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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
TRAVELLERS HAVE SECURED PLAYERS
 SO BADLY NEEDED
EIberfeId Gets Bescher, Mo- Donald and BalI-Has Good
 Mound Corps

Little Rock, April 9,-(Special.)- )-- While it rained here Thursday, Presi- dent R. c. Allen and Kid Elberfeld bought the two players badly needed to make the Travellers a formidable ball club and the gloom that had Lit tie Rock by the ears all spring has been chased. Little Rock now is hope full of having another winner. The new men, Ole Bob Bescher, outfielder and Henry Ball. young infielder. both will be in the opening day lineup Ball was left here by the Columbus club and Bescher is on the way from London, Ohio. He has accepted terms offered by the local club. Eddie Mc- Donald is also a candidate for the key stone berth.
 The purchase of Bescher gives Little Rock an outfeld that looks as strong as any in the league. Brown, drafted from Shreveport. is expected to star this season, and Harry Harper should continue his tremendous hitting.
 BALL PROMISING
 Young Ball is an unknown but mem bers of the Columbus club say that he is a coming player and predict d good year for him. Johnson, star in the Western association last year, will start the year at Short and has shown enough in the spring to warrant a bet that he will stick. Moore and Wano complete the infeld.
 Grover Land, the old-timer, is show ing lots of life and ability here this spring, and expects to regain his ole form as soon as the Dixie sun begins to shine on him. He will have Frank Kohlbecker as his assistant. Frank. by the way, is showing lot of i'm : provement this spring and also is de- veloping into strong utility man | both as, an infielder and an outfielder
 BEHIND THE BAT
 The Traveller club will start with a real pitching staff composed of Rob- inson, Jonnard. Fields, Ingram and Poolaw and there also is an outside chance that the Indian, Yellow Horse will be back by opening day The Indian. has been doing well with the Pirates this spring but the Pittsburg moguls have not decided if they vii keep him or turn him back. Should Little Rock get the Indian again tht Traveller pitching staff will be one ot the strongest in the league.
 Robinson is slated to perform his usual honor of pitching the first game 1 of the season, but all of the othel pitchers are ready. Jonnard looks L. ought to win, while Ingram, a ayoungster looks like one of the best young south l paws to break into the league in sev- eral years. Poolaw is another Indian whom Kid Elberfeld threatens to de- Yvelop into a second Yellow Horse.
 As near as it can be doped now, the Travellers opening day lineup will be something like this:
 Mcdonald or Ball, second base. | Moore, third base.
 Harper, right field
 Brown. center field
 Bescher, left field
 Wano, first base
 Johnson, shortstop.
 Land catcher
 Robinson or Ingram. pitcher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

the right and left field concrete bleach CTS, will also be placed on sale. The price of these seats. which will be the nearest to the playing field. will be % cents.
 The seat sale at the gate on the open ing day has always created big jam at the gate, and 1t will be a great help to the officials, as well as a time saver for the fans. if they will take advantage of the sale at Hagan-Dunlaps New box offices have been erected at the Wood" to help take care of the extra big crowds, but it will be hard task with even these new ticket dispensers on :. job, if some of the fans do not take ad- vantage of the town ticket sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
GOULD AGAIN DEFENDS COURT TENNIS TITLE EASILY '

Boston. April 9-Jay Gould of New York again made successful defense of his national amateur court tennis championship today, defeating c. Suy- dam Cutting of New York in the chal- lenge round on the courts of the Ten his and Racquet club. The scores were e-5.s .S-l so s:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10
Fans
 In Wonder as to {
 Quality of Team

 Lookout opening lineup follows
 Blue Hawk, 2b,
 Shay, If
 Sloan Of.
 Osborne. Bratch, If.
 Fiedler, 3b.
 Wingfield, ss.
 Anderson 1b.
 Neiderkorn Graham, McAndrews, catchers.
 Boone, Vines, Noel, Thweatt, Miller Norris. Taylor or Henry, pitchers.
 Chattanooga's Southern eaguers ap- proach the beginning of the season with the team still a question mark to local fans Tn exhibition games against the worlds champion Cleveland club and against the Washington Americans, the team looked like a million bucks, but in other contests with American association outfits they appeared bunch of bush league mutts. The consensus of opinion seems to be that the team is much stronger than the one of last year. even though the big gap left by Dudley at short and Gleason at second is still in- adequately protected.
 STEVENS QUITS F The situation was made further com plex this week by the deserton of Short : stop Stevens, Florida leaguer who crowded all the other youngsters out of the shortfield and then left Nicklin hold ing the bag without player in camp who is at home at shortstop. Wingfield, who will, start there, has been compet- ing for first base with Anderson. Marty FIedler is playing great ball at third. Anderson is fielding sensationally and hitting a little better than his former .l75 stride at first. Blue Hawk, the Indian, is fast but has been fielding raggedly at second base.
 In the outfeld the team appears str onger than any Chattanooga team since the Johnson -McCormick-J combination of 1914.
 Bill Shay has been playing sensational baseball in right field and at the bat and appears a sure tip for major try-out this fall Sloan, who was handicapped by i'll health last year seems strong as of old in center, fielding and hitting Bratchi is handicapped by-a bum leg, but young Osborne is doing well in the left pasture Red Johnson, former Pelican is still on the roster but seems to have been nosed out in the competition.
 Behind the bat, Doc Neiderkorn is again the teams first catcher. Pat Ora ham, the old-timer, seems to have the ln- side track for the second job, though McAndrews the St. Joe youngster, is still being retained.
 Dan Boone thrilled the fans by re- markable exhibition of pitching against Washington Sunday, and capped the cii- max of a phenomenal training season for him on Thursday by shutting out the Clevelanders in a truly masterful effort It seems certain that he will be Nick lin's selection for the opening game. None of the other pitchers has as yet shown anything worth mentioning, ex- cept Morris, who relieved his system Sf one great game Vines who reported late, is not yet in good condition, and Thweatt. who was claimed from Mem phis is still suffering from sore arm. 1 Attendance through the exhibition sea- son has been good and fears that the disasters of 1920 would have set the game l back here seem to have been groundless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

good chance of starting the game Wednesday. Whitehill, Drake Newton, Morrison, Frenick and a couple of others have been showing up well this season, but it is probable that one of the first four will start the game for the Barons.
 The above lineup, as picked by the writer, will in all probability be changed completely before two weeks of the Southern league season have passed. There's hardly man on the team that could not be replaced by a better one, it's a safe bet that local moguls are keeping their optics peeled for some good Glass A timber Right TOW. it seems certain that couple of eXperien ced pitchers and probably ai .naelder will be secured before many days pass by.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06

COUNCIL POLICY
Statement Issued Gives
Views on European
Problems. -.
Especial csbls to The Washington Hsrald
end Chicago Tribuae,)s ..'-.
ny JOHN sTEELE.

= LONDON. Aug 5.-The American
Embassy in London issued formal
statement today relative to the de-
parture of Ambassador Harvey for
Paris. where he will attend the
meeting of the supreme council and
explain what the attitude of the
United States government at the
session will be. The statement fol-
lows:
ambassador Harvey will leave
for Paris Sunday to attend the
coming session of the supreme
council as the representative OF
President Harding.
The general principles which
will serve as his guide are set forth
in these words. the government OF
the United States, while maintain
ing its traditional policy of Austen
tion from participation in matters
distinctly of European concern, is
deeply interested in proper eco
nomic adjustments and in just set
Elements of matters Of world wide
which will be under
discussion in these conferences, and
desires to cooperate helpfu1ly in
the deliberations on these ques-
tions."
(Copyrirht le1ll
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
EUROPE HAS OVER
SUPPLY OF WOMEN
Says 40 Per Cent of German
Girls Will Never Have
Husbands.
(special Gable to The Washington Heiald
end Chicago Tribune.)

Especial Gable to The Washington Heiald
end Chicago Tribune.)
BERLIN, Aug. 5.-Ualess a Bull
garian congressman's and a Colo
rado farmers suggestions permit
ting farmers and others to have two
or three wives are accepted by Ger
German women are doomed never
to have husbands, according to a
statistical study made by a German
expert named Albin Michel, who de-
clares that Europe's surplus women
have increased until they exceed
men by 15.G0O.000. Il
. He demonstrates that Europe had
between. FIVE and six million. sur
rlus women in 1914. which were di.
vided as follows: Great Britain, l.
$4,000; Germany, S,050,0oO; Russia,
700 1000; Austria, Italy and France
each 500, 900. and the small nations
a proportionately smaller number
Today Russia and Germany each
have 2,500,000 surplus women; Great
Eritain, 100000, and Italy. l,250,-
eco.
Herr Michel concludes that the
number OF surplus women will grow
greater during the coming ten or
fifteen years, as emigration will
cause the proportion Of men remain
ing in the affected countries to be
smaller. This, he says, is one rea-
son why 100000 European women
want to go to America where they
believe husbands are obtained
easily.
(Copyrsht, ls2l)
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
URGES EMBARGO
ON GERMAN DYES
]. H. Choate, Jr., Says U. s
Industry Faces Unscrupu-
lous Competition.

Only an embargo against Ger
man dyes and coal-tar chemicals can
make certain the preservation OF
the American industry. Joseph
H. Choate. jr., representing the
american Dyes institute, declared
yesterday before the Senate Finance
Committee holding hearings on the
chemical schedule of the tariff bill.
The American industry is up
against the most formidable ano
INSCRIPTIONS competitor in the COM
mercial world" Mr.. Choate de-
clared. referring to Germany's dye
industry, which, he said. had been
combined into the most monstrous
trust" the world has ever seen.
~ complete self-sustaining do
mestic dye and coal-tar chemical
industry is indispensable to our ma
tionaI prosperity. for five compelling
reasons" he declared. Three bill
ion dollars worth 4 year of Ameri-
can goods cannot be made without
its products. II alone can keep the
nation abreast of the progress or
science in chemical warfare, and
provide and keep available in peace
times an inexhaustible source of ex-
plosives and poison gases needed for
national defense, and without it no
real disarmament is possible. 1t
alone can insure due progress in in
dustrlal chemistry and provide both
personnel and material needed for
the advancement of scientific and
medical chemistry"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Women Voters
of County League
I In Convention

HYATTsvILLE. Nd. Apg. 5.-rhe
semi annual convention'of the Prince
Georges County League s-of Women
Voters was held at Pinkney Memo
rial Church parish hall this week.
Morning and afternoon sessions were
presided over by Mrs. Guy s. Meley
OF Lanham. More than two hundred
women from all sections Of the
county were present. Mrs. st. John
Barber of Chestertown, director OF
the Fifth Congressional district Of
the league, was among high league
officials in attendance.
The privilege of voting was sx.
tended to members of the league
from districts in which permanent
organization has not yet been icom-
pleted. The credentials committee
was announced with Mrs. John Hows
ser, Lanham. chairman, and the
resolutions committee with Mrs. B
F. Wade, Laurel, chairman; s
Mrs. George w. s. Musgrave, re-
cording secretary, gave a report 9i
the recent Legislative conference Of
the league at Annapolis. Mrs. How
ard Rice. Of HyattsviIle, reported
for the constitution REVISION COM
mittee Of the county league
Other speakers were: .Theodors
Gould. executive secretary of ,tht
Just Representation: league; Mrs H
p. Sawyer, of Lanham; and the Rev
William Mes, rector of Holy Trinity
parish, Collington. A whistling solo
by Mrs. Kate Buscal, OF Riverdais
and other musical numbers wert
given. 49, -. ~; g.. '- = =
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Senate AsllsDat
On Irnportationo of
European Films

The Senate wants to bnow hoy
badly the American moving-picture
industry ! is suffering from foreign
competition.
/ without debate 1t adopted a reso-
luton offered by Senator Wads-
worth. of New York, asking secre-
tary Hoover to supply all the facts
about the importation OF foreign
films.
Senator wadsworth said he had
received frequent reports that movie
producers had been severely hit by
THE importation of films from Ger
many, Francs and other. countries
since the war; and that they were
having dififculty meeting competi-
tion from across the atlantic where
the cost of stars II not so high
as in the United States. 50
IS Mr.. sHoover's report probably will
receive careful consideration in con-
nection; with the tariff hill which
contains heavy duties designed to
protect the American movie inter-
ests. /,,s-. Es -
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
GERALDINE FARRAR
SUED BY HUSBAND

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Geraldine
Farrar, world famous American
prima donna. has been sued for a
separation by Lou Tellegen, Dutch.
Spanish-Greek actor.
Harry N. SteiRfeld. attorney for
the complaining husband, said:
Other than merely to tell you
that Mr-Tellegen is suing his wife
for separation, that papers were
served tonight and that he insists
he was locked from his home, with
out even sufficient warning to en-
able him to remove his wearing
apparel, / can say nothing"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Mother Charged
With Brutality
ToChild, Aged 3

ELMHURST. Ill.,, Aug. 5.-when
State Attorney c. w. Reed and
Deputy Sheriff E. Wolff went to the
farm operated by Mrs. Ann Step
moves to investigate alleged cruelty
to her daughter. 3 years old, they
found the child imprisoned in a
crockery crate in the front yard,
with rain pouring and no protec-
tion whatever for the child. =
The child lis emaciated and shows
signs of much abuse. weighing but
nine pounds. The mother was ar
raigned today before Judge Samuel
Rathje and her case was continued
to August 3. Juvenile court au-
thorities charge Mrs Stepnoves
hoped to collect $50 insurance she
holds on the baby's life.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Prisoners Claim, Tailor
Kicked and Beat Them

DANVILLE. Va. Aug. 5. - How
prisoners in the city Jail suspected
Of having taken part in a jail de-
livery plot were unmercfuliy
beaten and threatened with further
ill-treatment was told here yes
terday, when an Investigation was
made into the recent escape Of
James Mitchell and Arthur Bass,
who succeeded in saving their way
out Of Jail and sliding down blank
cts.
Bass, who was recaptured and
given an additional sixty days in
Jail, stated that the jailor' knocked
him out of a chair and kicked him
in the stomach, while four other
men. held on suspicion. said they
had been~subiected to physical vio-
lence. City Jailor James p. Brooks
denied the charges, but admitted
slapping the prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
PALS RAISE FUND
TO SAVE O'CONNOR

CHICAGO. Aug. 5. - Underworld
pals of Terrible Tommy" O'Connor.
held as the slayer of Detective
Sergt. O.Neill and also accused of
the murder of two or three other
men, are said to be raising a large
fund to defend him. The goal is
$780, and this will be easy, for
his friends who have ways and
means of gettirg what they go
after.
O'Connor, who was arraigned for
the second time today. announced
he had not obtained an attorney,
and asked the court to appoint
James c. O'Brien, former assistant
States attorney, to defend him.
O'Brien, who was known to crimi-
mails as Ropes" because OF his sue
cess in conyicting evildoers,- has
been equally successful in private
practice in saving them from Jail
or the rope.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06

and doctored but without any i'm
provement. Aneighbor recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound to me, and the second day after
j started taking it / began to feel
better and / kept on taking it for seven
months. Now / keep house and per-
form all my household duties. You
can use these facts as you please and
/ viii recommend Vegetable Com
pound to everyone who suffers a. |
did. Mrs. J. S. LITTLE, 1856 Liv-
ingston St, Philadelphia, Pa.
How much harder the daily tasks
ofa woman become when she suffers
from such distressing symptoms and
weakness as did Mrs. Little. Such
troubles may be speedily overcome by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
PREbIIERS AGREE
ONFOREICNPOLICY
OFBRI|TISH EMPIRE
Urged Tripartite Pact on
Pacific Coast, But u. IS.
Rejected Plan.
Especial Cable 70 The Washinsten Herald
and Chicago Tribuae.)
(BY JOHN sTEELE.)

"a tBN, SOhN sTEELE.D -.. q
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The Imperial
conference adjourned today, The
conference held its first meeting on
June 20. and in all there were thirty
four sessions at which all phases of
the Imperial problems were dis
cussed. The Secretary of the Cab
met will make public tomorrow:
resume of the work accomplished by
they Prime Ministers, The docu.
nept is'chiefy remarkable for what
1t does not disclose. = = -
For instance, no mention is pade
of ireland. although that part, Of the
empire was long. the subject Of anxi=
GUS discussion and Gen. SHUTS, as q
representative Of the empire rather
than of Great rBitain, did much to
bring about. the present move. for
peace.
+ Agree on Foreign Policy. .
+ Little mention, Is made of the Pa
cific problems. although these bulk
ed large in the cork of the, confer
cnce.. , -. s., .,
The gdocun ent states that the con-
ference devoted most Of its Discus
sions TO foreign policy and, to i'm
psrial defense and that these con
versations could not be revealed as
they were of a hiShlE confidential
nature, being similar. to those Of the
war cabinets in ,1917 and 1918.
Referring to discussions of the
empires foreign, policy il is stated
that after tho formal opening the
statements took the form of con
versations, no formality being OBJ
served, and unanimous decisions
were reached on the main outline OF
British policy.
For Unity Of Action.
Unity of action by the empire is
recommended and II is suggested
that representatives from the Vari'
Gus governments meet more IRE
quentlS for discussion of the PROB
lens arising. Between meetings tine
home government is to act as a sort
Of executive committee, but tho
home Prime Minister must keep "
constant personal touch with the
Dominion premiers and the repre-
sentatives of India.
An interesting innovation record
ed was the fact that the Dominion
premiers were invited to attend sew
eral meetings of the British cabinet
at which there were discussions OF
subjects affecting the empire as
whole. The most important of these
discussions was that on Upper Sile-
sia on which the conference was
unanimous as to the policy to be
pursued.
Harding's Plan Welcomed.
It is also stated that the problems
of the Far East and the Anglo-Jap-
anese alliance We're fully discussed
and that President Harding's invita-
tion to a disarmament conference
was warmly welcomed. The reports
set forth briefly the history of the
effort to secure. a preliminary con-
ference at London or elsewhere.sThe
Premjers favored tri-parttte
agreement on the Pacific. but Wash
ington did not welcome the idea.
Copyright, 1917
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Bold Theft by Negro
" Near'P0lice Station

Within the shadow of police head
quarters. Zeb sSneed. 1919 G ytrso o..
northeast, had $11I in bills snatched
from his hand by a negro yester-
day. The negro lost his pursuers
by running through an ealley off
Fourteenth street. - = :.
Sneed was walkirg through the
corridor adjoining police headquar-
ters counting his money when the
negro snatched the bills from his
hand. --.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
ONE MAN KILLED
IN GAMBLING RAID

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 5.-One man
was shot to death and another prob
ably fatally wounded when two
holdup men raided a card game at
Myers Lake Park, a summer resort
near here early today.
August Hahn, so, was shot nine
times and killed when he resisted
the bandits.
Edward Marking. former Canton
saloon keeper, was shot three times.
He is in a serious condition in
Mercy. Hospital here.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Remove Name of War
Vet From Stacker List

Although listed as a "deserter
and draft evader" from Albemarle
County. Va. investigation Of the
War Department records estab-
lished the fact that Harry Massey.
being enlisted under the name Of
Harry NJ. Massey. served with the
army from September 20, 1917, un-
til his discharge May 2s, 1919.
The discovery led yesterday to the
issuance of a general order from
the office of the army corps com-
mander ot Fort Howard. Nd, di-
recting the removal OF Masscy.s
name from the list Of alleged do
serters.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
PRIEST KIDNAPPED;
RANSOM DEMANDED

SAN FRANCISCO: Aug, 5.-A
ransom Of $4,000 was today asked
for the return. OF Rev. FIR. Patrick
E,, Hesley, of. Colma, in letter to
Archbishop Edward ]. Hanna, &C.
cording to the police.
Rev. Hesly who had only been in
charge of the Colma parish for two
weeks, disappeared Tuesday after
he had supposedly gone to hear a
death, bed confession. g.
Police believe he is being held in
the country somewhere between
eolma and Salada Beach.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
BOLT KILLS WHITE,
NEGRO, FOUR MULES

TALLASSEE. Ala. Aug. 5.-A 49,
year-old white boy, q negro and
four mules are dead today as the
result of a bolt of lightning which
struck .thein late yesterday.
Luverin Hayne, the boy, was driv-
ing the mules. hitched to lumber
wagons when. without warning, the
holt struck the team. instantly kill
ing him also. Two negroes were
under a tree nearby and one was
struck by the bolt.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06
Federation of Won,eE's !,
Clubs M Meets tn Clarendon

CLARENDON. Va. Aug. s. =
Arlington County Federation Of
swomen's clubs will hold their refu-
lar monthly. meeting at the home
Of Mrs. Henry Lockwood. a: Kirk
wood terrace, here, on Monday. from
IL o'clock TO ,. with box lunch
con az 1880.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06

For the District
of c o ] u m b i a
5 h o w ers today
a n d tomorrow
not much change
| n temperature
moderate south
a n d southwest
winds.
For Virginia -
S h o W ers today
a n d tomorrow;
not much change
in temperature:
moderate to fresh
southeast a n d
south winds.
For Maryland -
The Washington herald., 1921-08-06

Gown most OF Lne
time and felt bad
in my left side. My
monthly periods
were irregular,
sometimes five or
seven months
apart and when
they did appear
would last for two
weeks and were
verypainful. Twas
sick for about a
wear and a half