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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

Every cloud has it's silver lining. We get two games today for the price of l one.
 With Slap and Crews on the hurling hill there's no reason why our Barons shouldn't cop 'em both. However, Cana van, the ex-Boston hurler, and Cyrus Barger, the Chick manager. will serve
 siants for the enemy and they are both tough birds.
 Hurrah for Rube Marshall. The noted
 ruralist relieved Kid Noel in the first ! inning of yesterdays battle and held the Felicans to one run while his teammates
 oatted Lankenau and Williams all over
 the lot As a consequence the Barons
 are only two full games behind this
 morning. Do it again, Chattanooga. Fearful that something might happen I to big Peters and thereby cripple his | team seriously, Moley took on another cat tcher yesterday in the person of Gorch, l who, by the way, spelled his name Gooch
 when with Mobile. Hairston will hold down third until Webb's recovery, which
 may yet be two weeks off Here's what a Chattanooga sport writer had to say following the four successive defeats at the hands of the Barons: Would that Carlton Molesworth had been kicked out of Birmingham when the fans there made a great show of getting sore on him a year or two ago. We 1I let some other gink handle the Barons. Then Chattanooga would have chance" When Dick Robertson went to the Washington Senators Moley shed no tears, for the diminutive ex-Baron has been a thorn in the side of his former team mates for several seasons now and his passing means one good pitcher gone. The Barons and the Pelicans are the two best teams in the league all right and the Pelicars are the next best. Ask Cy Barger. He admits it.
 Slapnicka started off badly yesterday and the visitors punched three hits for one run Yin the opening frame. Slap
 will try to hurl another shut-out to- day.
 As a sample of what Sunday baseball would mean for Atlanta and Birming- ham, witness that Sabbath day contest between the Crackers and the Vols at Camp Jesup, when more than 15000 fans filed into the park. No chance here, though.
 The Chicks have fairly good infield in Griffin, Lewis, Chrstenberry and Manda, a good outfielder in Dixie Carol, a good catcher in Red" Smith and three dandy pitchers in Canavan, Barger and Goodbred. Slattery is crackerjack first sacker, but he is on the bench for some reason or other
 By selling Ad Brennan, his only real Class A hurler, to a South Atlantic team, Cholly Frank, the Cracker pilot, sprung surprise on fans all over the circuit. Cholly said Ad wouldn't behave.
 AS usual, the Atlanta manager is in a controversy with somebody. This time he's quarreling with Mobile over the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
TON|GHT'S THE NIGHT AT ATHLETIC CLUB
Joe Stecher to Meet Rogers Amateurs to Wrestle
 Smokes" Fight

Tonight is the "big night" at the Athletic club. Bill Streit announces that the program is now complete and there will be wrestling bouts, "battle roy als" and many other interest ing stunts.
 The evenings entertainment will open at 8 o'clock. First on the programme will be amateur wrestling matches, fol. lowed by a battle royal" Seven ne- groes are entered in this bout. Then comes the flour eating contest. trough will be put in the arena. This trough will be lined with quarters and then filled with flour. Several negro boys will be tied up with their hands behind them and when the world is given they will go to it. This is the ''flowery" stunt on the programme. Probably there will be another battle royal" MT. Ed Spen- cer. athletic instructor of the club, has hinted that there may be other bills on the preliminary programme. maybe a boxing bout or another stunt" from the "brunettes' of Rosedale
 The final attraction of the bill is the big match between Stecher and Rogers Both men are in the pink of condition Rogers tips the beam at 226, while Stecher weighs exactly 20 pounds. There will be some fast bronco busting'' when these two huskies get together.
 Stecher will arrive in Birmingham sometime today. It is reported thai Rogers Is already in the Magic City, ready for the match.
 The K T<iwapiS O i'm q @ sent to the club yesterday and reserved a large number of seats. W. c. Wood ruff states that only a few good seats are left.
 Referee Carl Landgrebe will referee the bout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
Chinese Students Sign
 Protest With Own Bio
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Tokio. May H.-A number of the le, CTS of Chinese students in Tokio. vi ing their names with their own bio have signed a resolution calling on of the students in Tokio to return China as a protest against the peace c, ference decision in regard to Shantu and against the alleged ambitions Japan in China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

CYRENE COMMANDERY No. ro T, The Sir Knights of Cyrene Com. mandery and visiting Sir Knights art invited to attend special conclnys Friday. May 23, beginning with lunch at IS O'CLOCK, noon. The orders of Red CrosS. Temple and Mnltn will be con ferred- Dinner at D. m.
 J. RIDDLE, Commander
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

Michigan has stretch of nearly 600 acres of land where wild life is protect ed, both birds and animals being allowed to follow their own inclinations without fes of moiestation by man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
ENGINEERING DEGREES

Engineering degrees: college of engi- neering, degree of B. S. in M E.: Con-
 stantine Perkins Caldwell and Louis James Farley. Degree of B. S. in Oh,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Galveston: Galveston ', Fort Worth 3.
 at Houston: Houston 3. Dallas ?. At San Antonio: San Antonio 8, Waco l. At Beaumont: Beaumaa9 q Shreve-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

steamboat Bob' Fulton, Mobiles huri- ing star, almost entered the hall of fame yesterday. Bob pitched seven in nings of perfect ball. not a man reach ing first. but finally allowed two sin- gles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

services of Damreaux. recently signed
 to play third for the Crackers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

The Barons and the Pelicans are the
 two best teams in the league all right
 and the Pelica.s are the next best. Ask Cy Barger. He admits it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

As a sample of what Sunday baseball would mean for Atlanta and Birrning ham, witness that Sabbath day contest between the Crackers and the Vols at Camp Jesup, when more than 15,000 fans filed into the park. No chance here, though.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

Slapnicka started off badly yesterday and the visitors punched three hits for one run Yin the opening frame. Slap" day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

AS usual the Atlanta manager is in a controversy with somebody. This time he's quarreling with Mobile over the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

The Chicks have fairly good infield in Griffin, Lewis, Christenberry and Manda, good outfielder in Dixie Carol, a good catcher in Red" Smith and three dandy pitchers in Canavan, Barger and Goodbred. Slattery is a crackerjack first sa cker, but he is on the bench for some reason or other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

By selling Ad Brennan, his only real Glass A hurler, to a South Atlantic team, Cholly Frank, the Cracker pilot, sprung surprise on fans all over the circuit. Choily said Ad wouldn't behave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

When Dick Robertson went to the Washington Senators Moley shed no tears, for the diminutive ex-Baron has been a thorn in the side of his former team mates for several seasons now and his passing means one good pitcher gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-22

Every cloud has it's silver lining. We get two games today for the price of one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31

Thursday afternoon by Fred Bodeker, of the Bodeker Detective agency. Bond had not been made for her late last night
 According to MT Bodeker, Mrs. Bam- bridge said she sold the bonds in New Orleans, that they were given to her by man whom she did not know, but whom she had given money to at the races after he had told her a hard-luck story.
 When she was found in the jail yes- terday afternoon she was in stupor, and authorities were una ble to get speech from her. A short while before being found in this condition her lawyers had been in the jail to see her. It is said that everyone who heard of the matter was greatly surprised.
 Since she was taken into custody here no one except her attorneys have been permitted to talk to her. A telegram was sent to her husband in Chicago for money, which, it is said. came.
 It is not known how long she will be kept in the Hillman hospital. "She will remain here tonight" said authorities at the hospital. ''She is better now. w. do not know yet how long she will stay here, but she probably will be all right again tomorrow.
 The date of the hearing has not yet been set.
 The law firms of Harsh. Harsh and Harsh and Murray and Hanna have been employed by Mrs. Cambridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
Dr. MacSporran Relates
 Story of Faust

Relating briefly the story of Faust. which he termed one of the worlds greatest epics. written by the most versa tile, if not the greatest mind the world has ever produced, pr. John A. MacSpor- ran in his sermon at tho E1rHt Presby- terian church last night, draw from it the lesson of Triumph Through Sac riflce."
 Goethes masterpiece. hs said. was based on an old legend of one pr. Faus- tus, and elaborated by the great artist who intermingled magic and perhaps some of his own experiences.
 Faust's sale of his soul for tho Eratih- cation of personal ambition and physic- al pleasures; his love for Margaret, the sorrow the tragedy that followed the harm he had wrought, and the subse- quent change in his life; his efforts to atone for wrongs done. Dr. MaoSporran said, illustrated the power. the beauty and the efficacy of sacrifice.
 "A woman told mo of praying for her son in France" he said. "Sho said sha could not pray for the safety of her own son at the sacrifice of others, and that considering their relation to God she prayed for all the boys in France. That was noble example of sacrifice"
 This series of sermon-lectures begun by Dr. MacSporran several weeks ago has demonstrated that the people want to hear preachers talk of things that are of every day interest, of the things they hear about and read about; of life. love. hopes. aspirations and accomplishments.
 Every one of the five lecture-sermons has been well attended with the numbers increasing with each service. Two moro of the series remain to be delivered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
MANY CONVENTIONS
 HERE DURING WEEK

Birmingham will be quite convention city this week, with no less. than half a dozen different organizations holding meetings here.
 The women's branch of the Maccabees will meet this morning in annual con. vention and the next day representatives of the America Radiator company will meet here for a conference on trade matters. A
 Thursday the>Alabama Highway Inn ptovement association. with delegates from every county in the state in attend ance. will begin a two days session.
 Friday the state women's committee or the Victory Liberty Loan campaign will hold a conference at which State Chair man Mrs. John D. McNeel will discuss plans for their work with the county chairmen and workers.
 The last of the week the credit men of the United States Steel corporation from all parts of the country will gather here for a conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
Sermon on Reverence
 by Dr. c. Ross Baker

Dr. c. Ross Baker preached very timely sermon to a large congregation at Woodlawn Baptist church Sunday morn ing. His text was. Put off thy shoes from off thy feet for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground Among other things Dr. Baker said:
 'I believe in evolution. I suspect, how ever, Messrs. Huxley and Darwin would regard me very illogical and un- scientific advocate of the theory for many of the evolutions which have ob- served are evolving the wrong way. It is a sort of recalcitrant or reaction ary evolution which has attracted my attention. It IS an evolution after this fashion: Moses put off his shoes be- cause he was on holy ground. During the long period which has elapsed since then, there has been evolved a kind of saint who not only does not put off his shoes when on holy ground. but keeps on his hat. It is an evolution far too patent to be disbelieved and far too serious not to be deplored.
 eve may object to this kind of evo- lution all we please, but, to quote time not a theory Evolution has given us a lot of people who transact business in the house of God and others who snick- CT and gigle, whisper and leer as though it were the most ordinary concert hall.
 'In the burning bush Moses recognized the presence of God. God was there wanting something of him; that was enough to make the place holy and com mand his reverent elaboration. You may be sure when you are in Gods house He wants something of you.
 "There are many sacred places on earth. Some have been made sacred by the sweet communion we have held with God. Some spots are sacred because a loved one lies buried there. Some places are hallowed because on them we were chastened by great sorrow. Some places are enchanted because there our souls throbbed. thrilled and expanded as we drank in a new conception of God. Ii there is a sacred spot on earth 1t is the church of God. May we ever be reverent and every morning and evening as we en- ter Gods house reverently incline our ear and hear if He has any message for our souls"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
MAN AND WOMAN ARRESTED; CHARGED. WITH RObb|NG JONES.
Guest at ROoming House, With $4200 in Possession, Claims to Have Been
 Drugged and Robbed

Aline Price Clsby. proprietor Of rooming house at 2s09 Fifth avenue, and John Norfleet. a white man of the same address. were arreted yesterday morning in connection with the robbery of W. M, Jones' a contractor of Flat Top, on charges of grand larceny. An additional charge of assault with intent to murder was placed against Norfleet.
 It is alleged that Jones was drugged, assaulted and robbed of s7o0 while a guest at the above address on Saturday. The money alleged to have been taken was part of a sum of s49oo which Jones claims to have had on his person when he entered the house. Police authorities yesterday morning found s3soo on Jones when he was brought to police head quarters. The money consisted of s10o bills, $50 bills and $500 in Liberty Bonds and was found in Jones inside coat pocket.
 q went to the house shortly after noon Saturday." said Jones yesterday. T drank something which thought was wine. shortly after I entered, and soon afterward I began to get sleepy. At about 2 o'clock I recall being put to bed and that is the last thing l remem- bered until nearly midnight
 Upon further questioning, Jones told the officers that when he worlle up and felt for his money he found that S7Oo which he had in .his pants pockets had been taken. Jones accused Norfleet of having tho money, but stated that he held Aline Clisby responsible. It was then, Jones claims, that he was knocked in the head with a poker and lay stunned on the floor for some time.
 About o'clock. yesterday morning, the officers received 8 call, stating that man had been robbed at 2309 Fifth ave- nue. Upon arrival the officers found the house turned topsy-turvy but no one was there to make complaint. During the conversation between the officers and the occupants, Norfleet is said to have dropped & $l00 bill on the floor and to have attempted to hide it with his foot.
 This aroused suspicion and the woman broke into tears stating that she had been beaten and that someone had taken a $100 bill from her. The man and wom- an were then arrested and placed under bond on charges of dsorderly conduct.
 When the officers returned to head quarters, another call was awaiting them requesting that officers meet man at Fifth avenue and Twenty-flrst street. No one was there when the officers arrived so they proceeded up Fifth avenue and found Jones near the Terminal station, bleeding and acting strangely. When the officers approached him Jones told them that he had been robbed. but owing to his condition was unable to tell anything that would lead to the arrest of the robbers, and he was carried to police headquarters.
 Recalling the first summons to 2309 Fifth avenue, the officers proceeded there and rearrested the man and wom- an, who were identified by Jones after he had come out of his stupor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
Dr. Grady Harris
 Speaks on Publicity

Taking as a text a passage rom Samuel xvi, Man 1ooketh upon the outer appearance, but the Lord looketh upon the heart" Dr. Grady Harris pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, preached striking sermon yesterday morning.
 pr. Harris said in part:
 "This text discloses two far reaching facts concerning the matter of pub licity
 "First it discloses the fact of human publicity. Man looketh upon the out ward appearance.' We all live more or less in glass houses, and our acts are seen by others. Man can only see the outer side. but he does see that, and most frequently our outward acts are the barometers of our inner character
 This human publicity is great weapon for righteousness. Publicity does two things It has cleasning and purifying effect upon our lives' and is also a stimulant and spur 10 our best effort. We need publicity to- day in our national affairs. Secret dt- plomacy and the plotting of small coterie of men behind closed doors  nations. and the one thing which we all should demand of the conference of the league of nations is that all their deliberations be given widespread pub licity. That those representative shall meet, so to speak, in a glass house, so that the whole world may know what covenants and decisions are being preached.
 Human publicity helps an individ- Christians OtlOht always to remember that we are in the lime light of an intense publicity in the world, and that many others are watching our lives.
 "The second fact of the text is the divine publicity which our lives receive. The Lord looketh upon the heart We are not only under tha scrutiny and inspection of other persons, but we also are under the spotlight of Gods eternal vision and he sees us through and through. Our lives consist in per- petual. passing in review before God. To remember this, it ought to bring consolation, when others misjudge our acts God seeth and knows our hearts. It ought also to purify and stimulate us.
 Peter in the hour when he denied his lord was transformed from vac1- lating coward into rock of granite strength simply by look from the eyes of his Lord.
 Napoleon said when crossing the Alps to his army, The eternal cen turtles are Joking down upon us as we fight this battle Not only the eternal centuries look down upon our acts. but the eternal God behind and beyond the centuries observes our daily acts. A remembrance of this great fact ought to cleanse and purify us, and incite us to the very best efforts of which we are capable in life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
Merchants, Bankers And Chorus Girls Mixed Up
 h "Driue" For Charity
By c. H. MANDY

, every curve. and they were certainly good looking bunch of chickens. l speak somewhat authoritatively. for even Bob McDavid admits that I am a fairly good judge of young poultry"
 One evening during the engagement of this show I boarded an Ensiey street car to come to town and ran into half dozen friends. During the conversa- tfon that ensued, it developed that we were all going to different places, one was going to the lodge, another to the office, another to meet friend and so on, but where do you reckon the whole bunch of us met in less than half an hour after reaching town? No other place than the box office of the Gaiety.
 Of course explanations were in order. I get by fairly easy by saying I was there in my capacity as newspaper man, but anyhow, after the laugh mad sub sided, we all bought tickets for the front row and sat together and enjoyed the show at short range, after which we went behind the but that's ahead of the story.
 About this time drive" for some charitable cause was on in Ensley, and contribution boxes had been placed in several of the leading stores and other places. in which those disposed could place their contributions. The ladies in charge asked to aid the cause by giving it as much publicity as possible. To thlS I gladly assented and the next day the following announcement was posted in several conspicuous places downtown;
 "A number of well known and highly respected citizens of Ensley have been seen attending the performances at the Gaiety, and rumor has it, that some Of them have been seen hanging around the stage door, after the show. I have them all tabbed and if each and everyone Of them does not deposit s bill in one of the contribution boxes downtown. they will be written up. Names will be called, a spade will be termed spade and the action of each individual will be recounted in detail, from the box office to the stage door and perhaps further"
 Now, I am willing to admit, that the effort was crude, and the plan as moth eaten as the hidden ball trick. but gee. how it worked, for when the ladies opened the contribution boxes the next day they found 27 s5 bills, yes. sir and 20 per fectly good 8 williams had been do- mated to charity
 One of the ladies in charge had, be- fore her marriage, been a clerk in the office of the treasury office at Wash ington. She had handled thousands upon thousands of bills, so together with her deductions and my personal Knowledge of the men who partonized the Gaiety, we found that the contributors of the 30 bills included four merchants. two bank CTS. one lawyer, five doctors or dentists three T. c. I. employees, one superintend- ent. three real estate dealers, six men of various callings, all of whom were mar ried and two baldheaded bachelor. Were you included?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-31
Brief Account or Sermons
 Preached In Local Churches

any great person, especially if the speak or knows they are his last words, are usually significant. and we therefore at tach the more importance to them. A noted bishop who recently died, said God has given me 50 years of happiness. therefore cannot complain"
 The second consideration in making these words most important is the fac that they were spoken to His disciples. men who had been closely associated with Christ all through His ministry; men who had seen the performance of His miracles men who had heard the wonderful ser mon on the Mount; men especially fitted and trained for the carrying on of God work. The power of the Holy Ghos- is the greatest factor in efficiently car rying on this work. College education Is help, seminary training is help. knowledge of science and philosophy is helpful. but baptism of the Holy Spirit is greater than all these. A man, en- dowed with the Holy Spirit, and having these other advantages also, may most effectively carry out the work of God, but an educated man without this bap- tism of the Holy Spirit is not as powerful as an uneducated man, endowed with the Holy Spirit. who in plain and simple words shows the plan of eternal saliva ton.
 Every genuinely converted man may Do a witness for Christ; can give his person- al testimony for Christ by his supporr of those who preach the gospel of Christ. for the world must be brought to Christ by the preaching of the gospel. In the great drive to be put on for $a.5oo.ooo for home and foreign missions, everyone may have a part in sending the gospel and being a witness in Jerusalem. in Judea, in Samaria and unto the uttermost par. of the earth. by contributing of their means to send those who bear witness .or Him.