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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24
Patter and Chatter
By William F. Kirk
Gustaue Gloom.

GuStdUe Gloom.
WHEN Gustave Gloom comes home at night
A somber, brooding silence falls
And even the electric light
Throws blaeker shadows On The walls
The pei canary stops its song,
The Persian cat for Persia ighs.
And naught seems right and al seems wrong,
ilnd miFth folds up its wings and dies.
WHEN Gustave Gloom SITS down 70 dine
His little wife sits up to hear
The same old line Of groan and whine
That she has heard year after year.
For Gusiave Gloom Is Of that clan
Which has for Joy no appetite,
And he would Ike to shoot the man
Who said, whatever Is, IS right
0H, if # be that Hadss looms
Beyond this vale Of wrath and tears,
It must Be filled with Gustzve Gloous,
Collected through the weary years.
We hope there's many bnmstone couch
Prepared where Mr.. Satan fuses,
For Adam SourdOugh, old George Crouch,
And al the other Klljoy Kussesl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

~ LEl-- H4LLlE E-EDLL--
AND We dida't know.
THAT THEY were there
UNTIL WORD came back
THAT Up a. the front
THEY WE'RE serving food
AND GOOD warn drink.
TO TIE fighting men
AND vow they're hack
AND THE war Is done
AND THEY'RE coming to Us.
on TIE record made
AND THEY'RE asking Us
IF WE'LL Go cur BIT
INTO THE end.
THAT THEx may go back
TO THEIR geacstims work
THAT FOR 50 years.
has BEEN up at the front
WHERE WEAK men fan
AND IN thelr name.
AND THE name Of the soldier
WHO WRITES to ne.
I Ask your aid
1 THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24
Salvation Army at It's Old, Fine Job
Up at Front Where Weak Men Fall

EAR r. G. b. in from home
some time IN May 70 make appeal n the United
N-l = its work
under bo1aTnen from German explosives supplied
your o1 clippings Of which reguary-I say
aal no matter what they
Wis never De able 70 pay the debt they that
90 not mean that they for
Of bravery thar kept the S A always
OF some o. Us who are stu here won't please K C. B. say
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

1lr. Burlesou shows a disposition to
be just a little mite less hurly.=Bos-
ton Transcript.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

Swatting the fly is fine advice but nobody VIII stop TO
our oil on mosquito drilling into ones ankle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

Some day anxious, waiting world VIII be relieved
read that China has decided to sign the peace treaty
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24
LittL Chris

DADDY bought Little
u Chris some chewing
gum and the clerk
at the counter
handed IL TO Chris
with much grace
and n smile. -
@suy Thank you.' " dad
said 20 Chris.
Il don't have to- did
you pay for its- ask
Chris
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

CELEBRITY HIGHWAY TO
GO THROUGH ARIZONA
Phoenix. Ariz-. May 24-The Liberty
highway. being promoted by an organ
ization launched March 10 st Quincy.
H. will run through Arizona on its
route from Atlantic city. n. J.. TO Pas
adena. Cal. according TO advices re-
merce.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

The same v. J. Bryan who now sees likelihood Of ever
asting peace once pTophesed million Americans sprnging
o arms overnight
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

Italy boiling with rage over that Fume thing that
even the Stromboli volcano blew up
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

There Is . judge back in New York who advocates
larger allowance Of alcohol IN patent medicines as an anti
dote for prohibition that Done the druzstores
might IS wen put il barlende-s and brass footrailz
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

-nlshes readers fres ar
3 any and all subiect1
Q resources Ct tbs va
,rgress and tro maug
Three cents u pest
e Information wanted
G 7 Haskin. Dlrscf-e.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-24

Ths 81 Paso herald Inf8rmation Bursi
charge. with accurate and authoritative an
concerning winch Information can &c bad
rious federal government departments. the
experts ana scientists "a the government q
age tor reply must accompany each tnQul
and address The Fl Paao Herald Krfdrrla
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24

Bob Cannefax has been a figure Tn the billiard world almost as spectacular as Ty Cobb on the diamond. He is all ways pulling the unexpected; always performing novel tricks and handicap stunts that bring gasps of amazement from every audience
 Eight years ago, when Cannefax had not quite reached voting age, he dropped into billiard academy in St. Louis one evening and there encount- cred Emmett Blackenmeister, oncetime worlds pocket billiard champion.
 Would you like to play me?' asked Blankenmeister
 Not at evenI' rIlied Cannefax, But I'll play 100 balls to your s pro- vided you shoot the in the side pock- cts only"-
 Blankenmeister eagerly accepted the challenge after a side bet of $50 had been made. It looked to him the easiest thing in the world to score balls in the side pockets before Cannefax could pocket 100. But Cannefax won by the overwhelming score of 100 to 2. The trick that Cannefax played on Blank enmeister was repeated through the years on all other pool sharks and Can nefax never lost such a handicap match.
 Tt seems like foolish match for me to offer to run 100 balls to the other fellows under such conditions" de- clares Cannefax. But in reality, I have all the advantage. Being able to shoot balls in any pocket that I choose, enables me to make long runs. As soon as I am up against it and can not make any, more shots without dan ger to myself, I play it safe and leave the cue ball in such a position that it is almost impossible for an opponent to drop ball into the side pocket"
 Cannefax, through the early years, specialized merely in pocket pool and ranked as the greatest money player" in the business. His best work was done in matches where big sums were in volved or where titles were at stake. He always has risen to his supreme heights as a player, just when miracu- lous shooting is necessary. He de- feated Benny Allen at pool, Alfred De Orc, Mike Petrie and practically every other star that the pool game has known.
 About four years ago Frank Ben son, famous billiardist of other days, who then was conducting a pool parlor in St. Louis said to CannefaX:
 Bob, you've cleaned up all the pool shooters. Now you go in for three cush- ion billiards That's the game where you will do your best work" Cannefax hardened to the advice of his friend and took up three cushion billiard play. In a few months he was playing so brilliantly that predictions were made that before the year was out he would annex the worlds cham pionship if he ever got a crack at the title. The chance finally came to him to play Charles McCourt of Cleveland who was the king of the three cushion players. And Cannefax made good. McCourt won the first block of the Hotpoint play by the score of 50 to 42 i and triumphed the second night, 50 te A. As the men entered play for the 1 final block Cannefax was IA to the | bad. But, undaunted, he went ahead an6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
BEST PITCHERS IN
 LEAGUE ID OPPOSE
 EACH OTHER TODAY
Dope Points to Benny Karr and Cy Slapnicka as Moundsmen in the
 First Game

This afternoon the Little Rock Travellers open at Rick wood in the first of a three game series. Headed by Kid Elberfeld, the fiery infielder, these Arkansas Razorbacks, IS they are sometimes termed lave been having rather rough sledding on their present trip. the third best club in the league be- ing almost on a par with New Or leans and Birmingham. Certainly in Harr, Roman, Stone, Robinson and Hegeveld, Little Rock has about as nifty a hurling staff as can be found n Boss Martins circuit
 Grimm at first, Distell at short and Walsh at third are all well known here, wh,le Tony Brottem was con- sidered one Of the leagues star catch CTS last season. All of these players except Walsh played in the National league for a while last season.
 The opposing pitchers in todays game will probably be Cyrus Slap nicka and Benny Karr, regarded as the class of the league. Karr has won six games and lost but one and that one by the score~of 1 to O. Hence we may expect the battle at Redwood today to be the most gruelling that has been staged there this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
BARON SLUGGERS WERE
 EASY FOR FENTRESS

Peters was the only Baron to reach first in the first three innings, but in the fourth Stevenson's single. followed by Duncan's hit to center and an in-. field hit gave the Barons their only tally of the evening. Peters singled and stole second in the fifth and Crews hit safe to center, but Mcdonald and Stevenson couldn't deliver. Fentress was invincible in the last four in nings, not a single Baron being able to reach the keystone.
 In the sixth the visitors put it on ice. High and Barger singled. Griffin bunted in front of the plate and when Crews threw badly to first High scored and Barger went to third. On Walsli's sacrifice Griffin moved up to second. Canavan grounded out, Hairston to Bernsen, and Red Smith was purposely passed, filling the sacks It was at this juncture that Crews made his fla nous balk, forcing in Barger.
 From then on the Baron phenom pitched in grand form, but his teanr- mates were unable to solve the< offer ings of Fentress, and thereby hangs the story of their humiliation. Both teams played rather listlessly, due probably to weariness after Thursdays exciting double header.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
SPORTS
 LOCAI-RY WIRE
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
R, JAMES J. coRBETT


 proved the assertion of his friends that he is the "fghtiest guy that every handled a cue" by running 64 points while McCourt was scoring but 35 This gave Cannefax the match and the championship-15O to 1855
 In September, 1917. Cannefax played Alfred De Orc, and the remarkable Cuban beat him in St. Louis by the score of 150 to 4S. That match stands forth as perhaps the greatest ever played in the entire history of the bil- Hard game. The lead alternated more thanja score of times during the three nights play. and the issue was in doubt during almost every minute of the final nights shooting. De Orc had forged to the front, Cannefax over hauling him, surrendered the lead. re- gained it, lost it, got it back again and was tied And so they shot until the score was Cannefas 14S and De Orc 147. Then, with the "breaks' in his favor, De Orc ran three points and took the title.
 De Orc afterward lost it to Augie Kieckhefer but won it back, only to lose it again to Cannefax in the nip and tuck battle staged in the Friars' club. New York.
 Benson, who has seen all the great est billiard players in the past gem eration, insists:
 Bob Cannefax is the greatest three cushion shooter of all time His tech nique is amazing; his muscular control and his judgment of distance is wonder full beyond description. All great bil- liardists shoot at sky rockets-and make them occasionally. Cannefax makes them all the time. He makes the most difficul shots look like simple ones. And, above all else, Cannefax is the gamest player I ever knew. He never seems to shoot at his superlative best until it is necessary for him to come from behind. He Is a marvel-from any angle in the billiard game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24

by the count of 4 to 1. SAM'S BALK FEATURES
 LISTLESS CONTEST
 Undoubtedly the feature of the afternoons entertainment was complete baik by sam Crews, which forced in a Chick counter in the sixth inning. With three men on and two down Crews was winding up to pitch to Myers when Grif- fin on second base hollered, "Wait minute, sam" The Baron youngster stopped right in the middle of his ~ind-up and looked around to see what the trouble was. Of course, there was nothing for Umpires to do but to allow Barger to score.
 Christenberry, first up in the initial frame, singled but was caught off first and run down. The visitors scored twice in the second. Canavan -dou- bled and Smith was passed. Both rum ners advanced on a passed ball. After Myers had famed Fentress hit to deep short, scoring Canavan and Smith. The Chicks went out in order in the third, fourth and fifth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
EARL PADDOCK BACK
 FROM THE WAR ZONE

New York, May 23-Sergt Earl Cad dock, worlds champion wrestler, of An ita, Ia, was one of the casuals aboard transport that arrived here today Sergeant Caddock was given special leave to return home on account of the illness of his wife. On his way he learned he was the father of boy. After joining his wife he will go to his ranch in Wy oming. He said that he was much over weight, and if he found he could not get into condition on his ranch he would quit the wrestling game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
Dick Kaufman Out
 With Sprained Back

Mobile, May 2S.-John Gooch, a catcher turned over to Mobile by the Cleveland American league team, has been sent to Birmingham. First Baseman Dick Kauff- man of the Nashville club left that team today suffering With a wrenched back. Outfielder Mike Burk will play first and Catcher Kohlbecller right field until new men are secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
South Atlantic League

At Spartanburg: Spartanburg 8; Char lotte g.
 At Charleston: Charleston B. Columbia 4 At Greenville; Greenville g; Augusta 8 At Richmond: Richmand 3: Suffolk 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24

Moley's Speeding Barons
 Brought to Sudden Halt
 By Badly Crippled Chicks
Sde-Arm Singing of Roy Fentress Mysfes Local Slug gers-Steve Pat and Pete Hit Well-Crews Makes Ludicrous Balk and Is Loosely Supported.
 Both Teams Appeared Tired
BY BoB McDAvID

After winning straight Moeys fast traveng Barons brought sudden halt yesterday afternoon and
 before they could hardly realize it, beaten by the worst nondescrp that has graced Kicks pasture since the last days the 1918 Cy Barger patched up club was crazy-qu affair with only three players thelr regu
 lar postions but the at his punched their bngles off Sam Crews winning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
Cicotte Blanks New York

Chicago, May 23.-Chicago punched it's hits today and gave New York it's second shutout to 0. Cicotte was hit hard but was given support which bordered on the spectacular. Score R II. F. New York 900 900 0o0-0 Chicago 200 100 020-5 10 o
 Shawkey and Ruel; Cicotte and Schalk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24

 Two Base Hit-Canavan Balk-Crews Double Play-Duncan to Bernsen Stolen Base-Peters Sacrifice Hits-Griffin, Walsh Struck Out-Crews ,, Fentress 2. Bases on Balls-Crews A. Passed Balls-Peters 9 Left on Bases Birmingham 6, Mem phis ,. Umpires-Shibley and Pfenninger Time-1 :45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
TORKELS0N HURLS
 BRILLIANT CAME Pelican Clown Holds the LOOkOuts to Three
 Measly Bingles

New Orleans May 23.-New Orleans made it three out of four from Chat tanooga of the series by winning the last game today, to 1. Torkelson hurled invincible ball for seven innings, allowing only one man to reach first on a scratch hit He weakened little in the eighth and Chattanooga got to him for two hits and a run. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
Little Rock Plays Here To-day
CRACKERS DEFEAT ELBERFELD'S TEAM TobascO Pilot Is Shooed From Park for Kicking on
 Ump's Decision

Atlanta, May 23.-Heavy hitting by the Crackers. combined with slow work by the Travellers infielders and battery, enabled Atlanta to win today, to 3. Umpire Blackburn twice ac- cuseG Pitcher Thorburn of using shine" ball. Manager Elberfeld was put out of the park for protests over decisions. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24

Summary: Home run, Summa Three base Mt, Wickham. Two base hits Burke @, Wickham, w, Meyers. Sac rifice fly. Ducote, Miller Stolen base, Meyers. Struck out, by Johnson D. Ben nett 3. Base on balls off Johnson 1, off Bennett 3. Left on bases, Mobile ,, Nash vile :. Time, 1;25. Empires, Johnson and Collins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24

Chattanooga a........... 900 900 010-1 New Orleans 100 100 2Os-4
 Summary: Two-base hits, Sullivan, Lacey. Stolen bases, Gilbert, Gleason. Sacrifice hits, Knaupp, Sullivan. Dou- ble plays, Demoe to GleaseA to Ora ham. Struck out, by Torkelson 2 Loh- man ?. Base on balls, off Lehman 2, Torkelson 1. Wild pitch, Lohman 2. Passed ball, Earp. Time, 125. Empires, Brennan and Campbell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
"Batted for Robertson in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hits, Walsh, Mayer. Herndon. Nine hits and six runs off Roman in four innings two runs and two hits off Aiken in fcur innings Double plays. Aiken to Grif- fin to Neiderkorn; Moore to Griffin. Struck out by Roman ?. Robertson }, Aiken l, Thorburn 4. Base on balls, off Roman 1, Robertson ?, Thorburn ). Sacrifice hits, Distell. Walsh Kinsella, Bratchi, Galloway, Mayer 2 Stolen bases. Distell, Galloway. Dykes. Grif fin. Hit by pitched ball. by Aiken CFrierson). Passed ball. Brottem. Left on bases, Little Rock 1, Atlanta 9. Time of game, 2:05. Empires, Blackburn ard Schaefer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
BEARS COP SERIES
 BY HARD HITTING Arthur Johnson Allows Ten Hits, But Keeps Them
 Scattered

Mobile. May 23.-Mobile punched hits off Bennett today and easily defeated Nashville, giving the locals three out of the four games in the series. The score was to 1. Nashville played ragged ball. making seven errors Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
American Association

At St. Enul: St. Paul 1 Milwaukee At Louisville: Columbus; wet grounds. At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 2; Kansas City 7.
 At Indianapolis: Toledo-Rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
VIRGINIA LEAGUE

At Norfolk: Norfolk 4; Petersburg ?. At Newport News: Newport News Portsmouth g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
GAMES TO-DAY

Little Rock at Birmingham. Chattanooga at Mobile. Memphis at Atlanta.
 Nashville at New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
International League
]: Reading-Rain.

At Buffalo: Reading-Rain
 At Binghamton: Jersey City Rain. At Rochester: Newark--Rain
 At Toronto: Toronto 5; Baltimore &; ] Innings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Memphis, 4; Birmingham, i. New Orleans, 1; Chattanooga, l. Atlanta, 9; Little Rock, 8. Mobile, 2; Nashville, l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
GAMES TODAY

C1Hclnnau at Boston.
 Pittsburg at Brooklyn. t St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Cincinnati, 10; Boston. 4. New York. 2; St. Louis, 6. Brooklyn. 6; Pittsburs, 4. Philadelphia, '; Chicago. 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
AMERICAN I.EACTiE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Chicago, 5; New York, O. Westinghouse. Louis, postponed, rain Boston-Detroit, rain. Philadelphia Cleveland rain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-24
GAMES TO-DAY

New York at Chicago. Washington at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit.
 Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Arizona republican., 1919-07-01
BOARD IF DIRECTORS BORN AT MIDNIGHT
 COMMISSION DEAD

The commission of state institutions vent out of existence at midnight last night. and at the same hour the new board of directors for state institutions came into being by virtue of a law enacted by the last state legislature.
 The new board consists of Governor Campbell. State Treasurer Ross and Andrew Baumert, who was chairman or the old board and is familiar with it's duties. Baumert will receive a salary of $4,S00 a year as civilian member of the board, and it is ex- pected that the new board will appoint Vim. J. Donahue of Bisbee to be pur- chasing agent at a similar salary.
 The duties Of the new board are practically identical with those of the expired commission, but will have only enc salaried member instead of three as heretofore. They have jurisdiction over the various state institutions and the improvements and maintenance thereof
 Other boards and officials will begin legal existence and become attached to the payroll today also, including the new state horiculturist and horticuI- tural board, the water commissioner and various other boards and positions created by the last legislature
Arizona republican., 1919-07-01

to the alley. gun in hand. with Mir. Paredo in hct pursuit
 ''The robber told my husband he would shoot him if he followed him, said Mrs. Paredo. in recounting the in cident shortly afterwards. but Pancho, that's my husband. Pancho said 'snoot. don't care, and he chased him off down the alley toward Washington street."
 The building occupied by the Mexi- can consulate is owned by Mrs. A. E. Buckley and is brick one story struc- ture Mrs Buckley occupies one half Of the dwelling. and Mir and Mrs Paredo occupy the other half, utilizing the front portion as an office and the bed room, dining room kitchen and porch in the rear as their home
 Shortly before the arrival Of the stick-up man yesterday afternoon Mrs Paredo had laid s100 bill on the dresser in the bed room, very near the screen door where the man made his appearance. IL is probable that he saw this money and hoped to terrorize the couple in the room beyond before max ing his entrance.
 He was badly fooled in this. how ever. and now. minus his bill. he is trying to dodge the county sheriff. He
 is described as being tall and strongly built, dressed in blue trousers. khaki
Arizona republican., 1919-07-01
DAILY ID ROUTE CANTALOUPES
 ID BEST MARKET
Agent of Bureau of Markets
 Establishes Office Here to Assist Growers to Secure
 Highest Market Prices

To distribute the cantaloupes of Salt River valley in such manner as nei- heir to slut nor stint any part of the market. is the aim of Ed M. Seifert, Jr Of the United States bureau of markets. who arrived in the city Sun -i lay and yesterday opened up his office jn the chamber of commerce.
 The Salt River valley is the chief mainstay of the cantaloupe market at tho present moment and will continue -so until the close of the season. Rec ogniZing this, the bureau of markets, functioning under the direction of the department of agriculture has for the first time put into effect it's daily dis tributiOn plan already worked out and proved in the Imperial valley, at Braw- ley, California.
 The basic principle underlying this plan is the axiom that the wider the distribution. the better will De the aver se price for shipper and consumer.
 Before noon of each day each shipper will give MT. Seifert a list of the num- bcr of cars he expects to ship that day, with the destination of each.
 At 1:30 o'clock each afternoon. with an the shippers in the valley either IlfSeuI or III telepnOnlc connection with him. Mr. Seifert will hold a meet ing at the chamber of commerce and read the number of cars destined for each market
 If it seems likely, after the amalga- nation of the reports. that any cities will be either glutted or cut short, enough cars will be shunted to other cities to stabilize the general move ment.
 MT. Seifert has a chart which he used in the Imperial valley on which is printed list of 225 cities in the United States and Canada, with their consum- ing capacities computed under an ideal distribution of POS cars daily. New York city, for example, will require 12 cars daily from the valley, Chicago 10, St. Louis three, and some of the smaller towns but one or two week.
 How important is the aid given the shippers by the federal bureau is seen
Arizona republican., 1919-07-01

by the figures from the crop just har- vested in the Imperial valley. Two years ago. without aid from the government, railway facilities broke down at the peak of the season, when 250 cars was the biggest single days shipment.
 This year over 7,000 cars will have been handled when the season is com pletely closed. and 349 cars left Brawley and vicinity on June r without oc- casioning any inconvenience or strain ing transportation facilities in the least.
 Mir. Seifert is planning a preliminary meeting at this office this afternoon to acquaint the shippers of the valley with his plans. "l am well established here" he told Republican representative yesterday, but 1 need a clerk to do some typwriting for me. l don't care whether it is a man or woman. and shorthand won't be necessary. l can give one employment for 30 days"