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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Senators Win in Tenth

Cleveland, O., July 3O.-Washington won ? to 1 from Cleveland in 10 innings to- day. Mcbride led off in the tenth with a pop fly to center that Roth and Smith let fall between them. Johnson bunted. Coveleskie threw to third, but O'Loughlin called Mcbride safe. Third Baseman Chapman protested, and was put out of the game the first time during his base ball career. Mcbride then scored on Shanks sacrifice fly. few pop bottles were thrown at O'Loughlin, but none came close. Police protected him after the game.
 Centerfielder Speaker sprained his left ankle in making a low running catch in the fourth inning, and had to be carried from the field. Score: R. H. E. Washington ........ 900 100 900 1-2 Cleveland .......... 100 900 900 O-1 8 0
 Batteries: Johnson and Henry; Reebe, Klepfer, Coveleskie and O'Neill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Hughes Speech Ready

Bridgehampton. N. Y.. July 30. Charles E. Hughes, republican presi- dental nominee. has completed his speech of acceptance. It is approximate ly 5000 words long and will require about an hour and a quarter for de- livery. The only other speaker at the notification Monday night at New York will be Senator Warren G. Harding, chairman of the notification committee, and his remarks, telling MT. Hughes formally of his nomination will be brief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Athletic Club to Give Memberships

William Stre Jr chairman of the athletic committee of the Birmingham Athletic cub announced last night that the winners of the junior tennis tournament which will start Wednesday will be given year memberships in the club The winners of the singles will be given membership as will the winners of the doubles title The entry list at the present time reaches the 16 mark with indications rising during the next two days The matches which will start Wednesday morning will be played the clay of the Athletic club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Roper Resigns

Roper has resigned as first assistant Postmaster General to devote his time to democratic campaign work. It be- came known here that he will go to New York Monday to join the party headquarters force there. MT. Roper has served as first assistant to Post- master General Burleson for the past three years. Previously he was statis- tical clerk to the House ways and means committee and he is known as an authority on tariff subjects. His home is McColl, s. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
BED SOX REPLACE YANKEES AS
 LEADERS IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis Browns Give D0navan's Crew Another Double Beating White Sox Takes Second Place-Dodgers Still Lead National With Braves Second and Phillies Third

New York; July 30-Boston went into first place in the American league standing today defeating Detroit while New York losing two games St. Louis Chicago easily dis
 posing of the Athletics in double header advanced to second position, five points ahead of New York
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TWO MORE ADDED
KERR'S BRILLIANT
 PITCHING COUNTS

Memphis Tenn, July 30.-Kerr's bril- liant pitching and timely hitting en- abled Memphis to defeat New Orleans here today, to 0. The visitors did not secure hit off Kerr's delivery until the seventh inning. Sylvester made several sensational catches, which cut off runs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Culberson Still in Fight

Washington, July 30-In an address issued today to democrats of Texas. Senator Culberson, who ran next to former Governor Colquitt in the recent senatorial primary in that state, an- nounced that his name would be sub mitted to the second primary, which will be held August 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
American Association

Batteries: Fischer and Nunamaker; Plank and Severeid.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City 9-7. Minneapolis S-3.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 7-9. Louisville 20. (Second game forfeited).
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SPORTS
BdronS LdmbdSt Kroh and
 Wells for Easy Victory

Six Counters Scored in Eighth Session-Errors Allow Vols to Count On Black Baron South paw Hurls Fine Game-Fans Shower Barons With Pop Bottles at End of Rally Which Won Game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31

SUMMARY. Two-Base Hits-Kauffman, Black 2, Clark.
 Double Plays-Ellam to Sheehan to Kauffman Sheehan to Ellam. Sacrifice Fly--Marshall. Passed Balls-Marshall. Struck Out-Kroh 2, Wells 1, Black 2. Base on Balls-Kroh 2, Wells ?, Black 2.
 Hit by Pitcher-Kroh (Derrick). Hits-Kroh II, with 1 run, in in- nings (none out in eighth). Sacrifice Hits-Sheehan 2, Kores, FL lam, Clark 2.
 Stolen Bases - Derrick, Eschen, Black.
 Time-2:12.
 Umpires-Hart and Rudderham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Games Today

Birmingham at Nashville.
 New Orleans at Memphis. Mobile at Little Rock (two games). alAtnta at Chattanooga (two games)
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A chemical process renders noninflam- mable all the woodwork employed in the construction of the rolling stock for Lon- don's underground railways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31

having a hard series with Chicago, les- sened Brooklyns lead.
 GIANTS JUMP LINK
 New York during the week won it's first extra-inning game at home. After the ice had been broken the Giants won two more eXtra-inning contests.
 The inter-sectional results in the Na- tional were: East IS, West 8.
 Dave Davenport of the St. Louis Amer jeans performed an unusual feat for the major leagues when he pitched and won two games from New York on Saturday. The weeks record in each league of games played, won and lost, with runs, hits, errors men left on bases and runs scored by opponents, including the gam of Saturday, July 29, follows:
 NATIONAL. T.EAGITE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Red Sox Win Over Tigers

Detroit July 3o.-Boston hit Mitchell for 10 hits in four innings today and easily defeated Detroit. g to 8. Score: R. H. E. Boston ................ 040 40 O00-9 13 0 Detroit .......... 101 900 O1O-3 10 4
 Batteries: Mays and Agnew; Mitchell, Cunningham and Mckee Baker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
BarOnS WallOD Ellam'S Vols SPORTS
FOOD FOR RANDOM
ny FRED BODEKER

Fred Derrick. with 12, and Jimmy Es- chen, with 10 are the next best. The remainder of the Barons are scattered at any range from one to eight, while Dick Robertson. Key Perryman, FL mer Ponder, and Karl Black are with out stolen sack to their credit.
 Eddie Mcdonald is the best runner, getting AS, and Danny Clark, with A, comes next in line. Derrick, Meusel and Eschen follow Danny Clark has pounded out the most safe hits, with 91 and Fred Derrick is next in line with 73 Eddie Mcdonald, Meusel, Caton and Smith come next.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING

Games Today Philadelphia at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland.
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Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Boston.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Birmingham 9, Nashville 4. Memphis 6, New Orleans 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
White Sox Take a Pair

Chicago, July 3O.-Chicago batters batted two Philadelphia pitchers for an- other double victory today, 10 to 1, and to 0. Six double plays helped the White Sox slabmen, Cicotte and Wolf gang, but they were seldom in trouble. A group of citizens of Harvard. H., Pitcher Lannings home town, gave him a watch and the White Sox pounded him for 19 hits in the opening game. Will Hams was strong until the sixth, when six hits. including home run by Jack son, sent six men across the plate.
 Results of todays games put Boston in first place with. 53 won and 40 lost, Chi cago in second, with 54 won and 42 lost, and New York in third place, with 63 won and Az lost. Score-Ffrst game: R. H. B. Philadelphia ........ 100 900 OOO-1 l Chicago ............... O52 O02 1O"--10 19 0
 Batteries: Lanning and Haley; Cicotte and Lapp.
 Second game: R.H E.. Philadelphia ......... GOO coo 0Oo-O 0 Chicago ............... 100 0O6 00*-7
 Batteries: Williams and Picinich; Wolf gang and Lapp.
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International League

l At Montreal: Montreal s-4. Roches- ter 7-13. At Baltimore: Balitimre 6. Provi-
 dence II.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

No games scheduled yesterday.
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Atlanta fans are claiming the title of having the most peculiar team III the league in respect to playing put we'll offer these Barons against any, thing in the world when it comes 10 this sort of stuff. One day they LOOK like. world beaters and the next day a. bunch of worn out bush leaguers.
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cured that by doubling in the seventh with one out and raced home when Eddie Mcdonald almost knocked kroh down with a drive through the box.
 In the eighth the big blow-off came; the Barons batted around; Kroh departed, and the game was won. Meusel started the fireworks with a single to center, and Coombs laced one over Ellam's head. Clark sacrificed and Krohs low throw was dropped by Kaufman. Then MT. Kroh was excused and with the bases loaded and none out, Wells came in. Eschen popped a dinky fly to right which fell safe and Meusel scored. Then Wells forced Coombs home by passing Hauser. Caton rolled to Ellam, Clark being smoth- cred at the plate, but Marshall made high throw to first to complete a double play and the ball went to right field. Kaufman begged home, the ball going through Marshall and Marshall heaved the ball to left field, everybody scoring. Black singled off Sheehans glove and stole second after Mcdonald famed. Der ricks single scored him and Fred stole third, after going to seco9d on the peg home. Meusel up for his second time in the inning, was tossed out by Wells.
 TWO MORE ADDED
 In the ninth, with two out, the Barons put over two more runs. Coombs walked and Clark forced him. Eschen forced Clark and stole second. He cantered home aboard Hausers single to right and Ca ton scored Mike on his single to right. Black famed for the last out.
 After the Barons big inning, frenzied bleacherites pelted the Barons with pop bottles and one spectator was arrested on complaint of Burleigh Grimes and locked up at the station house, with the local club as prosecutor. None of the Barons was hit during the shower.
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One day they accept terrible lac- cing from the lowly Gulls, the stano- inc occ,,nants of the cellar, and then the next day they come along anu give the league leaders a trouncing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
''BuLC->. DURHAM SMOKING TOBACCO

"Bul" Durham is unique among the worlds tobaccos. It is distinguished from all others by its wonderful mild ness, itsdeliciousmellow-swcct Aavorand its di~tinctive aroma.
 You get e lively srnokeand Q satisfying smoke whenyou"roll your own" with Bull" Durham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31

New Orleans ................. Wo WO UO-o Memphis ...................... OO1 200 O8'-6
 Summary: Two-base hits, Kerr. Sac rifice hits, Dobard. Chadbourne, Cook Ruel. Base on balls. Kerr 4, Walker 2. Struck out Kerr 1, Walker g. Time, 1:22 Empires, O'Toole and Breitenstein.
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Don't those Barons beat anything you ever heard of?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
Browns Win Tenth Straight

St. Louis, July 30.-St. Louis won its tenth straight game and the fourth straight from New York by taking both games of double header here to- day, the first 2 to 1 and the second 2 to 0. Koob and Plank had the bent of a pitchers battle with Mogridge and Fischer Scores:
 First game: R. H. B. New York ...... 1000 O10 OO0-1 5 0 St. Louis .010 010 0Os-2 0
 Batteries: Mogridge and Alexander; Koob and Severeid
 Second game: R. H. B. New York 1000 900 000-0 l St. Louis ....... .002 900 00"-2 o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31
GIANTS JUMP LINK

having hard series with Chicago, sened Brooklyn's lead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-31

But that's baseball. That's the on- ly reason the game is styled as the national pastime. It's never the same thing. No one can predict anything about a ball team and have It come true unless Dame Fortune smiles on them. We'll all that's all right ana little more thrown in, but we peat those Vols yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
 PLANNED FOR CHILDREN

VREADWELL, July S.-Venders of tennis apparatus have received rush orders lately, as nearly twenty five children between the ages of and IA have signifed their inten- tion of entering the tennis contest for two valuable ratkets and prizes which are being offered by Mrs. P. R. Bradley as an incentive to the boys and girls to learn. The tour nament will not commence before August 1st. but practicing will con tinueand is already started among the amateurs. Because of the num- Der of entrees 1t has been decided by Miss Chasteen, to whom the children are submitting their names, to post a schedule of practice games Miss Chasteen, Coe Allen and D. J. Kinzie have kindly offered their ser vices in coaching the beginners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
DRASTIC LIQUOR MEASURE PASSED
 BY CITY COUNCIL
Councilmen Also Dispose of the Garbage Dump Proposition and Orders Work DOne-Auto Men
 Delay Recommendations.

The city council last night pass ed an ordinance making 1t mis- demeanor to take, furnish. or supply any liquor to any place Of ill-fame or bawdy house in the city of Ju- neau. The ordinance is patterned after the one recently passed by the city council Of Douglas.
 An ordinance was introduced pro- vlding for the inspection of all new wiring being done in the city and appointing the city engineer as an inspector The ordinance pro- yides that all wiring shall conform to the requirements passed by the Board of Fire Underwriters of North America.
 The street committee was in- structed to build garbage dump, 1000 feet, more or less, along Ninth Street from Willoughby avenue, reaching to deep water in the channel. All councilmen were pres ent with the exception of Emmet McKanna.
 A petition from Mrs. J. Mont gomery Davis for permission to set a proposed new building two feet into Seward street at Sixth street was referred to the Street committee.
 A petition from G M. Scott and A. W. Rhodes for lumber to build 3l5 feet of sidewalk in the Casey Shattuck addition was referred to the street committed A communi- cation stating that the agent for the fire pumping engines would ar rive in Juneau about July 18th was read. William Marshall was con- drmed as pound master for the coming year.
 The proposed amendment to the traffic ordinance which requires all machines to carry two lights in front and one light in the rear was carried over until the next reg ular meeting.
 The current bills were read and ordered paid, among them being; Union Iron Works. $545; Juneau Fire Department, S12O; Juneau Hardware Co.,, S99.9O; worthen Mills, SS88.35; c. W. Young Co.,, $413.75; J. S. Morgan, $S6.95; Alaska Electric Light & Power Co.,, $261.75; Alaska S. S. Co.,, $2,S99.45;
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
STEAMER ALASKA
 WILL OPERATE TO
 ATLANTIC IN FALL
Announcement Made by Officers of Alaska Steamship Company of New Service To Be
 Inaugurate,

According to an announcement made by Willis E. Nowell. agent for Che Alaska Steamship Company, the steamer Alaska will 5e taken from the Alaska run tEis fall and placed on Q new route from Seattle to New York by way of the Panama canal.
 The first sailing of the steamer will be from Seattle November 18th and she will make stops at an points of interest in the West Indies and at Panama.
 The Alaska will have the distlne ton Of being the first Seattle owned ship to invade the canal route onI regular schedule. If the development ob business justiies. the company will place a second passenger ship on the route, and also will add whatever freighters it can spare.
 The route adopted by the company for the new service follows From Seattle to the Panama Canal via San Francisco. San Pedro and San Diego, through the canal to the Atlantic, then to Kingston Jamaica; from Kingston to Santiago. Cuba; thence to Havana and from Havana to Phil adelphia. On the return voyage the ship will retrace her course. The company plans to allow it's passen' gers to leave the liner at Santiago and travel by rail across Cuba to Havana. where they will rejoin the vessel.
 On the return half of the first voy- age the steamship will sail from Philadelphia December IS. On the second voyage she will leave Seattle January 15, and Philadelphia Febru- ary 15.
 Besides the ports already named, the Alaska will call at Panama and Colon. She will remain day inI each of her ports of call, thus giy- ing her passengers ample time to goI sightseeing ashore.
 In the canal route the Alaska will receive only first class passengers, md the number Of these will De linn ted to 15O. She is ideally suited torI the tourist trade, having only two berth staterooms In her first class accommodations. Her speed iG if teen knots and under her schedule ,he will be able to make the voyage rom one terminal port to the other in thirty days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
TREADWELL AND JUNEAU
 SCHEDULE FIRST GAME

TREADwELL. July s. - Real sport fans, rooters. brass bands and pink lemonade and popcorn vendors will be welcomed at the Treadwell diamond tomorrow afternoon to wit ness the first baseball game which Juneau and Treadwell teams have played together .his season. The game will start as nearly after S:l5 as possible and a small admission fee will be charged to the grand stand,
 Thus far arrangements have been made only for the game tomorrow between Juneau and Treadwell with a second game to be contested at Recreation park a week from tomor- row Plans for a channel league are not yet perfected.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08

tinued until Monday morning at 10 o'clock The demurrer filed by the government attorneys was oyerruled last night and they were given un' tIl Monday to file a written answer as to why the writ should not be granted.
 The contention of the attorneys for Virch is that Commissioner Marshall had no Jurisdiction in the case and that when Virch was arrested on a warrant issued by him and convict ed before him. 1t was Illegal. The townspeople of Halnes are mixed up in the case on one side or the oth- CT. The city council Is behind Virch and some of the leading citizens are standing the costs of the fight.
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Bon Ton COrsets

Juneau Furniture Co.,, S32.1O; Fred E. Buck, S816.S5; St. Ann Hospi- tai, $75; Juneau Transfer Co.,, $78.75; E. D. Beattie, S1S.5O; B. | F. Goodrich Rubber Co.,, scar; Ju- neau Water Co.,, S196.25; E. s. Hewitt, S4O.25; Gastineau Hard ware Company, S62; c. E. Cart wright, SPAS, and k. P. Nelson, $S5O.
 The question of a garbage dump caused a long discussion. It was finally decided that 1t would be neceshary to construct a 12-foot wide roadway on Ninth street from Willoughby avenue to deep water, distance of approximately 1000 feet Bids for the piling were open ed and it was estimated that the work will cost approximately SS,- 900. The street committee was au- thorized to proceed with the work, using its best Judgment as to prices and letting of contracts, The road way will allow all garbage to be dumped in deep water where the curi ant is swift at all times, which will carry away the refuse.
 The council voted that in view of the fact that the street line on Front street in front of the new Hellenthal building is outside the present linie of buildings, and al- so that this council could give the owners Of the new building any as- suranec that owners on both sides of the new building would not build out to the line at some future date, that the new building be allowed to come out to the proper property line.
 The city attorney was inctructed to start condemnation proceedings at once to condemn triangular piece of property 20 by IT feet at the point of the triangle where Front and Franklin streets meet, and where the Triangle saloon building now sets This piece is to be used by the city after condemnation for street purposes to make a curve in the streets turn to the other,
 The street committee was instruct ed to confer with Winter & Pond Company and ascertain what they consider a reasonable length of time to remove their flower shop, which sets in the extension of Front street, and to fix time limit for its removal.
 The city magistrate reported that $691 have been collected from fines during the past quarter in the po- lice court and turned into the city treasury.
 The committee of the Alaska Au- tomobile Association stated that in view of the fact that It is a new organization it was not known at this time exactly what cooperation between that association and the council is possible. They were in- structed to confer with the police and street committees and then make any recommendations to the city council the members of the organ ization might desire
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
 GIVES RESIGNATION
 TO MAY0R-ACCEPTED

J. H. Wheeler, one of the efficient officials of the city, superintendent of streets, today handed his resigna- tion to Mayor B. D. Stewart and the latter reluctantly accepted it.. MT. Wheeler has been superintend- ent of the streets for over two years and half, but owing to private business decided to resign and give his full time and attention to pri- vate pursuits.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
LIBRARIANS REPORT
 SHOWS INSTITUTION
 IS RAPIDLY GROWING

The Juneau Public Library is rap. idly growing and the demand for books and reading matter is increas' ing by leaps and bounds, according to the monthly report of Miss Mar garet D. Green, librarian.
 The number of borrowers for Jul neau compared with June, 1915, shows an increase Of 487 A large number of books have been added to the shelves of the library and sev- eral periodicals have been added to the regular list
 The Librarian reports that a grow
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-07-08
SUFFERS STRAINED ANKLE,

TEEADWELL, July &. - While working at the Cyanide plant yes terday, Steven Stanworth gave his ankle a painful, if not serious sprain when the ladder on which he was working slipped and dropped his feet first amidst a pile of iron scraps Although iolted, stan worth continued working until late in the afternoon when the injured foot began swelling. He will be given an enforced vacation for sew eral days
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lend the meetings.

tend the meetings.
 The directors of the Treadwell club will hold their regular meeting in the club rooms Monday after noon.
 A hundred new books have been added recently to the shelves of the Treadwell club library.
 Miss Thelma Ninnis, daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Ninnls who have lived on the Island for a number of years. was expected to arrive this afternoon on the Admiral Evans. Miss Ninnis has just completed a course at the San Jose norma in California.
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In Douglas Churches
 Tomorrow
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ST. LUNEs (EPIscoPAL) CHURCH
 (Douglas) Rev. c. D. Christian, Priest in Charge Third Sunday after Trinity. Celebration of the Holy Eucharist at II a. m.. with sermon on Mans Need of Gods Help. Text: Happy is the Man That Hath the God of Jacob for His Help, Whose Hope is in the Lord His God"
 The public is invited.
 LUTHERAN lM. CHURCH. Rev. Martin L. Larson, pastor Sunday School at 1O:OO Q. m. Divine service at S:O0 p. m. Rev Larson Is now home and will preach tomorrow.
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 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CRev. E. s. Bollinger. PastOr) Sunday scholl 10 a. n. Worship. S:0O p. u.-"Better to Know in Part"
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GEORGE JAMES ILL.

DOUGLAS. July S.-George E. James, one of the oldtimers of the Island and one of the owners of the James sawmill, was taken III yesterday afternoon with nose bleed which 1t seemed impossible to stop until nearly four hours had elapsed Mir James was feeling bet ter last evening and left with his wife on their launch Alice for Q cruise of several days in hopes the outing would benefit his health.