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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
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Lee, pitchers; Ragsdale, first base; Brill, second base; Grigsby, shortstop; Harrison, third base; c. Scott left feldl Lowery, center field, and Winters, right field.
 Central-Harrell, pitcher; Perry, catch CT; Balsom, first base; Baker second hase; Levvy shortstop; Berkowitz, third base Lassiter, left field; Bruner, center field; Anderson, right field; c. Bumgard- ner, umpire
 The many friends of Mrs. Ed Curl wilL be pleased to learn that she has been removed from the Elizabeth Duncan hos pital, where she underwent an operation
 Mrs. w. T. Williams is at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where she underwent an operation for appendicitis
 Julian B. Levert, who for several months was employed at the Pegfam-Pat- ton Drug company, but for the past year has been in Mobile. has accepted a po- sition with the Brighton Drug company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Burglary Charged

Harry Williams, M. J. Morgan and O. L. Taylor were arrested yesterday aft ernoon on charge of burglary and grand larceny by Detectives Lyons, Propst, Moser, Garner and Street. It is alleged the three men entered the Dean Drug company, Twelfth street and Ave nue F, and the Adams drug store and had stolen a large quantity of morphine, cocaine paregoric, heroin and calomel. small quantity of morphine and CO., caine were found on the person of Tay- Tor and Morgan, it is said, while two large bottles of calomel were found on the person of Williams. The detectives recovered large quantity of drugs, which is alleged that the three above men had stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
AROUSE POsTOFFICE SCARE

1 Washington, March 24-(Special )--Post- | master General Burleson and First As | sistant Postmaster General Roper have 1 evolved scheme whereby it will be | possible to discard from service 50,000 post masters
 | But inasmuch as that scheme in effect would decrease patronage at an alarming ] rate it Is regarded as certain that Con gress will hesitate a long time before 1 cutting it's own throat.
 | The scheme in short is to secure the 1 passage by Congress of an act giving | the Postmaster General blanket power to | establish whenever deemed wise and ex- ! pedent. branch or subsidiary postoffices. | Some days ago, MT. Roper before com- mittee of the House, eucidated in part, | that which was evidently written between | the lines. As a result, the members were made to believe that the postoffice de- partment would establish one general postoffice in each county of each state of the union, and denote all stations other than the general station to the position of branch stations. Over these branch stations, superintendents and not postmasters, would preside and the su- perintendents, instead of being appointed by members of Congress, would be put under the regulations of the civil service.
 A S was to be supposed, the House com
 mittee before which MT. Roper appeared
 was indifferent respecting the merits of
 the scheme. The Dill permitting an in-
 crease in postal savings was sent out
 without the Roper or Burleson amend
 ment and passed. It went to the Senate
 and was passed. When it returned to
 the House, 1t contained an amendment-I
 and the amendment was that of which
 Roper had spoken Representative Steen-
 erson saw it first and emitted yell
 This attracted other members, and the
 yelling soon became general.
 It is certain that the amendment will
 either be stricken or a row will be pre-
 cpitated to make all others, in con-
 rarson, appear pale. And In the mean
 time, the members are emphatically ex-
 pressing their opinion of Burleson, the
 political diplomat of the administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
FIGHT MADE ON JUDGE PUGH

Washington, March 24.-(Special )-For obvious reasons, the Alabama contin- gency is hopeful that the department Of justice will not invoke the one-term rule and retire April Judge James Pugh, who presides over the United States branch of the local police court.
 For Judge Pugh is native albanian He was born in Barbour county, is a son of the late Senator Pugh, and is a brother of Judge John c. Pugh, who has been making good on the bench in Jefferson county for long time
 Judge James Pugh has been connected with the police court here in the capacity of prosecutor and judge for many years To his present post he was appointed six years ago, and his term will expire April 6. He is an applicant for reappointment, and his friends are doing all within their power to win the berth for him for an- other term. It is thought highly prob able that he will be reappointed unless the ''uplft' element decides that it will be more conducive to good government to retire an old official, who has given excellent service, and name a new whose worth in the beginning, at any rate, will be problematical
 While the Alabamians in Washington have not yet had occasion to give Judge Pugh the sign of distress, it is admitted that it is a source of consolat tion that he is there against the coming of a pos sible emergency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
CENTRAL HIGH WINS
 OVER BESSEMER NINE

The Central High school baseball team defeated the Bessemer High school base ball nine yesterday on the grounds of the latter by the score of IT to 4. The game was marked by the heavy slugging of Central. Lassiter led the list with a homer and triple
 Rives pitched well for Central and held the Bessemer lads at his mercy through out Houston started the affair for Bes- semer but failed to last long, He was succeeded by Fletcher, who fared but little better. Score: RHE Central ......................... 1T 13 6 Bessemer .......................... Batteries: Central, Rives and Berry; Bessemer Houston, Fletcher and Scott. Umpire. Baumgardner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Deaths and Funerals
Clyde Donald Steele

Funeral services over the remains of Clyde Donald Steele. aged 2s. who died Thursday morning at the family resi- dence, IF North Seventy-second street, East Lake, were conducted from tlis residence at 2 o'clock yesterday after noon, with interment in Oak HUI ceme- tery The Rev. R. D. Tyler officiated. The deceased is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Steele; three sisters and a brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Steamer Is Safe

Gulfport, Miss, March 24.--Owners of the Norwegian bark Dova Lisboa that sailed from Rio Janeiro January for Pensacola and Gulfport received message tonight from Pensacola stating the vessel had anchored 10 miles off the bar. No further details and no information concerning the crew, who had been reported as be- ing i'll of beriberi, was contained in the dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Robbery Reported

An unidentified negro man walked into the grocery store of Abernathy & Alb. bolt, 1104 North Thirteenth street, las, night at about ' o'clock, and ordered a sack of flour and change for S10 to be sent to a nearby customer. The flour and the money was sent by delivery boy The negro grabbed the delivery boy while they were passing a dark alley and took the money away from him and escaped The detective. department was notified of the robbery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
General Bricken Confident

Brig. Gen. c. R. Bricken. solicitor of the Second judicial circuit, and candi- date for one of the three places on the court of appeals, was in Birmingham last night. q have just completed trip through east Alabama said General Bricken, ''and I have been highly grati- fled at the reception my candidacy is re- ceivng. I expect to spend all my time until the primary in the northern part of the state, as l have already made canvass of south Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Dr. Edmonds' Car Stolen

Dr. Henry M. Edmonds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church, report ed to the police department last night the theft of a fve-passenger Overland automobile, which was standing in front or 2501 Highland avenue. The same car was stolen from Dr. Edmonds several weeks ago, and was found the next day by Chief of Police Martin Eagan, on the Oxmoor road, where the car had been used all night by 'joy riders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
Hard Labor for Speeders

c. D. Watson, who was arrested Thurs day afternoon. by Motorcycle Sergeant Morland on a charge of speeding, was fined $25 and 25 days at hard labor by Recorder Anderton. R. B. Murdy was found guilty of the same offense and was given the same sentence. George F.. Wheelock was fined $10 on charge of running his automobile with the muffler open.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
FEDERAL BUILDING
 FOR SYLACAUGA

Washington. March 24. (Special.) The House committee on public buildings agreed today favorably to report the Blackmon bill appro- priating $75.000 for the construction of government building in Syla- cauga. His friends congratulated MT. Blaclmon, and declared his victory sufficient compensation for remaining Ion the job"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
BUFFA BILL CLAIMS
 ONLY INDIAN WARFARE
 WILL RUN DOWN VILLA

wood were in line respecting It's terms. It is generally believed that it would be impossible to pass the measure over the executive veto But it is entirely pos slble 1t is pointed out to defeat "con- servationist' measure in which he might find intense satisfaction.
 The Myer water power bill has been sidetracked In the Senate much to the chagrin of the "Pincho-ites."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
ALABAMA ENCOURAGED

This amendment according to the bellef of Senators Bankhead and Underwood, will give north Alabama a decided ad- vantage. For the Alabama delegation, as may be supposed, will make every effort to win the plant. The argument will be advanced that Alabama has an abundance of raw material, has unexcelled railroad facilities, has excellent and cheap water- ways and is inland and relatively secure from danger of attack.
 The fight in the Senate was between the democrats and the republicans. The former stood solid while nine of the latter, with progressive tendencies, deserted their standard. The 'standpatters" con- tended that the democrats would put the government in business and in competi- ton with private capital. They contend ed too, that the bill would put private manufacturing concerns out of business, and attempted to array the democrats with those who would destroy private en- terprises.
 It was developed, however. that in the United States there are only five or six companies manufacturing armor and that each had enriched itself at the expense of the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
ARMOR PLATE PLANT ASSURED

Washington, March 24.-(Special) Moth ing seems more certain at the present tune than that the Tillman bill providing TOT the construction of a plant for the man ufacture of armor plate Will De enacted and its provisions put into effect
 The bill authorizes the government to select a site for the proposed plant and in it's construction to spend sum as large as $l1, 900, 900. The delegation of any state of the union which possesses sultaple location for the proposed plant will be at liberty to advance it's argument III an effort to acquire the industry.
 In this connection, it is interesting to note that the only amendment considered by the majority in the Senate which stood in support of the bill was that of Senator Wadsworth of New York, which instructed the Secretary of War to se- select a site removed from danger of at Ia clx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
DEMOCRATIC ARGUMENT

An argument used effectively by the democrats was that if the government constructed it's own plant the cry could no more in truth be raised that the man ufacturers of armor were melting the na- ton to war in that their own coffers might be filled to overflowing.
 And it was pointed out that the govern ment plant would not force other plants out of business because they could con tinue to sell to England. France, Ger many and Russia, and thus continue to reap the big profits they have reaped since the beginning of the European war.
 It will require five years, it is estimated. for the government fully to equip itself for the manufacture of armor plate. In the meantime, private manufacturers will not hold up the government because the government will be empowered to con demn in the event it should be deemed necessary. The bill, it is indicated, will go through the House easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
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this leader had been compelled to be everywhere at once.
 "Other scouts agreed with me and so did General Sheridan. So we pur- sued the crooked hoof and eventually came up with the Indians and anni- Inflated them. The last to fall was the valiant leader, Tall Bull
 MUST TRAIL VILLA q have related this story" continued Buffalo Bill, flor the purpose of illus trating what I mean when l say that the troops of the United States will be compelled to trail Villa. l do not anticipate that there will be single general engagement Villa is too wise to risk his all against the stronger and braver men and better armed and provisioned men of the United States army. To do so would be suicidal.
 He will scatter his forces into as many directions as possible. If Car ranza holds his end of the net the bandit will go. probably alone, into the mountains There it will be neces- sary for the troops to trail him to his lair. If Carranza proves unfalthful, then the task will be more difficult But under any circumstance the troop CTS must become trailers."
 Colonel Cody declared that he had grown too old for active service, but that his heart, at any rate, was re- spending to the call to arms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25

The baseball team of the Bessemer High school was defeated this afternoon by the Central High school of Birmingham at Underwood park by score of + to 4. The local team, started off well, but was unable to stop the onslaught of the visitors. and were clearly outclassed. This was the first game of the season for the Bessefner nine. The lineup was as follows:
 Bessemer-S -Satlers. catcher; Houston and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04
ED PREFER is A
HARD PITCHER TO
POUND FOR RUNS

Recent dope gathered on the lead
ing National league pitchers makes it
seem that Ed Pfeffer of Brooklyn is
a harder man to score against than
Grover Alexander of the Phillies.
Tom Hughes of Boston appears to be
the hardest to hit, but Alexander has
them all beat on steadiness as he's
won the most games. Ed Pfeffer
claims he's going to show up Alexan-
der this season and it looks like the
National league race might come to be
battle between these two. Last sea-
son Alex was several notches ahead of
Ed. the latter being fourth in the list
and Alex first
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04

got chance against the champion.
He is one of the .-undopeable" per-
sons.
Years for Chance.
Dillon yearns for a crack at Will
lard. Nothing else will satisfy him.
He thinks he can beat the huge bat
tler-and the ambition of his life is
to coax the bulky title holder into the
arena with him.
Il can beat Willard know cam
declared the lilliputian heavyweight.
All want is a trial. I'll fight him
any distance. any time, anywhere. Be-
fore l fought Moran 1 said that If 1
didn't beat the Pittsburger decisively
l would donate my share of the pro-
ceeds to charity. This same thing
goes If 1 fight Willard.
He has been dueking a match with
me. He intimates that it would be a
crime to fight-a case for the I.umane
society. That's what Moran and his
followers said, too. A lot of people
smoker when 1 say 1 can beat Will
lard. There were just as many who
did the same thing when 1 said
could whip Moran.
All L want is just one chance al
tnat big guy-just one chance If
don't demonstrate that 1 am the better
rnan-and do 1t decisively-In be will.
ing to quit the ring"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04
DODGE OVAL IS FAST.
Pop-Pop Riders Expect New Worlds
Record at End of Today's Race. Z

Dodge City. Kan. July 4:-Twenty
motorcycle riders, representing All
sections of the country, were on the
ground here today ready to start in
the third annual 300-mile race held
under the direction of the Dodge City
Motorcycle Speedway association.
Grafton of American Motorcyclists.
The speedway, a two-mile dirt
oval, was declared fast in tryouts
Monday and the worlds record of an
average speed of 71.3 miles an hour,
made here last year by Otto Walker,
was declared by the racers in danger
of being broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04

Western League.
wichita at ST. Joseph, 2, clear, first
2 p. m.
Denver at Topeka, 2, clear, first. 2
p. m.
Omaha at Lincoln, 2, cloudy. 1870
a. m and $3.50 D. M
Des Moines at Sioux City, 2, cloudy
t0:SO a. m. and 4 d. m
National Lcs,Aue.
Brooklyn at New York. clear .
1915 a. m. and 3:15 D. m.
Chicago at Pittsburg, clear, 1918 a.
m. and p. m.
Cincinnati at st. Louis, clear. first
i:45 a. M. second time not given.
Phlladelphia at Boston, cloudy.
1880 a. m. and 3 o. m.
American League.
Detroit at Cleveland, clear ?. ~
m. and 8 p. m.
New York at Washington, clear. 2
1880 a. m. and 8 D. M
Boston at PHILADELPHIA. clear .
1880 a. m. and $3.50 d. m
st. Louis at Chicago, clear. 2 1O-15
a. m. and p. m
American Association.
St Paul at Minneapolis. clear. 1870
a. m.
Minneapolis at st. Paul. clear. 2
p. m.
indianapolis at Louisville. clear .
10 a. M and 2:30 D. m.
Kansas City at Milwaukee. clear .
o a. m and p. m. -
Columbus at Toledo clear. . 10
m. and 8 p. M "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04
DODGE ONLY PLAYER EVER
KILLED IN Dixie LEAGUE

In the death of Johnny Dodge,
Mobile third baseman, who sue
cumbed to his injuries as a result
of being hit in the face by a ball
thrown by Tom Rogers of the
Nashville club, the S o u h e r n
league suffers the first fatality in
it's history of sixteen years.
Several narrow escapes from
death on the ball field have been
recorded in the past few years.
The only other fatality in the his
tory of Dixie baseball, according to
old-time fans. occurred in Mobile
in 1893, when George Painter, a
second baseman, was killed in prac-
tically the same manner as Dodge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04

the neck there were quite a lew.
However. unlike Samson. being safe
from the molestations of the dog tax
collector seemed to give the Savages
strength rather than take it from them
and the way they ratified their sticks
on the offerings of Mr.. Manser made
them look like the formidable aggre-
cation they did at the beginning of the
season when Denver, Wichita and St
Joe were pie and cheese for them
whenever the umpire called play ball.
81 The New Cogs.
The new cogs in the machine-Man-
ager Engle and Josh Devore-played
an important part in the lombard
ment that gave the home lads their 10
to victory, but every player except
Cochran and Schweitzer got safe blows
and the latter got two sacrifices each.
I'll Devore made a very favorable i'm
preston on the few fans who were out.
He didn't use a cane to get around
with as some had expected, nor were
there any granddaddy whiskers in evil
dence On the other hand, the ex-
Giant conducted himself more like a
colt just out to pasture than like the
old stalker many had imagined him to
be. There is quite a spring in his step,
and from the way he skipped over the
dust in going to third on a 2-bagger he
looked more like a 10 second traveller
than many so-called track athletes
who try to imagine they will some day
be in the Bob Simpson class.
Single and Triple.
Devore got a single and triple out
of five attempts, drove in a pair of
runs and himself scored a pair. Engle
got two hits out of three efforts,
r-ra1 -fD1o
- Goodwin continued to swing at a
800 clip, getting a double and a sin
gle. "Pep-Nat' also had four put
outs and four assists on second with
out an error. 1t is unbelievable that
switching a man from one infield po-
rsition to another would make as much
-of q change in him as putting Good
win on the keystone bag has made.
But, nevertheless, it is a fact that
.Pep-Nat'' looks a million pounds
sterling better since he got on the
&c" side of the diamond.
Lambeth Saved Game
= The game was won entirely by slug
gIng. West, who allowed II hits, did
not look much better than Manser
and in the ninth, with one out and the
bases loaded to the guards, Engle had
to jer khim and send in Lambeth.
The soon-to-be Cleveland Indian
proved equal to the task before him
and he had no trouble in winding up
the ceremonies, striking out the only
two batters who opposed him.
The Savages made their first coun-
ter of the game in the opening in
ming With two down, Devore singled
to left, was advanced on Engle's in
field hit, and put his spikes on the
pan when Kruger drove a liner into
center. Thereafter the Engleites
held the lead permanently and the
nearest the Cakes honey hunters
came to catching up was in the final
frame, when a home run would have
tied the tally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04
HAIRLESS SAvACES HIT HARD AND
BEAT BEARS IN THE FIRST GAME
DevOre, New Cog in the Engle Machine, Looks
Like Valuable Asset.

dispatches from Wichita while the Savages there
failed anything about capng parties but when Man
Enges made their the local field for
Denver opening quite of them looked like they had
either BARRIERS benefit other close cropping
fesvy while Ager Allen and Cochran had occasion
cloth during the and three
enough his head make toothbrush for baby
mosquito many the ockless
cerned but judging from the exposed from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04

Bill Clymer, Louisville manager.
declares that his Colonies are going
to be reckoned with yet even thouoh
they have slipped down a bit in the
American Association first division
The Colonels look like a winning
ball team but they have lots of hot
competition in the Kansas Civ
Blues and Jack Hendricks Indian
apolis bunch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-04
COULDN'T DO THE rY Conn.
Art Hudson Tried in Vain to Hit in
Hospital Game.

Aft Huuson Tried In Vain to Hit I'm
Hospital Game.
The State Hospital baseball team
defeated the Santa Fe team on the
hospital grounds by the score of 6
TO 2. Maggie was on the mound for the
hospital boys and pitched a Lice game,
allowing only four hits and striking
out eleven batsnen
The feature of the game was Art
Hudson endeavoring to get a hit. but
he tried in vain to solve Nagle's Of
ferings.
The score: r H z
Santa Fe 1000 O10 0O1-2 4 4
State Hosp =. 100 40 01*-6 IL 3
Batteries-Griggs. Mathews, Giles
pie and Reed; Maggie and Sawyer