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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-03

A'word\ of blindness is seldom spoken
in vain. ut is>a seed which, even when
dropped \by schance, springs up a
flower.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-03

Intellect annuls fate. So far as q
man thinks, he is free.-Emerson.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-03

Nature fits all her children with
something to,do.-Lowell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

Detroit September 19.-Peter Thomp- son, bay gelding, driven by serrill, won fresh laurels today at the grand circuit meeting when in the second heat of the natron stake he established a new worlds record of 2:esA for s-year-old trot- ting geldings Last month at Cleveland this son of Peter the Great set the mark at 2:Osi4
 All three heats in the trotting division Of the matron stakes were thrilling con- tests and in each instance there was whipping drive down the stretch and a dose finish.
 Margaret Parrish with Main Leaf close up, showed the way to the last turn in the first heat. Half way down the stretch Atlantic Expsess came through with a rush and beat the Ally home by a aecli.
 the second heat, Atlantic Express. Margaret Parrish and Main Leaf raced side by side to the head of the stretch. Then Peter Thompson, who had been ly ing in fourth place most of the way, broke through and shot under the wire a scant head to the good They were all well punched in the final heat, and five of the youngsters came into the stretch abreast. In one of the finest drives e"er press, slightly in the lead, was forced to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
WHAT IS DOING ON GRIDIRON AND THE WORLD OF SPORTS
PETER THOMPSON WINS FIRST
 IN GRAND CIRCUIT RACES

d break 100 yards from the wire, and crossed the line running. with Peter Thompson second The break cost the Bellini colt the race as the judges set him back to second position Summaries:
 2:11 trot. three in six. 5000: Charley Mitchell, oh. g., by
 Marvellous .4tMurphye s....1. [ Stroller ch. Il. (E. Benyon). =. 2 2 Dorothy Hansboro, chs m.,
 tShank) .................... Lula Arion, ch m c. Ben
 yon) -........... ..,.. |
 Time. 2:OSa, 2:osA, 2:oss.
 2:11 pace, three in five, purse 5000: Halb Jr. br S., by Halb,
 (Eastom ..,@..........-.... l Branham Baughman br g.
 tCox) ...,,.........t zulsula Hal. hr. m ,O' Brien) 5 Sir R., b. 2. tMurphy) ...... dis.
 Time. 2:04. 2:05 F, 2:051a.
 Matron stake. 3-Year-old trotting di- vision. net value s5,956.25, two in three: Peter Thompson, b. g., by Pe-
 ter the Great tSerrilD ...... Atlantic Express h. C.. by Bel { lini CDickerson) .......... 2 Margaret Parrish b f. (An-
 drews) ...,........... Main Leaf b. c. tCurtis) .... ,
 Time, 2:oS4. 2:oSA. o:1O1z. - Matron stake, 3-year-old pacing di- vision, net value s1,7ss75, two in three: Miss DeForest. b. f.. by The De-
 forest (McDonaldD ............ Olive O'Beirne. b. f. lCox) ... ? Fred DeForest. b. Q. tMurphy) .... 3
 Time. 2:1o, 2:I2h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Mans Tie Yankees

New York. September l9r-New York and Cleveland played a to. tie today Both krapp and Fisher were wild but proved effective with men on bases. Cree tripled with two out in the ninth but was thrown out trying to stretch, the nit into a home run. Knaupp was spiked by Chase in the eighth and although laid for q while continued to pitch. Score: R H. E. Cleveland ................ 0c0 O0i' 020--3 New York .............. 900 10d020--3
 Game called at the end of ninth on ac- count of darkness
 Batteries: Grapp and G. sisher: R. Fisher. Caldwell and Blair Williams Time 2:13 Empires Connolly and Wester- welt.
 CTS two hours and 30 minutes to play a game of ball here today fin (Which the seven participating pitchers. @Are found for 3S hits and D runs. sensational ninth ming rally ended the farce in St. Louis favor, Boston losing F to 13. sPitchers Standridge Camnitz and Dale anN Ctiity Player Reed made their debut 1jth the home team. Second Baseman Ellke of New Orleans played his first ana jor(leay1e game with Boston. The second gail swas called off to allow Boston to c4tch d train for Pittsburg: Score: RH.E. Boston .................. O21 32O 0<1-12 l17 q St Louis .............. POD Oo3 -4O4--13 ,l ]
 Batteries: Perdue, Pfeffer. Donnelit and Kling; Standridge Golden, Dale, Cahui,x and Wingo. Time 2:3o. Empires, 3Day and Emslle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

And even then l have Known heavy losers to refuse 10 part with the whole thing. Some of them don't mind losin g a couple of thousand a season as long as they can have the pleasure and the credit that is attached to running a ball club
 It's real pleasure to young Mir. Jones of Montgomery to be the main pilot of a team that is making New Orleans hit the grit for the champion ship, even if MT. Jones has to go down into his pocket st the end of the sea son for s700o deficit.
 The Montgomery people deny strenu- ously that tlleFre going to get out of the league The street railway people proba bly see enough in the franchise to hold on. though it's a good bet that they pay out for baseball just about as much as. comes in to them on car fares.
 Give the four good towns in the league winning teams and the whole league will prosper but you cant do that all the time. The man that thinks you can needs little more schooling in baseball.
 Manage Frank won championshi D last season and came back this season with brand new team and won an- other
 The chances are that next season. s team will look g little more like. this Years than this years looked like last years.
 some of she regulars who are pretty sure to be here next reason are knaupp, Johnston. Nagle, Doane. Klawitter and Breftenstein.
 With Hess in. the majors, Frank will have 10 devote more time to building up a pitching staff than to anything else The Pels finished the season with a two men staffEHess and l<lawitter. only one of these remains.
 The Datchn1an has drafted several bush leagucrs and has brought in a couple of good lockers from Anniston, but his chief help will come from Cleveland, where he got most of this years pennant winners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
INDICTED BANKER
 ADJUDGED INSANE

Alexandria. Va, September 19.-C. Jones Rixey, indicted president of the defunet Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust com pany has been adjudged insane and re- iurned to the Western State hospital at staunton, 10 which he was committed ten days ago.
 On November p Judge Barley Of the corporation court win hear Rixeys attor- neys argue against the proposal to commit the man to the new criminal insane asy- um at Marion when that institution fs opened Nine indictments were returned against Rixey following the failure of his chain of eight small banks in Virginia last December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
CHIEF BENDER IS
 SERIOUSLY ILL

Philadelphia, September 19-Baseball enthusiasts who follow the fortunes of the worlds champions were bit dis turbed today to learn that Chief" Ben der, the star Indian pitcher, is confined to his bed with grippe. Because of their commanding lead, the Athletics fully ex- pect to win the American league pepuant and are planning for the worlds series Renders illness may disarrange the plans unless he quickly responds to. treatment
 Connie Mack said today he expected to use the "chief" in the coming Detroit series and then rest him for the prospee- tive series with the National league 1en- nant winners. He still hopes he will De able to carry out his plans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
MISSOURI WOMEN
 WANT THE BALLOT

Kansas City, Mo, September 19.-With the introduction last night by, Alder man Bulger of an ordinance providing for an addition to the city charter per hitting women to vote a all city cleo tons. tine Kansas City Equal Suffra gc association fired its first gun in cam raign for recognition Of votes for wo- men in local politics. The ordinance provides that the proposed addition to the charter be submitted at the next general election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Tennis Matches

Cleveland September 19.-By winning the fifth set of the mems doubles cham pionship match, Dr. Nat Thornton of Az lanta, former southern champion and Frank C. Marty of Fort Thomas, ky, displaced C. O. Benton and Fl. r. .Pettee of Cleveland as state champions today. The scores were 7-9 6-3. 6-4. 3-6, 6-4. In the mixed doubles to decide the state championship Miss May Sutton and Fred Harris. the new champion in mems sim gles beat Miss Marjorie Dodd of Cincin- natl, tri-state champion, and Dr. Thorn ton, 6-i 6-3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Superbas Defeat Reds

Cincinnati. September 19.-BroolSlyn won the opening game of the series here to- day by score of ' to 5. ninth Inning rally in which Brooklyn knocked Gaspar out of the box and treated Smith with the same kind of baseball etiqutte netted them three runs and gave them two rpn margin at the finish. Compton was retired after the first five men that faced him had reached first. Steele was hit hard in the first and also retired. Fucker was taken out to allow Daly to bat for him and the latter made the hit that started the ninth inning rally. Score:
 R.H E. Brooklyn ............... 400 00) 030-4 l3 3 Cincinnati .............. 100 030 O10-5 Batteries: Ragon, Steele. Fucker and Bergen; Compton, Gaspar, F. Smith and Clarke. Time 2:2o Empires Rigler and Finneran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

Chicago. September 19.-Allowng but one nit, scratch single by Archer in the sixth inning, Burns-of Philadelphia shut out Chicago ? to in the first game of he series here today. Doubles by Knabe, Masee and Luderus scored the first run in the opening inning. Paskert counted the other tally in the seventh. on two er- TOTS, Becks single and Carters sacrifice fly. Knabe of Philadelphia and Sheckard of Chicago were ordered of the field for disputlng decisions of Umpire E.ason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

Two Base Hits-knabe, Magee. Luder- haus.
 Sacrifice Hits-McIntyre, McCarty. : Double Play--Archer to Zimmerman to Shean.
 Bases on Balls-Burns l, Mcintyre l.
 Hit by Pitched Ball-McIntyre (Beek, twice), Burns tGood).
 Struck Out-Burns 6, Mcintyre 3. 'Tme-1:3J
 I-mpires-Eason and Benson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

I :.
 Two Base Hit-Doyle.
 Stolen Bases-Devore, Doyle, Murray. Merkle. Bases on Bals-Deifeld l, Ames l. Bases on Balls-Leifield l, Ames l. Ames ,.
 Left on Bases-Pittsburs 6. New York 4. First Base on Errors-Pittsburg l, New York 1.
 Hits-Leifeld in s innings. Sacrifice Hit-Snodgrass.
 Time-1 :35.
 Gmpires-l<lem and Brennan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

SUMMARY Home Run-Cobb. Sacrifice Hits-Yerkes, J. Lewis. Gardner. Drake. ti Stolen Bases-Cobb, Speaker. Double Plays-Gaynor to Stanage; Delehanty to Bush to Gaynor. Bases on Balls-Collins 2, Willett 2. Hit by Pitched Ball-Ni Nillett CD Lewis). Struck Out-Collins !. IWillett ,. Time--1 "A.
 Umpres-Egaph md o.Loughlin..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Boston Defeats Detroit

Boston, September 19-A home run by Cobb in the first inning gave De- troit it's only tally today and Boston won ? to l. Cobb's three hits were the only ones made off Collins until. the ninth. Then Speakers stop and throw to the plate retired Delehanty for the third out. Tonnemann showed up well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Giants Win Third

Pittsbnrg, September 19.-New York made it three straight games from Pitts burg today. Ames was strong all the way and shut out the home team until the ninth inning. when Campbell scored the only run for Pittsburg on his hit, a base on balls to Wagner and a single by Miller Snnre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
American Association
STANDING
Results

At St. Paul: St. Paul ,, Columbus S. At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 3. Toledo 9 f At Minneapolis: Minneapolis F. Louis vile 13.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City s, Indian apolis ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Bayless Has Unique Distinction

Mobile, September 1a.-Diclz Bayless the center fielder of the Mobile baseball club has the distinction of having never missed a game played by his team this season. He vas the first player to arrive for prac- tice and took part in every exhibition 'game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
THE WALKER BENEEIT
 GAME NE1'TED $2OO,

Atlanta. September 19.-The sec ond and last game Of the "Scotty'' Walker benefit baseball series was played today. resulting in four to three victory for the second team. It Is stated that as result of the games check for s.o0l will be sent to Walker. who was injured last snring hy ball pitched by Bert Maxwell of the New Orleans letnf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
This Man Is Young at 55 Years

Years count for nothing if you have the vita, esrce My Health IIe worn nights pours crea,
 .,,a ntites of electro-sitay into bood. nerre, 2 .ds orxant It gives the vsor of glant the s,- of ,ol.b: you will feel young the balance of snp. life; t cures weak. lanie back in one day !; vouu cid courage returns: you wif nave us <surh al vigor tc biggest. fullest b,0ode.l can .su know and snsxer. ''FEEIfNU IIxE'' "a any Women and men will be at- erscted {. rou; your will sparkle with healti
 s,, .l,ott .Yu will be compei. aud perfect man sryes rpeuL stism. kidey. liver somacii disorders 4 NfEN's Bc.sk c. l.. Shell. Aiiddleport. N ON STRESG.z Y. wrtes--four Her'ih Belt
 rIfEE raade q of .ne. after .,1 c.se .faicd'' san write for free bock f;cnt r.,,en n, mail :: sir6s private infornAtion ond fu!iy descripe- m, Health Belt Dk E\ T SSi1oSN ~. ,Aisl BseAdxss. Ns4 yoss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Athletics Win Easily

Philadelphia, September 19-St. Louis was defeated today, to 1. Four hits came In the seventh, with pass and ocuble steal, netting five runs. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

From the New Orleans Item. Most ball fans who have been satisfied with the kind of ball that the Southern league has dished up this year-and most of them have been satisfied-will drop word of sympathy for tho men who had their noses to the grind stone all the season.
 Judge Kavanaugh's statement that only two clubs in the league will come out ahead in the financial end of the game may surprise some fans but not those who know anything of conditions
 in this league As q matter of fact there are but four towns out of eight that stand to ever make anything like iustifiablei returns on thec money they put ont. These four are New Orleans, Birmingham, Atlanta and Memphis.
 Now take from that aggregation Att
 anta and Memphis both of which had losing ball this season.
 There wasn't a possible chance for any of the others to quit with anything l,ut forfeit Memphis and Nashville may have broken even. but an even break is a big loss when you consider that T man or a bunch of men have devoted both time and money in the game for more than six months. That's why southern league baseball promoters are about the gamest lot of men you'l find anywhere. It stands to reason that they either have to be strong enough to lose each year or eventually get out of the game but one thing remarkable of the Southern league magnate has been his stickin E ability.
 He sticks to the finish-till his bank roll s either depleted or till some en- thusiastic F.. z. Mark comes along and buys the club off his hands. 5sa4+
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

Britain
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
'-Batted for Compton in ninth3
Senators Still Will

Washington, September 19.-Washington hit White Ward today and defeated chica- go handly : to g. Three fast double plays enlivened the game. The batting and
 R Fl E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20

'Ratted for Mccarthy in ninth. *%Batted for simon in eighth. s*sBatted for Leifield in eighth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
Some Game This

't, Louis. September la.-lt took ss pla!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-20
LOwly Phillies Defeat Cubs

mpires-lSlem and Brennan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
STEAMSHIP WRECK
 WAS UNAVOIDABLE

New York, July 22.-The collision be- tween the United Fruit eompany's steam CT, Admiral Farragut, and the Ward liner, Neridia, off Cape Charles on May F, as a result of which the Meridia went down | il 8 fathoms of water. taking $SOo,000 in gold and silver with her, was an unavoid- able accident according to the New York board of steamboat inspectors who heard the case. The findings of the board have l just been made public.
 Captain Robinson of the Merida was tried upon charges of failure to keep a proper lookout and of changing the course of his ship, while Second Officer Pen- dieton of the Admiral Farragut had to answer a charge of not keeping prop CT lookout. The board heard much testi- n1ony on weather conditions and dis missed all the charges According to the verdict the collision was due to the un- | usual atmospheric conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
WEEKS DECLINE ] TOTALS 1O5 POINTS Liquidation tof the Long h.
 terest Was'the Main Fea- : ture of Trading :

New Oleans, July 22-The netjresults of the week in aheNcotton, market were a de- cline of 70 tos1o5 points. The high prices were made onAMonday and the iow prices on Thursday, and Friday At the highest the list was 1,to'e points under'last weeks clsx&- z At the lowest it was S4 to 11o points under. From the highest to the lowest there twas a drop of IS to 1d6 points.
 I.iquidationa aof sthe long interest was the main in fact. almost the only feature in the trading oftthe week. The huge lines of long cotton lthat had been hanging over decentralization several weeks. caus- ing grave ooncern among conservative traders, were at last thrown overheard, bringing aloout>~a sensational decline. That no troublekresultede speaks well for the way brolsars handle,l the situation. At the end of'theswealz thesmarket acted well cleaned of itsgunwfeldly long interest, al though a scalpinsj long interest, built up in the hopes soff ' 9reaction, was. much in i. evidence.
 Late in thezwedksnothing bat reaction was talked ofRbut tine market did not act hortaenough Ito allow of q natural action Many circular writers caimed that the maIbet was not as short as the average bull clainred; that the majority of bears thadataloen Atheir profits around 12 cents for the new scrop months leaving the marketewitlaoutFa short interest thar would bid pricess up ,on itself.
 The Application. of the week was ap parently induced$hy reports Of good rains in the western belt, ending permanently all talk of drouth Crop reportsdhrough- out the weekewere Favorable buy little at- tension was tpaid to anything but the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
QUEER DEFECT IN
 AUTOMOBILE LAW
AutOists in the Lone Star State Must Light One Lamp in the
 Day Time

Houston, Tex, July Especial )-The 15, 600 or more automobile owners of Texas may not be conscious of the fact that every time they take their cars out for spin in broad daylight they are violating a state law and the penal code. They may not believe it is necessary to start at least one lamp aglow while the sun is shining, but unless they do they are tempting arrest and prosecution in the eyes of the law
 This automobile law of Texas Is much like laws of many other states in which errors creep in and make the whole ridicu- lous According to the Texas automo- bile law automobiles or motor vehicles are exempt from burning light only two ours out of each 2i. The exempted time is one hour before and one hour after sunrise The law is plain-it is as follows: Article 1913 ss. CID, Sec 6-Bell. etc. and Lamp-Every driver or operator | of an automobile or motor vehicle shall have attached thereto a suitable bell or other appliance for giving notice of it's
 approach so that when such attachment | is gung or otherwise operated it may
 be heard a distance of 300 feet and shall
 carry lighted lamp between one hour
 after and one hour before sunrise"
 Such is the law. The rule Of ieason"
 may be applied when interpreting the 1 final lines so as to make the law read
 between one hour after sunset and one | hour before sunrise,n yet the lawmaker | the legislature, the expressing clerk or the printer may have dropped or forgot
 ten the sunset end of it--at least its
 law without sunset The law might pass muster in corporation and lower courts, but in an appeal court where :. 1 technicality oftimes sways a destiny, il
 undoubtedly would run afoul a test oi constitutonality
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

technical side of the market Even the weather map was more or less ignored, The fact that another government repor, on condition was close at hand did not cause much comment, The week closed with professional traders pretty well di- vided in their opinions regarding the im- mediate future of prices
 In the spot department prices loss five eighths middling closing at II cents, against 145s cents last week and l5 cents this week last year. Sales on the spot amounted to AZ bales, against 1Se9 last week and 1092 this week last year; no cot ton to arrive was sold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
OFFICERS MUST BE
 PLEASANT NATURED

Washington, July 22.-An army officer through ill naturedness, or if he is other wise regarded temperamentally dsqual- fled for duty, will face retirement to make room for others possessed of the at tributes of leaders of men. This condi- ton is provided for in revised army reg ulations just promulgated by the war department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

official boards and commissions save IL from despoilation. Just what the outcome will be is at this writing is doubtful ls- sue. It looks every day or two as though the matter will be settled and then something happens to interfere with ne- gotiations or stop deals. The chances are however, that the wolves and graft CTS will accomplish their purpose in some way before they get through and that the overburdened and robbed taxpayers will have to foot the bills. That is the way it always happens in this neck of the woods. Meantime, the local traction stocks are being juggled on the exchange and sucker money is being harvested in a very considera ble volume by the insade manipulators. Maybe that is one of the reasons for the delay in getting things settled.
 Wall street hears a Washington whisper to the effect that the campaign against pr. Wiley. the pure food expert, has been fomented by brewing interests, and that they will not be satisfied until the vari- ous conservatives which are now used M the manufacture of malt beverages re- ceive the/fullest official sanction of the government-something which it is said cannot be done while Dr. Wiley remains in the department of agriculture.
 By way of a feeler paragraph has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
GRANTS DYING WISH
 OF REPRESENTATIVE

Washington, July 22.-In sending to the Senate the nomination of Charles s. Finch as postmaster at Lawrence, kas., President Taft today compiled with the dying request of the late Representative c. A. Mitchell of the Second Kansas dis trct. A day or two before the repre- sentative's death Mrs. Mitchell wrote to Mr. Taft for her husband, asking that MT Finch be made postmaster at Law renee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Commander Taylor Retired

Washington. July 2l.-Col. Sidney w. Taylor. Second Field artillery, the com mander of the Department of Columbia. has been put upon the retired list on his own application, after A years service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Plant Closed By Strike

Monaca, Pa, July 22.-Tfoube over working conditions resulted in a strike of 5o00 men yesterday at the United States Sanitary Manufacturing company's plant. The plant has been closed.