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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-26
Compiled by AL Munro Elias, New
York, for Associated Press.)

York, for Associated Presso
The Pittsburg Pirates properly
deserve third place in the lifetime
standing of the National league, as
Pittsburg has earned the decision
over every club in the league over
span of SO years. New York, Chi
cago, and Pittsburg are the only
clubs which have won more games
than they have lost The Pirates
captured 2,42S games from their pres
ent opponents and lost 2,157, for a
percentage of $780,
Ease in defeating the st. Louis club
is largely responsible for Pittsburg's
splendid showing. st. Louis won the
series from the Pirates last year, but
1t was only the fourth time that the
Cardinals had done so. In 32 years
competition between these clubs,
Pittsburg has won "a annual series,
lost and tied 3. Pittsburg has
won 1881 games from St. Louis and
lost bnly EOS, for a percentage of $50.
This is the highest percentage en-
joyed by one National league club
over another.
Pittsburg began fattening on st.
Louis as soon as the latter club re-
entered the National league in 1892,
oecisively winning the years series
in 1892 and 1898. The two clubs tied
in games won and lost in 1894. after
which the Pirates won in the next
four years. st. Louis again tied In
1899. after which Pittsburg set a
record by beating the Cardinals for
Is successive years. 1t was not until
1915. swhen Miller Higgins raised the
Cardinals to third place, that st.
Louis won it's first series from Pitts
VI ,a1o In hnf xran
won 10 games from the Smoky City
clan and lost 10.
Pittsburg especially held the heel
OF oppression on the PROSTATE Car
dinals in 1907 and 1908. In each OF
those years the Pirates wson 20 games
from St Louis and lost only 2. In
the six years. from 1905 to 1910. in
elusive. Pittsburg won an even 100
games from the Cardinals and lost
only 20.
warfare with Braves.
I The oldest feature revealed in the
! annual series of National league
clubs is the 36-year warfare between
| the Pirates and the Boston club,
! After Pittsburg came into the Ma
| tional league, Boston held supremacy
over the newcomers for IS success
i've seasons In 1900 the tide turned
and Pittsburg reversed the order
by defeating Boston in the next IL
Years. In 1914, the year of Stallings'
miracle team in Boston. the Braves
again came into the ascendency. and
for the next six years defeated Pitts
burg. Beginning with 1919, the
Pirates resumed their supremacy and
have now defeated Boston for four
straight years. Should Pittsburg
win from Boston in 1928 and 1874. 1t
would complete the most remarkable
coincidence in baseball. In 1909, the
year the Pirates won their last PEN
nant, they won 20 games from Bos-
ton and lost /.
ta o o O
Entered the National.
The Pirates came into-the National
league in 1897 With the exception
of the Brooklyn club, they are the
youngest club now in the circuit,
though Cincinnati and ST. Louis re-
entered the league since Pittsburg's
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saLrrr1E JAcK RABBrr
ltll lsY arAN1Dc0RY
NAXIO "a!

more. You must stay at home Ike
sensible rabbits"
Did You ever Hear such . thing
as q Lady Mouse laying down the
law like this?" exclaimed Uncle
Lucky. "Weil, vel. well, but ! guess
sNom put your nice donkey in the
stable" said Little Miss Mcusie, n
Is a beauty with such siivery neeis.
After silver Heels.Was niade COM
Portable in the little stable next 70
the garage where the LuckymoDiie
was kept, the little bunny boy started
Off for the Dear Old Bramble Patch
and the old gentleman hopped into
his little white house, and just as he
was about to relate his adventures to
his little mouse housekeeper,. the
telephone rang:
zone, two, three, Happy days?"
"Yes," answered Uncle Lucky.
"This is Lady Love. Where Is my
Hell be with you In a minute.
He's hopping over the sunny
aoh, I'm so happy" cried pretty
Lady Love, "I've missed him so."
Just as she hung up the receiver,
her bunny boy opened the little gate
in the. white picket fence. Up. the
path, through the bushes he hoped
and the next minute he was In
mothers arms--the sweetest place in
all the world to be--in mothers
arms. sa 49,
The lollypop stew was on the
table: the carrot cake ready to be
taken from the oven, and the turnip
tea was filling the room with its
fragrance.
oh. mother" sighed the bunny
boy. 'it's good. to be home again"
Home again! The sweetest phrase
Ever, heard in bygone days
Home again to mother dear
Where her love shines bright ana
clear"
sang Little Miss Cricket as the Three
Grasshoppers played on their ffd1les.
Copyright 1923. David Cory.
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Ralph Conner, author of "The Sky
Pilot" and THE Fatrol of the Sun
Dance Trail" in his ls<>-1 novel, 1.-The
Gaspafds of Pine Croft" has created
another character of great strength.
In the sI acious valley of Winder-
mere, he has placed the young man,
Paul aspard, who struggles against
almost overwhelming odds to final
victory-all because of his fathers
folly.
To every lover of devote, and
courageous characters and that
includes about every reader-this
book will have a strong appeal.
Tragedy and romance. the story re-
veals with its setting in the beautiful
Windermere Valley w IRE life is rug
ged and elemental.
Throughout the story the young
man, Iaspard, shows himself to be a
most interesting and steadfast type.
First comes his devotion to God and
then his devotion to his family. Truth
and righteousness he follows to the
end and never shirks a responsibility.
Inexperienced in the ,wavs of men,
but crossing tho priceless endow-
ments of clear, high naind. and a
warm heat for all of his friends, he
leads an exemplary life whose in
fiuence for good is felt by all with
whom he comes in contact.
Mr.. Connor's new book Will be
gladly welcomed by the many thou
sands who have so Enjoyed his pre-
vious volumes.
Publishers, George H. Doran Com
pany, 244 Madison avenue. New York,
N V
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BY Albert T. Reid

boy and only once in his long life
has he had doctor, and then he said
he was nearly killed by an overdose
of camomile, and he would never
have another. Mr.. Heal is q wood
cutter, and goes from place to place
chopping wood or into the woods to
get out the lumber. He is never i'll,
and he thinks it is due to the fact
that he has always worked out of
doors, has never used tobacco in any
form. or intoxicating liquors. To be
sure he likes to have good rum in the
house in case he comes in from the
woods wet to the skin, but has never
made a practice of drinking it. Mr..
Heal thinks nothing of walking into
Belfast from Morrill,, distance of six
or seven miles, or from whatever
town he may happen to be, transact
ing his business here, and walking
back. Mr.. Heal has never worn
glasses in his life. his hearing is per-
fectly good. and his thick black hair
has very little gray in 1t.
A big Democratic dinner meeting
at the Falmouth hotel. Portland,
Monday night, will open Democratic
activities in Cumberland County. The
meeting is preliminary to the
School of Democracy for women,
which is to be held at the Falmouth,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
The dinner will be preceded by a
meeting of the Democratic State
Committee at which matters of party
organization and policy will be dis
cussed. x-Mayor William M. In
graham of Portland will preside at
the meeting and the leading speaker
Will be William r. Pattangall Of Au-
gusta, candidate for governor. Mrs.
Richard o.. Elliott Of Thomaston.
state president of the Womens Clubs,
under whose auspices the School of
Democracy is being held: Fulton J..
Redman of Ellsworth. candidate for
United States Senator and Leonard
A. Pierce, will have a part on the
speaking program. 1t is also expect
ed that Mrs. Halsey Wilson of New
York, who is to direct the School of
Democracy, will be present at the
dinner Monday night.
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ONE VARIETY OF puPEs


On November IA two bank mes
sengers were murdered in broad day
light in a crowded railroad station in
New York and robbed of more than
fforty thousand dollars. 1t is now
charged that this was a deed in
which thirteen individuals were i'm
plicated. Every one of them is a
dupe. "
They thought to make a haul"
Not one of them, it is fair to assume,
was willing to go to work and trust
to toll and time to bring reward.
They wanted it now and having no
scruples as to how 1t might be OBJ
tanned carefully trained themselves
for the deed.
They had skill in planning and
stupidity in executing. Detectives
were amazed at the precision with
which they had worked out all the
details in advance and equally sur
prised at the laundering with which
these were carried out. And having
got the loot they began to cheat one
another in the distribution and those
caught "squealed" on the others.
A weak lot of dupes, duped by
themselves. Some of them were
drug addicts, some criminals with a
record. some youths for which the
thrills Of crime had a glamour and
who turned from honest opportunity;
dupes every one Of them. as is every
person that seeks without honest
purpose to get possession of any
thing really worth while.' Same old
story.
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GOOD WAY TO sETTLE.IT

Some have worried more than the
facts seem to warrant because GER
tain individuals are in our federal
prisons on account of their criminal
acts in this country in time of war.
They have been termed political pris-
oners. which they are not; they have
been defended on the grounds Of free
speech when their guilt consisted in
biting the hand that fed them. OF
course there may have been excep-
tons, instances where the punish
ment did not fit the crime, but these
we believe to have been few. Some
Of them already have been pardoned
and now the others are to be the
subject of investigation by a board
appointed by President Coolidge.
The President has displayed sa-
gacity in the appointment of this
board. Upon 1t he has placed men
who may be expected to arrive at a
fairly just conclusion. They are:
Newton D. Baker, who was secretary
of war under Wilson, Maj. General
James G. Harbord, whose good sense
has been exemplified on other occa-
sfons. and Bishop Charles H. Brent,
in whom there is every reason for
imposing confidence.
The President will be warranted in
accepting and acting upon the find
I'M NJ ,4I,
some problem will have been settled
as nearly right as one could we'll ex-
pect 1t to be. -
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Light and Airy
She Cramped His StyIe

Some time ago q man once high
In the military circles of Prussia
asked land obtained from the pres
ent courts) divorce from his wife
on the ground that she had become
a revolutionist, and that life with
her was for him unbearable. Now
in, California q writer of scenarios
has asked divorce from his wife
because "she stiaed his creative
ability"
The two cases show points of
similarity. In both the situated
existed so aptly outlined by the wo-
man who. having parted. said Of her
own man. ''Why, jes' materially los
interest in that pusson."
The allegations iof the scenario
writer that his wife "stified his Gre
alive ability may possibly remain
In creative minds and others as a
phrase conveniently vague yet hold
ing a definite cause OF complaint.
The married man frequently finds
his wife deeply influential in his life.
Sometimes she Is a demonstrated
guardian angel" q watchdog for his
honor. q balance-waeel and a lamp
unto his feet. Not infrequently does
she "cramp his STYLE" but not al
ways to his hurt.-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
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Here they come. here they comet"
!, Cried pretty little Miss Mousie,
While the Old Red Rooster crowed
three times,
And the little hen CLICKED in her
housie.
Yes SIR! Little Jack Rabbit and
Uncle Lucky were coming down the
street on Donkey Silver Heels.
Little Miss Mousie stood on the
front porch shading her eyes, while
the Old Red Rooster leaned on his
rake handle by the white picket
fence, and the little yellow Hen clap
ped her wings and cackled:
I've laid an egg for them to eat
It's in my nest. so clean and neat"
"Dearie me-" sighed Little Miss
Mousie, as the two Dummies hoped
UP the path, how I've worried about
you two. Why you've been gone
over ten stories and now that you are
home again, you shall roam no
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Editorial Comment
Who Runs Our Schools Anyhow
(Boston News Bureau)

(Boston News Bureau)
Did you know that in certain in
dustrial city in this state teacher
cannot hold his job as an instructor
In the vocational training authorized
and partly paid for by the taxpayers
Of the entire Commonwealth unless
he Is a member of labor union and
planks down 800 as an initiation
Zee?
It is fact The city is Holyoke.
The teacher is William E. Casey, a
graduate of the Boston Latin SCHOOL,
He has been in charge of the sheet
metal department of the Holyoke
Vocational School. On Oct. IS last
be informed the director of the
school that on the evening before his
evening school pupils had reported at
at the usual time, had thanked him
for what he had done for them. and
then informed him that because ne
was not a member OF the Sheet
Metal workers Union they had been
forbidden by that organization TO at
tend his class.
Thus the union applied the ex-
tinguisher to Trade Extension Glass
in sheet metal drafting, which under
the regulations of the state is open
only to men employed in daytime in
the trade taught. There were IL of
these men, three full mechanics and
nine apprentices, and their attend
ance had been unanimous until the
decree came down from union head
quarters. Now there is no class.
That phase of Mr.. Casey's work
seems to be over.
The union is seeing to it that the
other phases also shall terminate in
the near future For he Is the only
nan 1iYlfOu tpanhor In that Srthesf
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for certain offenses, especially Of
lenses against the gambling laws.
Mr.. Emery's commission as a
licensed detective has no relation to
his. duties as Assistant Superin-
tendept of the League. His resigna-
ton as an officer Of the League would
not, affect his Commission as a de-
tective in the least, and the Christian
Civic League can claim no credit for
his work az q licensed detective nor on
the other hand can the League be
held responsible for his activity or
lack of activity in detective services.
1t should be said however, that on
account of Mr.. Emery's connection
with the League the League has re-
ceived a. vast amount of credit for
direct enforcement work which be-
longs to Mr.. Emery alone as a
licensed detective
The League workers by virtue Of
their official connection with the
League have no authority whatever
plain common citizens. The League
Is the organized agency of the moral
forces of the State for the purpose
of coordinating and simplifying the
powers and influences of these forces
in the maintenance of good Gov
eminent.
NJ In practice the League has been
and iS a clearing house between
loyal citizens who realize that law is
the back bone of good Government
must be respected and obeyed and the
officers of the law who are invested
with legal authority and are re-
sponsible for the enforcement. of law.
The responsibility of the Christian
Civic League for .lawlessness any
where 10 the responsibility of plain
unofficial citizens, a responsibility
not to be denied or minimized but a
real and tremendously important
responsibility.
The direct responsibility, however,
for the wholesale law breaking at the
Shriner's Circus in Lewiston for
which the League has been rep
remanded IL at the doors of the Of
ficiais of the City, county and State.
The Police Commission of Lewis
ton. the police force, the Sheriff and
his deputies. and If it be suggested
that Mr.. Emery, as an appointee of
the Governor should share in the
responsibility We grant that as one
of thirty-five licensed detectives
some of whom are residents of Lew
iston, he should bear his proportion
ate share. but more deserving of
censure than any one else is the
Committee of Management who
planned and projected this lawiess-
ness.
c. E. OWEN,
Waterville. Me-, Nov. % 1923.
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Editors Letter Box
Restoration Of Capital Park.

Editor Journal ~. hE.4
Referring to the restoration of
Capital Park to its former uses. the
Journal reports that many citizens
favor 1t as an improvement over its
present useless condition.
1t appears then that its acquisition
for school purposes was prematurely
taken, uncalled for, by any immediate
necessity and held with no prospect
Of one appearing.
That however is "old stuff,". and
any informaiity that attended. or
trails that proceeding Is swept away
by the redemptive act-eif it should
be taken. Of restoring the place tn
public USES -
The proposition is favored by: one
member of the School Board hut
why should that Board control the
place or have any. distinct voice in
determining its future uses?
Its use or rselessness stands in
no relation to educational purposes,
for which purpose it was taken and
all derivative rights follow the mis-
taking It's. the property of the city
representing the people for any pub
lie use deemed necessary and de-
sirable.
1t was a great mistake to dis
mantle the Park of its. necessary
structures, but as so many mistakes
were made during the frenized war
period IL would be invidious to single
this one out for special criticism.
The place may be made beauty
spot and serve a. number Of useful
purposes. not to be Offset by any Of
the objections raised against 1t, and
such place Is necessity in a
progressive city of our, size, keeping
pace with other civic improvements,
which at once command the at
tention OF visitors and satisfy the de-
mand of our own citizens for pleas
ure and diversion.
The tramp and rat arguments have
no probative force. Both are with
us always and II a crusade to rid
the community of them were started
and a professional rat catcher called
In, he and the police would welcome
their concentration as the promise
Of a successful job easily completed.
Furthermore, the opportunities for
wholesome sport and recreation are
none too large in our city and many
OF our citizens compelled by lack of
financial means to adopt stay-a at
home economies during the vacation
period would appreciate to the full
such a place, to many of us "old
cocks" redolent of pleasant menu
cries and If the ghosts of those. dead
could arise they would counsel
Restoration!
By all means let the place be re-
stored to it's former uses, race meets.
pase ball and football contests, cir
cuses. vaudeville exhibitions, timer
ant preachers and such additional
uses 70 enlarge and heighten its at
fractions as an UP to date mark and
pleasure ground call for.
It's present condition to many OF
us who think of ''the DAYS that are
no more" inspires the same melane
choiy thoughts which induced Edw
arlington Robinson to write "The
House on the HIM.
Nov. 20, 1923. -
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railroads and sieambo.,.


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Portland, 1921 a m, t6.16 4 M. "A r.
1855 q m. t2;46 p. m. 1894 ,. n, fi6s =
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sDaily I Daily except Sunday, isuud., 9.
4 Daily except Monday
A Discontinued aftez October 81.
c Except Sunday and Monday.
D. C. DOUGLASS, II. L. HAnrlsA
9-30-cS V.P. & Genr Mgr. Cen7 p. -.
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Christian Civic League and the
Gambling Epidemic

The Kennebec Journal.
The Christian Civic League fis 70
celving some severe, ,reprimands in
tnese days since the recent Shriners
circus IN Lewiston, and a month ago
IN Bangor, operated, without let or
hindrance from any body. lotteries
ana games of chance by the whole-
SAFE. Everybody evidently Under
stood that the law of the State was
peing outraged in q most omen and
shameless manner. Admission
tickets with lottery attached, were
publically advertised. Fifty cents
puys six admissions and a chance 10
draw the Automobile"
The fact that the League is being
Teprimanded by lazy abiding citizens
Jealous OF the honor of the State, for
aiowing such public ,lawlessness.
calls for either an acknowIedgetna
or defense. -
The reprirnafids are based upou
the assumption that the League il
In some way responsible for the
epidemic of law breaking which has
broken out in several places In the
state or at least for It's confinuance
without any apparent attempt to stop
In explanation It should be ,,nder-
stood that the Christian Civic League
has NO police power whatever and
It's workers are moi. a police force.
Many good friends OF the League arr
pear to think the League has the
power to step in where the REGULAR
officials are delinquent and perform
their duties for them--and that nos
sessirg such power the League is re-
sponsible for any failure to abate
lawlessness. Possibly these good
friends have been led to this mis-
understanding of the function Of the
League by the fact that one OF the
League workers. Mr.. Emery, has long
been one of thirty-five men cornmis-
stoned by the Governor as licensed
detectives. with authority to arrest
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Knew all About II

William had become the proud
owner of pig. and insisted upon
having all the care of it. After a few
weeks, as the pig did not seem to
thrive, his father said to him:.
William, I'm afraid you are not
feeding your pig enough. 1t doesn't
seem to be fattening at ALL
ID don't want to fatten him yet"
answered the young stockman. I'm
waiting till he gets as long as want,
then I'll begin to widen him out"
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The President announced that he
preferred to buy his own turkey and
now reports that the White House
kennels are full Of dogs. no more
can be accommodated. All of which
may serve to put an end to a dog
goned nuisance.