davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
ATLANTA PLAYERS WIN
 IN CAROLINA TOURNEY

Greenville, s. C., June f1.--Hunt and Owens of Atlanta won the cham pionship in mems doubles in the an nual Carolinas tennis tournament, defeating Manning and Carr of Greenville in the finals this after noon, 7-5, ,6-3. and 6-2.
 Jeff Hunt of Atlanta won the mems singles championship today. defeating Crawford of Rock Hill. G-0 6-1. and s-e
 Miss Hampton of Augusta won the championship in womens singles. de- feating Miss Goss of Boston, 6-l and 6-3. She wins the cup pernm ; nently. having won 1t for the third consecutive season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

Power Wins Over Skill.
 The pitchers of yesteryear are stiI1 with us, but stripped of their main weapons of defense they are as putty in the hands of the enemy. They could always rely on the splitter. When it was breaking right in was unhitta- ble. With this gone they find themselves about as far as a car can in neutral.
 Then, too, by livening up the balls those in charge of baseball handicapped the man of skill and helped out the powerful tosser, who depends upon brawn to get him through. It was an elimina- tion of brain, in preference of brawn. Two years ago, before the drastic changes were made, the man at bat was forced to place his wallops. He must pick out a place where someone wasn't and seek to drive the ball there. Today it is different. With liver ball, the gentleman with the broad shoulders and power full arms, confident that he can connect because the pitcher has been handicapped, leans against the ball with all his might. He knows now that it is a better bet to attempt to drive the ball over the heads of the outfielders than it is to place ball just over the infield on line. And hit squarely on the nose, the pellet sails and sails and sails.
 That accounts for the, bumper | crop of home-runs.
 Modification Is Needed.
 Something must be done to amend the drastic changes with in the next year, or baseball will lose much of it's popularity. Fans are already yelling: What has become of the pitchers who engaged in 10 battles?" These pitchers are still with us. But their effectiveness has been pinched by the consiprators. It hurts worse in the minors than 1t does in the majors. Up there they know they're getting the best baseball can trot forth. Down here the fan forgets about the pitching ban, and the live balls. He sees a swat-fest in which the grand total of hits runs near 40 and then he sighs: This Is getting to be a ham league. The old Southern is lots slower than it used to be-"
 The Southern is just as fast as 1t ever was. They're paying just as good salaries as they ever were. But stripped of their de- fense, and facing ball which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
DOES HITTING PAY?

The and free hitting has been champiOned of As of the that that free hitting to baseball The fans want it. It will the land Now the question before the house Do the fans really want it? And does it hamper rather than help the national pastme
 batting the high moguls of the placed spt-bal emery ball This left the pitchers defense On of forth make the balls veier This clipped off find the 25 cent effective he before these Improvements were made the =,
 than plaud from the fans find with and IS prevailing mighty shout of This bush baseba chorus the fans .Where the pitchers of yeseryear?" they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
PORTS CHICKS INCREASE LEAD N SOUTHERN -- SPORTS
HOT FIGHT ON FOR
 THIRD AND FOURTH

with five and lost four and Mobile and Birmingham broke even in eight games. Nashville and Chattanooga fared badly. Nashville winning only two of nine games and Chattanoosa one In six.
 Three pitchers tried their hands at pitching both games of double header during the week, Martina of Now Orleans; Sigman, Mobiie; and Pierson. Atlanta. Each won one and lost one. Phillips of New Orleans. pitched his second one-hit game of the year. holding Chattanooga to lone single In Mondays game
 The weeks record of games won and lost with runs, hits, errors and opponents runs, follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

will de-leg an infielder if it hits solid, the pitcher simply can't battle against the odds they've placed agaikst him. The emery ball should be placed on the shelf forever. but maybe the old splitter will come back into popular favor. and certainly an effort will be made to take some of the rubber out of the 1922 crop of apples. Too much rubber in baseballs is just as de- trimental as too much water in corporations.
 Picks Dempsey to Win.
 George Strong is another Bir- minghamer who comes out with the assertion that Jack Dempsey will win. To date George hasn't picked the round :. that Carpentier will go to sleep in. but evidently George thinks it's going to be a scrap worth seeing, for he has booked pas sage on the special train. which will sail out of Birmingham June 29 for the scene of battle.
 Paul Taylor told me Saturday i that George had decided to join the big party of Magic City root CTS, which will be docked within two blocks of the arena from the time the train arrives in Jersey City until it's departure, in order that the Jones Valley ooys won't have to worry about hotel accommodations, and can use the train for sleeping and eating quarters.
 MT. Taylor, whose office is in the courthouse. also spelled the information that Atlanta was drumming up big crowd to go to the fight, and was boasting that she would have more rep resehtatives there than Birming- ham. T believe this will be an idle boast, however, said MT. Taylor, "as reservations are com ing into to our office every day from Birmingham fans, and box ing enthusiasts all over the state"
 Kicks Little Yarn.
 Rick told me Saturday of a lit- tie bit of repartee he heard out at the lot Friday afternoon. Some fan in the boxes and Scrap py Moore, third-sacker for the Razorbacks got into an argu- ment. Finally the fan yelled:
 How old are you Scrappy?"
 Thirty" responded the Little Rocker.
 "You're Judging on me" re- piled the fan, "a man couldn't possibly get that ugly in thirty years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

IPhiilaqelphia ........... lIo ooo ol0- | ittsuuiB 3UV OZU bUs--lO Summary: Two-base hits Parkinson,
 Tierney: Schmidt; three base hits. Wright
 stone. Parkinson. Williams. Maranville. . | stolen bases, Carey, Barnhart Lee; sacri-
 fices. Bigbee, Barnhart double plays, Ma l ranville to Tierney to Grimm; J. Miller to l R. Miller to BrugRy; left on bases, Phil adelphIa 6, Ptttsburg 6; base balls off Adams 1; struck out, by Hubbell g. by Adams 8: winning pitcher. Adams; losing pitcher. Hubbell; umpires Rigler and Mo l ran; time, l:56.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Reds WaIIop Dodgers

Cincinnati, June ll.--Brooklyn went down to defeat today by the score of 10 to 0. the Reds shutting out the visitors with ease. Luque was given perfect sup port and not a Brooklyn man reached third. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Big Alex" Comes Back

l. Chicago. June 1i.-Grover Alexander
 was ih fine form today and held Boston to five scattered hts. while Chicago hit
 opportunely and defeated the visitors. 6 to
 3. in tho first game of tho series. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Totals .....,.s4 IS 27 sBatted for Ryan in eighth. Score by innings:

New York ..........,..... 100 0f0 001-3 St. Louis ................. 300 300 2os-s
 Summary: Two-base hits, J. Smith, Me Henry, Clemons three base hits, J. Smith; home run, Fournier; stolen bases. Brown Bancroft; sacrifices, Stock; double plays Lavan to Fournier; left on bases New York II. St. Louis 3; bases on balls off Schupp l, off Doak l: hits. off Douglas 70 in Innings. Ryan in innings Ben ton in inning. Schupp. In 2 Ia in- niDgs. Doak in 2-s innings: struck out by Douglas l. by Ryan 4, by Schupp l. by Doak 5; wild pitch, Ryan: winning pitcher. Doak; losing pitcher Douglas
 umpires, QuiKley and Emsiie; time, e:l2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Pirates Hammer HubbeII

Pittsburg, June 11.-Pittsburg defeated Philadelphia today, 10 to }, by hitting Hub6el freely; nine men went to bat in the seventh inning when the Pirates scored five runs on six hits and two errorn. Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
OLD DOLLAR BILL SEE.

won't let nobody throw dust in his taee will soonh have eight palbearers throwing dirt in it.
 is getting bad doughboy about cverth top
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
'Batted for oeschger in firth.
Totals .........31 s II 27 10 sBatted for Daly in fourth.

Score by innings;
 Boston ............... 900 300 00o-3 Chicago lUO 31l 00F-b ( Summary. Two-base hits, Hollocher. Cruise. Barber. Fiack: three ba se hit Alexander; stolen base, Holke sacrifice. Terry Cruise, Ford, Twombley: : double plays Holy (unassistedJ; Alexa nder to Grimes; left on bases. Boston {. Chi cago 6; base on balls. off Oescheer, Alex ander l. Watson 1; struck out. Oeschger 1, Alexa nder 8; losing pitcher. Oeschger; um- pires, Klem and Brennan: time. 1:45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Totais ga O I 24 'Batted for smith in eighth.

Summary: Two-baae hits, Hargrave, Roush. Hargrave. Bressler: stolen bases. Roush t1). Duncan; sacrifice. uncan; dou- 6le plays. Hohne to Fonseca to Daubert Johnston to Kilduff to Konetchy: Griffith Ito Konetchy; Myers to Kiiduff to Olson left on bases. Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati s7; bases on balls, off Smith 3: struck out, by Luque S; unpires. Hart and Mccormick time. l:4o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
CARDS BEAT THE
 GIANTS BY HARD
 HITTING, 8 TO }
Pirates Swamp PhiIIies, 10 to 3-AIexander and Luque
 Pitch Great Ball
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results St. Louis 8. New York s. Pittsburg 10. Philadelphia 8. Cincinnati 10, Brooklyn 0. Chicago S, Boston {.
 Today's Games New York at St Louis Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. St. Louis. June 11.-St. Louis continued its winning streak today. marking up eight straight victories by defeating New York, to 3. A sensational running catch by J. Smith of Bancroft's long drive into right field probably saved a tic in the aecond inning Ccnrp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Happy Thought!

Buy some of that Per Cent Cumulative First Preferred Stock of the Birmingham Water Works Company! What could be more satis- factory way to put idle funds to work? What could be safer than investing in company such as this, that supplies over 100000 people with an everyday necessity?
 The price of the shares is S100 each and may be bought for cash outright or upon the month ly investment plan-$5 cash per share and $5 per share per month. These payments earn per cent interest while you are paying for your shares, after which per cent annual dividends are paid every quarter.
 The stock is tax free and non-assessable and has behind it the more than $8O0O,0 100000 prop erty assets, which is an indication of the com pany's strength and scope of operations. 2
 May we tell you more about this exceptional offer in person? Will you call at our office or tell us where it would be convenient for you to see our representative? It is to your interests to investigate this opportunity to acquire a partnership in this old and honorable company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

Mary took in the situation at a glance.
 "See if there's note," she said. There was pinned to the ccverlet.
 His father is dead" it read. Il can not care for him. Please be good to him. Seven months oAd the 18th, we'll and normal Feed at .7.'
 Together the ;amiesons read it. They were a lonely couple, and then and there made the swift decision to keep the wee innocent. Im- mediately Mary's practical mind became active.
 Run get a bottle of milk" she said. And as John hur- ried out: And . nursing bottle.9
 The littl c newcomer proved a bundle of sunshlne, but som ewhaI expensive. He must have a bed, clothing, baby carriage, special food myriad things. The Jamie sons lived comfortably on Johns wages as a machinist, but these unexpected ex- penses called for help. An
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

interested neighbor told them of Trustees System.
 "lt's a great cooperative body of workers whose sav- ings are invested in a loan fund available to honest ger sons with steady employ ment," sne said. "They charge very low interest, per- init repayment in install ments, and allow 1 per cent savings interest On these in sediments"
 John consulted the loan manager at Trustees System, who listened with shining eyes. And is it necessary to say John got a loan.:
 Little John is now l6 months old, has twelve good teeth, a man size appetite and an irresistible smile. Every time his dad makes one of his easy loan pay ments, the manager inquires for the Trustees System baby"
 Hell be a Trustees Sys- tenn baby in fact pretty soon," John said, the last time he was in. Pm going to take out a membership for him next month"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Corn Near Kearney
Is Constantly Kept
Under Irrigation

Kearney, Neb., July 3.-Several
thousand acres of corn land near
here, are constantly under irrigation.
this being the. only known place in
Nebraska where the irrigation of
corn is practiced.
There have been few bad crops on
this land and the irrigation project
is growing constantly, so that con-
tinuous safeguard against drouths
lis being formed.
During some reasons it is unnec-
essary to water the corn, but as an
average of one season in three is toe
dry for, good crops the farmers feel
1t is profitable investment and
owing to the locality, comparative
ly cheap protection.
Water can be obtained in most sec
tons of the local country at a depth
icf Is feet, owing to the proximity oil
the Platte river, and gasoline pumps
are used to draw water for the
fields.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Pershing Urges Strict
ECONOMY in Army

Washington, July 3.-General Per-
shing called high officers of the
army into conference to urge every
possible economy in administration OF
their departments. They were in
formed Of his plans to coordinate
army activities in the light Of lessons
learned during the war and to hold
conferences with department heads at
stated intervals.
Attention was called to the order
permitting enlisted men to be dis
charged during July upon application
of their corps area or divisional
commanders without affecting their
right to travel pay allowances, for the
purpose of reducing the enlisted
strength to the 100000 mark fixed
by congress.
General Pershing said inquiries had
been received from 10000 persons
relative to admission to the citizens
training camps.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Men More Particular
Regarding Grub Since
National Prohibition
Chicago Tribuns-O Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune-O Omaha bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, July 3. - Salads and
sweets are taking the place of beef
steaks and heavy food on the menus
OF men since prohibition went into
effect. The day OF the famous beef
steak dinner has gone" according to
Gilbert Cowan, president of the
American Caterers association, who
will be one OF the speakers at the
opening Of the American hotel and
restaurant equipment exposition. One
of the important questions that will
come up before the hotel and restaur-
ant men Of the country while here,
Mr.. Cowan says, will be that of "the
changing palate"
Never before in the history of the
world" he continued, have mems
palates been so sensitive and particu-
lar. Food must be better prepared
and more carefully seasoned, and OF
superior quality. 1t must be more
appetizing than in the days when one
or two pre-dinner cocktails stimu-
lated a jaded appetite"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Slight Increase Reported
In Production Of Soft Coal

Washington, July s. Production
of soft coal recovered slightly during
the week ended June rs, but was still
far short of the 100000 ton mark.
The total output was estimated at
1865, 900 tons, an increase Of Is per
cent over the week preceding, but
still about 25o,0OO tons below the rate
maintained from July IA TO June II.
In contrast to the bituminous
mines, the anthracite mines continue
steady. A slight decline in the pro-
duction OF anthracite occurred during
the week, but the rate was still above
the average in recent years. The
total output for the week was esti-
mated at l,847 900 tons, decrease OF
$4,000 tons compared with the pre-
ceding week.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Airplane With Fight
Pictures Forced to
Land Near Fremont

Fremont, Neb., July 3.-(Special
Telegram. Italian Ansaldo plane,
piloted by Ralph c. Diggins, prcsi-
dent cf the Ralph c. Diggins COM
pany, commercial aviators Of Chica-
go, carrying pictures OF the Dempsey
Carpenter fight, was forced to land
five miles north of Fremont at 2
this afternoon because of bad
weather.
The machine is a six-passenger
ship, with a 7S-horse power Fiatt
motor. 1t left, Chicago at s a. m.
today and fought rain storm from
Atlantic, Ia, to Fremont.
The pictures. were forwarded by
train to Cheyenne. They will be re-
.ayed by plane from there to Frisco.
The plane here will return to Chi
cago in the morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Receipts of Government
Exceed Disbursements

Washington, July Ordinary dis
bursements of the government for the
fiscal year ended June so. totalled S5,-
1882. .68o. so, while receipts amount
ed to $5,624,o ,o32, ,960.ol, an excess of
ordinary receipts over ordinary dis
bursements Of $500, ,005,2 ,271.6l.
The total ordinary disbursements
for the fiscal year 1920 were Sc, ,403,-
343,S4l.2l as against receipts amount
ing to $6,6o4, SOS, ,388.88, an excess OF
receipts over disbursements Of $2ol,-
221 .547.67.
The gross public debt on June so
totalled $23,977,450.552.s4, which was
an increase of $24,708,960.l1 over the
total on May 81. 1t was a decrease
Of 1921, ,870,o15 from the total a year
arO
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04

Here is picture showing Georges Carpenter French
challenger for the heavyweight championship of the world
taking the count of 10 in the at Jersey City just after
the present champion, Jack Dempsey had administered
the knockout blow.
Carpenter is shown crouching hands and knees,
vany trying to get up Dempsey stands behind apparently
confident that the fight is
Arrival of the pictures in Omaha in time for publication
this edition of The Bee is further demonstration Of the
possibilities of aviation.
This picture rushed by airpane from Jersey City
Cleveland thence by special train to Chicago and then by
air mail yesterday morning to Omaha If had not been
Sunday, the picture could have been printed in the after
noon issues of The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Man Shoots Wife.
Then Kills Self
After Argument
Husband {. Ends Alteration
Over Divorce Proceedings
BY Wounding Wife and
Taking Own Life.

Grand Island, Neb., July 3.-(Sps-
cial Telegram Entering the home
OF his wife unannouncedly during
the night and resuming an arguinep,
with her about the divorce proceed
ings pending between them, Roy
Taylor, 50, Union Pacific switchman,
shot twice at the woman, wounding
her in the leg, and then killed him
self with the revolver.
Taylor filed petition for divorce
against his wife some time ago. The
answer day was set for the coming
week. Attorneys in the case thought
they had the details fairly well set
tied, Mr.. Taylor to withdraw his pc
tition and Mrs. Taylor to file the
same and receive the custody of the
daughter, about II. Mrs. Taylor, the
daughter, and a woman friend had
retired as usual, but evidently had
left one door unlocked. Mrs. Taylor
awakened suddenly to find her hus-
band standing beside the bed. She
turned on the light and an argument
ensued bearing on the divorce pro-
ceedings.
Suddenly he drew a revolver from
his pocket. Hs shot twice at the
wife, the first time missing entirely
and the second time striking her leg
while she was attempting TO ge,
away from him. All three of the
women left the house.
They heard another shot and the
sarmised result was established wher
neighbors entered the residence.
Mrs. Taylor's condition is not Sc.
rjous.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Railway Men to
Define Stand on
Wage Reduction
Formal Statement from Union
Chiefs, in Session at Chi
cago, is Expected
Today.
Chicago Tribune-omahs Bee Leased wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, July 3.-A formal state
ment setting forth railway labor's at
titude toward the impending abroga-
tion of national working agreements
and the IL per cent wage reduction
is expected tomorrow from the 1,500
union leaders who have been in ses-
sion here since Friday.
The statement, it was said tonight,
will deal chiefly with working rules,
which are now recognized as the
primary issue. Indications are that
the rail unions are prepared to abide
by the wage reduction order witt,
little more than formal protest, but
they want assurance that working
conditions will remain satisfactory.
II don't believe there will be a
strike said an officer of one of the
biggest four brotherhoods tonight.
but there will be dissention until the
roads meet US on working agree
ments. The men won't yield with
out struggle what they have been
years in gaining"
The rail chiefs attention was
called to the facts that first, opera
ton of the United States railroad
labor board order terminating ma
tional working agreements had beer
stayed for an indefinite period, and
second, the board recently ruled
that the abrogation decision did not
disturb agreements the brotherhoods
have had with individual railways.
II know" he replied, but the
labor board left the way open for
railroads to petition for termination
Of their agreements with US on work
ing rules. The board said it would
consider petitions, and some of the
roads already have served notice on
train service employees that they aSe
going to bring the issue before the
labor board"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Old Settlers Reunion to.
Be Held at Union in August

Union, Neb.. July Especial J.
Thirty-third annual reunion Of old
settlers will be held here August l9
and 20. Following officers of the
association have been elected for this
year: President, G. w. Cheney; vice
president. {. F. Harris; secretary.
Charles L. Graves; treasurer, ]. M.
Patterson; executive committee, l..
R. Upton, R, D.. Stine and T. E.
Hathaway.
Arrangements may be made for
the American Legion and civil war
veterans to have encampment aud
program on the first day Of the re-
union. 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Lincoln County Will Vote
On Issuing Bridge Bonds

North Platte, Neb., July S.-(Spc-
cial. 1.-The county commissioners Of
Lincoln county have called a special
election August 3 to vote ON the
proposition OF issuing Sl65,000
bridge bonds. This issue is to re-
fund approximately $4,000 of former
bridge bonds and the balance will be
used in repairing bridges that were
damaged by the high water in the
South Platte river last month. All
bridges in Lincoln county that SUI
fered by the flood have been tempor-
arily repaired and travel from the
south is now UNINTERRUPTED.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-04
Mutual Wives
Are Best Of Pals
Women Live Together While
Husband Awaits Trial
On Bigamy Charge.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Chicago, July 5. - Two pretty
young women, wives Of Edward
Breuer, are living together in Eva
ton, awaiting the trial Of their hus.
band on a charge of bigamy. The
wives are the best of pals.
whats the use of being jealousi"
asked wife No. /, who was Miss
Sophie Doehr of Syracuse. N. Y.
and married Breuer October 28, 1916
at would not do one bit of good
to get angry and besides, l could no.
dislike Frieda. She is dear"
Breuer, former United States
army sergeant. left his first wife to
come west and in Evanston he met,
wooed and won Miss Frieda Sheen;
They were married December 4,
1920.
"Of course l am not jealous" con.
tinued iwfe No. /. "Wl,y should
be? Frieda and ! are living togethei
now and are very happy and it would
be most foolish to tear out her haii
or attack her or threaten to shoot
her as so many wronged wives otter
do. What would I gain: What
would she gain? We have a inutua
feeling of contempt toward our mt.
tual husband now, and are deter.
mined to punish him."
The young man was sent to jai
to await trial.
Recently he wrote wife No. a re
quest for money to pay his railroad
fare to Syracuse.
II suspected something" Miss
Daehr said today, "and instead o
sending money l came to Evanston
where | met Frieda aand learned O
their marriage"