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The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
ERGYnQk0 p0iNGARf !

Paris. Jan. 3-Prcmier Raymond
Polncairc. yielding TO the lnsls,cnce
OF friends In the senate and chamber.
has consented 10 he u candidate for
the presidency OF the republic. The
members OF the senate and OF the
chamber OF deputies. meeting as the
national assembly at Versailles on
Jan. -. Will choosc successor to
President FaliIcrcs.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
Mn. Boynton Hostess.

Mrs. 4. N. Doyton entertained the
members OF her Sunday school class
at her home last evening. The en-
tcrtainment was in the form Of a
Christmas party. red and green were
the prevailing colors. Officers were
elected for the coming year. aud n
short business meeting was held. att
er which games were played and the
hostess, assisted by Mira Lucille Cook
served refreshments. The members
OF the class present were Robert Alb
bot. Ncls Hawkins. Ralph Hunter.
Russell l.ecdham. David Clcavinger.
and Borgood Berger. The guests
present were Rev. and Mrs. Cook. Lu-
cile Cook. Joe Cook and Mrs. Trc-
maine.
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To Entertain At Dinner

used In the tnbi. decorations NJ the
dinner party to he given tonight by
Mr. and Mrs. A. ". McHcndric. the
guest list including the members ot
their club. a five course dinner
will he served nj seven o'clock. and
bridge viii he played during the eve
ming. The substitutes viii he Miss
lt.ss Archer and nr. clyde Harper.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
m" Club Opening Dance

The first OF series of dances TO
be given by the M club composed
OF Masons was given last night IN
the banquet hall OF the Masonic
Temple. About fifteen couple were
present and a delightful evening was
spent in dancing. The club was re-
Gently organized. and similar dances
Will he given monthly.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
Social Affairs
&S LOCAL FU TIONS T$
Ssg AND SOCIETY NEWS IoG
1919 Club Organized.

The 1913 club composed OF Ma
sons. have completed arrangements
for series OF dances 10 he given
during the winter months. the first
OF which Is 10 he given next week.
The dances will he informal affairs.
and will be given twice n month. and
will be well attended by Masons and
their families.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03

Hamilton, Ont, street railway en-
ployes get an increase OF cents an
hour for first and second year men,
and cents an hour for the rest.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
TAFT FEARS DEMOCRATIC
OPPOSITION TO COCKTAILS

Washington, Jan. 3.-President
Taft today definitely told Senator
Brandegee OF Connecticut. chairman
of the inter oceanic canal committee
that he would not send to the senate
the nomination OF Colonel George
W. Goethals as civil governor OF the
Pauana canal zone because of the
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
FALLS INTO LAKE:
RESCUED: GOES TO SHOW

Chicago. Jan. 3.--Tony Lind, aged
II, floated out 200 yards In Lake
Michigan on q cake Of ice. When
rescued no went to picture shows be-
fore going home. The whipping at
home impressed him.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
sTENoeRAPHERs CELEBRATE

New York, Jan. 3.-SteDograp
ers throughout the country today
observed the centenary Of the birth
OF Sir Isaac Pittman, inventor OF
modern short hand.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03

Naturalization OF the coal mines
and railroads of Great Britain is the
object Of English labor unions.
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
SAMUEL GARCIA.

o
His personality GAINED him many sincere friends and his
.rous traits OF Will long remembered.
A aHou n
OF the public turn to he
import
delicaces
has been
Garca had entered his second term OF Of
viii he was to
OF
The chronicle=news., 1913-01-03
RAILWAY OFFICIAL DEAD

New York, Jan. a.-Roswcll Mill
or. chairman of the Chicago. Mil
waukec and St Paul railway com
pany died suddenly here today.
Mr.. Miller was found dead in bed
today at his home by n servant who
tried to wake him. He left his Of
flee yesterday afternoon in apparent
good health. He was about ca years
old.
Yesterday was the first day Mr.
Miller had visited his office for
more than n week. He left New
York on n short vacation over the
holidays. returning home yesterday.
There is n well-dcfined plan to in
stall women as drivers of taxicabs
and other power-driven vehicles on
the streets of the largest cities Of
England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
HORSE RACING MEET
AS ENTERTAINMENT
Kentucky Woman to Set
Precedent in Entertain
ing Novelty

New York, March 1S.--A horse racing
meet complete in every detail is a diver
sion by which Mrs. Clarence Lebus of
Lexington, Ky, expects to set new
record for entertainment of guests at
a private house party.
Mrs Lebus, who is the wife of the
president of the Burley Tobacco society
is in this city purchasing valuable
trophies for the races, and she de-
clares she has received a special dis
pensation from the Jockey club where
by horse owners may enter the meet
ing without fear of having their horses
outlawed.
Among the officers of the meet as
announced by Mrs. Lebus are such we'll
known men as Governor McCreary of
Kentucky, John e. Madden and Nicholas
Longworth. The scene of the race will
be the Lebus stock farm of 10000 acres
near Lexington, where there is fine
mile track. Besides the Is house CUES is
who will enter horses, Mrs. Lebus ex-
poets to invite 100 other friends, among
whom are many well known in society
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
NORTHERN COLLEGES
BEGIN 1918 SEASON
Princeton First Into Action.
Yale Begins Season
Friday

New York, March 1S.--College base
ball already started with some minor
games will get into full swing in the
south before the week Is over.
Princeton, the first of the big col
lege teams to get into action this year.
will open its season tomorrow with the
North Carolina university team at
Raleigh.
other games for the day include open
ers for Lafayette and Georgetown and
Holy Cross and Virginia. On Thursday
Pennsylvania State opens with North
Carolina. Yale begins its season on
Friday with Washington and Lee. The
first game in the north Will be played
on Saturday when the College of the
City of New York "opens at Fordham
On the same day the naval cadets and
Pennsylvania will open their seasons at
Annapolis Harvard will be the last of
the big colleges to get into action,
opening with the Boston American
league nine in Boston on April s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
CONNIE MACK'S MEN HAVE NO
TROUBLE WITH THE MEMPHIS
CLUB-AMERICAN LEAGUERS
LOOK GOOD

Memphis, Tenn, March 1s.-(Speciall-
In a game of baseball in which the
Philadelphia Americans looked excep-
tionally good as major leaguers even at
this period of. the year. and the Memphis
team looked very ordinary as Southern
league representative, the majors scored
a comparatively easy victory. Score, s
to 2.
The local troupe garnered their. two
counts OFF Wyckoff, who used princi-
rally a fast, straight ball. incidentally
Wyckor was the only Athletic pitcher
the Turtles were able to solve to any
extent.
OF the three pitchers the Turtles
showed. WaymaclS Jared the best. fe
was wild but pulled himself out OF bad
hole when with three men on bases he
disposed of Baker and McInnes without
a run being scored.
Butler at short, Ward at third and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
RACE TRACK NEWS

Kalamazoo, Mich, March 1S.-Twen-
ty-six thousand dollars in early closing
purses were announced today by Sec
retary w. p. Engelman for the sixth
renewal of Kalamazoos grand circuit
races, August to ., inclusive. Two
feature events on the card are the paper
mills purse valued at $4,000 for ALA
trotters and the Burdick hotel purse
valued at $4,000 for 2:12 PAGERS.
These two races will be decided on
the four heat plan, the winner of the
respective events to receive a valuable
cup in addition to his share of the
money.
The system of every heat race will
prevail and the value of each heat of
the trot will be $4,000. 1t will be posi-
BILE for 16 horses to win a part of the
money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
OWENTON TO HAVE
A GOOD BASEBALL
TEAM THIS SPRING

Some 25 of the Birmingham college
boys reported to baseball practice Mon
day afternoon. While the weather has
not permitted the boys to show their
full value, there Is promising outlook
for a strong team for this year.
Six of the men on last years team
are on hand again, Robertson, catcher;
Norton, second baseman M. Daven-
port on third p. Davenport, outhelder,
Sandin and Walton, pitchers. The new
men who show up well and seem to be
sure of a place on the team are Han
chey, catche; Boyd at first, Jones at
short, Moore and Nolen, outfielders, and
Tucker, pitcher.
Coach Henry has been putting the
team through hard practices daily.
Scrub games will be played for the neAt
two weeks to get the team in condition
for the games with the University,
which are scheduled to be played about
April g..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
PEGGY AND HUNT
NEW YORK HATS
Continued From page SIX


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bor) the little French milliner studied
her, and built each hat in violets ard
real lace and Tuscany braid, with the
fair Ethel In view-always.
II think I'll go into the Rip Van
Winkle tea room next door" said Billy
Bunting. while you women make up
your minds. I'm hungry"
To hear Billy Bunting talking about a
woman making up her mind" you'd
know that his idea Of woman's mind
is that it's like a disordered bed that
needs making up"
Peggy told him so. and his defense was
perilously weak
"A woman never knows what sort of a
hat she wants until she knows what's
worm" Peggy told him.
"And then how does she tell?" ie
questioned. 'The ace thar seems to take
is the sworn statement that this is the
only hat to be made like itself, and
Mademoiselle Che parroted) gets the
original. VOLTA! 1t passes from my life,
my shop-foraiver--that hat that has in
1t so much Of my h-e-a-r-t' That's all.'
We went to several other shops and
then we agreed with Billy Bunting that
II was time for lunch
And guess where we made him take
US!
No; not to any fashionable place-we
can go to those places at home any old
time-but to queer little cafe caffed
''Mouquins."
begged to be taken there because l
adore to watch the people
Not the vanderbilts and the Goulds
and the Astors--but the people who write
stories that adore to read. eat there;
people very far in spirit from prosper
GUS wall street brokers and very far
from the world of French hats and fas-
cinating handmade lingerie.
We went back later and "did" some
other shops ana in one of them Peggy
bought an enchanting little breakfast
cap, and we went to the Ritz" to tea
at last. and saw oodles of pretty ladies
and rich old New York men.
In the meantime decided on the first
went to, and while 1t was BIT too
costly. Peggy comforted me by remind
ing that the bill wouldn't be sent in for
months.
That evening we went with Billy Bunt-
ing to play he liked; Musical Com
edy," of course-inen always Ike that
sort Of shows.
Strange" he said as we sat there
drinking In the music and the laughter,
but there's one defect in this play ia
never noticed before The girls all wear
hats in one act
why defect?' asked curiously.
Because after today. hats will always
have Z new Significance TO me. Here.
to3ore they have been only-hats' 6us
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Camp in Marshall

Guntersville. March 1S.-(special)-M
Camp. assistant highway engineer, is in
Marshall county making surveys for the
state aid roads, recently authorized by
the board of county commissioners, and
soon as possible bids will be asked for
and work of construction begun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
SOUTHERN LEAGUE CLUBS
HAVE ALL FULL ROSTERS

Here are the men from whom the
Southern league managers viii pick
their 1918 clubs:
Birmingham
catehers-Diger of 1912 club, Mayer
tAmerican league). Thompson tAmeri-
can league). Lage Central assoeia-
tion).
Pitchers--Foxen. Prough. Hardgrove
and Boyd of 1912 club. G. Thompson
(American league). Whitney (semi-
pro-, Moore (Colleglan), Sloan, Fit
terry Central association, Whitney
tamateur)
nfielders-McGnvray, Marcan. Ell
lam and Carol of 1912 club, Herndon
(South Atlantic leaguc1.
felders-Messenge and Mcbride
of 1912 club Cochran southeastern
Ieague), Sloan Central association,
Wallace appalachian league, Lam
line tAmerican league)
Montgomery
Catchers--Gibbons of 1912 club, Small
(Ameriean league), Donahue (Southern
league). Moran tTexas league).
Pitehers-E Brown. Bagby and Paige
of 1912 club. c. Brown american as
sociation), Dempfel Carolina associa-
tom, O'Rear North Michigan 1eague).
Manning (South Atlantic league), Ad-
ans southeastern league), Smith tcol-
legian).
nfielders--Danzig Wares and Elwert
of 1912 club, Kutina fAmerican league),
Spratt american league), Hamblin
(semi-pro).
outfielders Jantzen (American
leaguel CASTOR (South Atlantic league).
Johnson cotton States league), f..
Henry tsemi-pro). F. Henry tsemi-
pro9.
New Orleans
catehers-H Haigh and Angermier OF
1912 club, Yantz (southern league).
Pitchers--Swindell and Dygert of
1912 club, Evans tTexas league) Gud-
ger appalachian league), Cheney
Cotton States league). Brenner (Wis.-
Ill. league), Richmond (semi-pro
Brenton (Wis.-IlD. Smith (Appala-
cham.
nfielders-Rohe and Knaupp of 1919
club, Atz international league). snede-
decor (Cotton States league), Tepe
Cotton states leagne) I<ibble North
western league), Brewster Cotton
States 1eague).
utfieiders-Spencer and Hendrix of
1912 club, Warren (tlnion associa-
tion), Nickel (South Michigan league),
(southern Mich.).
Mobile
Catohers-Brown (semi-pro), Schmidt
international league), Berger Cotton
States league), Sullivan CPachc Coast
league).
Pitchers-Tolson Cotton States league).
Robertson, Jasper, I:ogg (collegian},
Bliss montgomery, Hirsch Cotton
States league), Campbell and Cavet f
1872 club.
Infielders-Paulette, Starr and O'dell cf
Outfielders-Clarke and Maloney of 1912
club. Moran Northwestern league),
OConnell (New England league).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
REGULARS TRIM THE
RECRUITS IN A WE'LL
PLAYED CONTEST
WIN FAST
GAME FROM RECRUITS
Defeat Yanlgans BY Score of Well Played Exhibition
Young Hurlers Show Good Form
Reds Arrive Today.
By c. w. GREER

The Baron regulars delivered again yes
terday afternoon and defeated the yanni-
gans by a score of to 5.
AS ON Monday afternoon the yannigans
proceeded to get chesty in the beginning
and lead the way until the final stretch
Then the veterans bethought themselves
and proceeded to get busy with a result
that the aspiring recruits were left in
the rear when the contest was over
The recruits held TO / lead until
the seventh inning. Young Baker showed
up well and had McGilvray, ct al. guess
Ing during the early innings of the con-
test. Oman Thompson, the Georgia coll
lege boy. was forced to bear the brunt of
the situation when the regulars began
to whet up their hitting sticks and was
touched up pretty lively during his stay
on the mound. The boy held himself
steady at all times, however. and his in
itial appearance was in every way pleas
ing.
Bill Foxen was the only veteran hurler
to work. He started the practice affair,
but took things easy, contented to work
out his whip and giving the regulars a
chance TO get in some lively fielding prac-
tice.
Moorer. the ex-Universty OF Alabama
hurler shows excellent control and
pitches like veteran in the
ppches. The boy is going to make some
of them go to send him away from Bir-
mingham this season.
Whitney. the amateur who has it on
ell of them according to Harry Jones,
made good impression, also There Is
no doubling the fact that the Fayette
product has the goods, and in divers and
sundry quantities He lacks experience.
however, and this may handicap his ef-
forts to land permanent berth. How
ever, 1t is safe TO predict that the boy
Will be heard from in professional cir
cles ere many seasons have passed.
While fans have not yet had chance
to get line on young Thompson. the
erstwhile University of Georgia phenom
from all accounts that have waited Bar
onward, this youngster will bear care
ful watching Frank Chance thinks well
of his ability, and this fact alone would
indicate that Thompson is above the aver
age calbre. He has an excellent record
a college hurer as well as a good
reputation which he hung up in the New
York State league to live up to. Ac-
cording to Chance experience alone
stands between the boy and permanent
berth in the big show, and he is liable
to get in a good season of experience
right here in Birmingham II he delivers
the goods according to the reputation
that has preceded him.
Fittery-but what's the se?-all of them
look good from this angle. In fact the
chubby Baron manager is more than sur
prised himself over the way his young
slab artists are showing up. 1t may
sound like regular preseason boasting
to say that every one of the youngsters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
WORK OF PALMER SNEDECOR
WARNS THE HEART OF FRANK

Palmer snedecor,. the Birmingham boy
who is at present member of Charlie
Franks Pelieans, showed up exceptionally
well in his initial bow TO the Southern
league, in game with Hughey Jennings
Detroit Tigers Monday.
The former University of Alabama star
scored one of the two runs made by the
New Orleans team, and laced out a two
sacker out of four trips to the plate. In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
ATHLETICS ROMP AWAY
IN GAME WITH TURTLES

schweitzer in left field made the best
showing of the locals.
The local team that is intended to start
the Southern race is muchly disrupted.
Green, a pitcher. played center field yes
terday. and Eckert, local collegian, was
sent to third when Ward replaced Alb
stein, who was injured by a fast one r.
tended to cut off runner at first.
Score by innings: r. H. f.
Philadelphia ........... 021 100 220-S Is 0
Memphis ................ 600 2O0 00-2
Batteries: burning. Wyckoff, PennoclS
and Thomas and Egan; Freeman Way
mack Needles and Seabaugh and Jen-
lxins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
ALBANY LOSES
WELL PLAYED GAME

Albany, Ga, March 1s.-The st. Louis
Nationals today defeated the Albany
South Atlantic team 8 to 0 in a we'll
played game. Wolfe who pitched the
last six innings for Albany. held the
big leaguers to three scratch hits
Grlner and Stevenson pitched for St.
Louis. The Albany team made five
hits against seven by the St Louis
c1nh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Ad May Quit

San Francisco March 1s.-If Ad VOL
gast, former lightweight champion,
loses his fight with Tommy Murphy
next month. he will quit the ring for
good Tom Jones, Wolgast's manager,
made this assertion today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
SNEDECOR MAKES A
HIT WITH FRANK
IN FIRST GAME

last seasons club; Green yirginia
league), Waymack appalachian league),
Needles tKitty league), Freeman West
ern leaguel, schneiberg free ogenD.
H. Merritt tsemi-pro)
nhelders-Astein, MouIton. Bales. Al
members of last seasons club; Butter
(Pacihc Coast league) oriet (Union as
sociation), Ward international league1,
Eckert (collegian).
Outfielders-Schweitzer Baerwald and
Kerr, all members of 1872 club; McCrone
international league).
Chattanooga
Catohers-Hannah and Gildo of 1912
club; Street international leakue).
Pitchers -Chappelle, Coveleskie, Moore
and Grover of 1912 club; starke North
western leaguel Merchant 1Appelachian
league, Camp (semi-pro.l.
lnfelders-Coyle and Jordan OF 19i2
club; Elberfeld (Southern leaguel, Gill
lespie international league), James
Northwestern leaguel. Bowman tserti
pro).
outdelders Cruise f7auth Atlantic
leaguel. Elstom international lcaguel.
King eWestern league), Fuller tsemi-
proD.
Nashville
Catohers-Glenn OF 1872 club, Ludwig
(Ameriean association. Gibson (rexas
league), Moves (Southern league).
Pitchers~case and F'leharty Of 1872
club, Beck (kitty league, Chouteanx
(colleslan1, Marrow eNational leaguel
Williams (Appalachan league), Maski-
man fAmerioan association. Black
Northeast Arkansas leaguel. Hendee
tseml-pro.l, Johnson (sami-pro), Fields
(colegian, Casteton (pacific Coast
league).
Infelders-Schwartz Perry and DAILY
OF 1912 club, Goalby tIkitty league), SUM
mers virginia league).
Outfielders-Young, James and DAILY
of 1912 club, Sellers CThree- Eye league),
Davis osemi-pro0, Rushing (semi-pro.).
Catchers--Graham and Reynolsd of 1917
club, McAllister international leaguel,
Dunn (Southern league1.
Pitchers-BecSer, Bradley and Price of
1912 club, Bauswein virginia leaguel.
Donnelly (National Ieague) Hartner
(semi-pro). Herring (Ameriean leaguel.
Musser american leagne), Weaver
(Southern league) Osborn tsemi-pro).
Infielders-Agier and Aperman of 1872
club, Robard Central 1eague), Keating
(Virgina 1eague), Herman Southeastern
league). Dogler tsemi-pro1. Smith (Na-
tional league).
Outfielders-Bailey and Callahan of 1912
club. Moran fsemi-pro) Nixon Virginia
league), Long (Southern league).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
EXHIBITION GAMES
TO START AT 2.3O p. Nj.

All exhibition games which
the Barons will play this sea-
son. beginning with the bout
with the Cincinnati Reds"
Thursday, will begin at 2:30 D.
M. according to an announces
ment made by Secretary Tyson
of the Birmingham club last
night
Molesworth Is desirous of
starting all the preseason con-
tests early SO that ample time
will be had to end the games
before darkness interferes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

addition he flelded perfectly despite the
feet that nine errors were cha1lSed up
to his teammates. and the day was any
ton.
The New Orleans papers speak we'll of
the showing made by Snedecor, saying
that Charlie Frank is immensely pleased
with the boys work thus far. and looks
to see him go well with the first basemen
in the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Memphis

catchers-seahough .(Memphis), Taylor
(semi-pro.)
Pitchers-Kissinger Merritt, Parsons.
Ferguson and Newton, all members of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

after this ! shall see them as a hard
days work." he confided.
Certainly" Peggy said. THE average
hat when all Is told is only hard day $
work-mental worl1-making up ones
mind about it
Making up ones mind" Billy Bunt-
ing repeated. That's a good onei I'm
glad I'm a man. To have a hat on ones
head is bad enough, but fancy Bsing a
woman, and having it on your mindr'