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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
MRS. DUFF|ELD WINS
 THE MOMENTS TITLE AT ANNUAL TOURNEY
Memphis Golfer Succeeds Miss Stirling as Champion of WOmen's Southern
 Golf Association

Montgomery. May 12.-NIrs. K. G. Duff field of Memphis succeeds Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta as champion of the Women's Southern Golf association. Mrs Duffield Saturday afternoon won the match for the championship from her fellow townswoman. Miss Louise Hunter, on the 18th hole one extra hole having been necessary to determine the winner
 Mrs. Duffields success was due to her superior putting and approaching as she was out driven by Miss Hunter through out the match.
 It was a wonderfln match from the decided. Miss Hunters shots from the tee were usually further than Mrs. Duff fields. She nearly always got more dis tance with her mashie than did her op- ponent and had it not been for Mrs Duffield's putting Miss Hunter would have had the match won on the 12th or 18th green.
 With the match all square at the end of the 18th hole, Mrs. Duffield had the honor and drove from the 18th tee straight down the course, about 1S0 yards. Miss Hunter then teed her ball and her drive carried about b yards further. Mrs Duffield's mashie carried the ball on the green, but Miss Hunter placed too much force behind her stroke and the ball rolled merrily across the green into the ditch, and Mrs. Duffield won the hole and the match. Cards:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
BLUEBIRD FEATURE AT LOEW'S BIJOIJ

Stories of the stage and theatrical life always have especial appeal for the gen. eral public and picture fans in particu- lar. The life of an actress is something that has been exploited at almost every possible angle-but Bluebird photoplays have hit upon the exception. In The Honor of Mary Blake" Violet Mersereau will impersonate an actress who is fate fully brought into rural community to teach finty-hearted hypocrites of the neighborhood the way of charity. Not the charity that gives of the abundance gives Miss Mersereau splendid opportuni- ties to exploit her great emotional talent.
 Two hours after Mary Blake, an &C., tress, was married to her manager, the first and legal Mrs. Kearney turned up and nullified the lifetime of happiness the little actress had been promised by her near-husband To find solace in hard work, Miss Blake joined the Manhattan Repertoire company to play many parts In one week, and travel from town to town. In the very first village the com- pany appeared, Mary was stricken with pneumonia and had to be left behind almost penniless, and friendless among utter strangers. Right here is where the central vein of interest in the Bluebird photoplay, "The Honor of Mary Blake" to be exhibited at Loew's Bijou Sunday. to Il p. m. The picture story will con- stitute gripping entertainment for fans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
ETHEL BARRYMORE
 AT THE TRIANON

The Trianon offers superattraction today in The Call of Her People, with Ethel Barrymore
 The Call of Her People" is picture version of Edward Shedon's play,
 Egypt which was introduced to the speaking stage by Margaret Anglin It has been adapted and elaborated for the screen into its present form in seven acts by June Mathis
 Miss Barrymore is seen throughout the photodrama as gypsy girl, Egypt. First she IS shown living the life of her tribe, true child of the caravan and the open road. Tn love with the son of the gypsy chler. Then she is sent to live among conventional people in a great mansion. and the star has an opportunity to depict the struggle of the gypsy girls untamed nature against the superficial restraints ana restrictions of civilization.
 As the scene is laid in the south ad- vantage has been taken in "The Call of Her People, for picturesque settings There are both city scenes and forest scenes. Henry M Flagler's residence at at. augustine, Fla, was used Gypsv iites ana ceremonies are depicted, includ ing the tracing of the cross on the brides forehead in the bridegroon1's own blood Mother kamillo an aged crone. teaches Egypt the love- charm, and the death charm to punish a lover who proves un- true. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
SPLENDID ATTRACTIONS AT THE STRAND

The Strand offers an entertainment to. day of exceptional merit George Beban, supported by Helen Jerome Eddy, is seen in "The Marcellini Millions"
 Guido Bartelli was not content with his unexpected ineritance from Lee Marcel lini, a ditsant immensely rich relative. He wished always to be back on his little truck farm, poor again, but with his Antoinetta always near. Now, with all the money suddenly theirs. the faithful wife he had brought from Italy, was get ting social ambitions. In this she was goaded on by MT. and Mrs. Murray, two drawing room parasites-and crooks, Trouble sprang up between husband and Wife. She was persuaded to sue TOT ul- vorce. Then Murray found a paper, hitherto lost, in which it stated that the Marcellini millions should go to a young man, Wade Crosby. Failing to cxtort money from Antoinetta by the threat of exposure, Murray had Crosby come into his inheritance. Antoinetta was glad, and Guido still more so when she came back to him on his little farm, whither he had gone in his loneliness.
 The first chapter of the British war pictures today at the Strand takes you on the firing line along the Somme. You are amid scenes of heroism, sublime courage and the terrifying realism of mighty combat. You stand behind the trenches of the allies and see the en- t, ,enched Germans in a thicket a short distance away. You see thef men laugh into the face of death; the blessings be- lore the battle; the preparation for the charge and the commanding officer in spring his men; a battery of lnree-inch field pieces open the battle following by batteries of the heavier Al quick fircrs and then the 9.2s pouring their deadly cross fire and blasting holes m the enemys trenches along the entire front And within ear shot of it all the French women peasant women wage their peaceful struggle for food
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
COMMITTEE NAMED FOR MOBILIZATION
 CAMP CAMPAIGN
Real Estate Men Appointed to Sug- gest Sites-Committee to Meet
 Next Tuesday

In persuance of the campaign to bring the southeastern mobilization camp to Birmingham, the mobilization camp com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon and appointed a num- Der of committees to begin more active work in the securing of options on pos sible sites. These committees will meet in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, May 15, at 3:30
 The following are the committees:
 Mobilization camp committed: Louis V. Clark, general chairman; Lucien C. Brown, vice chairman; Blanks Everett, general secretary.
 Subcommittees on sites: Conrad H. Ohme, chairman; J. B. Babb, secretary
 Lucien c. Brown, chairman; Nat Bar ker. J. l.. Yancey, I. C. Beatty, R. Fuller Manly.
 George Tarrant, chairman; Jim Burgin, l. c. Beatty, H. K. Milner.
 I. c. Beatty, chairman; Nat Barker, R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
GRIGGS' LECTURES
 ENDED LAST NIGHT
Course Was Highly Successful and
 Plans Are Already Under Way for Next Season

The Iyceum course for this year was competed last night by Dr. Edward How ard Grigs, who spoke on eEducation and Democracy.' Charles A. Brown stated last night There were good audiences at all the lectures, and the financial com mittee reports that all expenses had been paid
 The lecture last night completed a se- rles of IF. which Dr. Griggs has given during the past week. The afternoon lectures have been studies of the great Belgian mystic and philosopher, Maurice Maeterlinek. His life, character and in- fluence have been examined in connection with his p'ays The evening lectures have been disca< @ns of modern progress, it's causes. sources and tendencies.
 At the conclusion of Dr. Griegs' lectufe last night, Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher spoke a few words in appreciation of the lec turer and the course.
 No plans for the. course next year have yet been announced by the lyceum com mittee. but it is known that the course next year will be strong one, neasur- ing up to the standard set this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
BIRMINGHAM WINS
 NEXT CONVENTION
 OF STATE BANKERS
Decision in Favor of Magic City UnanimOus-Finan- cial Men Pledge U. s.
 Their CO-OperatiOn

Birmingham, May 12.-(Special.) )-Bir- mingham today sprang a surprise on Montgomery and was chosen as the next convention city of the Alabama Bankers association extending a formal invitation to the convention. A telegram from Mont gomery inviting the convention was men toned but action in favor of the Magic City was unanimous
 The following officers were elected: J . Kirk Jackson, Montgomery president; Val Taylor, Uniontown vice president; Henry T. Bartlett. Montgomery, secre- tary-treasurer; chairman Group No l. A. E. Jackson, Hartselle; Group No 2. K. H. Cochrane, Tuscaloosa Group No g. John A. Gaddis, Wetumpka; Group No. 4. Fred Curtis, Pollard
 The convention pledged cooperation to the government and urged it's members to subscribe freely to the liberty loan. The bankers subscribed $1000 for use of the agricultural committee in it's work and indorsed a reform system for land titles. A committee of five was appoint ed to investigate the latter proposition President Jackson read a proposed act which would, if enacted by the legisla- ture, provide punishment of any person or persons guilty of circulating deroga- tory remarks against a bank which would affect the institution's solvency pen atty of i've years. imprisonment or $50O0
 
 ton approved the proposed law
 Herbert Quick of the federal farm loan board, Washington, made the principal address of the day. He said the farm CT is the basic foundation stone of the war today. He was referring to the necessity of greater food production
 This is no time for changing farm ing methods, any style of farming that was good before the war is good now, for the farmers must know it more thor 'oughly and can get best results from it." he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
CANNING PROBLEM
 SOLVED BY FINDING
 KEY TO MARKETING
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s46.25 per acre. Where members grow the sweet potatoes and furnish their own labor the net profit would be $110 per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
PLANTS ALREADY STARTED
GALLSTONES

Avoid operations Posive stomach Liver remedy-tNo oilJ-Results sure Tear this out. mall 1t to rns with your address nov for health and happins.a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
COOPERATION IS P|Z|Tz'S VIEW OF
 ROAD ID SUCCESS
We'll Known Merchant Tells Cullman Farmers What the South Really
 Needs

Perhaps there is no man in Birmingham better versed in the school of experi- ence than Louis Pizits and the tre- mendous success that he has made in the mercantile business in Birmingham stands as monument to his strict be- lief in and adherence to a system. This system, when analysed, is organization and cooperation.
 Last week while at Cullman as a mem . Der Of a committee sent out to tell the people of Alabama of the crisis that is on in Alabama, with reference to the conservation of the present food supply, and the planting of food crops to feed the state. MT. Pizitz was called upon to tell the people of Cullman of organiza ton, what it means and how it can be brought about through cooperation.
 You can do nothing of material value without organization, said MT. Pizitz. And to get organized to such an extent that you will profit individually and at the same time do your bit for your coun- try in the present war, you must CO., operate. For instance, one man is not able to buy farm machinery that is neces- sary to conduct a farm in a business manner. In that case let 10 of you farm CTS get together and buy the machinery, and all of you use it, save money, and a accomplish the results that you could not accomplish alone. Then when you have your crop ready to market, if you have only a part of carload ready to ship, get your neighbors to go in with you and make up c~.rload. You save freight rates and you get a market for a car load where handful would not interest d buyer
 We people of the south are 50 years behind the western farmer. They have to practically manufacture their land, 700, whereas we have good soil, and the use of fertilizer is necessarily limited. I be- leve that the war is a blessing to this country in disguise. It will cause our farmers to become awakened to their duty to the state and nation, as well as to themselves. I believe if the people of Alabama will get together, just as the food preparedness committee has done, and tell the farmer how far be- hind the times he is, he will wake up, and the result will be s106, ,000,000 worth of food exported from this state every year instead of that amount being import ed as is the case today. They should know of their opportunity, it's scope and how to take advantage of ii"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
WATCHFUL WAITING POLICY OF MOGULS National League Owners Decide to Wait for
 Developments

New York, May 12.-After a three-hour conference here today the National league club owners decided to adopt a policy of watchful waiting before at tempting to grapple with any of the new problems resulting from the war and ad- verse weather.
 The magnates discussed the proposed war tax the drafting of players for the army a later opening of the season; vio- lation of the waiver rules; better tele- graph facilities for the reporting of games and a proposition to reduce the club rosters, but no definite action was taken upon any of these subjects.
 It was decided to enforce the present rule limiting the number of players any club may carry between May 15 and August 31, to g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
PERSONAL

Mrs. H. V. Bovvorn will undergo an operation at Davis infirmary tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
COMMUNITY PLAN SUCCESSFUL

The community plan has solved the knotty problem that confronted everN canning company and caused the en- terprise to fall flat in so many places where success seemed inevitable.
 Every can of vegetables canned in the state will be sold in the state 4 large packing concern in the north has already had a representative here to take the entire product of the 90 plants established, but was promptly turned down. The idea is to make it an Alabama concern for Alabamians
 In each community where a plant is located a contract is signed by farm CTS, aggregating 100 acres of beans ckra, tomatoes and sweet potatoes This assures the plant of ample stock for canning.
 The Alabama Market and Canning company supplied their farmers with seed that would produce the uniform grade of vegetables at cost prices A three-year contract was executed be- tween each plant and the company to handle their output on a commission basis and figuring what the producer Is saved in the expert handling through the concentration of sales, 1t really costs the producer or com1nu nifty canning plant owners nothing to place their commodity on the mar ket
 Arrangements have been made with the Warrant Warehouse company or Birmingham to handle all goods that are to be stored and the owner can borrow money on the warehouse re- ceipt just as he could on his cotton. This will eliminate the cotton argu- ment.
 The company has the state agency for the Northwestern Steel and Iron works of Euclair. Wis. and will carr; a full line of canning machinery sup plies, including all parts and access sories. which can be secured on short notice. They have also contracted for a sufficient number of cans to han dle their 30 plants for this season. which they estimate will be between 4 100000 and 5.000,000 cans. {. PLANTS ALREADY STARTED
 Plants have been started at Alex ander City. Guntersville, Ashville, Hartford. Springville. Centreville. Montevallo, Camp Hill. Marbury. Thorsby, Ashley, Six Mile and Hissop. In Jefferson county plants will be located at Mt. Pinson, Iron dale, Ayers. Fairview, Mt. Home, Mt Olive, Alliance, Gardendale. Leeds. Nc Calla, Village Springs and Remlap.
 The officers of the company are: c. F. Bell. president; T. B. Tanner, vice president and general manager; F. I. Wade, assistant manager; J. E. Ram sey, secretary treasurer, and James B Burgin, general counsel The place of business is at 2130 Morris avenue, Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
NAVAL RECRUIT IS
 BACK ON FURLOUGH
Harry Campbell Finishes Training. Course at Newport and Will
 Start on Cruise Soon

Harry Campbell. son of MT. and Mrs. w. E. Campbell. returned to Birmingham last night from Newport. R. l.. on 10 days furlough.
 He enlisted and went to the naval train ing station at Newport about eight weeks ago and has graduated as a petty officer. He will be here about 8 week before returning to start on cruise in active service.
 Harry has many friends in Birmingham and Huntsville, his former home, who will be interested to hear of the progress he has made since hin enlistment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
IN THE PICTURES ANDOU1T

who like unusual dramas uncommonl well played.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Features for today:

Strand George Beban in The Mar cellini Millions" British war pictures. Rialto: Mabel Taliaferro in "A Magde- line of the Hills.'
 Trianon: Ethel Barrymore in "The Call of Her People,
 Colonial: House Peters and Kathlyn Williams in The Cost of Hatred"
 Loew's Bijou: Violet Messereau In ''The Honor of Mary Blake"
 Majestic: Mary Miles Minter in Youth S Elndearing Charm Charlie Chaplin in Charlie, the Gang Leader"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
ALABAMA VEGETABLES EXCEL

Laboratory tests show that Alabama vegetables are better for canning pur- poses than those of Maryland, where the canning industry has thrived be- yond the enterprises of this nature in any other state in the union. Then. Alabama can make second crop if the farmer falls down on the first one. or if the cold weather kills the early crop. This is not true in Maryla nd, where a one-crop yield is the depend ence of the farmer and cannery.
 The uniform brand idea eliminates the multiplied cost of establishing so many brands on the market, the con- centration in handling the sales end eliminates the overhead cost in sell ing, and the expert employed by the company will be available to all can neries under their system. his knowl- edge and advice being available, as he will make specified trips of in spection to all plants, and grade and sort the products, seeing that they conform to the company's standard in every detail. This man, l.. w. Blount of State Line. Ia with 20 years eX- perience in the canning business will be in Birmingham in a few days to get actively on his job, beginning with a school for the managers of the various plans already established in Jefferson and adiacent counties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13

Fuller Manly. Louis V. Clark. Gus A. Pope.
 Nat Barker, chairman; c. S. Milan, John T. Yeatman, John Leedy, George B. Tarrant.
 Committee sl lease and optionss J. L. Yancey, chairman; l. c. Beatty, R. Fuller Manly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-30
Golf Meet
Nears End

nv nfF~d rr~s- i.-a-~d wir-
PORTLAND. June 30 Dixie
F1caEcr. of the Seattle Golf club,
and Rudolph wilhelm Of the Port
land Golf club. today are battling
Tor the Pacific Northwest cham.
iionship Yesterdays semifinals
eliminated Jack Neville. Of Del
Monte. Col. and Arthur Vincent OF
San Francisco. and made IL cor
tain that the Northwest champion.
ship would stay In the Northwest
Miss Agnes Ford. OF Seattle. and
Mrs. G. r. Ford. OF the Claremoni
Country club. Oakland. Cal. are
playing today to determine the
women'a Northwest championship
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-30
Duthies Poor
Sports, Claim

Editor The star Owing TO the
poor sportsmauship shown By the
Duthie club. the Nonpareils have
been forced 10 call off the game
for July !. Instead. the Nonpareil
club will plsy the fast Elks' club.
az Dugdalcs park. sunday The
game should be good one. as each
team stands now with game In lts
favor. and each club Is sure going
10 put mp a fight 20 win. Game
called at 30.
NONpAREiL BASEBALL CLUB.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-30
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7 9l1't1R1
1u14R
ARK UP THE PASSING OF
WI Sam I.angfoFd. negro heavy
kvA weight.

lark UP THE PASSING OF
M Sam l.angfoTd. negro heavy
AvA weight.
the passing of this old colored
gladiator. for Sam was one OF the
best boxers OF his race-both In
ability and manners-that ever
graced the annals OF the prize RAG.
He was a fighter who could and
would fight. and gentleman at
all times. For years he was hang.
ing onto the top rung OF the pugil-
istic ladder There were few who
ever wanted to tangle with the big
ltar baby.
4 A look over his record reads like
@n undertaker's roll OF honor. lie
fas built like a submarine and
handled his opponents on the same
3an.
>Early In his career. Jack John
n won a f5-round verdict over
lebxagford and could never be coax
i ed into the ring with him again.
Jack knew only too we'll all the
time he held the heavyweight title
that there was only one man who
could take II from him in his prime.
That was Sam fangford.
DURING THE LATER years
Iangford, Pete McVey and Joe
Jeanette Just about had a corner
On the fight market In the colored
circles. These three we're always
fighting one another.
Earlier in his career. however
I.angford used to take on the
famed Peter Jackson about every
ether month
When Pueblo Jim Flynn was at
his best and was known for his
staying qualities. the best he could
do with Sam was to stick ore
round
THIRTY-TwO POINTS ahead OF
his nearest rival, iris Speaker. Ty
Cobb IL speeding today toward a
renewal of his old-time American
league batting championship. Rec
ords today give batting mark OF
.s74. against Speakers .3f2. Cobb
hit yesterday In his 26th consecu-
tive game.
Stuffy McInnis Ia In third place.
with 1872. Other 800 hitters are
RumIer. ST. Louis, Russell. Chi
czgo; Sisler. st. Louis: Gorch,
Philadelphia; Milan. Washington I:
Chapman, Cleveland, and Veach,
Detroit.
Eddie Rousch. Cincinnati. Is
holding the top in the National
league by the mere margin OF one
rofnt over Cruise OF st. Louis
Hans Wagner is close behind, In
third place.
Rousch IL hitting 1885, Cruise
.355. and Wagner. 1923. Other 300
hitters In the National league are
Clarke, Cincinnati; Olson, Brook
lyn; Fischer. Pittsburg; Hornsby
Sc. Louis; Grimes. Pittsburg
Burns. New York; Groh. Cincin
rati: Wheat, Brooklyn; Whitfield
Philadelphia: Rawlings, Boston
Zimmerman, New York. Cravath
Philadelphia, and J. Smith, st
. Louis.
Love, New York. still remains
undefeated among the pitchers In
the American league. He Is cred
tied with five victories.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-30
Miller Will
Meet Thye

BELLlNGHAM. June 3o.-Walter
Miller. OF st. Paul. worlds cham.
nion velter and middleweight wres-
tier and close pal OF Mike Glib
hons. the other St Paul wonder
who appeared recently in Seattle.
will defend his middleweight title
here the morning Of July Fourth.
Miller will meet Ted Thye. OF Spo-
kane, In a finish match The men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-30
By Condo

Up again, down again, lose
again. win aeain--Sesttle.
Failing on Emery Webb In
the fourth frame Of yesterdays
melee at Spokane for five runs.
sesttle's faststepping baseball
crew trouneed the indians. 6
to 3.
Bill Leard. the handsome man
ager OF the Giants who is slated
for berth with Squire Ebbctts
Dodgers at the end OF the y. W
league season. was still out OF th,
lineup with an injured shoulder
suffered in a collision the day be
fore.