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SILVER PRODUCERS
 AND SHELTERS TO
 FORM ORGANIZATION

RENO, Sept. 6.-Silver producers and representatives of the smelling interests of the country in session in connection with the hearing of the Senate Commission on the gold and silver inqury, adopted resolution to- day recommending the organization of a permanent association of those interested in the silver industry.
 Senator Key Pittman said it would require several months to complete the organization. W. Mount Ferry of Salt Lake City is permanent chair man of the conference.
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SUPPLIES BEING RUSHED TO STRICKEN NATION BY ]. 5. AS|AT|C FLEET--
 MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE BADLY NEEDED

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. G. A wireless message picked up here to Admiral Eberle, chief Naval oper- ators from Admiral Anderson, com mander of the Asiatic fleet reads: Reports show 24O,O00 are dead in Tokio and Yokohama alone, and 450 900 injured. Expedite in every way the loading of the U. s. s. Pecos with stores, rations and medicals supplies of all descriptions which are urgently needed and in as large quantities as can be obtained"
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WHEAT CROP OF WORLD
 ESTIMATED 2,566,51O,ooO BU.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The De- partment of Agriculture has estimated the 1923 wheat crop of the countries north of the equator, which produce about four-ffths of the worlds supply at 2,6S3,3O6,000 bushels. The produc- ton in Europe outside of Russia and Germany is given as 1,17S,000 com pared to S29,21S,000 last year.
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PRESIDENT |LWACO BANK
 GETS TERM IN THE PEN

OLYMPIA, Sept. 6.-The South western Bank of Ilwaco and the Min CTS and Shelters Bank of North Ilwa- co were closed today by the State ex- aminer.
 Myron E. Sinclair, president, con- fessed that he had embedded SS0,000 from the Twaco institutions and was sentenced to serve four years in the penitentiary this afternoon.
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LOCusTs SERIOUS MENACE.
 TO PHILIPPINE CROPS

MANILA, Sept. 6.--So serious has the locust menace become in the isl ands that Governor General Wood has taken personal charge of the cam paign and is utilizing every resource to fight the pest. The planters are losing half their sugar crops after spending s25,OOO on trying to extermi- nate the insects. Under the existing law every able bodied male citizen must assist in locust drive when called upon or pay fine of 50 cen tavos (25c.).
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Dead In Japan Now Total 240,000
350,000 Buildings are Destroyed by Quakes
MAD DOG LEAVES TRAIL
 OF DEATH IN ITS WAKE

HAR1LAND, Conn, Sept. 6.--Like a pestilenoe, hydrophobia Is sweeping farms i'll the hill country following the trail of a mad dog which raced through the fields on July ?, biting every creature in its reach. and finally succumblng to the disease in herd of cattle Only cattle were supposed to have been bltten un il horse owned by Wilfred Butler, farmer. was taken with the disease and literally bit itself to death.
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NAVAL HOSPITAL DESTROYED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The State department tonight received radio message from Kobe saying that the naval hospital at Yokohama had been destroyed and that Chief Pharmacist L. Hanback,, his wife, and two enlist ed men had been killed; Dr. U. R. Webb in command of the hospital is seriously injured.
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a5o,ooo BUILDINGS DESTROYED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Thirty thousand are dead in Tokio, 10000 thousand injured. and 35O,0OO build ings destroyed in the city are the latest estimates of the toll of Satur days earthquake and fire made by the Japanese home minister, accord ing to radiogram to the Radio Cor poration of America received here early today.
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DIVISION IN SPANISH CABINET

MADRID, Sept. GA marked divi- sion occurred yesterday in the cabi- net meeting, regarding the method of carrying on the Moroccan campaign, and another meeting will be held this week It is generally feared that the Moroccan differences may precipitate a government crisis. An official com munique states that quiet reigns on the Moroccan border.
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$100,000,000 in Silks Burned
|TALY'S REFUSAL TO
 RECOGNIZE LEAGUE
 SHAKES FOUNDATION

GENEVA, Sept. 6.-The superstruc- ture of the League of Nations is i'm periled and in the British view the very foundations of present day Flu rope are shaken. Such is the British summary of the situation tonight in the Graeco-Italian embroglio. Italy's refusal to recognize the right of the League of Natoins to intervene in the dispute.
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GERMANY WILL ACQUISITION
 MONEY NATIONAL DEFENSE

BERLIN, Sept 6.-Germany' indus. tries, commercial organizations and banks will be called upon immediately to list under oath foreign currencies in their possession to enable the gov ernment to reQuisition certain per. centage for a national defense fund With this money the government will endeavor to stop the fail in the value of the mark and will also purchase food abroad.
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EIGHTEENTH CABLE BEING
 STRETCHED ACROSS ATLANTIC

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The Conner cial Cable Company has begun unroll- ing their 18th cable across the Allan tic via Nova Scotia and the AZore Islands to Havre, a distance of 46OO miles,
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LUMBER COMPANIES GIVE

TACOMA, Sept. GA gift of lumber worth $1,500,000 for upbuilding the devastated area of Japan was voted here by the Douglas Fir Exploitation and Exporting Company representing all the fir mills of Oregon and Wash ington
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MORE MINES SEIZED

DUSSELDORF, Sept. 6.--It was an nounced that three more coal mines in the Gelsenkirchen district have been seized by the French. Thirty five billion marks were also confiscat- ed
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BUNTING INSURED FOR s5,ooo,ooo

NEW YORK, Sept, 5.JDispatches from Toronto state that pr. F. G. Banting, discoverer of the insulin treatment for diabetes, has been in sured for five million dollars, and be- comes the worlds heaviest insured man.
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AMERICANS MAY BE SAFE

WASHINGTON, Sept 6.-All Amer jeans in Tokio are believed to be safe, Ambassador Woods reported today to the State department. He estimates the dead in Tokio at 100000. He said some Americans in Yokohama have been killed. Communication with the latter place has been opened.
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CRUISER SEATTLE FLOATED

SEATTLE, Sept. 6.-The cruiser Se- attle, flagship of the United States fleet, which went ashore early yes terday morning, was floated at 11:45 a. m. yesterday and proceeded for Bremerton.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 6.-The constitutionality of the Ship Mort gage Act of 1920 was upheld by the Federal Court here in the case grow ing out of the tangled affairs of the steamer Nanking.
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EARTHQUAKE WIDESPREAD

LONDON Sept. GA Reuter- dis patch from Osaka says that Japan's earthquake affected 10000 square miles with total population of over 16,O0O,OO0
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FlNANcIA LLoss s2,5oo, 100000

LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Central News reports that it's .Tokio correspon- dent escaped from injury and after many hardships arrived in Kobe He sends the following: Early estimates of loss of life and damage to property has been found much two low. It is known that the death loss will exceed 25OOO0 and the financial loss two and a half billion dollars.
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s1oo,oOO,OOo SILKS BURNED

OSAKA, Sept. 6.--It is estimated that one hundred million dollars worth of silks were destroyed in To- kahama
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KRUGER NOW A. A. U. CHAMPION

DETROIT, Sept. 6.-Harold Kruger, formerly of Hawaii, but now wearing has suppanted Weissmuller as the National A. A. U. Penthalon swimming champion. Weissmuller did not de- fend his title.
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U. s. TO GIVE S5.oOO,oOO

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The Red Cross plan approved by President Coolidge contemplates this country contributing five million dollars to Japanese sufferers.
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ORIENTAL LINER ON ROCKS

MANILA, Sept. 6.-The Eastern Oriental liner Changsai, British, with passengers and freight from Austra- lia to Manila, is on the rocks at Tigi Bank, off the Philippines.
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GRAND ARMY IF REPUBLIC
 MEETING IN MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE, Sept 6.-The na- tional encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic met here today. A thousand veterans of the Civil War participated in the parade.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 6.-Ambasso- dor Crowder, who is here conferring with officials on the Cuban situation will return to his post after short rest
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South America Backing Up Italy
 PARIS, Sept 6.-Brazil and Uru- quay have instructed their delegates at Geneva to make common cause with Italy and withdraw from the League of Nations if she does, asserts Milan dispatch to Le Matin.
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SEVERAL ATTACHES KILLED

NAGASAKI, Sept. 6.-The family of an American commercial attache at Yokohama E. c. Baldwin are all dead. T. DeJordia, French consul at Yokohama, was killed in the quake.
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ITALIAN INFANTRY LANDED

CORFU, Sept. 6.-Two regiments Of Italian infantry have landed here to relieve the sailors who have been garrisoning the forts. Every Greek official has been deported
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U. S. TRANSPORTS LOADING

MANILA, Sept. 6.-The Army Q. NJ. Corps is loading the transports Mer- ritt and Meiggs with supplies for re- lief of sufferers in Japan.
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FRENCH GOVERNMENT REPLIES

PARIS, Sept 6.-The French gov ernment's reply to the recent note of Marquis Curzon, British forengn sec retary, on the reparations situation. was handed to the British embassy
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WOMAN BRokEs RECORD

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 6.-Miss G. Ederle broke the worlds record yes terday for women's free style swim ming making 9SO yards in 13 minutes and 19 seconds.
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ITALY WOULD REGARD
 INTERVENTION BY
 ALLIES UNJUST|F|ED

GENEVA, Sept. 6.-Italy's represen- tatives today told the Council of the League of Nations that Italy would regard intervention by the League of Nations in the Greece-Italian crisis, as unjustifed.
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EUROPEANS LEAVING

WASHINGTON Sept 6.-The State department announced today that 300 refugees are departing for Seattle on the liner President Jefferson.
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OLD KLOND|KE MINER DEAD AT kE:TCH|KAN

KETCHIKAN, Sept. 6.-George K. Gilbert, who came north during the Klondike rush dropped dead in the street here yesterday.
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LONDON, Sept. GA Central News dispatch from Berlin states that Ru- dolph Havenstein, president Of the Reichsbank, resigned.
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ROCKEFELLER GIVES s2oo,ooo

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-John D. Rockefeller and son subscribed $200,- 900 to the relief fund for Japanese sufferers.
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SEATTLE GIVES S1OO.OOO

SEATTLE, Sept. 6.-The Chamber of Commerce has raised $100,00O for Japan.
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ITALIAN AMBASSADOR KILLED

ROME, Sept. 6.-Italian ambassador to Japan, N. E. Martina, is reported to have perished in the earthquake.
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LINERS LEAVES WITH SUPPLIES

SEATTLE, Sept. 6.-Three Oriental liners were dispatched today with car goes for relief of the sufferers.
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QUAKE DERAlLS TRAIN

NAGASAKI, Sept. 6-An American military attache and 25 other persons were killed by the derailment of a train between Hiratsurk and Oiho during the earthquake
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CONTINUING IN TOXIC

TOXIC, Sept. 6.-Shocks are still continuing in Tokio. Heavy rain has Quenched the fires.
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SEATTLE SCHOOLS OPENED

SEATTLE, Sept. 6-The schools re- opened here Tuesday. The first day of enrolment showed 43,9O0 pupils.
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TODAY'S FISH MARKET E-Fresh halibut 13 cents
Evening star., 1923-01-28
TUo lots of Comforts
One of Blankets

I'm the After-stock-taldng
Sale.
-SSS5 to $3.50 Comforts, with
part wool, others with all-wool
filings, the covers are of pretty
fabrics, or mercerized sateen,
in floral and oriental designs,
with plain sateen
borders. Size 72x7s 81 OK
in. Special at.... pTs>O
-$s.o5 to $1,000 Fine PART
wookfiHed Comforts, with COW
ers of high quality sateen or
silk mixed null, in attractive
floral designs, finished with
plain borders, wool mixed filing.
Size z2x78 inches. To &7 EO
close. special each ~ .OV
-s1o.Ss AII-wooI Blankets, in
plaid designs, made of excel
lent quality virgin wool, colors
are blue, pink, tan, gray, also
red and black combinations,
Size 72x78 inches, %100O
a pair ........... y V1V.OV
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1923-01-28

After-StOck.Taking
Cleau-Up in the Lingerie
Store
ALI of the lots are more or
less limited, and it is really wise
to be here as early as possible
for best selection.
Step-In Sets, T,UO Lots
Consisting of the little shirts
and the step-in drawers. The
material is fine white main
sock, trimmed with plain pip
ings or bindings of ,colored ma
terial-orchid, pink and blue;
self shoulder straps. with a
strip of colored material in the
center of strap, finished with
hemstitching. Were
$50. $50 NJ n d az $500
choice ............- ~@s0O
The other lot is pretty
crcss-barred dimity, in pink, or
child and peach, ornamented
wit n hand-emOrOiQery, nef1l-
stitched hens and trimmed with
narrow ribbon.
Were $500. Mon @ 00
day, choice ........ pZ.OV
-Nainsook Vests, an odd lot,
trimmed with convent embroid-
cry edge and embroidered eye
lets, with ribbon run through.
These were 85c. Mon h0c
day, choice ........... OSC
-Two.piece Pajamas of batiste
in floral designs, consisting of
the pajamas and the little slip
over. Were $375. CT <0
Monday, choice -. ~ Il ~
Kann's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1923-01-28
WHITE GOODS

White Pongee Shifting, 50
inches wide; fine quality and
splendid weight, with
a merceriz e d finish. 90
Yard ........ ZOC
White Longcloth, fine quail
ity chamois finish. 50 inches
wide. In ten-yard pieces. Spe-
cial-
$1.79 and $1.98
White Dimities, 36 inches
wide; very fine and sheer quail
lty, in stripe and check styles,
for children's dresses 10
and aprons. Yard..... OCC
Evening star., 1923-01-28
-Four Lots Of
WINTER COATS
Represent the After-StOck=
taking Clearance.


All are reduced from higher
priced lines, and with winter
practically only about half over
there will be plenty of time to
get good service out of one of
these splendid garments.
The materials are Corona.
Fashona, Bolivia, Saxonia and
Suede Vetours.
The seasons new models are
most Of them here in one or
another of the lots, and the
colors are those most in de-
mand.
The fur trimmings are wolf,
fox, squirrel, caracul and
nutria. At
Evening star., 1923-01-28

HundkercF,iefs
Reduced in price for immedi-
ate clearance.
Does not your supply need
replenishing?
Choice, Each, lOc
-Women's Colored Linen
Novelty Handkerchiefs.
-Women's Fine Batiste En-
broidered Handkerchiefs.
-Women's Fine Null Hand
kerchiefs, with hand-embroid-
cred initial.
-Wonen's Colored Woven
Bordered Handkerchiefs. Each
a 15c value.
Choice, Each, 15c
-Women's Pure Linen Hand
kerchiefs, with hand-embroid-
cred initials-A, B, F, G, J, K,
L, N, O, S, T, w.
-Women's White and Colored
Novelty H n TX rchiefs, in
linen and fine batiste, one cor
ner embroidered designs. Each
25c value.
Choice, Each, l9c
-Women's Colored Linen
Handkerchiefs, n o velty en-
broidered, good assortment of
colors.
-Women's All-linen Handker-
chiefs, all white, embroidered in
co1ors. Each a 25c value.
kann's-Street Floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-04
SIKI IS NARROWED. M IRELAND, 4 " D| VERY INDIGNANT

PARIS. April 3.-Battling Ski is marooned in Ireland. The Senega- lese bearcat, who lost the light heavyweight championship of Europe to Mike McTigue in Dublin on St. Patricks Day, has been trying to get back to La Belle France ever since. but can.
 From reports reaching here, Ski. perhaps the only pugilist in the world who trains on 10-year- old whisky and openly boasts abou: it., Is over in Cork raving and rant ing about the plight the Irish got him into.
 Deputy Diagne, colored, who rep resents Senegal in the French parlia- ment. asked that body Tuesday to take steps to get his constituent back to France. The government has been petitioned by Diagne to send an air plane to Cork to rescue Ski.
 Diagne complained that American and British boats refuse to transport Ski back to France. while the home secretary of Great Britain refuses to allow the fighter to pass through England, even in a sealed coach.
 The deputy said that his constitu- ent was in Cork, full of righteous in- dignaion, pointing out to authori- ties that there he was, A French citizen and a hero of the World war, unable to get back to France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-04
WILSON MEETING AMATEUR RIV AL HERE ON MONDAY
Claude Has Chance to Wipe Out Previous Defeat By
 PettingiIl

Claude Wilson, the southern fly weight. will get a chance to erase the only defeat he suffered as an amateur at the hands of Al Pettin gill, New Orleans flyweight and southern flyweight champion, when the two meet in a 10-round decision contest at the B. A. C. Monday night
 Pettingill is under the management of John Cox, who was partner of Eddie Mead when Joe Lynch won the bantamweight title from Pete Her man. Cox was later one of Leo P Flynn's assistant matchmakers at Madison Square Garden.
 CoX's stable is one of the largest in the south. He handles Pettingill Eddie Coulon, Kid Roster George Kuhn, Red shannon and a host of other good battlers.
 Pettingill' is said to be the greatest prospect developed in New Orleans in a decade. He is a protege of Pete Herman who twice won the bantam weight title of the world. Previous to Herman losing his eyesight he in- structed Al how to win the title. Joe Mandot. for years lightweight cham plon of the south, has taken oyer the training routine of Pettingill at Hermans request
 Al is q combination boxer and fighter, on the same order as Man dot was He is a good puncher with either nitt and scored 19 knockouts iii a TOW
 Pettingil. and Cox will arrive in Birmingham Friday night Al pre- diets that he will repeat the lacing he handed Wilson as an amateur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-04
Of Birmingham Club This Yea
Only Two Vacancies In
 City Leagues Roster

Woodmen. Pratt City chapter, and Birmingham Southern shops have applied for berths, and, when ad- mitted. will complete the roster of the 192 3league.
 When the first meeting of 1923 retention of their franchises. One, Drive-It- Yourself, has withdrawn, leaving 10 old clubs ready to start the season this month.
 It has been decided to conduct the league in divisions again this year. three circuits of six clubs each bat ting for division titles. The di- visions will be known as eastern central and western, and the three winners will battle for the league championship at the end of the regu- lar season. Then, the champion will probably meet an out-of-town team in an intercity series. Those are the plans of City league moguls now. which will probably be worked out at an early date.
 Opening Day Twin Bill.
 The regular league season begins on April 21, when an opening day double header will be staged, prob ably at Avondale Park. There will be no other games played on that date, April 2S being set as the date W Drawings for the holiday double header games will be made at next Tuesday nights meeting at the City hall.
 Next Tuesday nights meeting will be probably the most important of the year to date. Several main is sues will come up. President Harri- son stated last night, including: Election of officers, adoption of if nal schedule, completion of roster of league, assigning of clubs to di visions, drawings for opening day double adoption of official ball, and other matters. Last night action of the previous week in adopting a ball was rescinded, and the matter gone over again at the next meeting.
 Service for Harrison
 City league moguls presented President James F. Harrison with a beautiful silver coffee service Tues day night. 'in appreciation of his several years faithful service to the Birmingham City league, and anna teur baseball in general" as one mo- gull said when the service was pre- scented to the little Judge Landis of the City league"
 President Harrison has served the league for many years in various capacities, ranging from secretary to president, and has always shown that interest of the league and anna teur baseball was always first in his connection with the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-04
JUNIOR PAINTERS HAVE HARD GAME

CHICAGO, April 3.-Simpson oi Birmingham will tackle Kansas City champions of Missouri at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, in the first round of the National Interscholastlc meet. The Birmingham lads staged a short but snappy workout at Bart lett gymnasium Tuesday morning, getting used to the extra large court glass backboards, etc. The size of the court will be the most serious handicap for the Purple Tornado, but they worked in good form Tuesday morning
 The Alabama champs have drawn one of the strongest teams in the tournament in Kansas City's West port aggre gation, which has won 3l straight, but Captain Vincent and company are in a determined mood to end their string of victories.
 The Daily Maroon, University Of Chicago's paper. lists the following as the favorites for copping the ma tional title: Kansas City of Mis- souri; Osage of Iowa; Toledo, Ohio; Tilden of Chicago: Fitchburg Of Massa chusetts, and Windsor of Colo ra do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-04
TUESDAYS GAME GOES
 WAY OF ALL BASEBALL TILTS ON A RAINY DAY
Milers Stage Work Out De- spite Muddy Condition of
 Field at Redwood

Barons and Mitlers two-timed old Jupiter Pluvius Tuesday. Birmins- ham didn't stand a chance to have game at Redwood. with these two notoriously rain jinxed outfits sched- uled as opponents. Minneapolis American association entry has been a continued bad weather sufferer all during the spring season. In fact, the Millers came to Birmingham after siege of wet weather in Memphis that all but put Noah's record downpour to shame. and tbev took Tuesdays post ponement good raturedly, resigned something like U ConvictS attitude after serving %5 years on lifetime sentence.
 Joe Dunn's men weren't even in uniform Tuesday afternoon. It rained early Tuesday morning and kept up the damp work uatll well into the day. Rickwood Vas muddy sight in the afternoon. and a game was lIn- possible.
 However. those long suffering MiIlers were not to he baked. Long association seems to have accus- toned them to rain. mud and the like, so q workout Wds staged at the Wood Tuesday afternoon. The boys went through a snappy practice ses- sio:i before calling it a rainy day and retiring 10 / hotel. where they are quartered during the spring freshet season in birm1nghau.
 o O o
 Moicy to Return.
 Mil1ers and BaroHs were scheduled for three 2-ai.es at Redwood, Tues day. Wednesday and Thursday. Un- less it rains some more between now and then. o'clock Wedn esday after noon will see the two i9lms lined up in battle array. whether it be against each other or against the elements. Ricl<wood grounds keeper stated Tuesday that the diamond will be in shape unless further depreciation is caused by relapse of the elements.
 After the series with the Millers. Carlton Molesworth, veteran baseball pilot who for many years shaped the destinies of the Barons. will bring his new brood to Birmingham, the Columbus association pastimers. Moley is starting his first year as pilot of Columbus. and Baronial fan dom will watch with interest the progress of his new team.
 The Chicago White Sox are sched uied to encounter the Barons at the Wood Saturday. and fandom is watching for the appearance of scrappy Kid Gleason's wonder team of the American league. For the first time since the famous baseball scan dal robbed tlSe Kid of a world beater, Gleason is said to have moulded to- gether roClly dangerous team for the AmericInS.