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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Pope, Bowden, Smith. Stolen bases Mcdonald, Johnston, Smith. Double Play--J ohnston to Caton. Sacrifice Hit-Southworth Base On Balls-Pope j. Left on Bases--Mobile 8, Birmingham (. Struck Out--CoInstock 6. Time of Camel: :50. ITmpires-AIarcan and Moran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

SEMINARY. Two Base Hit-Coombs. Three Base Hit-She chan. Sacrifice Hits-McDonald, Coombs. Bases on Balls-Ching 2. Left on Bases-Mobile 2, Birming ham 3.
 Hit by pitched Ball-Cling (Smith). Time of Game-55 minutes Umpires-Moran and Marcan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

Summary: Two-base hit, Wick. Three
 base hits, Walsh. Sacrifice fly. Manda
 Innings pitched by Robinson, with 6 hits and ? runs. Double plays Coving- ton to- Stutz to Covington; Cruthers to Dobard to Beall. Left on bases, Little Rock 5, Memphis ,. Earned runs, off Robinson ?. Struck out by Robinson 2, by Tincup 1. by Vance B. Base on balls, off Robinson l. off Vance 2 Time, 40. Empires, Morgan and O'Toole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

stolen bases, aWtson 2. Bradley Smith. Double plays. Gondolphi to Wadsworth; Coyolot to Wadsworth to Casey Base on balls, off SchwenlS 4, Smith 1. Left |o nbases Gas Claims 4, Pratt City {. Struck out Schwenk (Brandon Smith. Gondolphi ?, Tones). Time of game, 50 minutes. Empires, Whitehead and H. Cobbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Fort Worth: Shreveport 3, Fort Worth 1.
 At Dallas: Waco 8, Dallas ?.
 At San Antonio: Houston 3, San An tonic o.
 In order to make bathtubs stand level on uneven floors adjustable feet for the tubs have been invented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
International League

At Rochester: Rochester 2-1, Provi- dence To tFirst 10 innings.)
 At Buffalo: Buffalo 7-3, Newark 3-7 At Toronto: Toronto 1, Baltimore 5 At Montreal Montreal Richmond, rain
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+batted for Relf in ninth.

Summary: Two base hit, Tones. Stol- en bases Smith Bobo Santmyer ?, Watson. Double play, Casey to Relf. Base on balls, Casey 2. Left on bases, Gas Claims 6, Pratt City [. Hit by pitched ball, smith, by Cullom. Struck out. by Casey (Brandon, Reese), by Cullom co. Gondolphi ?. P. Gondolphi, Tones. Wadsworth, Casey). Passed bali, Reese. Time Of game, 1:43. Empires, Whitehead and H. Cobbs.
 SECOND CAME
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SPORTS
GULLS ARE EASY FOR BARONS
 IN LISTLESS DOUBLE VICTORY
Ralph Comstock and Marus Mgan Twirl Moeyite to Twin Tn-Second Game Is Called at End of Four and One Half
 Innings on Account of Rain-Gulls Offer Little Re sistence in Second Game-Stubborn Fight in First
nx FRED BoDEkER

victory Birmingham after low Rk~ood in of stes ball.  half innings
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Games Today

Atlanta at New Orleans.
 ashville at Chattanooga. Nc other games scheduled.
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Score by innings:

<NtIdHt1 !. OU5 New Orleans ......,..............o 900 GOO 0--o
 Summary: Two-base hits, Thrasher. Bressler. Mayer Stolen bases, Baker 2 O,Mara. Bressler. Sac-ifce hits O'Nera. Stansbury, Barbare Double play, Bar bare to knaupp Struck out. Bressler l Smith 2 Earned runs. Smith 5 Hit hy pitcher, Bressler tBakere Time 43 Un- pires, Kerin and Chesnutt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
Pratt City Anneres Southern Championship by TWin Win
Local Aggregation Plays Splendid Ball and Wins Two Pretty Games From New Orleans Champs-Culom and
 Smith Pitch Shut Out Ball

Pratt City, champil ns of the T.
 C. I. division, won the southern
 championship of semi-prof- -ssion-
 al clubs yesterday afternoon by
 administering a double defeat to
 the fast Gas Claims, titleho1ders
 of New Orleans. Both were shut
 outs, completing the three games
 in which New Orleans failed to
 score.
 The first game yesterday went to Pratt by the score of l to 0, while the count of the second game was to o. During the 24 innings of ball. Pratt held the Crescent City champs without run and allowed only three visitors to reach third base.
 The first game yesterday was pretty pitchers duel between Cullom and Casey Casey was touched for nine safeties, but he was invincible with men on bases with exception of the third round, when Pratt scored the lone tally of the game.
 CULLOM EFFECTIVE
 Cullom gave up only five hits. The the exception of Jenkins, who made three boobies.
 Pratt scored the winning run in the third, when Bobo singled and swiped sec ond and was worked around on two in field outs.
 The second game was halted at the end of the sixth inning on account of rain. PrattH;cored the two winning runs in the l|.ond by punching hits with the cLa5 | errors.
 F Hey singled and stole second to st pthe round and Jenkins sent him / .Alrd on an infield out. He scored on Santmyer's double. Smith singled and Santmyer tallied.
 SCHWENK HURLS WELL
 Schwenk pitched good bali for the Claims with the exception of the second. He gave up but five hits.
 The local team clearly outplayed the New Orleans champs in each of the three games. The wins over New Or leans gave Pratt she southern champion ship as we'll as the right to meet Cincin- natl, winner of the central champion ship in tn esemi-finals for the national championship. All of the teams are Class A, semi-professio sionals.
 No individual featured the work of the locals for any of the three games. The team played well together despite the loss of two of their most dependable men. The visitors returned to New Or leans last night
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HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 4-2, Mobile 0.0. Atlanta 5. New Orleans Q. Memphis ?, Little Rock |
 Nashville Chattanooga. rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

! St. Louis l-4, Pittsburg 0-2.
 Brooklyn I, New York Q. Cincinnati 3-4 Chicago 10.
 Boston Philadelphia, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
TS Molevites Find LoUly GulZs Easy 10 Beat
SPORTS
Post Season Series to De
 Started on September l6
Complete Plans Are Annorace by President Ba and Com mttee-Sporting Editors to Select All-Star Aggre
 gation-Will Play Here September 19

finally opportunity world series
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today
Results Yesterday

Detroit at Chicago. St. Louis at Cleveland No others scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02
Games Todd,

Pittsburg at Cincinnati. Chicago at St. Louis. No others scheduled.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-23
LEARN SECRETS OF NATURE
seme o. the eo.calIsd Rarer MetaIs
May Not Always % 30, Be.
clare Chemists.

Among the so-called "rarer" metals
the most interesting are those whose
compounds are abundant but whose
cost Of obtaining from these com
pounds is very high. In other words
cheap methods have not yet been
worked out for extracting the metals
from these abundant compounds. In
an article by Dr.. J. W. Richards In.
Metallurgical and Chemical Engineer.
ing 4 discussion is given Of the posi-.
bilities Of some Of these rarer metals,
among which r beryllium, which IL
found as q compound In tho gem, EN-.
erald. but more abundantly as q min
eral called beryl. Magnesium Is an.
other metal which has lately been
made on q fair.sized scale in this coun-
try but not especially cheaply. Others
are calcium, strontium, barium, boron,
chromium, titanium and chromium.
Aluminium in 1885 sold for SO per
pound. Today It sells for 60 cents,
but normally IL much lower, due to
cheap methods Of extraction BY cleo
tricity at Niagara Falls.
The silicon industry furnishes an
other example In point. silica Il the
most abundant and cheapest material
in nature, yet silicon was selling In
1900 10 . chemical curiosity at over
500 an ounce. At present 10 cents
per pound II q good price for silicon,
due also to the use Of electricity In
an electric furnace. It 10 possible that
the coming generation Of chemists Will
md cheap methods Of producing solus
Of the present "rarer" metals.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-23

dreamed Of Charles ever since his re-
turn. It would be afectation to say
that she had not often forgotten him
during the years Of his absence. But
with his return the memory Of the old
love came back to her and, though she
dared not show 1t, she fancied Charles
was not Indifferent to her.
She fanned so that night when he
opened his heart to her. He told her
what a wreck he had made Of his Me.
y was a fool, Esther" he said unhap-
ply. II squandered my youth. What
is left to me nowi"
As he said this he looked up, and
suddenly Esther knew that her eyes
had answered him. She blushed furi.
ously. Now that she knew he cared
for her she was afraid. And then
well, then an interruption came.
For a girlish voice rang out from
the street: "Miss Rogers! Oh, Aia1
Rogers, where are you7"
It was Laura, unconventional - al
ways. OF course she was invited In
and presented to Charles, and as soon,
rs the man had set eyes on her no
regan to dream again. He dreamed
1T a youth that was yet recoverable.
lie looked at Laura as II she embodied
all that Esther had been.
After that the a and the girl
often met, and Esther shrank more
and more into her shell. It was plain
that Charles cared for her no longer.
An for Charles himself, his mind was
in 4 whirl, and he hardly knew what
he wanted he was drawn like q mag.
net by Laura's bright eyes and oh.
vious Interest in him.
Then, one evening, when he haa ~
tered the garden to call on Laura, ha
was surprised to hear her in the little
summer house. It was pitch dark, and
before he could make himself known
tho words he heard held him spell
bound. Laura was talking to Esther.
sOf course, I don't love Charles
Dawson" she was saying Indignantly.
Cant I have q little amusement with
me only eligible man left In town.
do you consider 1t amusement 70
ruin q mans happiness and break his
heart" asked Esther.
"Oh, mems hearts are not 10 easily
broken.' Laura answered. "He thinks
he 10 Irresistible, that middle-agsd
aan Of over forty, and I am going to
teach him a little lesson which no
sorely needs. *:
III have been leading him on and TO-
night I expcct be will call, and . little
encouragement VIII soon bring him e
he proposing point And then ] shAp
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sass and say. Thank yoa. Or. for The
honor you propess 70 DO me. but ] -
not taking any,"
"LAurai" exclaimed Miss Rogers II
horror. Then, with riding Indignation.
II think It 10 dreadful Of you to pro
pose to break . good mans heart In
that way. and I don't want to knsw
any more about It"
II believe you're altar him yourseaf,
Esther" sailed Laura, mockinsiy. But
Esther walked past Charles in the
darkness. % near that shA almost
brushed him. and he heard her con-
vulslve sobbing a. she went By.
Charles waited . few moments, but
in those moments he expefienced one
Of those revulsions Of feeling that turn
love into bitter hatred. And then.
having regained his s~elf-ccntrol. he
went forward Into the garden. 'Aiss
Deanw he called.
"Why, IL that you, Nj. Dawsonl"
called Laura's voice out Of the dark.
ness. II was hoping you would call
tonight. Do come and lit down be.
side me, won't you. and tell me about
the West"
Charles Dawson rat down on the
seat. He could Just see Laura's white
dress.
He cleared his throat. "Ths fact 10,
I came to speak quite seriously TO
you, Miss Dean" he said. III, 10 .
subject I have thought over for . long
time. Now there Is the n question
In my mind, and I must ask It."
"What Is It'll" asked Laura. softly.
II am in love-" said Charles, taking
her hand In his. "And ! haven't the
courage to ask her"
Saint heart never won fair lady"
said Laura, letting her hand rest in
his. "Who is she? But let me see II !
ran guess. I should say-well, Esther
Rogers"
you've hit It first Time" answered
Charles
Laura's hand leaped out Of hiA
"Wh-what7" she stammered.
1T Ia Esther Rogers, and I have
loved her all my life." said Charles.
"Do you think I am worthy Of herr
10 you think there ID any chance for
meF
"Oh, yes" said Laura, Historically.
Il suppose 80. You are Of an age, you
vce." she added venomously.
'4Then I shall ask her" said Charles,
slsing. "Of course, a man with my in
come has to be careful whom he asks.
30 many women have mercenary in
ciinations in this age. There are lots
Of the young girls about here who
would jump at me-but I'm not taking
any"
"How dare you, Mr.. Dawson!" be-
gan Laura, rising, too. do you dare
to insinuate that l."
"Oh, no. indeed: you misunderstood
me-" answered Charles. "I-but per
haps / made an unfortunate state
ment. Good-evening."
And, raising his hat, he left Laura
In collapse upon the bench and made
his way leisurely to Esther's house.
His heart was singing, for hs knew
now that youth turns to youth and
middle-age to middle-age; and hs
knew, too. that his love for Esther,
deep In his heart, had been the guild
Ing star Of his lie. 4
Esther. standing In the living room.
looked at him piteously when he came
In. She could hardly restrain the
tears that came into her eyes. She
had resolved to 60 away, never. to see
him again. f.. What was be saytng3
She looked incredulously at him:
she felt his arms about her and her
own heart beating; and then the long,
long waiting was merged into the
now.
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A Mans
Mistake
GEORGE 'nuNsox

Copyright, lSls. BY W. q. Chapman.)
When Charles Dawson left homs
with his fathers fervent wish that he
might never return few had expected
to see him again. So when Tom Daw-
son died and left him his entire prop
erty, the hourishing farm and dairy,
and the lots on Midvale avenue, az.
gregating a sum Of $4,000. everybody
knew that the neer-do-well would
turn up again soon.
he did. Very few people remem-
bered that Esther Rogers and Charles
had been engaged, but the few who
remembered specialized. Esther was
now q mddlish-aged woman. which II
not the same as mlddle-aged. She was
perhaps thirty-seven. Charles must
be forty.three II he was q day. Would
the engagement be renewed-that en-
gagement that Esther had broken at
her mothers insistencei
They met and resumed their friend
ship. People wondered. but little was
to be learned. They seemed just good
friends. Meanwhile Charles proved
that his Journey West had sobered
him. He a the farm systematically
and made good money out Of 1t.
Then Laura Dean came into his ex-
istence. Laura had been a little thing
In short dresses when Charles went
away. Now she was a young lady Of
twenty-five, the prettiest in the vii
lage, and the gayest. Esther, watch
ing, saw that after Charles had met
Laura all the welcome In his eyes for
her seemed to fade away.
Like all good women, Esther craved
q husband and q home. She had
The Washington times., 1917-08-22

must know bow to swim before going
into the high schools.
Mrs. Rhodes finds that Congress
appropriates for recreation and play
grounds, including swimming pools,
less than one-fourth Of 1 per cent
for each person IN the District In
Brookline, Mass, the appropriation
for this purpose averages 81 per
head. Washington spends less money
for this purpose than any other large
city.
Among the Congressional patrons
of the Washington bathing beach are
Senator Wadsworth, of New York, and
Representative Nick" Longworth, Of
Ohio. They enjoy the sport together,
going early in the morning before
the crowds begin TO visit the beach.
Both are said to be ready to give
Conversational assistance to whatever
recommendations the Commissioners
may make for increase OF bathing
facilities.
81 am a great believer in teaching
every boy and girl to SWIM" said
Senator wAdsworth tOday. ION gen
eraI principles think facility should
be given the people for free bathing"
Representative Dyer OF Missouri
and his family are often at the bath
ing beach. Mr.. Dyer is uniformly
friendly in Congress to larger de-
velopment in the District OF those
projects shat give the people a wider
opportunity to enjoy themselves at
public expense. particularly IN better
Fairgrounds for children
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
T|GHTENS
EVIDENCE NET IN
CUMBERLAND CASE

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Aug. ~
Sheriff Ashby, OF Garrett county. said
today that he was rapidly accumulat-
ing evidence to prove that John Her
bert Lish is the man who wounded
Miss Lena Friend and George Ster-
ling while the couple were sitting on
a sofa counting Sunday night.
Shots picked out of Miss Friends
face and hands by doctors at the
Western Maryland Hospital are said
by Sheriff Ashby to be identical in
size and shape with those found in
a loaded shell discovered in the ac-
cused youths home.
Doctors will be summoned to the
Jail at Oakland, where Lish Is held
q prisoner, to examine him as TO his
sanity. Sheriff Ashby says facts dis
closed to him by relatives and ac-
quaintances of Lish have raised a
question as to whether the youth is
mentally sound. Prior 10 the shoot
ing, and following his being rejected
as a sutton for the hand of Miss
Friend, who is his cousin, he is said
TO have acted in a peculiar manner
and talked incoherently at times.
At the Western Maryland Hospital
today II was said Miss Friend spent a
restful night. and might recover. She
attempted to talk with her brother to-
day. but because Of the fact that the
right side OF her lower jaw was shot
away and her mouth was frightfully
torn by buckshot, she could not make
herself understood. Her efforts TO
communicate with her brother by
writing on a piece of paper failed,
because her right hand is lacerated
and bound up in bandages.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22

ated iron three times per day after
meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself
how much you have gained. l have
seen dozens Of nervous rundown
people who were ailing all the while,
double their strength and endurance
anc entirely get rid OF all symptoms
Of dyspepsia, liver and other troubles
in from ten to fourteen days time
simply bv taking iron in the proper
form. And this after they had in
some cases been doCtorinK for months
without obtaining any beneht. But
don't take the old forms Of reduced
iron, iron acetate or tincture OF iron
simply TO save a few cents. You
must take iron I'm a form that can be
easily absorbed and assimilGted like
nuNated iron II you want Il to do Won
any good, otherwise Il may prove
worse than useless. Many an ath-
lste OF prizehghter has won the day
simply because he knew the secret OF
great strength and endurance and
filled his blood with iron before he
went into the ARRAY. while many an
other has gone down 20 inglorious de-
feat simpI- for the lack OF iron.-E.
Sauer. NJ. d.
NOTE-SuXated Iron. recommended above
by DR.. Z. Sauer. is not a patent medicine nor
secret remedy. but one which Is well known
TO druggists and whose iron Constituents arc
widely prescribed BY eminent physicians
everywhere. Unlike the older Inorganic iron
products II II easily sEsimilated does not
injure the teeth. make them black nor unset
the stomach: on the contrary. Il iG a most
potent remedy in nearly all forms Of indiges-
ton as well as for nervous, run. down condi-
tons. The manufacturers have such great
confidence In. nuxated iron. that they offer
to forfeit $4,000 20 any charitable Institution
~ they cannot take any man or woman under
81 who lacks Iron. and increase their strength
10 per cent or over IN four weeks time PRO
vided they have no serious organic trouble
They also offer TO refund your money 81 Il
does not ri least double your strength and
endurance in ten days time. II IL dispensed
in this city by Jas. O'Donnell Drug Stores
People's DRUG stores. and all good druggists.
-4AN.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22

Not long ago man came
70 me who was nearly mar
a century old and asked me to give
him a preliminary examination Tor
life Insurance was astonished to
find him with the blood pressure OF
boy Of 20 and as full of vigor. vim
and vitality as young man; IN IaCt'
q young man he really was notWlth-
standing his age. The secret ne SalG i
was taking iron-nuxated iron had
dIled him with renewed life. At 30 he
was in bad health; at 46 he was care
worn and nearly all in Now Al %
after taxing Nuxated Iron a miracle
Of vitality and his face beaming with
fhe buOyancy OF youth. As have said
a hundred times over, iron is the
greatest Of all strength builders. II
people would only take NuNated iron
when they feel weak or rundown IN
stead Of dosing themselves with
habit-forming drugs, stimulants ana
alcoholic beverages I am convinced
that in this way they could ward on
disease, preventing II becoming or
ganic in thousands Of cases and
thereby the lives OF thousands might
be saved who now die every year from
pneumonia, grippe. kidney, liver.
heart trouble and other dangerous
maladies. The real and true cause
which started their diseases was moth
ing more nor less than a weakened
condition. brought on by lack OF Iron
in the blood. Iron is absolutely neces-
sary to enable your blood to change
food into living tissue. Without II. no
matter how much or what you eat.
your food merely passes through you
without doing any good. You don't
get the strength out OF II and as
consequence YOU become weak, pale
and sickly looking just Ike a plant
irving 10 grow in a SOL deficient in
iron. II you are not strong or well
you owe IT TO yourself TO make the
following test: See how long you can
work or how far you can walk with
out becoming tired. Next take two
nYs-grGin tablets Of ordinary nux-
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
The Suits Include the Following:

Beautiful stunning models of Al-wool Poplin
Serge, Gabardne, Poiret Twill, and Six Tafeta:
all lined with guaranteed Innings Some in braided
effects others with fancy cut detachable collars also
Belted and Pleated effects
The Washington times., 1917-08-22
NEWMAN TO SAY FAREWELL

Major Oliver F. Newman will bid
farewell to residents Of Park View at
the rark View school at o'clock this
afternoon. The Park View Citizens
Association and the Social Center will
present to the retiring Commissioner
practical war service gift in toke en-
of appreciation of his interest in the
community. The association had
planned a large reception in his honor
for September but the War Depart
ment's orders that he report for mill
tary duty before that date necess!-
tated q change in the program.
The Washington times., 1917-08-22

know was II he could handle a car"
''Tss. sur. boss; She kin handle
one; all you's got to do is try" said
the darby. grinning.
All right. I will. try YOU" declared
the Senator. Take the car early to.
morrow. and have It gone over at the
garage Cthe street number of the
place was given), and bring It back
here" -a
Mike O'Leary came from a section
OF North Carolina where traffic laws
are unknown, except that everybody
must turn to the right He learned
In cotton land that the man with
the fastest beast-horse, mule. or OK
could lead on q public highway. His
heart beat with joy when he saw the
smooth streets Of Washington. and he
konEed for a race with some of the
arrogant drivers he left at home
Knew Every wheel
The traffic squad was busy yester-
day when. Mike started home from
the garage with the sheppard ma
chine, q large. fine, easy-going one.
The negro had looked the car over
carefully. and knew the significance
OF every wheel, lever, and button. The
garage man testified that he had
never seen a quicker chauffeur in his
life. He said Mike was an expert at
the wheel
Mike knew the car, but not the
traftie regulations. So long as he did
not hit anything except the road he
was on, he thought he was all right
Pulling out Of the garage, Mike
O'Leary started up Pennsylvania ave
nue., where traffic policemen are nu-
merous and vigilant. The car rolled
along without a sound, and Mike
shook his head with delight
Honey, you is some car" he said
TO himself. you sho' is gwine TO be
ny baby. I'll let you out q little, an
see how fas' you kin 20 on dis mink
skin street
Come along! Show de white folks
whut you kin dol"
Mike pulled q lever back, lifted his
foot from the brake, and the car
responded. Three blocks were clipped
OF in q ttny. Street cars were cross
ing just ahead OF him Mike. paying