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The Washington herald., 1914-08-30
BEIKoETs ISSUE Def.

. The Belmonts, claiming the fourteen
rear-old championship Of the northeast
iection OF the city, would like to arrange
James with all northeast teams OF the
dty disputing this claim. They will also
Ne glad to play other teams averaging
ourteen years, the Hartford Midgets and
Nestover Juniors preferred. Games to
Ie played on the Monument Grounds any
lay except Sunday. The lineup is as fol-
ows: McBeth, left field; Keneipp, FIRST
Iase; conklin, shortstop; Burton, second
iase; Kingsinger. center field; Sartain,
hird base; KidweIl, right field; Denny.
atcher, and CruiclIshanks, pitcher. r.
Seneipp and Higdon utility. For games
lddress Manager George E. Keneipa zoos
srayant street northeast.
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A number OF riders from Toledo and
Sidney Joined the motorcyclists Of Lima,
Ohio, In their first annual picnic at In
dian Lake. Baseball games, a big din
ner, and a number Of athletic events
made up the days program.
IT is announced that an excursion
train viii run from Chicago 20 Stockton,
Cal. for the motorcycle day celebration
on September 5.
A three-day motorcycle endurance run
Is being planned by the Winnipeg Motor
cycle Club. A route has been selected
which will include every character OF
road to test the skill and endurance Of
rider and machine.
In addition to the parade OF the vari-
Gus fraternal organizations. the fraternaI
day celebration at Battle Creek, Mich,
VIII also be marked by a motorcycle
parade.
Three Chicago young men. E. W.
Stubbs, J. Williams, and W. whitney,
are using a motorcycle 20 transport
them 70 South Dakota, where they ex-
peet to secure empIoyment in the harvest
aelds.
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

Jack Miller. OF the Cardinals, fell into
quite batting and fielding slump while
the Cards were on their recent Eastern
trim
The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

Say. what are Connie Mack and Frank
Chance up to, anyhow. At the start Of
the season Connie thought he'd help the
New York leader a little and gave him
outfielder Walsh. Seeing that Chance lad
no chance for the pennant, and that ne
needed a little more hitting to cinSh the
bunting Connie called on the YANKEE
leader and took Jimmy Walsh and gave
the New Workers DAILY, another ouJfielder.
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The AmerIcaa LenEue.
MOTORCYCLE NOTES.

The fourth annual road run OF the
South Chicago Motorcycle Club is sched-
uled for September 5 and g. This years
turn.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

First Fnme-Minneapolis s: Columbus. :.
Esegnd gzme-MinneHpolis. I; Columbus, o.
F1rst gAms-1nwHukee, 2; Indianapolis, 10
secoDa geme-1nlEHukes. Q; IndiHnGpoli1
sSsH i1nngAl
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DR.. S. A. CZARRA

Sa2 18th 81. n. W.. waahinktOn, ID. c.
treating Chronic and So-ealled lncurabls UiseaseA
sPECiALTI-Abdomiual CdmphcationA kidnsJ
Baddsr Structure. Rupture and Plies cured without
cpeTaticnL Blood PoIson. Erupgion Private DISEASE
efc., ekG
EiectItr Treatment for NsrTousness and Gensral
Dselhty On1cs hour from = n 70 p n
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While engaged with the Western clubs
the Boston Braves copped eleven OUT OF
thirteen. The Cubs and Pirates were the
only outfits to land a win over the Hub
town aggregation.
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Speaking of tight pennant races, what
about the Federal League chase? It's
anybody's pennant right now and even
Kansas City has a chance, but a very
slim one.
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w. T. BALDUs, N. D.,

Specialist % the Nervous System and Stomach
Hours 10 10 /. 4 to Consultation and medicine q
sa. cor. 9Th and = stS NV. Telephons N. ga
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NINTH IS BEATEN
by RICHMOND CLUB

CONTINUED FROM PAGE one.
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COMPLETE STATISTICS OF THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Yesterdays RESULTS.
American.

American.
Chicago. .: Washington, 1.
Athletics. 2: Cleveland. 1.
New York. s: Detroit. ;.
St Louis-Boston (rain).
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eral difiicuit stops and throws border
ing on the sensational. Scores:
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'Battod for Won Herbalss 10 eiehth.
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National.

National.
Pittsburgh. /; Brooklyn. o Oh innings).
Brooklyn. s; Pittsburgh. (.
Phillies-Cincinnati (rainl.
Cincinnati. s; Phillies. 2
Chicago, /: New York. o.
New York. Z; Chicago. 8
Boston. 4; ST. Louis. o.
Boston, 6; st. Louis. Is inn
ings).
'ULED TODAY.
Philies at Cincinnatti.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at St Louis.
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The Derrick-Twombiy-M -Mollwitz deal be-
tween the Reds and Cubs, by which the
Reds bought Twombly and Derrick, kept
Twombly and sent the shortstop to Cub
Vile for the long FIRST baseman, Is too re-
cent as yet to be Judged, but, as far as
the games have gone, II looks as II Gin
cinnah had much the best Of II. Echoes
are still heard OF the famous trade by
which the Reds got Tinker for Pheian.
Mitchell. Humphries, and Corriden. II
would take a chess champion or profess
sor Of the highest mathematics TO figure
out the final results Of that trade cor
Sectly. Tinker cost the Reds lots Of
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None scheduled.

GAMES SCHEDULED TO-DAY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Chewing Gum From Mexico

How many people in the United States
chew gum? No accurate governmental
statistics being available, a conservative
estimate may place the number at 10, Geo.
900, dividing them into two classes, the
inveterate or habitual chewers and the
occasional chewers, says the Topeka jour-
nal. Under the latter class may be placed
school children, who are not permitted
to chew gum during study hours
According to the census of 1910 there
We're in the United States 27,750599 per-
| sons between the ages of and 20 years
in the Is states and the District of Co
lumbia.' OF this number 7,3002 O4 attended
school, at least occasionally, and may be
classed as potentially occasional chewers,
leaving balance of 1O.450,395 as poten-
TALLY inveterate chewers of gum all I'M
der the age of 20 years. OF course, all
of these may not have been gum chew
ers; equally of course, inveterate gum
chewers cannot be confined under the
age of 20. These figures may be taken,
however, to show that the estimate of
100000 inveterate chewers is very con-
sentative.
The latest statistics published by the
department of commerce show that dur
ing the calendar year 1918 the United
States imported 10, 401, 315 pounds of chicle
valued at S5,1l9,560 Now, the word
'chicle' to most people in this country
might be Greek, but it isn't. According
to the pamphlet on Mexico recently is
sued by the Pan-American Union at
Washington, d. c., the word 'chicle"
is of Aztec origin, and is the name given
to the sap of the sapote tree, botanically
known as the sapota zapotilla. 1t is this
sap which is the basis of practically all
the chewing gum used in the United
States
1t Is estimated that 100000, 900 packages
of gum are sold annually in the United
States, each containing on an average
five pieces. These. placed end to end
would extend a distance of 71,025 miles,
or nearly two and one-half times around
the world If in their elastic state they
were stretched into a thread one-six-
teenth of an inch in diameter this thread
of gum would extend a distance of 49,
SIS miles, from the earth to the moon
wrap three times around that satellite
and back to Mother Earth again. If the
physical energy used In chewing this
amount of gum could be reduced to foot
pounds and mechanically applied, 1t would
furnish a power beside which that of
Niagara Falls would dwindle into nsig-
nificance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
CHESS PLAYING
A Game Among Games, For the
Depths of the Soul

From the Ohio State Journal.
Chess is a winter game, and yet we
have been thinking that in times of
excitement, and when popular emotions
are on the rampage, what a great ref
uge there is in a game of chess. Then
ones thoughts come in from wander
ing about the turmoils of the day and
sit down in the cool of contemplation
and happy calm. Tennyson sings in
his Lotus Eaters: There is no Joy
but calm" But mankind takes 1t diff
ferently. 1t goes on the idea that
there is no joy but excitement, hurry
burly going somewhere, and talking
forever All this depends upon the
depth of ones inner nature. The shall
lows murmur when the deeps are
dumb"
For the deeps of the soul chess is in
vented. 1t stops all murmuring. II
looks down on the movements of the
knight and bishop, and even the
Queen, with large, calm gaze that
shuts out the flutter and glitter of the
day and beholds in quiet movement the
grace and beauty of life. If we were
King of France or. what's better pope
of Rome" we would stop all exciting
games that crowd out reflection and
require people to play chess, and thus
try to catch onto the quiet reality of
things
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
BREACH BETWEEN
CARRANzA AND !
VILLA WIDENING

Eagle Pass. Tex. June 20-The breach
between Villa and carranza apparently
was widening on Friday according to
travellers from Mexico, who arrived here
today. Early Friday according to the
travellers. statement was issued from
Carranza's headquarters saying the diff
Guilty with General Villa was of minor
nature and would surely be satisfactorily
adjusted, but few hours later It was
announced that Gen. Felipe Angeles, act
ing secretary of war. had been deposed
from the position by General Carranza
for disobedlenee
According to stories told by the trav-
elers arriving at the border when Villa
rendered his resignation as commander
of the army of the center it was ac-
eepted Internationally by General Car
rama. The latter. however, ii was said.
asked that before he turned over the
command, Villa recommend a successor.
Ihls message 1t was said, was answered
by communication from Is generals in
Villas army declaring that they declined
to allow their chief to be suppla Mt ed .
General Carranza then issued a peremp-
tory order. it was said, for General An
geles to come Immediately to Saltillo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
FAR EAST LIKES "MOVIES"
Singaporeans Quick to Seize on the
New Western Pastime

The wide popularity of moving pic
lures in Singapore is only another in
stance of the rapid absorption of west
ern ideas of eastern people, popularity con-
sidered as Indifferent to the march of
civilization. according to United States
Vice Consul General Casper L. Dreer,
writing from the Straits Settlements in the
New York Herald.
Going to see the movies has already
become favorlte form of relaxation with
the Sngaporeans, Mr.. Dreier says, and
he predicts a great future for the cine
matograph in all parts of the east.
Singapore" he says, was by no means
behind the rest of the world in its adop-
ton of the bioscope Many years have
elapsed since the cinematograph was first
introduced to local residents in a small
show on High street, and the surprise Of
the native population when they witnessed
moving and performing acts which seemed
more in place in actual life can much
more easily be magined than described.
There are now five picture houses in
this CITY, and in a short time more will
be added to the number. Some of the
buildings used for motion picture pur-
poses are ordinary frame structures with
| matched roofs.
AN interesting feature of local cine
matograph theatres is the way they
cater to the poorer native classes by
| arranging benches made of planks at
the rear of the stage or screen. Admis-
sion to this part of the house is 10 cents
local currency, or about ST. cents United
States gold. and it is not unusual to have
nearly 1000 people witnessing the pictures
from the other side. They are compelled
of course, to view the picture backward
but 1t seems to make little difference as
they do not read the English description
and receive their sole amusement from
the attractiveness of the picture itself.
This feature is depended on by the thea
tres for goodly portion of their revenue
Admission to the front part of the build
ing seems eXorbtant compared with SINH
lar shows in the United States, the gem
eral price being 81 local currency. or s1.14
American"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
CAMP HARDEE HEARS
DIR. b. F. RILEY SPEAK

The regular semi-monthly meeting of
Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet
Grams, was held yesterday afternoon at
the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
The feature of the meeting was an adj
dress by DR.. b. f. Riley, on 1.-The South
in the Building of the Nation DIR. Riley
was extended a rising vote of thanks by
the camp at the conclusion.
The new commander, W. f. Yancey,
was escorted to the chair and installed in
office by Maj t. A. Hamilton. the retir-
ing commander.
The noncommissioned officers and COM
mittees of the camp were appointed as
follows:
Chaplain, Rev NJ. H. Wells; color
sergeant, T. II. Millsap; surgeon, DR.. ii.
N. R6sser; librarian, A. c. oxford; officer
of the day, T. A. Hamilton; sergeant,
Alex Carroll.
Relief committee-A. M. South, chair
man; ]. F. Mclaughlin, J. T. S. Wade
Finance Committee-T. B. Afford, chair
man; p. M. Vance, r. Y. Peteet.
Membership Committed. R. Bize,
chairman: George H. Henning, N. A.
Graham. T. A. Hamilton J. 7. Garretson
Entertainment Commttee-R. Fl. Ha-
good, chairman w. II. Sims. w. b.
Leedy, l. II .Benners, R. G. Hewitt, r.
H Elliott, DIR. A. H. French, Gen. r. W.
Rucler. w. J. Miner, r. f. Norton, F.
NJ. Tutwiler. w. S. Brown, J. d. Mon
roe. Frank S. White IL. F. Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
CHANGE AT HEADQUARTERS
Darnell Will Be Given More Time to
Be on Streets

A change in the detective department
to give Sidney II. Darnell more time to
be on the scene of various investiga :,
tions occurred yesterday morning when
James b. Donelson, the head desk SER
geant, was appointed active detective
sergeant in charge of police head
quarters while Chief Eagan and Chief
Darnell are out on the street
There is so much criminal work to
be investigated at the present time
said Mr.. Darnell, that it necessitated a
desk man to take care of the office
duties. could not sit still at desk
ali day and listen to complaints as L
wanted to be out in the field with the
men. For awhile the arrangement of
having Mr.. Donelson attend to the Of
flee duties will be tried and if it proves
satisfactory 1t will be made perma-
rent"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Irrigate by Electricity


Muscatine, 1s.-Electrical irrigation is
being resorted to on the Muscatine Island
in order to safeguard against droughts.
Last year witnessed the adoption of ir-
rigation by means of gasoline pumps,
and the results were so favorable that
permanent irrigation is now being fol-
lowed.
For the first time in the history of
the island district which is perhaps the
greatest truck gardening area in Iowa.
an electrically operated irrigation system
will be in use. f. ?. Schaefer, a Muscan-
tine laundryman, who intensively farms
an S0-acre strip, this week contracted
for the extension Of electrical wiring
from Muscatine to his farm, and the
pumps which were installed last year will
be operated by electrical energy. A dis
tribution system In which galvanized iron
piping is used has been installed and ev
cry inch of the so acres will be systemat-
ically watered during the dry season.
Truck gardeners throughout the eastern
part of the state are watching the eX-
pertinent with interest and that others
will follow the laundryman gardener is
certain, as the Muscatine Lighting COM
pany is now considering the extension of
wire through the island district, thus
bringing power to every farm. To make
the island farms droughtproof would re-
suit in a saving of many thousands of
dollars annually to individual growers.
| This summer a loss of thousands of
| dollars has been sustained because of a
| lack of moisture during the strawberry
growing season. and to preclude the pos
sibility of a melon failure irrigation sys-
TENS are being established on a score of
the largest farms. Mr.. Schaefer is conf
dent that the results which will accrue
from his novel step will be such as to
bring about the general use of electricity
+1,A tc1a r11 1.t4c 70 nr1 tInA
richest melon producing area in the state
of Iowa from crop failures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
LITTLE BOY is KILLED WHEN
HE FALLS UNDER CAR WHEEL S

answer to any charge that the police
might bring forward Mr.. DeNindt could
not make an official statement on the
accident in detail as he was not familiar
with what had actually taken place.
The police account of the accident as
rendered by Police Scouts Mullin and
Rochelle was to the effect that Burt
Robertson and another little boy named
sherrod were riding bicycles down an
incline in an easterly direction and the
erly direction when the collision occurred.
1t is stated that the Sherrod boy man
aged to pass in front of the car on his
bicycle without being struck. but that
young Robertson was not SO fortunate
and was swept under the waee-s ana his
body cut in two. The police state that
parts of the boys body were hurled 80
feet from where he was struck.
There were few witnesses of the accl-
dent and they state that the car stopped
and then without investigation on the
part of crew when 1t was seen that there
was no one about it started on. After
the car had gone a crowd gathered and
the boys grandfather appeared on the
scene. Shaw's ambulance also arrived in
a few moments and removed the corpse
to the morgue.
Burt Robertson was the only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Robertson, of 1909
Avenue G, where also Mr. Wagner resides.
The shock OF the killing of her son COM
pletely Frustrated Mrs. Robertson neces-
stating medical attention.
Funeral arrangements over the remains
of the boy will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
REPUBLICANS AT
CLANTON SATURDAY

Clanton, June 20.-(Special. AT meet
ing of the Chiffon county republicans
held in the courthouse at Clanton today, l.
ton county at the republican state con-
vention. which meets in Birmingham on
July %.
The delegates We're instructed to vote
as unit on all questions. One of the
delegates at today's meeting voted for
Abraham Lincoln. The progressives
did not attend today's meeting, but it is
understood they are going to attend the
progressive meeting in Birmingham next
Tuesday. The meeting was we'll attended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Maintaining Dirt Roads

From the Tacoma Daily Ledger.
| The simplest remedies often have the
greatest virtue. That seems to be the
case with the split-log drag. 1t fixes
| up the dirt roads well and cheaply. II
drags the dirt toward the center and so
furnishes crown for the road and
good drainage. At the same time the
drag fills up the little depressions and
scrapes off the bumps
In western Washington we have a
rainy season and dry season, the lat
ter lasting from about the middle or
end of June until the middle of Septem-
Der. The most effective work with the
split-log drag can doubtless be done
before the dry season sets in. While
there are still rains and the dirt roads
are moist, the scraping and leveling
process can be carried on more success
fully. The bumps cut off more easily
and the holes are filled and packed bet
terthan they can be after the rains have
ceased to fall and the roads are dry
and dusty.
The split-log drag which d. Ward
King of Missouri has been demonstrate
ing and lecturing about in this state is
not q complex device. 1t is the same
kind of thing the farmers long used to
mash clods in clayey soil and level UP
the field for planting. Any farmer can
make one in few hours. When the
| timbers of drag are set at a proper
angle they pull the dirt toward the cen
ter of the road and at the same time
smooth the surface.
| Mr.. King. we understand, does not
pretend to be the inventor of the split
| log drag. 1t was used before his day
But he deserves great credit. neverthe-
less, for demonstrating to the country
| how the roads may be kept in better
condition by the use of 1t.
| Road authorities of the United States
! department of agriculture say thai
maintenance of roads is an even more
important problem now than construc-
| ton. often after a good road is con-
structed 1t is neglected and soon deter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
TRAFFIC CLUB TO
HAVE A BARBECUE

The Traffic Transportation club will en-
terrain its members and friends next
Tuesday with a trip to the Industries of
the district and a barbecue to be served
at Bayview. This announcement has been
sent out by W. C. Kilgore, chairman of
the entertainment committee, who expect
a large crowd to attend the barbecue:
Some barbecue. music and other things.
Bayview given by the Traffic and Trans
portation club Take the tram at the
Seaboard freight station, Avenue A and
Twentieth street, and go. Leaves prompt
ly at s;3O a. m. VIII visit industries at
Ensley and Fairfield. VIII get you back
by 4:30 p. m. tmaybe1. Also some pleasant
surprises. Don't forget the date and hour,
$50 a. m, Tuesday, June g. 1914. BY w
c. Kilgors. chairman, T l.. Hill. FL. f.
Lat!meg, Henry IIideu. e. NJ. Kilby, J. w
Porter, entertainment committee.
n. B.-Dont bring crouch with you
IL you have one. leave it at home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
BURT ROBERTSON, AGED NINE
YEARS, WHILE RIDING b.
CYCLE, COLLIDES WITH FIJI
TENTH STREET CAR

Burt Robertson, aged 9 years, was in
stantly killed at the intersection OF Ave
nue. G and Fifteenth street. when he fell
beneath the wheels of an inbound Fiji
teenth street car and was cut in two
about o'clock last night. The boys
grandfather, NJ. II. Wagner, was the
first to pick him UP.
The accident at first was shrouded In
mystery. Several police officers were de-
tailed to investigate, but it was not until
a very late hour that any report was
made. The motorman, G. II. Hilton, dis
appeared and could not be located by the
police. He is wanted on charge of
manslaughter
J. II. p. DeWindt, general manager of
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company. stated at 11:SO o'clock
last night that undoubtedly the motor
man had become unnerved by the acct
dent and had gone to some friends home.
Mr. DeWindt stated that Motorman Hill
ton would be on hand this morning to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21

The nomination of Representatil
William G. Sharp, of Elyria, Ohio, to b
ambassador to France will be sent
The Senate within few days, accord
ny to report from Washington.
Mr.. Sharp is a retired manufacture
and a man of sufficient means to me-
ihe demands of his new post. He is nc
particularly well known in Washington
although his hobbies, aeronautics am
universal peace, have lately gained hil
some prominence in the discussions i
Congress. He is now serving his thir
term in Congress, and this is practical
MS first public service
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Wheat Chance Pays $40, 900

rum the view 1OFk SuIl
Kansas City, Misrepresentation in wheat
is not confined to buying or selling fu-
lures on the Board of Trade, as is evil
deneed by the experience of William
Schrenkler, a merchant of Gorham, Kan.
He tells how he is about to clean up
$4,000 on chance he took last fall with
the farmers near Wakeeney.
At the end of the drought last year
some of the farmers were so reduced in
finances they could not buy the seed
wheat for this years crop. Mr.. SchrenlSler
| supplied the wheat to seed 5000 acres at
a cost of s6720, agreeing to accept one
| fourth of the crop this year. If there was
any
| 'rhe 5000 acres will average about &c
| bushels to the acre." he said. MY share
will be 10000 bushels 1t should sell for
about IS cents bushel. or $4,000. That
will leave me profit Of somewhere near
$50. 000."