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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-12

ly denied that the probation system is
abused
1T is one of the most humane acts
ever placed on the statute books" he
said to me, and the trouble is that
we should be able to do more for the
boy than merely place him on prOba-
ton; we should be able to get him
job. If the relatives of the boy would
put forth the same effort to get the
boy work before he gets into trouble
as they do afterward many Of the
boys would never get in trouble.
Eve do not put hardened criminals
on probation, but boy who is a first
offender is entitled to the provisions
of that law and our public defenders
themselves urge the boys rights in
that direction. The trouble is that
many people confuse the probation
act with the parole which is for peO-
pie convicted of crimes"
Candidly, my own opinion of what
is wrong is the inconsistency Of
human nature in expecting because
a boy who has been guilty of a mis-
demeanOr is placed on probation, that
straightforward he will put behind
him even the natural energy that led
him into mischief and it will be ne.
cessary to have the tailor make a spe-
ciaI coat to properly allow for his
sprOuting angel wings. He is just a
boy and putting him on probation will
not make an angel of him, but it may
make a man of him if we are sufi-
GENTLY consistent to realize that it
takes more than a few words Of a
judge or the visit of an officer every
so often to help the boy direct his en-
ergy into the proper channel.
-O-O
WAR ODDITIES
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-12
Gabrielle Hunter

Gabrielle Hunter, the 10-year-oId
daughter of Mrs. J. Young Hunter, a
prominent English painter, who ar
rived from England alone and would
have been sent to Ellis Island if it had
not been for Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,
who offered to assume charge Of hsTo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
FILES PETITION
 FOR RECEIVERSHIP
Alleged Creditors of Pacific-lron Mountain Railway System Claims
 It Bankrupt

St Louis. August 16.--A petition for a receiver for the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain railway system was filed late today in federal court here by Boyle x Priest. attorneys for the Commonwealth Steel company of St. Louis, which claims to be creditors of the railroad to the ex- tent of s254OO0 for rolling stock and other railway supplies.
 Two distinct suits were brought, one directed against the Missouri Pacific line and the other against the Iron Mountain line. The petitions will be heard by Dis trict Judge Dyer Tuesday.
 The suits were based on claims which the steel company filed against the two railroads--a claim of $l9900o against the Missouri Pacific and claim of $55,000 against the Iron Mountain. Both claims were for railroad rolling stock, and other supplies, characterized in the petitions as essential to the proper operation of the lines.
 The appointment of receivers was asked on the ground that other creditors may bring suit against the railways which may operate to break up the unity of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
PHIFER CANDIDATE
 FOR JACKSON MAYOR

Jackson. Miss. August 16.-(Special) ) Robert $. Phifer, Jr., a well known at torney-at-law, has announced his candi- dacy for mayor, by issuing an address to the people of Jackson, in which he out lines an interesting platform, and which has put a great many people to think ing.
 Mr. Phifer would see Jackson run on what is known as the Jackson plan of taxation," and which Houston, Tex, is said to find more than satisfactory when used in connection with the Somers sys- tenn of assessment on real estate.
 The claim is that the Jackson plan encourages business. reduces the high cost of living, and encourages the buiid- ing of homes as no other plan ever has done; that it will eliminate all the eva sion, fraud and false swearing that is connected with our present tax system, or lack of system; buildings and im- provements are to be assessed separately from lots.
 The city of Jackson has tried for years to equalize assessments, but 1t has never been done, and never will be done under present lack of system. Taxes are now $35 per $10OO. county, city and state, based largely on false valuations placed on improved property by owners. Few pieces of property in Jackson are as- sessed at what the owners would take for it, and three-fourths valuations is all that the authorities have ever de- manded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
MRS. |. B. LLOYD|S
 STILL SUFFERING Seriously Injured When Horse Backed Buggy Off Embankment on Shades
 Mountain

Mrs. Clarence B. Lloyd who was se- verely injured in runaway accident on Sunday, is suffering considerablyN and it is thought she will have to be put in a plaster cast.
 The accident happened Sunday after noon while MT. Lloyd, his wife and four months-old baby were out riding on Shades mountain The horse shied at a passing automobile The horse reared and backed the buggy over a steep em- bankment and the occupants were thrown out. Mrs. Lloyd sustaining severe in juries Mir. Lloyd was painfully bruised while the baby, by some miracle, es- capped unhurt.
 Assistance was promptly given, and they were brought to town for treat ment. The buggy was completely de- moished and the horse so badly injured that in all probability he will have to be shot. Mr. Lloyd is city clerk and secre- tary to the board of city commissioners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
WHAT TO DO WITH CONNECTS. WHAT NOT TO DO WITH THEM
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT By MRS. SIDNEY M. LILLIAN

the place of the families of the convicts and enjoys their earnings, while the fami- lies break up, disintegrate and go to the self-same road of crime and imprison- ment?
 If that is what the system of penal servitude does to the family (and incl dentally to society in competition with free labor), what does it do to the con- vict himself?
 Generally, it uses him up-physically, morally and mentally.
 There is no getting around this fact.
 The state does not foster the notion that the convict needs help-does not realize that he ever is a victim of cir cumstances over which he has no con- trol.
 Our state has not yet shown any sign of fostering the new notion that redemp- tion and regeneration of it's convicts is possibility or a duty, or that redemp- tion is only possible through a humane attitude toward them-that regeneration can come only when the state loses it's vicious notion that the convict is state property, and begins to act in accordance with the new concept That he is charge to be carefully treated and pro- foundly studied for his and socety's bet torment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
FULLAN TO ADDRESS
 EDUCATIONAL BODY

Auburn, August 16.-tSpecial. )-Prof. M. Thomas Fullan of department of machine design, Alabama Polytechnic institute, left today for Oakland. Cal, where he will address the science sec ton of the National Educational as- sociation. He goes at urgent request Of the members of the section to pre- sent a subject in which he is the rec ognized national authority on Cor relation of Physics and Manual Train Ing" having first proposed it for the Alabama schools.
 Professor Fullan goes by way of Chi cago in order to attend the Interna- tonal Conference of Society for Prac- tical Astronomy. He is director of sec ton for construction of astronomical instruments and presents a paper on telescope design and construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17

WHdl not to QO Wltn the cOnV1ctS IS certainly more pertinent.
 Primarily, don't exploit them.
 Don't make profit out of them.
 Don't continue policy of getting reve- nue out of their miserable crimes
 Don't imagine the state needs convicts to subsist.
 Don't set the example of offering pre- miums on the making of convicts.
 Of all the damnable convictions ever fostered by civilized people, the most outrageous one is that the state prison CTS are the especial property of the state to peonize.
 What to do with them might easily be determined if it were sinceerly desired to remove them from all temptation to ex- ploit them in their helpless state.
 The fundamental error back of all these policies of penal servitude for that is all they are), is the monstrous notion that the hapless victims who fall through crime violations of laws, are so vicious that they lose all right to humane treat ment and must be placed out of the view and sphere of the balance of society and receive a course of punishment of vary ing sorts, according to the whims of judges and prisonkeepers
 From this Fundamental error comes the idea that the violators revert to the state as property (having lost all liberty in so- ciety); and as the state needs revenue perpetually-and taxes, never satisfactory sanywhere, never yield enough to supply the most unambitious state-why, the state turns to its human property, Hes mserables, who have potential revenue in their muscles and calculates the pos sibility of not only making them pay for their own sustenance, but of adding to the budget of the state; and that in com petition with free labor-forgetful also that the families of these peons once were sustained by their none too ample earning power. Does it ever occur to anyone that the state simply steps into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
STATE RANGERS
 ARE CALLED OUT

Chattanooga. August 16.-(Special) Col. J. P Fyffe, member of the State Rangers, was ordered today to report to Judge Lynch of the circuit court of Franklin county, Tennessee, in Win chester by Adit. Gen. c. B. Rogan.
 The adjutant general did not state the nature of the call for rangers nor was any light thrown on the matter by long distance telephone inquiry. The State Rangers were organized to sup press night riding and such other un- usual outbreaks that might occur in the state and hence it is presumed that some disorder of this nature is threat ened in Franklin county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
Directors Meet

New York. August 16.-9A special meet ing of Missouri Pacific Railway company directors was held here today but no statement was issued. Another meeting is to be held tomorrow and important de- velopments are expected.
 The time for depositing stocks and bonds of the company under the proposed capital readiustment" plan expired to- day. According to intimatons received from several quarters deposits of se- curities in pursuance of the plan were small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
BATTERIES GOING
 TO ENCAMPMENT

Maj. l.. S. Dorrence, commander First Field artillery, Alabama National Guard, announces the dates when the two local batteries will go into annual encamp- ment.
 Battery A, Capt Frank Finn eom- manding, will go into camp of instruction at Anniston August 29 to September 1o. Battery c, Capt Ed l.. Anderson com manding. will go into camp on September 8 at the same place, relieving Battery A Each battery expects to have l00 men in camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
A DRUG USER
 "BORN AGAIN.

A WOMAN PHYSICIAN practicing in Chicago took the Neal Treatment last singing all the time--that I had been born again. You have the finest treat ment I ever heard of. and have in- vestigated many.
 For full information and private re- ferences to cured patients. call or ad- dress the Neal Institute 8l5 North goth street. phone Main 4516.
 60 Neal Institutes In Principal Cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
To Buy More Horses

East St. Louis, H., August 16-Ital- ian representatives Wednesday will be- gin the purchase of 12,O0o more horses for war purposes. Thus far more than 1GO,0o0 horses have been sold to the beligerents here. A dealer today said the allies had spent S27,o0o0O0 for horses In East St. Louis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
Her New Husband'

The Gay Widows in Her New ilus- band" d musical lnelange, which is being put on at ;he Grand this week, proved to be a decided hit with the three large audiences which witnessed the performance yesterday.
 The lines arc bright and catchy. The costumes are new, and the musical numbers consisting of songs and dances are extremely clever. The cho- rus this week Is beyond doubt the best that patrons of the Grand have seen in many weeks. They are hard work CTS and succeeded in pleasing the au- dience upon each occasion
 Al Bush, undoubtedly the best bur lesque comedian that has ever aD- peared before the footlights Of the Grand. had the house in a continual roar of laughter. His clever sallles or wit and the ease with which he played his part, was the means Of Keeping the house in good humor throughout the entire performance. Ethel Macdonald. as "Mr Heck's Bride" easily proved to be the star actress of the perform ance and played her part masterfully, She has an exceedingly pleasing voice and made a rousing hit with her song, "Y psilanti" the number was re- peatedly encored Isabella Drisdale. as "Billy Buttons was, as usual, greeted with loud applause each time sine appeared upon the stage. This versatile young actress bids fair to rise above the burlesque stage, her work being above par at all times. Mae Bernard was pleasing in her sem sational feature. "The Garden of AL lah" Gladys Goldman succeeded in pleasing the audience in her speciality, When I Come Back to You"
 Sid Cox and Dan Belmont were cap able in their respective parts Mile. Pelletreau, as an added attraction, dis played her Grecian figures and steps as a real graduate in terpsichorean art. Sine may be classed with the best danc- CTS in her type of burlesque.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
DANIELS TO REVIEW
 FLEET OFF BOSTON

Boston, August 16.-An assurance from Secretary of the Navy Daniels that he would be in Boston on August 25. and review the battleship fleet off Boston light with the state executives in at tendance upon the conference of gover- nors. was received today by Governor Walsh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
Sixteen Poisoned in Atlanta

Atlanta, August 16.-Sixteen men and one boy were made i'll here today by ptomaine poisoning, believed to have been caused by drinking buttermlk. Hos pital authorities reported the condition of some to be serious, Fourteen of the number are white.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
McK ellar n Candidate

Memphis. August 16.-Kenneth D. Me Kellar of this city. congressman from the Tenth district. today made formal an- nouncement of his candidacy for the United States Senate. to succeed Senator Luke Lea of Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
Store Robbed

Chattanooga, August 16.-(Special) Bloodhounds were sent from here today to Cedar Blun, Ala, where the general merchandise store of Sloan & Son was burgIarized hast night. The dogs, with ofacers. left in an automobbe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS
"Chinatown Trunk Mystery"

The chinatown Trunk Mystery" opened the weeks entertainment at the Orpheum theatre last night and the Or pheum players were greeted by the larg- est crowd since their appearance in Bir- mingham
 The Chinatown Trunk Mystery is q story made possible only by the once famous Chinatown in New York city,s with each of the acts played on the well known Mott street. where untold mysteries have taken place This story is of the fight between the police of New York on white slavery and the opium traffic with an interesting, plot that held the attention sof the large audience
 The Orpheum players proved themselves very capable, W. R. Chagnon, the sailor of Uncle Sam. gained further popularity with Birmingham people in his part as Jack Brooks, as did Lottie Genmore in the difficult part of Crazy Nell. the opium fiend. Mama Leigh, the newsgiri, who was always on hand at the right time, and Edith Kurtz as Marie Lyndon, the flower girl, are both worthy of em- pha sis for their work. James Park in the comedy part as Brannigan Brady and D. F. Marion. Russell Hampton, Ira Mar tin Will Sutherland and Mabel Patter- sen, in their different parts, were well up to the standard Judging from the reception given this weeks show at the Orpheum the attendance will be the larg- est yet at this popular theatre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-17

system-a unity essential to it's proper operation as pubic carrier-and preju- dice the interest of various creditors.
Evening journal., 1915-10-12
IT'S True That Gavvy's Fallen Flat,
But He'll Come Back, Do You Get That2

batters whitfield his curves in. wrath
and certainly he gave the Willies 10
that slugger man. Cravath.
Tin this regard IL should be mon
toned that Gabby's fallen prettv
nat, and though he's doubtless we'll
intentioned. in nine occasions AT the
bat he's only landed one hard crasber
one lonesome hermit OF a hit, though
he was touted as a smasher who'd
take that bali and murder II. We
must in justice note. however that
Gabby made one high one soar
though Lewis caught his Brave en-
desyor by running seven miles or
more.)
This Lewis persons cracking sin
gle which came within the final frame
was. as IL proved. the winning bin
gle that gave the Boston bunch the
game, so as we chronicle the story
Of what the players tried and did. this
bird deserves his share OF glory-you
gotta slip IL to him. kid
Iris Speaker also earns the praises
)f folks who like a ringing swat. he
hit that ball like Helenblazes and
banged it, twice. around the lot. in
act the Red Sox demonstrated the
ancient law we all recall which
Archimedes simply stated-"to win
'ou gotta hit the BALI"
Evening journal., 1915-10-12
PhilIies OuipIayed, Boston
Looks Like Easy Winner

for him just as the necessary hit prob-
ably would have been delivered for
Foster had the latter needed it.
Alexander pitched another steady.
Drainy game, but the Red Sox artil-
lery was effective enough TO put over
TWO runs, which, with Leonard stand
ing the Phil sluggers on their heads.
was sufficient
AS things are now going. this SER
les may go down as one of the best
pitched worlds title tits in history.
roster and Leonard. of course. loom
up as the heroes with a three-hit
game each. But Alexander has now
worked eighteen innings against the
Red SoX and has been scored on only
three times, although the Red Sox
have nicked him for fourteen hits
Mayer yielded a total of ten hits and
TWO runs. making a total Of five runs
and twenty-four hits the Sox have
registered for the three struggles.
me Phillies have been held even
tighter. on Shore. Foster and Leon
ard they have connected for only
eleven hits in twenty-seven innings.
They have scored five runs. Bancroft
Is the only Philadelphia player who
has hit safely in every game. and his
hits have come at the rate of one per
game. Neihoif has yet to get a hit
He is the only man on either team
who has played in every game and
failed to connect at least once.
Hooper and Lewis are the only
Beantown championship chasers 10
hit in every game Lewis leads with
two safe wallops in the first. one in
The second and three in the third. in
Guiding the smash which broke up
Yesterdays game.
Cravath and Luderus. the Austrian
siege guns Of the Philly artillery.
have so far been almost entirely spik- |
3D. Except for the uprising Saturday /
when their brace OF doubles brought |
lne run on Foster. neither has reach
I'd first base more than once. Cravath
drew a walk in the first game. and
Luderus singled in the same argu-
ment.
Cactus has struck out three times
and Luderus four. Three of the lat
Ter S whihs came yesterday.
The Phillies must win today TO have
a look-in.
Evening journal., 1915-10-12
Boston Believes Any Old
Pitcher Can Win Now

ton is going to win another worlds
championship and seemingly New
England wants to be in at the death
of Phillies' hopes.
If Boston wins today. the curtain
will start descending on the series
with rush. The Pills then would
nave to take three straight games
monumental, and well nigh hone
less job, considering the strength of
the Massachusetts firing squad
Most OF the sports who are following
the two teams between the two cities
are preparing for a getaway from
Philadelphia tomorrow night.
Philadelphia's hope of overtaking
the heeing Sox rested today largely
with George Chalmers, the man who
was generally selected to chuck the
second game at Philadelphia, only to
be discarded at the last moment for
Mayer. II doesn't matter who pitches
now-AleXander has been beaten.
Carrigan's selection was somewhat
of a gamble. The Red Sox boss
steadfastly refused this forenoon TO
give any intimation of whom he would
send to the front. II lies, in all prob
ability between Shore and Foster.
The individual Red Sox thinks IL
doesn't matter who pitches.
"The critics have persistently din
ned in our ears that Alexander was
the guy we'd have to beat to win the
SERIES" they argued "He is their
whole defense. Well, we've broken
through that defense, so, according
to the dope, they shouldn't have any
thing left"
The pills truly don't appear to
have much left. Alexander was their
all, and Alexander was beaten
On the other hand, Boston has
everything left The series now
stands two to one, and either Shore
or Foster is willing to work today.
Either would be a heavy favorite over
the doubtful George Chalmers. II
Shore pitches today, Foster. who held
the Pills to three hits and won his
game Saturday, will go against them
At Philadelphia tomorrow.
John Patrick Moran is between the
levi and the deep, deep blue.
Betting today was TO 1 on the Sox
o take the series, and some frenzied
session partisans were offering 8 to
that their heroes take the next two
sames-today's and tomorrow's.
Holiday crowds from the MANY
suburbs poured into
soston by the thousands all forenoon
downtown streets were congested
With automobiles. while railroad and
nterurban stations were jammed 10
he point Of suffocation.
Columbus discovered America on
MS date. but Boston didn't think
early as much Of that fact as il aid
u the discovery made by the Red
'ox yesterday-that Grover CIeve-
and Alexander would succumb under
n avalanche Of base wallops.
Evening journal., 1915-10-12

From his place as twinkler in
the armament of motorcar drivers.
Gil Anderson became fixed star
when he won the first of the series of
hve races for the Astor challenge Gun
over the new Sheepshead Bay speed
way. He drove his white Stutz car
the $50 miles in 32442. equivalent TO
speed OF 1890 miles an hour. and
faster by 74-1OOths Of mile-prac-
tically three-Quarters Of a mile-than
the worlds best competitive record.
that made by a Peugeot car in the
Chicago Century challenge race of
only 100 miles Anderson's effort
Melted him the first money prize
Evening journal., 1915-10-12

a one-game edge today and appear to
be pointed straight toward the worlds
title, there it is.
When the turning point in yester-
days game arrived the Phillies were
outguossed Quick thinking and a
good eye stepped forward to back up
Leonard's sterling pitching. Then
came Duffy Lewis with a good solid
blow, scoring Hooper and the show
was over.
The turning point in the game came
before the smack OF Lewis was sent
shooting to center and down the pages
OF baseball history. II was with Scott's
sacrifice which followed Hooper's
single. opening the session. Scott had
tried hard to bunt. He had fouled off
two Another one. and he would be
retired. Under all ordinary rules Of
the game Scott should have hit the
next ball out
The Phillies made this guess. and
lost. They played for the expected
solid blow. Instead Scott laid down
bunt The Phillies we're caught fat
footed Hooper scurried for second
Scott was thrown out at first. but the
winning run was perched on the mid
way station with only a single needed
10 stow away the game. Lewis deliv-
cred this after Speaker had been
walked
To Leonard goes the credit OF pitch
ing game equal to that Of Foster
who broke into the hero column sat
urday. He did not furnish the dra-
matte climax in person bv driving in
the winning run. but that was done