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I - '' ' ' WEATHER: - WATCH LABEL. t ft' ". saaewaJ I rs Mm mlratita. aa al lasla liaiM war fie erver Ceaerally Mr Satire's? and Saaday, not mutk ehang la temperstar. - VOL CX. NO. 96. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. G, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1919, SIXTEENPAGES TODAY.- PRICE FIVE CENTS. Ofos ewsa DR. GRAYSON ANNOUNCES SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN PRESIDENT'S CONDITION Wilson's Personal Physician Lets Announcement Stand That He Is "Very Sick Man" EXTENT 05 HIS AILMENT NOT YET CLEARLY SHOWN Nervous Exhaustion Cotnpli cated With Los; Standing Weakness of Digestive. Or gam and Lingering Touch o: . Last Spring'! Attack of In fluenxa, Doctors Say, Have Considerably Weakened Eis Powers of Resistance ; '. For Man of His Tears, Physical Condition of President De clared To Be Good To With stand Attack; Sleeplessness Causes Concern . Washington, Oct. 3. President Wil son's condition was described as about ' the same, avith" a slight improvement . in a bulletin issued tonight from the White House by his physician, -Dr. Cary T. Grayson. The bulletin follows:- "10:00 p.; m.. White House. The President's condition today i about ! tho same, with a slight improvement. I. ' ; "GRAYSON. h No Farther Partlealars. - The bulletin was given out through Secretary Tumulty. Dr. Grayson, who ' met the newspaper men, declined to elaborate on the brief bulletin. It was Understood, however, that the Prest dent was able to tak some nourish ment and got some sleep during .the ; day. - .. .- w, ..... . -:. Rear Admiral CaryT. Grayson, his personal .physician let the announce ment taut the President-ws very nick mad" stand throughout the day, tissuing on ry a brief bulletin saying his condition' today was "unchanged. - fc. There waa anotner consultation of Ijihysicians and immediate members of 1 the President's family esme . to the i Y.'htte House to be near llm. . ' Although reticent about , details of tho eondition of,th.ei patienf, those who attended him, iaWiuated. that his - ailment ha-1 not yet clearly revealed the extent of its inroads upon D sys tern and that some days might be r J quirei to disclose its full effects. ", Complicetloa et Disease. 1 ftervous, exhaustion, of which he is " suffering, complicated with his long ataading weakness of the digestive or . gans and a lingering ; touch - of last spring's attach of influenza, the doctors ear. nave considerably weakened the powers of the President's resistance! For a man of his years, however, Mr. Wilson's general physical system is snid : to be in good eondition to withstand tho - combined attack against which be now .. is fighting. There have been no intt mat ions of depleted heart action, and the President's mind is declared by his physicians to be so alert that they htve found considerable difficulty in keeping his attention diverted from the affairs of his office. The prohibition against official acts of any kind, modified several days ago lonr enough to permit him to aign a few bills and nominations, has been riiridly imposed again by Dr. Grayson, who is prepared to be insistent that no executive business shall come be fore - tho President until he has shown marked improvement, flleeoleasmeas Caasea Concern. In enforcing their rest prescription, the physiciana attending the President are particularly concerned about , his sleeplessness. This is understood to be connected with after effects of the in lliiensa attack. Since' the President came home ill there hare been many reports that a simple operation might be performed to . ward off complications, but hi pnysi eiaas have either discredited or de elined to discuss such a possibility, say' ing they could sot go into details as t whst measures they might take. (Secluded in his room in the 'White House the President is permitted to see only members of bis family and vir tually the only sources, of nubile infor- matioa regarding his illness have beea the brief official bulletins issued iy vt. Grayson,' , ,- , Flood of Messages, Today a flood of messages of sym pathy reached the white House, and ninny prominent officials, diplomat and others called to express their solicitude. Former President Tft was one of those who made such call, remaining for a .half hour with Secretary Tumulty and expressing hit earnest hope for a quick recovery. ' Chief Justice White also paid a call of courtesy. Among other callers, none of whom were permitted- to see the President, were William G. MeAdoo, Mr. , Wilson's son-in-law, fnrmerly Secre- tary of the Treasury; Samuel Gompers, ad several members of the diplomatic corps. - Many Rimer Started. Cabinet members kept in close touch with . the Prisideat's eondition and throughout official Washington - there was sv feeling of eoneera Many rumors . were in circulation and the White House telephone was kept busy answering In quiries from prominent officials as to whether there had bees a change In the President's condition.- With Dr. Gray on at today's consultation, which lasted lUf WV 41UU, JMWr AUUlUMi OUW. Lead , of the Naval Hospital here, and Dr. Sterling Buffin, a Washington phy sician, both of whom had - seen , the President yesterday. Both again called at the White House during the after Soon. -.':.. f ; Dr. Graysos also la keeping in touch tr telephone with Dr. F. K. Derenm, a Philadelphia aeurologist, who waa pres . a at at the consultation yesterday. He sr (Contlaaedwa Page Two.) . SENATOR ATTACKS ' VIEWS OF VILSON Jones Charges President Has Done Much To Undermine" Orderly Government ; REPUBLICAN STATES HIS VIEWS ON TREATY Washington Senator Features Three-Hoar Session of Sen ate With Caustic Remarks; Adjourn Until Monday When Shantung: Provisions Will Likely Be Taken Up Washington. Oct. 3. After a three- boor discussion of the peace treaty, the dominant note of which waa a sharp at tack on President Wilson the Senate late today decided on a breathing spell until Monday with Indications that the debate would soon embrace the provis ions under which the Chinese province of Shantung was awarded to Japan, The attack on the President was made by beator Jones. Bepublicaa. of Wash ingtbn, who had expected to speak two days ago. In charging that the presi dent "had done more to undermine or derly government than any other agency." Senator Jones . declared the "attempt to coerce" the Senate into ratifying the treaty unamended or with out reservations "embodies the spirit of the mqb apd justified lawlessness. Disease Jehnaoa Aateadmeat. The President's friends should tell him plainly and bluntly and promptly that the treaty has so ehanee of ratifica tion, in lta nresent form, said the Sen ator, who added "and they will do so when he is able to receive it." Bcnntor Thomas.' Democrat, of Colo rado, dieeussed-the amendment of Sen ator Johnson, Bepublicsn of California, designed to equalize the voting power of the United States and Great Britain, He opposed this -change ia the League of Nations -covenant as proposed by Senator Johasoa, he saidV because the same point was covered in the MeCu ru ber reservation lor . wmea He would vote. . , t Senators MeCumberV North Dakota, and Lenroot, Wisconsin, Bcpublieans, and King Democrat, Utah, spoke briefly, Senator McCuniber announcing that he would later undertake to show how much "gross misinformation' - had been spread concerning the British American voting proposition. . - While not willing to -vote for the treaty without reservations. Senator Thomas said he could see no great dan ger tor this country through the distri bution of votes la the league assembly. No Conflict or Interests. "The institutions of the United States harmonize so thoronghly with those of Canada, Row Zealand and other British lands," ha declared, "that ia all prob ability, the representatives of each will be found more frequently acting to gether 4han in opposition to each other ia the assembly. The only difference between the American and the Canadian is that one -pays tribute to the British crown.'-- "' - ..- In the permanent laHor council, how ever. Senator Thomas pointed out that Great Britain inclusive of her colonies, would have votes against four for the United States. With one-third of the entire eouneil voting strength, Senator Thomas argued that Great Britain might be able to dictate or control far reach ing policiee affecting the United States. To Expedite Consideration. Effort will be made tomorrow by op ponents of the league eovsnant to reach some compromise oa reservations with the hope of expediting consideration of the treaty. The report persisted that discussion might eloeo within the next two week and some Senators said they were beginning to see the end. Former President Taft conferred with several Senators today, but no statement could be bad as to what waa accomplished. it anytmng. ,. . . RAILROAD STRIKE STILL' UNSETTLED IN ENGLAND After Seven Days Situation Be. comes . Gravest Labor Crisis ' In Generation London. Oct. 8 (By the Associated Press.) After seven dsys the railroad strike situation . tonight became the gravest ia the history of any labor crisis of the British Empire ia the pres ent generation. : AS efforts of the trans port worker federntioa to And a bridge to enable renewal of negotiations be tween the government and the national un'oa of railway men failed. The government's proposal for a seven days' truce for the rail men to return to work and permit resumption of nego tiations on the disputed points, coupled, with the offer by the government to re sort to srbitration ia the event of fail ure to reach an agreement has beea rejected by the railway men's union and the whole possibility of mediation for the moment seems to have completely collapsed. -:: .'v Aa appeal has beea made by the gov ernment for a eitixea army to protect peaceable citizens and to aid in - the work of "maintaining the supply of xooa. The executive body of the national anion of railway men has disbanded for the purpose ef engaging in campaign meetings throughout the country. A congress embracing all the trad anions of the United Kingdom hss been called to convene Tuesday for the pur pose of discussing th situation, . . . OF Senators Quiz William Z. Fos ter- Leader in Steel Strike, Regarding Views FORMER .SYNDICIlIST v SAYS VIEWS CHANGED Refuses To Tell 'How Much They Have Changed Unless Newspaper Men Are Ex eluded; Samuel Gompers Gets Irritated Over Witness Obstinacy at Hearing . . Washington, Oct. 3. William Z Foster, secretary "of the general com- mitte,' conducting the steel strike, when confronted today before the 'Sen ate labor 'committee with bis writings advocating, various - forma of revolu- Uonary socialism 'declared -under grilling fire of questions that his views had changed. , How much they had changed, Footer declined to tell the Senators, unless they excluded " newspaper correspond' ents from the room, while he did it. This the committee did not do. Armed with books Faster had writ ten during his career la labor circles which advocated revolutionary social ism and sabotage and with eopiea of tne x. w. w. organ "Solidarity," eon taining articles contributed by him from Europe, where he went in 1911 as a representative of that organisation, roater waa pressed Into a lengthy ex planation of the doctrines and views he advocated in 1914 and earlier years. First Parries Questions. Foster first attempted to parry the questions, at tne. outset refusing to an swer unm newspaper - reporters were excluded from the room, on the ground that "lying, prejudiced newspapers have misconstrued and misrepresented mv personal opinions with the whole idea of injuring the cause of 300,000 steel workers.", He wa Anally crowded into a declaration, when Senator McKellor, Democrat, of Tennessee, reading many quotation from his works, demanded that he say whether mt not he U11 d- neren to ai rjiiie,.,r,. --. -j. r-' ' "Those are not snv views aow" ha said, ia a subdued tone, after listening to hi own words repeated, declaring in awte w oe a meddling, capital istie institution.'' and advocation- via. lence in strikes and calm aceeotance of Diooaanea as necessary to the forward ing ef the revolutionary cause. Compere Become Irritated. President Gompers. of the American federation of labor, broke into the examination in irritated fashion at one point when Foster waa standing on his objections to newspaper reports of his testimony. "Well, they ean't say anything worse about you than they have about me," tne aged bead of the labor federation adjured him. " Foster would sot, however, eomnlstelv adjure his old works and faced with one line to thet effect "that the syndicalist worker will not be held back from direct action by the capitalistic code of ethics, duty, honor, patriotism," he told the committee. "Put quotation marks around some of those and I'll Stand by tbem yet They will show how the words art used." Other excerpt, from later writinsri. stating that "government aa we know it will shrivel up and die," and "in dustries now in the hands of the State, municipalities and the nation will be given completely over to the workers ia them," he wa quit well prepared to defend. Idea Oa Government. "I have my own ideas about gov ernment," he said ef the first and of the aecond. . , : "That's not so startling nowadays." "Well, that is syndicalism, pure and simple, isn't itf Senator Sterling, Re publican, of South Dakota, on ef hi most persistent interrogators, demanded. "I think not," Foster said. ' Th witness endorsed his own advo cacy of race suicide with the statement that "ft it foolishness for workmea to undertake to raise big families." KNOCKED DOWN BY AUTO, NEW BERN WOMAN HURT- New Bern, Oct. 3. Mrs. ft. I Wil liamson, wife of a prominent local den tist, wa struck and mors or less in jured, and her little daughter had a narrow escape when an unknown man, driving an automobile bearing th num ber of 22707, turned from Middle street into Broad oa th wrong -side of the street " this afternoon.: The little girl managed to jump clear of the ear, but her mother .wa knocked .down and badly hart. Th. driver of the machine speeded up and was soon out of view, but th police are searching '.for him. RIOTING TAKES PLACE AT PORTLAND CEMENT ' PLANT Indiana Harbor, Ind Oct. 8 Rioting broke out at th Universal Portland Ce ment plant tonight aad a uniosv picket wis shot by on of two armed negroes who with nearly 23 other negroes at tempted to -return to work. Several shot were Sred by the two aegroe, who were arrested and lodged ia jail. The other negroes were ehaaea iato th wood by nearly 300 strikers. j ; BELGIUM SEVERS RELATIONS ' WITH LUXEMBOURG STATE Brussels, Oct 3 (By Th Associated Press.) Economic negotiations between Luxembourg? anil Tbtlffjnm . brokea en by Belgium as a result of the referendum ia Luxembourg, under which Franc became Luxembourg' other negroes were chased into the GRILLING FIRE QUESTIONS ASKED UNION SECRETARY tmbourg has beea recalled. . JUDGE BROWN IS READY TO RESUME DUTIES ON BENCH Member of State Supreme Court After Rest of 6 Months Is Hale and Hearty DISSIPATES RUMORS OF-gv EXPECTED RETIREMENT Stops Over in Washington For Visit En Eoute To Baleigh; Gen. John J.- Pershing Won't Attend Fair; Can't Be -open Savannah Refinery; Another Congressional Boom The News aad Observer Bureau, 803 District National ? ink Building. By R. K. POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, D. C, Oct. 3. Any idea that an early vacancy oa the Supremo Court bench is likely, if the eondition of Associate Justice George Brown is the governing barometer of said idea, must be dissipated by the fine state of the Judge's health and his eagerness to get back to th State and back on the bench. Never in his life ha he so longed to be in harness. Judge Brown passed through Wash ington today on his way to Baleigh, stopping over with A. W. McLean chairman of the War Finance Corpora tion. He also called at the office of Congressman John H. Small, his former law partner. The Judge has been at Clifton Springs, N. Y in a sanatorium for the past six months, undergoing treatment for aa attack of neurasthe nia which followed a hard case of in fluenza last winter. Beta Ramon at Rest. Many reports had gotten back to the State about Judge Brown s eondition Because of these divergent reports, it has beea suggested several timea that he ,.ould resign before the fall-term of court. - Then it was stated that his eondition was improving and he would certainly be back on the bench again. A later report, however, fitted la with the irst and the report that h was going to resign when fc did return to the Stat became more widespread. .But today a took a robust as for mer Judg Taft, Both ar great golfers and Judge Brown attributes hi highly improved eondition no little to the ex orcist oa ths Clifton Soring link. Highly nourishing food and Ufa in the open has added flesh to th Judg and broughe a brighter sparkle to his eyes. Godwla Ketarna to Office, Congressman Hannibal L. Godwin re turned to bn office today after aa ab sence of three weeks in the sixth dis trict. The Congressman went down with the Congressional Committee tent to make an inspection of Camp Bragg, and while in the State found that hi farm manager waa up against the problem of getting his cotton picked. H hss beoa farming himself some, and pay ing some attention to the political sit uation which he appraises with re freshing optimism. Mr. Godwin succeeded In getting, while at Csmp Bragg, an airplane for the Duna fair in spite of the air serv ice director's statement that no more ship would be permitted to make ex hibition flights after September 30. A plane from Bragg will make daily flights in the Congressman's home town during the week of October 15.. Another Congreaaionsl Boom. Political interest was further height- ened here today by the preaeneo in Washington of Solicitor J. C. B. Ehring- taus, Elisabeth City man, who is said to be watching the opening skirmishes in the first district witn a not alto gether disinterested eye. Washington has beea hearing that Mr. Ehringhaus would make the race against Congress- msa Small when the time became ripe to open the campaign. There isn't a great deal of interest here in the Saun ders and Ward candidacies. ; j Ths first is admittedly for spectacular purposes and the second is regaraeu hare aa a cart of the plan of the anti- Small men to sound out the volume of opposition to the present Congressman. Congressman Small returned to the Capital today from Gatesvllle, wher on Thursday he delivered a home welcome address to t'.ie Gates soldiers. Speaks In Grceaabero. Hon. Edward E. Britton, private ec- o.rv tn the . Secretary., of -the Navy, will leave Washington Sunday night for Greensboro with Interstate Commerce Commissioner Bobert T.'WoJ'ly, who is 'to deliver the principal address oa th observance of Founders' day at the North Carolina College for Women. Mr. Britton, who is a warm personal friend of the Commissioner, and who also is a member of th board of trus tees of the Greensboro college, will in troduce Mr. Woolley. Both will re turn to Washington Tuesday morning. A delegation beaded by w, M. webo, former private secretary to Congress man Brinson, will arrive here Monday morning to appear before th united State Department of Agriculture in a hearing aet to determine th price of ammonia. . ! ' "'.:'' Ths Morehead City delegation, all interested in the fish scrap business, will protest against fixing a minimum pries of $3.79 per unit as suggested by the department. Pershing Decline invitation.. General Joha J. Pershing, in a letter to Senator Simmons today regret that h will sot be able to attend the North Carolina Stat Fair October 20-23. Secretary Dahiela is still easting about for a man of military distinction to go to Baleigh and jnake th addrea on Friday, American Legion day. He said ltn anernoon ms n uopcu w fn swine mitn who would prove aa interesting speaker for th thousands of Tar Heels v (Contiaasd a Pag Two.) ' ' Leaders on Opposite Sides in ; Strike of British Rail Workers i 'lr,.l'!'.-T-; ' Mg JV t Nf.. -;;vvi Left, J. H. Thomas, Secretary of the British Railway Men's Union, and. head; of the 600,000 striking-; railway workers. Right, Sir Robert Stevenson Horne, British Minister of Labor, who was in charge of negotiations with the labor men. ' (c) U. &U. MAYOR JOHNSON IS End Came at 8 O'clock Friday Night After Stroke of Paralysis ; . NEWS RECEIVED AS SHOCK. TO RALEIGH Message, Earlier; in. Evening Oare Enoonraging Report of Improvement ; Mayor of City 1 f6r: 12 ' Tears j Kb Tuners! Arrangements Unta Arrival - of Body - Boa. Jam ' Iredell Johnson, mayor for more thaa twelve' years, and life long resident of Baleigh, died at 8 o'clock last night at Hot Springs, Va., less than two day after he was stricken with paralysis. , News of his death came aa a shock to members of th family and friend throughout th city because earlier iu th evening a message from his phy sicians bore th encouraging report that hi condition wa much improved. Shortly after th telephone message telling of his death waa received here the tolling of the fire bell spread the news throughout the city. Mayor Johnson waa stricken with paralysis early Thursday moraing at Hot springs, where he had been spend ing three weeks for his health. Leaving Baleigh September 16 aa a very siek man, letters irom mm gave nis lamuy and friends strong hopes for his re to-cry, aa he reported a gradual im provement. The information telling ot the stroke came without a warning. It was thought only a few days sgo that Mr. Johnson would soon return to Raleigh. Unless there were unforeseen delays, Mr. Johnson and Jamga I. Johnson, Jr., mother and son respeclivoly, were with Mr. Johnson when he died. They left Baleigh at 7 o'clock Thursday eve ning, and were due to reach Hot Springs about 0 o'clock yesterday anernoon. Elected Mayor la 10S. Mr. Johnson hod been msyor of Kal eiah since the soring of 1905 with the exception of two years. H began his political career la Baleigh during the spring of law, wnea lie wa elected a member oi tne ooara oi aiaermen. After serving two years as alderman, ha waa elected mayor. . He then nerved two terms of two years each a mayor whea.h was de feated by J. 8. Wynne in 1911. Mr, Wynne served only two year as Mr. Johnson entered tne race again ana won. . Six year of his service as mayor were" during the alderman I form of government i and in 1V13 Mr. jotinson became mayor aad commissioner or finance under the , new commission form. He held that -position until his death, winning, out thro times in the face of (tiff opposition. - As mayor of Baleigh, Mr. Johnson took a prominent' part in the civic growth of the city and wa active id welfare work of th Capital City as per taining to education, health,' recreation and charity. -- . .Lived Her Entire Life. Mayor Johnson was the son of the late Dr. Charles E. Johnson and Fran ces Lenox- Iredell,, and waa born - ia Baleigh November 8, 1854, in the house where -Col. Charles E. Johnson now re sides on Hillsboro street. He has been living her ever since. He attended hia first school under Rev. Drnry Lacy, father of State Treas urer B. JBL Lacy, when he and th treas urer were classmates. Later h studied at Lovejoy's Academy, which was Io cs ted - on th it ef th Goveraoi mansion. ' . '' '.-.--f- ' ,-f When Mr. Johnson wss quite a young maa h began hi business career as elerk in. the drug' store of Peter F. Peseud, and afterward he wa Identified with the firm of Peaeud. Le and Com pany, It was a. number 'of years later when b bought out the interest of Pescnd and Lee and opened a drug store for himself at th corner of Fayette- RALEIGH DEAD (Ceatlaaed aa Pag Two.). OF SPORADIC CLASHES SOUTH OF HELENA Situation in Arkansas Rioting Becomes Almost Normal and Quiet Prevails THREE NEGROES SAID TOjHAVE SEEN KILLED Evidence Accumulates To bow That Racial Troubles of Last Few Days Were Due To Carefully flanned Uprising, Which Revealed Premature lyThrough Killing of Deput; Deputy Helena, Ark., Oct. 3. While the situ ation in Helena is almost normal to night and virtual calm prevails in th southern part of the county which has beea practically a aono of negro insurrection since Tuesday night, sporadle clashes have taken place la the last 24 hours. Three negroes are reported to have beea killed today in addition to two killed by soldiers near Kleins last night. Another negro is reported to sav heea wounded by machine gun fire. Bounding up of negroes by the Federal troop cent into th section continues. Investigation of th disorders wa begun today by a committee of seven. sppointed by the civil suthoritics of tho county with th approval of Gov ernor Brough. The committee js work ing in co-operation with the military authorities and will take testimony from, negroes a well as white persons. A statement issued late todny over tho signatures of officiiils and prom inent citizens eipressed the opinion that normal conditions would be re sumed after -today. Among th ne groes arrested at Elaine today was one identified a Ed Hicks, alleged to have been a leader in the movement to rise against the white residents. The slleged head of the disaffected negroes haa not been captured, according to word reaching here, but his description has been sent broadcast, his name be ing given as "Hill" or "Hall," his horn is said to be at Winchester. Drew coun. ty, to the southwest of the scene of the' racial troubles in thi county. Carefully Planned Uprising. Henry Sloan, negro, waa arrested at West Helena four miles from here last night on a charge of making speeches (Continued oa Page Eleven.) TAKE STEPS FOR RELIEF OF THE SUGAR SHORTAGE Legislation Needed To Prevent Increase 1 of Prices After : Jan. 1, 1920 Washington, Oct. 3. Told by Oeorgo A. Zabriskie, president; of the Sugar Equalization Board, it was practically certain that unless some legislation was taken immediately sugar prices would increase after January 1, the Senate committee investigating the sugar short age today - requested W. A. Glasgow, counsel for the Food Administration, to formulate legislation designed to al leviate the situation and to make pos sible negotiations for purchasing the j20 vubaa augar erop. The committee made its request after Mr. Zabriskie had testified that despite urging ' by .the Sugar Equalization Board, President Wilson had failed to authorize purchase of the Cuban crop and after he, at Chairman McNary s insistence, had presented his corre spondence with' the '.President, .. The Cubaa government withdrew its offer of the Sugar erop September 23, Za briskie said. He added, however, that means might yet be found to obtain tli Cuban augar if legislative action could b had immediately. It. would be necessary- also, he said, to moke provision for continuation of th Sugar Equalization Board which automatically goes out of zistenc December 31 ' , CHICAGO TAKES Oil ADDED LIFE AFTER DEFEATING CUP $ox Triumph in Third of I s Series By Score , , of 3 ToO . v FISHER RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSS BY ERROR Little "Dick" Kerr Is Puwle To Reds, Holding Them . To Three Bingles; Randil Sends Over Winning Run With Clean Single To ; Right Field - Chicago,' 111., Oct. 3. The Chicago White Sox today served emphatic notice mat tney were still in tn world sham' pionship on tost by defeating Cincin nati, 8 to 0. The series now stands Cin cinnati 2; Chicago 1. Six mor game oro possible. i., Dick Kerr, who ia his younger day was something of a boxer ts well as a ball player in St. Louis, and wl cam to the Sox from Milwaukee, pitched un beatable ball, allowing but three scat tered hits and but on pass to first. Kerr's home is at Paris, Texas, and ha first played professional baseball at Paragould, Ark. He made everybody ait np and look at him today, for hia left wing con tained more mysteries than a sphinx. Duncan. Fisher, the Cincinnati pitcher, woo aiso nurieci a good game, ana A-opx, were the only Beds to obtain bingle. off the Teiaa, while hia sole eompli- -fneniary passage u nrst wis graniea to Groh. Nobs of these athlete ever' resetted third. - f Twenty-nine thousand" persons, in cluding a band of rooters from Cincin nati, saw the game which we played beneath a bright sun in a temperature which wa ideal. There was scarcely brreae enough to straighten the flag which floated from innumerable staffs. - '"v Classen Gratified..---. . '. - After the trouncing which the AmerU can Leaguer received at Cincinnati, Manage Gleasoa felt particularly grat i- nen um nis irmm wa tne am vo win a shutout There war a few vacant eat in -th laft Sold bleachers, prob ably due to th belief ea the part f to great s straggle, Gronad rate wer unnecessary, aa the playing field every, where was clear save just off the first and third bsse foul lines. - Fisher, who was Moran's choice for today, was the first right-hander offered by the Beds, the first two games having been won by Kcuther and Bailee, both south-paws. Fisher's hurling was as good as that of either $f his teammates, hiit one run at least is necessary to wia a game, and 'little Kerr had son to spare today. Fisher allowed seven hit and issued two passes. Two of th Sox runs, however, wer largely chargeable to the Bed pitcher, for It wa while his wild heave to catch a runner at second was being retrieved that the first two Sox player were put ia a position to score and Gandil drove them (cross the rubber a moment later. Acted Mea of Destiny, Liebold was back in hia regular posi tion in right field and at the top of tho Sox batting list when "play ball" was called. Despite the loss of the two games at Cincinnati, th local enthusi asts were confident that on th home grounds the Sox would exhibit the .hind of ball that won them the leadership ia their league. There was confidence, too, n the attitude of the player them selves, but no morn than that itisnlaved by the Beds, who acted and felt like men of destiny. . I he first inning gave evidence of th air tight struggle that was to come. Bath, the first man up, contributed a grounder and was out like a shot to Gandil. Datibert cracked a hard on to Fclsch. Kerr planted hia feet flrmlv and with beautiful control struck out Groh. Ths local crowd breathed easier to note how easily the mighty slugger of the first two games were disposed of but their own side waa as quickly retired. Liebold sent a liner to Neale, who caught the ball off his shoe strings. Eddie Collins was retired shortstop to first and Weaver popped to Dauber t. . cans For Alarm. . . With Boush down in the second there was a little gasp of affright among the Chicagoans and cheers for the' viaitina-- enthusiasts when Duncan aingled cleanly 0T?r second, Kerr, however, remained steady. He put an extra twist on the ball and Kopf waa retired though not until Sox partisans had missed a heart beat, for Kisberg juggled the ball around until it wa too late to keep Duncan from second and he narrowly missed getting Kopf at first. Th best Neale could do was slow roller to Collins who threw him out st first. Kerr was cheered as he left the field. Th home crowd found inspiration In view of the broad shoulders of Jo Jackson, and rooted for a hit. Th, big outfielder swung like a cyclon at two and then hit cleanly to left. Feiach, th : next man up, contemplated the usual , sacrificial offering, but the fate had decreed that he wa to circle the base after a brief auso at second. It wa here that Fisher lost his own gam. Felsch's little bunt, percolated toward the Bed pitcher, who grabbed it and ' turned quickly to catch Jackson at sec- -ond, who had slid, tumbled as ha dug .. his toes in to renew his running, but scrambled to hi feet la time to make ; third. On the throw to third Felsch made second. With mea oa second and ' third and, none out, the stand went wild yelling for victory then aad there. Chick Gandil, Sox first faseman, earns to bat at this thrilling moment. He swung at th first ball pitched and it landed safely in right, Jackson an Fclsch both crossing the- plate. It looked from th stands as if Bariden had ths, ' ,,yr.;; . ,..,.,., i : .'..;.- g "V Coatinaed oa Pg KlneJ
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