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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
Twenty-Five Greatest Southern League Players
No, 8----Pratt Made Good Despite Family Tree
By "Bud'' Fisher

the Montgomery team almost as
onscientiously as Bill Stickney.
Pratt Played-and Danced.
And there was the rub. All the
home fans knew the young infielder
well enough to call him by his first
name. Alabama alumni used to
give . couple of college yells every
time Pratt went to the plate. He
danced with the blushing buds of
Montgomery as regularly as he don
ned his spiked hoes each after
noon
Any BAH player will tell you that
this is the poorest sort OF start for
an athlete. But Pratt, being a wise
young person, did not have his head
turned. He just played ball
His Rise Was BrIliantf
In his first year he broke a
shoulder tendon in the practice sea
son and his arm did not recover
for months. Ed Greminger farmed
him out IL the Cotton States league.
and the next year he reported to
Johnny Dobbs in Montgomery.
DCbbs tried him at third base and
ahOrtstop, and finally located him
permanently at second. His bril-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
SHAUGHNESSY BREAKS
WRIST IN SMITH BOUT

ROSWELL. y. MEN. Nov. 4.-Ruhe
smith, ut Denver, and Pete Shaughnessv.
Of I'ort h, Went five ROUNDS al clovis
last night Shsughnessy broke his wrist
IN lhc hfth of a scheduled ten round bout
Shaushnessy broke the same wrist in
iisht with Jimmy Perry in Atlanta last
spring
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
by Percy III. Whiting.

the arvard-Princeton game
that was flashed from Cam
bridge Saturday afternoon brought
sorrow into the estimable family Of
rickley-wherever it may be re
siding-but II was a glad tiding to
Dixie. The sentence was;
"5riekIey was hurt on the play
that gave Harvard it's last touch
down, and will hardly be able to
play before the Yale game
II this report proves true, Van
derbilts chances Of holding EIar-
ward next Saturday are vastly en-
HANGED
The coming SATURDAY doesn't Of
fer anything very thrilling In a
football way. To Dixie fans in gen
eral there Is just one BIG game
and that win not be played in
Dixie. 1t viii be staged in Cam
bridge, where Vanderbilt hooks up
with the official gridiron ropresen-
tatives of old j Harvard, Ions
since deceased
AS has been alleged before, Van
derbilt picked out a rotten bad
year TO play Harvard For years
and years, when Harvard hasn't
had poor team, it has had a
good team that played poorly
which was much the same thing.
But this year they have an eleven
up there which either wasn't pick
ed for family or social reasons. or
else the society guys are stacking
up stronger than usual this year.
Anyhow, it is the best Harvard
team Of recent years not improb-
ably the best team Harvard ever
had
In fact, NJ. r, Delano, manager OF
the owen Poultry Farm. who was
here last week for the poultry show
and who was a football player for
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in earlier days, told me
this:
I've seen Harvard play this
year. | have seen every Harvard
ream for the last twenty years.
have seen most of the big Eastern
teams of the same period. | be-
lieve not only that it is the best
Harvard team. but ii is likely TO
be ranked the greatest football team
OF all time" Which is going some.
So il will be admitted that Van
derbilt is playing Harvard the
wrong year. Just as IL is refrainine
from playing Michigan a year when
it could tie kinks in the Wolver-
ines.
But Bricllley's being out win make
q difference. He is the big man of
the team, one Of the big football
players of an time
Even with BvjckleN out Wander
hilt mas little chance OF making
GOOD showing. Harvard beat Prince
ton saturday l6 TO .. That Is
tremendous beating. And the team
that lost is corking good one. The
Crimson team is a Tartar. II ought
10 roll up from four to six touch
downs on Vanderbilt. II the Com
nodores can hold them down to an
advantage OF three touchdowns. il
viii be a creditable showing.
Harvard showed weakness in sat
urday's game in an inability to
put up a successful defense against
the forward pass II this weak
ness continues Vanderbilt viii
score. The Commodores have never
failed TO pull off some long forward
passes in a critical game when the
rules allowed long ones. McGugiu
is likely to uncorl some Of his old
fifty yard passes against Harvard
1T HE best game played "a the
South next Saturday. ana one OF
peculiar interest to Atlantau> and
Georgians will be that between Sc
vance and Tech. which viii be
played al Ponce DeLeon.
SATURDAY Georgia and sew mee
played hot tie NcNt SATURDAYS
game win answer tile tremendous
question,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
ATLANTA CLUB LANDS
ANOTHER KID PITCHER

Major Frank Galloway Lands eHr-
ring"
No, it is not the heading over q fish
story. 1t is an item of baseball news
Herring is a big right handed pitcher
that Manager Clark Griffith has sold,
under optional agreement. to the At
lanta club
The optional agreement" part means
that Washington thinks enough of the
man to keep a string tied to him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04

There could be no better medicine
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Nv
children were all sick with whooping
cough. one Of them was in bed. had a
high fever and was coughing up blood.
our doctor gave them Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and the first dose eased
them and three bottles cured them"
says Mrs r. A. Donaldson. of Lexing-
ton, Miss. For sale by all dealers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04

liant year is of too recent date to
mention.
He was sent to the st. Louis
Browns and with that lowly club
during his first year in the majors
batted better than 300 all of
which is some record.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04
RACES OFF AT MINERAL
SPRINGS FOR THIS YEAR

MINERAL SPRINGS, IND, Nov. A.
There will be no more racing this year
at the Springs race track Forty-five
days racing will be provided in 1918. be-
ginning about June 10 and ending Octo-
Der l.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-04

President James Gaffney OF the Boston
Braves, says that he will not interfere at
all with George Stallngs They all
say it,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31
Free Cholera Serum Supply Gives Out.

Jackson, Miss, May 27.-The
information is sent forth the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college of
the state that the supply of free
hog cholora serum has run out,
Most of the serum went to south
Mississippi counties where the
malady has been very prevalent.
The college, however, is prepared
to furnish hog cholera serum at
cost. 1t has been found that it is
cheaper to buy it from established
manufacturing concerns than to
manufacture it at the A. & M.
college. A fund was appropriated
by the last legislature for the pur-
pose Of either buying the serum
or manufacturing it, as Commits
sioner Blakeslee might think best
and he has decided it is best to
buy. The product is thus more
uniform and standardized.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

payements, water works, electric
lights-has Its opponents. and
there are prophets ofevil, who tell
Of dire consequences to follow an
increase Of taxation.
OF course, good roads will cost
us something-we expect 1t, but
we believe 1t will be the wisest and
mast beneficial investment the
county ever had.
/ will close with this an extract
in reply to ssDrag, brother, drag,
telling What Old Caesar Did,"
The Good Roads Movsment.
"When Caesar took an eastward
ride and grabbed the Gauls for
Rome, what was the first thing
that he did to make them feel at
homef Did he increase the peo-
ple's loads and liberty forbids No,
he dug in and built good roads
that's what old Caesar did.
''Did Caesar put the iron heel
upon the foeman's breast, or did
he try to make them feel that
Roman rule was besti What did
he do to make them glad he'd
come their midst amid! He built
good roads in place of bad-that's
what old Caesar did.
"He built good roads from hill to
hill, good roads from vale to vale;
he ran a good roads movement till
old Rome got all the kale. He
told the folks to buy at home,
built roads their hills amid, until
all the roads led up to Rome
that's what old Caesar did.
eff any town would make the
town the center of the map, where
folks will come and settle down
md live in plenty's lap, if any
own it's own abodes of poverty
would rid, let it get out and build
rood roads just like old Caesar
lid.n J. w. DEUPREE.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

jackson, Miss, May 25, 10
Comrades After long and
trying wait, it is with pleasure
that | announce the consumma
tion of our long desire, that is the
building of a monument to the
Women of the Confederacy, and
on June Sd, 1912, the birthday of
our only president, we will lay the
Corner Stone of this monument
under the auspices of the Masonic
Fraternity. On this occasion we
expect to have with us many of
our distinguished comrades and
sons and daughters of the confed-
eracy. Addresses will be deliver
ed appropriate to the occasion.
The Committee on Arrangements
will get out an elaborate program
and it is hoped this event will be
one long remembered not only by
veterans but by all loyal Missis-
sippians. Invitation is hereby
extended to each Camp Of Confed-
crate Veterans, Sons of Confeder
ate Veterans and Daughters OF
the Confederacy to participate
with us, and officials of said or
ganizati0ns are requested to call
their organizations to meet with
us on this memorable day.
The sponsors, maids of honor
and chaperons named for the re-
union will be expected to take the
same places they held and to be
with us on that day. Arrange
ments will be made for proper as
signment in the parode.
Tickets for this occasion will be
on sale on June 1st, End, and 3rd,
OF all stations at one and one. third
first-class fare, plus twenty cents;
good to return until June 8th.
A grand parade is the feature
)f the day, which will be formed
1t the Union Depot, in which all
Veterans, Sons of Veterons.
Daughters of the Confederacy and
,ther patriotic orders are asked
20 participate. All school chill
lren are invited to participate
vith us. By order OF
PATRICK HENRY,
Maj. G. s. A. & Maj. Gen
C0m'dMiss. Div. U. G. v.
Ohm A. WEBB,
Adj. Gen. q Chief VI Sssa, l.iss. |.
Div. U. 9. V. i
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31
Souls Chapel.

The annual decoration OF
graves at Soule Chapel's ceme-
terry was observed this year as
usual. The celebration Of this
anniversary is a pleasant and
honorable feature of our country
life, and Soule Chapel church
has been nolsd for its faithful
and excellent observance of the
day,
The cemetery had been put in
beautiful condition, all the walks
cleaned and the lots and graves
put in order. Many beautiful
flowers. too were testimonials Of
the continued love and affection
of those living for those who
have gone before.
The exercises consisted Of
music and prayer and a sermon
by Rev. Mr.. Lee the pastor. He
took as a subject the COM
mand Of God to the Israelites to
make a memorial out of the
stones taken from the bed of the
River Jordan. Mr.. Lees sermon
was a strong and earnest one.
The music was greatly enjoyed.
Miss Mary Smith acted as organ
list and there were some fine
voices from Brooksville as well
as the excellent choir of 'Soule
Chapel church.
A business meeting was held
after dinner and reports made
and committees appointed.
The committee on arrange
ments this year were: M. H. Love,
Jas. B. Elkin and L. Hines.
For the coming year they will
be: M. R. Love. L. Hines and E.
F. Anderson.
The dinner, as it always is,
was most abundant and abound
ing in delicious things. Woman
suffrage and other similar |!
modern ideas have SO far had no
effect on the housekeeping
genius of the ladies Of Soule
Chapel neighborhood. Good old
fashioned southern cooking was
excellently displayed
The crowd in attendance this
year was not so large as is Gus
tomary, but this is explained by
The fact that farm work is so de-
|ayed that many farmers could
not spare the time. People from
many sections of the county
we're present.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31
South Mississippi Crops Good

A Hattiesburg dispatch says:
The gist of the report of P. P. Gar
ner, State demonstration agent for
South Mississippi, after visiting
the farming section around Hat
tiesburg, is that the crops are
much better than covld reasonably
be expected. He says farmers can
60 another week without rain and
suffer but little damage to crops.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

Jackson, Miss, May q. The
state department of agriculture
has been advised of the appear
ance of the army worm in consid-
cradle numbers in the counties of
Hancock, Harrison and Jackson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

The following notice printed in
a local paper by the Salyersville,
Colo, National Bank. is some.
thing that should be emulated for
the benefit of the public, by every
bank in the country:
Notice is hereby given to all
that no candidate for Office will be
accepted as surety on any note to
this bank. So it is needless to
present any note to this bank with
any candidates name to it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31
Farmers and all interested or who

EdrIlcTS anu oil lHUcTCSUcu vi WHO
have crops liable to be infested by
the worms are urged to use paris
green, a solution of a teaspoonful
to a gallon of water and sprayed
or sprinkled on the vegetation
they are eating, or arsenate of
lead, according to directions.
These worms strip the vegetation
clean from corn, cotton and other
plants and unless checked prompt.
ly become a serious menace. The
state entomologist at A. & M.
college postoffice also has issued a
bulletin on the manner of fighting
the pest which will be mailed free
on application.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

Wanted, to buy, good gentle horse.
Prefer bay; no plug wanted.
J. r. WNDHAM.
Cochrane, Ala.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

City by Mayor Crowder; On be-
halfof State by Governor; On be-
half Of Veterans by Major Pat.
Henry.
Music by the Band.
Address by Rev. De B. Waddell,
Of Meridian.
Laying Of Corner Stone by Grand
Master J. Rice Williams fol-
lowed by Masonic address.
Short Talks by Mrs. Z. 8. Rose,
Pres. Miss. Div. u. e. C. v Miss
Anabel Power for Daughters Of
Veterans.
Music: Southern Melodies. Star
Spangled Banner.
Everybody Cordially Invited.
=
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

Program.
Prayer by q. F. Sproles
Music. Patriotic Chorus.


Addresses VfWslcoms. .ou behalf 0:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31

Excelsior Chill Tonic q Rvarenteed.
JoEEs pauU co,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-05-31
PATRICK HENRY.

Maj. G. s. A. & Maj. Gen
Com'dMiss. Div. U. G. v.
JOHN A. WEBB,
Adj. Gen. q Chief VI Syaa, Hiss.
Div. U. @. V.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-27
+ Manner IS here today from An.

+ Nidifer is here today from l'air.
land.
c. A. Mather was down todry from
Weleh.
Harry Mead went to Muskogee his
morning.
Il J.. Lyons has returned rom Fort
smith Ark
Blake Gore was down IRON 8ne-
jacket today
Rev W Q Davis left ycsterda tor
a visit I'M Nashville, Ark
a number of marriages oeeuered III
this city yesterday.
Hiss emma Hinton of Tahleuuah IS
here visiting Miss Willie Balmgslea.
The Elks viii hold reception Il
their hal this evening. The dancing
Will be in the social club rooms of the
city hall building
Porter Bridgeman and Miss Nora
Sarchett were united in marriage yes.
terday at the home Of the bride ~
Rev. o. L. Smith
G. o. Alexander has bought the
Pearl Grocery from J. r. Scott and
will take charge of that business the
first of the year
Roscoe Evans left this morning for
Oklahoma City to attend the State
Teachers association which is in ses.
sion at that place.
Emmett Dupree and Miss Ethel Dal.
quest left on the early morning train
today for Oklahoma City to attend the
State Teachers association.
The work Of moving the court house
records and fixtures continues today
and the countyofIlcers are now doing
business in their new home.
Mrs. T. A. Dodd is here from Par.
sons, Kans, visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs f. N. Ratcliff Mrs. Dodd
was formerly Miss Nettie Duncan.
Prof. w. G, Masterson left last night
for Oklahoma City to attend a meet.
ing of the State Teachers association.
He will return to this city on Friday
night
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-27
HAS INTEREST
IN OKLAHOMA

San Diego, Cal, Dec 26. - Deter
mined to do all in his power to secure
participation by Oklahoma in the San
Diego Exposition in 1916 celebrating
the opening of the Panama Canal, C.
n. Byrd, chairman of the Oklahoma
Participation Society of this city, has
left for that state to put ND to the
legislature the advantages of an ex-
hibit here worthy of that common
wealth, Although a prominent attor.
ney and largely identified with life
here, Byrd retains his affection for
Oklahoma and interest in her de-
velopment. He resided there many
years, was a member of the Oklahoma
constitutional convention, and served
in the first legislature after her ad
mittance to statehood.
Il love San Diego" he said before
he left, but can never lose interest
in Oklahoma. The state has made
such wonderful strides in the past
Wv JSRAS ShAt iiJOiAt WIN Has IlNeu
there must be proud of the state.
have made careful study Of what
the San Diego exposition can do for
Oklahoma and have decided that
must give up my time and money and
go back and tell my state the possi-
billties that lie in an advertisement
of her resources here in 1915
Oklahoma needs people Thou
sands Of fertile acres are lying idle.
calling to the thousands who will
come to America and this port through
the Panama Canal to develop them.
Oklahoma needs capital, new indus
tries, new blood to develop her splen-
did resources. She can attract all
Of these things by advertising her
possibilities at the San Diego exposi-
ton, and l am going to do my best to
make such an advertisement pos
sible
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-27

~NNtatA5 tsN2 AOAAs MNAAN u 4 AtHa tAAS
morning for few days visit
Three drunks were fined eight dol.
| lars in police court this morning and
one other party was assessed ten dol.
lars for being in disorderly house
j. T. Stubbledeld spent Sunday With
lhis brother z Stubbleheld yester.
Iday en route from Nuskogee to kan
Isas City He went ou to Kansas Cfa.
Hast night
Mrs porterfeId arrived yesterday
from Piclserino, No. and VIII visit her
parents, AIr and Mrs j. B. Lionberger
Two miles north ae dis eity for the
next several days
Mrs. Arthur Chamberlin. Miss Cath
Ierine Chamberlm and Fanshaw Cham
berlin left last night for Idabeu Okla.
where they Will spend the holidays
with relatives.
The Northeastern Oklahoma Teach.
ers Association will BE held in Nowata
February D and % The very best
talent Of speakers is being procured
for that occasion and it promises to
be the best that has ever been held.
Cline Chamberlin reports the sale
Of hog this morning that tipped the
scales to the one hundred and seventy
pounds when dressed. The price re-
ceiyed for it was fifteen dollars and a
half.
One OF Tom Isabell's transfer teams
that has been driven by Jake Smith,
ran away this afternoon and the quick
work Of spectators along Wilson street
was al THAT averted several serious
Ismashes
Several daily papers with a large
circulation in Vinita are Offering spe-
cial rates on mail subscriptions. We
are agents for them Give your re-
newals to us. Vinita News Agency,
Geo. f. Davis, Proprietor
Mrs. ]. p, Gooch arrived Sunday
morning from Washington to be at the
bedside of her mother who has been
very low for the past few days Her
mother, Mrs. Hunt is reported to be
some better this afternoon
The Mighty Oaks" the worlds
famous handcuff king and jail.breaker
will be the engagement at the Grand
theatre tonight and tomorrow night.
This man has reputation of being
able to get free from any kind of phys
ical restraint and everyone should not
fail to see the act.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-27
Miss Madge Daniels went 10 Okla.
homa City this mornins Tor visit


homa City this morning Tor a visit
with friends.
Mrs. h. Pershing viii arrive to-
morrow evening from Lawton for a
visit with her mother Mrs Harriet
shepard on South Thompson street.
Miss Mary Gulager and Miss Eldea
S,m arrived Inst evening from Table
luah and viii visit over Christmas at
,he home of Mr. and Mrs. l.. w. BUT
Hugton
Mrs. Lon Counor received "a mes
age yesterday stating that her mother
living III Maystille, Ark, was serious
ly ill Mrs Conuor left for that place
last evening
The county records and the mrnt
tre belonging to the county is being
moved this afternoon to the Bumng
ton building which viii be used as
the court house in the future
Or ". r. Marks, who has been prac-
ticing medicine at the general hospital
in Kansas City will arrive in this city
tonight to spend Christmas with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs L. w Marks.
The Christmas shoppers are all busy
today and tonight Santa Claus. as
sisted by the Good Fellows win visit
almost every home in Vinita. Tomor-
row being Christmas there will be no
issue of the Chieftain.
Dr. Williams, assistant at the in
sane asylum under Dr. F. NJ. Adams,
has returned from Norman and says
that all arrangements are completed
for the removal of the inmates to this
place. They will be brought to this
city about the tenth of Jenuary.
The different churches are being
decorated this afternoon and the
Christmas trees trimmed and loaded
in preparation of the entertainment to
be given this evening Tho programs
will consist of plays, recitations and
carols and will be rendered by the
children of the Sunday schools.
Mrs. f. NJ. Hartman, the mother of
Mrs. J. r. Campbell and Mrs. S. L.
Smith, will have the pleasure of see-
ing this evening and spending the
holidays with her eight children, four
daughters and four sons who are COM
ing from several different states to at
tend this reunion.