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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
FREE LECTURES ON THEOSOPHY AND
 OCCULT SCIENCE
Irving s. Cooper Will Begin Series of Lectures Tonight at Clark & Jones' Recital Hall

This evening at the Clark & Jones Re- cital hall, Irving s. Cooper. national lec- turer for the Theosophical society, is to begin a series of free lectures on ''The- osophy and Occult Science
 He will discuss the mysteries of human existence and the purpose of life. He will also deal with the future that awaits us. and how each one daily and hourly mou.ds that future by act and thought and word.
 There will be five lectures. beginning this evening with The Unseen World and How It Is Explored" and on successive evenings, ''The Mystery of Sleep," s,rhe Riddle of Destiny" The Living Uni verse" The Garment of God"
 This last lecture will be illustrated by over 100 magnifcently colored slides of the most exquisite scenes in nature. All interested are cordially invited to attend any or all of these lectures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage license were issued from the probate court yestcr. day.
 w. B. Neal and Miss Carrie Caldwell. B. 2. Rozier Tuscaloosa, and Miss Lillian Dee Hacpsr.
 V. c. Wood and Miss Nola Perkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric-Vaudeville. Matinee at 2:3O o'clock; evenings at 7:3O and g.
 Strand-"The Ne er-Do-Welr" with Wheeler Oakman and Kathryn Williams. Matinee at 3:15 o'clock; evening at S:15 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
At the Photoplay Houses

Colonial-'The Bondman," with Will liam Parnum.
 Trianon-"A Supreme sacrifce,' with Robert Warwick
 Odeon Two-"Polteness Pays" with John Junior.
 Princess-"The Crash" with all star nsf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22
BARBER'S WEEKLY TRADE AGAINST THINGS IN GENERAL STAGED YESTERDAY Says All the Newspapers
 Are Subsidized by Adver-
 tisements of Public Serv-
 ice Corporations
SAYS HE IS GOING ON STREETS TO TELL
 PEOPLE ABOUT TT
Ward and Hornady Inter- rupt at Times, Giving Barber Short Breathing Spells
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Apparently disgruntled because the pub lie service corporations of Birmingham have consistently ignored his attacks, and incidentally the fact that President Will son has thus far refrained from request ing his aid in holding the Standard Oil company and the railroads in line, Com- missioner Arlie Barber decided to vent his spleen on the newspapers yesterday afternoon.
 It was a terrible onslaught-far differ ent from the usual buffoonery indulged In by MT. Barber, in his allegations against the octopus of predatory wealth
 In succinct sentences and with the fire of divine wrath flashing from his bold eyes he hoarsely rasped:
 It is common Knowledge that the newspapers of Birmingham are subsi- dized. high official in one of the local daiies has informed me that no item of news or editorial matter can be printed without first passing through the office of the advertising manager. Everyone knows that the newspapers in Birmingham are as marcanary theI- cap he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

morning paper today. What did it say? 1t merely advised us that the Southern Bell telephone was doing business in Birmingham and incidentally it did not say that 1t was doing us' Everyone knows why the telephone trust ad vertises. It is to subsdize the newspa- pers. The railroads do the same thing and all other public service corpora tions. They are at our throats. But I amongst the people where I will tell them the truth"
 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 After MT. Barber had been answered by MT. Hornady and just before ad- journment he Jumped on the Chamber of Commerce for diversion from his main theme of the afternoon:
 .I cannot understand all that read in the public press,' said the socialist commissioner of public safety, .'but I've read recently that the Chamber of Com merce was likely to tndorse the stand of the grain men in their protest against the discrimination rates of the railroads. Likely to indorse the grain men.'' and MT. Barber glared about at his collea eues who however, did not quail as expected. so he talked on:
 Why should there be any indecision in the matter? Likely to indorse the grain men who are going out of busi- ness through the criminality of the railroads. There should be no likely about it. The Chamber of Commerce should unreservedly indorse the stand of the grain men. And I've been up there to tell them too"
 And thus endeth the afternoons en- tertainment. Mir. Barber is not sched- uled to perform again until Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-22

the truth of this Commissioner Hornady said My personal affairs are of no interest to the public. I always believe in giving the other fellow credit for sincerity and therefore I have nothing to say at the present time"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
BY FRANK ROOSTER,

Author of Modern City Planning and
Maintenance" etc.
The cultivation of shade trees has
proved very advantageous i'll European
cities, as the trees in affording shade
increase the attractiyeness of the
street. They also reduce the amount
of flying dust and temper the winds,
improve the air and conduce to the
healthfulnesS Of the city. Shade trees
should be planted two or two and Il
half feet back from the outside edge
Of the curb and an earth surface Of
from two and Il half to three feet i'll
diameter left around the trunk for nat
ural watering.
In addition to this, a desirable meth
Cd of watering is that of gutter Seep
age, a hole being cut in the curbing,
protected by Il grating, and the water
finding its way through the earth to
the tree roots.
In some European cities waste paper
baskets of meshed Wire are placed at
intervals around the trunks of shade
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30

oi1si-L-i "llh St1lO Lll in lLhlllt.
trees and the bases of lighting poles.
The bottoms of such baskets are some
two feet above the surface of the
street and the tops two feet or so
higher. 1t is the duty of the police
and of the individual citizen to see
that no garbage is thrown on the side
walks or into the streets, since the
baskets, being conveniently placed, at
ford u place for such rubbish. The
streets are thus much more easily
cleaned and do not so quickly become
cluttered with rubbish.
In wide streets in which vehicular
traffic is heavy, so called safety isles
should be placed to facilitate crossing.
Such aisles should be edged with gran
lite curbing, some six inches above the
crown of the street, and should be
about four feet in width and of suita-
Bile length. They may be placed at
the side Of the street car tracks or in
the center Of ale street and added
prominence may be given to them by
ornamental electroliers.
At important focal points are placed
small structures for supplying meteor
illogical information. On the outside
weather charts and forecasts are dis
played and thermometers and baromc-
ters with continuous records of their
fluctuations are provided. Condensed
time tables Of arriving and departing
trains and vessels are shown.
An additional feature found in such
structures and throughout European
cities, of great convenience to the pub
lie, and one which would prove of
even greater convenience to the Amer
lean public if placed in similar loca-
tons, is the electric clock. Not only
on he meteorological stations are such
clocks placed, but also at every few
blocks at some convenient location.
Such public clocks are electrically con
trolled and operated from a central
point. They are attached to lighting
poles, news and subway kiosks, adver-
Using columns and in whatever loca-
lions they will be Of greatest use.
Fire hydrants, especially in promi-
hent streets, if not placed against the
building wall, should be sunk below
the surface, not only for the sake Of
the appearance of the street. but to OBJ
Vlate danger of freezing in winter.
Covers for such hydrants should be
flush with the sidewalk and properly
marked. Objection may be made that
IN case of fire such hydrants would be
difficult to find, but this is overcome
by signs placed on the buildings di-
rectly the hydrant in the form Of
a red FL and by other signs intermedi.
ate, with arrows pointing both ways.
giving the number Of meters to the
ire hydrants in either direction.
The name of streets should prefer
ably be placed on the corners Of build
1ngs, and each Of the four corners
should have the names of both streets.
This Is a cheaper and more effective
method than the placing Of signs on
posts, which obstruct the sidewalk and
which, owing to the expense, are usual
~ only placed on two Of the corners,
diagonally. The post method is, how
ever, at times a necessity. The COM
bination of a white letter on a blue
ground has proved to be the best ar
rangement Of colors.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
WON BY DARING WIT.
Story of Car Paul, His Sacred Snuff
box and a Wager.

~ III q SVdSSE.
Car PauIs snuffboX was as sacred
as the imperial crown itself. No one
was allowed to touch it. Kapioff wa
gered that he would take a pinch out
Of 1t.
One morning he walked up to the ia
BILE which stood near the bed on which
the car still reclined and boldly took
from it the majestic snuffbox. Open
ing it noisily. he inserted his fingers,
and, while Paul L. was watching him,
in stupefaction at such audacity, he
shifted up the fragrant powder with
evident satisfaction.
what are you doing there, you
rogue?" exclaimed the car excitedly.
Having. a pinch Of snuff, sire. l
have now been DR. duty for eight
hours, and, feeling drowsy, 1 thought
it would keep me awake, for I would
rather break the rules of etiquette than
neglect my duty"
Paul burst out laughing and merely
replied:
THAT'S right enough, my lad, but as
the snuffbox is not large enough for
both Of US you can keep it for your
SELF"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30

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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30

This is the centenary year Of the
adoption Of long trousers to supplant
knee breeches. Time enough left to
arrange a fitting celebration for n
who feel grateful to the London tailor
that imposed the modern bifurcated
neither garment upon mankind.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30

Some young men who found it too
warm to help father and mother in
the hard work last summer now go
wildly chasing a leather ball about,
clad In wooden socks, padded breeches
and sweaters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
Treat Ulcers With Sugar.

Sugar as a dressing for ulcers is adj
vocated by DR.. p. NJ. O'Brien of Brad
ford, England. in a letter to the Lon
don Lancet. He says he has used it in
medium sized crystals for many years,
having learned of it from an old wo-
man who was treating an ulcer on her
own leg in this manner and has found
it most effective. The New York Med
ical Journal says that DR.. Magnus of
Marburg, Germany. also uses sugar
and has found it invaluable as a dress
ing in all save tuberculous LESSONS.
Leap year lends its sanction to haul
inc slackerS into the ranks.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
Slow Pay

Slow Pay.
S~taylate-I always pay as I go. Miss
Weereigh Vawning> - Your creditow
have my sympathy.-Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
IMPROVING THE
CITY Streets
Cultivation Of Shade Trees a
Paying Policy.
WASTE PAPER BASKETS.

Safety Isles, Advertising Regulations,
Wall H%ydrants and Uniform Street
Signs Greatly Add to the Safety of
the Public and the General Appear
ance of City Streets.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30

Author of "Modern City Planning I
Maintenance" etc.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27

over their seats and cluster about the ump, voicing unseemly imprecations and throwing things at him. Very little of this sort of thing is seen to- day.
 Managers and club owners have become rigorous in demanding decent behavior from players and a player
 understands that he might as well let his batting average slump as to get temperamental and misbehave
 Of course the are occasional scraps but they can be pardoned. The aver age ball player is an active. vigorous
 sort of person and likes to use vio-
 leEce as well as anyone else in ex-
 pressing his anger or indignation. Lots of college men have come into the national pastime within the past decade. and this is said to have beer refining influence. College boys, ol course. are not always patterns o decorum and gentility. but they us, their nuts and are more likely to keey cool. Managers like to have q fev
 around and say that they set goos i example
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
RAGING RESUMES AT TIJUANA

Republican A. P. Leased Wire]
 SAN DIEGO, March 26.-Racing will be resumed at the Tijuana race track Saturday, April 15. according
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
WILLARD AND FORTY
 THOUSAND LEAVE N. '.
Champion Not Marked From Fight, and in Good Spirits Leaves for
 Chicago to Join Family.
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lHepuDIiCdn A. r. IedSe0 WIrel
 NEW YORK, March 26.-With his right hand bandaged, owing to an injury to a knuckle on the index finger and nearly s40,OOO in big bills carefully tucked away about his per son, Jess Willard. the worlds heavy weight champion, left here this af- ternoon. He expects to join his fam fly at Chicago some time tomorrow and he will rest until the last week of April, when he will begin a six months tour with a circus.
 Speaking today of his bout with Frank Moran at Madison Square Gar den last night, Willard said:
 Moran is a great, strong fellow both clever and full of courage, but think could have knocked him out last night had I not injured my right hand early in the fight. The doctor says I will not be able to use my right hand for at least two weeks. As to fighting Moran again or Fulton or any other man, my man. ager will have to attend to that mat ter. I am willing at any time to defend my title.'
 The champion did not show mark from last nights contest
 Moran was up early this morning and received many callers at the ho- tel. The Pittsburg mans face was puffed and his eyes discolored from Willard's left hand jabs but he was cheerful. He was unwilling to admit that Willard beat him and claimed that if the seventh round had gone a minute longer he would have knocked out the champion.
 T want another go with Willard said Moran "and would like to have it for twenty rounds or more, as am not at my best in d ten round bout. In six weeks time l will be ready to meet Willard or any other big fellow they match with me. Be- lieve me, I am not going to remain idle, as I know I possess every requisite to win the title.'
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27

Whether baseball is more thrilling game than it was a generation or so ago may yet be disputed, but most all who know agree that the ball play CT of today is more gentlemanly and better behaved. Any old-timer will tell you that it wasn't SO long ago when ball players were thought to be the rudest and most unmannerly of persons and hotel keepers welcomed them just as eagerly as they did the criminally insane. Twenty years ago a camel could crawl through a needles eye with greater ease than a ball player could get into a first class hotel
 Rowdiness and rough stuff on the field were more frequent things then than now. It was then that an um- pire's job was too precarious to ex- cite envy. A. game was, thought to he languid affair if at some point an outfielder didn't romp in and poke the umpire on the right ear. Fans too, Tad parts in the fun and would frequently he so stirred at the sight of a rumpus on the field as to hor
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
BABY TROUT ID BE
 PROTECTED FROMDADS
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 SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-An unusual experiment is being tried out by the San Francisco Fly Casting Club at it's lodge near Union Mills, on the Truckee river. Instead of stock ilig the streams with trout fry as is the usual method, the plan of main taining the fish until they have at tained length of ten inches is being tried. It has been found that of the thousands of fry that are turned loose a large proportion become the prey of larger fish, By keeping the fish until they are large enough to look after themselves, it is believed that a much larger percentage will reach maturity.
 For the past nine months the club has been experimenting on 100000 trout raised from fry furnished by the Fish and Game commission These trout have been reared and fed un- der the direction of an expert keeper and at the clubs expense. By next November these fish will have at tained a length of ten inches and it
 
 ious points along the course of the Truckee.
 It is said that the project of rais- irg the trout in water conditions sim liar to those in which they must live until such time as they are able to take care of themselves has never be- fore been attempted in California, and the result is being watched with much interest by all sportsmen.'
 The fry are first placed in rearing ponds where they remain for six months. They then are transferred to a section of the river which has been damned off and is we'll protected. Here they are kept until of suffi- cient size to liberate.
 By tagging the fish it is hoped to determine positively many interesting questions concerning their habits and trout fishermen believe they will gain many valuable pointers in this way Los Angeles sporting writer thus summarizes his opinion of the Pacific Coast league team which will repre- sent that city during 1916: with the exception of Slim Love all of this seasons pitchers look to Le better than last years staff. This includes the men who were with the club last year and are destined to have another try at it with the team this season. The Angel staff as il TOW stands, with Standridge. Ryan Scoggins, Delhi, Johnny Williams Duffy Thompson and Brant on the role, is much better, man for man than last years aggregation of hurl- CTS.
 Taking the team altogether, tht
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27

James w. Coffroth, president of the Lower California Jockey Club. Much work remains to be done before the damage done to the track by the re- cent floods is fully repaired but ex- tra forces of men will be put at work this week.
 George F. Fuller. San Francisco mill lionaire, telegraphed Coffroth today that he was planning to buy a large stable of thoroughbreds to race at Tijuana. Word also was received from Hot Springs, Ark, that num- Der of good horses would be shipped from there in time for the reopen ing of the plant
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
SLANTS IF WISE HURLERs SPELLED
 FINS FUR THORPE
Wonderful Athlete Helpless Before Curved Balls;
 May Come Back

NEW YORK. March 26.-Jim Thorpe the Sac and Fox Indian, Olympic prize winner and one of the greatest foot ball players that ever donned gridiron armor, is making his last stand on the major league baseball diamond. With out question one of the greatest ath- letes ever developed in America or in any other portion of the world, Thorpe has made a name for himself in track and field sports, lacrosse. football and college baseball 1t was not until he undertook to play the latter game in the big leagues that he found a sport wherein he failed to shine with his ac- customed brilliancy.
 Fresh from his Olympic triumps at Stockholm and the subsequent sersa- tional stripping away of these honors by the Amateur Athletic Union on the charge that he was a professional, Thorpe was signed to play with the New York National league club by Manager John J. McGraw. From the very beginning the redskin athlete ran like deer in the outfield and on the bases, Sfielded well, but was absolutely relpless before the curved pitching of the big league box stars.
 Given a. straight ball across the heart of the plate, Thorpe. with his powerful arms and shoulders could and did lift the ball over the center fielder's head with great regularity. The trouble was that the pitcher never made such mistake but once. There
 after Thorpe got nothing but curved pitching and the Indian swung on the tslapts in ,xain.s
 The Indian drifted from the nlajoi ' (Coptinuec on Page Seven)
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
M|DW|CK POLOC[UB BEATS CORONADO FOUR
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SAN DIEGO, Cal, March 26-The
 Midwick Polo Club of Pasadena, de-
 feated the Coronado Four today in , the final game of the Hotel Del Coronado handicap competition, 5%
 to Az. The handicap allowance of four goals given Midwick was too much for the opposing team to over come, although COronadO's score was within a quarter of point of that of
 the victOrs until the last few min-
 utes of play. when Drury by diff cult shot gave the Pasadenans a com-
 fortable margin.
 MidWick scored only two goals, one each by Neustadt and Drury. losing quarter of a point on a safety by Weiss. For Coronado, Beadleston shot four of his teams total. Malcolm Stevenson upon whom much reliance was placed by Coronado, played a
 hard luck" game, missing several at tempts at goal.
 The last game of the polo season at Coronado will be played Wednes- day when the same two teams com
 pete for the California challenge tro- phy. Midwick won a leg on this much coveted prize last year, while Coronado was victorious in the two preceding years. A victory Wednes- day will give the Coronado Country Club permanent possession of the trophy.
 Lineup and summary of today S game:
 Midwick-No. 1, Neustadt one goal; No. ?, R. Weiss; No. 3. Drury. one; No. 4, Burke. Penalty safety by Weiss. Handicap four goals. Net score 5%.
 Coronado-No. 1, Velie; No. 2, Beadleston, four goals; No. 3, Stew enson; No. 4, Ross one. Penalties safety by Ross. Four by .Beadles- ton. Net score A.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
H0RRE[[ RETAINS TENNIS CUP:
 bEATSBR0WN IN STRAIGHT SETS
Miss Chesney Defeats Miss Lyons for Woman's Sin gles Championship; Hor- rel Figures in Three Championships

The prettiest tennis of the tourna- ment was seen in the finals of the mems singles, in which Bill Horrell of this city retained the laurels he won in Tucson last March over Kenneth Brown of the Old Pueblo. About two hundred and fifty saw this match.
 The side lines blaze of color, the sun not too strong and the air quiet it was perfect day and splendid setting for the championship of a tightly contested series. Brown and his conquerOr played a careful, consistent match, neither performing any bril- liant feats, but the Tucson player pull ing off some smashes that showed the results of his years improvement. Hor- rell beat him in the semi-fin at Tucson last year, and since then he has become much stronger in both service and volleying.
 Horrell lost both his first two serves, principally on the fast work of the visitor, who found corners that Horrell couldn't cover. As the play progressed Brown won applause by his occasional scintillating returns, but the American service of the champion wore him down. Many of the points were won after rapid exchanges and there were real rallies.
 The scores were 6-<; 6-2; 6-1
 Horrell participated in three cham pionship victories, winning on his own hook from Brown: with Chet Goldberg, defeating Brown and Wilson, and with Ruth Ainsworth, predominating over Vinton Hammells and Miss Chesney.
 Miss Chesney, of Glendale, defeated Miss Allison, of Tucson, in the finals for the women's singles championship. The women's doubles play was a set all and four all in the third, when dark ness intervened. The match will be played off today. Those who partici- pated are Miss Allison and Miss Lyons of Tucson and Miss Butler and Miss Chesney.
 H. l.. Aller presented the trophies to the winners, in behalf of the Phoenix Country club, hosts at the tournament. Scores:
 Final Mems Singles Horrell defeated Brown. .6-4; 6-2; 6-1
 Final Mems Doubles Horrell and Goldberg defeated Brown and Wilson. .57: 6-3; 6-3; 6-2
 Mixed Doubles
 Miss Cheney and V. Hammells defeated Miss Lyons and Brown. ..
 .-...... ......7-9; 6-3; 6-4 And in the finals:
 Miss Ainsworth and Horrell beat Miss Chesney and Hammells. .7-5; 6-1
Arizona republican., 1916-03-27

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