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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03
MUSIC COMMITTEE HOSTS

Admission, January Especial 1.-The
music committee of the First Methodist
Sunday school entertained the members
of the church choir in the Sunday schooi
room Friday evening at one Of the most
delightfully."- informal lat homes" of the
holiday season, good cheer and happi-
ness pervading the entire occasion. A
delightful feature OF the evening was the
serving of appropriate refreshments BY
Mrs. Mathews and Miss Russell, the
feature being the bounty of the serving
reached the music makers. Short and
pleasant speeches were delivered by s..
j. Hall, the Rev. A. ]. Notes.-The and DR..
Keener Mathews, each of the three.
speakers holding the guests at close at
tcntion. essN
SCRAP BOOK COMPLETED
o fCoo,taI N-Nru
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03
Joe Mayo Injured

Joe Mayo was slightly injued when an
Oaklani automobile in which he was
riding vas in collision with a street car
at Avenue and Twenty third street,
about $50 o'clock ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03
TWO OF CORONER'S
JURY THINK GIRL
TOOK HER OWNL|FE

HstNStaAcu "
Louisville. } anuary Tive OF the
members of the coroner's jsrys which
day returned a noncommittal verdict
the inquest into the death Of Elijah
Ferd Griffith believed that the girl CT
mitted suicide. two believed she y
killed by someone. and two were in douI
as TO whether it was a, case of muxf
or suicide. None of them, however,
pressed the belief that DrA Christophs 4 !.
Schott, charged with numbering thG( =
yearzold office assistant, had commN Q
murder. The jury reported inability -e
determine who fired the fatal shot. q
Exeeptsa letter written to DR.. Sci I,
b Miss Griffith last May, when she ,so-
a. fiancee of the physician, apps = Z !,
little light vas thrown on the - =,
Ike girl, which the coroner
took place between 1 and 8 gss;S
TIE afternoon of December ~
ter was given the jury by Ra Canals,
Ter Singer, who said it was 6rs NJ 49,,
sir, purse altcr .i.e a shooL
Griffith had been deeply in
DR.. Schott, but had grown I'M MtENt
Laurene Gardner, a girl of I'LL.
Schotts alleged companion on nuN
noon of December "a, took thr
day, reitersting that she and
We're delivering Christmas n RTA6
tween ! and o'clock that afte'
told of Miss Griffiths dis
with Christmas gift of So
by the doctor shortly befor
when they left the office, auuor lro'
that Miss Griffith had begun tation. SEQ
she asked DIR. Schott IL anothe
| receiving the manicure set" uric &C
DIR. Schottswas not called upon TOYS
tify. He has been released from iat
5000 bail pending investigation byk.
grand jury January 8. tarn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03

While assisting in filling siio of 20
tons capacity Highland Lake farm in
Winsted. said to be the largest in the
State of Connecticut, BE. Moore lost
from his vest-pocket a watch he had
carried for S0syears and two mounths Be
fore he discoved the time-piece had
passed through the ensilage cult and
was swept by the blower into the slid
Moore hopes to recover the watch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03
INFANTS FUNERAL SATURDAY.

h Admission, January 2.-(Special) 1.-The In
FAINT of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cunning
hahn Of Francis station, who died Thurs
day night, will be inferred at the Edge
mont cemetery here Saturday at noon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-03

Scotland leads the rest of the British
isles in the fishing industry by a goody
margin, the Scottish population dependent
upon the industry being practically as
large as that in England and Wales.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

dead place in the summer. but found it is one of the livest cities in the southwest" was the comment Bennie Cohn. proprietor of a notion company of Los Angeles, said last night after he had visited the majority of mer- chants in the city. Cohn based his opinion upon the business he found merchants enjoying here during the hot months.
 People here are particular about their haberdashery," he added. They want the best and the stores here are prepared to serve them. I cover an extensive territory. embracing Texas New Mexico, California and Arizona, and nowhere do I find better stocks of goods than are carried right here in Phoenix"
 CohE stopped here enroute to the east on a buying trip for the firm he heads. He was so encouraged by con ditionS here that he expects to pay Phoenix another visit when he re- turns from New York in October.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
BROOKLYN DODGERS
 LEADING NATIONAL
 LEAGUE ONCE AGAIN

NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-A three cor nered race is on in both major base ball leagues. Brooklyn today regained the National leadership lost to Cincin natl Thursday.
 The Superbas won a Thinning game today from Philadelphia. while the Reds lost to Chicago. New York di vided two games with Boston.
 With first place at stake, Cleveland tried Clark a recruit. on the mound today and he shut out St. Louis with four hits. Chicago went into second place ahead of New York today by de- feating Detroit while the Yankees were beaten by Washington.
 The Cincinnati Nationals regained lost ground last week by landing four games out of five from Boston. New York lost two games last week when. unable to hit Adams of Pittsburg and through wild pitches by Toney with rain soaked ball. Pittsburgs play fell off after it's New York setback and the Pirates lost twice to St. Louis be- fore winning today. The Cardinals had their first winning week since June.
 The Chicago Americans took five straight games from Washington and won from Boston and Detroit. St Louis and Boston continued their winning work Washington set a weekly record for the season by losing eight straight games.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
SOUTHWEST COTTON
 WINS SLUGGING BEE
League Standing

Pepper was the feature of slug ging contest at Eastlake park yester- day afternoon, making four hits in five times up and scoring five runs. The Southwest Cotton team edged across one score scores in nine frames while the Casa Grande boys were shooting a dozen on their own ac- count
 A number of sensational plays helped keep the contest out of the raspberry class and gave the crowded grandstand lungs.
 Robinson opened on the mound for Casa Grande, but he was off form and four hits, coupled with fast base run ming netted the cotton pickers three runs. Robinson was yanked and Mat thews took up the burden. He fared somewhat better for a few minutes until the home town boys became ac- cuStomed to his delivery.
 Tn the third inning Casa Grande an- nexed five hits and five runs off lief lin's delivery and the cotton pickers came back in their half of the frame with a total of six hits and four runs. The game see-sawed through the af- ternoon. Casa Grande gathered two runs in the sixth; Southwest made four in the same inning and five the next time up and Casa Grande took on four in the eighth.
 About 1000 fans watched the contest including runs, hits and errors
 The box score tells the story better
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

ticked out 24 in 1915, the memorable year when Philadelphia won it's first and only pennant.
 The ssmurdering'' Tanks aren't sat : isfied with just hanging a shroud over the Phils' record. They banker for a mark which will give coming genera tions something to shoot at.
 Growing Thirst
 Whether Ruppert and Huston have had anything to do with it or not, the Tanks never had a thirst for murder ing" until the colonels assumed the ownership of the club five years ago.
 Since then they've been the raw meat athletes. New York has won the home run championship every year, with the exception of 1918. The Ath- letics out-homered them in that stanza by the shade of a pair
 The Giants have led the Nationals for the last three years in waving the high-powered stick. This year the Phils are leading them by nose.
 The answer to the fence busting tactics of New York clubs is due part ly to the closeness of the right field stands at the Polo Grounds. Most of the home run whacks settle in this spot. There's where Bambino has fat tened mostly this year. Home Run Baker made most of his dents there in his day also.
 The Washington ball park is the sticker for them all Even Babe has flivvered at the Capital. He's treated the fans every place else. though, this
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
CHATHAM IS MOST
 PERFECT PHYSICAL
 SPECIMEN IN J. 5.

Sam CIapham, "The British Lion,'' who will meet Pete Sauer at Tally's arena next Friday evening, is one of the best known wrestlers in the game today Clapham has wrestIed in every civilized country on the globe and he has met some of the best men in the game.
 For the last eleven years, with the exception of the time he served with the American army. Clapham has been tramping the world meeting all corners. He won the amateur championship of England and the Lord Lonsdale belt several years ago. After he was dis charged from the American army, he went to England and defended his title against the best the old sod pro- duced.
 Clapham came to this country seven years ago and entered the Rush Med ical school in Chicago. While attend ing school he attracted the attention of the promoters by his wonderful physical development and he was made several attractive offers. Clapham de- cided the spotlight paid better money than the x-ray and he abandoned the medical career he had mapped out to fill contracts on the stage.
 When the United States entered the war. Clapham volunteered for service and was sent to Fort Riley where he acted as athletic instructor, and he later accompanied the troops to France
 After the armistice was signed he toured the western front under the auspices of the Red Cross giving ex- hibitions for the benefit of the troops remaining in France.
 Clapham then came back to the states and was matched with Earl Caddock at Madison Square Garden for the championship of the world Caddock threw Clapham in one hour and twenty-eight minutes of wrestling
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
ARIZONA TEAMS MAKE FINE SHOWING National Guard and Civilian Rifle Organizations Are
 Close to Top in Competitions Being Held in Ohio

Rifle at the in i menf fromP Phoenix In the pistol  in
  National Guard attended national is E. H. Morse R. D. N1cCy w R. IIendckson E. A. Ebber L. L. R. L. K
 s al folio WoodaH Phoenix; Ross B.
 
 Tucson H. Wilcox Tucson Kendall la
  officer
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

Heesan nye~ne story T s eeH "Homrc abe is keeping me n o
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

year. Naturally, the Washington club occupies the same place in the home run championship race as the Athletics generally do in the pennant fuss.
 Near Suburbs
 With about 40 more games to play, the famous "Murderers' Row. hope to polish off a mark of 125 four time beauties. By the time Behemoth gets through they ought to be in the su- burbs or whereabouts.
 They do say that if Babe ever lets his foot slip his successor will be Big Boy Meusel. Bobs only kid yet; 23, you know. Right now his smacks carry almost as far as Ruths.
 And as to the Son of Swat, he con tinues to be the real he animal of slug.
 Murder Will Out
 For three months he averaged an even dozen per. In July he had an ar- tack of high fever and caressed 13. He ought to carom a few more over the barriers during the dog days of August, as he's stepping high, wide and hand some.
 "Homeric" Babe is the idol of the world. He has base-knocked himself into the hall of fame and on to thrill ing throne as the sceptered ruler of "Murderers' Row" He is the perfect timer of the ball and bat.
 Go ahead and sock 'em into a pen nant-1f you can. Murder will out.
 The whole world is pulling for you to cash.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

in what was reported as the best wrestling contest ever held in New York.
 Frank Gotch's last public appear ance before his death was made in San Diego with Clapham as his opponent. It took the champion almost two hours to down the contender.
 As a perfect specimen of physical development, Clapham has no supe- rior. He was declared the most nearly perfect of 322 entries in New York City this summer and was awarded first prize. He opened 23 gymnasiums in Canada for the British government and gave several hundred lectures on physical development under the au2- pices of the Canadian government. He is also the author of several books on physical culture.
 Clapham arrived in Phoenix yestef- day morning to open training quarters for his bout with Sauer. He stated he would try and arrange to give se- ries of physical culture lectures to the American Legion boys during his stay in the city. Clapham is a member of and an enthusiastic booster for the American Legion
 Matchmaker Tally stated last night that he had arranged one good wrest- ling preliminary and one six-round boxing contest for Friday night.
 Walter Sinclair, the producing comedian at the Coliseum, and Sher- Till Ellis will step six rounds at 145 pounds.
 Ellis is working out daily with Ira O'Neil and Ira says the boy is in first class condition.
 Sinclair has battled some of the best in the game and his last six bouts were won by knockouts. He has not been following the boxing game since his arrival in Phoenix, but Walter promises to surprise the fans when he breaks into the local limelight next Friday.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
BY DEAN SNYDER

BY DEAN SNYDER
 Home runs don't always break up ball games. my son. Four base jams aren't sometimes as effective as row of base knocks. Neither will bounc- ing the ball off the garden wall win a pennant
 But the old game of sock and run wins the derby every time, in the minds of the fans.
 There's only one 'sMurderers' Row in the world. It is geographically To- cated in. the New York Yankees bat ting order.
 Apache Order
 Chief of the arch 'murderers'' is the "Homeric" George Herman. His near est understudy is Lanky Bob Meusel They're the two big slayers of swat. Pipp and Peck come trooping in next, while Bodie, Ward, Pratt, Lewis, Han nah, Ruel and Quinn are the little murderer" members of the Apache order.
 Already the sum total of their atro- cities is between 90 and the century mark. All former records are now trailing in the dust.
 Crime Precedent
 The modern major league record was made back in 1913 by the Phils when they popped out 73 circuits for the year. Cravath led this attack with his 1e homer pokes. Gavvy averaged around 19 a year in those days. He
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
FAIL TO REPORT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-Two of eleven navy seaplanes which early to- day started on a flight from San Diego to San Francisco bay had failed to report here late tonight. Four others which lost their bearings in a fog alighted on the sea about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate.
 Two destroyers were sent out to search for the missing craft.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
 NEW DECREE FROM
 PROF|TEER RULING

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The gov ernment filed appeals in the supreme court yesterday from federal court de- crees quashing indictments returned in New York against the American Woolen company charging violations of the Lever food control act. In dis missing the indictments the lower court sustained the companies contentious that the regulation provided for in the act did not apply to cloth before it become clothing.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
ELEVATOR EXPLODED

SEDGEWICK, Colo, Aug. 15-F7ive thousand bushels wheat were show cred over this town tonight when the new farmers elevator exploded. Dust is thought to have caused the explo- sion. No one was injured though the elevator was wrecked and railroad tracks blocked for a time.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
PHOENIX RED SOX
 DEFEAT FLORENCE

The Phoenix Red Sox journeyed over to Florence yesterday and defeated the Bengals on their own territory by the one-sided score of 12 to 5. Cordova, pitching for the Sox, struck out four teen men and made two long hits for the Phoenix boys The Red Sox claim they made 15 runs, but the umpire cancelled three, contending that two of the Sox batters went to the plate out of their turn.
 Score: R. H. E. Red Sox ......... 12 IS ? Florence ........
 Batteries: Cordova and VaIle; Ra- mold and Diehel
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Milwaukee 5-7. CoiumDus 4-2 At St. Paul 4-5, Louisville 2-1.
 At Kansas City 4-5, Toledo 3-7. (First game 12 innings; second five innings by agreement.
 At Minneapolis 1-2. Indianapolis 4-3.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

Summary: Two-base hits-Miller, Heflin. Sacrifice hits Exide, Scott, Cross, Westfall, Core. Stolen bases True, Matthews, Cross, Core, Binenato. ?. Struck out by Robinson, 1: by Mat thefs, g; by Heflin, l. Base on balls off Matthews, &: Hef1in, B. Hit by Matthews. Meason. Wild pitch-Mat- thews 4; Heflin l. Time of game-2 hrs 45 minutes. Attendance-I.O 900 Umpire-Price.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-16

The States business should be man aged like any large business concern. Stoddard. 5t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-24

the war. Senator Pittman asserted
that tho blame did not rest sntirely
with the United States ana asserted
that Admiral Sims had been sh1t-
headed" in charging the ssmurder ~
1000 men to the Navy Denartmen - =
because Of the alleged lack Of prom ut
naval cooperation BY the United States
Unless you can produce evidence to
support that assertion It falls fat
said the Senator. II notify you here
and now that - the proper time evil
dence will be introduced to show that
the army did not ask for ocean trans
port that It did not get"
If you do you will have to .disprove
General Pershing's own report in which
he said that he could not get troops
to Franc when he wanted them" re-
turned the admiral.
Frequent heated verbal clashes be-
tween Senator Pittman and the wit
ness enlivened the hearing for the
spectators. At one point the Senator
shook his finger at the officer.
Don't shake your finger at me-" ad-
monished the admiral. at won't do any
good"
"You are not on the bridge of ship
retorted the Senator. eve will follow
Senate procedure, not navy methods,
here"
"Well, yod don't need to use police
court methods" replied Admiral Sims.
Captain Horace tanning, assistant
chief of the bureau of navigation dur
ing the war and for a time acting
head Of the bureau, is expected to
testify tomorrow,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-24

his vice crusade outside Of these Nd.
iicemen are shown by court records e
be perjurers, are the worst tyne 81
thieves and similar characters Of the
underworld. s'>
Il will tell the court that hi. /,
one Of Jim Smiths tricks. Smith,
trick is that II he fails to convict
person on one indictment to try him az
another. In other words. it means tha1
Colonel Porter must prove himself In.
nocent twice"
Mr.. Hendrick told reporters that Mr.
Smith had consented to 4 reduction al
bail in the cases Of Jennie Careilo and
Kitty DAILY. the two women held in SI5'.
600 each as material witnesses in the
Gunson case, to $500. Mr.. Smith
denied this.
Judge Malone yesterday denied The
application by Eugene r. McGee. coun.
sci. for Detective Gunson, for an in.
spcction of the grand jury's minutes
IN his case. At the same time JUDGE
Malone announced that Gunson's trial
would begin as soon as William ]
taiion, his chief counsel, is through
trying a case in the Supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-24

troops.
Temporary Use Of Troops
"Nor did I ever make such a sur-
gestion, much less recommendation.
THE first suggestion rs to the tenn
porary use OF any American troops
with those of our Allies was made at
the time when they apprehended the
near approach of the German drive of
March 81. In the very crisis of the
battle the military representatives rec
commended that the American govern
ment send to Europe American infan-
try and machine gun units and that the
use, in principle, of those units with
Allied troops be permitted. Before act
ing on it | took this Recommendation
to you and General Pershing at the
latter's house. where you dictated to
the President an approval Of the rec
ommendation, based upon the present
emergency but making it perfectly
clear that the training and use of these
the American commander in chief"
Examination Is Concluded
The cross-examination of Rear. Ad-
miral Sims was concluded to-day by the
Senate committee investigating his
criticisms.
Admiral Sims was charged by SEN
dCOA lCtihdn With a. uCSlIS 10 TURN
over the whole American navy to the
British during the war regardless of
protection Of the coasts Of the United
States" and with having favored the
French or British policy, certainly not
the American policy, Of sending raw,
unframed troops to France"
"The testimony before this commit
tee proves to my satisfaction that you
relied very largely on the British Ad-
miralty for your opinions and recon-
mendations," declared Senator Pittman.
"You talked freely to Americans abroad
during the war of your belief that the
American Expeditionary Forces trans
port system had broken down, and on
November 8, 1918, you still thought
General Pershing's supply arrange
ments behind the Argonne front had
broken and you never expected him to
succeed there"
"That is the veriest kind of rot" re-
torted the admiral. "No officer of my
experience, not to say record, would
allow himself to be governed by any
such policies.'
The hearing was confined largely to
technical questions regarding the plac-
ing of responsibility for alleged failure
to adopt the convoy system earlier in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-03-24
Lewis Compers,
Brother of Labor
President, Dead
Resident Of Brooklyn and
President of the Retail.
Tobacco Dealers Associa-
ton; Funeral Tomorrow

Lewis Gompers, sixty-one, brother Of
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor. died
yesterday at his home, 105 Berkeley
Place, Brooklyn. He was a native Of
London. England, and president Of the
Retail Tobacco Dealers Association of
New York -
When five years old he came to the
United States with his father and
mother, Solomon and Sarah Gompers
He. was educated in the public schools
and engaged in the cigar business in
Brooklyn. He was in business twenty
years at Fulton and Cumberland
streets, later removing to SAC Wander
bilt Avenue.
Mr.. Gompers headed the Liberty
Loan committee of the tobacco trade
during the war. He was a member of
the. Masons, Hebrew Mutual BENEFIT
Society. and other organizations.
Surviving him are widow. Mrs
Sophia Gompers, four daughters, three
sons and three brothers. The BODY was
removed to an undertaker's chapel at
Is Greene Avenue, Brooklyn. where
funeral services will be held at / D.
M tomorrow r