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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

may be credited. to designate the small est. most insignificant of the media of ex- change. Not to care dam in those days meant what 1t does today. but for that unearned increment of pepA and punch, that flavor of raciness with, which age and maturity-and an "n''-have clothed this precious syllable. It is tbis which gives it vigor whose value can no longer be measured ia Persian dams What 8 pity if it should lose a tithe of this through a lack of respect Tor it's powers of spiritual injury!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

If MT. Bryan and MT. Ford want to or
 ganize party all their own. they will be permitted to do so, butpthey are over estimating the amount of squirrel food tfere is in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

T. R. has arrived in Chicago, and if any grass grows under his feet between now and the opening of the republican na- tional convention. it won't be the colonel's fault
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

Secretary McAdoo was not intentionally
 discourteous to the Peruvians. Where the
 bubonic plague is concerned he believes
 in safety first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

Lillian Russell may write her own syn
 dicate articles, as she says, but how does Mary Pickford ever find the time to do
 newspaper work?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

If food in Mexico were only as cheap as human life square meals for the sur vivors of the firing squad and the ban dit's bullet would not be a rarity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

At this season of the year the Tigris eyerflows it's banks and the Turks found the historic stream of great assistance in checking the advance of the British
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

Happy man is King Alfonso of Spain. While other monarchs are trying to keep their crowns on straight he feels se- cure enough to buy another automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

The oriental rug industry has been
 ruined by the war, but the manufacture of imits ton oriental rugs continues as before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

General Townsend seems to have done his best. He was another victim of Brit ish hard luck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

Boston does not permit tag days. Bos- tonians evidently don't believe in the en-air touch to any great extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

Sir Roger Easement may or may not be insane. but he seems to have 8 great many crazy followers in Ireland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

By mistaking Senator Bankhead for MT
 Bryan, Philadelphia once more justified
 the reputation it has of being a slow town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

The circuses are on their way to tho south, but they will be long time get ting here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

The world is truly upside down. Houses in Dublin are being spattered with bull lets made in Germany and fired by Irish men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
TIE -nLuE sloonr asrTH

New York Correspondence Cincinnati
 Times-stsr.
 Honest effort continues to'strusgle with .cms success against the dissembler and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

l Liberty Hall in Dublin is no more, and
 Irish home rule has been indefinitely post poned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
LILLIAN's FAME SECURE

From the Providence Journal
 In our regret over the decision os the Chicago judge that Shakespeare c;d not write his own plays. we can at least find partial comfort in Lillian Russell's recent confession that she writes her own newspaper stuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
PROBLEM IN HAw

American aviators deserve extra pay Their necks are worth something to them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
speaktng of parbecues

Speaking of barbecues," said s. w.. Lee, "I'll never forget the day 2OO0 peo- pie were supplied with barbecue dinner at Salter's Bluff on the occasion of the dedication of Lock r. Some unkind per- son supplied my barbecue man with
 Ticker and I was in dilemma for a moment.
 Tables were set for 1200 on the bluff. The first boat brought 600 people and this crowd cleared away the food i'm tended for 1900. At this moment my
 barbecue man came around and an- nounced that he had struck. that there were too many people who wanted to eat. He was in very jocular mood and had to humor him. I asked him if he wanted to play joke on the crowd He said he did, and would be willing to play almost any kind of joke to get away with them for eating so much. T asked him if we had any weiners He said we had them. I suggested that we feed the crowd with raw weiners, and he fell into the idea delightfully."-, and supplied tke 'Coney Islands raw until the supply was exhausted. And the guests of the day consumed them So fast that we could not count the number that disappeared They seemed to enjoy it, and the weiners saved the day for me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

BEGINNING THE DAY-O, great God. engage my mind I pray Thee with the great things today. De- liver me from the low and unwortny by occupying me with the hieh an" splendid. May the things that are ] lovely invite, compel and enlarge mys.thoughts. Make me unwilling |" use the majestic temples of my ini- agination as dwelling places Tor un-
 clean animals. For Christs sake'
 Amen.-H. NJ. E..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
DEMONSTRATIONS" VI RTH WHILE

From the Chattanooga 1M
 According to statement pm Petrt grad. Russia sent 40,0O0 solders inl France 'to demonstrate her prof lind af miration and respect for her ally I'll presence of 4ooo0 Russian troops pst { this time must be sort of demd nstr1 ton of admiration and respect lighl appreciated by the French.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
Paper Prices. stin Soaring

The shortage of paper bids fair to continue and even grow worse" stated o. G. Grayson, Alabama representative of the Graham Paper company, who was at the Motion yesterday. 'Our per companies have advanced from 50 to 100 per cent since the war began. and certain kinds have shown an in- crease of even 200 per cent. Regular news paper is constantly soaring in price and the end is not is sight. No paper company will make a contract now and prices will not be quoted on orders for future delivery.
 "Of course the lack of dyes and var of paper is largely the reason for this situation. We have greatly in- creased the amount of these chemicals made in this country since the war began, but it takes time and experience to turn out the quantities needed. There is no doubt that the chemicals of the United States are just as good as those in Germany and some of the other countries, but our men have been engaged in other occupations. The only sure remedy for the situation is for the war to end.
 All paper companies are having dif- ficulty in filling their orders and some of the papers are frequently forced to borrow supply for a day or two awaiting shipment. No line of indus try in America has suffered more from the war than the paper business. and while all of us are seeking business, we are now having our greatest trou- ble in promptly filling our orders."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01
A Gamblers Estate

An appraisal of the estate of Rich- 1rd A. Garfield, gambler and art con noisseur, was recently made in New York. The net value of his New York estate was placed at $246,149. Can field died in 1914 from injuries re- ce;ved when he fell on the steps of the Fourteenth street subway station. The famous gambling resort at East IForty-fourth street was valued al Ss6. $50. When this place was ralded bv District Attorney Jerome at the head of a squad of policemen In lsoz Garfield, who was in Europe, re- turned immediately, pleaded guilty Ind paid fine of 5000.
 Another gambling resort owned by aanfield at Saratoga and known as he United States club, was appraised k S4O0O. This is not the club with 5hich Garfield for time dazzled the latrons of that famous resort, and which was probably the most costly gambling house ever built In the United States. He sold the larger A-A to the city of Saratoga for =- although he is said to have --s-,,san $500, 900 on the house
 d grounds.
 I Garfield was almost as well known
 a collector of art works as he was
 !, gambling king. He owned at one
 the second largest collection of | istler paintings in America, which M sold in 1913. In his estate was J ection of Whistler Autographs
 ued at $500O, and a portrait of
 nself by Whistler valued at $3OOO. fher paintings were sold for $1O,370. ] tiqpe furniture and miscellaneous 5ects of art were valued at $159,-
 ). His ceramics were appraised at
 2,915. It is interesting to note that
 nfield, unlike the average gambler, Ted little for diamonds and jewelry. he total valuation of his jewelry and ther personal effects was only S671. Neither did he invest large sums in books. His library was valued at $S34.
 Garfield was the most gentlemanly
 "gentleman gamblers" He consid- I'd himself a business man until the
 ,,e of his retirement from his pro-
 sion and the fact that he was sArfoYn as connoisseur of art gave him keen satisfaction. In that particu- lar he had a claim to responsibility that no one could question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

some sins do bear their privilege on garth. Nins '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-01

entered at the Birmingham, Ala, post flee as second class matter under act A Congress March 3. 1879.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
MORGAN SHOOTS BEST
Veteran From This City Skaters
1870 Targets in 125 and
Wins First Prize.

BALTIMORE, Md. April l2.-"ash-
inpton. trap shooters were again in the
snotliebt Yesterday in the National
Snorting Goods Company's event at the
Driving Park. winning
both the 125 target race and the dou-
bles event r. u. Morgan. the veteran
from the Capital city. surprised the
crowd hv shattering 120 targets in the
125-bird event, and capturing the first
prize 1t was the highest score among
the amateurs during the day. and tied
the mark set up bs Lester German, the
we'll known Aberdeen professional.
Morgan also won second place in the
doubles event, at so targets, shattering g
3s. Bartlett and Whiteford, local
shooters, also had a SO score here, but
Morgan won in the shoot-off. while
Barlett was third. Ford. the Maryland
champion. won the doubles with 40.
Only three professionals shot yester-
day-Lester German. the Aberdeen ex-
pert. and Sleer and Welles of New York.
German shattered 100 targets an the
big events, while he had a perfect
score in the doubles at so targets. How
ever professionals were ineligible to
compete for prizes in the latter event.
so he went off unrewarded Welles
and Sleer had scores of liz and 102. re-
spectively, in the 125-target event.
Very much like the opening day. the
conditions were anything but favor
able, a high wind sweeping across the
field
The ScoreS-
Evening star., 1916-04-12
iris SPEAKER SIGNS
CLEVELAND CONTRACT
Will Appear in Opening Game.
Terms Are Not
Divulged.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 12-Tristram
Speaker signed his contract with the
Cleveland American League club at noon
today and will appear in the lineup this
afternoon in the opening game Details
OF the contract were not divulged
The contract is for two years. The
only announcement made by the Of
ncials of the Cleveland club was this:
speaker has signed his contract He
signed 1T as he wanted it,"
1t could not be learned whether
speaker obtained the $1,000 he sought
last night as a bonus. His demands at
that time were for an amount said to
be $4,000 year. and $4,000 of the
price paid to Boston for his purchase.
1t is believed. however, that Speaker
will get close to 100000 for his two
years work. Whether the Cleveland
club Will pay it all or whether a part
of it will come from Boston remains
unknown.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
GENERAL GOOD WEATHER
FOR BASE BALL START
American and National Leagues
Open Season Today Under
Favorable Auspices.

NEW YORK, April 12-With clear
and fair weather reported from seven
of the eight major league cities the
opening games of the base ball season
today will probably attract big attend
ances.
AS is the case each season, the two
major leagues will stage their open
ing games equally between east and
west. In the National League Boston
will play at Brooklyn. New York at
Philadelphia, Chicago at Cincinnati
and Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Detroit
will open at Chicago in the American
League, St Louis at Cleveland, Phila-
delphia at Boston and Washington at
New York.
More than the usual interest centers
in the first contests this season on ac-
count of the many changes in person
mel of the teams and ownership of the
clubs which have a number of former
Federals. as was the case in st. Louis
where the American and Federal on
sanizations doubled up. Under Man
ager Joe Tinker the following players
will wear Chicago National uniforms:
ferkes, Hendrix, Zwilling, Seaton
Leider. Fiack Brown and others. The
New York Giants will show Benny
kauff. Roush. Rariden and Anderson
on their roster
Hal Chase, d former American Lea que
star, Will be back in the big circuit,
playing first base for Cincinnati.
In addition. two famous stars will
be seen in new uniforms. Frank Baker
former star of the Athletics, will play
third base for the New York Ameri-
cans. while Iris Speaker, long mem
Der OF the Boston Red Sox, will play
with Cleveland.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
OPENING DAY DOPE
Difference in First" Perform
ances Due Because of Changes
COBB MADE FIRST ERROR
Moeller Got First Run Last Year and
Also the Initial Pass
for Locals.
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

Because of the big changes in the
personnel of the major league teams
there will be an immense difference in
the American League, for example.
Tommy Quinlan will not have the
chance to manufacture the White Sox
initial wallop of the championship cam
paign, and Joe Jackson aad Herb Pen
mock cannot possibly tear off the first
safeties for the Indians and the White
Elephants. In the National. Bob Fisher.
who got the Cubs first hit last season.
alone is missing of the eight men who
started off by bingling.
Tyrus Cobb again will have an op-
portunity to get away to the same start
as in 1915. when he dropped the first
fly ball sent his way and committed the
Tigers initial error.
Only one athlete in each organization
hit for the circuit on opening day last
year. Arthur Fletcher of New York
turned the trick in the National and
Tony Brief of Chicago in the American.
For the Nationals last year. Moeller
scored the first run and drew the first
pass, Foster made the first hit: Aim
smitho made the first double: Morgan
the first triple and the first error:
Milan the first sacrifice, and johnson
contributed the first strike-out
The dope of the ''irsts' for both
leagues:
FIRsTs IN AMERICAN LEAGUE LAST YEAR.
Speaker: Whit, Shore.
cEsase.Run. Quinlan: hit. ouinlan:. double.
fee. Weaver; steal. FeIsch: pass, Schalk; Whit,
Brief: error, Breton.
Barhare: pass, o'NeiIi; whi1, Mitchell; error,
Chapman.
Detroit-Run. Cobb; hit. veach: double. Kav-
New ork-Hit Pipp; steal, High; pass,
High: whtff. Peck; error. Bone.
Philadeipllia-Run, schang; hit, Pennock: sac
rifce. Walsh; steal. Walsh; pass. Murphy; Whit,
Oldring.
st. Louis-Run. shotton; hit, Pratt; sacrifice,
f. Walker: error. Severoid
,o,n,s Washington ;,nn;S MoeIle,; hit Foster;
Milan; pass. Moeller; Whit, johnson; error,
Morgan.
FIRsTs IN NATIONAL LEAGUE LAST YEAR.
= BostonmHit Eve5s sacrifice. Smith; steal,
wheat; pass, oMara; whin Myers; ppr' e5por
Chicago Run. Safer; hit. Fisher; double
rhelan pass, Phelan; Whit, Zimmerman; error
Cincinnati Run. Leach; hit, Groh: triple
olson STEAL wagner; pass. Herzog; Whit
New York-Run. Snodgrass; hit, DOYLE
double. Doyle; homer. Fletcher; sscrifice
Merkle; steal. snodgrass: pass. Merkle; whif
Phiadelphia- Bancroft; hit, Cravath;
double, Whitted: sacrifice. Niehoff; pass. Ban
croft: Whit, Alexander ' "
double. Wagner; triple. Iiinchman: 'ndsn ssrrisce
Nc Mc9niiian; steal. Hinchman; pass. Johnston
Whit, McQullan; error. Gerber
st. Ionis-Run, Miller: hit IJuoo;ps- t-;,,.
Long; steal, Roche; pass. sallee; whiff, Wilson
error Darrinser.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
KNABE MAY JOIN REDS.
Reports Have It That Cincinnati
Will Sign Otto.

CINCINNATI Ohio. April 12-Otto
knabe. the former Philadelphia second
sacker and later manager of the Balti-
more Feds. may land a berth with the
Cincinnati Reds
This was the tip going the rounds in
base ball circles last night. Herzog is
quoted as saying that he thinks kna be s
ball-playing days are over and believes
there is little chance of him coming here
unless he (Herzog) fails in his efforts to
land another man whom he is now after
The Red management is seeking to fill
the gap at second base, the opinion being
that neither Louden or Rodgers will do.
Garry Hermann said the club is after
right-handed batter, an outfielder.
I'VE simply have to get one," said Herr
mann. Where we will get him l do not
mediate future"
Evening star., 1916-04-12
BIG CROWD SURE
FOR GOTHAM GAME
Largest Advance Sale on Rec
ord for Today's Nationals
Yankees Battle.
FISHER OR CALDWELL
TO FACE JOHNSON
Both Teams Confident, and an In
teresting Contest Is Predicted
for Spectators.
BY J. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April Eff the weather
man is to be believed, this is TO be
perfect day, and from base Dali
standpoint it is to he a record breaker.
as the largest crowd ever attending an
American League game in New YORK
is expected. The capacity of the POLO
Grounds is $4,000, and there are
those who are extravagant enough
to contend that the park, if the day Is
bright, will be filled to the overflow
ing stage.
Confidence in the Yankees is great
here The fans and the public. which
have been on edge for the opening.
figure that the Yankees Will be in the
next world series and that there is no
team in the league as slronS ds lie
Donovan outfit.
1t is understood that the advance SAFE
of reserve seats is the largest In the
history of the club and that the pur-
cha sers of seats will stand in line early
thi.; morning and hope to get the
choice seats which remain on hand
I.itner Fisher or Caldwell are slated
to pitch. it is understood, and the play
ing field is said to be in fast condltloh.
The Griffith team arrived here on
time a little after o'clock last night
and went at once to its hotel. the An
sonia. orders were given Tor III
O'Clock retirement. and the first morn
ing meeting was held this morning at
$50, when the players and Manager
Griffith discussed plans for the day
These meetings will be held all during
the season at the hotels when on the
road and just before the game when
at home in the clubhouse. At these
meetings the system of play to be IN
vogue that day will be determined and
the opposition and its strong and weak
points discussed. The players are
allowed TO express their opinions ana
make suggestions. and they are also
told where they failed to do the proper
thing in the preceding game. These
meetings are of great value and not
only bring about discipline. but the
young players get better under-
standing of the game and the system
employed
Walter johnson is ready. That is as
sured. He is going to be hard to beat
today. though he is up against team
which is decidedly stronger with the bat
than it has even been before. 1t is a fast
team too, and the infield will have to be
alert for the Yanks do lot of bunting,
it is understood, when there are men on
the bases. Johnson. of course, is confident
that if his team will get him a run or two
that he can win without much trouble
because. he has said before this spring
he never found his arm in better shape
and he expects to have one of his best
seasons.
Manager Griffith looks for his team to
Evening star., 1916-04-12
Noel House Indoor Meet.

The second annual indoor athletic meet
of the Noel House Association will be held
tonight at s o'clock in the gymnasium at
7th and Kramer streets northeast
Five clubs of the house will participate,
each one having a large number of en-
tries The Federals. Royals, Americans
Nationals and Eagles are putting forth
every effort to win the prizes offered to
the club winning in the majority of the
events.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
START PINEHURST TOURNEY,
Beall Heads Qualifiers in Seasons S
Last Golf Contest,

P1NEHURST, n. c., April 12.-The
round of the last regular
scheduled golf event of the local sea-
son, the eighth annual mid-April tour
nament, was played yesterday over the
No. course Sixty-eight players re-
turned cards. E. G. Beall, with 36, SO
rs, led the field by margin of seven
strokes over c. A. Hartwell. The rest
of the players were grouped closely be-
hind Hartwell. Eighty-nin was the
high qualifying mark. Four divisi ons
of sixteen each qualified to continue at
match play one round dag the remain
der of the week
Evening star., 1916-04-12
Gallaudet Winner Over Tech.

Ferguson of Gallaudet pitched good
enough ball to beat the Technical High
nine yesterday by a score of to 0.
The Kendall Green aggregation played
much the better ball. and Ferguson,
who twirled for the collegians. allowed
only one safety Pfeiffer, who was on
the mound for Tech, also did some
very creditable work
Evening star., 1916-04-12
The scores j:
A. and N. Props Are Victors.

for the Alexandria High School yester-
day. and his team, the Army and Navy
Props. won rather easily by IL to s.
In the seven innings he was on the
mound. Gilmartin allowed only two
safeties and struck out eight.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
Virginia Beats Cornell.

The University of Virginia won the
second game Of the series with Cornell
at Charlottesville yesterday
by a score of to 2. The pitching
and general work of Rixey of Vir-
ginia was mainly responsible for the
taking of the contest. Cornell outhit
Virginia by a margin of one.
Evening star., 1916-04-12
Central Captures Another,

Central High took the measure of St
Adams yesterday in a rather loosely
played ball game. The score was 10
to g. Central hit far more effectively
than the Episcopalians and had a good
lead at the end of the second inning.
Schaefer held St Albah's to three
Evening star., 1916-04-12
Cornell Again Defeated.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. April 12.
Fast fielding and Rixey's steadiness
at critical moments enabled the Uni
versity of Virginia to make it two
straight from Cornell yesterday. , to 2.
Score:
R.H. E.
Virginia 6 2
Cornell Z 2
Batteries = Sutterby. Olsen and
-Clarey; Rixey and }iwathmey.
Evening star., 1916-04-12

Prince Albert is sold eue,ysuhsre in
toppyredbags. Sc; tidy redfins. Zoe;
handsome pound and half pound tin
kumuidors and that cLassy pound
crystaLglass humidor NTH the
sponge naoisfeney top that keeps the
tobacco in the finest hind Of trim
altDays!
Evening star., 1916-04-12

One of the largest crowds of the tour
nament, if not the largest, is expected
to turn out tonight. The general quail
ties of the attractions offered the spec
tators will be better than usual, and
each of the twenty clubs has its per
sonal following, which is sure to be on
hand with great interest in the actual
bowling.
Evening star., 1916-04-12

You can settle the clothing
question now and for all time bv
making Mertz your tailor. You
will get smart-looking, perfect
fitting quality clothes at very
reasonable prices.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-09

Two good milk cows for sale -
V, Heininge. 26-lt
have about 200 bushels of po-
tatoes that were cut i'm the dig
ing, also some too small for ship
ment which offer for sale at 35c
per bushel. Louis Olsen. 26-lt
If there are any up around
here who would like work at
ditching by the day or by piece
work please report at once before
| sign up all my men. Will need
about 35 in all. A. Henriksen.
Oft,