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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
LEADING EATERS
 IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Chicago, September z7.-The closing days of the baseball season find Tyrus Raymond Cobb of Georgia, star out fielder with Detroit, in possession Of the American League batting champion ship for the twelfth time in thirteen years. Cobb according to unofficial averages today, is leading the race with mark of s7s, 2s points ahead of Veach, his team mate
 The only year in which Cobb was depcsed was in 1716 when Iris Speaker forced him out. The figures include games of Wednesday.
 Babe" Ruth, the home run marvel, is in seventh place in the list of bat ting leaders with an average of .323. Ruth, whose achievement of driving out 2s homers for worlds record. leads the league in extra base hitting, hav- ing stretched 13S safe blows for total of 2SO bases He also leads in scoring, having counted 102 runs.
 Eddie Collins, the Chicago second basemana is topping the base stealers with 32, with George Sisler of St. Louis next in the list with 2S. Cobb and Rice of Washington are trailing in third place with 27 each.
 Other leading American batters for sixty games: Jackson, Chicago, .34S; Sisler St. Louis, .341; Tobin, St. Louis. 326; Heilman, Detroit, 1928; Ruth Bos- ton, 1928; Jacobson, St. Louis, 1922; Flag stead, Detroit, .320; Rice, Washington, S1A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

the players coming to the home hole and made the following observation:
 ":You notice that nearly every one Is short, not only on his approach but on the butts as well. I know of a number of golfers who have what seems to me to be an excellent antidote for the fall ing short maiady. Whenever these golfers get together in foursome they agree to pay penalty of 25 cents for every time they fail to reach the flag on the approach or the putt, It's liable to prove expensive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

Sam Wallace an Americans take it from the Class Journal publications, is ths. only man who has been able to bring of . der to the chaos at the big army mo- tors repair department at Slough. Eng land. Slough MT. Bunyan assures us, is in Despohd county.-Motor Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

With only the to hold to in he loses his balance
 stretch of space bridging the distance between his machine and the ground Lieutenant Lockear the miracle of the air. stands atop the wings of plane Another plane swoops low It is tense moment false step failure gauge the distance instant death Then the top plane shoots by Lockear the fearless with hands of steel grips the shoot ing airshp and swings aboard It is the last word in honam Laughing at the perils that await him. and realz ing the inevitable result he continues this hazardous feature it small wonder that Lockear hailed the fearless the world has ever produced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
Nearly All Approaches
 and Puts Fall Short
Golfer Would Curb Bad Habit by Agreeing to a Two-Bit
 Penalty

The almost universal failing of golf CTS to fall short on their approaches and butts might in a measure be over come if they were to adopt a penalty system that has been tried down Phil- adelphia way.
 Robert w. Lesley, donor of the in- ter-city cup, while attending the sem iors tournament at Apawamis, watch ed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
Probable Line-Up of the
 University of Pittsburg

Herb Stein, center.
 Jim Bond, guard. Dodge Thomas, tackle. Lon Meryis, tackle. Harvey Harmon, tackle. Herb McCracken, end Fred Ewing, end.
 Jim Morrow, quarter. Jimmy Dehart, half. Tom Davies, half.
 Andy Hastings, full. Average age, twenty-one years five months; average height, five feet nine and two- third inches; av- craze weight, 17S.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

Everyone at the dinner thought the gray gentleman at the speakers table was fine imposing man.
 Later it developed that his job in life Motor Life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

Many of our favorite roadhouses are to serve milk instead of inundating bever- ages. "But who," queries Ed Dilley, will find equal amount of pleasure in a cafe au 7"'-MotDr Life,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE

"Gavvy" Cravath, manager of the Philadelphia club, is ahead in the race for National League batters, although the race is close The averages show Cravath in the lead with .336 with Jim Thorpe of Boston points behind him.
 Burns of New York, who crowded Heinie Groh, the Cincinnati third base man out of the commanding position in scoring, managed to cling to his lead of one run. Burns has registered 79 scores Zack Wheat the Brooklyn vet eran, and Roush, of Cincinnati, are fighting it out for honors in total base hitting. Roush has total of 214 while Wheat's mark is 213.
 Cutshaw of Pittsburg is in no danger of being deposed as the leading base stealer, his record of 35 being high with 29. Cravath's home run record of II remains unchal1enged
 Other leading National League bat ters for sixty or more games:
 Eddie Roush, Cincinnati, 1922; Carey, Pittsburg. .312; Groh, Cincinnati, .S11; Meusel Philadelphia, .310.
 With the close of the American As sociation set for tomorrow, Hendrix, the Louisville outfielder is in possession of the 1919 batting championship, although his official average will not be deter mined until the final figures are com piled.
 Hendrix, according to averages in- cluding games of Wednesday, is lead- ing with a mark of .365, nineteen points ahead of Good, Kansas City, the run ner-up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
RESULTS YESTERDAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE

. RESULTS YESTERDAY St. Louis, 5; Pittsburg. g. Boston, 14; Brooklyn, 6. New York. 6; Philadelphia, 0. Cincinnati, z; Chicago, 4.
 GAMES TODAY Chicago at Cincinnati. Pittsburg at St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
Attractions Four Sensational
 Boises The Supreme Casting Act Motorcycle Races

N1OtOrCyClc NdCeS A Splendid Programme Has Been Arranged and We'll Known Rid- CTS From All Over the Country Will Participate in Thrilling Events.
 Horse Races Some of the Best Horses in the Country Will Participate and a Treat Awaits Lovers of This Sport
 Auto Races World Famous Drivers in
 Exciting Events
 Fireworks The Battle of Chateau Thierry. Demonstration of Modern War. Bombardment of the Historical City. Destruction of Forts.
 Johnny J. Jones'
 Exposition
 25-Attractions-25 5-Bands-5 5-Rides--5 "Fit for the Entire, Family" The Biggest and Best in All the
 World
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28

of your concern as to for ignition, now that it. / You seem to have Try batteries.
 ARCHIE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
Problem of Auto Intoxication

From Motor Life. My Dear Sir:
 I read, In July, what we will do the prohibs have forgotten about
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18
Boy E.oils Robbers.

Eight Chinese robbers attacked SING
Hop, a wealthy Chinese shirt manu-.
facturer in his factory in San Fran.
cisco and demanded $4,000. When he
refused they beat and tortured him
until he agreed to give them all the
money he had with him.
While this was going on his twelve
ycar-old son, Sing Flu, slipped out of
the place and summoned Policeman
John Floyd, who, with Detective Ser
geant James Skelly and members of
the Chinatown squad, broke into the
place and caught the robbers as their
victim was handing them $235.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18

D. r. Alison and daughter, Grace,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Morse and daugh-
ter, Lucille, of New York City were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Gage
this week.
Miss Emily French came from
Glover to visit her niece, Mrs. G.
M. Campbell.
Mrs. Carl Clark is in Concord, N.
H., for a few days.
Robert Watson of Utica, N. Y, is
visiting his little daughter and other
relatives here.
Dr. Cramton of st. Johnsbury as
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18

, sisted by DR.. Brown of this place OPP
Grated on Lester Mitchell removing
tonsils and adenoids. The little fell
low is doing fine.
Mrs. F. w. Hatch is i'll with ner-
vous trouble.
Rev. Mr.. Sharp, superintendent of
st. Johnsbury District, Mr. Craig and
wife of Albany, visited at Rev. VIM.
McFarlane's Tuesday.
Eva Watchie goes to a hospital
soon for two weeks treatment before
having an operation.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18
LYNDONVILLE

Mrs. Enoch Smith is i'll with the
humps.
Catherine G. Bell is visiting her
uncle, Charles Bell at Springfield,
Mass.
Althea Robinson is enjoying a visit
from her friend, Ruby Brooks of
Massachusetts.
U. S. Grant has the job to paint
and repair the library inside and out
The library will be closed while the
work is being done.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18
The Venerable Toad.

Toads often look very old, don't
they? Even so, probably you have
never imagined that a toad might be
250 years old. Actual records prove
that there have been toads of more
than 100 years of age, and very likely
this estimate hes been exceeded.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18
Iron Rust Proof.

To make ironworl1 proof against rust,
heat it until it is almost red hot and
then brush it over with linsccd oil.
This makes varnish which, unlike or
binary paint or enamel, does not chip
off.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18
KANSANS WOULD AGREE
Soldier Says Wheat Belt Is Gods
Country.

Country.
The effete East may think whole
lot of their country, but it takes a Kan
sas farmer to tell in a few words
where the famous Goods country" told
of by American soldiers of fortune, is
located
Mrs. Darlene Newly of the Red Gross
service in Kansas City found out the
exact location of the famous land. She
said to returning soldier who han.
pened to be at the Red Cross station:
Are you glad to be back to the
States?"
"Will be when I get back to Gods
country" he replied. ..
"Why, where is that?" she ques-
toned in surprise.
"The Kansas wheat belt"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-18
Handy Oil to Have.

Automobile oil is inexpensive, and
useful for many household purposes {;
one drop will relieve a sQueaking door
hinge or heavy running sewing ma
chine; wipe it off with absorbent cot.
ton.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09

technical experience exist In a. high 4
degree as they do In tho men aasociat ted
with the Motion Picture Producing Com
pany OF America, the great financial sue
cess Of the corporation seems asnured.
Read the short sketches Of the men back
OF the business given below;
WALTER l., JOHNSON of New York,
President aud General Manager. Mr.
IN the motion picture field. having been
associated with Triangle fffm Corpora
tion when this company vas making pie
lures with Douglas Fairbanks, Norma
w. hart and other prominent stars.
JAMES /. GivAN Of Boston and New
YORK. Vice Presidant and sales Manager.
Mr OiVAn has had over IS years expert
In charge OF large bodies Of msn.
EARL n. HoPkINs of Chicago and
New York. Secretary Treasurer and Pro-
duchon Manager. Mr, Hopkins has had a
varied and successful business experience
ana 10 particularly well adapted for hand +.
lug thu production end OF this business
and supervising the expenditure OF the
J. wALTER DOUGLASS Of Phllad.l-
phia, Mr. Douglass has been closely iden-
Tilted with tho moving picture business
for several ysars past, In the product n
and exhibiting branches Of this art and
particularly In the technical and scientific
EARLE EMLAY Of Los Angeles and
New York. Mr., Emlay Is director general
OF stereospced Productions. Inc, and Ia
the Inventor Of the high speed camera,
which Will photograph pictures up TO $50
pictures per second as compared with the
ordinary motion picture camera, which
photographs Is pictures por second, Mr.
Emiay was one OF the largest stookhold-
ets OF tho Monograph Film Corporation
which produces pictures for Pnthe. lie re-
Gently sold out his interests there to ioin
the mon bAhlnd the Motion Picture Pro-
ducinv Company OF America
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
Profits Of Fourteen Thousand
Dollars a Day

Tn. Famous Ptaysrs-Insky Corpora-
tion officially reports that the profits
earned by the company for thn slK
months .nding June 30. lbs. amount
ed to t2tlS,11I.
That ts to say al the rate Of ap-
rrosimat'iy five million dollars year,
more than four hundtrd thousand
every month, OF about fourteen thou
sand dollars day 10 he divided among
the fortunate people who own stock IN
the company.
Tho stock Of the Famous Playen-
rAsky Corporation 10 now selling on
the New York stock Exchange for six
times the amount II could have been
bought for q year ago man who
put 300 into an Investment In shares
~ the company last year could sell
NH. holdings NOW for ts0o--thus max
ng nj, pfofit of 500 percent In .
single year
Or course tho insiders In any great
rugcraHfut rnrpOtattOn-~the biockhold
,fA who bought their shares BEFORE
such profits becAru4 n matter OF gem
srnl n.ws-ata tbs ones who make tho
big money. because they secure their
stock Ut comparatively low price.
Tho fact that tho Famous Players
IAsky Corporation has grown to such
gigantic proportions and developed
such previously unhesrd OF money
making abilities In tho short space Of
five years. shows what enormous for.
tunes can te made. and doubtless will
be madS hereafter, from = oonPafs-
tivsiy srMfi Investment IN ths shares
OF newly organized and weli-mnnagsd
motion picture producing companiea.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
lew Movie Screen
Makes Pictures
Lifelike
AnArEs "IT.lCKER" NCIsANCE
Perspeotl,- and Depth Given films
by Wonderful Luminous Sheet.
Ntstful TO Eye

The Motion Picture Producing Company
America haa secured control Of ths
american output OF new motion picture
Dfe1e made by the vlyliits Products Cor.
os4sior. II also has ~ percent interest
ths latter company. This following az
euMssmsnt Of the screens virtues 80.
oar9d In various trafs pApsfs recently.
The new screen. which 70 luminous. end
eaid 20 contain ultra violet ray prin.
tplee In ito construction, y reported able
b atvs . three dimension perspective 80
|ny picture thrown upon u. Another
(srqlAsd vlrtua of the screen Ia It's ability
- away with ms annoying dis'ortion..
FeSt q The sersen. 4 third property ao.
@te4Ste4 10 u 10 an ability TO absorb the
(ehsr OF the projection machine to such
sxtcnt that II 10 hardly noticeable.
This ,cessn was perfected m 1914. hut
Iar. becAus Of the british scvsrnn,snts .
ssd uf yarious materials entering into Ns
)omposifi0a. The production II now being
taftsd through the release Of thN control
tness ,n,Htsriais'
This screen 10 controlled By hssic patent.
)nd II the only stsrsoscopic motion vfSture
GREEN 70 ssistsncs. This screen will give
;asss' Taxr Vs.s tn Ens EHSs rS rI.ls roak ric IL
md PlCTuRES THAT LOOK REAL
IND NkTuhAiA An lnsistsut demand is
xpscteA from ivory one q the Se,eeo mo-
bon pletuee (ksatets 10 Amsylca, The
vcrsSNe eel ~ IN average ef oi.eee each.
fA,e hsaAeh sions " the bus,nsss should
Reove saeyMotisiy profitahie 10 Molten Pie
{ufe xycSSc'ns COMPANY u America ana
oess thefs va sa asssv. yiuss.ns along
~ ~ Dseisessen. sa5nlhs 3 small salary
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
Additional Assets That
Should Mean Money
IN YOu

Tho company has a great motion
picture comedian. II has pretty girls.
studio for immediate use and the
ground for the erection OF . perna-
nsut studio and laboratory buildings
The company also controls atereospeed
Productions. Inc, which is having the
well known inventor. Earle Emiay.
build motion picture camera that
will take $50 individual photographs n
second The company also has 4 10
percent ,rGervst IN vivtiits Products
Corporation and 10 exclusive manufae-
tursr's representative OF the wonderful
new luminous natural vision motion
picture screen. In there any reason.
then. why the company should not
make big money for itself and stock
hoiders7
Remember. the stock 10 selling at
only 81 per shnfs now II wont last
long at that price. Also don't forget
that II you send In your money rixht
away and ars not satisfied with tina
Investment, yon can have II back II
you ask for II within ton days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09

every reason 20 expect 4 substantial In.
crease IN the price of the stock very soon.
Furthermore. II must not be forgotten
that when the time come. for Motion Pie
turs Producing Company Of America To In
crease its capitalization rtockhoiders who
buy now viii receive handsome stock dlyi'
dends. Stock dividends paid TO early IN.
yrstors IN standard OH subsidiaries. Amer
lean Light and Traction, Sears, Roebuck a
Co have made them immensely wealthy,
The first plans OF Motion Picture Pro-
duc'ng Company OF America embraces the
production Of series u short snabpy
comedies under the name OF KIM Cole
Comedies
They will b. comedies which are basicsl-
w funny and certain TO appeal TO tho
humorous side OF almost any moving pic.
ture audience land from which handsoma
profits are easily possibleD. Tho company
viii also produce hiG feature fiiIns. sceaics
and other hg.psyinE motion picture spe-
cislti-s, including "hieh-speed'' novelty
productions aud tho wonderful stereoscopic
natural vision screens for motion picture
theaters
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
MULTI.
MLLIONALRES

A few years ago poor clothes presser lived in the
lower part Of New Yorks great East Side lie worked
long and late at small wages earning only few dollars
day. But he had managed to save up little money,
,ana one day had opportunity Of investing his savings
l in the motion picture business.
That was WILLIAM FOX, today motion picture
money king.
Back about 1907 furrnr working long hours
lon the bench. lie knew there no possibility Of his
ever making big money in that business, he laid by
what he could in order to be ready to take advantage Of
any opportunity that came along.
The opportunity came, In the wonderful profitable
motion picture business he jumped quickly and grabbed
lit.
That is said to be the story Of ADOLPH luxor
the welknown president of the Famous PlayersIasky
Corporation His immense fortune, running into many
millions of dollars all made in the last twelve years
Not many years ago running a small
I0ptcal establishment in Philadelphia Probably the total
value OF the business not more than five ten
Thousand dollars The of it was a ng-headed,
}cever who the exceptional money making pos
Isbiltes in motion pictures. lie borrowed $500 his
business property and put every dollar of it into the
motion picture business That is the story of LUBlN,
who today is understood to be worth million twenty
times
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
Small Capitalization
Means Large Profits

The capitalization OF the Motion Picture
Producing Company of America. inrot.
poratod under the laws of Delaware, 1919.
is only $500 000. This moderate capi,Aiira.
tion should mean largo profits to = email
number uf stockholders. There are 900
shares Of common stock. 81 par value. and
"a, t0V shares OF percent nop-curnulstivo
preferred stock Of 81 par value. Al stock
fully paid and non .assessabls. All common
stock has been placed In five year voting
trust agreement dated July is. 1919. 10
aOurs the coutinuatio OF the present pol
icisa and management which has done %
much 10 bring the company 10 IL present
stage Of success.
catSs) 10 seilinea st the initial offering
price Of ~ per Shsrs--hssed on low cap
itaiiEatior, exceptionally valuable assets
and enormous earning power. There 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
Production of Comedies
to Start Soon
YOUR MONEY BACK in 10 DAYS If
> YOU WANT 1T

Stock Is Now Selling The Isi Offering Price Of 400 Share
Only limited stock available this The
stock will be removed from public sale the raised
Application will then be made list the stock the New York Curb Market
Active trading this market should develop rapid advances
Therefore order he obtaining stock the
DECIDE RIGHT NOW shares afford TO
buy and send TO-DAY together with order filled
order blank below. write letter il prefer.
WE GUARANTEE that dissatisfied with
whatsoever WE WILL REFUND EVERY CENT YOU HAVE
PAID US PROMPTLY UPON YOUR REQUEST Liberty bonds
accepted.
SEND YOUR MONEY TODAY
the order blank printed below write letter prefer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
When You Invest Get In
On the Ground Floor

Ono OF tho higgest bankers In the
United statos recently said. IN sub.
stancet "a man. to make money, must
think quick---and then ACT quick, In.
vestments considered over night rarely
result IN making tho most money"
Any man who wants 10 make Riu
money must watch out for an eppor-
iunity to invest In some rapidly grVw-
Ina millions. making limo Of business,
and h. must. above all. get IN on tho
ground floor! That II what tho bank
or meant when he said II Ia necessary
to think quick aud act quick.
lrs what Roshete,ier dld when No
appreciated the possibilities In oil: its.
what Carnegie did when he figured out
what could he done with tho steal IN.
dustry. its what Zukor and rox AnA
Lubin and Laemmlc. heahs ef four
great mstisN picture producing COM
paniss, dld When they were poor men
and the millions those HisA have
made would b hard 10 eosat
The motion picture business b the
newest. the third lsvGsst ana the Msst
rapidly growing of any of the gteAt
Industries, In spite of thia tact the
supply Of hiah -class films that ALL
the motion picture companies com-
hincd are ahie to produce II only .
fraction Of the enormous. conaia nt1v
Increasing demand.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09
Well Known Comedian
Secured

The company has made a long term con.
tract with bhmmy Burns, well-known NOV
Ing picture comedian and director. who has
stage ana srrsnn. Mr. Burns will direct
and star In tho KING COLE CuMEDiEs
Nj 6srns hs bean under contract ~
rio 2isgsald, oliver Morosc~ and othef
prom ineSt Broadway managers, who fea.
tured hin, In important parts ana showed
his name In electric liKhta And he made
money for them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-09

Read every word OF this Advertisement,
and then consider whether this uoetuI
look like your chance to get your share
OF the profits from the billion dollar NOV
ing picture huanuss that has paid millions
In dividends TO Thousands Of fort tunatn In
ves'of- IN successful moving picture com
psnios
Wo 40 not guarantee TO make you rich.
Nobody can do that, but VIZ DO guarantee
that every cent OF your money received
from this Advertisement IN sntng into tho
treasury of n company that apparently hha
all the requisites TO make IL big fnAu-
cihi success without DELAY.
Motion picture Producing co Of America
IL u haif'mlllion dollar company whioh. In
our opinion IL rapidly assuming a DON'T
mating position In the great moving picture
Industry.
Remember that many of the great for
tunes were made by men who started with
practically nothing Then take into con-
niderstion the valuable nssc,s OF Motion
PicturJ Producing Company Of America
and We think You will agree that this
company should mnks tremendous profits
tina, would mean enormous dividends
Don't delay Buy ell the stock YOU feel
you can afford 10 buy at 81 90 per share
THERE iS ONLY a LIMITED AMOUNT