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The Seward gateway., 1921-06-04
COMPLETION OF'l . GOVT. RAILROAD

f Let no one refer to the railroad as White Elephant" on the Govern ments hands, without making allow ances for great splotches here and there on the beast! Already the rail- road with its 46S miles in operation is serving a most useful purpose. True, it passes through no heavily. populated section, however during the past six months nearly 13,000 re- venue passengers have been carried 767, ,000 passenger miles. which is in addition to the great number of pas sengers carried on passes in connec- ton with the contraction work of the project. The freight revenue also has grown to no insignificant amount the past six months showing 13000 tons. hauled total distance of nearly a iullllon IoH mlIeS. Lue TeVeuue UuSHt safely be estimated at $30.00O per month.
 Mining districts that have had hard sledding (literanyD during the past now have efficient transportation at their doors or sufficiently near to- make mining profitable; small agricul- tural communities are springing up to feed these miners and others who are engaged in business along the line and the vast expanse of hills unpros- pected is opened to the hardy hunter of precious metals.
 At the suggestion of the Post Of- flee Department the winter mail for the interor of Alaska was dvertedi from the Cordova-C -Citina route to this line. entering at Seward and be- ing transported by rail and horse. drawn sleds to Nenana, Fairbanks, and other interior points. AS result of this arrangement the, people of the interior have had their Cristmas packages, parcel post, newspapers, and mail of all kinds more promptly and in greater quantity than ever be fore. -T
 Coal was the great determining factor toward construction of this railroad, the idea. principally being to serure this fuel for the Pacific fleet of the United States navy. At the present time one private and two government mines are in opera tion in the Matanuska field, produc- ing about 5000 tons of coal per month. Under an appropriation for the navy prospecting and develop |
 ment work, as well as operation of one of the mines above referred to, lis being prosecuted as rapidly as prac I ticoble. The railroad furnishes an out let for this most necessary product to keep our navy active in peace and in war.
 Another section where coal was sorely needed is the interior of AL asga-Fairbanks with its surrounding mining ditricts, the Kantishna mining district and other places. In many lo- calities the woor was becoming ex-. hausted and for lack of fuel mining had been greatly retarded. The rail- road has now been extended from Fairbanks southward to the Nenanai coal fields (Mile 358 and vicinity) :, where satisfactory grade of Ignite coal is already being taken out for use at the points indicated.
 All Together for Southwestern Alaska
 With transportation facilities avail able, lack of which has long retarded development of this section of te Ter 1itory, it is now time for all persona and interests of tis region to boost for steady and permanent increase in population and business here.
The Seward gateway., 1921-06-04
INDIA, SEETHINGt .aaua WITH REVOLUTION
 SAYS TRAVELLER

San Francisco, May 30. = India is seething with discon tent and Bolshevism is rum ming rampant, said John H. Connor president of. the Uni ted Shoe Company of Boston who arrved on the steamer Wolverine State from Cal cutta this noring.
The Seward gateway., 1921-06-04

wind finish at the closing of the Broad Pass Gap of the Government Railroad, but that this gap is to be closed before many months is just as apparent. On the Southern Divi- sion steel has advanced to Hurricane Gulch (Mile 284). and from the north end it has moved southward to Mile 256. thus leaving gap, 72 miles in l length.
 Large Bridge to Construct at Hurri- cane Gulch
 Hurricane Gulch will be the end of steel for several weeks because of the necessity for erecting 3S4 foot steel arch span bridge over this depres- sion in the earth's surface which is 300 feet deep. The American Bridge Company is to erect this bridge, the said company having successfully put up the larger structure over the Su sitna river at Mile 264 on this line. Part of their force is already on the ground, and ninety per cent of the steel delivered. It is estimated that this bridge can be completed by Sep tember first.
 Broad Pass Sector Teeming With
 Men
 North of this point to the end of Steel on the Interior Division dozens of station contractors and hundreds of commission forces are slashing, | digging, blasting in the fnial endea- vors to furnish the great heart of AL aska with rail transportation. They will have the grading well on toward completion by the time the Hurricane Gulch bridge is finished. Supplies of explosives, provisions, horse feed, etc. to the amount of 5000 tons were freighted during the winter to van tage points. along this incomplete portion of the line and cached for the summers use.
 Supply of Labor and Work We'll
 Equalized
 A force of Commission employees mad contractors totaling 1856 men are engaged in this work. number of these of course, being in the main tenance and operation departments. During the earlier part of the season the Commission found it necessary to encourage the men to come to Alaska for work, but they came so fast that q halt had to be called. The supply on the ground just about equals the demand at present; owever, it s like ly that if a number of additional men drift into this section withing the Text few weeks they can be given mork until fall. .... After Completion of the Road d-What? This is the question in the mlnds , of many Alaskans and seems to be food for thought for quite a number in Washington, D. c. Certain it is that forces will be curtailed upon completion of the railroad, and an exodus from the towns and communi- ties along the railroad may be ex- pected as that time approaches, un- less of course, it is decided to con struct branch feeders for the railroad which at this time is unlikely. The maintenance and operating forces oH the railroad. will of course ba lmit- ed to bare necessities such as any pioneer railroad with light traffic would require. This number would probably not exceed seven or eight hundred.
 It is believed that balance of cash in the Treasury is sufficient to com piete the construction work (except
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
C|WTANS ID ARRIVE
 ON SPECIAL TRAINS
Plans for International Conven- ton to Be Held Here Are
 Under Way

To Atlanta is due credit for the idea of cooperating even in the matter of arrival at the first annual convention of the international Association of Civ itan Clubs, to be held here on June and s, states Dr. c. M, Shropshire. international president. Elaborate plans have been perfected to entertain the delegates from Savannah, Jackson vile, Miami. Tampa and St. Peters burg, who will concentrate in Atlanta on June and take special train from there to Birmingham.
 While in Atlanta the visiting dele-l gates will be given an automobile ride to the historic Stone mountain, where a barbecue will be served, A sight seeing trip around the city will be followed by dinner at the Capital City club, and a. theatre party at the New Howard.
 The Atlanta "On to Birmingham" committee is making every effort to bring the Atlanta club to the conven- tion 100 per cent strong. This typi fies the spirit of this club, which has proven to be one of the most aggres- slve and active of all the 24 Civitan clubs now enrolled, and reflects the famous civic spirit of the city in all of it's many worthy undertakings. A more representative number of Geor gians cannot be found in any other organization, political civic or fra terral, in the state.
 Another special train out of Chat tanooga will bring the delegates from Na fla nc f6n ~ al Acho vile and Knoxville. The Chattanoo- ga club became famous several months ago through the publicity given its
 Golden Rule" dinner, at which the most radical leaders of both capital and labor met and discussed their differ ences in a free and friendly way. Much good came through this meeting.
 At Memphis, the delegates from Dal- las, Houston, Fort Worth Port Ar thur Fort Smith, Helena, West Helena Newport, Pine Bluff and Little Rock will gather for a friendly session be- fcre taking their special train for Bir- mingham.
 The three special trains will arrive in Birmingham about the same time on the morning of June 7 and the re- ception committee, headed by Civitan Ed Irwin, will be on hand to extend a real welcome to the Magic City,
 International Civitan headquarters in the First National Bank building, is alive with committee meetings. etc Arrangements for the convention are being perfected rapidly and indica- ticns are that 500 delegates and visi- tors will be guests of the Birmingham Civitan club
 The Tutwiler hotel will be Civitan hes sdauarters, and all business meet ings will be held there. Civitan Mix international secretary, is cooperating with Civitan Halfacre in arranging for hotel accommodations for the vis- itors. Civitan Scott of the local club will establish headquarters on the meHzanine floor of the Tutwiler, and attend to the registration of delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
BIG LEAGUE MOUNDI ARTISTS BEGIN TOl SHOW GOOD FORM
St. Louis Cardinals Seem to Need Pitchers to Make Show
 ing In the Pennant Race
By JOHN E. FOSTER

Copyright 1921 by The Age-Herald)
 New York May 1.--Somc major league pitchers are beginning to show the quality of midsummer. Every now and then game is Gclng pitched. in which there are mighty few responses to "here" when the roll of Lase hits is called. The genial Auburn-hatched Faber of the Chicago Sox got het up to the idea to show the world that the Comiskey odtfit mIst rot Ee respised and threw ! two o-hit ball game against the champion Cievelands.
 Usually there is only one ans CT 10 two-hit ball game and the answer in this case was the same as is aImost in variably since baseball time began The chmpions were rolled so thoroughly underneath that not even a run peeked out and they dropped out of the lead again by reason of tda se,t that Wash ington held to tie by inc Athletics was at least saved d defeat
 Such instances show that the lowly are never to be taken lightly in base ball. Here are the Chicagos and the Athletics upsetting conditions between them as if they were the leaders in the race instead of the meek and humble of the second division.
 THRILLING RACE
 
 have Cleveland and Washington play ing their little game of see-saw at the top Ere long Washington Will be bound west, and if the Senators can make an effectual demonstration of the steam roller in successful motion and the Yankees are able to team up with them as successful defenders of the east, the American league race will have thrills running up and down it's EDina1 cO1l1mu all summer long
 Down in Texas last spring Ty Cobb told the critics that he had a pitcher ay the name of Sutherland who would make name for himself this year. The kid pitcher has made 8 good start with Detroit, as now Ee nas gone through complete game agalust St. Louis. leav ing the Browns with six hits and twice striking out Sisler, the American league champion batter. That's some feat to accomplish.
 Sisler is slow beginner in hating As the first figures come .ou, for the leadership of the year he will be fly ing among the stars. The work of Cobb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
ARREST PLAYERS FOR
 VIOLATION OF SUNDAY
 BASEBALL LAWS, MIAMI

Miami, Fla, May 1.-Nineteen members ot the Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Fla, east coast teams were arrested here this afternoon at the close of the opening game of the season on charges of vio- lating the states law prohibiting Sun day baseball. Miami had defeated Fort Lauderdale, 20 to 5. Forty-two members of independent teams were arrested a week ago on like charges, and 19 mem bers of the Miami and Miami Beach in- dependent teams were arrested after the game today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
POWER BOAT UNION
 HOLDS ANNUAL MEET

Chicago, May 1.-F. c. Erickson of To- ronto was elected chairman at the an- nual meeting of the International Power Boat union today to succeed Charles P Hanley of Muscatine, Iowa. Twenty five delegates of power boat clubs of the Great Lakes and Mississippi valley at tended the meeting. which announced dates for the big middle west races.
 The pageant of progress races in Chi cago were scheduled for August 4. D. { and 7 These races will be part of the summer circuit, other events being those at Peoria, July 1, and 4: Interlake at Put-In-Bay, July 10 to IT; Milwaukee, July 2, 23 and "A; Scripps trophy for cruisers only, Cleveland, July 30 Hamil- ton, Ont. August 25, 26 and 27; and To- ronto September 1 to r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
COURTOIS SECOND IN
 BROAD JUMP EVENT

Philadelphia. May 1.-P. Courtois of New York university, and not Cowes of Yale, won second place yesterday in the broad jump at the University ot Pennsylvania relay carnival. Both men wore the same number, Cowles being placed second by the official announcer. The error was discovered in checking up today.
 Courtois jumped 23 feet 10 inches, only half an inch less than E. c. Gourdien of Harvard, winner of the event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Shrine Club to Meet

Anniston, May 1.-(Special.)-A special meeting of the Anniston Shrine club will be held on Tuesday evening, at which the making of plans to attend the big ceremonial in Birmingham on June ' will be the chief item of business. The Anniston drum and bugle corps and the local club will lead one section of the big parade to be staged in Birmingham next month, and it Is the intention of the Anniston fez wearers to send a 100 per cent delegation to the Magic City for that occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Memorial Day Observed

Huntsville, May 1.-(Special. )-Confed- crate Memorial Day was observed here today by the Daughters of the Confed- eracy and Confederate veterans. the op- servance having been postponed by local custom from the week day to the fol- lowing Sunday. pr. w. M. Blackwelder preached a sermon ito the veterans at the First Baptist church this morning and in the afternoon an address was delivered by James H. Pride in Maple Hill cemetery and flowers were placed on the graves of more than 400 Con- federate soldiers who are buried there, and also upon the graves of score or more of Union soldiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
McGuffey Leaves Anniston

Anniston, May 1.-(Special )-William H. McGuffey, assistant to the vice presi- dent of the Southern railway, who has been here for the past few days has gone to other points on railroad business. Mir McGuffey arranged while in Annis- ton for weekly classes for the study or freight rates each Friday evening in the city, agents on both divisions of the Southern to be the students and business men of the city to be invited The classes will be taught each Friday eve ming in the local freight offices of the Southern by Agent H. H. Witt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
SALLY LEAGUE RECORDS
 FOR THE FIRST WEEK

Columbia, $. C., May 1.-The first week of the seventeenth season of the South Atlantic association ended with Augusta, Greenville and Charlotte tied for leading honors with four games won and two lost. Columbia broke even in six games, Charleston won two and lost four and Spartanburg won only one out of six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Spring Revival Starts

Annston, May (SpeciaL)-The spring revival season at the Oxanna Methodist church started with the II o'clock serv- ices, Rev. B. H. Cantrell of Piedmont coming to work with the pastor during the series. A splendid choir has been organized for the week of special serv- ices and the pastors of the city have been invited to take part in the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
BURNING SCHOONER IS
 ABANDONED BY CREW
By Associated Pres.

New York. May 1.-The American schooner s. W. Mills, bound from Pas cagoula. Miss, for Havana. with lum ber is one fire off the Florida coast, said wireless message received here to- night from the teamshp Agwisun. The crew had abandoned the vessel and no trace Of them could be found, the mes sage said.
 The schooner, which carried a crew of nine men, sailed from Gulfport, Miss She Is 14l feet long, with gross tonnage of 371<
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Williams Succeeds Terrell

Huntsville, May L-(SpeciaLNT O. Terrell, manager of the Woolworth store since it's establishment here, has been promoted to the management of the Co., lumbus, Ga, store of the company and departed today to assume his duties. lie has been succeeded here by F. w. Will Hams from one of the companys Bir- minqham stores.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
By JAMES J. CORBETT tCopyright, 1921, by King Features
 Syndicate, Incl

l. seems only few brief years since Ty Cobb flashed into big league view Yet, today he is the outstanding vet eran of big league veterans.
 This makes Cobb's seventeenth year in major harness. And in that sweep of time he has hung up records that probably will endure as long as base ball shall last.
 His grand batting mark is .370 even though in his first season as fledg- ling he. banged for only .240. That mark is so wonderful that if Cobb played for five more years and aver aged only .390 for each, he still could quit with a mark of above .350. which is the greatest grand average in mod ern baseball history.
 HIS NEAREST COMPETITOR
 The nearest lifetime batting com petitor of the southern Typhoon" is George Sisler of the Browns. Sisler who joined the big show in 1915 has maced foreS43, which is just fraction of a point ahead of Iris Speaker who dehutted in 1908.
 The nearest National league com pet-tor among the regulars is Ross Young of the Giants, who has a mark of .324, which is less than full point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Yankees Win Game

New Haven, Conn.,. May 1.-The New York Americans defeated the New Ha- ven Eastern league club in an exhibition game here today, 10 to 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
For Good of
 the Community

NNE may not be able to lift himself O with his own boot straps but he can use them for putting on his seven-leagued boots. The human body grows from within. The tree extends it's girth through the pressure of the vital energies beneath the bark
 The community that grows through eX- pansion of what 1t already has is the com munity that is taking on the bone and sin ew of endurance and permanency. h. vestment in going concerns and new ones Tn a community means that it is a good place to do business in.
 Last year broke all prior records for investment of new money in Jefferson county enterprise. This year is but third gone, but it's investment record is half of that of 1920 For the four months it has made another new high.
 Investment of new capital in Jefferson county enterprises now and going, dur ing the four months of the years named has been as follows:
 1921, S8,393,50O
 1920, S3,171,5 800.
 1919, S2,460,000.
 1918, S3,183, ,500
 The 1921 record is two and a half times that of the prior record year two and half times that of 1918 and nearly four times that of 1919. It is equal to the com bined records of the three preceding years.
 Here is how investment of new money in local enterprise has gone this year:
 January, S3, ,155, 900.
 February, S3,305,O00
 March, S460,500.
 April, $1,473,000
 This was done during a period of low production and while we have been talk ing about retrenchment, and wearing dour face. Shrewd folks have not lost sight of the solid foundation on which Bir- mingham rests and have been placing their money in enterprise that will earn a handsome return on the upgrade They have gotten ready for the upgrade.
 The rate of investment of new capital in this district this year has been $2,000,- 900 per month, which is $24 ,000,0 900 for / the year If that continues (and there is no reason why it should not) the total for the year will be $8,O00,00O over the rec ord total of 1920.
 The April banking figures came along With pleasant surprise. IhlS month IS a day shorter than March and customarily the bank clearings of April are less than those of the preceding month. This April reversed the usual and went way ahead.
 Last year March clearings ran S2, ,3O0,- 900 ahead of April. The year before March clearings were S6,000,000 greater than in April. This year April ran $8,617,000 beyond March. The record is this:
 March clearings, S68,499,OOO.
 April clearings, S77, ,00O.
 Some other things may have been lag ging in the merry month of April, but evi- dently the Birmingham district had begun it's turn about. Bank clearings are di- rect reflex of the financial status of the community, because they are the ex- change of checks drawn on different banks by the banks. The more money tb bo,.o i,, ot,,o1 oopoy,oor ro,,1o%;o,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Nor will even the Boston Red SoX show the quality of mercy to the Ath- letics The Philadelphia boys have made the round of the circuit and have been turned down everywhere, yet the AS stick. Perseverance will win the top place, says the good old copy pook. Seven years, though. since the Athletics dined on peaches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Don't overlook that the Pittsburg out field, day by day, has been giving the Pittsburg pitchers the kind of support that would hold up 10-foot board fence against a Texas mortimer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
LOSES A LITTLE

Until 1920, Cobb possessed the single season record for stolen bases runs scored and hits made. But last season he was shorn of two-thirds of that glory. Sisler, by punching out 257 safeties, beat Cobb's old mark of PAS and Ruths 15S tallies exceeded the 147 record turned in by Cobb in 1911.
 But no one has come along in more than 20 seasons of modern baseball who has ever come close to the base stealing total of 9S which Cobb estab- fisl'ed in 1915.
 Here are the lifetime records of the youthful topnotchers in the majors to- day and the conspicuous veterans. All are great. But no matter how great the others may be- they are still a million miles or so behind the mighty Georgian. Compute mentally the an> inual average of runs. hits total bases and stolen bases for each one-then compare them with the astounding all- timp aVeraQe for Cnhh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Brooklyn says the New York pitchers crumple like fried cake when they are in the straits. If that's the case, it will be the duty of the other Giants to keep them out in the open sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
Traveller Chick Game

Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-Tomorrow be- ing an open date with both the Little Rock and Memphis clubs, the tie game of April IS will be played off here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
TY COBB, NEARING THE END OF HIS BIG
 LEAGUE CAREER, HAS MANY RECORDS

ahead of both Rogers Hornsby and Ed die Roush.
 Cobb, in addition to having the i grea test batting mark of any man now in the game has mingled in the most con bats, been at bat oftenest, made the most hits. the most runs. the most total bases. pilfered the most sacks and holds about all the other most rec ordS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Milwaukee has no captain That's q saving both to the umpire and to the salary roll of the Milwaukee club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

Davy Robertson of the Cubs evidently Is fond of the old home life and doughnuts. He hasn't shown an intention of training two weeks merely to join Chicago. Davy contended when he first became available that he always was wei trained. Dad did it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02
BUNTS AND SINGLES

At least there is modesty in St. Louis. Even in these dark days, when nothing goes right, they don't claim the cham pionship and tremulously suggest that their two clubs will finish in the first division. Wait and see is the St. Louis slogan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-02

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 is not reckoned in the years each has