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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

J. s. Clay, a grocery merchant, and Frank J. Randall, clothing clerk. who were shot and seriously wounded in pistol duel Sunday morning as the re- suit of an alleged insult offered young lady, were both alive today and Clay's chances for recovery were ex- cellent. Randalls case was doubt | fu1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

The funeral of County Judge Seth M. Walker was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the First Presbyterian church, Rev. J. W. Bachman and Rev. W. F. Thompson officiating. The body laid in state at the city hall from l 1 o'clock in the morning until o'clock in the afternoon. The interment was at Forest Hills cemetery. The entire coun- ty court acted as pallbearers. Special committees were oh osen by the Cham Der of Commerce and the Chattanooga bar to officially represent these organ izations at the funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

Effective today the Hamilton Nation- al bank of this city will increase its capital stock from $500, 1000 to $780, 900. The new 15-story home of this financial institution Is rapidly ap- preaching completion at the corner of Seventh and Market streets. The re- sources of the bank, after the increase of capitalization, will be about $1,- 100,0 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

The First National bank of this city has taken over the American Nation al, effective today. The capital of the former is s00,000, while that of the latter is S250,000. The First National however will immediately increase its capitalization to $750,00O. The officers of the new consolidation will be Char.es A. Lyerly, president; H. S. Chamberlain and c. c. Nottingham, vice presidents, and W. H. Dewitt, cashier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-03

w. P. G. Harding was so busy it took me long time to reach him at his desk in the First National Bank. It was hol- iday and the front door was closed but the banking force on the inside was busy as bees.
 "The banking situation in Birmingham 'le exceedingly satisfactory considering all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18

is subjected to the bath on the first day of hydrophobia symptoms, prob ably the first bath would prevent it's development; but 1t is advisable that the patient should take the sweating bath every six hours for forty-eigHt hours.
 If the patient fs not subjected until the second day of the development of the symptoms, 1t is recommended that the patient should take the bath in bed (withs apparatus) without after ablution, plenty of clothing heaped on with a cold cloth to the head and a hot bottle to the feet. plying the pa- tient with barley water (adding a tea spoonful of cream. of tartar to a Quar), to be drunk through cane or straw tube, on no account use glass.
 If the patient is calm, repeat tbs bath in four hours until the painfhy symptoms are relieved; and even af- ter the patient is apparently well con- tinue the sweating bath three times a day for week, followed by VIZ tery ablution; the duration of t1se sweating process being from twenty to forty miputes each time.
 Give the patient freely light farfns- ceous and fruit diet, as he must be kept going well with nourishment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
sPENDERs vs. DIPLOMATS.

Our gilded diplomats in Europe are additionally embarrassing, comments The National Post. We had Charle- magne Tower at Berlin, and he was at least a noble spender. The thrifty Germans liked him; the Kaiser did; the shopkeepers were at his feet. When he retired, Dr. David Jayne Hill. with no gilt but with more diplomatic eX- perience, took the post.
 There was frank expression of dis satisfaction in Germany, which the government of course diSavoWed. Dr. Hill remained. But the contrast be- tween his simple ways and the mag nificence of the Towers was sadly to his diScredit-in the practical mind of commercial Berlin. His stay was not made pleasant. His diplomatic duties were the more difficult because of the lack of social fabrication. He resigned; and thereupon gossip found marvellous motives. It heard that he had not managed the potash negotia- tions well: that he had become per- soma non grata because he had been compelled to tell Germany she must keep out of Mexico; that Mrs. Hills gowns did not suit the Berlinese; that the Taft administration never gave him it's full confidence.
 Out of all the gossip, the fact re- mains that Dr. Hill was in a hard position through no fault of his own He was not able to buy that sort of popularity which American diplomats have been buying in Europe during the past generation. He would be a most useful diplomat if diplomacy were needed; but he was not equip ped for the dollar diplomacy that Flu rope likes. He ended the discomforts of it all by resigning
 Some day this country will regret having accustomed Europe to expect spenders instead of statesmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
Why Bill Dineen
 Didn't Throw Game
Former Star Pitcher Could Have Allowed Maps to
 Win Flag in 1908

| Umpire Bill Dfneen. the former l great pitcher of the Boston ana St Louis teams, has been asked again and l again why he didn't let the Maps beat
 the Browns in that decisive game | for Larry's boys to win meant not on-
 ly the American league pennant, but | not unlikely the worlds championship as we'll, writes a Cleveland sporting | editor.
 Whats the argument?" after a fan had delivered a long dissertation on l the inability of the Tigers to beat the | Cubs and on fact that the fans all | over the country were roofing for the Maps to finish in first place in 1908
 Do you mean that I should have pitched poor game that day and
 have allowed the Maps to win by de- fault?"
 "but you could have played sort of easy. It wouldn't have hurt you any to have pitched the kind of balls our boys could have hit and an occasion al base on balls or wild pitch would not have been noticed"
 That" said Dineen, doesn't strike me as being very lofty idea of the squareness and fairness of baseball in general. Of course. I could have lost that game. Of course, pitcher could often lose a game that he wins. But how long would there be any jobs for players and umpires if games were Juggled?
 "I know full we'll that nine out of ten people in the stands at St. Louis that October day in 1908 wanted Cleve- land to win for victory meant nothing to the Browns and everything to the Maps. But what sort of place would I have occupied in baseball had I handed the game to the team that almost everybody wanted to win?
 Baseball isn't game of an hour, a day, a week, month; nor even of season. It is a game in which thous ands and thousands of men will go on making a living for years and years and years. The only way to keep the sport on the top crest of popularity is to do the fair and square thing ever and always.
 "A pitcher who would toss away a game in crucial contest would be as unworthy of the confidence of the peo- pie as would an umpire who would conspire with gamblers to throw game. Both situations are equally impossible.
 What we want in baseball and what we all. get are two widely different things. But the man who gets along is I believe is the one who does the right thing always, even if a million reasons are at hand why he should do something else"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
THE CAREER OF A
 FAMOUS ATHLETE.

"I have been asked by The Colum- bian to trace my athletic career. I was born on the farm near Almones- son Lake, N. J., on September 5th, 1883. I liked out door sports just the same as any healthy boy and played my share of baseball and ran, about considerably. Before I took up run- ming seriously, I was attracted to foot ball. In the course of time I found myself in Philadelphia. There I play ed end for the Preston Athletic Clubs eleven. During the three years I was with the Preston Athletic Club we were never scored on.
 -.It was in 1902 that running attract ed me. I entered a 1OO-yard dash in a Philadelphia meet and finished third. The same day, I won the half-mile e run. and a half-hour after that event I competed In the mile and finished third. I tell you, I was a mighty proud youngster Then I entered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
SNYDER IS
 TOO MUCH FOR
 0 'NE|L'S TEAM
Swarthy Pitcher Holds New
 Britain Club to Two Hits
(By Wagner.)

Line forms at the right to grasp the hand of Chief Snyder, the leading finger of the Connecticut league of baseball clubs. By reason of his vic- tory over New Britain yesterday, Shy der made his record five victories and no defeats. The leather skinned boy was handing out his famous under hand ball and the Cubebs, who num- Der four 300 hitters in their ranks, could get but two hits. One of these was scratch that Jimmy Hall knock ed down with one hand.
 Snyder gave two passes and famed two. In critical situations he was at his best.
 Lefty Hoar, the Coe Brass Go. grad uate, was the boxman for New Brit ain. The Mechanics are getting plenty of southpaws sent against them this season because of their many left hand batters. Hoar bothered the boys great deal and the seven raps were kept we'll scattered. Hi Ladd got one healthy triple, one infield single and one Texas leaguer. Lou Litschi came through with pair of beauties and Benny Kauff beat out a bunt for his daily hit.
 McCann's men played steadily in the field. Jimmy Hall made some good stops and Tom Crooks knocked down three hard ones. Hank Gagain was in good form behind the bat. He caught two hard fouls at times when the visitors looked dangerous. E The visitors were minus the services of Marsans, the Cuban outfielder who quit the team because Dan ONei1 spoke a few harsh words Jack Hoey was in left field wearing red shirt that would make a hit in the Fire mems league The Cubebs don't look like a very fast team
 Bridgeport started scoring in the opener With one down, Litschi pounded a single to center. Tom Crooks sent a long fly to right that Ryan captured after a hard run. Hi Ladd tripled to deep right and Litschi crossed the rubber. In the third the boys picked up another. Ladd beat out grounder to Cabrera and Kauff got to first ahead of a bunt Stowe sacrificed. On Jimmy Halls roller Ladd crossed the plate.
 The Cubanolas threatened to spill the prunes in the eighth. Faulke got "a pass and went to second on Dun lop's out Rufe Rufiange, who is afraid of a razor sent one through Hall that tallied Faulke. Snyder then uncorked a wild pitch and Rufiange went to third With one down things looked bad. but Snyder held Rufe at third while he put Hoar out at first Then Ryan flied to Ladd
 The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
GREAT AREAS
 UNDERLAIN BY COAL.
Three Thousand Feet Is Considered by United States Geological Sur- vey as Maximum Depth for
 Workable Beds

Government coal land is classified by the United States Geological Sur Vey as "coal land' only if the coal formation lies at what is considered under present conditions in this coun- try a minable depth. Tn the deter imitation of this depth the character of the coal is considered, the maxi mum depth being 5000 feet for the highest grades of coal and less for the poorer qualities. Thus 1t happens that large areas known to be under lain with fine coal beds, but at depths of perhaps $500 or 1000 feet, are cIss- sified as "noncoal land" Some day in the distant future of course, thess beds may be mined. In foreign couH- 3,OOO-foot depth, the deepest mine fn Belgium, for example, being only 2 few feet short of 4,0O0 feet. Just what may be the acreage and tonnage of the coal beds of the United States which are below the maximum depth" have not been estimated, but they are Undoubtedly large. However. the coal occurring above this depth is estimated by the Geological Survey in round numbers of 2,000 billion tons Less than II billion tons have already been mined. Tn 1910 the production was little short of half a billion tons. drawn. however largely from the
  portion of the 1000 billion tons of the coal reserve consists of the compara lively inferior lignftes, of which North Dakota alone is estimated to contain 500 billion tons.
 An acre of coal 1 foot in thickness contains approximately 1,S00 tons. of which from 1, 200 to ], 400 tons is us- ually recoverable, some being neces- sarily lost in the process of mining
 Coal Beds of Great Thickness
 Some of the public lands are under lain with beds having an aggregate thickness of 50 to 75 or even 100 feet or more of high-grade coal. With such figures in mind the valuation (s400 or more an acre) which is being placed by the United States Geological Sur vey on the more valuable coal lands does not seem excessive.
 Before the coal lands were with drawn and their classification and valuation undertaken by the Geologi- cal Survey these areas would have been sold at only s20 an acre if. with in 15 miles of railroad or s10 if out side that limit. The highest tonnage value placed on any of the Govern ment land is 8 cents a ton, figure that is reduced by factors of depth, number of beds and quality of coal. in the valuation of many of the coal tracts Bulleton 424, issued by the Survey, contains full discussion and analysis of the plans and methods en- ploy<S by the Geological Survey I, fts of the public coal lands It can be had on application to the Director of the Survey at Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18

Brown Preparatory School. Under their colors, in 1904, I won the half- mile and mile interscholastic cham pionship events at the St. Louis Ex- hfbitfon. In 1906 I Joined the Irish American Athletic Club, of which l am a member to-day. I shall remem- Der the year 1908. because of the Lon- don Olympic meet. There I had the good fortune to score the greatest number of individual points. I won the 800 and 1,500 metre events and ran on the four-mile relay team that won the championship for the United States Among my best work I fancy the winning of the National, Canadian and Metropolitan Championships three years in succession. With my rivals I hold certain records on the Amateur Athletic Union books. Melvin w. Sheppard in June Columbian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
Sport Notes Of Interest

Special from United Press)
 London, May 19s-Persistent bettins in the future books on the former John E. Madden colt Adam Bede the American entry's price steady al 20 to 1. for the English Derby, to be run May 31. All the followers of Winans' colors and his trainer, J Cannon, are remarkably sweet on the chances of the big son of the French stallion Adam. Today's betting was as follows: sunstar to 4; King Will 100 to 8; Sobieski 20 to 1; Adam Bede 20 to 1; Pframoz 2S to l; Atlantic 4t to |.
 Cedarhurst, L. T., May 1S-The Brit ish polo team, challengers for the Birmingham trophy, will have real try-out here, tomorrow, when they meet the Copperstone, New York, mal- let wielders. The defenders will, at the same time, meet a strong picked team made up of Foxhall P. Keene, Rene LaMontague, Malcolm Stevenson and Rudolph Agassiz
 New Haven, May 18-The Yale crew to race Cornell and Princeton, on Car negie Lake, Saturday, tried out new seating arrangement today, as the result of further changes made by Coach Kennedy yesterday. Oldenberg was replaced by Scully at No. 5; Howe went in at stroke and Van Sim deren at No. 6. The, crew will be boat ed as follows in Saturdays race: stroke Howe; ', Van Blarcom; 6, Van Sinderen; 5, Scully; 4, Philbin; 3, Romeyn; ?, Field; bow, Captain Frost; coxswain Barnum.
 New Haven, May 1S.-"K. O." Brown arrived in this city, today, to train at Hotel Maxwell, Savfn Rock. for his bout with Tommy Murphy. May 25.
 Middletown, May 1S.-Crippled by an injury. to Wendell, a sure point winner, the Wesleyan track team left, today, for Springfield, to compete in the New England intercollegiate meet. However, the prospects for a good showing are bright.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18

nat the IlrSt SOOQ WOrkOuC Vt had this year." declared Chief Snyder as he threw his glove down in the dressing room. The old boy retired New Britain in one, two three order in six of the nine innings. They were kidding Hank Gagair after the game. You'll be dropping out of the league if you don't get 'en down to second better said Manager McCann. T get worried once when I see him going down." retorted Ga gain. ''What have you got to be wor- ried about replied the manager You don't see that Chinaman hang ing around to take your job, do you? Get in there and work
 Umpire Dick Nallin is going fine. The Nbig fellow is being praised all over the circuit for his fine work. He and Lanigan are the best umps on the circuit
 "waft till you see this Bailey hit" . says Lou Litschi q played with him in the Tri-State league and he is a fast boy in getting down to first"
 Jack Hoey, the man who got more press agent stuff than the most dag zling blondine in '"The Girl With the Purple Eyebrow. didn't live up to his advance notices He had slight bay window in front and couldn't do any attempts Jack didn't get the ball out of the diamond.
 Hi Ladd did the right thing in the fourth. With Cabrera on second as result of Stoves error, Warner slammed a single to center, but Hi was on the job and caught Cabbage xh xho lot fn = gain.
 Jimmy Hall came back to something like his usual form. He got his eye on the ball, even if he didn't make a hit, and his roller in the fourth scored a run.
 Bridgeport now has three Ohio boys on the team. Benny, Kauffs Uppy Up- ham and Bill Bailey, are the sons of the Buckeye State.& Kauff lives in Pomeroy, Bailey in Dayton and Up- ham in Akron.
 Lawrence of the New England league. The former New Britain and Hartford box artist couldn't get into condi- tion.
 The Mechanics go on two days trip to Massachusetts tomorrow. Their first stop is in Springfield and they show in Northampton Saturday.
 Arbogast, the former Hartford catcher, has been sold by Columbus of the American association, to Fort Worth of the Texas league. Brady and Redmond, former Springfield players, are with Galveston in the same lea que.
 Farrell, the outfielder Waterbury secured from the Boston Red Sox, made a fine debut with the Pacers yesterday. He got away with several fine catches and made one hit With Callahan in the box Waterbury beat the Senators by to o. Lakoff worked for the Senators.
 Bob Stowe did something yesterday that probably won't happen again
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
BOWLERS DECIDE
 PENNANT TONIGHT.

The neck and neck fight which has been going on all season between Bridgeport and Hartford for honors in the State Duck Pin league will be settled tonight when the last games of the season will be rolled at the Park City alleys. Up to this week, the Park City rollers were in the lead, but Hartford by taking three strings from Meriden Tuesday even ing, jumped into the. lead by one point.
 Bridgeport to win the league hon. ors will have to take all three strings from the visitors. Bridgeport drop ping one string will put both teams on an equal footing, necessitating a series of games to settle the dispute. The play this evening will commence promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
YALE OARSMEN OFF
 FOR SATURDAY RACE.

Especial from United Press.)
 New Haven, May 1S.-The Yale University crew left this city, this afternoon, for Princeton. for the Sat urday race on Carnegie Lake with the Tigers and Cornell. The Ellis plan to go over the race course, to- morrow afternoon, and then to rest until the hour of the race, Saturday. The course is mile and three quarters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
COLLEGE GAMES

At Princeton RH.E. Lafayette, 000 o 0 0-2-A2 Princeton. 2O0O0' o 0 %--9-4 Batteries: Long and Conover; Green baum and Sterrett.
 At Cambridge R.H.E. Syracuse, POP o 1 o 0 o o-5-9-1 Harvard DO o 0 0 o 93-S@4 Batteries: Cottrell and Holmes: Hardy. Babson, Ernst and Reeves.
 At Philadelphia, R.HE Holy Cross. % % 0 0-1-4-5 Pennsylvania, o %-5-6-2 Batteries: Dunne and Kennedy; Im- lay and Gordon.
 Batteries: Kehoe and Lynch; Ulrich and Maloy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
HARVARD YIELDS TO YALE
 IN TRACK MEET DISPUTE
Special from United Press

New Haven, May 1S.-Harvard has yielded to Yale the points in the dis puted low hurdle raceon last Satur- days track meet, making the final score 59-44 F in favor of Yale A letter to this effect from William F. Garcelon, graduate treasurer of the Harvard Athletic Association to Pro- lessor Phelps, of Yale. was made pub lie here, today.
 'Fine courtesy and true sports manship," said the Yale News. today. "are shown in Harvard's action"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
BROWN EASILY BEATS
 YALE BASEBALL TEAM.

New Haven, May 18.-Brown won easily yesterday from Yale by to 1. The batting of Warner and Harris featured. While Yale made seven hits to the visitors nine, they were scattered and came when there was no one on base. Tn the ninth War from second and later scoring him self on a sacrifice. Score by innings:
 R. H. E. Brown .....O o 02001 2-5 g 2 Yale O 0 o 0 o O 1 0-1 ' 2 Batteries-Warner and Harris; Freeman and Carhart.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
Evers Won't Play
 Again This Year
Great Chicago Second Base
 man to Enter Sanitarium
Especial from United PresA) }

Especial from United PresA)
 New York. May 1s-'There k hard fy any chance of Johnny playing ball again this year." said Tom Evers, brother of Johnny Evers, the Cubs second baseman, today. Overs came here from Troy to tell Manager Chance of Johnnys condition.
 Johnny expects to go to Chicago soon to go into a sanitarium," Tom continued ''His nervous breakdown Is such that he can sit up only small Hart Of the time."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
A. Full Summer Variety.

Of sea food, such an assortment of fresh caught fish that's hard to find anywhere else Anybody can please himself with most any kind that suits his taste and know it is fresh and sweet. Such as green bluefsh. Conn. River shad mackere1, weakf1sh, flat fish, bass butterfish, porgies. cod, salmon halibut Holsters, clans, etc, fresh poultry from the country, meats and vegetables, at Hayes Fish O., 6z3 Water street, Tel 412.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
NEW BRITAIN.

Three base hit, Ladd. Hits off Sny- der 2, off Hoar :. Sacrifice hits, Stowe, Gagain. Stolen bases. Eley, Ruf1ange, Left on bases. Bridgeport 6, New Bri- tain g. First baes on balls, off Snyder 2 First base on errors, Bridgeport 1, New Britain 1. Struck out by Snyder 9 Time 1:25. Umpire Nallin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
AMATEUR BASEBALL

Manager Howard Dunbar of the Newfields has arranged a hobby sched- flle for his team. His home games he has on June 1, Female Stars; June II, White Plains; June IS, Colored Stars. Games abroad, May 20, Cedar Hills at Savin Rock; May 21, Wallfngford; i; May 2s. Westport; May 30, m. Port chester: May 30 D. m., Mount Yer non; June B. Wallingford; June 10. Torrington: June r, South Norwalk {; June 24 Seymour: July 4, Middletown; July 8. White Plains, and July g, Mamaroneck.
 The Sacred Heart school team would like to play the St. Charles team, Thursday, May g. at Seaside Park at o'clock. Answer through The Farmer
 The Walnut Reserves, now that the Walnut A. c. has disbanded has talk en over the name of that organization They have secured two new, men, O'Neil for left field and Brennan, the crack pitcher of the Sacred Hearts Although beaten Sunday by the Fair fields they expect to turn the trick on the return game next Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
Smoke Johnson Grins
Special from United Press )

Special from United Press.)
 New York. May 17-Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist, was in court, to- day for operating his automobile without any license. but Magistrate Breen discharged him after warning him not to take the car out unless, properly equipped
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18
YOUNG MAULIFFE HAS
 ARRANGED FOUR BOUTS

Young McAuliffe of the East Side has arranged four bouts. He will fight Kid Sea in New Haven, May 29. Jack Robinson of Shelton, Young Bosse and Young Ketchel of this city will be tackled later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-18

Chicago.-Because the crying of the four-year-old son of Mrs. Selma Henks annoyed him. George Kline stole the child, the police say He is on trial and refuses to tell where the baby is.