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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09

as in favor of the restoration of busi- ness relations between the majors and minors in the form of a national agree ment, but would not say what his ideas were in helping to bring about the re- newal of these relations. However, the Southern league president was em- phatic in his announcement that he would insist on equal representation of the minors on any board constituted to settle disputes between the majors and minors regarding claims of clubs or players of any clubs.
 There was no tone of bel1igerency in Martins statement He said that he did not wish it to be construed as such as he was for peace in baseball.
 T am simply for the interest of the minors and especially for the Southern league" exclaimed Martin. T intend working toward the end for harmony, but without the minors making any concession or sacrificing any of their rights they have strived so hard to gain. I am a strong believer of the in- ternal management by each league of it's own affairs and opposed to any sur render of states rights" and especially by the Southern league.'
 OPEN TO CONVICTION
 Martin was noncommittal as to any plan involving the recognition of Judge Landis, as having any authority over the minor leagues. He, however, praised Judge Landis very highly and stated that the presence of such a man in baseball was bound to exert an elevat- ing influence over the game and re- suit in much good. While Martin would not say what his attitude was or what his ideas were toward any authority over the minors, that may or may not be vested in Judge Landis, he admitted that he was open to conviction. Martin pointed out that the National Association of Professional Leagues represented 156 cities from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and from Canada to Florida, and represented an outlay os wealth twice the size of the two major leagues.
 The meetings in New York will con- sume several days. Monday morning the Minor league committee will hold a preliminary conference at the Com modore hotel. Tuesday the minor leagues and the major leagues commit tees will hold their first conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09

President Martin announced himsel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09

Gavin, of the International Sporting club, but owing to the amateurism in- volved it was necessary to procure the
 cooperation of both the American and
 English athletic unions which exercise jurisdiction over amateur boxers in their
 respective countries.
 Cablegrams received by both the A. A
 U and the International s. c. officials indicate that final details have been con-
 pleted and the English boxers will sai for this country in few days, if they are not already on the way
 The invading boxers are expected t( arrive here in time to give them at least two weeks training before the contests At the offices of the Amateur Athletic union it was stated that the A. A. U would select the American ring repre- sentatives, but the method of selection | from the ranks of soldiers, sailors, police and firemen was not announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
WILLIE HOPPE RETAINS CUE CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, December B. Willie Hoppe, professional bil-
 Hard champion, retained the I18.2 balk line title by defeat ing Jake Schaefer of San
 Francisco, 400 to 54, in the
 fifth game of the champion
 ship tournament here today.
 Hoppe ran 239 in his fifth in-
 ming and ended the game in
 the tenth.
 Although Hoppe was scheduled to play Walker Cochran of San Francisco to- night in the final game of the series,
 defeat could not affect his title, as he
 had three victories and had lost no
 games, while Cochran had lost two and Schaefer three.
 The champion gave the best exhibition of the series thus far. His run of 23S was marked by perfect open table play and delicate nursing shots along the rails. The run ended when the champion missed a difficult double cushion reverse bank. Schaefer had few chances He was left with open table shots, which gave him little opportunity to gather the balls and get started.
 The score:
 Hoppe-7, ', ?, 8, 2ss, Is. 52, o, 2. 72 Total, 400. High runs. 2Ss, 72, 52. Aver age, 40.
 Schaefer-14, 5, 1, o, g. 3, 4. o, f. Total, 54. High runs, 2S, IA, g. Average. 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
CHICAGO COUNCIL DRAFTS
 MUNICIPAL COMMISSION
 TO CONTROL ATHLETICS

Chicago, December 8.-An ordinance creating a. municipal athletic commits sion, which would control all athletic events in Chicago, was drafted today by a city council committee.
 A 10 per cent tax on the gate re- ceipts of major league baseball was also proposed by the committee to su- percede the present flat rate amuse- ment tax levied by the city.
 The proposed commission would have two aldermen and three appointees named by Mayor Thompson as its mem- berS.
 Control of athletic events has been contemplated by the city for some time, and it is said that a recent riot in a burlesque theatre wrestling match is responsible for today's action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
TANKS WILL TRAIN AT
 SHREVEPORT, REPORT

Shreveport, La.. December S.-Posi- tive assurance that the New York Americans will train next spring in Shreveport, was given today in mes sage received by Robert Connery,. scout for that club, authorizing him to close contract for the use of the Shreve- port, (Texas leagueo park. Connery, who also is in quest of training grounds for the Brooklyn Nationals. will leave tonight for New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
NEW LEXINGTON CAGE
 TEAM DEFEATS FIERCE

Tuscaloosa, December S.-(Special)- In a basketball game played between the New Lexington aid the Tierce teams the score was 63 to 15. in favor of New Lexington.
 The New Lexington star was Virgil Hood, while Belton West was the star for the Tierce team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-09
English Woman Golfer Makes a Hole In One
 On Pinehurst Course

Pinehurst, N. C., December s.-GSpe- cial.)-It has fallen to the lot of an Eng fish woman, now on short visit to this country, to achieve the first hole ever made in one at Pinehurst by woman player. Mrs. Frederick P. S. Harris of London and the stanmore Country club playing in four-ball match on the No. course here this afternoon, stepped into her appointed niche in the Hall of Fame at the end of her drive for the eleventh hole
 The hole is a relatively short one, The distance is only 153 yards, but Mrs. Har- ris had to play in the face of a strong wind and used a driver for the shot. The ball carried to about 20 yards short of the green in a direct line with the flag and finally rolled into the cup.
 A search of the golf statistics avail able at the Pinehurst Country club not only shows that no other hole in one has been made here by a woman player, but it also fails to reveal any record of similar feminine achievement on any other course on this side of the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1920-11-20
|PACKERCONTRO[
BILL TOBE PUSHED
Disturbed Farm Conditions
Held Spur-Senators Ken
Won and KendriCk Confer.

Senator's Kenyon Of Iowa and Ken
drick of Idaho, authors of packer
legislation, held a long conference
yesterday afternoon to determine
upon the ways and means of obtain
ing favorable action upon the Ken
Won bill for the federal regulation OF
the packers Tie bill is tho unfin-
ished business OF the Senate. and bofh
senators declared today that 1t snafi
not he displa ced until il has been
disposed Of by the Senate. If it IS
to be displaced for any other meas
ure Senator Kenyon will force a
vote upon it's displacement and put
TIL. Senate Squarely on record in the
matter.
Sec Md to Farmers.
The disturbed condition OF the as-
ricuitural interests of the country de-
mand that something shall be done
to help the livestock producer anu
of quick and favorable action upon
the packers bill. Senators Kenyon
and kendrick viii urge this as one
reason why the bill should pass
promptly. They point out that the
producers OF livestock have. seen the
prices of their stock go down with
out the prices of meat being mate
more and more of them are coming
round to the support Of the bill Tor
the regulation of the packers
The supporters of the Kenyon Dill
hold that the big packers have tre-
mendous monopoly. not only OF mea!
products, but of other foodstuffs, ana
that only by government regulation can
they be controlled. 1t is not expected
that the packers bill can be put through
the Senate without fight.
Expecting Big Contest.
In fact. it is expected the contest
will rival that for legislation placing
the railroads under government con-
troll in past years. However, 1t Is
pointed out. the railroads finally were
put under government regulation. and
it is predicted this will eventually
happen in regard to the big packers.
Progressives in both the republican
and democratic ranks in Congress are
expected. to support the Kenyon bill
while the reactionary element is ex-
pected to oppose it. There will be nc
further hearings by the Senate COM
mittee on agriculture. VII; h ported
the bill favorably to the Senate.
In the House, too, extensive hear
ings have been held and that body
is expected to take the measure up
promptly after the Senate has acted
upon it.
Evening star., 1920-11-20
ROSE O PLYMOUTH
PLAYLET TONIGHT
Pilgrim Program Will Be
Held in Central High
Auditorium.

Washingtonians will be given an
miliar with the character and customs
of the pilgrims, whose landing at
Plymouth 800 years ago is being cele-
brated here and throughout the ma
ton.
The opportunity awaits all who go
to Central High School to see "a Rose
o Plymouthtown" presented by the
dramatic association of the high
school A small admission fee will
be charged to meet expenses Of the
celebration. which is to continue until
Thanksgiving eve.
The play to be staged tonight is a
by Beulah Marie Dix
and Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland. The
presentation will be under direction Of
Mrs E. R. Walton. Others who will
assist are Miss A. 8. Botkin, Mrs.
Page Kirk. Miss Martha Griggs, Miss
Mildred Merrill. Miss N. E. Morgan.
Sunny and Mr.. Seward Rathbun.
The characters appear in the play
in the following order: Barbara
Standish. Margaret Smith; Miriam
Chillingsley. Margaret Furse; Aunt
Resolute Story. Myrtle Lewton: Rose
de Ia Noye, Evelyn Ritchie. Philippe
de la Noye. and Ross Fink. French
members Of the colony. John Marge-
son. Mannix Walker: Garrett Foster.
David Tavan. and Capt. Miles
Stancish. Woodruff Youngs.
Story is set in the Plymouth colony.
1922 and 1923. The action takes place
in the cottage of Capt. Standish.
The feature of the pilgrom celebra-
ton yesterday was the cantata in
Central High School last night by the
National Community Chorus. The
cantata was we'll attended.
The committee in charge of the cele-
bration is hard at work on details of
the torchlight parade to be staged on
Pennsylvania avenue Wednesday
night.
Evening star., 1920-11-20
PRIZE FARM PRODUCTS.

Extensive exhibits Of prize corn, fruits
and vegetables featured the third annual
community show of the Farmers Com
munity Club in its hall near Laurel.
Md, Wednesday.
The corn exhibit confined to members
of boys agricultural clubs. was one OF
the most interesting displays and the
competition for the handsome silver 10y
ing cup was very close. Tho cup was
won by Evan G. CLANCY. who first cap
tured it in 1917. and was lost by Rober;
.,tcheson. who has held IL for the pas,
two years II young Atcheson had won
the cup this year it would have remain
cd in his possession.
IL was announced that another cup
will be offered by the club in the future
for the woman making the best loaf or
brad The exhibits were judged by
Miss Ellen Davis, homo demonstration
agent for Prince Georges county: Prof
J. b. wentx and w. R. Ballard of the
University OF Maryland.
Evening star., 1920-11-20
MAY REDUCE SHIP VALUES.
Benson Expects Action of Congress
en- o. S.-Owned Vessels.

~ ~~SA SSoSASs
Congress is expected to make efforts
to reduce the valuation of govern
ment-owned merchant vessels dur
ing the next session. Chairman Ben
son of the Shipping Board. said last
night. although the present board
considers existing prices as entirely
proper. Congress has power to lower
prices. he said. but expressed the
opinion that the ships would not be
replaced today at less than their
original cost.
Lower prices. the chairman said,
would not necessarily facilitate sale
of the fleet under present conditions.
The main difficulty experienced by
the board. he said. has been with the
smaller buyers, who have had diff
Guilty in making their second pay
ments. For this reason, he said, an
investigation of the Shipping Board
operators was ordered to determine
their efficiency and reliability.
The chairman announced an offer
for 100 wooden hulls has been re-
ceiyed by the board. The possible pur-
chaser has been given thirty days for
inspection. but details of the proposal
were not revealed. The project Is to
rebuild the hulls into sailing ships.
Evening star., 1920-11-20
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Evening star., 1920-11-20
GETS BATTLEsHIP DUTY.

Lieut.. Commander Do Witt c. RAM
<ey. in the Office Of naval operations.
Navy Department. has been assigned to
duty on the battleship Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Wilson Failure a Disaster

But the failure Of President Will
son to obtain the ratification of the
Treaty Of Versailles in the United
States Senate, the popular revolt
against the Paris promises OF the
PRESIDENT, resulted in something an
preaching real disaster for France,
The Anglo-American treaty fell by
tne wayside, since British ratifiea-
tion and performance were con-
tingept upon American. France
found herself alone in Europe. with
no certainty Of American aid and
confronted by the hostilities she had
invited by adhering to Anglo-Ameri-
can rather than Continental prin-
c'ples. 1t was now the task of the
French statesmen TO reconstruct
their political edifice, to renakc
their foreign policy In such fashion
as TO repair the mistakes of the
Paris Conference.
We have had In recent weeks three
very signi6cant evidences OF the re-
suit Of French industry. These are.
nrse' the French aid to tho Poles;
ssesna' tho Francs Belgian treaty
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26

joint action in the event Of Ger
man attack upon France through
Belgium, although there had, been
conversations between British and
Belgian officers as to the lines of
Anglo o-Belgian military action If
Germany invaded Belgium.
AS a consequence, French troops
could not get up in time to assist
in the defense of Liege and the line
Of the Meuse was lost, thus opening
the way to the German advance to
Brussels, during which the Belgian
army retired upon Antwerp-that
Is, away from the Anglo-French
forces-and was lost to Joffre in the
decisive actions Of Charleroi and
Mons, while the Germans were able
at leisure to turn the Belgians out
Of Antwerp and only narrowly
missed capturing the whole army
In its retreat to the User.
In any future attack upon France
through Belgium the French must be
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26

assured Of the immediate cooperation
of the Belgians. By contrast, the
Belgians must be able to rely UPON
France from the moment the war
is declared and thus upon French
support at the Meuse. The first
step in arriving at this result was
the decision Of Belgium against re-
tanning her character as neutral
State, a character which was re-
vealed as purely imaginary by the
events of 1914. These limitations
removed, it is plain Belgium can act
as she chooses and France can inter-
vene to aid her without giving any
reasons for protection on the part Of
Great Britain.
The new Franco-Belgian treaty
leaves it for the Belgians to answer
the question Of whether any Ger
man act constitutes a casus belli, or
rather casus f9deris-that is, a
basis for Franco Belgian action
under the terms of the agreement,
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26

herd OF COWS with bells passed
through toward the river, where
women were washing their clothes
under the deep blue sky and shadow
less heat. Peasants on gayly-dight
mules went jogging over an ancient
bridge which led to the "paseos"
across the river, and, beyond, to the
dusty road connecting with the town.
1t was a place to linger in, but
the hour for departure was near. A
little yellow, hooded carriage made
its appearance, and Bartolo, the
driver, hotel porter, gardener, fac
totum, in charge. 1t was a drive of
some ten kilometers to Vento de
Banos, and all over the wide plateau
was the spell Of the solemn, sun
wrapped silence. Marcaro and La
Cuarta were horses that would have
needed wary hand from any but
bartolo, but while they listened for
his voice and felt the familiar touch
on the reins, they had no will but
his. Often he dozed, and they knew
it, but his presence was enough and,
above all, his trust for horses bred
IN Spanish honor. For most of the
way ne crooned softly in the old
Gregorian runs Of Spain that, once
heard, you carry wath you till you
die. Once, and only once, did in
cldent occur to break the quiet
musings of that drive. A minute
whirlwind bred of the desert crossed
IN front, and as it passed raised on
the road spiral wind Of dust some
fifteen feet high, like q spectral
shrouded visitant from another
sphere. Marcaro swerved and trem-
bled. La Cuarta planted her feet
and for q moment the next move
was uncertain, but the voice and
hand OF Bartolo allayed their fear,
the vortex passed and, too soon, the
little station was reached, and they
were to be seen from the corridor
OF che express pursuing their lively
course home again, under the music
OF the voice. to their little ancient
city ~ the plain.
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New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
A Friendly Eclipse in Spain !

much like an eclipse elsewhere, but
Spain itself is not like places else
where, and one learns to expect sur
prises, which may or may not in
clude the way In which the solar
system works in it's relations to that
part Of the globe. Where else would
sacristan and library attendant dis
dain a fee and officials take no more
than was appointed to them? Where
else, in default of a guide, could you
enlist the nearest shoeblack in the
market place and go with him
through church and cloister, to
ruined arch and remains of Roman
aqueduct, with an ever-growing re-
spect-take the holy water from his
hand, hear bits Of legend from his
tongue, and finally shake hands with
him at the station, whittier kind re-
membrance had taken him to say
farewell to the companion Of an
interesting day? Where else could a
stranger who endeavored to sit on
his little folding three-legged stool
and, missing the mark, rolled on his
back with his legs in the air, be
observed with grave respect by the
"gamins" around, who evidently
took it as an Englishman's normal
way Of sitting down, and, without
moving a muscle, treated a national
custom with silent politeness?
And 80 with .ecIipses-might not
something unusual have occurred,
some different procedure have been
observed by luminarics who were
busted in varying or producing
sear1''ng effects upon the light Of
spaln1 But no--the pail Of dark
ness passed away Is it might have
cone elsewhere. The shadows lost
1hc added distinctness that the un-
natural blending of light and dark
ness seemed to give, and the old
orown-baked houses took again their
warm coloring. The facade and
nying buttresses of the cathedral.
glorious again in The sunlight, looked
down 90 before on the gay and chat
essfng msrkst threng, and q great
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Tantallon Castle a Famous Pile

the castle must have been in the
days before guns, with men like the
Douglases to hold it.
Historians and purists and such
folk are inclined to sniff at the
story of Marmion's gallant dash for
freedom through that central gate.
There was still the outer gate to be
passed; and the Douglas was not the
man to have that gate standing open
and unguarded. But no one suspects
Marmion of being history; and no
romance could add to or embellish
the true story Of Tantallon. Kings
have bean its guests and it's besiegers.
From it the Douglases went out to
fight for or against their soveseigns;
to it they brought back their cap
tives and their booty. Queens have
visited it; ambassadors found lodg-
ment in it ("slender lodging in it"
one English ambassador said he
found, but at least he was safe from
being murdered within its walls); q
duchess was immured in its dun
geons, and while there, it is said,
received, as brutal presents from
the King, the CORY heads of her
father, her husband and her two
sons. How many murders these dark
chambers have seen, to what shrieks
the massive walls have rung, how
many bodies have been flung from
those cliff edges, who can guess?
Now, save on three afternoons a
week, when caretaKer is there and
visitors may come and gape at the
crumbling Douglas crest Of the
bleeding heart. climb up the spiral
staircases In the dark tower and
peer into the black depths Of the
duchess's dungeon, 1t stands empty,
remote, and alone, with the gulls
calling and the sea beating against
the foot Of the cliffs, and only the
Bass Rock over there Cor company.
And flowerpots sunk in the green
turf Of what was once the inner
courtyard, where che men.at-arnas
loa2ed and quarreled, chow chat
tourists who como here Sex the day