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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
Birmingham's Best Year

while the average citizen knows that
large sums of money are being expended
on improvements in and around Birming-
ham, comparatively few seem to realize
on what large lines this development is
going forward" said a business man.
Around Ensley and Corey improve
ments are being made on a schale of
great magnitude. The year 1910 will make
a new high record for Birmingham. and
some idea of what is being accomplished
may be gathered from these paragraphs
in the May number of the Jemson Maya
zine:
wild dreamers dreamed dreams in
the early days of Birmingham of the fu-
ture greatness of the then village.
Men talked of fortunes being made
and to he made. They spoke of city OF
10000, or mayhap 5000.
None dreamed of the Birmingham OF
today. None thought the city would ever
cover an area of 4s square miles; none
foresaw city of 10000 with immediate
probabilities of 2500J0 none saw gigantic
plants such as the Steel corporation now
has and others which will be built. mono
dreamed of residence property being
scarce at 5000 per front foot; none i'm
agined that so feet on First avenue and
Twentieth street would ever bring s16o.
co., or 5000 per front foot as the Empire
corner did several years ago; none pic
tured this the railroad, financial and in
dustral center of the south.
Yet all these things have come to
pass, and more, too
The past has been built without suf-
bee nacheved under conditions that were
almost overwhelming
=" But the future will be built with
abundant capital. Where thousands wert
spent in the past millions will be spen,
in the future; where hundreds of laborers
were employed in the years gone by
| thousands will be brought here In the flu.
ture: where real estate values have ad
yancd in the past they will grow even
greater in the future; where one oppor-
tunity for investment was offered in Il
past, there are four in the present and
there will be eight in the future
Figures compiled semi officially show
that approximately $21 200, coo will be spent
| IN Birmingham in 1910 for improvements
| more than three times as much as was
ever spent in any other one year In the
| history of the city" Erfr1r- ssea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Cannon passed into his seventy-f1fth
year last Saturday, but he is not old
enough to know better than to be a
standpatters in these times
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

The president of the University of
Chicago says the present age is the
most decadent in history, with the ex-
ception of the days before the fall
French revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

The st. Louis hotels may have to
increase the size of their bath rooms
If all of Illinois public affairs are to
be transacted in them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Let us rejoice that the earth Will not
pass through the comets tail today.
Friday, the 13th. 1t Is a narrow es-
cane.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Nothing but Halley's comet can keep
the Coal Barons from entrenching
IL emselves pretty soon in the first di-
vision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

New York welcomes Francis J
Heney, the graft fighter. 1t hopes hi
will keep at his favorite game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Francis Heney, the graft pursuer, is
going to settle down in New York.
He knows where his field is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

From THE Arkansas Democrat.
Alabama is the first southern state to
repudate the demagogue. But wait until
some of the other states get another
chance. go -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

King Edward was a thoroughgoi g
sport to the last minute His last words
were, We'll / have done my best
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

The ultimate consumer is ordinarily
harmless, but on the sth day of No
vember he will be full of gall and a
get-even feeling.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Mayor Gaynor has whiskers IS well
as Governor Hughes. 1t is not easy to
eliminate whiskers altogether from poll
itics
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Queen Mary certainly had two fine
predecessors in Alexandra and Vic
toria
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Missionaries are still eaten by cam
vet the world do move In some spots.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

King George will try to win by look
ing pleasant and by letting parliament
go its own way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
JOY UNCONrINED

From the Washington Herald.
Alabama evidently believes in an occa
sionaly uncofking good time. y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Early rising milkmen see the comet
but they are apt to confuse 1t with
the milky way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Mark Twain will win niche in the
Hall of Fame as soon as he has been
dead 10 years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

England objects to any revival CT
the memories of the four Georges sh Q
once had.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

British history has maintained a fast
pace ever since Queen Victoria died in
1901.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
Scandal can grow fat on what virtue
will starve to death on.
THO pfore Children destiny gives 4 man
the less money 1t gives him to support
them.
lalgfe makes i wonans figure.
81, ae9 dressmakers do it all over again
many times.
=. thing that Is practically dead sure
to make woman believe gossip is not to
be able to md out where Il started.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

When Geraldine Farrar sang in the
Atlanta prison she was a star among
stripes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

LET uercuIcs himself do what he may,
The eat will NEW, md dog VIII nave
his day. -h""ie'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Billy Lorimer is now the Statesman
Under a Cloud.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
JUST An OLD WOMAN

Few can afford to Westonize across
a broad continent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSES.

DIE Isis
Dear Gravy. / confess that my lrresist-
ible 1mpulse-and ! think every other
mans also-is to make a cuspidor of the
umbrella stand. PLEBIAN.
Grave to Gay: My Irresistible Impulse is
to dip my egg bread in my coffee in spite
of conventions. And / do, too F. C. b.
Buffalo News.
We wish someone would have an ire
sistible impulse to drink a seiditz powder
tandem; we'd like to watch the result.
Houston Post.
If a man should ever have an irresist-
ble impulse to eat ham and eggs tan
dem, he d be looked on as decidedly queer
BIFF FOR BAFF.
What do you think of DR.. Baff's asser-
ton that women are savages?'
IF he'd make that assertion in the
presence of some women, DR.. Baff would
get biff:''
GOOD WORK. -F
Jingle, jingle. jingle,
Poets making merry;
Fifty Tyres a-tingle
All about a berry.
Let the poets knuc<le
Down like everything,
'1'is about the buckle
Berry that they sing.
so INCONSIDERATE.
When a New Jersey man who was
thought to be dead returned home the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

ALL MEN ARE LIARS"
"A newspaper writer asks, Is Lying on
the Increase?
What do you think"
Il dare say 1t is. The population of
the world is increasing, you know
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

~ 49, fi'iii5 S'te' -
ALL TOGETHER
Don't give up.
Don't despair;
Each of us t.4
Pain must bear,
Each of us
BE cast down
Rich and poor,
King and clown.
Each must walk
Thorny ways
Struggle through
Hopeless days;
Shed tear.
Now and then,
Fall and rise,
Fall again.
Each must feel
Sorrows weight,
Sigh in vain,
Mourn his fate.
Wonder why
He was born.
Beat his breast
Sit forlorn
Ills the hard
Common lot
Toll and die
Soon forgot
Pish, for that
Who would fear?
Let's be game
While we're here,
CONCLUSIVE.
There is a decided difference between
north pole explorers and my wife when
she's exploring my pockets
us there really?"s
yes. They have to prove that they've
made discovery, but she doesn't I miss
the money
REAL SORROW.
King Edwards death has left us sad
Sad from our fetlocks to our comb;
Sad because we anticipate
Another Alfred Austin pome.
Houston Post.
LOOK BELOW.
The result confirms your gravest fears
In regard to Alfred Austin-say
His effusion about King Ed. appears
In corner of this page today.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
SOON GONE

SOON GONE.
rs he a quick spender?''
We'll. he's not the sort of FELLOW to
know the date on a dollar bill.
LOCATING VOID.
poet sings
About his heart
His stomach is
The empty part.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

other day his wife lost a chance of vim
ming life-insurance suit. We don't inn
agine the latch-string was hanging out
for him enough to notice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
ALL MEN ARE LIARS"

Still rising on your past mistakes
To where the dawn of victory breaks!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
WINNING AT LAST.

WINNING AT LAST.
This life Is good-be sure of that;
And when misfortune knocks you fiat
And seems to rob the skies of blue
And fill your after-days with rue,
Be not for long thrall to woe;
Lift up your eyes and, blow for blow,
With tireless arm and hopeful breast,
Contend for what you deem the best,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
LOOK RELOW

LOOK BELOW
The result confirms your gravest fears
In regard to Alfred Austin-say.
His effusion about King Ed. appears
In corner of this page today.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
CONCLUSIVE.

REAL SORROW.
| King Edwards death has left us sad
Sad from our fetlocks to our comb;
Sad because we anticipate
Another Alfred Austin pome.
Houston Post.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

NO MORE EXPENSE.
Il see where man abstained from food
to cut down the cost of living"
Did he succeed in his object?''
Much better than he expected. In faAA
he quit living entirely" i
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

No communication will IT, puptis
without its authors name. HeJe
manuscript will not be returned un--
stamps are inclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Washington Bureau Age-heraid' INV
New York avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

When New Jersey man who was
bought to be dead returned home the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

q. F. Morgan nm ~
the only authorized 'ts
tatives of The Ags q
laticn department
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
AMERICANS IN FLORENCE

William E. Curtis in the Boston Globe.
TNLORENCE-I have not had time
r to visit the Uffzi gallery, which,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Entered at the Birmin
postoffiee as second class
act of Congress March 3.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
GOOD BUNTS
HELP TIGERS

Some remarkably accurate bunting
gave the Tigers two victories over
Washington yesterday to and to
l. In the first game Pitcher Meyer al
lowed only three hits, one of which
was a homer by the rejuvenated Ty
Cobb. That tied the score.
Then Meyer grew wild in the sew
enth inning and passed Lathers and
I. Jones. Donovan filled the sacks
with safe bunt along third base line
Lathers scored when Ainsmith threw
the ball away. T. Jones chased in on
fielder's choice and O'Leary's sacri.
fee TO first base let Donovan count on
the squeeze play.
Donovan pitched consistent game,
the seventh inning being the only
time he was hit hard. The Tiges were
lucky to count four runs on two safe
ties, but they did 1t.
The bunting business was kept up
In the second fray. O'Leary beat
bunts twice and d. Jones once. In
the fifth inning with two gone Pitch
er Otey dropped a thrown ball and
gave the Tigers chance to pile up
commanding lead The one run
Washington made was a result of err
rors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
JOHNSON MAY
ENTER RING

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 21.-The
long and fruitless chin Chatter" be-
tween Jack Johnson and Sam Lang
ford was expected to end today with
the meeting OF the two at local
newspaper Office, each with $4,000
roll in his pocket to bind a match for
the worlds championship. IN fight
Johnson for $4,000 in a cellar or on
an aeroplane," was the challenge Is
sued by -Langford.
Langford, who has camped on John
sons trail for many moons. had his
inning last night at the weekly show
at the Armory club. when he climbed
through the ropes and interrupted an
Grafton Johnson was delivering. Lang
ford's action created a storm OF en-.
thusiasm and virtually forced the
champion to say that he came to Bos-
ton in the hope of signing up with the
Hubs eminent scrapper Johnson
and Langford shook hands on their
promise
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
OVERALL IN
SHAPE AGAIN

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The Chi
cago Cubs are wearing expansive
smiles today as the result Of the unde-
niable return to form Of big Orville
Overall, who yesterday shut out the
Brooklyn team with three hits and
equalled the strike-out record OF the
season-13.
'It means that we have another
pitcher for the worlds championship
series with Philadelphia upon whom
we can place every dependence" de-
clared Manager Chance. "Overall's
condition has worried me OF late. but
the big fellow Is now all right and can
be counted on TO cop when he faces
the Athletics.
"All OF our pitchers are now In good
condition and II Mack's men have any
thing on us In the pitching line, they'll
have to work better than they ever did
before"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
nov TO TACKLE AND HOW NOT TO UhD[R h[w FOOTBALL RULES

The new football rules prohibit fly
ing tackles. This revision was In de-
ference to popular demand. The
code was changed In this respect
merely for appearance sake. When
one player is running towards another
II is almost physical impossibility
to tackle without leaving the feet.
Ever notice a man at full speed?
He IL on his feet every stride. So is
trotting horse. Action pictures TAX.
en- OF fast racers show the horses In
the air, often with both feet Is inches
from the track.
or course. the new rules will prob
ably stop the long flying tackles that
were so spectacular in days past, but
there will be none of the lady.like
st"u inferred by the reading OF the
rule.
ihe tackler Is supposed to have one
foot on the ground when grasping the
man with the ball.
IL looks very much as though the
rule was In the book just to josh the
reformers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
STALLINGS
AND CHASE /
IN TROUBLE

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Trouble Whit
has been brewing between Manao9o
George Stallings, OF the New Yof0
Americans, and his star first basG
man. Hal Chase eliminated todoI
when Stallings left for New York u
tell his troubles to his boss. Fraa1E
Farrell. Farrell will have a knOtt1
brand Of trouble to untangie. HI
must either release Chase. suspend ~
fine him, or accept the resignation 81
Stallings. Stallings, who has the
sympathy of most OF the members az
his team. will issue an ultimatun t.
Farrell and will demand that Chaso'
be punished.
Well-founded reports have II that
Chase will be the manager OF the teaSu
next year and 1t is said that Sta,iinEU
knows of this and has asserted th2<
Chase was loaflng on the job and hao
lost several games for him so that hI4
seasons record would not be SO haxG
to improve next season. f
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
LARRY GAINS
ON TY COBB

Nap Lajoie gained on Ty Cobb yes
terday when the Georgian returned to
the game and made two hits out OF
eight times up. Larry was at bat
three times and got two hits.
According to the best obtainable fig
ures (please bear In mind all the fig
ures printed In this connection here
and elsewhere are unofficiaD Lajoie
now stands 1867 and Cobb 1863 These
figures are compiled from scores sent
out by press associations and there
may be a difference on the books OF
the league.
However, 1t looks as though Lajoie
was ahead. One good day for Cobb
and one bad one for Lajoie would re-
verse the standing.
Lajoie was In a batting slump but
seems to have recovered. Cobb's eye
is not yet exactly right, but here's
hoping 1t comes around In time for
hi INTO land the gasoline gig.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
TIGERS ARE SECOND
IN RACE FOR FLAG
Although Hampered By Loss of Three
Good Men. Jennings Tribe
Improves Standing.

The juvenile Lathers bit OF a pretty
big chunk when he was put at second
base to sub for Del. Lathers has pull
ed some nice plays and he has gum
med up several. He developed one
startling weakness-he could not put
a thrown ball on a runner. That, how
ever, Is an art acquired only by long
labor and Lathers can reasonably be
expected to improve. AT the plate be
has made a most favorable impress
sion. has hit the ball hard when occa-
sion required and has hunted well
when called upon to do SO.
The Tigers lost their chance OF first
place this season as all champions do
sooner or later. No team wins four
pennants handwriting for two very
good reasons. First. the old men com
mence to go buck. Second, the club
suffers from overconfidence.
Along In June this year when s
Louis commenced taking healthy wal
lops at Detroit whenever the occasion
offered, every member of the Tiger
team sat about and said: Never
mind, Wen get going. Wait till the
pitchers are right. The Athletics
won't have a look in"
The Tigers were not swell-head-
ed or anything OF the kind, they just
assumed the usual attitude Of a club
that has won a number of pennants.
Queer thing, but a ball club canno'
conceive of Itself standing still while
somebody else improves. The Ath-
letics had improved and when II cam
time for Detroit to squirt the extra
speed wasn't In the wood.
The Times called the turn July 6.
saying the Tigers would be defeated
by the Athletics. The publication of
this created some protest from loyal
Detroit fans who had grown so accus
toned to seeing their club win that
they could not conceive a better club
coming to the front. The same atti-
tude was taken by tho players indi-
vidually and collectively.
Baseball is case of ups and downs.
You are either going or coming Not
only are you moving one way or the
other. but every club in the league is
doing the same thing, and some rival
may be striking a more rapid gait OF
ascendency than you.
Tn. Tigers have played good ball,
they have standing today OF .571,
which is quite respectable figure in
this league. They are ahead OF New
York and Boston, two mighty fine or
CARNATIONS. There Is no occasion for
regret, and Decides, another season is
coming when all hands will start
anew.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21

Today finds the Tigers back In sec
ond place, where they probably will
finish the season. Attaining second
place has been n stiff battle win
plenty Of opposition, but the Tigers
got there laboring under extreme odas
and deserve lot OF credit for their
showing.
There Is absolutely no hope OF de-
feating the Athletics. couple more
victories clinching the pennant for the
Mackmen, but IL you can't be hrst' OF
course, the next best thing Is to lanu
second, which the Tigers have done
Any team that chases them from that
position will have a mighty battle on
it's hands.
Detroit has played good. consistent
baseball for the last month. The T1s-
ers during their stay at home have
not put on good baseball from tech
nical standpoint, but they have done
better than New York and Boston, two
pretty classy clubs.
The team has been shot TO pieces by
injuries and sickness. Ty Cobb was
out for two weeks, but he was not
missed 30 much as the infielders be-
cause Matthew Mcintyre has played
good ball IN center field Matty also
batted at n rapid clip. so the outfield
did not puffer to any great extent.
OF course, nobody In the league can
run bases like Cobb, so his absence
was felt keenly in that department.
(. The biggest hole was created about
second base. With Bush and Jim
Delehanty absent a lot OF defensive
strength was missing. Charley
lO'Lcary has done right we'll at short,
hut he does not hit as Bush did, neith-
or is he so slippery on the bases. Any
body who tries to fill the shoes of he
Rabbit has a big job on hand. Not
that O'Leary has looked bad at shoIt,
because me han not, but just by COM
rarlson.
We have been asked about Jim
AIelehanty and his relative impor .ance
a. the Tigers more often han an
Aher PLAYER. Del Is not flasnv IN Lis
fork; he il a plugger Once in awhile
pulls tff niece OF spec;ac iiar
Fork, but usually he just goes along
In an ordinary manner, taking what
homes his way and making an occa-
leional error like the rest OF them. He
lis a most dangerous pinch hitter and
shat is where he has been missed.
AAlso he is with few equals putting
ball on q runner attempting TO steal.
he Is an old head with
tplenty OF experience and hard work
Aar
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
CUBS SCOUT LOOKS
OVER THE MACkMEI

worlds series In Chicago wfll give
Cubs chance to keep movinG q
along. while the Mackmen will rorn
stationary and stagnant. Under t11|
conditions the Athletics are hot,
claim to be so rightfully.
Connie Mack sized up the sltuo<1
today: IN
We are not going to make ~
holler, but to lay on Q week = =
going to help any ball club. To
one team 60 right along playing e l.
first game of the series and koop q
other club on the boards for : ~
works a hardship on the team Il
has to loaf. n
Everything Favors the Cube
"You know as well AZ do that q
club who has to stick around and
nothing for q week Is not In the son
shape and condition as the team n
has been playing straight along.
Seems to me that something coz
have been done to have shortened q
National schedule, seeing the Gu
have the pennant cinched. and ~
the worlds series at the regular TIN
However, Wen go In and play q
best. and well take things a. IN
come. No kick In ours"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-21
~ GORDON MAckAY.
Baseball Expert the Evening Tim

-NF~ s'S e"SbtN4
CLEVELAND, Sept. 2l.--Manager
Connie Mack and his men believe
they have spotted the scout whom
Manager Chance of the Cubs has
sicked on their trail TO watch the COIN
Ing American league champions per-
form. He Is Jimmy Callahan. now the
manager OF the Logan Square team, In
Chicago, himself pitcher of marked
renown In the olden days. and one OF
the slickest judges OF plays and play
ers In the land.
Jimmy jumped over to Detroit last
week and took peek at the Mackites.
His presence gave rise TO the belief
among the Mackmen that James Is
the lad selected to follow them about
the circuit. as he kept shy OF the Cad
lilac. The Athletics, too. are warm
nder the collar because OF the an
ouncement that the first game OF the
worlds series may be played as late
as Oct. l6.
lay-Off Will Hurt Athletics.
They figure that the weeks lay-off
between the last game In the Ameri-
can league and the opener OF the