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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-12-20
Serves En- Right.

Early last spring spectators began
to corner eggs. before the sum.
mrr had passed they lad placed IN
storage warehouses Ia nearly score
of the larger cities of the country APP.
pruxinatcly jDo. 1900 cases. They pur.
posed to hold these eggs until lh"
price should br forced upward SUI.
'irirutly - give them a good prot,
over and above all expenses. Hut
these spectators didn'I reckon with
the lien. which kept right on laying.
with the result that, while al HAT
prices sharply advanced, they soon
fell owing 10 the constant supply Of
fresh eggs Now these Spectators
/ face tremendous losses.
/ Cornrrug eggs i gambling In food.
stuf>. Eggs are a principal article OF
diet, Probably more eggs per capita
are consumed IN This country than IN
any other par, az the world Sucl
consumption oilers a good opportunit,
for speculation, yet of all speculation
gambling in foodsIulls i most repre-
hen>ibr. There l. not one man on,
of a hundred who, When hc reads OF
the enormous losses sustained 10y the
men In this egg corner. will have any
sympathy al all for the losers. Prac
tically every person will say tina, II
".ervc> 'em right,
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-12-20
Slain As He Slept.


In his bed early sunday morning. DE.
cember sth. at lis home in Wichita.
Kansas. a bullet from revolver
was fired into his right forehead as
lie lay asleep. Another bullet was
shot into a door a few feet from
where Patton lay.
No attempt was made to rob the
man, as 500 was found In the room.
lie lived for an hour after being shot.
but did not speak. Ills wife. who
slept In a room adjoining, heard two
shots, she says. and found her hus.
band In bed wounded. She ran from
the house and notified neighbors. No
trace of the murderer could be found.
Mrs. Patton says she lad seen a
fiashlight after the shooting. The
store. which adjoins the sleeping
apartments OF the Pattons. showed
evidence Of having been dist urbed.
The two buildings are joined by a
narrow hallway which opens from the
store into small kitchen. Tie
sleeping apartments are on the east
Of tie store building
Patton slept In room east Of the
kitchen. Ills wife slept across the
hall north. There are two beds in
Patton's room.
Tie pattons went TO Wichita sew.
eral years ago from Wellington. Mrs.
Patton l. the daughter of the Rev.
W. A. Nangundy. presiding elder Of
tie Methodist Epi>copai church.
/ Mrs. Patton and a real estate broker
are both being held for investigation.
/ Ncigl,bUrs Say their home life had
been pleasant.
Fifteen years ago a brother NJ Mrs.
Patton wa found dead IN ranch.
house near Ashland. ka>.. owned 10y
! !. &. Smith. Of Wellington. The
manner Of lis death never Wa ex.
planned.
| Tie item calls upa history which
will bc read with interest 10y some Of
our people. and especially 10y set Of
former Oregon school boys and girls.
! In ls7J, Prof. ". +. Drake vas AT
the bead Of tie oregon Public school.
and among the students vas ". \.
/ Van Gundy. vino. on leaving school.
entered the ministry, and it l. sup.
posed tla, This j. the same ". \.
Nan,'uudy Who attended school here,
Among his former >chou, chums
Of those day were thc following
WIN IN exceptions are SIill residing IN
tlc county. and this item will nC
doubt take them back 10 thr school
days in the uld town:
&. ". Lukcn~. nov Al santa Mon
lea. California. Who AZ that time wa,
Il years old.
W. 4, Springer, who formerly VA
on our county court bench. now al
Willow springs, Mo-; age ~.
Tom Curry. thc junior Of TuE sen
riNEL: age L.,
Davis Brodbcck, Frankfort Kan
sas; age L..
Louis Luckhardl Tarkio: age IL.
Henry Cook, oregon: age L..
ChaS. u. look, oregon: age H.,
Louis |. Moore, Oregon: age T..
Minnie Ficgcnbauin Curry. Oregon
age ~,
Belle King Graham, 81. jo,cph
, age III.
Anna f'iegenbaum, II Joseph
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
By Percy H. Whiting.

a THENS, GA. May 18.-The
~ chapel bell Changed all night.
at Georgia. and at intervals
the big cannon doomed. for Geor-
gia closed out Tech yesterday aft
ernoon in a harum -scarem game.
To A.
There viii be a game today be-
tween the same teams A lot of
folks will go to it. too, but it does
not count. For Georgia has made a
clean sweep Of the sporting season
Of 1911-l912 winning the football
game from Tech and the baseball
series as Well This afternoons
game doesn't count for Georgia is
the winner, two up and one to
play.
Today Tech will trot out the old
reliable Hubert, who will try TO re-
deem himself for his rather lumpy
showing made Thursday in Allan
Ia. Georgia will use Beddingheld,
who was knocked out of the box in
the same game
The largest crowd of the season
will be out, for Athens is the warm
est college baseball town in the
South, and the fans are all keen to
celebrate the victory.
The tail end of Georgia's batting
order should get the credit for the
game yesterday. In the fifth Erwin,
sub second baseman, whose batting
prowess was recognized with the
honor of ninth position on the bat
ting order yanked off a homer into
left field, scoring Covington ahead
Of him Then, in the eighth, sim
gle by Brannen the pitcher, a two
Dagger by Peacock. who had Just
been stuck in for a joke to finish
out the game. and a single by Cow
ington, next to the worst hitter on
the club, netted the Athenians the
run that won the game.
The Tech players deserve credit
for a grand rally in the first of
the ninth With the game hope
lessly lost, they whirled into Bran
men and scored the run that threw
terrific scare into the Athens
team.
Pitts, Techs new man, pitched
great bali up to the eighth. when he
seemed to tire. and the Georgians
pulled the rally that Won the game.
Harry Holland ended the next to
last game Of his college career by
going on the slab Tech needed but
one out at the time, and Holland
made it Immediately.
Umpire Turner had better luck
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
Jim Flynn, Training for His
Title Bout, Finds Lions Lair

White hopes are coming on every
train. Two huskies reached Monte
yuma Springs today from Lajunta,
Colo Each gentleman tips the
scales at fully 200 pounds and beats
the six-fo mark by a couple of
inches
Flynn made both youths welcome
to his camp and they will stick UNI
til after the fight on the Fourth,
provided they show the desired
class when Flynn starts in to his
sparring partners.
Flynn has been ordered by Tom
my Ryan, his chief trainer, who
won't be along until May % owing
% his business on the coast, to go
SLOW until he comes 10 town. In
cldentally Ryan will bring Howard
Morrow to Las Vegas with him Ed
Bell. 210-pounder from the Nor
folk, Va, navy Yards is also due
at an early date
Jack Curley is all smiles over
Attorney General Frank w Clam
evs reply to Prosecuting Attorney
G. w. T. Ward of San Miguel coun
ty. stating that there is no law on
the states statutes prohibiting the
Flynn johnson contest on July 4.
Curley knew that such was the
case but an official opinion was
generally wen received all over
town, as Wen as at fight headquar-
teTS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
FODDER FOR FANS

Rube Vickers is in bad trim and has
been sent home for a rest. His arm just
refuses to come around
Charleston must be a punk baseball
town 1t wouldn't support Sally league
ball and now the College of Charleston
has been compelled to cancel a lot of
games on account of poor patronage.
They don't know the war is over there
yet-and of course baseball wasn't much
in vogue before the recent friction,
Apparently Charley Hemphil didn't
make any mistake when he refused to
take big Catcher AppIeby from the High
landers The huge backstop did such
punk work with Brockton, in the New
England league, that he was let out.
Malcolm Douglas. University of Vir-
ginia shortstop, has been named captain
Of the team for next year. Douglas had
some professional jobs offered him, but
preferred to play college ball.
If the Reds win a pennant this year for
Cincinnati each player on the team VIII
be presented with an automobile ny Ed
V. Winern, owner Of the Munro Motel
The Vanderbilt team, that has been
hailed as the champion aggregation of the
S t. A. A., hasn't quite won the title yet
The Commodores have to trim the Sc
vance nine first. And stranger things
have happened than a defeat of Wander
bilt by the mountain Tigers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

American league teams .garnered 70
hits in the four games yesterday. The
largest mber-fourteen-Was made by
the White Sox off Pope. of Boston, and
the smallest eight-was made by
Boston, in the same game, off Ed Walsh.
one year ago, when the live ball' was
sunDoSed 10 be in use the Boston team
made twenty hits off the Tiger pitchers.
while the Detroit sluggers were playing
second fiddle in the. same game for four
teen bingles. on this date-yesterday a
year ago-97 hits were made in four
games. some q more than Yesterday. But
the live BALI is not being held &C
countabe
In the National leag yesterday only
three games were played, but the league
of Wagner gathered unto itself 81 hits.
And the Giants, with Chief Myers ct al
and Pittsburg, with Hans Wagner and
trailers. were laying off because of an
elemental ukase.
Last year on the same date. with the
in four games ~ hits were made, or 30
less than Yesterday with the notable alb
sentees. Probably had they been work
ing fifteen more would have been added
to Yesterdays total. And still no live
BALI howl has been made this season.
Either the hitters in the Southern
league this year are on the blink or the
pitchers are faring mighty well, for yes
terday's record shows in four contests
40 hits. The least number was three, off
Boyd. of the Barons, and among the lar
gest was off Case, Of Nashville, by the
Barons, they getting ten in the same
game The Billikens garnered the same
number off Walter Miller. at Poncy.
BASEBALL NOTES SPTS
Laddie Link, formerly with Cleveland,
may get a try-out with the Philies
nan nlavers say the reason ihev cant
fatten batting averages off Walter John
son is that they can't hit what they dom
see.
National league moguls have asked
President Lynch to suspend the rule pro-
viding that double headers can't be
PLAYED until sthe second trip to the Var1-
Gus burgs This suggestion has been
made of course. because of the vast
number of postponed games already
piled IN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
Bv Damon Runyon.

"O the throne of the left-hand-
ers. that most curious race
of all the curious races that
dwell within the borders Of base
ban. has come "a new king King
Rube-the Second or Third, or
Fourth. as the case may be any
way. Rube. and anyway King Of
Left hand Land The alabaster
bean Of Richard de Marquis, alias
Rube MarQuard, tits itself above
the level Of the rahble 10 receive
the metaphorical crown.
There has been no regular king
Of left handlers since the passing Of
King Rube WaddeH as we under
stand the matter. He went and left
throbbing vacuum Supporters Of
Nan Rucker. and Doc White and
Eddie plank and other candidates
tried to capture enough delegates
to elect their favorite 90 the job,
but a tie. or something resulted in
the conv enuon, and there was no
choice.
i''il9
along came klthafo oe N''iqu'',
ailas huhe "l' pua'o, anu eo -.
the crow T. - go Spsan' ''o 'NI4F
was aead very goo" WV
wan. Wnl'Il ielIe, "''' '
derstood by King Rube, as he is Of
the puresl pi''o ,.i'' II nuns
on ms iaooIs 81 ias' se'So'' GU
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
Rube Marquard Is Hailed as
Best Southpaw of All Time

the American league leader, Won
II and lost 3, for percentage of
773.
Marquard struck out 237 men
the highest number Of any pitcher
in the National league Grover
Cleveland Alexander was the only
man who came close to him. ali
though Ed Walsh Of the American
league, exceeded him by IS.
1t was Marquard's wonderful
pitching which did more than any
thing else toward the winning of
the National league pennant by the
Giants although McGrsw's con-
summate use of that ability helped.
Was Failure at Start
Last year was Marquards first
real year IN the big league. The
story Of the Rube is a familiar one,
but # viii be told for years to come.
His purchase from the Indianapolis
club. of the American association,
for $1,000 and his subsequent to-
tal failure as big league pitcher
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
NEWS FROM RINGSIDE

One Round Hogan. who has not been
seen in action since the night he was dis
qualified in his bout with Leach Cross
viii leave shortly for his home in San
Francisco Hogan plans to rest up for a
few months and then return to New Y ork
in the fall
The latest victim to fan before Phil
Cross punches was Terry Brooks The
bovs fought in New York a few nights
20 and though the match went the limit
cross won all the way
san Francisco promoters are arranging
10 stage a match between Willie Richie
and Jack Brltton. tile winner TO meet Ad
Wolgast in 2o-round bout
seat prices for the Mike Gibbons Sid
Burns match in New York May p will
range from 81 to 81
The big arena at Las Vegas in which
the Johnson Flynn night will he held July
4 viii be completed about June IS.
If 1876 pounds were the featherwelght
limit in America, as it is in England, il
looks as though Charley and Jack White
would he dividing things in a family way.
Charley White is scheduled to meet
owen Moran. the British lightweight,
next Monday night
cyclone Johnny Thompson is probably
the only l5S FOUNDER in the game who
would rather night 20 rounds than TO box
over q shorter route Thompson says he
does not get started until after the tenth
round
Fans viii never know the real winner
a few nights ago AS the referee could
not give a decision IL was left to the
newspapers However, they disa greed
on 1t, several Of them calling it draw.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
CRACKERS MAY LAND NEW
HURLER WITHIN FEW HOURS

Manager Charley Hemphil an
nounced this morning that he may land
a new pitcher within the next few
hours. He refused to say who the
hurler is. but expects by night that
his John Hancock will be affixed to a
local contract
President Kavanaugh wired the local
club this morning asking them to vote
on allowing the Birmingham Nashville
series, starting on May 10, scheduled for
Nashville, to be played in Baronville.
The change is on account of the trouble
in Nashville over Sunday games. The
local club voted in favor of the change
and so informed the league chief.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

than on Thursday, and got by with
out much kicking.
In the middle of the game del
egation of Tech men and some few
feminine supporters arrived. They
had taken the midday train from
Atlanta. Their roofing, led by the
indomitable Loeb, of football fame,
was a feature of the afternoon.
There was the best of feeling on
both sides, which was in fine con-
trast with happenings in the past.
Brannen deserves much of the
credit for winning the Tech series
for Georgia His work when he re-
lieved' Beddingfeld in the game
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

while some gave the decision to Mandot
and others TO rrendall
Boxing has reopened al Gary, M and
promoters are trying to stage a fight be
tween Eddie McGoorty and some other
promising boy,
Reports from the coast say Wolgast Is
carrying a black eve and three stitches
in his upper lip as the result of his four
round bout with Richie on the coast =
few nights ago
Mayer Prizes certainly showed improve
ment in his six round mill with Spider
Britt at the Gate City A. c last Tuesday
night. Prizes came back strong i'm The
last round and had 1t been an eight round
affair instead OF six he would probably
have gotten the decision Prizes plans to
train at Lakewood this summer and hopes
to be in good condition to meet some of
the windup boys here next year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
Georgia and Tech Meet in Final Struggle Today
Men of Athens Capture Second Battle to 4

Thursday was superlatively good
and he pitched steady ball yester-
day. His work was the big feature
of both contests.
The new Georgia hela is pretty
lumpy. and it was hard work for
the Tech fielders to figure out the
bounds. A couple of balls that went
for hits would have been outs on an
older and smoother field
The game was vastly better than
Thursdays. Despite lot of err
rors. both teams put on lot Of
really good baseball Only one bone
play cropped out, and that had no
material effect on the result.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18

A real fight is going to be staged on
July A, when Jack johnson and Jim
Flynn, like the lion and the unicorn
battle for the crown. Already Las
Vegas, N. M. has become a real train
ing camp. One of the fighters is al
ready there. Everything he does is
likely to be chronicled in more ways
than il takes a press agent to describe
the diamonds of diva. Already he has
had a thrilling encounter with a lion.
List to. this:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-18
GOTHAM CLUB LOSES ITS
LICENSE FOR DECISION

NEW york. May 1S.-The state ath-
letic commission has revoked the license
of the National Sporting Club of Amer
ica and The license of Patrick Haley as
referee for violation OF rule under the
FraWley law in rendering a decision in
The recent bout between Jim Stewart and
Gunb0at Smith
Ask any business man and he viii tell
yuu The Georgian Want Nd columns
fcaeh more people ana bring better result s
hat could nos he obtained in any other
medium ia this section.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-09-12
SPRINGFIELD

Farmers are beginning to pick cot
ton.
Mrs. Hargis of oMrrilton visited
relatives here the past week.
Miss Jessie Moore closed her sub
scription term of school last Friday.
Rev. Irwin F. Harris of Texas
spoke here last aSturday afternoon
in favor of prohibition. A large
crowd was in attendance.
Noah Jordan and MSS Flossie Boil
ton were married last Wednesday af-
ternoon, Rev. Chambers pronouncing
the ceremony.
H. P. Hutto and family are visit
ing relatives on Petit Jean Mountain
this week.
Misses Blanche Moore, Jessie
Moore, Lena Moore and Alice Berry
and Messrs. Steve Combs attended
the county contest at Solgohachia last
Saturday. They report a great inter-
est being manifested and grand
time III every TespeSl.
Mrs. E. G. Schoggen of Little Rock
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X.
s. Moses, last week.
Mrs. w. C. Moses closed her sum-
mer term of school in district AZ last
Friday and returned home.
Messrs. Doc Blythe and Malcolm
Brown passed through here last Sat
urday enroute to their home at Da-
mascus. They had been to Hattie
vile.
Miss Blanche Moore closed her
school last Friday in district "a, and
returned home last Saturday.
Miss Cleo Moses returned from Lit
tie Rock last week, where she had
been visiting for some time.
Rev. Mcgee of Damascus is con-
Quoting a serie sof meetings at the
Baptist church here this week. He is
an able preacher and we hope that
much and lasting good may be ac-
complished.
The young people of this place are
preparing a play which they will pre-
sent in a short time.
Steve Combs has purchased the }
S.. Cathart property ujst east OF
town, consideration $4,000.
Sam Moses is staying at Solgo-
hachia, working at the gin there. He
will move his mother and sister there
in the near future, where they will
make their home.
Sept. 9.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-09-12
KENDALL.

A nice little shower of rain fell on
last Sunday afternoon and settled the
dust and cooled the atmosphere. We
are glad for even that much.
j. l.. Nash ginned bale OF cotton
Saturday for Ed Finton, it being the
first he has ginned this season.
Cotton is opening fast and several
are beginning to gather.
Several from here went to Shady
Grove Saturday to hear Bro. Harris
lecture on prohibition.
Quite a number from our settle
ment attended churcr at Mallettown
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night.
r. l.. McMillens family left FIJI
day for visit to relatives at Scot
land.
J. R. Russell and family visited
relatives on Cedar Creek from FRI
day till Sunday.
Sept. 8.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-09-12

Sunday evening.
Several from here attended the bap-
tizing at the Shaw bridge Sunday,
and all report nice time.
Robert Hargrove and Borrell Eth
ridge are i'll at this writing.
Levi Clements has just returned
from a visit In Scott county, and has
a hot fever to move. His property
is for SALE Does some one want to
buy?
Bro. Harris preached fine sermon
on the prohibition question at Shady
Grove at 10 a. m. Sunday.
j. A. Batson is trying to get his
family moved to town, but | think he
is having poor success.
"Listen!" There is stray knife
here and we would like for the owner
to come and get it. Mortie Hiett.
Sept. 9.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-09-12
WOOSTER. :
Sept. 8

J. A. McMahan has sold his prop
erty here to l.. T. Patton.
John Ball carried bale of cotton
to Conway Tuesday
The election here was very quiet.
The township officers were reelected.
Rev. Cayton did not preach at TINS
place Sunday as he had announced.
Mrs. P. j. Thompson is preparing
to 90 to Dennison, Texas with her
daughter, Mrs. Belle Brannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Hogan went
Ito Chadwick last week to visit their
son, w. H. Hogan.
|. X. H. Burks has remodeled his
dwelling and erected two porches.
G. w. Alsup has sold his proper
ty here to H. Robinson, and his old
home property to j. M. Browning
and has bought A. M. Burketts
farm, near Greenbrier.
G. ]. Pearson has just completed
his barn.
T. N. Ford has been improving his
property.
A. A. Tyler, who carried his wife
to Little Rock for an operation Tor
appendicitis, returned Saturday
and claims she is getting along all
right.
Carl Patton of Morrilton was here
last week.
Our township was voted dry Mon
day.
Mrs. Dewitt moved to Conway last
week
H. w. Patton is erecting resi-
dence for his son-in-law, Jim Lea.
Corn gathering and cotton picking
is now in progress.
w d. Beene, j. d. and Cecil
Martin of Martinville were here last
Monday.
NJ. G.. Greene returned home Mon
dav from Perry county, where he has
been out on dear" hunt.
Sept. 10.