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The Washington times., 1924-03-12
Legends

A LII kinds Of stories are told a.
"A to the origin Of the Christmas
tree, and several continental ma.
tions vie with each other as to
owning the honor Of having given
birth to the tree. We know that
in olden days Pagan races used
the fir tree largely in decorations
for heather feasts, and during the
Roman Saturnalia the fir tree
was utilized, little images of the
god Bacchus being fastened on its
branches. There IL a Scandina.
Wan legend which tells that the
famous tree rose from the soil
where two lovers Aied, the candles
springing to light "for remem.
brance," but as far as can be
vouched for, the modern Christ
mas tree can be traced back only
to the sixteenth century, and il
was not until nearly the end of
the eighteenth that il waa intro.
duced in England.
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
When Middle-Aged Men Ride
Two Rules Mean Safety.

a. Smith president of the New York Central Railroad
who was killed by fall from his horse was REAL railroad
man. builder not Of the STOCK TICKER type of railroad
expert His death is great loss to raroading and
WARNING TO MEN PAST FIFTY THAT RIDE.
Two rules should be observed by after middle age
First always COVERED stirrup Of the army saddle
type never an OPEN stirrup Thus you will avoid being
dragged by horse Children should never be allowed to
ride with the strrup It has injured many them and
the so-called safety stirrup'' is not SAFE.
Second older should always ride with hat made Of
stiff felt not the ordinary light derby Such hat forming
solid air cushion and breaking the fall would have saved Mr.
Smiths Lite middleaged man riding in soft risks his
the safety ordinary hard blow with the fist will not
dent it. That's how you identity it.
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
I Decline the PreSidency.

~ boom has been started for me yet have
I y not chosen campaign manager and neither Mr.
Doheny Mr.. Sinclair has forward with suit
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
Helping MexicO---and Stopping
the Checks

Mr. Doheny says he five million dollars to help Obre-
gon So the money well spent according those that
know Oregon He trying to give stable government his
country
American gentlemen sending checks to Mexican statesmen
during the exciting revolutionary period of Villas emnence
had to do quick thinking and acting
was not unusual for American to send a check to
Mexico help individual patriot only hear that he had
been beaten and another Mexican patriot top.
Then the American who ddn his Mexican property
concated obliged hurriedly to stop payment on that
particular check at the bank and issue another for the
amount to the other Mexican the victorious the
ment.
American money and intelligence have helped to develop
Mexico and financial best minds should NOT be sub
jected to these strains
The Washington times., 1924-03-12

In the summer The young people, boys and girls unite
in nature clubs and the country living few cents
day. dressing in the simplest Clothes playing guitars as
they CO. The unconventonaty of this life naturally at
times increases to license In desire to be untrammeled
by conventions of them about almost naked Ger
tain groups have queer religious res others would abolish
all religion and give the world to pagansm They all
unite in demand for "The New Freedom" They revolt
against the old order Of things against the tyranny in
homes schools in the government and industrial orders So
strong has the become that certain districts
the children dictate what they shall study day to dav
Just where all this will lead it is hard to tell but it is
Of the most striking social phenomena in the world
today
There something very beautiful and yet very sad about
that German Youth Movement There also something of
vital Significance Americans who read of it. FOR THE
YOUTH MOVEMENT IS AS DEFINITE IN AMERICA
TODAY AS 1T is IN GERMANY. Young Americans are
going about with guitars sung their shoulders
parading the Lincoln Highway in B. V. DIS BUT
Copyright, King
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
Gas from Straw
Alcohol, Also.

The Department Of Agriculture has made experiments show
ing that farmers can use straw-now wasted many
produce enough gas all the machinery and do tho
cooking the farm.
Henry Ford long made experiments showing that waste
vegetable matter farms be used produce alcohol and
that in turn would automobile and other engines The
difficulty would be to regulate the manufacture these pro-
hbon days It might be hard for the hired man to pour
that alcohol into the tractor would be for the camel
"do his stuff in connection with the needles eye
The Washington times., 1924-03-12

URABNESS, AGAINST THE FUTILITY Of LIFE,
AGAINST THE NEGATION OF JOY. They want to live
colorfuly bravey freely and all about them they
BE good say those older people obey the '1 law,
sacrifice yourself for Others observe the conventions"
What has profited you to do these thngs" ask the
youngsters with indisputabe logic
So forthwith the German youth seizes Uncle Frtz's
guitar and ees him to the greenwood And the American
youngsters swipe Dads sixcynder and proceed burn
up the gas.
That's the for it all. Wen never stop this
American Youth Movement until recognize that reason
and begin to do our part in setting things right we want
to stop the youngsters rebellion rebellion
of If want him to believe that there's more
content Kindness justice and profit in respectable life
than in a dsorderly one WE MUST PROVE 1T. We've
whined and muddled long enough, and whining and
muddng has ended in the fouest history has ever
known. And the youngsters have called our bluff.
Well what going to dot
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF WISE MEN

If you divorce capital and labor capital boarded and
labor starveS.
Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has
christened it persecution.
When you see a man do noble deed date him from that
It is the end that crowns, not the fight.
The Washington times., 1924-03-12

nLEASURE may fill up the nterstices of life but it is
poor material to build it's framework out Of
mans hobby rides him great deal oftener than he
rides it.
Liberty Equality! Fraternity! They are the three
steps of the supreme ladder Liberty is right equality ia
fact; fraternity is duty. All the man is there
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
By ELSIE ROBINSON
AMERICAN YOUTH Is AS F1ERCELY
ORGANIZED TO OVERTHROW THE OLD
ORDER AS ANY ARMV M VOTING

ORGANIZED TO OVERTHROW THE OLD
ORDER AS ANY ARMY OF YOUNG
EUROPEANS. And unless the mature
minds of America come to better under
standing of the origin, aim and scope Of this
rebellion things are apt to break badly for
American progress.
Why does young Henry tote hip flask
and most Of her shape-why do they both
60 on questionable escapades, defy all au-
thority and raise Cain generality For ex-
actly the same reason that the German
youngsters flee to the woods, battle in the
streams together, and worship clay statue
of a pagan goddess by moonlight. BECAUSE
THEY ARE BOTH IN REVOLT AGAINST
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
LISTEN, WORLD!

GOMETHING strange is happening over
in Germany. They call it the ''Youth
~ Movement" This Youth Movement
manifests itself in many different ways, but
its basic impulse is to "save Germany"
This sounds like a political name, but the
ly condemns all existing forms of politics.
1t would save life itself, free it from pomps
and pretense, tyranny and hypocrisy, and
bring the Golden Age to earth. In further
ance of these ideals, young people all over
Germany have banded themselves together
in clubs and are expressing themselves in
various revolutionary ways. Some of these
ways are harmless some spectacular, some
decidedly dangerous, but all are based on
fho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
SPORTS

The Lookouts scored five victories and three defeats in eight games, getting S2 hits for 47 runs. In the cellar for many weeks, Chattanooga is now three full games ahead of Little Rock, which has taken eighth position. The Tray elers lost seven games in eight starts, including today's Three other teams scored fewer runs$ than Little Rock. but the Travellers were scored on 62 times by opponents.
 Nashville pitchers were hit heavily and the Volunteers, with today's game included, allowed 84 runs yin nine games, scoring B themselves. The Yol- nnteers also hit the ball, getting O. safeties during the period.
 Atlanta, leading the league in team batting, slumped slightly, getting 30 hits for 17 runs in six games and hold, ing opponents to 20 runs. The Crackers broke even with three wins and three losses. Mobile won five. and lost five, with today's game included. The Bears scored B runs and allowed oppo- nents 30.
 Relatively the position of the teams in the standing column remains un- changed, with Memphis, New Orleans, Atlanta and Nashville forming the first division in the order named, and Mo bile, Birmingham, Chattanooga and Lit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
GRIFFIN STILL WINS ON COURT
Frisco Star Advances To Third Round In Clay
 Court Play

ST. LOUIS, July 6.-(By Associ- ated Press.)-Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco reached the third round of the national clay court tennis cham pionship at the Triple A club today by defeating Edward Serrano, St. Louis, in straight sets, 60. 6-4.
 The former clay court title holder had an easy time taking the first set from .Serrano. The latter improved as the match progressed and brought the score to four all in the second set, Griffin took the next two games by excellent placement drives.
 - Other players who won matches to- day were Myron B. Hutchinson, St. Poul; Leven Jester. Dallas; K. c. Elwell, Detroit; T. E. Hackney, Fort Worth; Karl Kamman, St. Louis, dis trict champion; Joseph Armstrong, St. Paul, and Ray Brown, St. Louis, Mis- souri Valley title holder.
 Tilden To Enter
 :. William T. Tilden, present title hold CT of the national clay court, will get into action Monday afternoon. He will meet Joseph Smith, the St. Louis ju- niOr, who was ranked number 10 in the national list for 1923, in a first round encounter and is expected to play another round later in the day.
 Robert Schlessinger of the Aus tralian Davis cup team; Brian I. c. Norton, St. Louis; Alfred H. Chapin, ~Js-, Springfield, Mass, and l.. k. Will Hams, Chicago, are the other stars who will participate in the singles play Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
SPORTSIN NEWS AND GOSSIPmEZPERTSISPOTUS

of the court giving him decided ad- vantage.
 : Patterson and Schlessinger of the Australian Davis cup team, won the doubles title by defeating Hennessey and Chapin in hard-fought match. The scores were T-5, S-6, 6-4. The Australians got away to a slow start but won five straight games to take the first set and maintained t. ,ir ad- vantage from this time on. The smashing overhead play of Patterson featured. S
 Miss Marion Leighton of Chicago won the women's singles championship by defeating Mrs. Leo Alter, also, of Chicago, 6-2, 6-4.
 The women's doubles title was won by Mrs. Alter and Miss Leighton, who defeated Mrs. Ruth Keise of Saginaw, Mich, and Mrs, A.. J. Stewart, Chi cago, 60, 6-1.
 kurTock Wins
 Leo Kurzrock of Indianapolis won the junior title by defeating Thomas McGlynn, Philadelphia, 6-3, 6-2, GA.
 Walter Thomas of East Orange, N. J., won the boys title, defeatin. Phil lip Pike, Bloomington, Ind, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. sN
 The majority of the stars competing here left tonight for St. Louis, where they will take part in the national clay court championship. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
TENNIS QUESTIONABLE

Q. In doubles l struck at but
 missed the ball. My partner made the return on first bound Was
 it a good returnG
 A. It was a good return.
 0. When and where will the Junior National championships be played?
 A. The Junior and Boys National championships will be played at the South Side Tennis club, Chicago, be- ginning on August II.
 Q. How many times can Deuce" be called in one game?
 A. Any number of times. The rule reads: ''If both players have won three points, the score is called Deuce ; and the next point won by player is . scored advantage for that player. If the same player wins the next point, he wins the game; if the other player wins the next point, the score is again called Deuce; and so on, until play CT wins the two points immediately fol- lowing is scored at Deuce, when the game is scored for that player
 o. How old is Helen WilisS A. Miss Wills was born on October 6, 1905, at Centreville, Cal. s Q. What is meant by q foot fault?
 A. The rule reads: Immediately before commencing to serve. the server 9hall stand with both feet at rest on the ground behind ti e.. further from the net than) the base line, and within
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
FIRST OLYMPIC WIN
 SCORED BY FINLAND
Murchison, Bowman, Scholz And Paddock All ~ Win Dash Prelms e.t

States only got one place at Ant werp.
 The American half milers looked as if they might win their event, which they lost at Antwerp.
 Forty-One nations, with 903 entries, went out in the days. track and field events.
 American and Canadian placings in the days events follow:
 400 meters hurdles: (semi-final elim- ination heats)-first heat: Brookins, United States, won; Taylor, United States, second. Time: 54 3-5 seconds. Second heat. Riley, United States, won. Time: 56 3-5 seconds.
 In the second heat Coulter, United States, slipped and fell in the mud. He did not finish.
 400 meter hurdles (Semi-final elimi- nation heats).
 First heat: Brookins, United States, won. Time: 54 4-5 seconds. .f
 Second heat Coulter, United States, won. Time 55 seconds. -'>' Fifth heat: Taylor, United States won. Time 55 1-5 seconds.
 Sixth heat: Riley, United States won. Time: 8 2-5 seconds.
 100 meter trials: :. First heat Murchison, United States won. Time: 10 4-5 seconds, equallins the Olympic record.
 Second heat: Coaffee, Canada, won Time: II seconds. Third heat: Paddock, United States won. Time: II 1-5 seconds.
 100 meters dash: (Elimination heats) ..
 Murchison Cops .:- First heat: Murchison. United States won. Time 10 4-5 seconds. ...
 Second heat: Borman. United States won. Time: 10 :4-5 seconds.
 Third heat: Coaffee, Canada, won Time: 10 4-5 seconds. -
 Fourth heat: Abrahams, England won; Hester, Canada, second. Time 10 3-5 seconds. E.
 Fifth heat: Paddock, United States won. Time: 10 4-5 seconds.
 Eleventh heat: Bowman, United States, won. Time II seconds.
 Twelfth heat: Hester, Canada, won Time: II 1-5 seconds.
 Thirteenth heat: Scholz. United States, won. Time: 10 4-5 seconds equalling the record.
 Sixteenth heat: Mendizal, Spain Wuhs LffSc, SuHdud, .SecO0U. Time II 2-5 seconds.
 High jump: .& First series: Tom Poor. University oi Kansas, only jumper to qualify.
 Second series: Obsorne, United States.
 Third series: Juday, United States Fourth series: Brown, United States, only qualifier, ...-.
 500 meters run:
 First heat: Wiriath, France, won. Richardson, United States, second Time: :59.
 Second heat: Oldfield, South Africa won. HoughtOn, England, second. Enck United States, third. Time: l :5S.
 Third heat Martin, Switzerland won. Lungren, Sweden, second; Harris Canada, third. Time: two minutes 1-5 seconds.
 Fourth heat: Paulen, Holland, won. Walters, United States, second; Mac. Kay, Canada, third. Time: :59 1-5
 Sixth heat: Hensen, Denmark, won MacEachern, Ireland, second Dodge. United States, third. Time: :5S 2-5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
BARONS' SPURT BIG
 FEATURE OF WEEK
PeEcans Put Up Sensational Defensive Game In Southern For Past Seven Days

MEMPHIS. Tenn.,i July 6.-Winning six out of eight games while New Or leans was losing six out of nine, the Memphis Chickasaws increased their lead over the Pelicans at the top of the Southern association standing to five full games during the past week. A week ago only n game and half separated the leaders.
 J The Pelicans easily lead the league during the week in defensive play. They allowed but 17 runs to opponents in eight games, including Saturdays game, and in that period made but six errors. Both figures were the best for the league. Larry Gilberts speedy team, however, encountered some strong pitch ing and did not continue the heavy hit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Ry JOHN O'BRIEN

COLOMBES STADIUM. France, July 6.-Smashing two worlds records, the Olympic athletes got underway Sun day in track and field events.
 The day was one of triumph for Finland, which scored both of the first places which were decided, catpuring the 10000 meters run and the javelin throw. and running up total ot SO points.
 The leaders of the day in points were:
 Finland 30.
 -zs Sweden II.
 United States G.
 England 3.
 Willie Ritola, the Finnish runner, flashed through to a worlds record in the 10000 meter event, his time being 30 minutes, g 1-5 seconds.
 Abrahams, the English sprinter, was the other contestant to smash a record. In the elimination contest of the 1OO- meters dash he did the distance in 10 3-i seconds, breaking Charley Pad dock's' record of 10 4-5. Three other heats of the five elimination heats were done in record time. Before cleaning up the 10000 meters the Films gained q first in the javelin throw, which Myrra of Finland won with throw of 62.9G meters. Lind strom of Sweden was second, Oberst of the United States, third Ekquist of Finland, fourth: Neufeld of the United States, fifth; Bloomquist of Sweden. sixth.
 Cracks Record
 Ritola won the 10000 meter dash in bitter struggle with Wide of Sweden. Other contestants were far behind as the two speedsters plunged on together.
 Ritola finally broke away from Wide Ut the 1000 meter mark and sped like . shot to the finish line. Once there he just kept on going, running halfway around the field before messenger cut across his path and shouted to him that the race was ended.
 Wide came in second, with Ferg of Finland, third. Sipila of Finland was fourth, Harter of England, fifth; and BrittOn of England, sixth. There was tremendous demonstration when the crowd learned that Ritola had smashed the record.
 Outside of the 10000 meters and the jayelin throw, however. the Amer jeans made formidable showing They came in for a serious bit of bad luck when Coulter of Iowa university, hurd- JET, SlIppeU duu lell III lHc uluuy IdLIlS to qualify in the 400 hurdles. He had been counted on as a sure point win per.
 Another American reversal came when Juday failed to qualify in the high jump. However, three other jumpers qualified, Tom Poor, Brown and Os- borne.
 The American sprinters looked fine. Four of them qualified for the finals Abrahams, the English star, looked best eff the foreign sprinters, and his record breaking act caused much comment in the Yankee camp.
 SchOlz Big Star
 Jackson V. Scholz ran in finest form, while Charley Paddock looked as if he were trying to get in some heavy work Four Americans also qualified in the half mile finals, and the Yankees won two places in the javelin throw. This was most encouraging, as the United
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ting pace they set the previous week. They got only 46 hits fo- Il runs in eight games.
 Memphis, ,in seven games, excluding today's, drove out S6 hits for AZ runs and allowed opponents 20 runs.
 Barons On Spurt
 Birmingham, hitting the ball at a terrific clip, turned in the best record for the week, winning seven and losing two, including today's contest. The Barons pushed their total hits for the week to 10S in today's game with Mem phis and their total runs to B, leading the league on the effense. Baron twirlers also steadied and held. oppo- nents to 26 runs in nine games,
 Chattanooga continues to win games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
TILDEN SMELLS HIS TITLE LIST
  National Champion Wins Out In Western Net Tourney

INDIANAPOLIS, July 6.-(By As sociated Press. )-william T. TiIden of Philadelphia, national tennis cham pion, added another title to his ever growing list today when lie defeated John Hennessey, Indianapolis, in the finals of the western tennis champion. ship. The scores were 6-2, 6-1, 6-2.
 Hennessey, who proved the sensa- tion of the tournament by eliminating B. I. c. Norton, formerly of South Africa, and Gerald P;.tters n of Aus tralia on successive days, was com pletely submerged by Tilden'sj superb game today. Both players elected to play from the back lines, with the cham pion's perfect placements to all corners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
Manufacturing-Agriculture- Mining
 Live Stock-Fruit

The leading industries of East Tennessee coal copper and marble mining There very large tex tile mills great deal ofbooded stock raised in Tennessee Tennessee devoted bue tobacco growing and diversified farming An abundance of cheap water power makes the Eastern section attractive to industries.
 Middle Tennessee is rich agricultural and live stock mules and hogs and this section has large manufactures West Tennessee with it's unusually fertile soil large producer of corn cotton cotton seed and gst mill products Tennessee ranks second in the United States in production of hardwood lumber and it's products This section of the State contains large variety of manufacturing plants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

tie Rock forming the second divisionl
 Midseason finds Memphis in first placel 17games ahead of Birmingham, in sixth position. Vols Hlt Homers K
 Of the IT home runs scored up to| Saturday night, Nashville secured five
 The weeks record, including Eatur-| days games, follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07

the imaginary continuation of the cen ter mark and side line. From the mo- ment he takes his stand and until he strikes the ball with his racket, both feet must remain behind the base line and one foot at least must remain in continuous contact with the ground"
 Explanation: Foot means all that portion of the leg below the ankle. A player may shift either foot as long as both feet are kept behind the base line and both feet are not off the ground when the ball is struck. The server must not take a walking or running start, but slight movements of the foot shall not be construed as a walk or run.
 The Age Herald has arranged with the United States Lawn Tennis asso- citation to answer direct any questions regarding interpretation of the play ing rules. Readers may have their questions answered officially by ad- dressing the association. care of this paper. Enclose a self-addressed 2-cent stamped envelope for such direct reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
GAMES TODAY

f goutlserh League
 RiEminEitAms at Memphis.
 Mobile at Nashyflle.5 rl :. New @ Orleans at chattanooga ttwe
 Atlanta at Little Rock. $. National League Brooklyn at srittsburR.
 Chicago at St. Louis.
 No others scheduled.s .= Z, " ts sl47a
 Anerican3 League Detroit at Cleveland. < Boston at Phfisdelphia (two eames).H oniy gaxdes scheduled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-07
TANK POLOISTS
 FAIL BIG TEST
Tommy Hitchcock Badly Injured As Argentine
 Wins

ST, CLOUD, France, July 6.-Ar- gentina today emerged victor from a duel with the United States for su- premacy in world polo, winning from the North American team by the score of 6 to 5.
 In a heart-breaking finish, with the score tied, five. an five, one minute from the final bell, Jack Nelson, the Argentine star, brought the spectators to their feet cheering and applauding wildly by scoring the goal which meant victory for South America.
 If the United States team had won today, she would have clinched the Olympic championship, having won all tour of her previous matches. The Ar gentines, however, still have to defeat both France and Great Britain before attaining the championship. That the South American team will win is re- garded as almost certain, the Yankee quartet being the only serious contend CTS.
 Tommy Hitchcock, playing No. 2 for the United States, was injured during the sixth chukper by being struck in the grain with mallet. He fell from his horse and was out several minutes while doctors worked on him. After lying prone on the grass for awhile he got up an insisted on resuming play.