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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-22

Two base hits-Schmidt. Gowdy.
Three base hits-Maranville. Cheney.
Struck out-By Cheney Connolly, Gil.
bert, Schmidt): by Tyler Leach. vii.
iiams. Good. Bases on balls-Off
Cheney. 2: Off Tyler. 8. Double play
Meanwhile to Schmidt Hits-On
Cheney. s in seven innings. Hit by
pitcher-By Smith Connolly. Left on
bases-Chicago. Z: Boston. 5. Time
1853. Umpires-Klem and Hart.
Terrapins Win Again.
Baltimore. May 22.-The tanning of
the Terrapins is a considerable job.
of with a two-run lead in the opener
here yesterday, Tinker's crack hurler
looked an easy winner. Then he
withered before a terrific assault
which knotted the count and bowed in
defeat when punched errors and swats
in the eighth put Knabe's league
peacemakers in front, 8 to 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-22
PURDUE TRIMS GOPHERS;
GAMES GOES ID INNINGS

Madison, Wis, May 22.-In a hard
fought IA inning battIeon muddy dia-
mond Purdue university baseball team
yesterday defeated Wisconsin univers-
ity nine, 3 to ,. This defeat pushes
Wisconsin back into third place in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-22
Princeton Downs Badgers.

Princeton, n. j.. May 22.-Hard luck
and rather poor work OF the visiting
fnfield was too much for the Michigan
baseball nine. and 1t lost TO Princeton.
3 to 4. With three on In the fourth
inning. Copeland singled over first
base for three runs. The defeat was
the first in the last 10 games
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-22

'Batted for Cheney in seventh.
xBatted for Williams in eighth.
Score by innings:
Chicago .......OOO1O 0O-1
Boston ........2O 0OIOOOO-3
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-22

Two base hits-Hendrix, Flack,
Walsh. Beck. Three base hit-Swa-
Gina Struck out-By Quinn. 3 (Wil
son. ZwiIling. Wickland); by Hendrix
2. Doolan. QUINN. Double plays
Doolan to Swacina (2). Walsh to Swa-
Gina Wild pitch-Qninn. Left on
bases-Chicago, 8; Baltimore. 8. Time
-2:OS. Umpires-Bush and Manas-
sau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-22
CUBS EARN TITLE
IN A FINAL TILT
By Taking Two of Series From
Colts They Become Tri-
City Bowling Champs.

The Cubs of the Twin-City league,
won the tri-city bowling championship
when they defeated Klove's Colts,
champions of the Island City league,
in two out of three games at the
Harms alleys last evening. All three
ganN5 were holly contested and the
Colts made a very creditable showing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
Oliver Cox ms m Editor

Secretary Oliver Cox of the Birming. ham Ad club is becoming quite an editor in a small way said a member of the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the Adviser, the weekly publication of the club, which he edits, he is now edi- tor of an unnamed weekly publication of the Rotary club. A committee has been appointed, understand, by the Rotarians to name their infant periodical, and it probably will have a name when it Is issued next week.
 MT. Cox makes both publications en- tertaining, using sketches of various members of the two clubs. He writes on matters of interest to the clubs and does not hesitate to express his opinions. He shows skill in keeping the two pub lications separate and never lets any Ad club dope tricke into the Rotary weekly
 q do not know whether or not MT. Cox ever had any newspaper experience, but should he continue to edit these two publications, I think he should be called Editor Cox instead of Secretary Cox The name would be fitting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07

that regard is sure to meet with popu-
 lar favor. The old saying, "eight hours for work, eight hours for pleasure and eight hours for sleep" Professor
 Schleich declares to be "unqestionably false" The civilized man or woman of today must sleep at least 10 hours a day to "check the increased wear and irritability of his or her modern neurasthenic life and tenn perament." The professor also de clares war" on theatre and concert managers, Hong time endurance de- baters" and other persons who pro- mote the use of electric lights and thus keep people out of their downy beds where "nature's sweet nurse" is waiting to restore them.
 There are more different ways ad- vocated for prolonging life than there are varieties of pickles, some arduous and some comparatively easy. Gym nastics of the blood vessels" requires exertion, but if hitting the hay" were all that one had to do in order to live a long time there are plenty of people in this world who could round out a century without half trying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
THE QUIET MIND
m the Indianapolis Star

From the Indianapolis Star
 Calmness, serenity, cheerfulness are characteristics that any one may nave hut that few do possess. Nervousness, ex- citabilty sense of haste, or peins obliged to accomplish tasks in a time too short for them, are more common pne- nomena. The breathless hurry or mooern life does not conduce to peace1ul con- temptation and is responsible for the meh- tai restlessness that distinguishes large number of men and women. lnaplity to concentrate the mind, fitting rom subject to subject, with a deep interest in none, a constant search for excite ment. are marks peculiar to them.
 They do not always, nor often, know what the real difficulty is. and if they do realize that something is wrong, will not know what is the remedy. Yet 1t IS ever at hand and simply means little deter imitation and self control. The man who snaps at his wife and children, his or flee boy or any one near at hand whom he is not afraid of, is not excusable be- cause he is tired or overstrained. His state of mind is none the better for this fuhni- festation of petulance. The same is true of the woman who files into a tantrum at the smallest provocation, slaps her chill dren, scolds her husband and makes her.
 self generally disagreeable. Of course she is nervous" but her nerves are not helped by such outbursts.
 The, cure is sometimes more work, a healthy interest in life-this in the case l of women rather than men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07

directive centers of the brain skillful in the evolutions of the dance stimulates and assists the faculties. In his speech at Clark university by the late Prof. An gelo Mosso, which testified to the bene- f1cial reaction upon the mind of diversi- fled muscular movements. Professor Mosso cited the manual activities of the great Italian masters as in point:
 During the first epoch of the Renais- sance the greatest artists of Florence were all apprentices in the workshops of goldsmiths. Lucca Della Robbia, Loren 70 Ghiberti, F'illipo Brunelleschi, Fran cia, Ghriandajo, Botticelli. Andrea Del Sarto-to mention only few examples performed during their apprenticeship the simplest labors in the workshop of a goldsmith. But the exercises with which they gained their manual dexterity sure ly influenced also the development of their genius. A fact which cannot be doubted in the many -sidedness of gen. jus which some of the Italians of the Renaissance possessed, which has never again appeared with like copiousness.
 The games and dances of the Greeks, also, must have assisted in the develop ment of their genius, as their intellectual exerices affected advantageously the de- velopment of the muscles. pr. Anderson says that the majority of college athletes stand well in their studies, and many of them are honor men. He decries the Put ritan repression of animal spirits insist ing only that they have outlet in chan nels of skill and grace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
Decline in German Immigration

To the student of social and political changes it is evident that the descend ents of the German immigrants to this country are rapidly losing their iden- | tity, but the influence which they ex- erted upon the nation still fingers in imprint.
 Since 1924 Germany has contributed to the population of the United States 6,250,000 people, while the Germans from Austria, Bohemia, eastern Swift zerland and Russia have sent in that time 1,750,000 more, so that Teutonic blood furnishes large percentage of the component of the white population of this country.
 While the Germans rapidly frater- nized with Americans they for long time preserved their distinctive school houses and church service. The Ger man revolution of 1848 sent to our shores men of intellect, power and culture. They brought with them an individual social life and their tinging of political idealism still obtains to a -<marked degree.
 They rose in social ranks and politi- cal honors. Carl Schurz became a United States senator and cabinet official, and many Germans were gen. erals in the war between the states.
 But change came and for two de- cades German immigration has practi- cally ceased. German journals are dis appearing, their theatres are closing, the German-speaking pastor is fading from view and but few private schools survive.
 But their influence fingers. They taught us the conservation of the fer tilNy of the soil and set the pace in agricultural economies. They have disseminated the love for music and study of the drama; they have largely displaced whisky by beer and have caused us to regard with tolerance in nocent pastimes even on Sunday. But more than this they have insisted upon independence in suffrage, have sup ported the merit system in the civi service and have contributed vastly t6 freedom of opinion. In hundred ways they have proved themselves mode citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 A man always gets mad-if another man stands up in front of him between the seats in summer car. But he will ride clear past his street if plump girl does
 it.
 Anyway, the old-fashioned man who used to call cucumber a cowcumber didn't hay etc pay 15 cents throw for the things.
 A woman can do so much worrying about some neighbor man who has the rheumatism that her own husband could have smallpox and she wouldn't mo- tice it.
 When you are getting the worst of 1t, 1t may help some to remember that you have plenty of company in the same fix.
 The main reason for the high cost of living Is that most of us can bull our selves into the belief that we can afford things we can't afford.
 The old-fashioned boy who used to eat red ants spread on his bread and butter now has son who won't touch a table knife until he knows that it has been properly sterilized.
 There was 0 time when a rainy Mon- day set the community back because the women folks would have to put off wash day until Tuesday. But nowadays the laundry wagon arrives no matter what the weather does. A man can't help being bow-legged. But if he adds wide whiskers to his other calamity there is no hope for him. Some day suppose will grow old and mean and curves won't appeal to me. But am never going to get so grouchy that you will find my name on the roster of a society for the prevention of laugh ing and loving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
FAMILIAR WITH SCRIPTURE

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 "Bathhouse John" and Raymond Rob- ins evidently gathered the material for their public speeches from the same source. Each had a different interpre- tation, however. of the following we'll known episode:
 MT. Robins, speaking before the Sun day Night club, referred To the Phari- sees past and present. By way of illus tration he cited the story of the Mag dalene, quoting the phrase: He who is without sin among you"
 On the same day Alderman Coughlin assured his constituents of the First ward that these stiff-necked reformers went putting in 2000 years ago tho same as they do now. "You remember Mary Magdalene," he said, and what she done. They were about to revile her when Christ said: Let the fellow what's never done nothin' sling the first rock. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Today's Music Festival

Birminghams annual music festival takes place this afternoon and tonight at the Bijou theatre. Fine programmes will be presented and large audiences are assured.
 Music lovers have great feast in store in the festival concerts" said Prof. Fred l.. Grambs.
 'The chorus which will sing Paradise Lost, assisted by great soloists and the St. Louis Symphony orchestra at the right concert, is from all accounts in fine condition. As for the orchestra, which will render symphony programme in the afternoon, I have had the pleasure of hearing it on two occasions-once in St. Louis and once in Milwaukee. It is a splendid orchestra and MT. Zach. the conductor is sure to have an ovation here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN M'CALLA

I terprise had an exceptionally tough lot' on board. most important witness was Lieut.. Samuel c. Lemley, who testified regarding the ungovernable temper of Captain McCalla, and how, upon one instance, where he imagined sailor had smiled sarcastically at him, McCalla sent for his sword. and brandshing it, said to the sailor Now. blast you, if you smile at me I'll kill you. Do you hear? I'll kill you''
 Additional testimony was given at the hearing relative to McCallas cruelty to the crew, which demonstrated that there was at least an unusual sort of discipline maintained on board. Paymaster Mudd and the ships surgeon testified favorably for the captain. Different sailors related how McCalla had kept members of his crew ironed together for eight and nine 10 men were ironed hand and foot in a
 line, and that he had strung them up by ! the wrist. As the trial developed it was brought out that Lieutenants Ingersoll and
 Mulligan were as cruel to the sailors as McCalla
 | Just before the trial was concluded a
 number of officers testified as to the con- duct of some of the sailors and petty of- | ficers, and that nothing had occurred in the way of punishment that was not in
 strict accord with the rule on board ship. | The remainder of the trial was held
 behind closed doors It was finally con-
 cluded on April 23. The courts findings
 were sent to Washington, and on May 15
 the Secretary of the Navy made public
 his action in the case It was to the eff feet that the court had found McCalla
 guilty of all five charges of which he was
 accused, and the Secretary sentenced him
 ito be suspended from rank and duty for
 a period of three years, and to continue
 his present number on the list of com
 manders while on suspension" His pay
 was thus reduced from $500 to about
 s1400 per annum.
 The sentence deprived Captain McCalla
 from wearing his uniform from leaving
 the country and from visiting the navy department during that time. McCalia did
 not serve very long sentence, and lived
 to make his name honored by his country
 through his brilliant achievements during l the war with Spain and the Peking relief 1 expedition, for which he received a con | gressional medal. He was retired in June. 1906 and died in California on May 6, l1910
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
THE PROBLEM OF WAR

From the New York Herald.
 In the last Mexican war the United States employed about 27,0O0 regular troops and some 57,O00 volunteers. The loss in battle or from wounds received was 400 privates and 120 officers, but disease car ried off 10.S00 men. Besides there were more than 12,O00 discharged for sability or by order, many of whom were really invalided home, and not few of them died from wounds received or disease con- tracted in the campaign
 We have greatly improved our military sanitation, yet in foreign unhealthy country, without the time and chance to plan for health, undoubtedly the greatest danger is from disease. This is the prob- lem that must be faced now if there Is to be an invasion of Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
A KISSING GAME

From the London Chronicle.
 In the northern counties there was practiced at Easter up to at least 50 years ago the curious custom of lifting It may still exist. I have before me, writes correspondent, newspaper cutting of 1880, giving an account by an indignant commercial traveller of the ritual to which he was subjected on Easter Tuesday by the maids of a hotel at Crewe. He was placed in chair, lifted three times. and kissed by the merry revelers. It appeared that & like privilege might have been his for the exercising on Easter Monday-a privilege which absence made impossible There Is a remonstrance of a century earlier by a man who was treated by the maids of the Talbot Inn. Shrewsbury, in a similar fashion. but who in addition had to pay a fee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
At Kennel Club show

During the past few years Bir- mingham has been well represented at the various kennel club shows through out the country" said w. s. Scott, a well known local faneier. "and what is more satisfactory, the dogs exhibited have carried away prizes, trophies and honors. There are many high bred dogs in the city-a number of them in the championship class. The fanciers here do not confine themselves to any par ticular breed, as almost every variety is represented among the pedigreed dogs of the city. At this time there is more than usual interest among the local owners and already preparations are being made to make the next dog show held in Birmingham of national importance.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
The Value of Sleep

Sleep is the "key to the timepiece of life" and the greatest enemy of death," says Professor Carl Ludwig 6chleich, one of the most eminent sur geons and medical men in Germany. He also declares that sending children to school at 6 or o'clock in the morning, as is done in Germany, is fsbarbarous" and "massacre of life" Sleeping 10 hours out of each 24 is the secret of long life, says this learned gentleman, although he recommends gymnastics of the blood vessels" in addition to sleeping. NGymnastics of the blood vessels" means nothing more than brisk mas cage of the skin done every morning after a bath in which warm water is alternated with cold water.
 For long time Edison's statement that he got along with only four hours of sleep out of every "A was used as a basis for argument by people who claim that we sleep too much, but since it has been discovered that Edi- son has marvellous faculty for "storing sleep" when opportunity af- 1ords and occasionally takes long maps 0 make up for the sleep he has lost, advocates of the four-hour plan have had to look elsewhere for an illus trious example to uphold their con- : tention.
 Professor Schleich does not believe that the increased hours for sleep should be taken out of ones play period, but preferably from ones working time, and his suggestion in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
BOWMAN H. M'CALLA,
 naval officer who attained con-
 sid ara hla distinction during the

~APTAIN BOWMAN H. M'CALLA,
 a naval officer who attained con-
 O siderable distinction during the
 Spanish-American war, and eventually be-
 came rear admiral in the United States
 navy, was the subject of a naval court
 martial, which attracted considerable at
 tention during 1890, with the result that
 he was for a time relieved of his com
 mand.
 This courtmartial trial was ordered by
 Secretary of the Navy Tracy and at the
 complaint of a number of petty officers
 and men attached to the United States
 sloop of war Enterprise, at the time
 commanded by McCalla. It was held
 at the Brooklyn navy yard and those who
 sat in judgment were Rear Admiral
 Lewis A. Kimberly, Commodore William
 P. McCann, Capt. Oscar F. Stanton and
 Judge Advocate Perry Garst All were
 in full uniform.
 McCalla had as his counsel Joseph H. Choate, the eminent lawyer, and Gus tavus B. Mensez, who was classmate in the training school with the defendant. The order creating the court by the Sec retary of the Navy was dated March A. and required them to inquire into the management of the Enterprise,' the sys- tenn of discipline, and any cases of cruelty or oppression of any of the officers or crew upon her cruise from October 1, 1887, the date in which the vessel was placed in commission, to the present time." Eleven men had volunteered to give testimony against McCalla, including an ensign, a chief engineer, as well as other petty officers and seamen. The taking of | testimony was begun on March F, lS9O, | the examining judge being Garst The | first to testify was Lieutenant Ingersoll, who said he regarded all the punishments | in accordance with the regulations. When questioned by the judge he related how a sailmaker's mate had been placed in irons and shut up in one Of the coal bunkers for getting drunk. He gave the name of five seamen who were placed in straightjaclSets for various offenses, and that others were lashed to the rungs of the Jacobs ladder by means of hammocks. He also told how, when Fireman John l E. Walker cursed and abused the captain, McCalla ordered him gagged, that buck ct of water be thrown in his face. and finally that he drew his sword and struck Walker on the head with it.
 | Ingersoll also testified that the En-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
GREENS
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Dandelions are pest, of course Own CTS of lawns spend innumerable hours every summer digging them out of the grass; still, they multiply like neighbor- hood scandals. The attractiveness of their yellow blossoms is but poor consolation for the afflicted
 But the blossoms are nots the sole re- deeming quality of the dandelion. It 10 go6d to eat; not merely passable good. but excellent. Dandelion greens are. of course, familiar on every rural table. and city tables ~s -eil And now dandelion sal es voaq.
 This is the 5en for =ns The dam delions have at had ea sc TOW rank and bitter. lakes lac them to grace tab put tlsY arc the better for their sn ale <tstnTe ound in tho meadows an lhs Aelserows, they make . dish n4 fnes nsr are they un- obtain4ble even Id lls
 Go out Assc a.s hsisf af Hons half |a bushel or 70 md 1s..; ---.ss.s=-f for 6reone There VIII se si:as As stR Q com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
CLAYToN's APPOINTMENT
rom the Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette

TOIH tne IusCdIuosd T 1111IeS-OdZeIte.
 There is much pleasure .on many sides at the appointment of Henry D. Clay ton federal judge to succeed the late Judge Thomas c. Jones. Judge Clayton Is an Alabamian of much distinction He is a university man and son of one of the university's former presidents. His family have always been regarded with deep regard by Tuscaloosa people Every- body knows he will adorn the position to which he has been appointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
DANCING AS EXERCISE

From the New York Times.
 That the present dances are good for the young and old of either sex and should be encouraged is nanifestly. the judgment of Dr. William G. Anderson of the Yale gymnasium, conveyed in his let ter to the Times. appearing elsewhere. In his recent speech to the dancing mas ters of this city pr. Anderson justified Herbert Spencer's objection to formal gymnastics of will-less character. which he said could never supply the place of the movements prompted by nature, and added that greater benefit accrues fin the riotous glee with which young people carry on their frollcs." The girl who dances all night at the Junior Prone made illustrates beautifully how the joy of 1t makes play of work.
 Dr. Anderson believes that making the