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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
THE BIGGEST ANTIQUE
STORE A POINT OF
INTEREST TO VISITORS

Visitors in Birmingham will find the
Biggs Antique Store at Fourth avenue
and Twenty-frst street one of the most
interesting points in the city.
This store is one of the Biggs Antique
Co., Inc, Richmond, Va, chain of stores.
the only stores of this kind in the United
States.
On display here visitors will find all
manner of antique furniture complete line
of colonial styles in everything in the
way of furniture, Sheffield silverware.
mirrors In rare frames. prints, bric-a-
brac, lamps, etc, all of these being re-
productions or the articles just as they
were in the oiden days. and SO perfect
are the reproductions that the most artis-
tic and best read up expert could not
tell the dirference, and nothing is offered
for sale under false cloak The custo-
mer knows the goods were made in this
twentieth century but made lust exactly
as It was in the period to which the M sr-
ticular article is assigned. That is what
is called reproduction.
In the interior decorating denartment
the company carries Complete line or
colonial fabrics, including exact comics
of the old brocatelles, tapestries damasks
English tints. cratons, old English nets.
etc, and all of this means furniture
coverings. curtains draperies and hang
ings of the exact material. colors. figures
and STYLES in use and in vogue ~ tho
colonial days-in fact, Just as thew we've
in the old jamestown and ,rideweter
homes in the days before George wash
ington or; Thomas Jefferson were horn.
and afterward. too.
Many rare antiques are here In bra "a
tenders, andirons. old china, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
HOWARD DIVIDES
WITH ST. BERNARD

st. Bernard, April 24-(Special.) How
ard college of Birmingham and St Ber-
nard divided honors in doubleheader
played on the local grounds Tuesday aft
ernoon.
The first game was one of the most
exciting ever witnessed on the St Bernard
diamond. John Hagerty pitched a fine
game for the college boys. striking out
eight men. The seven hits he allowed
however, were opportune, and these, COM
bined with some daring base running on
the part of the Howard boys, resulted in
his defeat. long three bagger, with
two men on base in the first inning by
fisdale, and another triple in the sixth
by Grossjohann of St Bernard were the
main features of the contest Score:
R..H. E.
Howard .....-.............. 800 102 II 2
ST. Bernard .............. 200 002 0-4 4
Batteries: Walters and Tisdale; Hag-
erty and Keeshan. Three base hits, Tis-
dale. Grossjohann; two base hits, Dun
ming, Robinson
In the second game the St Bernard
boys landed on the Howard pitchers with
a vengeance and knocked them to all
parts of the field. Motley, who started
to pitch for the visitors, lasted but two
, innings, and Dunsmore, who succeeded
him, could do little better with the heavy
st. Bernard held his opponents to three
scattered hits until the sixth inning, when
they solved his delivery for six hits re-
sulting in five runs. Home runs by Jaffe
of st. Bernard and by Tisdale of Howard
featured the game. Dunnng of Howard
was injured In the second inning and
was forced to retire. Watson taking his
place Score: r. II. f.
Howard ..-................ 900 0b5 0--5 0 2
st. Bernard .............. 10S 200 I'll II 5
Batteries: Motley, Dunsmore and Tis-
dale; Rowan and Keeshan. Home runs
Jaffe, Tisdae Three base hits, Robinson
Armstrong, Rowan. Two base hits, Duns-
more. Jerome.
The third game of the series went to
the st. Bernard boys by the score of to g.
1t was undoubtedly one of the prettiest
seen on the local diamond for years John
Hagerty, who pitched the first game, was
again in the box for St Bernard, and
was complete master of the situation
from start to finish. He struck out nine
batsmen and allowed but six scattered
hits. Noojin, manager of the Howard
team, Knocked a home run in center field
scoring the first run for the visitors The
pitching of Hagerty and the all-round
playing of the college boys was easily the
feature of the game. Score: r. H. E.
Howard ........-........ 900 121 000-4 6
st. Bernard -........... 032 000 00*-5 Ii 2
Batteries: Moncrief and Tisda1e; Hag-
erty and Keeshan
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S242,817.5O is SUM
SOUGHT BY STATE IN
SUIT AGAINST BANKS
Effort Is Thus Made to Col
lect Part or All of Money
Misspent by Oakley
and Lacy

MONTGOMERY, April 24.-(Special)-
Suits aggregating s242,S1750 were en-
tered by the state of Alabama against
Alabama banks late Thursday after
noon in an effort to collect part or all
of the money misspent by James G..
Oakley, president. and Theodore Lacy,
chief clerk. of the convict department..
A separate complaint was made
against each of six banks. but each
alleges that the money was converted
to the use of the banks and trans
ferred from the hands of the state.
The states suits are based on a sec
tion of the state code which requires
that all state, county and district Of
ficers require banks to furnish SUI
fcient security before making de-
posits, the allegation being that the
banks should have furnished the Sc
ourity although they We're not re-
quested to do so by either Oakley or
Lacy.
The defendants and the amount asked
of each are: Montgomery Savings bank,
100000; Montgomery Bank and Trust
company, $4,000; Bibb County Banking
and Trust company of Centerville, $685.
600, Exchange National bank of Mont
gomery, s27,500; American Trust and
Savings bank of Birmingham $4,000,
and Fourth National bank of Montgom-
cry, $317.50. 4.
Before Lacy disappeared he checked
5000 from the Montgomery Savings
bank, small institution, and the bank
was forced to call on it's correspondent.
the Montgomery Bank and Trust COM
pany, for part of the money, thus caus-
ing the suits.
Officials of the four Montgomery
banks that have been sued by the
state tonight expressed great confidence
that the state has no foundation for
the alleged claims. They assert that for
three weeks past they have had emf
nent counsel examining the law cover
ing the matters in litigation and their
opinion has been given that the state
cannot recover one cent from Mont
gomery that has been embezzeled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Stop Despairing! Don't Give Up Hope
of saving NOur Teeth.


A simple home treatment--the result
of II years of research--will today
bring you the relief and comfort you
desire. Stop spending money with dem
lists who do not help you. Don't waste
your money on drug store remedies
that are invariably, as you know, dis
appointing.
Write to DR.. Willard today. His 81
years of practice, study and research
have finally enabled him to give you
a simple, painless speedy, inexpensive
remedy that you can use at home 1t
Is pleasant, convenient and remarkably
simple--so that there is no further need
for you to undergo the long. painful or
expensive dental treatment Bridges,
Crowns and False Teeth are unsightly
and never satisfactory, and through his
treatment of the causes of bad and de-
caying teeth, gum disease and foul
breath this will be unneccessary
If you are suffering with Pyorrhea
Riggs's Disease, gingivitis gumboils
overlapping protruding, receding
twisted or loose teeth, soft colorless or
spongy gums; il your breath is foul
If your teeth pain while eating; If you
are subject to bad tastes--then, for
your own sake, send for Dr. willard g
book and learn how easy his method is
how painless and speedy-how this
simple remedy will quickly and perma-
nently give you sound healthy teeth
Just sit down NOW and write DIR. Will
lard for his great book A few minutes
will convince you that his common
sense, simple Home Remedy will cure
your ailments Don't wait: There is
no pain connected with 1t. we have
received scores of letters from people
dreds of dollars had they known of Dr.
willard's Home Treatment in time. Adj
dress DIR. F. w. WILLARD, E156 Tenn
pie Court Bldg. Chicago. III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Leagues Great Mystery;
LooRout's Humble Berth

Chattanooga, April 24.--(Special) )-Wln-
ming teams are baseballs real drawing
cards. This is a rule which is univer-
sally recognized by all connected with
the national pactime. but. as has been
stated. there are exceptions to every rule.
The Lookouts are the exception to the
rule just mentioned.
Just at present the team which Ell
berfeld is plotting through the vicissi-
tudes of the 1918 Southern league race Is
occupying the ambiguous honor of re-
tain.ng, .nndihputed possession of the
lowest rung of the percentage ladder
and yet upon every appearance both at
home and on the road the 'Noogans have
been greeted with unusual crowds.
The reason for this anomalous situa-
tion in baseball lies In the fact that tho
drawing power which the Lookouts lose
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by virtue of being a winning or pennant
eontendine aggregation is replaced by
natural curiosity upon the part of To-
cal and foreign fandom to discover, or
attempt to discover, why the Lookouts
are losing.
The club which Elberfeld has collected
this year is not a weak one by any
means in spite of it's humble station.
In fact local fans can be found by the
hundreds who assert, and they are agreed
with by thousands OF others about the
circuit, that Atlanta and Mobile are the
only clubs in the league which have an
edge upon the 'Noogan clan. And yet
the club is losing and losing with per-
sistent regularity while the fans are mys-
teriously refraining from welding the
hammer. Why diamond experts who
have analyzed the club are wholly at n
loss to explain The locals are verify the
mysterious dark horses of the 1918 race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
STOCKHOLDERS HAVE
ANNUAL MEETING
Officers and Directors of international
Harrow Cultivator Company
Elected Yesterday

The International Harrow Cultiyator
held its annual stockholders meeting in
Birmingham yesterday. There were a
large number of stockholders present who
were conveyed to the company's plant
Ia North Birmingham by special cars
rarnished by the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company. which left
the Brown Marx building promptly at
1890 p. m.
After being shown through the fac
tory, where they saw the International
harrow cultivators made from the raw
material and a large number of harrows
Grated ready for shipment, they all ex-
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with the progress of the COM
pany.
Lunch was served in the assembling
room, after which the meeting was called
to order by the president. and the follow
ing directors were elected DR.. r. p.
Jackson, Camilla, Ca; r. E. Bowdon,
Calera; s. w. Acton, Trussyille; r. f..
Kolb, Montgomery; J. P. McCree. Camil-
Ia, Ga; r. d. Johnston, Jr., Birmingham:
Roscoe Mcconnell, Birmingham; Harold
shemwell, Birmingham, and George A..
Neal, Birmingham.
This company is building a new type
of flexible disc harrow cultvator. which
is proving to be one of the best inn
plements of It's kind on the market, and
1t is predicted that the International Har-
row sCultivator company will be one of
the coming enterprises of the south.
Immediately after adjournment of the
stockholders meeting the new board of
itafn caSeinp and the fol-
Loving officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
George A. Neal. president: Harold Shem-
WELL vice president: Roscoe Mcconnell.
treasurer; r.. d. Johnston, Jr., secre-
tary and attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
SAYS COMPETITION
is ON INCREASE

Kansas City, April 24-In the dissolu-
ton suit against the International Har-
vester company here today, c. A. Denison
of st. Louis, branch manager of the john
son Harvester company, one Of the prin-
cipal competitors of the international.
said competition in eastern Missouri,
western Illinois, western Kentucky and
western Tennessee had increased consid-
erably In the last several years.
In the last year he said his company
had sold from 10 to 10 per cent more
grain binders in his territory than in
the year preceding. The sales of corn
binders had doubled and his company in-
creased It's sales of mowers by 25 per
cent and sold nearly half again as many
sulky rakes as in 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
NATIONALLEAGUE
STANDING
\. Giants Beat PhiIlies

New York, April 24.-The Giants cas-
lily defeated Philadelphia in the third
game of the series today by a score
of to l. Moore started in the box
for Philadelphia and lasted only two
innings. In that time he passed four
men and yielded five hits, including
home run by Shafer in the second
inning with two on the bases, Nelson,
who replaced Moore, held the Giants
il check. Ames was very effective and
the Philadelphia club made only four
hits. The score by innings: r. H E.
New York ~ 43O 600 0Os-7 IL 2
Philadelphia 49,. 600 001 000--1 9
Batteries: Moore. Nelson and KILL
fer; Ames and Meyers and Hartley.
Time. 1;47. Umpires, KLEIN and Orth.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Williams Some Swatter

Chicago. April 24-outfelder Williams
of st. Louis today made three triple base
hits in four times up and Chicago lost
the opening game of the series with st.
Louis, to l. Two of Williams triples
figured In the scores for his team. In
the sixth he drove in one run after a
man had been walked and in the eighth
he drove in another and scored himself
on long fly by Pratt The locals hit
Mitchell freely but were unable to score
more than one run. This came in the
seventh on punched hits. The fielding of
Weaver of Chicago prevented the visitors
from scoring on three other occasions
when they had man as far as third
with only one out. Two of his attempts
cut runners off at the plate. Score by
innings: r. III. b.
st. Louis ............ 900 Dol 0203 8 0
Chicago ............... 900 600 1OO-1 IL l
Batteries-Mitchell and Agnew; Cicotte
and Easterly. Time. 1:45. Umpires, Fer
guson and O'Loughlin.
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DIR. FRIEDMANN FAILS TO
REPLY TO HEALTH BUREA u

Washington, April 2i-Communication
between the public health service here
and DIT. Frederick Franz Friedman, the
Berlin physician who claims to have dis
covered a tubercular vaccine, practically
has ceased, according to information
given out at the health bureau today.
Surgeon General Blue said the message
said DR.. Friedman had not replied to
letters written him by the bureau, and
that now the department was merely
waiting the results shown by patients al
ready treated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Boston's Great Victory

Boston. April 24.-Boston defeated
Brooklyn l to in a 12-inning game
today. Both pitchers were effective
and between them 10 batsmen struck
out. In the final inning James bunted
safely but was forced at second by
Connolly, after Maranville had fouled
to Miller In an effort to sacrifice.
Myers doubled over third base, putting
Connolly on third. Sweeney was pur-
posely given a base on balls and then
Rariden, with two strikes called, sin
gled to right. scoring Connolly with
the winning run. The score; r. II E.
Boston ...... 900 900 900 DOLL l
Brooklyn -. 900 600 900 O0O-O 0
Batteries: James and Whaling; Allen
and Miller. Time. 2:24. Umpires, Rig
Ter and Byron.
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To Investigate Systems

Washington. April 24.-The members of
the American commission on agricultural
cooperation; appointed by the Presder
to investigate the agricultural credit and
cooperative selling systems of European
farmers called on President Wilson today
leaving afterward for New York whence
they sail Saturday for Europe Speaking
to Senator Fletcher of Florida, the chair
man, the President wished the commits
sion success The commissioners We're
accompanied to New York by Secretary
of Agriculture Houston. who will speak
at Banquet in their honor there to-
morrow night.
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Experts for the government are eontin-
uing to observe the patients in New York
and elsewhere that DIR. Friedman in
noculated with his vaccine and the lab
oratofy experiments with the vaccine
cultures are being continued.
No direct reply has been received by
the health authorities to their request for
more of the vaccine or for information
regarding its manufacture, nor has there
been a response to the letter recently sent
the doctor regarding the "halting prog
ress' in his demonstration of the alleged
curative value of his discovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Athletics Beat Yanks

Philadelphia, April 24.--Superior work In
the field and on the bases offset New
York's superiority in pitching and gave
Philadelphia today's victory by to l.
Schulz held the home team down to
five hits, but they were accompanied
with five of Philadelphia 5 six stolen
bases and three errors by New York and
yielded runs. Bender was hit for IL safe
ties, but he famed eight batsmen and
was given splendid support by his team
mates, especially by Thomas and Collins,
who turned back all three attempts by
New York to steal bases. In four times
at bat Hartzell made three singles.
Score: r. H. E.
New York ............ 600 010 o00-1 IL 3
Philadelphia .......... 900 200 1l*-4 !
Batteries-Schulz and Williams and
Sterrett; Bender and Thomas. Time, 1:5S.
Umpires, Connolly and McGreevy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Lawson Released in Gadsden

Gadsden, April 24.-(Special.)-A. l..
Lawson was released from the county
jail today, after having been held pend
ing an investigation of the death of Mrs.
J. II. Irwin at Alabama City Physicians
found that death had been caused by an
internal hemorrhage, but there was no
evidence to show that this had been
caused by an external blow, or that Law
son was connected with the death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Bank of Ragland Meets

Ragland, April 24.-(Special.)-T di-
rectors and stockholders of the Bank of
Ragland held their annual meeting at
/ o'clock today. The bank has made
a favorable showing during the present
year and has better outlook for the
future than the past. This institution
is just two years old and has done a
good business from its opening Watt
II. Brown is president and j. c. Dubois
cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Leyee Appropriation

washington. April 24--Appropriations
of 100000 for the rebuilding and strength
ening of levees along the Mississippi
river at Cairo and Mound City, ILL.,,
weakened by the recent food, we're pro-
posed today by Representative Hill of IL
linois The bill would appropriate $780,
900 for work at Cairo and 100000 for work
at Mound City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
RESCUED FROM
CULVERT PIPE

Johnstown, Pa, April 24.-Edna New
man, aged 2 years. was rescued and re-
susticated after being washed through
more than 800 feet of 16 inch culvert pipe
near her home at Windber today. The
child was playing near creek, fell into
the water a few feet above where the
creek entered the culvert and was drawn
into the pipe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Reds Finally Win

st. Louis April 24.-Cincinnati today
pounded four pitchers off the mound
while Suggs was effective most of the
time, Cincinnati winning from st. Louis
10 to 8. This is Cincinnati's second
victory of the season Double and triple
hits We're frequent, while passes and
sacrifices aided in the scoring. Score
by innihgs r. H f.
Cincinnati ...... 121 230 100--10 Ia 2
st. Louis ....... 900 200 010-- 13 /
Batteries: Suggs and Clark and Sew
eroid; Sallee. Burk, Redding, Willis,
Meyer and Wingo. Time, 200. Umpires,
Brennan and Eason.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Fire Department Squabble

Admission. April 24.-(Special)-W be-
tween the mayor of Admission, the chief
OF the fire department and deputy war
resignation of Chief d. C. Rainwater
and may be the cause of a lively fight
at the next meeting of the Admission city
council at which time the resignation
of Chief Rainwater win be acted upon
finally. u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Banks Close Saturday

Merchants and business houses that
pay their employees en- Saturday had
best secure their pay roll money to-
day. The Birmingham clearing house
that Saturday, April 26 be :
ing Confederate Memorial day, a legal
holiday in Alabama. all banks will be
closed on that day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday in the office of the pro-
bate clerk:
John Gilbert of Oxmoor and Miss Ade-
line Camplull.
s. T. Hale of Ensley and Miss Bette
Hayes.
E. B. Crawford of Ensley and Miss
Edna johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
FULL DRESS FOR uMPs

Chicago. April 24.-Umpires of the
American league will appear on the
diamond immaculate In white fan
nels on special occasions. President
b. B. johnson announced yester-
day
One of these occasions will be on
May II. when Frank Chance will
be given a great reception at the
White Sox park.
Umpires will appear in full dress
on holidays and when the President
OF the United States attends
games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Cleveland
Champions Nose Out

Washington, April 24.-While Washing
ton outhit Boston today the visitors
punched their hits and beat the home
team, to 5. washington had lead of
one run in the ninth inning, but Boston
fell on Groom and batted out victory.
Boston had but one man left on bases
as against II for Washington, due to Be-
dents keeping the hits scattered.
President Wilson was in the grand
stand. OF the four games played here
the President has attended three. Score
by innings: r. Fl. E.
Boston ............. 010 010 004-6 10 /
Washington ......... 900 002 010-3 II y
Batteries-Bedient, Hall and Carrigan;
Groom and Ainsmith. Time, 1:55. Um-
pires, Dineen and Hart.
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SLEPT FOR II DAYS

Cherbourg, France. April a.
When Leon Jean, ropemaker, woke
up today he was amazed to find
himself in a hospital instead of at
home. He had been asleep n days,
although he thought he had been in
bed only a few hours. Jean could
not be awakened on February 6 and
he was sent TO hospital by mem
hers of his family. The present
health of the ropemaker seems to
be very good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Cotterill Nominated

Washington April 24.-President Wilson
today nominated William II. Cotterill to
be postmaster at Princeton, NJ j. Mr..
Cotterill is a republican and has been
assistant postmaster many years. The
President has known him since boyhood.
Many democrats had been suggested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Naps Still Win

Detroit, April 24.-In their first clash of
the season at Navin field, Cleveland out
played Detroit today and won 5 to g..
Gregg was better than Dubuc in the
pinches and the Frenchman's own error
in the sixth was responsible for one of
Cleveands runs.
In the first inning Crawford made the
first home run of the year on the home
grounds, lifting the ball into right field
bleachers. Birmingham worked the
squeeze play for the fourth time this
season, sending in the tieing run in the
eighth inning. With Olson on third the
Cleveland manager bunted toward first
and Olson, starting with the pitch, scored
easily, while Dubuc and Gamer retired
the batter A single and steal by Graney
and Carisch's double then produced two
more runs, making the game safe for
the visitors. Bush had a great day on
the paths, stealing second twice and once
pifering third. The score by innings:
r. H. E.
Cleveland ........... 900 1O1 03O-5 l
Detroit ................ 101 001 000-3
Batteries-Gregg and Carisch; Dubuc
and Stanage Mckee. Time 1:57. UNI
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Mrs. Kinney Re- Elected

Chicago, April 24.-Mrs. Julius l. Kin
ney of Denver was reelected president
of the National Federation of Musical
clubs today.
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card Of Thank.

we desire to thank our many friends
and neighbors for the Kindness and
sympathy shown TO us during the ILL
Harry: also for the beautiful floral of-
1R. 4 AND MRS. JOSEPH A. HARDY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
HOWARD WINS EASILY
FROM BLOUNTSVILAE TEAM

Howard college yesterday afternoon
defeated the team of Blountsville,, 20
tc g. ts.5 a M