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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11

By HUGH s. FULLERTON
 THE NEW YORK AMERICANS
 Lost to military service, 4.
 Liable to conscription, ?.
 Last year the American league feared New York more even than it did Chicago or Boston. The team was strong The dopesters had to deduct from it's strength because of the man. agement. Donovan had not Nroved a success and there were those on the team who took advantage of his easy good nature. Some of his friends imposed on his good nature until they lost him the management.
 The owners set about getting a new manager and got Miller Huggins. have known and been personally in- terested in Huggins ever since he was a kid; long before he ever aspired to play major league ball and I wish him well, but the fact remains that the only basis of hiring him to manage tho Tanks is that he did well with the Cards last season.
 There are some on the Tank team who are hard men to manage; not bad men but players who have had their own ways so long they want to keep on running things to suit them selves. There is not doubt but that Huggins is a capable field leader, a well liked man, and that he has is whether he can get good work out Of players spoiled by flattery and by being campered in the face of the in- tsdious Knocking and undermining that goes on in the New York club most of the time; can resist the power of outside interference and handle the club to suit himself.
 It is a tough proposition. Already there have been voiced some neat ln ocks and sneers at Huggins. He has a fight on his hands, but if he can get the best out of the ball club he has A big fighting chance to battle the Giants for the championship of tHe world next fall and make the series a. New York monopoly.
 The team was hit fairly hard by the war Fisher, Smallwood, Kane and then Pipp--but the loss is not vital The team is & strong and well con structed one. If you remember its fa- tai weakness (on the field) has been around second base and securing Pratt ought to correct that Pratt is 8 corking ball player and one who ought to be better this season than he ever was. He has a chance to vindicate himself and to avenge him self on the St. Louis club.
 When we come down to real dope. tho study of figures, man for man. We will see how well constructed this team is and what a lot of strength there is concealed about it. Huggins already has done welf.
 The team has had the strength for two years. but it never was able to utilize it's full strength because too much of it was on the bench and could be used only one man at time Huggins made the big deal with the St. Louis Browns-a deal which gave St. Louis men who chiefly ornamented the New York bench, and for this ex- cess and unused strength he got Der Till Pratt.
 He also got Eddie Plank, but the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11
To the Readers of Sport News

The Age-Herald that Robert P. McDavd has been made sporting editor of this and will here after have charge of this important department.
 Birmingham is essentially sport loving town, and there probably subject which appeals to wider circle of people than good, clean sports of all kinds.
 The selection of Mr. McDavd for this place made with the view of continuing The sporting department upon the high standard has always maintained It is felt that during the coming baseball particularly he will make this department of the most attractive has been in the history of this newspaper.
 The sporting editor born and reared in Birmingham, thoroughly equipped for the duties he has undertaken AL keen lover of sports he is looked upon of the brightest abest writers in the state His wide acquan and personal popularity will be assets to him assembling everything that be of interest in the way of sporting events in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11

the country decided that a youngster who could outpoint the man who had forced John l.. Sullivan into 76 rounds of fighting seven months before, had
 more than fair ability.
 1t was some months later when my
 action in accepting a match with Peter
 Jackson surprised the sporting world
 About 9a per cent of the fight enthusiasts throughout the country figured T. was a young foor' to try conclusions with
 the great negro. But by that time had gained more than average confi- dence in my own ability and figured that had at least an even chance of whipping the man that some had de-
 clared John l.. Sullivan was afraid to meet.
 In January 1890, which was after the Jackson match had been made, went to New Orleans again. The surface pur- pose was to witness the Jack Dempsey Bob Fitzsimmons fight on January IA. But the underlying idea was to give me an excuse to stop over in Chicago where John l.. Sullivan was showing at the time.
 I had message for the champion and I felt the time was ripe to deliver it. To be continued tomorrow.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11
Yankees and Cardinals
 10 Start Season With Strong Teams Under NeW Managers
Miller Huggins Has Tough Job in Handling Tempered
 New York Players-Upon Jack Hendricks Depends the Success or Failure of the St. Louis Nationals

Here rival leagues opening the an, CT strangely similar circumstances and with the similarity extend their of victory Each team has
 leach team in the past has been hampered by ineffective interference with that Each team IS remade from last year vital respects each team for the first time many years has championship aspirations and hopes that through the management extract the best efforts from the teams.
 Cardinal debut taking Hendricks student of the field Huggips the ranks of the through accident and for himself his failing drop the player and take that of the Perhaps he figured that
 
 accomplished rurceful wealth that handle Last little of hand he did much This perhaps too much is xpeced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11
ARCHER IS SIGNED | BYP|TTSBURG CLUB
Former Cracker Receiver,
 Who Was Free Agent, to Work in Smokey City

Pittsburg. March 1o.-Jimmie Ar cher, former Chicago National and De- troit American catcher. has signed a contract to play this season with the Pittsburg National league club, it was announced her today. Archer, who was given an unconditional release by the Chicago club last year, started his maior league career with Pittsburg il, 1904 and played with Atlanta in the Southern association several years be- fore finally establishing himself in the big league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11

My victory over Kilrain was the means Of kfving t0 me my first nation wide fame, The fans and writers throughout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11

The Burlington railroad has converted number of Ford automobiles into mo- Tor cars for the use of division supern- tendents. To adapt the automobiles to operate on rails, the standard wheels are replaced with pressed steel wheels. which are attached to rigid axle. These cars are used for inspection purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11

Tho open shop represents more than % per cent of the working people of the United States. A decision of the sn- prene court guarantees to the emplove the right to work where he will and to the employer She right, to run his own. affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-11
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n The head, eyes, ears, back Or other
parts Of the body and Z feeling Of se-
we're sickness. In most Of the cases the
symptoms disappear after three or four
days, the patient then rapidly recover
ing. Some Of the patients, however,
develop pneumonia, or Inflammation
of the ear; or meningitis, and many Of
these complicated cases die. Whether
this so-called Spanish influenza Il
identical with the epidemics Of lnfiuen-
"a OF earlier years is not yet known.
"Epidemics Of Influenza have visited
this country since 1647. It is interest.
ing to know that this first epidemic
was brought here from Valencia,
Spain. Since that. time there have
been numerous epidemics Of the dis.
ease. In 1859 and 1890 an epidemic
Ut influenza, starting somewhere in the
Orient, spread first to Russia and
thence owe practically the entire civ
alized world. Three years later there
wal another slare-up vof the; disease.
Roth times the epidemic spread wide
" over the United States. IS
ALTHOUGH the present epidemic ii
called Spanish Influenza there Il no
reaspn to believe that It Originated ii
Spain. Some writer's who have studied
the question believe that the epidemic
came from the Orient and they call At
tenton to the fact that the Germans
mention the disease as occurring along
the eastern front in the summer and
9all Of 1917"
How a "spanIsh Influenza" be rec
;oonlzed7
'"There Is as yet no certain way In
which a single case Of Spanish influ-
|enza' can be recognized. On the 9TH
|er hand, recognition is easy where
there is a group of cases. In contrast
to the outbreaks of ordinary coughs
and colds, which usually occur in the
cold months, epidemics Of influenza
may occur at any season Of the year.
Thus the present epidemic ragged most
Intensely in Europe in May, June and
July. Moreover, in the case of ordi-
nary colds, the general symptoms
<fever, pain, depression) are by no
means as ' or as sudden In their
onset as they are in influenza. Final
~, ordinary colds do not spread
through the community &C rapidly or
20 extensively as does influenza.
I'm most ase a person taken sick
with influenza feels sick rather sud-
denly. He feels weak, has pains in the
eyes ears, head or back, and may be
sore all over. Many patients feel
dizzy, some vomit. Most Of the pa
t1ents complain Of feeling chilly, and
with this comes a fever in which the
temperature rises to 100 to 1O4. In
most cases the pulse remains relative
" slow.
I'll, appearance one IL struck by tho
tact that the patient looks sick. His
.eyes, and the inner side Of his eyelids
may be slightly .'bloodshot,' or CON
gested.' as the doctors say. There
may be running from the nose, or
there may be some cough. These signs
Of a|cold may not be marked; never
&heless the patient looks and feels very
sick. ..t>'
I'm addition to tho appearance and
the symptoms AZ already described,
examination Of the patients blood may
lid the physician II recognizing Span
;leh inauensa.' fos Y has been 6ouaa
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
HOW INDIANA LOST CITIZEN
Escapade That Caused Youth to Turn
HE Thoughts Toward the "Wild
and WoolIy" Region.

Harry COonse, ranchman and real
estate expert in the far Northwest, re-
turned to Indianapolis from his home
near Seattle after an absence of four
teen years. 1t is not widely known,
but Mr.. Coonse, when n boy of Is,
started in business as helper on
delivery wagon of l.. s. Ayres & Co.
started and ended his dry goods career
in an unusual and interesting manner.
Harry, out of his first months wages,
had bought rifle and a box of car
tridges. One evening in Park avenue
/ the delivery man went into house
with a package, leaving Harry on the
drivers seat in charge of what was
common at that time-a Texas mus
tang-well broken, but still worth
watching. Instead of holding the lines
Harry spent the interim handling a
new rife. AS often happens, the gun
was discharged and the bullet struck
the mustang. Harry made one grab
for the lines, missed, tumbled off the
scat and the wagon disappeared down
the street, strewing packages in its
path.
At dawn the next morning the horse
and wagon were found in the Pleasant
run bottoms, near the place where the
furnaces of the Citizens Gas company
now stand. Harry had already re-
signed.-Indianapolis News.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
STAGING GOES DOWN At
ELEVATOR IN WIND STORM

In heavy wind storm Monday eve
ming the staging and hoist at the new
elevator toppled over and crashed on
The roof of the grain warehouse ad-
joining.
The staging was about lis feet high
and fell to the north, carrying with it
the track of the hosting apparatus.
The hopper for dumping the concrete
was at the top of the staging, and
when it struck the roof of the ware
house, crushed in the roof, but re
bounded to the ground,<
The steel track was bent consider
ably but most Of the timbers will be
utilized in reconstructingothe staging.
The main construction work had been
completed and it remained for the
top of the building to be finished when
the staging went down.
A part of the machinery has been
received and while it will be some
time before the elevator can be fin
ished. bulk grain will be handled in
the warehouse,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
LOCAL RED CROSS MOVES;
ARTICLES, DONATIONS SENT

The Athena Red Cross Auxiliary has
secured a room in the Froome brick
building on Main street, and will
move from the room in the school
building where meetings have here
tofore been held. The new room,
generously donated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Froome. is considered better location
and will be thoroughly cleansed and
prepared for next Wednesdays meet
ing, when it is hoped large number
will turn out to dedicate the new work
rooms.
At last Wednesdays meeting, with
only few present-a faithful few
in the absence of work from head
quarters, the work of the Belgian Re-
lief committee was taken up and fin
ished.
The following consignment of fin
ished Articles was forwarded to the
head Chapter at Pendleton: 20 sweat
ers; IL pairs of socks; l2 pajama suits !;
62 dish towels; 2S dish rags.
A donation of $l4.3 ri was sent in by
Mr.. aui Mrs. John Pierce. as the pro-
ceeds of one hours dancing at their
dance platform at Cayuse, Monday
evening.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
Gunners Making Glorious Record.

The gunners of the armed guards on
merchantmen have made a record of
which we may be justly proud. The
contests of the Silver Shell, which sent
down the submarine which attacked
1t; of the Moreni, on which the men
stayed at their guns until the flames
fiared up to the top Of the smOkestacks
on the burning ship; of the Campana,
whose gunners fought for hours until
their ammunition was exhausted; of
the J. L. Luckenbach, which, though
under rain of shells, hit nine times
and temporarily disabled, fought a
submarine for four hours, before aid
arrived, and later managed to reach
port under her own steam; of the Ar
menia, which, though torpedoed, was
saved through the courage and re-
sources of its captain, crew and armed
guard; of the Navajo, the Mongolia,
the Petrolite and q dozen others are
notable enough to be recorded in the
naval history of the time.-Josephus
Daniels in America Review of Re-
views.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
LETTERS FROM OUR
LADS over THERE"

Last week the Press published let
ter from John Wall, addressed to his
mother and brother; but the present
letter is written to the editor, direct,
and contains some news of interest:
'France. June Ii.
1T has been some time since | let
you know of my whereabouts l was
transferred to the Infantry from Camp
Hancock, and have been in France
since April 7th. Had fine trip over,
only took US eight days and the sea
was very calm; only few were sick.
But believe me. it has been no plea
sure trip since landed have got
everything that the rest of the Athena
fellows wrote about and a little bit
more. .H.
81 am in the Trench Mortar Platoon.
This is small three-inch gun used
mostly for barrages on first line
trenches. We have been in the Second
Battle of the Marine for the past two
weeks. have been up to the front
twice and it isn't quite as bad /
thought it would be. Never-the- less,
Sherman knew what he was talking
about. When the first big Minnie
bursts close fellow thinks he is a
submarine on land, and submerges in
ditch six inches deep, with plenty of
room to spare. The boys call the big
shells that pass overhead the elevated
railway, as they sound more like troll
ley cars than shells.
"There are many things | would like
tell you, but the censor says no. But
don't worry-when Uncle Sam gets
gnod and ready, he will run all the
Huns back to the North Sea and shove
them in. Anyway, l am figuring on
being back in old Athena in about
year.
81 am using my gas mask and the
top of my mess kit for writing desk.
so if you can't read this, write and
let ME know and l will try again.
Private John L. Wall,
H. @. Co., 3S Inf.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
A FEW MACHINES RUNNING
IN THE HARVEST FIELDS

But few machines are in operation
in the harvest fields of this vicinity.
Next week will see a number of ma
chimes in operation. and the week fol-
lowing harvest will be on in full blast.
The few machines now at work serve
to give line on what the season s
yield will be. Watts Bros new Har-
ris combine is threshing fall wheat on
the Lacourse place southeast of town
and the yield there is around Is sacks
per acre.
Alex. McIntyre's outfit is working
in grain northwest of town that is
making close to 45 bushels per acre.
Fall grain is ripening fast, with
the exception of the heavy growth in
the hollows. Spring wheat is still
sappy and will not be ready until most
of the fall grain has been threshed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
"Old Bally" Wounded,

Old "Bally." Jinks Taylor's famous
Roundup saddle horse has been wound
ed in the head by what is thought to
be bullet from a .22 calibre rifle.
With other horses Bally was running
in the pasture on the Taylor place west
of town. Rye grass grows profusely
there and there are many rabbits 10
be found, making it a favorite hunting
ground for the boys. 1t is probable
the horse was struck by bullet aeci-
dentallg. The wound is in the fore
head. the bullet having apparently
glanced along the frontal bone and
lodged u the neck.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
Sid. Barnes at Anglers, France.

"Angers, France. June 81, 1918.
"We received Press today, dated
the 10th of May, advising US as to the
whereabouts of different Athena boys,
and l couldn't resist the impulse to
write community letter from here
"Fruit and shade trees seem to be
the principal pleasures here and cog.
nae and vim blanc (white wine. the
principal products. Cognac is a com
bination of dynamite. mules kick
and what Rusty Shick got on the ball.
We don't drink much of it because we
| don't have to.
Were working hard, making en-
emies for Kaiser Bill, and between
times, specializing in barbwire pom
toon bridges, automatic weapons,
trenches camoufage and bayonet. Per-
cy Wilson has figured out that if he can
use all of his knowledge before he be-
comes casualty he will c good for at
least 80 dutchmen.
Among the many things that take
the L out of drill, are the long sunny
evenings. Just now it is $3.50 and the
sun is still up. We haven't had letters
from the states since pay day, and the
III OIL Press is sure getting thoro
reading tonight. What's the matter
with base ball? About all we see is
t he Red Cross news. But say-you
can't do too much for the Red Cross
and the Y. M. C, A. They are sure
doing big thing over here
"Perce and are the only ones from
there left on duty with the company.
Froome is big Chef in the officers
mess. l guess we will stick together
till we stack arms in Berlin. Neither
of us have seen the front yet, but ex-
pect soon to 60 in charge of troops for
replacements. Of course. we won't
stay, but it will help some. We are
| rot very fluent French linguists yet,
butean get by in most of the cafes
and restaurants.
'There's a big bunch leaving to-
night for the front. l believe every
one is glad to go. It's certainly won
derful, the spirit of the American SOL
dier. don't think it can last much
longer with the fighting spirit of
America behind the Allies.
"Will close with regards to all.
"Sgt. Sid Barnes.
Go. E, ll6th Engrs. >
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
Leonardo da Vinci Amazes Surgeons.

Though written four hundred years
ago, Leonardo da Vinci's book on anat-
omy has only recently been published,
and surgeons are only now discovering
the marvels 1t contains.
Lecturing recently on 1t in London,
Prof. William Wright pointed out that
when it was written the circulation of
the blood, osmosis, oxygen and the
microscope were all unknown. All doc
tors believed that the arteries were
full Of free air and that the blood was
aerated In the heart. The interior ar
rangement Of the heart was also mis-
understood.
But Leonardo denied that air entered
the heart, and wrote that the blood
was refreshed" In the lungs; he de-
scrlbed accurately the anatomy Of the
heart and large blood vessels and the
action of the muscles of the chest and
abdomen In respiration.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-19
WHEAT STANDARDS
AS APPLIED HERE

Bulletin No /. has been received by
local grain dealers giving prices that
will rule in the government market
according to the federal standard for
wheat as promulgated by the secre-
tary of agriculture, effective July Is.
1918. The prices are those ruling at
Portland, and cost of del very to the
terminal should be deducted from the
price given. The bulletin is signed
by M. H. Houser, second vice presi-
dent of the food administration grain
corporation and zone agent for the
Northwest.
The wheat prices with government
standards as applied to the varieties
grown in Umatllla county are given
below:
Turkey red will come under the gov
eminent standard under three grades
as follows: Dark hard winter, so per
cent or more dark and vitreous kernals
per bushel, S222.
Hard winter. 25.l per cent to 1919
PNh sShe baih ~, ndlu anu NllTeOuS heT-
mails, per bushel, $2.20.
Yellow hard winter, 20 per cent to
rs per cent dark, hard and vitreous
kernals, per bushel S2.1S.
Red winter per bushel 1920. Jones
winter fife and Cox (if extra quality
are names of varieties coming under
this head in the local market.
Red WalIa Walla per bushel, $2.13.
Red Russian, red hybrid, yellow berry
Jones fife, yellow berry Cox. and Coffei
in the local market come under this
head.
Hard Winter, per bushel, 1920. In
the local market bluestem and early
Baart, rs per cent or more of hard
kernals are classed as hard winter.
Soft white per bushel $s.1S. Forty
fold, bluestem, early Baart, less than
rs per cent Of hard kernals, are classed
as soft white.
White club per bushel $2.l6. Jen-
kins club, red chaff, club. little club,
Salt Lake club. Dale club and all
white club hybrids and Sonora are
classed as white club.
The above prices are all based on
wheat graded as No. according to
classification. No .. grade is priced
3 cents less per bushel and No.H3 at T
cents less per bushel. ,rr%
Mixed wheat and weight gradings
lower than No. 3 will he bought by
sample at its value.
A later bulletin will be issued Civ
ing the approximate value of weight
grading lower than No. on account
of less weight, mixed wheat and smut
ty wheat.
The above prices are for bulk wheat.
A premium of cents per bushel will
be paid for sacked wheat on the basis
of good order of sacks.