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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-04

come well up to these marks all in one
afternoon. 1t must be borne in mind,
of course, that ellis records are picked
from his best performances Of various
afternoons, while Sheridan's were all
done on the one day. Sheridan has the
Canadian beaten in the 10O-yard dash
and In the pole vault although the
margin is slight one in both cases.
In the shot put and the hurdles they
come close together, and it would be
question in any competition who would
win. Gillis has a clear lead of fifteen
throw. He is a wonder at that but the
other Gillis Ounce can beat him,
though only by d few inches. His
ability in the other events is also
marked. He holds three Canadian rec
ords besides the all-arOund champion
ship, and is the best man in British
Columbia in five events.
Never Properly Trained.
The local policeman is almost certain
to do better than the form he has al
ready displayed if he gets a chance to
take the training that it is the inten-
ton to give him. Walking up and
down the streets even in such health
giving climate as this is not the best
practice for a champion to take if he
intends to go out after the banner of
distinction. When the cop went East
this summer in his successful tour for
the scalps of the experts there he was
only in ordinary training, and his vic
tories were due rather to the splendid
condition in which he has always kept
himself than to any special practice.
Given a month to get himself into
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-04

in that place last year, was taken out
of the game on account of parental OBJ
lection, and the fact that Oldright
was believed to be ineligible kept the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-04

field general many critics are of the
opinion that he will make good. The
Chicago Americans have signed Hugh
Duffy to pilot the White Sox next
season. Duffy has spent a lifetime in
baseball, and President Comiskey is
of the opinion that the new leader will
surely fill Fielder Jones shoes
Bill Dahlen, the Superbas' new leader.
viii prove to be an aggressive leader
and be able to land the team in the
first division
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
Atlanta WiH Bring An
 AH-StAY Team SatuYday
No Fizze To This GameAletic Club Fight Hard To Retrieve Her Defeat In Atlanta-Spencer Old Local
 Captain Plays With Visitors

One of the best basketball games of the season will be played at the Ath- letic club Saturday night when the Atlanta Athletic club comes. Atlanta has one of the best teams in the south and has been making monkeys of all corners.
 They have lost only two games this season-one to Vanderbilt and one in Columbus, Ga. They played Colum- bus in Columbus 29 to 31. Their cen ter, Atchisson, is said to be a star. He played on the University of Vir- ginia several years before going to At lanta. Doonan, captain, forward Is also a very fine player
 Spencer last years captain of the B. A. C., is also on their team and everybody remembers what he can do. It is expected they will give the locals hard run for their money.
 They have already defeated the club in Atlanta 30 to 25 and the B. A. c. will work hard to get revenge and, to show that they are the better team' will try to beat the visitors by much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
SCHEDULE COMMITTEE, HoW- EVER. WILL SOON MEET-CHAM- BERS DECLINES TO MAKE KNOWN THE CELEBRITIES SIGNED FOR ENSUING SEASON.
 

Montgomery, January 26.-(Special0 The schedule committee of the South ern league of baseball clubs will be in session in Mobile in a few days President Robert J. Chambers of the local club with Dr. Inge of Mobile and President Kavanaugh make up the committed The present delay is due to the failure of MT. Chambers to hear from Dr. Inge, whom he wrote several days ago to make an engage ment. Judge Kavanaugh has written MT. Chambers giving him lot of schedule data and insisting that the tentative schedules be worked up at once. as the time before the league meeting in Mobile is getting short.
 MT. Chambers says that the local team preliminaries are getting too strenuous for him and he is call ing for Manager Greminger to get here and look after assembling the 1909 crowd. Half a dozen new players have been signed but MT. Chambers says that he will not make them known until Greminger gets here, as he knows of their work and records and is in better shape to give out the dope. The big manager is ex- pected here by February 10, as Cham bers has told him to hurry.
 Most of the old crowd will be back. A new man for third will have to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
BRONSON KNOCKS
 OUT KID STEIN

Atlanta, January 26.-Ray Bronson of Indianapolis, lightweight champion of the middle west, tonight knocked out Kid Stein of Chicago in the third round of a scheduled 20-round bout with right hook to the jaw, before the Atlanta Athletic club.
 The first round was a series of blocking and feints by both men and fast footwork. The second round was fast and furious, each fighter boring in and taking plenty of punishment Stein drove Bronson to his knees in this round The third was a repetition of the second but Stein, being a little lax in his blocking, Bronson feinted with his left, followed 1t with a right to the Kidneys and short right arm jab to the Jaw ended the fight.
 Bronson fights Abe Attell for the championship of the world at Day. ton, Ohio, on February IF. He ac- cepted the challenge of Eddie Jones, a local scrapper, tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
Directors TOnYnament
 M Birmingham Feb. 20
President Smith Of Southern Golf Association Will Offer Cup For Contestants Birmingham Will Double Length Of Golf Course and Go After Southern Champ
 ionship Tournament In 1911

pretty general that Memphis will draw the plum.
 Birmingham was named as the place for the meeting of directors on account of it's central location.
 Birmingham is making plans for the entertainment of the association in 1911. Memphis or Louisville will be the host this year. It is understood that Atlanta will have the golfers in 1910. Birming ham wants them in 1911. On account of the many golfers in Birmingham, and because of the fact that as many men from Birmingham as from any other city attend the tournaments, it is understood that Birmingham can have the associa- tion meet any time it desires in case its course is long enough. The course at the present time consists of only IS holes. Work extending the course to accommo- date 36 holes is being planned. Birming ham in other words is after the 1911 tournament, and now announces its can didacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27

The tournament of the directors of the Southern Golf association for the presi- dents cup will occur in Birmingham, February 9-22.
 This tournament will follow the meeting of the directors. President H. F. Smith of Nashville has written all the direc- tors, notifying them of the tournament. He will offer the cup to be known as the Presidents Cup for the tournament of directors.
 The directors of the association are: Fulton Colville of Atlanta, Albert Nal lory of Memphis. G. N. Goodwin of Louisville E. R. spotts of Houston, K. squires of Chattanooga and Robert H. Baugh of Birmingham.
 The directors will meet for the purpose of naming place for the next southern championship tournament. There are two candidates for the honor of entertaining the members of the ssociation-Memphi and Louisville. The understanding is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27

both because forage crops were not ex- tensivey grown and because of the pres ence of the tick which spreads the dread ed southern cattle fever. The govern ment, both state and national, is now making an effort to eradicate this tick, with every promise of success. This will permit of the development of an import ant new industry in the south which is not affected by the boil weevil
 Apparently it will only be short time before the south will adjust it's agricul- tural industries to the changed conditions brought about by the advent of the boil weevil. and will be even more prosperous than it was when cotton was king. At the same time, owing to improved meth ods of culture and increased acreage, the cotton crop will probably be even greater than 1t is now'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
FRANK ALLEN GOES
 WITH LARRY'S MAPS

Frank Allen, last summer twirler on the team of Tuscaloosa, and who is now student at the Southwestern Presby- terian university at Clarksville Tenn, has signed a contract to pitch for Cleve- land next season.
 He will join the Maps in Galveston, where they train in the spring On ac- count of his work with the Tuscaloosa city team last summer Allen is we'll known to Birmingham fans. As a mat ter of fact, Birmingham, Montgomery, Little Rock and Nashville were bidders last season for his services.
 Allen is a southpaw and good one, but it is not generally believed that he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
Tenfafibe Schedule Is
 NOt Yer FOYmHIated

be signed and a new outfielder pos sibly two new ones. Shannon will be back, having written MT. Chambers that he is ready to do the best work of his. life and is going to cut out anything that was in the bad habit line of late years. In a word the dope has begun to flow and there is already talk of walking out to the park and hitting a few swift ones out over the green. By the way. the grounds are to be the best ever this year, much work having been planned for their improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27

larger score than Atlanta made on hem.
 Tickets go on sale today and as there are quite a number of Atlanta people in the city and Birmingham and Atlanta are such rivals it Is a certainty that there will be a record breaking crowd on hand. Almost as much rivalry exists between the bas- ketban teams as there is between the baseball teams in the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
Count komura Is Not Dead.

Tokio, January 26.-There is no founda- ton for the rumor of the death of Count Jutaro Komura, minister of foreign af- fairs. He was in excellent health when seen this morning and said he expected to make a speech before the diet soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
Variety In Crops.

Many other crops formerly grown in small acreages only have been sown on an increasingly large scale for the past few years. This is especially true of corn, cowpeas and soy beans. The cow pea crop especially has become vastly more important than formerly. This crop is used both for hay and as a seed crop, for which there has been steady de- mand at good prices.
 Southern farmers also are turning their attention to stock raising. Cattle have not been much raised in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
Boil WeeviI a Blessing.

Officials of the department of agricul- ture believes that the advent of the boil weevil was in reality a sort of blessing to the south While it was disastrous in its effect upon that great staple crop, it at the same time made the farmer realize that he must not devote all of his land to cotton, but must depend to a considerable extent upon other crops. The south was quick to absorb the scientific knowledge so freely given it by the federal govern ment and is rapidly recovering from past mistakes. Secretary Wilson is a great believer in the doctrine that the founda- tion of this nations prosperity is an en- Uphfened aRTicI1Iture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27

can make good at once with the ma,or league team to which he has become at tached. In a couple of years, however, it is believed he will be able to cope with the best of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27

Dull Dull men! Dull Heavy-headed Downeaedl fen due to constipation Yet the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27
STEELE NOW
 LEADS THE LEAGUE

The weekly games in the Commercial league were played at the Young Mems Christian association last night, and Steele Smith team won it's fifth successive game, taking the lead in the league. The two teams which were tail enders until re- gently are pulling up into fine shape, and were easy victors, although the games were interesting and strongly contested.
 Steele Smith defeated Birmingham Grain company 39 to 13 while Cumberland Presbyterian took the game from Porter Clothing compnay, 39 to 10. Here is the league standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-27

MONEY TO LOAN On business property at 5 per cent; on residence property at 51a per cent.
 NO DELAYS.
 OTTO MARX & co.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
MAIL DELIVERY FOR
OAKLAND SUBURBS
City Proper to Have Three New
and Two Enlarged SUBJ
stations


OAKLAND, May 1S.--Numerous sub
urbs of Oakland, whose residents
have heretofore been obliged to call at
postoffice stations for their mail, Will
be supplied with postal delivery serV-
ice next month. All of the new man
delivery districts will be placed under
the direct management of the post
master of this city.
Thirtyeight carriers will be required
for the proposed extension of the de-
livery service They will be dlstri-
buted as follows: Two at Piedmont;
fourteen at Fruitvale, Allendale, d.
mond and Melrose and two at Emery
vile and the stockyards.
The service at Emeryvilre and the
West Berkeley stockyards does not
begin until August 1.
Three new subpostoffice stations Will
be established in Oakland shortly. one
viii be located in the Arcade block,
one in the Arcade hotel building, at
San Pablo avenue and twentieth street,
and third at the corner of Echo AND
Piedmont avenues. In connection with
the new substations two new carriers
Will be assigned to the Fruitvale dis
trict, one of whom will be mounted.
Larger substations with eight car
riers al Alden and IL at Golden Gate
are to be tablished.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
GLADDEN.
HOSPITAL INMATES
Blooms From Berkeley Gardens
to Cheer the Sick in
This City


BERKELEY, May 13.-Saturday has
been named as Berkeley day when the
suffering women and children in the
hospitals of San Francisco will well
come flowers and green's from this city.
Committees from this city have been
appointed to make the arrangements
for an abundance of flowers with which
to gladden. the patients OF the various
hospitals across the bay.
The festival of flowers is under the
direction of the San Francisco fruit
and flower mission, with the local COM
mittee in charge, consisting of Miss
Rose Morse. chairman; Mrs. Fred E.
Reed, Mrs. Fred n. Lasell, Mrs. II. H.
Johnson. Mrs. r. II. Merrill, Mrs. Erd-
mann Fenzel. Mrs. Jonn F. Merrill is
in charge of the work in San Fran
CISCO
Due to the kindness of E. A. Mitchell,
local agent for the Southern Pacific
company. the southeastern section Of
Berkeley station will be used as COL
lection place for the flowers, which will
be sent to San Francisco.
city, many of them woman students of
the university, will be at the station
to take charge of the flowers which will
be donated by residents of this city.
They will be shipped gratis through
the courtesy of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
express.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR
UNITARIAN SEMINARY
Check for $4,000 Given TheoIo-
gicaI School in Berkeley

BERKELEY, May ia check for
s.. 600 was presented 10 the Pacific
Unitarian theological seminary on the
occasion Of its commencement exer-
cfses this afternoon by Mrs. Fanny c.
Houghton, resident of this city, who
made the gift to establish a scholar
ship fund in the school in memory OF
her mother Mrs. Fanny p Chandler.
The second annual commencement OF
the school. held in the parlors OF the
First Unitarian church Of this city at
attended Prayer was offered by Rev.
sydney B. Shaw Of Palo Alto, and the
commencement address was delivered
by Rev. Bradford Leavitt of San Fran
cisco.
President Earl NJ Milbur reported
that during the last year the schooi
had secured a permanent title TO the
lot facing the university campus at
Dana street and Allston way, by plac-
ing a school building upon II. Gifts
for various special purposes had been
received during the year amounting 70
Frederick Madge of Berkeley was re-
ported for the endowment OF the
library.
He said the school had completed the
FIVE years originally proposed as an
experiment. 1t had enrolled Is stu
dents of its own. and % registered in
other schools; 1t had acquired real
property to the value Of about $4,000.
and a library of about 8 600 volumes
and had received from the founders
more than SIS. 600 and from other per-
sons about 10000
The degree of bachelor of theology
was conferred upon Otto Eugene Duerr
OF Berkeley. who goes at once TO the
pastorate of the Unitarian church at
Everett Wash.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
EVENTS IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
SALOON KEEPER IS
WANTED BY POLICE
Bench Warrant Is Issued and
Bail More Than Doubled
by Court

OAKLAND. May ia. ]. lie Fort,
proprietor of the Press saloon. which
the city council closed peremptoriIy
last Monday night. failed to appear in
the police court this morning to
answer to a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. Police Judge Samuels
ordered the bail increased from $4,000
to- $4,000, and issued a bench warrant
for the absent defendant.
LIE Fort is charged with assault by
Henry Miller, formerly a bar tender in
the saloon. lie Fort was released on
bail before the charges against the
Buff Kid Charles Mack, were made by
Mrs. Edith McCrea of 2725 Persimmon
street, Fruitvale. When the case was
called this morning Attorney Philip NJ
Walsh, defending Ls Fort, stated that
his client was sick abed. and detectives
were sent to locate the invalid
The. sleuths found lie Fort at his
home The late saloon keepers bonds
men are Walsh his attorney, and Ed
ward +. Flemming. keeper of the Bon
Ton saloon.
Mack, whom Mrs. McCrae charged with
robbery, and who was also one of lie
Forts bar tenders. will be defendant
tomorrow before Police Judge Smith
on robbery charge. He is now on
bail, which was raised later to 100000
because of the accusations Mrs. McCrea
made. He has eluded the police since
his bail was increased, but Phil Walsh.
his counsel, has advised. him to sur
render himself. The police believe
Mack will appear tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
Vice SAYS PAINTER
HADMARR|AGfPL PLOT
Husband Accused of Proposing
Divorce and Wedding With
Widow for Her Money

OAKLAND, May 13.-Charles ".
Fitch, a contracting painter. is accused
by his wife of scheming to secure a
widows property by divorcing his
wife, marrying the widow. divorcing
the widow and remarrying his former
spouse.
In answer and cross complaint to
Fitchs suit for divorce, Mrs. Sophie l..
Fitch cited this alleged scheme as a
sample of her treatment at Fitch's
hands. She said he had beaten her,
thrown her out of bed, hurled a lamp
at her and abused her generally. He
reached a second climax, she said, by
proposing to Daniel Savage, whom he
accused of being her affinity, that Saw
age should go into her room and allow
himself to be caught there by Fitch.
There was money remuneration in
volved, but Mrs. Fitch said the project
fell through by reason of her own
opposition. She denied that she had
left Fitch and gone to live with Saw
age, Leading charge in Fiteh's origi-
nal complaint.
Mary NJ. Heusler sued for divorce
from George Heusler for alleged cru
city today. She said that his attacks
upon her had left her i'll and weak, and
as an additional charge said he had
been niggardly and had given her only
50 a week to run the house.
Effie G. fainter instituted divorce
proceedings against L. S. fainter for
alleged habitual intemperance, and
Florence A. Elliott asked for a divorce
from William H. Elliott for alleged
desertion.
Louise Simone got final decree from
stephen Simone today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
OAKLAND WILL HAVE
BURIED WIRES
Work of Removing Overhead
Systems Will Go Ahead in
Systematic Fashion

OAKLAND, May 13.-The vast UNDER
taking of placing underground all the
electric power. telephone and tele-
graph wires in the city limits. was
started through a tentative agree
ment between city officials and rep
resentatives of the various public
service corporations this afternoon
The wires will either be removed en-
tireIy or put beneath pavements on
Fourth avenue and Piedmont avenue
before permanent paving is done on
those highways
This preliminary movement will be
followed. after another conference.
with the introduction into the city
council of an ordinance to further the
project. The proposed legislation Will
provide for the gradual accomplish
ment of the change on time basis.
satisfactory to the city and not ruin
Gus to the companies.
Today's conference was the result OF
protracted negotiations by Mayor Mott
and other officials. and of long plan
ming. 1t was participated in by the
mayor, City Attorney John w Stetson
and City Engineer Frederick c.
Turner. comprising the board of pub
lie works; by the public service COM
mittee of the city council, composed OF
Councilmen Everhart, Saltwater. VOse.
CobbIedick. BrOnner and Baccus, and
by company officials.
Among the representatives of the
company were Frank A. Leach Jr..
manager Of the Oakland gas. light
and heat company; Manager Dulury OF
the Pacific telephone and telegraph
company. and Manager Craig Of the
Home telephone company.
All these representatives of capital
met the proposed municipal improve
ment with approval They requested
that the policy to be determined upon
be made conservative. in order that
it's contamination might not deplete
the working finances of the corpora
tions. In this they were equally met
by the city officials.
The. proposed undergrounding of all
the wires in the city viii complete the
work which was begun four years
ago. when three districts were laid
out. and a time limit of four years
established during which the overhead
wires were to be removed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
JEWISH SOCIETIES TO
HOLD. BENEFIT BAZAAR
Fund Raised to Be Used for
Beth Jacob Synagogue

OAKLAND. May 13.-Foresters' hall
will be the scene June 10 to 16 of a
bazaar to be held for the benefit of
Beth Jacob synagogue. The bazaar will
be given under the auspices Of three
societies-the Ladies' EndeavOr, the
Judean society and the Hadassha club.
Mrs. Dora Davis of the Ladies' En-
deavor society is chairman of the com
mittee on general arrangements.
Those who will assist her are Mrs
M. Silverstein, Mrs. II. Hirsch, Mrs A.
Davis and Mrs. NJ. Carsch. The Judean
committee consists of Harry Buchanan.
Edward Shary, Charles Kletz. Mr.. Levy.
Ernest Efsenberg and Joseph Gletz. The
HadasSha club committee is composed
of Miss Sadie Buchanan, Miss Beatrice
Barnett, Miss Marion Sapiro. Miss Myra
Goldwater, Miss Pauline Hirsch and
Miss Mollie Kletz.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-14
ANOTHER PAIR OF
GRADUATES TO WEO
Miss Aida Reimers Announces
Engagement to Francis
SOOy of Same Class

BERKELEY, May 15.-The faculty
of the university was given more
cause for meditation as to the eff
cheney of coeducation today. when an
nouncement was made that two more
women students were about to launch
on the sea Of matrimony as a post
graduate course to their collegiate
work.
This increases the number of women
who have had time apart from their
studies to delve into the matrimonial
problem, with the result that they will
specialize on this branch and make it
their life work
The engagement announced today
was that of Miss Aida Reimers and
Francis Sooy, both members of the
graduating class this year. Sooy is
an engineer. Miss Reimers is popular
on the campus, having been Identified
with many university activities.
Another engagement of interest was
made known last Saturday, when the
betrothal of Miss Eta Rich of the
present senior class and Ralph Waldo
was announced. Both are we'll known
here, particularly the bride 10 be, who
has a large number of friends. Waldo
is a young businessman of San Fran
cisco. popular in fraternal and social
circles.
Other university students whose en-
gagements have been recently an
0nnnraI