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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
Barons Hit Timely

In the sixth round the sixth and final run was scored. Brown drove hard liner to Kirby, which the fielder failed to hold schmidt dropped strike and Brown ad- Vanced to second. An infield out sent him to third, while McDonalds timely Texas leaguer back Of short scored Brown.
 Mobile scored her runs in the first and sixth innings. In the opening round Brown walked O'Dell. Perry singled to center and on Kirby's safe drive to right O'Dell sprinted home. Lord proved an easy out, Marcan to Covington, but schmidt hoisted a sacrifice fly to right and Perry registered
 In the sixth inning Miller annexed the final tally by hitting one of the longest home runs ever seen on the Mobile dia- mond.
 The first game of the double header was called off on account of wet grounds It was almost night when the last man went out
 A double header is announced for to- morrow. weather permitting. Price and Robertson will work for the Gulls Hard- grove and Dilger in the first for the Barons, Robertson and Tragesser in the second.
 An idea of what a fierce game of ball 1t was can be judged from the fact that one hour and 30 minutes were required to play five innings. Molesworth stated tonight that it was the worst game of ball that he has seen this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17
Totals ....... s3
 Score by fnnin Qs:

Newman ............... .OOO 001 200-3 Summary: Two-base hits, Abbott,
 Mackey. Double plays. Donaldson to
 Hopper; Bowen, Mackey to Howell
 Base on balls, Lovett g. Struck out,
 Batson 5, Lovett B. Time 1:45. Umpire. Market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-17

*Batted for Henry in eighth ""Batted for Ayres in eighth @"+Ran for Williams in eighth sF*+Batted for Mcbride In ninth
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Games Today

Birmingham at Mobile. Montgomery at New Orleans. Nashville at Atlanta. Memphis at Chattanooga.
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Totals ......... ~ s

Philadelphia .................... .030 01S 201--1t Chicago ............,...........1 101 001 01i-
The Washington times., 1914-06-26

word brains" it occurs six times
in the nine lines it takes this mental
ly deficient child to tell her story.
There must be something mentally
deficient in the teachers of this child.
Unless great stress had been laid
upon the backward pupils weakness
it is not likely that she would have
written Or thought about her
'branns" to the exclusion Of every
thing else.
Bernard Shaw, in candida" says
it is devilishly easy for one to shake
a mans confidence in 5inself and
devilish thing to do. He 10 no; i
bit modern in his humanitarian ;m:
but here re lays down what should
re first principle in modern hu-
Inanitsrian practice toward either
defective or unfortunate, either child
or adult.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
THE PRESIDENTS AD-
DRESS.

President Wilson in his talk over
the heads of the Virginia editors to
Congress and the country, stands
very stifly pat in his insistence that
his Legislative program must be
carried to conclusion at this session.
That is, the antitrust legislation
must be added to the tariff and cur
rency measures that have already
been written into the statutes during
this Administration.
Whatever may be thought of the
Presidents Judgment as to the pres
ent desirability of forcing this pro-
gram, there will be no doubt of his
courage. Manifestly, he is counting
On the big crops that arc now assured,
10 stem and perhaps turn the bust
ness tide, and to offset whatever evil
effects may flow from continuation of
legislative agitation.
There is daily creasing evidence
that the President will have difficulty
holding his party in line for the exc
cution of his entire program. Leader
Cnderwood's demand that the appro-
priation bills be passed and adjourn
ment taken, is countered by the ac-
tion of the Missouri delegation in
assuring the President that it is pre-
pared TO stay here and support his
program as long as necessary. But
there is thus outlined the points of
sharp controversy between Demo-
cratic elements; and it is common
knowledge that a great number If
Democrats in Congress privately dis
agree with the President and side
with Mr. Underwood
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
THE AUTO LIGHTS.

There will hardly be serious differ
cnce Of opinion about the desirability
of some reform in regard to the use
of dazzlingly bright lights on auto
mobiles. Experience has proved re-
peatedly that these lights constitute
a source Of very real danger to mo-
torists themselves, as we'll AS to
other people. Cars approaching each
other in the dark, especially when
meeting suddenly as they come
around corners, cast their bedazzling
lights into the eyes of drivers who
arc for the moment half blinded,
with the result that there is grave
danger of collision.
The brilliant lights make it pos
sible for drivers to attain a greater
speed at night, and that very fact
accentuates the danger, for the temp
tatlon is quite too strong for many
chauffeurs to resist. The authorities
have attempted to induce automobile
owners to do away with the dazzling
lights, thus far with Indifferent sue
cess. Neither the warnings of the
Commissioners nor the efforts of the
police have overcome the seeming
determination oil many drivers to
use the high lights. Hence the an
nouncement of q plan 20 make the
regulations more drastic than ever,
with correspondingly more severe
penalties.
Auto users would serve their own
interest by complying with the ut
most care with such reasonable rules
as these. If they deserve the conf
dence of the authorities, they may
hope for some reasonable modifica-
tion of the speed limit now imposed.
This limit is so low that, if it were
rigidly enforced, it would not i'm
probably increase the danger Of op-
Grating cars. 1t is notoriously easier
to handle and safely control a car
ut higher speed than is permitted
by present regulations; but to admit
and prove this must not be taken as
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
A YOUNG RICH MAN.

Widespread interest which has
been created in the religious world
of Baltimore by the religious adver-
tising conducted in The News of that
city by William F. Cochran is re-
tiected in the article by Ray STAN
nard Baker appearing in the Ameri-
can Magazine. The article is a re-
markable discussion in many ways of
that unique campaign of publicity
and of the personality of the man
who inspired and financed it.
The stress which the Baltimore ad-
vertisements have laid upon the
social implication of the gospel" has
not failed 20 arouse criticism and
resentment, both within and outside
the church, but this opposition has
not swayed Mr.. Cochran either from
his conviction or his purpose; in
deed, as Mr.. Baker makes clear, Mr..
Cochran is one of those rare indi-
viduals who have convictions worth
mentioning, and he fights for them
with his time, efforts, and money.
The story of this "young rich
man." as it is told by Mr.. Baker,
possesses a vivid interest, not to be
lessened by even emphatic disagree
ment with his methods or his ideals.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
Ways of Thrift
BY IDA M. TARBELL.

The cost of living is kept up to a de-
gree, at least, by ignorant and careless
purchasing-the ease with which the
seller can put off on the buyer under
weight and adulteration.
1t is obvious that IL We had had in the
country a race of careful and Intelligent
buyers il would never have been pos
sible for the false weight man Or the
adulterator to have come to flower He
has been made by us-the buyers We
have been fertile soil for him, nor can
the best law and the best inspection ever
devised uproot HINT is the well-edu-
Gated, watchful purchaser alone that can
spoil his business. 1t Is a race of wom-
en- who know when they have full
weight and whose consciences are de-
veloped to the point of protest when
they don't get ii that will put an end
to the manufacturing and use of false
measures. 1t is only such women who
can end adulteration in food and cloth.
Already the pure food law is being
evaded by clever tricks; and who is go-
ing to find these evasions out promptly
II customers are too stupid to detect
them, or detecting. too inert or con-
scienceless to report them? More in
telligent consumers are what is needed
to bring down the high cost of living
in the household.
Another way in which the average
household management aids in increas-
Ing the cost Of living is its slowness in
adapting itself to modern ideas. 1t in
sists on buying in small quantities and
II insists on remaining a solitary unit.
Wholesale and cooperative action is be-
Ing applied to every industry. 1t is
through this that the cost of production
Is brought down in many cases. In
time believe the cost of every necessity
Will be lowered by cooperative large
scale production. But IL the purchaser
remains too indolent to go directly to
the source of supply for his goods-if he
continues to buy in single pounds In
stead of - quality-to act always alone
as a purchaser supporting a succession
OF middlemen-of course his cost of liv-
ing will remain high. I think II is no
exaggeration to say that coal costs the
poor, who buy 1t by the bushel. two or
even three times what it does those who
can buy il by the ton, but you rarely
find a half lf-dozen families combining in
buying a ton OF coal and dividing 1t up.
They don't know that 1t can be done.
There is no reason why any group of
operatives in a factory
town, the employees Of a great shop
should not combine for purchasing.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
JAPANESE LAND ISSUE

Publication simultaneously in this
country and Japan of the correspond
erce between the diplomatic agencies
of the two countries regarding the
Pacific coast land-ownership contro-
versy, can only be regarded as pre-
liminary to carrying tine discussion
into some entirely new phase. Nat
urslly enough, it is commonly ex-
pected that this new phase will be
arbitration.
Between the polite and diplomatic
phrases used by the spokesman of
the two countries, Ii is clearly to be
read that the discussion has reached
an impasse. The writing and rewrit-
ing of the same idea, on both sides,
has been carried just as far as is
worth while. Agreement has ap-
peared quite impossible. and there
fore the governments have agreed
to let their nationals get the exact
facts concerning the situation. lhlS
is a step not commonly taken during
the processes of negotiation of
such character. The taking of it in
dicates that 4 new procedure is to
be attempted, and that new pro-
cedure will doubtless take the form
of proposal for reference to The
Hague.
Our jingoes will doubtless protest
this; but they should be overridden.
Japan has been patient and consider
ate of the extreme actions of the far
communities, realizing fully
The embarrassments that these do
ings inHict upon the Washington
But underneath this
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
THE SALEM CONFLA-
GRAFTON.

Far more than ordinary concern
in great conhagration will attach
to the fire that wiped out millions
Of property in Salem, Mass, because
Of the historic and sentimental in
terest surrounding ancient Salem.
Whether the much priced landmarks.
the historic structures, and the like,
Of the old city, have been to a con-
siderable extent sacrificed, it is very
certain that the place will be funda-
mentally changed in the process Of
reconstruction. New Salem will be
u very different city from the Old
Salem that took so much pride in the
solid evidences of its antiquity, it's
quality, and its distinguished ante
cedents. New Chicago, after the fire,
was very different city, and Chi
cagoans today would well-nigh
unanimously agree that the fire was
a good thing for the city. But Chi
cage had no such peculiar and dis
tinctive an atmosphere as that of old
Salem. The things that made Salem
a peculiar and an individual COM
munity cannot be preserved in the
reconstruction of a modern city on
the ruins of the ancient one.
This is the second great conflagra-
ton in an old New England COM
p,unity in recent years. Whether the
Salem disaster will exceed, in ma
tcrial loss, that at Chelsea, is not yet
clear. But they teach the same les
son, which is that even in the oldest,
the most substantially constructed
communities of this country there is
still too much Disregard of precau-
tions for protection of property
against fire.
The strictly modern construction
of american cities is probably as
good as any country has produced:
the steel and cement structures that
are as near freproof as can be pro-
duced. But there is only a small
percentage of improvement values
represented in this pest class of
construction. In general, regulations
and laws are too lax. The fire waste
of the country is tremendous, and
it must have attention in practical
ways or it will be an increasing drain
on national nroSnerity
The Washington times., 1914-06-26

patience there is revealed in the dip
lomatic correspondence the proof of
determined and immovable purpose
of the Tokyo government to protect
the self-respect of a great, proud,
and powerful people.
The arbitration treaty between the
United States and Japan has lately
been renewed, and it provides an
avenue through which this contro-
versy may be sent to The Hague.
That is the logical and proper place
for it now, and it is not to be doubt
ed that both nations will gladly ac-
cept the results of that arpitrament-
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
ANOTHER BOOZE BUSTED

Just few years ago some folks
who thought themselves seers were
predicting that the time was passing
when the masses of people in this
country could eat wheat bread.
Wheat was going to be scarcer and
scarcer, dearer AMI dearer.
There would be no more wheat at
less than 81 the bushel; wheat at
$3.50 was likely to be more familiar
by far. The "experts" calculated The
wheat-producing areas of the world,
the increasing population, and
proved a perfectly satisfactory case.
But how near. were they to the
facts? Yesterday September wheat
sold as low as 1875 cents in Chicago,
and even the December delivery was
as low as S13s.
These figures do not. in reality,
suggest the whole story of what in
crea sed yields and expanding wheat
producing areas have done. 1t must
be remembered that wheat has gone
down to the seventies, at a time
when prices in general are very high.
Eighty-cent wheat and SIS hogs would
have travelled hand in hand a few
years ago, representing about a
parity of agricultural values. But
instead of that, we have hogs above
IS while wheat is below 80 cents,
while foodstuffs in general are very
expensive. 1t must be that the flood
Of wheat-from Carada, Russia, ST.
IBERIA, and the other new wheat coun-
tries-in responsible, along with the
huge crops of this season, for bear
ing the price so greatly. 1t looks
now as if wheat were likely to be the
most plentiful and least expensive of
the food staples for a good many
years.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
By ]. R. HILDEBRAND.

been known only to older persons.
Older eugenists have blazed the
paths of public sentiment. and have
done research work. but II is OBJ
vious that the practical benefits of
eugenics must come through put
ting its principles into active prac-
tice by the young
Heading the new education and
tension committee. just named by
David Fairchild, president of the
association. is David Starr Jordan,
of Leland Stanford University.
Others on the committee: DR.. Rupert
Blue. surgeon general, U. s. Public
Health Service: Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, DR.. W. c. Rucker, Irving
Fisher. Of Yale University; DR.. Ell
amor c. Folkmar, of Washington
Mrs. C. c. Rumsey. of New York:
the Very Rev. Walter Taylor Sum-
ner. Of Chicago: Mrs. Huntington
Wilson, Of Washington. and Tai
colt Williams, Dean Of the Column
bia University School Of Journal
ism, New York.
Most persons entertain a con-
fused idea that eugenics and sex
hygiene are synonymous terms"
Mr. Popinoe said. I'm fact the two
are sharply distinguished. Eugen-
les deals only with sex hygiene so
far as that subject is concerned
with the health Of the offspring.
Then. too. there Is an idea abroad
that we merely are aiming at the
sterilization of certain classes OF
detectives. That is a small part CT
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
TAKE THE TINES ALONG.

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The Washington times., 1914-06-26
TOO MUCH "BRAINS.'

AS an exhibit in the work of edu-
eating the mentally deficient socio-
logical journal quotes the following
composition by girl of fourteen
who was trying to do the class work
Of children six years younger than
she. The little essay was called
The Story of Ny Life" and read:
l am a girl who would like TO have
more brans then l have got because
4 branns is a very good then Ic have
to work by and tC' See by and TO hear
ny Some reDoles have very good
brans and some pepoles have very
sleepy brans indeed but I would like
a smart brans. ] would not like TO have
the bTans that l have got any longer.
In reading the pathetic little ex-
hibit one is not 50 much struck with
the spelling and other academic err
rors as with the repetition of the
The Washington times., 1914-06-26

'Eugenics is a matter of personal
common sense n marriaGe-the en-
couragement of mating between per-
sons of healthy stock
'Eugenics is not sex hygiene,
though sex hygiene does constitute
one of the many phases of eugenlcs.
''Eugenics is not merely the ster-
iliZation OF criminals and detectives.
Its aim is positive. as well as mega
tive
That is the simple and broad creed
of engenics. as explained by Paul
Popenoe. editor of the American
Genetic Association. That is the
creed which the association hopes
to spread through it's newly formed
committee of education and exten-
sion.
To clear the eugenic atmosphere,
TO dispel many hazy and erroneous
notions, and then to impress upon
the young of the country the sane
and simple principles OF eugenics.
is to be the aim of his committee
through various branch societies.
through lectures II hopes to pro-
vide in high schools. and through
literature it will send broadcast.
man of fifty" Mr. Popenoe ex-
planned. And so far our handicap
has been that the propaganda has
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
ONE BUSINESS PHASE.

Mr.. John Claflin. in his statement
explaining the financial embarrass-
ment and receivership of Clafiin in
terests, notes as one of the contrib
uting causes; the fact that the up
town movement of business in New
York city carried much of it away
from the establishments controlled in
that city, and compelled the COM
panies to look to retail concerns in
other cities, in large part, for their
profitable business.
People at all familiar with the ten
denotes of business in the metropolis
in recent years will have no difficulty
accepting this reason and giving it
quite as much weight as Mr.. Claf1in
attaches to it. 1t is only a few
months since another great dry
goods concern in New York failed,
and very similar reasons were as
signed as in part responsible.
Immense Investments in real es-
tate, or in rentals under long-term
leases, constitute an onerous fixed
charge of every such business as n
metropolitan department store ham
dies. From the day when the SUBJ
ways opened and New York's popu-
iation began to push itself farther
north along the spit of land that is
Manhattan, the lower parts of the
town have been increasingly desert
ed by business, and more and more
given over to manufacturing. The
financial district indeed has remained
reasonably fixed; but the people have
been more and more disposed to shop
farther up town, nearer their new
residence sections. New stores in
these regions have been provided for
them, drawing away from establish
ments farther down town.
No city in the world has ever
seen such a marvellous migration of
business centers as that which has
taken place in New York since the
introduction of thoroughly modern
transportation facilities. Chicago
has seen nothing comparable. despite
its very rapid growth; and the fact
that Chicago presents such a very
different situation may not unlikely
be attributed to the fact that, while
it has more room for expansion, its
business center has tended to re-
main in the "loop" district because
all transportation facilities led to
that section. So long as people must
go round the loop" anyhow, there
was no temptation for business to
get away from that section.
This problem OF shifting realty
values and demands has oeen forcing
itself on the attention of New York
ers for a considerable time. Doubt
less new consideration will be given
to it in view of the disaster that has
drawn forth the explanation now
credited to Mr.. Clafin.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26

argument in favor of reckless speed
ing. The one way to get more liber-
al speed limits is for drivers to
prove that they intend to help make
the streets just as safe as possible.
Compliance with the regulations
concerning lights will tend to con-
vince the authorities that the motor
ing community can be trusted with
a few more inches, in the matter Of
speed limits, without danger that
they will take a mile.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
MRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.

Waned-a eugenic conscience" among American public
That what the Association hopes to create
through nationwide campaign just announced education
genie propaganda.
Branch societies be organized lectures gen
forts will be made have eugenc talks presented dis
tribued in all high schools
The of this campaign and the character of the teaching
the eugens wish spread by
Popenoe leader the and editor of the associations
official organ, Heredty.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
Roosevelt for Straight
Ticket in New York

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, June 26.-Col-
onel Roosevelt opposes the nomina-
ton of District Attorney Charles S.
Whitman on the Progressive ticket
for governor and urges the party to
have a straight ticket regardless of
Republican support.
In conference with him have been
William Draper Lewis. Progressive
candidate for governor OF Pennsyl-
vania, Walter Brown, State chairman
of Ohio, and John NJ Parker, of New
-Orleans,
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
What's S ON the Program in
Washington
TODAY.

Meetings. evening:
Masonic-St. Johns Lodge. No. II. and e A.
Hope, No. 20; Eureka Chapter, No 4.
Royal Arch; Takoms Chapter. No. Il. Ca
thedral. No. Il. and ST. Johns Lodge Chap
ter. No IS. Order Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Central Lodge. No l: Metropo-
lis, No. Is. and Phoenix. No. IS and Martha
Washington Lodge. No. ,. Rebekah Lodge
knights OF Pythias-Syracusians Lodge, No
10. and RathbOne- Superior. No. % and
Rathbone Temple. No. g. Pythian Sisters
National Union-East Washington Council
and Mckinley Council.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26

The young lady across the
way says she knows her father
is very sympathetic with the
working people as she overheard
him say he didn't see why the
labor unions shouldn't be in
cluded in the antitrust laws just
the same as the corporations.
The Washington times., 1914-06-26
AmuSementS

ColumbIa-"The Rainbow 2:IS and Sis % m
Polrs-"The Virginian." 2:15 and Sis D. m
Keith hs-Naudevile, 2:l5 and Sis D. m
Glen Echo-An amusements.
Chevy Chase Lake-Dancins and band con.
cert.
ments.