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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
Johnson Loses
To Boston

Chicago, May 9.-Rina spoiled most
of the big league games yesterday.
John Collins triple off Walter John
son, Washington veteran, in tho first
scored two runs for Boston and was
the outstanding feature in Boston S
victory ovet> Washington, A to 9. St.
Louis made it three out of four from
st. Louis, winning A to |. Wingard
college recruit, held Cleveland to six
hits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
FORKS HIRE ENGINEER

Grand Forks, N. D., May ar
thur l.. Mullcrgren, consulting en-
gineer of Kansas City, Mo-, will be
employed by the Grand Forks city
commissioners to advise them re-
garding the installations of the pro-
posed city owned electric plant for
which a bond issue of $4,000 was
recently authorized at popular
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
American League
National League

Results Yesterday
!. National League
Boston Brooklyn, not scheduled.
Others postponed, rain and cold.
American League
st. Louis 4; Cleveland /.
Washington 2; Boston 4.
Others postponed, rain.
American Association
All games postponed, rain anC
cold.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
HERE WITH MOTHER

Miss Elsie Stark arrived from CO.
!umbus, o., where she is in the en-
ploy of the Ohio state extension
department. She will visit here for
a week with her mother, Mrs. Anna
Stark.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
PAROCHIAL SCHOOL PLANNED

Minot, N. D., May 9.-Announce
ment that plans are under way for
the construction of combination
parochial school and parish hall is
made, by the Rev. John w. Hogan,
assistant director of St. Leo's church
of this city, with the approval of
the Rev. j. J. Raith, local pastor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
The Nut Cracker
BY JOE WILLIAMS

1t is said that Carpenter is broke
and if he isn't he must be cuckoo,
Judging by hs speedy acceptance of
Il match with Gibbons.
Al Smith is to be the vets presi-
Dental candidate. 1t goes
without saying that the party slo-
gan will be free silver TASKS.
The Los Angeles stadium will
hold 100000 people, or almost as
many as Il downtown street car
during rush hours.
Pitching is 50 percent Of baseball.
The experts say Ty Cobb has the
worst staff in the majors, yet De-
troit's in the thick of the race {.
Take that one home and figure it out
on the baby's new bib.
A rolling stone gathers no moss,
yet there seems no end to the honors
Il flying Paddock may gather.
We didn't realize there were so
many horses left in the world untiE
We started reading about the Prince
o. Wales saddle acrobatics.
Old Man Alexander won his own
grmc with a long hit the other day.
Now you know what the
boys mean when they say anything
is possible in baseball.
Golf is said to be game that
builds character, but you'd never
know it by the way some of the
players count.
Mr., Sinclair's Zcv was knocked off
by an outsider the other day.
The Senate ought to investigate that
too.
The Firms arc sure to carry away
the iavelin throwing championship
this year, and if we weren't such a
big, iron-wilcd sort of fellow we'd
break right down and sob.
The oldest horse in the world is
81 years old. He got that
way by stunning wild oats.
Let's hope the Harvard varsity
eight isn't merely a marked down
varsity eleven.
Johnny Evers is now in the Ameri-
can League, bossing Mr.. Comiskey's
White Sox and Mr.. Johnson's UNI
pires in the order named, with a
strong, impartial bitterness.
Mr.. Evers is known wherever the
great national game is misplayed as
the human crab, title which fits
him beautifully, except for the fact
that even the crab has been known
to have moments of joviality.
Mr.. Evcrs' facial architecture ruins
mainly to chin, as does his general
methods of procedure.
Having been taught that in base
tall disputes there is much to be
said on both sides. Mr.. Evers never
hesitates to say it for both
They say the voice with smile
wins but Mr.. Evers prefers to
string with the low gutteral threat
and the high-powered sulphuric ex
pletive.
When Mr.. Evcrs gives an umpire
piece of his mind he knows in
advance that he can afford it. Mr.
Rockefeller can spill oil on his plalc
weskit and still pay dividends.
What makes Mr.. Evers parsonage
instead of an irritation is that he
uses brains instead of brogans il
registering his kicks.
1t doesn't take much to be "a hu.
man sphinx. All that is asked oil
you is to know nothing and say
less.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
100 ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN TRACK MEET HERE

election.
He was selected for this position
after motion for the appointment
of George b. Wharen, professor at
the state university had been voted
down.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09
DEFENDANT APPEALS FROM
$1,000 INJURY VERDICT

Minot, N. d., May 9.-Papers are
being prepared for an appeal to the
state supreme court by T. w. Nc
Intyre of Minot, as defendant in an
action brought by Ed Foley, by his
guardian adj Item j. w. Foley, Sr.,
in which a jury in district court in
March, 1928, gave the plaintiff a
verdict of $4,000. Foley brought the
action, alleging that he sustained in
juries while in the employ of Nc
lntyrc which caused him to have
epileptic fits. Mclntyre's defense
was that Foley was not in his en-
ploy.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09

The diplomatic and consular inter
ests of Turkey in the United States
are cared by for Spain.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-05-09

It IS sad that Carpenter is broke
and if he isn't he must be cuckoo,
Judging by hs speedy acceptance of
a match with Gibbons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
BOARD TO STAGE
WATER PAGEANT
Venetian Carnival To Be Held
In Middle OF June

Promising the greatest outdoor treat
Birmingham ever has had, and declar-
ing that at least 200 children will par
ticipate, III. N. Meehan, director of
many of the south's greatest expeditions,
announced Wednesday that Venetian
water carnival would be staged here
for three night during the middle Of
Tune az -
The announcement was made after 3
decision by the park board to present
the pageant under the auspices Of the
Birmingham Playground association,
with the understanding that 90 per
cent of the receipts from the event,
which are expected to be quite large, be
turned over to the association.
Elaborate plans to make the carnival
the most magnificent ever given in Biz
mingham are under way. j. V. Pogue,
playground superintendent, will CO.
operate in the work. The fete win in.
ciude a professional of between 80 and
40 highly decorated gondolas, in each
of which one young lady and one young
man will ride. Another man will handle
the oars of each boat.
''The Lady of the Lake" will be en-
acted by participants in the carnival,
and as a closing feature the sword Eek
caIiBur" will flash from, the water. This
scene, Meehan claims. is one OF the most
spectacular ever staged on the water.
Results count, and you can count on
raaultS If your ad is in The Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
REAL ESTATE DEALS
CLOSED AT $II7,OO
Other Large Transactions Are
Indicated For Week

The first transfer in downtown real
estate for nearly week, and which
is expected to be followed by the clos
ing of other deals shortly involving
several hundred thousand dollars came
Wednesday with the announcement of
two sales by the Hewitt Bishop Real
Estate and Insurance Company at an
aggregate figure of $4,000.
Property at 1712-14 Fourth avenue,
north, having a frontage of 30 feet and
depth of 140 feet, has been sold to r.
@. Stone Ny H. Gordon at a reported
price of $4,000. George W. Greer has
sold to j. A. Williamson property at
ITO Third avenue, north, for a con-
sideration of $4,000. This property
has a frontage of 25 feet with a depth
Of 40 feet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
BOARD ASPRANTS|
WILL WITHDRAW.
soon, Is BELIEVED
May I To See Six Or
Seven Retirements, Is
Talk In Politics

The opening days of May will wit
mesa the retirement Of six or seven
candidates from the race for the board
of revenue, according to reliable reports
that circulated freely in political quar-
tiers Wednesday "a
This development Became the CEN
trail topic Of remark among the candi-
dates and their followers, and a few
of the political "old-timers" went 90
far as tofprepare states Of those who
will drop out.
Denials Are Issued
Some Of the slated candidates en-
phatically denied they would quit, but
the withdrawal talk continued in court
house corridors and ante-rooms. Il
1t is known that the candidates
themselves are sharply divided in their
opinions of the effect certain with
drawals would have. Most Of the vet
eran politicians said, however, that de-
velopments Of this nature might change
the entire order of things.
Whatever the effect all Of the ''boysr
who always manage to keep ION the In
side" declared the date Of the primary
would see the list Of "a candidates cut
to not more than IL or ID.
Withdrawals from several of the 9TH
err races for county offices also were
forecast by leading political observers.
G. r. West, principal Of the New Cas-
tie school, will be out Of the race for
the board of education within the next
week, it was declared In retiring,
Vests friends say, he Will issue a hot
statement citing his reason.
Candidates Are Reserved
Permanent roads rHmains the DOM
inant issue in the revenue board cam
paign. Leading citizens in several sec
tions Of the county are laying plans to
invite all the candidates to community
meetings within the next few weeks
to outline their platforms and place
themselves definitely on record in re-
gard to a road building program.
Most Of the candidates have ceased
to maintain ''headquarters' in the
courthouse Hobbies and have begun cam
paigning in earnest. -
Instead of talking with the old war
horses" who usually spend a few hours
the contestants now are circulating
among the voters, shaking hands and
issuing cards.
Not many of the candidates are will
ing to publicly express themselves on
all the campaign issues. The majority
are disposed to conduct whispering"
campaigns, it appears.
So keen has the interest in the cam
paign become in the last few days, the
most competent onlookerB now predict
total vote on May Is of from 10000
to $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
TRAFFIC CLUB WILL
DISCUSS NEW LAWS
Two Matt al Questions Will Be
Analysed By Directors

Directors of the Birmingham Traffic
association are expected to take stands
on at least two national legislative
questions affecting transportation at
special meeting to be held ut the South
ern club Thursday noon.
The first to be considered is bill
pending, in both the senate and the
House of Representatives for the, aboli-
ton of the War Labor board and estab-
lishment in lieu there of four adjust
ment boards. These adjustment boards
will include equal representations Of en-
ployes and carriers.
A second bill introduced by Represen-
tative Denison and approved by the In
terstate Commerce Committee providing
for formation of the Inland Waterways
Corporation with a capital of. $5,000,-
600. This corporation will have for its
purpose the reorganization of the War
rior and Mississippi river barge lines.
Another matter up for discussion is
referendum No. 43 of the United States
Chamber of Commerce which presents
list, Of fourteen questions dealing
with rates, service. inland waterways
and other phases of the transportation
field
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
HOUSE VOTES $1,000, 900
FOR REFOREST ALTON
Clarke Bill Now Goes To The
Senate

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Expendi-
ture of 81, 100000 annually by the Sec
rotary of Agriculture for protection
and reforestation of timber lands would
be authorized under bill passed by the
House today and sent to the Senate.
The measure, proposed by Representa-
tive Clarke. republican, New York,
would provide for cooperation by the
agriculture department with states in
the lessening of fire hazards and the
distribution. of forest tree seeds and
further assistance would be given to
farmers in the establishing, improving
and replanting of wood lots.
Authority also would be given the
Secretary Of Agriculture t. accept gifts
of lands, suitable for reforestat ton, if
these lands were capable of economic
administration as part Of the national
reserves.
Development Of a nationwide plan
of efficient forest protection the COM
mittee report said in urging passage of
the bill, is contemplated through the
cooperation proposed in the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
GOES TO BALL GAME
THEN SHOOTS SELF
Chattanooga Man Left No Ex-
PLANTATION For Action

CHATTANOOGA. April, 23.ZJoseph
E. Quinn. 48. proprietor of soft drink
stand, attended the ball game between
Chattanooga and Little Rock here this
afternoon, went to his home, locked
himself in his room and shot himself
through the temple, dying within few
minutes. No reason is assigned for
Quinn's action.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
THE WEATHER

I North Caroline. South Carolina. esor-
kia. extreme northwest Florida and Ala.
bama: Fair Thursday; Friday increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
Friday. sss,s -4s.ass
Tennesses and Kentucky: Fair and
warmer Thuraday; Friday cloudy, prob
ably local thundershowers. ~. -
mississippi: Generally fair and slight
ly warmer Thurpday; Friday. mostly
cloudy. probably local thundershowArs.
) louisiana: Thursday unsettled; prob
ably showers Thursday night and Fri
day. little. change in teEnperaturs.
Arkansas: Thursday increasing cloudf-
ness, warmer in east portion: Friday
thundershowers. ccloer in northwest por-
Oklahoma: Thursday unsettled: posi-
BILE local .thundershowsrs; cooler In ek-
trsme northwest portion; Friday fair in
west. probably showers in east portion.
cooler.
East Texas: Thursday unsettled; FRI
day unsettled, probably thundsrshowers
in east and south portions. cooler in
west Texas: Thursday partly cloudy,
cooler in the Pan Handle; Friday fair,
cooler except In southwest portion.
Summary OF observations made at sta
tions OF the United States weather bu-
reau, during the "a hours ending at 7
y. m, Goth meridian time, April -. 1884:
-TElfpAn TI1N en-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
HEARING RESTORED
OFTEN In "a HOURS
Amazing Results Secured In One Day
By Use Of XIII. Formerly Known
As Rattle Snake OIL

Deafness and Head Noises need not be
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Mr.. d. Dey, a Nebraska resident, 81
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
e. ). BABCoCK DIES

LOS ANGELES, April 23.-Elisha
j. Babcock, so, confidential secretary
to three United States secretaries of
state in his time, died here last night.
He served under John Hay, John SRer-
man and Elihu Root during their re-
spective terms in the cabinet. He was
born in Albany, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
SPEAKER TELLS
OF PROHIBITION
]. B. Mills Gives Address
Before Wednesday Meet
ing Of Kiwanians

The Birmingham Lions club heard the
story of prohibition enforcement in the
country and of the success of the Eigh-
tenth Amendment at their weekly
luncheon Wednesday, j. B. Mills, secre-
tary of the Birmingham Anti-Saloon
League, speaking to the members of the
organiza ton.
Mr.. Mills declared that the number
of consumers of alcoholic, beverages in
the United States had decreased from
20,O00,000 to less than five per cent of
that number and pointed to those fig
ures as illustrating the remarkable sue
cess of prohibition in America in the
past four years despite the jokes often
made on the movement.
Praises Birmingham
Mr.. Mills also declared that Birming-
ham is one of the leading large cities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
WOMAN DRIVER SUSPENDED

With long police record behind her
and trial in circuit court on a charge
Of assault with intent to murder yet
to face, Miss Mamie Odom, 1904 Fourth
avenue, north, formerly Mrs. Mamie
Kriele, appeared Thursday morning
in police court to answer charge of
.reckless driving and driving car while
intoxicated. 81.
She was fined SOS on each charge
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
LOCAL DATA
WINIlR

West gulf: Moderats to fresh south
EAST and weather overcast Thursday.
Moderate easterly except northeast and
north over extreme south portion and
weather partly overcast Thursday.S
Sandy Hook to HAtteras; Moderate va
riahle and weather fair Thursday.
HRtteRas to Florida Straitsi Moderate
northeast and east and weather generally
air Thursday,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
WHAT WOULD DO IF 1 HAD
One Year
To Lire!
BY NINE. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

If / had only one
more year of this
life l would turn
over all the money
4 could make in
that year to char
ity-especially to
my hero boys, the
disabled soldiers.
And l would work
Had The Ion1ar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
MARRIED twelve
YEARS BEFORE
BABY CAME
Gladly Recommends Lydia
E. Pinkha1n's Vegetable
Compound
Louisville, Nebraska. -'T was mar
ried twelve years before my boy was

born. i had a lot
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Then l read your
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the newspapers
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

of overwork, sickness or disease
could mean nothing to me then. l
would go to all those lonesome hos
pitfalls and camps that most of you
know nothing about. l would sing
to those hopeless, pain-stricken boys
and try to cheer them. Already
they know me. They call me
Mother" Schumann-H eink. And 1
know them; that is why 1 would
give my last year to them. l say
this sincerely and from my heart
At the age of sixty-three one does
not joke about death.
What aUould YOU do?
ONE YEAR TO LIVE. A grip.
ping serial and a PRIZE CON-
TEST. In The Age-Herald. Start
ing Sunday, May 4.
P. s.-what would you do?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
DISTURBANCE IN A LOCAL THEATRE

DlSI UhbANCE IN "A LOS<1L IhEAI ne
The patrons of local show house were
very much disturbed and annoyed the
other night by the continuous. coughing of
a person In the audience. Don't be a
nuisance because you have cough or
cold. few doses of FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR COMPOUND taken promptly
will bring speedy relief from coughs. colds
and hoarseness. Mrs. w. T. Clary, White
Pains. Va, writes: We have used
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND
for colds and bad coughs with splendid
results" Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

and her driving rights were suspended
for 90 days by Judge Martin. Denying
all knowledge of the tcharges, she ap-
pealed to circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

in law enforcement in the country, and
explained that by saying the pulpit has
probably more force in the moulding of
public opinion here than at any other
city of its size and also that many
luncheon clubs of the city all stood for
high ideals and purposes for the COM
munity.
The meeting also endorsed the local
president, w. l. Pittman, as candidate
for the district governor of the. Lions
clubs of Alabama. DIR. L. L. Calhoun
furnished the musical part of the pro-
gram, singing mighty LAX a Rose
and Uncle Rome"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24
MEETING POSTPONED

Due to the public meeting to be
staged by the Advertising club at the
Hillman hotel Friday evening in the
interests Of a Better Business bureau
the meeting of the Birmingham Fur
niture' Dealers association has been
postponed for one week, it was an
nounced by r. B. Broyles, president.
Wednesday. Members are urged to
attend the former gathering.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-24

Results count, and you can count on
results if your ad is in The Age-Herald.