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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Summary: Two-base hits, Boyd ?, Baker, Flynn. Three-base hits. Flynn. Stolen bases, Moore. Double plays, koenig to Bradley to Garrett. Base on balls, Gentle 2, Decatur 2. Left on bases, Newman 8, Talladega g. Hit by pitched balls, Chastant, Marion. Struck out, Gentle 8, Decatur 4. Time of game
 .:45 Umpire. Dewitt. Attendance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
LITTLE ROCK WINS
 FIRST GAME AT HOME
Covington Very Wild and Travellers Enjoy An Easy
 Victory

Little Rock, May 2s.-Covington of Mo-
 bile was wild today and Little Rock ha1 an easy time winning the opening game of the series 12 to g. The score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
Games Today

Atlanta at Chattanooga. New Orleans at Nashville. Mobile at Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27

Three-base hits, Holland. Smith dLa- Grange). Home run, LaFitte. Stolen bases, Cochran. Smith QaGrange) Sac rihce hits, Donaldson, Holland Smith Cl.a- Grange) Base on balls. Weston !, King i. Burleson 1. Left on bases. Rome 9. La- Grange '. Innings pitched. Knight, sl-S,
 King, 2-3. Burleson {. Hits, off Knight 9,
 King 2. Burleson '. Struck out, Weston 3. Knight 1, King 1, Burleson 2 Wild pltches Burleson. Time of game. l'5o Umpire, Welch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Brookfeds Win

Pittsburg. May 26.-The Brooklyn Federals easily defeated Pittsburg here today, to 3. Lafitte for the vis- stors was master of the situation all the way, while Hearne was hit hard by the Ward team. Score: R. H. +. Brooklyn .....100 1O2 110-- 6 12 2 Pittsburg . .001 001 001- l
 Batteries: Lafitte and Pratt; Hearne. LeClair and O'Connor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
Games Today

Newman at Anniston. Talladega at Rome.
 Griffin at LaGrange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
Bunched Hits In Tzuo
 Innings Win for Memphis
Georgia Alabama League
STANDING
Results Yesterday

Talladega 8. Newman ?. LaGrange II. Rome l.
 Griffin 6. Anniston 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING

All games; rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-27
Score by innings:

Admission ........... 600 f00 000-1 Griffin COP O30 0l%-6
 Summary: Stolen bases, Walker, Kirke
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26

,of Tasmanian books from Sir Arthur
Havelock. Ex-Governor Of Tasmania.
country as vet unknown to the IL
hbrary world The literature or the
South American countries has been
tgenerausly represented, largely
through the influence of J ohm Bar
FTett. director of the Pan American
Union
One OF the last acts OF the French
painter and poet, Jules Breton. was
TO inscribe message for Mr. Young
upon the fy-leaf 81 his last book.
Queen elizabeth. Of Roumania.
Count Tolstoi. Oscar III Of Sweden.
Maurice Maeterlinck. Cesare Lon
tbroso, jules Lamartine, Rudvard
Fkipling, Ernest Haeckel, ohm Nor
ley. Prince Mfraz Ria Kahn. the
Persian poet, W u. IeckeS a'rancis
ECoppee. Pardo Bazan and SulIyi
Prudhomme are among those who!
not only have contributed their Owl
works. but have been active in inter
sesting other writers in the library.
The y Dung library also includes al
valuable collection of photographs,
original manuscripts and drawings.
first proofs of Illustrations and other
material of value now. but OF greater
value to posterfty The final dispo-l
5sition Of this great library is not
yet decided. Its owner has expressed
his desire to donate 1t to the Con
gressiona1 library in Washing up
on condition that the United States
government erect a suitable building
to house 1T.
Few collectors can assemble books
in such quantities as Mr.. Dung, but
the facilities for acquiring really val y!
liable collections of good books
were never so good as ait present.
They are quite within the reach Of
the average pocketbook, too. The
millionaire may crafty his taste
with first editions and costly build-I
ings, but the salaried man, who del
sires to spend small percentage OF !,
his income for the books he loves
finds them within his reach. Each
year. publishers sell books in what
are called remainder lots at great
ly reduced prices. The continual
output Of new books requires the
prompt removal of those printed the
year before. The ..remainde r lots
are the unsold portions of editions
which have been issued at sometimes
great expense. The are released the.
next year at perhaps a fraction Of
their first price.
There are opportunities now for
american goods in the Caucasus reg-1
ion
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26
-sll N e 4 ". TI
WILL NOT DISTURB.

BERLIN. Mar s. bacco grow
ers who have been worrying lest to-
bacco raising be restricted or forbid
den SO that the fields could be used
for the production of food supplies
have at last been assured that such
measures will not be taken, for the
present at least. The government il;
understood to have decided that
this step is not necessary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26

Ience.
Thomas Boyd Thatcher, PierponS
Morgan, Homer T.. Huntington, Har-
ry Widener and several other mil
llionaires had especial fancies for In
lcunabula and other literary an
Etiq,lities. George g. Thomas, Of Phil E'.l'
iadelphia, took special interest in
Charles Dickens and had specimens
of each ofg3tIe earlier editions. Mr.,
Thomas was also interested in Cruik-
shanks. the illustrator and cortoonist
contemporary with Dickens, and his
collection OF Cruikshank's works is
said to be the finest in the world, ex-
ceeding several English collections
In variety and value
The largest private collection OF
modern literature in the world Is
now being assembled by ames earle
ton Young, of Minneapolis. He be
gan to collect it a few years ago. He
now declares jesting ly that his books
they practically Hi his Minnea polls
house, and he and his family spend
their winters in a hotel. When a
young man. this collector conceived
the idea that all the great IN dern
writers in the world should be rep
resented In a great collection
housed under one 70 OF. When he re-
tired from business he began to de-
vote his time to It's fu1fi11ment. He
has many assistants and agents in
different countries who are In close
touch with Writers in every country
in the world. Mr. " oung's plans in
clude securing autograph copies OF
the first edition SO far as possible,
of every work OF each great writer.
When an Important book is placed
upon the market. or sometimes be-
fore It is Issued, the author resolves
q polite letter. written IN his native
Language. giving a full statement OF
the purpose Of the library and ask
Ing him to autograph a copy OF his
book to tbe preserved for posterity.
The library already includes books
by every imp rtant writer of the last
quarter OF a century. While Mr..
Young has purchased thousands OF
books. many writer's have been glad
to donate them. and also to inscrtbe
a sentiment. "A few refusedEto con-
tribute the autographs, but this does
not shut the book out OF the library.
Some Of the answers to letters are
amusing. AZ poet OF some distinction
declined to contribute his autograph
because he said the word great as
applied to the library plan included
too many people. He said ID % you
know that there have been only six
really great people since Shakes
l{peare? ! am one Of these
Another man declined to auto
graph a book unless he was paid S s.
900 for it,. One man wrote four
pages to explain VIII he could not
take the time to sign his name IN a
book designed for historic preserve
gtion. Although Mr.. Dung fayors
first editions. g onas Harry preferred
TO be represented BY a later edition
which had been revised and I'M
proved He autograph the entire
set OF his works upon cond ition that
those of the first editions should be
returned to him. 5isEss
Many OF the prominent writer's OF
the world have become interested In
Mr.. Young ;s ii brary and are COOP
Iserat ting with him to make 1T as com
Ipletas as possible w Norris, the
English snpEelist X secured number
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-26

HE
ii As ia IN IL Il r. T E: q
THE AMERICANS LIBRARY
Ry Frederle D Haskin.

II X FFFU
Over fifty thousand editions Of
books were published In the United
Il States last year. About ten thous.
and were in two Or more volumes
4 The total number or. copies approx
mated the quarter or a billion mark
as 1t considerably exceeded 200, 10 10
i 600. The value Of thes ebooks, e1.
Icludfng periodic OF all kinds, many
of which are subsequently bound into
books. amounts to nearly SIS, 000s-
1000. The value OF these books. ex-
put may be expected to increase al
jleast twenty per cent, SO that the de-
i mand for books Is really as staple as
! for daily bread.
i Contrary to popular belief. the
i largest portion OF these books u1ti;
mately find their ways into the hands
Iof the private buyer or book col
4 lecfor- The public Libraries buy less
THAN ten million annually. and about
fifty million are used as text books
in the schools and colleges Of the
country. A large number are util-
iized for business advertising -pur-
,iposes and probably two million are
Irequired for the use Of various sci
tentific and philanthropic associations.
! but after all other demands are ac-
Icounted for. it is still evident that
1.-THE increasin number OF free Libraries
does not seem to affect the desire OF
THE American citizen to possess
books Of his own. for he buys the
greater part OF our immense produce
OF literature and near-1iterature.
private library of even 500 vol
u1nes was rather a rarity a genera
ton ago. Now it is taken for
granted that every person who can
| afford 1T will buy books. and col
Elections which ten years ago would
have attracted attention. are now
commonplace. The presence Of
! books IN the average home is SO
generally accepted that architects
Include built-in bookshelyes in even
the small houses. In the large
house, the library Is one of the most
imp ortant rooms, with many features
ESPECIALLY planned for the storage Of
books, and for convenient access to
them.
The private book collector either
begins with buying books along some
particular line. In which he is espe-
cially interested, or else plans to
have his collection embrace 2 full
range Of general literature. Rich
men. who began with general litera-
ture generally take up some hobby
| to perpetuate their book-buying.
number of American millionaires are
securing private collections of Amer
icana which will no doubt ultimately
enrich the public libraries of poster
tity. The library noWned now by
Joseph LieJ,r, but collected chiefly
by his father and mother. is said to
Include the most complete collection
of Confederate literature, in exist
ence. 1t has also a number of other
rare old books and 2 well assorted
collection of general literature. The
library owned by Jay Gould. which
was recently cata1ogued under the
direction Of his daughter. Mrs. Shep-
lherd, include general collections OF
Americana, while that Of the late
Edward Crane, of Newark. N. J {, con-
tains the most complete assemblage
of literature pertaining to the early
history Of that state now in exist
ence. .3@
Thomas Boyd Thatcher, Pierpon1
I4F AET-T. 6rr.. TT
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-08

Gen. Ivanoff are maintaining their
positions on Sereth river.
BerIin.-Report that Grand Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz contemplates re-
signing officially declared untrue.
Will shortly resume his post.
London EIIerman liner Doure
sunk by German submarine. Crew
landed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-08
AIR RAIDERS OF BOTH ARMIES
SHOVEL DESTRUCTION

0F7OWER DG0 NV tSN
Paris.-Air warfare on huge scale
carried on along Franco-Flanders
battle front last night and early to-
day.
French aviators dropped sixty
bombs on German aviation camps at
Medard and Dieuse. French and Brit
ish aviators raided another German
air camp at Ostend. Squadron of
German airmen showered bombs on
Nancy and plateau of Malzeville,
killing several persons.
London.-Ten persons known to
have been killed in last nights raid
by three Zeppelins on east coast of
England. Three others missing and
believed buried under debris of
wrecked buildings.
London.-Russian steamer Rhea
sunk by a German submarine Crew
saved.
BerIin.-German troops captured
Volkovysk, important railway junct-
ton 4S miles southeast of Grodno.
tondon.-French steamer Guate-
mala torpedoed and sunk off west
coast of France.
Petrograd.-Grand Duke Nicholas,
superseded in command of Russian
armies by car, appointed viceroy of
Caucasus. official announcement
from Petrograd of Grand Dukes de-
motion confirms reports car is dis
pleased at successive Russian defeats
and has determined to assume per-
sonal charge of Russia's armies.
Petrograd.-Gen. Russky's artillery
has prevented every attempt of Ger
mans to approach left bank of Dwina
in effort to force crossing and march
against Riga.
Center of Russian line extending
from east of Grodno to northeast of
Kovel is bending slowly inward in
conformity to general plan of retire
ment, but at several points has
paused to deliver successful counter
o+4
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-08

P. S.-Saturday to the kids is just
like payday to the working man.
Cheer up, Christmas vacation is on
the way!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-08
BACK AGAIN!

BY Jim Nance
With their 'rithmetic and algebra,
To the tune of Golden Rule,
The kids are on the job again,
They're hiking back to school.
The days when Liz Arthur
Waits for Mary at the door
Bring back the fond OIL memories
That the kids have had before.
There's work to do the live long day,
Til next summer comes aroun'.
And they're making men and women
Of the children of our town.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-08
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Pittsburgh.-Fred Clarke, manager
of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, an
nounced he had resigned, effective at
close of present season.
Stonington, Me.-Passenger steam
er ]. T. Morse badly damaged in col
lision with steamer Pemaquid in fog
off Turk island and was beached.
1000
CHICAGO GRAIN. - Wheat up.
Other grains down. Provisions up.
Sept. wheat close, 1875.
NEW YORK STOCKS. - Market
firm and quiet
1870
WEATHER FORECAST
Unsettled weather tonight and
Thursday, with showers and prob
ably thunderstorms; cooler Thurs
day; moderate southwest to west
winds. Temperature Tuesday: High
est, ~; lowest, 90,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
HYdropIane a Freak.

The hydroplane of the day is a
freak in every sense of the word The
various types of underbody construc-
ton are designed to give the boats
lifting power, to lessen the draft I'M
der speed, and, consequently, the dis
placement-in other and palmer
words, to lessen the amount of water
that has to be pushed aside in the
endeavor to make high speed The
hydroplane is the outcome of years of
study by the best naval architects and
marine engineers in freak-boat con-
struction. Thousands of dollars are
spent annually on these freaks, but
many are thrown on the junk pile and
the effort repeated. All of these boats
are overpowered, as one would con-
slider the needs of an ordinary boat
But extra power is added to gain
little extra speed. Thus one of the
Atlantic coast owners is this year du-
plicating his power by adding sec
ond motor to a 45-miler with the hope
of adding an extra ten miles an hour
to the speed. This may be termed
freakishness, yet in the quest for the
6O-miler all sorts of freakish things
are being undertaken
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
Artificial Bones,

A new method of mending a frac-
tured bone has been discovered by an
English doctor. He dries and grinds
to powder a piece of fresh bone, and
this powder he mixes to the consis-
tency of a paste with petroleum., and
properly sterilizes the mixture After
the ends of the fractured bones have
been brought into proper relations,
and the location ascertained by digi-
tai examination and X-ray, a syringe
having long needle is filled with the
warmed bone mixture, and the needle
is inserted to the seat of the frac-
ture, and as deeply as possible be-
tween the fractured ends. The con-
tents of the needle are then injected
as the needle is slowly withdrawn to
the surface of the bone, when the in
lection must stop. This procedure
may be repeated several times at diff
ferent angles. thus filling the entire
space between the fractured ends with
the petrolatum and bone cells. which
act as focus for the formation of
new bone
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
RULES OF UP-TO-DATE zoo
Compiled for the Benefit of Visitors
Who Without Proper Guidance
Might Get Into Trouble.

All persons are prohibited from
playing with the animals. If you are
a monkey, don't recognize your friends
at the zoo. Fraternizing with the ami
mails is considered serious offense,
no matter If the animal shows more
intelligence than the one trying to
torment him.
1t shall be unlawful to stroke the
whiskers of Caesar, the male lion, or
to pull the tails of any of the lions at
any time. Visitors must not interfere
with the food that is given the lions
or put their hands into the mouths Of
the beasts.
Making eyes at the balloons and
shaking hands with the monkeys are
not permitted at any time. Visitors
must not pull the horns of the buffalo
or strike the ears of the ostrich.
Children are warned not to ride on
the backs of the deer.
Violations of these park regulations
will be punishable by solitary con-
fnement in the dog pound for six
months.-Springfe News.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
Shrapnel in Warfare.

Shrapnel is most effective against
prone skirmishers at ranges from
1000 to 5000 meters, when burst
twenty-eight to twenty-five meters
short of the target, and against stand
ing skirmishes at the same ranges
when burst fifty-six to forty-five me-
tiers short of the target. Black also
points out that single shrapnel from
a light field howitzer produces a
greater number of hits when the point
of burst is favorably situated than one
fired from field gun.
Shrapnel is also playing a most i'm
portant part in aerial warfare, and Of
these antiaircraft shrapnel, all of
which embody the same general es-
sentials, there is perhaps none more
effective than that known as 'Ehrhardt
antiaircraft shrapnel.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
GAME or LIFE WAS CALLED
On Account of Darkness After Tragic
Accident to Enthusiastic
Baseball Fam

w. H. Murphy, salesman. living
at the Minneveska apartments, was
on his way to the ball game, reports
the Los Angeles Times. He tried to
board moving train, grasped the
handrail and tried to lift himself to
the steps. His grasp was not firm,
and his palms were moist with run
ming, and as he began to elevate him.
self his hands slipped
A lurch, swing and a sudden shift,
and his body was thrown to the rails.
His legs were caught beneath the
wheels and the train passed over
them, amputing both above the
ankles.
He was taken to the Receiving hos
pital for treatment, where Surgeon
Wiley and Assistant Surgeons Roome
and Johnson dressed the limbs. an
operation demanding further ampu-
tation. AS he went to the operating
table to receive the ether he was
smiling and cheerily talked with the
nurses.
mo more ball games for me for
while he remarked.
The attentions of the surgeons
stopped further speech, while the
ether was administered, and after
ward, when he had been wheeled from
the spotless surgery TO the ward, he
began to talk again. He was at the
ball game.
We'll, he'll get a hit now. The
time has come; he's going to get a
hit now.
ooh, hum, it's rather a slow game
today. What's the matter with those
boys that they're moving so slow
They ought to hurry Can't they see
it's getting dark? It's certainly get
ting dark fast. You can hardly see
the outfielders there-not in right
field, anyhow l guess they'll have to
stop soon, won't they? The suns all
gone down. My, but it went fast.
and see how dark it's getting
why-why-
Il guess they'll have to call-the
game"
And the surgeons drew the sheet
far over his head and notified the un-
dertakers.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
New Record by Fisheries Bureau


The commissioner of fisheries, I'M
der date of June 10, advises that not
only will the output of the fish-cul-
tural operations of the bureau of fish
cries during the fiscal year ending
June 80 surpass previous records but
for the first time in many years there
has been sufficient supply of black
bass to meet all current demands for
both public and private waters. All
outstanding applications for black
bass will be filled. Some of these have
been held over for several years for
lack of a sufficient supply of the fish
Among recent deliveries of this fish
have been 10000 to a large artificial
lake at Austin, Tex, formed by the
damming of the Colorado river, and at
the station whence the fish came a
large supply is now on hand. 1t is the
policy of the bureau to distribute each
year an increasingly large proportion
Of fish which have been retained at
the hatcheries until they reach the
lingering or yearling stages, which
means that the output, being more
mature, is better able to care for itself
and is not so subject to the depreda-
tsons of natural enemies.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
Out of Iona Experience.

Barristers should always be respect
full to the court and accept decisions
with good humor, says DR.. Blake Odg-
ers, who illustrates the proper atti-
tude of the profession.
A young barrister who held differ
ent views from the court, remarked
on one occasion that he was surprised
ment, whereupon the leading counsel
apologized for his junior on the
grounds of his youth.
when he is as old as l am, my
lord,' he said deferentially, "he will
lordship says or does. YORKSHIRE
Post
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
Wearisome Proposition.

We'll, Mirandy," said Mrs. Bosby-
shell to her cook, Il hear it rumored
that you are going to be married again,
this time to joe"
Nom, I amt gwine git mahried
again, Miss Lucy" replied Mirandy.
I'm very fond O. Joe, but amt gwine
mahry him.
Whats the trouble?" asked Mrs.
Bosbyshell.
Amt no trouble, Miss Lucy" said
Mirandy, "but yo' see l done been
manfred three times already, an tell
yo' de truff I'm gittin' mighty tiahed
payin out good money to dem undah-
takahS"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13

Artsr mad race, covering Is miles,
between an express train on the Laurel
line and a high-powered automobile,
which had been requisitioned by Chief
of Police Roberts of Wilkes-Barre.
the latter captured man accused of
fimf1amming Wilkes-Barrean as he
stepped from train in Scranton. Pa.
The fugitive got away with a ten
minute start, but the big racing car
cut down the running time, and the
officers were waiting at the station
here for their man, who was takeo
back to Wilkes-Barre.
The running time of the train was
35 minutes, and the automobile tray-
eled little more than mile minute
to overhaul it.-Scranton Dispatch to
Philadelphia Record.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
JOHNS DEDUCTION AT FAULT
Result of Bright Youths Reasoning
Brought CONSERVATION 10 His
Employer.

John was the new boy at the board
ing house. His mistress was scolding
him because he never surmounted an
obstacle.
John she said, when I sent you
for a two-pound loaf of cake and they
had none, why in the world did you
not bring two one-pound cakes? That
would be exactly the same thing"
John seemed to grasp the knowl-
edge. His mistress thought SO until
the next day.
She was going on journey, and
being a large, stout woman, told John
to engage her two seats il the bus.
When John returned she asked:
did you have any dif1culty?"
mo, madam" replied the hopeless
John, "but / could not get them both
together, so got one on the inside
and one ON the top!"