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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26
Al IDEAL ACHIEVED.

Dear Miss Fairfax
The girl that I would become
enamoured Of was visualized
many times. The INSTALLATION
waned some months ago. I had
met that girl. A new problem
seems 10 confront me She con-
trived to test my love by verbally
bringing in a third party. Is my
attempt 20 win this girl frus-
trated by an artifice, or shah I
continue to show my attention as
II those words were never
spozen2 Jean.
II you have found the ideal girl. do
not allow yourself 20 be too easily
discouraged in the pursuit OF her. NoT
need the mere mention Of another
man be regarded as at all a serious
discourageme Urge your own claim
to this desirable young persons favor
with all the energy you have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26
FNGAGEMENT ETIaUEr.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
am going about with a young
man whom I met a few months
ago and intend 10 marry.
do not know his parents
Would Il be proper for me TO call
on them. escorted BY my fiance,
or should they call on me- L I. n
Whichever comes about more natur-
ally Leave IL TO your fiance's pa
rents. II they do not come 10 see you
they viii ask their son TO bring you
about %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26
KNOWS NO YOUNG sIEN.
Dear Miss Fairfax

Ky sister and I. 20 and IS. re-
speedway, have moved 10
strange town and have no means
Of getting acquainted with any
young men, We would like you
TO advise Us. as we do not care
70 make acquaintance by flirting.
PerpleNsd
Aren't you a little INPATIENT New
corners are not supposed to make the
first advances, so I think you VIII
have 70 wait until the mothers and
sisters OF the young men IN this new
town come to call upon you. or until
you meet them through joining some
club or going 20 church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

Alma Tadema. the famous woman
painter. has been commissioned 10
make a painting history" OF the sit
tings at the world peace table at
Paris.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

wonder what yure Unkel Hank VII
do for graft then. sed Pa
& then Ma stopped talking about
flying & went up in the air without
no air ship
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-26

Then there came several pages Of
large letter-paper filled with direc-
lions as 70 the course she was to pur-
sue. The writer vent Into full par
ticulars on the nervous condition Of
hls patient, and on the proposed plan
q curative treatment
7 must have g clever and interested
eerson on the ground 10 see that my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
UNIVERSITY NEWS

University, May 7.-(Specia )-In the final fraternity league game on the campus Tuesday afternon the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity defeated the Sigma Alpha Epsilon by the close count of to and thus won the silver loving cup offered the champion team. The rivalry between the two hines caused large crowd to attend the game. The defeated team got off to a poor start but grew better as the game progressed. making two scores in the ninth frame and leaving two men on bases when the third man was out
 The mound work of Savage was in measure responsible for the good showing made by the Phi Gamma Delta. He worked with a calm head striking out number of men. In ad- dition he got two hits and. run in the game. Webb Of Birmingham pitched for the S. A. Els and after the second frame held the opposing team hitless and with only two runs. Good all knocked out two hits and a run for the losing team. Score: R. H. F Phi Gamma Delta ......... 3 2 Sigma Alpha Epsilon ........ 10 3
 Woods hall of the barracks league will play the champion Phi Gamma Delta team Thursday afternoon for the championship of the university. The hope is that the barracks boys will take the honors, but they have shrewd pitcher to face in Savage.
 The final standings of the different fraternity teams in the two leagues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
.SPOR
 BY BoB MCOAvnD
Slap Baffles Pels While Moley's Maulers Hammer
 Out FiUe to 7Wo Victory
After First Inning Baron Pitcher Had Peicans at His Mercy and Pitched Invincible Ball-Peters Brings in Two Runs With Terrific Double-Eddie
 Mcdonald Makes Acrobatic Catch

New Orleans. May 7,-Cyrus Slapnicka had the Pelicans at his mercy here today, while Moleys maulers hammered Specs" Lankenau out of the box and the Barons won a glorious victory be- fore about 25 loyal Alabamians. who full of New Orleans cheer, rooted themselves hoarse for the boys from the Magic City
 Had not Rube Ellis lost fly in the sun and allowed an easy ball to fall safe the Dobbers would never have crossed the pan The Barons went out in order in the first two frames and failed to score in the third, although Fisher walked and Slap singled.
 The Pelicans showed over two runs in the first after two men were out. Stans- bury doubled to left and sullivan hit a long fly to Ellis, who became totally blinded by the sun and the runner made two bases, while Stansbury scored. De- bery singled to left, scoring Sullivan, Thereafter Dobbs team was absolutely helpless before Slaps invincible hurling.
 Pat Duncan started the fourth with a screaming double to left sand took third on Ellis infield grounder. Bernsen sin- gled over second, scoring Duncan. Webb forced Bernsen and then stole second and third. Fishew walked and stole sec- ond. Big Peters responded magnificently with terrific double down the groove, scoring Webb and Fisher.
 The Barons were on base in the fifth, sixth and seventh, but failed to score again unti the eighth. Bernsen sIashed a single to right field. LOOK second on Wehbs infield out, and scored on Fishers clean drive to center. The fifth and final run came in the ninth when Slap went safe on an error, took second on Me Donald's bunt, and scored when Pat Duncan drove his second two-bagger down the groove.
 In the seventh inning Eddie Mcdonald leaped three feet in the air and speared a line drive from Daniels bat. It was the most remarkable catch ever seen by the writer in the 15 years he has fol- lowed the Barons. Billy Webb also made several sensational stops and pick-ups at critical moments.
 Moleys mug is wreathed in smiles to- night over the showing of his team and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Funeral of Little Florence Hansbrough
 Held in Sheffield

Sheffiei1 May 7.-(Special )-Funeral services were held here yesterday afternoon at the home of Mir and Mrs M. S. Hansbrough over the remains of their 13-year-old daughter, Florence whose sad and untimely death occurred early Monday evening, when she was drowned in a bath tub at the home of her parents. In the presence of a large concourse of friends represent ing the entire Tri-Cities community the impressive services were conducted by Rev. c. l.. Price, rector of Grace Epis- copal church. assisted by Rev w R. Ricell and Rev. William H. Mansfield Many beautiful floral tributes from scores of friends of the family gave mute evidence of the love and admira- tion for the little girl whose untimely and unfortunate death touches every heart here.
 Following the services at the house. lnterment took place in Oakwood ceme- tery
 It was just before the o'clock hour Monday evening that the little daughter of MT. and Mrs. Hansbrough met her death. Presumably she had fallen into the tub of water and drowned follow ing fainting spell or asphyxiation by the fumes from the gas water heater The attending physicians advanced this theory of the tragedy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
STAGE SET FOR BIG BIKE RACES TODAY Course of Races May Be Changed On Account of
 Bad Roads

The big bike races. under the aus pices of the Birmingham Cycle associa- tion, will start this afternon immedi- ately after the parade. The course of the race will probably be changed. In stead of starting from the First ave- nue viaduct as previously arranged, the races will start from Forty ninth street. This change is made because of bad roads The riders would have to ride through mud and would have to cross many tracks. This would be det- rimental to the safety of the racers. as they would most likely fall while crossing the tracks with wet tires. The above statement was given out by Arthur Mitchell one of the managers and organizers of the races.
 These races are to be held in honor of national bicycle week Some of the best riding talent in Birmingham, Ems ley and Bessemer will compete for the prizes. Otis Foster. Johnny Little, Ralph Hughes. Arthur Patton. John Bailey, Glenn Laughinghouse and H. Presley. all star riders, will be in the races. Some of these men are familiar to the bicycle fans of Birmingham, having ridden in previous races. Many others have entered the lists and more are expected.
 This is to be a handicap affair All experienced riders will have an equal chance. There will be two races, one for the whites and one for the blacks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

The negro race will come immediately after that of the whites
 Just before the races there will be a parade. All are invited to get out their bicycles old or new, and come out. Young ladies are especially invited. About 40 girls from Woodlawn have already signified their intention of joining the procession
 The parade will start from Capitol park and move down to Nineteenth street. South on Nineteenth street to First avenue. East on First avenue to Twentieth street North on Twentieth street to Fourth avenue. Out Fourth avenue to Twenty third street South on Twenty third street to First avenue, East on First avenue to the start of the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

New members for the Jasons the senior honor society of the University of Alabama, were tapped at a meet ing on the mound of the campus Tues day. Members are chosen with the greatest regard to leadership in col lege activities, scholarship and prom ise of future usefulness and the method followed by the old members is to search out the students in the crowd who are to be selected as members and pin bouquet on them. The following juniors were tapped at the exercises Tuesday: Walter Agee, Birmingham Prof. John M. Gallalee. professor Of mechanical engineering; A. F. Hohen- burg, Wetumpka; Dru Mcdonald. Ward. Otto. E. Kirchner, Mobile: w. w. Sowell, Jasper; Charles Webb Bir- .ningham; Frank Savage, Center A banquet was held at the McLester hotel Tuesday night, attended by all the old members and the new members.
 The 1919 Coroila, the annual pub lication of the students of the uniyer- sity, was received Tuesday and is be- ing delivered. The annual is desig- mated as the War Corolla" and con- tains an honor roll of Alabama sol diers who were killed in battle and considerable space to the doings of the $. A. T. c. at the university before Christmas. The publication bears the name of Joseph w. John of Selma as itor-in-chief and Miss, Mary Ida Wood of Birmingham as business man ager.
 A large number of university stu dents attended the lecture of Captain Richmond P. Hobson at the Elks audi torium in Tuscaloosa Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Foreclosure Against New Orleans Light
 Company Is Started
By Associated Press

New Orleans, May 7.-Foreclosure proceedings against the New Orleans Railway and Light company for collec tion of interest on an issue of $6,590, GOO gold mortgage bonds, which it is claimed was payable May l. were filed in the United States district court here today by the Empire Trust company of New York, as trustee for the mort gagee.
 An order of the court appointing J. D. O,Keefe receiver in the Empire Trust company suit, jointly with sim liar suit of the American Cities com pany, was filed by Judge Foster and the two suits were consolidated. The receiver, it was announced, will admin ister the affairs of the railway com pany to the interests of both the Elm pire Trust company and the American
 Cities company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Munich Newspapers
 Appear as Usual
By Associated Press

Munich. May 5, via Copenhagen. May 6-All the newspapers appeared as usual today except the communist Red Flag and other radical organs. Cash and other valuables deposited in banks has been found intact for the most part
 Sondheimer, the anarchist leader, was shot while trying to escape. No trace has been found of the communist lead CTS Nissen and Levien.
 Bevien. the editor of the Red Flag, was shot summarily. Some Za bodies; have been taken from the medical in- stitute to the various cemeteries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
PeLs Taste Bitter Defeat For Second Time SPOR@
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. coRBErT

1 But, unfortunately. there was no young blood to inject into the fineups until the war was over. And so veterans long | past their prime had to be retained. The situation became so acute that it was even necessary to go into the minors and bring back scores of players who had been let out of the big leagues years be- fore.
 'I doubt if anyone knows better than of the scarcity of talent in the minors or in the amateur ranks, because for four years I have been trying to find youth ful stars. But I hayn't succeeded. In 1914 I disbanded the Athletic ma chine that I had built up more than five years before. I felt at the time that it would not be a very difficult task for me to get together within two or three years another club of championship abil- ity. But 1 was doomed to disappoint- ment. l did not know at the time that there was to be a Federal league war fare, nor did anticipate Americas entry Into the European battle. But I quickly came to realize how difficult was my task. widespread search of the bushes revealed only a few players worthy ot a chance in the majors and most of those failed when put to the test
 But now that the war is over and conditions again are back to normal and there is no outlaw organization to wreck the morale of the ball players. feel su premely confident that baseball during the next few years will develop to high CT standard than it ever was known be- fore. The youth of the nation is bao& on its sandlots again, playing baseball earnestly and with increasing skill And soon the major leagues will be able to reap a harvest of stars even before the Cobbs. the Speakers, the Collins, the Schalks, the Johnsons and Alexanders have faded and passed from view"
 (To Be Continued Tomorrow)
 Copyright, 1919. by King Features Syn
 dicate, Inc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

ter VIII appear tOnOrfOW.)
 1.-The standard of baseball is much lower today than it was prior to 1914. declared Connie Mack. "The game has suffered immeasurably through five seasons due to many causes. But it is on it's way back to more glorious heights than it ever knew before
 The advent of the Federal league dealt to the national game crushing blow It disorga nized and practically demoraI- ized baseball. Before that league came into being players were content and sat- isfied with their conditions. And the youngsters, who were to form the big leagues of years afterward, were work ing enthusiastically through their knick erbocker days and their early teens to develop themselves to the highest point of proficiency.
 But the Feds came along and dis rupted baseball Their offers to stars Of the American and National leagues were so tempting that scores of players Jumped Many of those who did not iurnu used their so-called loyalty as a weapon to club their owners into big contracts Instead of devoting themselves strictly to playing the game, most of the players became hnanciers. As result their play fell off and the whole standard of the game was reduced
 And all the while the fans who loved the game as sport became disgusted and peopled the parks in decreasing num- bers.
 Eventually the Federal league went to its death. The baseball warfare was ended. But not so with the demoraIiza- ton. The end of the outlaw organization threw nearly 300 players of more than mediocre ability out of jobs. The base ball market was glutted. The youngsters who in other years have worked along carefully to point where they were to get big league chance, figured that there wasn't any use of their trying to become proficient in baseball they felt that because of the abundance of experi- enced players that there was little chance for them to break into the big leagues So they no longer enthused over develop ing themselves.
 Before there was a noticeable recovery from the conditions brought about by the Federal league, another blow struck baseball It was the entry of the United States into the war. The call to arms swept from the sandlots, the college dia- monds and the minor league all of the youngsters who would have developed in few years more into first-class major league timber. It depopulated the whole country of the atheltic youth of the na- tion and left the major league but little to draw from through 1917 and 191S
 And so the majors struggled through 1916, 1917 and 1918 with but few recruits from the small leagues from the amateur ranks. Naturally, as time went on tine men who were major leaguers slowed up and, in the ordinary course of events, would have been shunted off to the minors and replaced with young blood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Chicago Punches Hits and Wins

Chicago, May 7.-Bunched hits en- abled Chicago to win the final game of the series from Detroit, to 8, today. Faber was hit nearly as hard as Erickson, but the latter's wildness proved costly to the visitors The Sox ran bases with abandon, stealing a total of seven. Score: R.H.E. Detroit .....=..... 021 900 0o0-s 9 2 Chicago ....... 320 900 31%-9 II Q
 Batteries: Erickson, Cunningham and Ainsmith; Faber and Schaolk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

the Baron manager confidently expects his boys 10 come home around the 800 mark. Fisher in right field hits we'll and is fast as lightning. The team leaves in the morning for Mobile, where they play four games.
 Homer Haworth passed through here today in his. way to Texas to join the Fort Worth club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

as.sandals: The, ,steadyi pound;spound of walking on hard heels all day Staxes your energy and brings on fatigue.
 You can remove this source of fatiguea . Replace; your hard, funyielding sheels with o O'Sullivan's Heels of. live. springy rubber.
 lO'Sullivan's Heels are guaranteed to wear twice as long as ordinary rubber heels; and will outlast. three. pairs of leather heels. Go to your shoe repairer today and have O'Sullivan's Heels. put on your'shoes.
 o'sullivan's Heels.are furnished in black, whiteor tan: for men, women and children. Specify O'Sullivan's. Heels, and be sure that you get O'Sullivan's-l avoid the disappo pointment of ofsubstitutess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGuE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Mobile, 4 Atlanta, 2.
 Birmingham, 5; New Orleans, 2. Little Rock-Nashville, wet grounds. Chattanooga Memphis, wet grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Uhle Wins His Second Game

Cleveland, May 7.-Uhle, Cleveland sand lotter, won his second American league game today. defeating St. Louis, to ? He was effective except in the third inning, when St. Louis punched a double and a triple behind a base on balls Cleveland bunted Gallia ont of the box in the seventh inning. Score:
 R. H. l.. St. Louis ....... 0O2 900 000-2 s Q Cleveland ....... 900 oil 30*-4 1 Batteries: Gallia, Lowdermilk and Severeid; uhle and Nunamaker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Brookiyn-Philadefphia, rain. New York Boston, rain. Cincinnati-Chicago, wet grounds. No other game scheduled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

Summafy. ioIne ruh-fteIHuUH T w base hits-Brown, Ducote, Galloway Bratchi. Sacrifice hits-Miller, King Sacrifice fly-Brown. Stolen base-Schep- ner. Double plays-Summa to Coleman McMiIlan to Meyers to Brown. Struck out-By Fulton g. by Roberts 3. Base or balls-Off Roberts 2. Left on bases Mobile 5; Atlanta 4. Time 1:45. Umpires Schaefner and Blackburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Philadelphia-New York, rain. Boston Washington, cold. Chicago, g.; Detroit, 3.
 Cleveland, 1; St. Louis, 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
GAMES TODAY

Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Boston at New York. St. Louis at Pittsburg. Cincinnati at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
GAMES TODAY

Detroit at St. Louis. Chicago at Cleveland. q New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
GAMES TODAY

Birmingham at Mobile.
 Atlanta at New Orleans. Memphis at Chattanooga. Little Rock at Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
BEARS RALLY IN
 EIGHTH AND WIN Mobile Makes It Three Out of Four By Winning Yes
 terday's Game

Mobile, Ala. May 7-Aftef Herndon's home run over the right field fence had enabled Atlanta Ao tie the score in the eighth, batting rally gave Mobile two runs and today's game score to ?. making three out of four for the locals ir the series.
 Both Fulton and Roberts were hit hard at times but the former was steadiest ir the pinches Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

Jamaica is said to contain about 500 species of ferns, or one-sixth of the ferns of the whole world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
College Baseball

All games postponed-rain
 At Macon: Mercer 3, Oglethorpe l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
Steamer Arrives From
 the Port of Hamburg
By Associated Press

New Orleans, May 7.--The United States shipping board steamer West Carnifax. said in shipping circles here to be the first American vessel to carry foodstus1 to German port after the armistice was signed, arrived here today from Hamburg. Germany after an 1S-day voy- age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08
U.S.Fying Corps requires rubber heels when balloon is gassed

NKIL1TARY Observation balloons WI are filled with infammable gas.
 A small spark will ignite it.. It is a regulation of thes United States Naval Flying Corps that ali men near by when a balloon is being s"gassed' shall either wear, rubber heels or put cotton bags over their shoes. Why? To prevent sparks frequently caused by hard, nail-studded heels striking concrete floors.
 That occasional spark proves one imS portant fact the unyielding hardness of the heel that jolts and jars your whole body with every step you take. Leather heels served tl1elr purpose when we walked on country paths. On modern pavements they are as obsolete,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

Editors Note: The following is the eleventh chapter of a series of articles concerning Connie Mack. The entire story is based on an interview with the remarkable leader of the Athletics. It is a story which reveals many in- side incidents and theories of Connie Mack which heretofore have never been given to the public by the Sphinx of Baseball" The final chap ter will appear tomorrow.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-08

: Score by innings: Birmingham .......... 000 800 O1l-S New Orleans .......... 200 900 000-2
 SUMMARY. Ten hits with earned runs off Lankenau in innings; two earned runs off Slapnicka.
 Two-Base Hits-Sta nsbury, Sullivan, Durcan Peters, Knaupp. Three-Base Hit-Knaupp. Stolen Bases-Duncan, Ellis. Webb ?, Fisher.
 Sacrifice Hit-McDonalda Double Play-Daubert to Knaupp to Deberry.
 Struck Out-by Slapnicka 1. Bases on Balls-Off Lankenau 3. off Slapnicka 2.
 Time of Game-1:55. Umpires-Sibley and Pfenninger.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-08-10
TAX COMMISSIONER AS
 BOARD OF HUMILIATION
 HEAR COMPANIES CLAIM

PHOENIX, Aug. s-The contentioI of the Arizona Eastern railroad com pany officials regaring the valuation of their property was heard today by the state tax commission, sitting as 2 board of equalization. So were those officials of the United Verde Exten- sion. mining company.
 Tomorrow meat dealers, lumber mil owners flour mill owners and persons interested in smelters will be heard. The session is open to any person of these classes to appear and present their views regarding the valuation of ,heir property.
 Saturday the board expects to hear several railroad companies, while to- morrow the views of the undertakers on methods of reaching a fair .yalua- ton of their business properties vii! te presented.