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Amid the laundering plaudits of thou sands of Birmingham's most loyal citi- zens and rabid fans, Harry Jones, one of the most ardent of local bugs, ascended the mound yesterday afternoon little after o'clock and tossing a silver ball to Shortstop Tepe of the Gulls, who was using silver bat. officially opened the 1914 Southern league pennant chase so far as Mobile and Birmingham were con cerned. With the tossing of the silver ball, which with the bat will go to the most valuable player on the Baron team this year, the great lid that has securedly held league ball in confinement for nearly six months was tossed ruthlessly aside and the Barons and Gulls eagerly com menced hostilities.
 Omar Hardgrove was the choice of Manager Molesworth for the opening frolic and as he ascended the mound to the tune of a one-step rendered by Sig nor Nappi and lis capable assistants the huge crowd again roared it's approval and little Hardy grinned confidently and turned to face the first Mobile batter Shortstop Tepe.
 Hardgrove's first ball split the plate and Umpire O'Toole, who was working behind the plate, called a strike and the battle for first blood was on in earnest.
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*Batted for Fromme in ninth.

Summary: Two base hits Besch CT Byrne, Lobert. Three base hit. Cravath Home runs Magee g. Hits, Marquard IF In 6 t-3 innings; Fromme 1 in 1 2-a innings. Sacrifice hits, Marquard. Lo- bert. Sacrifice fly. Luderus Stolen base. Meyers. Bases on balls. Marquard 1. Alexander 8. Struck out, Marquard 2. Fromme 1. Alexander 3. Passed ball, Meyers Time, 1:5o Empires, Eason and Quigley.
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Harry Jones Officially Opens Cam paign by Tossing Silver Ball Across Platez-Fred Dilger
 Uses War Club to Good
 Advantage
STANDING
Results Yesterday

Mobile !, Birmingham 5. New Orleans 3, Montgomery 0. Chattanooga 3, Memphis 2. nta-Nashville rain.
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tGame called fIrst half of seventh no one out, account of rain.)
 Summary: Two base hits, Graf, N coyle Mullen, Street. Three base hits Shanley. Sacrifice hit, N. Coyle. Struck out, by Harding 6. by Leibhardt, 3. Bases on balls, off Harding l. Time of game. 1:25. Umpires Pfenninger and Chesnutt
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ATHLETICS SLAUGHTERED:
 COBB STARTS OFF IN RUSH

inning, the game was an air-tight pitch ing cattle between Scott and Mitchell. The Sox attack in the seventh routed Mitchell and Banding finished the game. warm. clear day favored the teams
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Su1IlIIH1y. iWo-Base HIls, JacKson, Collins, Daly, Lord Three-base hits, Graney, Chase. Hits. Mitchell in Is ifnings Blanding in 2-3 innings. Sac rifice fly, Schalk. Collins. Double play. Jackson to O'Neill. Left on bases, Cleve- land 5, Chicago 3. Bases on balls Mitch- ell ?, Scott l. Struck out, Scott G. Mitch ell 5 Time, :37. Empires. Chill and Sher- idan
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Besumont: Beaumont g, San An tonio 2.
 At, Austin: Austin l. Dallas 9 At Galveston: Galveston 5. Houston 1. At Waco: Waco s, Ft. Worth 6.
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1.-Two out when winning run scored.

Score by innings:
 Detroit .....................00 900 900 900 GOO 3-3
 Summary: Two-base hits, Leary Veach Three-base hits, Dubuc, Wallace, Cobb. Hits: Dubuc s in 12 s-3 innings; Dauss nene in 2-3 inning; Weilman 6 in 12 1-3 innings; James ? in 1-3 inning Sacrifice hits, Wallace, Weilman. Sacrifice fly, Neach Stolen bases, Williams, Bush, Crawford. Bases on balls. Weilman 6. Dubuc 1. Struck out Wellman ,, Dubuc 10, Dauss 1. Wild pitches, weilman ?. Time, 3:0S. Empires, O'Loughlin and JIildebrand.
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Johnson Is Star

Boston, April 14.-Walter Johnson pitched shutout ball for Washington to- day and the Senators won the open ing game of the season from Boston, to O. A big crowd enjoyed the contest with weather conditions almost per-
 
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Games Today

Mobile at Birmingham. New Orleans at Montgomery. Memphis at Chattanooga. Nashville at Atlanta.
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Peckinpaugh. Three-base nit, HoIden. Stolen bases, Barry, Maisel 7, Hartzell, Williams. Sweeney ?, McHale. Double play, Strunk to Barry Hits, Bush in 2 innings Boardman in innings. Struck out, Bush l, Boardman ?, McHale 6. Bases on balls, Bush 1, Boardman 1, McHale ?. Wild pitch. Boardman. Passed ball, Lapp. Time 2.21. Empires. Evans and Egan.
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Players Hit Freely

The struggle while not measuring up to the standards of mid-season ones, was nevertheless interesting and numerous nings neither of the contending pitchers proving much of an enigma for the bat ters. Despite the heavy and muddy field the fielding of both sides was good and only a few errors were chalked up. The final score was to 5, with the lowly Gulls breasting the tape first.
 Moey was forced to make an eleventh hour change in his opening battle front because of the injury sustained by Me- Donald several days ago. Carroll took his place and led off.
 Tepe. who was the first batter to stride to the plate, accommodatingly flied out to Ellam at short However, the follow ing batters were not so considerate and before the inning was concluded the Gulls had combed Hardy for three hits and one run.
 Al ODell, who followed Tepe to the plate cut the ball over second base, for the first hit of the season. Perry fol- lowed with another bingle into left center, sending O'Dell to second. Manager Bris- COG Lord then delivered with a punch into center and O'Dell scored when Mc- Bride heaved wild to the plate in an effort to intercept him. Calhoun and Clark were easy outs.
 The Barons were not idle in their part of the opening round and although they managed to get one less hit than did the Gulls they succeeded in pushing across coveted tally.
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%SWeeney out, 1nuefference.
 *%Batted for Bush in the third inning. *+*Batted for Boardman in ninth inning
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Carroll inaugurated the assault with a clean hit to left. Sacrifices by Marcan and Magee placed him on third while Pete Knisely brought him over with an infield hit between short and third. Knisely went to second on balk by Hogg, but got no further as Mcbride flied out to center
 During the two succeeding innings neith- CT Hardgrove nor Hogg allowed . hit or run, but in the fourth both teams again got busy with the stick, the Barons coming out on the long end.
 Lord opened the inning with a two- bagger to center and was sacrificed from the keystone to home by Calhoun and Clark.
 The Barons retaliated in much more decisive manner. After two were down Mcbride singled to right and Covington doubled to center. Ellam was hit by a pitched ball. ANith the bases crowded Fred Dilker drove two-bagger into deep center bringing in all three Barons.
 Another counter was added by the Gulls in the fifth on two-base hit by Tepe, a free pass to ODell and singles by Perry and Lord.
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Moley's henchmen evened matters up by again pushing another runner across. With one down Magee singled to left advanced to second on another bingie to center by Knisely and romped home when Mcbride drove the ball into cen- ter for the third consecutive hit of the inning. Knisely was killed at the plate by Calhoun on Covington's infield tap. while Mcbride also was caught trying to score when Hogg attempted to catch Covington off first
 This ended the scoring so far as the Bnrons were concerned.
 The Gulls, however, were not content and four more counters were added, one coming in the sixth and three in the seventh.
 It was in the seventh that they enatched the game from the ire. The Farons were leading by a score of 5 to { when the Gulls suddenly got busy with their war clubs and before the in- ming was over three runs had been smothered across the plate.
 Tepe opened with a single to left; a singie into center by Perry put him on second. while Lords two-base drive into tl.. right field crowd brought him and Perry home Lord crossed the plate on a sacrifice by Calhoun.
 Barons Neglect Opportunities
 This concluded the scoring for the day as during the following two innings neither aide was able to shove over a
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-11-27
HENRY HEREFORD
Killed By Fall Of Slate in Pasets,
Mines.

Mon lay OF this week about 4 O'Clock.
just - Henry Hereford Wa. quitting
work In the PAgeton mines and hal
started home, he discovered that he had
left his dinner bucket, and ha-teniny
back for il was met with an unfortunate
accident, becoming the victim of fall
OF slate which crushed the very life out
OF him az once.
Henry Hereford was the brother Of
DIR. J. =. Hereford Of AnawaIt and the
inst cousin To the Whittico~. He Wa a
hard working young man and WAS mt
ting In every days time that there wa.
work to make money 10 finish paying on
very valuable piece OF property in the
town Of Answslt r-nently purchased by
himself and brother He ws- about "a
years OF age and xas married, bot had
no children. The remains were taken %
the homestead. Rilzewsy, Henry coun-
ty, Va, and inferred in their family
cemetery, accompanied by his brother.
DR. j. r. Hereford. lie leaves several
sisters and brothers 70 mourn his nm
timely death ~ we'll ~ q host Of friend.
both white and colOnsd. lie was q de-
voted Christian and his place in the
home and community, church and state
will lie greatly missed. One significant
Tact may be mentioned In connection
with h's death which is likely applicable
70 many others and that II this: When
one takes upon himself large response
b'lities, such - are 10 be met with money.
when such an one soes in the mine, TOO
often u it the csse that he is likely %
'orset the constant dangers 70 life, IL /.
then that most accidents fall % their LOT
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the arguments formulated by the men
Who parepared the kettle of fab in ques-
tiosI His 80 rtion 10 the representative
of the league tkst the policy Of sexress-
ton had been enforced for the comfort
and bet interests Of both races In order
10 overcome friction; that it was . hn-
man and not . political problem, 10
strangely familiar 10 those who have dis
eussed the matter with the high officials
rssponsible fog the adoption oft policy
The President, for the present at lesst,
has snsumed rssponsibility for it and has
marked it with the stamp Of hls approval.
Thss the public outcry which 10 certain
20 follow will elect measurable modifi-
cations Of the methods now in prsctice u
the hope entertained even by come OF
Mr.. Wilson'S ciosest friends. They, IL
NOS the Prssident himself. are disposed
70 place the responsibility for the un-
pleasant incident ct the doors OF the three
esntiemen who hsye made Segregation q
dr.seic fsss1fe Of Official life at the cap
ito'- They recognize neither the need
nor the wisdom Of stirring the issue at
this time and they are far from compii-
meneary in their references to those who
precipitated it.
Mr.. Trotssr's remarks to the President,
which the latser regarded - offensive,
we're exceedingly brief. because they were
promptly interrupted by Mr.. wilson,.
Two yean ago you were thought 10 be
. second Abraham Lincoln" was - far
- Mr.. IeQs.eg sos- 'tAop." inssrrupssd
the Prsksdert. Leave me out of this. >"
He insisssd fh.s ,saiic7 bs Isfs out q the
dncusson 81 the masner, becanse under
The -elecenstanees, it wss . SPECIES cf
blsekmsfi. He would not be influenced
by shresh; hin auditors vote - they
p'eased, and it mattepsd listie TO him 90
long - he wss sure he was doing the
right thing at the right time. IL the
colored people bad pade q mistake in
voting for him they ought 70 correct ID
and with considerable force he pointed
oos that he was not seeking Office; that
man who sought the Office OF President
wss fool for his pains, - the intoler-
able burdens Of the office were more than
the hnmau spirit could carry.
But the rnembers Of the league will con-
tinue 70 proesst- They agree with the
President that die question b . human
Question, bet they szs not persuaded that
it is not . political one as well. Mem
bers OF Congress, IN numbers, will ac-
cept shis view. They will not hesitate 70
erpress it on the door Of the House. In
ssesd of having contributed toward the
solution OF the problem the gentlemen
who created this situation for Mr.. VIII
sos unquestionsbly have further CON-
plicased it.
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the political parties 20 which shsy b.
long. and an unbiasrd psopis be- recon
10 consrstaiats i>sslf that In taking CHAIR,
Of poiiticsl conditions throuehous shs
nation is hes improved the handiwork
which old-time.poiitical bo.sss arrsns>d
through in manipulation Of the mschin-
cry OF the machinery Of The great parnss.
Uncle kastus. ar whoever IL vss shas oh
served de wori' do move" hsd . cisvsr
line on the situation, and the man Or
woman who obssrvss what h.s bern ~
Ing on in the last dozen yssra muss A.
rive at the inevitable conclusion thss ehs
revolution in national. stass and lousl
government, has furnislssd more scsusl
advancement in popular eovernmsns
than has been wirnssssd in any o<her
similar period since the foundation OF the
republic.
PEACEFUL SERENITY ON THE
HILL"
With Congres adjourned washinssou
has lost half in show. for there are fsv
visitors indeed who do not rslish le.n-
ing over the gallery railing Of the Hou,,
10 Get . rood look at Champ Ozark. o.
car Underwood. James r. Mann. Hob
son, Kahn. Henry. woods, Campbsll.
Moore. and The Congressman from hi.
own dist-ict-" And Whatever elss may
be the opinion OF his qualities, the great
sst one-man attraction for visitop will
be ON the job again next year when Un-
Gle Joe Cannon comes beck. Evsn great
er 10 the fascination OF ssssions OF the
senate. where the President bllls
easily In his chair, while SanAsos nks
Burton. Cispp. Gsll,esr. Gore, Norris,
Jones. Lsfollesss. Root. Lodge, Psnross.
Robinson. Walsh or varisman elucidste
their views. and help 10 formulate the
laws and policy OF the nation. Nov
there 10 hush fallen over the great
Capitol, and with he SENATOR. Repre-
sentatives. and large number Of sm-
ploysss, hollow echoes roll down the i'm
msnss corroidos. and the darnsd old
place looks Lonesome.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-11-27
COL. O'TOOLE BRINGS
GOOD NEWS TO GARY
Resumption Of Work At Steel Plant
VIII Caase Coal Mines to Get
Bssy at Once.

Reports from Gary reaches ms tina,
Coi. OToole, OF the United States Goa
and Coke Co.. who recently returned
from Gary, Ind. brought good news q
ths hundreds OF minen who nave been
working very irreeularIy for some time
- result OF the closing down OF th~
United States ssssi plant 1t Gary, Ind
IL wss stated that Col. O'roole told hi.
msn thaf the company would be work.
NJ sf full blast within . few dsys and
there would be plenty Of work on hand.
it b reportsd that ZOO men Who verr
effected By the cut at the Gary, Ind.
plant have resumed work, and this b.
inG the case the United stasss Goal and
Coke %. will start up in Gary. w Va,
oPerasions. IL We seated that only ous
train hes bean operating on the rus
Fork branch for several days and only .
iew a the operations have bssn working.
ssnes The operations on this branch hsvs
bssn working only fsw DAYS out Of the
week. several hundred people have left
that part of the deld and it h said that .
number more we're making preparations
- leave low days ago when Col. o..
tesas Hnpsd bringing L EN- the gad
news - -, - - ~
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Mine Workers Educa-
tional Movement at
Glen White Makes
Rapid Gain

The Educational Welfare work begun
st Glen White several veeks sgo reoeive,i
another boost on Tuesday night.
|. Prof. Robert s, Gafherum, Of the ws-s
Virgins UnIvsvu(k1, ss.in outlined ~
WORK that his t,1snzeion nss planned s,v
the benefit Of - sssriou. mining town.
throuehout ths1sp River coal SslA..
and oomplimenssske employees. Of IN.
T. y White Goal oompsny On the en-
tbusissm and interest," shown by the
large enrollment In hixh scbooi cour-r~.
Mr.. Gstberum also sroxe sf length on
The sale and unsafe methods a mining.
|nDd drove he illustrstions home by u-r
- s>rrcopticon visvs
III. Geo. Deike. iormeriy of the u. 3.
Gu<psu a Mines. and nov representative
% ths Mine Safety App,isncs COMPANY.
of Ffstsbursb. Pa, gave . prarticai dem
ooserafios of The use of the Lung Mosor.
Oxyfpn Breathing Apparatus and Mins
safsy Lamps Mr.. De;ke slso erhibss>.i
. Frst-Aidsto-the-Tnjured held onsas.
explsininR the many u~> G, which sh~
Ii1<is pscks>s csn he applied In cssss Of
snsFusncy.
mre FRA aid trans have bern orr.n.
- = de 0sen whiss ninss. ssch csp-
tainsd b. caapssent nsn - ~
v-ssa - - sn.psny's phyui<ssn. D..
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Mr.. Sinclair and
President Wihon
Phiisisiphia, Nov. IL, 1914.

Phiisdsiphia, Nov. Ia. 1914.
Ny dear Editor:
1 vas slated 70 b. . member of ths
Delegation which called on Prusidsnt
Wilson on the l2th. MS, &c pro6nss
eBllnns Ne abu1ninaGks6 q saBonGfnn
In the Governmsns Dspavtn,sao q
Washington and elsewhere, bus on he
iith, inst found thss &c W. imprscsI-
cable for me 10 join the Dslsgssioa, %
Srnt the President . telegram e. copy Of
which 10 herewith enclossd, and have
r-ceived from him Acknowledgement OF
the same. promising consideration.
! think that Mr.. rrottsr rendered the
rAce his greatest service in his plain mat
err-of-fsct way in appealing TO the Prss-
ident against ''iimcrowism" In the Ma
t'onsi Government. I stand pat with
rrotter and for the race.
The New York World in its editorial
of Friday. November Isth, discussing THE
matter says:
The President thinks that this /. nos
political question. but he 10 wrong.
hnyuiing That is unjust, discrimins sting
aud un-American In Government 10 car
tain 70 he . political question. Servants
of the United States Govurnmsns ara
servants OF the United States Govern
ment, regardless Of race OF color" Other
great dsilies OF the North are also con-
demnins the President for his askitnds
and it seetns 10 uue TO be . blundsr sp-
preaching crime for any colored man
or newspaper 70 do Ices.
Our people Tor the sake Of our children
and chiidren's children must stand - .
Gibraltar for all OF our might for ooly by
~ doing can we surely rally, mighty
hosts Of our white fellow citizens 20 our
support.
Yours for the race and Constitutions
Government.
VIM. A. Sinclair. Field Secretary Con-
stitutiOn League.
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MAYOR |. .. TONEY
PREDICT BETTER TIMES
Declares That Increased Orders
Are Already Being Rsesived
AID b First Of Year Opera
tisas Win be Tsr,iss 0st
Twice he Present Sspply e

IL will be very gratifying 10 thoss who
know Mayor Toney OF Norshfork and his
keen insight into business condition. 20
hear him say that times are getting bet
tar. He 10 satisfied that before the fint
OF the year the operators will b. putting
out double the supply OF coal TO what
they are today. In fact Mr.. Toney seems
70 be very optimistic over the belief that
there will soon be an early return OF
prosperity. Whether this return TO good
times - seen by our good distinguished
business man is coming about because OF
the recent Republican landslide or wheth-
er IL 10 attributable 10 the European war,
~ some OF our good Democratic friends
would have US believe. is . question
However and for whatever the cause may
he it will be greatly welcomed in these
days OF hard times. The factories are
opening mp and the hands that we're
formerly idle are returning TO work. The
United States steel plant at Gary, Ind.,
he says, means that the miners on the
United States coal operations at Gary.
W. Va will be called upon TO take up
their shovels and picks.
And while We are not in . position q
feel . revival in business, and while our
provisions are a. high a. they ever were,
and there seems 70 he no mnre money q
buy with. We nevertheless shall, with
hopeful hearts. look forward for better
times Because . word from q man OF
experience - Mr. Toney me.ns much
And gives new hope for . brighter day.
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TIE State Library and one OF the bes
Isaio~s who ever lefs this county is max
ing good in Charleston both in charh
sor'esy and I'm the community generally
lie 70" was one Of our good friends.
Mn. Amanda McGhee, one Of the
oidsst member Of the Court Of Calunthe
and woman with much lace pride man.
ifessed considerable interest in ms and the
outcome Of the case against us such
bag hearted and honest women like Mn.
AcGhee would Ia worth much 70 the
country.
The preachers Of all the churches not
only welcomed ns in their homes and
services but made US welcome on the
streets.
Our old friends Will Wright and Joseph
Taylor were in evidence 90 sympsthisers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-11-27

CUSTOMS
By B. r.. Carter.

Father Time is the greatest secret re.
ve.ier known 10 man. Changing of III.
ses-ons, laws. customs and hsbis. Of IN.
people, the development Of art. Isnsuse.,
litersture and science hs> been regulated
bv time. In olden days men lived by IN.
centuries Wow they live By the minute.
Ia hss not Seen 30 long ago when men
really lived 30 cio~e 10 nature that shsy
enjoyed the simple life. No longer than
iortJ yesr ago. people looked forward u
the Thanksgiving ses-on, when sll The
yoons people Of the neighborhood, an.
tcipssing the good time which local cu..
tom had made popular, welcomed The
social event The esitie~ Of the ses.on
vere d'sp>r-sd among The neighbors snd
s>rh pAssss<sos visd vish ths osh>r n
tOo.ai..,d g - IL
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-11-27
HON. HENRY BRAlsN0N WAS
LONG THE NESTOR OF THE
". VA. BENCH.
SERVED MS STATE FOR
NEARLY 4 GENERATION
Regarded - 0ue e ths Ablest
Jurist the State Has Ever
Known.

A telegram from w. Il. Mathew
clerk OF the supreme court. 10 Hon. jos
M. Ssnden. II Blueheld. . former gu
preme court instice. received Tuesday af
ter noon, conveyel the sad insslligsnce ol
the death NJ his home at Weston OF Hon
Henry Brsnnon. with whom Judge San.
dsrs wss sssociassd during the later,
entire service on the supreme court bench
Judge Brannon was regarded - one o
the sblest jurisss the state has eve,
known. He We long the hester Of wssi
virx,nia bench and honorably ssvsd hi.
state Tor nearly senerssicn. He wa.
born November %. 1887, as Winchester,
We HE classical education We obtain
Cd ~ the University Of Virginia. In 1857
hs removed 70 lewis county, this seass,
and has bssn . vvsidsnt Of that county
ever sinos. On Dscsmbsr %, 1883, hs
was married 70 IA. Hsssa J. Arnold.
He was sdmitssd 10 the bar In 1850,
and rapidly rose 70 distinction In The
practice of bis profession. He was pros.
scueing attorney Of Lewis county FROM
1850 10 lS65, member OF the houss OF
dsleRsass st the two sssions OF 1870 and
1871. judge Of the eleventh Judicial cir.
cult for full term. 1881 10 1889, end 9
judge Of de supreme court from January
,slssa. RIil - ss<i2psns sse ,ysaz
aeo- He opinions, which were Away.
strong and analytical, wsrs widely. citsll
In the courts OF the various states.