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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-09
JOHN III. HOLCOMBE
LEADS IN GADSDEN

Gadsden, July S.-(Special. )--At late
hour tonight, returns from the first city
primary indicates that John H. Holcombe
and Alto V. Lee will enter a second pri-
mary. the former leading.
James c. Tolson has won for president
of the council over G. Ed. Christopher.
The race for aldermen in the first and
second wards is in doubt.
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EDWARDS MAY GO
TO THE PHILIPPINES

washington. July s.-Brig. Gen.
Clarence Edwards, who Will retire as
chief of the insu1ar bureau of the war
department Immediately upon his con-
firmation as a brigadier general of the
line, Is expected to take command of
one of the military departments. Va
cancies exist 'at Atlanta, San Antonio
and ST. Paul and one or more of the
Philippine commands may be vacated
soon
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over the southern lake region and over
the northwest.
Conditions throughout the cotton belt
are practically unchanged. Fair weather
prevailed west of the Mississippi, and
thunder showers occurred generally
throughout central and eastern sections
Of the belt. Ranfalls exceeding one inch
have fallen at New Orleans and Mont
gomery during the past "a hours, while at
Atlanta almost an inch has fallen. Tenn
peratures in Birmingham continue slight
ly below normal Unsettled weather will
continue here Tuesday.
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations,
July s.
Temp'ture
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Atlanta Has 54S
Manufacturing Plants
All Busy. Now:

The reason Atlanta is so big and SO go
ahead is that she makes in her own factO-
ries and shops great big part of the stuff
she sells
And she sells Fifty Million Dollars
Worth a Year.
Her industries are widely diversified.
That's the success-secret. Her faith isn't
pinned to any one particular product.
She's going to show you how she does it.
Manufacturers Exposition First Ten
Days of August
In the big Atlanta Auditorium holds
ten thousand folks-she is going to set up
lot of machinery and right before your
eyes she's going to make shoes and candy
and nails and hats and crackers and over
alls and stacks of other things.
And she wants every wide awake mer-
chant and every lover Of the South to see
her at it. #&##
If Atlanta can do it, can't you? How
about new manufacturing enterprise for
YOUR home town?
Come and look into this end of the prop
osition-you may go home with an idea
that will blossom out into something big
financially.
Then, too, the Merchants Convention
will be going on for three or four days of
the Exposition. And it's going to be SOME
Convention.
Anything you want to know? Ask
Harry T. Moore Sec.
Merchants And Manufacturers
Association
ATLANTA
Low Rates the First Ten Days of August
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Weather Forecast

Washington, July s.-Weather fore
cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Lo-
cal showers Tuesday and probably
Wednesday.
Tennessee: Generally fair Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Georgia. Local showers Tuesday and
Wednesday.
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Tonopah, New, July S.--Two blocks in
the business district OF Tonopah were
destroyed by fire early today. Several
office buildings were destroyed.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
MARYLAND NEWS NOTES

--Havre de Grace Presbyterians
held a Halloween social last even
ing.
Adam Graber, OF Hartford county,
has sold his 100 acre farm to A. f.
Black for $4,000.
Calvert Loyal Temperance Legion
held a masquerade social at the home
of William Hambleton.
The 100 acre Dear farm, near
Red Pump, has been bought by A.
Frank Black, of Govans, for $4,000.
Defective tlues caused the dam
age by fire, OF the residences of Mrs.
Thomas Hughlett and Of James r.
Jones. at Cambridge.
Charged with the larceny of $25
and some clothing from John Monk,
of Perryman, Dixon Reed, colored,
was lodged in Belair jail.
j. l.. Nichhols has been elected
president and S. Charles Walls. sec
retary of the farmers fair, to be held
at Centreville, November %.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
DELAWARE
In BAD SHAPE
AFTERACCIDENTS

Specia Ito THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, Del, Oct. 29.-The foot.
ball situation at Delaware is critical
Cam and Huston, two of the best
men on the team are out of the game
for the remainder of the season with
broken collar bones. Huston is the
captain this year and has played a
star agme all season Cams work
at halfback has been bright spot
In the work of the team this year
With these two men out of the game
Delaware's chances of a row of vic
tories in her three remaining games
dwindle. =
The work of the entire team both
extensively and defensively center
around three men, Cam, Huston and
Hirshman. With two of these out OF
the game a new backfield will have
to be built up. Carlswell, or Hirsh
man, will probably act as captain for
the remainder of the season. The
entire student body turned out 70 see
the practice last night just to show
the coach and the public that every
Delaware student is back of McAvoy
and the team. bill" Kyle, the ex-
Wilmington High School Star report
ed for practice. He played at half
back on the Varsity but did not get
along very well because he did not
know the signals. Coach McAvoy at
the urgent request of the students
and his friends decided to- stay at
Delaware until at least the end OF
! football season. He was on the field
last night and put lots of pep" in the
team. Hirshman, Kyle, Taylor and
Hort ycomprised the backfeld and
promise to make a fast combination
The line remained the same.
Only light signal drill was gone
through. Huston whose collar bone
was also broken was down to watch
the practice and help coach. Loomis
VIII owas badly battered in Saturday s
game is much improved but was not
able TO appear in uniform.
The coach expects to hold a short
scrimmage tonight to try out Kyle
and Doherty.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
THIS GAME A TIE.

On Saturday afternoon. at Fourth
and Church street grounds, Highland
Second and Christana played a score
less tie. Although outweighed, High-
land played a good game and were
never in danger OF being scored on.
Highland was booked TO play st.
Johns. but they failed to appear by
3 o'clock, so they travelled TO Christi
ana In the big teams place. The
slittle boys played a game that made
the big team look foolish, but We're
unable to score on their heavier op-
ponents
On Saturday next Highland plays
Chesley and expect to bring home the
bacon Highland has three open dates
November 2S, % and 80, and would
like to hear from any 115-pound team
in or out of the city. Send challenges
to George Smith, No. Al Ivy Road, oi
call 4346A
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
TY COBB MAY QUIT
GAME FOR COTTON

VIII Tyrus Raymond Cobb's terri
fic bat wreak havoc with the curves
and smoke" Of American League
pitchers in 1913?
A needless question, fans" will
say. Yet it Is a fact that 'Ty" is
considering deserting the diamond to
become a cotton broker
Unless the Detroit management
tenders the Georgia Peach" a three
year contract calling for a yearly
salary of $4,000, he will Immediate
~ accept an offer to become a mem
Der of one of the largest banking and
brokerage firms in Wall street, New
York
These statements are made upon
the best of authority. Cobb recently
confided his intentions to a close
friend
Cobb's contract with the Detroit
Tigers expired on October Is. 1t has
been made three years ago and call
ed for annual stipend of $4,000 "Ty"
notified President Frank ]. Navin in
Detroit that he desired a contract for
three years and the figures must be
$4,000 per season or $4,000 for the
fun period.
While In New York recently a cot.
ton broker who is a member of a
firm known throughout the land sent
for Cobb. He had heard Of his sal
made him an offer.
Come with me as a cotton broker,
Ty and tn give you $4,000 a year,
not for one or three years, but for
tent, twenty or thirty" the Wall
Street man is reported to have said
"In fact, / can promise you that in
Z three OF four years you will be maxi
ing more than $4,000 a year. You
I know cotton better than any man on
the street. You have lived down
I there all your life and will be worth
$4,000 10 our firm"
Cobb did not give any answer. But
. he promised to consider the offer
: And now he says that unless he re-
: ceives the $4,000 for three years h,
I; has demanded from the Detroit Clul
y he will forsake his Tiger uniform
u pack away his bat and sit behind
g mahogany desk IN Wall Street
y It is a fact that no man knows cot
ton better than Cobb. He was horr
and raised in the heart OF the Geor
gia cotton belt Since becoming a ma
g i0r league bali player he has addel
2 to his income each year by success
Ia full deals in cotton.
IS Il sure would hate 10 quit base
d ball." said Cobb in discussing the OF
Is fer. "But / feel that unless re
al oeive $4,000 a year from the Detroi
It Club ] will be underpaid. And sine
e. can set that amount for going int
a good business l don't think / shoul
continue to play baseball for less,
The life of a major league base
l baller at best is short. There ar
IN notable exceptions, and l believe tina
" ] might be one of them. But at IN
R same time it is a hard gamble. Sa
"A I spent 10 more years in basegal
81 Then ! might quit the game and nC
be able to drop into a job so satil
factory and remunerative as has bee
offered me In New York
~ Let me add that | am not going
eh try and hold-up methods I am sil
:, cere in my demand. believe
H. fact. | might say ] know-that l a
worth what ! am asking. II the ID
troit Club does not feel that W.
sr, about it we will simply dissolve par
al nership. But hope that ] can Co
ed tinue to play baseball, for 7 love q
sh game
Cobb is in Detroit now But he W
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
POOL EXPERT
MAKES GREAT SHOTS

An interested crowd of more than
300 people greeted w. II. Clearwater,
the pocket billiard champion in his
exhibition at the Crescent Parlors at
Eighth and Orange streets last night.
They had the pleasure of seeing a re-
markabe exhibition marked by some
wonderful shots. Manager Dyer re-
ceived numerous congratulations on
having provided such attraction. Mr..
Clearwater will give an exhibition
this afternoon and another this even
ing. Later he will meet some of the
local experts in exhibition games.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
CHEsROOK pEFEAT BELMONr.

The fast Chesrook team defeated
Belmont Academy at football on
Saturday by the score of 81 to 0. It
was Belmont's first defeat Of the
season. The features of the game
were the running Of Rheu and Crum-
lish and the tacking Of Keamally
Chesrook would like to hear from any
110 pound team in or out of the city
send challenges to Horace Smith,
Manager, No. 400 West Thirteen
street.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

wonderful machine is so thoroughly
wrecked. Victor Safer has developed
into a high class first baseman, but
Johnny will have to get a new short
stop to replace Tinker, and his own
days of second basing may be short
ened by managerial responsibility.
His pitching staff is wreck, and he
has only one good catcher. His out
field needs rejuvenation. All in all,
Johnny has undertaken no enviable
task, but the best wishes of the base
ball world will go with him.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-Johnny Evers'
appointment as manager of the Cubs
has developed an apparently general
verdict here that the Trojan hasn't
the right temperament for a leader.
but the responsibility may work a
complete change in the great second
baseman. Evers' greatest difficulity
will be in handling Murphy and get
ting together a ball club that will
possess even first division possibili-
ties next year now that the once
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
WrN PENNANT RY A FRACTION

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 29.-The
Oakland Club is the winer of the 1912
pennant in the Pacific Coast League
by probably as narrow a margin as
any club ever won a flag Oakland
finished the season just .004 points
ahead Of the Vernon Club. The final
victory that clinched the pennant
came yesterday. when Oaklani de-
feated Los Angeles.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
OLYMPIA HAS
FRESH TROUBLE

Olympia viii face the hardest prop
osition thus far next Saturday. when
the Waverly team. of Philadelphia,
will line up at Front and Union
streets. The High School eleven will
play between the halves OF the Olym-
pia game, meeting Trenton High
School. Olympia will practice to-
night
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

MADISON Wis. Oct. Western
football critics are OF the opinion that
If Eddie Gillette, the Badgers star
quarterback, keeps up his brilliant
work he will surely be the selection
for the position on the mythical All
American eleven. No quarterback in
the East or vest has performed as
the Badgers won by score Of Sc to
0, Gillette was the bright star. His
ninety yard run in the last period Of
the game through the entire purple
team was the most brilliant play Of the
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
HERMITS WIN
THE FIRST MATCH

The local bowling season on the
Pierce alleys got under way last
night, the Hermits defeating the
Knights 250S to 2473 Kirk. Of the
Hermits was high man with $50 pins.
The scores:
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

game. Near the close OF the first
quarter Gillette broke away for a
fifty yard run, carrying the ball TO
twenty yard line. Wis
consin plugged the line and sent Van
Ripper over left tackle for the first
touchdown. Gillette kicked the goal.
In the game with Purdue Gillette was
the individual star. His most brill
liant accomplishment was sixty
FIVE yard run for touchdown at the
opening OF the second quarter. Wis
consin made six touchdowns, and Gil
lette kicked every goal. Wisconsin
won, AZ to 0.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
HNNFY MITH TYSnN-

D. B. LIE Compte. of Cambridge. Md,
owner Of the pacing stallion Dillon
Kinney, PIG IA, by Mckinney,
2.111-4 has placed the horse in II. r.
Tyson's string at Newark 10 be raced
on the Eastern and Southern Circuits.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
SHORTSTOP TINkER FINEn.

CHICAGO, Oct 29.-Joe Tinker,
shortstop of the Chicago National
League team. was arrested and fined
s. for speeding while passing through
Evarston, suburb.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

his
father in his old age oshausnsy vowed settle twods OF his estate
the boy and one-third the mother; but
in case the boy should be girl then wo-thirds of the
mother daughter When
developed however that the boy which made
mother OShaugne
mind was not in state to decide upon the proper to carry out the
of his promise
What do friends especially members legal profession
should be the division OShaugnessys
ANSWER TO FERRNMANS PUZZLE
The boatmans regarding his
proves that ne regarded men women and children in the ratio Of and
his
Therefore the the
carried the
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
ARN0RY BOUTs POsTPONFD.

The bouts scheduled for tomorrow
night at the State Armory have been
postponed until a later date on ac-
count Of repairs TO the Armory hall
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

Renting houses and apartments
getting boarders-in all such matters
ready furnished, securing roomers,
the Wants have demonstrated their
effectiveness many timea.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

soon go to his winter home in Au-
gusta, Ga. He will await the con-
tract from President Navin before he
has any further communication with
the Wall Street firm.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29
NOTED BALL PLAYERS FINED.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Hal Chase.
Cy Seymour, Louis Drucke, Josh De-
vore, Nick Altrock, Fred Schaeffer
and eight other stars Of the baseball
diamond were fined IS each in police
court for playing professional ball
on Sunday The ball players told the
court that they did not know they
were violating the law. They were
arrested while playing.
Evening journal., 1912-10-29

The Wants present a means by
which losers and finders may commu-
nicate with each other quickly and
at trifing expense.-Adv.
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that end we would recommend that
the Commercial Club president APP
point committee on nomination for
the offices of commissioners to serve
as commissioners until the next reg
ular city election.
"Third-We would recommend that
this committee be appointed at the
next regular session, Tuesday, May %,
1912, and that they be required to
make their report at the regular SEES
sion of Tuesday, June 4.
'Fourth-That a mass meeting of
the qualified voters of the city be
called to meet in Carnegie Hall as
soon thereafter as consistent for the
purpose of confirming the action of the
Commercial Club in these recommen-
dations.
Respectfully committed
Eugene Edge, Chairman.
"A W. Wilkerson.
81. Il. McInnis,
ED Hall,
II. A. Burger
Committee.
Il. M. Hewitt, Secretary"
Not a single word of criticism has
ever been attached to a member of
the council or its officers, but It -
recognized by all that the system is
cumbersome and ineffective in hand
ling business proposition of TIL nag.
nitude that Bryan's has come to be.
1t is believed by the committee that
the commission is the ideal system
now in vogue, and that it win prove
satisfactorily successful in Bryan
A great responsibility rests with the
nominating committee who are to sug-
gest the personnel of the commission.
They should secure the right men, and
then those men will, as patriots, sacri-
fee the time for the good of their
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
COMMENCEMENT
SERMON TOMORROW
Rev. Tardy Of Marshall WHY deliver
Address to B. 3. A. Students
at First Baptist Church.

Rev. w. T. lazy, who is to preach
the commencement sermon for the
Bryan Baptist Academy tomorrow, is
the worthy pastor of the First Baptist
church of Marshall He is quite a
young man, but he has held some of
the best pulpits in Louisiana and
Texas, having been pastor at Monroe
and Ruston, La, and at Longview and
Marshall, in Texas. Wherever he has
resided he has taken an active part in
all matters, religious and civic, ana
his influence has been powerful for
good in every place he has lived.
Rev. Tardy is one of the most eo-
quent preachers in the Texas minis
try and is also able as an exposition of
the word of God. He is most grace
full speaker, and his discourses are al.
ways polished and interesting through
out. His coming means a great treat
for Bryan tomorrow.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
POSITION OF PHONE POLES.

To the Editor of The Bryan Eagle:
Referring to the location of our tele.
phone poles, mentioned in yesterday S
Eagle, we beg to say that their sizes,
lengths and positions were determined
by an expert engineer whose calcula-
tions were mathematically and scien-
tifically correct, starting from what is
termed in telephone parlance, "the
wire center" He made a complete
survey of our city, and to change it
in any material way might throw out
of adjustment his entire plans, with
great injury to our plant
Feeling sure that this explanation
will fully satisfy the ladies', we remain,
Yours very truly,
The Bryan Telephone Co.
May %, 1912.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
DIAMONDS AND HEARTS,
At COLONIAL LAST NIGHT
PhiIomothesian and Eclectic Societies
Render Program in Charm
ing Way.

The much advertised play, 'Dia-
monds and Hearts," given by the Phil
omothesian and Eclectic societies OF
the Bryan Baptist Academy under the
able direction of Miss Bess Crouch at
the Colonial Theatre last evening, was
pronounced great success by the
united acclaim Of the large audience
present. Miss Annie Lee Ellis, as
Bernice Halstead, portrayed the eight
een-year-old prosecuted heroine with
heart, a love for fun, hatred for
arithmetic, in manner to command
repeated encores.
Mr.. j. T. Lindsey, as Abraham
Barnes, bachelor Yorker farmer,
with his sister, Miss Bess Crouch, as
Hannah Mary Barnes, portrayed the
quaint down East honest Yankee home
to such a perfect degree that one
could almost see the granite hills of
New England as he witnessed the sup.
per scene.
Mr. Marshall Bullock, as DIR. Burton.
was perfect in his love making, but
his pill practice needs revising.
Mr. Hooker Lindsey, as Dwight
Bradley, was perfection at scheming
and plotting, but came to grief, as is
Inevitable with sin.
Billie Johnson. as Sammy, was not
only perfect bellboy but an effective
evesdropper.
Miss Maggie Mathis. as Mrs. Hal
stead, widow and step-mother, was
perfection in the part, but. like her
natural self, she "just could not keep
from talking"
Every character was we'll portrayed.
and the care and study that it has de-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
B. B. A. CONCERT
MONDAY EVENING

The term concert of Bryan Baptisl
Academy will be given at the Colonial
Theatre on Monday evening. Mr.. Her.
bert William Reed, the director, asks
that the public be in their seats at
rs o'clock, as the program will begin
at that hour. AS is customary on such
occasions, all late corners will be
seated only during the intervals be-
tween the various numbers. No ad-
fee will be charged, and ev-
eryone is cordially invited to attend,
but let everyone be seated by SIS
O'clock.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
A NEW ERA IN
HJsE0RY OF BRYAN

I'M experimenting meeting in the his
tory of Bryan was that of the munich.
pal affairs committee of the CONNER.
cial Club in the City National Bank
last night. The meeting was held for
the purpose of formulating report to
the club upon the question of reform
ing the governmental system of Bryan.
The committee has been giving this
question considerable study for some
time. Information, charters, legisla-
ton and results of other cities have
been given careful scrutiny. The re-
suit of it all is the report that has
been prepared and is as follows:
'To the Directors of the Bryan Com
mercial Club, Bryan, Texas
Greeting:
1--WE, your committee on municipal
affairs. beg to report upon the ques-
tion of the reform of our city govern
mental system as follows:
I'VE have had several meetings to
consider the question We have re-
ceived information from other cities
and have examined the law upon the
different forms and systems now in
existence, and we would make the fol-
lowing recommendations
'First-That properly signed petit
ton be presented to the mayor calling
for an election submitting the question
of a commission form of government
to a vote of the qualified voters of the
city
"Second-We would recommend
that at the same election the names
of gentlemen to be voted on for COM
be also submitted, and to
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
MISS BERRYMAN's RECITAL.

On last evening there was a large
crowd assembled at Carnegie Hall to
hear the pupils of Miss Bergman in
recital. They were not disappointed,
every number being rendered fault
lessly. The selections were such that
no one could fail to have enjoyed
them. They were from the best COM
posers and have such dainty, simple
melodies that even an uncultivated ear
is charmed. The pupils rendered them
well and are to be congratulated on
the decided progress they have made
the past session
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-25
May 10, 1912. in the sixty-second year
of his life. Fraternally yours,
William b. Melish,
Grand Master"
Entertains Missionary Society.

On Monday afternoon from 1880 to
$3.50 Mrs Edward Hall will be hostess
to the Woman's Missionary Society OF
the First Methodist church. These
meetings have proven SO profitable and
so thoroughly enjoyable that every
woman IN the church looks forward to
their recurrence, and Mrs. Hall ex-
tends cordial invitation to all to be
present Monday afternoon. She will
be assisted by Mrs. w. c. Lawson,
Mrs. w. B. Cline and Mrs r. o. Allen.