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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
BY Percy H. Whiting.

an athletic rut The University
Of Tennessee is finding it out.
So is the Atlanta ball club, the
Boston Nationals, the St. Louis
Americans, the track teams of
England. and Walter j Travis
for few assorted examples. Some
times teams fail at it. For in
stance, the University of Nashville,
which has slumped from promi-
nenCe to nowhere. Others succeed
as witness the Washington base
ball team and the Vanderbilt elev-
en-. which was a joke twelve years
ago
All Of which is by way of lead
ing up to Mercer. The Macon col
lege a few years back was nowhere
in football. 1t ranked a little bet
ter than the average prep team,
but not lot
Then they set about building up.
1t was tough job, but they put a
good man on it-Frank Blake, Of
Nashville He made a grand start.
When he dropped the work, Coach
Strouds was secured. And he's at
it yet with good chances of sue
cess
Last year. for the first time in
ages, the Mercer team was a tough
proposition Good colleges quit
leading off their schedule with 1t,
and Mercer games ceased to be re-
garded as practice affairs by Tech,
Georgia, Clemson, Auburn and the
big colleges of the middle South.
TT you ask any of the Mercer men
about prospects, they at once be-
gin unloading a tale of woe.
why, look who we lose say
they; "Grice, Conger, cellars, Fox
worth and Bradford. Wow"
Well, you have to hand it to them.
That's a pretty big loss to any
team. Grice, who played well at
center; Conger, a guard; cellars,
quarter and captain, and FoXWorth,
half back. were the mainstays Of
the team last year
But then it's always the main
stays that go. College men don't
seem to realize that The coach
gets hold of a man and trains him
three years. BY the time he en-
ters the fourth year he has be
come a mainstay. But, of course,
the next year he is graduated. And
the old cry goes up, We've lost
our mainstaNs.'
The good coaches are the ones
who always have a good crop of
mainstays coming on,
COACH STROUDS will have
\ some real material to work on
this year OF last years team he
will have back these men:
Norman. captain and full back
Irwin, quarter and perhaps the
best all round player on the team.
Very fast. He PLAYED half a dozen
different positions last year.
Cook. quarter and general sub.
t-lSHlt bdN last anu N'iS''ll'.
Mcknight, end.
Jameson. end
Westmorelaud. guard
Heinshon. Miles, Hughuley, Kelly,
jenkins, Grenade, Stribling, lines
men, all subs last year.
There are some good men in that
lot out Of that batch of 1911 subs
some clever regulars should be de
Neloped
OF HE one bright spot they tell
me. about the team is that it
viii be the heaviest in the history
of the college"
Fine business Weight win be
needed this year, for heavy men can
pillow through and make the need
ful ten yards in four downs.
A little investigation shows.
however that experts expect the
Mercer eleven will average 1855
pounds. That's heavy for Mer-
Ger but it's mighty light for a 1912
football team However. YOU can
safely count on it that they are
putting the figures low. and it win
not be surprising if Coach Suouds
has am eleven that win total one
ton before he is tbrpuph
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14

w THAT'S all this talk about
w choking the bat to hit the
pitching Of the modern
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14

Newark rumors have it that a draft
will be put in by Brooklyn on Billy Zim-
norman, former Cracker outfielder He
has played fairly good ball this season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Bat Choking Not Popular With
Red Sox; They're Free Swingers

T hasn't been so long ago that
Tyrus Cobb was quoted on this
proposition. Time was when |
thought I could grab my bat at the
very end and swing with all my
might" said Tyrus But these
curve bail pitchers broke me of
that habit and ruined that belief
| realize now tnat the way to get
the most base hits Is to choke the
bat and then meet the ball | may
not get the power behind the drive
that | formerly got. but get more
hits Because by choking the bat |
am in position to hit quickly and so
take advantage OF a quick breaking
curve If it breaks where | can hit
it."
Now there are not many who are
going to dispute what the Detroit
sluggA has to remark on the ques-
ton Of hitting. But at the same
time you have this Boston club to
take into consideration. There
isn't pitcher in the American
league who is going to claim for a
moment that the Red Sox can't hit.
It's an accepted fact that they can.
and If you don't believe it consult
almost any pitcher of your ac-
quaintance, and he'll tell you about
the time that they made him take
to the woods
VET, the only men who choke
their bats on that club are
Hooper, the man who leads off, and
Wagner, the shortstop. who bats
seventh. There isn't a freer hitter
or a longer swinger in the game
than this Iris Speaker And
Yerkes, Gardner and Lewis stand
up there and start their swings be
hind their backs.
No one in the game is going to
dispute that the free swinger is the
lad who drives in the runs when he
does connect with the ball Chop-
ping hits may be fine and the thing.
But when you see these lads from
Boston standing up there with their
hands at the very end of the handle
and swinging from the shoulder you
are bound to have some doubts
about it,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
GERMAN PAPERS
BFMOAN LOSS OF
WILBUR WRIGHT
Death Of Noted Aviator Evokes
Ungrudging Praise for His
Achievements
WOULD END TAXI SPEEDING
No Berlin Auto-cab Of More Than
10 Horsepower Will be
Licensed

Berlin, June 6.-The death Of
Wilbur Wright evoked from the
German press the most sincere and
ungrudging praise accorded to an
Ameeerican for a lony time On his
personality as well as his great SER
vieeto aviation the most appreciative
comment was made. and many Ger
man papers pointed with PRIDE to
the fact~Spat, from his moother's
side, he Inherited som German
blood.
Only rarely does the German press
give much space to biographies,
whether of German or Americans. as
was devoted to Wright"s life, his ex-
periments in flying and his final
success. Unqualified pcknowledg-
ment is made of the fact that avi-
alton owes more to him than to any
other man. His name will live In
history for all time" says a typical
comment "iIe was the path
maker.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

ering an enemy's positions. 1t has
also been noted in Germany. that the
enthusiasm of the French military
authorities for flying machines as
bomb-throwers has been notably
cooled in consequence Of recent I'M
satisfactory experiments there,
German military and aerial authiri-
ties lay great emphasis upon the
practical difficulties OF using aero
planes successfully for attacking an
enemies fonts or either defenCes,
They say that 1t is well-nish imposs-
ible. too, for a man in an aeroplane
to aim bomb to strike even an ex-
tensive target on the ground, since
the bomb must be thrown during the
flight of the craft, whereas the bomb
thrower, can known neither his
height nor his speed with any accu-
ratelyestimate. in the brief time at
his disposal. the exact angle at which
to cast off his bomb. even If he knew
his speed and his height. This diff
Guilty Is emmensely enhanced, too,
by reason of the fact that the aero
pianist must fly high enough to be
out Of range of the cnemy's guns.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
L.lncoIn's Superb Oratory.

In an address by Joseph II. Choate
on the occasion of his eightieth birth.
day, Mr.. Choate spoke thus OF Mr.. Lin.
coins celebrated speech In Cooper
Union, In 1850: with an awkward
form and most ungaInly address. he
stood there with little trepidation,
not very prepossessing; but when he
came to speak It was as a fashllght.
Not only his whole personality and his
face lighted up but he seemed to
Tighten up the audience, and for one
hour or an hour and quarter he dis
cussed the great questions of the day
and held the audience In the hollow Of
his hand"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
NEWARK SOLVES
NOISE PROBLEM
Use Of Auto Signal Horn Allowed
Only as Warning Of
Danger

Melvin T. Bender, Counsel for the
New York STATE Automobile Associs,
ton, and one of the foremost authori-
ties on automobile legislation in the
East, says the signal clause in the
new Newark traffic ordinance rep.
resents the ultimate solution of the
automobile noise problem. In dis
cussing this ordinance and the posS
bility OF its universal adoption, Mr.
Bender said:
The problem of quiet in the op-
Grafton of motor cars has troubled a
good many communities and all sorts
OF attempts have been made to SOL 9
it, No noe feature Of the automohi!c
has been the cause of more senst lie 50
and impractical legislation than the
signal horn.
1T seems 10 NE that TIE solution
has at last 9el met in a highly sal
isfactory and reasonable manner by
the City OF New I?k and | firmly be
l'cve the soIu la attained there VII
ratciye univ ~ approval an ad.
option thr0u srout, the country G ,aeT.
ally.
THE new Navik Law allows tho
Iae OF the AZ lBoti'e horo oniy as
2 warning u dang II. For any o:hcr
purpose it is prohibi. u. In other
words l think il PLACES the horn
where it beIoa - it makes it n safety
device pure an simple--no; to be
tempered wi,I.
Instead II attempting to ccnflne
the signal - any particular kinu,
as in the case of several cities who
once sought to ?. ohibit the use Of al
save the bulb-horn, Newark elimina-
to no signal that is efficient and ca
pable Of fulfilling its function.
It puts the ban on feeble, ineffec-
tive 'squawkers by making the re-
qulFeu slsnal sulllclentiy lOuu 10 De
heard under al conditions of traffic !,
and tune-playing and eccentric de-
vices by demanding that the note
produced be abrupt in order to voice
true warming; but aside from these
entirely reasonable, in fact essential
specifications, there Is no dscrimina-
ton.
I'm my opinion the new measure
is not only going to attain the desir-
ed reduction in the amount OF un.
necessary noise, but it will make the
signal all the more effective when It.
is necessary to use it, and Tus prove
OF equal If not greater value from the
standpoint Of safety"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

of hybrids of all shapes and colors
and sizes. some soft and mushy and
others hard as cannon balls. 0j
these, six which most resemblet
water melons and also proved resist
ant to the disease were selected for
perpetuation, and from the picked
half dozen. after several years of fur.
ther selection, a type was finally in
volved which was saleable and eat
able and immune from the disease
These are some of the patholigic-
al stunts performed by the plant
doctor, Drug treatment and the
use OF anti-toXins are not part OF
his ppractice. Isolation, as in small
pox, and spraying with fungicides,
are common modes of treatment
Rarely does he attempt TO save the
diseased individual. The stricken
plant generally dies. But some re-
coveries are made, and, in the case
Of certain fruit trees diseased,
prompt amputstion of the effected
part is now restored to to save the
tree.
The most striking of all recent dis
coyeries by Uncle Sans doctors have
been made in connection with cases
of cancer, which is a very common
disease ia plants. DR.. Erwin +.
Smith, the government pathologist,
has discovered that the common
crown gall in plants bears strong
resemblance to human cancer and has
practically established that the
crown gall is caused by a micro
organism. 1t is expected that fur
Their studies by Or. Smith will go
far toward solving the mystery OF
human cancer and in this field the
human pathologists are watching the
progress of his scientific work among
the pplants with great interest, be-
lieying that it may hold the solu-
ton of a problem with which they
have battled 50 long in vain.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
QUIT CALOMEL!
Thousands are Turning from This
Dangerous Drug
4 Safe Vegetable Substitute Is
Olive Tablets for the Liver.

Or F. NJ. Edwards, prominent
physician of Portsmouth, Ohio. has
discovered new laxative and liver
toner In combination of yege-
table materials, mixed with olive oil,
which is in, effect almost exactly
like the old and Enthusiastically
calomcl, except that there none of
the bad after effects of calomel.
DR., Edwards has long been a foe
nj calomeI though he recognized its
value along with its dangers.
His distrust of the uncertain drug
eventually started him years ago to-
wards experiments with the view of
discovering a substitute, and he is
today in possession of the long
sought-for combination, which Is in
the shape of little sugar-coated,
olive oil colored tablet
The results of fifteen years ex-
perience and practice are embodied
in these marvellous little tablets.
They are called DR. Edwards
Olive Tablets, and their effect on the
liver has been the means of relief
to many of DR., Edwards regular
patients as well as to thousands of
others who have. suffered and we're
afraid Of calomel
They are gentle In their action,
yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance of spirit.
that natural buoyancy which should
be enjoyed by everyone, by tonlng
up the liver and clearing the system
Of harmful impurities.
Every little Olive Tablet has a
poyement all its own"
loo and 25c per box.
The Olive Tablet Company, Column
bus, Ohio, Or. F. M Edwards, Pres.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Empress Augusta Victoria, whose
physical condition this winter was
not at all satisfying to her physi-
clans, has returned to Potsdam, great
ly benefited by her two months treat
ment at Bad Nauheim and HOmburg
Whereas a ten-minute walk was alb
out the limit of the Empress ability
when she arrived at BadNauheim,
she can now take promenades last
ing an hour or more without any
difficulty or particular fatigue, and
her physician, DR.. Groedel, who
made a special trip to Castle HON.
burg to examine her before her re-
turn, is we'll pleased with the re-
suits Of the treatment. The Emp
ress is in her fifty-fourth year, three
months older than Emperor William
Just before the adjournment of tho
Reichstag over the summer the Soci-
alists and Radicals made motion in
the Budget Committee that Germany
take the initiative in trying TO Sc
cure an international agreement to
prohibit throwing bombs from air.
craft of all kinds, The other parties
gave no support to this proposal, and
no action was taken 1t will be re-
membered that such prohibition
was adopted by the first Hague
Peace Congress for a period Of five
years, but that hits was not renewed
at the second congress. The prohi-
bition was in force during the
Russo-Japanese War, but any nation
is now free to throw bombs from
aircraft without coming into conflict
with International obligations. In
fact Italy has been experimenting
with mountaineering in Tripod. and
according to the Italian military
dispatches the effect upon the Turks
and Arabs was exceedingly terribly
ing. These reports, however, have
been received in Germany with great
Scepticism. SO far as flying machin-
es are concerned, the German mill
tary authorities are not attaching
any considerable Importance ITO them
for purposes of throwing bombs;
they have officially declared that
are encouraging the development of
them solely as means for reconnoit-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
Wonderful Sarah Rernhardt.

Sarah Bernhardt often has said II is
her enthusiasm and continued interest
In life and work to which she ascrlbes
her youthful appearance. Now she
has a new enthusiastically moving
pictures. For years she refused to
pose before the moving picture cam.
era. Then she gave her consent and
acted Camille before a long string
OF Aim recently in Paris. She could
hardly restrain her eagerness to see
the finished pictures, and when they
were shown to her she insisted the
whole play be repeated several times.
Edmond Rostand accompanied her to
the exhibition. and when she had de-
lightedly watched the films run off sew.
eral times she turned to him with all
the enthusiasm OF chorus girl, say.
ing Now, what next Is there for me
to do7" #
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
THEY PUT AN END TO 1T.

Charles Sable, 30 Cook St, Roch'
ester, n, Y, says he recommends
Foley Kidney Pills at every oppor-
tunity because they gave him
prompt relief from bad case CT
kidney trouble that had long both
cred him. Such a recommendation
coming from Mr.. Sable, Is direct and
convincing evidence of the great
curative qualities OF Foley Kidney
Pills The genuine Foley Kidney
Pills are never sold in bulk, but put
up in sealed bottles, enclosed in a
yellow carton. Ask for Foley Kid
ney Pills. Refuse substitutes.
For sale by all druggists,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
HELPED TO KEEP DOWN Elk
pENSES

Mrs. ]. E. Henry, Akron, Mich.
tells how she did so: Il was bother
ed with my kidneys and had to e
nearly double. | tried a sample o.
Foley Kidney Pills and they did MI
so much good that / bought bot
tie, and they saved me a big doc
tors bill" For weak back, back
ache. rheumatism, urinary and kid
ney troubles, use Foley Kidney Pills
They help quickly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
GAVE or SURPLUS WEALTH
Rich Men In Other Days Lavish In
Their Donations TO Their Fa-
vorlte Cities.

Many man who has inherited, mil-
lions" once said Frederic Harrison,
lis gnawed with envy as he watches
q practical man turning an honest
penny. How he would like TO earn an
honest penny! He never did; he rev
err will; and he feels like a dyspepti,
invalid watching hearty begsar Ell.
Joying bone or a crust Many &
rich man is capable of better things
but he does not know how to begin.
The ancient law suggests a restoration
of the liturgies, the public services 0
rich men as they we've organized IL
the model Greek republics. AT Ath
ems the lltTgies were legal and con
stitutional offices imposed period call
and according TO a regular order b
each local community on citizens rat
ed as having capital of more than I;
given amount. 1t always re
mained public office, a duty to b,
filed by taste, skill, personal effer,
and public spirit Rich men contend
ed for the Office. The chief ambition
OF rich man came to be that of max.
ing splendid gifts to his fellow oiti.
zens, and theaters. stadiums, colon
nades. aqueducts, gardens. libraries,
museums, pictures, statues-all we're
showered upon favorite cities BY
wealthy men who possessed or covet.
ed the name Of citizen" A few rnut
timillionaires In our American repnb-
lie have made public benefactions
May their tribe increase! The gift
of public hospital or a school build.
ing is always In order.-The Christian
Herald
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
psrsnnaI Affrnnk

Striking members OF the Amslga.
mated Skirt stitchers were holding a
conference.
Where Is that tall, thin girl who
Joined the union last week." inquired
the walking delegates.
The secretary arose to reply:
she handed In her resignation this
morning"
What was her reason?"
she took offense when she was
called on to act as a picket, Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Her Won Jagow, chief of Police of
Berlin, whose efforts to regulate
Socialism, women's hats and hatpins.
the color of automobiles and the
morals of, the stage have made him
the most discussed man in Berlin
to the emperor, has isued a new reg
Iulation, aimed at the swift taxicabs
beloved OF the Berliuer heart. No
automobile of more than ten horsee
power will hereafter be licensed for
cab purposes in Berlin Her Won
Jagow's experts having reported that
this is all that is necessary for de
veloping the speed of SIXTEEN miles
per hour which is the legal limit in
the city STREETS
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Mrs, Leila Love, wife Of Wiley
Love, farmer living near Covena,
Ga, says: Il have taken Foley Kid
ney Pills and find them to be all
you claim for them. They gave me
almost instant relief when my kid
neys were sluggish and inactive, 4
cheerfully recommend them to all
sufferers from kidney troubles" Fo-
ley Kidney Pills are as carefully
made and as scientifically com
pounded as any medicine your home
doctor can give you. They act di-
rectly on the kidneys and bladder
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Emperor William has established
at his own expense a fresh-air home
for the children of Berlin workmen
on the shore of Baltic Sea, where
between 700 and 500 city youngs-
ters may be taken each year, in
monthly numbers of $50, from the
crowded tenements and asphalt
streets of the Berlin industrial quar-
ter Although the Emperor Is inter-
ested in many charities, this is the
first enterprise for children in which
he has taken the entire initiative
and provided all the funds from his
own private purse.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
Worry.

II can remember when you had to
work eight hours q day" said the old.
time friend
Yes, replied Dustin stax; "tbinrs
were different. Now / have TO worry
sixteen hours q day"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
A Friends CrltIcIAn,.

Does Bilfur ever take part in any
amateur performances, :
Yes. His game OF poker 10 the
most amsteurish performance I have
ever Witnessed"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
NEWS Of THE RIVERS
Cairo Gauge.

At p. m, yesterday the riv r
stood at 20S a fall of A during ;Ae
previous "a hours.
Steamer Rees Lee arrived at $50
a. m, yesterday from Memphis, d.
parted at I O'Clock for st. Louis.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

Mothers Responsibility First.
Before the state. before her hus-
band, a mother Is responsible for her
,hildren's upbringing. Exchange,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17
Alcibiades, the Greek Who Threw
Away His Luck

a LCIBlADES---
N the handsom-
~ est, richest
and clever
est OF Athenian
youths 49, paid a
fortune for an I'M
ported dog. Then
he proceeded to
spoil the animals
looks by cutting
- 80 IL IN
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-17

have started strenuous campaig n
along these lines. ..
BY applying principles Of science
to build up a harder race, the plant
doctor occasionally checks the rava-
ges Of disease This plant was tried
successfully when pestilence swept
through the sea island cotton in the
South Carolina fifteen years ago.
In an acre Of cotton, four or five
stalks would be found standing
among the stricken plants. From
these stalks, seeds would be selected
and tried ont on the infected land
the following year, and again the
healthiest stalks would be kept for
breeding purposes BY the end of
five years a strain was found that
could resist the disease
But when a similar water melon
disease attacked the melon fields
few years later this method could
not avail The pestilence was too
severe. II was found, however,
that the so-called pie-melon or COW
melon, the hard indeljble variety
lsed only for picking and known
sometimes in the North as "citron",
was not subject to the disease. The
Government plant doctors hybri-
tized these with the regular water
He!ons and got a thousand varieties