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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08

into minute detail and as he saw the concentrated interest of his listerner he called upon his imagination to SUD- ply added features.
 They were back the next evening, Cobb and Leidy. Again they sat under the tree, on the old iron bench, and while the bankers shrieked their wares, and the merry-go-round organ squeaied out its old tunes and the youth of Augusta laughed and yelled in amuse- ment, Leidy gave Cobb further word pictures of the big cities, the huge ness of them, their vastness, the fascina- tion of the metropolis. He opened the gates of Cobb's Nimagination to these paradises of the north.
 Leidy's Narration
 Finally. after Leidy had touched upon the other attractions, he began telling Cobb about the major league ball parks. They're vast stadiums, built Of stone and concrete, enormous places hRe palaces, just like the old Romans ana the Greeks used to have for thelr games. Just like the places where the lions used to fight and where ~tne gladiators battled hand to hand tlli one was dead.
 "Why, you think we had big crowd out today. Say, in them big cities a crowd like this couldn't be seen III them rarks. If they didn't have more peo- ple than that out to a. game they wouldn't open the gates. They're more people out to a game in them big towns than there is people in all of Augusta.
 Then he told him of the fame that came to major league stars. How all the metropolitan newspapers ran their pictures. how great writers devoted columns to them, how everybody nonored them. A star ball player was, according to Leidy, much more import ant than the president.
 The Picture Grows
 He would tell the youngster ot the stars the game had produced; the group of base ball immortals. He related their deeds of valor. He would give detailed. account of the base-stealing ability of some of the old stars and add, after a moment of reflection, But to be frank with you, Ty, l think you got more speed than any of them fellows had" He told him of the great hitters the game had produced, Della hanty and Anson, Wagner and LaJole, who was up then, and of others. He would pause and confide to Cobb, But I think you could become a better hit ter than any of them fellows"
 And so, day after day, Leidy, the plain and unassuming Leidy, would call upon his imagination to build new pie lures for his imaginative pupil. Day after day he added tinsel s>. the goal he was making brilliant; he Was firing ,unh;+;nn in tbn hov Tnidv Income more and more convinced that Cobb had all tue dormant qualities and all that was needed to start the blaze was in- centive. This Leidy was doing and he was pleased to note that the boys in- terest became keener. He continually asked questions, sought information The boy was constructing picture of his own. It was his new goal. He had firmly resolved to become part of the Leidy picture.
 Tomorrow: Chapter VIII-Hard Work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
WINFIELD BEATS
 SULLIGENT CLAN

WINFIELD, Ala, Nov. 7.-(spe- cial. )-After being held to a scoreless tie last Friday Coach Brindley's Win field high team downed Sulligent high, 12 to O. This makes Winfield's seventh victory with not loss, the only blot on her record being the tie with the Hamil- ton Aggies. Sulligent put up a nice scrap and it was late in the third quarter when Winfield scored her first touchdown on a fake, Harris carrying the ball around left end for a 4O-yard run and touchdown. The second was scored by Ralph Harris when he inter- rupted a Sulligent pass and ran 50 yards for touchdown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
SEWANEE MEETS
 OLE MISS TEAM Tigers Out For Blood Fol- lowing Two Straight
 Losses

SEWANEE, Tenn, Nov. 7.-(Spe- al.}-The Sewanee Tigers left their mountain lair Thursday afternoon eigh- teen men strong to meet Ole Miss m Memphis Saturday. After week Of terrific work the Tigers think that they are now in condition to start winning streak, beginning with Mississippi and ending with Vanderbilt. The defeat last Saturday at the hands of Oglethorpe was enough to arouse Sewanee from her sleep. Working until after dark every day for the last week the team has now developed confidence enough to push over that touchdown after the ball has been driven to the tweny-yard line. This one fault has caused defeat of the Tigers three times this season.
 A big mass meeting was held in the Union Tuesday night in an effort to find the cause of the failure of the team to bring home victories. Led by Mir. Osborne, tho chaplin, a represen- tative member of the football team and rest of the student body urged Sewanee to make a comeback that would startle the football fans of the south. They are preparing to start on this campaign Saturday.
 Willard Out
 Since Captain 'Flops" Willard re- ceived fractured ankle in the Alabama game which forced him to withdraw from the squad for the rest of the year, the team has been without captain. Gene" Harris, Nashville boy was elected captain in Millard's absence and wills serve the rest of the season. Harris is third year man playing right half.
 Coach Bennett took the following men wtib him: Mahony, Young, Baker, Adcoin, Kirby, Smith, Guitor, Gibbons, Harris, Powers, Perry, Gooch, Helvey, Beaton, Sanders, Kent, Betty and Stan sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
BOXING RULED
 OUT M PARIS

PARIS, Nov. "A mayors right to forbid q boxing exhibition was upheld today by the state council, which is the final authority on all administrative acts. The appeal was by sporting club against the mayor of Chalons-Sur- Marne, who prohibited a series of bouts arranged by the club two years ago. In his ordinance the mayor declared that boxing was brutal and sometimes say age," that it might result in serious injury, and that it violated the prin- ciples of moral hygiene"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
TRY FOR ROXING

SA NFRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. T. An initiative measure to permit 12- round boxing contests in California, ap- proved by the voters in the centers of California population by majority of 23, ,768, may be knocked out by the be- lated rural returns from 579 unreported precincts, reports available today indi- cated. At present four-round contests are permitted in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
SOME GRID TEAM!

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-St. Johns college of Brooklyn claims to have the bulkiest gridiron outfit in the east this season. The eleven regulars aggregate a long ton of 2,200 pounds. The line averages PIP with 250 pounder in Tom Cobb, giant tackle, while the back field averages IFS.
 The teams coaching staff also claims heavyweight honors with Head Coach Ray Lynch, former Holy Cross star, scaling 235 and Ed Carvey, his assi- ant and former Notre Dame lineman,
 eighing 230.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
ATHENS DEFEATS
 DECATUR HI, 25-7

DECATUR, Ala, Nov. 7.-(Special.) The Athens Aggies defeated the Decatur high school team here today by the score of 25 to z. Mamie made the lone touchdown for Decatur. The game was called on account of darkness two minutes before playing time expired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
Football Results

Henderson Brown 19; Arkansas Normal 8. Ouachita College IS; Louisi- ana Polytechnic o.
 Oregon Aggies, IA; Washington State 13.
 Utah Aggies, IS; Brigham Young, 9. Austin College, 6; Rio, 2.
 McKendree College, 16; Lincoln (Ill.) College, 3. Eureka College. 1e; Illinois College,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
MADDEN TO MEET FUENTE

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Bartley Mad den, Irish heavyweight, has been matched with Tony Fuente, sensational Mexican heavyweight, in a four-round contest at Los Angeles, December 1, ac- cording to Madden's manager, Charley Rose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
SIERRA LEONE WINS

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 7.-Lord Derby's Sierra Leone by Great Sport cup of Canyon, today won the Autumn cup of 2,OOO pounds. R. Walkers Reggie was second and the Duke of Westminster's Appointed was third. Thirteen ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
How is a Man Judged?

ever known attached tremendous import ance to a mans per. sonal appearance.
 If you could stand be- fore J. P. Morgan to- day, what do you think would be his verdict? Correct dress has helped many men to- ward their goals. Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08
Cobb Was A Queer Fellow In His Younger
 Days
CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VII
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08

rect dress has put men into bigger positions. It has made leaders out of trailers. It has helped to turn failure into success.
 Nowadays no man can afford to neglect his personal appearance. He owes it to himself to be well dressed.
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Tomorrow: Chapter VIIL-Hard Work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-08

The late J. P. Morgan answered the question once and for all when he said:
 q never look a man up; Hook him>over!"
 Stop and think what those words mean. Simply, that one of the greatest business men the world has
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13
Window Installation an
Important Home Feature

A system of window installation
which will permit the entire series Of
sash used to enclose a porch to be
swung to the sides Of the opening al
lows the designers Of homes to add a
desirable feature.
The makers Of the window hard
ware which will permit this method
OF building declare that rooms so in
closed may be, thrown open to the
cooling breezes In the summer, and
when closed may he utilized as the
other rooms Of the home during the
winter months.
In appearance the windows are of
the easement type. with the screens
applied outside In the manner usual.
with double-hung sash. The entire
window space may be thrown open or
one sash at any particular point may
be opened. When open the sash fold
together at an angle against the cas-
ing at the edge Of the window.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13
Careful Attention Should
Be Given to Repair Work

Keep your home in condition and
you will find that in the end the cost of
maintenance is much lower than If
you neglect the repairs until forced to
take mes sures.
One weakened part Of the structure
transfers itself to other parts with
the result that there are two items
which need attention through the neg
,ect of the first.
Roofing renewal is an item which
in many cases is put off until the
leaks have damaged other parts Of the
house, leaky faucets and other defec-
tive plumbing likewise.
In case Of faulty condition In the
home, repair ut once and you Will get
by with far less expense. A home
nan be likened to your teeth and every
one knows how procrastination adds
To the dental, bill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all problems pertaining to the
subject Of building, for the readers Of
this paper. On account of his wide
experience as Editor, Author and Manu-
facturer, he is, without doubt, the high
est authority on the subject. Address all
inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 1927
Prairie avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only
inclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Truly colonial in it's well-conceived
proportions and modest ornamental
ton this six-room home, with it's wide
,clapboard walls attractively painted,
Is adapted to almost any American
setting, although one naturally thinks
Of such home as situated in the
noMhern part Of the United States.
The attractive hooded entrance, the
interesting roof with the dormer win
dows and other exterior details COM
bine to make the exterior Of this
home most attractive, while the in
terror arrangement is well planned for
the convenience Of the family.
The brick terrace and recessed en-
trance lead into the reception, hall
which contains the stairway to the
upper floor and closet for wraps.
Directly off this reception hall is the
well-planned living room, 191a by II
feet, with the fireplace well placed on
one end and flanked on either side by
a built-in bookcase. The wall spaces
Of this room and the placing Of the
windows suggest many attractive ar
rangements Of the furniture.
Directly behind the living room an.
opening from it is the dining room
where recess is provided for the
buffet, a device which adds material
ly to the disable space in the room.
Above this piece of furniture Is a
: window, which insures adequate light
ing and ventilation for this room.
The kitchen has been the object
of special care on the part of the de-
signer, with the sink and cupboard
grouped together and the range with.
In easy reach. The entry Is so con-
structed ms to make possible, the icing
If the refrigerator from the entry.
On the second floor are three bed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13

A huge st. Bernard dog Is the re-
ception committee at the little mining
village of White Horse, Alaska. Tour
lists. returning here relate how I'm
pressed they were with the cordially
Of the unique welcome accorded them
there. Mrs. G. G. Puffer of Brockton,
Mass, world traveller. told this story,
according to the New York World.
"As we alighted in the town we
were met by a large curly-haired st.
Bernard dog. He carried sign which
read. Reception Committee Of White
Horse. Welcome. Shake
1--WE stretched out our hand and the
smiling dog with massive head and
kindly eyes raised powerful paw for
our handclasp.
Eat the slightest squeeze Of his foot
the big dog welcomed every one by a
hoarse bark, which Immediately start
ed all the malamutes in the village,
until it became one bowling pande-
monium." II
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13
Dog Must Stay Out

II don't mind the children having
dog" explained Trumbull avenue
woman recently, "but hereafter, the
animal has got to be kept out Of the
house while I'm cooking. I had just
made hatch Of light rolls. and had
them in pan IN front of the fire to
raise. They had just got good start,
and I left the room. When I came
back, the dog had got into the kitchen
some way ana was just finishing the
last Of the rolls. They must have been
pretty good. too, for he swelled up
until he. was almost twice as big
around as he ought to be. It didn't
do him any permanent damage ply
sically, but I guess it hurt his feelings
when / told him what thought; any
way he wouldn't look me in the EYE
for a week. Detroit News.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13
COME UNDER HEAD
OF POOR WRITERS"
Famous Authors Noted for
Their Bad Chirography.

The quill Is nearly extinct, and 1t
almost looks as II the steel pen would
follow Its example. Authors now as
a rule seem to use typewriters or de-
tate their words, though some still
stick to pen and Ink. The change Of
practice Is blow to those professors
who make living by describing char
acters from handwriting.
One good result will be the abolition
of the numerous mistakes made by
the compositor in setting up" writing
which he Is unable to decipher. II
Shakespeare habitlally wrote as bad
" ais his signatures imply it is no won
der that there are large number Of
doubtful words in his text. Yet Shake
speare appears, to acknowledge the inn
portance Of clear writing, for he makes
Hamlet say:
IT once did hold It. as our statists do.
A baseness to write fair"
Coming to more recent times, we
find that many authors, for some rea-
son, were addicted to microscopic writ
Ing, Charlotte Bronte was one.
Miss Milford was another. Like
Southey, she used to boast that she
could send more for her money than
anyone else. Thackeray wrote a
small but beautifully clear hand. He
boosted that he would be able to write
the Lords Prayer on his thumbnafi.
Captain Marryat, r. d. Blackmore,
William Black ana many others wrote
in an extremely small hand.
Charles Dickens used blue ink on
blue paper, and his interlineations
were numerous. There are several
Of his MSS. in the Forster library at
South Kensington. Sidney Smith de-
scribed his own handwriting as ''if
swarm Of ants, escaping from an ink
bottle, had walked over a sheet of
paper without wiping their legs"
That Of his friend, Lord jeffrey, was
still J, more illegible. Sydney Smith
once acknowledged one of his letters
as follows: 1--WE are much obliged by
your letter, but should be still more
so were 1t legible. have tried to
read It. from left to right, and Mrs.
Sydney from right to left, and we
neither of us can decipher single
word of It,"
Hawthorne was a terribly bad
writer, and some Of his MSS. found
after his death remain unpublished,
as they cannot be declphered. OF
Horace Greeley's manuscript a COM
positor said that If Belshazzar had
seen that writing on the wall he would
have been still more terrified.
Carlyle's script was the despair Of
the compositors. Balzac's was SO bad
that the printers insisted that they
should not work at it for more than
an hour at a time. Dean Stanley was
asked by a New York editor for an
article, but when it arrived no one
could read it, and it had to be sent
back to England to be rewritten. BY
the time that 1t reached the editor
again the topic was out Of date
John o. London's Weekly.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13
Paid IL, Advance

John G. Coolidge, President Cool
idge's father, who recently celebrated
his seventy-ninth birthday at Ply
mouth, VT, has quiet and trencbant
wit. He said at the Plymouth gen.
eral store the other day:
"There are only two kinds of hus-
bands, namely, the henpecked hus-
band and the despot.
"The henpecked husband gives In
at once. The despot gives in after
supper"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-12-13
So IL Goes

"Are the girls tlmid when In a bar
her shop"
NAV, the men IRE the ones who
show signs of panic."--Louisville
COurier-J Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Shipping Actiuifies
 Alaban,a's s Seaport

nObiLE. Ala-.- Jan .Is.--Two stea mers which were reporteds delayed in the lower eSy arrived in the local harbor Tuesday Lheee were the Surailco. Transmarfne cor poratien. and the Braddock. United States snipping board. Waterman Steamship cor pofsuon. agents. It was learned at the hareor matters office that the message vas erroneous. but that the steamer had oeen delayed by internal troubles and nad anchored just inside the channel
 The Rraddock arrived from Gulfport to % m leading berth for London The Nor Eegiaa steamer Erato. chartered to Page Jones. cleared and departed for the Mlndward lslands. touching at Kingston. Jemaica- es first port. and having cargo Tor transhipmsnt 10 Cfudad. Bolivar. The srato. which sailed on schedule. took lum- Der and flour to Kingston. Port au Prince. minco city and to the venezulan city of Ciudad Bolivar.
 Another departure of Tuesday was the tanker. Galena. ex-Lfberty Minus, which sailed in ballast for Port Arthur after plant
 The Norwegian smarasd. chartered to the United Fruit company. arrived from Puerto Barrtos with\ bananas and dis charged at the banana conveyor at Pier I.
 The Hastings. United States shipping board. Page | Jones. operators. shifted from the city wharf to Turner terminals and resumed taking or cargo for Havre. Antwerp and Rottsrdam- Another shift vas the Norwegian bark Alexandra, J. B. Oliver q Co. from the upper stream to the Southern dry docks for hauling out. completion will pick up lumber for Bir- kenheAd. EnRlaud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW ORLEANs Corro,.

.. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. lb.-intersst in the new crop almost dominated the cot ton market today. the continued cold and wet weather in the cotton region beinE considered highly detrimental In connec- ton with the planting of the season to come because of its effect in delayine blowing. October was at all times the strongest month and at its best was ioI points higher than the close of yester- day, reaching up to assoc . pound. Old crops at their best were 7l to 7s points 5 up. March tradnig as high as 342sc, Highest prices came late .n the day. Tho close was 69 to s7 points net higher on the session the late sale of March being at S4.3Sc and of October at ss.2sc In the aa early y trading there were moderate ed- req, rsau: .., placing DUember domsstio con much larger total than expected. A bet actions in the foreign exchange market contributed to the steadiness, but before the middle of the morning extremely heavy selling was encountered. much of 1t for short account and prices broke to levels l point down to 2 points up. compared with the finals of yesterday. March fell to S3.b3c and October to 2f.37c Around mid season another upward movement
 The days operations narrowsd Inc dI.- count on the new crop and there were signs that extremely heavy straddle trad ing was being done on the belief that a further narrowing was in prospect, es- peciai!y should wet and cold weather still further delay winter farm work in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-16
Couering Operations Rally Foreigr, Rafes

NEW YORK. Jan. i5.-Short cover Ing operations by European specuia- tors. apparently inspired by the de- cision of the French cabinet to in- crease taxes 20 per cent and take measures to balance the French bud get, brought about a sharp rally in practically all European rates in to- Hays local foreign exchange market.
 French francs which had dropped 7 from 4.65 cents on Saturday to 427. a new low record, yesterday. rallied to just below 4.50 cents. Demand sterling moved up about 3h cents to -$4.26. Sympathetic advances took place in the Belgian, Dutch ana Scandinavian rates.
 Publication of our foreign trade figures for December helped to ex- plain the recent weakness of the principal European currencies. De- cember exports totaled $425.00 900, the highest of any month since Jan rary. 1921, while imports totaled only $2S5000.ooo, leaving a commod- ity balance in favor of this country of $140,o00,o0 for the month and nearly $37e,0oo.0o0 for tho year.
 Local foreign exchange dealers ex- platned that the bulk of today's buy ing orders came from European firms which had sold exchange yes- terday confirming reports of wide- spread speculation.