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New Britain herald., 1915-02-09

a new yellow pencil and inside the desk he found another similar pen cil, proving that the desk had been opened and part of it's contents re- moved.
 In the kitchen a dime was left un- disturbed on the gas stove, but the ice box had. been turned inside out and a large quantity of table linen and other clothes were piled in a heap on the floor. The kitchen table was also Uttered With profusion of articles The only room in the whole house that did not seem to be dis turbed was the one across from where Father Zebris was murdered. Rem nants of a frugal meal were found on table there. There was half of a jelly roll, a dish with three ap- ples and two oranges in it, another dish containing some rolls and a bag of eatables.
 In the upstairs apartments things were turned upside down even more than below. The bathroom was not injured, but the two bed rooms on the east side of the house were so badly torn to pieces that they looked as though a hurricane had passed through them The bed clothes were ripped from beds, the bureau drawers were thrown about and piles of clothing were kicked around the floor in a wild state of devastation. The front bedroom was apparently the one oc- cupied by Miss Gilman and that was disturbed even more than the spare room. Her bed was pulled to pieces
New Britain herald., 1915-02-09

and clothes that had been hanging floor.
 The front room adjoining Father ZebriS bed room was not disturbed, as it contained nothing but table and some books, but the priests room, was ravished. A little white dresser there had been footed and two of it's drawers were dragged out onto the floor and their contents kicked about. A third drawer had not been tampered with much. On the top of the dress CT was Father Zebris' pas book on the New Britain Trust company. It showed a balance of eighty-one cents and nothing had been deposited since 1912 according to the dates in the book.
 Few Clues Found.
 Hanging on the bed post was Fath- CT Zebris sacred host and in one cor ner of the bed his pillow was propped up against the wall. On a chair not far from the head of the bed and near the door leading to the attic was found a pair of tinshears, a pair of pliers, a heavy monkey wrench, two keys and a bent ice pick.
 In the room where Father Zebris' dead body was found the police picked up five empty shells from a thirty-two calibre revolver and a couple of burnt matches. In the ad- joining room, near the footed book
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l<ets and other articles hung from them. In the front part of the attic. beyond the spot where the body was found, were numerous foot prints in the heavy dust that had accumulated there.
 When the two bodies were discov- cred life had been extinct for some time for they were both stone cold and Chief Rawlings expressed the opinion that the crime had been com mitted about six or seven hours be- fore
 House Thoroughly Ransacked.
 From top to bottom the house was turned topsy turvy. In the room where the clergyman's body was found the table was pushed away from the center of the room and on it were filtered many papers and other ar ticleS. Standing, mute witness to the whole terrible tragedy, was gold crucifiv In the next room, which was used by the priest as his study and office, were two book cases and roll top desk. One of the book cases had been ransacked and numer ous papers and books were thrown about the floor. In front of the desk there was also a profusion of papers and the desk was unlocked. Although the cover was down it had been tempered with because the in side drawers had been pulled out and the papers disarranged. On the floor beside the desk Chief Rawlings found
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were their heavily Jeweled fingers. Asked by the priest what they want ed, they replied that they had just come from Europe and wanted to get married. Suspicious at this answer. the rpriest demanded that they bring their girls to him if they desired to get married. Receiving no reply he closed the window and the men went away. on the previous Sunday an- other attempt was made to enter the priests house, according to the sex ton. A man, who could not make himself very well understood, rang the bell and asked to be admitted. As he did not make his wants clear the priest declined to admit him and he, too, went away.
 Tn addition to these facts another neighbor of the dead clergyman de- clares that at a late hour either Sat urday or Sunday night he saw d strange man standing on the front steps of the priests house in his stocking feet and without coat on. pounding madly on the panels of the door Believing the man to be after the priest to get him to go on a sick call, the witness paid no further at- lcnllOu lo HIS dllAlASz e1iAh Ntiib '1i' Today he feels that there may have been some significance to the act he watched.
 Indications about the parish house show that Father Zebris and his housekeeper lived frugally, with just the bare necessities of life. The floors re painted but none of them are car peted, rugs being the only things used to cover the baroness of the floors. The furnishings are also meagre and the walls are barren of any orna- noents. There was also but very little food stuffs found in the place, few bushels of potatoes and a quantity Of apples found in the cellar being the extent of the stock on hand.
 Came Here in 1895.
 Father Zebris came to the New Britain Lithuanian Parish in 1895 from Waterbury. He was about fifty two years of age and his housekeep- CT, who was not very we'll known but was we'll liked by all who knew her. She was last seen yesterday afternoon when she came out on the porch and nodded to some of her neighbors. Yesterday Father Zebris celebrated mass as usual and performed a mar riage ceremony for three young couples. While certain periods of his regime in this city have been stormy his congregation insists that there is a bsolutely no factional feeling at pres ent. Chief Rawlings is not inclined to believe this, however and thinks that there may be some feeling with in the church at present.
 About five years ago when Father Zebris instituted a new procedure at the church in doing away with the committee, conditions became very unsettled and many of his flock thought he was usurping too much power. The committees power was taken by three trustees. For a time there was strife within the ranks and on several occasions the police have been compelled to interfere in orr der to preserve peace. On one particu- lar Sunday Officer Ted" Malone was detailed to visit the church and quell an incipient rint. But these troubles
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have all passed parisl1ioncrs and a
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 Eva Gilman. th been with Father fifteen years and voted and faithfu a little over tortv DO enemies as far
 Mrs. schneider, to the rcctory, re against Miss Gilm but no signiiicanc to it. She was a serving people a and money when needed it. One | for money who sl served it and shS walked away from his fist at her aI a you"
 A request made man some time may not indicate life might be tai that "in ca SC any let Undertaken Il
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 After working Detective Sergea1 was asked this theory on the cd replied the detec murderer came q was admitted thr He was then pro killed to save hiI ton points to TO but hardly A cid work upon" w Sergeant Bamfor his work of goip lead priests ped etc.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
TWENTY-FIVE BOYS EXPECTED ID ENTER
 TENNIS TOURNEY
Fifteen Already Have En- tered for Boys Title Several Teams
 Named

The prospects for the success of the tennis championship of Birmingham for boys of IS years of age or under, bright ened yesterday when Is aspiring youths handed their entry slip to Secretary J. D. Beavins. of the Athletic club. The officials expect the number to reach 20 before the closing limit tonight at S ?. m.
 Some unexpected candidates entered the tourney yesterday. which makes pre- dictions as to the outcome difficult Woodlawn came forth with her three best, who promise to make affairs lively for the city boys Lakeview and Nor wood also were represented, the latter having two entries. Lakeview claims the largest number of entries of the day with seven, all of whom will probably make an exceedingly strong bid to carry off the honors.
 Today numerous other entries are ex- pected. Y. NJ. C. A. will send team to attempt to cop the honors, while the R. R.. l.. and P Co. will also have some racquet artists present. The play will start Wednesday morning at o'clock sharp and will continue until noon. The matches will be held on the Birmingham Athletic clubs courts, on the corner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street. All boys that are not members of some other athletic organization will have the privilege of using the athletic club S showers Competent officials will be on hand to referee the matches and all play CTS will receive the welcome of all con cerned. The admission fee is 50 cents. The prediction as to the final outcome is as bad as a Chinese puzzle, each play ground contending that they will easily cop the honors. To settle the question properly as to who deserves the laurels. let every boy in the city that can handle the racquet enter the tourney and then no undeserving boy will hold the high honors.
 The following boys entered yesterday; Hewlett Parker, Harry Campbell, Jeff Spottwood, Edwin Burke, Henry Chem oweth. William Robertson, Moses Ja- cobs, Leon Wyman, Marvin Mccullough. John Vail. Stanley Simpson, John Town send, Tinsley Harrison, H. Steinmehl and Orton Blake. F. J. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
GOLF SUPPLANTS
 BASEBALL AS MOST POPULAR OF SPORTS
As Means of Exercise NOth- ing Can Touch Sport on the Links and Old and
 Young Can Play It

New York, August 9.-Golf is doing what baseball did many years ago-keep- Ing people healthy. As means of exer- else 1t has no equal It is the only sport the young. old, strong and weak can play with the same amount of enjoyment.
 These are the reasons advanced by Johnny Ward. oid-tlme star Giant short stop and now one of the leading golfers of the Garden City, why so many are playing golf. He compares the present popularity of golf to the widespread in- terest in amateur baseball of former years. the desire of people to get out in the open air and exercise.
 There isn't any great golf craze" said Ward today. Tt Is something more than that. It Is more like a steady growth which has been very rapid the last few years because thousands only discovered that golf was just what they were look ing fora game of moderate exertion that everyone can enjoy.
 Tt is something like the development of baseball in this country many years ago. At that time we were a nation of dyspeptlcs. We badly needed more exer- else in the open. Baseball supplied the want Everybody knows how amateur ball flourished for a long time There were hundreds of clubs scattered all around. and the younger men were satis- tied-they had their exercise and recrea- ton Then the game began losing it's am ateur features It became so highly de- veloped that professional interests at tracted the best of the playing talent Hundreds of amateur teams disbanded. and with their going he desire of many to play the game.
 There was tennis, but this is strenu- ous sport and only the very active can play it with enjoyment. still there re- mained golf. sport tht endured for cen- turies in Scotland and England but had been neglected over here.
 At first the older folks took up the sport. Their enthusiasm led others to try clubbing the little balls over the links. In very quick time golf became popular. It spread over the country like a prairie fire Now golf clubs are ne- cessity. Many of the larger cities have established public links. What is the reason? Nothing more than the people eagerness to exercise.
 Golf itself Is a beautiful game One can play 1t just as hard or easy as he A The energetic youngster with longing for a lot of action gets his fill of 1t from a hard match game. The older player. the business man, can amuse themselves by driving. approaching, putting or even have a friendly match and receive the same amount of pleasure. Once after starting they soon become regulars. for golf Is SO fascinating that 1t casts every one under it's spell
 This holds true for John Montgomery Ward who used to dig 'em up for the giants on the old Polo grounds. He has been golfing for some time and is now such a fan that he won't take month off to have an injured arm reset because it would keep him too long away from tho links.
 Ward baked at the idea of figuring out how many are now playing the ancient and royal game around New York, but he believed the number to be around $o0,-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
Indispensable" Man Killed

Birmingham, England, August |. Special .)-Private Horace Gee, who became known throughout England as the indispensable man as the re- suit of a debate in Parliament has been killed in action in the Dardan elles. After he had enlisted the Bir mingham Chamber of Commerce peti- toned Parliament to release him from military service, on the ground that his services as an expert maker of needles were indispensable to the boot trade of central England. The matter was brought up in Parliament and the government was compelled to defend It's refusal to release Gee, stating that the shortage of needles had not so far affected the rate of production of army boots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
\ 'ss S P$$4$R sS$$ Down the Shoot Go LoWly Barons
EVERS MOST MISUNDERSTOOD
 MAN IN PROFESSIONAL BALI
Captain of Boston Braves Sore With Game and Himself and Being Famed All Around-Is the Best of Fellows Off
 the Field But the Human Crab While Playing

Evers does not hate umnires. orr the field he is earger to defend umpires with whom he has had trouble on the field One season Evers kept after Bill Klem for three months. At the same time he declares Klem to be one of the greatest of umpires
 Evers gets In bad with umpires. not because he says a lot. but because of the way he says it. His remarks cut.
 Evers, too. like some other players. is paying for a past bad reputation. There are some players who had ridden um- pires so hard the umpires are laying for them. Evers has not grabbed as much al Boston as he did when he was with the Cubs, but he Is thrown out of games In a hurry. sometimes.
 Fred Clark can say five times as much to umpire as Evers or Buck Herzog and get away with 1t.
 Evers crabs because he Is crazy to win He is full of the old pep and besides Is of nervous temperament. He Is the life of any ball game in which he plays and real man off the field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10

Johnny Evers, captain of the Boston Braves, is being banned quite a bit be- cause he hit an umpire, and it was re- ported he insinuated the National league umpires were instructed to make the race close. declares Brown Holmes. r Evers is the most misunderstood player in baseball. Instead of being a venom ous tongued. unrea sonable fellow, he is a true friend, loyal enemy, quick to for give when anyone has done him injury and the first to offer amends when he finds he is wrong. in the game or out of 1t.
 "l can't play ball unless I crab Evers says. He fights everybody in a game. even himself, Frank Chance, who played first base alongside of Evers for years used to say q wish to heaven ny deaf ear was toward the crab, - Evers even rode Chance when Chance was manager. Chance understood him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
UMPIRE QU|GLEY
 SERIOUSLY HURT Gas Stove ExplOdes at Chi cago Park and Injures
 Umpire

Chicago, August 9-Umpire E. c. Quigley was injured painfully when a gas stove exploded in the umpire's guar ters of the National league baseball park today, but was resting easy to-
 night and will be back in the game within week or 10 days. his physi-
 elan said.
 Quigley was preparing to heat water
 for bath to follow the game and had just turned the gas on when the eX- plosion hurled him the length of the room and rendered him unconscious. Umpire Hank O'Day heard the explo- sion and rushed into the room and turned off the gas. Quigley did not regain consciousness until he was re- moved to a hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
No Foreign Names for Dogs

Berlin. August 1.-(Special.) )-The campaign against foreign words con tinually takes on new and often anus ing phases. The latest is a protest against giving foreign names to dogs. Even the Greek and Latin Hector and Nero are found objectionable. Pro- posed substitutes are Blitz Qightning), Flamme Qlame). Zorn (anger), and a long list of monosyllabic adjectives. such as Free. Fast Strong, True and Sly. Or, says one proposal, friends of nature can use the names Stream, Water. Blrch Oak. Fire and Flower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
TRAP SHOOTERS
 COME TOGETHER

Philadelphia, August 9.-(Specil.l- At closing time for the Grand American handicap entries, Secretary Shano, of the Interstate association, Pittsburg. an- nounced 765 amateur trap shooters have entered. Entries bearing postmark August are being accepted. The list will be considerably increased when all applications are received Penalty en- tries will be accepted up to August II at grounds in Chicago upon payment of $5 additional
 The probable total will exceed $50. Last year at Dayton, O., all previous records were broken with 5i5 entries, 47 being penalty. The Grand American handicap will be held at Chicago. August 16 to 20 inclusive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Phillies Defeated

Cincinnati, August 9.-Cincinnati won from Philadelphia to 4 today in Ln uphill fight that went 12 innings. The visitors took an early lead, get ting two runs in the first and another l the third. Their fourth came in the sixth. Cincinnati found Demaree's weak spot in the sixth. scoring two runs off five hits and an error. The team forced hIs retirement in the seventh before anyone out tied the score, then won the game in the twelfth. Score:
 R. H. F. Philadelphia POI 001 900 000-4 8 ? Cincinnati . 900 002 200 001-5 IA 1 Batteries: Demaree, Mayer and Kil- lifer; McKenry, Dale, Schneider and Clark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
Develop Railways in Asia Minor

Berlin, August 1.---(Special )-The railway development of Asia Minor Is being pushed forward rapidly. The latest issue of the Official Gazette at Constantinople publishes decree granting the minister of war a credit of $7,500,000 for work on four main and two branch lines. all under mil : itary control. The principal lines is from Angora to Erzerum Another runs from Erzerum to a point on the Black sea, a third from the Murally to Ro-
 dosto and fourth from a point on the Erzerum railway to ths Black sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10

SUMMARY. Two-base Hits-Downey, Murray, Messenger, Sloan, Ellam. stolen Bases-Gibson, Downey Sacrifice uits-M essenger. Starr. Sacrifice Fly-Molesworth. Hits Apprehension Johnson 4, with runs in i inning. Struck Out-By Couchman 4, by Black 2.
 BRses on Balls-Of Couchman 4, Black 3.
 Left on Bases-Birmingham 5, Little Rock 8.
 Time-1:46.
 Umpires-Chesnutt and Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
Illustrating the War

Budapest, August 1.-(Special)-A new form of entertainment provided for the public here is miniature battle field in which a full company of in- valided soldiers have built a series of trenches, with underground shelters decorated and furnished as they are at the front. Every afternoon at o'clock the mimic enemys trench Is mined and blown up. Thousands watch this oper- alton daily, the soldiers acting as guides and explaining all the details of the operations to the interested women and boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
THOMPSON WILD
 AND LOOKOUTS WIN

Chattanooga, August e.-Bunched hits and sacrifices by Chattanooga and wild pitch by Thompson enabled the locals to beat Atlanta today, 8 to 2. Moran's double following a base on balls saved Atlanta from shutout Bisland was sent from the park by Umpire O'Toole in the fifth for protesting a decision. Four policemen were required to en- force the umpire's orders Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
CHICAGO TEAM WINS
 RELAY CHAMPIONSHIP

San Francisco, August 9.-The open one mile relay championship of the Amateur Athletic union at the Panama-Pacific ex- position was won today by the Univer- sity of Chicago. The Boston Athletic as- sociation was second and the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce third. The time was BPS 3-6
 Four men teams competed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
FAVOR|TES BEATEN AT GRAND CIRCUIT Hard Fought Heats and Whipping Finishes
 Feature

Grand Rapids, Mich, August 9.-Fa- vorites were beaten in all three events at the opening of the Grand Circuit har- ness races here today. Hard fought heats and whipping finishes were the rule.
 The feature event, the 2:14 trot for the Grand Rapids Railway stake of $S000. furnished the biggest surprise. The winner was Miss Directed, an out sider
 The Matron stake for Swear olds was won in straight heats by General Todd. He was never better than second choice.
 Adbell, another outsider, won the 2:l0 trot after four great heats.
 2:14 trot; Grand Rapids Railway stake, s3000; in 5:
 Miss Directed, b. m. (Mc- Mirthful (Murphy) ........ s 2 1 4 Lettie Lee (White) .... 2 , 3 3
 Time: 2:071a, 2:o6h, 2:os. 2:o71a.
 Three-year- old pace, Matron stake. s 260:
 General Todd, b. c. (Reap) ... 1 l Miss Harris M. (McDonald) .2 ? ? Sad Thoughts (Cox) ......... 8 3
 Time: 2:O6, 2:OS. PHO trot; purse 5000, in 3: Adbell M. b. h. (McDona1d. 6 1 3 1 Guy Nella (Geers) .....2 ? s 1 Lulu Lumine (Murphy) .. 1 5 3 Time: 206i4. 2:0sA, 2:07ia, 2:fo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
Ties Worlds Record

Chicago, August 9.-George Cutshaw, second baseman for Brooklyn. today tied the worlds record held by Clarence Beaumont of Pittsburg by making six consecutive hits in as many times at bat in the game against Chicago.
 Brooklyn shut out Chicago 13 to O.. Brooklyn made a total of 23 hits off Pierce and Standridge. Chicago gath cred two Score: R H. D. Brooklyn . 010 045 120-13 23 10 Chicago . 900 900 000-
 Batteries: Pfeffer and McCarty; Pierce, Standridge and Archer, liar grave.
 Pittsburg, August 9.-Pittsburg- New York, postponed; rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
TEXAS LEAGUE
nio o. shreve.

At San Antonio: San Antonio o, Shreve. port 8.
 At Houston: Houston o. Bt. Worth f. At Beaumont: Beaumont 1, Waco 4. At Galveston: Galveston T, Dallas l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
American Association

At Cleveland: Cleveland 4. Kansas City 5.
 At Columbus Columbus 5, Minneap- oils f. tTen innings)
 At Louisville: Louisville 2, St. Paul (Fifteen innings)
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 5, Mill waukee l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-10
STREETS SINGLE
 BREAKS UP GAME

Nashville, August 9-Streets single in the fourth with the bases full en- abled Nashville to win the last and de- ciding game of the series from Mobile to 1. Rain stopped the game in the seventh after Schmidt had been re- tired for the last out. Score:
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North Carolina League

At Raleigh: Raleigh o. Durham 1. At Charlotte: Charlotte 5, Greens boro 2. Asheville 4.
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International League

At Providence: Providence 3, Rich mond 6.
 At Toronto: Toronto 1, Rochester O. At Montreal: Montreal 2, Buffalo O. (Six innings, rain.)
 Nc others scheduled