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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
MOLLY IS ALREADY
 LAYING PLANS FOR
 1873 BARON TEAM
Chubby Pilot Is Sending Out Contracts to '"Finds'" He Discovered While
 in Army Camps

The pudgy leader of the Baronial forces. Carlton Molesworth by name, is slated to arrive in the Magic City about the middle of next Month and immedi- ately begin laying his lines out for the 1919 outfit that will cavort at Rick wood this season. Moley usually blows in by February 15 and spends a couple of weeks hunting and fishing before getting down to real hard work.
 This year, however, he has already made some plans and has written Pres ident W. D. Smith for a bunch of blank contracts, explaining that he had sev- eral promising youngsters in mind whose prowess on the diamond had been viewed by his own eyes while acting as athletic instructor in Camp Sevier. It seems that out of the 4o-odd thousand soldiers in the camp the chubby Baron chieftain has dis covered" what he believes to be two or three real finds and he is anxious to hook onto them before some other ivory hunter does.
 Debus shortstop; Doffindaffer, pitch CT; Ellis, center fielder; Altenberg, cen terfelder; Clark second baseman; Shee- han. utility; Haworth, catcher; Glaz- ner, pitcher, all of whom are known to be in the army, but many of whom are expected to get their discharges before May l, are some of the Barons who are counted upon to appear in To- cal uniforms this year. Bernsen, first basemen, has been playing the Copper league this year; Mcdonald, third base man, has been down at Pascago In the Shipyard league; Jansen, shortstop, is here in Birmingham, while nothing has been known as to the whereabouts of Duncan, left fielder, and Tommy Long, pitcher.
 It will be remembered that accord ing to the recent agreement between Southern league moguls only seven of the 14 men who will play on the team this year can be men who played more than 20 games of Class A or better ball last year. Hence, at least six Of the above named will draw the can and their places will doubtless be filled by recruits who have developed in army camps.
 Comstock, Slapnicka, Southworth, Ca ton. Red Smith and Hill were aid sold to Pfttsburg last year, which leaves big hole in the pitching staff, va cancy in right field and a gap at short stop to fill. Bernsen's work at first tbase was so satisfactory last year that he is certain to be replaced. After all, it won't be such a hard job finding ask signments for youngsters who demon- strate Class A ability.
 The club owners of the Southern league will meet in New Orleans on March "A, fix the schedule for next year and go over the details left un- finished from the meeting here in De- cember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

Copyright, 1919, by King Feature
 Syndicate, Inc.)
 Editors note-This is the fifth
 Of a series of six articles which
 James J. Corbett has written con-
 cerning Mike Kelly-''the brainiest
 man that ever stepped on a ball.
 field" Each story will relate some
 of the tricks that King KeP' exc
 cuted on the diamond which added
 glory to his name and made his
 fame undying. The final chapter
 will appear tomorrow)
 Loyalty to his pals was a religion with Mike Kelly. No man ever played fairer or squarer with his friends than did King KeL' Once during his ca reer Mike Kelly was offered $1O, 900 te desert his fellows-but he refused.
 The incomparable Kelly joined hands with the other baseball stars of 1896 the new league was formed Kelly never was very optimistic concerning it's future. Just the same, when his mates quit the National and went ta the new circuit, he cast his fortune with them.
 Early in the summer the first signs of the cracking" of the brotherhood became apparent. As weeks wore or conditions within the brotherhood be- came worse-and ever worse. It was obvious to almost everyone that the league would hardly survive, the sea- son. Just when things seemed black est for the brotherhood, Al G. Spaldin Z delegated by the National to round up as many of the brotherhood stars as possible. approached Kelly.
 How are things going, Mike?" ask ed Spalding.
 "Rotten" was the answer. Every body is disgusted and all the clubs are losing money. We certainly were fools to quit the National"
 Spalding took a blank check out of his pocket and said:
 Mike, I'll fill this out for $10,000 payable to your order the very momen, you quit the brotherhood and go back to the National
 then at Spalding.
 "Why, if I did that I would be go- ing back on the boys"
 That perhaps. is true" responded Spalding. But the point is this: The brotherhood perhaps won't last durne. the season. When it breaks all you fellows will be looking around for jobs. And everyone of you that will come back to the National will come back at the salary that the owners will give you. In your case I am offering you $10.0O0 to get out of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Lightweight Champion
 Bests Johnny Dundee

Newark, N. J.. January 2o.-Benny Leonard. lightweight champion. had no difficulty in outpointing Johnny Dun- dee of New York in an eight-round bout at the First Regiment armory here tonight. The contestants weighed in at D. m., Leonard tipping the scales at 134h pounds and Dundee at 130
 With the exception of the first and third rounds. which went to Dundee on aggressiveness, the champion Jed throughout, landing the more effecti,e . blows. Dundee was willing at all! times. but Leonard was too fast
 In the second and fourth rounds Leonard kept his opponent away with left hooks to the face and in the next round quickened the pace corneriny Dundee and sending in left hooks and short right uppercuts.
 The champion landed several hard rights to the body in the sixth and drove Dundee about the ring in the seventh with successive jabs In the final round Dundee was turned com pletely around by a hard left to the head. Patsy Kline of Newark refereed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
ARMY ANTICIPATES / FURTHER ASCENSION
 IN FOOD PRICES
By Associated press

Washington, January 0.-Higher food prices next year are expected by army officials, who in asking Congress for ap- propriations for food purchases disclosed today they had allowed for a 10 per cent increase in the year beginning next July.
 When the food administration ceases to function. and all it's restrictions are removed, prices will go "sky high de- clared Lieutenant Colonel Adams of the quartermasters corps, before the House military committee hearings on the army appropriation bill.
 An army raton-food for one man for one day-now costs the government AS cents. Colonel Adams said appropria- tions had been asked on a basis of 53 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Nobody Claims Big
 Shipment of Liquor

Twenty gallons of whisky shipped from a Cincinnati chemical company and con- signed to Tony Moline, 16l6 Third ave- nue, was taken into custody by Officers Patton and McGill yesterday morning. The whisky was sent by express and the officers saw it while at the express office, but waited for it to be delivered. When the wagon loaded with the whisky arrived at the house, the occupants stated that no one by the name of the consignee lived there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
The Horrible Handicap
 of Poisoned Blood

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 Some of the most distressing cases of transmitted blood poisons have yield ed to the treatment of s. S. s.. and no case should be considered incurable un-. til this great remedy has been given a, thorough trial. s. S. S. acts as an anti dote to every impurity in the blood. Youl can obtain, 1t at any drug store. Our. chief medical adviser Will take pleas- ure in giving you without cost any ad-; vice that your individual case requires, Write today to Swift Specific O.. 433' Swift Laboratory. Atlapts. Ca
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Alleged Gamester Jailed

John Roberts, an employe of the Amer. ican Cast Iron and Pipe foundry, was arrested with several companions Satur. day night and committed to jail on 2 charge Of gaming The arrest was made by Officer Fuqua.
 Roberts later made bond, but failed tc appear In court Monday morning. Fol. lowing his non appearance Acting Re corder Henry King, Jr., ordered his re arrest. Officer Fuqua arrested him again this time in Acipco, and when they started to board car. according to MT Fuqua, Roberts broke loose from ths officer and attempted to make getaway He was overtaken and in the scuffle en- suing. seized Fnqua's revolver and struck nim twice with it before he was sub dued He was committed to jail without bond and his case is docketed for "wednesday in police court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
The Innocent Suffer Even Unto the Third and Fourth Generations, But Relief
 Is Now in Sight

It has long been accepted as a matter of course that the sins of the fathers yet 1t is hard to become reconciled to this condition. The heritage of physical iffIrmity is a handicap under which thousands must face the battle of life.
 scrofala is probably the most mo- ficeabls of the trAnsmitted blood dis erders. though theSe are other more ssvefs diseases of tN blood that pass from one generation No another. No patfsr what inherited \ lood ,taint you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
 MEN OF l.. & N. R. R.
 HOLD MEETING HERE

Assistant Freight Traffic Manager D. NJ. Goodwin and the heads of about 30 freight traffic bureaus of the Louisville X Nashville Railroad company are hold ing conference at the Tutwiler hotel They arrived in Birmingham Sunday night and Monday morning and will re- main here until this afternoon or to- night.
 The conference is called for the pur- pose of discussing freight traffic matters and to consider ways and means of m- proving the service, expediting shipments and deliveries, settling claims, adjust ing disputes and such other matters as usually come under the supervision of freight traffic men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Examinations for Mine
 Bosses and FOremen

Annual examinations for foremen and first and secondgrade fire bosses were begun yesterday by State Mine Inspertor Charles H. Nesbitt. The ex- aminations are being conducted in the auditorium of the Chamber of Com merce. Sixty seven candidates are talk ing the examinations.
 On account of the war and the speed up programme at the coal mines urged during the summer and fall no exam nations have been held since the early part of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
New York Train Now
 Makes Faster Time

The Birmingham New York sleeper by way of the Alabama Great Southern now goes over the Pennsylvania railroad be- tween Washington and New York, there by enabling passengers to arrive in New York about an hour earlier than when the sleeper went over the Baltimore, &, Ohio road.
 The sleeper leaves Birmingham at 6 o'clock a. m., arriving at New York the next afternoon at POP o'clock and re- turning leaves New York at 3:3S D. m., arriving the next evening at 11:25..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
PLANS FOR DISPOSAL
 |OF SURPLU s w A R
 ANNOUNCED
By Associated Press

Washington, January .0.-Plans for CO operation in the disposal of huge quan ities of surplus supplies accumulated by the government during the war with }ue regard for the effect on civilian in- lustries were announced today by c. w. Hare, director of sales Of the depart ment and the war service executive com nittee of American industries
 Inventories of supplies show that the government has 300o tons of reinforcing steel, H.516,000 brick; $50. 100000 feet of umber 115.523 barrels of cement: T.56) 9arrels of lime; 159,622 kegs of nails; 1.121.131 square feet of metal lath and other building material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

Sothworth's briskest batting was done against St. Louis his lightest against Boston, He got hits off g of the 39 pitchers he faced and one of the men he didn't bringle against passed him the only time Southworth batted against him. |, : Jake Northrup, whose front name hap pens to be George, puzzled Southworth
 more than anyone else, the Braves spit baller making him go hitless seven times. Mike Began was pie for Biffng Bill, Pat Ragan wasn't Southworth murdered Fred Toney' S offerings and did very little with Al De- maree's.
 This tells the story of what South worth did to the pitchers and what the pitchers did to Southworth:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
New York Giants Make Plans for Training
By Associated Prs.s

New York, January 20.-The New York Nationals announced today that they had scheduled exhibition games with the Bal tiirore lnternational league team in that city on April F and 13 and two games in Washington with the Washington Americans on April 19 ond 20 Manager McGraw said the Giants ex pected to reach their training camp. which probably will be St Petersburg, Fla, on Marfh ?, and leave there on April g. Several games will be played in Florida with the. Boston Red Sox, who will train at Tampa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

were a few days during the campaign when Southworth could not get the ball out of the infield, George Tyler having Bilrs numerals on August 13.
 Then the Derry (N. H.) southpaw made the slugging Pirate foul out once and grounder out to the infield four times. Southworth hit into dozen Sunny Jim Cor force) plays during the season, but
 not once did he rap into duplex killing "a remarkable record.
 These figures show just were the Na- tonal league batting champion hit to:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Injunction Obtained

T by NSsUCFdttu rTost
 Chicagoss January 20.-A temporary in junction restraining the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company from put ting into effect the new long distance telephone rate ordered by the Postmaster General was obtained in a state court this afternoon on petition of the Illinois state public utilities commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
100000 on Strike Qv Axeociatsd prexs

Bombay, January 20-tNia Montreal) One hundred thousand cotton mill opera tives here are on strike. They demand an increased war bonus. There has been no serious disturbance apart from stone throwing by nonstrikers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
King Resigns By Associated Press

New York, January 20-Robert M. King, head of the special dispatch agency of the United States shipping board, has rendered his resignation to return to his private business, it was announced here today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Sheppard IndOrsed

BY Nss0cIateu FTess
 Austin, Tex, January 20.-A resolution was introduced in the state senate to- day recommending United States Senator Morris Sheppard to the democratic na- tional committee as the logical candidate for President in 1920. The senate ad- journed before acting on the resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Remarkable Batting Of Bill
 SouthUorth Is ReueaLed m
 Study Of National Records
About 80 Per Cent of Bys Hits Went to the Outfied
 Never Hit Into Double Play-Knocked Elm to All Fieds-Bunting Was His Only Weakness
By ERNEST J. LANIGAN

Just about that Billy Southworth National batting had behind them the oute athletes meets on nose and sends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

To enable a person to walk on water a Rhode Island man has invented a com-
 bination of shoe floats and balloon, the latter holding him erect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
FALLS SHORT ON BUNTS

About the only thing that South worth cannot do, apparently, is to lag down sacrifices and possibly the req that he did not make any infield suicides in 1918 was that his boss, Hugo Bezdek, didn't want him to try tap tactics and preferred having him hit the ball out. Secretary (now pres dent-secretary- -treasurer) Heydlers s figures reveal only one sacrifice for the man whom Lee Fohl canned in 1915, and that was of the outficld type. being made off Rube MarquarJ, briefly of the United States navy, on July Is.
 There was 163 times last year when Southworth made outs for his team, he being pretty hard man to fan and not prone to popping up fouls to be absorbed by receivers, a famous catch CT having remarked to the writer that most of the wind-paddists now are receivers, not catchers.
 Southworth had a TX" put opposite his name nine times during the year. Artie Nehf whiting him twice in the notable 21-inning, 2-to-0 game fought at Braves field on August 1, and Thom- as E. Nefty) George repeating the stunt two days later at the high priced ball yard in a game in which there was nothing particularly notable Southworth was in the thick of a bat- ting slump, when he accumulated four strikeouts inside of three days, but said slump did not worry Bezdek at all Sir Hugo maintaining stoutly that Will liam H. was no morning glory per former and that he would soon get back into his old stride and show the way to the hitsmiths. He did.
 The other pitchers who had the hon. or of flaming Southworth in 1918 were Dana Fillingham, Jim Vaughn. Jack Coombs, Larry Cheney and Ferde Schupp, two-thirds of his strk eouts coming from southpaws.
 ONLY EIGHT FOULS ABSORBED
 Southworth raised only eight fouls that the opposition could absorb, the catchers Geceivers, rather) getting five of these putouts and the third basemen getting three. It still has to be told how Southworth was put out on the other 146 times he didn't plant the ball out of reach of the outfielders, so here goes:
 Southworth grounded out on 93 oc- casions and flied out on 53. Rival gardeners retired him 37 times. The most busy persons in the infield when Southworth wasn't hitting them safe were the second seekers, who bens- tnI fO rrL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

William H., third Cleveland discard ganization in swatting (the others were Jacob Ellsworth Daubert and Earl Yingling), showed 67 hits into suburban territory last year, deposit ing F in left, 29 in center and 26 in right
 BilTs infield safetiA numbered 17. three being toward the box. four to- ward first, four toward second, four toward third and two toward short. By taking the figures of where South worth made his hits and where he made his outs, one can get a pretty good idea of whether or not South worth is able to drive the ball to all fields The answer of the dope is that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
HIT WELL AGAINST CARDS

Totals ............... s3 5s s4 2So 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

tCopyright, 1919. by King Feature
 Syndicate, Inc)
Arizona republican., 1919-03-23

There Is no giving of gifts on the Christ Child's birthday; that is re- served for New Years, and then only among the most intimate friends Of the family. But for Christmas, which comes, according to the Greek calen- dar thirteen days later than ours, the Greeks have carefully preserved the old customs which grew on the sunny slopes of Greek orcharded hills. Every house is cleaned and whitewashed. Every member of the family has new clothes, and supplies of fruits of all kinds that in the old country were gathered from the orchards and gar dens and hung in the cellars are never touched till Christmas morning.
 In Norway, Sweden and Denmart the people begin to celebrate at C o'clock December "A. and continue un- til January [. During that time no one may enter a home without eatins and drinking. or bad luck will attend that house during the year. Christ mas eve is the gala night; then the feast is spread, and every family, no matter how poor must have it's risen grod, its goose and it's aebleskiver tdesSerD. In the risengrod, which is made of rice, almonds are hidden, and the lucky child who finds one receives a prize and the certainty of good luch, After the feast comes the tree, a big one, and always in the center of tae room, with it's gay colors, candles and gifts. It is too beautiful to take calm ly. Everyone joins hands and dances about the tree, singing and laughing
Arizona republican., 1919-03-23
SPENDING CHRISTMAS
 IN FOREIGN LANDS
(Outlook)

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 What could be more beautiful than the Polish custom of not sitting down to dinner on Christmas eve until the evening star is in the sky? And those who partake of the bountiful Polish Christmas dinner see hanging from under the fine white cloth of the table bits of straw reminiscent of the first Christmas, while a vacant chair is left at every Polish table for the little baby born that day so many hundred years before.
 As any American Bohemian would tell you, preparations for Christmas are far-reachipg in Czecho- Slovakia The children, with the assistance of the very old people. plan and build what is known as a Bethlehem "a realistic presentation of the Nativity. Sometimes it is arranged on tiny stage. These Behlehems are often handed down from generation to gen eration, and great care is expended in carving, painting and dressing the fig ures and keeping them in repair.
 Groups of children, go from house to house singing ancient carols full of poetic beauty and musical grace and are rewarded with red checked apples. handfuls of nuts, big slices of Christ mas cake. The leaders of the singers, who are usually dressed to represent
Arizona republican., 1919-03-23
SALT RIVER VALLEY MATER USERS TAKE
 UP DRAINAGE PlAII

mass meeting of the members Of Salt River Valley Water Users aSSo citation, called for the purpose Of dis cussinS the advisability of amending the present constitution of the aSsOcia- ton to make it possible for it 10 en- gage in drainage work, became, rather, a discussion of how drainage could best be done than whether or not it be done
 About half hundred water users were present at the meeting, which was called 10 order at 80 o'clock Presi- dent of the association. F. M. Wilkin- son presided at the meeting and in his opening speech explained why it is necessary the surplus of underground water be removed.
 w R. Elliot. project manager and superintendent, also brought forth strong arguments in favor of drainage. He cited figures and showed maps of the various levels in the valley.
 Attorney John l.. Gust, legal advisor for the association, explained why it was necessary that the association first amend the constitution before it could legally go ahead with the work.
 It was the opinion of the great ma jority of those present that the amend ment be supported, and the informal discussion had for it's subject the feas- ability of the different means of pro- eedure that would be followed in drain ing the lands
 The amendment will be voted upon by the water users on the general cleo ton day. April l, when officers of the association will also be elected.
 The meeting yesterday afternoon closed at about 4:30 o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-23
PAGE THIRTEEN

and then. U Prof. Cooper was called to better position at Bowling Green and CasS, Cooper hung around town, living mostly with Bag Cliff down on the coal float.
 People used to see him rowing across the river and they said he had a cave over in Alum Rock where he would stay for three or four days at a time. Mrs. Cooper came back home to see him once or twice and they went to the opera house together, and Cass would always have new suit after she left.
 Cass was never in any trouble. He never took a drink and his only bad habit was chewing tobacco. There were only about a half dozen people ln town to whom he would talk. Nobody ever saw him with girl. Prof. Coo per went up in Alaska with his wife during the Klondike excitement Some of the people back home heard be struck it rich. But Cass never sasd anything about it.
 Cass died of a lingering disease and was buried by the county.-Oom, sin New York Tribune. ltE
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