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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27
PhilEes To Train Here Next Spring
Ty Cobb Gradually SIows
 Up h Base Running Speed
Many of Tvs Infied Taps Are Going for Put
 Plan-"Rube" Is Rough-General Gossip
nr JAMES J. coRnrrr

At last comes the admission from Hushie Jennings that ry Cobb is slow ing up
 Tt was apparent for the first time | through 1919 declares the leader of the Tigers. "A dozen times or more saw Ty thrown out at first on an infield tap which, in other years he would have beaten by stride or two. And quite often Ty was tagged out
 in trying to steal second, although | he started from a position which. in the earlier days would have enabled | him to get into the bag a jump ahead of the ball
 But even though Tvs legs have lost little of their swiftness his batting 1 eye remains wholly undimmed He hit the ball harder and oftener in 1919 than in any but two years of his ca reer. If Ty had been able to sprint with all the speed of yore in 1919 and beat | en out the taps his clouting mark would have gone far beyond 400 in- stead of stopping at .SSl' 1 GROH HAS A PLAN Say" comments Heinie Groh. of them there champion Reds. If these pitching blokes are going to be allowed | to razzle dazzle a batter with spitters and sinners and emery twisters and gobs of licorioe and slippery elm to- bacco juice. why not give the batter chance to catch up with them in l trickery, hey2"
 1 What would you suggest2'
 "Oh, we'll l was thinking," answered i Heinie, that if us batters could be al lowed to sorta sand paper our bats until they were flat on at least two
 sides, why we wouldn't fret much about those trick twisters those pitch i ing blocks are using" Few diamond stars of any era furn- l ished as many amusing newspaper stories as did. old "Ruber Waddell. Just the other day one of the tales that had to do with the great left handlers 1 playfulness was revived While in the heyday of greatness, sort of assistant to the dashing hero in a melodrama known as The Stain i of Guilt" or something like that. Rube' s job was to grab the william at psycho- i logical moment and treat him bit | rough
 Whenever "Rube" felt in an especial lily playful mood he would pick up the i. william and toss him into the orchestra lpit. The show didn't last long because the supply of williams who cared 10 lrisk a wild pitch" by Waddell quickly became exhausted.
 TANNED 23-LOST GAME
 Then Frank Knapp struck out 2S batsmen in the ninth inning indoor
 game not so long ago-and suffered defeat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-27
BABE" RUTH HOLDS
 OUT FOR S2G,00O

Los Angeles Cal, December 2c- "Babe" Ruth home-run hitter. is through with major league base7 hall unless the management of tne. Boston American League club Is pre- pared to meet his demand for s2oeQg a year. he said today in discussing am announcement from Boston that he had returned an unsigned contract calling for s1o.0o0 a year
 '1 have several propositions on hand any one of which would pay me moN than S1O 000 a year." he said
 Ruth disclaimed any intention et entering the ring as recently reported but admitted he might go in for motion pictures.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21

Planned for Korea

Washington, Aug. 2O-Local self
government for Korea and reforms
looking toward home rule, are an
nounced in an imperial rescript is
sued yesterday in Toxic and<received
here TODAY by the japanese embassy.
The military government has been
displaced and succeeded by civil
one. The military gendarmerie, SO
much under criticism of late, is to
be replaced by a civilian police force
entirely under civilian control. A
system of village and town municipal
government based ON popular suf-
frage also is to be undertaken
Possible most important of all,
from the Korean point of view, is the
rescript by the emperor of Japan,
provides that Koreans shall have the
same privileges and legal rights as
Japanese. Heretofore, Japanese
have been a privileged class.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
Producers Renew
Fight With Actors

New York, Aug. 2O.-The dove OF
peace which lowered over strike
bound theatrical Broadway, was
driven off tonight by a fusillade OF
hot shots from the Producing Mana
gers Protective association which
declared in a formal statement, that
it would never deal with an organlza-
ton of contract violators like the Act
ors' Equity association.
Following conference OF repres-
entatives of the managers and actors
with leading playwrights, the mana.
gers issued their statement raklng
the Equity over the Goals without
reservation.
Paul N. Turner, attorney for the
Actors Equity association, announced
tonight that the association had re-
duced to writing statement that 1t
does not insist on the "closed shop"
principle in demanding recognition by
the managers. The offer had no eff
feet on the managers stand, however.
Stage hands and musicians walked
out at the Winter Garden tonight, but
the theatre put on its vaudeville"
musical extravaganza Monte Cristc
Jr.," with, a piano furnishing all in
strumental accompaniment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
to Guard
American Property

Aqua Prieta, Sonora Mexico, Aug.
2O.-Colonel Jose Dominquez, a mem
Der of General E. P. Gales staff,
said today it was not the intention Of
his chief, who also is military gov
e1nor Of the state of Sonora, to send
any federal troops either to this
place OF to Naco at this time. Col.
Dominquez said General Gales was
of the opinion that conditions at pre-
sent did not warrant steps in that
direction.
Col. Dominquez said peaceful re-
ports continued to be received from
the Sonora border district. The fed
eral forces in this section are ade-
quate to guard against possible ban
dit raids, he said.
A detachment Of $50 soldiers was
sent on Monday to the properties of
the Chicago Exploration and Devel-
opment corporation, north of Tonichi,
to guard same against future ex-
ploits of rowing bands Of so-called
Villistas. who about two months ago
seized Franklin B. Harding, chief
consulting engineer Of the company,
and after tortuing him for forty
eight hours, released him on the de-
sert to make his way back to the Dor
der as best he could. 1t was thought
urgent representations made on the
part of Mr.. Harding some ten DAYS
ago that General Gales ordered the
troops to the mine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
Alabama Has Large
Sweet Potato Crop

Washington, Aug. 20.-Alabama is
leading again this year in the pro-
duction of sweet potatoes and her
crop promises to be more than five
million bushels larger than last years
with a total of 19,920,000 bushels as
forecast by the department of agri-
culture from conditions prevailing on
August 1.
The country's total CROP this year
is forecast at 104.456,000 bushels
which is 100000 bushels more
than was harvested last year.
Georgia is second among the pro-
ducing states with crop prospects of
12.512,000 bushels this year, and
Mississippi third with 9,634,00O
bushels. Forecasts for other south
ern states include: Louisiana $780,
900! Texas. 8,770,000; Oklahoma L.
$4,000 and Arkansas 4,150,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
Downward Trend of
Mark Causes Worry

Berlin, Aug. 2O.-As result OF the
continued downward trend OF the Ger
man mark, the food controller mas
ordered the discontinuance OF pur-
chases in Holland and Denmark. WINE
the action is ostensibly based on the
pretext that supplies already under
contract meet most urgent needs ana
these sources of supply may be tenn
porarily dispensed with in view OF
increasing arrivals of overseas snip
ments,. official concern over the ex-
change situation is held to be direct
ly responsible for the controllers or
der.
Newspapers in discussing the prob
lem declared the western frontier has
virtually ceased to exist in view OF
the unchecked influx of American,
English and French commodities
across the Rhine. Illicit traffic
through "the hole on the Rhine" is
said to have assumed such proper,
lions as to preclude the possibility OF
customs or other control. AS a vol,
ume of trade increases, the amount OF
the German money required to finance
it moves upward at an accelerated
pace and results in the further depre-
citation of the mark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
M. X. and T. to Use
Oil Burners Only

Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 2O.-The
Carson Petroleum company has con.
tracted with the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway company to fur
nish the railroad with 100000 bar
rels of fuel oil at the rate of 3.000,-
900 barrels year for a period of
five years 1t is stated that this
contract will lenable the M. K. and T.
to effect a saving of $4,000 a day
when all of their engines are con-
verified into oil burners, which will re-
quire about six months. The cost Of
making the change will be $750,OOO.
and this amount the oil company will
accept in notes in payment for oil.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
Austrians Decline
to Act on Treaty

Paris, Aug. 2O.-The Austrian dele
cation told the supreme council to-
day that it would be necessary for
them to take the completed text to
Vienna and to submit it to the as
sembly for approval before the dele
gates can sign it.
This suggestion brought express
ions of surprise from members Of the
council as it had been thought the
Austrian delegation had full powers.
The council is urging the Austrians
to make some arrangements to sfNn
the treaty without taking it to
Vienna.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
BEST THEATRE.

Charles, Ray delves into and gives
the Audience the humorous side of
life in training camp in. the new
play, "Hav Foot, Straw Foot" at the
Best theatre today for one day only.
Many are the jokes that have been
played on the rockies, many are the
hearty laughs had at the expense
of the green soldier who arrived at
the camp to prepare to beat the Hun.
All of this brighter side of army life.
is shown to advantage in this play of
no battle scenes and no tragic NOM
ents. Charles Ray is cast as Ulysses
S. Grant Briggs. grandson of an old
man who fought in the civil war
under the leadership of the boys
namesake. The same morals that
the general lived up to are set aside
for the boy adm he indeed must watch
his actions to that end. When the
time comes he journeys to a train
ing camp to prepare for battle. On
one of his days at liberty he takes
part in a home talent show for the
benefit of his comrades. He has
learned parlor magic by correspond
ence and endeavored to prepetratc
them upon his hunkies, but somehow
or other they all 90 wrong and he IS
Inundated one girl from near by
village takes pity on the doughbov
and through her he becomes hero
of the how. How did he become a
hero ?-well come and see.
Mao Nurrav in "The Delicious Lit
tie Dell" will be shown tomorrow
and Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
u s. ga Aid Asked i
s4oO,Oo0,00lo1eeqp @ |
Building III pJ

t The y problems Gles' ANY Aug. q,
t lSaS LEGISLATION r sl.s : 4; ~
r nual governors u connect me- slers
TO- a,,: sign individually ' he. VII
governors conferesnoso at not
pre- prepared r |, by Gove art'es' a = ri
len, of Kansas, djr rt,vr Henry
an an additional ada liGS9pl oggSsy's.s:nnss
be- be0 exped fGr the he building; Si Il
net five years. VIC states Wild
~ Discussing educatior., /
doyern9r IL, Robertson ' a. ny
a damanfs1 that there is s sa ~
system Of the count r,'n ~ Is !
are making the univa y, The |
of the educational nv lS,sle, Nj
common 1l scool the apex eslS u5., y, \
cedn a, s.; should be vice. ', p.a W
said; "T h common sebo sfn''
pie" N'''eil's Of Ii,
T T 7 ,1o4,,, D. Bratton, p,,,;,.'
j. D. E, !, MeUlloch. general p sss.ls'
the Southern Sociological ' ~
WASHINGTON, D. D., snn MO, 10y !
the conference and ap rrsdly' !, y
appointment Of a sta prsa'sa %
sion by the governor ' NJ :. s9r
for the purpose of maxine Il 'a'l |
study of the causes undas,,! y
friction with the view Of r ,,,,s
ing proper means, for tha; wv, w
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
CHAS. E. LEVERENZ.

The body Of Charles E. Leverenz,
who died at OgdeVourg, N. Y, Sun
day afternoon, arrived here yester-
day, accompanied by his sisters-in-law
Mrs. Reid and Miss Emma White.
The funeral will take place at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon from the
Leverenz home in West Bararque
street. Mr.. Leverenz died from a
stroke of paralysis he suffered while
visiting the home Of Mrs. Reid at
Alexandria Bay, N. Y, where he
had gone in the hope of improving
his health, following the death of
Mrs. Leverenz here recently.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
Find Jap. Provoked
Fight With Chinese

Picking, Aug. 20.-The official re-
port of the Chinese regarding the
clash between japanese and Chinese
soldiers on July 10, at Chang Chun,
Manchuria, it is said, in government
circles, indicates that the japanese
provoked the trouble.
The Chinese report says 10 Japan
csc were killed and II wounded and
IL Chinese killed and ID wounded.
One hundred Chinese soldiers are
missing but it is believe that many
of them fled and fear to return.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
ORPHEO THEATRE.

Tol, c-ht will be SUNRISE night at
the Ornhoo theatre Many valuable
prizes will be awarded to some of
those who attend as all the patrons
of the ever-popular Orpheo know
what copntrv store is. And that is
an extra added feature for tonight.
Southern Beauties Musical Comedy
players will offer "hTe Yankee
Doodle Kid" one-act musical skit
frimful Of comedy situations and
intersperced with the latest songs
and dances.
On the screen: "Too Many Crooks"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
OIL FIRE DAMAGE BIG.

Baltimore, Mr., Aug. 2o.-Fire
which started late today with an ex-
plosion in the oil plant of Sherwood
Bros, in the eastern part Of the city,
swept that plant and threatened the
n]ants of the Red &c" and National
Oil company's adjoining.
Several of score of big tanks in
the Sherwood plant, containing lub-
ricating oil caught fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
Three Anti-BOlshevik
Towns Are Captured

London, Aug. 20.-Anti-bolshevill
forces have occupied Emerson, Niko
laef, and Cherkisy on the Denister
river below Kiev, according to an
official statement sent out by wire"
less by the Soviet army Headquarters
at Moscow. The statement adds that
on the eastern front bolshevik forces
have occupied Iletsk after fierce
battle. Iletsk is about 40 miles south
west of Orenburg.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
SESSION SEEMS CRpv,n

Conway, Ark. Aug. 2o.-h;l
sldered practically certain I s,s
a special session Of the ls p,;,
will be called to enact nv, sSI y.
ton. Majorities Of both f b,,,,1s'!!
the legislature have uled ,s,a /
selves to attend. The rlstt sn ! j
ing funds to defray the sy,s..]
the session, a condition visI
C. H. Brough said would b,y,
met before he called the ses,in
be promptly disposed Of, i Na
ed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
DENY SHIPS AGROUND.

Seattle, Washington, Aug. 20
Telegrams received by the Seattle
Merchants Exchange at noon today
said no japanese freighters were
ashore on the Canadian side of the
straits of Juan de F'uca. Earlier re-
ports to the exchange brought the
news that the inbound Oriental
steamer Yomei Maru and Shinbu
Maru grounded in dense fog during
the night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
PEACE BOND FOR TWEEDY

Little Rock, Aug. Wv. NJ.
Tweedy. former police Judge, was
fined SIS on a charge of drunkness
and 500 for disturbing the peace
and was put under $4,000 peace
bond for three years in police court
this morning. The case was result
of promiscuous shooting match and
FIGHT in which Tweedy was engaged
last July. He sustained injuries in
this melee which kept him under the
care of a doctor until recently.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
FLYING TO EGYPT.

: Paris, Aug. 20.-Major Wuillem-
in and Lieutenant Deniau, French
aviators, who left Marseilles on
August IL by airplane, for Con-
stantinople and Cairo, landed at
Saloniki on August Is and resumed
their flight the next day, according
to messages received here today.
The two airplanes had fuel capacity
for a nonstop flight of 900 miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
TO COMMAND TRAVIS.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 2O.-Major
General John Biddle, who commanded
all American troops in England, is
due here Friday to take command of
Camp Travis, relieving Major General
Jas. Fl. McRae, it was learned to-
night. General McRae has been ap-
pointed commander of the U. S. dis
ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven-
worth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
WABBASEKA HERE.

The Wabbaseka ball club will come
to Pine Bluff today for game this
afternoon at the Athletic field with
the Pine Bluff All-Stars. The latter
team was played two games this
season, winning both. They defeat
ed Wabbaseka several days ago.
Both teams announce strong line
up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21

the Gladys Leslie picture which will
be shown for the last time today at
the Orpheo. 1t is a most unusual
romance with strong comedy ele-
ments in which Miss Leslie always
appears to best advantage.
Tom Mix in Fighting for Cold"
will be shown tomorrow and Satur-
dav.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
HENRY HALL.

Funeral services of Henry Hall, of
Grady, a brother-in-law of Mrs. w.
H. Blankenship, Of Pine Bluff, and
son Of the late Ed Hall Of Grady,
were held yesterday at Grady. He
died at hospital in Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
GIRLS SLAYER IN JAIL.

Banister Tate, The negro who Killed
his sweetheart. Jessie Epps, at Wab-
baseka. in 1914 was brought here
yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Claude
Pledger. Tate fled after the killing.
and succeeded in evading arrest until
he was located recently in Phillips
county by Deputy Sheriff J. L. Nc
Burnett.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21

The Woodmen of the World of
Pine Bluff will give dance at Sui
phur Springs tomorrow evening, for
the benefit of the camps degree
team. Ashford's orchestra has been
engaged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21

Better be safe than sorry. Install
safe to safeguard your valuables.
This is protection that costs little.
Phone us for description and price. tt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
To keep in touch with
the business WOrld---
READ ADVERTISEMENTS

You can learn more from the
advertisements in your daily
newspaper than you could in
weeks spent in visiting stores,
shops and offices.
If you did not read the adver-
tisements, you might go to a
store and come home again and
never learn about some new
goods in that store that would
interest you. But the store
keeper knows and he publishes
the news in an advertisement
for you to read.
If you did not read ADVERTISE
ments, you might go on pur-
chasing: one article for years
when a new and better article
has come to take it's place.
It pays to keep in touch with the
business world by reading ad-
vertisements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21

It pays if you have nothing to
buy but your own clothes ana
shoes and candy and books ana
other personal things. r..
It pays even more if you are
buying for a household.
By keeping in touch through
reading advertisements you can
buy to more advantage, find OUT
where and when to get the
things you want, and avoid re-
grettable expenditures.
A large part of our world OF
today is the world of business
and commerce And the voice
byswhich it speaks IS: advertls-
ing. It has a message for you'
Keep in touch by reading thls>
message-by reading advertise
ments.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-08-21
CAVALRY STILL
FOLLOWS TRIAL
OF BANDIT BAND

Continued From Page One.)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-21
VOTE OF PEOPLE ON
LEAGUE DEMANDED

WASHINGTON. Feb. Senator
Eorah. speaking in the senate. today
demanded that the Americans be Civ
en- a votee on the league of nations
constitution before the government
binds itself under the compact. He
warned, that unless people are now
afforded this opportunity to express
their unclouded opinion they will
take opportunity later to speak their
minds"
Borah said: This plan involves
a change in our constitution. That
kind of a question should be submit
ted directly to the people We may
be their agents but have no authority
to decide 1t for them" He said Taft's
statements on the constitution of the
league did not interfere with the prin-
ctples of Washington or the doctrine
of Monroe
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-21
HIGHWAY COMMISSION /.
AWAITS ACTION HERE
Prompt Cooperation by
State Assured if County
Bond Issue is Adopted.

The passing of the 10 million dollar
road bond bill by the senate yester-
day assures the cooperation of the
state with Umatilla county il the To-
cal bond issue carries With the view
of getting quick action if the election
carries in the county, w. L. Thomp-
son, acting, chairman of the state high
way commission. stated today that he
had postponed the next regular meet
ing of the commission from March 4
TO March G.
This is to permit the commission
SAYS Mr. THOMPSON, :'if the local bond
issue carries, to arrange at once for
letting contracts for paving the road
between the Washington state limo
and Milton and for the work from
Echo to the Morrow county line As
the engineering features OF these two
jobs is now about complete they can
be taken up at once
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-21
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
TO ARRIVE TOMORROW

The Rev. j. Francis Morgan, D. D.
the new pastor for the Presbyterian
church. is expected to arrive in Pen
dleton tomorrow on No II. He comes
to Pendleton from jersey City, n. j.
Officers of the Presbyterian chuprch
will meet DR. Morgan at the train and
later entertain him at get ac-
quainted" luncheon at the Hotel PEN
dleton. DIR. Morgan is coming alone.
Mrs Morgan viii lremain in the east
until their daughter graduates from
Elmira college in June. DR.. Morgan
will preach both morning and even-
ing on Sunday at the Presbyterian
church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-21
MUD AND RAIN WORST
EVILS OF BREST CAMP
BY LOWELL MELLETT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
Copyright by United Press.)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
Copyright by United Press.)
BREsT. Feb. 2I.-Mothers of Am
orleans who are waiting for their boys
to come home may rest assured that
Brest is not pest hole" This asser-
ton is based on official figures show
ing that the sick and death rate here
lis lower than any other camp in
France and on results of the personal
investigation by the correspondent.
Brest was selected as the chief port
for the arrival of American troops in
France primarily because it is the
closest to the United States and dam
gers of submarines and mines are
lessened in consequence. It's strategic
and geographical advantages out
weighed its climatic drawbacks. Rain
seems To fall everlastingly in Brest
and the soft ground is usually more
or less of mud, but when the rain and
mud are mentioned the worst is told.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-21
Gort,t Troops Take BuiIdings.

BASLE Feb. 21.-German govern
ment troops operating with Marshal
Fochs permission recaptured from
the Spartacans all the Elbertfeld pub
lie buildings, according to dispatch
today.
The fighting continued until noon
yesterday, the troops withdrawing
and leaving a guard to maintain or
der, i'm agreement with the allies
CE.iherfcId is within the neutral zone
east of the RhineD The Spartacans
are reported to have seized al the
bullion gold in the Reichsbank of
Muelheim.