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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
BARONS HAVE FANS
 GROGGY, AS BUGS PONDER OVER CASE
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

"Fittem" Fowlkes had his revenge. Fitted against Doe Newton for the second time in less than a week. he toyed with the Barons for nine in- nings and was returned the victor, to 1. Last Saturday, the Rarons trounced the lanky Chick hurler. but yesterday was "Fitten" Fowlkes day in Memphis
 If the case were turned over to an eminent physician, he would probably diagnose it as "nervous system out of order and general disability to per form the duties of the day" The case. course. is what's wrong with . the Bsrons. the reason for their in- ability to win their games,
 The average fan has probably tried to find out what's been wrong with the team during the past week him. self, and no doubt he Is as groggy as even the groggiest of the Barons for it's hopeless task to lay the blame on any one particular depart ment of the team
 At first we had about decided it was the pitching. and there seem to be more grounds for laying the blame in this direction than in any other. When we had about made up our minds that Moley's hurling staff needed renovating. someone up and pitched a splendid game. losing on errors. Then decision was reversed and the blame placed upon an un- steady infield and wobbly outer de- ferse.
 Weak hitting lost the game for the Barons on another day, and one more cause for worry was added to the collection. First it's one of the above causes and then it's another, but always there's one of them to be considered.
 It's easy to account for yesterdays defeat at the hands of the Chicks. The whole Baron trouble machine was hitting on all cylinders and the shaky pitching of Newton, the weak hitting of the Barons and the miser- able fielding of the team, which which made six errors, was enough to give the Chicks three or four vic tories.
 With the team that Moley has, Birmingham should be up where the Chicks are. The Barons haven't gotten right yet but within an other week Moley's men should be getting in form.
 Despite the fact that the Barons have won only one game, while los ing four. on the present road trip, Birmingham fans shouldn't give 'em up for lost yet Give Moley time to balance his outfit. The most eff cient machinery is usually the most delicate. and there's stin hope for the Barons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
MILLSAPS SCORES
 SIX IN ELEVENTH

In game which see-sawed back and forth throughout, featured by the exceed ingly poor fielding of both teams, Misap ps university defeated Birmingham Southern yesterday by IF to score, making six runs in the eleventh inning. Besides the poor fielding of the locals, the hitting of MilIsaps was an outstanding factor in their victory The visitors made IS hits while a total of 14 miscues was committed during the fray.
 Five runs in the first inning for the Pan thers made the outlook very dark for the visitors but by holding the Methodsts in check for the remainder of the game and gradually acquiring runs until the big blow off in the eleventh, the Mllers turned de- feat into victory. One run was made by the visitors in the third, but the Panthers evened up for their carelesspess by adding one in the next session
 The visitors made their first real move toward procuring the contest in the fifth, when the Milsappers netted two tallies. still brighter aspect was visible to the in vaders in the seventh. when they tied the score with three runs. From then till the eleventh, things rocked along an even keel but the death knel to the To- calls hopes was sounded with loud peal in that last extra inning.
 Tn the eleventh everything that the locals did seemed to go wrong. Errors galore mixed with hits a-plenty netted six tallies for the Millsappers before they could be re- tired. The local made weak attempt to retrieve their lost ground, but one run was all they could add to their total
 Wheeler lasted the whole game for the Panthers while Mccormack twirled the same number of innings for the Millsmen. Norton of the loesrs was heavy swatter for the day getting four bingles one for triple. Coombs next, with three swats, while the number of men to get duo of safe ties rather numerous. Every Millsap man got at least one hit Griffin caught a good game for Birmingham Southern, while Herlong. for the winners, played we'll be- hind the bat. Green the only Pan ther infielder to get by without error, while Reeves starred for Millsaps in the in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
SENIOR CLASS DAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

/ Senior class day was observed yes terday at the Jefferson County High school and was attended by large crowd of visitors. The presidents address was delivered by Roy Ingram, and the history of the class was given by Miss Clara Franke. Miss Lucille Prosch rendered a piano solo, and a duet was given by Miss Hazel Graham and Miss Lucille Prosch. Miss Emma Blair was statistician, and the prophecy was read by Miss Ora Carder. Miss Ruth Fortenberry sang a solo, and the last will and testament was made by Miss Louise Walters. The class poem was read by Miss Agatha Burney. while Miss Christine Rockett was gif- torian. The class song, stunts and orations was given by Ernest Bryant.
 Members of the class are: President, Roy Ingram; vice president, Emma Blair; secretary and treasurer John Hayes; critic, Lois Nation; Ruth Acton, Annie Bagley, Agatha Burney, Ora Carder Nell Tom Dickey, Annie Evans, Ruth Fortenberry, Clara Franke, Hazel Graham. Hazel Grefesing. Velma Hig- gins Willie Hogan, Ruby Little Helen Marshall. Mary McSwean, Lucille Prosch Lola Pearson. Christine Rock cit, Ethel Sewell, Birdyelee, Shurbet, Louise Walters, Ernest Bryant, Grady Cash Hale Canfield, Sam Coggins, AL ton Davidson Ruel Donaldson, Frank Erwin Charlie Gillespie, Burt Hanse, Paul Posey. Sam Riddle, Ivey Snuff, Erwin Sewell. Clyde Taylor Harvey Tyler, Howard Underwood and Alfred Fealy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
OLLINGER PITCHES
 ONE-HIT GAME

Auburn, April 29.-In a game featured only by the pitching of Charlie Ouinger, Auburn defeated Mercer today, 5 to 0. Ol- finger allowed but one hit and struck ont 12 men. stone. for Mercer pitched excel- lept ball, giving up but three clean hits, the rest being scratches. The locals scored four runs in the second without hitting the ball ont of the infield, on the misplays of tho visitors.
 In the seventh, Scott lined single to center On the hit and run play. he rode all the way home on Barnes three-b agger down the first base line. The same teams play here again tomorrow Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
CITYLEAGUERS BEGIN 1921 SEASON
 TODAY---9 GAMES
Double Header at Redwood Will Be Feature-FirSt
 Game at 2 O'Clock
CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION
 American Railway Express at Acipco. Southern Bell at Drive-It- Y ourself. Sayreton vs. Moore & Handley.
 EASTERN DIVISION
 Ayondale at Ala abama Power.
 Stockham vs. East Birmingham at Redwood.
 L. & N. Shops at Jordan Park.
 WESTERN DIVISION
 I. c. & c. of Georgia at Central Park. Thomas at Postoffice.
 Pratt City Methodists al Pratt City Baptists.
 Prexy Harrisons City league en- trants will begin what promises to be their most successful season when the IS teams in the three divisions of the league play their first games on va rious diamonds over the city. Not only is the list of teams entered in the league races unusually large, but pep shown at the weekly e-season meetings at the Y. M. c. A. forecasts enthusiasm in the summers grind.
 As an opening day feature, double header will he played at Redwood park this afternoon, when sayreton and Moore & Hand ley meet fin the firsIt game, and stockhnm and East Birmingham clash in the second. The first of these two games will begin promptly st o'clock. with the second following immediately after the completion of the first.
 The league has been divided into three divisions this year to take care of the unusually large number of en- tries in the circuit. Six teams com pose each division, and each team plays each Saturday. Three games have been scheduled for each team with each of the other teams in its particular division.
 \ decided feature of this years amateurs i'm every sense of the word will he allowed to participate in the games. The Birmfng 2 ham City league is longer semi pro organization. It is mn amateur organization entirely.
 At the end of the season, an elimina- ton series will be arranged between the three pennant winners to decide the championship of the league. Of course, there will be the usual trips and series with league champions of other cities as the. reward for the vic tor of this three e-cornered champion ship event.
 Today's games with the exception of the Redwood affair, will begin at 3 o'clock.
 Empires Fowler and Hanckens will officiate in. the double header at Rick wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30

been pitched this year in the two-ring show was pitched by Douglas. spit baller The worst game has happened so frequently, if the managers are to be believed, that it is as common as the dandelion crop
 In severing the national game from gambling it is hinted rather broadly that it would be a good idea If 1t were sev- cred from all gambling including the baseball pool, which is no better, if as good, policy. The latter was the widows cheat.
 Sometimes the New York Americans who were so widely heralded as the sur est old contenders for a pennant in the United States, play baseball just as a pup makes a hopchase for an eight-cylin- der going by the farm about 60 miles an hour.
 Jim Thorpe began the season by rap- ping the ball on the nose and stealing bases on the fly. He is in Toledo and there are outflelders in the big feagues who would better be in Toledo and Jim in the big leagues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
PERRY COUNTY BOYS
 WIN CLOSE VICTORY

Marion, April 2a.-( -(Special)-Perry County High school nine defeated the Unfontown school team on the Marlon institute ball field this afternoon, to 5. The high school boys have gone up against several teams this season, ootn at home and away and so far have not lost game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
FORT PAYNE DEFEATS
 VALLEY HEAD TEAM

Fort Payne, April Especial )-The local baseball team added another vic- tory to it's credit yesterday afternoon when they defeated a picked team from teries for Fort Payne were Hester and Thomas; for Valley Head Brown, Kelley and Healey. Browning was knocked from the box in the sixth inning and re- placed by Kelley.
 The local players were all home boys and have much to their credit in hav- ing defeated these experienced players Haston and Nichols were the umpires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
108 ATHLETES ENTER
 ATLANTA TRACK MEET

Atlanta. April 29.-One hundred and eight athletes, representing five Georgia institutions, have been entered for the state track and field meet which will be held here tomorrow on the campus of Emory university Emory, Georgia and Georgia Tech will be represented by n men each, Oglethorpe by and Pied mont college by 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
NOTICE TO CITY
 LEAGUE MANAGERS

You are requested to bring, send er telephone the box scores, of your game to the sporting department If The Age-Herald as soon after the game is completed m possible, to insure publication in Sunday nerning's paper. The Age-Herald expects to publish all City league gasAes. but only through the CO., operation of the team managers and scorers can we hope to do 70.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30

out of Dempsey's maltreated foof II time had not already done so.
 The game went along until Dempsey g side had the advantage Jack served two balls into the net
 What was that?"
 DEMPSEY WINS
 You win" said Walter St. Dennis, whose wind had begun to go back or him. Jack. who has not yet~familarized himself with the rules, glanced doubt fully at the writer.
 "What's Walter doing. kidding?"
 "Oh, no, it's quite all right
 Fine"
 Dempsey leaped over the net and took jovial strong arm grip upon St. Dem his neck. Where at the Derby hat in which Walter had played rose straight from his head. Which was what should be done to a guy who plays tennis in an iron hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
PLANNED BY MUNICIPAL BAND
 TO ASSIST MINERS

For the benefit of unemployed min CTS families, concert will be given in woodrow Wilson park on the next three Sundays by the municipal band, according to plans announced by J. Ellis Brown, city commissioner, fol- lowing a discussion of the matter by the commission yesterday afternoon.
 Cross receipts of the performance will go to the families of miners, general admission fee of 50 cents to he charged. The date of the concert will probably be May 15, it is thought likely. unless arrangements Haay be made for the band not to appear at Pratt City next Sunday, where they have an engagement.
 The proposal to give a free band concert came following refusal of the commission to allow use of the Ma jestic theatre next Sunday for a benefit moving picture performance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
Joe White Battles
 Bailey to q Draw

Montgomery, April 20.-Bin Bailey and Joe White fought 10 rounds to a draw here tonight. The decision was given by three 1udges. The men are middle weights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30

Ensey ...........,......... 00s 402 0oo--9 Leeds ......t..,.....,...... 900 900 000--0
 Summary: Three-base hits, Rosenfeld. Ad- kns; two-base hit, Harding; stolen bases, Rosenfeld, O'Brien, Scokel, Duncan, Tinkle- paugh, Casper. Harding; sacrifice hit, Friel . double play. McWhirter to Anderson to Scokel base balls, off Poole (, off Me Whirter 2. off Hartsfield |; struck out, by McWhirter 16. by Poole 4, by Hartsfield 2 i; wild pitch, Poole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30
Millsaps ........... oof o2o 300 os--12 "a hs u1.Southeru hOn 10O mn n1-

Summary: Two-base hits, Stuart. Baker, Richardson, Fowler, Herlong; three-base hits, Norten. Griffin Lewis, Mccormack, Rou::. double play. Reeves (unassisted); sacrifice hits. Green, Baker; struck out. by Wheeler 6, by Mccormack g: stolen bases, Mccormack, Griffin 3, Propst, Fowler Nor and Mayberry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30

Mercer ....-....-..,........ 900 900 000--0 Auburn ,...,............. 040 900 I0"--5
 summary; Three-b base hit. Barnes; sacri- flee hits, Richardson, Scott Shirling; ba SC on balls. off Stone 8. off Ollipger 2; struck out, by Stone 5, by Ollinger 12; stolen base Greet A. Ollinger I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-30

Linotypes for setting up any printed
 matter that may be required, have been placed on the latest Am srican battleships.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
LINOTYPE SCHOOL

Richmond, Sept. when Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va.
opens September 10, 1921, the newly
installed linotype instruction school,
will be ready for students. News
papers of the state are urged to pub
lish new items, or editorials, calling
attention to the opportunities Offered
young men and girls to learn to ope-
rate linotype machines. V. P. l. is
row co-educational and arrangements
will be made for the housing of the
girl students in private homes in
Blacksburg. Students may enter al
any time after Sept. 10.
There will be no tuition fee. the
student makes a deposit of Sit
against breakage, and pays his OWE
board and room rent. Write Prof. NJ.
H. Eoff, Blacksburg, Va, for further
Information.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
State Highway Department

Richmond (Spccial-The average
overhead expense, including engineer
ing and administration ranges from
l-2 to 6 ga per cent of the cost Of
construction of state highways, it is
shown in statistics compiled and re-
leased for publication here, Compared
with the expense sheets of highways
departments in other states this ave-
rage is low. The highway department:
of Delaware, according to latest
figures available from that State, has
an average overhead expense of 6 Ii
per cent, while the average in North
Carolina is littl less than ten pei
cent. due to the organization of the
department preparatory to handling
the big $50,000,000 bond issue recent
ly authorized by the Legislature OF
the Tarheel State.
The overhead in Pennsylvania is
approximately 9 per cent. In the State
of California, the report of the sur
vey made by the United States Blu
reau of Public Roads during 1920
states, "The total average percentage
of construction costs on both labor
and contract work, chargeable to al
ministration,, engineering and over
head is 1886 per cent, and is reason
able"
The records of the Virginia High
way Department show that actual
engineering expense chargeable to
every project under way. An examina-
ton of the Federal aid project cost
records as Of June 80 of this year for
example, show that the engineering
expense runs from 2 to 10 per cent OF
the total construction costs to date Of
report, the average being less than 4
per cent. The highest percentage of
engineering expense occurs with
grading or soil road construction. This
is due to the fact that almost as much
engineering work is required to meet
the Federal aid regulations as 10
grade, drainage and location on 4
grading or soil road project as would
be required for road surfacer with
concrete. The government maintains
that the only thing permanent about
a road is its location, grade and drain
age, and these things must be as near
correct as it is possible to obtain
them.
Percentage For June, 1921.
Examples of the percentage OF en-.
gineering expense to the total cost of
construction have been taken at ran
dom from the cost sheet of June so as
follows:
Washington County, Grcendale TO
Russell County line, grading and
drainage, 6.S7 miles, total cost OF
work done June so, S90,435.17; en-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
State News
CONTINUED from page one.)

all tobacco sold on the floors. An
other effort was made to increase the
initiation fees and dues in the Tobacco
Association, but this was lost.
Danville-Political activity in the
Fifth congressional district will be
keen this week, as the date of the
district convention, September 10,
nears. Henry and Franklin counties
held their conventions for the pur-
pose of electing delegates yesterday.
Charlotte county held its mass-meet-
ing on Saturday and instructed dele
gates for c.. A. Osbore. Pittsylvania
held mass-meetings on Saturday IN
the magistrial districts, and all OF
the delegates were instructed to vote
for Joseph Whitehead. Grayson coun-
ty will hold county convention next
Friday. The dates of the Danvllle and
the Halifax county meetings have not
been set yet. Carroll county acted on
Saturday. and all of the delegates are
instructed to vote for j. N. Hooker.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
AMERICAN DYES

New York, Sept. 7.-Persistent Ell
forts to "alienate the affections OF
the American people as far as Amer
lean dyes are concerned have brought
the National Vigilance Committee OF
the Associated Advertising Clubs OF
the World to the front with v!gor
Gus protest.
The Vigilance Committee charges
that misleading information" has APP
peared not only in advertising, but
has been widely scattered BY word OF
mouth selling. The committee protests
against the conspiracy to discredlt
American dyes on the grounds tina:
it is dishonest advertising"
"Wc are convinced" says the COM
mittee, that dyes made in America
are as good in quality or better than
the same kind of dyes made by for
eign firms, though there is a limited
class of dyes which American manu-
facturers do not now attempt to
make"
In bulletin issued by the American
Institute of Business it is pointed out
that much of the present dissafection
is due to a popular misunderstanding
as to what is meant by "fast dye"
It also intimates that good dyes will
not produce creditable results in care
less hands.
"The modern aye maker says the
Institute Bulletin, must provide for
many different kinds of fastness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07

roast it. They make coke as fuel,
and they utilize their by-products,
for chemical purposes, and especially
for the manufacture of dyes.
In speaking for the administrations
plan for fostering the development OF
Americas chemical industry, Senate
Knox said:
Il agree with the President that it
is essential that there shall be built
up and maintained in this country 2
dive industry unsurpassed by that o.
any other country.
1--WE have at last discovered a
fundamental truth, and that is that
anything that we can aralyze &C
curately and ascertain its constituent
elements, that thing We can crease.
"If this measure were a project to
invest billion dollars OF Government
money for the purpose of building UP
an industry that would save billion
dollars a year and be great factor
in our preparedness against another
destructive war, l would favor it; but
it is not that. The gentlemen who pro-
pose to build up these industries pro-
pose to do it at their own expense,
and all that the ask the Government
of the United States to do is to pre-
vent for a period of three years the
importation into this country of such
dyes as are made here in merchant
able quantities. The proposition is rea-
sonable. 1t has nothing 10 do with the
tariff. 1t is not a question of tariff
legislation. It is question of wise.
farseeing preparedness and of wise,
farseeing economy"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
GOOD NEWS
Many Alexandria Readers Have
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| would roll from side to side, but got
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the least noise would irritate me.
often got so dizzy everything would
urn black in front Of me. ! used
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-07
Coal By-Products

Virginia's industries annually waste
more than $14,000,000 that could be
saved by utilizing coal tar by-products
and conserving coal resources, accord
ing to figures laid before the United
States Senate by Senator Philander
C. Knox.
The total annual waste in the en-
tire country Senate Knox places al
$3.50, 1873, O0O-enough to pay off the
national debt within a 80 year period.
Coal is the source from which more
than 1,500 articles of commerce are
wholly or in part derived. Germany
has been able to place all of these
articles in the world market as re-
suit of the research work done by he,
chemists. In our country, tar for
roads, paving, roofing, waterproofine
and insulating materials, flavoring
extracts, perfumes, Photographic de-
velopers and wood preservatives arc
some of the possible products thai
are now going up the chimney IL
smoke"
By adopting the methods used il
the large industries in Germany.
where coke has practically superseded
coal as a fuel, Virginia's share Of the
savings developed by by-products
would be $14,700,000.
"Why was Germany in the position
that her chemists have achieved much
more than the chemists of this or any
other country" asked Senator Knox.
"The simple fact is that in Germany
they do not burn their coal. They