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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Summary: Two-base hits, Hollander, Hogg Schmidt. Sacrifice hits. Calhoun, Miller, Hollander. Snedecor, Mcdowell. Stolen bases, Miller, Jantzen. Double plays, Hogg to Tepe: East, Klenow to Snedecor Hit by pitched ball, by Hogs (EasD, by East (Miller). Struck out, Hogg g. Bases on balls, Hogg 3, East 3. Time, 1:35. Empires, Fifield and O'Toole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

P. B. Hummer of Chattanooga, Tenn, is one of the best known and most pop ular professional shooters and trade rep res entatives in the south He has won the high esteem of the shooting fraternity by his congenial disposition and his willing ness to help around shooting tournaments in his territory. He is an expert account ant and cashier, cashiering all the shoot ing tournaments he attends except those in Birmingham. He was with the South ern Express company before going into the ammunition business, where he was the leading accountant and bookkeeper, but owing to the close confinement was obliged to take the position which took him out of doors.
 He shot as an amateur for many years before going into the trade, and won many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Houston: Houston 3, Beaumont 4 At Dallas Dallas D. Austin & At San Antonio San Antonio 5, Gal weston T.
 At Ft. Worth: Fit Worth O. Waco IA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
American Association
STANDING

At Louisville 4, Cleveland ?. At Indianapolis 5, Columbus 4. At Kansas City 12-9, St. Paul 5-12. At Milwaukee-Minnea games post poned: rain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
1.-TWO out when winning run score

Summary: Two-base hits, Kavanaugh, O'Neill, Cobb. Three-base hits, Olson. Crawford. Veach Hits. Boehler in 2-3 innings. Dubuc in 1-3 innings. Stolen bases, Moriarty 2, Cobb. Lelivelt. Double plays, Olson to Lajoie to Johnston 2. First base on balls. KahIer z, Boehler A. Struck out, Kahler 1. Boehler 1. Dubuc 6. Passed ball, O'Neill. Time, 2:01. Empires, O'Loughlin and Hildebrand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
RULING AS TO DRESS
 ON GRADUATION GIVEN

Selma. April cial.)-Expensive gowns for the sweet girl graduates and dress suits for the boys will not be per mitted at the graduating exercises of the Selma High school to be held on the night of June ?. special ruling to this effect has just been handed down by the board of trustees of that insti- tuition limiting the boys to business suits and the girls to dresses not costing more than $15
 The ruling was made to prevent class distinction in graduating dresses. It has been the custom for years past for the boys to don evening dress suits but with the expensive graduation dress the dress suits will be discarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Two-Base IIts-Herndon, Lindsay, Hig- gins, Barbare.
 Sacrifice Hits-Robertson, Herndon, Ma gee, Starr.
 Stolen Bases-Starr, Walker, Bluhm, Barbare. Higgins.
 Double Play-Higgins to Star. Struck Out-Wall<er S. Robertson ?. Bases on Balls-Walker 1, Robertson s. Passed Ball-Wallace 1. Wild Piteh-Robertson. Left on Bases-Birmingham 6, New Or leans 8.
 Time-2.9
 Umpires-Breitenstein and Kerfn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Wallace and Ellam Score Baron Runs. Double Steal Responsible for Loss. Game Pitchers Duel Be- tween Robertson and
 Walker
STANDING
Results Yesterday

New Orleans 3. Birmingham 2. Montgomery 1, Mobile 2. Nashville 13, Chattanooga 8. Atlanta 6. Memphis 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
FEDERAL LEAGUE
St. Louis Wins Third

St. Louis, April 19-The St. Louis Fed erals won their third consecutive game from Indianapolis today. 9 to ?. The wis tiers captured only the first game of the series, which closed today The locals punched hits in the fourth inning and made four runs. Score: R.H.E. St. Louis ................ .0-0 40 20+-9 13 o Indianapolis ............ .0O0 020 000-2 B
 Batteries; Keupper and Hartley; Falk- enburg and Rariden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Totals

Smith. Three base hits, Mccormick. Sacrifice hits, Hemmingway, Schwartz. Lindsay. Stolen bases, King. Lindsay. Struck out. More l, Turner ?. Wild pitch, More 1. Innings pitched, Lorenzen ] Is with hits, 1 run; Harding 25 with 6 hits and runs. Bases on balls, More 4. Lorenzen 4. Harding 1, Turner 2. Double plays, Williams, Lindsay to Schwartz 2; Williams, Lindsay, Will Hams and Schwartz; Jacobsen to Flick. Time 2:21. Empires, Kellum and Rud- Gerham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Summafy. TWO base hlts, COIIlns, Shotten. Three base hit Crossin. Hits, off Cicotte in innings; Jasper 1 in 1. Stolen bases. Pratt 9 Walker. Bases on balls, Cicotte 3, Weilman 3. Struck out, Weilman ,. Cicotte 8, Jasper 2. Passed ball, Crossn, Time 2:24. Um- pires, Chill and Sheridan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
Games Today

Birmingham at New orleans. Montgomery at Mobile. Atlanta at Memphis. Chattanooga at Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20
MAJOR LEAGUERS
 WIN AND LOSE

Rocky Point, R. l., April 19-Boardman. young recruit from Waterbury. Conn, pitched the Philadelphia Americans to a victory over the Providence team of the International league today. The score was to 2. Score: RHE Philadelphia. ....................... 10 ?
 
 Batteries: Boardman and Thomas: Bent ley, Oldham and J. Onslow, Kocher.
 Baltimore. April 19-The Baltimore h. tornationals today defeated the Boston Nationals 8 to ?. One of Boston's runs was a homer by Mant Score: R.HE Baltimore ....-...-............,..... bostoH .......-..... ........-.,....,.....
 Batteries: Ruth Caprol and Egan; Beck, James and Whalen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

*Batted for Cicotte in eighth.
 H*Batted for Jasper in the ninth.
 Sore by innings St. Louis ........ GOO 401 000-- ..... 900 000 001-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-20

Batteries: Boardman and Thomas: Bent y, Oldham and J. Onslow, Kocher.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
u. T. Gaba Dead.

u. T. Gaba died very suddenly
on Monday morning of this week
at his home on Grant street. Mr..
Gaba had not been we'll for 4
long time, and his death was not
unexpected. He had been told
BY the doctors that he was In a
critical condition, his trouble be-
ing an affection of the heart.
Monday morning he remained
in bed a little late, and the fam
lily heard a noise in his bed room
and rushed in. DR.. Boswell was
summoned, but life was extinct.
Mr.. Gaba was born in Jones'
boro, Tennessee, July %, 1864.
He spent his boyhood days there,
and went from there to Sumner
County, Kansas, where he lived
awhile, coming to Baxter Springs
about 81 years ago. He was
married April Z, 1889, to Eliza
beth Gertrude Clark.
Mr.. Gaba was a mechanic, and
4 good one. He has conducted a
planning mill here for a number
of years.
He was good to his family and
was a consistent booster for the
town.
He was a member of the Mod
ern Woodmen, Odd Fellows,
Knights and Ladies of Security,
and B. P. o. E.
Besides his wife, he leaves two
children. They are Mrs. Earl
Abrams and Herbert Gaba. He
also leaves three brothers and
two sisters. They are Mrs. T.
L. Williams of Waterloo, Iowa
Mrs. Emanuel Mangus of Union
City, Ind; Chas. Gaba of Den
YER, Colo; M. H. Gaba of Phila-
delphia, Pa; J. W. Gaba of Oak
land, Cal.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday of this week, under
the auspices of the Odd Fellows.
Iuterment was made in the Bax-
ter cemetery.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Frank Congdon was In from
his farm on Route 4 the latter
part of the week. He tells us he
and his son, Ed, and brother,
Will, have 140 acres of fine
wheat, 80 acres of corn and 80
acres of oats. He IL jubilant over
the prospects. They will put up
us acres of hay.
Mr.. Washburn, living on Route
3, has lost six head of brood
mares this spring. All of them
died as a result of trouble in
foaling.
Wood Price was up from his
farm near Quapaw the fore part
of the week. Wood says there
is going to be too much wheat
and oats this year.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
With The Star and Times
Mon IN Mexico.

Every little bit of news of
Uncle Sans men and ships en-
gagged with Mexico will be Gag.
erly sought by you. We are TAX
ing this means of bringing to
your attention the unapproached
facilities of our paper to keep
you posted on what transPires.
If It occurs at night, The Times
will contain a truthful and full
account every morning, while
the happenings of the day are
faithfully related in The Star.
This gives opportunity of em-
phasizing the value of the a
hours news service rendered
every subscriber to The Daily
Star, Times and Sunday Star.
The. Times will print the Asso-
ciated Press full night reports
and The Star the entire day ser
vice. This will be supplemented
by the work of staff writers and
special correspondents located at
actual scenes of operations and
at all news distributing ceuters.
One subscription covers both
editions (no added charge for the
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
St. Marks Church.

Rev. Fred F. Busch, minister.
Services for Sunday, May 10,
the fourth Sunday after Easter:
Sunday school at 3 p. m. Holy
communion and sermon at 8 pm.
The celebrant and preacher will
be the Rev. John Bennett of
Kansas City, Kas. The Rev.
Mr.. Bennett is we'll known here,
having been at one time in
charge of St. Marks church.
You are always welcome at St.
Marks. Come and worship
with US.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
List OfL0ffOES

Remaining In the poStOfAce At
Baxter Springs, Kansas. for the
week ending with May 8, 1914.
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter ONCE At Washington, d. c.:
Mrs Halle Nichols
Mrs Mary johnson
Mrs Florence Baxley
Persons calling for any Of the
above letters will pleasesay"Advel
tised, ,"Riving date list.
FRED BARTLKTT. p. D
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

double daily service) and the
subscription price of The Star,
Times and Sunday Star-13 is
sues a week-postage prepaid, is
$3.50 a year or IS cents 4 week.
Address: The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City, Mo.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

The Baxter ball team wiped up
on the Riverton bnnch last Sun.
day, the score being IS to o.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Mrs. A. R. Kane was hostess
to the Auction Club last Wednes-
day afternoon. The prize, a
beautiful etched vase was won
by Mrs. r. C. Wear.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
New Pastor.

Rev. W. Roy Bradley, ofPrince-
ton Theological Seminary, has
been engaged to supply the Pres
byterian pulpit and will preach
next Sunday, morning and even
ing. The day will be observed
as Mothers day.
Mr.. Bradley is a young man,
and the young people are invited
to attend his services.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

AS soon as the Beck estate
fixes its walls, which we're dam
aged by fire, J. W. Grantham
will begin work on the fine busi-
ness block he is going to build.
The walls are a part of the Gran
than property.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Livingston
attended a party at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Frazier in
Lowell Tuesday night.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. McAbOy
and Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Gaines
visited in Joplin Sunday night.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Mrs. C. H. Jones and Luther
Jones of Galena visited in Baxter
the fore part of the week.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
TAKE YOUR
SUNDAY DINNERS
AT TODD'S.

J. D. Crays of Guthrie, Okl; L.
homa, is here. Mr.. Crays has
interested himself in the mining
game. He represents an Okla
homa company and will do son e
development work at once on a
lease which he has secured. Mr..
Crays is an old-time Cherokee
county man, having lived at Ga
lena several years ago.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Mrs. W. H. McGrew and chill
dren of Galena, No., are here
visiting Mrs. McGrew's brother,
W. T. Gregory, and family.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Rev. J. M. Mason at Metho-
dist church. The citizens of
Baxter Springs are invited to a
mass meeting at the Methodist
church Sunday evening at 8
o'clock. Rev. Mason of Colum-
bus will speak.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

St. Marks Guild will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. LIN.
Perkins. You are invited.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

exchanges, that Will Sapp is
making a winning canvas for the
nomination for United States
senator. He is having big crowds
at his meetings out in the Central
and Western parts of the state.
The people seem to understand
that he is entitled to the place.
Vandals got into the flower
beds of L. NJ. Perkins one night
last week and did a lot of dam
age. They also got into G. W.
Earnshaw's garden. A load of
fine shot in the right place would
have a deterrent effect, and one
of these beautiful nights some
fellow is going to get just exact
ly that sort of a treatment.
Will Smith, a former Baxter
boy, was married on Friday of
last week at Webb City to Miss
Margaret Ashcraft, a Webb City
girl. The young couple have
gone to San Antonio, Texas,
where they will make their home.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel II. Smith, former
Baxterites, now living at San
Antonio.
Let's have a cleanup day.
Other towns are having them.
The way they 60 about it is for
the mayor to issue q pfoclama-
ton, setting a day for everybody
to clean up their premises. Then
the board of health makes its
rounds, and notifies property
owners, where they find condi-
tions to justify it, to clean up.
In nearly every instance the or
der Is complied with at once, and
those who do not need an order,
clean up anyway. The cleanup
days are good things for town.
Baxter Springs ought to have
cue.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07
Special Features.

In the city and rural route
editions of the News this week
will be found a number of inter
esting features, as follows:
New Indian Animal Stories.
Rise and Fall of Royal Fami-
lies of Chihuahua.
Tales of Gotham and Other
Cities.
For Handy Boys and Girls.
Cooperative Farm Products
Marketing.
Story of How Ticklish Angler
Lost Big Pickerel.
Wife Tells How Her Husband
Made Spurious Coin.
$1,000 Found in Hump on
Beggar's Back.
And a lot of other equally in
teresting articles.
Mrs. L. M. Perkins and Mrs.
w. S. King shopped in Joplin
Friday.
Marvin Westerman of Webb
City spent Sunday with friends
in this city.
AZ. q II Hoaan .ad I ..kLoe
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Miss Irene Dent visited in Jop'
lin Tuesday.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

S. W. Coglizer of Joplin was
here last Saturday taking orders
for awnings.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Baxter Springs was full of our
farmer friends the fore part of
the week. And they all wear
long smiles, and broad ones.
Reason, the wonderful prospect
for wheat and oats.
Baxter Springs news., 1914-05-07

Bert Estabrook, one of the hus-
Ting young farmers of Route 3,
was in Baxter early Monday
morning on business matters.
Bert reports everything in agri-
culture mighty fine in his section.
There will be an all day meet
ing held in the park, conducted
BY Rev. Jerry Hubbard Of the
Friends church of Miami, Okla,
on Sunday, May IL. There will
be q basket dinner. Everybody
invited, and bring your dinner
With Jon, expecting a good time.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-19

Mrs. Philip Rosenstein, 11o4 s.
Hamilton av., bound and gagged by
burglars. Gas turned on. Robbed.
$500.
Mrs. Mary Buettner, SO, 1884 In
diana av., beaten by prospective
roomer. Screamed. Man fed.
Helen Morton married Roger Bay
ly, Virginia, at Geneva.
State to investigate % Illinois sure
ty companies as result of bank crash.
Man believed to be EdW. Moody.
%, electrocuted on bank of drainage
canal.
Business methods of temperance
workers scored by A. G. Fegert. Com
mittee trying to raise $4,000 fuEd
TO fight Chicago saloons.
Mary Pietruska, 2, 1919 Augusta
ST., fatally burned. Go-cart caught
fire.
Capt. A. J. StiIe facing charge of
entering saloon in uniform before
merit board.
Walter L. Fisher, atty for Bion J.
Arnold, head of supervising engi-
neers, attacks auditors report. Claims
accountants are unfair to companies.
West Side residents want park at
Harrison and Central aV. Propose
street extension make detour.
Edith Heating, S, 5741 Wentworth
av., killed by H. K Copenhaver's auto.
Bessie Poke, 8, GIL Milton ST., hit
by bicycle. Severely hurt. ..
Four hurt in auto accidents yester-
day.
DR.. Charles jerks Simons, 4412 In
diana av., dead.
Mrs. FeIicie M. Modjeska wants
temporary alimony increased from
$3.50 to $500 a month pending sepa-
rate maintenance suit.
John w. Worthington, defunct
banker, given 24-hour continuance to
get bonds.
Jury of women disposed of rs in
coma oococ uocfordou
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-19

City Telephone Supervisor B. n.
Peck approved Hoefer system as sub
stitute for nickel first attachment.
Mrs. Josephine T. Baker tried to
defend her play Burden of the
Strong?" before Illinois Women's
Press Assn. Stopped by chairman.
Play ordered off boards at Evanston.
$750,000 convent and school for
Sisters of Christian Charity to be
erected at Wilmette.
Penny candy aduIterated and in
jures health, says state analyst.
Hearing for appointment of re-
ceiver for Rosehill Cemetery will be
heard today.
Frank Mayer, missing since Tues
day, found dead at Willard av. and
34th st. Bullet in head.
Ordinance creating dry district be-
tween Broadway, Clark ST., Mont
rose blvd. and Lawrence av. held up
pending investigation.
EdW. Gray, negro, 62o2 LOOMS ST.,
hurled 25 feet by tar oil tank explo-
sion at F. ]. Lewis Co. yards, 2513 S.
Robey st. May die.
Joseph Smith, 1872 Wentworth aV,
swallowed poison. Will recover.
Mrs. Sarah DoIonner, 1140 S. Gen.
trail Park av., suicided. Gas.
Joseph Straus, found wandering
barefoot and dazed. Sent to Dunning.
U. S. District Judge Anderson, In
dianapoIs, to try criminal cases in
federal court. Prisoners confined in
Jail to be tried first.
Government closed case in 81, o0o,-
900 fraud suit against Barr & Widen
Mercantile Agency. Defense begins
Monday.
Nicholas Van Buren,, $50 Alden
square, electrocuted in Pullman car
shops. Stepped on broken wire.
Henry Paulman and wife sued for
$40, 900 for death of infant daughter
of Alexander Kroskowski. Baby kill
od hu MYc Do111poon'c o1oofTio
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30

An atmosphere of great solemnity
and restraint overhung the House
throughout the debate. The growing
belief that civil war in Ireland is a
reality which cannot be escaped If the
irish home rule bill becomes law as
tuenced members on both sides Of the
House as it has the newspapers sup
porting both parties. During the past
week the press of both opinions has
become more conciliatory in tone than
it has been at any previous stage of
the discussion.
Sir Edward Carson, whose leadership
of the Ulster rebellion makes him the
dominating figure on the opposition side
OF the House, to-day accepted the over
lures made Yesterday by Winston
Spencer Churchill. first lord of the ad
miralty, who had invited Sir Edward
Carson to make an attempt to COM
promise the home rule question on a fed
eral basis. Sir Edward reiterated his
detestation of home rule and repeated
his offer that if Ulster were excluded
from the hill unless this Parliament
shall determine otherwise" instead of
the six years period which Premier
Asquith had offered, he would submit the
proposal to the people of Ulster.
Sir Edward in his reply to Mr..
Churchill's invitation declared all he
wanted for Ulster was such terms as
would conserve the dignity of the Ulster
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30

Washington, April 29.The scope of mediation plans for
the settlement of the Mexican suddenly broadened
tonight to include the entire range of Mexican affairs
not alone the critical issue between the United States and the
Huerta regime but also the revolution in Mexico itself.
This signal enlargement of the mediation program fol-
lowed the receipt late the day. Of formal acceptance by
General Caranza chief of the consttuonast forces of the
principle of medaon proposed by the ambassador from
Brazil and the ministers from Argentina and Chile.
Already the United States and General Huera had
formally accepted the good offices of these South American
and General Caanza has been brought into the
deliberations to draw element and faction within
the range Of any settlement which may be attained.
Earlier in the day the mediaors made another decisive
in asking the United States and General uera agree
to anistce by which all aggressive military
would be suspended pending the outcome of the negotiations
The medators confidently expect both sides accept the
armisce proposal. separate proposal for arnstce
between uea and CalTanza will also be and with its
acceptance all the warning elements throughout Mexico
well the American forces, would maintain military status
quo
The American government, in its formal reply the
armsce proposal will expressly stipulate that any
ward toward Americans will be regarded nfracton
of the armstce.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30

men and their civil and religious free
dom
Premier Asquth concluded the debat,
with an eloquent speech, which contained
the statement that his offer Of the tenn
porary exclusion of the Ulster counties
from the operation 1t the home rule bill
for a period of six years remained open
Andrew Bonar Law leader of the op-
position, who spoke before the premier,
calamity facing the country was so aw-
full that some way to peace must be
found at any cost He continued:
'lf the premier does seek for peace
we on this side of the House will do
anything in our power to make a peace
full solution possible"
Mr. Law said personal feelings should
not count in the matter and if Premier
Asquith preferred TO negotiate with Lord
Lansdowne and Austen Chamberlain in
stead of with himself he would gladly
welcome the suggestion
Arthur j. Balfour former unionist
premier, in his speech justified Ulster
in making civil war. He said his public
life had been devoted to the cause OF ths
union between Great Britain and IRELAND
and cOncuded
IF in order to avoid the incalculablt
horrors of civil war We must set up
separate parliament in Dublin 1 shall
think 1t marks the failure Of my whole
lifes work"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30

The Forbes camp was a scene Of DESC
lation, practically all the mine buildings
having been destroyed by fire Here 1t was
the work of only a few heeting hours. 1t
was about $50 a, m. that the strikers open
ed their attack in force with women and
children Of the camp harricaded in the
mine stope, the guards under the personal
direction OF Superintendent Nichol re-
sponded spiritedly About ten o'clock the
firing ceased and the camps assailants
sappeared as mysteriously as they came
some toward Trinidad, and others over
the hills in the direction of Berwind and
Tabasco According to Superintendent
Nichol three strikers were seen to tumble
down the hillside
Fighting that practically encircled the
town continued for FIVE hours at Wal