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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
Special Church Service.

AT the First Presbyterian church, corn
er of Avenue G and Nineteenth street,
a special musical programme will be rem
dered Sunday. At the morning service,
In addition TO selections by the chcir, Mr..
Arthur Moore will sing bass solo, 'Jes us
Massabeus," QIandeD. AT the evening
service male quartet will render num-
Der of musical selections.
The quartet Is composed of Messrs.
Arthur Moore, A. B. Goodman, Charles
Reems and Conried Wahl Mrs. e. q.
Goldsmith is organist, Mr.. Moore choir
director. The pastor, the Rev. II. c. Keg-
ley, and the officers of the church ex-
tend cordial invitation to everybody to
attend these services
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
Nlnht School 10 Open.

At the solicitation of number of young
men and boys Professors j. C. Blackwell,
T. w. Smith and r. E. Tidwell of tho
faculty of the Ensley public schools viii
commence a night school next Monday
evening at o'clock at the Bush school
building on Avenue G and 23d street. A
full literary and academic course will be
taught and special studies and other fen-
lures will be lnaugurated The night
school will prove of much benefit to num-
bers Of young men who are employed at
the various plants. The books will be
open for enrolment at o'clock Monday
evening.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

ture7 We will raise them For farming,
skunk farming, cat farming and the hun
dred and one other kinds OF animal rails
ing will take the place of the trapping
and the gun. Other fur bearing animals
will soon be taught to eat out Of the hand
of man Just as the domestic animals of
the farm have been doing for centuries.
Man will simply enlarge his control of
the lower animals, enlarge his control
over the fur bearing as well as the food
bearing animals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
LOcUSTs EAT GREEN PAINT.
Sinister Letter on Wings Means "War
and Want"
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Bayonne is in the grip OF war and
want locusts." Millions of the insects
bearing on their wings the sinister let
ter wv are eating up everything that
is green. Truck farmers are driven al
most frantic by the pests. The locusts
are SO hungry that when they have
stripped the fields of everything they at
tack green paint on woodwork. Thou
sands of them have died from eating tho
paint and that IS the only consolation the
truck farmers have.
Although 1t is late In the season, many
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
A Labored Explanation.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"why is that woman scowling at your
That's my sister,"
"But why should she scowl at your
eWell, you see, she's very nearsighted.
and as there's something familiar about
my face she fancies 1t must be her hus-
bands"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
Lacy-DanIeI,

The following invitations have been
received in Ensley:
MIR. and Mrs. Drewry Rose Lacy re-
quest the honor Of your presence at the
marriage Of their daughter, Bessie Oney,
to Mr.. Robert Lanier Daniel, the we'd
ding to take place on Wednesday, Novem-
Der 8. at $50 o'clock, p. M, at the
Parker Memorial church at Admission,
Ala"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
LOYAL Alumni.

A large number of the alumni and
friends Of the University of Alabama
who are residents of Ensley attended the
football game this evening at the fair
grounds, and are much eated at the
victory Of Alabama over the heavier team
of Clemson. Among the alumni are Fred
@. Moore, city attorney, and Robert L.
Daniels. who made an enviable reputa-
ton in athletic circles while attend
ing the university.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
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Not According to Webster.

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

boro will occupy the pulpit Of the Wy
lam Methodist church Sunday evening
at o'clock
Mrs. O. A. Bowles of Shelby Ala is
visiting her mother, Mrs. M. V. Averyt,
on Avenue and Twenty-fourth street.
J. M. Bensinger has received his COM
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
ADMIS SION &c

He Who Laughs Last Etc.
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The old colored man had climbed into
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Shall give you Laughing gas. unclsf"
queried the tooth carpenter.
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feel mo- lake laffius dem
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17
ENSLEY DEPARTMENT
The Road to Riches

Some foolish people say You can't get rich by saving
money"
Maybe not but you get rich without saving it9 Isn't
true that practically every rich made his first start
toward financial independence by spending less than he earned
and putting away the dference7
Save your first thousand dollars and opportunity will open
you for profitable investment Money always gets money!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
MOTOR BOAT SHOW
STARTS TONIGHT
Two Hundred Exhibitors.
West Well Represented.
Naval Officers There.

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-The finest dis
play Of motor boats. motors. ana aces
series Of all kinds ever brought to-
Eether In this country for exhibition
purposes will be on show tonight i'm
Madison Square Garden, where the ma
tiOual motor boat show opens at
O'Clock. The exhibitors number almost
two hundred
Large boats Of the open and trunk
cabin type that were shipped by West
eFu manufacturers made an imposing
display when arrayed on the main floor
Hundreds Of flags. representing the col
Ors If prominent yacht clubs, viii con-
tribute 20 the typically nautical appear
auCe that will he eEsmplIned in every
detail OF the show.
The social feature Of the opening
event viii be- the presence Of many
naval and army officers and cOmmo-
dores from all the prominent yacht
clubs
James 6. CIarks0n, surveyor Of the
port. and Edward $. Fowler collector
Of the port, will be among tle- Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Near-Pug Knocked Out By
Indignant Lightweight
Physician.
CORNELL STUDENTS
|. GIVE HIM THE LAUGH
Got Job AS Boxing Instructor
There Because He Was
Easy Filter.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Poor ar. j.
J. MacSherry. He not only submitted
10 a beating from Sailor Burke i'm
the ring, but now persons who were
strong for him are really looking into
his past life.
''MacSherry?" said an ex-CorneU
man. "Ha. Ia. Why yes. He came
to Cornell from Yale, where ne said
ne was a boxing instructor. Eddie
Mcconnell the Cornell wrestling "a
structor got him for us. He took t.e
place of Lauigan. who used to hit the
students on the nose too hard when
his temper StTayed. MaCSneTTy hit
easy and was just what the faculty
wanted. He lasted less thar year
and this rs why.
Last spring MacSherry, who used
To dress very loud, was twitted by a
neWsbOy about the cut of his clothes
and the shade of his hose. MacSherry
chased the boy into a tailor shop and
started to give him an UamcTCltul
beating. Or. Ralph WarEen, a DrOml-
nent physician of Ithaca, happened
along. The doctor is a little fellow
forty pounds lighter than MaCSheTry
but taking hmm for a student. he said
70 the professor. Look here, fresh
man. you can't beat boy like that
il ended by the nerVy little physician
/ inviting MaCSherTy out into an alley
TO have II out. out they went. The
medicO jumped up and cracked Mac
Sherry ON the jaw and down he drop
ped. He was completely knocked out
"The Ithaca N@urnal printed the
. story in full and it caused sensation
i'm the college town. MacSherry lost
/ his job on the strength of i..'
So IL seems he was never great, even
at home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
HIGH
BASEBALL TEAM

ALEXANDRIA, Va Feb. Ia.-TE7
Episcopal High school. of Alexandra
Va. has completed its baseball Schedule
for 1853. and it is the largest booking
that the AIcEandIaus have had f0r
many years.
Sixteen games are already scheduled
and there is a probability Of au addition
or five more TO the list Episcopal haas
games. as usual with Central Eastern
Technical. and Georgetown props. and
Manager +. L.. CARER hopes to get "a
game with Business High school. OBJ
Washington
Among the veterans of 1.U, vino have
returned are ~. l.. May teaptaluJ. third
base. W. a. Hunter. catcher Grant
pitcher Hitch second basei Hewitt
left fields and Lloyd, center field. The
absence OF Dabuey, AT first. leaves "a
vacancy which Will probably Doe filled
boy conway. a veteran fielder.
Vs. N. wood win probably make good
an third FaudeItou, captain, zoos. VIII
again Doe atasaorsrop.
TIN. nine bids fair o. Doe One OF tHe
strouga-. Uat has represented Luis-
.oaal lu recent years. and with the
coaching of F. r.. Carter formerly uf
the University IF Virginia. Who has
been with the AlaNaiGT.aus for the last
swe years. The new material an hand
may be well developed for the support
OF t.e FIRST nine
Following are the dates with Wash
5Iarca a. Technical High School, az
April 8. Central High School al home.
Aur. -H Georgetown Props Ht home.
april -i Eastern High school az
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Total of 128 For Short
Races in Federal Games
s. Next Saturday.
COUNTING ON GILL
FOR DOUBLE WIN
Experts Pick Him to Finish First
in the Two Fifty-Yard
DaSheS.

One hundred and twenty-CiEht athletes
have entered in the sprint events alone
in the Federal Olympic Games. TO be
held next Saturday night.
Ten of these viii he in the ntty-meter
run for grade schools. twenty-five I'm
the scholastic novice event, twenty-five
in the scholastic open, and seventy-oue
81 the open handicap.
Technical High School. with six en-
tries in the novice event. is out for the
points for an four places but Business
High. Tome Institute. Woodberry For
est, the University School Baltimore
City College, the Washington School for
BOYS. and Western High also have some
good novices entered.
in the open scholastic hfty-meter run
there should be some good racing. with
Gill, of AfeTCersberg, Stalfort. of the
Baltimore Cisy College; ThraU. of Tech
nical High, Smith of Tome; Robertson.
Of Business High. HillyeT, of Western
High, and WTenne, of WOODBURY. For
est, among the leaders. While Gill is
generally conceded TO be the winner.
there are points for three other places
which viii be bitterly fought out. with
the chances Of at least two places com
Ing TO local schools.
Among the seventy-one starters in the
open handicap sprint, there should be
some fast action and close finishes. GIL
should repeat He won the event last
year, but ne will have some rough
calling Saturday night if he pulls
through TO the final heat. These are
some Of the men to give him trouble
Goodwin and Stanton, of virginia.
GlbDS ana Tom smith, of Georgetown.
Minds, OF Pennsylvania. Hunter. of
Hopkins Patterson, of George Wash
lnston5 Gamble and DaWbarn. of
Princeton HaydoCk. of the PhUadeIDhfs
Y. NJ G. A; and Royce. OF the local
y. n c. A, the former South Atlantic
champion spTinter. Nine or ten trial
he4ts will be required 10 weed cut the
sprinters in the handicap alone. but
starting at 7:30 p. m, 1T is expected
that all the trial heats viii be run
within an hour
The trials for the Washington teams
81 the intercity championship relay with
Baltimore viii be held tomorrow even
ing at $50 in the I. n. e. A. gymua-
eium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
COLUMBIA ENTERS
AMERICAN HENLEY

Through t5~ suggestion of the Amerl-
can Rowing Association. Columbia Uul-
vcrsitV has taken the initiative n ar
ranging an lHJerscholastIc regatta u
New York, and VIII enter tle crs.
which wins the championship fu the
American Henley, at Philadelphia. re-
ratra May 3D.
The stewards are planning for other
Eastern cities 90 hold similar regattas ia
order that the crews competing for the
Franklin Cup will De representative. The
scholastic entries Viii not 5e limited lc
me crews winning these preliminary re-
ZaJJas. bur all viii be invited 10 fgHf
The issue out once more If they wish to-
This was done every year by Central
Manual and Central High Fights in this
city ana also in Baltimore a year ago
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
KENILW0RTH TEAM
LOOKS FOR GAMES
Bennlng League Pennant Winners
Seem Much Stronger This
Season

The Kenilworth baseball team. when
won last years pennant in tie BeuninE
league. will reorganize for the season
or 1903, and wants Sunday dates with
teams IN and out of the District.
The team is one OF the strongest in
the city and issues a sweeping cbaI-
lenge, barring none. J. ". Johnson
who used SUCH good judgment in man
aging the team last year, has been
elected 10 handle the boys again this
year.
johnson has succeeded in signing up
i've new men who are considered TO De
stars at their positions and should
strengthen the team in both fielding
and batting
walter Ferguson, who rs one Of the
best pitchers I'm the city and the star
OF the Benning league, has signed
with keuilWOTth- So have Noone and
Craft, two good catchers. The other
positions are Garrison. first base. G.
Vincent, second base; f. Eberlv and
hardwood. shorIst0pi j.. Ferguson.
third base; r. Craft, center field. j.
McEl1resh, right field and +. Wit. LETT
field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
WINTER FOOTBALL
STUNTS AT YALE

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. l5.-Iu-
stead OF stopping winter football prac-
tice at Yale. Capt Ted Coy has found
work for three afternoons a week, and
will keep the candidates busy till close
on the time college closes for the
Easter vacation
Coy has been over the university with
81 fine tooth comb for material, and has
urged 10 report every player who is a
candidate for either position There are
twenty-five men aLWOrk now eighteen
QuaTtcrbaCks and seven center Tushes
Accuracy I'm passing. IN foot work and
i'm receiving and handling the ball. to-
gether with forward passing, is included
i'm the drill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Lace Cross Has His Troubles
Managing Shan1okm OUTLAWS

Some Glass A and B league managers
make an awful fuss when they lose a
player or two and make excuses that
their teams have been wrecked in case
they fail 10 start Qua winning iH the
springtime. What would these managers
90 if they were i'm the fix that Lave
Cross the former Athletic captain, finds
himself ln this spring? asks the PhIa-
delphia Record.
Lave managed the shamOkin club In
the Atlantic League last year. When
he Joined the team il was a hopeless
taiI-ender. When he quit iu the fail he
had the champions of the league IT
was an outlaw league. however, and ev-
cry man DE had was grabbed away from
him by some club higher up. Center
Fielder Suuuk going TO the Athletics
and Pitcher Van Dyke to the PhilHez.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

So as q nucleus of a team for the
coming season, Cross has only himself
OF the championship winners. But, new
ertheless, De expects 30 place aa7ther
winner on the field this season. He has
his team about complete It includes
two Cleveland boys-Duyle. who pitched
for the County Engineers, and Welt.
the former Chenille High s0uthpaw.
who has since pitched for the MCWat-
ters-Doiaus. of the City League, and
the Nlliamsport team, of the Trl-State
League
ut sure is tough to get a champion
ship team together and then lose every
man pithOut getting "a cent for them,
said Gross the other day, I'm Cleveland.
"but rhar Is the penalty Of beiug in an
outlaw league. 1 was hoping that they
would get under organized baseball this
year. but IL does not look as If they
would. ShauOkiu is q great little town,
and eventually I shalt go there 10 live"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
NO IRISH NEED
APPLY IN THIS
LaCkaWanna Slovaka Base
ball League Will Be
Composed of SlavS.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. Feb. l5.-Soms
OF the best of the amateur and semi
professional baseball talent OF the
anthracite region are Sl8vs and Poles
ard Tor the coming season there viii
Dee "a league of teams composed of SI8ys
IL has taken the name of LaGkaWaHua
SIoFka Baseball League. seven teams
compose the league Tire interest of
tHtSe fOreign-b0u mine workers I'm the
hatlonaI game was aroused during the
periods OF anthracite strikes when,
having nothing to do during the Ions,
warm Gays, they sought amusement and
Iuuhd Do lu playing baseball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

lfftnItlF #.aT.fI ..tias.Irl and
quarter ahead in a twclvc-mte race
with three Ohio runners al Caunsbu5s
Saturday night
George Bsp5istc. Of Sew Orleans. won
two out OF three falls lI "a wrestling
match an Memphis SATURDAY night with,
Joe Acton. OF England.
YussIt AaHmgut. the wrestler. easily
won his match from Leo FaflaIla SAT
HrdaE a. Indianapolis. NaHmurt SEE
cured the first fan iH twenty-five min
utes and the second ion eleven minutes
Charlie Graham, the old Boston CATCH
er is out West, and He has accepted
the Sacramento franchise iu the coast
league and will again act ass scout for
Inc Red SoE ON the Pacific coast
Newark is not sending any teams 10
Pittshurg for the 4. -. O.. tournament
Lee r. Johns and IS. WeiuEartl VIII
roll with the champion ETuusWic.ls-
The BrInswicEs. who are member ar
tile Greater New York Bowling Assoc
citation. OF the A. 3. c. Will send TWO
teams. They leave on March o.
Charley Trucks. the pluaaelur.a
boWieE apparently needs Uut little rest
between Variations After #e finished
zap In the New York endurance test at
2 o'clock Monday night inc hurried
over 90 the Quaker city and started
1n oH another tWentT-fHHT-nour affair
~ the Casino ALLEYS lu that city. al ~
o'clock And 90 top 10 alb off, Trucks,
with r.. r. DUNCAN as partner. won
-rc event with tae bis total of l1G-l
Uins Trucks and Duugau's totaF~. s
greater than tho wiunlH= score Boo the
%eW York competition Of G1gS~ made hr
Dunbar and Glen RiddeN Trucks got
high average prize. with "A mark of gUJ
for thirty-one games.-Erooklyn Eagle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
RAY BRENNAN.
Old George Washington Star Will Hold Down Righ
Field for Southern Team-EIas Recovered
From His Injuries

the
and
a
OF 1907 After the college
TO retire account of injuries lie
of the
Brennan excellent physical
e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

in
gets INTO the circulation because of Indigestion constipation
other 0
OF
and ed condition the blood
of body,
muscles tissues and Joints the irritating producing with
filled Rheumatism
ing OF the blood and this what S. goes
the circulation and by neutring the driving
the blood
and the blood weak stream causing
ng ud furnishing health and ygor of the body and
suffering caused by s. s..
vegetable blood purifier IS the for
OF its forms Book Rheumatm medical advice
sent free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, Ga
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
BIG DOINGS AHEAD
WHEN MOGULS MEET
Gathering Of American and National Leagues and Ma.
honal Commission in Chicago This Week Should
Furnish Much Gossip

Hist! President Tom Noves, Of the
Washington baseball team. departed
somewhat hastily last night for Chicago
to attend the meeting of the American
League, the National League, the Ma
uonal Commission. the newspaper scor-
crs, and various other organizations tu
meet there this week.
Mr.. Moves said some time ago he
would attend. Four days ago ne said
he would not attend. Then. it is shrewd-
ly suspected, me got a letter from Man
aEer Joe CanulIon and Walter Johnson,
and now he is attending, but without
any attendants. Why MT Noyes thus
suddenly quilted our beautiful city is
not known, but there be hints that he
may arrange a few deals for new play
ers
The following dispatch from Chicago
tells what the outsiders expect to hap
pen at the meeting Of the moguls ard
magnates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
Other Meetings.

Besides the meetings Of the National
and American Leagues there Will be
three gatherings in which baseball fans
viii be interested The National Com
mission is to have a most important SEES
sion The national agreement viii have
to be amended, the elevating Of the
American Association and Eastern
League to a class A rank having made
necessary an eEtire reconstruction of
the document which governs the reIa-
tiOus of the major and minor leagues.
The commission viii meet every dav
this week, and besides demonstrating
the national agreement, viii pass on
the eligibility OF certain players who
have been Dastimiug in the minors
under so many different aliases that IL
is hard To find out which club has title
90 them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

DorandC Pietr finished % mile and a
quarter ahead lu tWclvc-mHe race
with three Ohio runners 40 goIunTbu5s
Saturday night