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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-29
BABY WELFARE
WORK IN CHICAGO
By Celia Nfyrover Robinson.

my beck en- them and flew back to
the sobbing baby in the nursery. How
she had lnanaged it / do not know, but
she had climbed into a rocker, and
was sitting, good as gold. waiting as
we had told her to wait, until we
came for her. And in her tiny hand
she held close a handkerchief that
Mrs. Price, one of our party, had
given her, to wipe away the slow
tears.
/ 1t didn't take bu. moment to
gather her up and bear her trium-
phantly into the dining-room, and
turn her over to one of the splendid
women who sat at thes head of one of
the long tables; and who told me that
her mother lad two younger than this
little thing. who looked so small and
frail soul
The dinner for the older children
was spaghetti, and they ate with rel
ish. The little girls who waited on
the table were quantity important,
and there was little noise or disorder.
Hundreds Of children at a midday
meal seemed an every day occurrence.
When we dropped down in the ele-
yator again, and were on our way
out. the brisk young secretary in the
hall glanced up to say:
"Don't VOC want to see the babies
weighed?"
We did, and she indicated a room
which we entered, and found our
selves in the very first station of
Better Baby work.
A pleasant. white uniformed nurse
greeted US. She stood beside a weigh
ing machine, and nearby stood a
/ young mother, with a little baby in
her arms. just ready to be weighed.
She was the only mother in the room
when we entered, but it was only for
few moments that she held the
centre of the stage. For mothers
ard babies began to pour in. And as
the white clad nurse worked she
talked. 70 this mother she pointed
out why baby had fallen off. An
other she commended because baby
had gained in weight, because that
mother had followed instructions, and
all the time, the mothers waited
dnnibly, patiently, most of them-for
their turn, fol their special word, for
their baby to be placed on the scales,
and Improvement or failing noted.
From all those mothers, two stand
out in my memory. One frail young
thing. with { frail little baby, that
was gaming fast, she said, under the
care and instruction of the nurses and
doctors of the Welfare Society. An
other a splendid dark foreign mother
with three children, restless dirty lit
tie boy. a toddling little girl, and a
new born baby in her arms. These
two seemed to epitomize the work Of
the Welfare Society.
They expressed two extremes. One
the frail American mother who was
learning how to live. The other the
strong, unlettered, uncouth woman of
another country, not able to speak a
word of English, but both understand
ing the same language-the Language
Of mother-love and of service.
Between her running fire of COM
ment, the young nurse talked. Here
are some of the things / learned from
her and later from the manual of Well
fare work she gave me;
THE object of the Society is to keen
well babies well by teaching mothers
how to feed and care for their in
fants.
Weekly conferences are held at the
Infant Welfare Stations. To these
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-29

In 1913 there were 100 divorces for
every 697 weddings, while IN 1914
there were 100 divorces for every ZIP
weddings. Seven counties reported
no divorces during the year.
Only Is counties reported boys UNI
der 10 years in their jaiIs, and the
total was only 153. Only seven coun-
ties reported girls under 46 sent to
their jails, and the total was 21.-
Kansas is a suffrage state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-29

The city does not seem an ideal
place to raise babies. But the great
Thing, after all, is not where baby
is raised, but how it is raised.
One Of the prize winning babies II
the Better Babies Contest, which
takes place today, has entered the
contest three times. And this time il
has cone off prize winner. This is
because this little girls mother set
herself to work to make her baby a
better baby. She did not enter the
contest merely for the sake of win
ming prize or getting diploma. She
wanted her baby to have better health
to become stronger girl-and that is
what she has accomplished.
In the cities Better Babies are be-
ing produced in just the same way
through intelligent study and care
And these children have not half the
chance that the children in Pensacola
have.
If you ever visit Chicago, you must
not fail TO go to a creche, and see the
children. It is a sight we'll worth see.
ing. The ereche we visited and which
if remember rightly, is called the
Mary Crane Home, is full of interest
to those who leve children, and you
will find here the baby welfare work
splendidly systematized.
The creche adjoins Hull House. 1t
was midday when we reached it, and
the place seemed practically desert
Cd. The brisk young woman who sat
at her desk in the hall down stairs,
babe US take the elevator and get off
on a certain floor, where we should
find The day nursery. Following her
instructions, we came to a. large room,
fitted oat with clean little cribs
and one lone little sohhing baby. Such
a dear, trusting, appealing, plain.
miserable little baby. 1t was easy to
ice that she was not used to facing
he world alone. When stopped and
held out my arms to her she ran to
ne in the most confiding way, and
cbbed softly in my arms, and chung
loosely. ia the dearest baby way.
She did not seem to belong to any
sody, and she looked extremely pa
hetic End lonely. and good. There
was no one m sight. lust rows and
ows of clean, white, empty cribs. II
-as puzzling situation. We could
lot stay, and we hadn't the heart to
cave. But at last, with. soothing
words. and assurances chat we would
30. right back there's a good baby
we started off in search of some
oody to .ook after the small stray
Who had evidently just walked. And
ust as we stepped from the nursery
door opened across the hall, and
out aarted another small girl. The
first baby was pale, ssenemic, tiny
This child was dark-eyed dark-haired
blooming. When she saw US she
paused in her flight And we caught
her on the wing.
There is a baby in there" I said
crying its eyes out"
"Naughty." said the blooming child
Then she turned and few back from
whence she had come, and we fol.
lowed, and seepped into Babyland.
Hundreds of babies, tiny little
babies and chubby babies and ill-clad
babies and comfy looking babies
some just able to sit in their
chairs, others old enough to wait or
table. And this they were doing
with proud air. For these babies
were at dinner.
Table after table, urrounded with
chiIeren Of the Ghetto, happy looking
children most of them. But turned
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-29

That no person may hold more than
one membership at the same time"
The Welfare work of Chicago is one
Of the many movements that the suff-
rage for women is furthering.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-29
Divorce on Wane
Through Kansas
UNHAPPY MARRIAGES GROW
ING FEWER-FIFTEEN COUN-
TIES HAVE BOYS IN JAIL.

The number of divorces in Kansas
has decreased within the last year, ac-
cording to reports made to Joe Howe,
secretary of the board Of control,
from 102 of the los counties in the
state and published in the Topeka
Daily Capital Of April 81.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
Grimes Hitting and Pitching Wins
DIAMOND SPARKS

Jawn McGraw must have talked to his faltering Giants, for they won again yesterday. This makes two consecutive victories for the Giants a truly marvellous record.
 The Boston Braves. with James pitching, easily humbed the Brook lyn Dodgers yesterday. Stallings Is slowly getting his machine under way.
 The Pelicans again trounced the Mo bile Guls yesterday afternoon. We expected Johnny Dobbs to pick out a lame duck to swell his winning per- centage.
 Yesterdays victories brought the 'Noogans to a tie with the Barons in the league standing. The 'Noegans have the distinction of having defi- nitely stopped the boisterous Schwartz men.
 Burleigh Grimes not only pitched remarkably good game against the Crackers yesterday but his two blows aided materially In the scoring. If hitting power should secure him an outfield berth.
 Dannie Clark walloped out one triple against Allen yesterday Maybe that Clark boy Is not making good. Well I should so say.
 It gives the shivers to the pitchers who face that terrifying heavy end of the Baronal batting order. With Hemingway. Clark Sloan and Me- bride in row the hurlers often cast longing glances towards the bench. The summaries always shows at least one hit for each of this swatting quartette.
 Edson Hemingway annexed another base yesterday. Hemmie is going hfter Jimmy Johnstons record with vengeance.
 The fielding of Roy Ellam featured with Grimes pitching the victory yes terday. The sorrel topped infielder ac- cepted 10 chances without a pebble. Remember the Barons come home tomorrow--but don't play at Rick wood Field until Saturday afternoon.
 R. r. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06

NASHVILLE Is certainly tobogan- M ming with a vengeance. The A Vols lost doube-header yes- terday and haven't won game for some little time Twas ever thus with Bill Schwatrz-he would have his lit- tie pennant winner for few weeks in the spring.
 Burleigh Grimes pitched against Att lanta yesterdays
 Grimes threw everything but his shirt at the Crackers, with the result that the henchmen of Billy Smith scored one lone counter in the third and that was all. The Barons by maul- ing with their mighty maces Southpaw Allen managed to eanter across the home plate four times.
 Ever since the Barons reached At lanta Dick Jemison has been picking Omar Hardgrove to pitch, and Hardy hasn't worked yet. Ricard, old kid, your keen desire for the success of the Crackers overbalances your judgment. However. It's possible that Hardgrove will pitch today--but not probable.
 It was officially announced at the offices of the Birmingham Baseball as- sociation yesterday that for the re- mainder of the season the games at Redwood Field would be called at S:S0 o'clock. The association has no information regarding the time the games will end.
 The Barons made three errors yes terday-but we won, so why be cap stious
 No baseball at Redwood F'ierd until Saturday-that is, unless the Memphis Chickasaws ride in from Little Rock on the tail end of some handy comet That isn't likely, so the ladies will have no baseball tomorrow afternoon.
 The New York Yankees were stopped yesterday by the lowly Athletics By the way, it sounds mighty strange to apply the term lowly to the Ath- letics But then they are-lowly--this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
NO BASEBALL GAME UNTIL SATURDAY Owing to Changed Railroad Schedules TOmOrrOw's Game Will Be
 Cancelled

A recently discovered defect in the Southern league schedule. in all proba- bility, is going to rob Birmingham cf morrow afternoon.
 According to information received from local baseball headquarters yes ierday afternoon it is practically a physical impossibility for the Chick asaws to reach Birmin gham in time foi the scheduled contest The Barons reach home from an eight-day road trip tomorrow morning, but Memphis Is scheduled to play in Little Rock to- day and in order to reach Birminsh ham in time for the opening game of the series here the Chicks would have to leave Little Rock at 3 o'clock in tue afternoon This means that either the Little Rock or the Birmingham game must be postponed and it Is entirely probable that Memphis will not open here until Saturday.
 In all likelihood the Memphis Blr mingham game scheduled here for to- morrow will be staged in Memphis Sunday telegram received from Secretary Watkins of the Memphis club yesterday requested that the game be played in that city Sunday, but as President w. D. Smith was out of the city no definite reply was made. There is little doubt however. but that the transfer will be effected
 According to Secretary Stratford o1 the Southern league change in rail- road service is responsible for the mix up. At the time the schedule was made accommodations were such that Mem phis could have left Little Rock today in time to reach here for the game to- morrow, but recent change in sched- ules now makes the trip an impossi- bility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
NEW YORK YANKEES
 LOSE TO ATHLETICS. OTHER SPORT NOTES
FEDERAL MAGNATES SQOEAL FOR PEACE All Peace Talk Coming From Feds-Organized Base
 ball Is Silent

Chicago. May 5.-Charles Weerhman. owner of the Chicago Federas. talking over the telephone from West Baden, Ind. said this afternoon:
 There will be peace all right. Tho public is tired of baseball in the courts Whether the agreement will call for three major leagues, or absorption of the Feder- als don't know-others arc carrying on the negotiations. but whatever the plan Is I am ready" -
 St. Louis. May b.-Phil Ball, chief owner of the St. Louis Federals. denied today that peace in the baseball war is in sight.
 My idea is to clear away the legal tangles, and play ball" said MT. Ball. My idea is to fight it out at the gate. It was to clear the field for action in such battle that I hoped to have the legal matters settled. Nothing ever has been done that involved a peace plan"
 Chicago, May 5.-The Chicago Daily News today published. story purporting to be based on Federal league authority that peace is about to be declared in the baseball war on the following terms:
 The Federal league to enter the nH- tional agreement as full lowered ma- Jor league organization, participating in worlds championship series.
 Wingo, Austin, Caldwell. Perritt and other players who jumped to the Fed erals, and then back to organized hafl, again excepting Walter Johnson) to go ioS the Federals.
 No player to be punished for attempting to jump.
 The rumor quotes an anonymous infor- mant as stating that Judge Landis is pre- pared to withhold his decision in the baseball cases until June l. to allow time for formal signatures to the peace agree ment which, 1t is said, is to go into ef- feet next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
|. A. 1. BREAKS
 LOOSE TODAY Fitting Ceremonies Will Mark Opening of League.
 Only Six Clubs


 Hall tc the Georgia "A Alahams league it starts its playing schedule this afternoon.
 In Anniston this afternoon the Rome aggregation will cross hats with the locals, while Talladega will travel tO La Grange for hectic battle. The third game will be at Griffin with the Newnan club.
 According to President C. l.. Bruner, of the Georgia-Alabama league. the pros- poets are excellent for some classy base ball this season along the small time circuit. There are only six clubs in the organization. but the article of baseball will be up to the standard of previous seasons. In every town on the circuit tho interest is very keen and the open ing this afternoon will be witnessed by record crowds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
 TO PLAY FOR HONORS

A championship series has been ar ranged to decide the rightful holder to the first honors of the grammar schools of Greater Birmingham. the first game to be played between Barker school and the Barrett school from East Lake. both of the senior league and champions of their respective divisions. The game will be staged at Behrens park at 2:3O this afternoon. While the senior leaguers are fighting 1t out for the highest place, the junior teams will also play their first game. The two teams in this game will be the Barker and Henley None of the above schools has yet been defeated and the keen interest is being aroused as to the outcome, The second game of the series will be played on the Howard college campus Monday, May 10. The winner of this series will receive the cup. J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
MARSHALL WINS
 OVER KUPCHIK
Chess Experts Play off Adjourned Games-Marshal Is Sure of
 Second Place

New York. May. 5.-Six of the eight ex- perts in the chess masters tournament today played off adjourned games. Frank J. Marshall the United States champion. defeated Kupchik, the New York state champion, in 52 moves. With only two more rounds, Marshall is sure of the sec ond prize at least, as kupchil< Is three points below him.
 Capabanca is still one point ahead of Marshall. and must lose one of his two remaining games or draw both to give Marshall any hope of overriding him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dallas Houston g. Dallas O. (Gams forfeited last half fifth, Dallas contesting decision.)
 At Fort Worth: Fort Worth San An tonic. wet grounds
 At Waco: Beaumont { Waco o.
 Al Shreveport: Galveston II. Shreveport 4. Eight innings. darlxness).
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Cleveland Wins

Cleveland. O.. May 5.-cieveland defeat- ed Chicago 1 to o in a pitching duel be- tween Morton and Scott. Each allowed only four hits. Cleveland scored the only run of the game in the ninth. With one out Chapman tripled Jackson and Gran ey were passed purposely. Smith batted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
NASHVILLE VOLS LOSE TWO GAMES Home Runs by Graft and McCabe Feature HOtly
 Contested Battles
 With LOOkOuts

Chattanooga. Tenn, May s.--Chatta- nooga won two hard hitting, hotly con- tested games from Nashville this aft ernoon, each by one run. Home runs by Graff and McCabe. with two men on bases. featured The visitors kicked continually against both umpires. Street was put out of the first game and Schwartz was sent out of the park in the second. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
|PEL|CANS WALLOP
 THE MOBILE GULLS Bagby Downs Townsend in a Pitching Duel-Fielding of
 Hendryx Sensational

Mobile. May 5.-Bagby had the bet ter of Townsend in a pitching battle this afternoon and New Orleans won to 2. Coyle's single. a wild throw Ly Schmidt, sacrifice and sacrifice fly gave the visitors the winning run in the ninth. Bagby was given sensation al support. Hendryx's fielding cutting off several extra base hits. Score:
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PLAYS BALL--DIES

Chapel Hill. N. C., May s--Augustus T. Graydon of Greenwood. g. C.. law stu dent at the University of North Carolina. dropped dead here todAy while practicing baseball. He formerly played on the Au- burn baseball team. and at one time was manager of the football club of that institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
Detroit Wins

St. Louis, May 5.--Detroit scored three
 runs in the eleventh inning, and defeated St Louis to ? here today. St. Louis errors enabled the visitors to tie the score, and Lowdermilk's weakening in the final
 inning gave Detroit two bases on balls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
ROBERTSON FALTERS AND TRAVELLERS WIN Fincher Stops Rally-The Hitting of Jantzen
 Features

Little Rock, May 5.--with the score tied Fincher relieved Moran after the seventh inning today and did not allow a hit, while Little Rock continued to pound Rob- ertson and won over Memphis 6 to L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
for Barbare and sent saorinte fly to
YanIxs Are Beaten

New York, May Philadelphia broke New YorlS's winning streak here today by taking the last game of the series with the Yankees ? to 1. Wyckoff excelled Heating in g pitchers battle and held the New York players to three hits. Oldring won the game for Philadelphia in the third inning when he hit home run into the right field stand with Murphy on base. Score R.H E.. Philadelphia ............ O02 600 O00-2 2 New York ............ GOO GOO 001-1 3 3
 Batteries: Wyckoff and Schang; Keat- ing and Sweeney.
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tSeven innings by agreemenp.
 Summary: Stolen bases, Baker g. Sac rifice hits, Farmer, Betts ?, Elberfeld. Two-base hits, Daley ?, Diamond. Home run, Graf. Hits, Ross 4 in 8 innings, with runs. Struck out. Ross 2. Bern hard l, Mcleod l. Base on balls, Mo- Leod 4, Bernhard 1. Time :30 Empires. Chestnut and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
%Batted for Baldwin in ninth.
 ssBatted for Robertson in ninth.

Summary: Stolen bases, Baldwin. Two base hits, Starr, Cruthers. Three-base hits. Starr, Baker. Robertson. Sacrifice hits. Cruthers. Baldwin. Jansen. Sacrifice fly. Downey. Hits. Moran. 8, with funs in innings. Struck out. Moran 4. Robert son ?, Fincher 1. Base on balls. Moran 2. Robertson 2. Left on bases, Little Rock 1. Memphis 5. Time, 1.x. Umpire, Breiten- stein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Wild Pitch Is Costly

Boston, May 5.--Boehling's wild pitch, with Speaker, who had tripled, on third, gave Boston the only run scored in the game with Washington today. Both Shore and Boehling pitched themselves out of several pinches. The fielding of McNally, the Red Sox recruit infielder, again was a feature Score: R.H E. Washington ........... GOO 900 000-0 3 0 Boston ................ 900 GOO 00l--1 ?
 Batteries: Boehling and Henry; Shore and Cady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
American Association

At Indianapolis; Indianapolis s. colum- bus g.
 At Louisville: Louisville s. Cleveland [, At St. Paul: Milwaukee 2. Sta Paul 7.s At Minneapolis: Min9espols-K Kansas City. postponed. rain. +
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
FEDERAL LEAGUE
St. Louis Wins

Brooklyn. May 5.-St. Louis shut out Brooklyn 3 to today, Davenport al- lowing but six scattered hits. while Finneran. who succeeded Lafitte in the fourth, when the latter retired be- cause of an attack of lumbago. weak sned In the last two innings. The To- cals' only chance to score was in the first inning when they had the bases Full and only one out. Two easy flies st. Louis ........ 900 900 o12-s 10 | ! brooklyn ....... O00 000 0OO--O 6 l
 Bs-tteries; Davenport and Chapman hAfitte, Ffnneran and Land,
 Owess Makes Homer
 Baltimore. May 6.--Catchor owens hit over the right field fonce with two out In the tenth inning onabline Bal- timore Co make 1t two stratghf iron, Chicago today, the score bold fo {. Two of ChicagQ'n rum resulted from circuit drivesS by 1wiiling and Book. ss!sinors 3, '! ssf 10 1-zsS | | ,
 lsssss!ss; sssss n owsas; ass7 III -< 1>ft tzz7f i<. ..
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SummarY: Three-bAse hts, T.e1lIY, Hendryx. Two-base hits, Coyle. Miller. Schmidt. Sacrifice hits. Flick. Bluhm. Sacrifice fly Higgins. Stolen base, Powell. Struck out Townsend 3. Baghy 9. Bases on balls, Bagby g. Time. 1.25. Empires, Kerin and Ruddcrham.
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International League

At Richmond Montreal 10. Richmond 8. At Jersey City: Jersey City 6. To- ronto ,.
 ~ Nevark: Buffalo- -Nswark, postponed, vet oroun1s
 ~ Provi1snes' Providence | Roehss-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-06
CLARK WALLOPS
 OUT A TRIPLE
Wildness of Grimes Keeps Him in Hot Water-Crackers Unable to Hit in the Pinches-Barons
 Come Home Tomorrow
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING ,l!
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday Birmingham 4, Atlanta 1. New Orleans 5. Mobile ?. Little Rock 6, Memphis 4. Chattanooga 6, Nashville 5. Second game: Chattanooga !, Nash vile 6. Called 7th inning. agreemenD