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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
IS Have Hard Time Beating Louisiana College Byv~Yakes and Dodgers Clash at Ebeb Field Tod
BASKETBALL STAR H0N0RED.
Herman Brodsky Elected Head ~
Eastern's Athletic Association.

Herman Brodsky, who starred at for
ward on tho Eastern District High
School basketball team. has been elected
president of the athletic association OF
the school. Along with him were
elected Benjamin Rous, vice-prcsideht
A. Schoenfeld, secretary; A. Borman,
sergeant at arms Allan Judelson. man
ager Of basketball team s. Shuval. cap
tain and manager Of track team. And
Schlffelmen. captain Of tennis cam.
The athletic committee awarded nine
the eight nch "E. d." the highest honor
OF the school. Eighteen received the
four inch letters and fourteen the
numerals. An exception Was made in
the giving Of the eight inch letters In the
case OF Alexander P~ilatowsky. who
captained and managed the u team.
Sub-target shooting Is considered a
minor sport and the most ever given
has been the four inch letters. Pilatow-
sky has been a member Of the varsity
team ever since he has been in school.
four years, and In view OF his excel
lent work he got the highest honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
CO1u m bin Track Wen V-pnr,.

Thirty MGR responded IN uuiturn 'l
the first call for track cdndrit'". .a-
the Columbia track team en- south i'.a
YESTERDAY. Coach W"f"rs "riu.-
twenty others who Ncrn out FOR Fl 4
events not 10 don suits. as IL" Ncl o.
was too cold. Capt. I~Iarvf't. Tim
Black and Bill Vollmer si,tut'l , U'
Among the distance men were WIT n.
McCracken, Hulsenhacn, 'iclt2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

A~SNAroLIs. April 3-pesp,tc tho
warm fight for anti-racetra"k lcgisla-
ton the bill died in the Senate with the
close Of the legislative session tonight.
The failure Of motion TO suspend tHe
rules, 10 put it on its passag" marked
its doom Racing Viii ontinu as here
toforc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

OKLAHOMA CITY. April 3.--The chi
cago White Soy went mp against a stiff
proposition to-day IN ia" local Western
Association ball team but carried off "A
victory. The score:
Il. II. r.
white Sox ! 900 1000 \ !
Okiahom....,, q | 0 o o.. = 1
Battcrios-Danforti and Schalk. Dennis
0Ad Dowic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
IKnonwood Reflects Omcers.

More than 200 persons attended the
annual dinner and meeting OF the Knoll
wood Country Club held at the Waldorf
iaet night. All Of No officers and board
of governors were reelected. Il also was
announced hat the club will add 400
moro yards to its present golf courSe.
THE will make the start and eighteenth
hole at the clubhouse. Speakers at the
dinner were Chaunccy NJ. Dcpew. Simeon
Ford and Col. Appleton OF the Seventh
Regiment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
Columbia HaWdball Char MON,

Columbia Is leading the intercollegiate
handball league with -four games won
and three lost. The team has finished
its season. 80 cannot improve It's stand
inc. Yale - second. Princeton third
and Wesley AZ last.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
Cub. Troumc~ Pelican Again.

New ORLEANS. April 3.-The Chicago
Cubs took tho measure of the Pclicans
a second time to-day. The score:
Il ~ r.
Cubs ......... . 900 o-S .
Pelican. ..... . o o. (
S"aton, Hendrix and Archer;
pillinger and Hlggius.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

EAsToN, Ia. April s.-Lafayette went
down to defeat this afternoon by a
score OF z 10 2 at the hands Of Ann
herst. II was the opening game OF the
baseball season on March Field. Mayor
Nevin Of Easton pitched the first ball.
The cold weather affected the control
Of tho pitchers and the frequent passes
prolonged the game. The score:
n.
Amherst.......... 9 /!
Bstteries-Tabcr and Slce: Forshee.
Dunn. Num,nert and Penchmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

BASEBALL TODAY. EBBETS FIELD.
Erooklyn'Ne y, Y. Americans. 2 =. M.--Adr.
GIANTS ". NtNkEES. 1,h. 9Th. 10Th,
Tickets on sale at both offices --Adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

tended for tonight by the m,u". nicnt
Of the Hippodromc. Tho club officials
and players will attend In "A body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

New Nork..... | oIol Il " o
gOuisiana. ..... u ! o u y u - - u-l |
Observation-Disclosures, Ritter ana Wen
dell: Wilkinson. Churchill. WHrdlov and
prioyd. Two basr hits--Lobert, Roush.
Hamilton, Churchill and Wardlow. Home
Sun@Lob.rt and Roush. Uiupires-fldna-
KAN and Doom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

The Broadway Sporting club. Brook
Ism, will stage "A ten round bout be
tween Dan ,Porky) Flynn and Charlie
Wcinert tonight. Weincrt recently CON
tracted malaria. which forced him 10
keep out II the ring for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

The following table shows to what eX- tent the average customer increased his in the different sections of the United States in the several lines of busi- ness investigated, the figures showing ,f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
ID MAKE PLANS FOR
 RAISING REVENUE Democratic Leaders of the House to Dine With MT.
 McAdOO Saturday

Washington, January 1O-Democratic leaders of the House have been invited by Secretary McAdoo to a dinner at his home next Saturday night, which is ex- pected to furnish an opportunity for an administration conference on legislation to provide additional revenue and the new merchant marine bil.
 Those invited include all the majority members of the ways and means commit tee, which will draft any revenue bills; Representative Fitzgerald of New York. chairman of the appropriations commit tee; Representative Alexander of Mis- souri, chairman of the merchant marine committee, and Representative Glass of Virginia, chairman of the banking and currency committee.
 Congress so far has marked time on revenue legislation, waiting for the mil itary preparedness programme to be dis posed of so there may be some definite understanding as to how much additional money will be required. Some members opposed to increased military eXpendi- lures have let it be known that they will oppose any means of raising addi- t;onal revenue that may be entalled by the army and navy increases except through the income tax.
 Mr. McAdoo issued a statement to- night to clear up misunderstanding of one of the new taxation proposals He ex- pained that the tax suggested Tor horse power on automobiles would be imposed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

The Birmingham Association for the Blind is showing at the public library an exhibit of the work of the blind of the Talladega school, and men of this city. The exhibit also includes a num- Der of posters that tell a graphic story of premature blindness.
 Probably no exhibit in the history of the library has attracted more atten- tion than the one hung in the entrance hall now. This was done by the blind students of the state school and is a credit to any department of domestic science in schools for seeing children, and has been done entirely by sightless persons. Beautiful crochet and fancy work and the more useful art of broom making, caning of chairs and ham mock making are all shown.
 Besides this work of the blind school there is splendid showing of work of blind persons in and around Birming- ham, and list of the blind men and women working in the city.
 One of the principal objects of the Association for the Aid and Recreation of the Blind was to make the public acquainted with the work of the blind of the city-those having legitimate oc- equations and only asking for your patronage in the field of competition.
 This exhibit is one of the means of putting work of the blind before the public. The people of the city are igno- rant of the possibilities of helping blind persons-they immediately think of them as mendicants, and this is by no means the case.
 One of the most interesting cards in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

this exhibit shows a picture of a man living in Vivian and his little girl. The man has been blind three and a half years and has taught himself not only the system of writing, but the use of a typewriter. With the aid of the small child as a guide he is able to support his family selling teas and coffee. Most persona on the highlands are acquainted with MT. Johnson, who sells brooms- MT. Johnson has kindly loaned the eX- hibit an apparatus which is used for writing and some magazines with raised type that are issued for the blind.
 The association has also secured the services of MT. Gordon of Berry, field secretary for the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, in d campaign launched for that purpose. Appropos to MT. Berrys visit has been hung the exhibit for prevention of blindness. These large charts give d graphic story of the necessity for care of babies eyes at birth, for the proper instruction of midwives and the dread ful consequences of the use of wood alcohol On Friday night, January IA, an open meeting has been arranged by the local association at which MT. Berry will speak. His lecture will be given with stereopticon views and will be in teresting and instructive. Cable hall has been secured and it is hoped a large audience will attend. Special invita- - tions have been sent to the women's s clubs, all civic bodies and lodges.
 The following organizations have ap- pointed committees to cooperate with the Association for the Blind in this work: Independent Presbyterian church Council of Jewish Women, Social Work CTS association, Trained Nurses asso- citation and the Birmingham Equal Suf. frage association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

afraid of southern hogs and the ear marks give them away"
 It will no doubt be news 10 the majority of southern farmers to learn that ear marked hogs are docked a cent or more a pound because of such marks. The decreased price for such ear-marked hogs IS not because of the marks, however, it seems, but just because they are south ern raised hogs-a fact that is made known to the buyers by the ear-marks. IT such prejudice does not exist and "the ear-marks give them away" it would be to the financial interest of the south- ern hog raiser to quit marking his hogs with a "swallowfork in the right and un- derbit in the left" or 'overcrop in the right and underslit in the left" etc., as their fathers and grandfathers before them have always done by their hogs and cattle.
 Since the time to which the memory of the oldest inhabitant runneth not back, southern farmers have been marking their hogs and cattle. these markings be- ing registered at the county courthouse, and the changing of such mark is q fel- ony under the laws of Mississippi, just like changing the brand on a steer in Texas If the buyers of southern hogs have no other way of telling that a car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
EAR-MARKING HOGS
 COSTS CENT A POUND
Northern Buyers Deduct This Amount, According to Missis-
 sippi DemOnstratOr

Jackson, Miss. January 10-(Special.) Prof w. R. Ritch. farm demonstrator for Yazoo county, is rounding up car load of hogs to ship to the northern mar kets next Tuesday. having two carloads pledged. For the information of the Yazoo farmers Professor Ritch prints a letter he received from live stock commission house, in which he is told that a 200-pound hog will sell at from $675 to s7 for good native hogs with out ear-marks.' The commission man con- tinues: If your hogs are badly ear- marked. and not of good native blood, you would have to deduct about S1 to $1 .25 per 100 pounds from the above quo- tations. as the buyers hers are very much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

Retail sales by leading merchants of Birmingham in six representative lines of business showed an average gain of 12 per cent in November, 1915, over No vember, 1914. This Improvement in local business conditions is revealed by the second annual merchandising research re- port of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World which has just been received here. -SE
 Department store sales increased 39 per cent, clothiers sales increased 22 per cent, and druggists sales increased 2S per cent. Birmingham was selected by the research committee as one of the marketing cen ters of the United States and nforma tion obtained from local merchants is in- cluded in this comprehensive report.
 FIGURES SHOW ACTUAL GAIN
 The following table shows average per centages of increase in sales and adver- Using in the United States in the six lines of business investigated; the figures under collections indicate the number of points collections are above normal as reported by the merchants:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
LITTLE BOY KILLED
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Dothan January 10.-(Special.) )-Os- car the 6year-old son of Mir. and Mrs J. G. Vaughn of Dothan, was run over and almost instantly killed about 5 o'clock this afternoon by an automo- bile driven by W. F. Newton, a well known and prominent citizen of this city.
 Mrs Vaughn, the chld's mother, wit messed the tragedy, and was prostrated by the shock.
 The tragedy occurred in the suburbs of the city on the Headland road, near the fairgrounds. MT. Newton, it is said, was driving into the country when the little fellow ran into the road ahead of the car and then ran back. Thinking that the child was safely out of the way, MT Newton, who had slowed down, then sped ahead. To his horror, the child again jumped into the road and was ground beneath the wheels of his car. pr. w. c. Howell, while going to the scene in answer to summons, ran into buggy driven by J. A. Hornby, wreclling a wheel of the buggy and throwing MT. Hornby out, but no one was hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
TAX AMENDMENT
 BEATEN BY 846O Official Vote Is Canvassed. Carried in But Twenty
 Eight Counties

Montgomery, January 10.-(Special) The Birmingham tax amendment, which would have given that city the right to vote on the question of increasing her tax rate to $1.50 a hundred, was defeated in the election on December 2 by a vote of 21124 to 1S,664 according to official re- turns from the election The result was announced today by Secretary of State John Purifoy. after tabulation of the vote made in the presence of Governor Henderson
 The official vote shows that the amend ment carried in only 2S counties of the state. In Jefferson, as is known, the vote against the amendment was practi- cally two to one. Montgomery and Mo- bile counties gave large majorities for the amendment.
 Most of the rural counties went against the amendment In Covington county the vote was 1049 to 166 against it.
 Following is the official tabulation of the vote cast in the elections:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.


 Met at noon.
 Debate on Philippine self-gov- ernment bill resumed
 Senator Gore introduced a reso- lution to penalize trading with na- tions which illegally interfere with American trade abroad Objections of several senators prevented debate on the Susan B. Anthony woman suffrage amend ment.
 Senator Fall introduced a reso- lution to exempt from Panama tolls American coastwise ships and Pan-American vessels trading be- tween the Americas.
 Resumed debate on Philippine self government extension bill. Senator Cummins introduced pe- titions from 19 Iowa organizations asking Congress to prohibit ex- portation of arms.
 Adjourned at 4:45 D. m. to noon today.
 
 Met at noon.
 Major General Scott, chief of staff of the army explained the army bill to the military commit tee.
 Rear Admiral Stanford continued testimony on yards and docks be- fore the naval committee, declar- ing the government should make use of all navy yards and stations on the Atlantic coast.
 Secretary McAdoo asked a de- ficiency appropriation of $594,000 to complete the approaches to the Lincoln memorial now under con- struction here.
 Representative Shacl1leford of Missouri spoke against increased military expenditures and advo- cated an embargo on munitions exports
 Joint resolution authorizing President Wilson to invite partici- patton of Pan-American congress in San Antonio bicentennial ex- position beginning January 1, 1918, introduced by Representative Sla- den of Texas.
 Administration bill to provide for 640-acre homesteads favorably re- ported by public lands committee. Adjourned at 5 p. m. to noon to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer January 10-(Special)- )-Depu- ty Sheriffs Monroe F. Parker and w. c. Steele are going after the blind tigers in this district in earnest and during inc past few days large number of arrests have been made
 The store of Frank SaIibano on Fifth avenue and Twenty-fourth street was en- tered last night by thieves and a large amount of groceries were stolen. This is the fourth time within the past few weeks that this store has been entered and last week Arthur Carr, a negro, was bound over to the grand jury under $50 bond. on charge of larcency, it being alleged that he had entered the store twice. De- tectives Childress and Ross are working on the case and an arrest is expected within few days.
 While attempting to arrest a negro this afternoon Detectives Chldress and Ross had a battle on Alabama avenue, near Twenty y-seeond street. When the man saw the officers coming he began to run firing at them several times They inn mediately began shooting at the negro, but he had gained so much distance on the officers they were unable to hit him and he made his escape.
 In recorders court this morning dock ct of "A cases appeared before Judge l. A. Lewis and each of the defendants was fined S1 on charge of disorderly conduct. The men were arrested Saturday night by Detectives Ross and Goodwin when a 'honkatonk'' was raided near the pipe shop.
 The R. A. M. Literary society of the Bessemer High school held an interesting meeting this afternoon at the high school at which time the following programme was rendered.: Reading of the minutes, Miss Elizabeth Crowe; song, "Old Black Joe," by the society; debate, Resolved, That Browns Have More Power Than Smiles" the affirmative being represented by Miss Emma Fitzpatrick and Stanley Baird, while the negative was defended by Miss Elizabeth Barron and Joe Hous- ton After some discussion the judges, Miss Adele Schwabacher, Ralph Snider and Bryan Cowan decided in favor of the negative; reading; Miss Jim Gaunter; dia- log, Miss Elizabeth Crowe Ralph Sn- der and A. c. Mitchell, Jr
 The Bessemer city court convened this morning with judge J. c. B. Gwn on the bench and after the juries for the week were impaneled the case of A. M. I.everett vs. the Bessemer Waterworks was taken up and the entire afternoon was consumed with the hearing of the case Mathews & Mathews represented the plaintiff while T. T. Huey represent ed the defendant company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

upon the manufacturer before the ma chimes left the factory.
 ''No yearly taxation of automobiles and motor cars similar to the license taxes of states and municipalities is con- templa ted" said the statement, "nor has it at any time, been suggested that a. federal tax be imposed on automobiles already in use by private owners"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
Cannot Force Sale of Seed

Montgomery, January 10.-(Special.) Judge w. w. Pearson of the Mont gomery circuit court today rendered a decision to the effect that cot ton gin is a public gin and that it is the duty of it to gin cotton for It's customers who pay the required toll. irrespective of the purchase of seed by it. The decision was rendered in the case of H. s. and J. L. Holloway vs. the Tallassee Oil and Fertilizer com pany to dissolve a temporary injunc- ton, and grew out of the refusal of the company to gin any cotton for the public unless the customer agreed to sell the company. his cotton seed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
Capital Shippers to Meet

Montgomery, January 10.-(Special) Shippers and merchants of Montgom- cry will hold a mass meeting at the Chamber of Commerce the latter part of this week for the purpose of re- viving interest in river traffic between Montgomery and Mobile. Operators of steamship lines living in Mobile are cooperating with local merchants in the endeavor to promote the project and it is believed that soon boat line will be in operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
M. D. Examination Today

Montgomery, January 10.-(Special) The midwinter examination of ap- plicants for license to practice med icine in Alabama will begin at the capitol tomorrow and will continue several days. The examinations will be conducted by the state medical board of examiners. It is announced that there will be about 25 to take the examinations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11
PURPOSE OF RESEARCH REPORT

I M OoG UT hILkolLttlNSIl IGl O1AI
 One of the chief purposes of the report is to enable sales managers, advertising managers, credit men, bankers and re- tailers to plan their business campaigns for 1916 more effectively. It is pointed out that retailers, by comparing the figures in the report with their own sales, collec- tions and stocks. will be able to determine what standards to set for 1916 and to com pare their own sales, increases, advertis- ing increases and collection conditions with those in other lines in their own and other sections of the country.
 With the thought of bringing the in formation which the report contains-it embraces nearly 60 maps and charts-to all business men and thus to spread the information over as wide a field as possi- ble, extra numbers of the magazine have been bound in permanent form and are to be supplied to business men at $1 each. Requests for bound copies should be ad- dressed to Associated Advertising, SO3 Merchants Bank building, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

load of hogs came from the south ex- cept by the earmarks, then it might be best financially, to let ears remain al na- ture made them
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

DIR. Whitsell, eye and ear special.
ist, southeast corner Sixth and Ed.
mond, ST. Joseph, Mo. Both phones, 943.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

Mrs. f. A. Netherland has returned
home. after q visit with relatives in
Mound City.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

A Norbone farm wife likes so
well to raise chicks that she says
she could spend her entire time at
it. AS it il, using only the time she
can spare from her household duties.
this woman, whose name is Mrs. Ella
Buster, has 1900 chicks to show for
this springs work.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

Charley Smith and Charley Wallace
finished planting corn yesterday af-
tcrnoon, then decided to have q swim.
One of them was SMOKING and when
they went into the water he left his
pipe with the pile Of clothing. When
they came out Of the water they found
that the pipe had gone right on smok-
ing and had used all the clothing ex-
cent one shoe. They wrapped them
selves In the storm robe from their
buggy and went to the nearest house
TO borrow more adequate garb.-
Clcarmont News.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

A bursting emery wheel caused the
death Of Phillip Smith. at Chillicothc.
last Thursday, when he was grinding
the blade Of road grader. Flying
fragments Of the wheel crushed the
mans skull.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

Since the final closing If H. 10.
saloon, Maryvillc reports n noticeable
of arrests. The city Jail has
been empty much of the time since
tie town really became dry early in
June.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-07-14

The Grant City lines reports the
invention Of a sofa, which splits at
one minute past ten. one half carry
ing the girl upstairs to bed, and the
other taking the young man out at the
front door. Editor Morehcad. of the
Hopkins Journal. says it won't work
in Hopkins. that the young folks are
always on the same end of the sofa,
and that at 1901 both would be car
ried together. either upstairs or out
the front door.