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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
POOR SUPPORT FOR
PITCHER CARPENTER
That Tells the Tale of Last
Nights City League
Game.

Owens had little trouble defeating
the Midwest team In a poorly played
game in the City league yesterday
evening by a 81 score. The Mid
West team started off pitching good
baseball and would have made It in
teresting for the opposing team, as
we'll as for some of the fans in the
grandstand had the boxmakers played
a little better baseball. The game
turned out to be better comedy
than a baseball game. The score:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
ElNONONGAH GLASS TEAM
LEADING IN FIELDING
Tom Ashcraft Retains His Title AS Best Hitter in the
City League-Other Interesting
Statistical information

Tom Ashcraft continues to lead the
City league In Individual batting hon
prs. The Watson Building star has
been to bat Just So times and has con-
nected for a total of 26 hits for an aver
age of Az.
Charlie Burns, the big Monongah
Glass short stop, is batting .545, but
has been to bat only % times, less than
half the number of times Ashcraft has
handled the stick. Herbert Barnes, OF
/, the West virginian, is following close
lly behind Ashcraft for hitting honors
having percentage OF .462.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

Detroit at Washington.
81. Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Boston.

Friend-How's your boy getting or
In the army, Mr.. Johnsonf
Johnson-Wonderfnli feel a SENSE
OF great security. An army thar car
make any boy get UP early. work hard
all day. and go to bed early can dc
anythtng!-American Boy. \
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
WALKING HE pl Ann

This may be done safely enough IL
the plank comes from our large stock
of lumber. And when you arc ready
to build you Will find here all kinds
OF materials-Lumbsr Roofing, Sash
Doors. Wall Board, ETC., ready for
quick delivery to you. John NJ. Kis.
ner & Bro. Lumber Co., Phone 127-R.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
Base stealers.

Shanasky, OF the Wholesaler team,
continues TO lead the City league in
base stealing, having just IA bases to
his credit. Jacobs, of the Watson
Building comes second with - stolen
bases and Garrett, OF the Owens tribe,
with II thefts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
Brooklyn. 5; st Louis, 5.
Boston, Pittsburgh, rain.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled Today.
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia, q; st. Louis, 3.
Boston, 2; Chicago, 1.
Detroit-New York, rain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

The only excuse available now is
that the game was lost when Umpire
Toothman called strike on Burns
which was not strike.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

Gee, but that was a hard defeat
but the worst is yet to come, tie
Watson Building players cay.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

That Mining Northumberland
Glass team is still! being played at
South Side park-After while the
will find some good alibi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
CITY LEAGUE

Yesterday's Result.
Owens, 8; Midwest, 1.
Game Today.
Wholesalers VS.. B. & o.
Standing of the CIubs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

Now of course Manager Maston in
right field does not need a helmet
but it looks like he could make good
use Of a basket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia. 8; Chicago, 2.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05
Sport Chatter
BY The onlooker.

A joke on the Owens nine:-Their
schedule showed a game with tho
Watson building last evening instead
of Mid West, so some additional tai
ent three new players) were added.
Charlie Redic no longer holds his
supremacy at first base. This man
Poe who played first base for Owens
last evening has anything outcIassed
this side of Burners Ridge.
Curry, center fielder for Midwest
should wear helmet for he is in
grave danger of being ait with a fly
ball some of THESE evenings when he
steps aside is keep from touching
fly ball knocked directlyi n his hands.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

1soTK-In England; whsre Virginia tobacco h., ~.
pIaorsaee, enokes pays ~ much for bis Virr.nie
both kinda Of tobacco pay tho oaIae i,port s.tv
But In thte country Virginia tobacco costa ", ~
s "a to69ee beeanss Virginia 4 TroS 4,
cazsiss No Import dug. = ''Oaeees
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-05

49,. and dae1ine too. had become an TOO
frequent practice. From politics to eosaip,
no difference of opinion was too slight 70 IeaS
to tho field of honour. Ono particular affair,
which recall arose from, an argument over.
Tho difference between two lots Of Treinia
-Maa,olro of zAou,.s.Fsi.f.x psy.oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
NOVEL DISPLAY FOR U. s. NAVY STATION
Two Depth Charges, Used in Submarine Warfare, Re-
 ceived by Local Officer

Two depth charges have been received by the local United States navy recruit ing station and will be placed on dis play in a window downtown as soon as the Y-guns that fire them are received.
 These depth charges are cylindrical tanks about 30 inches in height and IS inches in diameter. They contain about 800 pounds of trinitrotoloul, otherwise called T. N. T. The charges are used or submarines that have submerged and are either dropped from the stern of one O. the sub. chasers or destroyers or fired from a Ygun. They have depth in- dicator on one end that can be set to explode at any desired depth. When submarine is sighted. the destroyer heads for it and passes over the place the sub Submerged and drops one of these charges and then proceeds to drop cir cle of charges around the spot When this is done the submarine is usually de- stroyed.
 During the recent gigantic struggle, the German submarines were practically driven from the sea by this means and the United States navy was the unit that accomplished this feat When these guns are placed on display a man from the local recruiting station will explain the use of them to all who desire to hear of the splendid work done by these guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
$54, ,000,0 ,000 Issue of
 Federal Land Bonds
 Announced by Board
By Associated Press

Washington, June 1.-The farm loan board today announced a forthcoming is- ue of s540oo,ooo in AZ per cent bonds of the federal land banks. The present is- sue will be sold at 1o01h direct to investors by the F federal land banks and by a nationwide group of investment banking houses
 The last general showing of these bonds was absorbed quickly and the securities went to a considerable premium. Tn. forthcoming issue anticipates the needs of the land banks for some months. and no further offering is expected before December.
 The new bonds, which will be virtually tax exempt, will be issued in denonina- tions as low as s25 to make them attrac- tive to small investors They will be payable in five years and due in 2o years. Up to May 31, the federal land banks had issued S207 5o0,ooo in bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
EXPERIMENTAL MARRIAGE"

Constance Talmadge has bright com edy role in her last picture, 'Experi- mental Marriage" now being presented at the Trianon theatre. The picture is adapted from William J. Hurlbut's satiric comedy, saturday to Monday" which was successful as a stage play The story satirizes a familiar type of
 girl who takes up any theory or cause that happens to strike her original, and who, while in the throes of her work, sacrifices the convenience of ev- eryone else to her ideas. An excellent cast supports the star. headed by Harrison Ford, the popular young leading man.
 Experimental Marriage is one of the
 biggest triumphs of Constance Tal-
 madge's brilliant career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
War Of Artillery

From Artillery in a Quiet Sector" by
 Henry l.. Stimson. in the Scribner.
 This division believes that this is an artillery war. We believe that, given a thorough artillery preparation. good in- faEtry can advance and take any German position up to the limit of the range of guns. When that range Is reached the infantry must stop and a new artillery preparation be begun"
 The speaker was the commander of one of the most famous British attack divis- ions. giving me resume of his tactics at the close of my first day of war in January, 1918. We were sitting in his hut in one of the ruined villages of Pi- cardy few thousand yards in front of US lay the ridge over whose summit pceoed the spires of Cambrai and along which ran the mass of wire and entrench- n.ents of the Hindenburg line Even then on the other side of that ridge German divisions were practicing for the effort which was seriously to modify the gem erals tactics as thus laid down, and to prove that under certain conditions in Yantry could push forward without wait ing for new artillery preparation But
 in spite of this the essence of his state ment remained true through all the vary var remained an artillery war to the end of the chapter.
 The two new weapons of the defense barbed wire and the machine gun, had completely changed the terrain for attack ing troops. Human beings, whether mounted or dismounted, while struggling with the obstruction of the one could be almost instantly destroyed by the con- centrated power of the other; and artil- lery. until almost the close of the war, was the only weapon which could beat down the one and search out and de- stroy the other. Even the tank, when 1t appeared on the scene to supplement and assist the artillery of the attack, only served to create new demand for artillery on the defense. The very same division. in whose camp I was sitting, participated in the surprise attack on cambrai in November, 1917, following behind the first tanks used in that way. and its assault was stopped for an entire day by the prompt courage of single German artillery officer who pulled his guns into the open and potted the British tanks as, one by one, they loomed over the sky line in froat of him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
weekly a goodly amount, of his earn. ings
 TWENTY-SEyEN SOCIETIES


 A total of 27 savings societies were organized yesterday, as follows:
 American Steel and Wire company. 10 societies. with the following secTe- taries: Henry c. Grimes, A.--G, May nard. E. H. Galusha, c. F. Glinn, G. H. Ackerson, H. c. Graham, Mrs. Villa N. Robinson, F. H. Hinson, Ben Hakan- son, E. T. Etheridge.
 Other societies were Goldstein Brothers Department Store, Ensley. Miss Florence Mitchell, secretary; Gulf States Steel company. Miss ElIna Shoats, secretary; E. I. DuPont de Ne mours & Co., Mrs. Carolyn T. Smith, secretary; Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, P. c. Buchanan, secretary; Alabama Fuel and Iron company, R. E. Charlton, secretary; the probate court. Mr. Cliff D. Hay. secretary: Alabama Box and Lum Der company, Bernard Weodall, secretary; Kartus Korner, Miss Dorothy V. Gold man, secretary; Anderson & Robinson Construction company, w W. Wallace, secretary; Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Em- ployes, two societies, w B. Jennings secretary; Birmingham Packing com pany. W. H. McDonald, secretary; New York Bargain House. Miss Mary T. Feinberg, secretary; the Protective Life Insurance company, Miss Maud Burke, secretary; Reid-Ford Land company. Miss Mary A. Myatt, secre- tary; L. & N Railway, A. c. SchoA- dinger, secretary; L. & N shops, W. A. Thrad, secretary; L. & N. round house, D. l.. Bridges, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
"AS A MAN THINKS" A PICTURE OF GREAT FORGE AT ALCAZAR

"As a Man Thinks" the special pro- duction now playing at the Alcazar, is considered one of the best plays of the season.
 The fact that the picture has been based on stage play is, as experience has shown, of little consequence; but the fact that MT. Augustus Thomas sue cessful stage play inherently possesses a wealth of picture values, is of great con- sequence.
 As a picture, AS a Man Thinks" may be safely classed among the distinctive offerings of the year. Not only highly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

The American consul, c. M. Haywood
 stationed in Calcutta. India, states in a government report that more than 26,000 persons lost their lives in that country last year because of snakes and wild animals, the snakes claiming by far the larger number of victims To be axect the consul says that 23,900 persons died in India last year as result of snake bite, and that 2176 per sons were killed ywild animals. This is an increase of 300 over the pre- vious year as regards fatalities from snake bite and an increase of 100 as regards the number killed by animals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Doing His Bit
From the Forecast.

From the FOrecaSt.
 Some of these guys have got a funny way of doing their bit" walled one of the boys at the San Pedro submarine base the other day.
 Here I blowed home for a vacation and finds this guy ,parading around with my girl.
 T halls him and wants to know what the big idea is.
 "Taint nawthin' wrong,' he comes back. just take her down to the news paper office every day to see if you've got killed or not "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
THE RED LANTERN

The Red Lantern featuring Nazi- mova. is the attraction at the Strand for this week.
 ''The Red Lantern" Is the most lavish and elaborate film in which Nazimova has ever appeared. She takes a dual role. playing ''Mahlee," the daughter of an Engiishman and a Chinese woman and also Blanche Sackville, the legiti- mate daughter of the same man. From standpoint of staging, scenery and cos tunes, The Red Lantern" surpasses any of Nazimova's pictures.
 One of the features is the reproduc- tion of the Boxer uprising in China which is one of the biggest spectacles of the picture.
 The picture recently played a return engagement at the Rivoli theater in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Portuguese Decorate Pessoa

Washington, June 17.-Hispatches to the state department today said Dr. Epitacio Pessoa, president-elect of Brazil. who will arrive in New York on the French cruis- CT Jeanne D Arc, probably Friday, was decorated by the Portuguese government with the Grand Gordon of the three or ders, Power and Sword, Christ and San tiago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

The bill at Loew's Bijou for today is enc of the best in many weeks, and Is full of high class entertainment. Sonia Baraban and Charles Grohs present a wonderful dancing number, showing the evolution of the dance from the wild and barbaric to the modern dances. Walter James entertains with songs and funny sayings, Mason and Cole, in musical comedy skit; Bulger brothers, banjosts and the Regals in acrobatics, complete the bill. The picture feature is Harold Lockwood, in "A Man of Honor" his greatest picture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
KEITH BILL AT LYRIC

The Five Violin Misses and Claudia Coleman head an attractive Keith bill at the Lyric, which is being enjoyed by large audiences. The violin girls are all clever artists. Hattie Kitchener, the fea- tured member of the company, wins i'm mediate favor.
 Claudia Coleman in Feminine Types is one of the popular favorites of the bill. "Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cortis en- certain in clever sketch, Self De- fense," and Jim and Marion Hawkins are clever comedy duo.
 DeLano and Pike, Men of Many Maneuvers.' offer feature. The news pictures show the latest events of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Experts Tell of New Ways of Controlling
 White Plague Menace
By Associated P-sss

Atlantic City. June 17.--At todays ses- citation, a number of eminent experts talked on new ways and means to con trol the white plague.
 There can be no solution to this great problem among working men and women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
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New York, the largest picture house in the country.
 The programme for this week at the Strand is especial one 1t being the end of the first year under the presen, ma anagement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

without health insurance declared John A. Lapp, Chicago. Working people can not stop work long enough to take prop CT treatment because the great majority are living only few days or weeks ahead of actual want. Therefore, some means to enable people to stop work and to receive adequate medical treat ment must be devised"
 Dr. James Dinnan, Connecticut. said the swallowing of tacks. coins. toys. col lar buttons, tooth picks and shoe but tons have caused symptoms similar to tuberculosis, but they had nothing to do with the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
TOOLATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Two or furnished or un- furnished rooms for light house keeping: desirable location in any part of West End. Phone West End 590, ask for Mrs. McManu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
IDEAL COOPERATION

As an example of ideal cooperation in this work the American Steel and Wire company yesterday received two of the field men, $. w. Polk and G. R. Newman, and allowed them to speak to the various departments throughout the large plant at Fairfield on "com- pany time" until every department in the plant was organized for syste- matic saving. Societies were established in the office force. shipping depart ment nail department cooperaSe de- partment field fence department, barb wire department, mechanical depart ment, wire drawing department.
 When the work of organizing so- cieties in this plant is completed every department will have a large saving club, each member agreeing to save
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
CAMPAIGN FOR
 THRIFT SOCIETIES
 ID BE CONTINUED
Workers Meeting With Co., Operation and Many SO- cities Formed in Plants
 and Business Houses

With unprecedented success the gov ernment campaign for Thrift societies has moved well into the third week in Birmingham with larger and better re- suits at the end of each day. The mum Der of societies for saving up to last night was exactly 25o. with a total membership of $500 people.
 Since the team of treasury depart ment men arrived in the city, 12 days ago, every local commercial and civic body and organization has given the campaign wholehearted support, and this has enabled the workers to labor with even greater success than was at first anticipated.
 Splendid cooperation has been re- ceived from the city authorities. The newspapers have extended their help with plenty of publicity and editorial sanction. As a result the city of Bir- mingham has grown in favor with the field men who are organizing Savings societies here.
 At an enthusiastic meeting of the team in A c. CroWder's office last night, it was unanimously decided to continue the work here the balance or nrn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
AT THE MOVIES

AT THE MOVIES Trianon-Constance Talmadge in Experimental Marriage" Alcazar-Leah Baird in AS a Man Thinks"
 Strand-Nazimova in The Red Lantern"
 Rialto-Pauline Frederick n The Fear Woman" Colonial-Walface Reid, in "The Dub"
 Princess-Special western feature. Odeon One-Ruth Roland in "The Tigers Trail"
 Odeon Two-Antonio Moreno in "Perils of Thunder Mountain
 BASEBALL Redwood Park--Double header,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

suspensive is 1t, it also appeals to the most deeply buried emotions of the pleasurable sort It interests, it thrills, and it also makes the spectator envelope the characters with his love, compassion. and sympathy. causing a tear or two to gush forth now and then
 If the industry will still persist in hitching its wagons to the stars, then 1t may hitch one to Miss Leah Baird she Is just as much entitled to such title, if real worth is it's prime requisite, as anybody that possesses such appeila- tion. Her acting is perfectly natural, while her ability to express emotion, of first rate. The direction is also flawless
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
THEATRES

Lyric--Keith vaudeville.
 Loew's Bijou-Loew's vaudeville and feature pictures.
 New Majestic The Divorce Question" and vaudeville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
BASEBALL

Redwood Park--Double header, Barons vs. Lookouts.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25

they viii begin to serve and will serve
until everything is gone. In the even
ing Fish Fry Contest will be held be-
tween two ladies, Mrs. Amos Adams
and Mrs. Williams. Judges, Mesdames
>. Joe Brown, j. A. Jefferson, Geo. Red.
mond and Mrs. Ousley.
o. E. s. COUNCIL.
The Deborah Administrative Council
consisting of the present and past pre-
siding officers of the Order of the East
ern Star held their regular quarterly
meeting at the residence Of Atty. and
Mrs. s. Joe Brown last Monday even
ing and listened to discussion Of the
new 1918 proceedings by Mrs. s. Joe
Brown, Associate Grand Matron. An
other meeting will be held on the End
Monday in June, at which time the
new Constitution and Code of the Grand
Chapter will be discussed, the place of
meeting will be announced later.
z AT the meeting of the Home Makers
League held at the Army Club last
Tuesday afternoon a proposition from
the Public Welfare Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce for cooperation
between the Home Makers League and
the Charity League was discussed by
the members Of the League together
with Attorney Gertrude E. Rush, presi-
dent Of the Charity League, and an
agreement reached as result of which
it is expected that hereafter both these
race organizations will be financed by
the Public Welfare Bureau, which will
make it possible for both to do more
extensive and more effective work, in
their respective fields. The next meet
ing Of the League will be held at the
same place Tuesday, May 9th, at $3.50
p. m.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25
y. M. G. A. LOCATION.

The temporary location for the Y. NJ
G. A. Building that we had raised
money to build has been held up be
cause of the objections of some OF the
white property owners near by where
this tentatively location had been as
sured the committee, but now since the
objections of those citizens has come be.
fore the city council claiming they can
get for us a better location. The city
council last Wednesday morning ap'
pointed committee Of six on location
consisting Of two from the council, two
from the Y. M. G. A. committee and
two from the citizens committee to fine
a location and report next week. The
committee consists of Hon. Tom Fair
weather, mayor, Hon. Harry B. Erase
DR.. w. H. Lowry, Wade II. McCree, q
Linane and G. f. Hansen.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-25
CLUBS.

The Phyllis Wheat1ey Art Club met
at the residence Of Mrs. Winslow, 1850
4th st. Place, and entertained their
husbands at O'Clock Easter break
fast. Herrold Burrell was her guest.
The Mary B. Talbot Club did not
hold their meeting this week on ac-
count Of the Cummins meeting which
was postponed until next Tuesday to
meet with Mrs. Geo. Redmond on 14th
and School st.
The Callahan Club met this week
with Mrs. R. N. Hyde. A pleasant meet
ing held After the meeting a dainty
repast was served The club will meet
next week at Mrs Hammers, 2701 Ches-
ter Ave.
There will be club meeting of the
Step Lively Girls Club at the Army
Club Saturday night.
The Callahan Club are giving a din
ner Thursday, May l, at the home Of
Mrs. R. N. Hyde, 821 18th St., at ll:3o.