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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11
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NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 10.-cattle: Receipts, 200; heavy steers. $6.0O96.50; beef steers, $4.50@5.50; heifers, $506.50; cowsss $3.50Q4.5O feeders, $4.50@6.60; stockers, $2.5004.50.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1,500; medium and heavy hogs, 100 lower; light hogs, 5oc lower; 1S0 pounds and up, $9.0OQ9.25; 135 to 16o pounds. $S.50 down; heavy pigs,ss7; light pigs. $5; throwouts. $7.eo down.
 sheep: Receipts, 100, steady; choice fat lambs, $10011; good fat lambs, $70 8; cyn lambs, $6; sheep. $1O.oo@i.6O.
 KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1o.-cattle: Re- ceiptsf ,00O; calves, 5000; grain fed steers and yearlings fully steady; bulk, $5.506e7.00; beef cows, slow, steady; bulk, $S.25@4.25; canners and cutters strong 10 15c higher. $225@S.00; bulls and calves steady; native bolognas. $3.25@3.75; top veals, $10; stockers and feedefss fairly actiyeI steady to strong; bulk $4.75@T.25.
 Hogs; Receipts, e,5OO to 1Oc, mostly 1Oc higher; bulk, s9.100S.55; packing sows. $s.25@s.35: stock pigs. strong to
 sheep: Receipts, f2.ooo; lambs around 25c higher; best ptahs, $1S.s5; other range offerings, 35V1S.75; odd lots sheep steday; feeding lambs held higher.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 1O.-Cattle: Receipts, 400, slow; haeyy steers, $7.503 800; beef steers, $5.0007.50;> heifers, $4.5O@7.00; cows, $3.OO@5.50; feeders, $4.5oQ6.50; stocFers, $3.00@5.5O.
 Hogs: Receipts 1000, steady; 175 pounds up, ~$10.25; 130 to 175 pounds, $9; pigs $5.10@6,60; throwouts, $7.6O down.
 sheep:s Receiptsj sOO; steady; top lambs, $12. .06912.5O.
 Calves, Receipts, 500; $1 lower; best veals, $9; seconds, $5.50.
 CINCINNATI. Sept. 1o.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, $500; 10 to 25c lower; heavy, $10R5Q10.50; packers and butchers, $1O60; medium, $9.75; stags, $5.O006.05 heavy fat sows, $6.OO@S.O0; pigs and lights, $S.0O@9.50.
 = Cattle: Receipts, 6OO.f steady; cows, S2.75@500.
 Calves lower, $s.OO@12.0O.
 steady, 2
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1O.-Hogs: Receipts, 13.000; active; s10c higher; one load, $10.25 late; bulk iSgood butchers, $lVaS0lo,2O; most lightweights 160 to 15Vgpounds, $10.00@1.015; closed strong; big packers bought most late offerings at Sl01sQ10.20; or 5 to 10c higher; light nents and pigs strong: good 140 to 150 pounds, $9.25@1956; 110 to 130 pounds, SsOp@9.OO; packer sows largely $s.35. Cattle: Receipts. 4,OO0; native steers steadyFat $1o.OO and up; lower classes 25c,l lower; top steers, $10.75; bulk, Ss.50 ealp.40; most western steers steady with rev aader $500, or 25c lower; bulk, S4fOq6.50; light yearlings and heifers stehdy at 25c lower; bulk fat kinds, S20OQ9.6O; beef cows weak at $4.25@ 4.75; e&nners unchanged at $2.O0@2. 20; bologna bulls steady-at 25c lower; bulk, $3.75Q4.25;, light vealeraE $11.O0911.25. <
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; Nsteady; two loads choice lambs to outsiders, $18.75; top to big packers, $13.60; bulk sales. $1s.5o; culls mostly .S7.00; light killing ewes. $500; heavies. S400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11
HERE HE IS
Here is the boil weeyil.

Here is the boil weeyil.
 He eats up $500. 100000 every year.
 He scaecely can see. and smells bis way thtough the world. He plays 'possum, or .'sulls" as they call it in the south. When he is menaced, he doubles up his fist, drops to, the ground, lies on his back and plays dead.
 He works regular eight-hour shift-from 9-to 5.
 One pair have 12,755. 5.100 off spring in a season.
 He drinks nothing but dew.
 He has 45 deadly insect enemies, but in spite of this has smelled his way from Brownsville, Tex, in 32 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11
LOCAL DATA
WINDS

East Gulf: Moderate northeast and weather partly overcast Thursday.
 West Gulf: Gentle to moderate east and weather partly overcast Thursday
 Caribbean Sea and Windwar Passage: Gentle to moderate easterly, and weather partly overcast Thursday; occasional showers in west portion
 Sandy Hook at Hatteras: Moderate northwest, and weather partly overcast Thursday.
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Moderate northeast and weather partly overcast Thursday
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 poets in Europe and in view Of the probable outcome of our presidential election in less than two months, Is 1t wise to keep stocks and supplies down to the lowest W o r k a bl e mini- mum?
 Do you not hear on all sides: "No, I will wait until aft CT election" The majority of the
 1A AaA h eel
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has been several months since bank debits have divulged such cheering in- formation and the news indicates that business improvement has begun.
 Several states transacted 10 per cent
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TIME TO BUY
 NOW AT HAND
 FORBES SAYS
Advises Against Policy Of . Waiting Till After Election
-I-haE
Ky BcG. FORBES

Hene1s the question merchants, .rnanu- facturers. importers and others should ask themselvcs at once: ..< In v;e,s- ce, the greatly improved pros
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FLOUR MARKET MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 10.-Flour un- changed shipments, 43,375 barrels. Bran, $24@25.
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OIL CITY REPORT }OIL CITY, Pa., Sept. 10.-Credit bal. ances, $2.75. Runs, 32,170; average, 57,. oo9; shipments, 39,129; average, 54,e22.
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DY comparison with August, 1923, ID business improved in 32 states last
 month. This-fs the current revela- ton of figures on bank debits to indi- vidual accounts, one of the most relia-
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Drinks Only Dew

The scientists were led to this dis corery in fighting the weetil with in sect powder. In the early morning when the dew. drops are on the plants, the insects use them as watering troughs. The idea of poisoning their drink was conceived. This task of getting mite of poison in every dew drop. however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11

BAR SILVER NEW YORK, Sept. 1o.-Bar silver, 69Ac; Mexican dollars, 53kc.
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KANSAS CITY. Sept 1O.-Hens, 1 higher. 20c; other produce unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-11

At the end of 1922; 614,213 square miles of territory had been infested by the boil weeyil. Tbis was S7 per cent of the total, leaving only about 91 900 square miles uninfested. Only the far western margin Of the cotton belt is free from the pest.
 A few years ago, Congress became arounsed to the menace of the boil weevil. Appropriations were made and a savage, but all but hopeless warfare was. begun. Steadily the widening arc of the invading army was advanced. In 1923, it had pushed up into Virginia, the northern limit of the cotton belt. \ Last year, the scientists, came as near to victory as at any time during their hattie of more than 30 years. They at last checked the weevil through the use of poison. A remarkable scien. tific discovery was made-the possi- bilityA of making use of certain prin- ciples of electricity in this unique war fare
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ST. LOUIS. Sept. 1O.-Poultry. butter and eggs unchanged.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
BUSINESS BASKETERS
OVERCOME GONZAGA

Business High will be heard from
in the scholastic championship basket
ball series, If it's 30-to-16 victory over
Gonzaga. victor over the Techites,
counts for anything
Stewart. May and Brist were big
factors in the Stenographers' vic
tory, as they accounted for 81 of
their teams points. Capt O'Dono-
ghue of the I Streeters also played
well.
After their 2s-to-s triumph over
the Hagerstown High School, the
Central tossers hope to continue
their good work by disposing of the
Blue and White alumni on New
Year day in the Columbia Heights
gymnasium. Mcdonald of Central
accounted for five court goals against
the Hagerstown team yesterday
Eastern High and its alumni team
were to meet today in the Light Blue
and White gymnasium in their rub
ber contest. The Alumni five won
yesterday. So to 80. Pat O'Counor
registered the deciding goal for the
Alumni yesterday.
A rally i'm the last half gave the
Hyattsville High School tossers a
22-to-11 victory over the st. Johns
College combination. Cohen and
Wright led the Hyattsviile attack.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
DIXIE DIAMOND FANS
PLACED IN DILEMMA
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Base ball fans in the South next
Spring will have hard time choos-
ing between the two banner attrac-
tions Of the major league exhibition
tourists The Washington Nationals
will travel with the New York Giants
in an echo of the world series, but
the tour of the rival second-place
clubs, Brooklyn and the New York
Yankees, will boast two great attrac-
tions-Dazzy Vance and Babe Ruth.
The BrooklynYankee series goes
back to 1913. when the late Frank
Chance was in his first season at the
helm of the American League club
here. The Giants, on the other hand
have shifted partners frequently in
their Spring transforming. Boston,
Detroit, Cleveland, Washington and
Chicago have toured with the Nc
Grawmen in the Spring.
Manager John McGraw of the
Giants must keep both eyes on Frank
Walker, outfielder fror< Rocky Mount,
N. c., this season, for Walker is an
oddity among ball players business
man. AS boss of the Rocky Mount
clup, he sold himself to the Giants
for 10000 If he fails to make the
major league grade he may want to
buy himself back-say for $4,000.
Meanwhile he will be collecting a
salary.
United States Senator James Wads-
worth of New York, who held down
first base for the Yale nine in 1898,
is regarded as the best man in that
position in the last 80 years, accord
ing to a former Yale pitcher. Wads-
worth was a turn around" hitter, a
clever bunter, a fast fielder and re-
markably speedy on the bases. Dur
ing the season of 1898 Wadsworth
made only one error at first base,
and that came when Bill Reid of Har-
ward knocked the ball out of his hand
Wadsworth smashed out Is hits in
six games against Princeton and Har-
batting in all of Yale's three runs in
the final game.
Saturday. October II, 1925, will pro-
duce the most attractive dish of grid
iron delicacies ever before scheduled
for a single Autumn afternoon. On
that day not less than ten big games
are carded. The two foremost con-
tests include Notre Danes meeting
with the Army at New York and
Pennsylvania game with Yale at
New Haven. Other games scheduled
are:
Princeton Navy at Annapolis, SYRIA
cuse-Indiana at Indianapolis, Colum-
bia-Ohio State at Columbus, Colgate
Lafayette at Philadelphia, Penn State
Marietta at State College. Pa; De-
troit-Georgetown at Detroit, and
Bucknelrs game with the Haskell In
dians.
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TY COBB
Rernaker of Base Ball
Kaleidoscope Changes
Heights of Optimism
Depths of Pessin,isrn.
CHAPTER LII.

BY the time they accumulate their
fortunes they don't know how to en-
JOY the money"
At other times ne would say:
when 1 quit base ball, which will
be very soon now, l shall depart with
one deep regret, and that is that l
have done no real good to humanity.
/ suppose everybody will have for
gotten me in a few years time"
In recent years he often tired of
base ball, as this observation by Cobb
shows:
II am fed up with the continual
strain. / am tired of it all. All the
ambitions 1 had when l broke into
professional base ball down in Au-
gusta in 1904 have been satisfied.
Yes, I have achieved more in base
! can go back and settle down and
get something really worth while out
| Of life"
A Dying Condaxratfon.
Year after year he made UP his
mind to quit. At the age of 80 he
said 1t was his last year. Then
another season and another farewell
resolution. But he was still playin
daily six years after his first resolve
to quit.
"Thirty-five is the age limit for pro-
| fessional base ball men in the big
leagues" he said at 50. When man
reaches that age he loses his ginger,
his pep and his speed. l am not at
top form now. Since 1914 i have
gradually let down.
After a ball player reaches 80 he
becomes methodical. I have become
methodical, and today 1 find myself
doping out each play before make 1t,
with q view to conserving as much
energy as possible.
Most Of the success I am having
il due to psychology. apply it con-
stantly. For instance, when the
Tigers are leading and the oppor-
tunity presents itself often take
chances, making a freak play or steal
ing a base when there Is no necessity
for 1t. I create a series of mental
hazards for the opposing team that
causes the player to tumble nine time s
out of 10 on a similar play that may
follow.
when l was in the flush of youth
could play all day and all night
without firing, but now I find that as
the years creep along my stamina
weakens. 1 can no longer make the
plays l used to make"
Grows More DiMcuIt.
Fire belongs to youth, and even
SODD, III WHOHl tHC IdIucS
ed longer than in tho average mortal,
:, 1t became more and more difficult to
| stir the embers.
Base ball is a hard, flerve-racking
life when you play the game for all
| it is worth. There is no rest when
you are weary and the travel is tire
some"
He wanted to have time to read
He likes books, as he likes pictures
and music and other works of art. In
books he appreciated fine phrasing.
The play of words has a fascination
for Cobb.
And he likes biography. He has
read nearly all the biographies of
Napoleon. He has engaged in read
ing the biographies of the illustrious
Bonaparte during the Winter seasons.
The greatest character in the world g
history. in Cobb's opinion, was Ma
poleon, with Julius Cesar next. And
It would be difficult to say that his
! biographical study did not have
powerful influence over Cobb's career
| He probably would be the last to say
that it did not.
Copyright, 1924
Tomorrow, Chapter LII.-"Rest."
Evening star., 1924-12-24
Nuni Due Race Meet Here po Sure He Will Get Another
MERkLE TO ASSIST
IN COACHING YANKS

NEW YORK. December 24.-Fred
Merkle, once lost on a journey from
first base to second, has found his
way back to New York, scene of his
misadventure. He will become as
sfstant coach Of the Yankees, accord
ing to Business Manager Ed Barrow,
unless something happens to a deal
nearly contaminated.
Merkle played first base for the
Giants several years ago, when Larry
Doyle and Art Fletcher were part
of the infeld. He came into public
eye as the man whose so-called
"bonehead play" when he failed to
touch second base to complete a Giant
victory cost the Giants a pennant. OF
late years Merkle has been playing
with Rochester in the International
League and his hitting has been ex-
ceptional.
The nature Of the deal by which
he comes back to New York, although
with the American League team this
time, has not been announced, but
is supposed to be a straight cash
Manager Miller Huggins,
who has occupied the coaching lines
during his regime, is expected to re-
tire to the bench and permit Merkle
to handle the field activity.
AS the old Giant player is still
remarkable hitter, he may be used
in pinches this year, although this
is mot the intention, according to
Yankee officials.
The story OF Merkle's misplay has
been told many times. Here is what
happened: With a man on second
base, Merkle singled, advancing his
team mate to third. Then came an
other hit and the winning run, to
all purposes, went across the plate
but-Merkle had failed to touch
second. Seeing the winning run
scored, the Giant first baseman rushed
or the field with his teammates as
Johnny Evers, then second baseman
for the Cubs, noticed the omission and
won his argument
Many who saw the contest have
declared that the umpire was respon-
sible for Merkle's notoriety. having
signalled by raising his right hand
that the game was over.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

The fight which left me the most
regrets" he told the sporting paper
LAuto, was the one with Dempsey.
Just Think knocked him out of the
ring in the first round, which he
finished groggy, and you might al
most say he was saved by the gong.
Alas, in the second he came up as
fresh as ever. and / lost.
IF ! meet him again-and I have
every reason to believe / shall do so
in 1925, if l beat Gibbons-1 hope
to have better luck. although Demp
sey is a terrible opponent"
AS to the European champion.
Erminio Spalla, whom Firpo knocked
out in the fourteenth round at Buenos
Aires last March, he said: "If l had
been in better condition / would
have beaten him quickly. But my
automobiles were running that day
in the Argentine Grand Prix and !
was so occupied with the trials and
the races that 1 had not thought
much about the fight
In Firpo's opinion the four leading
heavywei ghts in order of precedence
are: Dempsey, Wills, Gibbons and
Renault.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

In spite of the general excellence
OF a number of preparations, NOBODY
has as yet succeeded in making leath-
er impervious to melting snow. Boots
which will stand ordinary lake or
stream water will admit snow water.
AS a winter foot covering no leather
boot, SO far as I know, has proved
successful.
Ordinary moccasins are the best
thing of all in very cold weather. and
even in medium cold weather If snow
shoes are not to be worn. But water
soaks into them as though they were
sponges, and even in zero weather the
rubbing of snowshoe thongs melts the
snow somewhat and IL permeates to
the feet. The oiled pacs are perhaps
the best snowshoe footgear. They
will withstand a. lot of damp snow
before getting soaked.
The leather itself is just as liable
to soak as is that of leather boots, but
the comparative absence of seams
makes them more waterproof. They
retain the pliability of the moccasin,
which is a big factor in their warmth.
Rubber pacs are very popular among
woodsmen for wear in damp snow.
They are not the best things for the
feet, however, nor are they as warm
as they seem.
For the first few hours they seem
very warm, but the feet are constant
ly perspiring in them (even in the
Evening star., 1924-12-24
GALLAUDET SCORES
INITIAL BASKET WIN

Having broken into the winning
class, Gallaudets basket ball quint
is expected to go about it's work
more confidently in its engagements
after the holidays In beating Fort
Humphreys, 25 to "a. at Kendall
Green last night, the Florida avenue
team showed a generally better Of
fensive than 1t had in it's two pre-
vious contests and sturdier defense
in pinches.
Galludet was outpointed from scrim-
mage last night, the Engineers get
ting eleven field goals to the op-
POSITIONS eight. However. the five
OF Humphreys was held at bay sew
eral times when it threatened serious
ly to count.
The Kendall Greeners tailed nine
times with twenty free tosses and
Fort Humphreys twice with eleven.
Byouk of the victors and Clatter-
bos of Fort Humphreys were the star
shots from the field The former
made five goals and the latter six.
Riddle of Gallaudet made good with
seven of his eleven shots from the
free throw mark.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
TUNNEY is AWARDED
FIGHT WITH GIBBONS

NEW YORK, December 24.-Gene
Tunney, American light heavyweight
champion, who a year ago filed a chal-
lenge naming Mike McTigue. world
titleholder, with the New York State
Ath hletic Commission, has been award
ed a bout with Tommy Gibbons, St.
Paul heavyweight. who stood 15
rounds with Dempsey at Shelby and
more recently knocked out Kid Nor
folk Of Baltimore.
McTigue. who has no license in
New York, has promised to appear
before the commission for several
months, but has failed to do so.
McTigue Is understood to be in
sisting on an outdoor bout this
Summer IL he is to defend his title
and Is expected to meet the winner
Of the Tunney- Gibbons battle, if such
match is arranged.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
RED SOX TO PRESENT
MANY new PLAYERS

CLEVELAND, Ohio, December "a.
Manager Lee Fohl of the Boston
Red Sox is ready to ask waivers on
Pitchers Quinn, Piercy and Murry, he
declared here. adding that few veter-
ans will be in next years lineup.
Pitchers Ehmke and Ferguson.
Catcher Picinich, Second Easeman
Wan bsganss and Outfielder Flag
stead will represent the veterans.
Although Joe Harris batted .301.
Fohl plans to start the season with
Todt at first base. Prothro. acquired
from Washington. will be at third,
and Gross, farmed out by Boston to
San Antonio last year, and Rogge,
a Western Association recruit, will
be tried at short.
The outfleld will be the same as
that which finished the season
Williams, Texas recruit; Flagstead
and Boone, with Bache, a right
handler from Dallas, and Collins as
utility men.
Heving will assist Picinich behind
the bat, with Stokes, a graduate of
the Mobile Club, as their understudy.
Sharing the pitching staff with
Ehmke and Ferguson are Fullerton,
Ross, Ruffing, Kallio, Lucey,' Wing
field, Wiltsie and Kiefer. All are
right-handers except Wiltsie and Ross
Ross.
Evening star., 1924-12-24

Delehanty might have played the
infleld II he had been a more accurate
thrower at short distances. He tried
his hand at first occasionally. but his
real forte in base ball was in the
outfield, and II was there that he made
bis greatest success. He could catch,
but behind the bat he was bothered
by erratic throwing. He tried to get
the bali away from him too fast and
hurried himself out Of accuracy.
AS batter Delehanty was one of
the best who has lived. There are
friends of Delehanty who have in
sisted that he was the best, and they
had plenty of argument to help them
out in their contention. He could hit
anything anywhere, and he was as
likely to strike out in q pinch as any
thing else; yet that was just where
he was strong, because the pitchers
in trying to work him would either
send him to first or get in the hole
and have to serve fairly good ball,
and then Delehanty, would cut loose.
He did not like any kind of ball that
tipped around his neck, and the pitch
er who could feed him with fast ones
of that nature could send him back
to the bench. The trouble was there
were few clever enough to do 1t.
Delehanty played ball around Cleve-
land and then drifted down to Mans
field, Ohio. While with that club he
recsived an offer from Wheeling, w.
Va, He was short Of funds, which
@haA34 Alnm9 ~ him ~ Eroakag part oa
Evening star., 1924-12-24

decided the issue for Epiphany.
Hobbs Of the Columbia Heights team
played creditably when the Calvary
Reserves were trounced in a 15-to-10
tilt. The victors are seeking games
through Manager =. L. Poole, at 3149
Mount Pleasant street.
Northern tossers were forced to play
an extra five-minute period before
they could beat the Epiphany Athletic
Association. 80 to 80. II. Peck, M.
Gass and Jermain Of the winners
played well.
With King playing in brilliant style.
Independent Athletic Club did the un-
expected by trouncing the Anscostia
Eagles, IS to 10.
City Club tosser. could do little
against the Newark FIVE Of Baltimore,
the latter winning, 81 to 8.
Cassassa and Devlin of Jinx Ath-
Ietic Club are displaying their wares
to good effect these days. The Jinx
tossers have a victory to their credit
over the sturdy Cuthbert Juniors.
Seminole Juniors are casting about
for games with Kanawha Juniors,
Washington Props and the Mount
Vernon Seniors, according to Man
ager Sparks, who may be reached at
641 I street northeast. Joseph, Mo-
lenof, Watt, Gooch, Werle, Collins
and Sparks compose the Seminole
team.
Ottawa P1ebes. averaging 95 pounds,
desire to arrange games with the
Palace Laundry Midget and Sherwood
Midget quints. Telephone challenges
to manager at West 1887.
Washington teams averaging 1875
pounds desiring games with Century
Club of Baltimore may communicate
with Manager Saffran at 202s West
Lexington street, Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1924-12-24
CUB BATTERYMEN TO GO
WITH OTHERS OF SQUAD

CHICAGO, December 24.-Battery-
men of the Chicago National League
Base Ball Club will not undertake
preliminary work at the Catalina
Island training camp next Spring, and
the entire team will leave Chicago
February 26 to begin workouts March 9
In previous years the pitchers and
catchers have begun practice week
or so before the remainder Of the
team.
Tentative plans for exhibition
games call for about 90 games,
mostly against Pacific Coast League
teams at Los Angeles, Long Beach
and Oakland, and the Kansas City
American Association Club. with no
preseason transforming tour.