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The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

Earned runs-Wa shingtOu, !, pnIladel-
phia. >. First base on errOrS-Philadel-
phia, / Left on baSes-W Washington G:
Philadelphia. y First base on balls-Of
Coombs. :. Oft Walker, l. Struck out
BY CoombS. s; by Walker, ? Three-base
hits-GeSsler. Murphy, Barry. Two-base
hlts-McBride, HartseL Sacrifice nv-Da-
us. Stolen base lberfeld. Hit bv
pitcher-By Walker (Oldrine Wild pitch
-CoOmbs Passed ball-Street Empires
Messrs Evans and Egan. Time Of game
> hours. Attendance. eGG7.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

Two-base hit-Hunt. Left on bases
Virginia, 6: Georgetown. l. First base on
bal!s-OF Wilmer. l. off Gray. / Off
O'Connor. ]. Struck out-By Wilmer. y:
VI. O'COnnor. Stolen bases-Lile. Doug
las, Blekeney. Hitch. Double play-CO-
gan 20 Gibson to NJ OConnOr. Hit by
pitcher-By Gray. 1. by OConnor ].
Passed ball-Feenan. Umpire-Mr. CTaw-
ford virginia.. Time OF game-2 hours
and 40 minutes
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
PHILLIES BUNCH HITS.
Brooklyn Club TrOunccd by the
Score OF 3 TO q

Philadelphia. April 1s-Buached hits
again played g prominent part in the
Phillies' victory over BROOKLYN to-day
which wound up IN n 5-to-S verdict after
two hours and twenty-one minutes were
consumed IN a cold and Chilly atmos-
phere. The Phillies drove Wilhelm from
Tho box IN the first. and Scanlon. who
relieved him, was battered hard enough
10 get two more runners over the rub
her in the seventh. Attendance. 1000
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

AOl-iis-...-.. = -
'Battcd Tor Rowan in the fourth.
'Batted fer Anderson IN the ninth.

TWO-bass hits-ECan. Chance. Holman Three
base hit-Bescher stolen bases-Erers. Beaumont.
Double rlay-iob 70 20 Downey 20 Kan. Sacrifice
htE-Rouan. Chance % Tinker. Bases On balls
on Rowan 4; o6 Castlcnan ] off Anderson. os
Cole. :. Passed balls-Clarke. Nccdham Str,cx
cut b. Rowan. T. b. Anderson, 5 By Cole :
Messrs. o'Day and Brennan. Tine Of game bonr,
and % minutes
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

The Nationals leave tonight for Boz-
ton TO play live games with the Red Scx.
Tuesday is Patriots Day and a hIg New
England holiday; consequently two games
are booked. morning and afternoon.
Walter Johnson and Dolly Gray viii
probably pitch.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
Dated f5r Han in the ninth.

taIls-Of Arriaucs .. ~ Han. J. Struck o-r- Bv
BaII 2. h- FrlI l. Home ul0-Wcl,s-. Tvg-Hase
hits-Srssksr Wagner. Sacrifice LtS-Nagrer. Card
mr. Fin stolen b7ses-Wc'ter. A-s,r. BIT Dr.
r;rch-r-Rv Hall T. Umpires-Ness-s. Connolly and
Bireen. Time " game-- hours
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
NOTES OF THE GAME.

Unglaub showed headwork VIXEN he
scored Gessler in the second. The Ath-
letics' inheld moved n. and Unglaub
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

A. Toledo Iudiluapolia 4. Toledo
A. CcIcMlu--CC Columbus 5. Louisville -
s. NrroaIc,i-- Kansas Citv. :: Minneapolis .
A. ST. Paul-St. Paul. :. Milwaukee. called ccd
c seventh on account Of snows;ormI.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

Lott on Philadelphia. :; B-ooSlyr S. Base,
on ra;ls-Of Wilhelm I : OF scaulon. s: OF Fo1cn
3 stncE ous--By Moore. 4: by Scaulon :: by
Foxes. i. T~o-iase hits-Bmusecl1 Mage. sac
rifce hits-Daul,o-t. Titus Stolen bases-Humme
Titus. Bates S-ith. GTant BT7nSfeld. Doom
BlTch. Dcsb,s p'a-s-Ervin 20 Mcmillan; knsbs
70 B-zuslcld Wild ritches-scation. T. foxcn. l.
Cmpi~s-MesSrS Rigisr and Emslie. Tine Of game
hours and min-tes
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
ANERICAN AssOCIATION.

. C.-umiia-CCMmbia. .. Macon. j.
e acknowledgement, @. Jacksonville. 7.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
HOME RUN BEATS BOSTON.
Aided by Heavy HIT

Hi&hIonders, AIded by Heavy Hit
ting. Win Game in New York.
New York, April I6.-Wolter's home run
broke g tie between the New Yorks and
Bostons to-day and gave the former q
lead which they did not lose. Friu
pitched a good game. while AreUanes
was batted out Of the box The game
was plaved IN a cold wind. Score
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.

New York. ,; Boston, I.
Chicago, 10; Cincinnati, 3.
Philadelphia. 81 Brooklyn, 3.
st. Louis-PittsburE-Ra
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

Many Of those who derive their fun
from the crowd as well as the game in
detail observed that that dyed-in-the-wool
fan. "Frenchy had all sorts OF palpita-
ton Of the heart in the ninth. He held
both hands over his heart after Lelivelt
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
Chicago ut Cincinnati.
PIttsburE at st. Louis.

STANDING or TIE CLUES.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

'One out when winning run was scored
....... o 0 o 0 o "a
O Q 0 ! I 0 IL
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

and Gessie- got on. and those who were
near him said his eyes stuck out so far
they could have been knocked off with
a club. As for words
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17
Tdais

'Baeed fc- Ai0gc IA TIE ffth.
'Battcl .1r Scaulon IN the niuth.
-. A n a
The Washington herald., 1910-04-17

DOC" Gessler was right there with the
fence rail-. When the doctor does connect
there is something going on. That three
Dagger was one Of those healthy svats
which the fans have been looking for in
the games to date His single in the
ninth helped some. too. as he carried In
the winning run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
DROWNING AS A LIVELIHOOD

Paris Correspondence London Express.
 A remarkable association of youthful professional drowners and life-saving heroes has been discovered by the police. The number of boys who have fallen into the river and been rescued by their companions during the past few weeks has grown to such an extent in the St. Louis district that the local magistrate ordered that the boys on the embank- ment should be watched. Louis Gerbaud, aged IS, was seen yesterday to let him self drop cautiously into the water, and the next instant two of his comrades sprang heroicaly after him and brought him to land. Gerbaud played his part to perfection, and, feigning illness, was transported to the salvage station. One of his gallant rescuers remained with him. while the other hastened away, as it was afterward ascertained, to give the news to the press in order to obtain a reward
 Gerbaud and his friend afterward made full confession. Their association had a number of members, they said, but they refused to give the names. They had found the profession a paying one, as the heroes were nearly always recom- pensed, and they always Loyalty shared all their profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
CRIME OF TALKING SHOP

From the September Atlantic.
 Think how completely uninteresting 1t would be to have to listen to Demos themes tell how he won the crown, or Socrates how he felt as the hemlock went down, or Leonidas the story of the de- feat that made him famous Che was so laconic a talker, anyway, or Joan of Arc of those days before Orleans and In Rheims or. No, no. That isn't what we want. Leave these matters to the professionals in history. Let us hear from Caesar on woman suffrage, Chaucer on the future of radium, and Horatius or bridge. If possible, let us round np Xenophon, the Bacons, Dante and Bud- aha, and between sips of our best tea en- gage them In harmless chat anent Lucy Lissome's scandalous elopement with her fiance Dr. Gerlock's attentions to the widow Stimley, the probable outcome of the wonderful aerial running in the Up- per Ten Thousand, and the marvels of the newest moving picture show. By tact full management we ought to be able to endow these antique thinkers with some smack of contemporary culture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
WISE MULE
He Is Quite Superior to "Giddap" and
 ''WhOa" in His D ally Foil

From the Memphis News-Scimtar
 There is a. big, black mule owned by the city and driven by giant equally as black, which has more horse sense' than is usually credited to his species.
 From general appearance he is an or dinary mule and would attract no more attention than any other beast of bur den pulling a yellow street department dump cart. Nor would his ebony -hued driver. The later wore the regulation yellow garb and shoveled like any other street laborer, but it was his system and his charges remarkable intelligence that caused the furry
 After shoveing a large pile of debris into his cart, the driver struck the side of his cart with his shovel and spake: Oats all
 Instantly the mule started off, straight on line several feet out from, the curb. His driver followed and when they ar rived at a second pile of refuse, the black man halted and again spake:
 "Heahs another pile and instantly the mule came to an abrupt halt
 Oats all, sang out the driver again, and his faithful companion dragged the cart to the next pile, where he was halted with the information, 'Heahs another pile.
 How long have you been with that mule?" someone asked.
 Dat mule an me war raised together replied the black with a grin. He am got more sense dan some nggahs An knows" shooting a glance at another street cleaner across the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
coop OLD SCHOOL DAYS

From Everybody's Magazine.
 The conductor of a western freight train saw a tramp stealing a ride on one of the forward cars. He told a brakeman in the caboose to go up and put the man of at the next stop. When the brakeman approached the tramp, the latter waved big revolver and told him to keep away.
 Did you get rid of him? the conductor asked the brakeman, when the train was under motion again.
 .I hadn't the heart was the reply. He turned out to be an old school friend of mine."
 "Pll take care of him. said the con- ductor, as he started over the tops of the cars.
 After the train had made another stop and gone on, the brakeman came into the caboose and said to the conductor:
 Well, is he off?"
 NO; he turned out to be an old school friend of uine, too.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
A COLLECTIVE NOUN

From the New York Globe The difficulty of selecting the right col. lective noun has been previously referred to, but the subject can never be ex. hausted. The shades of meaning which dfferentiate such words as bunch and cluster, group and crowd lot and col. lection are sufficient to furnish disputes till the end of the world An idea O, how wide Is the range can be gathered from the partial list given by an English publication, as follows: A covey of cartridges. A hide of pheasants. A wisp of snipe.
 A flight of doves or swallows A muster of peacocks. A siege of herons.
 A building of rocks. A brood of grouse
 A plump of wild fowl A stand of blower.
 A watch of nightingales. A clattering of choughs. A flock of geese
 A herd or bunch of cattle. A bevy of quails
 A cast of hawks.
 trip of dottrell
 A swarm of bees.
 A school or pod" of whales. A shoal of herrings. A herd of swine.
 A skulk of foxes.
 A pack of wolves.
 A drove of oxen.
 A sounder of hogs.
 A troop of monkeys. A pride of lions.
 A sleuth of bears
 A gang of elk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
Tax Values h Jefferson County

The valuation of property real and per sonal, in Jefferson county is going up by leaps and bounds. Four years ago the total stood at s57.S7o,oos the total now is s107. $40, ,s2ol A county that presents dou- ble valuation of taxable property every four years must certainly be prosperous. The valuation for taxation purposes of the entire state was four years ago but ss74. ,e27. and the total for the present year will not probably exceed s45o, GOO Jefferson county is therefore in dollars and cents about one-quarter of the state.
 The tax bill, state and county, will in the fiscal year beginning October 1 go to sf, ,39s, ,339-a sum that exceeds the entire valuation of at least one county in the state, Winston, and that approaches the entire valuation of either Clay or Coosa. And Winston, Clay and coosa are each and all promising counties, full of nat ural resources.
 Mobile ranks next to Jefferson in taxa ble values, and Montgomery is third. The former is not, however, close sec ond or the latter good third. The time has gone by when Jefferson has rival in the state in the respect either of pop ulation or of wealth. The name of the ma agnifcent county, like that of Ben Adhem, leads all the rest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
Gloom in the G. 0. P, Ranks

The regulars have not spark of news victories from New Hampshire to Cali fornia They stayed at home in Vermont, thus reducing the republican vote They appeared, however, in the New Hamp- shire primaries where the regulars were showed under. An insurgent is to suc- ceed Julius Ceasar Burrows in Michigan, who has been a faithful follower of the discredited Aldrich.
 But the greatest of all insurgent vic- tories occurred in the Wisconsin pri- maries where Senator LaFollette was standing for reelection. He literally swept the state like a whrlwind, and his opponents in his own party are now political ciphers. Senator LaFollette says the primary result means that the peo- pie will no longer suffer themselves to be dominated by special interests. There are. in fact, nothing but blows any where for the special interests
 Tt has been stated to me- said Col onel Roosevelt in Milwaukee, that in spite of Senator LaFollette having ear ried the primaries in fair and open con- test an effort will be made to beat him in the legislature. I do not for one minute believe this, because any such condition would be a deliberate viola ton of good faith
 This lines up Colonel Roosevelt with Robert M. LaFollette, and it widens the gulf between the ex-President and the administration. A Roosevelt La Toilette combination is, however. one that the regulars cannot cinch and it is safe to say they will not attempt it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09

Is, r and IS are the locks that will, when completed, turn Squaw shoals into stretches of navigable water. All three will be completed in a years time. There will then remain locks Nos. 19 and z to be built in order to carry the improve ment fully up to the junction of Locust and Mulberry forks. Locks 1s and z could be completed In 1911, and they probably will be ready for use at some time in 1912
 When the Warrior has sx-foot barge navigation to the forks of the river. the improvement for which the friends of water transportation have been contend ing at least a decade. will stand prac- ticaly complete There will then be an open river the year round to the heart of the coal deposits of this district. and within easy reach of every plant and mill
 in it. The Ensley Southern branch of the Southern railroad crosses Locust fork about five miles above the junction of the two folks, and the distance from Ems ley to Locust fork is about ten miles. The Southern's main line and the Frisco also cross Locust fork at points above the crossing point of the Ensley Southern.
 As soon as Squaw shoals is overcome this district should be up and doing. Wa ter transportation 365 days in the year is offered to 1t by the federal government free from tolls or other charges No ice and drouth will lessen the days of navi- gation than in the Warrior
 The greatness of this district absolute ly depends upon the extent of the utili- zation of this magnificent gift by the gov ernment to this district-a gift that in cold cash approaches $1o.ooo,Ooo.
 This district should even now begin to wake up to and get ready for it's great opportunity, for 1t will soon be in touch with tidewater through an open river navigable from years end to years end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
|cretarY Hester's Cotton Crop Report

|CItldjJ 1ooloi OVttVu ViVp nopVit hrcely any document of the year out Is in value and interest that of H. lester, secretary of the New Orleans bn exchange. His facts and figures widely accepted, and they are in rarely found to be erroneous. Hester shows that small crop Eht an average of S7S.41 a bale, an kge not before approached since the } of the civil war Including the seed prop was worth s9o2 2,ss4, 900. another never before approached
 value of last years small crop indi billion-dollar crop in the future. " in the present cotton year. The of the year just ended is put > at boo bales, a crop so small that
 world demands an American crop Eear exceeding 100000 bales.
 re are now sSs cotton mills in-the
 containing 11,5ss.S5s spindles. Dur he past year s27.s72 spindles were in the south. The new mills in the
 of construction number 26. AL h the southern mills consumed less
 in the year just ended, yet there reason to consider southern spinning
 but a prosperous and promising ion. The mills could not get all tton they needed, and they could arket all products at profit. It lot a good year among the mills, or south.
 abama the crop was the shortest in
 ars It was 1,07s.00o bales, where
 formal crop in this state is now
 ,3o00Oo bales. About one-quarter
 home crop is spun in the home
 and possibly the time will come one-half of the states crop will be ed by the state mills to be turned
 m into finished products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
llIlineer'S UnfaithfulneSS In Office

only four democrats and one. re- n, out of a committee of 12, re- that in the disposition of the Gun In coal lands in Alaska MT. Bal Twas an unfaithful trustee of the IS of the people, and that the |s of MT. Glavis and of MT. Pinchot g lack, of fidelity on MT. Ballinger's We been sustained, and that he mo longer be retained in office. report of that nature signed by one of whom, a repub- has been renominated and will be led. constitutes an indictment that 'llinger should heed, and that Pres Taft cannot afford to ignore.
 lent Taft cannot afford to retain as lis confidential advisers a man linen out of 12 say has been un- .a the handling of the Cunning
 claims, in the restoration of twer sites to entry, and in his Ing treatment of the director of 1nation service.
 dence sustains the report signed I've, and this evidence and the fsed upon it goes to the country,
 dent Taft surely cannot afford
 and retain one who stands
 on the part of the President
 ed, now that MT. Ballinger has
 l an intention to stay in the bort in the Ballinger case is a ion of the action of the House in from Speaker Cannon the naming Investigation committee. The pres
 r. Madison, an insurgent, would
 been possible at the hands of
 hn. The House named the com-
 Id the result is before the peo-
 members say that MT. Ballinger 1t be retained in office, and they
 leir conclusion with ample evi-
 hat will MT. Taft do about it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
The Iron Market

The local pig iron interests report that the market is still dull, but some iron brokers say that the outlook for improvement is good. Rogers Brown & Co.'S Cincinnati report says:
 "The impetus given the market the last week has continued in satisfa ctory manner. There have been excellent in quiries, and. while buying does not total up the amount inquired for, 1t is of good size and over wide range in grades. There are variations in prices on northern iron in most districts and buyers are proceed ing cautiously to ascertain the best that can be done. As yet they have not been highly successful in obtain ing iron for first quarter and first half of next year at anything like ex- isting figures, although the pressure and the desire to purchase for that of this year approaches.
 Some large inquiries have been sent out. part of which call for delivery to plants located in this territory. The | week has probably seen a larger ton mage under negotiation than for sev- | eral months. Prices are still at a low stage and many buyers have taken ad- vantage of them for spot delivery. l Tt Is believed the stock on hand 1 in buyers yards in local territory is smaller than for long time and the | spot buying would indicate that the iron Is being immediately consumed.
 Some furnaces are operating and selling their product at less than cost
 with a large stock on hand, are sell ing regardless of their cost sheet, with
 result that there Is some distance be- tween high and low prices"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
Going Talks of ROads

The roads of Jefferson county have passed that period of roughness that followed the constant rains of a few months ago and are now in good con- dition, according to statement of Job Going, president of the Board of Rev enue, yesterday. He also said that the work recently contracted for involving the construction of seven new pieces of highway would be started at once.
 The roads of Jefferson county are again in fine shape.' said MT. Going. We have been constantly at work on the highways since we were almost washed away this summer and have them rounded into shape again. The Board of Revenue assumed the author ity of spending the peoples money in the employment of additional help and this has enabled us to replace the roads in their former condition. I am not in- clined to be over proud of our highways for we all admit they could be better, but with what we have l am proud to state they are in. fine shape. The bridges are in good condition and automobilists may feel safe in going to any part of the county. There are some few places where work is to be done but as a gem eral proposition it is safe to advise anN- one to travel the country roads now.
 "The new pieces of construction will be started at once. One piece com menced a few days ago while the en- gineer was out with another contrac- tor today. They are getting their crews into working order and everything looks bright for cur road situation now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
Warde in Shakesneare

Frederick Warde, one of the few strong and successful actors of the old legitimate school, returns to the stage this season after having devoted his time and talents during the past three or four years to the lecture business pay well and with great production of Shakespeare's 'Timon of Athens" Mir. Warde made a splendid hit as a reader and lecturer He made the lecture business pay well and with much less nervous exhaustion than his histrionic work entailed But he will make even a bigger hit in "Timon ct Athens" In writing from Wardsden, on White lake. New York, to an old friend in Birmingham Mir. Warde says:
 T am greatly encouraged by the alac- rity with which managers have booked me, the pleasure expressed at my pro- posed return to the stage and the interest displayed in my production"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
HE DIDN'T PARADE

Joe Kerr. in the St. Louis Times.
 Tt was a fine parade" he said. as he came along to where a tired-looking man was leaning against the closed doors of factory.
 Tt surely was.'' was the reply.
 Ever see a larger one?"
 Never"
 Lots of enthusiasm, eh?"
 Oceans of it."
 Did you carry one of the bannersr No, not exactly"
 But you. marched at the head of one of the unions?''
 'N-o-o."
 But you looked to be all tired out. and I took it that you had been march, ing
 No; I didn't get time"
 But surely you haven't been working on such a day as this"
 ''well, you see how it is. My 70 men were in the parade. but I had to scurry around to raise money to pay their wages for the coming week, and so I couldn't get in line. Yes. fine parade great enthusiasm-grea day for us paraded after half dozen friends of mine, and finally made a loan, and if I wasn't so tired out I would swing my hat with you and cheer for our great holiday"