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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
RED S0X H0LD0UTS GET
 NO MERCY FROM FRAZEE

Boston. March 17.-Harry Frazee own CT of the Boston Red Sox, who arrived at the clubs training camp at Hot Springs. yesterday, is quoted as saying that there was not a chance of "hs yielding an inch to the holdouts.'
 They will play with the Red Sox at the figures on their contracts" Frazee said. They will be with the team short- ly [ feel siIre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
WHITE FILES $50,000
 SUIT AGAINST COMMISSION

Milwaukee, Wis. March I7-Charley White, Chicago boxer, today filed suit in federal court for s50,000 against the Wis consin boxing commission, alleging the loss of contracts through the action Of the commission in suspending him. White was suspended following his bout with Sailor Friedman at Kenosha several weeks ago. for what the commission re- garded as 'stalling.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
ELMER MEYERS REPORTS
 TO S0x TRAINING CAMP

Hot Springs, Ark, March 17.-Elmer Myers, Boston American league pitch er previously reported "a holdou.," has reported at the Ised Sox training ca:nr here, it was announced today Mclnnis. Vick Menor.ey and Walters stil! are absent H. Frazce, president Of the club, is expected within few days U confer with Manager Duffy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
STARS SOMETIMES HAMPER
OLD DOLLAR BILL SEE:

STARS SOMETIMES HAMPER
 summing Carlton has hand for this and in hitting critic told Thursday that he would together probably bunch gathered together under banner probably will your careeru ihoutev seeing likes of them again"
 Well ing m doesn't
 
 fellow thinks hitting with the old hitting average that This will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
EARL SHELLY ARRIVES
 lN WHITE S0x CAMP

Chicago. March 17-Practice at the White Sox training camp at Waxa- hachie, Tex, was given an added zest by the arrival yesterday of Earl Sheeiy. champion hitter of the Pacific Coast league in 1sao according to reports re- ceived here Last year Sheely batted .S73 with three home runs and 5l doubles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
BROWNS WILL TRAIN AT
 B0GALUSA NEXT YEAR

St. Louis, March 1.-The St Louis Americans will train at Bogalusa, La, again next year. according to advices from the camp today. The officials of the Browns. it is stated, are well satis- fled with conditions therc
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that Bubbles work has been one
 of the features of the spring tram
 ing season, and that he will be .
 regular with the Reds this year.
 Things haven't been breaking
 good for Johnny Morrison. the for-
 mer Baron pitcher. this spring.
 Soon after he reported to the Pie
 rate camp he contracted n severe
 cnse of tonsiiitis, and this has
 kept him out of a unie for the past
 week.
 Looks like Wichita Falls is the
 dumping ground of the world for
 bnilplnyers. About so per cent of
 the players on being released have
 been passed on to Wichita Falls.
 BAY BAD PLACE TO TRAIN
 Bay St. Louis is not the best place ir the world for a ball club to train, ano it looks like Cholly Frank IS getting hep to this fact. Last year the Atlanta club trained down there, and the fel' lows claimed the damp winds sweep ing in from the gulf made 1t difficult for them to get up a good sweat. The Dutchman carried the ball team dowx there again this spring, but they vii not spend much of their time in tht Bay City They have booked a long string of exhibition games, which vii keep them on the road for the most ol the time, going as far as Beaumont Tex, for one series.
 w. H. c. writes in and wants tt know what has become of Cyrus Slap nicka, formerly with the Barons. Th' last we heard of Slap was that he hat become president of an oil co,npnn! in the gusher regions. and had mor' money than Il burglar.
 MARTIN NEEDS FOUR UMPIREs PreXy Martin of the Southern lool has announced four of his umpires, ant says the other four will not be named until later Bill Brennan, Dan Pfen nirger, Cy Pfirman and Bulldog Will Hams will again be on the job. On' of the absentees is Jack Kerin, and l is thought that Jack had kicked ou of the game for good. Scotty Chest nut took Kerin under his wing afte the season closed last year and taugh him how to be a film drummer. Keril made good in the film game with rush, and he finds his new job nor lucrative than baseballing. Dal Pfe1ninger will begin his eighteentl year as an arbiter in this league. Dai is getting along in years, lacking onl. one calendar of equalling the ha1f-cen tury mark in the timetable of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
BLIND BOY TO COMPETE
 IN MAT TOURNAMENT

Pittsburg, March 1z.--George Burton, a blind boy of Pittsburg. will compete in the l4o and 15S-pound classes of the senior mat championship tournament of the All legheny Mountain association of the A. A. u,s which will be held here tomorrow and Saturday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
FAvORITE WINS SPRING
 CUP IN LIVERPOOL RACE

Liverpool, March 1.-The Liverpool spring cup of 10U0 sovereigns at one mile and three furlongs, run here today, was won by H. F. Steel's Sprig of Orange. F, J. Heybourn's Trespasser was second and Oney Lass third. The winner was quoted at 100 to in the betting, Tres- passer at to 1 and Oney Lass at to l. Fifteen horses ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
Rates Ordered Raised
By Aeeoclnted Press

Washington. March l7.-Freight rates on cotton, cotton linters and brick within the state of Georgia, fixed by the state authorities. were ordered by the interstate commerce commission to- day to be raised April B to levels in effect in interstate traffic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
New Publication Appears

Fell City, March --tSpecial.)-- "rhe Messenger" a monthly publica ton for negroes of St. Clair county, will make its first appearance next week B. c. Turner is editor
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batting Will be boosted 1ufLner.
 GETS ANOTHER CHANCE
 Frank Brazill, the peppery sec ond sacker who was with the At lanta club part of last year, is again with the Athletics, and Mack has announced his intention of keeping Brazil throughout the summer.
 Now that the former Cracker has bobbed up again in the ranks of the Mackmen, it recalls the deal which sent him from Atlanta to St. Paul last summer. Frank had been going good with the Crackers until he developed sore arm. He nursed this for couple of weeks, and he asserted that Cholley Frank showed no disposition to ,.help him heal the wound. He diU not even have the club physician treat it, according to Brazil. Then it was suddenly announced that Brazil had been sent to St. Paul in a trade.
 He wrote after arriving in St. Paul that Cholly Frank had not even told Mike Kelly, the man ager, of his sore arm. He, did little work with the Saints 'ast year, but seems to have fully recovered. and has been going good in train ing camp.
 WAMBY BOOSTS STEPHENSON
 One seldom sees veteran who will boost youngster on the trail of his job. It is not human na- ture. However, the exception to o the rule has been found. Al Wambsganns, second sacker for the Cleveland Indians, has grown enthusiastic over the work of Riggs Stephenson, the Alabama boy. who is in the Redskin camp trying out for Wamby's berth. Wamby stated the other day that Stephenson was the best looking make a try for a big league berth. THE QUEER CASE OF BUBBLES
 Bubbles Hargrave has had ca reer of ups and downs. He has been to the big league twice, has stayed up there for couple of years, and has been shunted back to the minors again. Several years ago he caught for the Memphis club in the Southern league, and failed to make any particular hit down here. Next he hoped to the American association, where he made good with a rush. And at the end of last season he was purchased by the Reds. Reports from the camp of Pat Moran say
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18

Norton will be seen in center field. In fact, the Nortons have had repre- sentative on the Panther teams for so long that Norton-is regarded as es- sential.
 The other outfield berth is still in doubt, with Propst and Sutter appar- ently having the best claims. Sutter fields them coming and going, while this Propst person wields one of the wickedest maces seen in a long time.
 Others trying out for the various po- sitions are Scrivner, Richardson, Evans Anderson. G. Hntto and F.. Levie.
 With this ambitious array of intelli- gent baseball material. the Partners should, under the able tutelage of Coach Brownfi, develop into winning team. While no schedule has yet been announced, it is understood that sew eral good games will be played, both at home and abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
Auburn Track Men
 Begin Work for 1921


 Auburn, March 7-(SpeciaL)- fine, open weather of last week caused the sap to rise in the patrons of the ath- letic field at Auburn. Not only was there a full complement of letter men and others out for the varsity baseball team practice daily but there was also bunch of 30 or 35 trackmen participating in all the varied sports in which they engage
 There were at least 2 men engaged in running around the quarter-mile track of the campus. It takes just four laps ot this field. in it's present extended shape to make up mile, and every afternoon the runners are out in practice exercises Gene Reid of Montgomery is one of the leading opponents in this work
 Over on the northern side of the field was another bunch of men engaged in the running broad jump and the running high jump. Close to them were num- Der of fleet-footed men participating in the 100 and 200-yard dashes. On the western edge of the campus men were practicing the javelin and discus throw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
JAKE DAUBERT TO
 SIGN HIS CONTRACT

Cincinnati, O.. March 17.-August Herr mann, president of the Cincinnati Ma tionals announced today that Jake Dau- bert, first baseman of the Reds, would sign his contract either today or tomor- row, and join the team within 10 days
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
CO-EDS' RULES FOR KISSING.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Intensive instruction in kissing features the
December number of the student paper issued
at Northwestern university. Co-eds at the great
Methodist institution of learning are told with
delectable frankness just what to do and what
not to do when being kissed.
Among the rules laid down by the publ
cation issued under student editorship are:
when man kisses you, struggle fercely
at first, then appear gradually to be overcome
"Close your eyes and hold yourself rigid, re-
Taxing bit if the kiss endures
Struggle occasionally, as if to free yourself
Scratch and bite, if opportunity presents
itself, but do not dig too deeply.
GAS he is about to release you, faint, if pos
sible.
In addition to the foregoing rules the girls
are advised to register" anger, sorrow de-
spair and joy. They are admonished that care
full observance of the rules probably will result
in the kiss being repeated. There is nothing to
indicate whether not the faculty is in con-
sonance with the views expressed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
CANADIAN TOWN PLANNING

from Jne COLUMBUS DlSpdCcn
The planning commission of Oshawa, Can
ada, recently had before it application to
authorize new addition to the town. Upon
examination it was found that the width of lots
in this addition was only 80 feet Exercising
the authority given to it by the recent planning
and development act of the Ontario legislature,
the commission refused to accept the addition,
and furthermore adopted general regulation
that hereafter no addition will be approved if
the lot frontage is less than 45 feet. This is
said by correspondent of the Toronto Globe
to be the first regulation Of the kind in Can
ada, by either a planning commission or a
municipal council, but it is not likely to be the
last. AS sanitary measure, insuring air and
light to the homes of people of small means, it
will be of great value. By giving room to play
about their houses, it will also reduce the toll
of accidents to children from automobiles in
the streets. And in the long run, realty dealers
are not likely to suffer any serious loss from
the restriction. The improved health, beauty
and prosperity of the community will bring
them their legitimate gain in other ways.
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LIBELING BLUEBEARD
he New York Tribune.


There may be some rank injustice to some
genial characters of fairy tales through the
inconsderabe comparison of modern persons in
fact to well known persons in fiction. We have
had our modern Cinderelas, our modern Jack
the Giant Killers, and now we have the modern
Bluebeard in the person Of M. Landrau, who Is
about to be decapitated in France for dispos-
ing of number of wives.
There are many similarities in the case, but
sthe soul of M. Bluebeard of the fairy tale was
pure, compared to that of M. Landrau. Landrau
killed his wives for their money We are not
given a clear insight into the motives Of the
original Bluebeard. We know only that his
last wife had brought her relatives, at least
one of them, to her husbands home, which
doubtless was annoying The other wives might
have talked baby talk, smoked cigarettes Or
done other irritating things that justified uxori-
eide from M. Bluebeard's point of view.
On many counts it would seem that a grave
injustice is being done to the memory Of tho
late M. Bluebeard by the free of his name
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
AND ELSEWHERE
DIsCOURTEoUS CONDUCT

at is strange how impolite and discourteous
some people can be at times and particularly
when there is no need to be- said j. G. Wedge
worth. "The other day I was talking to a
woman whose husband left her with several
small children to rear and being unable to
obtain employment she has been selling sand
witches and candy to the various office build
ings and stores.
"She stated that some people so ugly
to her and most discourteous when she asked
them if they wanted to buy a sandwich or
candy and that they did not realize that work
to her was the same as their work Of selling
machinery, automobiles, insurance any other
thing the public wanted.
"Ths woman in particular has amiablc
disposition and is always cheerful despite the
many things she has to contend with and it
seems that the people could be more generous
and remember that everyone is trying to make
living and instead of being discourteous give
helping hand or at least smile and good
wish"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
Soldiers of Spain
from The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer
small batch of tired and ragged Americans
lately returned from Morocco, where they had
been engaged with the Spanish foreign legion
in fighting the Riffs At about the same time
group of equally tired and ragged Englishmen
appeared in London. They, too, had been figh-
ing in Morocco for the glory of Spain. The
tales they told both in New York and in Lon
don indicate that being soldier of Spain
brings small glory and pleasure
Conditions in the Spanish army are, accord
ing to these disillusoned soldiers of fortune,
about bad as they could be- There is said
to be little organization, sanitation, and only
a modicum of intelligence. There is, on the
other hand, a great deal of cruelty. Stories
are told to the effect that the Spaniards take
no prisoners. They are depicted as beheading
the wounded tribesmen, and carrying their
heads bayonets as trophies of victory. And
this cruelty, it is said is not confined to Span
ish methods of dealing with the enemy. The
soldiers themselves, especially those of the
foreign legion, are subjected to brutal punish
ments and treated with medieval severity.
If half the stories are true the Riffians are
fully justified in placing low estimate on the
blessings of European rule. The Riffans are
have objected strongly to being classed, as a
part of the white mans burden" Like the
Albanians of Europe they claim the privilege
of living their own lives in their own way.
They may be wild and rude, but they
neither savages nor barbarians. 1t is scarcely
an exaggerated comment to say that if the
stories that have emanated from Morocco are
even moderately true the Spaniards have fought
more barbarously than the Riffs.
AS for the misguided British and Americans
who tasted real fighting in the World war
and liked the taste so well that they went to
Morocco to get more of it their establishment
is both tragic and comic. Their sufferings
have indeed been tragic, but there is touch
of humor in the complaint Of men who desired
to be perpetual soldiers, but who soon got their
stomachs full of war medicine administered in
the Spanish style.
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GIFTED PASTOR

81 have had the pleasure of visiting Biz
mingham on several occasions" says w. Fur
man Belts of Raleigh, N. c., "but each success
sve visit discovers many new things. This time
l came to assist DIR. J. R. Hobbs as the director
of music in revival services held at Jasper with
Pastor J. J. Hagood of the Jasper Baptist
church.
81 have helped many evangelists and pastor
evangelists, but none have greater gifts in
gospel presentation than the pastor of the First
Baptist church of Birmingham. There were
Ga additions to the church, the church itself
was greatly revived and deep religious inn
preston was made on the whole of Jasper"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
A DERRICK ON HAND

The Birmingham delegation to New Orleans
on the Pan-American found Haskins Williams
there ahead of them Mr. Williams had pur-
chased large amount of iron and steel products
that were left oversfrom the war and had been
sold by the government.
81 have managed to move my other pur-
chases, such as steel rails and the like" said
Mr.. Williams, "but 1 have steel derrick with
a 50-foot boom on hand, and Crescent City con-
tractors seem to shy from the job of taking it
down. So have sent for Birmingham man.
When he gets here, down it will come all right.
Meanwhile it is something to have 100-foot
steel derrick on hand"
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forms, scales and in fact nearly everything
carriers, according to Postmaster Smyer, who
says the local office has for a number of years
been performing many of the duties contem-
plated in Mr.. Hays reorganization plan.
The new arrangement, if put into effect,
would greatly enhance the Importance Of the
Birmingham office, and incidentally ada to the
prestige of Birmingham. 1t may call for more
employees, but the extra expense would be jus.
tilted by giving the entire state of Alabama
better postal service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
JOHN L. GOOD WITH THE STICK.

From the New York World.
They were seated round the festive board at
a little dinner given by that inveterate base
ball fan, Hughey Mcclure, at the Elks club, a
day or so ago.
There were few old-timers present
Hughey himself is no STRIPPING, you know
and in the course of the conversation Sam
Crane remarked that the late John L. Sullivan
was not only great fighter by cracker
jack baseball player.
"And he was a good man with the stick"
declared SAM
"Aye, that he was" responded Judge John
P Murphy of Boston and New York, who was
seated at Sans left. "And that reminds me
of one of Johns greatest feats.
"John L. used to hang out in the Able, run
by Patsy Shepard in Boston. One night Lew
Brown, local husky who had gained some
cruised into the place and approaching the bar,
reputation as rough and tumble scrapper,
announced beligerently that he could lick any
man in the place.
"The gang all stared aghast, then turned and
surveyed Sullivan. John L. looked Brown over
carefully, then rose and walked quietly out of
the place.
'In those days there was picket fence sur
rounding Boston Common. Sullivan walked
out there, distance of mile so, pulled
picket off the fence and returned.
"By this time Brown was vociferatng all
over the place In the midst Of his harangue
Sullivan walked up behind him, grabbed him
by the collar and the slack of the trousers,
yanked him to chair, sat down, took up the
slack and proceeded to spank Mr.. Lew Brown
vigorously with the picket.
"When the operation was over the Boston
Strong Boy jerked Brown to his feet and
planted him in the middle of the floor. Brown
scrutinized Sullivan with an owlish stare, then
burted:
"sAn' whoinell're your
"T'm John L. Sullivan was the retort.
Thanks for the compliment came back
Lew and he caromed out into the night.
"Yes," sighed Judge Murphy of New York
and Boston, che was a good man with the
stick"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
MISSES BIRMINGHAM.

''New Orleans is nice city," said Richard s..
W. Brown to Birmingham friends in New Or
leans Tuesday, "but Birmingham is also city,
and to one who lived there as long as did, it
fairly yearn for Birmingham every time I see
a Birmingham man, and that is very often, be-
cause there are Birmingham men here all the
time.
%''There is not week in the hunting season
that fails to bring party of Birmingham hunt
ers to the duck field. Game is very plentiful
this year and the sport has been Alp
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-08
M EN-, WON EN-
A N D T Fl IN G. S

Have you taken In the poultry, pigeon and
rabbit show of Fanciers' Club of Alabama, Inc,
which is being held down on Second avenue,
just across from the Jefferson7 If not, you are
missing chance to see some mighty fine speci-
mems in each class.
Let no one think that because of my inter-
est in cattle that my love for poultry has died,
for it has not; only having had my fine Rhode
Island Reds lifted on several occasions it rather
dampened my enthusiasm for trying to raise
pure-breds. The "colored brother beat me at
the game.
Others may get the fever for high-priced
chickens, but as for me and mine, the table
variety will do; and yet there is an 'in-law"
who has it about as bad as any individual of my
acquaintance. When city man spends on fix
lures and stock in his back yard several hun
dred dollars to get into the chicken business
you may know that his case is hopeless one.
But what would life be without some hobby
to ride, and if fellow after office hours can
get joy out of fooling with chickens, it's good
investment, it matters not if he does spend a
little too much on feathers. There is much
easier way to get rid of it, but outdoor work
with fowls is safer pastime than wasting
money and time on chickens la mode-that is,
if one has to pay for the 'mode."
And so let those who get pleasure out of
chicken raising indulge themselves to their
fullest, for while they may not have their
dreams come true in the way of actual cash,
yet it is pleasant pastime to sit down and
figure out profits on paper from the keeping
of flock of hens. There are other invest.
ments which just elusive. Few things
add so much to the home environment as the
Growing of rooster or the cackling of a hen.
The show will last until the tenth, so be sure
and go down and look it over whether you are
in the chicken business or not; but one thing
certain, you will have to be mighty strong
minded if you fail to fall for some of the
beauties exhibition. There are really some
very fine specimens in all of the classes. It
gives chance to his favorite.
The chickens are shown in room which
gives opportunity to see them to the best
advantage. The pens coops are well suited
for show purposes, and there is space enough
to pass through the aisles with comfort. ]
heartily congratulate the officers of the Fan
ciers club on the really worthwhile exhibition
which they have staged. The show itself is
good enough to draw without sharing with