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COMMISSIONERS WILL
 INSPECT MODERN ROADS


 At a meeting of the commissioners of Road Improvement District Mo-. 5. held yesterday, it was decided that members of the commission inspect improved roads in Tennessess and possibly in Kentucky, in order that the might gain new ideas concerning the system of road building and the material used in the construction of roads,. Members of the Commission will leave May 25, in order to take ad- vantage of the low rates offered dur ing the, Confederate reunion. They are offsthe opinion that the money spent in this manner will be saved several times over when the contract is let, The Commissioners are NJ. W. W art,
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ATLANTA GETS 1914
 SHRINERS' COUNCIL
TEN THOUSAND PERSONS AT, TENDING CLOSING BALL OF
 THEIR FESTIVITIES.
William W. Erwin, of Wheeling, W Ya., is Elected Imperial
 POtentate.

Dallas, Texas, May 14.-A grand ball tonight attended by ten thous. and persons, closed the session of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The 1914 convention will be held in Atlanta. Tomorrow the Shriners will leave in four special trains for tour of the principal cities of the state.
 The only contest for any of the of- fices is over imperial outer guard the lowest of the imperial council of. fices. There are dozen or more can- didates for this place. All other of- ficers move up consecutively each year, making the list of officers to be chosen today, except imperial outer guard, as follows: William w. Erwin, Wheeling, w Va, imperial potentate.
 Imperial deputy potentate, Freder. ick R. Smith, Rochester, N. Y.
 Imperial chief rabban, J. Putnam Stevens, Portland, Me. Imperial assistant chief rabban, Henry F. Neidringhaus Jr., St. Louis.
 Imperial high priest and prophet, William s. Brown, Pittsburgh.
 Imperial treasurer, Benjamin w. Rowell, Boston.
 Imperial recorder, Charles E. Oven- shire, Minneapolis
 Imperial orientage, Elias Bixby, h. dianapolis.
 Imperial first ceremonial master, w. F. Freeland Kendrick, Philadel- phia.
 Imperial second ceremonial master, Ellis l.. Garrettson, Tacoma, Wash.
 Imperial marshall, William J. Mat thews, New York City. Imperial captain of the guard, Err nest A. Cutts, Savannah, Ga.
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Unearned Praise.

He was only poor little messenger boy.
 When the young woman stepped in 70 the elevator on the first floor of the Williamson building it was crowd ed with big men-and that messenger boy. In an instant the boy snatched I" hat from his head.
 One oy one, but witb shamed blushes, the men in the elevator fol- lowed suit. The young woman was not handsome, but she was neat and trim and self-possessed. Quickly she turned 10 the lad and said:
 You are little gentleman-one oi the old-fashioned sort!" and she flash ed wonderfully sweet smile upon him.
 The child looked at her in amaze ment. He had been fumbling with hii cap, but now he found the message nt had stuck in its sweatband. took i out, stuck his cap on his head and be gan to whistle.
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HEARD IN PINE BLUFF
How Bad Backs Have Been Made Strong-kidney Ills Corrected.

All over Pine Bluff you hear 1t. Doan's Kidney Pills are keeping up the good work. Pine Bluff people are telling about it-telling of bad backs made sound again. You can believe the testimony of your own tOWnspeo- pie. They tell it for the benefit of you who are suffering. If you back aches, if you feel lame core and mis- erable, if the kidneys act too fre- quently, or passages are painful, scanty and off color, use Doan's Kid ney Pills, the remedy that has helped so many of your friends and neigh bors. Follow this Pine Bluff citizens advice and give Deans a chance to do the same for you
 F. P. King, 511 Oak St, Pine Bluff, Ark, says: "T had a lame and ach- ing back and my kidneys did not do their work as they should, causing pains through my loins. Doan's Kid ney Pills removed these troubles and toned up my system.'
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unit ed States.
 Remember the name-.Doan sand take no other
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MURPH7aS COMEDIANS

All next week, at West Second avenue and Olive street, will be seen Murphys Stock Company, well known tented attraction, which comes to this city with a full repertoire of comedy dramas.
 The company is composed of p reOple, a band and an orchestra and Will begin it's engagement in this city Monday under mammoth canvas the- atre, showing for the entire week. On the opening night, four-act comedy drama entitled "a Royal Wife," will be presented, with up-to-the-minute vaudeville between the acts.
 Daily concerts will be given on the streets.
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oahclhg sketch of the Three Waynes and which can truthfully be said to be one of the season s best novelties there is a very clever illusion vel! worked out. At the finish of the act the dancing girl apparently overcome by the hypnotic passes of the witch succumbs and is laid to rest upon q large stone in the srotto. The crone. goblin, witch, or what-not covers her With dark cloth. The enamourel street musician, who has been silently pouring out his soul to the dancer up to this time, makes a motion of dis sent and the hag raises the cloth to show him that the dancer is till there. As the crone replaces the cloth, the musician grasps and whisks it away, disclosing not the girl, but grinning skeleton, and as he looks again there is brinding flash and even the ske- Teton disappears, leaving the space empty /,
 The Longworths, particularly bright pair will be found in dainty singing act, in which talent, beauty and class" are equally divided. Mrs Longworth (not of the colonel's fami- ly) is one of the sweetest entertainers of the vaudeville field, and her mascu line partner is a we'll set up, hand. some man of unusual distinction.
 Laddie Hale, the juvenile musical wonder, is another number on the bill who will create a decided hit. Young Hale is credited with many of the achievements of the famous musical masters, having gained distinction as an artist with the violin, cello, flute and saXaphone.
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Millinery Special
How Opium 10 Secured.

Opium is got by cutting the capsule of tho poppy flower with 6 notched iron instrument at sunrise. and by the next morning drop or so of juice has oozcd out. This is scraped of end saved by the grower, and after cd and dried. It takes great many peoples to make pound of opium, and 1t goes through number of proc. esses before 1t Is ready for the mar ket. In a liquid state 1t looks like dark strawberry jam.
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That Occasional Chord.

There are chords in the human heart, strange. varying things, which are only struck by accident; which will remain mute and senseless to ap peals the most passionate and earnest. and respond at last to the slightest casual touch. In the most insensible or childish minds there Is some train of reflection which art can seldom lead, or skill assist, but which will re veal itself, as great truths have done by chance, and when the discoverel has the plainest and simplest end in yiew.-Charles Dickeons.
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Raft of cocoanuts.

In the Philippine islands one ire quently sees raft of cocoanuts be ing flpated down the river to market The Buoyaut nuts are closely packed into a circle, braned across with bam boos, and tied with fiber; and the queer craft, with ifs native paddler. is then ready for the trip down stream to point where the raft will be broken lip and the cocoan1.s sold.-. Wide World Magazsna
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Couldn't Sec Hls Third.

During the contemplating season in Texas a colored brother who had gone into the country to work returned very much disgusted. Don't yo' git no offahs ter pick no cotton?' asked a friend. "Sech ez dey was. White An could pick. An done tuk a look at de field an saw dat when it wah all picked 1t wouldn't amount ter one- th2yd So Ah done lit out fer homel"
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Youngster Brave Under Operation.

A remarkable exhibition of nerve In a young child was seen the other day in a Spokane. Wash, hospital when a 6-year-old boy endured his third operation in one week, without an anaesthetic. The operation consisted of the grating of piece of skin two incHAs square on his shoulder, tO cover an open wound, due to an acci, dent some time ago, when the lad, while coasting, was caught under a street car.
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Munchausenlsma

\ New York journal says there are eornstalks in Connecticut "as large as a emall tree" How convenienti Now. in the Ohio valley bottom lands the chief drawback to corn raising Is that the squirrels climb the stalks and when safely out of rife range eat the ears, while the airship in its present development wabhles so that 1t is no good to shoot from.--Louis vile Courter-Journal
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Wonderful Skin SaIye.

A man living at Auburn New York had severe attack of kidney and bladder trouble. Being working man, not wanting to lose time, he cured himself completely by using Foley Widney Pills. A year later he says: It is pleasure to report that the cure was permanent" Ills name is --J. A. Farmer. w. L. Dewoody < co.
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BANISH FOOT MISERY Soreness, Burning, Swelling
 Disappear Over NiQht

Reliable druggists are selling a lot of EZO on money back plan to people who must have strong feet to do the days work.
 Rub on EZO for weary, tender, per- spring, burning. aching, foul smelling feet. Get it to take out the agony from corns and bunions. It's always ready. Use this delightful ointment for sum- burn, eczema, rough or itching skin and for chafng. A jar for only 25 cents everywhere.
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At The Elks

Tom Hill has secured the following bill for the Elks Theatre, opening to- days matinee and closing Saturday night. They will play here. Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday with "a real of nes pictures every day, matinee at 2.45, and night shows at 7.45 and 300
 In the pantominlio musical and
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pieco of Good Advice.

They will never grind with the wa tor that is froze The human body is about two-thirds liquid. If you are A "cold proposition"-better warm up" and you will find the grind" whole lot easier.
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Wlse Precautlon.

Shopper-I want to buy necktie suitable for my husband. Salesman Sorry, madam, but we are not per mitted to sell nackties to women who are ccompanied by men.-Puck.
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Pensacola, ,; Jackson, L. Selma, II; Meridian, 2.
 Columbus, ); Clarksdalc, ).

Our modern equlmpenu and facili- ties are the best and our work is done i'll the most advanced and approved manner. American Excelsior Laun- dry Co. Telephone 146. If
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
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Memphis, 8; Atlanta, [. Montgomery, 3; Birmingham, 1. Chattanooga, S-4; New Orleans, 0-1 Mobile, 9; Nashville, 8.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-15

(. w. Butts, Creed Taylor, c. P. CIem- mons, J. T. Crawford, Marel Franklin Creed Caldwell is attorney for the district.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-15

Roger Bresnahan,, the veteran back stop who is starring behind the plate ana at bat for the Chicago Cubs. halah' is one of the most peppery members of the team and is lending valuable assistance to Manager John ns Evers in keeping the Windy City aseregation up near the top of the flrst division.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-15

(15 innings, darkness). Batteries, Steen and O'Neal; Fisher and Sweeney.
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GLOVES

Silk Gloves, 16 buttons and two- clasp gloves, double tipped, all sizes and colors, 50c, 75c, $1.0O to $40 pair.
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dahclng sketch of the Three Waynes, and which can truthfully be said to be one of the seasons best novelties
 there is a very clever illusion well
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-15

But if the members lie down Fido
and be good dogs, then organized
labor will be worse off than it was
before, and members of unions win
be little better than slaves Of labor
bosses.
II ever there was a time when real,
true, honest leadership was needed
that time is now. AS this country is
supposed to be a government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie, then the government of union
labor should be government of the
members, by the members and for
the members, and the officers should
be servants instead of masters.
Resolutions protesting against the
Hearst-O'Donne1 deal were passed
last night at meeting Of Sheet Iron
Workers Union No. 115. Notice was
given members that the fine of $50,
established last year for any mem
Der known to read a Hearst paper,
was still in effect.
Strong protests against the action
of O'Donnel in the labor edition Of
the Examiner were made at a meet
ing of Box Makers Union No. Is last
night and resolutions passed to that
effect. A report of this action was
ordered sent to the G. F. of L. and
other central bodies.
International Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Firemen, Local No. Z, passed
resolutions heartily concurring in
the action of the Chicago Federation.
of Labor in placing the American and
Examiner on the unfair list and
pledging itself to use its best endeaV-
ors to make the same effective.
Chandelier Makers Union No. sc
passed resolutions last night con-
demning any labor organizations
having any connection with the Elk
aminer labor edition or any Hearst
paper. The resolutions passed Unani-
mously. .
Bottlers' Protective Association
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-15

cancelled. The pressnen of the Ex-
aminer and the American are abso-
Iutely non-union. Kindly wire me
answer. George [. Berry. !
And some delegate might ask
Peter ]. Shaughnessy whether he
didn't get a similar telegram from
President Berry. ..
They might also ask both O'Don-
nell and Shaughnessy whether either
of them answered President BeTy's
telegram; and if they did, then to
read the answer. ..-
The delegates to the Chicago
Building Trades are entitled to all
the information President O'DOnneu
has in this matter. They have a
right to have read every communica-
ton O'Donnel or the secretary has
received. They have a right to know
the terms of O'DonnelPs contract
with Hearst and Andy Lawrence, and
whether the council is to get the pro-
ceeds or somebody else.
They have a right to know how
much of the councils time O'DonneIl
is spending in his swell headquarters
in the Hearst building, while working
for Hearst as editor-in-chief of
Hearst's Examiner so-called trades
union edition; and they have a right
to know what, if anything, O'Donne1
is getting out of this deal himself for
his services as editor.
Tonight is a good time for a show
down between President Simon
O'DonneI and the rank and file of
the unions in the building trades.
And every delegate ought to be on
hand.
Whether this Hearst-O'Donne1
deal will help or harm organized la
Dor in Chicago depends largely upon
the rank and file and their dele
gates to the council. If it results in
the members Of the unions asserting
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
UNUSUAL RULES AND
PLAYS IN BASEBALL
NO. 2.
BY j. W. Heisman.

TT is not generally understood by
laymen that player on either
coaching line has no right, by the
rules, to coach, or to say anything
whatsoever, as long as there is no
runner on base. All that he says is
vice or instruction to base runners,
and as long as there are none on the
rule distinctly prohibits him from ad
Vising his batter, addressing the UNI
piTe, or quaTreling with any member
OF the opposition. It's a pity that
umpires do not enforce this rule bet
ter for It's violation leads, in my opin-
ion, to over half of the squabbles and
fines that occur in the game.
Pitching RuIes-The Position.
When he delivers the ball to the
plate the pitcher must have one foot
(the rear one) in contact with the
pitchers plate.
He must, at the instant of delivery,
be squarely facing the batter.
He must not take more than one
forward step, and both feet must be
In front of his plate, or on a line
with its front edge, He must not
raise either foot until after he has
started his delivery
The BaIk.
Not Only spectators but a great
many baseball experts are often
puzzled as to whether a given case
does or does not constitute a balk.
This is not strange, for there are
seven ways, by the rule, that a pitch
eF can employ to manufacture one of
these little oddities-so rarely ever
observed by Southern League UNI
pires, even with good telescopes The
trouble is that while one is deciding
in their own mind that in a certain
delivery that the pitcher illustrated
he did not violate this, that and the
ether canon of good form, we forget
that very one remaining rule of the
seven which he probably did break.
Then, too, you can not positively de-
scribe the actions one may 20
through in throwing either to the
plate or to a base, so specifically and
definitely but that most any two men
will see the pitchers movements in
different ways in case of an argu-
ment, and will differ radically as to
whether those movements conformed
to the rules or did not Here they are,
in brief-mull over them for your
self:
A pitcher makes a balk whenever
llE star - a "lllJ-up vi ne Is IN the
box, has one foot in contact with the
plate) and doesn't throw somewhere
at the conclusion of that wind-up. If
he is not in the box he can whirI
his arms and bluff to throw all he
pleases.
If he throws to any base to catch
a runner he must simultaneously
step out directly toward that base
with one foot. And If he starts TO
throw to the plate or to first base
he must go through with It and turn
the ball loose toward the one place
or the other. But he can blum all he
pleases to second and third and will
not be penalized II he fails to let
the ball go.
If the pitcher delivers the ball to
the batter while not conforming 10
all of the rules regarding the posi-
ton he should take in the box, he
has, Of course, committed a balk.
And II he holds the ball so long
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20

without delivering ii somewhere, as,
in the opinion of the umpire, to be
unnecessarily delaying the game, he
Is in no. water again. And if he
makes any motion whatever that is
habitual with him in his manner OF
delivery without following that mo-
ton up with the ball he is clearly
in contempt of court.
NOV section 7 of the balk rule SAYS
~ that he has also committed a
FAUX PAS (FrenCh for foxy pass
that didn't pan out right whenever
he makes any motion TO pitch while
standing in his position without haV-
ing the ball in his possession While
this is true, "all right, all right" it
has always puzzled me immensely
why they don't go on and include here
another way of violating good pitch
ing manners that umpires will every
where be shocked over but which is
not stated in the rule book anywhere
1t is this; If you get in the pitchers
box without the ball in your possess
sion you are committing a balk by
that mere fact alone, and whether
you NAVE ANY motion to pitch or
not.
I ONCE asked the lamented Harry
Pulliam, then president of the
National League, how he could con
strue this balk when there was
nothing specific in the rule book
about it, and he replied that he sim
ply construed such an act as PRIMA
F'ACIE evidence of an intention to
commit a balk / regret 10 have to
say that in my opinion this is no
answer at all, for the simple reason
that no pitcher ever has an INTEN-
TON Of committing a balk.
Just to hear what he, would say l
once asked the same question of the
great Mordecai Brown, He averred
that the point was covered I'm the
rule book. / handed him the book
and asked him to kindly show me
where it was. He looked and looked,
but never found it, and had to give
UP the case except to remark that
he knew well enough it was a balk
all right, and so it is everywhere con-
strued.
By the way. it is worth noting that
a balk does not entitle the batter ever
to his base, but only such runners as
are already on base. With no runner
on a pitcher may make all the balks
he likes and nothing will happen.
It is perfectly possible. though, for
pitcher to have very puzzling way
Of throwing either to home or TO a
base without one being able TO tell for
certain just where he - going TO
throw, and that without committing a
balk. This is easier for left-handeu
men than for right-handers; but l
have seen the latter kind who could
so twist and distort their bodies at
the waist, after starting a seeming de-
livery to the plate. that they were able
to completely fool the first base run
ner into starting for second. and who
then succeeded in wrenching their left
foot around so as TO thrust 1t straight
out toward first base after all and to
squarely face that sack before com
PEELED to turn the ball loose. In a case
like this the pitcher has gone through,
seemingly with the motion go far to-
ward a plate delivery that the runner
has not thought II possible for him 10
change and get It to first base in
stead, Yet the pitcher has succeeded
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-20
Pitcher AbleS Has
Tremendous Hands
Oakland SouthpaW Can Easily
Palm an Ordinary
Baseball.

Los ANGELES, July 19.-Harry
Ables. star southpaw of the Oaklands
and the man whose work last year
stamped him as the best left handler in
the league and was Instrumental in the
oaks winning the championship, has a
wonderful pair Of hands
AbleS is big man physically and
undoubtedly possesses the largest hands
of any pitcher in the business. An or
binary baseball can easily be hidden in
the hand of the big southpaw, and IL is
to the size and strength of his hands
that Ables attributes much of his pitch
ing ability
Along with his big hands Ahles' wrists
are heavy and strong, so that a delivery
that would ordinarily weaken the arm of
less strong man has no terroTs for
HIM, and II the condition of his hands
and wrists have anything to do with
his period of service as an active
pitcher, then he is due for many more
years in baseball
and been compelled to lessen their
work because they had not the strength
to get the ball away with the neces-
sdry snap of the wrist without firing,
but Ables has no cause for worry and
his work is easy for him.
As the Coast League can boast a
pitcher possessing the biggest hands, at
the same time the player with the small
est hands Is in the organization, Billy
kenworthy, Of the Sacramento club, be-
ing barely able to grip a baseball. AS
Ables' hands are an aid to him. Ken
WOrthy's short fingers are a detriment
to him Many a hard hit drive that
would be handled with ease by an oTdi-
nary fielder has to be handled with ex-
traordinary care by the Sacramento star,
door baseball would be in the hands OF
the big Oakland Southpaw