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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
HEARD AND SEEN UNDER
 THE GREAT WHITE DOME
BY WALTER HARPER

Washington, March 15-(Special.) By the way, this fellow Jim Reed, who came to the Senate last year from Missouri. will bear watching. He is a democrat and as already indicated he is serving his first term in the United States Sen ate
 But this does not stand in Jim Reed s way He is from Missouri and wants to know as well as let others know a few things. When he has anything to say, and that is pretty often, he gets right up ever for the old custom of keeping quiet during ones first few terms in the Sen ate. He came te-the Senate to work. He had a message. He feels a duty to his people and to the country and he got right down to business.
 It is a rare issue of the Congressional Record that does not contain some perti- net remarks from Senator Reed, and they are usually worth reading.
 Senator Reed defeated ex-Governor Francis, one of the most popular men in Missouri, in democratic primary by a good large majority. Francis has been mentioned for President.
 Reed Will bear watching In these days of rapid political development. .o
 Hoke Smith of Georgia is another of tne youngsters who did not care to sit down and await the pleasure of the moss backs before he should speak.
 He hung around for two or three days after he was sworn in, got the hang of things and something of the rules of pro cedure and then he rolled up his sleeves and got busy.
 He made rattlnS fine speech just al the close of the consideration of the pro- posed peace treaties. He opposed theii adoption without amendment Some of the old senators locked horns with him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
BY C. B. OWENS Umpire National League

ing party. President Shively was re- quested to keep me out of Wichita. Evi- dentl, Mr. Shively desired to impress on the Wichita owner that he was running the league, as he acted exactly contrary, assigning me to open the season in that city. Topeka. the greatest rival of Wichita in everything, was the contending team.
 In honor of the return of professional ball, a general holiday was declared inH that city A record breaking crowd or over 6ta0 was hand to see the game. 1 was total stranger in the town, con sequently was passed by unnoticed until after the speeches were made and the field cleared for action. When the crowd learned that the name of the umpire was owens, l was the recepient of thousand
 invitations to step under the grand stand and have my block knocked oif, to use the slang of the fans.
 The game early resolved itself Into pitchers battle, neither club scoring in the first five innings. Topeka made two
 in the sixth. and added another in the seventh. When Wichita went to the bat
 in the last half of the ninth the score stood 3 to 0 against them. It looked like cinch for Topeka. Up to this time I had not had word of protest from the play CTS of either team, I was congratulating myself on my good luck. 1 was figuring bit too soon, however.
 McClear, the first man up, famed. Green hit sharply to the second basemsn. vhos fumbled Kelly also hit to the second baseman. and another tumble resulted Murray, the next batter, personal friend of mine. hit sharply to right The ball bounded over the right felder's head Tn his anxiety to score the tying run Murray moi only missed first but also second base Two runs scored and Murray reached third. Quigley. the Topekas shortstop re- ceiVed the return. rushed over to Murray and touched him, I at once called him out. As luck would have it. Bevis hit long fly to left. which would have allowed Murray to score and tie up the game.
 The game was over for the players, Topeka had won to ., but things Were just starting for me. IL took the com bined efforts of all the police to get me to my hotel That evening I dropped into the hotel barber shop. Three barbers were discussing baseball. and how the home boys had been robbed.- One barber re- marked il would not be wise for the um pire 10 come in for shave. On hearing his turned sround and walked right fut again. Later several Wichita players came ont with statements saying I had rendered the proper decision. After that | 5was allowed the freedom of The streets. but the keys of the city were never rendered me.
 Copyright. W. q. Evans. lsl2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
PLAYS ST. LOUIS
 ON RICKWOOD FIELD TODAY
BARON YOUNGSTERS WILL AP- PEAR FOR FIRST TIME BEFORE LOCAL AUDIENCE-CHAP SMITH AND BAKER TO PITCH

This afternoon al 3 o'clock the hefty cans, who are in training at Montgom- cry Although the wea ther has been rather bad for getting into condition the players have had enough practice to get into fair shape. The St Louis team is in a poorer condition than the Barons
 Manager Molesworth announced yes terday that he would work Pitchers Clarence Smith, Ray Baker and Delore Chaput three innings each. Both Lemon and Dilger will catch for the Barons, while the infeld will be made up by Ems at first, Carroll at second base, Roy Ellam al shortstop and Wall at third base. Bob Messenger will cavort in center, while Jimmy Johnston will cover right field. Both Joe Mowrey and Clyde McBride will play in the sun garden. The other II Barons will play on the bench. Scott Chestnut will umpire the exhibition.
 For St. Louis a large number will play. Mana ger Rhoddy Wallace will bring along about 20 players It is very probable that Derrill Pratt, for whom Manager McGraw recently of- fered sS000 and who played with Montgomery last season, will play sec ond base for. the St. Louis Browns. Bailey, who twirled for Montgomery last season, Is another who may get into the game. It Is probab ble that the Browns will be in fair shape, for they have been holding regulars -yannigans games since last week when they ar rived in Montgomery.
 Stovall who played first base TOT the Cleveland Maps last season. is member of the Browns and will nd doubt be at first base. LaPorte, who has played with several major teams, will accompany the squad, while Man ager Wallace will no doubt play third. Monte Cross, the old veteran, will be there also.
 The regular line up of the Browns includes Shotten, cf.; Hogan, If. Comp ton, If; Halliman. ss.: Tenant, 1b.; La Porte, 2b. Wallace, 3b: Stovall, h.; {; Lake, D.. Mitchell, D.; Brown. D.; Stew ems, c. The Yannigan line up includes Krtchell. C.; Bailey, D.; Hamilton. D. ; Wolfgang, D.; Miller. h., Pratt. 2b.; Ware, ss. Cross, Sb. Magee, f.; Riggs, of; Bonnie, If.
 The line up of the Browns for today has not been announced. The squad will arrive this morning from Mont gomery. where the Browns have been in spring training
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

Tn 1905 I umpired in the Western asso- citation. Most of the umpires referred to the league as the Wild West show" or s'Ranch 10l." It was some league, any way you considered it. Wichita was ads mitted to the league that season, boasting of its first professional team in years. Since my experiences were confined to the Wichita team, l consider this eXplana- tion rather necessary
 I was assigned by President Shively to open the season in Oklahama City. Wichita opened in Guthrie. and then iAur- 0eyed to Oklahoma City for a three game series. At this point trouble started to rrew. 1tfwas early evident to me that the Wichita players intended making life miserable for me if l would let them get away with it. In order to impress on the Wichita athletes that I was the boss, I was compelled to remove two or three players from each game of the series. By that time my name was as welcome in Wichita as a mouse at an old maid quilt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

In the area of Birmingham there breathes scarcely man who doesn't re call Henry Meek, that corpulent indi- tsdual who has batted himself to fame on an hundred baseball fields.
 In the sense that he has played in prac- ticalIy every minor league of the uni verse, Meek is a national character. He knows every Adam in the world and the friend of every Adam. He is a good fellow, with a big heart, and is his own worst enemy. There is hardly doubt but that had he chosen he could have landed berth of permanency in any major league. He has followed too well the immortal advice, Throw away ambi- ten"
 Meek came south in the good season of 1906. At that time Harry Vaughn was managing the Baron aggregation and in spite of the overpowering burden of old age, was attempting to perform the inn possible on first base. From every angle of this city there went up a cry for a strong man to cover that corner, and 1t . was generally believed that with an able substitute for Vaughn, the Bsrons would win the pennant
 The manager vainly endeavored for a long while to land suitable man. Then Jimmy Tamsett, who in previous seasons had played shortstop for Birmingham, wrote-and he mentioned Meek.
 Big Henry rolled into Birmingham one July night, and was met at the train by d rabid array of fandom's choicest cit escorted to the EIillman. There he sal down, made mess of leg of mutton Il gallon of buttermilk and IS baked sweet potatoes. Following the meal he smoked a dozen black cigars and between puffs related to the curious who hung on his every word strange stories of how he had batted brilliant pitchers from 1000 rifle pits. He promised the fans that on the morrow he would show them just how the trick was turned.
 fcp the following afternoon Henry made his appearance. Birmingham was playing Atlanta, and Wilhelm was face to face with Rube Cellar The first time I'D Henry singled to right. The second time up he doubled to center. The third time up he tripled to deep left, and the fourth time up, with the bases full, he smashed the pellet over the fence.
 After the game he ate a beef and ham, 14 pounds of lightbread, and two quarts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

Stctistics of the Barons:
 Lee Lemon. catcher, Anderson Ind, ma clinist.
 Bill Dilger, catcher, Indianapolis, ma- chinist.
 Mutz Ems, first baseman, St. Louis, jew eler.
 Bill McGilvray. first baseman. Denver civil service.
 Charlie Carroll. second base, Durham, N. C.. student.
 Charlie Bell. second base, Birmingham, steel worker.
 Arthur Marcan, second base Milwaukee. baseball.
 Roy Ellam. shortstop. conshohocken, Pa. plumber.
 James Wall. third base, Indianapolis, furniture
 Ezra widkiT, third base, Barbersville. w. Va, poolroom owner.
 Joe Rapp, third base. Cincinnati, ship ping clerk.
 Carlton Molesworth, manager, Freder- ick, Md, planter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
YANNIGANS TRIM
 REGULAR BARONS

The first regular game between the Yannigans and the Regulars was played yesterday at Rlckw wood park by the the Regulars, Messenger. Johnston and Mcbride played the outfield; Ems, Car roll, Ellam and Wan covered the in- field, while Lemon caught and Randall and Green twirled. The Yannigans were represented by Mowrey, Cochran and Boyd in the outfield; Kane, Bell, Midkiff and Rapp played the infeld, while Dilger caught Hardgrove and Bill Foxen. The Yannigans won in a five inning contest by the score of ' to f.
 The boys demonstrated that they were in position to play even if some were a bit sore. The pitchers did not go hard but the curves were breaking nicely Kane made a three base hit with two men on base for the Yam nigans and this was the longest hit of the game. Bob Messenger stepped to the bat at the beginning of the game and smashed a two base nit over Cock rams head in center field. He was very fast on the heavy bases. Mowrey ran bases just as of old and his speed has not been affected apparently by his in- jury last season. However he is taking good care of himself.
 Bill F'oxen was in fine fettle and his curves had the regulars at his mercy The other pitchers went nice ly also, but the fielding was not up to the standard McBride. who Is all ways a fine fielder. made one or two errors, the high wind causing the out fielder to misjudge the ball. The field was very heavy and fast fielding stunts could not be pulled off.
 Score by innings:
 Regulars. s... 1 0-t Yannigans s...... 2 0 o -
 Batteries Randall. Green and Lemons Hardgrove, FoXen and Dilger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

"Mcst audacious autocrat" of all the trusts in the United States is the 1ase ball Trust.
 This is the opinion of Representative Thomas Gar her, democrat from Illinois, who introduced in tho IIc:- resolution for a thorough investiga- tion of this coml'nation by commit tee of seven mc",5ors, to be appointed by the Speaker. The Illinoj democrat is entirely serious about the whc'e matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Fred Clark Retires

Hot Springs, Ark, March 15.-Fred Clark and 3S Pittsburg National league players arrived today for spring practice, and Manager Dahlen and his Brooklyn team left for a series of exhibition games. Clark was spectator while his men had their first workout this afternoon. He insists that he has permanently retired as player.
 Regardless of conditions l will not get in the game" said Clark.
 Tomorrow the Boston Americans and Philadelphia Nationals will begin series of games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
VITAL STATISTICS
 OF BIRMINGHAM'S BOLD BARON BAND
VITA |D0K KOllS-DKO DdIIlC Oll IAlCA w OON
BOLD BARONS HAIL FROM
 ALL PARTS OF COMPASS

Clyde Mcbride. outfielder, Rock Island, Ill, inspector.
 Joe Mowrey outhelder. St. Louis. trunk maker
 Jimmy Johnston, outhelder, chatts- nooga, baseball.
 Bob Messenger. outhelder. Portland, Me. farmer.
 John Cochran, outfielder. Calhoun, N, C.. student
 George Yantz, catcher, Louisville, build- ing supplies.
 Delore Chaput, pitcher, Hubbcll. Mich.. machinist
 Ray Baker, pitcher, Cottage Grove, Ore. baseball.
 Roy Green, pitcher, Lansing, Mieh., student.
 Elmer Randall. pitcher. Thornton, Tex. cotton classer.
 Clarence Smith, pitcher, Birmingham. baseball.
 Raymond Boyd. pitcher, Indianapolis, carpenter.
 Thomas Kane. pitcher. Tenafly, N. J., bookkeeper.
 William Foxen, pitcher, Tenafly, N. J.. broker.
 Bugs Hardgrove, pitcher Monmouth. H.. baseball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Rrooklyn-Memphis Off

Little Rock, March 15.-Members of the Brooklyn National League Baseball team, numbering 4o, arrived in this, city today from Hot Springs. The entire squad will remain here for three days. The club was scheduled to play a game with the Memphis Southern League club in Mem phis Sunday, but the contest was can- celed because of indictment weather. The club will commence its eastern trip Wednesday of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Phillies Play St. Paul

Little Rock. March 15.-Weather per mittlng the Philadelphia Nationals and the St. Paul American association clubs will play an exhibition game in this city Saturday afternoon, the Pittsburg club coming here from Hot Springs later. Cold weather made the probability of game between the Brooklyns and St Paul club here today doubtful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

in rapid fire debate. but Hoke was not
 feased. He stood up well and canis back with rejoinders that rejoined.
 When the service pension bill came on Tor consideration he smiled clear across ms race, and that is saving a great heap, and stood up in his No. II old gentle man comforts to oppose passage. He was at home here. When he was Secre- tary of the Interior under President Cleveland Hoke put in the spare time he had at lunch and after work hours to study up on the pension system of the country.
 He carried his books and slate homo nights and worked out some bits of int formation that will serve him well in the Senate. He discovered that the pension system is being greatly abused and lle doesn't like it.
 He is one of the very newest members in the Senate, but he isn't bit timd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Athletics in Houston

Houston, Tex. March 15.-A letter re- ceived from Connie Mack today an nounces that he will bring the Philadel- phia American League team to Houston for the last week of the spring train ing season. March 24 to 31. Hotel quar- ters have been engaged and practice games are being booked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Cuts Off Hair in Dream


 Madison, Wis., Telegram to the Chicago Tribune. When Miss Marguerite IIinckley, junior coed at the University of Wis., consin, whose home is in Stevens Point gazed at herself in mirror at the Chi Omega sorority house she was horrified to discover that her hair had been cropped at the neck during the night
 One of the sorority members .remeln- bered that on Tuesday night a girl mad told them how she had once dreamed that she had cut off her hair in her sleep. Acting on the suggestion that Miss Hinckley probably had engaged in the same sonambulistic performance. they in- stituted search The tresses were found in the bottom of clothes closet. When Miss Hinekley had recovered from the shock sufficiently to talk shs informed the other girls that she had ex. perieneed dream similar to the told Of on Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Blountsville Beaten

Marion. March l5.-tSpecial)-In the first game of the season Marion easily defeat ed Blountsvile this evening. The feature of the game was the pitching of John ston, who let the visitors down with two hits. Blountsville's runs were made in the ninth inning after two men were out. The runs were made on an error. Bat teries: Johnston and Hairston; Marlborough and South.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
UnintentiOnal Lese Majeste

From Sketch.
 The chairman (suffering from nervous ness on his first appearance in the chair asd rising after the loyal toasts have been drunk): "Gentlemen, now that the King and Queen are durnk-you may smoke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Kansas City in Waco

Waco. Tex, March 15-Telegrams were sent today to the Kansas City American Association Baseball team by Manager c. C. Carr, who Is here instructipg the n,an to start at once for this city They will practice here until April 12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Casus Belli
the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Mrs. Dorkins: John, what were you and the man next door quarrelng about?"
 MT. Dorkns: ''The wind blew all the snow off our front walks and drifted it onto his, and he wanted me to help clean it off, blame him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Atlanta Game Off

Atlanta. March 15.-tSpecial)-The scheduled game between New York and Atlanta for Saturday has been called of The field is six inches in water No prac- tice was held by either club today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-27
AUTO STEALING IS
COSTLY PRACTICE
More Than s1,ooo,o 600 in Auto
Property Stolen in New
York in Five Years.

New York. Dec. 21.--With the po-
lice said to be almost %powerless to
stop it. automobile theft has become
SO general in New York that the total
Value Of automobile property stolen
in the city during the past five years
Is more than $1,000, O00. Less than
one-half OF the number Of cars stolen
have been recovered and the situation
is said to be growing so acute that
automobile insurance companies have
ieagued together to hire private de-
,ectives to run down the robbers.
BY actual 10 ears have been
stolen during the past year.. Numer-
u arrests have been made, but very
few convictions have been secured.
The police department has adopted a
drastic method Of taking a census of
all the cars in the questionable gar
ages in the city and each day, every
policeman is furnished with descrip-
tons of cars stolen during the previ-
Gus t%wenty-four hours. The police
man Who has a garage in his district
is supposed to visit it casually every
day and II he finds a machine that
should not be there according to the
census he Is instructed to see that it
Is not removed until 1t has been iden.
titled.
Most of the cars stolen were taken
o the automobile. store and the
alter district. the thefts being carried
out by gangs in league with the own
ers OF disreputable garages.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-27
.PT0MAINE POISON
ENDS GIRLS LIFE
Hannah Jensen, Telephone Op-
orator Of Moorhead, is the
Victim.

Fargo, n. D.. nct. .7.-Hannah
Jenson. Fl years OF age. according Ia
me physician in charge. succumhcd
20 ptomatne poisoning at her home
IN Moorhead yesterday. The story
gained c~redence hat the young wom-
an mad been partakin% of some candy
when may have caused the trouble.
olner !ounS women ate out OF the
same box and they have made no
complaints Whatever and it is not alb
solutelN certain that Miss Jensun ate
any OF the candy a, all.
MISS Jenson was an employee In the
Once OF the Northwestern Telephone
t:Nehanse company. Fargo. She COM
picted her work Toy the day Il, 10
o'clock Wednesday night and pro-
ceeded 10 her home in Moo-hcad as
usual II retired for the night soon
after reaching there. she was taken
violently i'll about 1880 o'clock yes
teraaH morning. y doctor VAS sent
Pauen was suffering from ptomaine
POISONING and was iii a serious condi-
ton. All was done thar was possible
TO 90, hut without avail and the young
woman passed away Il few hours later.
n body has been removed to the
wright undertaking r~arlors where i.
Will be prepared for burial. Particu-
VIZ dtllII lIlC
arrival of the young woman's father.
who Is on the way T. Moorhead from
Glyndon.
Another Operator III.
1T mas later transpired that another
operator in the telephone office. Annie
lAundgren. also Of Moorhead. was
taken ill "Wednesday night after leav-
ing her duties about II o'clock and 1t
Is IL tina, she and Miss Jensen
ate candy out OF the same box. hut
emphasis is laid on the fact thl,
others who partook OF the CONNECTIONS
felt no i'll effects whatever. Miss
%ndg was taken i'll during We'd
night and while she suffered
considerably for a time her condition
was not considered serious and she
was doing nicely yesterday. Efforts
are 70 he made to find out If possible,
ing the luncheon hour at h office
and whether their refreshments in
cluded n kind of canncd goods.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-27
WHEN WOODROW
WILSON SMOKED
He Was a Very Young Man and
His Only Cigar is Still a
Memory.

Trenton, n. J.. Dec. 27,-Thc ar.
rival of Il gold-mounted amber-stem-
med meerchaum pipe at the state
mouse today from one of Governor
WILSON'S Princeton friends in Vicks-
nurg, Miss, brought from tho nrcsi.
aent.elect the confession that once in
ms lie and only n did he smoke.
1T was this way" he said. "My ia
ther was a smoker of some attainment
and had got to the stage where he Xix
ca a rat, black cigar. In his leisure
hours my mother took advantage of
ms habit n employed him to blow
the pungent smoke over her rose hush
es to kill insects. One day when he
was not at nome she suggested that
l try 1t on n of her favorite plants.
and ] obliged, somewhat
FOR v minutes 1 steamed away like
a furance. and then it hit me with
disastrous effects. l never tried it aft
err that"
And you never had any ambition
to learn smoking?" was suggested.
NO." ne replied. you see I v
was forbidden to; so there would not
have been any point t. it,"
1t was announced today that Miss
Isabel Hagner had been chosen by
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to be her secre-
tary at the white house. Miss Hagncr
was secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt dur
ing her stay at the white house. She
is now connected with the state de-
partment at Washington.