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The Washington times., 1916-06-15
Dodgers Win By Errors
And Extra Base Hits

BROOKLYN, June 15.-LolR hitting
by the Dodgers and errors by the CARD
inals gave the former team an Stab
win yesterday. The Brooklyn team got
four doubles and two Triples off the on
posing pitchers. The visitors ma le
seven errors. five of which counted in
the scoring. Score: r. II. u.
Brooklyn ........... ITO 90 2cy-S 2
Batteries-Ames. Jasper and Snyder;
Coombs. Marquard and Meyers. o. MIL
Ter.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING,"
BY BUGS" BAER.
DARD RUOO-pH
"Wilbert Rob-
inson Is prepared
to put up q stout
resistance"

T. Roosevelt is like the man who
just had three strikes curved over on
him. He didn't run either.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15
CENTRAL IS AHEAD.
Of SCH0OLBOYS IN
BATTING AVERAGES
Roberts Leads Team With Mark
Of 1893 in Eight Games,
While Cook Is Second.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Central High School leads all the other
baseball teams in the title series in bat
ting, presenting a team average OF .263
for the eight championship games
against the pitching of Tomlin. of East
Srn, Peck of Western, Wassmann of
Business. and Peine OF Western.
In the eight title battles, of which
Central has won five and lost three. the
managed to get "A hits. Unfortunately
the hitting has been productive of only
AZ runs. which would argue that the
hits were unproductive of large
othor teams have made, and the bases
on balls issued to the Central players.
.. MOLLY" Roberts. captain of the Cen
trail nine. Is leading the team in hitting.
games and has been to the bat 80 times.
He has hit safely Is times for a mark
Of 1888. Paul Cook is next with a mark
of .Ss7. having gotten IL hits in 81 times
at the bat. Whites average Is .294.
while BelcheI has batter at a 276 clip.
Sam Gottlieb has raped out 7 hits for
a mark of .212.
In helding the team has had 1856
assists, and 81 errors for an average OF
.9l3.
Central High School has awarded let
President of the athletic association.
l.. v. .Lampson. of the faculty vice
president, Miss Ellen Kenealy. and sec
rotary. Paul Frizzell.
letter men. Cart, Maurice Roberts. J.
w. Belcher, Ross White, Paul Cook.
Caboil 7. Bailey. Samson ID. Gottlieb.
Harold e. Selden. Leonard Marbury.
Allan Stanley Jones. manager.
Track-Captain. John Latta: mana
ger. Herbert Parcher; letter men, Capt.
Walter Milstcad. John Latta, Parkins
mond stein. Theodore Forbes. A. Vim
cent Theodore Arbeely, Herbert Jones.
John Connolly. l.. Willard, Sam Solomon.
Dean Gallagher. manager: honorable
Cristofani and A. McLachlen.
Observation-Disclosures. John Finley;
captain. Howard Cissel. Letter men:
Howard Cissell. Leanord Marbury. cap
Frederic, Dezendorf. ]; A. Reed and
Manager Marshall Exnicies.
Tennis-Captain. Howard Cissel:
manager Douglas pezendorf; letter
ard cissell, AUBREY Fischer. Merton
jackson. John Dudley. Ray .Gatchell.
Ralph Aten and manager, Paul Frzzell.
Rifle team-C,aptah. w. r. Stokes;
De Neaie. F. Harbough. q. j. Working.
il. Crisweli, r. Day. 8. Houston. r. M.
Morris and r. W. Richardson.
Winners of novice track meet for
Cristofani: silver medal. Herbert Jones;
bronze medal. A. Nash.
Eastern and Western will play the
ANAL game of the championship base
ball series on Georgetown Field today.
Tuesdays game was postponed on ac-
count Of the graduation at Georgetown
University.
Following Tuesdays defeat OF Tech
meal by Central High School. the
standing of the schoolboys In the
league Is as follows:
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

Magistrate took finger prints Of three
kids caught playing baseball. II they
are found guilty Of being ballplayers
there are quite few managers who
could use 'em.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

Rumors OF Slim Sallee coming to the
Giants have created furore that
hasn't been equaled since Mike Doolan
jumped and took his base hit to the
Fed League.
Slim wouldn't strengthen the Giants
much In walloping and galloping, but
Manager McGraw could certainly use
him In the arm department
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

Jess Willard is worlds champion in
singles, but it looks as if the doubles
90 to Langford and McVey.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15
Germany Schaefer suggests
that the promoters Of the Mo-
ran-Dillon fight also insure II
against snow, sandstormA ice
bergs. boil weevils and sub
marines.

Anybody who saw Molla Bjurstedt win the
national lawn tennis title won
dered what she was practicing for.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15
Where Is


Two-cent gasolene?
Ty Cobb's brother Paul?
The Cleveland teams slump7
Bill Bryan's speech accepting nomi-
nation?
The Fed League lawsuit?
The Oscar 3rd7
Copyright, 1914. By the Press PublishinE Col
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

Promoters will insure Moran Dillon fight
for 800. 900 against rain BE nice n they could
only insure It against complimentary pass
moochers.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15
Answers to Queries.

Zooks-Both candidates have whiskar.
Looks like an ambush.
Jifie-Why not? Address Juvenile Ex-
pert, Shibe Park, Phila,. and state whether
infant Is right or lefthanded.
Wuxxux--Rube Marquard isn't through yet.
The, keystone pitching stan looks very
season.
Knutt-,Jack johnson is claiming the cham
pionship OF Spain and so long as Joe Grim
doesn't object guess he will get away with
IL.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

Another Judge rules that dve
mon constitute an army. II cor
tdtnly 70 " they arc all lined up
at tho pass gate.
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

Singles are pretty soft for Molia
Bjurstedt, but she has II tougher In
doubles where she has to play THREE
people
The Washington times., 1916-06-15

A coxswain can get more exercise from
the neck up than any bird We ever saw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
LOCAL BOOSTERS
 TO MAKE AUTO TRIP
 TO ROME, GEORGIA

The Chamber of Commerce of Rome, Ga, has extended invitation to the members of the Birmingham Motor and Country club to visit Rome on April in company with a delegation of Forest highway boosters.
 Richard W. Massey. president of the Forest Highway association and mem Der of the Motor club. will be in charge of the party making this trip It is proposed to assemble at the court house in Birmingham at o'clock on the morning of April 2 and leave for Rome immediately. The roads are in excellent condition and the Motor club and Jackson highway officials are anxious that a representative party from Birmingham make this trip. es- pecially as the Rome Chamber of Com merce will entertain the members of this partys with dinner and dance that night.
 A. l.. Boorse, chairman of the au- tomobile committee of the Motor club, and Jewell Taylor, secretary of the Automobile Dealers association, are assisting MT. Massey Members of the club and autoists-who wish to make this trip are requested to telephone the club Main S49S, giving their names together with the names of the peo- pie who will probably be in their party, MT Wheeling, secretary of the Rome Chamber of Commerce, has asked for list of these names in order that he may send individual invitations to each of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Likes to Read The
 Weekly Age-Herald

q know of no better method of helping the farmer in his effort to better his condition" said A. M. Grims- ley, president of the First National bank of Fayette, than that of plac- ing in his. hands a reliable farm news paper I like The Weekly Age-Herald, and if its present standard is main- tained it will serve most useful pur- pose I would suggest column of questions and answers each week, so that the asker not alone would be ben- efited by the reply, but other farmers with similar problems as well.'
 F. M Merrel1, cashier of the Central Bank and Trust company of Jasper. realizes the importance of placing de- pendable Alabama farm information in the hands of the farmer. Practically all of our Walker county farmers are readers and a farm newspaper, such as you are making The Weekly Age Herald, is filling a long-felt want"
 'sEvery interest in Fayette." said Mrs w. H. Terry, president of the Civic league in the hustling capital of Fay cite county, 'is working for a city beautiful. The School Improvement as- sociation, the Civic league, the mu- nicipality and the Southern railway are identified in an effort to beautify the grounds of all public buildings, the railway station and shrubs and flow CTS are being planted in all the va cant spaces about town The School Improvement association, of which Mrs. William Monroe is president, aided by every other interest, will see that a new grammar school building is provided"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
BARBER WANTS THE
 FEDERAL PRISONERS

With a clipping of the federal grand jury report on conditions at the coun- ty jail in his hand Commissioner Bar Der requested of his colleagues yes terday permission to deal with Judge William l. Grubb in the matter of placing the federal prisoners at the Southside jail.
 'The Southside jail," said Commits sioner Barber. 'is one of the most modern prisons in the country and as the federal grand jury says the coun- ty jail is Inc fit place for human be- ings I dasire to negotiate with the United States authorities to handle their prisoners
 The necessary permission was at once granted to Commissioner Barber and he will take immediate steps to- ward having the federal prisoners housed at the Southside city prison in stead of at the county jail
 Commissioner Barber was also in- structed to notify the board of rev enue that it could use part of the Southside jail for it's prisoners pro- vided the city retained control over the entire prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
MEDICINE WILL DO
 NO ONE ANY GOOD
Doctor Says Woman Would Have to Drink 2 1-2 Gal
 Ions to Be Benefited

Chicago. March 31.-Dr. Arthur s. Boev- enhurt of the University of Wisconsin, testifying today in the s9OO.OOO libel suit instituted by John A. Patten and z. C. Patten. Jr., against the American Medi- cal association, asserted that woman would needs drink two and one-half gal Ions of Wine of Cardui" before she could obtain any benefit from the trace of iron which the mixture contains. It had been testified previously by several chemists that Wine of Cardui," the product of the Chattanooga Medicine company, owned by the Pattens. contains 20 per cent alcohol.
 The plaintiffs allege that they were damaged by attacks on their product in the American Medical associations official journal.
 Dr. Loevenhurt testified that the prod uct of the Pattens was not only not beneficial. but even vicious, because it was wrong, he said, to encourage the public to take any liquid which con tained so much alcohol. He said he had experimented with the product on dog.
 'If you found a medicine was not ben eficial to a lower animal would you know it was not beneficial to a human be- ihg?" he was asked by Attorney Hough for the plaintiffs.
 Yes, sir"
 Do you know that certain authorities say that a negative pharmacological test, such as you describe, proves ab- solutely nothing?'
 'If they do say that I do not agree with them.'
 "Then you're final authority in these things?
 ITO myself I am the final authority; yes. sir.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
TEXAS SHERIFF SUED
 BY BILLINGSLEY

Montgomery. March 31.-(Specia1) Sheriff A. c. Coins of Floyd county, Tex, came to Montgomery today to col lect evidence to support himself in the suit filed against him for $75O0 by Hoyle Billingsley and A. c. Saunders, who were arrested at Floydada, Tex, in November on suspicion of being c. Homer BiIlingsley former chief clerk of the pure food and drug bureau of the department of agriculture.
 Saunders and Billingsley of Texas were held in jail several days await ing the arrival of J. F. Irwin, state transfer agent. They finally were re- leased on their own recognizance, the agreement being that they would re- main at Floydada until MT. Irwin ar rived. When MT. Irwin reached Floyd ada they had gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
WARD SUGGESTSA
 JOINT CONFERENCE
Directors and Officials of Chamber of Commerce In- vited to Meet With the
 City Commission

If it is suitable with President Morris Bush of the Chamber of Commerce the directors of the civic chamber will hold joint conference with the city commits sion at the invitation of President George B. Ward at the city hall next Thursday afternoon at o'clock. The subject of discussion will be "The Welfare and Progress of Our City"
 Following is the letter of President Ward to the Chamber of Commerce:
 March 31, 1916. Morris Bush President, Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Sir: The city commission has instructed me to advice that it will be glad to meet with the directors and of- ficers of the Chamber of Commerce and discuss matters pertaining to the well fare and progress of our city.
 Assuming that such a conference will meet with the approval of your board hereby name Thursday afternoon, April 6. at o'clock, in the city hall, as the date of our first meeting.
 Awaiting your reply and hoping such step will bring about a closer harmony and cooperation of all our people, I am most respectfully,
 GEORGE WARD, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
GADsDEN

Gadsden, March 31.-(Special. .)-Forty- seven names have been added to the Etowah county pension list making a total of S55 names. Eight were rejected by the state pension commission. The pensions for the quarter, amounting to $7000 will be received tomorrow.
 Mayor W. G. Bellenger today issued a proclamation setting aside the period from April 1 to May 1 for the cleanup and paint-up campaign. A sanitary class has been organized at Disque High school and will cooperate in the work.
 Because of it's situation about halfway between Nashville and Atlanta, and be- cause of the route selected for the Dixie highway between Nashville and Chatta- nooga has been found impracticable, it is believed that many Dixie highway tour- ists will use the proposed Jackson high way route from Nashville to Huntsville to Gadsden and the Forrest highway to Rome, where they can again strike the Dixie highway
 believes in banks. He had placed $115 in an envelope to meet the last payment of $250 on his home. In cleaning house his wife burned the envelope and con tents.
 Darlington High School Glee club of Rome, Ga, gave concert tonight at the Disque High school auditorium
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
MINIMUM PRICE OF
 FRISCO IS FIXED

St. Louis, March 31.-A minimum price of s45, 700 GOO was placed on the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad by Circuit Judge Sanborn in the federal district court here today. This was announced by the judge, when he said he would issue a foreclosure decree.
 Shortly afterwards Judge Sanborn is sued the decree.
 The price named does not include prop erty valued at $600,000 and pledged to the North American company, on whose behalf the original receivership proceed ings were brought
 Judge Sanborn said the foreclosure de- cree would not terminate the receivership immediately.
 The minimum price named by the court includes the property covered by $25,- 100000 bond issue held by the Bankers Trust company of New York and Neil A. McMillan, trustees, and the 600 bond issue held by the Guaranty Trust com psny of New York. The two trust com panies brought the foreclosure suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
SUGAR EXPORTS
 TOTAL BIG FIGURE

New York, March 31.-Refined sugar valued at about s75,0OO.OOo has been ex- ported from the United States in the 20 mcnths since the beginning of the war, against approximately s2,OOo,0O0 worth in the 20 months prior to it's beginning, ac- cording to figures compiled by the foreign trade department of the National City bank. These figures offer ample explana- tion for the spectacular rise in shares of most sugar companies on the stock ex- change during the past six months.
 Virtually all the sugar exported since the beginning of the war has come in the raw state from Cuba, Porto Rico or Hawaii, passing through the re- fineries of this country, thence to Europe in form ready for consumption. Nearly all of it has gone to Great Britain, France and Italy, which in past years obtained nearly all their supplies from the best fields of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Fine Mounted Head
 of Florida Buck Sent
 to Colonel Ashford

Col. T. T. Ashford was the happy re- cipient yesterday of a magnificent and beautifully mounted head of a large Florida buck, killed by his old friend and hunting companion, J. E. Cox of Tampa. After exhibiting the head to his Birmingham friends Mir. Ashford will take it to his stately country home in north Alabama, "The Plantation,' and give it place among his splendid col lection of moose and elk heads, and fine stuffed specimens of the feathered tribe a collection that has been presented to him by friends from northern Canada to the most southern coast of Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
STEEL PLANT BREAKS PREVIOUS RECORDS
Output and Pay Roll Largest in the History of the Plant

It was learned yesterday that all
 previous records had been broken dur
 ing the past month at the steel plant
 of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
 road company at Ensley during the past month. Up to Thursday night,
 with one day remaining in the month,
 the steel plant had turned out the greatest amount of rails, shrapnel and steel ingots in the history of the plant and all records of the furnaces had been broken.
 The pay rolls at the plant for the past month had exceeded all previous records and the greatest number of men were employed, there being 4oOO on the rolls of the plants All branches of the steel plant were operated al full time at Ensley during the past month and the period is an indica- tion o/the steady increase in the steel and iron business of the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
HOWARD SUFFERS
 DEFEAT FROM AGGIES

Starkville, Miss, March 3.-(Special.) Mississippi A. and M. defeated Howard college of Birmingham here this after noon in miniature slugging match by the score of to 5. The game was close until the latter part, when, combined with errors the Aggies scored the win ming tallies. The Howard team left here tonight for Tuscaloosa, where they meet the University of Alabama tomorrow. The Aggies won the two-game series from Howard. without much trouble and are now out to complete the season without a defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
MILWAUKEE GETS
 REALTY CONVENTION

New Orleans, March 31.-With the elec- ton of officers and selection of Milwaukee as the 1917 meeting place, the ninth an- nual convention of the National Real Estate Exchanges ended it's five days session here late today. Most of the 900 delegates, with their wives and daugh- ters, departed tonight for their homes, but about 15O of the visitors remained here for a trip tomorrow into the Teche country as the guests of the local real estate board.
 A warm contest was made by Milwau- kee, Detroit and Minneapolis for the next convention, but prior to the vote the other cities withdrew in favor of Milwaukee, making the selection unanimous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Auto Accident

John Fully was painfully injured las night at 10 o'clock, when the five-pas- senger Ford automobile in which he was riding collided with an express wagon belonging to the Birmingham Transfer and Traffic company at Twenty fourth street and Fourth avenue, north. MT Fully was carried to the Hillman hos pital in the Johns Undertaking company S ambulance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
John w. Noble

John w. Noble, aged 36, died yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the residence of his sister, Mrs. R. W. Carlton, 560S Fourth avenue, south, Woodlawn. Funeral serv- ices will be conducted from the resi- dence at 8 o'clock this afternoon, with interment in Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is survived by bis mother, Mrs. Sarah Noble; two brothers, w. T. Noble and J. E. Noble; three sisters, Mrs. l.. s. Sennell of Ironton, Mrs. w. H. An derson and Mrs R. w. Carlton of Wood lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Naval Militia Cruise in July

Washington, March 3l-Naval miltla organizations were notified by the navy
 department today that their annual cruise would be held this year from July 10 to
 |29. Details have not been worked out, but at least nine reserve battleships will be used on the Atlantic coast, in addi- ton to the torpedo destroyers assigned Ito the Florida, Louisiana, South Caro- |lina and Texas organizations and that |several ships will be provided for the
 lCalifornia, Oregon and Washington mi llitia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Deaths and. Funerals
Mrs. Nora Madden

The remains of Mrs. Nora Madden aged 45, who died Thursday afternoon at the family residence, 1109 North Twenty third street. were sent to Bowling Green Ky, last night at S:47 o'clock by Lige Loy for interment. The deceased is sur vived by her husband, E. P. Madden two sons and three daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
FIVE VILLA DESERTERS

On the Line of Communlcatlons, American Expeditionary Force, Mexico March 30.-(via Aeroplane to Column bus, N. M., March 31.)-Five deserters lfrom Villas band have apeared in the Hast few days at the Mexican town ltent. All of them were impressed by Villa and they claimed they went with him unwillingly.
 l The intention is to treat with what lever consideration is consistent with military exigencies such deserters as lean show satisfactorily that they were taken by Villa against their Will ihe kcelerity with which the five men near
 Ibere escaped from Villa gives a strong
 Isemblance cf truthful color to their EStOrieS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01

HNHERE is big deal contemplated
 in the local motion picture
 A world. Local capitalist are con- templating the formation of big stock company to take over the vari- ous picture theatres of the city.
 Yesterday, amongst local exhibitors, it was stated that a combination, headed by F. H. Colley, manager and proprietor of the Princess theatre, had bought out the Rialto and Trianon theatres as a. nucleus for Iocai mo- tion picture theatre trust. This was promptly denied by H. M. Newsome, owner of the Rialto and Trianon theatres.
 There is no truth in the reports that I have disposed of my theatre in- terests to Messrs. Colley, Bohne and Mudd,' said MT. Newsome Tt is true that we have had several con- versations, but nothing definite was ever decided
 However, despite the denial of NIT. Newsome, local picture exhibitors said there was something doing as all had been approached for options on their theatres, and it was freely stated that men with big money were break ing in the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Printer Is Punished

Paris, March 31.-A IIavas dispatch from Berne quotes the Cologne Gazette as an- ncuncing that the printer who printed the Lenten pastoral letter of Cardinal Mer- cier, to which the German authorities in Belgium took exception, has been sem fenced to a years imprisonment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Mrs. J. c. Harper

Selma, March 31.-(Special.) )-Mrs. J. c. Harper, aged 53. native of Nashville
 but living in Selma 16 years, died tonight at q local hospital after an illness last ing several weeks She leaves 8 mother. husband and seven children. Interment will take place in Live Oak cemetery to- morrow the Rev. D. P. Taylor officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Annie Schaffner
Annie Sc

Annie Schaffner, aged F years, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the family residence, AT Louise avenue, Cray mont. The remains will be sent to Hance- vile tomorrow morning at o'clock by Lige Loy, for interment. The little girl is survived by her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. N. Schaffner; two sisters and a brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
A Born Winner

From Judge.
 Smith-Wot d'y' know O that bloomin' bookmaker's clark? Ere 'e goes over an gifts is bloody legs shot of. an now 'e's pensioned for life.
 Hawxins-Yes. Sam, an we poor beg gars as comes 'ome un'armed gifts no- think.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-01
Mrs. Margaret E. Rosseau

The remains of Mrs. Margaret E. Ros- seau, aged 50. who died suddenly Thurs day afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Callen, 150S Eleventh avenue, south were sent to Selma yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Lige Loy. She is sur- vived by two sons and a daughter