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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-08-14

THE election of SAM C. WILLIAMS fills CRUMP's
mouth with bitterness and his bowels with
east wind.
TT has not yet been asserted that the German
army is now on its way to The Hague in the
interest of worldwide peace.
THE thing to do now is to elect men who will
help Governor HOOPER enforce the laws in
the cities as we'll as the towns.
r ATIN-AMERICAN nations can thank their
II stars that Uncle SAM has kept the foreign
nations from dominating them.
THE man who claims that the DoRTCH ballot
is fair and not susceptible of trickery, never
saw it working on its native heath.
THE man who went to Grassy Greek to buy
votes got rid of his money, but there is no
evidence that he got anything else.
WILL the people of Tennessee indorse the
w tactics adopted in Memphis of slugging
man because he wanted fair election!
TN anticipating the cry of fraud, the Copper
City Advance reminds us of the old adage
"A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
CCORDINC to ellposted fnancers, Eu-
IA rope has one dollar in eight of money
invested in American securities of all kinds.
TT looks like the man who was supposed to
handle that RYE Democratic campaign fund
did not get his clutches on it. 1t was evl-
dently expended.
THE St. Louis Globe Democrat says there may
be some truth in that story Bob TAYLOR
used to tell about Belgian hare splitting in the
face of bulldog.
DISLOYALTY to the Republican party never
- gained man anything, and we have heard
of two or three who have forever blasted their
chances of receiving favors from that source
WITH Republicans controlling the County
w Court, the Board of Education and the
Pike Road Commission, Democracy seems to be
pretty we'll "hog-tied in County affairs.
TT would seem that the Democratic party IS
L getting pretty low down when it has to make
as its consorts the lowest order OF the human
family-the ignorant and vicious negroes from
the city slums. Verify, politics makes strange
bedfellows
COMMISSIONER YOUNC'S experience in the
~ city of Memphis ought to prompt him to
see that conditions are changed at the November
election. Il is a stain on the fair name OF the
Old Volunteer State that such things can be un-
der guise of the law.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-08-14

C is for CRUMIY, betrayed by his friends,
P is for PACK who was fought from both ends.
w is for Woody, who didn't get the gait
C is for Cook, who is entitled to laugh
C. is for COPELAND who had no one feminist HIM
Because no Democrat had the to run ag inst him.
THAT man who is Republican every day IN
the year except election day, is not worth
much to the party.
CONSIDERING the methods used, Republic
~ ans have every reason to congratulate them
selves that it was no worse.
IT begins to look like the German emperor has
uncorked something that doesn't seem to
taste good and smells worse.
lust as we were making preparations put up
} little fruit, some gazabo has put up the
price of sugar War is-what?
GEE what Democratic newspaper in Memphis
y has to say about the election IN that CITY,
You'll find it in another column.
THE sooner Legislature is elected thas Will
L knock out that DORTCH law the sooner we
will have more honest elections than is now the
case.
TT is strikingly funny that all the Democratic
newspapers in this county agreed, last Sat
urday, that they would win by 700 majority.
Was it known beforehand?
DETURNS show that Judge SAM Z. WILLIAMS
IL carried Polk County by Isl majority 1t
IS plainly evident that the RYE campaign fund
was not spent according to Instructions
MR.. RYE is probably pondering on what is $, in
IVl store for him, next November The
chances ar very bright that the Shelby County
vote will not be as large as it was last week
TN the distribution of that Democratic campaign
fnnd, Messrs. HICDoN and MCCLURE DO not
seem to have been consulted. At least their
vote would seem to indicate something OF that
kind.
AN explanation seems due as to the Second
n district. With something like l33 more
votes poled there than ever before, the poll tax
book ought to show grand increase in favor OF
the school fund. The question now to be con-
sidered is: Does it?
THE statement we made some time ago, that
L when the Democrats had the nerve, they
never had the money, and when they had the
money they didn't have the nerve is borne out
by the recent election. When they had no
money, they didn't have nerve enough to put out
a man againt CoPELAND; and when they had the
money they didn't have nerve enough to spend
il on more than two candidates.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-08-14
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

THE reason why we have no merchant marine
is because Democracy is not In favor OF
what is to the peoples advantage.
WITH the markets of the world open to her,
w the United States suddenly finds herself
without means of reaching them
uOCH DER KAISER! Soak der geazer
III That, at least, is what the Belgians seem
to have been doing to the Germans
THE vote for WILLIAMS is an index of what
L Hooper will get in November-only it will
take five figures to express his majority
TN the present crisis what is needed in this
L country is craftsmanship of the JOHN Hay
variety. saws the St. Louis ClobeDemocrat
TT begins to look like CRUMP methods we're
L used in many other places than Shelby 1t
was negro. domination there; what was it here!
THE people are losing more money right now
from the lack of merchant marine tnan
the alleged shipping trust would have made IN
hundred years.
TN appropriating $5OO,O0OOOO for carrying on
L her war, England doesn't seem to have had
ANYTHING on the Polk County Democratic Cam
pdISI Noul1AllIIOC'
TT to be an Independent newspaper means the
L taking of candidates money and then help
to defeat them at the polls, we are glad we are
not classified under that heading.
AS we predicted, there are Republicans who
"A have very bitter taste in their mouths.
They allowed themselves to be used as catpaws'
and are now despised by both sides.
THE loyalty of Grassy Greek district to Re-
L publican principles is the one bright spot
in the recent battle of ballots. Corruption found
no encouragement among this sturdy people,
THE election of Judge SAM c. WILLIAMS is
source of qualification to the friends OF law
enforcement here and elsewhere. Notwlthstand-
ing the fraud that was used to defeat him, ne is
in the clear by 1000 votes, at least.
IRON some unaccountable cause, Judge DAM
l. c. WILLIAMS name was left off the ticket
instructing voters how to vote vote Tor HIM IN
in Knox County This lost him at least Z,ooo
majority and steps are being taken to ind out
why it was left off,
WHILE the heads of our President and his
w family are bowed with grief at their great
loss. the sympathy of our people will 60 out to
them in this, their darkest hour Mrs WILSON
was most lovable character and her death is
shock to the entire nation.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE A JOKE,
SAYS UMPIRE TOMBSTONE

said to have Topped back to the Feds
yesterday.
They ought to use the bone OF
their heads for dice so they could put
them in a box. shuttle them, and Their
flop one way OF the other" he began.
1.-The three mentioned were a number
"5'' cap, which is Just about large
enough to cover a big button. Any
player who doesn't know for what or
why he is signing his contract
should simply purchase a newspaper
and read 1t. Why, do you know that
these fellows have to be pushed off
the bench during game in order to
make some noise? That's certainly
true and it takes a manager with
some ginger and pep" before they
can be made to play ball. If there
were nine ball players of the baseball
ability such as Cole and Killifer on
the field, one might as we'll hang
crepe on the game. They simply have
no backbone. Wouldn't some of these
so-caiIed ball players make great UNI
pires with their Judgment on the field
when they can hardly keep their word
off the field
tombstone concluded that he had
not slept for twenty-four hours and
went away.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

the most effective, plank, then?
No, he needs even more time to get
ready than Chief does" Connie ar
gued with himself.
"Pennock," he called to our only
other southpaw, a frail youngster,
but a kid with good nerve. II want
you to go out there and pitch to
Jackson-just to that one man. It's a
tough situation, I know, but you are
equal to it. Now, take lot of time,
and by that time Chief will be
ready"
Pennock Makes Good.
Pennock did as directed, even think
ing to pull the proverbial stunt Of
getting a piece of dirt out Of his eye,
and in this manner consumed lot
of time, and best of all, actually
struck out jackson!
Just SO Connie bridged over a tick
fish situation, as Bender succeeded in
holding the Maps in check the rest
Of the game.
In my next article / will illustrate
ether situations where a change of
pitchers worked for teams good.
Copyright, 1914, by Eddie Collins.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
Silver Heels Old, but Still
Good Enough to Win Race

Reuben White, skipper of the cham
pion let yacht Imp, caused a sensa-
ton among the Ice yacht devotees of
Red Bank, N. j., by sailing Silver
Heels, one of the Oldest boats on the
Shrewsbury river. to a victory over
the Grant, Tyro and the famous Scud
in a ten-mile handicap race yester-
day. Although the Scud gave the
third-raters a handicap of six min
utes, the Silver Heels finished the
race thirty seconds in front of the
Scud. Silver Heels won the race in
Al minutes is seconds.
Snow squalls and a brisk north
west wind furnished an element of
danger and provided the motive
power for great speed.
While the big Scud was sailing
down the river in a trial spin before
the scheduled morning race a strong
gust of wind struck and overturned
the craft. Irving Hance. sailor, and
H. Norman Hoyt, sheetman, were
thrown out, but escaped with a few
bruises.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

THE National League is becoming
Laughing stock and the sooner they
become more acclimated to real bust
ness, the better it will be for organ
lied baseball" declared Jim john
stone, former National League and
present American Association umpire.
today in an interview. on the base
bail situation of the present time
tombstone also said that Charles
Murphy, the deposed President of the
Cubs and Charles H. Ebbets, head
of the Brooklyn Nationals. about
whom much has been said, were a
pair of kings compared with some of
the other magnates who claim them
selves as Major League directors"
When asked what he thought Of the
Murphy deal, the veteran arbitrator
claimed that the selling of the Cubs
stock was put up job IT believe
that Taft has owned the majority of
the stock, which 1t is claimed he had
purchased, long before Murphy en-
deavored to sell publicly" tombstone
continued"
tombstone also gave some interest
ing views on trio of contract Jump
ers. namely King Cole. Ed Killifer
and Enos kirkpatrick. The latter is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
B. M. Stanley, Jr., Third in
Holiday Shoot at Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, Feb. 24.--The heavy
snowstorm here yesterday failed to,
chill the enthusiasm of the trap
shooters who turned out for the
Washington's Birthday special shoot
of the Laurel House Gun Club. A. j
Mcclure, of New York, captured two
trophies. The first was a silver cup
for the scratch event, 100 birds. with
a score of 81. In this event J. Luther
Bright scored "a, Frederick Potts, 81
b NJ Stanley. jr., of Newark, 81, and
William G. Schauffler, jr., Sc. ~
The special Washington's BIRTHDAYS
handicap event of 100 birds, for which
the club offered a box of champagne,
was also won by Mcclure, with 81.
Frederick A. Potts, Lakewood, took
the season handicap event with 80
birds. Other shooters in this event
were: z. ]. Deuth, of New York. ST.;
Frank o. Roe, New York. Sc. and
William r. Delehanty. New York, S..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
Tate and White Make Up
Winning Team at Madison

First honors in the ten-hour endur-
ence bowling contest on the Waverly
alleys, in Madison, yesterday, went
10 Tate and White, who turned in a
total pinnage of 1888. Leach and
Wood were second, with 1928, while
Banks and Grinsted were third with
5000. Wood, of the Leach
Wood team, finished with the
highest average for the day, 1917.
White, of the Tate White team.
pressed Wood hard with an average
of 1911. Wright. of the Wright Riker
combination, had an average of 1924,
while Gardner, OF the Gardner Camp
bell team, was fourth, with 1901.
Deaman, of the Deaman-Otto team.
and Campbell, of the Gardner Camp
bell team, were tied for highest indi-
vidual~ tally, their scores being 235.
Leach and Wood established the high
team score for the night when they
displaced 443 pins. Following are the
scores of the first five teams; Tate
and White, 3,3Ss; Leach and Wood,
SEES; Banks and Grinsted, 3,209;
Gardner and Campbell, $3.50, and
Tunis and Brown. S,1s3.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
No Place Like Dear Old
America, Says Comiskey

LONDON, Feb. 24.-"Four months
absence from the United States has
taught us that there is no place like
home," said Charles A. Comiskey, the
Chicago baseball leader, yesterday.
Our tour" he continued, has been
happy one in all respects. 1t has
been not only an exposition of swift
and thrilling sport, but ar. exposition
of American manhood which ought to
enhance our prestige among the ma
lions.
Our men made a fine impression,
not only by their physical prowess,
but by their friendliness and good
manners. If the world is disposed to
fixl on Americans more than their
share of bounce and 'swank' we did
nothing to strengthen this tendency.
On the field our men did their best;
off the field they tried to show those
who so beautifully entertained and
honored US that our mission was one
of goodwill to ALL
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
Sutton Wins in First Block
of Match With Willie Hoppe

CHICAGO, Feb. 24-George Sutton
won the first instalment of 500 points
in the 1.500-point championship match
game 1872 balk-line billiards last night
against Willie Hoppe. Hoppe made
459 to Sutton's 500. For the first few
innings it looked as if Hoppe was
going to make a runaway game. Runs
of Al and 100 and q and 113 gave him
a total in the seventh inning OF 33l
against Sutton's 1856. Starting with
the seventh Sutton ran S. 1S5 and IS,
making his score 1913 to Hopes 1888.
From that point on the game was
close, first one and then the other
being ahead. In the thirteenth in
ming, Sutton ran 80 points, making
his score 499 to Hopes 410. On the
five hundredth shot Sutton missed a
three-cushion carom. Hoppe then ran
40 and missed long draw. Sutton
ran out with count of one.
The high runs were Sutton 1856,
Hoppe 1870. Sutton's average was IS
and 10-14ths. Hopes average was
80 and 11-14ths. Score by innings:
Sutton-27, 8, %, 2, 6, II, IS, 1856, IS,
II, /, IS, 30, Total, 500.
Hoppe-14, 4, 2. Al, $50, %, 113, o. ?,
50, 9. %, 4, 49-Total, 459.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
F. H. Crary Makes Perfect
Score in Pinehurst Shoot

PINEHURsT, N. c., Feb. 24.-The
Misses Helen and Laura Balfe, Mrs.
w. p. Earle, jr., and Miss Helen T.
Earle, all of Brooklyn; Miss Lucille
Schultz, of New York; Miss Agnes
BIancke, of Montclair; Miss M. s.
Rice, of Seattle, and Mrs. r. w. Page,
of Milton, Mass, were SURVIVORS, OF
yesterdays first round in the annual
women's tennis singles tournament.
which continues through the week
F. H. Crazy, of Crawford, N. j.,
shooting with an allowance of sixteen
targets, won the weekly 100 target
trap shoot yesterday with a perfect
score. Tied at 81 for third were
P. w. Whittemore, of Brookline 3D.,
and r. C. Kirschner, Of Rochester WD;
Il. j. Fellows, of New York (23), won
third in 81, and Joseph Osler. OF New
York (27), fourth in IS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
Lawrence Waterbury Holds
National Racquets Title

Lawrence Waterbury, of New
York, was compelled yesterday to
play five hard sets against c. G. o.
borne, of Chicago, to. retain his title
to the national racduets champion
ship in singles, played in Boston.
Mass.
With the final match two sets all,
Osborne had the fifth set, 9 to 3,
when he began making errors. FIRE.
quent misses and drives out of
bounds enabled Waterbury to run
eight aces, tying the score.
player ran out the set, match and
championship. The scores were IT,
Is, 1918, 1917, 9-15, 13-11.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
Wanderers Hope to Start
Winning Streak Tonight

The Wanderers, tail-enders in the
Amateur Hockey League, with six de-
feats and no victories marked against
them, will endeavor to start win
ming streak tonight, when they meet
the Irish-Americans at the St
Nicholas Rink. The Irish-Americans
are next to last in the league stand
ing, with two victories and four de.
feats. On Friday night the Hockey
Club and the Crescent A. c.. now tied
for second place with four victories
and two defeats, will be the con-
tenders. The st. Nicholas team leads
the league with five victories and one
defeat.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

Larry Mclean. the Giant catcher,
left yesterday for Marlin. Mclean
was i'll with tonsolitis last week and
could not, go with the first party to
the training camp. "Rube" Marquard
and his wife, Blossom Seeley, will
start for Marlin today. "Rube' was
at the Giants office yesterday and
stated that he would be in much bet
ter shape at the beginning of the sea-
son than he was last year. He has
signed one of the revised contracts
for a term of three years.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
East End Endurance Series
Goes to Gabelman and kumpi

Henry Gabelman and Louis Kumpf
won the ten-hour endurance bowling
contest on the East End alleys yes
terday with a total Of 2.346. Gabel-
man and Wiley were tied for in
dividual high score honors, each hav-
ing turned in a mark of 243- Wiley
with Denning as a partner finished
second with total count of 2.2ss.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

Swathed in mackinaws, sweaters
and fur-lined overcoats, Washington s
baseball team waded through a snow
storm to Union station, in Washing
ton. yesterday, and took a train for
Charlottesville TO start spring train
ing.
When Manager Griffith looked over
the situation he decided it was too
cold for him TO leave Washington, and
sent the outfit along under Trainer
Martin Grifflth will follow on Sun
day
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
veteran Plank Accepts Terms.

Eddie Plank. the veteran pitcher of
the Philadelphia American League
team, yesterday accepted Manager
Mack's terms. He agreed to join the
squad which will leave Philadelphia
on March for Jacksonville, Fla, the
Athletics spring training camp.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

The condition yesterday of Smoky
Joe" Wood, pitcher of the Boston Red
Sox, operated upon for appendicitis. is
good, according to his physicians
Wood is at his home at Twin Lakes
and DR.. II. E. Gessnor, who performed
the operation, said, after a visit at
Woods home. that an early recovery
was expected.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

Contracts for the construction OF
concrete bleachers at Sportsman
Park, the home grounds of the st.
Louis Americans. have been let. ac-
cording to an announcement of Presi-
dent Hedges yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
orawford. LikeIy Fed Leader.

James Gilmore, the Federal League
president, said that as Jake Stahl had
declined the management of the
Brooklyn team the Federals now have
in view for that position a member
of the world tourists. He intimated
that the man is Sam Crawford.
1.-THE attitude of organized base
ball has changed considerably toward
us in the last few weeks and organ
lied baseball does not look at us with
as hostile eyes as it did" continued
Mr.. Gilmore. I'VE will be admitted
to organized baseball as a third ma
jor league before long. much sooner
than many people are inclined to
think. 1t will not be long either, be-
fore the Federal League is permitted
to enter contestant in the fall
world series"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

Jeanette to Meet Carpenter.
Dan McKetrick, manager of Joe
Jeanette. cabled from Paris yester-
day that he had matched Jeannette
against Georges Carpenter, the
champion of Europe, for a fifteen
round battle, to take place in the
French capital on the night Of
March 81.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
dartmouth No Match for Cornell.

} Cornell easily defeated Dartmouth
Yesterday in a basketball game at
Hanover. The final score was "a to =.
The Ithacans secured an early start
and were never once headed by the
Green, which presented an almost
substitute lineup. Red Loudon, re-
Gently elected captain in Shows place
and Dartmouth's best man, mad 10
retire during the first half on account
of nersonal fouls. Pelletier, another
Green guard, was forced out of the
game on account of injuries. Winship
excelled for Dartmouth and G. Hal
stead and Lunden for Cornell.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24

Pitcher Carl Thompson. formerly of
the Georgetown College team, signed
New York American League con-
tract yesterday. Thompson will go to
Houston Thursday to join the team.