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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
GRAND AMERICAN A
 TREMENDOUS SUCCESS
Grant Park, Chicago, Packed With
 Shooters and Spectators

There have been other Grand American handeaps And each one in it's time has been leader. But never before in the entire history of the sport has there been bigger. better or more glorious Grand American than the one recently com pleted at Grant park, Chicago Even the word success fails in describing It. Triumph is more nearly like It. For never before mas this favorite sport SO completely justified its claim to popular ity and participation.
 Grant park with it's holiday dress of myriad flags and pennants--the many tents-and it's exceptionally fine facilities for the event-was literally crowded with spectators. This sight in itself was most impressive. But the S3s contestants lined up at the score and the constant popping of shotguns settled the matter of the sports enthusiasm and democracy be- yond doubt. No finer slight has ever been witnessed and the numbers of fair sex in attendance served still further to lend a distinctly social atmosphere to the gathering
 True to it's promise the committee in charge had taken care of every little de- tail. The grounds were admirably ar ranged The traps were placed so that the shooter faced the lake and the tar gets were sprung into the clear skyline above Lake Michigan's sky blue waters There were 10 regular traps, as well as three other equipments, one of which was set apart for the use of professionals only. The other two were joker traps electrically operated and designed so as to throw the most elusive targets Throughout the entire week these joker traps furnished the maximum of fun and difficulty for many of the contestants anxious to try their skill during the brief
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
JIMMY JOHNSTON RECALLED BY CUBS Former Baron Will Be Given Another Chance to Stay
 in the Majors

Jimmy Johnston the former Baron who Southern league, has been recalled tron, the Oakland club of the Pacific coss league and ordered to report to Roger Bresnahan. manager of the Chicago Cubs
 Manager Bresnahan is completely dis. couraged over the slump of his club and he decided to recall the speed marvel Jimmy has had two shows in the majors already After such successful sea son with the Barons in 19ls Jimmy received orders to advance higher. On his frs, appearance he proved to be complete
 failure on a big league team. He was
 sent to the San Francisco club and fin ished the year there. setting the league on fire He hit good, but base running still proved to be his speciality. When he reported to the Cubs they were in dire need of an infelder, and Jimmy was given the job For the short time he was in the game he hit .260 and fielded
 great However when the regulars re- turned to the game there was no place for young Johnston, and again he wa. shipped.
 Now the Cub manager is determined ts
 keep the Chattanooga boy in the majors Jimmy is hard worker and under tn, hand of the experienced Rajah he Is sur,
 to prove an addition to the Cub machine Peter Enisely is also member of tn, Cubs, but why Bresnahan doesn't put th, slugging DutchInan in the game is un known. At present Peter is hitting onl, .24l He is being used chiefly as a pncl hitter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
HARDEST SCHEDULE WE EVER TACKLED
 COACH ELCOCK Generals Will Again Have Good Team-First Game
 September 25

Lexington, Va, September 4.-(Special) Washington and Lee, unbeaten last season on the gridiron. is certain of making sev- eral records again this season.
 The Generals and Notre Dame univer- sity will probably travel farther than any other two teams in the country. Notre Dame plays the Army at West Point, Haskell in Lincoln, Neb., and Texas in Austin, Tex to say nothing of the minor trips. Washington and Lee plays six con tests on foreign fields. All in all they travel about 3600 miles.
 Three weeks from today they take their initial jump to Lynchburg, which is just 90 miles from the old Arcadian village of Lexington, where they play the strong Wesleyan aggregation of West Virginia Two weeks later, on October 16, they travel to Roanoke, Va, GA miles, where the Generals time-honored rivals. Virginia Polytechnic Institute. are met. On the fol- lowing Saturday the southern champions will jaunt over to Charleston. w, Va, a little matter of 504 miles. going and com ing. where the West Virginia university will be met The longest trip of the sea son is that to Indianapolis, Ind, on Oc. tober 30 Including the return. 1l46 miles will be covered It may be wise to ex- plain that the purpose of this little week. end party is game with Indiana univer- sity at the American Associati tion park The second longest trip of the season is that to Ithaca N. Y., where Cornell will be met on November 13. Eleven hundred and ten miles will be covered during this journey. On Thanksgiving Day the Gen erals are to play the always powerful North Carolina Aggies in Norfolk. With this gambol' of 506 miles the Blue and White will wind up their season.
 Walter E. Elcock will again act as head coach He will be assisted by w. c. Raftery and E. A. Donahoe, captain of last years team.
 The schedule follows: September 25 Da- vidson college at Lexington. Va; October ,, Wesleyan college of West Virginia at Lynchburg, Vas: October g, Marshall col lege at Lexington. Va; October 16. Vir- ginia Polytechnios Institute at Roanoke. Va; October 23, West Virginia university at Charleston, W. Va: October 30. Indiana university at Indianapolis. Ind; Novem- ber 6, Roanoke college at Lexington Va; November 13 Cornell university at Ithaca, N. r.; November 25. North Carolina Agri- cultural and Mechanical at Norfolk, Va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
FAREWELL SERIES
 STARTS MONDAY
 AGAINST MOBILE
Last Games of the SeansOn on Local Field-LOcal Products With
 the Gulls

The followers of the Barons will get a farewell glimpse of the Birmingham club in action on Monday and Tues day. While the Gulls are soaring near the bottom of the standing, Mobile has always given Birmingham battle, having lost but 8 In 15 games.
 Two Birmingham boys will be seen in action during the Baron-Gull series. Holt McDowell of Ensley and Robbie local products. Mcdowell was signed
 to fill the vacancy created by Millers departure for the New York Americans while Baumgardner was recalled from the South Atlantic league and has been
 used In the outfield and on the infield. Mcdowell and Baumgardner have
 been prominent in college baseball Baumgardner played shortstop for Ala bama several years and explained his
 team his senior year. He started his professional career with Besemer in the Southeastern leag que. Mcdowell cap- tained the University of Alabama in 1914. while playing In the outfeld. He Is sensational fielder and has batted
 over 300 during the past season with
 Albany in the South Atlantic league. While the Mobile club is hopelessly
 out of the running. 1t boasts of the first pitcher of the Southern league in
 Bradley Hogg, the hefty right handler
 Hogg has been incapable of solution by
 Birmingham IS he has downed the Bar
 ons four times in as many trials. Hard
 grove was first to suffer. for Hogg
 downed him to 3 on April IT. Grimes lost to 2 on May 1. while Karl Black
 was bestad to on June 14. On Au-
 gust 16 Hogg scored a to victory
 over Dick Robertson and took the lead
 of the Southern association pitchers.
 While Miller was the only Mobile
 player hitting over the 300 mark. the Gulls have several dangerous wallop-
 CTS in Manager Schmidt. Second Base
 man Flick. First Baseman Northen
 and Outfielder Burke. The pitching
 staff is composed of Hogg. Holmquist,
 Karr and Covington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
TRAP AND FIELD

waits made necessary between the regu- lar events.
 The weather throughout the entire week with the exception of a little wind and some rain during the last day or so, was al, that could be expected. There were times. however, when the breeze swept in off the water at fairly good clip and occasionally the targets would jump or leap in a most tantalizing manner. and incidentally the fact that conditions de- manded good shooting speaks in silent terms of the fine performances made by many of the entrants.
 The main events was won by l.. B. Clark, of Chicago. Shooting from the 17-yard mark and breaking 96 targets out of possble\1so Clark was tied with three other shooters for first honors. Tn the shoot-off however, he ran out on a block of 20 straight beating M. F. De wire. of Hamilton; J. J. Randall, of Greensburg, kans., and C. C. Hickman. of Yoeman, Ia. Besides the handsome trophy awarded the winner, the event carried with 1t a pure of $7S13 to be di- vided amng the 50 high guns.
 The shoot that attracted immense in- terest was the National Amateur cham pionsfip, at singles, which was won by c. H. Newcomb. of Philadelphia. Shoot ing against the cracks, of several states Newcomb gave s pretty an exhibition of shooting as has ever been seen. He got each target almost as quickly as it left the trap. and the way he powdered them left no doubt as to having hit them His score Of 99 out of 100 is the highest ever registered for this event and his lone miss on his ninety-second bird was thc basis of many groans on the part of the crowd whose sympathies were clearly with him, and who rooted constantly for a perfect score.
 The National Amateur championship at doubles went to Guy Dering, of Colum- bus. Wis, and his score of 91 can be considered remarkable when conditions are taken into consideration. The shoot ing was at 100 targets-l0 pairs to a frame, and not a contestant was able to run a perfect frame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Braves In Second Place

Boston. September 4.-In pitching Boston to second place in the National league race today, Arthur Nehef.ra re- gently purchased pitcher. came close to d no hit. no run game. Brooklyn, held scoreless while the Braves gained SIN runs, was credited with only one hit, that fly by Miller which Outfielder Compton lot In the sun. Nehef gave no passes and pitched to onlys2I men, Miller being retired on double play a moment after he reached first base Boston had a big batting inning against Jack Coombs in the second, batting six runs. two of which were driven in and a third scored by Young Nehef. Score: R. Fl. E Brooklyn ....... 900 900 00o--0 1 Boston ......... .060 900 OOs--S 10 70 Battereis: Coombs Dell and Miller; Nehef and Whaling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Cubs and Pirates Split

Pittsburg, September 4.-Chicago and
 Tittsburg split even in a double header
 today. the visitors taking the first to
 and losing the second to in F in
 nings. Adams, pitching for Pittsburg,
 won his own game when he singled with
 the bases full in the twelfth. Vaughn
 was never in danger in the first gam,. Scores:
 First game: R. H. E Chicago 130 100 0O0--5 10 Fittsburg ...... 900 200 0O0--2 2 Batteries: Vaughn and Bresnahan; Kantlehner. Hill. Kelly and Gibson. Second game: R. II. F.. Chicago ..... .000 010 900 000--1 1 Plttsburg .. 900 001 900 001--2 9 :. Batteries: Lavender and Harsrovci Adams and Murphy, Gibson. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
DAVE ROTH LOSES
 LAST GAME TO VOLS

Nashville September 4.-Baker's double in the ninth, which scored Cal lahan from second, gave Nashville the last game of the series with Memphis . to ?. Kissinger deserved a shutout, errors accounting for both runs made by Memphis A helding play by Paul cite, who picked up 8 bunt on the third base line and forced Cruthers out at third saved the game for Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Lecture for Boy Scouts

A demonstration and lecture for Boy Scouts will be given at Avondale park this afternoon at o'clock by Chief Red Fox1 of Red Bud, g. D. Chief Red FoS AmtT son of the famous Black Eagle and
 appear in full Indian costume. Should 4 weather prove inclemcnt the lecture { Iill be held at the Avondale city hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Giants Lose to Phillies

New York September 4.-Philadel- phia made it three out of five from New York by winning their last gar c today The Phillies won in the tenth when Niehoff drew base on talls, reached third on Killifers single and scored on Becker's sacrifice fly. Rob- ertson made poor throw to the plate Score: R. II. E. Philadelphia .... .OO 100 0l0 1-3 6 I New York 900 0o1 OlO O-2 l
 Batteries: Demaree, Alexander and killifer; Schauer and Dooin. Meyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Reds Win Over Cards

Cincinnati. September 4.-Poor base running by St. Louis and Ave double plays by the locals helped Cincinnati win today to 3. Amos pitched gooc ball for eight innings. but In tue ninth he passed Rodgers and Mollwitx ard Gale singled. filling the bases. Perdue then was called to the mound and Kilil- fer drove the first ball pitched to deep center scoring Rodgers Score: R. H. E. St. Louis .......,.O01 900 O11-Y i2 3 Cincinnati ....... 100 100 Vl1--4 q {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05

prospect. For the scouts will inform the wary ones that many defects in a youngster that are overlooked by the fans, are instantly apparent to them.
 There is hardly another president in the circuit who is so intimately &C., quanted with both the business and playing end of the game as President Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
TEMISONG e m ESLHH Hln9ykANCE NJ W aM N.1o~ efekST
 Phone 52Sv
Yacht Josephine Defeated
Phone 52sv

Chicago. September 4,-Thc eastern yacht Josephine defeated the western yacht Valiant today in the first contest for the Massachusetts and Dcean-Gre Lakes trophies and the national title championship. The race was over wind the leg. twice over Both are to-foot sioops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
To Raise Governor's Salary

Albany, September 4.--In it's closing hours today the constitutional conven- alty and voted to raise the salary of the governor from $1O.eo0 to s2o.O0O a year. effective January 1. 1917. The proposal to permit juries in first degree murder cases to decide wheerer con vIcted persons should be eleR frutel defeated H-\EE - A-----..--i lsEsA.r--. ..- NJ
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
GREENVILLE WINS
 DOUBLE HEADER

e Greenville, September 4.-Greenvillc de- feated Chapman in a double header yes terday afternoon. the two games of base bah being the best and fastest of the sea- son on the Chapman grounds. This was the first double header that the fast Chapman team has lost this season. The games were as follows: R.H E. Greenviilc ......................... ? 7 &EdDn1dD l Batteries: Moorer and Bryant, McGow- en and McCul'er.
 Second game: R.H y. GreenNille .......................... 6 ,
 
 Batteries, Dickens and Bryant; Ellis and Mcculler Empires, Pool and Barlow Attendance. 500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Jemison' s Rental List
SOUTHsIDE

Explanations of abbrevIntlonsi II. G., bath and grntey II. F., bnth and fur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
Birmingham Realty Go.
 2118 First Avenue
BIRMINGHAM
 Business Directory

BIRMINGHAM Business Directory
 ABsTRACTORS Alabama Abstract Co.,. land titles zlo9-211l Sd ave Phone. ....... aSo
 BUSINESS COLLEGES Wheeler Business College. 1sOs- 1917 1st ave. Oldest, largest. best Sessions day and night. $50 pays for complete course. Call. write. VT phone. Maln ................ .11l9
 CORSETIER The Spirella Corset Shop. 1923 Glen Iris ave. Phone ............ .2S68-J
 ENGINE BUILDERS Hardie- Tyncs Mfg. Co. 2Sth st and 9th ave. N Main .574O-Ssb
 GROCERY STORES Shropshire Daniels Grocery Co. 1928 s. goth st. Main 4236-4237- -11S5 HARNESS AND sADDLERY William Reckling. Manufacturer of saddles, harness, carriage and auto trimmings Barkeepers F. & Brass polish. 1911 2d ave. Phone 5OU
 HOTELS Reliance hotel. Near Terminal de- pot 5th ave. and 26th st. Phone 1S4S
 RENTALS For a house or business location. and. especially. if you are a stranger in the city, see us. Mo- Connell- Anglin White R. K. & Ins. Co. Phone .................1 16:j
 RUBBER TIRES Exclusive Rubber Tire Co., Lowest prices on carriage rubber. 2d ave. and 18th st. Phone. e...-.........S S7BS
 STATIONERS Zac Smith Stationery Co. Archi- tect and high school supplies. Loose leaf ledgers. 2o24 1st
 REAL ESTATE Bethea Real Estate & Insurance Go. 2027 Sd ave. N. Phone...... 116
 SHOES We buy second hand clothes. shoes; also expert repairing. Will make free half soles and heels with ev- cry $S.5o pair shoes. Dave Cop lon Main .................. lSSl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05

Batteries: Moorer and Bryant, McGow-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
ULTIMATUM DELIVERED
TO STAUNTON POLICE FORCE
Especial to The TImes-Dlspatcb.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
STANTON, VA, February G-1he
police committee of the City Council
has delivered an ultimatum to the local
police force In answer to request
from the force for an increase In the
wage scale, stating that unless n de-
cided Improvement is made In the work
OF the force by July 1, the department
will be completely recognized from
the top to the bottom"
Tho letter from the committee came
as n great surprise to the members Of
the police force. Through tho chief,
the force had made application only n
short while ago for an Increase in sal
aries. The letter from the committee
demanding better service and threat
ening reorganization was the answer.
In concluding It's report the commit
tee said: I'VE are serving notice on
you now to get busy and make your
department an active and efficient one.
and you must show satisfactory evi-
dence OF your work az stated before
by July I or we Will recommend to the
Council at that time complete reor-
ganizatiOn of the force"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
PLANS FOR EXTENSION
OF CLEARING FUNCTIONS
Discussed at Conferences Between
Reserve Board and Representa-
tfves OF Regional Banks.
CENTRAL FUND OF SEQ, 900, 900
One Feature OF Scheme Provides for
Creation Of This Sum to BE Held
in Washington to Take Care OF
Operations Between Banks.

WASHINGTON. February 6.-Confer-
ences between members of tho Federal
Reserve Board, governors of several OF
tho reserve banks. and some reserve
agents, have developed definite plans
for the extension of clearing house
operations by tho twelve regional re-
serve banks. One feature OF the plan,
1t was learned to-day. provides for the
creation Of central fund OF possibly
s25.0O0.000 to be held In Washington TO
the credit OF the reserve banks to take
care Of clearing operations between
tne,n.
The results OF tho deliberations,
which lasted several days, will be laid
before the entire Federal Reserve
Board next Monday.
1t was believed tonight that thew
would be indorsed.
1t was understood to have been
agreed In the conference that the time
has arrived when the clearing functions
Of the twelve banks should be exe.-
cised as fully as possible. Actual de-
veiopment OF the clearing system
through the reserve banks will De grad
ual, but members of the reserve board
belieVe these banks will, In time, take
the place occupied in the reserve act
and do practically all the clearing for
member banks.
MADE UP OF DEPOSITS
FROM EACH OF BANKS
central fund in Washington Is to be a
gold fund made up OF deposits from
each Of the twelve reserve banks. As
now, each bank might put up about 10
per cent of Its reserve funds in tho
central fund.
1t has been estimated that the hand.
ling or the central fund here will no.
entail any great burden. 1t will be de-
voted exclusively to taking care of
Items between Federal reserve banks
themselves. and will have the practical
result OF setting up clearing agency
IN Washington for the twelve banks
balances probably will be adjusted
only once week or once month. and
will be largely matters Of bookkeepirsf;
IN connection with clearings within
district the conference laid plans
Whlch VIII not force member banks to
clear through their reserve bank. but
which. 1t Ia hoped, will prove attrac.
i've to bankers and show the advan-
sases OF general intradistrict clearing
Al hrst the plans contemplate clear.
ances only for such banks as accent II.
nut eventually it is believed all banks
VIII come IN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
FLAMING METEOR SEEN
ny OBSERVATORY STAFF
Especial to Tho Times Dispa.ob

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. February
at 1912 1-2 o'clock Thursday night
inree members OF the staff at the Lean
rersity OF Virginia observed a flrebalI or
metoorite. The ball gave an much lipht
az quarter moon. 1t was green in
color and burst into large number OF
fragments at the end of its path. The
path Of the meteorltc was about An
degrees longitude. 1t began at right
ascension. hours a. minutes; decIina
ton. sere degrees, and ended right as
cension hours 4s minutes; declina-
ton. minus 34.2 degrees.
The meteor disappeared almost duo
south from Charlottesville. and prob
ably burst about nifty or sixty mile.
south OF the city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
ST. to $l.98

The paul Jones"
trade mark Is q mark
of QUALITY, so recog-
nfsed and appreciated by
all who have used this
particular make of MILDLY
Blouse.
A complete new limo Of
these popular garments
has just arrived, and It
embraces every size for
girls Of 6 to 20 years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07

invoking the Federal court in suits, but
Judge Daniels. Judge Allen and Mr..
Travis thought the general Impression
at that time was that such would be
the case. This view being taken. as
surances were given BY Mr.. Elliott, for
tho Atlantic Coast Line. that there will
be no further removals OF cases to Fod-
oral courts, and any that have been re.
NOV and are still pending will be re-
;nandcd to the State courts for trial
The conference and agreement this
AFTERNOON removes from the Lesisla-
ture tho knotty problem Of dealing with
tho pending legislation against the At
iantic Coast Line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
HIS EXCESS WEIGHT GONE
Prominent Idaho Phyhician Says H.
Reduced 2J Pounds In MontI,s,

frominent Idaho Physician Says lie
Reduced 25 Pounds In Months.
Salmon. Idaho. Feb. Cdr. w. G.
Whftwell, of this city, former cnndi-
date for Governor of this State has let
II become known that HIS remarkable
experience In reducing rs pounds In
three months was due neither to diet
Ing, medicine nor exercises. He says
that simple, Invisible device weigh
Ing leAh than nm ounce did It. This,
when worn M directed, acts as nm in
fai1ihle flesh reduccr. and many prom
fuent men and women have adopted
this easy meanH of reducing SUPER
huous hc"h, and IL Is Htated the In
ventor, A. j. Burns, of No. IL West
ThfrtS-efshth Street. New York, Is
vending these outfits on free trial to all
WHO write him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
FAIRFAX HARRISON WILL BE
GUEST OF BRISTOL BOARD

BRISTOL, VA, February G.-Fairfas
Harrison. president or the Southern
Railway to-day gave notice OF his ac-
ceptance to be the guest OF the Bristol
Board OF Trade at a luncheon on March
20 when he will be given en- oppor-
tunity to meet business men from
Southwest Virginia, Eastern Tennessee
and Eaatern Kentucky.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07

OF e6ceIlent Wh1te drill, With collars and trim
mings OF Blue Flannel; also of red, blue or black
galatea Prices, $500, $3.50 and S1.0s.
Second Floor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
ELKs' KEY Is STOLEN,
NOW ENRoUTE TO OREGON

LTNCHBURG, VA, February g.
James hammond. member of the
Salem tOre.) Elks Lodge. was success
ful iate last night in an effort TO steal
the famous Elks' key, and it is now on
it's way by express to his home lodge.
The key. which is fourteen feet long,
was slipped out of the grill room and
vas gotten OF TO the express office
before It's absence was noted. Mr.. Ham
moni liz n member Of n stock company
when has been playing here for six
peeka.