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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
|GULLS AGAIN EASY
 FOR THE LOOKOUTS

Chattanooga, August 1S.-Chattanooga hit Ching opportunely today and defeated Mobile, to O. The Gulls presented a patched lineup, several of their regulars being absent for the purpose of under going examination for military service Nevertheless, the game was played in record time for the present season at the local park, requiring only an hour and 10 minutes for the nine innings. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
JOE JUDGE SUFFERS
 BROKEN LEFT ANKLE

Detroit, August 17.-Joe Judge, first basemsn for the Washington Americans, broke his left ankle when he slid into the plate in the fifth inning of today's game, He will be out of the game for the rest of the season.
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Nothing Too Good for Josh

From the Washington Star.
 "How's your boy Josh doing in the army?'' First rate,' replied Farmer Corntossel, although his mothers a little disap- pointed. She speaks about the slowness of Josh's promotion every time she sees in the paper that the same old general is still holding his job'
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THRILLING STRUGGLE WONBY
 BARONS LN FIFTEENTH FRAME
Ralph Comstock Pitches Superb Ball -Rube Rob inson's Error Allows Winning Talles to Count. One Game of Scheduled Twin Bill Played.
 BarOns Overcome Early Lead
Fly HENRY LoESCH

Little Rock, August 1e(Special )Ralph Comstock tr umphed Emilio Paero and Rube Robinson this afternoon When the latter two teamed against the Baron ptbaer in battle that decided until the fifteenth inning when the Baons took advantage of Robsons rush three the plate and cinch the game, 6 to f.
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WO-paoC biNS, COhW eii tNi Loveless. Three-base hit, Santmyer. Sacrifice hits, Schwartz. Alexander. Stolen bases, Christenberry. Bases on balls, Johnson 4. Loveless 9 Left on bases, Edgewater 5, Pratt City 5. Hit by pitched ball, Bobo. Hits off of Johnson with runs in 1-3 in-' nings Struck out. Johnson l, Statham 2, Loveless g. Wild pitch, Loveless. Time of game, 2:os. Empires, White head and McDermott
 SECOND GAME
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Browns Win Series

St Louis, August ls--St Louis hit Cald- well hard today and beat New York, l, to l. In the sixth the locals made foui runs on five hits and three inhed errors. The visitors lone run came in the first when Peclinpaugh forced Hendryx stole second and scored on single by Ba- ker Score: RHE. New York ................1 100 GOO 000-1 6 2 St. Louis ..................1l no O04 01*-7 13 .
 Batteries: Caldwell Love and Walters; Davenport and Severeid.
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wv
 SUMMARY
 Two-base Hits-Kennedy, Johnston. Sacrifice Hits-Johnston, Kennedy, Caton.
 Sacrifice Fly-Manning.
 Double Plays-Kennedy to Chapman to Covington; Manning to Kennedy Johnston to Webb.
 Left on Bases-Litt1e Rock 10, Bir- mingham 12.
 Earned Runs-Off Palmero 2, off Rob- inson 0, off Comstock 4 Innings Pitehed-By Palmero Il, with hits and runs.
 Struck Out By Palmero 4, by Rob- inson 2, by Comstock '. Bases on balls-Of Palmero 4, off Robinson 3, off Comstock 4. Hit by Pitcher-By Comstock (Walsh, Chapman, Baker), by Robinson (John- ston).
 Passed Ball-Chapman Time-3:35.
 Umpires-Moran and Chesnutt.
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International League

At Baltimore: Baltimore 1-12, Toron- to SO
 At Providence; Providence s-4, Roches- ter IT.
 At Newark: Newark 1. Buffalo O. At Richmond: Richmond f, Montreal 5.
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FIELDING IN STREAMS

Despite the fact that numerous errors were chalked against the infielders of all teams, fast fielding occasionally added much enthusiasm to the games Nu- merous double plays were executed and many rallies were checked in this man ner.
 Ensley used the squeeze play repeat edly and with good results. Twice the batter hit into double plays, but at least half of the Ensleyites' markers were reg istered by this novelty play.
 Foxy Joe Wiley, formerly of the Mo bile Gulls, twirled for Ensley, and, al- though he allowed seven safeties, he was invincible in the pinches Ensley hit Whitney and Edney at will
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15tfIIII1Ietty T Wo-t5e'SO 1IIto' DIIUeIt N-J' Compton. Three-base hits, Kores, Hig- gins Home huns, O'Brien, Edmondson. Base on errors. Nasville 1. Double plays, Smith to Higgins to Bluhm; Barbare to Knaupp Baker to Knaupp to Bluhm Earbare to Bluhn. Left on bases, Nash vile 10, New Orleans 10. Stolen bases, Kores. Bluhm. Sacrifice hits, Sheehan, Knaupp. Balk, Walker. Innings pitched, by Smith, 8 with 12 hits and runs Time of game, 200. Umpires Morgan and Toole
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VIdIS sssss7'.. .sss. lJ *Ran for Davis in fifth

*Ran for Davis in fifth.
 Game called at end of first half of eighth on account of darkness.
 Score by innings
 Red Mountain .................00 GOO 100 col Ensley 021 O30 0*-6
 Summary: Two-base hits, Norton, How ell Pierce, Presley. Home run Waldron. Stolen base, Hall. Double play, Davis to Vaughn; Sewell to Newton; Whitney to Newton. Base on balls, Whitney. Left on bases, Red Mountain ?, Ensley 4. Hits off of Whitney, hits and runs in 5 in- nings. Passed balls, Stiles. Pierce. Time of game, 1:34. Empires, Whitehead and McDermott.
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| Summary: Two-base hits. Bowden, Jan I sen, Kitchens, Bates, Graft ?. Three-base l hit, Peters. Stolen bases, McDowell, Graf. Sacrifice fly, Marshall. Bases on balls, | Ching 3. Struck out, Ching l, Marshall 3. Time, 1:10. Empires, Marcan and Breiten- stein.
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American Association

At Milwaukee: Milwaukee 3-2. Columbus 5-5.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 2, Louisville 4. At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 1, Indian apolis g.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City 3, To- ledo 0.
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Pratt City and EnsZey Are
 Winners In Big Double BiA
Arthur Johnson Pounded Off Rubber in Eighth by Aggre gation-Wiey, Loveless and Other Former Southern
 League Hurers Seen in Action-Large Crowd Attends

Approximately 350O rabfd fans were present yesterday afternoon at RickwOOd to witness the twin clash of the Birmingham districts fastest semi-professionaI aggrega- tions. Two games were played and both were interesting and exciting contests.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Wick, Dobard, Bratchi. Sacrifice hits, Allison, Trieste Thrasher. Reilly, Munch. Double play Allison to pobard to Trieste. Innings pitched. Vance 12 with run and hits Balk, Vance. Base on balls, Vance g. Fullenweider 5. Struck out, Vance 7, Blodgett 1, Fullenweder 8. Hit by pitcher, Blodgett (McDonald). Time, 2:30 Empires, Kerin and O'TooIe
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Pratt City scored a decisive victory over Edgewater by coming from behind and finishing strong. The count was to 5. Ensley had an easy time with Red Mountain and registered a to vic tory.
 The games were marred by errors, but were strenuously contested. Numbers of former Southern league stars were seen in action and, although the brand of baseball offered was not as good as that ordinarily seen at Redwood, it did jus tice to that class of ball
 Pratt City fought an uphill game with Edgewater. Pratt gained a two-run lead in the third round, but Edgewater came back and tallied four times in the fourth. Pratt gained a one-run lead in the fifth but Edgewater tied the count in the sixth. In the seventh and eighth Pratt piled up good lead and won out han dily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
JOHNSON KNOCKED OUT

Probably the feature of the game was the appearance on the mound of the ri- vals of two former Baron hurlers-Ar- thur Johnson and Bob Loveless. John son was knocked out of the box in the seventh after Pratt had drove out three hits for two runs. which proved to be the winning talles.
 Loveless pitched steady ball throughout but errors came near proving his down. fall. During the latter part of the game, however, he held the heavy hitting Edgewater aggregation at his mercy, re- tiring them without allowing a runner to reach first.
 Ensley was the leader in the second game throughout. Dixie Walkers aggre- gation got off for a two-run lead in the second, and added another in the third. Red Mountain scored their only tally of the afternoon in the fourth on punched hitG nd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-19
~Batted for Meador In ninth.

Totals ....... B 3 F #26 15 0 @Smith out attempting to bunt third
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OIib JUL WIICIf CIENINNis **Ran for Wick in thirteenth. +*+Hit for Vance in twelfth. ScnrA hY innings.
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Nashville ....................... 021 900 O00-3 New Orleans ................... 900 120 110-5
 S1, hot Io
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umpires-Moran and chesnutt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22
DR.. Thomas at Bath

DR.. Augustus 0. Thomas on Friday
passed the day at Bath in consultation
with the local authorities and others in
terested concerning the proposed voca-
tional school for that city. He was ac-
companied by Deputy COMMISSIONS
Glenn Y. Starkey and they met the Bath
people in council chamber, the meeting
proving highly interesting, following a
day passed in visiting the many indus
trial plants Of that busy city.
Both Or. Thomas and Mr.. Starkey
spoke On the provisions Of the Smith
Hughes bill. recently passed BY Congress.
which gives federal aid TO those states
which accept the practical standards of
vocational training. Maine, Of course,
already had entered Upon such a course
and her plans have already been adopted
by the national government as models to
be followed BY states about to adopt the
system.
The were both highly pleased with the
interest shown by the Bath people and
feel certain thai no distant day will see
the plans for vocational instruction car
ried ont IN that place. The mana cement
of the great industries Of the Shipping
city expressed themselves as being in
full accord with the plans and purposes
Of the Maine educational department and
ready 10 help In every way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22
ANNUAL REPORT OF
STREET RAILWAY

According to the annual report of
the Calais Street Railway Company.
which was filed at the office of the
Public Utilities Commission Saturday
the railway operating revenues for the
past year amounted TO s4t99s.33
against s~4o.530.25 for the preceding
year. an increase of s1.46s.o8: the rail-
way operating expenses were s33,349.so
against S29,62i.7S for the preceding
year. an increase Of s3.72S.11. the net
revenue from railway operations were
ss.s48.44 against s10.9OS.47 for the pre-
ceding year. a decrease Of s2.26O.O3.
The operating expenses Of the road
were divided as follows: Maintenance
OF way and structures, s~4,955.s1;
maintenance Of equipment. $2,3ss.21;
power. s11.S8145: conducting trans
portation, sl0,374.72; general and mis-
c~ellaneous expenses. s3,739.70.
Other Items in the report are the
following: Passenger car mileage.
ls3.9fo; total c>r hour, $4,000: total
revenue passengers carried. 76s.37e:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22
Call on the Governor

Governor Milliken Saturday morning
had as callers Former Governor Fredk.
w. Plaisted of Augusta and Walter Il.
Mof1tt and two sons. Charles. aged =.
and Harold, aged S. Of Mortified. Gov
ernor Milliken enjoyed a long chat with
his visitors and enjoyed particularly the
story Of how little Harold won a first
prize at Machias fair by driving his
matched pair Of grade Hereford steers
around the half-mile track with all the
assurance and skill Of a veteran handler
Of the goadstick and amidst the applause
Of the big crowd,
Mr.. Mofitt was also accompanied 70
Augusta by Mrs. MofFtt and infant and
Miss Amy Thaxter, a former school
teacher in the Capital City. and arrived
Friday. They left on Saturday afternoon
for South Gardiner for a brief visit with
relatives and will proceed Monday 70
Pennington. They are travelling by au-
tomobtie.
Charles. who Is a head taller and a year
older than Harold, appeared considerably
impressed when told hy AdiutaMt General
Presson, to whom they were introduced,
that the general would like to buy them
and set the first offer at about 5000 for
Charles and 5000 for Harold; and the lat
to a h~ystander, who whispered that he
could hurry up and grow so as to meet
the other 1000 in price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22

E%xorbitant profits and un~warranted
high prices for food in h State Of
Na,re will not ne tolerated, according
70 an announcement made BY Cover
nor Mllliken Saturday morning.
National Food Administrator Hoov-
or has announced as a result Of his in
estigations." said Governor Milliken
SATURDAY noon, that in NAM cases
the high prices are due to the greed Of
the retailers who have been able TO
purchase goods at a low wholesale
price bit ave persisted in keeping up
the retail price 70 the general public.
As soon as this information came TO
M rot!ce. I communicated with DR..
Merrill the national food administra-
tor for Marie. We were in conference
This morning I have also been in
conference with Attorney General
S'urg.s tn regard 20 The matter,
Dr. Merrill will keep a careful
watch on prices Further than that he
VIII make an investigation Of the diff
ference between the prices charged by
tre retailer to the public.
In every instance where excessive
prices are being charged by a retailer,
a report viii be made to me and I
shah az once place the case in the
hands ~ the attorney general. The
investigation VIII be carried into every
citv and town of the State"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22
Fish and Game

The following prosecutions and pay
ments Of fines have been reported TO
the Inland Fisheries and Game Com
mission:
BY Chief Warden F. II. Lowell Of
Rangeley, Of WIN. VI. Bouiter an alien.
of Rangeley. for hunting without a Ii
cense. He was taken before Trial Jus
tice A. L. Cakes at RangeIey, found
guilty and fined SIS and H.37 costs.
Paid.
~ Deputy Warden p. r. Howe Of
Ashland. of Gus Burhy and Jim Moro
for Sunday hunting. They were before
Trial Justice w. L. Waldron Of Ash
land on Oct. x and each fined s10 and
Sc. % costs. Paid.
BY Deputy Warden E. x. Peck Of
Oakfeld. Of the payment ~ a fine Of
$40 each nv a. W. Rafford. Clarence
Mosier and A. B.. Farley, all Of Ash
land. for Sunday hunting.
BY Chief Warden F. D. Durgin of
The Forks, Of the prosecution Of Rine-
son Of The Forks on Oct. 4 before
Trial Justice W W. Stoddard of R,ng-
ham for killing n fox IN close time.
He paid a fine Of $40.
Mr.. Durgin has also sent a very fne
specimen OF fox skin to be mounted
for the State museum.
BY Deputy Warden P. F. Holbrook
Of Freeport. Of A. L. Bowen. r "
Hamilton and f. L. Soule. all of Cum
berland. on Oct. 6 before Judge A w
Larrabee ~ Freeport for hunting
shore birds in a mo&orboas, in upper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22
Conservation Meeting

4 conference # leading organiza-
tiont with the subcommittee on food
production and conservation Of the
Maine Committee on Public Safety.
uas he'd in the hall Of tho House Of
Representatives AZ the State House
Saturday forenoon and a committee
frcn these various organizations was
qelecfed to coordinate all marketing
interests The conference was well
attended and delegates were present
from the Chambers Of Commerce Of
Ioots'rn. Gardiner. Bangor and Port
land
Governor Milliken. addressing the
inference. spoke OF the importance Of
an equitable distribution Of all farm
~urod.-ts
q = Pranr ~ Washington. the chief
~ 'ho bureau ~ markets Of the Unit
81 S'itrs Department # Agriculture,
ga" A. Illuminating talk on the pres
ont situation outlining the police pow
q. Of l1sptc'cn Of carloads Of fruits
art vegetables ana explaining the tele-
rrort,- reports r~arardin2 I'll classes Of
fn,d s'',~s and i've stock.
Two avious organizations were rep
resented At tire conference as follows:
To Farmers Union Of Maine. Charles
y Gardner n Vaterville. the Maine
college - Agriculture, DR.. Leon S.
Merrill. dean If the University Of
Maine. Name Department of Agricul-
iu~e. Hon. John A Roberts. commits
stone, Maine state Grange. State
Lecturer Charles Q. Purinton Of Bow
drt- Maine State Board of Trade. E.
VI Plondiue ~ Bangor; State Of Maine
f-dGs,~i a, ard Agricultural League.
Slas r Adams Of Portland, Maine
Fruit Growers Exchange. w. II. Con-
ant ~ Buckheld; New England Milk
Producers Association. Leslie F. Nc
Intro ~ East Waterford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-22
RHEUMATISM IS 4
WEATHER PROPHET
More Prevalent Than for Many Years
Sudden Changes OF Temper.
allure an immediate Cause

When rheumatism fastens On an l.t''
Vidual. he generally knows what he 'r--'
bic is. The inflammation. soreness. ra'',
swelling joints and backache. with -
OF appetite, plainly indicate rneumau n
physicians differ as to the disease bu' Al
agree that rheumatism is caused ty POI
son getting into the system. Cold ani
moisture. with sudden changes % tempe
ature. cause aggravated attacks and r.
tense suffering. Tho first twinge % psia
or stiffness OF muscles demands qI'rk
action.
Don't suffer a minute: get from arf
druggist a bottle OF Rheuma. lie a
great specialists prescription when
gives relief in all forms OF rheumatsm'
1t brings swollen Joints down 10 Norma
reduces the pain. and restores the vnols
system without the least injury 20 ~
heart. This two weeks treatment is f'
expensive and your money will be 20.
turned II you do not get the Joyful rehet
ALPHABETICALLY.
Oct1S.cg-25
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The Third Regiment

Adjutant General George Mel. Presson
has engagements for nth Monday ana
Tuesday in the interests Of recruiting for
the new Sd Regiment of Maine National
Guard. He will this noon address a meet
ing Of the Kiwanis Club at the Preble
House IN Portland. all the men who have
signed up for the companies to be raised
IN that city having been invited to be
present. Tuesdays engagement Is for
the same purpose at Bangor. The gener-
al has a vast amount Of interesting mat
ter obtained In a visit last week TO Camp
nevens at Aver. Mass, as well as the
latest military plans for our troops.
And. by the way, It is learned that
Maine was the first state who has boys
at Camp Devens to send a representative
there to ascertain frst-handed the actual
conditions under which the men were
living
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What Lewiston Papers SAY

The Lewiston Sun Saturday had the
following to say in regard to the mat
ter:
AS a climax to an exhaustive inyes-
tigation of the Lewiston police ref
ndu petitions, an elaborate plan
Tor Neri1cation of the signatures on
the petitions. was. revealed Yesterday
when. 1t is said, Some 5000 registered
letters had been mailed and = big
punch of them for Lewiston. These
letters are addressed to names found
on the referendum petitions.
Not until yesterday was this plan of
procedure mad known to Lewiston
people. It appears. however, that n
mig clerical force has been at work ar
the executive department, august for
weeks preparing the letters, checkinr
up the lists, addressing envelopes. etc,
This Is to complete an investigation
mat has been thorough from the frst
but has been conducted under d,aicnr.
ties. so il is claimed.
detectives. special attorneys. clerks
ahd assistant clerks have been on
ployed to probe the petitions. Differ
ent sections of the State have bea,
visited; mar of the persons whose
~ NHt DtIIIlOnS ma We
been questioned and check lists b.,.o
been examined.
For weeks it has been no secret that
nlanH errors mad been found in the
petitions It has been reported tb..
are d great many names that
cannot r. identified. Also that whole
SOUPS OF the signatures appear to he
- - same handwriting. With some
- names addresses are not given,
HNiuehtiS convinced that there are
~ py tne Wholesale in the petit
Us 'he Governor has decided to
MAKE a registered letter canvass to de-.
49, may proportion on the petit
'i'ns' actually signed the petitions
WINE the Governor has given on,
~ Information relating to the inves.
.lsation, other than the petitions were
70 oe thoroughly investigated. Il has
oeen reported that It has been practi-
callY decided that some 1000 or moro
errors appear in the petitions. there
'ore removing the probability Of a ref
erendum being called.
The registered letter canvass ,s 10
ing made. so II Is understood. 70 sofe
guard against n charees Of unfsh
ness or fncompleteness OF the ,rIas,,
cation. IT Is proposed. so far as nos-
sioie' TO have at hand on the dar ~
me public hearing. Monday. Nov 20
plenty OF evidence Of the most Gov.
vincing kind that II Is possible ~ e.
cure. SC
But IT is claimed tina. the expen.. :, -.
Investigation will be no small item IN ,,..,,
some estimate u as high as 10000 r..
postage required on 5000 registered letter.
AZ IL cents each amounts to $3.50. Then
the printing OF the letters. cards. cost o.
envelopes and expense OF addressing them
will bring the expense Of this closing feat
ure OF the investigation up to a worthwhile
item.
The contents Of these registered letters
have not been made public. So far as
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BOXES
FOR BOYS ABROAD

From Names State House to troops
Of the United States in France will
shortly go six dozen Of the most at
tractive Christmas boxes vel ar
ranged for a mar in olive drab. Dur
ing the rast week. money for these
boxes has been collected from the peo-
pie in the State House, not by some
one from outside but by the State en-
ployes themselves.
The idea of sending cheer to the bows
at the front from the Capitol originat-
ed with Miss Dorrice G. Brann. secre-
tary to Governor Milliken. She dis
cussed the proposition with other
Young ONE at the Capitol and met
with such a hearty response that she
started on a subscription tour. The
results have been so great and so sat
~isfactory that the u boxes will contain
about everything a soldier could wish.
The boxes will be sent. not to any par
ticular company. or regiment, but,
through the agency Of the Augusta
chapter Of the American Red Cross
will be presented to any of the boys in
olive drab who have not Christmas
boxes. In his way. a man from Cali
fornia may be cheered on Christmas
ny q SllL from tne COulLTysS eastern
most State.
In the boxes will be cigarettes.
cigarette papers. tobacco. pipes, mo-
lasses kisses. khaki handkerchiefs.
pencils. writing paper, sweet choco-
late, Irvine, playing cards. a checker
board and other articles.
The girls Of the State House will
meet some evening early next week
and will pack the boxes. Not only will
the articles aforementioned be in
cluded. but there will he little Christ
mas souvenirs and the Christmas spirit
viii be made convincingly evident in
the amer Of doing the packages.