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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17

According to dispatches from Ph:Ia-
delphia. Manager Connie Mack of the
Athletics was surprised last night
when he learned of the rumor that he
was disposing of Catcher Wally Schang
and Pitcher Joe Bush in trade of
some sort, He denied the story and
said: Il have no intention of trading
Sehang and Bush. l expect them to
stay with me. also Amos Strunk, who
also was mentioned in the hold -out
trio. OF course. much depends upon
what Schang and Bush do between now
and the time my team starts for the
south. If they insist upon being hold
outs, and l see that they are dissatis-
NED over their contracts. 1 must find
other players TO take their places but
at the present time | am not even
thinking of trading them"
1t has been widely reported i'm the
press that Walter Johnson. the highest
paid pitcher, and Fy Cobb, the high
est paid player" in base ball are dine
20 receive salary reductions IL makes
Interesting reading. but the story is
narred somewhat by the facts. which
are that Johnson already is under con-
tract for 1917 and that Cobb's agree
ment with the Detroit club has two
more years to run
Red Murray, former idol of the Polo
Grounds and mep Der of the three-time
charrnfon Giants. again is a member of
NcGfaw's forces, having signed with
the New York Nationals as d utility
outhelder. Murray left the Giants near
the end OF the 1915 season He was
claimed by the Chicago Nationals by
waiver. Last season he played with
the Toronto club of the International
League and only the other day was re-
ported to have been obtained by the Ell
mira club of the New York State
League as manager, but McGrsw's an
nouncemcnt OF his acquisition settles
the status OF the sorrei-topped fy-
chaser.
Larry Latoie will manage tho Toronto
club Of the International League this
year-aot Chief Bender. The veteran
Of twenfy-one seasons in the majors is
reported to have come to terms with
President McCaffery. and with him at
he helm. It II believed thu Dominion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17

Definite announcement that the ma
5or league base ball season will open
Wednesday. April IL, instead of Thurs
day, the 18th, as was unofficially re-
ported was the only information given
out In New York yesterday after the
Joint schedule committees of the Amer
Jean and National leagues had ended
the meetings, which began Monday.
"Wednesday is the logical day for the
opening, as u enables the teams TO
complete a four-game series Saturday.
80 that Sunday may be utilized by the
teams in the east, where no Sabbath
contests are played. for travelling 10
the cities where the second series is
scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
GOVERNOR B|LBO WOULD '4DRY UP"
 DE SOTO ISLAND Mayor of Vicksburg Re quested to Accomplish
 This Task THIS OFFICIAL OWNS STATES WET" SPOT Shile Territory Is in Louisiana Yet It Is Menace to Prohibition in
 Mississippi-Collins to Hurry Suits
Ny E. F.. FRANTz

Jackson Miss, January 6.-(Special.) Governor Bilbo has undertaken one Her culean task A day or two since he wrote letter to Mayor Hayes of Vicksburg telling him that he understood he was the owner of DeSoto Island, a piece of land in the middle of the Mississippi river between Louisiana and Mississippi, and on which the whisky dealers have been doing a land office business ever since the state went dry. He asks Mayor Haynes to stipulate hereafter when he leases his island that no liquors shall be sold there; also that he cancel present leases that carry whisky selling privileges This is all asked in the name and fer the glory of old Mississippi It is asked in order that the officers of the law may better enforce the prohibi- tion laws. It is asked so that the illicit sale of whisky at Jackson and other rlaces may the better be stopped. For months there has been regular pony ex- press between this city and DeSoto Is- land. There are automobiles that do nothing but run between Jackson and Vcksburt, and yet it seems that the po- lice here are unable to catch the drivers. At least, they have not done so, and the governor of the state is now talk ing a hand looking to the suppression of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
Louis Botha as a F;obter
From "Botha of South Africa in An

ioih botha Of South Africa in Amer
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 The Boer army organization would not pc taken as model for any modern military system; but it's very weaknesses made easier the rise to high command of able subalterns At least it gave a young officer his chance to show what was in him. Botha got his chance under Ioubert. It was only matter of weeks before this field corAet was in command or armies. At Colenso, Botha with 5000 men, held off Butler with 1S000 and made such use of the deep trench as has be- come familiar in the great war during the past two years. European avDerts have studied with profit, Botha hrH Y de- fensives. The shrewdness wifH w 4e djvined the enemy's inte e4tieHa vra U most uncanny; and more tasn onee it made him victor of a douhtf i Held lis only military training had been raoesvea years before in campaisns asaiust the Zulus. He was never A9 9svf fo a map. His accurate know ge of fSa a1n- try made maps supernuous
 Becoming commando lief s the Transvaal forces after the ds lou bert, Botha for nearl ge-~r 45ent Roberts and Kitchen [. dfm nd it was only the relentlt ,d ad !ritish "frightfulness"--the aomf,. 5f the land and the cutting s-that. ended the uneven r. Fer, ---hener's
 recommendation" cs~,f thl not m like the Spanish w ha n Cuba at last made furt 5H,ot ..x to the British power imr =, tho
 Botha's own va ~, lad been destroyed in thes,.s,,. was with no bitterness of ,.T;,I h set abo,tt the restoration shattered
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w. c. T. U. ACTIVITIES
FOR GOD, HOME AND NATIVE LAND"
By MABEL F. LEAKE

oheery smile, cordial greeting and kindly words of encoura cement" Miss Clarke was deeply affected by this show of affection on the part of the young ladies and replied in part that it would always be her pleasure to send out helpful thought waves, to make rift in the clouds for the sun shine to filter through
 Miss Clarke, president of the Ste ven's union. announces the regular meeting in the auditorium of the local headquarters next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
 Mrs Stratton of Nashville will be an interesting guest of the union and will favor the members with a talk along the lines of temperance work.
 The Central union held a beautiful New Years service last Tuesday aft ernoon in the auditorium. The presi- dent of the union spoke in an inter esting vein of "Our Triumphs," while Mrs. T. H. Spencer had a paper on Our Responsibilities, the preparation of which showed much care anG thought.
 Little Miss Nan Godfrey recited in her sweet, original childish way 8 lovely Christmas recitation. The president announces the yea1 | books for 1917 are now ready for dis. | tribution and will be distributed at the me esting January Is.
 Mrs. Hall, president of the Nortt | Highland union. announces a meda 1 contest next Monday afternoon at tn, l North Highland Methodist church Si little girls will participate in the con. | test, which will be in charge of Mrs J P. Moore, who has been trainin' | them for the contest. Much interes | is being shown in the contest and {, large attendance is expected at tn 1 meetinp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
LIVE WITHOUT PAY

The penitentiary board of trustees and the capitol commission are still at logger heads over the salary of sergeants and guards at the old capitol where convict labor is being used in the repair work Both parties refuse to pay the guards claiming that the other should pay. This child's play has been going on for six months, and since which time these off cers have had no money. Just how they are living nobody seems to know all oi them being poor men who have to live from hand to mouth. Coming to the con clusion that the two boards will never get together or agree to pay them, suit has been entered, and everybody is hop ing that the penitentiary department will have to pay the bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
IS WRITING A BOOK

It is stated on good authority that & A. Hobbs, one-time state senator and cheek-by-jowl with Governor Bilbo when he was lieutenant governor, and both were tried on the charge of solicit ing and accepting a bribe from Steve Castleman, a Belzoni banker, who was trying to organize a new county with his town as the capital, is writing book in which he proposes to give all the inside facts leading up to those notable trials. Both these officials were found not guilty" Hobbs at Vicksburg, and Bilbo at Jackson. Hobbs was the star witness Inc outswore the Burns agency and their dictaphones a city block, and saved the day. When Governor Bilbo came into his kingdom it was supposed that as a mat ter of course he would remember Hobbs but he didn't. Hobbs wanted to be the governors private secretary, but he nev- CT touched 1t with 40-foot pole, and he has been pouting ever since. If the gov ernor offered him anything else he de- clred it, and after hanging around Jack son during the 1916 session of the legisla- ture he left for the west, where he spent several months and where he was when he determined to write book giving a true story" of the bribery cases. The book will sell like hot cakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

At meeting of the executive board of the w. c. T. U. headquarters Thursday morning the signation of Miss Byrd Clarke. secretary, which was rendered December 1, was &C., cepted by the board with regrets
 Mrs. J. A. Myatt was unanimously elected by the board as secretary for 1917 Mrs Myatt. who possesses a charming personality, is particularly adaptde to the work and will fill the position with a grace and credit that will prove the wisdom of the commit tee in their selection.
 Mrs. Myatt announces that deli cious, appetizing luncheon will be served daily in the tea room from II a. in until D. m. at minimum price and extends a cordial invitation to the business women and shoppers to lunch in the room. which will be just as inviting as it is possible to make it.
 Miss Clarke. who had contributed SC much to the success of the tea room was rendered a farewell dinner at the Motion hotel Friday evening by the young business women who have been in the habit of lunching in the tea room at headquarters.
 An interesting programme had beer prepared among the most interesting features of which was a vocal duet beautifully rendered by Misses Edne and Lydia Jasperson
 As a token of their respect ant regard for Miss Clarke the young ladies presented her with an exqui- site bar pin, Miss Ellena Clements making the presentation speech. A card attached to the pin bore the in scription, 'In appreciation of youl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
STILL SHIPPING HOGS

Mississippi is gradually forging to the front as a hog and cattle shipping state and Kinds and Yazoo counties seem to be leading in the industry. Carload after carload of fat cattle and hogs have gone out of these and neighboring counties and the farmers who make up the shipments, all of which are on the cooperative plan, are more than pleased with their ven ure The prices sthat have. been re-
 tlved show the shippers that there IS another way of making a living than by raising cotton, and in another year the industry will be worth talk ing about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
THE MAYORS DEFER

Two weeks ago Jackson was billed with pictures of Purity" for one of the movie shows. Purity wore few if any clothes end Mayor Taylor was. so horribly shocked when he saw one of them that he ordered them torn down. If that was "art" Jackson's mayor did not want any of it. But Walter A. Scott is now mayor of Jackson, and Jackson is going to see Purity in all her naked glory if she wants to. The new mayor recognizes Purity as a work of art, and has given permission for the play to be shown. Ot course, this kind of advertising will fill the playhouse to overflowing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
MAY BUILD TEMPLE

The Masons of Jackson are prom ising to build magnificent temple and already sites are being looked aft CT, Jackson is one of the strongest Masonic towns in the south, but no effort has ever been made to erect q purely Masonic building. For many years the Masons have been using the ipper floor of the city hall: in fact,
 hey own it, but now they propose to have one of their very own that will be a credit to the city and the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
, ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT

Jackson entered upon new admins tration the first day of January with Walter A. Scott, R, M Taylor and Gus Hawkins succeeding Swep Taylor, R. M. Taylor and Herbert Spengler as mayor and commissioners. However, the minor city officers will not be known until January 16, that being the date of their last election. There are scores of candi. dates for all the more important offices, and as a matter of course the majority of the present incumbents would like to succeed themselves. Some of them have served notice they are not candidates, knowing they have no chance, and few of them have already resigned to take on a new work, but the great majority are holding on, especially members of the police and fire departments It is stated that there are 50 applicants for sexton of ono of the cemeteries, and al- most as many for the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

claims to have established the guilt of
 the defendants beyond all question
 When he had finished taking evidence
 the defense took up the work, but has
 spent several months taking the testi-
 mony of three officers of the oil mills. There are great many attorneys en-
 gagged for the defense, some of the most prominent in the state and it is charged by the attorney general that they are 1 Just Turning daylight by prolongine the agony and with no intention of ever going to trial. Tt will take five or six years, says General Collins, at the rate they are soing with the taking of defense testimony, and I am confident they are crawling along just to defeat the law. Chancery court is now in session al Jackson, and General Collins will de- mand trial at this term
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

fortunes and the rebuilding of his coun- try His sisters had married English men, and among those who fought against him for three years were his own repbews. He himself had always been we'll disposed toward English rule. His feeling now was akin 10 that of many Confederate soldiers at the close of our own Civil War
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
BORING FOR OIL

A Jackson lawyer who has been called into conference by one of the companies prospecting for gas and oil in this territory gives it as his opin ion that borings will begin here and in this vicinity during the next 30 days. For several months there have been agents of oil companies here buy ing up leases and thousands of acres have been secured at prices ranging ali the way from 25 cents to $1 per acre for three to five years lease. A great many farmers in this neigh borhood have increased their bank ac- counts-one of them to the tune of S1000. Geologists and expert oil men have been sent here from all over the country and all of them seem to agrec that if the borings are carried down about 4000 feet oil and gas will be found. It is claimed by the geologists that the strata that under1ies the Caddo oil fields near Shreveport, La. come under the city of Jackson, but deeper. and the men behind these en- terprises are prepared to go right or to China if necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
WHIPPINC A CONVICT

In his report of conditions on the sev- eral state convict farms Trustee Mont gomery complains that convicts are too severely whipped by the drivers, and de- mands the discharge of one of them However, the superintendent has the say about such employees, and he does not agree with Trustee Montgomery worth a cent. He knows that convicts cannot be managed without an occasional whip ping, and will pay no attention to what the trustee may have to say about the matter The strap is not used great deal on the Mississippi convict farms, but there is now and then case that demands whipping. and they get it with a leather strap, the driver or sergeant welding it. The number of licks is fixed by the superintendent, and he Is held responsible-tl, himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
All Right, after All

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

flicted, and librarians. Twenty-four out of 622 colleges and universities are presided over by women. Of the nearly 5000 county superintendents, sos are women. Of the 70 institutions for the blind. 10 are directed ey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
WILL. INSIST ON TRIAL.

Ross Collins, attorney general of Mis- sissippi, entered suit two years ago against the American Cotton Oil Mill company anc a score of others engaged in the cotton seed business, charging a trust and combine He spent six months or more taking evidence from the heads of all the oil mills of the state. and oth- CTS connected with the business and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

they will charge just as much for cut children of the city as they do for cutting that off the grown-ups The charge heretofore for cutting the hair of child has been % cents-in future it will be S5 cents. the same as IS charged old folks That means. or course. that many boy is going to have his hair hacked by his mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

the traffic. The question Is, will Mayor Hayes do as the governor asks him to do? It is not believed here that he will DeSoto Island being Louisiana territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
HAPPENING MISSISSIPPI HOGS

Governor Bilbo has a letter from a prominent manufacturer of Union City. Tenn, in which he is told that last spring the farmers of his territory bought 7OOO young Mississippi hogs. fed them through the summer on corn, clover and soy beans, and sold them in October at a profit of about $100,000 This was an eye opener to the governor as we'll as to the balance of Mississippians, and efforts will be made hereafter to stop such a waste of raw material If Tennessee farmers can make all that money on hogs, Mis- sissippi farmers can do the same. and they are going to be encouraged to do so hereafter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

Women hold many executive educa- tional positions in the United States. Of the 12.00O conspicuous positions, largely of an administrative charac- ter, 25OO are held by women. Thes
 include college presidents. state and county superintendents of education, directors of industrial schools. heads of departments in colleges and uni versailles. directors of schools for af-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

extinguishing the fire by way of con clusion. In Japan the woman kindles a torch and the bridegroom lights one from 1t, the playthings of the wife then being burned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
BARRIERS RAISE PRICE

The several barber shops of Jack son. have given notice that hereafter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-07

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