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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
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 wealth; the remainder are engaged in distribution. The farmer produces wealth out of the soil in the shape of raw material; the miner lifts from the soil wealth fashioned by nature, and which is used for fuel or raw ma terial the manufacturer adds wealth to raw material by the process of fashioning it into usabIe form On this basis it is a source of some con graduation that 762 per cent of Ala bama's working population was en- gagged in producing wealth in 1920, though on the face of the returns, A. per cent more were so engaged in 1910. It, required 4.6 per cent of all the working people in 1920 to move out the surplus products and move in the needed supplies; while it re- quired 5.5 to buy the surplus and sell the supplies. That it took more peo- pie to do these two things in 1919 than in 1910 raises the suspicion of nefftclency in transportation and trade, but it must be known from the records that more surplus wealth was produced in the later year An in crease is shown in the proportionate number of persons required to con duet the public business; and one wonders whether the business was more voluminous or the workers less efficient-probably both. The pro- portion of domestic service workers was about the same in both years while it required nearly twice as many clerical workers to serve the wealth producers,
 Less Farm Workers.
 The considerably less number of farm workers is due to two causes: The census of 1920 was taken in Jan uary, while the least farm activity was in progress, while in 1910 it was taken in April. On the other hand the farms in 1919 produced more stuff than in 1903; therefore, farm laboi had learned to be more efficient.
 The aggre gate number of workers was less in 1920, which may be ac- counted for by the fact mentioned that farm labor was the least active at the time of taking the census. In 1920 only 38.7 per cent of the popula- ton was working, while in 1910 4G.7 per cent painfully engaged.
 Of the white population 7S per cent was employed. while S2 per cent of the negroes were at work. These per- centages apply of course. to persons over 10 years of age and males while of the females of the same ages 15.5 per cent of the whites and 42 per cent of the negroes were gainfully em- ployed
 Thirty-one per cent of the white children between the ages of 10 and l5 were engaged in gainful employ ment in 1920 against 62 per cent in 1910. Of females between these two ages, IS per cent were employed in 1921 and Al per cent in 1910. Labor and compulsory education laws ap- parently accomplished much in the 10 years toward reducing the volume of child labor.
 The weather of the past week has seriously interferred with farm work, says, MT, Gist, while it has also dam- aged the prospects of cotton produc- tion in this state All other crops than cotton are doing we'll Reports of boil weevil damage have been more numerous during the week, while the leaf worm scare has about subsfded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
MANY PECAN ORCHARDS

There are number of men in this locality who have big peach and pecan orchards, among them being Messrs. Benjamin Russell, c. c. Adams, Jo seph and Tom TankersIey. These, gentlemen have found that this is one of the best sections ol the south for raising both peaches and oceans, while strawberries also do well in this part of the state.
 On top of peaches. oceans and strawberries, the creamery has proved to be another profitable source of in- come to those who have engaged In dairying. There are many people who have engaged in dairying since the establishment of the creamery and who have cash incomes all dur ing the year, who formerly depended altogether on the one-year crop, cotton.
 The creamery brings in hundreds of dollars each month and people are adding to their herds of cattle and they are also buying better cattle, because they have found them more profitable than the ordinary kind they had before the establishment of the creamery here in Alexander City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
PLAN FOR FAIR

Preparations are going steadily forward for the big East Alabama fair, which will be held in this city october 23 to '. The prospects for the fair this year are very bright and everything points to the biggest fair of all that have been held in this city.
 The coming fair will be the thir- teenth that has been held under the auspices of the East Alabama Fair association and with all of the build ing that is in progress in this city and territory and other favorable circumstances that are now seen, it is expected that the attendance this year Is going to be the largest seen at a local fair
 The boil weevils and army worms are both getting in their work on cot ton and unless the farmers are able to poison both the weevils and worms and get rid of them, there will not be very heavy crop of cotton gathered this coming fall. Farmers who have been poisoning the weevils from the beginning find that they have been paid handsomely for the trouble and expense they have incurred, and they say that they expect to keep up the fight and believe that they will make some cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26

A sweet potato weighing three pounds was brought to SvlacauG9 recently by c. l.. Dison. Mr DisOn also exhibited stalk of cotton which had S2 bolls on it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
sEE 40 PER CENT CROP

AKRON. Ala, August 25.-The farmers have commenced to pick some cotton in this vicinity although fhe rain, boil weevil and aHmy worm have not let much of the staple for the man who tills the soil Some are very doubtful of as muah as 70 percent of the crop, although there are a few who will perhaps get more. In two weeks time the crop will be moving in considerable quan- tity and the story can best be told as far as the crop is concerned as the weeks go rolling by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26

J. w. King. who formerly operated the Sylacauga Mattress factory, has returned here to reopen that indus try.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
INJURED IN FALL

Gainesville Man Badly Hurt When
 Gasoline ENplOdes.
 GAINESVILLE, Ala, August 2o'- (Snecjal Leased Wire)-Nrs. B. L. Roberts was seriously injured by fall early in the week and has been unable to leave her bed since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26

T. c. Shaw of Route reports the army worm has done little dam age to cotton in his vicinity but added that consid derable damage has been wrought by the boil weevil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
COTTON DETERIORATING

GEORCIANA, Ala, August 25.- Especial Leased Wire.)--The exces- sive rains of the last few days have caused cotton to deteriorate very fast. Nearly all squares are now falling off and blooms are scarce. The pink worms are destroying many of the young bolls. The crop is not more than 45 per cent normal. Some farmers report a crop of not more than 15 per. cent normal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
BOLL wEEVIL RAvENOUs

GOODW AIER, Ala, August 25.- Special. .)--The boil weevil is now
 ravaging the cotton crops of Coosa c2unty, and, if it continues it's work for the next 30 days, not more than
 third of a normal crop will be made. Prospects were bright for a rUrmal crop until a few days ago. Nusn wet weather set in and the WeeWl began to do Its deadly work. \ cry little damage has been done so
 tar by the army worms, but their asence has been reported in small n1mbers over the county, but with on4y three weeks for the real inva- asion to take place little damage will Nhen result, as it will be too late for their 4venk to injure the crop much.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04

COPS ARE DEFEATED BY
BESSIE TEAM, SCORE 100
NJ. Mary's Field Also scene Of some
Interesting Track Events DUR
ing the Day,

The Besse.Leland nine won freD
the Pelieemen's team al b. Aarys
Held yesterday afternoon by a score OF
ib.s. Palmer and Carpenter was The
Leland battery while Politis. Neley
and 0'Mara worked for the cops,
The morning events at ~, Mary's
field resulted in Kane, Denton and
Barlow hnishing in the order named
In the senior 100 yard dash. In the
broad jump the marks were Barlow
10 n. 8 I'M Kane 10 II. 7 In; Denton
Is II. 8 in; standing broad jump,
Kane s II. 2 Yin. Denton II. . In.
and Jacobs 8 II, IL In; running high
jump. Kane II. In. Barlow II.
q In.
In the junior events. the 100 yard
men. In order. were Hennessey. Ma.
jewski- and Dolan; running broad
Falls II II. In. Majewski IS n. o
In, Hennesscy 10 II. 3 In; standing
broad. Majewski IT. In. Hennessey
n. In, Falls q. II. Sh In; running
high. Falls. n. In. Hcnnessey
n. bh In. McAioon I It. ~ IN.
Among the girls the 100 yard dash
fnishers. In order. were Finkeistein,
Farmer and Dolan. Running broad
lump. Dolan II II. In. Farmer 10 |
Z. II In. and Finklestein . IT. l01s in.
A number Of other interesting
vents also were run off under the
Erection of Supervisor John o'Brien
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
THREE YEARS since
FIRST TITLE fight
Dempser Defended His Laursls
Against Mske in 1890
ny rhe Assqelatea press.

by The Associated Press
New York. Sept 4.-Jaek Demp-
sey's first battle In defense OF tins
title he took from Jess Willard was
fought and won against Billy Misks
of st. Paul at Benton Harbor Mich,
on Labor Day. 1890. Miske who had
twice faced Dempsey In no decision
contests In 81, Paul and Philadelphia.
staying the limit both times. was
knocked out in the third round Ola
ten round match.
As early as the first round IL was
apparent that the champion was
destined to win. After few seconds
Of sparring Dempsey sent n pile driv-
Ing right into Miske's body. The blow
landed just under the heart and the
ehallenger's grunt could esheard all
around the. ringside. He fell into .
clinch, holding on desperately.
Miske never recovered from the ef-
fects OF that first round punching al
though he was not counted out until
another round and half had passed.
A description OF the finishing round
follows:
Dempsey danced around Miske and
hooked hard right 70 the body.
Miske landed a left TO the jaw as the
champion backed away, but Dempsey
swung a right to the body again.
Miske staggered backward on his
heels and collapsed at full length on
the floor. He stirred at the count OF
seven and when the referees voice
announced nine he Started to arise.
Dempsey waited patiently for Miske,
to get up and then SCI himself to
put an end to the fight. When Miske,
and dazed began to straight
en- his body upward Dempsey stand
Ing to one side OF him let fly the
right over the challensr's shoulder.
The blow landed on she side OF
Miske's head and he dipped to the
loor with his right armlcurled under
his head. He lay inert while the
arm tolled off the count OF
EN-.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
Single G Breaks Track
Record on AthOl Oval

Athol, Sept. 4.-More than 10000
people. a record crowd for the Athol
Fair, saw that grand old veteran
Single g., 1.59 set a new track record
OF 2.03 ga in a exhibition mile paced
by runner here yesterday afternoon.
The aged wonder horse, his driver Ed
Allen apd his owner. w. G.. Barefoot
of Cambridge City, Ind, were given
thunderous ovation by the record
crowd when the figures for the new
track mark were hung up. The old
record of EOS IA was set up by Mary
O'Connor last year.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Giants Break Even.

New York, Sept. 4.-The New York
Nationals and Boston Braves split
even in the holiday bill here yester-
day before $4,000 at the Polo Grounds
New York won the opening game 3
to 2 in ten innings, while Boston took
the second contest to l. The scores:
(First Cameo
r. H. Il.
New York 900 200 900 Ia 3
Boston -. 900 900 020 % 0
Batteries: For New York-Mc-
Quillan and Snyder; for Boston
Marquard, f'ilingim and +. Smith.
umpires-O'Day, Finneran and Nc
Cormick. Time-2.10.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
LEONARD And DUNDEE ARE
EACH READY FOR BATTLE
Two Champions WIN Clash Toner
row Night and Zach Man
Is At Top ~ His Form

New York, Sept. l.-Benny Leon.
ard and Johnny Dundee. respective
holders OF the worlds lightweight
and featherweight fstie crowns. yes
terday applied the finishing touches
10 their training for the is-round
match, Wednesday night at the Yam.
kee stadium in which Leonard's
title will be at stake. Dundee who
recently scaled under ie6 for the
battle In which he took the feather
crown from Eugene criGui Is having
no trouble mailing weight for his
ninth scrap with Leonard, while the
lightweight king also declares ne 10
close to the ia6-pound mark now.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04

The Phillies acquired one side OF a
double header In Brooklyn TO 2
while the Robins took the other TO
q.
In the American league the Yanks
the Indians and the Tigers each won
two games. The Indians defeated the
Browns I to 2 and to 2. The first
game was. uhle's cath victory OF the
season. In the second Speaker hit a
homer with two on base.
The Yanks had hard time taking
their first game from the Athletics,
finally winning after 10 innings OF
desperate play by the score OF to /.
Shawkey pitched. holding the Phila-
delphia batsmen TO ten hits which
were scattered throughout the entire
battle. The second game was won
with three run rally In the eighth
inning
The Tigers won from the White Sox
In Detroit In the first game IA to 4,
but the second was nip and tuck
battle with the winning run coming In
the last inning, making the score 6 to
5. In the first game eight of the De-
-troit runs came in the eighth inning.
The Pirates won. from the Reds In
Pittsburgh, to 2. Morrison held the
Red swatters to hits while the Pr |
rates knocked ten off Benton In four
innings and five off McQuade in the
next four The afternoon game was
called because of rain.
In Chicago st. Louis won the first
game 10 to and forced the Cubs to
II innings to win the second S to 4.
Stuart pitched the first game for the
Cards and Keen for the Cubs except
for the last inning when Russell took
the mound for Chicago.
The Red Sox and Senators split in
Boston the home team taking the first
5 to and the visitors the second Z to
8. MarberIy made his first big league
appearance in the second game when
he took the mound for the Senator's
He was in difficulty in the sixth but
Russell relieved him and allowed no
more men to reach first for the re-
mainder of the game.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04

Lee Worthy, driven by Ben White,
won the feature of the opening days
Grand Circuit program at Charter
Oak park yesterday afternoon, taking
the free-for-all trot from Gear Wor-
thy, The Great Volo and Escotilo in
straight heats. In the first heat the
winner was forced to race home in
one minute fiat in order to offset the
rush of Car Worthy.
The Bengal won his first race, with
Allen Wilson, former President of the
Bay State Short Ship Circuit, n the
sulky. In the third heat, after getting
away badly, The Bengal raced
through his field and went to the half
in one minute, three quarters second.
going the first quarter in thirty and
seconds and the second
in exactly thirty seconds.
A bad break by Ethelinda in the
second heat gave Revna Dillon second
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
TABLES TURNED ON
BESSE.LELAND nine
0utplayed by Corbin, 6-s-Lossrs
GET But Two Hits
cerbin Red sex 9. pesse.Leland ..

cerbin He'd sox 6. Besse. Leland 3.
series-corbin won I, lost |; Bosses
won l, lost 1.
Third game next Sunday at 81.
Mary's held at s.ih p, m,
In Sundays game. the second In the
city championship series. the posi-.
lions OF the two opposing teams was
exactly reversed from that Of the first
meeting when the Besse nine clearly
outplayed the corbins and the latter
seemed all up In the air. The nrst
game. be II remembered. was won by
nesse TO 8. The second game the
corbin team took Just as easily. 10
3. and AT hardly any time during the
contest was the superiority OF the
corbln team In this particular game
in doubt, Great credit Is due to BERG.
the corbin pitcher. for he was at all
times master OF the situation and had
the heavy hitting Bosses eating out
OF the palm OF his hand. An idea OF
his brand OF twlrling may be had
from the fact that In the nine full
innings he allowed but two hits. one
triple by Landry In the second In
ming. and not another until the ninth
when Schroeder connected with siz-
zler which he sent screaming through
second base. II was this that brought |
In the third run. Budnick who had
gotten on base on Preisser's error,
scoring. II looked like dangerous
rally for Nom Begley then was safe
on Barnett's error and Schroeder was
safe at second. Carpenter. always a
dangerous hitter, flied out to Blanch-
ard at first and then II was up to
Landry. The best that willing little
player could do. however, was to ny
out to Wojak.
All in ALL 1t was good game to
watch and the fans got their moneys
some of them getting more
than their moneys worth, Judging
from the lack of ticket adornment
hat some of them exhibited. How
ever the game started bad for the
Bosses in the very first inning when
-orbin, first up, was safe when LEI
v" Palmer messed up his bunt. HUI
,er sacrificed him to second. Snyder
lied out to Budnick but Wojak was ,
afe on Budnick's error and took sec
md and third on wild throw to
econd. Corbin crossing with the first
un. The Bosses went down in one,
wo. three order but in the second !
ming more than evened Things. ,
schroeder was hit by pitched ball.
Tom Begley sacrificed him to second
nd CARPENTER was safe when Blanch- :
I'D tried a one handed catch of Wo-
axis heave and dropped the ball,
schroeder taking third. Then 1t was
hat Landry lined out beautiful
hree Dagger into the crowd scoring
schroeder and Carpenter
In the third inning Corbin and HUI
,er hit safely, but there was no scor- I
ne and in the Bosses half a double
LAY by Wojak and Barnett cut off
nance to tally. In the fourth stanza
Continued On Following Page.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
IESZERYEARS
IN SPORT

1920-Mau % War. aged three and
carrying 126 pounds covered one and
five-eighths miles at Belmont Park, N.
T., in minutes, 40 AS seconds, es-
tablishing new American record for
the distance and bis fourth.
1920-Babe Ruth broke Perry Wer-
den's 1895 home run record by max
ing homers No. As and As in double
header with Red sox at Boston.
1916-Christy Mathewson pitched
his last major league game. working
Ia the box for Cincinnati and winning
from Chicago. 10 to s Mathewson
pitched 627 games in his major league
s-sefsr winning as and losing 1ss.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
WIN DAVIS CUP
Johnston and Tildcn Smash way TO
Victory Over Three Australian
Court Rivals.


Court Rivals.
Forest Hills, N. Y, Sept. 4.-Ine
Davis Cup, historic emblem OF inter-
national tennis supremacy, Is safe In
Uncle Sans custody for another year
Putting to rout the opposition that
had proved so startling formidable
in the first two days of the play,
America swept to victory yesterday
afternoon over the Australians In the
final two singles contests and captur-
ed the series by margin of four
matches to one.
Displaying a marked reversal of the
form he showed in going down to de-
feat before James o. Anderson last
Friday, William M. Johnston clinched
the trophy for the United States when
he smothered John B. Hawkes. In the
opening match, 60, 6-2. 81.
William T. Tilden made 1t a clean
sweep for the day when he conquered
Anderson, the Australian captain,
CO. So, lie, 7-5. in match that
failed to come UP to the expectations
held outsfor this struggle between the
aces" of the opposing forces.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
GIANTS SPLIT AS REDS LOSE
GIVES LEADERS ADVANTAGE;
PIRATES ARE CLOSE BEHIND
Pittsburghers Now But One Game Behind Cincinnati in
Race For Second Place. While Cubs Are Out of Sight
No Surprising Overturns in American League
Games.

New York. Sept 4-The Giants broke yesterday the
Reds lost and the Pirates cept to position where they may
be considered serious National league pennan conendes The
Reds 3 behind the Giants and the Pirates only
game behind the Reds Chicago in fourth place out Of
sight.
The Giants broke with the Braves in doubeheader
winning the first to and losing the second to l. The first
game tight ten inning struggle in which the New Workers
after Beny hit roller along the line and beat cnnis to
the first bag with two out while Stenge trotted home
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
EVEN BREAK GOES
TO CORBIN BOYS
Win One and Lose One at Ivory
ton--Great Pitching

The eorbin Red sox split even In
double header al Iyoryton yesterday,
losing the first game 81. although
Jerry Gritty allowed the home town
team but two hits. Their runs were
the result OF hit batter and a pass,
Bus Pond OF Yale also pitched good
ball. In the second game Tommy
Blanchard pitched alright ball. let
ting the 1yoryton men down with but
three hits. winning 4-a. The scores:
First Game.
Haxtiu
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04

Unusual interest has been shown
in the match for both Leonard and
Dundee have shown they are at the
top of their form, the former when
he easily conquered his foremost
rival, Lew Tender. and the latter
when he all but knocked out Criqui.
A third champion will appear on
Wednesday nights card, for Hughie
Dwyer, English lightweight title
holder, will make his American de-
but in 1o-round bout, the semi
final with Clonie TAFT, of Canada.
Three other preiminaries are on
the program.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
Victory of Gar Woods
Boat to Be Protested

Detroit. Sept. 4.--Gar Woods
speedboat Teddy, piloted by his
brother. George Wood. finished first
in the $50 mile international motor
boat sweepstakes yesterday over a
three mile course in the Detroit river.
Packard Chriscraft ii. finished second
and Packard Chriscraft III. finished
third.
The Teddy Travelled the final six
laps without her matches, violation
of the rules andsthe result may be
protested.
The Teddys official time was
Col. j. G. Vincent. owner and pilot
Of the Chriscraft II. announced that
he would protest the Teddy's victory.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
LEE WORTHY 7ROTy IN WINNER IN
THREE STRAIGHT HEATS AT RACES
Easily Captures Free For All At Charter Oak-Wilson
Pilots The Bengal to First Victory-Ethenda Scores

money in the three-year-old trot.
Ethelinda was the class of the young
sters in the other two heats.
The summary:
FREE FOR ALL TROT.
Purse $4,000.
Lee Worthy, br h., by Lee AK
worthyEmma Smith (White). .....1 1
Car Worthy, b. g., murphy Benyon) 3 2 4
The Great Volo, b. h. (Cox). ......4 Q
Escotillo, b. g., (Fleming) ..........3 3
Time--2:04. 2:06, 2:06A.
2l2 PACE.
Purse, $1,000.
The Bengal, b. g. by Morgan Az
worthy unstained (Wilson3 ........1 3
Guesswork, b. M. (Martin) ..........S
Palmetto. b. &. IL. Brusie) ..........2 Q
The Great Chance br. III. (Cox) .....4 4 4
Time--2:O7h, 2:o4S, 2;o4a.
THREE-YEAR- OLD TROT.
Purse, $1,000.
Ethelinda. D. f. by Peter the Great
Ethel Volo (Cox) .................2 .
Revena Dillon, CHI. f. (SerrilD .......2
Progress, b. c. (Snow) ............S 3
Sybll Frisco, b. f. d. Brusie) .......5 A.
Doctor White, b. h. (White), also started.
Time-2:11is, 2;OsA, 2:07h.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
Morning

Yesterdays Results
Morning
Detroit IA, Chicago 4.
Cleveland 4, st. Louis 2.
New York 2, Philadelphia /. (13.
Afternoon
New York Z, Philadelphia 4.
Cleveland 5, st. Louis 2.
Detroit 6, Chicago g.
Boston 5, Washington 4. (1st.
Washington Z, Boston 8. (2nd).
Results of Sundays Games
Washington Z, New York 2.
st. Louis a. Detroit 3.
Results of saturdays Games
New York 6, Washington /.
Boston g. Philadelphia |.
Chicago IA, Cleveland 6.
Detroit 6, st. Louis 8.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
(second Cameo

Boston ........ 2O3 900 O21--S 10 0
New York ....100 900 0O0--1 Z 5
Batteries For Boston-Oeschger
and E. Smith; For New York--Ryan,
Jonnard, Barnes, Gearin and Snyder,
Gowdy. umpires-Finneran, McCor-
mick and O'Day. Time-2:15.
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04

Games Today
Boston at New York.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
(Others not Scheduled).
New Britain herald., 1923-09-04
TODAY AT CHARTER OAK

Hartford, Sept. 4.--Threc races
carrying a total pursage of $4,000
are ON this afternoons light harness
card at Charter Oak park. They are
the 200 trot. 2:10 pace and 2:14 trot.