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Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
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This is entitled "A Lecsher for Fans" It is a crabfcst. first and a josh afterward, and hot stuff all through. If those on-the-fence fans "ho read 1t can savvy, they will sur vivc as better. wiser men.
 Some ginny alluded to a ball cIu5 as the best advertising a town can have. That may he a little strong. but it's a cinch that a winning team attracts lot of attention outside The original observation was perpe- trated because there is belief in the sport circles of this city-at least in tha: inner circumference that divides the regular folks from the show-me class, that one is going to he able to seize a jitney bus and get hurled "It to Riverside park to sec a lot Of real ball players in action off and on during the summer
 Herb Hester. the Stepfather of the team. is a ball player. and he knows baseball, in spite of any of the polite references made to him by the gaping populace on the sidelines. He did not part the hazel thicl<et or break out or some hillside rabbit warren to try tC make the doubting Tommies be- IieVe he could play. He arrived. hitched his cart and stoo1 on an honest to gosh record. It's his game. and his bread and butter. and to support the old bake-oven and the kitchen pump, he had toted along q bunch of city broke young fellows who follow the same vocation in order to obtain the GaiIy ration of chili con carne con pa pas con pan.
 Outside of the forgiveable DemagGio. there isn't a clown among them. They are pretty well behaved. hard play ing. likeable bunch of fellows. Phoenix has the reputation else where of being the center of a large plot of alfalfa. which, in it's supreme c1eenncss. has reflected a lot of that tinge onto it's sport population. We know different. There may be a lot of ngv lying around loose. but little of | ;t is connected with the coat collars of our best citizens. the fans.
 Hes has not found it all beer and skittIes building up his ball team. There are some cold feet in Phoenix tat would make a member of Robert F. PearNs party believe he'd hit q crematory.
 F Little Artic Rick grows extremely bitter about it, and says: The fact iS there are lot of guys who like to sec baseball. but will kiss a four bit piece goodbye with all the un- willingness with which Reginald parts from his Clareece. They demand that the nickel cushions match their neck wear and will climb tree and shy cocoanuts at the man with the sub scription paper.
 We have been having lots of talk about the support that is being given to the club. But there isn't any forfeit money in gab. What is needed is tc have some of the Johns take the Va off their wads and look men like w E. Twitchell and Tom Shaughnesss and H. F. DeMund and moren q score of others just like 'em in the eye anC say: I'm just as good as you arc any day in the season." To tell tho truth. they would have to work sever years to catch up. Luckily many are doing just that. and the real booster: still retain a lot of hopes. But we wish to gosh the well wishers would
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26

horn in and be something else sOs at the movement for the Phoenix club in the Rio Grande league would change from a wobbly wigGle to a grand and stately fox trot toward the bank ac- count place.
 No. Wilyum, that man eating with his knife is not q great magician He is a member of the Free DOOinS' league and somebody paid for his plate at the banquet
 We know a lot of things that Brown can do better than umpiring.
 Hester will positively open in Tue son Tuesday. He will do more than that. He will start Herb Hall against Kitty Brashear's men. with McCreery to cut in if necessary. If Tucson wins that first game, all of the Pueblos will know they have been in a ball Smackin'.
 The proofrcader looked over our shoulder and ayers that we arc getting slangy in our middle age.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
WORLD of SPORT

yesterday, The reason lies deep in the psychology of the fan, but per haps it can be dug out The crowd was so confident that Phoenix would slam Mesa on it's noodle the first crack out of the box, that it got all sobercd down by the time it was evident something was interfering with the smooth course of the swat st. And when the visitors began tG slam Toner to q number of corners of the field. shocked surprise turned to enthusiasm. vice versa on the other side, and everybody became a sSouthsidc supporter.
 The Box Score.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
MAMMOTH MOTORDROInE
 AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY
Project Will Rival Indianapolis and Brooklands Speedways and Will
 Be Used for Everything
IAssoclArED PRESS D1spArcHI

NEW YORK, April Work ha.; been started on the mammoth motor iromc and sports amphitheater W.lich has been proposed and discussed foT New York for the past five years. This project which is expected to rival the Brookland track of England and the Indianapolis auto speedway will be located on the grounds of the old Coney Island Jockey club not far from the ocean front in Brooklyn. X
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
SCORE TIED IN
 FUNNY EIGHTH
Herb Hall Goes in to Save Day and Holds Mesa to One Hit Gin One lnning). Fans Not Pleased With Locals
By SCOOP

Playing taiI-cnd baseball. just enough better than that prt gp by Mesa. the Phoenix Ieaguers won yes tcrdav at Riverside park, and earned 3 new n;tmc like the hitIcss wonders or the oW-dje Sit-thercs.
 The majority felt as though Hes tCrs men ought to be banned. And tnerc is a little inward feeling among ourself that dictates brutal words to this typewriter Mesa made monkeys of us for a while. 1t wasn't that the Senators didn't field well, for by a careful scrutiny of the score. we fail to find an excuse to chalk up any regular errors against 'cm. Some of Nesa-s inficld, however, had off days Butler and Barrett And ROlly Pomercy broke all precedent by sprintinS under a deep fly, taking it m his old faithful mitt and then per mitting 1t to wabble out. Butler had the hardest IucH. for he muffed three perfectly easy srounders. Barrett failed to halt a couple of pegs in time to erase base runners. There. That's the sum of the visitors in iquitieS. and it must be said that the Way they handled their sticks, one ~an easily forgive them the boots But PhoeniN-oh dear, here comes the toast.
 In the first place. they couldn't hit these locals. De Priest, who just happened along and struggled into d Mesa uniform. had something on that old ball that made the Senators snash their teeth futilcly. swing hard and roll lazy grounders to the infield-
 And look
 Against the Indians and against Mesa last week. there were lots of outfield flies. Yesterday. there was just exactly one good lusty swat to the vicinity of the fence-and Pome- roy muffed that one And then
 When Mesa would get man or swo on. Toner would try his best to tighten. and if he did clamp down, somebody would beat out a little roller and somebody else would score. But the awfullest thing-a whole skeleton of bones-happened in the eighth. when there were so many people playing catch out on the dia mond that our friend the scorer went and marked up just what he could sec easily. and let all the rest go. Butler started this party by singlng SitlFlft- Nfi ltlt iltlfl- W illtffilS ltfi lowed him with tinging threc-bag- ger to left center.
 Then Joe Bond came along and singled to second just hot enough so Bowling couldn't get it. and Will Hams could. Oviedo forced Bond by stopping a squisher to Hester, for a quick peg to McArdle De Priest whiffed for his fourth time. and Oviedo advanced on Harris walk. Imagine the stage setting for the comedy that's about to be presented IL beats anything that ever came out of the Keystone factory. As follows:
 Morris cracked one to short right field for a single and Oviedo started numbering home. Young relayed the ball to Hester. and Hes hurled it to Bowling. because Morris ran over to- ward sccond- then recovered and threw to Lynn because Oviedo was making dangerous motions toward home. Lynn hurled to Scanlon. Hes ter Bowling and McArdlc drifted over to back up the principals. once in while, they would throw over toward second base because Morris and Harris were acting like jumping
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
OPPORTUNIST

What is your occupation|' asked the judge of d witness.
 same old thing, Jedgc, prayin for rain or shine as they're needed. am predictim the end of the world when ever the signs pint that-away. y."-At- lanta Constitution.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
COAST LEAGGUE L

Morning game-San Francisco 2. Venice O.
 Afternoon-San Francisco 1, Ven ice 2.
 Morning game-Los Angeles 1. Oak land 9.
 AfternoOn-Los Angeles l. Oakland ?.
 Salt Lake To- Portland 1. one game only
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
FEDERAL LEAGUE

First Gamc-Chicdgo 10. Kansas City .
 Second Chicago 2. Kansas City 1. Pittsburg 2, St. Louis c. Buffalo b Newark ?.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
ACRE CITY WINS

ACRE CITY. April 25.-Tho Acre City baseball nine defeated the Ma icons from Phoenix 15 to in the first game of ball that has been Ilaycd in this place.
 The score k II F. Acr" City .-..--...........-- l'. D Daroons ......-... ..-......
 Batteries; II. Miller and Thomas, E. Ralph and Nacho.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26

Your daughters very fond of music. isn't she?''
 Yes. indeed. It's nc trouble for her to practice on the piano when need some one to help me with the dishes. .'-Detroit Free Press.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
TIGERS STREAK BUST

CLEVELAND. April 25.-Clevcland broke Dctroits winning streak Nor ton was a puzzle and blaEked the vi sitors until the eighth when one run ner got around the sacks
 score +. H. l.. Detroit -... --.. .... .....1 0 Cleveland ..-. ... .... 3 s 1
 BatterieS-Reynolds Cavet. BoehIcr Dauss and Mckee; Morton and Egan. O'Ncill
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
Phoenix Junior League
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
AT 14th STREET AND PIERCE

The first shut-out game in the league was played at Fourteenth street grounds. the Beavers winning from the Bushrangers. Both pitchers, Heflin and Saavedra. struck out eight men each. The score. R. II. l.. Beavers ....- 6 3 Bushrangers ...... o $ 1
 Batteries-Heflin and II. Westfall SaaVedra and Peralta.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
SEVENTH AVENUE AND WASH
 tNGTON

The Pugnatores won their game in the last half of the ninth The score:
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
CUss-RED IS FRAME TIE

CINCINNATI, April 25.-A brilliant fifteen inning game was called on ac- count Of darkness with the score tied The contest was replete with marvel ous catches by the fielders.
 Score R IT. r., Chicago ...... .... .......4 10 c Cincinnati ........ .4 13 2
 Batteries-Chency, StandridGc and Bresnahan: Benton. Dale Ames Doug las and Wingo.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
TRUE TO LIFE

There's nothing artificial about Mrs. Wiggs.
 No, indeed. She doesn't even make up her mind. Express
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
American
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY Washingtou at New York. Philadelphi3 at Boston. St. Louis at Detroit Cleveland at Chicago
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
sox WIN FOURTH STRAIGHT

CIIICAGO, April 25.-The locals made it four straight from St. Louis Russell striking out eleven men.
 Score E. H. E. 'hlcdSo ----.- ..-.-.-.1 1 St Lotus .--.... --.-.-O 3
 Batteries - Russell and Schalk; Baumgartsler and Agnew.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
Score bN innings
 PHOENIX
SUM M ARY

stolen bases-LYnn and Pittman. Sacrifice hits-Morris ? Two base hits-Barrett and Toner Three base hits-Lynn and Will Hams.
 Double plays-Barrctt to ButleI@ Hall to Hester.
 Struck out-By De Priest ,, by Toner 10. by Hall l.
 Bases on balls-Off Toner 23. Hit by pitched ball-DOwling by DcPrieSt
 Wild pitch-Toner ?. Time of game: 1:JO. Attendance-300.
 Umpire-Brown.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26

The Locals Put Up Errol'- less Bali, But Then You Cant Score Ordinary Bonc-hcadS -- Mesa Bats Toner A%clcilcSSlV
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
National Ledque
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY

New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia. PittSburg at St Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26

High Gladc work and absolIte guarantee on each piece of work. Prices ale very rcaSOE- able
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26
GCOD EXCUSE

Graham and Davis.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-26

We do cleaning, bIcach- ing and rcmodcIing without the use of ini- urious chemicals.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21
What Do You Pay Your
Teacher?


gov iienrY g. stuart M am
address before the Virginia
otate teachers Association
lhrrr years ago usrd these
words
! am one of those who toe
lieNe mat tine smallest dividend
nr'Wn 10y amy man on woman
ln proportion 90 the input is
li'ht drawn oy the school teach
eL 10 you Jake the money cost
'i am education, to say nothing
""out the nra'n and the apph-
cation USED ln acquiring %,
WHAT can De found that yields
SO sinai prom upon tine out
pa ana 'n put as a liberal edu-
'1li0o us expended in che task
'i educating olhers n our free
7'R,9ois
many "I cur cit'1ens, we re-
grey io say IAN 90 realize the
worth OF the teacher TO the com
ll'unil9 lam 10 see the difficult
S'gS incident to teaching school'
~ w. ~, oiVv''l', s' t'5 'eacnet ul
80 -, : W. " - ~ e'iot' "lu uN
r,,. ,,,h 4" go , w. '''','v''Nu
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21
lLLITERACY RATE BEING
VERY GREATLY REDUCED
Progress in Remote Rural
Districts of Virginia Lit
tie Short OF Pho
nominal.

Educational progress in the
remote rural districts of Virgin
IA has been l'ttIe short OF phe.
nominal, according TO statistics
compiled by Prof J. W. Ever
EFT, editor of the Virginia Jour
ual of Education, the official
journal Of the Department OF
Public instruction aud the Vlr.
GINA Co-Operative Education
Association,
For the past two years the
department has waged a per-
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21
Cut This Out
II Is Worth Money

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ave, Chicago. no. writing your namo
talnlugs
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21
THE BIG STONE GAP eosT WEDNESDAY. JULY 81. 1915.

present, and Mr.. Roberts was
elected on the first ballot cast.
His opponent was j l.. Litz, of
this place. who was defeated in
the last election by Jno. W.
Chalkley, the Democratic can
didate.
4 convention will be held at
Big stone Gap on August 9Th,
in the Amuzu Theatre, for the
purpose of nominating candi-
date for the State Senate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

and it would do them a world
of good. a bright smile and a
cheerful word to them will
food their hearts with the sun
shine Of life. and lift them up
to that higher plane which
creates men among men.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

in this state. Employing ef.
fectivciy every mcars ut it's dis
posul, the men aud women who
gave their time and talents to
this work have witnessed with
exultation the splendid results
obtained through their efforts.
Reports now coming in from
the school census taken last
spring give further occasion for
citation. For example, in the
County of Isle Of Wight, IN 1870
the illiteracy percentage was
lll white and 81 , colored. In
1915 the percentages are re.
spcctiveiy, . 8 and ga
In the city of Portsmouth in
1910 the number Of children be
tween the ages of ten aud TWEEN
~ who could not read and
write was l7l This year it is
34
I'm the city Of Danville iulglO
the number of children unable
TO read and write was i57.
against 23S this year.
I'm Alexandria city there were
ninety-nine hiidren in 1910 un-
able 10 read aud write, while
this year there are but three.
Probably the most amazing
figures showing Improvement
como from Buchanan County
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

If You want to make money,
work If YOU want to save 1T
keep right on working
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

Every man knows his good
points, aud the world knows
his bad ones
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

See Luckey fly here ON Aug
ust i4th 1t will bee your last
chance to see this noted aviator
do his wonderful flying stunts
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

The secretary of the navy has
asked Thomas A Edison and
many Others Of the greatest in.
Yentors Of America to serve on
All advisory aud research board
for The purpose of devising new
Inventions for repelling an at
tack by foreign foe. 1t is a
good move aud GENES none too
soon IL would nave been a
better move year ago, and a
slill more effective one five
years ago These men have
the brains if they are allowed
'le time for the development of
their ideas and the manufacture
oi tie engines Of destruction.
Did you ever pass Il little KID
on the street and have him guze
wistfuily up at you until you
passed by, aud then turn
around and find him still look
ing at you with those appealing
little eyes: Indeed you have,
and it. is an every day occur
renee right here in Big Stone
Gap. IL wouldn't do us
"grownups" a bit Of harm to
give a kindly word to these lit
tie fellows as we meet them,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re.
qnested to observe the date
printed on their address slips.
which will keep them at all
times posted rs TO the date
OF the expiration Of their sub
scIiption. Prompt and timely
attention 10 this request viii
saw all parties q great deal of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

Mexico City has changed
masters so often that we've for
gotten the count
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-07-21

Old newspapers for sale
this office.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-02
Alliance at Current Topics and Events
Germans Shoot Fire From a New De-.
vice.

Germans Shoot Fire From a New De-.
vice.
London, Sept. 19.-The correspondent
Of the Morning Post at British head.
quarters sends the following descrip.
ton Of the German fire protector at.
tack on the British trenches at Hooge.
AT $50 o'clock in the morning the
German attack began. A tremendous
fire was concentrated from three sides
| upon the HODGE salient. There was a
direct fire Of five inch and field guns
against u parapet, In addition to
high explosive shells Of longer range
and a rain Of every sort Of bomb from
trench mortars. After over half an
hour of this the enemy crept toward
our battered parapets by saps they
had carried forward and began to plav
upon what was left Of the defenders
with fire projectors.
1.-The fire protector Is carried strap.
ped to the back exactly as Is a fire ex.
tinguisher and apparently contains
some infiammable Oil under pressure
which, when the cock is opened, pro.
jects a long, flaming Jet.
Weakened by the tremendous shell.
ing they had undergone and with de-
lenses badly knocked about, the troops
holding the salient had to relinquish
the trenches on the north side OF the
road and fell back slowly from the
ridge.
lowing to delays inseparable from
the situation. 1t was impossible to get
a counterattack into shape before 8
o'clock In the afternoon. Then the ad.
vance was made partly under cover Of
an irregular piece of forest known as
the Zouave wood, which offered the
only ~concealment, but from the ridge
east of HODGE German guns swept
the wood. The whole place looked as
! though 1t had been thrashed with q
fail Of thunderbolts. yet the troops
held on to II and even succeeded with
the greatest gallantry In advancing to
the edge OF 1t facing the enemy, which
was found, In German fashion, to be
completely swept by machine gun
crossfire, SO advance beyond 1t was
almost certain death. None the less.
the advance was repeatedly attempted,
and small isolated parties Of officers
and men succeeded In getting right up
to the barbed wire In front Of the enc.
my's trenches. We were In the end
obliged to be content with holding the
| I4..- A. - A. .~It.L A. sra1,a
had chung with such determination"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-02
CONCRETE VS.. WOOD sILos.

The cost Of building a silo varies
with local conditions, such as the
prices Of material, labor, etc. The av-
erage cost of building a REINFORCED
concrete silo is from $3.50 to So per ton
capacity, while the cost Of the stave
silo Is about $3.50 per ton capacity
that is, a concrete silo with a capacity
Of 100 tons would cost on the average
from $3.50 to $500, while a stave silo
Of like size would cost about $3.50.
The concrete silo will last indefinite
ly when property constructed, which
is an advantage over the stave, plaster
or wooden block. On the other hand, a
stave silo has an advantage in that 1t
can be moved If that is found to be
necessary. 1t Is sometimes advisable
to build a stave silo If the farm build
ings m not permanently located, as
the concrete can never be moved.-C.
H. Staples, louisiana Station.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-02
Brewers, Grains al pio Feed.

When fresh brewers grains can be
obtained at a reasonable price they
may be safely and economically fed to
growing pigs during the first two
thirds of the growing period, and brood
sows will also thrive on them when fed
in reasonable quantities and with the
proper mixtures. A very satisfactory
way to feed the grains would be to use
them for about one-third of the ration,
the other two-thirds being composed of
wheat middlings, barley and cornmeal
in varying proportions, according to
the age of the pigs and season Of the
year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-10-02
German Explosives Of Tire. Gum.


Sydney, Australia, Sept. 20.-lt has
just come to light here that with the
astounding preparedness with which
the Germans entered upon this war
they had for several years prior to the
declaration Of hostilities been buying
immense quantities of Australian grass
tree gum, which Is convertible into al
explosive much more powerful than
dynamite and that this explosive Is
probably now being used against the
Britons and their allies.
Fred Wright of this city recently
made this statement:
cover twenty-five years ago | wit
messed a number of experiments with
grass tree gum, in which a comparison
was made with a dynamite cartridge
and a grass tree gum cartridge, and.
judging from the bulk of rock dislodg-
ed. the latter was by far the more pow
erful. Later the Kalenite company
gave a series of demonstrations with a
mixture of nitrated cellulose, grass
tree gum and nitroglycerin ut Nara
been and Pyrmont two places on the
outskirts of sydney. Both tests were
reported In the daily press. and 1t APP
peared at the time that an excellent
explosive had been found"