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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
SEVENTY FIVE BOYS TAUGHT
 1 TO SWIM AT "
Ninety Per Cent of Class Passes Tests After
 Six Lessons

As result of their having passed the
 Y M c. A., more than seventy-five
 boys who undertook the six-day swim ming lessons offered by Nie local asso- citation, Saturday morning received the swimming button award. This number
 represents nearly 50 per cent of the total
 number taking the lessons. Of the re-
 uainder. more than ninety boys were able to swim to some extent. but failed
 to cover the required distance. These boys were given passes by the Young Mems Christian Association which will
 enttle them to three additional lessons to be held with regular "Y' boys classes. As a result of the six-day campaign, officials of the Y. M. c. A. estimate that less than 10 per cent of the total | number were unsuccessful in learning the first principles of the swimming art. The 1920 campaign proved by far the most successful ever held. Many more 1 boys participated this year than hereto more and the number of those who learned to swim was considerably greater than in any other campaign.
 Following is a list of those who re- ceived the swimming award of the '. NJ c. A.:
 Lee Carter. Joe Barton, Robert Davis,
 Henry Farkas, Edison Pulliam, P. H.
 Sisson William K. Sims, l.. H. Norris
 Jr Robert Cameron, Herman Miller,
 Paul Griffin. Martin R. Halston Ray mend Hargett Marvin Mitcham, Blair D. Davis, Dan F. McDonough, Jr., James Nolan, Olney Love, Clarence Stovai..
 Benton Lackey. Frank w. Hudnan,
 George Reid Ray O'Byrne, William Higgins Arthur Stovall. Jackson Scar
 borough, Oscar Fl. Williams James
 Bethel, Edward Nowlin, Paul ]. Cham bers, Mono Buzzanca. Sam Buzzanca, Leonard Werner, Chiffon l.. Jones. Ralph Terhune, William B. Durham, Ray Jones, Cecil Cruse, Pearl Lackey, Rogers En-
 slen, LeRoy H. Hume, Leonard Burns Blair H Sigmon, William Byrd ana Newman Freeman
 Gewin Huff, Jack Harbuck. Paul Wat son, Robert F. Hall. Louis Rhudy. William Morton. Ralph Hole, Edmond
 Richardson, Earl Stewart, Bennett Lewis, Roy Jayne Miller Riviere. Wilbur Mc-
 Donald. Hoyt Lewis. Matthew Farley,
 Rutledge Snow, James Burson. William
 Crawford. Earl farrell. Ernest Yeandle, William Yeandle, Frank Drake, Howard Carle George Williams, James Conrad' Robert Austin, Charles White D. b. Sharps, Willie J. Sayior, William Ste venson and Ershen Carr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
HENR BEATTY 70 SERVE FOR OL YMPIC HERE
Drive to Raise Local Quota of $1,000 to Be Launched
 Tomorrow

Henry Beatty, young lawyer of Bir- mingham, has been appointed chairman of the local Olympic committee, aceord- ing to an announcement yesterday. Beatty has been practicing law with the local firm, Percy, Benners & Burr. lie is graduate of the University of Ala bama, where he made an enviable rec ord both in scholarship and athletics.
 It is the duty of the local committee to supervise the raising of Birmingham S Olympic quota, to help in sending tha Unuited States athletes to Antwerp thh summer and fall. Birmingham quota is $1,000 and must be raised immediately.
 A drive will be launched tomorrow, when representatives or members of the local committee will call on prominent men and women of Birmingham and so- licit contributions. Tag Day" metho Is may also be resorted to-
 Regular contributions of 5 will be sought Every contributor of this amount will receive badge, signifying that has helped send Americas athletes to the Olympic games. Contributions of $l Will also be received, for which contributor s certificate will be given. Juvenile contri- buttons will be for the amount of $l.
  large quota for Birmingham. but when one considers that Birmingham boys will be, going over with the American ath- letes the amount doesn't seem so large.
 There are two local athletes who are expected to win places on the United States team easily. These are Bill Cough lin and Ellsworth Richter.
 Coughlin is strong applicant for po- sition with the hurdles team. He Is mighty good man in the 44o hurdles event and should win a place on the United States team for this event.
 Richter is splendid long distance run ner. He is especially good in the three mile event. He has won high honors in local circles by winning several long dls- tance events in big meets here
 There are several others who may make the team also. Birmingham will be well represented at the southern division trials to take place in New Orleans soon' Local athletes should show up well in the series of elimination events follow ing soon after the divisional trials.
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Score by innings:
 Memphis ......... 110 900 001-3 Mobile ........ 900 900 100-l
 Summary: Two-base hit, Griffin. Home run, Carroll. Stolen base. High Double play, Allen to Mullen to Col vim Base on. balls. off Lukonovic 5, off Canavan 3. Left on bases. Mem phis 4, Mobile S. Struck out, by Luko- novic 9 by Canavan 3. Passed ball. Coleman. Wild pitches Lukonovic ?. Time. 1850. Empires, Kerin and Roth. SECOND GAME
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Nashville ........... 900 900 % Atlanta ................. 0lO 000 x-l
 Summary: Three base hit, Ellam. Double plays, Ellam to Knaupp; Smith 70 King to Kaufman. Struck out, by shoehan 5. Base on balls, off Tomlfn s Wild pitches, Tomlin 2. Time, 1:25. I'm pires, Pfirman and Johnson
 atsy Donovan, scout for the Chicago Sslps, has been in Baltimore trying to nos x Dave Danforth to join the Cubs renforth, who jumped to the Baltimore gFy Docks team, belongs to Columbus has Joe Tinker gave Fred Mitchell per
 i sion to do business with him If he eUlid.
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Totals .......34 1 3 27 IA .Ratted for IlukonoYic In ninth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13

UIdIo N.s''sss'' V0 x-Batted for Hager in ninth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13

(Seven innings by agreement). | Summary: Home run. Tutweiler. Two base hits, Allen, Mulvey. Sacrifice hits, Golvin, Carroll, Bischoff., Stolen bases,
 Ponds, High Carroll. Double play, High, Lewis and McLarry. Pitching record, hits with runs off Vance in l 2-3 innings; hits with no runs off Goodbred in 31-3 innings; hits, l run off Canavan in 1-3 inning; no hits. 1 run off Albris in 2-S inning. Struck out, by Haid 4, by Vance l. Base on balls, off Haid ?, Vance l. Hit by pitched ball, by Haid (High). Left on bases, Mobile 2. Memphis 2. Losing pitcher, Vance Time, 1885 Umpires. Roth and Kerin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
REVIEW OF WEEK IN
 SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Atlanta. June 12.-Little Rocks whirl,vinc campaign for the leadership of the Southern Association showed results this week. despite the fact that the Travellers schedule recently has put them up against the first division clubs.
 Little Rock since last Friday has won six games and lost three; Bir- mingham, won six and lost two; New Orleans, five and three: Nashville and Atlanta, four and four each; Mobile, .hre eand five: Memphis, three and six. and Chattanooga two and six. The race foi first place, which had been three correred affair during the first month. week, how seems to have settled into With a different trio nearly every week, now seems to have settled into five-club fight, with Nashville ana Atlanta winded and out of 1t tempor- arily at least. The Atlanta manage ment, however. has added several new players in the last week in an effort to strengthen. Chattanooga still re- mains secure in last place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
Twin Bill Split Between Crackers
 and Volunteers

Atlanta, Ga. June 12-Atlanta and Nashville divided a double header here today. Nashville winning the first to and Atlanta the second, 1 to O. Scores
 A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
LEADING EATERS

Chicago, June 12.-The ten leading batters of the Southern |. Association. according to statistics released today and including last Wednesdays games, are: Miller, Little Rock. .S70; Harper. I,ittls Rock. .sAS: Brazil. Atlanta. .343; Ellis. Birmingham, 1926: Carroll, Mem phis. 32e; McL4arry. Memphis. .S23; Jonnard. Nashville, .s20; Dowie. New
 Orleans, .319; Burke. Nashville. .s15: Wane. Little Rock. .3l1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
Totals ......34 2l II 'Batted for Gilbert in ninth. Score by innings:

 Score by innings: Little Rock ........ loo 0O2 V2o--h New Orleans .... 100 900 0o0--l Summary: Three-base hit Miller. Two base hits. Moore. Frierson stolen base, Wano Sacrifice hits, Wano'
 Moore Struck out, by Murchison 5,
 by Robinson ?. Base on balls, off Rob- inson 1 off Murchison !. Left on bases, New Orleans !, Little Rock 6. Double plays. McGinnis to Distel to Wano; Fiedler to Bradley. Time. 1:50- um- pires Brennan and Clifford. leading with an average of 1882. Dau' 1 bert is 32 points behind him. Williams of Philadelphia baeged ans ! other homer, and is leading the leagut 1 with [ Max Carey of Pittsburg com l tirues to set the pace for base stealing i with 16.
 Other leading batters; Robertson | ChIcagb 347. Groh, Cincinnati, .343 , Nicholson, Pittsburg, .S42 Young, New 1 York. BPS Williams. Philadelphia -3a4i
 Roush. Cincinnati, .321.
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.Slugging Attack
 of Little Rock
 Beats Pelicans

New Orleans. June 12.-"Bing" Mill Ter and John F-ierson led a slugging attack which was largely Responsible for Little Rock defeating New Or leans here today to 1. Score;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13

Summary-IWo-base hlts, MayeT, EI- lam, Brown. Three-base hits, Ballinger, Cunning ?, Wingo. Double plays, B. Jonnard to Brown; Brown to Ellam; Thorburn to Hager to Kaufman h. nings pitched by c. Jonnard s 2-3 with hits and runs; by Thorburn 8 1-3 with 10 hits and 2 runs. Struck out, by Jon nard B. by Thorburn l. Base on balls, off Jonnard f. off Thorburn 4. Sacrifice hits, B. Jonnard, Knaupp ?, Brown, Bra- gil Passed Ball. B. Jonnard. Time 145. Umpires, Johnson and Pfirman.
 SECOND CAME
, 1920-02-24
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, 1920-02-24
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, 1920-02-24

Detroit, Michigan, inquiring as to the
price of land per acre in St. John, as ae
states he is DESTROYS of locating where
the land is fertile and low in price, so
that he may work a small plantation.
Communication should be addressed di-
rect to the writer.
, 1920-02-24
Editor st. Crojr AUjS'',
Dear Sir

Dear Sir
Following instructions given me ny
the Virgin Islands Protective League
through its Secretary Mr.. Erick Roberts,
under date Feb, 9Th, | must refrain from
any newspaper controversy directed
against the League or its delegates, and
leave those matters entirely in cheir own
hands.
Whether Mr.. taucett or anyone else IN
America not connected with the Laag 4e
is any authority on what they write the
records Will show.
Personally, | don't know, and DON'T
CARE.
| have no longer any desire to do an
thing for or against the people OF tie
Labor Union, and trust that the League
may be able to reach them through 9th r
channels il they care to.
So far as my job is concerned, of that
| am especially proud.
[ hardly know Of anyone who left these
islands for America that did not do meni-
al work.
If rQmor here has it right, there is and
always will be a vast gulf OF difference
between mir. Faucet and myself.
1t would serve Mr.. Faucet better 10
fight his grievances with the League and
its delegates upon its merits, and leave
personalities alone.
Perhaps the finger Of scorn of the past
might be reaped up, and thu unneccassa-
rily bring about hard feelings.
So my advice is to Mr.. Fawcett, NJ.
Fraser and others who may write, to
first learn both sides of the story they
are so hastily plunging into, lest they
may find some of their writings, migE t
involve their own mother, sister or
, 1920-02-24
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
FARCE AND REVUE NEXT WEEKS STAGE NOVEL TIES
Ed WYNN HIS OWN PLOT
His Carnival Coming to Garriek
Has Novel Features

From days Of old playwrights have
sought increasingly. but all IN vain, TO
develop their plots and exploit their
characters upon the stage in a manner
so original as to effectually dispose OF
the ironclad rules and cut-and dried
methods. This trick Is accomplished IN
the Ed. Wynn Carnival, coming TO
the Garrick headed by Ed. himself. HIS
solution is for the playwright to carry
his plot with him, appear in person
upon the stage and build his characters
as he goes along.
The book and songs we're written by
Wynn. The revue is in prologue
and twelve scenes. There is more than
a score of musical numbers, some OF
classic form, others are Jazzy and
melodic. The scenic investiturc in
cludes one of the desert, with the
Sphinx In the background, in which
takes place the wonderful dance OF
Trixie Jennery, premiere danseuse;
one of the Roman arena, a setting OF
historic correctness; 1.-THE Gladtators
March," warlike maneuycrs, Will be
executed in this.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
TEN KISSES PER NIGHT
osculatory Record Of Hazel Dawn
and Dudley Hawley

Dudley Hawley. who plays the hus-
band in "Up in Mabcl's Room at the
Adelphi Theatre is much enyied., Those
who have seen the play will readily un-
derstand why Mr.. Hawley is to be en-
We'd, for It falls to that young actor s
fortunate lot to kiss beautiful Hazel
Dawn no less than ten times at every
performance.
And he actually draws large sal
ary for enjoying this much to be de
sired osculatory process. BY the simple
process Of arithmetic, the ten kisses a
performance amount to eighty kisses a
week, to 800 kisses a month-not count
ing extra performances and to some
thing like 1880 kisses during the sea
son. Mr.. Hawley says: This is the
pleasantest engagement / have ever
played"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
U. s. Setting to az Days Leave"

Seven Days Leave" has been given
an American setting, but still retains
all the melodramatic elements which
made it successful abroad.
The American version departs from
the English by the substitution of u
young Irish American who attains the
rank Of n major in the British army,
and the scene showing Yankee
cruiser destroying an enemy submarine; !;
also the appearance of American
soldiers at the dedication of shrine
in an English churchyard, and their
departure for France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
Thomas Witness With AIIenby

Field Marshal Lord Allenby is a sol
dier who accomplished in less than one
year what the Crusaders could not
achieve in centuries. He gave every aid
to Lowell Thomas, the American war
correspondent and photographer Thorn
as will give his illustrated lecture next
week at the Metropolitan Opera House.
"Thc Last of the Crusaders" is
remarkable series of pictures. covering
the entire operations of Allenby's forces
throughout the Palestine campaign.
1t shows wildly and dramatically the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06

TN THE course Of the action of
"Seven Days Leave now having
run at the Walnut. Il number of SOL
diers and sailors appear, and because
Of its patriotic character it has been the
policy of the government TO permit
regulars to participate in the perform
ance throughout the country. During
"Sevcn Days Leave" engagement
here detail from League Island ap-
pcarcd at every performance. and.
needless TO say, they were Chcered at
every appearance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
Comedian Instead Of Cop

Charles w. Butler, internationally
known as comedian. who returns to
Philadelphia in THE Guest of Honor" :"
began his stage career in England some
thirty years ago when he joined q
minstrel troupe. His lifc's ambition
had been to become mounted police
man. but the authorities rejected him
on account of his stature.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
Norma Talmadae In Triple Role

Norma Talmadge fans cun be pre-
pared for surprise when they see
their screen favorite in "She Loves and
Lies" to be presented at the Stan
suspected she was an impersonator. but
she is and proves it by handling three
characterizations ranging from young
girl to an old woman of iifty-two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06

TTE'S a blond with the frankest eyes
IL that arc either very merry or very,
very serious. He's James Dyrenforth,
the handsome young hero of Take 1t
From Me" And he has his own ideas
on publicity. He scorns the time
honorpd ballyhoo.
"It's all so palpably untrue he
told the Playgocr. "Tf you have any
thing good to offer folks, what's the
sense of plastering it over with bluff?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06

tremendous nature of the task under
taken, the difficulties overcome, and the
custom of the people. Thomas tells
what he saw as an eye witness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-09

me- Marjorie broke seal to read: 'Tou
come hack HomE. uNc Dan is done
Found lie-self. say Ell Don't find you
quick, he'll XIII me I'm IN dee,
Kyar down AZ de big Gait--yon come.
wild the sHo fEr make him Tote 70!
Close. q
-.Ycu are going, OF course, Leslie
said. He had read shameiessly over
her shoulder. She nodded. Miss
Smokers interposed, "Not until your
bags are searched. insist upon that
for my own protection. A-person
sailing under false colors is capable
OF almost anything. do not propose
to jeopardiEe my good name"
She is not going il can help It..
Warren almost shouted. clutching
Marjorie's arm. "Stay-as my wife.
loved you the minute you came.
Miss Smokers screamed and prom.
pity tainted; Marjorie brushed past
her, saying TO Mr.. Warren: .Thank
you-but it's no." Then ran toward
the back door. Leslie reached I'll
ahead of her, held it shut, and said In
shaken voice: Marjorie, I've loved
you five years, without knowing IL.
know all about you. Uncle Dams
finding himself will make you an
heiress. SO LIT seems l had bet.
ter tell you. I've got million in my
own right-and expectations-'
why tell me?" Marjorie asked
prtmly, but with dancing eyes. =
Just as matter of precaution-
so l won't be set down as a fortune
hunter, Leslie answered, possessing
himself OF her hand.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-09
CONFESSIONS
OF A BRIDE
! Set Down ouija's Prediction of
Daddy's Blindness a Coincidence.
Copyright. N. E. Al

Sdouys 5inuheSS Coincidence.
What Chrys might do in Honolulu
and how far her daring might carry
her when irhpelled by her hatred of
Certeis, Bob couldn't guess better
than 1. When we discussed the
strange situation of our relatives, we
had no fear that the plans Daddy hao
outlined would miscarry. But what
might happen, outside OF his regular
program, might prove most annoying
to all of us.
There was one statement in Daddy's
letter which could not discuss with
my husband. OF course 1t distressed
Bob to learn that Daddy had had a
slight Stroke" which had resulted in
his temporary blindness, but Bob
didn't care to be reminded. that one
Of Chrys controls had given her the
same information q week before Dad.
dy's letter arrived.
Bob remains deaf and dumb to
every phase of his sisters mysticism,
and didn't dare-to ask him to &C,
count for the revelation" as 1t had
come through Chrys.
Perhaps 1t was only weird coinci.
dence that Daddy had been blind at
a time when Chrys was considering
the consequences of Stroke" II SO.
1t was just the kind OF coincidence
which makes converts for Nine, Ouiia.
l found the only explanation which
satisfied me when l went to Chrys'
room for a book had loaned her. On
her desk were others which she had
been reading. One was a medical
work with Jordan Spence's name on
the fly leaf. It had to do with the re-
suits Of cerebral hemorrhage.
How characteristic OF Chrys to
select the unusual before she con.
siders the, commonplace" was nv
comment as turned the pages.
Several cases of transient blindness
were noted and 1t occurred to me thai
these had made very deep impress.
sion upon Chrys' mind.
She had worried-with the rest Of
us-about Daddy's. condition. She
knew that his first attack OF paralysis
had been brought on by tit OF tenn.
per. Evidently Chrys had read i'm IN
the subject, had registered the ac.
counts OF blindness accurately, and
tnen quite unconsciously had passed
along the theory as fact in one Of
ner seances. And it happened to be a
TACT, too. Condolences of this kind
iascinate many devotees of the ouifa
board. ou'!a
The explanation convinced me, but
realized that it would not satisfy a
person who desired to believe in
spiritism.
AS an unbeliever in all methods OF
communicating with the dead, was
forever combating some new "reve-
lation. kept busy, too, for many OF
my cleverest friends give the weight
of their wisdom and personality to
the cult.
Since the "ouija girls" and "Mme.
Planchette" now have an act in
Broadway's latest successful revue. IL
looks as II the fad had reached its
apex.
81 hope our girls took their ouija
boards along" I said to Bob, "And /
wish they had taken me with them.
"why?"
Maybe could have trapped a spy
our own. It would be a perfectly
grand stunt to catch spies simply by
reading their subsconscious minds as
the ouija board betrays them. Truly.
Nine. Planchette is. a false mistress"
(To Be continued.)