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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-31
MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOOK
BILL


BILL.
Dear Sir: In regard to the Irwin
substitute for the bill to have some
books printed and sold at cost to
our children, l will say that the sub
stitute provided for free school
books. Now what would it cost to
provide free school books for the
ch. ldren in Georgia? We have $780,
600 children between and IS years
OF age. About 100000 of them at
tended school. So you see 33 per
cent from some cause do not attend
school. At the lowest estimate it
would require an appropriation of
one million dollars to carry the sub
stitute in effect, for the Book Trust
would demand complete change in
every book and as shown by the last
adoption by our State Board of Edu-
cation, when they say wig wag" our
State Board usually wig wags. This
was clearly demonstrated in regard
to the readers. The Board discarded
as unsuitable the first and second
readers of the Charles E. Merrill
Co, and substituted others and dis
carded the others and substituted
the Charles E. Merrills so that every
child in Georgia was compelled to
buy a new outfit.
Suppose you introduce a bill to
appropriate the necessary money to
buy school books for our children,
how many votes would it get? Let
us be sane and sensible. How many
votes would the Irwin substitute
have received in the last legislature
if it had carried the necessary apprO-
priat.on? Why did not Irwin intro
duce it as a special bill? Why was
it offered as a substitute to Senator
Sweets bill to allow the State Board
Of Education to have a suitable text
prepared and published and sold at
cost on Civil Government? If you
don't believe the Book Trust is on
the job all you have to do is to get
rine days old and open your eyes.
Did you hear of Irwin or any one
else proposing free school books eX-
cept as a measure to kill the Nc
Crory BILL which it did?
Irwin had friends in the House,
why did he not get one to introduce
the bill with an appropriation to car
ry it into effect. Echo answers why?
The bill only allowed the State
Board Of Education to have prepared
q suitable text on Civil Government,
after they had condemned the one
in use, tO-Wit, Peterman's, that cost
SAC, when a suitable one could have
been put in our childrens hands at
24c, and without one cent of cost
to the State, and yet the Senate led
by Miller of Columbus, who admit
ted he was sometime in the employ
ment of the book concerns, would
not allow the State Board Of Educa-
ton to have one prepared and pub
lished, but voted TO compel our
children to continue to buy Peter
mans at SAC.
When | asked Hon. Lawton B.
Evans in Macon at the Teachers
Convention $50 called, but the Book
Agents were there as thick as --,
well the lobby of the Lanier looked
more like a convention of Book
Agents than teachers.) You know
that Evans and Ashmore are directly
interested in the sale of school books
in Georgia. l asked him to explain
why illiteracy had increased in Rich
mond County among white children
in the last five years SO per cent,
what explanation did he give? Listen.
"The explanation may be found in
the individual variation of census
takers, or in the fact that at this
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-31
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-31
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

brown. Each sock Is bifuronted to be worn with sandals Those belonging to adults are sober in hue, and, so far as the discoveries show, colored hose was only worn by the youngsters.
 Apparently the children were we'll pro- vided for in those distant days. The toys unearthed include rag and wooden dolls, wooden horse. wax surfaced tablet with alphabet, whips, rattles and rag balls.
 A fragment of a pile carpet was also found. It has a red border, and is att tributed to the sixth century. ]. n. NJ. Johnson. who is responsible for the inter esting finds hesitates to say that it is the oldest carpet extant, but another authori- ty inclnes to that view
 A particularly valuable section of tho exhibition Is confined to papyri-the veg etable material upon which the people of Antinoe used to inscrihe their writ ings. Exceeding care was necessary in fattening out these coveted remnants. Two discoveries of especial importance are 10 pages of the Idyls of Theocritus and a page of Juvenals Satires. There are annotations in the margin, and both rel ics are among the oldest Theocritan and Juvenal manuscripts found In Egypt
 Mir Johnson states that all blank papy- rus uncovered in the earth heaps is torn into small pieces and thrown to the winds to prevent the 'payrus forgers adding to their store of material with which they are wont to impose on the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Birmingham Boys in Rifle Shoot
MACK'S TEAM LOOKS
 STRONGER ON PAPER

That they have become accustomed to the boxwork and the many furtive tricks of the pitchers in their respective leagues during the season goes without saying. Just what the heavy hitters will or will not do with the strange curves and in- shoots of rival league moundmen remains to be seen. Herein lies a great deal of the interest taken in the post-season games. This is what adds a little more uncertainty to the outcome and the un- certainty of baseball is a potent factor in the national game. Some very prom inent pitchers have been .Waterlooed" when in the worlds series, they confront ed "strange' batters. Probably d few surprises are in store for one or more pitchers in the coming championship games As in the past, some one of them who Is looked up to as almost in vineible in his own league may be "found' by the batsmen of the other league. Everyone who goes to game likes to see the boys Init 'em out" and it is to be hoped they will not be disap- pointed in the coming struggle for su- premacy.
 When but two weeks of the present sea- sons schedule remained to be played out the unofficial batting averages of the rival clubs showed that the Athletics had the advantage by n fairly good margin of .as. The Athletics for 14o games played had a club batting average of .27S and the Braves had .247 for 140 games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
State Fair Comes Into Its Own With the Ad-
 vent of Good Weather
(Continued from Page Five)


 Donald Donaldson, Rhole Island Red cockerel
 Best female in American class: Walter K. McAdory, White Orpington hen. Fest male. English class: Walter K. McAdory, Fluff Orpington cockerel. Best female, English class: J. l.. Thorn ton, White Orpington hen.
 Best male Mediterranean class: Henry w. Wood, White Leghern cockerel. Best female, Mediterranean class: W. M. Sanderson, White Leghorn bullet.
 Merchants Awards The following awards have been an- nounced by Superintendent Harry Jones, of the merchants department and Su- perintendent w. w. Brannon, of the mines, minerals and machinery depart ment:
 Roberts & son-Best display of sta- tionery and blank books; best display of printed books
 Allen Manufacturing Co.,, Nashville Best display of stoves and ranges, best range, best stove.
 Morton Photo studio--Best display of pictures and frames.
 Standard oil Company-Best display of oil stoves and ranges.
 United States Postal Department-Par- eel post wrapping.
 HoAthSih otCdiiA NdiPcl O1ed0lnS COm- pany-Best display of carpet rugs. Elmwood Nursery Company--Best dis play of flowers and shrubbery. Cox Shoe Company-Best display of shoes.
 H. J. Morgan-Best display of art glass. American Bakeries Candy Company Pest display of groceries. E. E.. Forbes Piano Company-Best dis play of musical instruments J. Blach Sons-Best display of hosiery.
 Avondale Mills-Best display of dress goods.
 w. c. T. U.-Championship diploma for beautiful and artistic booth. Kaul Lumber Company-Best and most comprehensive display of yellow pine products.
 Fairfield Land Company--special di- ploma for products made in Fairfield. Southern Sewer Pipe Company-Best display of sewer pipe and kindred prod ucts.
 Perfection Mattress Company-Best dis play of mattresses.
 International Harrow Cultivator Com pany-Best display of harrows Avondale Mills-Best display of looms Jefferson Powder Company-Best dis play of explc sives.
 Birmingham Bed Company-Best dis rlay of manufacturing beds.
 Norris Westall Auto and Tire Com-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
War Fashions Don't Change
om the Manchester Guardian.

From the Manchester Guardian.
 War is curiously old fashioned, as if lingering still in the world and yet little ashamed of itself. It will have been mo- ticed how constantly the sword" recurs in the speeches of various foreign poten- tates. One side is forced to draw the sword: another has the sword forced Into It's hands. Yet one supposes that of all the weapons the sword is the least used in modern warfare.
 Then. we read of armies "locked in combat" Everything about a European war by land or sea Is so horrible. so strangely new. that 1t is well not to dog matize. but 1t is safe to say that very few of the oombatants will ever come within shouting distance of their enemy. Battles will be fought over miles of cotln- try by enemies thousands of yards apart; death will come unseen and on land, al- most unheard, or, as one learned from a correspondent who first smelt powder in the war between Greece and Turkey. like "smarm of beesfs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
ATHLETICS TUNE UP FOR B|G SERIES All Regulars But McInnes Are in Game-Sox
 Lose
STANDING

Philadelphia. october 5-The Athletic regulars began tuning up for the worlds series after a weeks rest when they defeated New York today. ? to 0. All tho regular infielders, outfileders and catchers that Manager Mack expects to send in against the Braves next Friday were in the game, with the exception of McInnis. The latter has two sore fin- gers and he merely took part in the bat ting practice The injury is not serious enough to keep him out of the big games. Walsh played first base for Phil adelphia in good style. The American league champions showed the effect of their lay off by their weak hitting, but this was offset by excellent fielding and splendid twir1ing by Bush. Bressler and Shawkey. Each pitched three innings, Rut not permitting a hit and Bressler and Shawkey only one each Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

New York. octomber 5.--when the Ath- letics of Philadelphia and the Boston Braves" line up in the opening game or the worlds championship series, the fans will have an opportunity of Seeing in actual play whether the forecasts as to the relative merits of the teams. as a whole. or the individual players, man for man, were correctly figured as a result of the work of the men during the season just finished.
 Unofficial batting averages figured up to September 2s furnished an interesting comparison of the hitting ability of the opposing pennant winners. On paper Con nie MaclS's men look the stronger in this department. Three of them-collins Me 1nnes and Baker-are well over the much desired 300 mark. while Connolly Is the only one among the Braves" to have that distinction. Figures are stubborn facts and from sea son to season many of the few 300 hitters here demonstrated that they did not get to the high places on the list by a "fluke." Consistently good work with the stick is all that keeps the tcrpotchers in their exalted places In the average column. Their success is simply due to their good eyes and equal Y useful arms, a combination which com pletely eliminates the element of luck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Ancient Styles in Socks

From the London Chronicle.
 Colored socks are chiefly associated with the modern dandy, but they were worn on the banks of the Nile in the third and fourth centuries.
 Four socks in hues that would give a pause to the smart man of today are in cluded in an exhibition of relics retrieved from the ruins of Antinoe, which are on view in London at the rooms of the So- ciety of Antiquaries. Burlington House. They are childrens socks, and notwith- standing that they have been buried all these centuries, the colors are extremely fresh. They run in horizontal ribs of-in one instance-yellow, green, red, black and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
BRAVES TAKE TWO FROM THE DODGERS Cubs Win From the Cards. Giants VictOrs Over
 Phillies
STANDING

Brooklyn, October 1.-The Boston cham pions played rings around the Brooklyns in tooays double header, winning both games. the first. 1s to g. and the second, 3 to }.
 Boston hammered Aitchson and Schmutz at will in the first contest, while Crutcher held the locals safe throughout. The second game was close until the ninth when, with Brooklyn one run ahead, Whitted won the game for Boston by driving out home run with the bases full. Ragan had struck the side out in the eighth on nine pitched ba4ls, but he blew up in the ninth. Scores:
 FIRST GAME.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

Montgomery. October 5.--(Special. )-Fol- lowing a competitive contest on the Mont gomery rifle range today. the F mem oers of the Alabama National Guard were selected who will represent this state at the National Divisional and Southern In- terstate Rifle association contest, which October to 23.
 Five of the contestants who will rep resent the Alabama guard at the rifle shoot are from Birmingham, all the com panies of that city being represented. The successful contestants in the competi- tive shoot today are: Sergeants Blissett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
BIRMINGHAM BOYS SECURE PLACE ON ALABAMA RIFLE
 TEAM FOR FL LORIDA SHOOT
Company Has Two Representatives and Companies and One EachShoot Begins Today at Jacksonville-Three
 Birmingham Officers Are to Be in Attendance

Company E. Dothan, who made the high est score; Wormesdorf Company K; Roach and Beatty. Company O; Pratt, Company K; Evans, Company B, and Warren, Company D, all of Birmingham; Matthews, Viclers and Hearst, Company F, Dothan; Jordan Company A. Mo- bile. and Bibb, Company A, Montgom- cry.
 The officers who will accompany the rifle team, and who will be in command, are: Mai T. c. Locke, assistant adju- tant general Maj. Cliff S. Price of Bir- mingham, Maj. E. H. Jackson of Mont gomery, Capt. R. V. Mabry of Birming- ham, Capt. Ravee Norris of Birmingham and Capt. w. A. Collier of Tuscaloosa. The team will leave here tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Check Kidney Trouble at once

There is such ready action in Foley Kidney Pills, you feel their healing from the very first dose Backache. weak, sore kidneys painful bladder and irregular action disappear with oir use. O. Palmer, Green Bay, Wis. says: My wife is rapidly recovering her health and strength, due solely to oley Kidney Pills" And w. T. Hutch ems, Nicholson, Ga, says: Just a few doses made mo feel better. and now my pains and rheumatism are all gone and I sleep all night long" For sale by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

Boston ......0 003 900 105-9 Brooklyn ...............00 900 100 040--5
 Summary: Two-base hits, Mann, Me Carty. Home runs. Mann. Whitted. Sac rifce hit. Schmidt. Stolen bases, Gather Stengel 3, Cutshaw. Base on balls, All len 8, Ragan 4. Hughes 2. Hess g. Struck out, Allen 5, Ragan 4, Hughes 2. Passed balls. Tyler g. Hits off Allen in things; Ragan in ? innings; Hughes in 8 innings; Hess 1 in 1 in- nlne. Time. 200. Empires. Hart and Rigler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

New York, October 5.--New York shut out Philadelphia in the first game of their last series here today, to 0. Dem- aree kept the visitors hits scattered. The all around work of Smith. recruit New York catcher, featured
 Wednesdays game hase been moved forward to tomorrow when the local Ma tional league season will end with double header. Score: R.H E. Philadelphia .......... eco coo O00-0 8 ? New York ............. 020 010 Ols-4 10 l
 Batteries: Rixey, Mattison and Dooin; Demaree and Smith. Empires. O'Connor and Emslie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Tyree Catches for Cubs

St. Louis, october 5-The St. Louis team closed it's baseball today by losing to Chicago to 8. The visitors by bunch- ing hits with errors in the seventh scored three runs off Perdue. zimmer- mans single. an out and a single by Sweeney counted one off Robinson in the eighth. Score: RH.E. Chicago . 900 900 310-4 s 1 0t. Louis ............... GOO 600 030-3
 Batteries: Babel and Tyree; Perritt, Perdue, Robinson, Williams and Snyder
 Umpires. Eason and Quigley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Dad Helps
From the .oiliSxfi1

From the Louisville Herald
 But if your mother does odd jobs to support the family. what does your father do?"
 "Oh, he gets the jobs for ma"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
COMPANY c WILL HAVE TWO MEN AT JACKSONVILLE MEET
VICTORY OF WATTS FEATURES RACING Kentucky Horse Breeders Association in Session
 at Lexington

Lexington, Ky. October 1.-The victory of Sparkle Watts. driven by Pop Geers. in the 5000 2-yoar-old trotting futurity today featured the programme of the opening day of the grand circuit meeting on the grounds of the kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders association.
 Rythmell won the 5000 Walnut Hall and soo0Q gold cup in straight heats. and her best time. 20r4, was new record Tor the race. Margaret Druien, in the third heat. trotted faster than worlds record for 4-year-old allies, going the mile In 2:0iia. Summaries:
 Walnut Hall cup, sls trotters of June 1. in 5, value 5000:
 Rythmell, blk. m. (Shank) ... Margaret Druien, b. m. Cox .. 2 Brighton, b. g. (Murphy) ...... 2 8 ] King Klans, br. h. (McMahon) ... | {
 Time: 2;05S4, 2:04is. 2O4A
 The futurity for 2-year-old trotters, : in 8. $5000:
 Sparkle Watts, ch. I. (Geers) ~ 2 General French, b. c. (Mfler) ..... | ST Native Spirit. D. f. tCoxl .......... . 2 ? Bondella. b. f. (MurphyD ....... 3 s
 Time, 2:1o%, 2;i0ia 2:i1ls.
 2;O9 trotting, in ,, purse 5000, unin- shed.
 Oakdale. gr (McDonald ... 5 . Tommy Horn, b. g. tOwen) ... ? s1 Lizzie Brown, b. m tAndrews) ... 1 s7 Maymack. b. m. (Derryder) .... s 2S
 Time, 2:o71s, s;07A, 20sA.
 22;o9 pace, in 5, purse slooo: Jaystone, b. h. tSnow) ........... I Iillie Tipton, b. m. tMurphy) . g It Will Tell. b. E. Crhomas) . & 8 3 Princess Patch, b. m. (Railey
 Maeey) ......,.................... 6 6
 Time. 2;o5h, 2;o4A, 2o5A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Baltimore Wins and Ties

Baltimore, October 5.-Baltimore lost the first game to Pittsburg today by poor pitching and poor fielding. s to G. The second game was called at the end of the eighth inning because of dark ness with the score to l. Scores: First game: R.H. E. Pittsburg ............... GOO 110 321-S II 2 Baltimore .............. 100 003 002-6 10 1
 Batteries: Bailey, Smith, Wilhelm and Kerr; Knetzer and Berry.
 Second game: R.H E. Pittsburg ................ 100 900 00-1 2 l Baltimore ............... 00l 000 O0-1
 Batteries: Quinn, Conley and Jack litsch; Dickson and Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
How He Got It

From Judge.
 But how did he happen to get en- gagged to the girl. if he doesn't love her?"
 why, he says he was convincing when he merely meant to be plausible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Johnson Wins Easily

Boston, October 5.-Heavy hitting by Washington resulted in a to 8 victory over Boston today and enabled the vis- itors to break the tie with Detroit for third place. Collins pitched seven innings, being taken out to make way for a pinch hitter. Johnson kept the locals hits we'll scattered and contributed a home run. Score. RH.E. Washington ........... POO 101 032-9 Il 3 Boston ...............,.. 10l GOO 001-3 10 8
 Batteries: Johnson and Ainsmith, Col lins. Gregg and Cady. Empires, Connolly and Egan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Chifeds Win Again

Chicago, October 5.-Chicago main tained it's slender lead in the Federal league pennant race today by beating Kansas City, to 0. With one out and three Kansas City players on bases in the third, Fisk took Prendergasts place on the slab and prevented the visitors making run. Score: R.H.E. Kansas City ............ 900 GOO 000-0 6 2 Chicago ................. oil GOO 00s-2 .5 D
 Batteries: Cullop and Easterly; Pren- dergast, Fisk and Wilson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

Summary: Two-base hits, Gather, Smith, Myers, Wheat Three-base hits, Mann, Schmidt. Home run, Whitted. Sacrifice hits, Whitted, Tyler. Stolen bases, Whit ted, Crutcher. Double plays, Fgan, Cut shaw to McCarty; Cutshaw, Mann to Smith. Base on balls, Aitchison 4, Sohmutz ?. Crutcher B. Hits, off Aitchi- son 9 in innings; Schmutz in f. Time, 1:40. Empires, Rigler and Hart.
 SEC0Nn GAuIr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Indians Win Easily

Indianapolis. October 5.-Indianapolis won from St. Louis today, 15 to $, in a game marked by free hitting and ire quent msplays. Score: RI b. St Louis ......... POP 010 3O0--S 10 4 Indianapolis .... 104 015 13*-15 15 8
 Batteries: Groome, Candell and Chap man; Kaiserling. Mullin and Rariden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06

off Bush none in 8 innings; Bressler 1 in three Innings; Shawkey. 1 in three innings. Stolen bases. Collins. Baker Double play. Collins, Barry to Walsh Bases on balls, Bush 1, Bressler 1, shaw key 1. Time, 1:32. Umpire, Evans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Reds and Pirates Split

Cincinnati October 5-Pittsburg and Cincinnati closed the National league sea- son here today by dividing double header. Pittsburg won the first game, 4 to 8, and Cincinnati the second, to l. The second contest was called by agree ment at the end of Pittsburgs half of the seventh Inning. Score of first game:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Seaton Loses Again

Buffalo, October 5.-Buffalo took the first game of the series from Brooklyn today to 3. Anderson won his own game in the last of the ninth, however. when
 R IT E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
Demaree Wins for Giants

;chneider and Gonzales. Empires, John
 on and Byron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-06
sBatted for Hughes in ninth.

*"Batted for Allen in seventh. Score by innings:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-02

Richmond be closed for some few hours and not
Tor all time? Why is II that the same impulse
which would temporarily shut these evil places
should not be in evidence at other times than
on this special occasion? Do not the young
men of the two states and young men of other
States. who visit Richmond at other times In the
year than Thanksgiving Day deserve great
protection? And. then, why should the
business indefinitely? The legal recognition of
vice which is given in that city should be with
drawn. condition which is now allowed should
be ended.
Vice Is not entitled to standing anywhere.
Decency and good morals should so make them
selves felt in Richmond as in other cities-for
Richmond is by no means the only offender
that such places of abomnation should have
their closed The best that is in the
young manhood of the is such as to call
for an end to such conditions permitted
to exist in cities which permit-nay, which truly
legalize--the Haunting of sin in the faces of the
people.
Richmond, does other cities has the means
In Its power 10 put an end to state of affairs
which are stencil In the nostrs of decency
fba, for some few hours there is awakening
of public conscience in Richmond which forced
he closing of houses Of i'll fame. The common
dation will be due when Richmond has set its
face as a flint against such places. And through
ont tho entire country the same applies to all
cities where vice is given the right to continue
an unchecked career.-Raleish News and Oh
server.