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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
r Alabama News In Brief Items From The Age-Herads 1000 Miles O Leased Wires

CARBON HILL.-Postal officials soon will make an investigation of con- ditions in Carbon Hill with view to establishing free mail delivery, accord ing to communication just received by Congressman William B. Bankhead.
 MOULTON.-Permission has been granted by the Alabama public service commission whereby J. B. Cassels of Decatur, district manager of the South ern Bell Telephone company, is per mitted to furnish connections to sub- scribers in this city and vicinity at the rate of $1.25 per month. This is said to be substantial reduction in tele- phone rates.
 ROANOKE.-At the annual session of Randolph county Baptists just con cluded at Rock Mills, Rev. c. H. Will loughby was elected moderator. c. H. Green was chosen clerk and Dr. J. F. Lilies, treasurer.
 CLANTON.-Many wells are going dry in this section. The city water de- pertinent has been conserving its supply, hoping to keep the situation from be- coming acute.
 BOLIGEE.-Boligee will soon have new sttae bank, according to R. l.. Adams, one of the incorporators. The bank will have a capital of $25,O00 of paid in stock.
 JASPER.-County Agent J. W. Sar- tain reports better crop conditions this fall than had been expected during the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
DRIVE OPENED.
 IN 7TH DISTRICT
Democratic Speakers To
 Swell Majority For r Tickets
(Gadsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, Oct. 20.-From now until November 4, democratic spellbinders of national reputation will be on the stump in the Seventh dis trict in an effort to roll up a large majority for national, state md dis trict tickets. Congressman w. 5. Oliver spoke at Gnntersville Monday and will speak at Oneonta and Cleve- land Tuesday and at Fort Payne and Collinsyille Wednesday. Congressman Lester Hill will speak at Centre Wednesday, Odenyille Thursday, Pell City Friday and Blountsville Saturday, were big rally is scheduled. Senator J. Thomas Helfin will open a short campaign in ths district Saturday, Octo- Der 31.
 Small Streams Dry-Coosa river here is at stage of only l foot abo; ex- treme low water level and many of the small streams in the county and district are dry for the reason that no September 25. Very little, in fact, has fallen since May.
 Arkansas Held-Lee Chaney of Bradley, Ark, is in the county jail here on the charge of running his car into a buggy and seriously injuring the two year-old child of Bob Cartman. Chaney, it is stated, was running at high speed and did not stop to inquire as to the damage. He is. said to have sped through the s9ity and on the Centre, in Cherokee aaun1y, where he vas captured by Sher- if Leath. YGartman was coming to town and just as he passed a school truck on Rainbow Drive, five miles south of kho oikv Ehonau T.oaod hv Qfrikino fhn truck and causing it to run into the buggy. Gartman, sister and his baby were thrown out. The buggy was demo- lished and the child badly cut and cruised.
 To Discuss Bridge-Maj E. A. Bethei, army engineer attached Ot the road department at Montgomery, has sent out notices that a meeting will be held at the court house here October %, to hear objections and sug- gestions concerning the proposed traf- fic bridge across the Coosa river at bridge is to be 1,500 feet long. It will have a steel span 45O feet long, the remainder to the timber aporoac.-.s IS.
 Much Cotton Handled--Accordin to official figures, warehouse receipts at Collinsville show that twice as much cotton has been weighed there as was weighed up to this time last year. Early last week the record was 3,145 bales as against 1,552 for last year. It is said the gins of DeKalb county are running night and day and that an average crop will be made in that sec tion. The same story comes from Marshall and Cherokee counties.
 To Go To ReuniOn-A special car will be placed at the disposal of the Etowah county veterans going to the Mobile reunion Tuesday. The delegates of the Emma Sansom camp, A. Christ Opher, A. W. Gilliland, N. Argro, and H. A. Gibbs, will be accompanied by large number of veterans from Etowah, Cherokee, Marshall and De- Kalb counties. Gen. T. B. Gwin, com mander of the fourth brigade, will not make the trip neither will he stand for reelection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
MOBILE PROPERTY
 GAINS BY $1,8OO,OOO
Automobile Advance Expected To Swell Total To $S,SOO,OOO

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 2O-(Special Leased Wire. )-Real property in Mo bile county was advanced more than $1,S00,OOO in value by the board of re- view and state tax commission repre- sentatives, according to official infor- nation today. An. approximate ad- vance of $2,O00,O00 will be shown for automobiles, bringing the grand total to around $3,s00,00O. Automobile fig ures will not be in until the middle of November.
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o'clock. Mir. Poole served as commits sioner of agriculture and immigration during Governor Jelks administration, and became widely known in his eff forts to build up the farming interests. He was lifelong member of the Epis- copal church and was identified with all activities for the good of his com munity and section. A widow and sev- eral nieces and nephews survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
A SPLENDID FEELING

That tired, half-sick, discouraged feeling caused by a torpid liver and constipated bowels can be gotten rid of with surprising promptness by using Heroine. You feel it's beneficial effect with the first dose as it's purifying and regulating effect is thorough and com plete. It not only drives out bile and impurities but it imparts a splendid feeling of exhilaration, strength, vim, and buoyancy of spirits. Price soc. Sold by Alleys Seven Stores.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
SCHOOL BIDS OPENED
Mobile Plans To Erect $24eSOOO Struc.
 tur0

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 2O.-(Special Leased Wire. )-Bids for the construc- ton of the academic division of Mo- bile's projected new high school, to cost $246OOO, were opened here today by the board of county school commis- sioners. B. D. Buffaloe and company, the Estes Williams Ragsdale company and Kaucher Hodges and company of Memphis are the three low bidders. The bids were referred to the school board architect and school board of- ficials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
WOODALL SHIFTED
 TO KENTUCKY POST
Sheffield Man To Be Train
 master For C., N. o. & T. P.
Muscle Shoals Bureau) )

SHEFFIELD, Ala, oct. 20.-Leslie Woodall, for a number of years super intendent of, the Memphis division of the Southern railway with headquarters in Sheffield, left today to take up the duties as superintendent of the c, N. O. & T. P. division of the Southern with changes to take place i, sheffield as the result of MT. Woodall's promotion are: Trainmaster J. Wallace Payne will succeed Mir. Woodall as superintend- ent of the Memphis division Mir. Crane of Mobile is to be in line to succeed MT. Payne as trainmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
NEGRO MINISTER
 IS GIVEN 2 YEARS

MoNRoEvILLE, Al. Oct. 2O.- Especial Leased Wire. )--John Will Hams, negro preacher, was concivted in the circuit court here for the mur- der of Frank Frye, and was given a sentence of seven years in the state penitentiary.
 Another murder case of unusual in terest was that of R. 0. Andrews, who was tried for the murder of Ed Ses- sions, which resulted in mistrial. Ses- sions was killed December g, 1911. This is the second time the case has been tried, both of which resulted in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
COURT RECONVENES
 IN COLBERT COUNTY
Criminal Docket Is Taken Up
 After Weeks Recess
Muscle Shoals Bureau.)

TUSCUMBIA, Ala, Oct. 2O.-The vened today. after weeks recess. The criminal docket, which is unusually heavy, will be taken up. Judge Charles B. Almoa will preside.
 Church Holds RalIy-An interesting rally was held last night at Tuscumbia Methodist church under the leadership of Prof. R. B. Thompson. A program was arranged with talks by E. J. Mein- finger, Prof. Robert Hudson, R. F. Rid ley and Mrs. John Marlborough. It was announced that these rallies will be featured each month in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
PICKENs TEACHERS MEET
Study Group For University Credit Is
 Organized

Organized
 REFORM, Ala, Oct. 2O.-(Special.) ) ,Dr. George Lang of the University of Alabama met large group of Pickens county teachers here Saturday at the Pickens county high school building and organized study group for university credit. The offered by Dr. Lang is social physiology. The group will meet twice each month during the school year. Dr. Murphy of the Livingston Normal school also met large group of elementary teachers at the same time and organzide study group granting normal school credit. This course is in rural sociology. About 40 teachers are enrolled in this department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
POOLE BURIED
 AT UNIONTOWN
Was Former COmmis.
 siOner Of Agriculture Of Alabama

SELMA, Ala, Oct. 20.-The funeral of k. R. Poole, ex-commissioner of agri- culture, and widely known planter, who died in Selma hospital Sunday after noon, was held from his residence at Uniontown Monday afternoon at 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
IDENTIFIED

James, as I passed the servants hall today I saw you kiss one of the maids" !" '.Yes, madam, when would that have been, madam?
 About o'clock"
 ''Oh, yes, madam, that would have been Jane. madam Columbia Jester.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21
COLOSSUS OF WISDOM

Crooked stock speculators took 400 million dollarsf rom the people of Amer ica last year. Our respect for the sa- gacity of the lat P. T. Barnum is in- creasing every minute-James J. Mon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-21

PERHAPS
 Mir. Dempsey refuses to consult for tune tellers, probably because he doesn't want to be warned against a dark man.-James J. Montague.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-14

"Dazzy" Vance's smart pitching
this year, including an impressive
string of consecutive victories, Is the
talk OF the National circuit.
Back in 1912, with the Giants, Rube
Marquard hung up 10 successice box
triumphs.
Walter Johnson and Smoky Joe
Wood each put over Is straight be-
fore they were stopped. That was in
1912, Wood pitching for the Red Sox,
Johnson for Washington. Jack Ches
bro. old Yank pitcher-Happy Jack
and f. Reulbach. great Cub twirler,
have a mark of IA. Chesbro accom-
plished his cluster in 1904. Reulbach
made his In 1909. Walter johnson,
by the way, nicked a Il straight in
1918.
This consecutive stuff in sports is
rather diverting.
, The old.timer. on the diamond
were bears at 1t. A. G.. Spalding, later
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\&1ni1p!r.;,ps rs
iiIf

Bloomfsid Nsb-B Bloomfield lost 10
crof'on here n close gams. N. .eofs.
he sioux CRY stockysrds team WAS on
the mound for Crofton and allowed siN
hits, striking out nine Three o'he,
spencer--were IN the Crofton lineup. Gus
ter hurled Tor bloomfield and allowed Ito
sititora five hits. striking out te Bloom
field had several chances TO score but
poor ba7eranninE ana coae hing ruined the
ehancer This Is the sixth time Tho two
teams hsy, met and II Is the i,rst one a9s
ton catcher. was badly spiked in tts
rish, hend Whsn he tsssed Moore oe'
al the plate IN The eighth inning. bloom
field plays at tfsighton next SUNDAY.
pawnee CITY Nsb.-Pawnes city dis.
putes tile cialr, OF Auburn 70 the base
ball championship ~ southeastern Nebros-
ka on the following grounde rawnef
has the hiFhe,t percentaee. ses. haN,n.
won more games than Auburn has playee
fa~ucr his repeatedly it,ea TO- book
riined Lofty Johnson has pitched - oni
NJ the "A gsnss played bv raNpce this
year and has won q Of them
Gcneva. Neh p,urinS wen IN. hal
grme from asneNa m is.ihnins SANE
fair rhs seefe stood II until lhe fi1si
hair NJ thu 18th innins when Hrunins
added thies paints and Nen the fams
Domcirr usvkr and Ratiev were hat.
isry Tor Brunine. Bailey took Hawks
place - catcher when he was unable 20
60 on beeas SO Of m ialurTd thumb. Rat.
terry for ooneva. schultz and Whistler.
Aurora. Neh The Hamilton county
hn schHu league dishanded this week aud
ala not play out the schedule Tho tlnal
distgrcc mrnt which brought th's about
was the awarding Of Fnme 10 Mar.
qucttc over Aurora although The gantr
was not PLAYED h'can#e Maruuettc "h-
iected tn Stafford pitching Tor Aurora.
Giltntr iH in he lead With Marquette Rhd
Aurora tied for second nla-H 10 tho
learue. Each team has PLAYED % games
during tho season.
Geneva Neb The BAH game PLAYED hv
Strapr and ohiowa was forfeited BY
Falfmont IN the seventh nnins when
Fairmont objected 60 decision of tho
umpire Tho Heorv was teste nntterits-
rairinont. Atwood aud Hhfrati Slrarg
lih Nenhuie aud hral
shuhcti Nee -shuhcrt AMI the Wnite
rluud tkanA Indians hattiea 80 Inning
fn n ssorrlfas tie here SUNDAY WEIGH
held Tho indfanr 90 eisht hts and NoN-
ION allowed shuhrrt hut nt isineat t'ns
~ frldtnu feafufrd the game. which was
rlsNed in three hours sud so mlnuies
fha same tnan= nlaN TIME SUNDAY Nep
tsmhsr - Nsieh struck out 70 and
Newton is
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lhead of the great sporting goods
house bearing his name, must have
lbeen a wonderful pitcher. Spalding
had n mark of "a consecutive wins.
Also in that same season he had an
other string of % This was in 1885
Spalding, wearing a Boston uniform,
pitched Ga games that season. He
won 81. lost four and tied three Rad
bourne, with the Providence Nation
ais In 1884. pitched II games. lie
had a winning streak OF Is. Rad
bourne won So. lost II and tied two.
keefe. a Giant pitcher of 1889,
turned in 10 straight, while Welch.
another Giant box star six years
previous to his recorded II. Luby of
Chicago. runs up II in 1880, McCor-
mick. another Chieagoan having
turned the trick four years before.
Concerning scoreless innings, Ed.
Reulbaoh. the ex.Cub star. twirled 90
Of them in the 1905 National League
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MeMiilen, captain last fall who played
at guHrd and Vivian green. center.
who graduated in June. will be the
only ones missing. Coach Zuppke's S
big task this fall will be to fill these
two openings and then specialize ON a
speedy attack.
Bernie Shigely. sophomore who
nude big showing on the freshman
outfit last fan. looks like the logical
man TO fiji McMillen's shoes. shiyely
weighs 203 pounds and is six feet
three inches tail lie is fast both on
offensive and defensive and should
90 better this year than last. Rob.
etts and Cmnus, who have had expe-
fience at center. will make "A hard
fiNht for the pivot berth.
Last years veterans and reserves
are not poing to have an easy time
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$ BROOKLYN LosesY Yankees and Senators Win Contests
We Thank You!

Omaha, Sept. 13.-Mr. Ralph Wag
ner. Sports Editor, Omaha Bee. Deaf
Sir: As one OF the many fans who are
interested in amateur baseball ] want
to commend your valuable newspaper
for the generous space given to am
ateurs in the columns Of the sport
page during the season that just
ended.
This publicity Is in a great mea.
sure responsible for the active inter.
est taken by the youngsters and il
also creates a desire among the fans
TO see their favorite i'm action.
Your amateur editor, Horace
tRosey) ROsenblum, deserves a great
deal Of praise for his sincere coop.
Grafton in the general welfare of am
ateur sports, newsy stories and items
that are always to be found In your
sports section. Yours very truly.
A. II. KATMAN.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-14
Illinois Starts Preparing for Game
With Cornhuskers TOMORROW Morning

Of 1t landing berths this fall. There
are many OF last years fearling squad
and some new men who will give
them hard run for the positions.
Harold Grange and Earl Britton. back
field players who made names for
themselves last year are certain to be
in the backfieId again this fall.0ther
veterans who will put MP strong bids
are Captain Rol,usek and MuhI at the
ends; Crawford, Brown and Richard
Hall rs faclsles: Miller and Simmer.
guards: McIlwain, schultz and Harry
Hall. bacldieId men.
The Illini expect a hard tussle with
Nebraska. Illinois defeated the Corn.
huskers here last season and the
western lads viii try to even things
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-14

In the realm Of the padded fist you
find some curious consecutive bust
ness. Pop En-" Paul Berlenbash
had the flstic world by the ears when
he was bowling them over by the
numbers Paul had dumped 90 in a
raw when he ran afoul of Jack De
laney's right fist and took a h. o.
himself. However. 13 of Berlen-
sleepers were amateur galoots.
His record. therefore. scarcely ap-
proaches that Of Stanley Ketchel
Ketchel. in the beginning of his
glorious ring career. scored 2i
straight knoekouts.
There never was a bicycle rider to
match Frank L. Kramer. who may
now be seen o nights in the officials
stand AT the Nelodrome IN New York
city. Kramer won the professional
championship 16 years in succession
In90l.1916.
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FINALS IN NET
TOURNEY SOON

Play in the North Omaha church
tennis tournament has reached tho
final round in both singles an1
doubles.
Ralph Newell, veteran omahs rae
queteer. Won the risht to contest in
the finals by trimming Norm Shoe
maker. one of the topnotchers among
the Junior players, GO. 60.
Rngwsit ii Marsh have qualified
for the doubles finalist honoIs.
Gorge Parish. president of the a
sociation. expects TO have the finals
played of before the end Of the week
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Mondays Ak Entries.

Firsf race rive and eue-hsif furiongs
aiming Purse t5ao. All sgss
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Good Racing at Geneva.

Geneva. Neb.. Sept. l3.-Somo good
racing was seen NJ The tracks the s.e
oud day ~ tho county fair. Eleven
entries were made FOR tho Clnyf III
more county running face which wa
won by clay county horse, Nancy
Coolens. which made the four and a
half furlonrs In one minute Two and
one half seconds. l.ade. from Fln
more county. was second and Molly
Go Some, third. Babe wns fourth.
Baron ifumbug took tho 2ib pace
In three straight heats. Time in each
heat. 2.1eL. In the 2.t7 trot, Emile
II. Scott was first With the fastest
time. 2;iGh. Dr. Douglas was sec
ond: Col DO Forest. third. aud Ivan
Porter. fourth,
The relay race. mile and half. enc
change of horses Was won Ia tAo
minutes. thlrty.one and fourth Sc.
onds by horses owned by H. G. Nil
Ter. A. Radford got second money
Yates. third
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Totals 3s15 27ie Q


TUIWFN uN 7
xBatted Tor smith IN sixth.
KHAN ior Clemons in sixth.
L.
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season. The torrent OF whitewash
lasted from September II to October
3 of that season. Reulbach ended
the season with the whitewash brush
still in hand. He was scored on in
the seventh inning in his first start
of the 1909 race. In 1902 Jack Ches-
bro pitched Al scoreless innings-then
a National league record.
Everett Scott of the Yanks has
played in 1854 consecutive games.
The consecutive reverses are just
as entertaining. The Athletics of
1916 had a pair of pitchers who
didn't often come in contact with
laurel leaves. Nabors lost 10 straight,
Sheehan Is.
Louisville OF the American assoeia-
tion lost 26 consecutive games in
s1S9. Tire Cincinnati Reds OF 1914
tossed 30 in a row. So did the Ath-
letics of 1916 and the Boston Red
Sox OF 1906.
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three home runs. was outstanding.
Babe Ruth cracked out bis 18Th
homer of the season with q man on
bases. Jeusel also crashed four
baggor with 4 mate on base and
Ward smashed out a four-play blow
with the bases filled in the first in.
ming. All told the Yankees gathered
II hits which, besides the circuit
drives. included four doubles. The
White Sox contributed three errors
two Of which figure in the scoring OF
the visitors.
Joe Bush foyed with his oppon.
ents, holding them TO eight hits and
would have registered shutout
had he not eased up at the finish.
The Yankees played perfect ball be-
hind Bush, the infield cutting in
with three double plays which dis
heartened the locals In the early in.
nings.
Ruth. in addition to cracking out
his circuit drive into the right field
bleachers, collected a double and a
single and walked twice In six trips
TO the plate. one time being retired
on an infield ogt.
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hence the lllini mentor will work his
candidates twice daily--morning AMI
afternoon-during the first week, af-
ter which they will have afternoon
workouts.
The first game ON Illinois schedule
Will be with Nebraska at Lincoln on
October 4. hence Coach Zuppke will
have but three weeks i'm which to pick
his regulars and prime them for the
coinliushers. Following the Nebras-
ka game Illinois will have two weeks
in which to prepare for the opening
conference tilt with Michigan here on
october IN which will he the Illnfs
annual homecoming clash.
But two veterans Of last season will
be missing In the lineup his fall. ac-
cording to present Indications Jim
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-09-14
Opens Bowling
School at Elks

A bowling school. an Invocation In
Omaha bowling circles. is thriving 4,
the Elk's club, where more than 1o0
women have enrolled in teacher "Bnl'
Barrons classes.
Barron concentrates on the rudi.
ments Of the game. striving To over.
come the natural weakness Of each
player.
lie declared that after only three
lessons he has been able Ia note an
Improvement in the form and play
OF his pupils.
The preliminary lessons are given
in the Elk's gym. where the ladies
learn the proper stance and how
TO swing their bodies I'm order To gel
the maximum OF speed on the bal
With the minimum Of effort.
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Hastings Eleven
Starts Practice

Hastings. Neb.. Sept. 13.-Forty-
five candidates answered the first
football call at Hastings High school
last week. OF this number only
three were regulars on Coach New
mans powerful 1923 machine. Two
others earned letters in last seasons
games. In 1923 machine. Two others
earned letters in last seasons games.
In addition to the five letter men
there are seven members OF the 1923
second team fighting for places on
the first IL with large supply of
fairly heavy raw material to give
them strong competition.
Captain Raymond Coffey. fullbaek,
Vance Lippincott. guard and Thurlo
McCready, quarterback, are the reg
uiais who are out to retain their
places. Bedford Red1 Smiley, state
champion half.miler. and Earle Kelly
are out to make regular berths at
end and halfback, respectively. Henry
Smith. Charles Snider.i Frederick
Aieyer, Cleytus Bates. William Mau-
ser, Ivan Creuter and Ned Greenslit
are the former second-stringer. who
arc making strong bids this year.
Other promising candidates include:
Bergquist. Abitz. Vance. Habig. New
kirk. kniss. Wilson, Best, Whitaker
Y hite and Crabtree.
Lonnie Stiner. former Hastings
high and Lombard college star has
been assisting Coach Dwight Thomas
during the first two weeks and al.
ready has the line candidates whipped
into excellent shape. Stiner in enter.
ing the University OF Nebraska this
fall.
Five games AT home and four on
foreign fields viii provide the Tigers
with schedule OF average strength.
Several Of the strong teams OF the
state vi be encountered while none
OF the E mes have the aspect OF set
ups. The season opens at home
With McCook High school which has
veteran team that should have
taken on considerable weight since a
year ago when a team Of youngsters
created sensation by holdins the
heavy Holdrege team to a o-0 score
The Hastings schedule follows: