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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-01

Washington, November 30.--The
time and the estimated demand for next
year II to be the subject of an inyes-
tirs tion by state department officials.
The treasury department tonight an
nsunced that Secretary McNdoo had
requested Secretary bryan 10 stcure all
possible Information ON this subject.
United states consuls already have been
instructed, the statement said, to make
careful Investigations. Those in Egypt,
India, China and Russia have been di-
rected also to report the most reliable es-
timates of tho 1914 crops In those coun-
tries.
The reports from the consus viii be
compiled here each month and probably
will be made public for the use OF cotton
producers. The treasury statement fol-
lows:
To Gather Information
Secretary McAdoo has requested Sec-
rctary Bryan to make an inquiry, through
American consuls IN all parts OF tho
world regarding the actual demand for
cotton at this time and the calculated de-
mand for 1915. This information based
upon worldwide investigation, Will be
of great service.
Figures ON the production of cotton
are now available through the medium of
government reports as TO crop prospects
and the amount OF cotton actually pro-
duaet' but there uee no statistics ON tHe
present ana prospective consumption Of
cotton by the world. Accurate informa
ton regarding cotton consumption will be
very valuable, especially at this time as
it will give an intelligent idea as to the
demand, and will permit the formation
of correct judgment as to the economic
value OF cotton. The Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Commerce are CO.
operating with the Secretary of the Treas
ury to get reliable information of this
character and the figures. when received.
will be published. Reports by the con-
sils will be made beginning December /.
and on the first OF each month following.
In prosecuting this inquiry, Secretary
Bryan has instructed all consus by cable
to make careful investigation and re-
port, beginning the first of December and
monthly thereafter. of statistics relating
to the stocks of raw cotton and cotton
goods in mills and warehouses compared
With the same period last year. the pres
ent rate of cotton manufacture per
month, together with the number OF spin
dies engaged and the number of persons
employed and Information showing the
comparative stocks of cotton goods and
comparative estimate of purchases of cot
ton goods for delivery during 1915. The
eonsuls in Egypt, India. China and Rus
sia have been instructed to report the
most reliable estimates of the cotton Weld
for 1914"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09
MISS EVA BAKER CAPTURES
MIDDLE ATLANTIC TENNIS TITLE
Defeats Miss Elizabeth Bryan in Women's Singles
After Brilliant and Trying Battle,
Two Sets to One.

Then followed two more games for Miss
Baker, to be followed by another hard
I-to-3 battle for Miss Bryan. This last
game apparently told on Miss Bryan, as
Miss Baker grabbed the next two and the
set. one of them being four love. A
rush was made for the ice water bucket
and the little rest was certainly appre-
ciated by both players.
The second set was the feature of the
match and was fierce struggle in almost
every game. deuces coming to the front
frequently. and the applause of the on
lockers was nearly continuous. Both play
ers worked the lobbing game beautifully
and followed with smasheS that could not
he stopped. The seventh game especially
was a fast affair and in the eighth Hiss
Baker showed unmistakable signs of ia
tigue as Miss Bryan captured it easily
by four love. Miss Baker came back
strong in the ninth game and won. 4 to
/. but Miss Bryan would not be denied
and captured the tenth game and set.
making the match all even
1t was a this point that both players
We're near collapse, the heat being OPP
pressive and the hard work being enough
to make almost any human Quit. A
more prolonged recess was taken and
then the third and final set was started.
Miss Baker Stronger
From the start off Miss Baker APP
peared the stronger and although Miss
Bryan won the first game it was seen
that she had lost a great deal of snap
although placing the bali well on many
occasions. Three games in a row then
fell into the hands of Miss Baker and
after a prolonged battle Miss Bryan won
the fifth game
Both players put up a brilliant exhibit
ton and the experts around the court
declared it to be one of the finest strug-
giles Of the tournament. This time Miss
Bryan showed the effects of the struggle
and Miss Baker quickly ran away with
the next two games, Al and =. Re
serving herself for what proved to be
the winning game. Miss Baker took it
easy in the eighth game and Miss Bryan
won easily, Al In the ninth game
Miss Baker gave a brilliant display of
working like a beaver all the time In an
endeavor to wind up the battle. and she
proved successful, winning the game
Al, and with 1t the set and title of
District champion.
Too much praise cannot be given the
two players. the victor and defeat ed
showing gameness and true sporting
spirit, and the gallery made them stand
for congratulations on all sides, notwith-
ing they We're almost unable TO acknowl-
edge them through eXha
Following is detailed score of the
match:
FIRST SET
Miss Miss R Rahs5 IS i-:Es
SECOND SET.
Miss Rsker. 3 as 6 2-s5-4
Miss Bryan. 5 49,
THIRD SET
Mis- R Rnhss. s ! : : t i-ss-s
Total points: Miss Baker, 1ol; Miss Bryan. 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Navy got the lead right at the start of
the game with Statistics in the Treasury
League and increased it as the contest
grew older Two runs were scored in the
third two in the first, two in the sixth
and three in the seventh The one tally
made by Statistics was obtained in the
fifth. Croghan pitched Well Tor the
Navy, allowing his opponents only three
scattered hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

The Methodists won from Episcopal in
tie 4rookland Church League by q to j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09
WOMAN'S NATIONAL
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Play for Championship Starts on
Courts of Philadelphia
Cricket Club.

PHILADELPHIA. June a-The playing
of Miss Marie Wagner. New York's indoor
tennis champion. was the feature of the
opening days play of the woman's ma
tional championship tournament. which
started on the courts of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club, st. Martins. Yesterday
afternoon.
Miss Wagner advanced into the third
round by winning two matches. In the
first she beat Miss Teresa kuser. New
York, and in the second Mrs. II. Har-
rington Smith, Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09
BY HARRY II. FRY.

Continuing the splendid tennis played
last week, Miss Eva Baker defeated Miss
Elizabeth Bryan last evening in the
championship round of the women SIN
gle of the middle Atlantic tennis tourna-
ment at the Columbia Country Club by
the score of 6-3 4-s and 6-3. The ex-
cessive hot weather kept down the size
of the gallery and those present suffered
almost as much as the players until the
sun got behind the trees west of the
courts The match should have been
started later. when the committee found
the heat was going to hover around the
hundred mark. but the fear of shadows
hitting the court probably decided the
PLAYERS to go into action in the broiling
sun. There was a slight breeze from the
west, but it failed to offset the scorcIlliiS
rays of Old Sol
Miss Baker has been playing exception
alIy clever tennis recently. ana the wise
people at the clubhouse picked her I"
! win Notwithstanding that MISS By an
captured the championship from her , iast
year The novice usually concludes 'hd'
the tennis player who rests While ms or
her opponent is working generaily mas
the edge when the battle comes put me
tournament that ended last SATURDAY
demonstrated that those i'll almost con
tinuous action turned out the winners IN
a big majority of the matches. MISS
Raker began work last Tuesday and
was in hard matches almost every day
either in the singles, doubles or mixed
doubles Miss Bryan. on the other haho'
had to depend almost entirely upon
practice to keep in shape, getting INTO
only one uatch-that of the mixed dou-
bles. -...
This match winds up the tournanl d I
the Columbia Country Club, and the mia,
die Atlantic this spring can be ciassed
among the most successful ever held bs
the organization. Chairman Leech anu
his companions on the tennis committee
worked like yeavers throughout the tour
nament and the big success OF the event
can he credited to them alone. IL is no
essv matter to get over hundred tennis
nl,vers under way, but this was done IN
the mems singles on the opening uay
and the successful inausurauoh callleu
through to the finals OF the WOMEN
singles last evening
Both Players on Edge.
When play started last evening II was
noticed that both players were III spie
did condition and ready for a haro SUI
,Ia Misc BRYAN winning the hrst game
quite easily, 4 to aili'o5 l;,;np ma
notic.d that Miss Baker was slZ'hs up
hac onnonent with the eye OF veteran.
In the second and third games Mies
parar displayed her real apihtH anu
',,,raa hoth bv brilliant smashes al
,ha ,.ipht moments The fourth game
vas hard one running TO deu' 60
u.n, 10 Miss BRYAN. , to =, the
Iohhirs puzzling her opponent ana he1p
ing her near the net almost eoi'''"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

The lad Raba. who is playing center
field for Fifth. is putting up some con-
sistently good play. His work in the
field and at bat has been Very credit
able during the entire season, he fields
his position well. and manages to get
his share of the hits. Yesterday he
handled three put-outs as nicely one
would desire. while he got a three-bag
ger and a single out of four times up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

The Station nine defeated Southern in
the Railroad Y NJ c. A. League yester
day by t to ;. The lead Station got in
the first inning gave it good margin to
work on. and the two runs added in the
third proved sufficient to win. even
though il had not added another in the
sixth. The game was called at the end
of the sixth period because OF darkness.
station made seven hits against tlve
for southern. but it had five errors
charged against ii and Southern got one
less.
81. Agnes and Fifth PLAYED close, hard
game in the East Washington Sunday
School League. The former won by score
of : 10 l. but il was only after a gruelinS
struggle Fifth fought all the way for
the game and the decision was not sure
until the final man vas out in the last
inning. Driess pitched well for St.
Agnes striking out eleven men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Frank l.. Chance declares that the ST
Louis Browns are the most improved
team III the American League The
Yankee leader says this after having
met all Of them. This is uha; he says:
The Improvement in this tail-end ag-
cregation is almost beyond belief /" The
man who has brought about this i'm
provement is the same that st. Louis
scribe experts ridiculed as joke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Although Miss Wagner played brilliant
tennis, Mrs. Robert Williams, holder OF
the doubles title with Mary X. Browne.
was also a winner yesterday She won
the hardest match of the afternoon, ellmi-
mating Mrs c. N. Beard. New York. in
the hest two out of three sets. 90. 81,
81 1t was very hot for lawn tennis
hut twenty matches out of total num-
Der of twenty-five scheduled pelng play cd
off In addition many matches IN the
mems special event were prayed OH with
many champions entered
SO Games Necessary for Verdict.
Thirty-six games were necessary before
Miss Hannah p. Wright. the German
town girl. could gain a verdict over Miss
Helen Alexander of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club, the Mannheim player VIM
ming. It'll -. The presence of Miss
Mary X Browne. the national tennis
champion. was one of the pleasing Incl
dents of yesterdays play. the popular
Chicago girl practicing in order TO get into
condition to defend her title next Satur-
DAY She does not have 10 play through
the tournament.
There were many excellent matches yes
terday. Miss Isabelle Pendetor. Cincin-
natl. showed up we'll winning from Miss
Sarah Nelson. Merton Miss Amelia
Douglass Germantown. put up stiff
fight for her place against Miss Ann
Sheafe of Boston. the visiting girl winning
in two well PLAYED sets,
Mrs Edward Raymond. the Pennsyi-
yania champion defeated Dorothy Diss-
ton who was unlucky in drawing her in
the first round. and then advanced to the
second round by defeating Miss Weber.
She is a favorite to meet Miss Browne In
the finals. although Miss Wagner must be
considered IN predicting the likely play
ers to reach the semi-tinals Mixed dou-
bles and doubles start today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Italy has established a strict censor
ship on moving pictures. Pictures por-
traying scenes distasteful or contrary to
public decency and morality, especially
those reproducing acts of cruelty Or
which might be an incentive to crime
are forbidden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09
GOOD BATTING IS
FEATURE Of PLAY
Interior in the Departmental
League Leads Amateurs
With II Safe Drives.
RABA is DOING WELL
IN CENTER FOR FIFTH
Youngster Hitting the Ball Consist
emily and Fielding in
Fine Form.
SCHEDULES FOR TODAY
IN AMATEIR IEAGIES

SCHEDULES FOR TODAY
IN AMATEUR LEAGUES.
Central League-SherwOOd vs..
Naverly.
Departmental LeaEue-POst once
w. Agriculture.
ROSedaIe LeaEue-HOly Name vs..
HighIanders.
East Washington sunday school
League-Reformat ton W.. Ninth.
r. II. y. VI. &. 4. Icngue-Car VS..
shops.
Northwest SuDda! school League
Emmanuel VS.. BrlghtwOod.
Treasury LenEne-Narines VS.,
FederaIS.
Potomac Lea uc-C Con r ress
Heights W.. ShamrOcks.
Marquette League-St. Stephens
VS.. Cherrydnle.
BrOOkland Church League-Rap-
fists VS.. Catholic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Nineteen states now require an exam
nation in agriculture to be passed be
fore "a teacher may obtain certificate to
teach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09
Both Players on Edge.

The Episcopal nine made hve errors errors
.4io, Win ten hits by Methodist. proved
sufficient TO give the latter the hhassl.
rather easily. Methodist took the ieau d.
the start and its work was so"a 30
~ hn1d II straight throughout the con-
test. ,,,d for
Johnson. who was on the mouiu ioi
,ia,hodist hit we'll and fielded his posi-
tion better than the average "esioe es
hurting a good game. Helm. VINO nelu
down third base for central .'isn
Shout for Methodist. He got TWO hlts
out of four attempts, had two put-outs
and two assists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09
BY n. C. BYRD.

There We're several teams that did
lot of hard hitting in the amateur leagues
Yesterday. The Interior nine in the De-
partmental circuit. led in that respect
getting total OF seventeen safe wallops
but there We're other clubs that were not
far behind that record
The hitting of the Interior nine was
something way above the ordinary. 1t
Is very seldom that a team in an anna
teur organization gets as many safe hits
as it did, no matter how poor the pitch
ing. Several of them were for extra
bases. too. Flannery leading in the long
hitting with two three-baG gers. Bauer
and Robinson each got base wallops
Robinson and Flanery led in the indi-
v1dual batting. each getting four safeties
out of five trips to the plate Bauer
drove the ball into safe territory three
times out of four attempts.
Another contest in which there was
great deal of hitting was that played be-
tween the Eastern Club and G. H. l.
team in the Potomac League. The
former made thirteen safeties and the
latter fifteen. Out in the Rosedale cir
cult the Columbus connected for eleven
hits. while their opponents, the. Iroquois,
got eight. The Navy team. in the Treas
ury League, made ten safe drives. and
there was hardly a game in which one
ter hitting than their average.
The Printers seem to be playing in the
toughest kind of luck in the Central
League. No matter what kind of a game
they put up. 1t appears that they can
not win. Several contests have been
lost this season that would have gone
on the other side of the ledger had they
gotten the breaks. Yesterdays battle
with the Spartans was no exception. The
ty-r IN tIajr and
took a two-run lead right at the start
of the contest. but they finally lost GU by
. to g.
Roberts did some nice work for the
Printers He fielded well at first and
used his bat effectively. He accepted
eight chances without mispay and
made two hits out of four trips One
of the safeties was for two bases, Rob
erts is one of the most consistent per
formers the Printers have; he is not a
star. but there are few games in which
he is not putting up a consistent. cred
table exhibition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Every man in the lineup of the Column
bias in the Rosedale League connected
for at least one hit with the exception
of Hurd who played first base league,
Brandon and Luckett got two each
Flynn, in right field for the Iroquois, who
lost to the Columbias, Il to Z, was the
only member of that club to get two
safeties.
R Belcher played we'll at third base for
the losers. He accepted six assists and
some of them were rather dlflcult. His
work was about as good as any that has
been done in the position this season in
that league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

ST. Martins lost to the t-neraias IL,
the Marquette League nH scoie y. ="
G, Martins has been going along
at great rate and while it was thought
the E.meralds would put up good game
il was not expected that they would be
strong enough to win. The work or hoth
teams was good there having peen lie"
better games in the Marquette League
this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

1t was rather a coincidence that the
six hits gotten by the Spartans should
go to the credit of three men. and be
evenly divided Mccarthy, koogle and
Clayton each got two wallops. though
only one of the hits was for an extra
Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-09

Notwithstanding that the Printers made
eight hits off his delivery. Cantwell of
the Spartans struck out fifteen of them
At times it seemed impossible for the
typesetters to connect with his offerings
though there were others when they hit
rather freely.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
MOTTO OF MODERN DAlRnnG
select . Breed Suitable 20 Environ
ment and stick to k-cleanil-
ness 10 First Essential.

The motto Of modern dairyinR IA,
choose your breed suitable to your
taste II you are rich, for business II
you want to make = living, then feed
and care must be daily handmaids 70
the business.
But the modern dairy 10 q differ
emit from the old-time custom of keep
ing cows a. the modern steel mill 10
from the old-time blacksmith shop.
The cows are a. artificial a. the looms,
and they are harder worked than any
looms In the world, making - hours
In . day for over 800 days IN the
year. Sundays not excepted.
Hay seems to be 20 essential for =
dairy animal ~ coal IL for the mon
strous boilers to run the looms in the
mill.
Clean stalls, clean cows ana clean
dairy barns can only be kept clean BY
keeping the cows droppinss Just
right.
Grain feed alone keeps the bowels
too loose and has disguised many who
wish to adopt the selling system,
Hay and the proper use Of Son-
centrated foods, when fed with tuds-
ment. keep the cows droppings Just
right. and consequently the animals
are clean and the dairy barn Il clean
in summer - well a. IN winter.
Cement floors cost more at nrst,
but their permanency maltss them
cheap. st
Swing stanchions are comfortable.
not expensive, ana do not obstruct the
interior of the stable.
From sixty-two to sixty-four d.
grees 10 about the proper temperature
for the rinse water in winter butter
making.
II the dairy floor il cement. plenty
Of bedding must be used 90 that the
cows udder may not touch the floor.
When you 80 out to buy COWS this
fall don't buy the FIRST one you see.
Look around and see II you can't md
. better one.
The great principle to be observed
in winter dairying is to feed econom-
ically ~ regards cost 90 az to 70
cure the best results.
A wooden floor in the barn, to be
practicable. should have suflcient
slope to carry on nearly all mois-
ture and enough circulation under
meath to keep dry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
vETcH GOOD AS FERTILIZER
Adds Nitrogen and Organic Matter ia
Soil and 10 Excellent for In
ersasInp Productivity.
By a. SMITH,

The greatest value Of vetch lies in
its fertilizing powers. due to the fact
that, IKE other legumes, It II able to
ME the free nitrogen Of the air
through the aid of bacteria which
live In the nodules on the roots. When
plowed under. the plants decay very
quickly.
A ton Of hairy-vetch hay contains
about nifty pounds Of nitrogen, while
the roots and stubble, including the
nodules. contain approximately one
fourth % much more. This makes q
total yield Of 62.5 pounds (from one
fourth to thsee-foufths of\which prob
ably comes from the air), which 10
equal to the nitrogen in At pounds of
nitrate Of soda. This, 1t as per ton.
10 worth so. Besides nitrogen. vstch
furnishes organic matter which II
valuable In improving the physical con.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

CHARMS OF MUSIC
BY PHILIP HARRISON.

Copyright. 1914. by w. g. Chapman.)
Sometimes q poet II born (they are
not made) In an unpromising place
But then, everybody knows that. There
Is hardly father but has looked upon
the cherubic countenance of his heir
and hoped devoutly that the deadly.
impractical gift Of the muse has not
been visited upon him.
At least, hardly q farmer father in
Middleboro. 1t il essentially a farm
ing community. The banker and the
parson. the storekeeper and the livery
man have their proper recognition, of
course; but Middleboro has no use for
poetry.
However. Henry Milton was not q
poet; he was born q musician. And
that was worse. For poetry, unhal-
lowed as It IL. was known by reputa-
ton to Middleboro. and q young fellow
with such an unfortunate name a. Mil
ton might have been expected to sue
cumb. but music
See here, Hen" said his father. II
don't object to your playing the old
pianner. I guess that's what planners
Is meant for. though l don't seem to
see as you gets much tune out of It.
But you've got to get down to work.
my boy. Planners amt work, unless
you makes 'em. Now, It is to be the
farm or Mr.. Sutphen's insurance bust
ness?"
1t was the scandal of the town; a
hulking lad of twenty, home long ago
from the high school, spending his
days at the piano composing airs.
And there's no tune to them"
walled his father. 81 heerd the fellow
who wrote The Star-Spangled Ban
ner got heap of money outen 1t. But
who's going to print that rubbish
Hens writing?"
In the eyes Of the good citizens Of
Middleboro. the profession of music