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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18

here have paid little attention to va grants until recently. when the scarcity of labor directed attention to the
 hundreds of idle negroes who swarm Decatur street, hanging around near beer saloons and living upon food which negro cooks steal from their
 white employers. Activity in this di- rection as result of agitation has suppressed this class of vagrancy to
 a large extent, though the idle negro is still plentiful in his usual haunts around the city.
 The unenviable notoriety which the city has gotten from it, has arounsed
 the Chamber of Commerce to action. It
 may achieve some result, but first the
 campaign has got to pull out of the individual policeman the deep rooted
 idea that his job depends on the number
 of miscreants he can yank into the jug.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Indictments Dismissed

New Orleans, October Embellishments charging Sheriff Matt Long of Orleans parish and Capt Richard Meredith war den of the parish prison, with non- feasance in office, were dismissed today by Judge Cretian of the criminal district court It was charged that the indicted officials permitted undue freedom to cer- tain prisoners serving terms for violating the election laws. The court held that the charges were duplex and the bill of indictment faulty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Browns Win Series

St. Louis, October 17.-By defeating the local National league team to l in the first game of a double header this after roon, the Americans won the city cham pionship. The clubs played a second game to complete the scheduled series ad- vertised, this one going to the Nationals, 5 to 1. In the spring ante-season series tbe Nationals won seven straight games. Score of first game R.H. D. Americans .............. 010 000 031-5 Il 1 Nationals .............. 000 100 000-1 I 2
 Batteries: Lake and Stephens; Harmon, Geyer and Bliss. Empires, Johnstone and Perrine.
 Score of second game: R.H E. Americans .............. 100 600 000-1 o Nationals ............... 020 300 00a-5 II ?
 Batteries. Hamilton and Kritchell; Laudermill1 and NVingo. Empires, Perrine and Johnstone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Work for Bond Issue

Anniston, October 17.-(special.)-M. B. Wellborn, a member of the official fans ilv of the Alabama Good Roads associa- ton, commissioner of Calhoun county and president of the First National bank; ". IT. McKleroy of the Anniston City, National and Oxford National banks; J.. C. Sproull, president of the Anniston Hardware company, and L. C. Watson, secretary of the Anniston chamber of commerce. have returned from Jackson vile, where they attended the organiza- tion of the Calhoun County Good Roads Bond Issue association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Iron Man" Jack CO0mbs Pitches Best Game of
 His Career
ELEVEN INNINGS TO
 DECIDE THE CONTEST
Attendance 37,216, Receipts $75,599, National Commission $7359.30, Players Share $40, ,S20.22,
 Each Clubs Share
 S13,606.74

New York, October 17.-By the score or to in eleven innings of baseball as sensational as a wolds series has ever furnished the Philadelphia Athletics de- feated the New York Giants here today and jumped into lead of two games to one in the series for the worlds cham pionship.
 The White Elephants achieved this feat on their rivals own grounds, facing the great Mathewson, who has puzzled them into the loss of one worlds series, and who had started bravely in an attempt to make history repeat itself.
 Three times in 1905 and once this year the Athletics had fallen victims to Math- ewsons wizardry. Today they finally broke through his guard and fell upon him so heavily in the latter part of the tense struggle that the great boxman and his mates were swept off their feet.
 Backed by the splendid work of Jack Coombs, the Kennebunk iron man, who pitched one of the greatest games of his career, and held New York runless from the third inning almost to the games very end the American leaguers pounded their way to victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Increase in Lumber Rates

Gadsden, October 17.-(Special)-As q result of the announcement of the Kyle Lumber company that it's mills were to re- main closed until they could be sold or leased, tho price of lumber in this city had been advanced an average of s4 per thousand This has worked a great hardship on the contractors who have taken contracts recently at the old rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18

Two Base Hits-Barry, Herzog. Home Run-Baker.
 Sacrifice Hits-Barry. Murray. Stolen Bases-Barry, Collins Double Play-Doyle to Fletcher. Left on iladelphia 6, New York 1.
 First Base on Balls-Coombs f. First Base on Errors-Philadelph ,, New York l.
 Struck Out-Coombs :, AIathewson 8. Time of Game-2:17.
 Umpires-At plate. Brennan: on basos. Connolly; left field, Klem; right field. Dineen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
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and now find that they must pay mora for the material needed to carry out theiH contracts. As the Southern Manufacture ing company is also out of business, the result of the destruction of it's plant in q recent fire Gadsden is forced to seek building materials outside the city, and until this situation is relieved it will act as a considerable bar to the building ds-' Nelopments in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Smith Indicted

Nashyille, October 17.-Weaver Smith. brother of 13-year-old Caroline Smith, whose recent sensational disappearance on the way from Sunday school was fol- lowed by the killing by the brother of her alleged seducer, F. W. Carroll. was indicted today on the charge of murder. His bond of s50oo was allowed to stand. Carrolls brother is prosecutor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
This Man Is Young at 55 Years

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
THE NEW HOME OF THE
 POST CARD EXCHANGE

The Post CarH Exchange and 1cz- change Cafe have moved into their new ome. 2019 Second avenue The place is ore of beauty and well merits lib- eral patronage. 10-1S3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Manager Mack's Masterstroke

When the series was discussed as an interesting event of the future the average baseball writer thought that the issue depended on the comparative excellence of Bender and Goombs, and Alathewson and Marquard At the pres ent moment. however, it seems that Manager Mack will receive the credit for turning q victory in what prom ises to be the greatest worlds series.
 His masterstroke consisted in pitch ing Eddie Plank Monday afternoon. When the sidewheeling veterans name was pronounced by the umpire the en- tire world was surprised. Plank was numbered as a member of the relief corps. Mondays game was of the greatest importance. for the moral ef- feet on the Athletics had the Giants won would probably have meant their permanent defeat Yet Mack sent Plank to the hill, realizing that should Ee achieve victory the Philadelphia ad- vantage would be practically too great to be overcome Mack figured that should the Athletics win with Plank the score would be even and he would have Coombs and Bender, both fresh and strong, while McGraw would be compelled to send the tired Mathewson to the hill again.
 Plank did win. Coombs yesterday defeated Mathewson. Bender, one or Mackis veterans, will go to the hill this afternoon in Philadelphia and Me Graw will probably work Crandall-a pitcher of the secondary strata. The Giants may win. But the odds, as stated, are against them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Bakers Homer

They tied the score when Baker, their brilliant third baseman, who won yester- days game with a home run, picked cut one of Mathewsons benders and drove it into the far reaches of the right field stand for a home run in the ninth. They won out in the eleventh on three hits, helped out by two Giant errors.
 The Giants did not give up without a struggle and hard one. A double, fol- lowed by an error. gave them run in the last half of the eleventh. There were two out when the run came over, however, and it was the Athletics game when a moment later the only occupant of the bases was out in an attempt to steal second.
 No game played here within memory has provided so much excitement. There were again nearly 4O,000 fans on hand, the National Commission gave out the official attendance figures as 37216, and inning after inning this great throng was brought to it's feet by sensational fielding plays, exciting batting rallies or remark able feats of the rival boxmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
Baker Gets Another Homer
FALLS BEFORE THE
 BLUDGEONS OF THE ATHLETICS
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The Game in Detail

was unintentional and that Baker ha blacked him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-18
SPORTING NEWS ANDLIVE GOSSIP FROM EVERYWHERE

When Christy Mathewson was nam mered into pulp yesterday afternoon the Athletics gained decided adVah- tage in the contest for the champions ship of the world. Unless an uneNpect- ed upheaval in the dope occurs the Giants are done for A miracle might save them: nothing natural can.
 Today, Chief Bender, the strongest pitcher of the Mackmen, is fresh afeel his exertion Saturday afternoon. Mar ouard worked Monday and even were he in first rate condition it is not be- neved that he is equal To the task ot trimming the good Indian. In case AIarquard is reserved for subsequent engagements Manager McGraw will be forced to send one of his reliefs, AmeS or Wiltse, to the mound. Either may win; but the odds are against them
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
ADMITS He KILLED MAN
AND ROBBED EXPRESS CAR
Youth Makes Full Confession
After He Is Run Down
BY Detectives.

SCRANTON, a., Nov lS.-William
eter RlshissI u years old, of No. 24d
Slocumave., Kingston. a.. dis
charged employe OF the United States
Express Co, was arrested here early
this morning. charged with killing
Iryan c. Berger 40 years Old of this
city. United States express messen-
ger, on Lackavanna train No 70S.
near Taylor. Pa, who was murdered
late yesterday and his car looted OF
81 500 while enroute 70 Scranton.
Bishie was arrested al 6:l5 o'clock
this morning in hotel on l.acka.
wanna-ave. by County Detective NJ.
a. Rafter and squad of state po-
lice whom the detective had called
in from eckville and Old Forge Bar.
racks The prisoner confessed the
murder.
In his confession to Detective Raj.
ter, Bishie said:
81 got on the train at The TAYLOR
station. Berger lei me on 10 ride
10 Scranton. Tow minutes after the
,raln started shot Berger | fired
two shots. The first one went into
his head and the second went wild.
Then ! took the money. When the
train slowed up at LuZerne-st.,
jumped off. crossed to the Jersey Cen
trail tracks and walked to Scranton.
st threw the revolver into the river
and also threw some papers away.
Then came up Laekawanna-ave and
went TO the hotel where | was taken
into custody"
" Is thought the youth is insane
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
THIRD tX-CONvICT SALOON /
MAN PUT OUT OF BUSINESS
Police Close Up Charles Sass
Place on Chene-St. While
Wife Weeps.

Sergt. Fitch, Patrolman Henderson
and Detectives Bandemer and Dono.
van, OF Hunt-st. station, swooped down
on the saloon OF Charles Sass, No. 500
Chene-st.. Friday evening seized his
license card, and ordered him TO close
up his place. Sass is the third ex-
convict 10 be closed up. He was sent
to Ionia, from Pontiac. Feb %, 1896,
for burglary
Il expected that | would be the next
one was his greeting TO the officers.
II know all about IT, You fellows are
only obeying orders. Have drink. =
The council took my money, when
they knew all about this business, and
that doesn't look fair" he added
Mrs Sass who was nearby when
the card vas seized. started to cry.
and walked into back room.
The brewers and brewery interests
connected with The Knights OF enc
Royal Ark, liquor mems secret so
cieIy. and which also Includes in its
membership. nearly every saloonkeep-
er in Wayne county, have opened a
big breach in the organization. The
brewery interests have been accused
Of shaping the liquor laws TO suit
themselves. while the saloonkeepers
have had TO bear the brunt Of the law.
All was fish for the brewers net.
When saloons in certain counties were
closed up, the brcwcries put on extra
help in all departments. and worked
night and day TO supply the extra de-
mand for cases and kegs OF beer.
Blind pigs" have always been splen-
did customers for the brewers.
Now the brewers are out with a
wall TO the effect that Prosecutor
Shepherd is going too far in his cru
sade 10 have the liquor laws obeyed
to the letter. and that the Royal Ark.
which has been in the throes of a
civil war az between the brewers and
the saloonkcepers, will now present a
united front and exert all its influence
70 stop the prosecutor In his crusade.
William j Werner secretary OF the
Roval Ark. who was recently can
didate for president on a platform
which meant he elimination OF the
brewery interests from the organlza-
ton. Is blamed BY The brewers for the
breach in the ranks. They claim H.
is making tho organization bic po-
litical machine, 20 control and dictate
elections
This is denied by Werner. who d..
clares tha, his whole efforts have
been bent toward getting the organ.
izatiou out OF politics
Prosecutor Shepherd says he be.
lleves the better class OF saloonkeep
ers Is with him in his crusade for bet
ter conditions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
STANLEY TAKES ISSUE
WITH ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK. Nov. lS--A Washing
ton special TO the Globe says:
Chairman Stanley, OF the congress
sional committee which is Investigate
ing the Steel corporation, yesterday
, discussed with President Taft the at
tack of Col. Theodore Roosevelt upon
the administrations policy in dealing
with the trust question.
ION leaving the president, Rep.
Stanley said: L don't believe that
either of those cautious gentlemen
Judge Gary or Mr.. Frick made Mr.
Roosevelt their father confessor. II
, is hardly probable that he knew all
the facts concerning the United States
Steel Corporation, and the Tennessee
Coal & Iron Co. deal which he up.
holds.
"'Mr. Roosevelt is a great man, but
| doubt II any one man will make up
the mind of the American people
about this corporation
indications are that the house
Democrats will take issue with the
colonel as TO whether the Steel Cor
poration is good trust or bad one. -
WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.--Chairman
STANLEY of the house trust investiSat.
ing committee, told President Taft,
yesterday, that the house investiFa-
tion OF the Steel trust. WIN be re-
opened Monday despite the govern
ment's suit to dissolve the big cor.
poration
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
LAW MUST BE ENFORCED
SAYS LABOR INSPECTOR

FLINT. Mich, Nov 1S.-Mss Luel.
le NJ. Burton, deputy state labor in.
spector. has replied TO her critics in
this way regarding her enforcement
OF the labor law in respect TO women.
Miss Burton has made several ar
rests, some OF them prominent mer-
hants, and al recent meeting OF
The Columbian clue. womaus organ.
iZation. she was severely criticized
for her methods aad activities. No
,pcCific charges were made against
the Inspector the criticisms OF her
methods and incidentally insures her
critics OF hcr intention TO continue an
enforcement Of tho law
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
AMERICANS WARNED TO
LEAVE CHINESE INTERIOR

PEkIN Nov. 1S.=The United
States Legation ordered all Ameri
cans today to leave the Chinese in
terror for the treaty ports. The dan
ger OF an anti-foreign outbreak is con.
sidered very keen
IL was regarded AS practically Ger.
tain from the first that II the present
disorders in China were long contin.
ued, they would ultimately develop a
phrase OF hostility 10 alien residents.
The leaders, both Of the imperiaIists
and rebels. realize the danger TO the
Chinese themselves, of an attack on
foreigners and have undoubtedly done
all in their power to prevent IT, The
masses of the people. however. are
bitterly anti-foreign
Rumors continue to arrive OF a
battle raging at Nankln, bu, the
probabilities are that such fighting as
has already occurred is no more than
preliminary skirmishing The rebels
Cutnumber the imperiaists. but the
city's defenders are better disciplined
and strongly entrenched. Every In.
dication points 10 desperate engage.
ment
Confirmation Is lacking of the re.
port that Admiral Sab has been cap.
tured by he rebels, but since bis
fleet has allen into rebel honds, tho
story Of his capture seems likely. The
gunboats. manned by, rebel crews, are
maintaining their embargo on Chi
nese shipping on the Yangtse.
Reports cabled here from London
that the rebels plan to secure the ser
vices OF Gen Homer Lea an Amer
lean. TO mfintain a military govern
ment for about three years while al
ministerative reforms are being AZ
fected, have aroused the keenest In
tereat among foreign residents
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
SCAN GREAT LAKES FOR
Disabled VESSELS
Etsy@W
Search Is Made For ANY That
May Have Been Wrecked
In Storm.

ALPENA Mich. Nov. lS.--An in
vestisation is in progress today TO
ascertain whether any vessels are
missing as the result OF the fierce
sale and suowstorm thar swept the
lakes yesterday. II is believed that
the boats had ample warning TO get
To shelter before the wind reached
dangerous proportions.
A message late. last night said sew
eral steamers were indiflcultY- In
Thunder Bay. a careful survey is
being made to find any craft that may
be in distress and arrangements have
been made TO rush aid if il is neces-
sary.
QUEBEC, Que, Nov. 1S.--Fifteen
seamen were drowned in the Gulf OF
st. Lawrence, off Martin river. Thurs
day night, when the Norwegian bark
Antigua, was driven ashore in gale
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
BABY RUTA'S TRIPLE
TRAGEDY BR. .NGS SORROW
TO MICHIGAN HOUSEHOLD
Death Made Her His Agent in
Taking Littl. Brothers and
Sisters Lives.
SHE MEETS SAD FATE, TOO.
Tiny Girl Falls Into Cistern In
Jackson While Mother
Is Upstairs.
SHE MEETS SAD FATE, TOO.

JACKSON, Mich, Nov lS.-This is
the strange tragedy of Ruth, aged g.
Bright, sunny-haired, laughing Baby
Ruth-full OF life and childish energy
but born under the malign, Jet star
OF Death.
Twice Death made Ruth his agent
in the grim business OF snatching hu'
man lives
Then came the crushing third act
of his tremendous tragedy, The life
of Ruth was also blotted out-by her
own innocent act.
Three years ago the Butler fam
lily lived in Charlotte, small town
40 miles from Jackson. Ruth was the
only living child. though two others
had died in infancy-a sort of pro-
logue to the Tragedy of Ruth.
One day In August, when Ruth was
three years old, she was shown a
tiny sister. Helen, who mad come
from the Unknown to live with them.
Bafore that little Ruth had been lone.
some and had so often wandered
from home that her mother used TO
tie her at the end of leather thong,
eight feet long. so she wouldn't run
play with right there at home.
Twenty-Five days later Ruth ran
TO her mother one afternoon and told
how she had tied up Baby Helen to
keep her from 'wunnin' away" The
mother found her baby on the bed
room floor, strangled TO death by
the leather thong. one end of which
was fastened to bedpost
The days went by much as usual
for little Ruth after that, until an
other year rolled around. Then. on
chill November day. the Angel of
Life brought her another little play
mate-a baby boy this time. They
named him Russell
The mother suffered with an ach-
ing tooth She relieved the pain with
applications OF chloroform When
Baby Russell was 10 days old, little
Ruth thought it was naughty tooth
that made HIM cry too. So she
poured most of mamma S 'toof medi-
cine nito the place where Russells
teeth ought TO be. Twenty-four hours
later Ruths tiny brother was dead.
And again the little white hearse
called at the Butler door.
p NAY pc MUM HbSStu lIe play IndleS
God had sent, and then taken away
But she grew strong and healthy and
happy--and found other interests in
the smiling world about her. So two
years went by
In August, this year. the Buffers
moved 10 Jackson. And here death
played the third sardonic trick.
ON Sunday afternoon this month,
Baby Ruth accompanied her mother
down cellar on an errand. In one COR
ner OF the cellar is cistern. The
Mother went upstairs, but Ruth lag
ged behind Ito get an apple
Mrs. Butler heard splash. She
rushed downstairs and saw Ruth
foundering in the water The terri
fed mother ran 70 get help
When help came Baby Ruth was
dead. Her grim destiny had been full
filled.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-18
BANK STARTED BY
WALSH CLOSES DOORS

MONTGOMERY. Mich. Nov 1S.--
The Hillsdale County bank has closed
it's doors. The Institution. which was
started BY S. Francis Walsh. OF De
troit. had but $500 on deposit, The
creditors were paid in Hll. 49,.
Ray Freeman. OF Detroit was
cashier OF the bank n Is said there
has been little money on hand for the
past few weeks. end "a was decidcd
20 close a. When Walsh came here
20 start the bank. he endeavored 10
secure aid from the local people 10
start state bank, but the plan failed.