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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

players elaborated on the greatness of baseball as a sport.
 But in the era since then certain of the moguls, aspiring for cheap publicity. nave laid considerable stress upon their financial connection with the game. As year by year slipped by, one and then another of the magnates has tried to outdo the other in getting press notices through the medium of money involved in baseball. And none has striven to keep before the minds of the public that baseball is a game.
 Three years ago John K. Tener, then president of the National League, and q pitching star in the organization mors than generation ago. sounded a warn ing when he said
 Baseball is being headed into troubled waters by so much money lalS All one hears aoout today is that sucn-and-such a team paid a fabulous sum of money for a player, that this player is now getting salary which divided into hours of actual work gives him a greater earn ing capacity than the President, etc.
 What must be done to retain nte. est in the game-and keep the gambling element out of it--is to lay stress on the science of baseball, the sport of it. IT owners and players are going to break into print all the time with interviews only about the financial part of it, tho public is going to become disgusted.
 "It's about time that owners appleo the muffler every time they connect with thought that has to do with the commercial side of the game"
 The owners didn't heed the Tener ad- vice. Instead, they talked more and more about the financial side of the game. The leaders of the pastime fol- lowed the example-and did likewise Soon no one in the executive depart- ment of the game gave much thought to baseball as sport. They were all too busy talking money-money-mon And eventually gamblers, always at tracted by the tinkle of the silver dol lars, turned their faces to baseball. They became interested in it--as gam bling venture. And in a brief time they brought baseball to it's deplorable state of today.
 The time is ripe-overripe for drastic action-if the national game is to be per petuated. The leader should stop quar- reling among themselves, band together,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
ESPERANTO WINS FIRST
 RACE FROM DELAWANA

Halifax. N, S., October So--7New Eng land fishermen scored on the Novia Sco
 tian salts today when Capt. Marty Welch piloted the schooner Esperanto to | victory over the berg schooner. Delawana in the first of the races for the championship of the north Atlantic 1 fishing fleets. The margin between the | boats at the finish of the forty-mile course was IS minutes 2s seconds.
 1 Capt. Thomas IIimmelman sailed a
 clever race for the Canadians, but his i craft could not compete With the Mas sachusetts fishermen in the light south
 west wind. The Esperanto beat her rival on all points of sailing, showing a de- cided edge on the Delawana on reacn- 1 ing, running and windward work. AS the serles is for the oe.i, 1~J out of | three, the American schooner needs put one more success to carry off the trophy. | The second race will be sailed Monday | At only one tine were the vessels evenly matched, and that was on the close reach from the starting line to the | first mark. The Delawana had the oetf 1 ter of the start, crossing the line 2f seconds ahead of the American. The | two shippers had a keen fight for Spesf position, but Captain Himmelman had slightly the better of it, though Capt Marty Welch was close on his heeis
  Delawana was the first to get the puffs and benefited thereby. The reach to the inner automatic buoy was 6k miles and ICapt. Marty Welch realized that this was his chance. Hanging on the Delawana B quarter, he nosed up to weather, ana |'0fe mile from the start the two schoon- CTS engaged in an exciting luff'ng match. This took both vessels well in on the western shore and somewhat out of thef course.
 As the schooners passed Sandwich Point. four miles away, the first mark, the DeIawana was seen to be stili Tn the lead, but the American was very close to her. The breeze freshened and po'n boats scudded along with all sails set and drawine- pell Three mics he'ow the mark the Canadian was still ahead, but Captain Welch had his ship shshty to weather and was going strong
 At the inner automatic buoy the ofii-
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---------------.os os-7------7775-- -7-'----------- LIQ0R VIOLATION

B L. Tarver and Gull Goodwin were arrested yesterday by Deputy Sha-Ntfs Christian. Riley. Cunningham and w.. Sandefer on charges of violating the prohibition law. According to the cf- ficers the men were arrested on Shades mountain in a Ford automobile. in which they had five gallons of liquor. The car was seized and the men were released under bond.
 Charlie Duncan, Willie Taylor and Jim. Lyons, negroes. were arrested yes terday by Deputy Sheriffs White, !ior- ris Smith and Rurge on charges Of violating the prohibition law. When arrested the men were in vacant house in Alley 1. between Twentieth and Twenty first streets. The men were bottling four gallons of iiquor according to the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

cial timers gave the Denawana lead Of
 F seconds 10 seconds Nsss than her lead at the start. This was the Canadians
 last chance. Less than two minutes after they had rounded the buoy and eased sheets for a broad reach 6ts miles to the southeast automatic buoy the first leg of the triangular course, the American passed the Canadian. Captain Weich seemed to have his head sails in better trim than Captain Himmelman
 his jbs were seen to have more Of "full' and he drove his ship through sthe
 sea at a good clip.
 On the last leg the -Delawana was hopelessly in the rear. She rounded the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
Time Is Now Ripe For Cleaning Up National Pa stime

Baseball has needed a thorough house. cleaning for long, long time It's to be hoped that the newest opportunity 10 perform the needed chores will not be neglected.
 It has become increasingly apparent through the past few years that the lead CTS of the game were content to assume the stand-pat attitude. They became self-satisfied And because of that they were blind to evils that existed, grew and then festered within the national game.
 One of the consummations devoutly to be wished for baseball is the pushing of it's commercial side into the background. Back in the old days it was pre-emi- nently sport-with the financial end 9f it obscured by it's lure as outdoor pastime. In that era the magnates and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
NEW ASSOCIATION
Local Optometrists Organize and Elect Officers for the Coming Year

The Birmingham Optometrist Associa- tion has been formed.
 twenty members were enrolled upon the roster of the association at it's first meet ing, which was held at o'clock last night in the clubrooms of the Birmingham Civic Association.
 Several addresses were made by local opticians as to the purpose of the asso- citation, and what the members intended to do during the coming year. II was agreed that hereafter the association would meet at the Civic Association each Friday evening at o'clock, and at the meeting next Friday the bylaws and the ce stitution would be drawn up.
 The following officers were elected to serve during the coming year: M F. Katz, president; w. H. Ellis, vice presi. dent, and J. H. Stanton. secretary ana u eaSurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
ELECTION BOXES
Three Separate Boxes Required for
 General Election

All election boxes and supplies are being sent to the various voting places by Sheriff Chris Hartsfield. There gre 125 voting places in Jefferson coulty and on account of the three separate issues to be voted on Tuesday three boxes will be necessary at each polling place. They are the general cleo >ton United states senator unexpired .erm, and the port amendments, all to be voted on separately
 Certified lists of all electors regis- terine while the registration ooks were open under the special law enrct- ed by the Alabama legislature h; ve been prepared and will be placed il each box so there will be no trouble to the new voters in casting their Initial ballot. according to officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

remove the cobwebs from their brains, shake off the toga of self-satisfied stand- patters-and do something now to restore professional baseball to it's one-time ranking as a real sport Copyright, 1920. by King Features Syn
 dicate. Incl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
l.. S. II, HAS AN EASY
 TIME WITH MISSISSIPPI

Baton Rouge, La, october 30.-Louts- jana State University defeated Missis- sippi College. fl to ', here today The Mlssissippians, much lighter than the Tigers, were outplayed from start to finish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31

minutes 25 second behind the Esperanto. She gained two minutes on the reach home. finishing IS minutes 2s seconds be
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
SHOOTING FRACAS
IN FAMILY ROW
Newt Hudgins, Son, and Son-in-Law
In Mix-up; Is Shot In
Face And Side.

Results of shooting fracas occur
ring between Newt Hudgins and his
son-in-law H. II. Valentine at the
home of the latter near the county
home on last Sunday night, are ex-
ceptional in the instance of cross
prosecution.
According to statements made be-
fore Esq Cross, before whom two of
the defendants were arraigned, the
trouble seems to have had it's begin
ming in a disagreement between Val
entine and his wife, who is daugh-
ter of Hudgins. Valentine declares
that he was subsequently disturbed by
his father in law Hudgins who came
to his house demanding "my baby
the child of Valentine. After fu-
lively trying to convince Hudgins
that the child belonged to him, Val
entine, the latter says that to quiet
Hudgins down he turned the child
over to him. That this, however,
did not seem to end it, and the quar-
rel developed rapidly from threats
and blows until someone, presumed
to be Hudgins' son, fired shot which
struck Valentine in the face and right
side.
Warrants were sworn out for Hud-
gins, his son, and Valentine. VAL
entine's case comes up for hearing
next Tesday, and Hudgins' case ON
May Is. The warrant for Hudgins'
son had not been returned up to
Thursday morning, and his case has
not been set. In the meantime Hud-
gins and Valentine are out on bond.
The Hudgins are represented by
Attorney George L. Fryer, and Val
entine by Lewis & Rhodes.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
LOCAL DELEGATES
TO DIAMOND JUBILEE
Several From First Baptist Church
Here Go To Washington to At
tend Big Celebration.

Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Sborer and
Col. O. c. Barton of the First Baptist
church will attend the Diamond Jubi-
lee Anniversary session of the South
ern Baptist Convention, beginning at
Washington May IL. 10000 dele
gates and visitors are expected to
attend this immense gathering of
Southern Baptists, that the inspira-
tional success of the $75,OO0,0OO
campaign has made the more inter-
esting.
This session will r.ark the close of
the most successful year in the Con-
vention's history. In addition to
the victorious rs million campaign,
the Convention is expected to show
the largest advance in its missionary
educational, benevolent, and evan
gelistic work ti.at has yet been re-
corded.
While the whole proceedings prom
Use much of interest the report of the
Campaign Commission which made a
survey of Europe and the Near East
with view to the extension of the
work there, will rank in popular ap-
peal with the making of a program
for the four years that remain of the
campaign.
The regular sessions of the Con-
vention will be held in the Billy Sum
day Tabernacle near the Union Sta
tion, this being the largest audito-
rum in Washington. In order to
accommodate the large crowds in the
evenings, sessions will be held both
at the Tabernacle and the First Bap-
tist church.
The Woman's Missionary Union,
which has likewise had the most sue
cessful year in its history, will meet
in Washington May 13, and IA, it's
sessions to be held in the Calvary
Baptist church.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
MANY CITY HOMES
CHANGE OWNERSHIP
DURING PAST WEEK
Col. r. M. VanCleave Purchases
Handsome Powers Home On
North Poplar Street.
w. D. MORRIS BUYS
THE VanCLEAVE HOME
Chas. E. Hastings Gets Suburban
Home of w. D. Morris; Other
- Recent Changes.

Several important exchanges OF
residential property took place this
week that add to the recent number
of Paris homes having changed hands
in the last six months The hand
some George L. Powers home on N
Poplar, one of the handsomest and
most modern constructed residences
in the city was sold TO Col. F. M. Van
Cleave for $22,500. The house is
of buff brick, is of an attractive de-
sign, with spacious porch, porte CO.
chere, etc. All the first floor wood
work is of oak, that of the upper,
white. The cozy den and breakfast
room, the sleeping porch, and double
baths, the handsome mantel across
an entire end of the living room, and
various other inside finishings add to
the attractiveness of the place and its
desirability as home. DR.. and Mrs.
Powers have purchased the Metcalf
home in Memphis, which is hand
some city residence.
w. D. Morris, in turn, bought the
VanCleave place also on N. Poplar
for $4,000. This too is desirable
residence. 1t is large white frame
structure, is commodiously arranged,
and has many attractive features.
Chas. Hastings who recently sold
his pretty home on Walnut street to
Mrs. Maud Karnes for $4,000 pur-
chased the w. D. Morris suburban
place which is slightly east of town
for $4,000. This home includes a
number of acres of valuable farming
land.
The Hunter home on Alden street
was bought last Thursday by T. E.
Barnes of Elkhorn for $4,000.
These residences with the Bruce
residence on S. Poplar, which was
recently purchased by DIR. ]. D. We'll
don, and the Warren home ON Hud-
SON Avenue, which was sold to Ray
Scates total seven residences here
that have changed hands within the
last few months.
Possession of the Powers, Van
Cleaye, Morris and Hunter homes
will be given Immediately, and the
new owners will move into them.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
TO
HAVE COMMENCEMENT

Fifty-fve grammar school gradu-
ates will receive diplomas at Atkins
Porter School Friday, May Ia, when
the Commencement exercises will be
held beginning at ten o'clock. This
large class have gone through most
of the grades together. They are
splendid boys and girls, and have
done good work in school. This
year at Atkins-Porter, with Miss Cla-
ra Carney Roach, principal, and her
capable corps of teachers, has been
an auspicious one and an interested
and appreciative gathering of pa
irons will attend the exercises on next
Friday, which close the school term.
The program for the morning in
cludes: Prayer, Rev. ]. E. Reynolds;
Star Spangled Banner, School; Sal
utatory; Piano Selection, Jane How
ard; Valedictory; Address; Presenta-
tion of Certificates, W. l. Dale.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
TOBACCO SALES
PLAN DEVELOPING
Bankers of Black Patch Favor For
nation Strong Banking Cor
poration; Meet To-day.

Bankers from all over the black
patch tobacco district are meeting in
Paducah today Thursday to complete
the plans outlined last week at Clarks-
vile for the organization of pow
erful sales association among the to-
bacco growers of the black patch.
Judge A. B. Lamb, president Of the
Bank of Henry, this city, attended
the Clarksville meeting last Thursday
but as number of financiers from
both Tennessee and Kentucky could
not be present, and the organization
program was not fully mapped out it
was decided to have the meeting that
is being held today. However, at
the Thursday last meeting a resolu-
tion was passed stating that an ex-
pert banking corporation was desir-
able and in the interest of tobacco
growers, exporters of tobacco, and
the public at large, in the dark tobac-
co belt.
j.. The chairman of the meeting was
instructed to notify every banker in
the counties comprising the black
patch, select one of their number to
represent the county and the program
completed at the Paducah meeting
today. Bankers Of st. Louis, Louis
vile, Nashville and Cincinnati, it is
understood will cooperate in the or
ganization, which has as it's object
the devising of ways and means to
protect the tobacco growers from dis
aster which is threatening them. The
movement has been enthusiastically
approved by the tobacco growers.
This corporation is to be capitalized
at $2,000,000 and the securities is
sued to raise this money must be
taken up by the banks, business men
and farmers of the district.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
WEST END METHODISTS
TO HAVE NEW CHURCH

The elimination of the successful
revival services, conducted by Rev.
George w. Tucker of Jackson, which
closed at the West End Methodist
church on Wednesday night, with 16
additions to the church and 70 pro-
fessions of faith, was splendid pros
poets for new Methodist church
in West Paris. At the final service
on Wednesday night, Rev. Tucker
raised $4,000 for the proposed new
building and created a universal en-
thusiasm for it's speedy erection.
Evangelist Tucker has been in Paris
ten days, and has had a large and
interested audience to hear him at
every service. He goes from here
to Birmingham, The shop men, to
whom he spoke at noon each day,
raised $106 for his remuneration
The church donated to him $311.68
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
BUILDING NEAR FAIRGROUNDS
is DESTROYED BY FIRE

The Shupe Machine Shop, near the
fairgrounds, was destroyed by fire
on last Friday night. The loss was
rather heavy, as the building con-
tanned commercial fertilizer. The
origin of the fire is mystery, for at
the time no one was living in the
building, the family formerly living
there having moved out the day
previous to the fire.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
ELECTIONS Held
in NEICHBOR TOWNS

Much interest centered around the
city elections at both Puryear and
Henry On Saturday. Both Of these
sister towns have entered the new
era, and are rapidly becoming quite
little metropolises, but an election
still remains an event in either place.
John Mccormick was made mayor of
Puryear; Esq. j. D. Morris, recorder;
Howard S. Dumas, officer; Charles
Puryear, Water Radford, Mason
Dobbins, Gordon Council, aldermen.
Results Of the Henry election,
which re-instated most of the old
officials, were as follows: George
Dinkins, Magistrate; l. G. Jones,
mayor; Charles Hall, police; B. W.
Rushing, recorder; ]. B. Peoples,
Claudius Dunn, s. G. Cradle, alder
men.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
RESOLUTIONS FOR
DEPARTED HEROES
Confederate Veterans In Regula,
+ Meeting Adopt Resolution Re-
garding Recent Departed.

Attendance at the regular meeting
of the Fitzgerald and Kendall Camp
at the court house on Monday after
noon, May 8, was excellent. The
bright day brought out an unusual
number of Confedcrates, and a
pleasant meeting took place, consist
ing of the usual Business routine, and
several talks, that were keenly en-
joyed.
Commander j. s. Vandyke presid-
ed, Chaplain Frazier conducted the
devotional. Resolutions of respect,
drafted by the memorial committee,
composed of P. p Pullen, E. Fl. Cow
ington and F. F. Ward, to the mem
ory of departed comrades, G. A. Sim
clair, G. D. Hancock, R. j. Jackson,
and J. L. Lowrey, were read by W.
d. Poyner.
Round table, talks by J. S. Van
dyke, W. d. Poyner, M. A. Atkin-
son, W. H. Olive, F. F. Ward and
P. P. Pullen added to the enjoyment
of the meeting. w. D. Poyner an
nounced that on Sunday at three o.
clock at the court house, he will de-
liver farewell address to all veter-
ans Sc years of age. He invites all
preachers, lawyers, and physicians of
Paris to come to hear him.
The veterans present ON Monday
were: ] S Vandyke, P A Sullivan, F
P Pullen, E H Covington, w D Poy-
ner, M A Atkinson, w H Olive, ]
Thompson, w P Erwin, w M Jobe
H ] Hastings, F F Ward and 7 c
Mccall. ..-
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
MILAN BERRY CROP LARGE

The berry crop at Milan this year
is reported to be very large, and the
fruit unusually fine. General pick
ing begins the latter part of this
week, for which growers will pay &c
quart. The finest strawberries of
this seasons growth, so far were
brought to market by Ed johnson, a
leading trucker, who lives few miles
east of Milan. These super-berries
brought $8.40 case for 24 quarts.
Most of the berries sold in Paris
come from the Milan market. Only
a few crates to date have been dis
posed of, these selling from 40 to
so cents per quart,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
RAINEY IS CHIEF JUSTICE.

Paris friends of Mrs. Robert M.
Rainey of Atoka, Oklahoma, and who
was formerly Miss Lillian Fryer, will
be pleased to learn of the fact that
Mr.. Rainey has just been appointed
chief justice of the Oklahoma su-
preme court. He was selected by
the members of the court to fill the
vacancy caused by a resignation. Mr..
Rainey was at the time vice chief
justice. He is 81 years of age, and
married Miss Fryer some Is years
ago.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
TAXI AIRPLANE HERE

An airplane has been in Paris this
week doing taxi esrvice at the regu-
lar rate of $40 trip for those wish
ing to view the city from above. The
pilot apparently is having a good
business, as the trips are frequent.
Just how long the ship will remain
here is not known,
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
ADDED ATTRACTION AT
DIXIE FRIDAY EVENING

The Dixie Theatre offers am added
attraction on Friday night for the
regular admission fee. The Domes-
tic Art Girls will demonstrate some
of their skillful sewing by a clever
little plan in which bride comes in
to buy her trousseau, and thus the
modes-arrayed in their own handi-
work-will endeavor to please the
exacting young bride. Pauline Fred.
erick, in an excellent play is anotehl
inducement.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
UNION CITY INCREASE
% IN TEN YEARS

1920 census count for Union City,
Tenn, has been given st E,412, an
increase of 23 persons or 0.5 percent.
This is not much of an increase for
our sister city. 1t is hardly repre-
sentative of the births, and rather
indicates that Union City has lost
in population in the last ten years.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
DOODLE BUG" is NOW
RUNNING ON SUNDAYS

Many here will be glad of the re-
storing of the service of the Paris
and Memphis accommodation on
Sunday, which, went into effect last
Sunday. The train arrives here at
1925, leaves for Memphis at AIS
For sometime the Sunday service has
been expended.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
SINGING AT INDIA

1t is announced that there will be
singing at India on the third Sunday
afternoon, May 16, at three o'clock,
Chairman Robert Hedges urges q
full attendance, and asks all to bring
their 1919-1920 Vaughan song books.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07
COURT HOUSE NOTES

C. H. Owen of the 18th district has
been adjudged insane and assigned
to the asylum at Bolivar.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-05-07

The Parisian blazes the trail; set.
the pace. 3,255 inches more ad.
vertising first four months this year
Parisian advertising is bona-fde
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-07-30
UTICA

DR.. J. :. Geen and wife and George
Reynolds and wife and daughter mo-
tored to Bloomington yesterday.
l.. d, Holland was in Ottawa yes
terday
j VI. McCauslin ana Fred Prentice
motored to Bloomington yesterday.
The Daughters of Isabella OF Utica
held banquet at the Starved Rock
hotel last night.
Mrs. Leon Clark Of Ottawa was
calling on friends in Utica yester-
day.
Miss Harriet Lee was in La Sale
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Lewis are the
parents Of a little girl
The Crochet club held a picnic at
Starved Rock last night They all
had delightful time and a most de-
licious supper.
Mrs. Geo Proter and sister. Miss
Annie Carlisle. from ottawa calling
on friends in Utica yesterday
Miss Elizabeth Neary Is visiting her
brother, Dan Neary and family in OF
tawa.
Mrs Josephine Etzbach was visit
ing friends in Ottawa yesterday