davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1915-06-06
FOUR TIMES WINNER
Walter J. Travis Once More
Captures Golf Title.
DEFEATS JOHN ANDERSON
Veteran Puts Up Strong Finish for
Metropolitan Championship.
Winning by 2 Up.

RYE. y y, June For the fourth
ti.oe in his long golf1ng career, Walter
J. Travis, the Garden City veteran, won
the championship title of the Metro
politan Golf AsSocia ton on the Apa
wants Club links today. In the 36-hole
match which decided this years honor
Travis defeated John q. Anderson.
Boston man. who recently made his
residence in New Yori. by > up. after
pla wing twice over the full course and
hole,rE out 30-foot putt on the home
green for 3. il was a brilliant finish
TO well contested match, the first half
Of which found the men on even terms
Both played rather ra gsed golf dur
ing the morning round. neither dis
pla ying their finished game. In ,ue sec
on round, however. the! showed mark
ed mprov enent, and while Anderson had
hit of hard luck a times he played
wonderful uphill game on the home
warG journey. after he had been 3
down at the tenth green. He squared
the match Oh the fifteenth after win
ming the eleventh and thirteenth, by
ying his second shot about five yards
from the pin and running his putt dead
to the hole. Travis was short of the
green here. although he used wood on
his secc-j shot, and missed a six-foos
putt for half in 4.
The next hole halved in four, but
Anderson missed chance TO win, when
Travis failed on d single little putt OF
eighteen inches. Travis made a fine
recovery after pulling his tee short
into the rough from the seventeenth
tee Both were on in four. but Ander
son had the harder putt here and lost
the hole IN to ).
Playing the home hole, Travis. max
ing no mistakes. was on the green in
| two. but Anderson fubbed his ap
proa ch. This mishap destroyed the
former Massachusetts champions s
chances for the title. From a poor lie
on the side of a mound Anderson was
Oh the green with his third. but was
still wide with his fourth. Right here
the veteran showed his class by holeing
out a thirty-foot putt, winning the
hole 3 20 ): the match by up and the
metropolitan title for the fourth time
Travis first won the title in 1900. re-
peatina two years later, and taking
it for the third time in 1909. Last year
he was the runner-up to Oswald Kirk
bv. whom he defeated in the semi
fnsl Yesterday by to ). He won the
national championship in 1900. 1901 and
1909 and the British title in 1904.
Anderson. who up to last fall played
from the Brae Burn. Mass. club, was
the New England intercollegiate cham
pon in 1908 and 1904. He was the
state champion of Massachusetts in
1907 and 1911; runnerup for the
French championship in 1911. and a
finalist with jerome D. Travers. when
the young Montcisir. n. j.. golfer won
the national title at Garden City two
years ago.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
GOING TO RICHMOND,
Columbia Club Golfers to Play Coun
try Club of Virginia,

Columbia Country Club golfers are
planning an interesting interclub
match for next Saturday, when party
will leave here for Richmond to meet
a team of Country Club of Virginia
players. Those planning to make up
the Columbia party are George p.
James. Alpheus Winter, Daniel X.
Jackson. Arthur B. Shelton, John
Davidson. Lee Harlan. Donald Wood
ward and Edward B. Eynon, jr.
A similar match was scheduled to be
played here last Saturday. but only
four of the Virginia players-F. ]. D.
MacKay, E. D. Hotchkiss. jr.: John
Branch and T. c. Bell-were able to
make the trip. A very enjoya BILE day
was spent, however. A Columbia team
made up of James. Winter. Jackson
and Shelton played the visitors z
fifty four-hole best-ball match which
lasted two days, The local team agreed
to give the players from the Old
Dominion start of > UP on each
eighteen holes. and they won by | up.
They were all-even at the end of the
first round, and the second and third
ended with the visitors l down.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

uinpiTes must report at the ball park
every dai forty minutes before the
S"nie ana see that these rules are not
Niolated Umpire Connolly yesterday V
stopped Williams and some other play
ers from indulging in bunting
" ashn2ton is three games below the
.oou mark IN the percentage. The team
wiz nave TO hurry and is tten up at the
expense OF teams like Cleveland and
%. LOUIS II 1t expects to be able tn
,o.d us own when il has to tackle
Chicaso and Detroit a little later in
the race. al
ne Detroit Tigers seem determined
70 pass the White So> during the pres
eht invasion of the east New yorl,
mas dropped two in row to Jen,;n.s.
seah'' Whiie the Soy have been ma hlc
20 get better than :tn even breaL ~
6osto'. Chicago's lead is nov o,,,
do"n to half d game and il is not - ;
AZ hkely that it win be able IN ret.;n
!hls small advantage very long. Once
III tne lead the Cobbs ere sure 10 sboy-
huditional confidence and determine
tioh ana are apt to make Themselves
mighty hard to catch.
Joe Booming will in all proba Hill. Y
oe the pitcher to face The Jndi.ne
MONDAY, while eithe: Morton or Mitch
eii ~ pFeltE sure to oppose him. Last
year boehling was one OF the most
successful pitchers in the leaeue
asainst the Cleve!ands. bur il remains
10 ne seen if he viii find thar taan, .s
easy this sea son. ~
Evening star., 1915-06-06
WINS TENNIS TITLE.
Mrs. Mclean Best in Singles for
Championship of Eastern States

PHILADELPHIA, June Mrs Mar
snail Mclean Of Morristown, y j., to-
day won the womens singles tennis
championship OF Pennsylvania and
eastern states at the Merton Cricket
Club by defeating Mrs C. y Beard of
the Cynwyd fPa.) Club. The score was
90, g.
Later Mrs. Mclean, with Miss Molla
Bjurstedt. the Norwegian star. won
the doubles championship. defeating &
Miss Phyllis Walsh. Merton e. C.. and
Mrs. !. Schlichter. Philadelphia Coun-
try Club. g, 6-2.
The mixed doubles championship waa
ca ptured b. Miss Claire Cassell and W.
F. johnson. Philadelphia, who defea ed
Mrs. ID. Paul and Edgar Scott, Phila :
delphia, e. 6.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
PHILADELPHIA WOMEN WIN.
Beat New York Team for Clement
A. Griscom Trophy.

PHILADELPHIA, June 5.-The Phila-
delphia women's golf team won the
tricity championship for the Clement
A. Griscom cup today. by defeating
New York women on the links of the
Merton Cricket Club. The Philadel-
phians won nine of the fifteen singles
matches and all the foursomes.
New York defeated Boston Thursday
and yesterday the Philadelphia team
also defeated the Boston women.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
PIRATES SLUG BALL.
Drive Brooklyn Pitchers From Game
With Many Hits.

PITTSBURGH, June 5.-The Pirates
regained their batting form today and
overwhelmingly defeated Brooklyn, IL
to 0. Mamaux won his third straight
shut-out and held the visitors to four
hits. Max Carey repeated his per-
for,nance of early in the season by
ma king five hits in five times at bat.
two of which were doubles Dell and
Cadore received ragged support. Score:
Evening star., 1915-06-06
REDS BEAT BRAVES.
Batting Rally Gives Herzogs Team
Victory Over Champions.

CINCINNATI, June -Four success
i've hits, the first a double and the last
triple. followed by long sacrifice
iy. netted Cincinnati four runs in the
seventh today and Boston went down
to defeat in the opening game OF the
series. 6 to }. Whaling's double in the
fifth hit high up on the left field fence,
but was f1elded fast when it bounded
back and Whaling was held at second
base Score:
Evening star., 1915-06-06
johnson Should Have Won.

Johnson pitched Well enough TO wiz
most any game. out the support ten
dered him was Of an amateur ealiber
and caused mis- undoing. The locals
lad several chances TO get more runs
after the third inning, but they failed
TO hit al the right time, and consc-
aueutly we're whiteWashed during the
re,1a inder Of the struggle. The score:
Evening star., 1915-06-06
Syracuse Ends With Victory

SYRACi 81, y. T.. June 5.-Syracuse
Nound 40 its season today by defeating
Colgate University to :. and incident :,
ally won the eastern intercollegiate. ba So
bali championship. Syracuse won nine
teen games and lost -four during the col
iege season. Score:
H.H.E
sy tacuse. - o - Il x-S II :
Colgate. --....-. > - - o-3 6 |
Batteries-Turnure and Morgan Hicks and
Hungerford.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
LARRY DOYLE HERO
Giants Captain Beats Chicago
With Four Long Hits.
PERRlTT HOLDS CUBS SAFE
Former Cardinal Star Shows First
Flash of Form for
Giants.

CHICAGO. June Capt Larry Doyle
of the New York Nationals and Pitcher
Perritt were the heroes for the visitors
today, when the fasteners shut out
Chicag go, to ., in the first game of the
initial western invasion of the season
Doyle made four OF the visitors hits
Two of them were doubles and one a
triple.
He drove in two of the runs for his
club and fielded in sensational form
Perritt pitched in fine form. and helo
Chicago to four scattered hits. Score:
Evening star., 1915-06-06
FIRST BASE JOB NO LONGER
A SINECURE IN BASE BALL
Weakness in That Position Costs Nationals
Game-Johnson With Good Support
Would Have Scored Shut-Out.
By ]. ED GR1LLo.

There time when players picked play base did not
have possess great deal ability. fellow who with one
loot contact with the bag could catch thrown balls
purpose satisfactorily back davs But of
change has taken place the men who
filling this position, which has gained Importance
1t is longer job that almost fill The position
agility intelligence thorough, KNOWLEDGE
OF the No supplied with PLAYER qualified
ted is gos much figure
Evening star., 1915-06-06

i.atfct for JGii>ou in the ninth.
I;aitc.! for Morton in RIM.
I.ait~d iisrsJr,i la nInfh.
si:an fJs Jackson iu ninth.
v asilili.tOU - ~ %
'-te. eiaud ..-..-..--. % % .,
Two base hits No-!lel. WsmbSganss lit.
walker. :: in :. innings fnoH. out in third
& ilo.tGH Ia innings. on Harsied :, in
= innings. "a IoLr.. inaing IiiI Iy
IiGrnfr Ey Waik"r 'HenTyt. Joip.ot,
,WolSf. tnipirc>- M"ssTs. Connolly and chill
J4,r of game = iUnrs.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
Reybun Wins District Golf Title Support Beats Walter Johns
Bobby" Wallace Named
American League Umpi

CHICAGO. June 5.-"Bobby"
Wallace. former major league
player. recent. released b. the
~. Louis American League club,
today was appointed nm umpire
for the american League by
President Il. b. johnson. He left
for Boston. where It was said he
would ofIiciate Monday for the
first time.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
ALEXANDER IS 1NvINc1BLE.
Phillies' Star Shuts Out Cardinal,
With One Hit.

ST. LOUIS, June Sin fast game
here TODAY. in which the ST. Louis bat
ters went out one, two, three in the
frst Ave innings, Philadelphia defeated
Ct Louis. 3 to 0. st. Louis made only
one hit OFF Alexander and that was
lContinued on Thira Pags)
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Kuns-White. Gerhardt. Hobbs ,S, Bradley
prichard. Stolen bases-White Gerhardt. Mer-
iia,. Hobbs. Bradley. ,Tcyland, Two-base. hit
Double plays-Lynch to Rogers Mitchell to Sey-
land. Struck out-By Fahey. ,Gerhard (2y,
Croker t3'. Smith, Fahcy. Checves). Bases oil
halls-of Neyland; /: Hit by ritrher-By Ney-
bascs--Cathoics. 6: Army L. -l'mpircs-
Messrs. Marshall and Wagner. Time of game-
hour and 30 minutes
Evening star., 1915-06-06
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Indianapolis. 2: Minneapolis. 0.
Louisville, IL: Kansas City. 3.
st. Paui. 12: Cleveland, =.
Milwaukee, Z; Columbus, 4.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
,NTEr, HATunNAL LEAGUE.

Toronto. 8: Montreal ..
Montreal, 5: Toronto. ..
Newark. S: Jersey City. 4.
Providence. Z: Richmond, 4.
Rochester. :: Buffalo. =.
Rochester, :; Buffalo, I.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
EASY FOR YALE.
Hits Ball Hard and Defeats Penn
by 10 TO 4.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. June 5.-fale
hit Stielman Of Pennsylvania freely to-
day and won easily. 10 to 4. Legore OF
Yale knocked home run in the
eighth with one on base. and Matchet'
Of Pennsylvania also scored homer IL
the fourth with two on bases. The
score:
+. BE.
Yale ....-... = u o Z z-la IL y
Penna ...... 0 q !: o - q f-4
Batteries Walsh and Huner;
Stielman and Kooos.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

! Runs-Carcy %, Johnston. Hinchman, Viox
(2l, Costello tai, Gibson ~ and Mamaux.
Two-basc hits-Carey q, aud Hinehman sacri-
dce hit-Wasner. Stolen bases-Carey e.,
Johuston q, and Costello. Earned runs-Pitts-
burgh Q. Double plays-Myers and Daubert;
Mamanx, Wagner and Johnston: Left on bases
BROOKLYN, 5; Pittsburgh, s. First base
rors-Brook!yn. /. First base on balls-On Dell,
.: OH Cadore. 2; OF Mamaux. l. Hits-On Dell.
10 in four innings: of Cadore. 9 in four innings.
Hit by pitcher-By CadOre Iohnstonl Struck
out-By Dell, .; by Cadore. ]: by Mamaux, 5.
Umpires-Nessrs. KLEIN and Cockll. Time of
yame-1 hour and IS minutes.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
COLLEGE GAMES.

Yale. 10: Pennsylvania. Z.
Harvard. 3: Princeton. o.
Amherst. >: Dartmouth l..
S~Rrthmorc. IL. New York, L,
Brown. {; Chinese Hawaii, O.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Guns-SnoJgrass. Lobert Robertson. Two-bsse
hits-Doyle t2,. Safer. Three-base hit-Doyle
Stolen bases-Pheian, Zimmerman. Earned
run-New York. Sacrifice bits-Humphrie>,
I.obcrt. Left bases-New York. :: Chicago
). First base errors-New York. 1: Chicago.
I. Bases on balls-On Perritt. ., OF Hum
phries. J. OF Pierce. ]. Hits-On Humphrics,
in innings: OF Pierce, none in l inning.
Wild piIch-iierce. Umpires-Messrs. Byron
and Orth. Time OF game-1 hour snd 5o miu-
Gtes.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
AMATEUR SUPPORT
DEFEATS JOHNSON
Errors of Omission and Com
mission Give Cleveland 5-4
Victory Over Nationals.
GRIFFMEN LOSE ONE RUN
LEAD IN THE NINTH INNING
Indians Take Advantage of Mistakes
and Score Two Tallies in
Final Session.
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Washington lost Yesterday
game by a score OF ) to I, every
one OF the five tallies credited to
Cleveland being gifts. With
proper support Walter Johnson
would in all probability have had
a shut out to his credit instead OF
being charged with a defeat.
The present OF the game
started in the very first inning,
when the visitors were handed
three runs, and it was wound up
in the final round, when they were
presented with two, the number
required to give them victory
Manager Grifith's rearranged
lineup proved a dismal failure
The efforts OF Acosta in left field
and the omissions OF Williams at
FIRST made a very costly eombina-
ton, as a result OF which the In
dians got all their runs
Acosta got in trouble with the
sun and allowed two flies to drop.
which gave the Indians their
start at the outset. One OF these
was hit for Turner and came
alter Lcibold had opened the
game with clean single to
center.
Williams Judgment Lacking.
After Cha PIMA n had flied out TO Noel
l"r. Wood was safe because of Nc
Brides tumble which allowed Leibold
TO score, and when Smith tapped to
Williams he foolishly threw to Morgan
~ first too late 10 give that player a
chance to cut off Wood at the plate,
and three runs were scored.
This lead, however, did not prove suf-
ficient, for the Nationals forged to the
front in the third inning, which John
son opened by walking. Shanks and
Foster both singled. and then Moeller
doubled. after which Walker retired
and Morton came into the game. He
retired the side in order. but four runs
had been chased over the plate in the
meantime.
That lead was held until the ninth,
:, hen the Indians scored a brace OF
rIps when they should have been re-
tired without tallying. Wambssans
started matters with scratch double
past Foster. O'Neil sacrificed the run
rcr to third. and jackson, batting for
E1Tsted bounded an easy grounder
down the first base line. wIich Will
ia ms picked Up and should have
THROWN nome. But he was undecided
- TO what to do with the Ball, and
jackson landed sa fely on first while
Wambsgans had no trouble returning
to third. Then Leibold flied out to
Snauhs. but Turner singled to right
aud Chapman tore one into center, the
result being that two runs came home
nd the game was lost.
Walker. Of Southeru League fame,
was Johnson's opponent at the outset.
bu, he was forced to retire during the
Nationals rally in the third inning
Morton took ms place, but remained
only a couple OF innings. when Har-
-tad went in. lie was removed TO let
Jackson hit in the ninth and Jones,
who prov ed most effective, took UP the
burden
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Euns-NOFGn. CONNOLLY, St'HNIi. IftrZug Y ,
Killifer ~, Gron t;riffith. Two-base hits-WhaI-
ing He:yxr Taree-hasc hit-t;rifith. Stolen
bases-Molwitz. Herzos. kiilifer Earned runs
Boston !: Cincinnati. .. Sacrifice hits.Hughes.
Moran Schmidt. Olson Double plar-lierzog 20
Groh to MGwitz. Left ha>es-Boston. .;
Cin.inuati 8. First base er-ors-Hoston. !:
Cincinnati. l. Bases on halls-Gh Hughes. l: uh
Dale g. Hits-OT Dale. IN seen and One-third
innings: of Schneider. l in one AID ;wo-tni:Gs
innings His by pitcne.-Iiy Hughes. 'Gron,;
Struck out-By Hughes. 8: by Dale :. Wild
,,Itcb-Hughes Cmp;rcs-Messrs. Higser and
Hart. Time OF game hour and 81 minutes.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
yesterdays RES Its.

Yesterdays RES LIS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland. ): Washington. T.
Detroit II. New York 2
Bosom. 4 Chicago, 2
Philadelphia g. St Louis, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia, 5: 81. Louis. o.
Pittsburgh II: BROOKLYN o.
New York. 3; Chicago. o.
CINCINNATI. q: Boston, 3
>iHE.DI LES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TODAY TOMORROW
Cleveland Wasb'n.
New YORK a. brtr"'t Detroit nj New York.
Chicago at BostUn
81. Louis at Pills.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TODAY. TOMORROW
P.iils. At St. i<pdiS PhiIa nj ST Louis
New York a. Chicago New York at Chicago.
Boston a. Cincinnati. Ension al Cincinnati.
| brooklyn At PittsD'gb.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
TEXAS I.EAs:I i.

Houston. >: Beaumont, 3.
Waco. i: Dallas. Q.
Galveston. T.: San Antonio, ::
Shreveport. q; Fort Worth, =.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Birmingham. S: Nashville, I.
Nashville. o: Birmingham, ;.
Chattanooga. 1c: Mobile. I.
Atlanta 9: Little Rock. ).
New Orleans, 8: Memphis. q.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE,

jacksonville. 4: Albany o.
Columbus. !: Macon. u.
Columbus. /: Macon. ..
Columbia. :: Charleston. G.
Columbia. (: Cha rleston. =
Augusta. ;; Savannah. l.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TOMORROW
Phiis. at St. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Eosion Al Cincinnati.
Brooklyn At PittsD'Sb.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Totals. "a S - 10 . Totals. - q 10 )
'Batted for Humph:ics in eighth.
New York ........ q ~ 1-3
Chicago ............. . y o y 80
Evening star., 1915-06-06

VIA
P.iils. at St. ipdis.
New YORK a. Chicago.
Boz ton a. Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Tommy Connolly witnessed The game
| rom the grandstand. His ankle is
| healing rapidly and he hopes 70 be
| ! Ill. to play in the game Monday.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

gunting and hitting practice near the
seats on any ma ior league ball park
is absolutely against the rules. and
player indulging in this sort of prao-
lice are apt to be fined.
1t is now rule that one OF the two
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Ioe Jackson broke into the line up
,,asrerday only az pinch hitter. He
ia said TO be suffering from a lame arm.
nd asked to be excused from playing
ars, base. Roy Wood took his place,
Ind filed it very we'll. Jackson will no
dn,,ht be back in harness Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
BOARD OF REVENUE WILL NOT EMPLOY TWO ENGINEERS TO ASSIST HIM-MOTION LOST ON TIE VOTE

Motion to employ two engineers to assist Thomas Worthington in making investigation of road contracts was lost on tie vote at the meeting of the board of revenue held yesterday morn ing. The motion was offered by Rufe bfvins and was seconded by Dr. R. F. Lovelady. It was to the effect that the county employ two engineers at a salary of $250 month to act as as- sistants. to Mir. Worthington in his in- Vestigations. In support of his motion MT. Bivins stated that in his opinion the public would be better satisfied with the report of three men than by only one. He stated he had no feeling against Mir Warrington in this matter and that he offered the resolution in order to satisfy all parties interested.
 In reply Hugh McGeever expressed the opinion that with the figures as compiled by Jere Gwin now on hand, the work and figures of Mr. worthing- ton, who is an engineer of recognized ability, the work and figures that will be rendered by George H. Clark, who becomes highway engineer today, also those of S. H. Baston, assistant en- gineer the board should have plenty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
ORDER FOR 38, 900 TONS OF RAIL
 RECEIVED,FOR THE ENSLEY MILL
WORTHINGTON WILL MAKE
 INVESTIGATION AL ONE

of data and information as to the con- tracts and road work.
 Dr. Lovelady thought that the public would be better satisfied with the re- port of three men than of one MT. Pennington stated that if three men were employed on the contract and a disagreement arose it would mean fur ther delay. On the motion being put by the president Dr. Lovelady and MT. MT. Pennington no. The chair declared the motion lost.
 Jere Gwin and Thomas worthington came before the board, Mir. Gwin asking If MT. Worthington would be put un- der oath and as to whether he would have the right to take testimony under oath. Dr. Lovelady stated that the mat ter had not been discussed. Mir. Wor- thington stated that the position to which he had been elected was not of his seeking and if the board thought he was not the proper man to make the investigation he would step aside with out any hard feelings Dr. Lovelady stated that the matter had already beeu settled and he had been selected to do the work. MT Gwin asked the board to appoint two engineers to assist MT. Worthington in his investigation, but was told that that matter had also been disposed of
 Mir Worthington has already com menced on his task and this morning George H. Clark will succeed Jere Gwln as county highway engineer. Steve Sul- livan will also succeed James c. Will Hams as assistant clerk to the board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
IN THE CITY DIRECTORY

An excursion through the new Bir- mingham city directory out this week discloses s54 citizens listed named smith and TIT named Jones. These his toric names uphold their traditions and lead all the rest
 Going further it Is found there arc 55 named William Jones and 50 named William Smith. There are 16 Thomas Smiths and only one Tom Smith Col. Tom o. Smith. There are six named Harry Jones but only one real Harry Jones' Some other comparisons show the numbers listed:
 John Jones 37. John Smith 45
 James Jones 26, James Smith 3l. Henry Jones 13. Henry Smith al George Jones IT. George Smith i9. Frank Jones -s Frank Smith H.
 Charlie Jones g7. Charles Smith 31
 Edward Jones K, Edward Smith IA
 Benjamin Jones s. Benjamin Smith 13 Arthur Jones 6, Arthur Smith IL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
FIRST ACT OF NEW RECORDER
 WILL BE ONE OF CLEMENCY


 The first official act Of Judge Perry Turner, who this morning succeeds Judge A. M Douglas as recorder of the police court. will be to give those whose indis- cretions landed them in jail last night, and who are not old offenders. an oppor- tunity to start the new year afresh by making resolutions to join the water wagon brigade and to say with Poe s Raven. "Nevermore. He will also take up other cases.
 Judge Turner sat on the bench yester- day morning with Judge Douglas, who had quite a lengthy docket. The embryo jurist closely observed the methods of his predecessor and was not averst to asking questions Among the cases tried was that of a negro preacher charged with stealing coat. With rude eloquence he pleaded his own case and once more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01

showed up that old gag the lawyers are always springing on the unsuspecting public, He that is his own attorney, has a fool for a client" for despite the array of Judicial talent seated on the bench he came clear.
 Things were going rather against the negro until Judge Turner "butted' in by asking the exhorter as to his denomina- ton.
 "1 is CT Baptis'," he replied.
 That settles it." murmured Officer Todd, And sure enough it did, for after asking several other questions Judge Douglas bade him depart In peace''
 Onicer Todd explained his remark by stating that Judge Douglas was of the Baptisf persuasion and that they be- lieved In close communion" He further stated that he did not believe the negro was guilty, anyhow