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The Laclede blade., 1913-04-11
TOWN AND COUNTRY IN BRIEF
NeighborhOod News Of the Past,
Present and Near Future

L6JIuce aIlu new OIlloHs AZ al
rick 81 Adv.
we can furnish YOU any kind Of
house furnishings See our stock
and get prices before placing your
spring order. . B. Patrick
Adv
We are headquarters for garden
seeds and seed potatoes. Give us
your orders and have them filed
from reliable seeds. Garothers 8
Allen. ADV.
President Wilson's hrst message
to congress is printed in full on
another page Of the Blade today
1t is very short and outlines the
plans of the administration along
tariff legislation.
The large sack of flour in Car
others & Allen window may mean
dollars to you. You'd better call
and find out how yoa may obtain
Lit absolutely free. Carothers &
Allen ADV.
The skating rink opened nei r
the depot Monday night is furnish
| ing lots Of amusement to the
young people. G. a. Holmquist,
the manager, keeps the place clean
and orderly and free from rowdy
ism. and it is very pleasant
place to spend an hour or two.
Prof. @. F. Johns and littlf
daughter, on their way home from
a visit with relatives at Milan,
stopped off and spent Sunday will
Mr.. and Mrs. r g. Adams on
route two. Mrs. g. E. Adams
accompanied them to Versailles,
where she will make her home With
her daughter, Mrs. Johns.
Former County Clerk H. s.
Dick") johnson of Linneus has
been appointed a member Of the
state board of examiners of state
& Y
and county public institutions.
This board is connected with the
state auditors Office, was created
by the last legislature, and its
members receive So, 900 year and
expenses.
The annual financial statement
Of the city of Laclede will be found
elsewhere in the Blade today. The,
city is in prosperous condition
and the new city council has
authorized the publication each
month Of the receipts and expenses,
so that the taxpayers may know all
the time just what is being done
with their money.
j NJ. CoDnley and family, who
have been living on the L. B
Jones place at the north end Of
town. have gone to Marshalltown,
Iowa, to spend the summer With
his brother. They will also visit
relatives in Illinois and at bis
birthplace in Boone county. Ken
lucky, aud expect to return to La
clede in August or September.
Mr. and Mrs. R. NJ. Thompson
and children Of CenterviIle, Iowa,
were guests Of his mother, Mrs n,
]. Thompson. a few days this week.
Dick has been off duty the past
month as the result of getting a
toe mashed while in the perform
anee Of bis work as a fireman on
the Burlington, but will be able
to return to work IN a few days.
a. R. Bisseft has been trans
ferred from Carrollton to Cora.
where he viii have charge Of the
Burlington section. and moved
there with bis family this week.
Bert Is just recovering from
-.-,-s .f,.c- 5f nnenmonia and his
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Bran fi.l5 shorts fl 30 and red
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EASY FOR ATHLETICS
Mix Many Hits With Detroit's
Errors and Win, is to 9.
COBB PLAYS SECOND BASE
Makes Three Errors Out of Four
Chances-Brown Gives Out
Fifteen Passes.
COBB PLAYS SECOND BASE

DETROIT, Mich. July 12.-In an aw-
full travesty on the national pastime,
Philadelphia defeated Detroit this aft
ernoon, Is to 3. There was only one
redeeming feature-the sharp fielding
of the Athletics which time and again
prevented the Tigers scoring after be-
ing passed to the bases by the Phila-
delphia pitcher. Brown established a
record by walking fifteen batters in
seven and two thirds innings. but up to
the eighth inning only one of these
passes developed into a. run. Dubuc
House and Lake. for Detroit were in
effective and received miserable sup
port.
Cobb, getting back into the game
after weeks lay-Of because of an
injured knee. essayed to play second
base for the Tigers. He had four easy
two of which, as well as the misplays
by Bush. Crawford and Veach, helped
the visitors to runs. Around these
fielding slips the Athletics grouped
their heavy hitting and the runs came
in Brown passed every man on the
Detroit team at least once. He walked
two in the second. two in the third,
one in the fourth, two in the fifth,
three in the sixth, three in the sew.
enth and two in the eighth before
Plank relieved him.
Only in the eighth, however, did the
Detroits hit him effectively, when FIVE
singles were made. Plank was hit
hard in the ninth. when Witt and Veach
singled and Crawford hit for three
bases. The score:
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First Hole Is Best.

First Hole Is Best.
The first hole proved to be one OF the
besh Mcleod winning 1t in "A stroke be-
low par. after having had all kinds Of hard
luck. Four poor drives started them on,
Mcleod hooking his and the Nicholses and
Sargent slicing theirs. The last three
named made good outs and were on the
green on their second. McLeod's second
a mashie shot-did not clear the trees
and his ball bounced back to fair green.
A beautiful approach put him about fif-
teen feet from the hole, and he ran down
his putt after the other three had missed
theirs.
The second and third holes were halved
in and 4, respectively. On the second
good tee shots enabled Sargent and Gilbert
Nichols to reach the green and bury their
strokes, the other pair not doing so we'll
and taking 4. Mcleod saved honors for
Washington on the third, his approach
laying him almost dead to the hole. His
first putt trimmed the cup and he had to be
contented with a halve,. Bernard Nichols
also getting 4. when he played his third
against the hole and holed out ON his
next. Sargent made a good shot in play
ing for, this hole. 1t was a brassie shot
which cleared the woods and placed him
1ust Oh the green after he had topped his
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Cleveland Plans Gala Base Ball Day in Its
Efforts to Defeat Nationals Star
For Third Time.
GRIFF NOT HELPED MUCH BY
DEVELOPMENT OF BOEHI ING
Failure of Groom to Continue in Form Countera cts
Joe's Good Pitching -Umpires Are Do
ing Very Poor Work.
BY ]. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CLEVELAND July 12-What is expected to prove one OF
the gala days the history Of base ball here tomorrow
when Walter Johnson attempt the third this
victory the Maps The extensively
advertised bright the attend
ance record of this city will be broken
Johnson's pitcher, together with the
make the attraction. On different
Johnson has only been beaten the Maps
hit hard Whereas other have failed
occasionally the pitcher has handled
novice by the locals Griffith has always contened that
the part OF the local have been
He holds that has been the good fortune Bmnglams
catch Johnson when he far from being his best
struggle He gave him five days after working fifteen
inning game Boston. His effort against Detroit and
shutting them out for innings he relieved save
for today Whether this system Of preparing Johnson
be there club which
him the Maps who predict that Johnson will
this he has the ones
Griffith have helped by the develop
Boehng for with the coming OF the young soutpaw
now pitching anywhere like he should Today he was fairly
He had than dub base hits fairly
poured him. Griffith evidently did believe that the
pounding Groom received the fourth inning legitimate
he him the fifth and the that the score
Then with the Hughes
brilliantly but all wasted for the Maps eventually
got him for the which necessary win Griffith
Johnson and Boehling While believed
finally improved his staff such he felt he had
three could be relied upon judging from Groom
showing of late this absolutely mistaken impression
in keeping with
onec
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GIANTS BEAT REDS
Demaree Allows Cincinnati
Only Five Safe Hits.
AMES ALSO PITCHES WELL
New Workers. Bunch Bingles on
Suggs in the Final
Rounds.

NEW YORK, July 12.-New York de-
feated Cincinnati before q large crowd
here today by a score of 3 to I. Demaree
outpitched Ames, the old Giant favorite,
who made his first appearance on the
Polo Grounds in a Cincinnati uniform
Ames pitched a strong game. however,
and was given noisy, encouragement by
a considerable proportion Of the crowd
Devore and Groh, the other players re-
Gently traded to Cincinnati. also got cor
dial receptions.
The locals scored their first run in the
second inning on DOdge's tumble on
Doyle. Merkle's single and an infield out
Cincinnati tied in the seventh when
Bescher and Marsans singled with one
out. The pair worked a double steal. and
Bescher scored on Meyers low throw
With Marsans on second. Demaree struck
out Bates and Hoblitzel. The home team
took the lead again In its half when
Meyers single followed Murray's single
and steal, and added third run off
Suggs in the eighth when Shafer and
Fletcher punched doubles Score:
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but Turner walked, and then Jackson
once more came to his teams assistance
and drove a single to center on which
Banding scored. With the score tied,
Blanding and Hughes got down to serious
business. Hughes came into the game
with Jackson on and Lajoie up, but the
latter was out to Shanks, ending the IN
ming The two twirlers held their OPP
ponents in check inning after inning, but
Hughes had the harder work Of it.
In the seventh Morgan got him in bad
by booting Biandng's grounder. Hughes
struck out Johnston, but Chapman came
through with a HIT while Turner struck
out. Jackson was purposely walked. only
to be forced at second by Lajoie.
Again in the eighth Hughes was threat
ened. but again he slipped out of it, With
two out in this round. Carisch got a
Texas Lacquer to center. Blanding walk
ed. but Johnston was taken care OF by
Gandil and Hughes.
Though Gandil started the final round
with base hit, was sacrificed to second
by Morgan, and took third on Shanks
out. he was left when Turner made a
good stop of McBride's grounder and
threw him out. The Maps had a better
break in their half. After Chapman had
struck out, Turner doubled to left. jack
son was Intentionally walked, and then
Lajoie broke up the game as already
described. The score.
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MCLEOD AND SARGENT ARE
VICTORS In GOLF MATCH
Local Professionals Defeat Gilbert Brothers,
Before Exceptionally Large Gallery, by
Up-Play Is Interesting.
CLOSE SCORE MADE, BUT PLAYERS
PERFORM BELOW USUAL STANDARD

OF the interesting golf matches played in Wash
Columbia Country Clubs
erdav afternoon Fred Mcleod George Sargent local
the Nichols botheGibert OF the
Philadelphia and Bernard of the Wilmington Country
Chubby up.
Despite threatening weather the largest gallery that
followed local match hand and witnessed the play WITH
shown the match dsappont-
close and times there some brilliant pay
The that the difference between
that the former although some
getting trouble is able out easier In Yesterday
of the players hot water all OF the ume
poor ones
appeared the better player OF the Jour- although
have been due Sargent and the visitors all seemed
off their best Gilbert Nichols rated as one OF the pest
drivers country good putter He lived to his
driver but missed puts time and AGAIN and III
fact make single difficult His brother played good
game did nothing brilliant
The visitors down all the time although they threatened
at the last The local pair the first fourth and
holes the fourteenth which they
lost followed by another loss making them which
margin by which they the next three were aved
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Maps Veteran Comes Through in Ninth
With Safety Which Gives Game to
Cleveland by Score Of to 4.
GROOM HIT HARDER THAN IN
ANY PREVIOUS GAME OF YEAR
BY ]. ED GRILLo.
SneciaI Disna,ch 10 The Star.


CLEVELAND, July IA clean hard drive third base
by Laoe whom Joe Jackson Intentionally passed the
ninth inning brought todays game close with the Maps
winning end 5to4 In previous inning this bit
strategy had saved Hughes from disaster but when he tried
the performance his Waterloo.
The the Hughes had struck Chap
with and three Turner the latter hit down the
lett field iou line bases ackson looked dangerous
which aoie broke the with his hit
At the game after the third inning It looked as
the Nationals have OF in the opening OF
batting rally the Nean Gregg had Melted
lead That under ord
considered sufficient Tor Groon
who pitching but he failed to show anything like his usual
had be yanked out while under
By the the fifth rolled around the Maps had
Hughes proved stubborn opponent and
innings held the Maps bay But Gregg mad
his place taken by Banding Who on
has stumbling block to the
and who particularly good form today Not an
and when the resulting from
Iaoes crossed the plate end to bril-
liant struggle which furnished intense excitement Tor the nearly
spectators who their the lncloure
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PHILLIES GET TOGETHER.
Hammer Out IL Hits and Defeat
Cardinals, IL to /.

PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-PhiIadel-
phia hammered the ball today for seven
teen hits for total of thirty-five bases
and beat st. Louis by II to /. Becker led
with a home run. a triple and double.
Luderus made home run. triple and a
single. Lobert secured a home run. a
double and a single, and four other play
ers. including Cravath, who also made a
home run, each gathered in a pair OF
safeties. Ten of the hits were of Grin
er VINO was succeeded in the fourth In
ming by Geyer. Brennan kept ST. Louis
hits scattered and was given excellent
support, Manager Higgins of St Louis
was still suffering today from the effects
OF being nit upon the head by Pitcher
Tyler az Boston yesterday and remained
at his hoteI. lie is not seriously hurt
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BROWNS DEFEAT YANKEES.
Leverenz Outpitches Fisher and St.
Louis Noses Out New York, 2 to /.

oested Ray Fisher this afternoon. ST.
Louis defeating New York to l. New
York's run came In the first inning on a
pass to Wolter. a double and Hartzelfs
sacrifice fly. A single by Shotten and
Pratts triple in the same inning tied the
score. The winning run was scored in
the sixth on Williams double, an out and
sacrifice fly by Wallace. Score:
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ANOTHER FOR TRAvERS.

NEWBURG, n. T., July 12-In the
invitation tournament Of the Powellton
Golf Clue today Jerome D. Trayers. ma
tional champion. met Gilman p. Tiffany.
Hudson river champion, in the final round
of the first IL. In the first half of the
match, IS holes, Travers beat Tiffany
3 up and made score of n, which is
two better than the course record, held
by-T1fany.
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drive 1t did him no good, however. as q
) was the best ne could get
The local team won again in the fourth.
the home player again being the IMAM OF
the hour" and burying his fourth to the
others j. His was the only good drive
made, Sargent driving out Of bounds for
the loss Of a stroke, B. Nichols topping
his tee shot and the Wilmington player
slicing to the rough. The latter made a
pretty mashie shot to the green. he and
Mcleod laying alike on the second shots.
B. Nichols having followed Sargents ex-
ample and also gone out OF bounds. With
Sargent and the Philadelphia both PEN
allied a stroke il left Gilbert and Nc
Leod TO fight il out The former overran
the hole on his third, while the latter fell
short, Mcleod taking the hole by follow
ing down another pretty putt after Gill
bert had missed his by inches.
All four oyerrasl the NTH hole on
their second shots and the hole was
halved when Mcleod. Sargent and Gill
bert Nichols missed their approach
puts and holed their fourth strokes.
Bernard missing his fourth because OF
Four tours represent
ed the play in the sixth, Mcleod saw
ing the day for his side on the seventh.
bv halying il in par 4 after Sargent
and r.. Nichols had approached In the
bunker.
The eighth. ninth and tenth we're
CONTINUED on Third Page)
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Totals. As i q IS Totals. 30 II 2 II Z
.Ratted for House in eighth.
$Ratted for Pipp in eighth.
4I,an for Stanage in eighth.
Stated for Mckee in ninth.
p.iIadelnhia 3 o 2 3 Gle
Detroit .-...-..... -. 49,, m
paEer (ol McInnis (2l, Strunk, Lapp (2, Brown
Rush. Witt ~. Crawford (2,. Cobb (2), Gainor.
Tmn base hits-Vitt, Strunk, Baker. Three
haze hits-Barry, Crawford. Mckee. Hits-On
Dubuc. 10 In innings; of House. ~" IN in,
"a innings: OF Plank 4 in 1-3 innings.
sacrifice nysCobb. stolen bases-Collins. strunE:
Cobb Veach. Double plays-Brown, Barry and
NcInnis: Strunk. Collins and Lapp. Collins,
Harry and McInnis. Left on observation-disclosures,
10: Detroit. II. First base on balls5On Dubuc
.. an Brown 10: Off Plank. i: off House. ); OF
axe. l. Hit by pitcher-By Dubuc Baker.
Struck out-By Dubuc, 4; by Brown. 3; by
Plank, /; by House. l. Passed balls-Mckee,
wild pftch-Plank. Umpires-Messrs. Hide
brand and O'Laughlin. Time OF game-2 hours
and So minutes.
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RETAINS GOLF TITLE.
w. C. Fownes Defeats II. B. McFar.
land for State Championship.

PHILADELPHIA. July IL. - w C.
Fownes. jr.. Of Pittsburgh retained his
title of individual amateur golf cham
pion of Pennsylvania today. when he
defeated Fl. B. Mcfarland of this city,
the 1871 champion, up and to play.
The match was played over the course
OF the Philadelphia Cricket Club,
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Two-base hts-Jobnston. Milan, Morgan Turner
90. LajoIe. Jackson. Three-base hits-Moeller.
Grarey. Hits-On Gregg. In two and two
thirds innings; on Hughes, in four and one
third innings Double plays-Foster, Morgan and
land. o. Wild pitch-Blanding. Umpires-Messrs.
McCreevey and Connolly. Time OF game hours
and . minutes.
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Groom Hit Hard.
Groom was hit harder in the four and
;wo-thirds innings than he has been at
any tine this season. Ten hits for
total OF sixteen bases were made OFF his
delivery before he was relieved. yet ne
had run TO the good when he finally
turned the task over 10 Hughes Gregg
was not bit more effective than Groom.
but Banding and Hughes who finished
the game. pitched excellent pail In
the first inning Johnston hit for dOu-
BILE. and. after Chapman and turner
had been disposed OF. Joe Jackson singled
and scored Johnston Jackson was the
thorn in the Nationals side all day.
When he was not making productive nits
lie was purposely being walked, the
final time to the disaster OF Hughes. That
one run stood good until the third. when.
with two out the Nationals gave Gregg
a drubbng. Moeller started the rally
with a three-base hit TO left. He scored
on Fosters single and the latter went
10 third when Milan doubled to left
Gandi looked too dangerous for Biz
rninsharn so he ordered him walked
filing the bases But il proved mis-
calculation for Morgan. after having two
strikes and three balls him. hit to
deep left for two bases. clearing the
sacks. That was the extent of the visit
ors' scoring. After that they never had
another look-in, though on several oc-
but il was at such times that Blanding
was at his best
With the big lead Of three runs Groom
figured 70 have easy sailing, but he soon
demonstrated that he lacked his usual
stuff and in the fourth inning the Maps
almost tied the score, and should have
done so. or more. had not their base
running been of color.
Turner Starts Rally.
Turner also started this rally. hitting
for a double. Jackson came through
with a long drive TO center. on which
Turner scored. but fast ard accurate
return of the ball nailed him at third.
"a joie hit for two bases. and after Ryan
had been retired Graney came through
with triple. and two runs had come over
the plate. making the score three DO four.
Groom allowed 10 continue in the
lame. however. IL was figured that he
probably had rid his system of all its
weak pitching, and that he would be ef-
fective afterward. But this was another
mistake. for in the very next inning the
score was tied Banding opened the fifth
with hit. He managed to steal second
when McCreevey failed to call a third
strike on Johnston. Chapman struck out,
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hits-Cree. Fisher williams. Three-base hits
Pratt. Agnew. Sacrifice hits-Brief, Daniels,
Shotten. Smith. Sacrifice pnies-Hartzell. Wal
lace. Stolen base-Midkin. Double play-Hart-
zell to knight TO Smith. Left bases-St
Louis, - New York. Q. First base on balls
Fisher. 3: by Ieyerenz. i. Umpires-Messrs.
Egan and Dineen. Time Of game-l hour and
~ minutes.
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Cincinnati. .......... o o o o o ! OIL
New York. ............ 0 0 0 ] x-S
nase on errarINeW York. Two-base hits
Shafer, Fletcher. Stolen bases-Murray ~,
Bescher, Marsans. Left on bases-New York,
A: Cincinnati, 1. Bases on balls-On Ames, /.
Struck out-By Demaree, 4; by Ames, 3; by
Suggs, 2. Wild pitch-Suggs. Passed ball
Clark. Hits-On Ames i've In seven innings;
or Suggs, two In one inning. Umpires-Messrs.
Rigler and Byron. Time OF game-1 hour and
~ minutes.
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Without wanting TO lay the blame for
the Nationals defeat on the umpiring
one cannot refrain from calling attention
To the fact that the work Of tho two ON
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Totals. 20 624 II Totals. 30 727 II
sBatted for Dodge In seventh inning.
tran for Clark In eighth inning.
3Batted for Ames In eighth inning
Slated for Suggs In ninth inning.
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Continued, ON Second Page.l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-22
THE DAILY ARDMoRElTE.

(Third period-May 16 to closing
hour OF contest, June 81
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the 10th Cavalry; Roy 8. Brown. to the
list Cavalry; Louis A. Falligant. to the
14th Cavalry; Herbert M Ostroski, to the
Sd Cavalry; John B. Brooks. to the 10th
Cavalry; John B. Coulter. to the 14th
Cavalry; William A. Raborg. jr.. to the
18th Cavalry: welton M: Modisette. to
the 18th Cavalry; John T; wheeler, TO
the 18th Infantry; Edward F. Witsell,
to the 9th Infantry; Alfred L. lockwood,
to the 18th Infantry; George w. Pol
hemus, to the 10Th Infantry; Floyd G.
Hecox, to the It'll Infantry; Carl a.
Hardigg. to the I'd Infantry; Carl L.
Cohen. to the 18th Infantry: William r.
Gruber, to the 10th Infantry: Francis
p. Regain. to the 18th Infantry; Herbert
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tillery Corps, will proceed to the Walter
Reed General Hospital for observation
and treatment.
Acting Dental Surgeon Frank c. Cady
Is relieved from duty at Fort Riley,
Kans., and will proceed to the Philippine
Islands for duty
Each of the following named second
|lieutenants, recently appointed from civil
life, have been assigned to the regiment
alry: Terry de la NJ Allen, to the 14th
Cavalry; John c. Mcdonnell. to the 1lth
Cavalry; Jerome w. Howe, to the 10th
Cavalry: Otto Wagner. to the 9th Cav
airy; William T. Pigott, jr.. to the "a
Cavalry: Russell B. Patterson. to the
18th Cavalry: Clyde v. Simpson. to the
18th Cavalry; Joseph F. Richmond. to
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ARMY-NAW.
Army Orders.

The resignation OF Chaplain Edward s.
Travers, United States Military Academy
has been accepted by the President. to
take effect March Il. 1913.
Capt. Ernest Graves. Corps of Engi-
neers, is relieved from station at Dallas
Tex, and win proceed to vicksburg,
Miss, and relieve Maj. James A Wood
ruff, Corps OF Engineers. of the duties
pertaining to the Yicksburg Engineer
District
First. Ffeut. Jerome O. Pillow. 18th
Cavalry, will proceed to Texas City. Tex,
for duty on the stan Of Mai. Gen. VIII
san Fl. Carter.
First Lieut.. Minot E. Scott, dental sur
geon. is relieved from duty in the Phil
ipp,ne department, and VIII then pro-