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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
CARL MAYS CASE COMES UP FRIDAY Motion to Make Injunction Permanent Will Be
 Heard Then

New York. August 11.--At the re-
 dent Johnson of the American league, counsel for the New York club agreed l today to postponement until Friday of
 arguments on the motion to make per
 manent temporary injunction re- | straining Johnson from depriving the Yankees of the services of Pitcher Carl | Mays. Argument was to have been l heard tomorrow.
 1 President Comiskey, of the Chicago club, Frazee of Boston, and Ruppert i of New York, at a conference here to- 1 day, decided to call special meeting of the board of directors for Thurs 1 day. They constitute three quarters of the directorate of which Johnson is
 a member only ex-officio. The Mays
 case will be considered in all it's as- poets at the special meeting. 1 Col. T. l.. Huston, half owner and secretary of the New York American
 league club also attended the confer ence. After these four and their legal
 advisers had been in session for sev- 1 eral hours, they gave out the following | statement:
 1 Tn view of the fact that the presi-
 dent of the league and the other clubs | did not attend this conference, which was called for the purpose of avoiding 1 litigation and in the interest of the | welfare of baseball, the majority of the ] directors of the league, exercising their
 constitutional power, have issued call 1 for a special meeting of the board next l Thursday.
 | This meeting, it was explained was 1 called for the purpose of considering and taking action in the matter of the alleged action of the president of the league in purporting to suspend player Carl w. Mays; and for the purpose of considering taking actDn in the mat ter of the relation of the president of
 the league and to the board of direct ors, and considering the management I of the affairs of the office of president of the league by it's present incum- bent"
 MT. Byron B. Johnson, the presi- dent secretary, treasurer and direct
 or of the league, is especially requested
 to attend the meeting" added the notice of the meeting. signed by Comiskey, Frazee and Ruppert.
 President James C. Dunn of the Cleveland club, who was invited to at- tend todays session. is the other mem-
 Der of the call for Thursdays meet ing.
 All the club owners seemed to be pleased with the result of their days
 work here, although none of them would say what was expected to be accomplished at the coming meeting of
 the directors
 T think we will be able to straight
 en out the whole thing" said MT.
 Comiskey.
 Tn my opinion, MT. Johnson had no right to suspend Mays. There was no complaint made against the pitcher by the Boston club or anyone else and the president had no cause to in- ! terfere with him.
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wouldn't wager a thin dime that the Barons complete the schedule above their present Standing.
 Sigman is slated to work in that game today and if Sigman does manage to win, it'll be great shock to local fans.
 Little Rock set Atlanta back yesterday and as a consequence the Crackers and Pels are tied for the leadership this morn ing. With Dobb's men in Memphis and the Crackers in the Pebble city, the for ner should retain their lead
 The Lookouts are making a strong bid for first division honors and We rather hope they land there. Baseball in Chat tanooga has been hanging on the ragged edge of financial disaster for several years and the present team was really financed on a shoe-string. For the sake of the league it's well that the Lookouts show up to advantage and from attend ance reports they are drawing crowds in the Mountaineer village these days.
 The Crackers play their last game in Little Rock today, the game scheduled for tomorrow being played in Atlanta during the last visit of Elberfeld's club there The next switch sends New Or leans to Little Rock and Atlanta to Mem phis on Thursday.
 The Black Barons can win anyway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
Blink McClosky
 Fighting in France

Blink McClosky, at one time a pronli- nent welterweight boxer around Phila- delphia, is still in the game. and fight ing hard battles in France. He is also teaching the art of self-defense at his own physical culture academy in Bor- deaux. Blink has been fighting for the past Is years, and is still going at a good clip. He has developed little beyond the middleweight class and is now taking on heavyweights as well as middleweights. Last winter he fought Jack Johnson in Spain. and won the contest because the colored champion failed to stop him in four rounds, as agreed. Recently, McClosky fought Albert Lurie, former heavyweight champion of France knocking him out in the nineteenth round. He had pre- viously fought 15 round battle with Lurie.
 Blink also fought and defeated Jack Downley of Providence, R: l. in 10 rounds Downley was in France with the American troops. McClosky also fought Joe Borrel of Philadelphia. and had the best of the contest, according to the papers, up to the eleventh round, when Borrel claimed a foul and was awarded the decision. Another hard contest which Blink had recently was with Marthium, a French heavyweig ght in six rounds.
 He defeated Scanlon, the American colored heavyweight, in Is rounds, last year, and won from Andrew Moreat in four rounds McClosky has been in France for the past 2 years, and dur ing that time he has fought many bat ties in England, Spain, Italy and France He sends word that he intends to have another battle with Carpenter, and after he has completed 20 ears of the ring, .he intends to retire. For a time he served in the war in France with one of the ambulance corps and later went to Spain where he conducted an athle- tic academy. He s married to a little French girl and speaks the language like a native.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
Many Big Deals Pulled
 Off By Baseball OuUners
Founders of Federal League Got Into Game With Idea of Big Money-Still Paying FederaTs Debts-Many
 Big Deals Pulled Off by Clubs This Season
By LANES ]. coRRETr

Jim Gilmore and his colleagues, who brought the Federal league to life and preaipitated the most costly of five base bal wars, got into the game because they thought there was big money in 1T and because they believed it was easy to get.
 It is unnecessary to mention here that Gilmore and his magnates were disillu- stoned long ago. They were more than willing to admit it after some two years of spending-two years that cost the Federal league and organized baseball more than million dollars
 The thing that encouraged Gilmore and his henchmen more than anything else was the constant talk of big money, the making of big deals and the fact that major league clubs were able to pay fancy salaries to their star players. They didn't figure that it took long, long time to build up the baseball business, or that hundreds of thousands of dol lars had been sunk in it.
 The Federal league is a thing of the past except for the fact that the major leagues dF5 SlHi paylnS money to SeV- eral of it's biggest backers-the Ward estate and Harry Sinclair. Yet the talk of big money is still rampant today, and the making of big deals goes on. This is possible despite losses occasioned by the dropping off of patronage to a cer- tain extent during the war with Ger many.
 NEHF DEAL
 Several deals made this year have ap- .I-- N-s paid for players. One deal alone is said to have set new high mark in the Ma tonal league for an outlay of perfectly good American dollars for a single play CT The deal in question was that be- tween the Giants and the Boston Braves by which Pitcher Art Nehf. the clever southpaw, became member of the New York club
 The magnates, who have learned a les- son from the Federal League war, are not as careless with their talk of pig money as they used to be. But the rumor mongers keep it up. and according to Dame Rurnor the Boston club received in the neighborhood of s40,00O for Nehf. besides four players, Pitchers Causey, Aeschger and Jones and Catcher O'Neill
 Forty thousand dollars and four play CTS for one pitcher seems like an un- reasonable sum, and of course. we must remember that the only authority we have for the story that the Giants paid out that much money is Dame Rumor. But that Manager McGraw hung tempting financial bait before the eyes of President Grant of the Braves is q certainty, and if Nehf proves as good a pitcher for New York as McGra% be- lives he will be- the New York club will consider that it made a good investment, even if the outlay was between $30.000 and $4e, 900
 Perhaps McGraw figured that he could
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afford to bid high for Nehf because of | the fact that the deal in which Benton came to New York from the Cubs did not involve cash outlay, the Cubs getting Davey Robertson in an even trade for the pitcher. Robertson, it will be remem- bered, cost the Giants but a few hun dred dollars at the most, and as a hold out he was dead timber as far as Mo Graw was concerned.
 GIANTS WEALTHY
 In the iGants two deals with St. Louis, whereby Catchers Snyder and Gonzales came to New York, McGraw is said to have spent some $25,O0O, and if that is all he parted with he got away easy. But the St. Louis club needed the money. and there you are.
 If the truth were known, it is proba ple that the outlay in cold cash made by the Giants does not represent more than S6e, 900, for all the new talent added to the club, added when it was most needed Such an outlay comes back to the Giants in one series at the Polo grounds when the visiting club is sufficiently popular and the weather is good. Big money?Yes, but the Giants can afford it, where the ill-advised Federals could not
 Another recent deal that in which Carl Mays came to the Yankees. represented an outlay of probably S25, 600 on the part of Colnonels Ruppert and Huston. Tn addition they gave Boston Pitchers Mc- Graw and Russell worth perhaps S7.50o between them. This expenditure, coupl- ed with perhaps a like snm that was in velved in the big Yankee-Red Sox trade last winter, cannot be figured to work an extreme hardship on the Yankee owners for, like the Giants, they have the crowds to get it all back
 CAN'T BE BOUGHT
 There are a number of players in the big show that money could not buy At least, the highest amount any rival club owner would consider offering would not tempt the clubs holding title to them to part with these stars
 Standing head and shoulders above all of them is Tyrus Cobb. Owner Frank Navin of the Tigers is said to have re- marked recently that he would not sell Cobb for $100,O00 in hard cash, and believe it. Cobb makes the Detroit club popular everywhere. He is the one big magnet that draws the fans to the gate, particularly when Detroit is on the road. So s100, 900 for Cobb would be a futile offer for any rival club owner to make, and where can you find a baseball mag nate who would go higher than that for a single player?
 Walter Johnson is another player of this type. though $10o. 900 might get him away from Washington. However, John- son is getting along as pitcher though he is still a brilliant star Babe Ruth of the Red Sox, George Sisler of the Browns, Iris Speaker of Cleveland. for whom the Indians paid Boston s50,O0o, and Eddie Collins of the White Sox, who stood Comiskey $50000, are players Of the type who could not be taken from their present club owners for anything short of a fabulous sum, and fabulous sums are not growing on trees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
You Need Not
 Suffer from Catarrh

in eonstamt uzse HfEr Gwer fifty YearssI wria1 ettaoR tine dsHtarrfnaI IgrirEIut. a1ssaanse and strengthen tine BEaGL. SD it w1lIl ealr1re wiksor and taaltih tto tine nmr- ooliEs unsssnhnmnes qn it's t5Iurnays tainuugh Eour body and natl1ne wiIn ss5asr resstnre yosG to lheasDtih, Son will be reIiawad aHT tlhe drGQpsncs of nrlnzurzs in wusin, tthroats sores i'm nostriaa.. bad Brefath. hswkinss arth s,ia;tine-
 All rerrhasblEs dnue<gisstts a1zr-rry- s S.. H in stock and wee nelornrrernf No1r ecims, ir Ia tariasl at once
 Tft@ o1ief 1rsslBal faf0afser- of tftsn cnIt4fsf& vsiail aare6aslEm answer all lfet, tsns on tata ssShfs5t nffsa,ee ifss no, ajres,gs for. the gfeefstssl adsxirss &tfifesss, Swift ssseoiSaa Cpznaarnw s5h Swift Laal1orspeu1.y.J lAtaRnia, Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
But You Mast Drive 1t Out of Your BEco43 to Get RSd of
 Et Permaazaensiy

You have probably been in the habit of applying external treatneErtss trxing to cure your GatarHlh You have. used sprays washes and lo4ioRs and Rosss1lN been temporarily relieved Sat abser- 8. slaort time YOU had another attack, and wondered watyu. K0sh raEsfst resslisee that 9atarDfh is aR infection Of. the. blood and to get Re41ssaHaHt relief the easaHHf istr- lection must be driven os4t of the h}pl,t
 The GEaassgaz YOU, come to, HThAeesiahrfsa shiE. the Qaiipher- yosi- will get it. out of. Eosir- system. S, 8. s.. w3hipta has, been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
Storm Moving Westward
sy A,,oc;e,.a Pres.

Washington, August 1.-The tropical disturbance in the Caribbean continues to move westward in about latitude 15 de- grees, according to the weather bureau tonight Indications are that it is of slight intensity and that it will not pass into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
Albany-Decatur Wins
 From Lawrenceburg

Albany, August 11.-Graham held Law renceburg to three hits today and Albany Decatur defeated the Tennesseans to ? in seven-inning contest. The game was started an hour late because of rain. The visitors inf1eld gave Baker poor support in the first, and the locals got away to a three-run lead. Score: R.H E. Lawrenseburg ............ coo 101 o-2 3 5 Albany Decatur .......... 300 GOO *-3 5 2
 Batteries Graham and Steadman;
 Baker and Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12

SCORE BY INNINGS
 Black Barons ...... ...... 100 100 900 01--3 Knoxville .. ... ....... Oo0 020 900 00-2 Summary: Two base hits, Force, Me Allister; double plays, Weaver to Wes- Ter to McAllister stolen bases, Wesley 3; Williams, Meyers, McIntire; struck out, by DeJaunette, 8; by Dickey, 15; base on balls, off DeJaunette, ] hit by pitch ed balls, Wallace and Force (DeJaunette) Weaver and Meyers CDickey); left on bases, Knoxville. 6; Black Barons, s; um- pires, Holland and King. Time 2;25.
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Batting Averages
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Shreveport: Shreveport 5, San An- tcnio 8.
 At Dallas: B&sias O. Houston l. At Ft. Worth: Ft. Worth 10, Beau mont g.
 At Waco: Waco 8, Galveston 2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
YOU NEVER CAM
TAME A WILDCAT
Mr.. Dodson warns against
use Of treacherous, dan
gerous calomel.

Calomei saiivatesi It's mercury.
CsIomeI acts like dynamite on a slug
eIsh liver when calomel comes into
contact with sour bile It crashes Into
g.. causing cramping and nausea
II you feel bilious. headachy. con-
stpated and all knocked out. just go
TO your druggist and get a bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone for a few cents
which Is a harmless vegetable sub
stitute for dangerous calomeL Take
a spoonful and II Il doesn't start your
liver and straighren you up better
and quicker than nasty calomel and
without making you sick. you just
so back and get your money.
il you take calomel today youu be
sick and nausested tomorrow; be-
sides. Go may saliVate you. while u
you take Dodson's Liver Tone you
VIII wake up feeling great. fun OF
ambition and ready for work or play
It's harmless, pleasant and safe 10
give 10 children. they like it-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
Great Britain Plans To
Increase Old Age Pension

London. Dec pensions for ev-
erybody at 20 years Of age is recon-
mended 20 parliament by a depart
mental committee asked TO report on
the subject. Il suggests that 10 shil-
llngs a Week-s220 at present ex-
change rates-be paid everyone with
out qualification or stipulation at 20.
The committee. taking into consid-
Grafton the high cost OF living, recon-
mended that the present old age pen
sion Of z = shillinEs be increased 10 10.
Before the war the annual charge
for old age pensions was about H.
100000 pounds; now it Is 17.500.000
An old age pension for everyone
would involve an annual expenditure
Of about f1.500.o0O pounds. about
100000. 600.
Arnold Rowntree and VIII Thorne,
members Of parliament viii advo-
cate that the axe limit be reduced 70
IS and pensions for all az the rate Of
u shillings slxpence be paid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT MAY
BE RESUMED IN ARIZONA

Phoenix. Ariz- Dec. s.-Thers IS
probability OF actual resumption OF
capital punishment in Arizona Sim
Dlicio Torrez. convicted OF murder N
Coconino county. has been sent back
to the superior court for resenteneei
the supreme court refusing his ap-
peal Execution viii be al the state
penitentiary at Florence, unless ex-
ecutiye clemency sets bar. II the
execution occurs. it viii be the first
for years. since. Gov. Hunt made ef-
fective his opposition TO hanging
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08

IL honor Of the 18th birthday ami
] versary Of her aunt. Mrs Fanny L
Jones. Mrs. Florinns L Miller enter
tanned al her home. 50s5z North Ore
gon street, saturday evening
IN the dining room the table was
attractively decorated with rose
shaded electric candles in crystal can
die holders. decorated with bows Of
rose tuIle. the flowers being deep pink
carnations IN a crystal vase. and The
birthday cake, with Its pink candles
occupied the place CT honor. II was
impossible 10 get % candles on the
cake. but. when the refreshments
were served. each guest received
square OF pink marshmallow nut ice
cream in the center Of which was
frozen a large us" in chocolate
cream
Mrs. Jones. affectionately called
"Aunty Fan" by nearly all her friends:
received many lovely flowers ano
beautiful gifts.
During the evening Howard Doe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08

A PRETTY affair Of the weekend
4 was the dinner given By Mr.. and
Mrs. ". ". Turney IN compliment 10
Maj. Gen Robert L Howe and Mrs.
Howe at the beautiful Turney home
on Montana street
The round table in the dining room
OF charming appointment was cen
tered with pink carnations and the
blossoms Of decoration IN the recep-
ton rooms were American beauty
roses
Covers we're placed for Gen. and
Mrs. Howe, AIr. and Mrs. A P. Coles,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Graham lIcNary,
Miss sarame Reynolds. Mr.. and Mrs.
". L TooIey. Col George 7. Lang
horne, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis.
Capt and Mrs John A. Wagner. Mr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
Says Americans Should
Not Emblou Foreigner,

Columbus. Ohio, Dee 8 - That
American manufacturers should re-
fuse 20 employ foreigners Is the be-
lief expressed by Horatio Earle De-
troit national president OF Exchange
clubs
Earle, who IS q candidate FOR the
Republican nomination for governor
OF Michigan. addressing Columbus
business men. declared rhat-Arneriran
manufacturers should hire only na-
tive-born Americans OF immigrants
who have taken out their first pa
pera-
IF they would do this they would
hit at the root Of present labor trOu-
bles," said Earle, who is president o.
a scythe factory In Maine which has
never had q strike. The factory be-
gan operation in 1888.
state and federal governments
should jump with both feet on any
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08

MISS sARA0IE RAYNOLDS left
vi Monday for the Reynolds winter
home in Cocoanut Grove, Fla. after
a visit in the west Of two months
While in this city. the guest OF her
sister, Mrs James Graham McNary.
and Mr.. MeNary. Miss Reynolds was
the recipient OF many social eourtes-
les, being honor guest at number OF
the prettiest Of the seasons parties
Miss Raynolds's beautiful voice was
much appreciated when she sang dur
ing her visit here. She was soloist
when the Orpheus club gave con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
FIRST CONGREGATION CHURCH
OPENS EVERY MEMBER DRIVE

Members OF the First Congrega-
tional church Sunday opened their
-'averv member campaign" 10 raise
funds for current church expenses
during 1890. Sunday night a total OF
$4,000 had been reported, but many o.
the teams had not yet turned in tul
amounts. The outcome OF the drive
Wednesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
u. S. Gold Dollar Worth
Only 70 Gents In China

Washington. D. C. Dec. s. - The
purchasing power OF an American
gold dollar in Tientsin, China, is only
7s cents. American army officers have
reported to the war department. Ten
tsin bankers were said 20 be dispos-
ing Of American gold coin as rap
idly as possible for fear OF further de-
probation by Christmas
Army officers in China are paid IN
gold, and they reported a s. gold
piece now brings only $3.50 on the
exchange. and that it formerly
brought $3.50 IN Chinese money.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
CADET CORPS WILL HOLD
SIGHTING DRILLS THIS WEEK

A meeting Of the officers and non
commissioned officers OF the cadet
corps was held at the high school
Monday.
Sighting drills will be the subject
for members OF the corps this week
Eneeling and sitting positions advan-
tageous IN sighting and aiming were
discussed. while practicing on the tar
get range Monday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
ARIZONA TO OPEN BIDS
ON ROAD PAVING WORK

Phoenix, Ariz-, Dec 6.-B-cs Tor
construction contracts on any or all
Of the 40 road paving projects that
are TO be disposed Of by the Maricopa
county highway commission under the
terms Of the s4.000.000 bond Issue re-
Gently provided by the taxpayers VIII
be opened here at 2 p. m, January u,
1920. in the commission offices
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
SIS, 900 GiOen By Lubbock
Man to Baptist Fund; New
Mexico Exceeds It's Quota

Dallas. Tex. Dec. s.-Texas BaP-
lists entered. the last lap Of their
race for s160oo.000 in the Southern
Baptists' S75.OO0.oO0 campaign with
s1z.-Ut.uc0 already reported and tab
ulated at state Headquarters and viz
tual assurance that another half mill
lion has been pledged and not re-
ported owing TO slow communication
from rural districts
J. W. Turner Of Lubbock. formerly
OF Ranger and a wen known rancher.
has subscribed S25.000.
The states already over the top
include New Mexico
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
Mrs. Miller Gives Party Honoring
18th Anniversary OF Mrs. ?. L. Jones

sang several solos. accompanied by
Mrs. Howard Don. and Mrs. H W
austin and Miss Lutte Deyo played
numerous piano selections
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Austin. Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Danly M. and MIS- Howard Don, Mr.
and Mrs. c. D. Mckee, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Moore. .1Ir. and Mrs J. E. Piper.
Mrs. chart. Misses Alice and Rather
me Flynn. Misses Florence and Mar
guerite chart Miss Catherine Cor
butt. Miss Dove Wilson, Miss Elva
sly, Miss Lutte Deyo and w. E. Eas-
ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
Had Pre-cniiion That
He Would Be KiHe.

Pilot. Ark. Dec. s-The BELIEF wac
expressed by J. II. Hubble. postmas-
ter. minister. physician and farmer
here to his wife a few days ago thar
he would be murdered
That night Bubble was found dead
with his throat cut. his Jaw broken
and his head crushed.
It Is believed robbery WAS the mo-
tive for the crime, as Hu1ble was
known 70 have recently sold a farm
for 5000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
JUARFZ BOY TOUCFHS 1--WE
WIRE AND IS ELECTRoCUTED

A report was received at the
Juarez police station Sunday after
noon TO the effect that Juan Perea,
% years old. was accidentally electro
cuted IN an old house near Juarez
when he seized an electric wire which
carried high voltage The house is
owned by Felix Mestas.
The body was removed 90 the civil
hospital IN Juarez pending investiga-
ton.