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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
WESTERN LEAGUE IS
IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
Commission Lays Law Down
to Clubsin Western-Ac-
ton Expected

Cincinnati. November 15.-The ma
tional baseball commission not only
dismissed the application of the SioA
City club of the Western league for
a rehearing in the Kane case but
served notice on the Western league
as well as upon the Sioux City club
that "if the award is not fully ad-
justed within five days after the pro-
mul cation of this finding the national
agreement privileges which the Sioux
City club and the Western league have
enjoyed will be no longer respected"
During last September the commits
sion reversed finding of the nation
al board and allowed a claim by Play
err James Kane against the Sioux City
club for salary from May to July
II at the rate of s225 per month. less
a credit of $2S.
The award against the Sioux City
club was predieated on that clubs re-
fusal to permit the player to join the
Wichita club unless under the terms
of a gentleman's agreement which
barred players released by one of the
clubs in the league from signing with
another club in this league unless the
releasing club was paid the league
waiver price of $500
The commission in the finding to-
day states that it is convinced that
this gentleman's agreement was in eff
feet in the Western league, despite the
notification from the Western league S
president on October IS that the own
ers (Western league) deny the ex-
istence of the so-called gentleman
agreement and refuse to pay the claim
The commission bases it's position
on a statement by President zehrung
of the Western league under date of
September 16 in which the latter said:
Regarding the legislation relating to
the barring of players from signing
with, another club within 60 days un-
less the other club pays the releasing
club the waiver price of $500, this I
understand is a gentleman's agreement
among the owners"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
NCOACH MIKE DONAHUE WORKING
MEN OVERTINE FOR VANDY GAME
Followers of COmmodores
Admit Plainsmen Have
Mighty Machine.
Dope Scarce

Nashville, November 16.-(Special.)
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. game of Sat
urday will he the best spectacle Of
football to the impartial spectator
that this annual affair has ever
brought forth. The Commodores do not
admit that there was any mistake
about those early season prognostica-
tions which made them the favorites
for the southern title and though Ten
nessee last Saturday disposed of their
hopes of actually winning the honor
they are out to show the world that
they are still the strongest team.
Auburn is known to be-a mighty ma
chine. 1t is one of the heaviest teams
that has ever played in the south, ac
eording to local scouts. Auburn has
always been for Vanderbilt the strong
est defensive team on the schedule
The line is always heavy and the
backfield trained to the minute in de-
fensiye tactics. The Auburn offense
Is a matter of fierce line plunging by
strong backs who work in relays; and
when Auburn has secured a lead of a
touchdown or two the players settle
down to am almost invulnerabe de-
fensive game. These tactics are known
10 be IN vogue again this year with
the Plainsmen, only reinforced by
heavier and more abundant material
than ever, and the Commodores are
very well informed about the size of
the JOB that is ahead of them
The Commodores have been driv-
ing at fearful pace all this week to
get back that speed and smoothness
that they exhibited three weeks ago
against Virginia. Against the line at
tack of Auburn they will oppose their
compact endrunning plays and their
overhead skill Curry can be counted
on for sure touchdown, it is fig
ured, since he has not failed in any
game yet Red Floyd, if he is able to
play without danger to his weak knee,
will make some runs that will sur
prise those who know only his work
of last year. Other halfbacks will be
on hand with a great deal of speed
and dash in the persons of Zerfoss,
Beasley and Richardson. And it is
even possible that Ray may turn the
tables on Auburn and beat them at
their own game of line bucking,
Many football followers and stu
dents will go down to Birmingham on
a special train to cheer for Wander
bilt. The excitement has never been
SO intense over an Auburn game be-
fore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
Yale Students Pay
Tribute to Shevlin

New Haven, Conn, November 16
Yale's football team did not have scrim-
mage today in the final hard drill for
the Princeton game. Coach Jones, how
ever, put the players through lengthy
dummy scrimmage and devoted consider
able time to perfecting defense against
the forward pass.
The practice started with a half hours
signal drill in secret after which the
gates of the bowl were opened and the
entire student body, led by band
eheered the eleven.
In the dummy scrimmage the varsity
lined up against the third team which
had been instructed in Princeton for
ward passes. The varsity broke up all
the attended passes with one exception.
The first string men then practiced the
pass with good success.
Vance c. Mccormick, chairman of the
democratic national committee, a former
Blue captain, witnessed the practice.
Tribute to the memory of Thomas L.
Shevlin former Yale football captain
and coach, who died last winter, was
paid by $500 Yale students at mass
meeting. At the mention of Sheylin' 8
name by one of the speakers, the stu
rose in body and gave the uni
cheer with nine ''Shevlins'' at the
A year ago shevlin came to New
Haven from the west and develOped what
seemed to be hopelessly beaten team
into one that won over Princeton.
Head Coach Tad" Jones, principal
speaker at the meeting, said the two
greatest Yale captains, in his opinion,
were shevlin and Black, present leader
of the eleven.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
rs Vandy Favorite Over Auburn SPORTS
MAGNATES ACTION
MAY CAUSE CLASH

from one city TO another and the suit
of the former Baltimore Federal league
club against organized baseball. Sew
eral mysterious emissaries, thought to
be connected with the latter club, whose
suit for 100000 viii come to trial next
February, are said to have approached
prominent players whose contracts have
expired and asked intimate questions
regarding their agreement in the past
and their plans for the future.
These, taken together with other in
interesting developments in baseball.
have led the players to believe, it is
understood. that a crisis is at hand
This has strengthened their determine
ton to establish their status in connec-
tion with the professional game upon
a firm basis which win prevent compii-
cations in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
ARMY'S SHARE OF
TICKETS EXHAUSTED

West Point. N. Y, November 1s.-AiI
the Armys share of football tickets for
the Army-Navy game in New York No
vember % has been distributed, Lieu
tenant James Crawford, treasurer, an
nounced today. The demand was far
greater than the supply.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
EXPECTING
MORIARTY TO LEAD
CHICAGO FROM BENCH

New Orleans, November 16---Tem Wat
kins, secretary of the Memphis South
ern association club. stated here today
that he expects George Moriarity to
manage the Memphis team from the
bench next season. Moriarity yester-
day rendered his resignation as player
manager.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17

OF the battle that will
: the southern football
ndications are that Bir-
all fans will witness q
tomorrow afternoon al
1 when Vanderbilt ant
4 their annual struggle
years has interest In
SO intense and the best
the two eIeyens since
urn upset the dope ana
7 to z tie is i'm PROS
eleven, headed by Coach
IL arrive in Birmingham
9 o'clock, after an all
Nashville. The Comma
tmingham with the bet
hr favor. The Auburn
Coach Mike Donahue,
agham tonight about
ms will stop at the Tut
s are on the edge for
dy, awaken by their
{ last Saturday by the
is expected to stage a
j football fans are ex-
back" to be so strong
be forced to accept a
: asmen have a mighty
better than the one
Is question which is puz-
lies in this section is
lefense be able to stop
;"
! throughout the south
ffensive coach in the
hue bears the same
! to defense. 1t will be
Tense against the de-
! eigh the Commodores
tut whether to consider
n disadvantage is an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-17
India to Export Wheat.

London, November 16-The India gov
ernment has sanctioned the expectation
to England, France and Italy in Mo-
vember. December and January Of 4Oo.-
COO tons of wheat.
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Farewell Dinner.

Having rounded out almost dozen
years as an employee of the X. /.
I.owndes department store, w. IL.
Lawson has resigned his position
with the store and Is now associated
with the Hart Produce Company OF
this city. both as a member of the
firm and salesman for the concern.
To honor Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson. em-
ployes of the Lowndes store gave
them farewell dinner party at the
Waldo hotel Thursday evening.
The affair was most enjoyable
one-a sort of reunion, where Mr.
lawson's friends met with him.
talked of the happy days spent to-
gether as fellow employees, and
wished him success in his new posi-
ton.
Mr.. Lawson during the time he
held the position with the Lowndes
store more than made good. In TAX
ing the new position with the Hart
Produce Company he goes we'll fitted
Tor the place.
At the banquet Thursday evening
besides the guests of honor were the
following persons, employees of the
I.owndes department store: Frank
Mills, C. u. Bennett, v. w. Brown, g
w. yannort, E. NJ. Sutton, w. NJ
Mulheran, E. ]. CLANCY, Z. A. Miller,
Il. X. Dawson. George d. Simon, f.
Fl. SQuires, z. F. Findley, L. r.
Moore, D. j. Taylor, w. o. Davis, Al
NJ. Alexander, Russell Petit. Hay
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
Is Urged by Cornelius Wander
biIt before the Convention
of Mayors.


ST. LOUIS. March Freedom OF
public speech by American naval Of
ticers was urged by Cornelius Wander
bllt. chairman OF New York CIty'a
committee on national defcnses, In
an address here today before the ma
tional convention of mayors and
mayors committees. The nation faces
crisis, Mr.. Vanderbilt said. and the
decision of the people. who, he de-
clared, have n right 10 know what
our naval officers are able to tell us,
will determine whether this nation
shall be preserved from external dom
nation" He said 1t was vital that
the question. of national defense
should be lifted above the plane Of
party politics. '=
Mr.. Vanderbilt. favoring return
by the United States to the position
as second naval power, attacked the
policies of "the few impractical
dreamers whose hopes of disarma-
ment have survived the events of the
present war" and pointed 10 the
teachings of the late Captain Alfred
r. Mahan that naval defence is Amerl-
cas- best reliance. In the planning of
navy. Mr.. Vanderbilt emphasized
the development of the personnel.
THE silent. swift and efficient ac-
complishment or the tasks heretofore
set before our naval officers by our
country are too we'll known to re-
quire comment" Mr.. Vanderbilt
said. "But 1t is now our duty as
Americans. to endeavor to see that
these men are treated as though they
were Americans and citizens Of a
free country? And at present they
are not so treated. They are in the
navy as representatives of the people.
In this crisis these officers should,
as American citizens. have the right
to express their expert views about
our naval needs; further. we civil
ians have the right to hear what
these. our representatives. are able
to tell u.s.
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH
BY OFFICERS OF NAVY

yet, arbitrarily. they are deprived
OF their constitutional right of free
speech and we are robbed OF our right
to hear from our representatives on
matters involving our lives and the
nonor Of our cOuntry's flag. In de-
fCnse of this hlgh-handed measure. 1t
Is said that naval officers must not
be permitted to NEEDLE In politics
rs though the defense of our country
were n matter Of politics. or as lf IL
we're usual for our naval officers to
commit such improprieties. -
Mr.. Vanderbilt said the corps of
American naval officers was much too
small and not before 1890 could the
United States equal Germany in this
respect even II start were made
today and Germany took no steps to
meet the competition and that Japan
and other leading naval powers had
0Vertaken this country in the num-
Der of trained officers.
"a Just ttfis minute. WHEN we need.
the counsel of naval 1officers to tell
US also what ships and what guns are
required. Mr. Vanderbilt continued.
these officers are forbidden to speak.
If allowed TO speak they would doubt
less say that we need such navy as
will make a hostile invasion Of our
soil impossible and that the numerl'
cal size Of this navy must be deter
mined by a comparison with the
fleets of other powers"
Mr.. Vanderbilt asserted that since
the European war began, Great Brit
ain has added to hor navy one and
one-half times asSplany units as COM
prise the entire American navy of to-
day. "1f our government would spend
for naval purposes a sum equal to
Great BritaIn's war expenditure for
two weeks" he declared 1--WE would
have the material of navy sufficient
to protect us from all chance of In
vaslon."
Responsibility for national de-
Tense rests upon Congress. Mr.. Van
derbll concluded. LET us not fail to
remember on days of primaries and
elections, he said. "how our repre-
sentatives have discharged their con-
stitutlonal obligations to provide for
the common defense"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
HOW. TO GET STRONG
Al Simple Remedy

Whatever the cause, we want to say
to every person who needs strength.
you need vinol, our delicious cod
liver and iron tonic without oil. as
Il, is the most efficient strength crea-
tor we have in our store. Here is proof
from Dorchester, Mass:
a"1 don't know what we would do
without vinol in our family. / was
weak, nervous and rundown as the
result Of an operation, and yinol re.
stored my strength. Then Grand
mother had a nervous break down. and
IiVinol built her up and restored her
health and strength after everything
else had failed. We have used Svinol
for IS years in our family, and would
not be without II in the house, Myrtle
u. Healy, Dorchester, Mass.
We believe in Kinol because we
know It is a great strength creator
due 70 the extractive medicinal eIe.
ments Of fresh cod livers, without oil
combined with peptonate of iron and
beef peptone, all dissolved In a pure
medicinal wine, so we always re.
turn the purchase money IL yinol fails
| TO benefit those who buy it. Stone &
i Mercer, Druggists. clarksburg, W. va
/ Advertisement.
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10 remInd the PRINCES EIIzabelh Of

to remind the Princess Elizabeth of
her desire to rule over that kingdom.
Married and settled in the palace
at Bucharest, the Princess threw her
self with great lrdor into the life OF
the country. She learned to read
and write Rumanian, made herself
acquainted with the needs and re-
iquirements of the land and became
so beloved that the people called her
1.-THE Little Mother" Out OF
her own private purse she
founded schools, hospitals and art
galleries. and devoted practically her
whole life to philanthropy. Although
she had practiced her literary talents
In limited way for many years, Il
was not until the death OF her first
and only child, at the age OF four,
that much of her work was published.
Though her poems lose much from
translation, one glimpse OF a favorite
theme Is as follows:
"The fairest word on earth that's
heard
On human lips, the fairest word,
Is mother.
To whom such name shall once be-
long,
High honors her. her whole. life long,
"A mother.
But all her earthly joys are DER.
Who is and then who Is no more
A mother
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
Miss Grace FOrdney.

Miss Grace Fordncy is the charm
ing daughter of Congressman Jo-
seph W. Fordney Of Michigan. She
is making her home in Washington
this winter, where size is n member
of the congressional set that has not
yet reached the budding" age.
Miss Fordney is attending a fash
ionable girls school
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
JUNIOR GIRLS TEAM
TRIMS FRESHMAN FIVE
In a Fast and Exciting Game
Played on Washington Irv-
ing Gymnasium Floor.

In the best basketball game be-
tween the girls teams that has been
played on the Washington Irving
gymnasium floor this season the
junior girls team defeated the fresh
men girls five by score Of Is to
II Thursday evening.
The game was fast and exciting.
many sensational shots being made by
dtiferent=members of the teams. and
the team work of the fves was the
best ever seen in this city,
Sarah Johnson, of=the junior team,
was the best field goal shooter. She
Gagged four field goals during the
contest. Julia Kirk. of the Freshies,
was the best point gamer for her
team, scoring eight of the eleven
points scored by her team. She
Gagged six foul aud one field goals.
Lineup and summary:
Juniors Freshmen
Sarah johnson ........ Julia Kirk
Forward
Ethel Minter 1880. Janet Lamble
Forward
Babe Harris ..... Thelma Riggs
Delphi Bond ....... Helen ManniS
Guard
Mildred Anderson =. Wv. Williams
Guard
Field goals-Sarah Johnson, a;
Ethel Minter, /; Julia Kirk, ]; Janet
Lamble, L.
Foul goals-sarah Johnson. Q;
Ethel Minter, / Julia Kirk 6; Janet
Lambie. /.
Referee-Miss Mable Gay.
Umpire Gertrude Harris.
Tlmers-Mary McAndrew and
Virginia Vandergrlft.
scorers-Bernice Bush and Grace
McCarl.
Time of halves-2O minutes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

OF English Invention for use In
India is steam thrasher that re-
moves the grain and at the same
time chops the straw into short
lengths. as the natives prefer to have
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Continued ON page 81
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SENATE
tContlnued from page I'D


United States abroad. He is under
stood to have told the leaders that
chnrges that he wanted to get the
United States into war were entire
ly disproved by his attitude during
the last two years. He endured jeers
and rldicule, he said. because of his
efforts to maintain peace. He is un-
tlerstood to have declared that he
has always been willing TO do any
thing except sacrifice honor in order
to maintain the United States at
peace.
At the same time, the president de-
clared he did not see how the Unit
ed States could do anything but sew
er diplomatic relations with any ma
tion which killed Americans in viola.
tion of international law.
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COAL AND COKE
RAILROAD SALE
QUEEN MOTHER
CONTINUED from mage H.

ful poem that she wrote at the time
Of her fathers death.
Among her friends about her home
on the Rh:Ee. "the little wild rose
bud of,Wied" had evInced an almost
savage dislike to matrtmony and had
often exclaimed: "I do not want to
marry unless can be queen of Ru.
MANIA" The principality OF Ruman-
Ia had at that time just been found
ed and there was no sense in the
young princess's remark except that
she believed 1t sufficiently safe way
10 say that she didn't want to marry
at all.
There Is remarkable romance at
tached to the fact that some years
later her sutton became Prince
Charles of Hohenzollern, who was re-
fused on the same fanciful pretext
that the princess would not marry un-
less she could be Queen of Rumania.
In 1868, Prince Charles was chosen
ruler OF Rumania. and in the autumn
OF the next year he returned to Wied
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03


started fall Of earth which nearly
buried us. We were all injured.
Bernartl's leg being broken, Jeans
head cut and my left arm broken.
Despite our pains we continued our
efforts and after a while we came
upon number of dead bodies of Ger
mans which had rolled 20 the bottom
of the crater which the mine explo-
sion had made.
"After an hour of digging we got
out into the air. Both my comradea
were so exhausted that they tainted.
1 watched over them. being shell
tered from shells and bullets by the
steep OF the crater. After eight
hours waiting ambulance attendants
found us and by that time we had but
little life left in us"
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Edward Soucy.
FRENCH
CONTINUED from page /,


when our mine exploded. Finally
we heard 1t and we rushed forward
through a wave of hot air. Hope
strengthened our arms and we piled
our picks furiously, but our packing
had been so well done that 1t took
us two hours before we got into the
empty mine chamber. I listened but
the sound of firing seemed so far on
that / judged there was a thick layer
of earth between US and the outer
world. Then drops fell upon US.
Were we going to be flooded?
Something triclsled down on my
face. 1t was blood and / realized
that IL blood was coming through we
could not be far from the surface.
With renewed hope we set TO work
again. but rather clumsy. for We
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03
ward E. sulnmerville and Misses May
F. Connell and Jessie Lee Mills.
PERSONAL

Miss Elizabeth sonaway departed
Thursday afternoon for Cleveland,
o., to take position in shoe store
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Henderson, of
near West Union, are guests Of reIa-
tives here.
John Dunkin, of Bridgeport, visited
the city Friday afternoon.
Mrs. j. F. Johnson of Weston, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. John F. OHM
son, OF Wilsonburg.
Continued ON page 81
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To the Baltimore and Ohio Rail,
road Company is Being
Negotiated Now.
lnPEelAL ID IN rILEaRAnl

GRAFTON, March 3.-It was learned
here Friday that a deal is being con-
sidered for the purchase OF the Coal
and Coke railroad by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. Vice
President A. w. Thompson, Chief
Engineer Francis Lee Stuart and other
Baltimore and Ohio railroad officials
were here Friday on their way to
Charleston over the Baltimore and
Ohio and Coal and Coke lines. They
did not discuss the matter.
This story comes with the assur-
ance of the probability Of direct
railroad line being established between
Plttsburg and Charleston by way OF
Grafton. This would make use of the
Baltimore and Ohio lines to Hampton,
near Buckhannon in Upshur county,
from which point four-mile line
would be built to connect with the
Coal and Coke, which would then be
followed to Charleston.
Plans and estimates Of the connec-
ton have already been prepared. The
Pittsburg to Charleston line would
greatly reduce distance and would
eliminate several heavy grades.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

The Episcopal diocese of New York
grew Ave per cent last year and now
numbers 93,424 communicates With
$4,000 more In Brooklyn and
Queens.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-03

BY treating freshly made cheese
with alternating currents OF electricity
for twenty-folr hours Dutch electri-
clan has found he can give 1t all the
properties OF age.