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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-31

Veteran receiver of the Trolley Dodgers is expected to do n mans share in ehe coming series when the Trolley Dodgers clash with the shop men from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. This is his third time to be on n championship team In the last five years he was with the Dodgers back in 1916 when they won the Southern Championship, in 1917 and 1918 the Dodgers didn't have n team, but in 1919 they again won the championship due mostly to his val uabIe head work and again this year he has done big part in putting the Dodgers to the front.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE


 Results Yesterday Boston 4, Chicago O. Detroit g, Philadelphia 5. Cleveland s, Washington ?.
 Games Today Cleveland at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia. 'Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at New York.
 INTERNATION LEAGUE At Buffalo 6-9. Jersey City 5-1Q At Rochester T. Baltimore 8. At Akron AZ. Reading 0-1. (Others not scheduled)
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Louisville-Toledo, postponed; we grounds. At Minneapolis 5, Milwaukee 1. At Indianapolis 5, Columbus 4. At St Paul S. Kansas City 4.
 TEXAS LEAGUE At San Antonio ', Galveston At Wichita Falls ?, Shreveport 1. At Beaumont 4. Houston l. At Dallas-Fort Worth, played Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-31

The attractive power of the magnet was known to Homer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-31

SCUTF Dy innings. Little Rock ....... 021 305 201- Memphis .......... 900 200 00O-
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CHARGES
Georgia Candidate for L. S.
Senate Out on Bond.
"PubIic Indecency" Is Com
plant of Hotel PrOprietress.

Buford, Ga. Aug. 19.-Thomas- E.
Watson, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the United States SEN
ate and once candidate for president
on the Populist ticket, was released
from jail here today when friends ar
ranged $500 bond.
Watson was arrested last night on
charges of public indecency," in con-
nection with alleged abusive language
in the presence of Miss Sally Wiley,
proprietress Of the Merchants hotel.
He refused bail offered by prominent
Buford citizens and charged the arr
rest was frame up by his political
enemies. He also refused to accept
bail arranged by wire by his cam
paiEf supporters at Atlanta. Z
Travelling statesmen and Miss Wiley.
today said the statesmen, were playing
cards in the hotel lobby last night
when a book crashed against the wall
near them. The men said they saw
Watson on the balcony in his under
wear, threatening them with a water
pitcher. The candidate became
abusive. they said, when they asked
an exclamation
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ANNIE LAURIE ANSWERS

Dear Annie Laurie: am 20 years old
and am engaged TO divorced man.
would like to know If 1t would be SIM sin Il
Fatty: / should not call 1t sin, but you
should be the judge Of this, as all depends
on what your belief is. ANNIE LAURIE
Golden Hair: think you are justified,
my dear. in feeling as you do. You are not
so much Jealous as hurt by his Haunting
may be only trying to tease you or make
you jeaIous-which indicates he. is very
vain-he has no right to make you suffer,
and he would not If he cared a very great
deal for you. If l were you, should tell
him that you feel he is belittling you and
you prefer that he choose between you.
That will give him the test that he refers
to, my dear. ANNIE LAURIE
Dear Annie Laurie: am a girl 20 years
old and am deeply in love with two young
men. One is 81 years old. has been mar
ried, is divorced and has one child IL years
old. He gave me a diamond ring, wrist
watch and hat. He proposed to me three
The other one is q years old. He gave
me wedding ring. really think more Of
one. but father won't let me associate with
him. ] have to meet him on the street
But my father thinks the world Of the
3T-year-old one. He let's him stay over
nights with us. The Sc-year-Old one has
more money to support a~wife with than
the 2A-year-old one. NY father is against
the 2f-year-old one. while my two sisters,
brother and brother1n-law are against the
3T-yeAr-oid one.
Now which one would you take? Would
vou mind your father. or sisters. brother
and brother-in-law? Now Annie Laurie.
please give me your best advice which one
TO take WORRIED.
Worried: Ny best advice is for you to
marry neither of these men. since you seem
ITO care little as to their qualifications for
making a good husband, but care more for
what they are able 20 give you II you
loved either Of them you could not be in
doubt as 10 which one to choose, and to
marry without 4 pure ana unselffsh love is
great wrong. ANNIE LAURIE.
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AWAIT new MACI
Politicians Want an AIaddin'S
Lamp to Guide Them.
Twenty-Seven Million New
Votes the Big Prize Now.
EVERY STATE BATTLE GROUND
Finish Fight in Many Localities
Between Candidates.
Primaries in Many Places VIII
Decide New Plans.
EVERY STATE BATTLE GROUND

Chicago. Aug. 1s-The political vote
cave today awaited new magi to
| reveal its treasures for party Aladdins
as result of ratification of suffrage
yesterday by Tennessee.
With the storehouse containing a.
100000 newly discovered unappraised
votes. politicians here wished for a
magic lamp to guide them.
Hard Fights On.
Political leaders here planned hard
fights in Kentucky. Maryland. Ohio,
South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Indiana, Oklahoma, Illinois, Nevada,
California, Colorado and Oregon for
control of the senate, prepared today
to restamp their political appraisals.
They expected other states would
prove doubtful with the addition of
women voters. Republicans, with the
terms of Is senators expiring were
concentrating on victories in those dis
tricts with hopeful eyes on four or five
other states.
Democrats planned to gain control
of the upper house thru victories in
the II districts where incumbents'
terms expire and in two additional
states.
With Senator James watson.S chair
man of the Republican convention
committee on reservations opposing
| former Senator Thomas TaggArt for
the toga. Indiana promised one of tho
| interesting senatorial fights.
Oklahoma Fight Big.
Party leaders outlined the situation
| in Oklahoma where Scott Ferris,
| Democrat, gained the nomination over
Senator T. P. Gore and is opposed by
Congressman J. w. Harreld RepuD-
! lican. as important.
| Attempts will be made by Republi-
cans to unseat Senator Chamberlain
| of Oregon and Senator Phelan of Cali
fornia. they said.-
In Missouri Democrats were expect
ed to make a hard fight to regain the
seat in the upper house lost with the
election of Selden P. Spencer. Brock
enridge Long. third assistant secretary
of state, is the Democratic nominee.
Republicans expected to place Sena-
tor E. H johnson of South Dakota
with Gov. Peter Norbeck in the fight
with Thomas Cherry, Democratic
nominee.
Some Primaries Yet.
The Colorado senatorial fight will
be between Senator Charles S. Thomas
and State Treasurer Robert Higgins.
The lineup in Illinois, Iowa. and
Michigan depended on the outcome
| of primaries scheduled for the last OF
August and early in September.
Texas also was being closely watched
as the run Off primary was sched-
uled for August %. with former Sena-
tor, Joseph Bailey on an anti-adminis-
tratfon platform seeking the Demo
lcratic nomination for governor.
! Party leaders would make no fore
casts Of the struggles for control OF
the house of representatives where
1915 seats are necessary for ma
| tority Republicans now control 23s
Votes in the lower house, a majority Of
| twenty-eight-
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MADE LARGE HAUL
Mail Robbers Get Four Sacks
Registered Letters.
Most Daring of HOldups Staged
on Missouri Pacific.

ST. Louis, Mo, Aug. 19.-Authori-
ties this morning were checking up on
the contents of the four mail sacks
which were stolen in daring holdup
of the Missouri Pacific fast mail train
No. 5, last night.
1t was said on good authority this
morning that the robbers made a big
haul. The federal reserve bank was
believed to be heavy loser. The re-
suit of the check will be made public
later today.
The holdup' was staged within five
miles Of st. Louis at the Tower Grove
station. Two masked bandits dis
guised in heavy black mustaches and
overalls. swung onto the mail car at
Tower Grove. The doors were open.
They commanded the mail clerks to
throw up their hands. Lining the
postal officials up against the wall
they selected the four mail sacks As
the train reared Oak Hill three tor
pedoes exploded, evidently placed on
the track by accomplices.
AS the train slowed down. the mail
sa cks We're thrown out. The rob
bers signalled the engineer to start up
again and swung from the car. An
investigation of the stop by the con-
ductor of the train, led to the dis
covery of the holdup.
The robbery was reported when the
train reached the Broadway station.
The registered mail pouches were be-
lieved to contain money and iewelry.
The train was en- route to Poplar
Rluff Mo
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Charge Made Legislator Was
Given Bride Offer.
Signed Statements by Leaders
Contradict Each Other.
GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
Two Declare Suffrage Leader
Offered $4,000 for Vote.
Representative Hanover De-
cIares Charge Is False.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. 19.-Judge
T. D. B. Debow of the criminal court
today asked the grand jury to investi-
gate alleged lobbying in connection
with consideration of the suffrage
amendment by the state legislature.
The judge fin his message to the
grand jury said it had been reported
by suffrage forces that forces of cor
ruption" were operating. No names
were mentioned.
Have Signed Statements.
A Nashville newspaper today pub
lished affidavits Of two men, alleging
an effort was made to bride Repre-
sentative Burn wh0 voted for suf-
frage on the final roll call At the
same time four signed statements
were offered which declared the story
of the attempted bribery absolutely
false.
c. c. Wallace of Lewisburg and E.
f. Murray of Nashville in their affi-
davits charged Burn was taken into a
room opening off the house, by Rep
resentative Hanover, leaders of the
suffrage forces. Wallace asserted he
understood Hanover to say Burn could
get anything he wanted" il he
changed his vote and that at would
be worth $4,000 to you" A similar
story was told by Murray.
Charges Are Denied.
Mrs. Leslie Warner. Nashville suf-
frage worker, in a signed statement
said she overheard the conversation
and that there was not an offer of
any kind. or anything that remotely
resembled an offer"
c. L. Daugherty. secretary to Gov.
Roberts. in his statement said he
heard the conversation and that no
offer was made.
Representative Hanover, in a state
ment said:
II have not directly or indirectly
offered anything of value to anyone
who supported the 18th amendment"
He said the charge rs ridiculous on
its face and amounts to no more than
a clumsy effort to blackman or en-
barrass friends and supporters of the
rights of our women"
His Vote Not Bought.
Burn declared in his statement. the
affidavits charging bribery were ZEN
tirely false and without foundation"
''I voted for the, resolution ratifying
the suffrage amendment after much
careful consideration and solely in re-
spouse to my own convictions on this
question" said Burn.
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FANS TO HONOR CHAPMAN
Leaders in Baseball World to Attend
Funeral at Cleveland Today.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 19.-Many peo-
pie prominent in the baseball world
are coming here to attend the funeral
of Raymond Chapman. which will be
held tomorrow morning in ST. -Philo-
mene's Catholic church. East Cleve-
land. Among them is B. 3. johnson,
president of the American league, who
will receive from Manager iris Speak
er of the Cleveland team a report of
the accident which resulted in Chap
mans death in New York Tuesday
morning.
Tomorrow's scheduled game be-
tween Boston and Cleveland has been
postponed and a doubleheader ar
ranged for Monday. 1t is contem-
plated having the entire Cleveland
team attend the funeral of their dead
companion At the request of the
family the body will not lie in state.
Early today approximately $4,000
admirers of the dead ball player had
donated 10 cents each towards the
flower from a fan fund. A certain
amount of this will be used for flowers
and the remainder turned over TO
committee appointed by Mayor Fitz-
gerald to raise fund for a memorial
for Chapman at League park,
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sK. L. HAS HOUSING PROBLEM
Lawrence Mayor Starts Fund of $40.
900 to Help Meet Crisis.

Lawrence, Aug. 19.-An association
to assist in solving the problem of
housing the students at the University
Of Kansas is in formation here. A
housing committee appointed by
Mayor Kfeeck hast begun canvass
for a fund OF $4,000 to meet the
situation.
A report from the university that at
present there are applications from
all women students for rooms that are
not Immediately available is pointed
to as an indication of need for action.
1t is planned to form an association
to raise $4,000 for fitting up resi-
dences available for use as rooming
houses. In addition plans are being
discussed for converting the city Y. NJ.
c. A building into a dormitory for
women. The association would under
write the amount for a Neriod Of five
years the subscribers receiving s per
cent of their investments.
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WILL BE NO War
Governor of Lower California
Agrees to Surrender.
Decision Follows Farley With
Huerta by Wireless.
GANTU WILL QUIT JOB
General Amnesty To Be Ac-
corded All in "Rebellion.e
His Troops Can Enter Federal
Army at VIII.

Mexico City, Aug. 19.-President De
Ia Huerta and Esteban Cantu, the gov
ernor OF Lower California, conferred
all day yesterday by wireless, says
the newspaper Universal. Governor
cantu, who has recently been leading
an insurrection against the govern
ment in his state, declared he was
willing to surrender to the govern
nient. says the newspaper, and will
come to Mexico City next week.
Fifteen hundred additional Mexican
federal troops have landed at La Colo
RADIO, Lower California, it was off
cially announced today. This makes
total of $500 in the expedition
against Estaban Cantu.
Mexicali, L. c., Aug. 19.-Details of
the agreement which brought to II
peaceful end the movement of Gov
ernor Esteban Cantu OF the northern
district of Lower California against
the central government of Mexico
were made public here today.
Under the agreement contracts OF
the CRntu administration are consid-
cred as sanctioned by these govern
ment and all Cantu employees are re-
Heved of responsibility in connection
with them. Other stipulations include
retention in office of certain Cantu
employees; resignation of Cantu in a
dignified manner; granting to Cantu
soldiers the choice of remaining in
this territorial service or enlistment in
the federal forces; guarantees of free
dom from all political prosecution to
all Inhabitants of the district and
amnesty TO all persons who participate
in what the central Mexican govern
ment "classed as rebellion"
Signature to the agreement yester-
day by Gov. Cantu and General Sa1azar
ended difficulties which began about
the time of the overthrow of the gov
ernment of the late President Car
ranzn
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WEATHER
Continued fro1I Page One.l

Continued froII Page one.l
Mont, this morning the temperature
was down to 40, only s degrees above
freezing.
Temperatures Normal.
The lowest temperature in Topeka
in the last "a hours was SO at o'clock
this morning and the highest "a at
1880 o'clock Wednesday morning. At
10 o'clock this morning the thermome-
ter read II, with prospects that it
would not go above IS this afternoon.
Nowhere in the United States on
Wednesday was temperature Of 100
degrees recorded. The highest was 9S
at Phoenix, Ariz. The highest tempera-
-ture in the state was 90 at Emporia.
No low temperatures,w were reported in
Kansas.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing ten miles an hour from
the east.
The extremes for this date in
Topeka were SO in. 1918 and IS in
1897.
Kansas City Streets Rivers of Water.
Kansas City. Aug. 19.-Downtown
streets ran rivers of water early to-
day in probably the heaviest rain of
all the year. Official measurement at
the weather bureau at a. m. showed
a fall of 1.S inches, most of which fell
during the thirty minutes starting
about 6:20-a m. There were inter
mittent showers earlier.
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wOMAN,s TORSO rs MYSTERY.
Found in Hudson River, All Means Of
Identification Missing.

New York, Aug. 1s.-Further' ef-
forts were made today to determine by
means of an autopsy. how death came
to the unidentified woman whose torso
was found floating in the Hudson river
near Communipaw, n. j.. Tuesday
night.
Medical Examiner Arthur Hasl1ins
of Jersey City, in charge OF the
autopsy. despaired, however, of iden-
tifying the victim, since the head, arms
and legs had been cut Off
The police dragged the river in the
vicinity of where the torso was found
in an effort to locate other parts of
the body, but without success.
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Aug. 19.-BUTTER-MArk
51c.
EGGs-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
ira firsts. 54M56c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk. flats, current make, white and color
ed specials. 2T1S@2s1hc.
kIK1-A a1N; irregular; pronerS; .
steady; western broilers. fresh, 43G SEC.
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COTTON EXPORTS ON DECREASE
European Countries Not in Market
Lack Funds and q. S. Banks Tight.

Galveston, Tex. Aug. 20.--with a
bumper crop in sight, export cotton
shipme tents from Galveston this~year
are q month late and greatly decreased
in volume as compared with last year,
owing to tight money both in the
United States and Europe. H. L. Zeig-
Ter, ocean freighter broker, declared
today.
American bankers will not lend their
mSney for exports because they want
quick reimbursement. Zeigler asserted.
Europeans are not importing owing
to scarcity of money. Where thou
sands of bales were shipped last year.
only hundreds are being booked now"
ocean rates are also high" he
added.
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IRISH CALLED INTO CONCLAyE.
settlement OF Political TangIe Chief
Concern

London, Aug. 19.-Irishmen of
moderate views concerning the prob
lem of dominion home rule will as
sen1ble at Dublin from all parts of
ireland next Tuesday for a confer
ence. This meeting, says q Dublin
dispatch to the Daily Mail, has been
endowed with considerable Importance
by the change in policy in Downing
street
"Altho the premier's statement in
the house of commons last Monday
puzzled Irish politicians" the dispatch
Gays. at is wrong to take a pessimistic
view of the situation, as the way to
peace is by no means closed
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Kansas City. Aug. 10.
Morning Grain Gossip.

FURNISHED by 9. c. Christopher & COD
Chicago. Aug. 19.-Tribune: An under
current Of bearishnees prevailed in the
grain trade last night. Eastern traders are
especially bearish on corn and oats and
were said to have sold short during the day.
Some of the receiving houses report indi-
cations Of an increased movement of corn
from parts of Illinois where farmers are
thru threshing small grains and are salts
fled with present prices for corn. Others
claimed there will be a light run 1t Is
estimated by local people that not more
than 10 per cent of the corn-uf the leading
states is affected by the drouth. Nebraska
had rains over the greater part Of the state
yesterday which will helm corn.
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Knnsns Citr Grain Market.

Market unchanged to cents lower. No. ]
hard. s.. 5Od 2.62; No. 2, s2.4o626s3 No.
red. 1852; No. 2. 50. J0G2.52.
CORN-Market 1c TO Zoe lower. No.
mixed, S1.5501.5 IS; No. 3. $1.5oG152; No. .
white. S1.55; No. 3, $1.5oq152: No. yell
low. 81 .62d 164: No. 2 yellow, $1.60.
OATS-Market unchanged to 12c lower
No. 2 white, T2672Ac; No. mixed, 69G70c
No. red. Zoe.
RYE-S200.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s2 3sd2.4 As
SHORTS-$2. T562.S5.
BRAN-S215.
WHEAT-Receipts 200 cars.
WHEAT = Close: December, 1921
March. 1924
CoRN-Septembe r.-1s131; December
$114B; May, $113A.
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Unkissed Merrill
Unbound; His
Farm Wants Him

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug 10
Whereabouts of Kirby Merrill, bach
elor and wealthy farmer and known
as KIRBY the unkissed," was the cause
of much concern to county officials
today, whose aid has been solicited bv
the aged mother, Mrs. Lucy McRill.
McRill was last heard from at
Racine, Wis, several weeks ago, after
walking, expedition to Chicago last
May.
He left a 24O-acre farm in this
county unattended
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New York Stock Market.

Wall St. New York. aug. 19.-STOCKS-
A better feeling prevailed in stock market
circles today altho improvement in eastern
European affairs YVES neutralized by fur
Their weakness of foreign exchange. Sales
Appropriated 200. 900 shares.
the market strengthened in almost every
direction during the morning. leaders OF
the advance included Baldwin Locomotive,
Mexican and Pan American petroleums.
Crucible. iVanhdium. Replogle, Studebaker
and retail stores. Gains in these and as
ISOLATED shares ran from ! to 3h points.
Rails were more prominent than at any
recent period. minor issues of the western
and southwestern divisions participant x
York Central at gains of to ~ points.
The opening rate for call money was IN
changed at per cent but foreign exchange,
as indicated by quotations on London.
failed to reflect latest conditions in the
eastern European situation.
Overnight advices dealing with the foreign
situation prompted extensive covering Of
short contracts at the opening of today $
stock market. High grade oils, which fea-
ings. were particularly strong with the in
dependent steels, equipments and motor
issues. Shippings moved irregularly. a
sharp recovery in Atlantic Gulf being neu-
tralized by the heavineSs Of Marine pre-
ferred and American International rails
also lacked definite trend, Union Pacific
and New Haven gaining / point each.
while most Of the Junior or low priced
shares were frRctioraliy lower.
Steels. equipment, oils and motors regis
tered highest prices of the day in the more
active dealings Of the final hour. the gen
eral list also making irregular gains. The
closing was strong
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chicago, Aug. observation-disclosures I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market unchanged. Receipts T.
0SO cases.
PoULTRY-Alive, unsettled; fowls. 2s@
35c: springs. BIC
observation-disclosures s cars. Market
weak. Virginia Cobblers. S4.006I4.4o: Jer-
sey sacked. s2.60Q2.75 per cwt.; Minnesota
Early Ohios, $2.40d250.
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OHIO REFUSES RAIL HIKE
WIN Not Let Roads Boost Any Rates
I'm That State.

Columbus. Ohio Aug. 19.-The Ohio
public utilities commission has re-
fused to permit steam lines in the state
to raise passenger rates 90 per cent;
milk rates and excess baggage charges
20 per cent ard place a so per cent
surcharge on Pullman space rates, as
in the recent order of the interstate
commerce commission.
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cLEARINGs UNDER LAST WEEKS
But Local Banks Are Doing Larger
Business Than in 1919.

8 Topeka bank clearings for the week
ended today showed a gain of $780,
S61.24 over the corresponding week 4
year ago, but a decrease of $308.1S423
from the clearings last week accord
manager of the local clearing house.
The clearinRs this week amounted
to $S,1SS,SS7.66. as compared with So
e78.526.42 the same week in 1919 and
sS,497.O71.S9 last week.