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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-26


 Of course Young was not in the South ern league, but the chances are that the increase in the batting of Storch this sea- son over his 1911 form will make up any deficiency which Young may develop in jumping into a higher class league. Wel- chonce ought to hit as well this season as last, in fact there are many who think that he will go better this season than he did last. For a while last year Well
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this year, under suspension McAllister, who is playing ball every summer, for the purpose of earning school expenses during the winter, did not, apparently, relish the idea of being suspended. Me Allister was with the Billikens of 1911.
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dug up the mother, brought her around to me and she snatched the kid from my armsf'
 Well, cheer up! Cops usually find kids and 1t wasn't so much of a story Besides, the mother should have been gra ateful enough to-
 "Oh, shut up! The mother grateful? Why, the mother was my wife."
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!. (. ". tTiON, WASHINGTON n. C. s3a. no ROUND THtp ON :IsT AND APRIL 1sT. SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
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Bescher Opened Strong

Especially for the benefit Of the dis tinguished Hank ODay and his hench- men, the weather man gent cloudless afternoon. The wind was trihe too ccol for shirtsleeves, but In compara- tive sense, there was nothing lacking with the menu. Quite neat number of fans witnessed the enga cement There was not an overabundance of en- thusiasm on display, but the players got a return for their efforts trife more substantial than mere sympathy.
 Bescher was first up in the first in- ming. and he hit the second ball de- livered by Foxen for a nome rnn. Bates followed with a single by first, and Hoblitzell went out from Marcan to Nc Gilvray, Bates going to second. Mar sans popped out to Marvan. Egan, how eeer singled over shor., sending Bates home. Grant retired the side on fly to Johnston.
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Arrangements Made for Fight

tt, March 25-The National lor ab of America today made an alfer 6,O00 purse for 10 round bout U50t Nalt Wells, lightweight cham .slnd. and PaclIy Mcfarland of
 ac fHe match is to take place on
 sfsDH n by the fighters.
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chonce was going at a terrific clip. but he had a bad slump, which his average for the s1 games played brought down to BOA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-26

There seems to be much of promise in Carroll. He fielded his position we'll yes terday afternoon. He looks a little awk- ward, as Emery looked. But he got everything that came his way yester- day and had he put the ball on Hob litzell when that player took third with the sphere well ahead of him, the young ster would have had a perfect score. But when the bases were full Carroll rapped off that pinch hit by Egan which sent McGilvray over with the only Baron run of the game. And again. the young ster got away with speed enough to beat out his bounder to shortstop even had Esmond not made tumble.
 l Carroll will bear watching
 Marcan played well yesterday. He did splendidly in the field as he always does. and his throwing was good. He displayed
 fine judgment on teveral occasions. and at the bat got a double and at other times hit the ball on the nose.
 Ii will be a matter of difficulty for i either of the youngsters at present on the staff to beat him out of his job, It
 is often wise to cling to the evils we have rather than fly to those we know not of
 The Barons and the Reds will tie up again this afternoon. The weather man | has promised to continue his present courtesies. Therefore, it is probable that large crowd will witness the bout to- day. The game will be begun at O clock. l Wilson Matthews will call the balls and strikes in his most artistic style.
 Incidentally, Matthews is going good iR l Birmingham. He, has had marvellous and varied baseball career. Once upon a
 time he starred on the campus of the University of Alabama. Then he played l professional baseball. Then he wrote baseball in New orleans. Then he was
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Heavy Hitting Outfield

Nashville Tennessean: Nashville's out fielders hit at an average which they did last year they will be sure to land some laured for the home team. Here Is the 1911 record of the three prospective Nclnnteers in the field.
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CINCINNATI RED LEGS GET
 DECISION OVER BOLD BARONS

cut at tho plate. Marsans then sim glod through short, sending HoblitZell 10 third. Marsans attempted q Cuban ola glide to second, but Dllger threw him out to Ellam, and Ellam, when Hoblitzell started for the plate, threw him out to Dilger. This was the best play of the afternoon.
 The fourth run of the Reds was scored in the sixth with Green pitching. Marsans walked and Egan singled To right. Grants walk filled the bases. Esmond then dropped one apparently safe behind Illam, but after Marsans had scored Grant was forced on the play at third. Mclean and Horsey tn An wilted at the hat beneath the delivery Of young Green. IT. the seventh in- ming Bescher and Bates were passed in second by Dilger.
 The Barons' Chances The Barons got a couple of bingles in the second One was down when FL lam singled over second, and after he had gone out on an attempted steal of second. Marcan doubled neatly to left. Carroll retired the side on pop fly 10 second.
 The Barons scored in the fourth. aft CT two men we're down McGilvray singled to center, and lGllam and Maj can were walked. Carroll then prompt lY smacked the ball to right just out of the reach of lfgan and McGilvray counted. Things were just beginning to look up when Dilger famed.
 In tho ninth II appeared that the Barons had little hope of turning the tide. Carroll scratched a hit to short and stole second. Mcbride. hitting for Dilger, flied out to center. Green popped out to first, and Cochran, batting for Mowrey, went out weakly from pitcher 10 first.
 Other details of the game appear in
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Only Brilliant Play

In the third the Reds scored agam. Bsscher, first up, was walked, and went to third on Bates double to left Hob
 litzell singled through second, scoring Bescher, though Johnston threw Bates
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details of the game appear in
The Box Score

*-Hit for Dilger in the ninth. sa-Iit for FoXen in the fifth. s*F-Hit for MoWrey In the ninth.
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BARONS LOOKED PRETTY FAIR UP AGAINST THE REDS
GAME WAS SLOW BUT NOT ENTIRELY DEVOID OF INTER EST-GREEN MADE A GOOD SHOWING ON THE HILL

In a game devoid of sensational inci- dent and characterized by a tnge of listlessness and pinch of apathy, the redolent Reds defeated the bold and battle scared Barons yesterday after noon by score of 1 to l.
 Cincinnati won over Birmingham through superior hitting and base run hing. In the field both teams played we'll home run drive by Bescher in the first inning. an attempted double steal by Marsans anu Hobltzell, re- sulting in both runners going dead, were the features of the game. In the latter performance Elam and Dilger displayed the effectiveness of theIr whips, and Hoblitzell e hesitaney which could hardly have resulted otherwise than in a fatality at the plate
 Green Looked Good
 Cincinnati's pitchers were Trough and Horsey, and both performed well. The latter was especially effective, and though against the former, the Barons threatened time or two there was never any danger of the National leaguers losing the game. In the first inning. as a result of three wallops, one of which was Beschers home run, the Reds scored twice. Thereafter the Barons were on the defensive.
 Foxen opened for Birmingham and in a couple of innings was found with dismal regularity. However, ever and anon he flashed a bit of that old time brilliance which promises much for the future. Green, who succeeded in the sixth inning, was effective throughout, and had he not suffered In his first round of work IS a resut of lack of con control, he would haze proved him. self, from a local stancpoint, the star of the exhibition. In spite of his wild ness, 1t is probable that during his regime the Reds would have gone score lcs3 but for the fact that three Barons permitted a near Texc- leaguer to fall between them.
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Everybody must remove the cap to { arm of Dilgers. He can get the .a to second ahead of Bob Bescher or a of the rest of them As matter fact. during the practice season, tS things have impressed themselves on Il minds of the fans. The first is tha the big leaguers cant score on Clarence Smith, and the second that they can steal on William Dilger.
 Dilger is a good receiver. There is no doubt of that fact. He catches a ball well. He looks good behind the bat He displays a considerable amount of pepper. He throws exceedingly we'll equally as well, as a matter of fact, as the renowned "Rowdy" Elliott We are not an authority on the hitting ability Of Dilger. But if he can hit he will make Birmingham an invaluable man. If he can hit hard. he would make Cincinnati a valuable man.
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Though in the art of walloping the ball and In speeding things up about the bases the Reds outpointed the Barons conclu- sively yesterday afternoon, the aggre- gation of Manager Moesworth performed very smoothly all the distance.
 With very few exceptions none of the Barons appeared embarrassed in the pres ence of Hank ODay's talent of the bigger bush They continued the uneven scrm- mage systematically and with a dogged determination which holds for the future something of greater value than mere promise. Had the locals been able to wallop the horsehide at clip trihe merrier there would possibly be a dif- ferent story today. But 1t is believed that within Is moons the Barons will be ready to crack the season with their hit ting eyes trimmed and burning
 Pitcher Green displayed a neat assort- ment of goods yesterday afternoon. Dur Ing his time of service he found it a mat ter of extreme difficulty to cast the pellet over the heart of the plate, but with the exception of a periodical ticket to first. the Reds got nothing Ir e system of the former Michigs auf had speed and curve and a foxy cunuias which pleased. He consistently al'ad ta lose his head-even when the b, s haa become cloggea, on one occaslc se nobody dead.
 Green pitched last Tuesday aga aa team of the University of Alaba Is did not look so good that there wa raea danger of the Giants or the Al sle buying him at a Marty OToole figure In other words, he looked a trf sf color, as a deeply dyed autumn lt the midst of spring. But yesterday ernoon he was better. Perhaps he continue to improve
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
Instructive Franchise Ideas
From the Kansas ETY. Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
authoritative opinion. resulting from ex-
perience. is that the best public utility
franchise is a contract which can be ter
minated at any time by municipal pur-
chase upon fair terms 'Bul. obviously.
the good of such an arrangement depends
upon the real ability of the city to buy.
And this - true whether the city ever
buys or never buys: because. although
the municipality may never exert its
power OF purchase. the fact that Il has
" n can exert it holds the owners of
the franchise TO the square deal. Also.
unless the power exists. the nominal right
upon the franchise owners.
Now comes Mr. Delos r. Wilcox. the
New York practical expert Ii, franchise
matters, and propo1inds q clear method by
which municipal ownership becomes pos
sible, at the sane time tina the public
IN ~ operations. Mr.. Wilcox's plan
.ls that all revenue. over enough to give
rec LIZ * essla He scrsscs and to extend lie
service properly and to operate and main
tain the plant Ehoufd be applied first to
the payment of q reasonable interest on
ing off that capital. Paying off the
capital" means In effect municipal pur-
chase on the instaIlment plan. And that
means that the instaiiments shall come
out Of b income Of tho utility itself.
Mr. W3lcox's basic doctrine Is that the
streets Of d city are not the proper sub
5ect OF speculation. He maintains that
street railway service. say. Is not sonIe-
thing for persons to get rich on. It's Sc
cnr.ties should be like municipal bonds
4 nsetaseiy giiI edged and paying only a
invested. SIP. all the surplus profits
should so to the city and should Is my
gpilsd pys the city to paying off the bonds
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04

and retiring the capital of the utility cor
poration. That would eventually free tha
properly OF debt and transfer the Owner.
grip title 70 the city-since the private In
1878 would nave received all the money
terest on the money while IL was In M
u, after thus retiring the capital and
oonds TOT q certain period SO as TO lea We n
good margin of vnrue above the indebted-
80, 80 siis city could purchase by paying the
bonds In the place Of the bonds and o o
itai stock of the corporation still ca1t-
standing. out-
Mr.. Wilcox contends tina munictpa1 MIR.
chase On q large s~caie--purchase Of such
2 utility as a street r~ailway-is now nrac'
ticaHy impossible. His contention fupther
y that II will not be possible until the
CUES insist on this retirement oS n.,h
5i.s ntlllty obligations rs they now nrs.
IN sun nta III ,ne retirement. or paying off, OF
For these reasons he is convinced ~.
rates Ter a public utility service sha..is
pe HIgn enough to give good seryIre -
extend the service adequately Ia tha
groWin ot the city, and to provide the
fund for the city's gradually acuuirina ths
property. This prevents Using an ! = y
81 tne income from the plant for the bena
ne OF the general taxpayers. Inasru.,cb,
as the corporation, during the time az IL
f~ranshlse. gets only a fair interest nm
senuine investment, the corporation, Of
course, does not make any more no mai
Ter what the rate charged for the servica
may be. IL the rate Is high enoiIeh Is
provide the fund for municipal acnI,f.i
ton the people get the benefit in that
Tshe question for them to determine 4
whether they want 1t In that form or wanf
AZ In form of lower rates OF charpan
rates so low that they will not provida
q sinking fund for municipal purchase.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

let ne time slip past without touching
a book until only a week was left, and
ne had mis- long poem 10 learn by
heart Like most boys, he wished to
get h prize, but did net like the labor
or working for 1t. Rather an idle boy
was Master Freddy. In fact, he had
got 1t into his head that he was not as
clever as other boys, and that 1t was
not much use to try.
He was thinking that very thing Just
now when his eyes fell upon a snail
crawling up the hottcmi os the wall uf,
that silly thing is not going to try
TO get TO the top at that pace"
Yet slowly, as he watched It, very
slowly. at length the summit was
reached; and, as If IN triumph, the old
snail reared Itself up and waved its
Then the thought flashed upon
Freddy: Suppose the snail had said
what he said-"Tt's no use trying?" He
would never have reached the top of
the wall; that was certain. II won't
pc beaten by the snail!" cried he. and
SET 70 work IN downright arrest: and
oy the time he holidays came to an
eng ne knew his poem by heart.
pf,ze day came, and the boys lis
rehed eagerly for the prize boys name
surprise can hardly be mag
called out. '
When MIR. Frazer. the master. handed
MN the handsome volume. he patted
MN on the head. saying kindly; Wen
aone, Scott! am very glad you have |
gained "A prize. but how vas 1t YOU
did so well?"
Sir" said Freddy. sit was all
the snail on the wall"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
WIVES WANTED BADLY
IN A KANSAS COUNTY

a part of the program Of the club in
getting suitable mates for it's members
is the issuance of a catalogue contain
ing the photographs and the complete
descriptions of eac of the bashelors,
giving In detail particulars OF ncome,
property and all qualifications. These
are to be sent over the country, and
women contemplating matrimony are
urged to correspond and to ommuni
cate with the members Of the club.
I'VE believe that advertising pays.-
declared H. f. Mccall. president of the
club. Furthermore, we don't believe
In going into anything with our eyes
shut. This is no sight unseen propo-
sition. We are willing to give partt-
culars about ourselves and we want to
know what we are to get If we make
any deals"
In the foreward, the catalogue. which
was prepared by S. A. Wilson, editor OF
the Grant County Republican, says:
Many happy members have gone the
happy ways CT the married man and
the purpose of the club in it's rea walk
ening Is to present a list OF good. hon
men for the women tired of singls
blessedness to look over and pick from,
assuring them that only prizes win he
drawn"
H. f. Mccall, register of deeds OF
Grant county, is president OF the club
md Lewis Wilson. cashier of the Grant
county State bank. is secretary.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
Changes on the Moons Surface

ternal and accidental impulse it follows
:a2c tho phenomenon o5seTv Ell Ell. To-
quet is only a temporary one after
reaching Its greatest development It
ousht TO diminish, and this is precisely
what is shown by the observations OF
Mr.. Korn.
These euigmatic variations Of tho
lunar craters are not excessively rare.
The observations made recently OF, the
crater Linnaeus recall those that have
just been mentioned. In 1915. Heyeltus
saw the crater in full shadow. A short
tlrae afterWard Grimaldi represented It
sometimes as q crater, sometimes as
a White spot. Riccioli in 1863. and
very brilliant, white spot. Lohrmanni
IN 1924 and Nader in 1897, Indicated it,
on the contrary. as a deep crater,
Schmidt, about 1913, estimated that it
was 10 miles wide and 1000 feet deep:
nearly a quarter CT q Gentry latter. in
1866. the same observer sought for the
crater in vain. 1t had disappeared and
was replaced by a white patch.
For the last 40 years, Linnaets hs-c
peen the subject of mum erous discus
SONS. According to w. Fl. Pickering.
the white patch decreases under tine
action Of the sun, as if it were a de-
post of frost or ice. The eminent seIen-
ographer Ptiseux thinks that wa
should not be too hasty In coming to q,
conclusion, and that the variations In
the diameter Of the spot may be due
only to a phenomenon of physiological
optics.
Jus as earthquakes and volcanic
phenomena are not distributed BY
ehanee on our globe. we may suppose
that 1t is the same on the moon and
that the vast n deep depression Of
the sea of Serenity corresponds to one
Of the ancient points of weakness on
the lunar surface. Perhaps there arc
stu! manifested there feeble ernntiva
actions, with emission of vapors-car-
bonlc acid, for instance.
IF such were the reality. the moon
would not be an altogether dead word.
she would be undergoing still some geo.
logic spasms."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
Little S liter.


I know a girl OF presence fresh and fair.
She lies abed year-long. and so has lain
For half a lifetime; fowsr-sweet the air
The room Is darkened to relieve her
pain.
There Is no hope held out Of healing her.
You could not blame her IL she turned
her face
sullen unto the wall. and did demur
From further breathing IN her prison
place.
Not SO. her sick bed IS a throne. where
She doth most royalty her favors grant;
Thltlrer the needy and the wretehed come
She is AT Home TO every risitant.
They cal! he7 Little Sister: fot, her heart
Goes out to each that takes her by the
In sisterly devotion: It's her part
To feel, 10 succor. and to understand.
Unto her dim-iit chamber how they flock.
The seamy folk. the weakling n the
There IS no sin so low that she will mock.
No shame that dare not look her In the
face.
One never thinks of woe beside her bed.
SO bhths she bends beneath the rigorous
rod:
does not seem like one uncontrolled.
Her prayers Xix songs go bubbling up to
Hers is the inner secret OF the soul:
Radiant announcement. love n fellow
These things do crown her like an aureols.
Making her sanity, while they make her
dear.
BY Richard Burton In s~crtbner's.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-01-04
From the Literary Digest.

The moon is commonly spci,cn cs &C
a dead world. If this refers to the Alb
sence of life. whether animal or yege-
table, the term is doubtless lust, though
ever here 1t applies with eXactness only
10 the surface. We do not know what
Vestiges of atmosphere. with accom-
panying organic life, may Turk in the
profound caVerns and assures of our
satellites crust. If the word dead"
however. Is intended to exclude ply
steal and chemical changes, evidence
IS strongly against it. Alterations. pos
sibly due to some form of volcanic or
seismic action. have frequently been
observed. and although some astrono-
mers are still skepticaI, the weight Of
eVldence seems strongly in favor of
the actual occurrence of these alter
ations In a recent issue of the Revue
Scientif1que (Paris. September 23l, some
or the latest observations are recorded
ana discusseG. These have to- do with
changes on the crater Taauet. one of
tne smaller of the lunar 'craters" or
ring mountains. About a week after
the new moon, this crater disappears
en.lreiy n Is replaced by a white
patch. which disappears in it's turn
after a few days aud gives place to the
Familiar ring-shaped appearance. Saws
the French scientific. paper we are
quoting:
me author suppeses that under the
stSetoh VI certain geologic phenomena,
winch are still active in certain points
OF the n surface. Civilizations of va
por escape from the great depths of
the crater Taquet and also from other
chasms. which would explain the vari-
atoms of aspect observed in different
regions. During the long and cold night
or cur satellite. this vapor would be
condensed at the bottom OF the abyss,
AFTER which 1t would evaporate as the
hfst rays OF the sun touched it ami
would FL tha crater with a cloudy
mass. Finally. the crater would empty
by h total evaporation of its
contents. under the heat. of the solar
radiation. II we suppose that these
e&talatlons are the result of an in