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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Nashville, August 15.-(Special.) )-In 1901 and 1902 Nashville proved a pennant win ner in the Southern league. Then came a slump and for five years the fans jour neyed into Sulphur Dell to see losing az gregations perform. Newt Fisher tried to keep up the pace he had set the first two years of the organization, only to fail. Mique Finn then entered, and he, too. met with reverses. Johnny Dobbs followed, but like others he could do nothing to turn the tide, and the squad under his management finished last.
 Owners of the club began to get next to the fact that something had to be done or else part with their bank rolls. The sport was slowly fading away until at last the stockholders got busy and, after searching the field over selected William Bernhard, the Cleveland pitcher, as the one best suited for the boss job. Bill came south immediately, signed his con tract and set about to muster his clan to- gether. He had poor material in stock with which to begin his duties Only a few men were left around whom to build up a club that could compete with Mem phis New Orleans Atlanta and the oth- CTS Berny was not discouraged. Far from it. He knew that he would receive some assistance from Lajoie of Cleveland and from other sections, and. after con- siderable correspondence to different sec- tions of the country, he was able to bag a set of athletes from which he got the team which is now making such stub born fight for the flag.
 The Major League" club of the south is the title that has been given the Vol unteers by other managers And su1ta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Birmingham has waived on Pitcner Clark. Outfelder Rickert and Shortstop Huber of the New Orleans club, Pltcher chappelle and Second Baseman heoiilo',u of the Memphis club and Pitcher McOaA- ferty of the Montgomery club.
 New orleans has claimed Chappeiie' anu Big Bnr' will eventually report to char lie Frank.
 This is irony Chappelle was dlsnisseu bv Babb for getting on jag and puiiihs the bell cord of the Illinois Central as the team was en route to New Orleans. lheil Bill is gobbled up by better clup anu one higher in the percentage coluini'' There are two parallels. Waivers were asked on Frank Delehanty and every ciuo waived. Frank picks up his goods anu goes to New York, in which city he laho7 d job with the New York Highlanoeis' D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
|nbilanf M Washbille;
 Sf0Yy .0 Season s Work
By w. ]. EWING, JR.

ble name it is, too, for when we go over five are owned by the majors four of these being loaned to Bernhard early in the season.
 Harry Bay and Jake Daubert are the property of Cleveland St. Louis owns Kid" Butler, while Brooklyn holds the contracts on McElveen and George Hun ter. Furthermore, Brooklyn has an op- tion on Jack Hardy and Win Kellum, the last named being the one that President Ebbetts will take.
 Among the other men there are bound to be some of them drafted. Johnny Dug gan, Hub Perdue and Vedder Sitton all pitchers, are being closely watched by the major league scouts, and according to the best information obtainable, these men will go up for trial.
 President Kuhn and his associates have been handsomely rewarded by Ewing Nashville a winning club. New Orleans excepted the attendance here has been much better than in any other city in the circuit, and the rake-off above all eX- penses will be in the neighborhood of s10,0O0, which will pay for the new stands and clubhouse at the park, and then there will be tidy sum left in the treasury.
 That Nashville has gone wild over the teams success is shown by the bonus fund that has been raised for the players Over 5000 has been given, providing the team finishes first or second. On the oth- CT hand, after two weeks of editorial writing, etc., to get money for the Bryan Kern fund, the citizens have donated the very large sum of $5, and this five was given the presidential candidates by lone individual.
 It's a case of "T.le devil with Bryan and Kern, Give us ball team"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
INTERNAL DISSENSIONS
 BLASTS CHICAG0'S HOPES
By HUGH FULLERTON.

Chicago, August 15.-(Special.)-For the first time in three years there is dls- sension among the Chicago Cubs.
 Then, how can we win another pennant?
 Manager Chance is working persistent ly in an attempt to weed out the trouble, but one or more members of the crew have it in for one or more others. There was never a pennant won in any league by team whose members were not in harmony. So unless Chance suc- ceeds in stamping out the trouble belore another week, those faithful followers oi the Cubs who have dreamed Of thelr bracing and leaping ahead of both PLUS. burg and New York had just as wei fold their arms and stoically await the grand surrender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Ewing Shute, in charge of basketball at the Birmingham Athletic club, is making arrangements for league of four, six or eight clubs in the southern states, pref erably in Alabama, Georgia and Tennes- see.
 Columbus. Ga, Chattanooga and Nash vile and Montgomery have expressed readiness to enter the circle Mobile VIII probably be landed within the next day or two.
 The outlook for a good basketball team at the Athletic club is unusually goou' The members are realizing that the clup has made as good a showing In recent years as it should. considering the num- her of it's members and their opportuni-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
BARONS AT HOME, OFF TO ATLANTA
 THEY 60 TONIGHT

The Barons. after spending the week end in Montgomery, returned to Birming= ham last night.
 Tonight they will leave for Atlanta, where they have five games to play two double-headers being among the number.
 They return home meeting Nashville Thursday for three days, during which time four games will be played.
 At the conclusion of the Nashville series they go into tae west Returning. they meet the clubs of the west. At the con- clusion of this invasion the season will be finished.
 At the conclusion of the present week Manager Molesworth will make tour Of several leagues in the eastern section of the country in an effort to secure play CTS for next season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
Taxes Are Increased.

Florence, August 15.-(Specia1 1.-The court of county commissioners of Lauder dale county adjourned yesterday after noon after sitting the entire week as a board of equaliza ,ion. As a result of the courts work the tax valuations of Lau- derdale county were increased .$120 000 on escapes and assessments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
COL. SHUTE FLAMING FOX
 FINE BASKETBALL YEAR

ties In September therefore, the squad will find itself more numerous than In years gone, and old-time triumphs are anticipated.
 To begin with, a local league will be organized. consisting of the Athletic club, the Y. M c. A, the Birmingham High school, which defeated both the foregoing last season. and two or more Of the suburbs.
 During the periods in which this league will play teams from the east will be en- tertained possibly Yale, Columbia ana others.
 Toward the conclusion of the season, the games of the Southern Basketball league will be pulled off. All in all, the outlook for very successful season IS peculiarly fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
THREE FIRED PLAYERS
 CAIN FROM DISMISSAL

Hacks Neuer of Little Rock, TOT lack of control, was released outright, no clups in the Southern league refusing to wave "Tacks' goes to Chicago and lands Jop with the Chicago Cubs.
 Manager Frank will probably dispose of Ginger Clark to make room TOT Chappelle. Ginger is practically all in" He dropped seven straights for Bir- mingham and has done but a trifie better for New Orleans.
 4 To date no team has refused to waive on either Redmond, Huber, Rickert ClarK or McCafferty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

900 yen. Of this, 5,000,000 yen worth is imported from abroad. It is admit ted that the imported wire excels the homemade in quality, and is generally used in warships, steamers and also for underground work The art of electric
 wire manufacturing has, however, made rapid strides in Japan of late years, and this, coupled with the ample
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
LAPS MAKING WIRE.
Cost of Production Is Cheaper Than
 the Imported.

Tokio, July 30.-The modern de- velopment of the electrical business in Japan has caused such large demand for electric wire that the annual sale of the article amounts to about 8,000,-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
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Extraordinary strong hil! for next "eeh' BABY PUTNAM, Juvenile Charac'ei
 Songs. MYSTERIOUS DELORES in the latest
 New York craze. the Salome Dance MIME. MONICA ROSE CARTELLO, op-
 cratic soprano, fin high class solos
 and popular ballads J. FRED CARPENTER, Illustrated
 Songs
 SAME POLICY-Always a Especially be- fore each picture From 10 g. m. to Ill D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

supply of copper, has reduced the cost of production, with the result that the wire can be considered at price con- siderably lower than is charged for the imported article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Mime. Cartello, comic opera soprano, at the Pastime all next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-20 nice Jersey cows; also l fine registered Jersey bull. Apply to P. H. Linnehan, jeweler and optican.
 l9th street S-16-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Ads f!lustrare1 witt. good cuts aro trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

Ads illustrated with good cuts are trade winners-Ths GawK makes gooe euts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

For Sale = An up-to-date foundry, machine shop ana plating plant. Inquire at Arm strong Light Co.,, 17th street and 3d avenue, Birmingham.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
CONN LINN CALLS
IN VAIN FOR UNIT
BILL TOO LATE

Frankfort, Ky, March 16. (Spe-
cial Con Linn made last effort
to call the county unit bill ont for
passage in the senate this morning,
but failed, the vote being 10 to 16.
Senator Linn has been consistently
fighting against calling up the bill.
His constituents have held a meeting
to condemn his course. 1t is under
stood everybody knew how the vote
would stand before he called for II.
The senate passed the child labor
bill already passed by the house.
II is stated positively that Governor
Wilson will veto the $500 900 nor
NAL school appropriation. The bill
abolishing registration i'm the fifth and
sixth class towns was not passed by
the senate.
The Sullivan-Watkins house bill,
abollshing the present school trustee
system, creating county boards and
providing methods for levying school
tax by counties passed the senate.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
ALMOST RACE WAR
IN WEBSTER WHEN
MARSHAL is SHOT

Dixon, KY. March Especially
-Four travelling men were shot from
ambush by negroes in Webster coun-
ty. The negroes were friends of Jake
Mcdowell, who shot Deputy Town
Marshal Childers, of Providence, while
|arresting him. They thought the
travelling men were members of a
mob on the way to Dixon to lynch
Mcdowell. j. b. Barry, of Louisville,
and p. B. Carter, of Chattanooga.
were badly wounded. Mcdowell was
taken to Henderson for safe keeping
and when the mob from Providence
arrived at Dixon the prisoner was not
there. Four negroes have been ar
rested on the charge of shooting the
travelling men.
Evansville. Ind. March 16-(Spe-
cial.) Barry and Carter are in the
hospital here unconscious and not ex-
pected to live through the day. The
reports are they were not shot from
ambush, but were in the posse search
ing for Mcdowell
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
Election Cannot be Held in Pa.
ducah Before Middle of June
as 60 Days Notice Necessary
After Court Acts.

A petition signed by about 1900
voters, asking that the county Judge
call local option election in the city
of Paducah, was filed in the county
clerks Office today. According TO
process of law the petition will be laid
over until the regular county court
day In April. which is Monday, April
10. At that time the judge will hear
any remonstrance that may be made
against the election, and conduct an
investigation If asked for, as to wheth-
er or not the signers are bona fide
voters of the city. Under the law he
cannot call an election within 60 days
from the time the petition is acted
upon, which will bring the time of
the election to about June Is. All
the saloon licenses in the city expire
July /. and should the movement
carry, II would be in operation almost
Immediately after the election.
The Rev. w. j. Naylor, J. Z. Pot
ter, J.,R Puryear and Warner Moore
composed the committee filing the pc
tton.
The committee deposited 800 with
the county clerk to pay the court costs
and expenses to be incurred in ad-
vertislng the election.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
First Christian.

Rev. S. y. Moore preached to a
large congregation yesterday morn
ing on the subject, "A Century of
Pleading for the Primary OF Gods
Word" he reclted brief history
of the church from 1909, when com
posed OF seven people. until the pres.
ent time. when the church numbers a
million and a half members.
The church will celebrate its CEN
tcnnlal noxt year at the Pittsburg ma
tional convention.
The evening subject was. applied
Christianity" The speaker spoke OF
the obligation Of the church to meet
the needs Of the times. and to grapple
with present day problems.
The church must bestow some bene-
NJ upon the community or II fails in
its divine mission. II must take a
firm stand on the righteous side of
every moral and religious question
There was one accession to the mem
bership Of the congregation.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
THE PADUCAH NORTHERN

Owing TO the absence of the mayor.
city solicitor and several members of
the general council, the Paducah
Northern railroad will not apply for a
.right-of-way from the city at tonight's
council meeting. Saturday evening
the directors and five members of the
Joint railroad committee met and dis
Icussed the proposed right-of-way. Be
fore the ordinance is drawn the COM
mittee and railroad promoters will
come to an agreement about the
terms. The meeting Saturday night
was a success as a first informal con-
ference.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
PARSONAGE PROPERTY

A deed was filed in the county
clerks office Saturday by which b. II.
Scott, S. T. Hubbard and B. B. Crit
fifth, trustees of the Broadway Metho-
dist church transfer to ]. c. Martin,
Silas Mitchell and II. B. Baker, trus-
tees of the Trimble street Methodist
church. lots Nos 8 and 10 in block O.
of West End addition. A parsonage
will be built on the lots, which will be
occupied by the pastor of the Trimble
street church, when the new church is
completed at Seventeenth and Monroe
streets.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
MAYOR SMITH GOES
TO FRANKFORT TO
MAKE LAST FIGHT

The last supreme effort is being
made today by Mayor James p. Smith
and City Solicitor Campbell to secure
the enactment of the Two second class
city charter amendments, permitting
'an increase of the saloon license TO
$500 and removing the minimum po-
lice force provision. II was promised
that the bill would be called from the
hands of the committee on municipal
tiles, but 1t was not done, and only to
day and tomorrow remain for legisla-
ton. CITY solicitor Campbell went ia
Frankfort last week and Mayor
Smith went up saturday. The bills
mean reduction of expenses and an
increase of about $4,000 in the an
nual revenue of the city.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
AT TARGET PRACTICE

San Diego, Cal, March, 16.--The
American battleship fleet now at an
Choir in Magdalena bay, lower CALI
fornia, will begin serious work at tar
get practice today, according to Off
cial wireless dispatches received here
and for the next two or three weeks
the usually quiet waters OF the harbor
will splash and dance under rain Of
shot and shell.
Ranges are to be set first at 1000
yards. They will be next extended to
1000 yards and then to the maxi
mum of 5000 yards for a smaller tar
get, which is ~ by FL feet in size.
For the great turret guns, the IL and
IS inch rifles. the ranges are length
ened from 5000 to 5000 yards and
the targets are increased TO 80. by GO
feet 80 o. 4
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN SAYS HUGHES
HAS NO CHANGE AGAINST WILLIAM TAFT

every man from Indiana will support
the secretary, and the same thing will
be true as to Knox and Pennsylvania.
| never knew anything that looked
surer than the nomination of Taft
In my districe," said Mr.. Tirrell,
every man who has announced him
self delegate to the national conven-
ton is for Taft.
"Wfll the delegates be instructed"
81 cannot say about that. as it is
not customary with the Republicans
of my district to give Instructions. |
do not believe il Is necessary, either,
as the delegates will be Taft men and
will support him"
More Third-term Talk.
John A. stewart, president of the
New York league of Republican
clubs, sticks to his oft-repeated asser-
ton that the country will stand for
nobody but President Roosevelt for a
third term. He has said 1t often be-
fore and didn't mind repeating 1t to-
day. He says he has just been through
the west and northwest, having gone
there shortly after similar tour
through the south. He went through
both sections on business" he says,
and the matter of gauging sentiment
on the presidency was merely side
line with him. Bach time he returns TO
Washington he lets the whole thing
out.
Listen to what he said: "The people
of the west, northwest, south and
southwest won't have the idea of the
president getting out of the white
house. There is a settled conviction
throughout the great western country
that the president will run again and
succeed himself. They do not see how
anyone can fill his shoes. Up in Cana
da the people were just as strongly
pro- Rooseveltian. A peculiar thing
about II all is that you may go any
where in the country and you will
find strange absence of political talk
among the people. They seem to
think that whatever others may do the
president will eventually get the nom.
nation"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
Social Tuesday Night.

The Young Ladies' society OF the
First Presbyterian church will enter
tain the congregation Tuesday night
In the church parlors at social. Re
freshments will be served and musi-
cal program given.
A song service in the interest of
missions will be given at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
CHINA ACCEDBS
TO ALL JAPANESE
DEMANDS AT ONCE

Hong Kong, March 16.--The Jap
anese steamer Tatsu Maru was re-
leased by the Chinese today.
Niceroy Resigns.
Hong Kong. March l6.-At a meet,
ing in Canton over the Tatsu matter
indignation was shown to be very
strong and If diplomacy fails a boy
colt will be organized soon. During
the excitement the viceroy of Canton
resigned rather than release the yes
sci. His resignation was accepted.
Toxic, March ia satisfactory
settiement of the Tatsu AFFAIR is an
nouneed. China has conceded all
japanese demands She will purchase
the arms and ammunition on board
the Tatsu and will hoist the japanese
flag over the vessel While the flag
Is being re-hosted Chinese warships
will fire salute.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
METROPOLIS WEDDING

Metropolis. ILL.,. March 16. (Spe-
ial)-Squire Thomas Liggett's mat
rmonal machine has been quite well
occupied the past few days. On Sat
urday the lfth. he married William
a. Cole and Cora u Worthington. of
Temple Hill, ILL.,; and David King
and Annie Turner. of Metropolis; Au-
bry Sergeant and Bessie Cox, of Pa
ducah. on Sunday he married Rolla
Reid and Ora Morgan, of Symsonla,
ILL.,, and today Norvel c. Carter and
Nettie 4. Cox, of Kakanda, Ill.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
GETS LAST DEFENDANT

Elwood Neel, deputy United States
marshal, served the last of the 29
summons in the suit of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Hallowell in the federal court
against 20 citizens of Trigg county for
|conspiring to drive them from home.
Marshal Neel missed William Larkins,
one of the men in the suit. on his first
trip, but Saturday he made the trip
and saw Larkins. who lives IL miles
south of Princeton.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
FLORA WINSTON
SAYS HITCHCOCK
DIDN'T WRONG HER

New York, March L. Raymond
Hitchcock was honorably discharged
and formally dismissed this afternoon
on the charge of wronging Helen Won
Hagen. The state asked for dis
missal in view of the statement of
Flora Winston. Her testimony before
the grand jury which contributed to
the indictment, was false. Justice
Blanchard said the girls confession
and charges she made that the Gerry
society's agents inundated her, was
so serious that the district attorney
must make an investigation. Hitch
cock & still held on the charge OF
Elsie Voecks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
FINES ASSESSED
AGAINST PACKERS
UPHELD BY COURT

Washington, March 16.-Armour,
Swift, Morris and Cudahy Packing
companies were hit by the United
States supreme court today when 1t
approved the, SIS. 900 fines imposed
upon each by the lower courts under
the Elkins act for receiving ''conces-
slons' in rates from the Burlington
road on export shipments.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
Third street.

ID. Il. F. Fisher. assistant superin
tendent.. conducted the Third Street
Methodist Sunday school yesterday
morning. which was well attended,
having six additions.
Rev. II. II. Terry preached at II
O'Clock on Great Faith" and at $3.50
preached at the Mlzpah mission on
Elizabeth street on Importance OF
Little Things"
At 1880 Mrs. Carrie Lehman
of Louisville, preached at the Third
Street Methodist church. HIer sub
ject was "The Prodigal Boy" Mrs.
Lehman is interested in the prison
work in Kentucky.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
When Cannon Quits Illinois
Will Go to Taft, When Fair
banks Quits Indiana Will Go
TO Taft.

Washington, March 16.--The frank
admission by New York representa-
tive at the white house that Governor
Hughes has no chance of securing the
nomination may or may
not cause connection in the Hughes
ranks. Representative James b. Per-
kins, of the Thrty-second New York
district, and Representative Tlrrell. OF
the Fourth Massachusetts,. called on
President Roosevelt today in relation
to bill pending in congress. When
they were asked whether they had
discussed any interesting subjects
with the chief executive, Mr.. Perkins
said
Eyes, we told him that Secretary
Taft would be nominated at Chicago. y
How can YOU take that view when
you are from New York, which is to
support Gov. Hughes?'
Nothing would please the people
of New York more than to see Gov
ernor' Hughes nominated" said Mr..
Perkins, "but when thing is impos-
sible the next step is to do the best
you can. Governor Hughes is greatly
liked by our people, but when he is
out of the race three-fourths of the
delegates will go to Taft.
Will Break to Taft.
"The trouble about the comblna-
tons against Secretary Taft is that
they will not be able to get together
upor any one man when they begin
to break up. If Speaker Cannon, for
Instance, should withdraw, three
fourths of the delegates from the state
would at once go to Taft. When Fair
banks gets out OF the contest nearly
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-03-16
MINERS WILL ACT

Indianapolis, March 16.-Indica-
tions are that the miners will discip-
line Ohio operators by making con-
tracts in districts, thus allowing Penn
sylvania Indiana and other operators
to sign the scale if they desire. This
will give Ohio operators a chance TO
see what a strike directed against
the malone will mean.