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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
JEFFERSON COUNTY
 TEACHERS MEET
Programme Interesting-Diplay of Art Work Made-ThOse Attending

The Jefferson County Teachers as sociation held the second meeting of this sch holastic term In the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce yester day morning and carried out an inter- esting programme. According to the plan of work that each meeting shall be the occasion for an exhibit in man. ual arts and drawing from the eight districts of the county, the Jonesboro school district made a pretty display of the drawing and cut out work.
 The attendance filled the auditorium and the meeting was presided over by the president of the association, Prof. R. E. Ledbetter of Irondale. The pro- gramme was as follows:
 Primary Arithmetic" Miss Ethel Gillespie; "Dificurties We Meet in Our School Work" Charles R. West; ; School Music" Professor Blough, How to Adjust the Course in History
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DAYS RECORD OF
 COUNTY COURTS

The following sentences were passed yesterday on offenders convicted in the two divisions of the criminal court:
 In the first divisions: Will Davis Miller assault with intent to murder, two years in the penitentiary; Will Woods, bur glary and grand larceny, two years; An derson Wright, burglary and grand lar ceny, two years: Oscar Tannehill, assault with intent to murder, two years; Son Avery, grand larceny, two years; Eliza Turner, assault with intent to murder, three years; will Stephens, grand larceny, 10 years; Eliza Starr, assault with in tent to murder, two cases, 90 days and two years Frank Barfield, grand larceny two years; Fisk Morford, grand larceny, two years.
 In the second division: James Wright, Sunday gaming, 10 days and costs; Rosa Jones, vagrancy, 10 days and costs Ed Colbert, gaming, 10 days and costs; VIII Craig, petty larceny, six months and costs; Pal Pratt, gaming, 10 days and costs; Nelson Anderson, assault and bat tery, % days and costs; Andrew Thomas gaming, 10 days and costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
FATALLY WOUNDED ATTENDING CIRCUS

Columbia, November 1S.-(SpeciaD.- While the circus was in full blast this afternoon about o'clock in crowd of 4OOO or more, Jack Elliott of Henry county shot and fatally wounded Will Hodge, a negro. Elliott used a 3S Colts revolver, and after shooting Hodge and knocking another negro in the head, fracturing his skull, ran from the show grounds through town, where in some means he procured double barrel shotgun and made for Henry county, hotly pursued by Police men James Allen, Joseph and Sydney Baker. As soon as Elliott was overtaken he threw down his gun and surrendered and is tonight in the city bastile.
 Tn another part of the great throng and about the same hour Andrew Lewis. who lives about seven miles southwest of Columbia, shot Joseph Cook and bad ly wounded Enoch Crawford.
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from the Intermediate to Higher

from the Intermediate to Higher Grades" H. P. Burruss.
 The following is a list of those mem bers of the county teaching corps who were present at the meeting yester- day.
 Miss Mary vann. Miss Gussle Yield
 ing. George W. Rush, Miss Myrtle Ha- good T. G. Whaley, J. s. Brown, Miss Lelie Burchfield, Miss Leona Lewis, W. -B. Lovejoy, Miss Susie Martin, A. r. Lokey, Charles D. Harrison, E. c. Wat kins, c. R. West, Miss L. M. Christi Heb, S. A. Ellts, w. P. Burruss, F. L.. Blough, Superintendent I. w. McAdory, B. E. Lee, w. P. Amerson, l.. H. Har- alson, Miss Rubie King, Miss Gera Owen, Miss Glido Jannette, Miss Dixie Love, Miss Mabel Cooper. Miss Lillie Mellown, Miss Daisy Davis, Miss Daisy Griffith, Miss Annie Herbert Miss Maud Dunn, Miss Fife Shaw, Velmon Supple. Mrs. M. c. Mey, Miss Bessie Tidwell, Miss Mabel Stollworth. Miss Fay Faulkner Miss Laura Hicks, Miss Phyllis Bosworth, Miss Ethel Gillespie, Miss Miriam Moore, Miss Bessie Neal, Miss Susie Bailey, J. L. Banard, H. M. Sharpe, T. |. Tillery. Mrs. Pearl Moore, Miss Marie England, T. Wall, c. l.. Tillery, Miss Ethel Mae Donald, Miss Lacy Wall. Miss Francis Moody, Miss Dera Waldrop, Miss Marie Bradley, Miss Annie Atkins, Miss Ollie Erwin, Miss Louise West, Mrs. M. Haag, A. E. Hand ley, Miss Mamie Saddler, Miss Linda Batson, Mrs. Lillian 1T. Wall, Cecil Vines, Miss Esther Vines, Miss Lucille Mccullough, Miss Cora Waldrop, Miss Geneva Hall, Miss Minnie Gunter. Miss Milton West, J. E. Dolor, Lowery Da-
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Science Notes

From the Boston Herald.
 virginia's coal production Is steadily in. creasing, the states output of 6,507.9 short tons last year being far ahead of any previous record
 Telegraph poles have been dispensed with entirely in one Welsh town. ir which the residents have permitted the wires to be strung from house to house.
 A German chemist claims to nave melted metals in a vacuum by focus ing the suns rays upon them without necessitating the use of a container of high heat resisting properties.
 For both military and industrial pur- poses an automobile has been built in France in which the platform tilts yto the ground to receive loads drawn upon 1t by capstan with which 1t is equipped.
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Blondes Getting Scarcer

From the Ladys Pictorial.
 Scientists are taking gloomy view of tlie future of the blonde. Not only are fair people becoming fewer, but if this Is not paradox, they are also becoming darker. The future promised to bring us nothing more interesting than the "wnitey browns Of humanity
 To preserve our blondes is scientifically possible, but their continuance would make an end to the progress of civiliza- ton. All or nearly all, the conditions of modern life tend to encourage brunettes Before many decades have passed there will probably only be rare examples ot women who are divinely fair, and their position may not be as enviable as the charitable are inclined to expect.
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City Court

The following suits were filed yesterday in the city court: Nathan Longs vs. the Birmingham Rail- way. Light and Power company for $lO,- 900. The plaintiff alleges that when he was getting off of a car the motorman closed the gates too soon. and threw him to the ground. as result of which he was hurt.
 Annie M Fields vs. the Pittsburg Plate Glass company for $10,000, alleging that a dray belonging to the defendant and con- trolled by It's agent, ran into vehicle in which she was riding, throwing her out on the ground and injuring her.
 Ed Bryant vs. the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company for s10,- GOO. Plaintiff alleges that he was em- ployed by the company as car sweep CT, and while so engaged, lost one of the fingers of his left hand.
 William Durron vs. the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for $1900 al- Ieging that while he was working for the defendant company as machinist, his leg was crushed.
 Martin Brown vs. the Birmingham Rail- way. Light and Power company for 5000. alleging wrongful election from car
 Willie Johnson vs the Tennessee Coat, Iron and Railroad company for $500. al- leging injuries received while employed by the defendant.
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No Terminals
From the Pittsburg Leader.

r T
 John Barrett director of the American bureau of republic, is the champion long distance talker of Washington-and he likes to make speeches. On a recent oc- casion when his talk consumed almost the time allotted for the entire pro gramme, he was followed by M. V. Rich- ards, land agent of the Southern railway.
 MT. Barretts speech" said MT. Rich- ards, "is like the excuse made by the general agent of railway In Georgia who was called before the board of di- rectors to explain why the road vas threatened with bankruptcy.
 Gentlemen said the agent, our rail- way runs through country which is rich in natural resources. There's noth- ing the matter with the road, gentlemen. except that it has absolutely no terminal facilities
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Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance in the following real estate transfers involving 5000 or more were filed yesterday in the probate office:
 s725O-Charles H. and Ellen B. Chaser to Mrs. s. A. Armsley. part of lots and 2 in block 756 of the Elyton Land com panys survey of the city of Birmingham, fronting 50 feet on the west line of Twen- ty-first street, near Magnolia avenue.
 $21O0-zoe R. Black to M. w. Roper. lo' 23iO and the east half of lot 2SoS, accord ing to M A. Mays survey of North Bir- mingham. fronting 75 feet on the north line of Twenty second avenue.
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MORPHINE AND
 WHISKEY HABITS
Cured Without Pain Or Re straint At Cedarcroft Sani- tarium, Lebanon, Tenn.

Endorsed by Governors, College Pro- fessors, Physicians and Ministers as a high grade institution.
 Licensed under special law swhich re- ouires 1t to be under direct manage ment of reputable physician who has had at least five years experience with a record of 90 per cent of cures.
 Equipped with modern conveniences, including latest electro-therapeutical apparatus.
 No deposit of fee is asked until cure is affected to entire satisfaction of pa- tient.
 Patients also cured at home. Write for booklet and references. Address pr. Power Gribble. Supt., Box ssl. Lebanon, Tenn.
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glasses whether the shot falls short or over or has a Reflection to right or left. Lieutenant Commander Clevland Davis has invented a method of spotting by the aid of the camera The splash is photo- graphed, and in few seconds the nega- tive is developed. The necessary correc- tions in the range and def1ection are then made and 1t is stated that the operations are so speedy that there Is practically no delay as compared with the present meth- ods of spotting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
Court of Common Pleas

The preliminary hearing of the case against Tom Hagan and Bob Payne, charged with murder in connection with the killing of W. w. Ellard at Lewisburg last Sunday, was not entered into yester- day. It was continued to Saturday, Mo- vember %. The hearing will take place in the second division of the common pleas court before Judge H. E. Abernethy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
Marriage Licenses Issued

Licenses to marry were issued from the probate office yesterday to the following: John Hartan of Acton and Miss Clara Mosteller.
 John Bagley of Littleton and Miss Myrtle Lindsay.
 Raymond Alexander of Sayre and Miss Nora Brooks.
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An Obstacle to Progress

From the Kansas City Star.
 A tourist in the mountains of Tennes. see once had dinner with a querulous old mountaineer who warned about hard times for fifteen minutes at a stretch.
 "Why, man. said the tourist, you ought to be able to make lots of money shipping green corn to the northern mar- ket.
 ''Yes, I orter,' was the sullen reply.
 You have the land. suppose, and can get the seed"
 'Yes, I guess so.''
 "Then. why don't you go into the spec- ulation?'
 NO use, stranger" sadly replied tho cracker. "the old woman is too lazy to do the plowin and plantin'."
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Circuit Court

In the circuit court yesterday Jasper Smith filed suit against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company ask ing for sso,oOo for injuries alleged to have been received in 8 collision between a street car and the wagon in which he was riding. The plaintiff sets out that his horse was killed. and he himself thrown from the wagon and greatly bruised.
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wis Miss Mollie Nichols, Miss Ruby Sargent, Miss Lillian Bush, w. w. Me- kensie. Miss Maud Estes, c. L. Hub bert, Miss Margie Bell, w. G. Hix, Miss Johnnie May Garner, Miss Olive Patterson, Miss Esther Vines. Miss Eula c. Hoen, Miss Margaret McAdory and J. B. Kirkpatrick
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Kindred Spirits

From the Washington Star.
 Lady" said Flooding Pete, 'T ain't had a square meal in two days"
 Well" said the resolute woman, as she turned the dog loose, neither has Towser. so I know you'll excuse him."
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"Spotting" By Camera
cientihc American.

From the Scientific American.
 At present the fall of the shots in tar get practice is observed from the tops of the cage masts of our battleships and cruisers; the ''spotter" noting through his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-19
Budding Genius

From the New York Sun.
 Knicker-You think Johnny will grow up to be President?
 Proudpop-yes; that boy can eat any, thing.
Evening star., 1911-08-20
O'TOOLE IS TROUBLED
WITH A SORE ARM
New Pirate Pitcher Will Not
Make Debut Until His
Arm Is Ready.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 19.-Marty
O'Toole. the Pirates twenty-two-thou-
sand-dollar beauty. has sore arm, and
according to Manager Fred Clarke will
not make his National League debut this
week.
August Manager Kelly of st. Paul
worked his prize twirler against Mime
apolis. 1t was a Sunday game, and the
fact that O'Toole would pitch had been
hand, and in spite of heavy rain. which
started just before game time and con-
tinued through the entire contest. Marty
was sent to the mound. He couldn't
get up any steam and the wetness inter-
fered with his dry splitter" He was
given a bad beating, and the next day
he had twinges Of pain in that valuable
whip of his. They have been recurring
ever since Martyrs last game for the
Saints was pitched last Sunday. He held
Kansas City to three hits and felt moth
ing wrong with his arm. Then he jumped
on a train to go to Pittsburgh. 1t rained
the only day he spent in the Steel city.
and he had no chance to try himself out
until the train reached Brooklyn.
Then he found that his good right arm
was still sore. He warmed up yesterday.
but could not get rid of the stiffness
Today he did not pitch ball. confin!ng
his activities to working for a few min
utes at first base and then batting fun
goes to the outfield. The fans in Brook
lyn have turned out every day expecting
to see Marty pitch. But they cannot say
that Fred Clarke fooled them, for he
never told a soul that Marty would work
at Washington park.
"O'Toole will not work until he tells
me he is just right" said Fred today.
He has a hard enough task ahead when
he is at his best, and / am not going
to rush him, or ask him to pitch when
he does not feel like it,
Pittsburgh fans must not construe this
to mean that Marty Is trying to delay
his debut. He would go in today and
again tomorrow IL Fred asked him, and
he would pitch his head off to win. He
is that sort. He's no shirker
Evening star., 1911-08-20
NQUlSITIVE FANS.

to second he compelled A to return to
first or be tagged out
Sporting Editor Star:
% Less than two out, A on first. b
hits long fly to the outfield, but fails to
the hit is safe, advances, but fails to
touch second. Fly is caught and A starts
back to first, cutting across the diamond
from near third, failing to touch second
on the way back. He reaches first before
the ball does. Ball is held on second and
he Is declared out under section 13 of
rule Sc Now 1 contend that as long as
A did not touch second when advancing
he did not have to touch ii coming back
(0 1 claim the base umpire has no right
to call a balk: that it is the umpire in
chiefs privilege to do this. What are the
major league umpires instructions on this
rule? A. r. COATES.
umpires, you lose. CD Umpire In chief
has sole Jurisdiction over calling balks.
We would hardly call it privilege"
Sporting Editor Star:
Please advise if in 1899 the catchers in
the National League played back and
took the pitchers deliveries on the first
bounce until there were either two
strikes, three balls or man on base.
also. when the rules were so changed
that the catcher played up close to the
batter constantly? c. r. G.
duced the innovation of making the
catcher work behind the bat constantly
to shorten the games. In 1901 the Ma
tional League adopted the rule IRE
vous to that the catcher could play back
if he wanted to, but seldom caught pitch
ed balls on the first bound, usually on the
rebound from the stand.
Sporting Editor Star:
O on first base. B hits an infield
fly. Is b out? ca A is on third base B
makes an infield hit and the ball is
played for A between third and home b
runs around and stands on third where
he Is touched with the ball before A
finally is put out. Is out? A. FAN.
% Yes, if the fly is caught, but not
otherwise. (0 No.
Sporting Editor Star:
is on third and B on second A starts
home and B runs to third, touching the
base Meanwhile A comes back to third,
b going back to second. As neither one
is touched. are they not both safe?
BERDOCK.
Certainly. The last sentence of rule
80 defines the only kind of play in which
the base runner can be forced out.
Sporting Editor Star:
With two out the batsman has three
strikes called ,, on him. but the catcher
man starts for first. The catcher,
having recovered the ball. crosses the
base line in front of the base rum
ner between home and first. but does not
touch him, neither does he throw the
ball to first base. The runner leaves the
line and starts for the players bench,
then returns to the base line and goes
and touches first base. What decision
should the umpire render according to
the rules? j. E. Nj.
al
line to avoid being touched with the ball
by the catcher consequently should be
declared out for that reason, but for no
other.
Evening star., 1911-08-20
Youngsters Making Good in Major Leagues
Nc. 6-v1C SAFER, BAsEN1AN.
By HARVEY T. WOODRUFF.

reer. This team played games in neigh
boring towns and was given some back
ing by the automobile company which it
was intended to advertise indirectly. But
the players received. no regular salary.
Instead they played on a percentage. or
what is technically known as a split"
So, If the gate receipts were good, they
had some spending money. but Safer con-
fesseS the picking was mighty uncertain.
Last year Safer accepted his first pro-
fessional engagement with the Lansing
club of the Southern Michigan League.
He played first base in 141 games, includ
ing the post-season series necessary when
Lansing and Kalamazoo tied for the PEN
nant, which was won in the play-off by
Kalamazoo. Safer was second In the
league batting list with .339 and stole
ing only by Red Bowser. who was Sc
cured by Comiskey, but sent back to the
minors for more experience.
From Lansing Safer was secured by the
Cubs as an emergency man in case any
thing went wrong with Manager Chance
1t was hardly expected he would become
a regular for several seasons because of
his youth and inexperience. In fact,
when Chance was knocked out by pitch
ed ball Hoffman was placed on first base.
But this move weakened the outfield. and
Hoffman was not as good on low balls
as the youngster from Michigan. So
Saier got his chance, and the team play
improved.
Safer bats left handed and throws right
handed. He stands five feet eleven inches
and weighs 172 pounds. He throws we'll,
shifts his feet in receiving throws at first
base, and seems at home in receiving all
kinds of throws. The only Interrogation
point to brilliant major league career is
his batting ability. The recruit has been
prone to indulge in a peculiar crowding
hitch as he swings at the ball, which is
regarded as a fault. Chance has been
instructing> him in his batting position,
and has advised him to choke his bat
more. His fielding answers all questions.
Saier's ability to improve <and maintain
a high position in the offensive Of the
game will determine whether he is merely
a first baseman or a great" first base
man. Chance says. "Saier will do"
That ought to satisfy Chicago fans, at
least for the present.
Evening star., 1911-08-20

Victor S. Safer the twenty-year-old
first baseman of the Chicago Cubs,
played his first base ball in his home
town Of Lansing, Mich, on team
called the Little Giants. That was ten
years ago, but Safer remembered the
ways Of Giants when a member of the
family and possibly for that reason IS
not afraid of the National League Giants
or any other of the clubs he is called
upon to meet since becoming a regular,
owing to injuries to Manager Chance.
One of the first traits roted in Safer
when he took his stand at first base was
his absolute lack of fear of opposing base
runners. He did not ATTEMPT the tricks
of blocking. which older heads sometimes
try, often successfully and often to their
sorrow, but he occupied all the space he
was entitled to and gave up no ground
which belonged to him.
Safer Is one of the youngest. IL not the
youngest, player in the major leagues
holding regular position. Before ne was
secured by the Cubs he had not even
seen big league game; AS t SAFER sat on on
absorbed much base ball by watching his
teammates in action. He did not chafe
because he was not asked at once to take
a regular position, but learned more by
observation than most players do. Now
Chance is quoted as saying he would as
soon have Safer and Saier's prospects
for the Cubs as the hard hitting Luderus
Of the Phillies, who once was understudy
to the Cub manager.
Safer was born In Lansing on May 4,
1891, and always lived In that city. He
has played ball eyer since he can remem-
ber. and has played every position. al
though never q regular pitcher. AS
boy he attended ST. Mary's high school
I'm Lansing for four years and was grad
uated in 1905 While there he played
different positions on the nine whenever
needed. He also played in the line and
backfield on the football eleven. Safer al
ways was a good fielder. but excellent in
batting while at school.
After graduating the present Cub at
tended the business college Of the same
institution for year and a half. Dur
ing the summer Of 1900 he was member
Evening star., 1911-08-20

alone several times last week, practicing
strokes and putting. He is among the
leaders in the Johnson cup competition.
Montgomery E. Danforth had A. s.
Matungly as his companion in a match
last Wednesday at Columbia and was de-
feated by Mr.. Mattingly by one up.
S. E. Egan. the father of Walter and
Chandler Egan, respectively the western
and national champions. is frequently
seen on the course at Bannockburn and
plays a splendid game in spite of his
age.
Jack Klein and Bascom Johnson play
ed a match Friday at the Washington
Country Clubs links and the game went
to the former by up and 1.
A threesome of more than ordinary in
terest was played on the Chevy Chase
links last Thursday, the contestants be-
and William /. Deming. The game went
merrily along until the fifteenth hole
then it see-sawed and the eighteenth was
halved by Minnigerode and Donn. Then
Deming was beaten by Minnigerode by 2
up and by Dom by up.
The President played with Secretary
Knox and Capt. Archibald Butt Monday
afternoon at the Chevy Chase Country
Club. No cards were hung up and the
President smilingly refused to divulge
the. result of any of the games. He vol
unteered this information however,
Yes said he Il really believe 1 am i'm
proving my shot game and driving truer
than ever before. And I'm glad of it.
Aren't you?"
Howard B. Morenus of the Midlothian
Country Club OF Chicago was the guest
of Otto J. DeMoll Friday, out at Co
lumbia. Inhospitably, Otto defeated his
guest in closely played match by up.
The Chicagoan, however, showed splen-
did form, especially when he got into bad
places and as he will remain here for
a week he asserts that it is his intention
lumbia, and revenge himself on DeMoll.
DeMoll. by the way. is playing a strong
game nowadays. Last Monday he put 1t
all over Robert w. Cox out at Columbia
by up and 4. and Cox is a mighty good
player at that
DR.. P. L. Hodges and r. B. Sheldon
played very interesting match on the
course out at the Columbia Country
Club last Tuesday. in which Mr.. Sheldon
won by 3 up and 2. DR. Hodges lost
strokes at a water hazard and got his
Up to the twelfth hole the score stood
even, but after that Hodges went ahead
and won easily.
Gen. z. NJ. Weaver gave Col. A. s.
Worthington a handicap of a stroke a
hole in turn Of the links last Thursday
at Chevy Chase. Col. Worthington proved
that this handicap was hardly needed, as
| Gen. Weaver was defeated by up and 2.
Mai Fred C. Bryan and ]. T. McClan-
ahan whacked the soft rubber sphere over
the green's at Washington Country Club
last Wednesday and Maj. Bryan won at
| the eighteenth iron cup by up.