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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
Slaughter of Chinese Regretted

Mexico City, July s--After formally re- ceiving Chang Ting Tang, the Chinese minister, President De 1.aA Barra today expressed to him his regret over the slaughter of Chinese at Torreon during the revolution He assured Minister Chang that the Mexican government ex- pected to make proper reparation and that 1t now guarantees safety to alI for eigpers within the republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
No Relief in New York

New York, July S-The siege of op- pressive hot weather continues through out New York state. To the maximum of 94.5 degrees, which the hot wave of ficially reached here yesterday, 3k de- grees were added by today's maximum of aS recorded at noon. To the list of ten lives which succumbed yesterday, as many more were added today Up state reports were of similar woe.
 At o'clock the official thermometer in New York city, registered S6 and there was no relief in sight.
 While 1t was the hottest July 3 re- corded since 1898, when 99 was registered, it falls two degrees short of a Septem- Der day in 1881 when the city's maximum was established at 100 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
TREASURY FUNDS
 FADE RAPIDLY

Montgomery. July 3-(Special.) .)-Despite the fact that funds are rapidly pouring into the states strong box, they are go- ing out as rapidly, according to Judge John Purifoy, state treasurer. On Sat urday the. strong box was reimbursed by the addition of s251. 900 convict funds, but by tonight the sum had almost been paid out in warrants, school and otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
FIRST ON SAFE AND
 SANE FOURTH LIST

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July S-The < first death as a result of prema- <
 ture celebration of the Fourth of { July came whom Emory Smith, of '- Iowa City. aged IA, died of intes- tinal inflammation resulting from < a gun shot wound in the leg. ! Smith was examining the gun in { preparation for the celebration to- < morrow when it exploded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
Hottest Yet in Chicago

Chicago, July 3-Chicago sweltered in its hottest day of 1911 today and the hot test July 3 in the history of the weather bureau.
 Following the hottest night ever ex- perienced in Chicago the temperature climbed steadily and at 2:45 o'clock the thermometer in the weather bureau tow CT officially registered 995 degrees, while at the street level the temperature wa. 1os degrees Twelve deaths and one sui eide brought the list of heat victims for the last 36 hours up to AS of which num- Der g were badies. His mind believed to have been affected by the heat G. A. Wright leaped over the railing of the 15 floor of the Masonic Temple and was crushed to death on the floor of the ,ro- tunda on the main floor, a distance of about 200 feet.
 Parks and bathing beaches drew thou- sands, while in the tenement districts the suffering was intense. Hundreds are sleeping on porches, sidewalks and on the roofs tonight.
 Philadelphia, July 3--More than a score of deaths and hundreds of prostrations from the extreme heat occurred in this city and points in eastern Pennsylvania today. The thermometer in the weather bureau here registered go at l o'clock, a new record for the year and the highest temperature since 1901 when all records were broken.
 Steel mills and other industries through out the state were obliged to suspend work early.
 New England Records Broken
 Boston, July S.-Al heat records of the weather bureau were shattered by the hot wave which encircled New England today. Three deaths and more than 50 prostrations were reported in Boston and its uburbs alone.
 it's suburbs alone.
 shire, famed for their cooling breezes, offered little relief for at some points the mercury registered 96 in the shade. At Burlington, Vt., the weather bureau reported temperature of 100. exceeding by 4 degrees the highest mirk reached during the 70 years that local records have been kept.
 In Boston the official mark was 102. This was half degree hotter than the rec ord of September :. 1881, the highest ever recorded by the weather bureau.
 Beverly, the summer capitol, sweltered in temperature of los degrees. The family of the President, high above the town and favorably situated to catch any puffs of wind, remained closely indoors throughout the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
THE VOTE BY WARDS

The vote by wards as reported to the commission office last night follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
High Temperatures in Southwest

Kansas City. Mo, July s-High temper atures and high humidity were general throughout the southwest today. AL though the mercury dropped few de- grees tonight, the local weather fore caster Is unable to promise any decided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04

llcoNTINVED ON FACE sA
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
COPS GET CHANCE
TO Be CRACK SHOTS
dupont Company Offers Police
Use Of Ranges for Pistol
Practice

Should the Board Of Police Com
missioners accept the offer made by
the new DUPONT Gun Club 10 place its
revolver and pistol ranges at the dis
posal OF the Police Department, Will
mington can be expected 10 have the
best shots in any police department
in the country. In addition 10 this
oifer the r. /. DUPONT de Nemours Pow
der Company offers the police the SER
vices of Captain X. X. V. Casey, a
champion revolver shot, known all
over the country, and also the SER
vices OF Lieutenant Frank B. Hsrkins
another crack shot, these experts TO
coach the police in their shooting.
The offer of the DUPONT Company
was made to the Police Commission
az a special meeting held yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of opening
bids for summer uniforms. No deci-
sion was reached, but It is thought
The commission Will act faVorahly
on the offer at its next regular meet
ing
lhe offer Of the company is consid-
cred ? very generous one as it not
only gives the police the free use OF
the pistol ranges OF the DUPONT Gun
Club. but also the services of two
such crack shots as Casey and Har-
kins who have won trophies all over
the country for craftsmanship. Cap
tain Casey having been a member of
the American team that won all the
trophies Ia Europe some time ago.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
BETTER HOME
FOR THE SHOOTERS
dupont Club Members Talk Of
Adding Second Story to
the Club House

Improvements to the property of
the DUPONT Gun Club continue and
those who attend the shoot next Sat-
urday are promised some surprises.
A fence Is being built around the
traps TO prevent the spectators from
tsmperlng with the pullers or trap
equipments and an ash path will
probably be laid from the bridge TO
the club grounds
II is planned 10 make the club
house much larger and second
story will probably be added a bal
cony may be built for the spectators
with an outside stairway for the use
OF women visitors.
The traps have been placed i'm ex-
cellent order and there is little dan
ger Of recurrence of the trouble
which has delayed the shoots in the
past weeks
Another feature which it is said
is soon 10 be introduced at the club
house is the serving of suitable re-
freshments during The shoots. This
idea is meeting with the approval OF
an the club members and will prob
ably be carried out
Evening journal., 1911-01-19

TULSA, Okla, Jan. 19.--Promoters
here are going to find out whether Carl
Morris the 235 pound giant who re-
Gently pulverized Marvin Hart in three
rounds, is a real pugilist or not, one
who may be regarded as a possible
champion of the white race. The Tulsa
Athletic Association has opened nego-
tiations with Morris and his manager,
Bill Stone, a former railroad telegraph
operator. H. G. Pouder. the matchmak-
er of the Tulsa Athletic Association is
anxious to put Morris against Tony
Ross, Jim Barry, Al Kubiak, Jim Flynn
or even Al Kaufman and says that II
he can secure one of these men to fight
the giant the club will hang up a $15,-
900 purse Pouder figures that the next
fight Morris takes part in will draw an
immense crowd, no matter who may be
his opponent, for all Oklahoma has
gone wild over the former locomotive
fireman who decided last July that he
would fight his way to the top of the
heavyweight heap with a view to final
ly conquering Jack Johnson. Morris,
though an unknown at the time, drew
1000 persons to the ringside when he
disposed of Hart at Sapupla several
weeks ago. With interest in the big
fellow now increasing by leaps and
bounds Tulsa is prepared to build an
amphitheater capable of seating $4,000
spectators, it being estimated that
Morris next battle Will net at least
$4,000 in receipts. Morris has physi-
cal advantages over every other heavy
weight in the world. He is six feet four
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
TRE-STATE CHIEF
SURE OF SUCCESS
President Carpenter Says 1911
Will be Banner Year
for League
FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT
WILL KEEP CLUBS TOGETHER

Charles +. Carpenter, president o.
the TrfState League. believes that
the season of 1911 will be one of the
most successful the organization has
ever experienced. He states that all
the clouds have lifted and that every
thing is in readiness for the begin
ming Of the scheduled games, except
the weather.
Notwithstanding that the 1916 race
for the pennant, said President Car
penter, lacked the essential exciting
features to make il satisfactory to the
public, and incidentally prevented div
idends being declared on the stock Of
some OF the associations. there seems
TO be a healthy interest being taken
in the destinies of the league for 1911
At the recent meeting of the Tri-
State League the action of the body
in forming a circuit for five years be-
came effective with the exceptions that
Johnstown and Williamsport will be
dropped if they do not get real busy
in hurry. The agreement is intend
ed to increase the stability of the Tri-
State. Year after year there have
been reports circulated relative to this
club or that one being forced from the
circuit to make room for a better
town. Under the ive-year agreement
the membership of any particular city
is guaranteed absolutely for the term
stated unless the club in question de-
faults Of its own accord, or its MEM
bership for any reason is voted away
to another city by six out of the eight
clubs Of the organization for business
reasons o. for the violation of the
rules of the organization.
The entire object of the five-year
agreement is to make club property a
more valueable one to the owners and
TO do away with the prevalent idea
that the circuit can be ruthlessly
changed and that would-be purchasers
might not regard it as undesirable as
an investment.
Under this agreement no clubs
franchise can be forfeited within five
years If such club lives up to the
agreement provided by the rules,
meets it's obligations and in other
manner remains in good standing.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
BETTER MOVE
PITCHER BACK
Rather Than Put Him Closer
to the Batter, Says
BeCkIey
VETERAN GIVES SOME
ADVICE ON SUBJECT

Jake Beckley, who was a star when
he played first for the New York Gil
ants ten years ago. has "A few ideas
of his own about reforming baseball.
and TO his way of thinking the game
is just as good now as 1t can be. The
question of moving the pitcher ten
feet closer TO the batter came up at a
little tanning bee, when Jake re-
marked
Nothing to this moving the pitcher
up. When ] broke into the game. and
that was some years ago. believe me,
the pitcher stood forty-nve feet from
the batter, instead of sixty-two. as he
does today. That was when Amos Ru-
sic, the speediest Of all speed marvels
in the slab business, was I'm his prime,
and he certainly could speed them
some.
1T was almost impossible to see the
ball when 1t came over the plate. Ru-
sic was the speediest pitcher | ever
saw.
II they should move the pitcher ten
feet closer now, Il would be all but an
impossibility to hit such men as Wal
ter Johnson, of the Washington club,
and Manning, of New York. They are
speed maryels
johnson probably is the speediest
pitcher IN baseball today. He wins
all his games by using his speed He
admits this publicly and laughs al
the batters who are fooled by It. Move
this man ten feet closer to the batter
and see what happens. They will
not be able to see the ball at all
III they should make this chang,
many Of the Cobbs and Wagner,
would finish the season each year Will
marks of .21O instead of $50. Their,
would not be even as good aveRagel
as these II there were more Johnsoni
and Mannings
II they want 10 increase battin;
and the number Of runs they hal
better not move the pitcher closer
They had better put him back farther
Curves have nothing to do with 1
when they are closer. Il is spec,
that counts. It is q whole lot easie
70 hit speed with the pitcher forty-fiv
OF fifty feet from the plate"
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
LARGEST BOWLING
EVENT EVER HELD
More Than Five Hundred
Teams Entered in Inter-
national Tourney

The eleventh International A. B. G. |
tournament to be held in ST. Louis,
January 81 TO February 6, will be the
largest ever, there being All five-men
teams entered in the ive-team event
This is an army of athletes contrasting
in this event alone. There are about
$3.50 men entered and of this number
2,O55 will be picked to contest St.
Louis made a grand showing by enter
ing 143 fve-men teams The city of
St. Louis is now bowling crazy. Bowl
ing and tournament talk is all one
hears in hotels, bufIets and public
places of st. Louis.
Almost every fraternal order, pro-
fessional men and business interests
are represented in the tournament.
Il is a very representative tournament
also, in fact, the most representative
tournament ever held. st. Louis held
forth no special inducements for any
visiting teams to attend other than
will be shown to all the visitors at St.
Louis.
At the Cincinnati tournament Garry
Hermann, in staging the information
al events, paid the railroad fare Of
some teams from long distance to
appear, but in st. Louis the bowlers
come from Vancouver, Denver, New
York City, Nashville, Tenn, and a
great number of cities are represented
that have never taken part in a tour
nament before. and those cities are
not suburbs or nearby places to St..
Louis, but are at a considerable dis
tance such as Juneau, Wis; Green
Kan: Nashville, Tenn, etc. The
ST. Louis promoters and the officers
and members of the executive COM
mittee I'm the last hour of the strug-
gle for entries did not think St. Louis
had chance to equal the Detroit
entry on account of the fact that
entries closed soon after the holidays
and that there were no special rates
granted by the railroads other than
the usual party rates granted by the
roads in three-cent territory.
The fact that ST. Louis had 146
teams entered is q big boost to the
tournament financially. One hundred
and forty-six teams entered from St.
Louis; if they had only 375 teams
for a total entry it would be better
than only 63 teams from St. Louis
with a 4O0-team entry. That is, finan-
cially, as the local entries are what
draw the largest attendance. For in
stance, the Anheuser-Busch Brewery,
which donated S2.5OO and entered six
teen Budweiser teams, will open the
tournament on Saturday night, Janu-
AIRY p. It is an assured fact that they
will pack the house, as sixteen OF
their various departments will be rep
resented and Eberhard Anheuser- will
be captain of one of the teams. They
are given assurance that they will
sell four thousand tickets among
their employees alone, and every city
salesman they have will be there, to
help entertain in the Palm Garden
after the teams have finished bowl
ing.
The Wabash Railway Company.
which has entered eight teams from
among their $500 employees. has a
special night. on which the heads of
the various departments will captain
the teams and il is expected that every
one Of their 1900 employees who can
will attend The Royal Arcanum fra
ternai order has a Royal Arcanum
night on which eight Of their teams
will roll.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
FODDER FOR
FIGHT FANS
AttelI Glad He Did Not Have
to Mix Up With
Mcfarland
KID MURPHY BESTS
JACK LADBURY EASILY

The biggest compliment that yet has
been paid Packey Mcfarland on his
victory over Jack Goodman, Tuesday
night, came from Abe Attell today.
the featherweight champion, who
frankly acknowledged that he was
mighty glad he slipped out Of match
with Mcfarland a month ago, when
an effort was made TO bring them to-
gether. Attell witnessed McFarlands
knockout of Goodman. and he said he
was surprised at the strength dis
played by the stock yard champion.
IF I had gone through with my
match with Mcfarland ] would have
had TO give him at least twelve
pounds" said Attell. And | guess
| wouldn't have been sucker"
Mcfarland says that he has Ad VOL
CASTS positive word that the champion
will meet him in a ten-round bout in
Milwaukee on February %.
Champion Of the ex-champions Is
the title worn by Kid Murphy, former
amateur bantam weight. At the
Shsrkey A. c., New York. last night,
he fought ten rounds with Jack Lad
bury. ex-champion of England, and
bested him easily. Murphy showed
much OF his old time cleverness.
Terry Martin. of Philadelphia,
knew he had been in a fight today.
although he stayed only three rounds
In what was TO have been a 12-round
bout with Jimmy Gardner in Fall
River last night. The fans voted the
bout good one. Martin shaped up
we'll at first, but lost ground in the
second, during which Gardner was
taking his measure. In the third he
could hardly offer a blow and went
down before several swift punches
amounting to a knock out The ref
ere stopped the contest.
A rattling, fast bout was today's
verdict crowd of fight fans that saw
the fierce 15-round bout at Manches-
ter, n. H., last night between Joe
Thomas, Of California, and Tommy
Sullivan, of Lawrence, Mass, which
was declared a draw The early
rounds we're In Thomas favor, but
Sullivan came back, however. and
eyened things up.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
KLONDYKE TRIP
FOR THESE BOYS

Ned Tucker and Dick Fennimore, the
Imperial Club middleweights, who
have been getting the long end on
everything around town lately, are
preparing for a trip to the Klondyke.
Fennimore will make the journey as
fuckers trainer. and the boys expect
to warm things up for the cold climare
lads as soon as they hang up their
hats there. Tucker has developed a
regular chopping block punch, which
he expects to use to advantage on the
Alaskans.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Comnanr ID Wins.

The Highland Seconds were trim
med by the team from Company d at
the State Armory last evening, by the
score Of 40 to 6. Company D, which
was the champion last year among
the Armory teams. Will play the Della
ware Avenue Baptist team IN the pre-
liminary at the Armory, on Saturday
evening
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
SPECIAL EVENT AT
SATURDAYS SHOOT

A special feature of the dupont Gun
Clubs weekly shoot on Saturday will
be a 25-target event between shooters
from the fourth and eleventh floors of
tho dupont Building. These events al
ways prove interesting and are heart
lily encouraged by the club.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
JAP WOULD
GO WITH CUBS

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s.-Ito Sugimoto. 8
japanese semi-professional ball play
er from San Francisco. is an appli-
cant for g position on the Chicago
Cubs. He has been recommended 20
President Murphy and Manager
Chance has been wired 10 look over
the Japanese record before he starts
East next week. II is said that Ito
Is a swell little player with a whole
lot Of experience ar nearly every po-
sitiOn on the diamond
Evening journal., 1911-01-19

The English sporting world and
Freddie Welsh will have TO wait
awhile for Paclky Mcfarland. The
young Chicago boxer has more en-
gagements than front row chorus
girl Having Just added Ad Wolgast,
the champion lightweight, 10 his date
book. Mcfarland doesn't care much
about London. for a time al least It
seems strange. In view of the fact
that Wolgast told Moran he wanted
a trial bout TO test his arm before
putting his championship in jeopardy,
that Mcfarland should get the match.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
LOCAL FAVORITES AT
PINEHURST SHOOT

Lester German. of Aberdeen. Nd,
and ]. T. Skelly. two favorite gunners
here. are In Pinehurst, n. c., taking
part in the winter shoot there. The
competitions started yesterday and
will end Saturday evening, and
someiof the country's cracks are. COM
peting
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
| PAChY MCEARLAND \
\ PHOTO 6Y AMERICAN PRESS
~ ASSO cLATiON

February % is the date set by Star
A. C. OF Milwaukee for the Wolgast-
Mcfarland affair Packy has agreed
TO weigh 1856 pounds at o'clock on
that night and is TO get 80 per cent. Of
the gross receipts for his perform
ance. II will be a ten round no deci-
sion fracas; but, as Packy uaively
explains, There's no law against
knocking out a champion in one of
those no decision fights McFar-
lands next bout will be with that
tough customer. Young Erne. in Phil
adelphia, January 25.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
y. NJ. 9. A. BOYs In BATTLEBALL

Battleball was the attraction at the
High School Y. NJ. c. A. class gym
nasium contests last evening, Captain
Adair's team winning from Captain
stuart's by the score of 113 toi 81 in
three contests. The five leading men
in the individual scores are: Kirk
Smith, 422; d. NJ. Jester, 395; Will
liam Fulton, 365; L. V. Jefferis, 364
and Asa Adair, 339.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Favor Match Erents

Match events are being encouraged
at the DUPONT Gun Clubs Saturday
meets. The interest at last weeks s
event in which Richardson. Foord and
j. ]. Skelly participated. has served as
a stimulus and a match between
Richardson and Foord is under ar
rangement.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Shnflle ai NJ M q Ia

The Boys Department OF the Young
Mems Christian Association will en-
joy a Switchboard tournament IN the
rooms Of the department next Satur-
day evening. Eight two-men teams
will compete.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Get EntrIes IN TodaI.

All entry blanks for the Elementary
School Gymnasium Contests TO be
held at the Y. NJ. c. A. newt Saturday
morning must be IN today with Ply
sical Director Meissner.