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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
NO SHORTAGE OF
F0ODSTUFFS LIKELY.

The agricultural department
at Washington has issued the
following statements:
The 1914 wheat crop of the
United States was estimated to
be SOL, 900, 900 bushels. The
estimated surplus carried over
from the 1913 crop was about
10 ,00U, 900 bushels. There was,
therefore. a total available sup
ply of 9G7 100000 bushels. As
the normal annual per capita
consumption of wheat in the
United States is about ) > bush
els. $50, 900, 0O0 bushels should
meet our domestic requirements
for food; III addition, 100000. =.
600 bushels are required annu
ally for seeding. Six hundred
and ten million bushels, there
fore, should supply the normal
domestic demand This would
leave II surplus of $50 900. 900
bushels. OF this surplus, about
.2l0, 900, 900 bushels were export
ed by January 30. This left
Ia 100000 bushels, or lO.000,-
GOO bushels more than our aver
age annual export for the past
five years, for export between
February and the appearance
of the new crop, or for carrying
over into the next crop year.
The amount is sufficient to per
init the export of nearly 900
600 bushels a day until July i,
before which time the new crop
will begin to be available This
is about the average recent
expectation,
The large demand for our
wheat arises from the fact that
there was an estimated worlds
shortage of over 4o0.0 Ou. 600
bushels outside of the United
States, from the fact that the
Russian eXportablc surplus of
100, 900 600 bushels is not avail.
able generally, and from the
fact that the belligerent nations
are eager 10 secure food sup
plies. Il it were not for these
things, we should be discussing
ways and means of disposing of
our tremendous surplus of food
products.
As has been stated, the new
American crop will begin 10 APP
pear before July. The Argen-
tine crop is now coming on the
market. 1t is estimated that
from that source there will be
available 100, 900 900 bushels. \
surplus of 10000, 600 bushels or
more from India will be availa-
bic IN May and June. The in
crease in the fall. sOwn wheat
acreage of the United States in
1914 was i ! per cent, or over
4,OOD.O0u acres; in the Northern
Hemisphere generally the acre
age of winter wheat shows an
increase of from 3 to 33 per cent
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Recital a Success.

The Musical Recital given at
Pennington High School Fri
day evening. March 18th, by
the pupils of Miss Cate Brown
was Il splendid entertainment
in every sense of the term, and
was well attended, there being
approximately three hundred
people present
The pupils, individually and
as n whole, acquitted theinsel
yes beautifully, singing and
playing in manner so as not
only to reflect credit upon
themselves, but which showed
that Miss Brown is teacher of
the very best qualifications and
that the pupils are not lacking
either IN talent or training.
Many of those who sang,
played or recited, were called
back to the stage for the second
time.
Pennington Gap is Justly
proud OF Pennington High
School and her able body OF
teachers-the teachers of Their
pupils, and the parents of theii
sons and daughters, whose
taleots are not buried, and who
in wisdom are not lacking.
Pennington Gap sun
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IfYou
Eggs For Matching.

! breed Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Have a select pen Of
hens mated TO a cockrel ordered
from \. q. Galloway, of Louis
vile, Ky, that cost $500.
Eggs packed in patent shipping
boxes al Sl.uO for Ia. Address.
Mas j d. JoHNsoN.
l0-l3 Dryden, va,
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sta,e q ohIo. go 81 roI.ao.

SthNc OF hNio. CIV or Toledo.
Lucas County s'
Frank j thrnoY makos unfii tlut I. Il
senior partner ~ ihc nrm % J. 1 Ch-n.,
y Co. doing business ir ili. CITY Of 'ra-
ledo. County nut State aforesaid nnd
HUNDRED DOLLARS fn. each ,n1 o.,
cry ease of cntarri that cannot %. .ttif.. .
Icy the use OF HALLS GAIA RItH CIl,i..
FRANK ! sffE%lfN
sworn To before me and subscribed n
my presence. this 9th daN ~ lk,e~mi-r.
a n 1856.
(Sean a W GLEASON.
Notary puhiic
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
and acts directly upon the blood AMI inu-
cuuS surfaces ~ tie system Send fnr
testimonials. free
f. J. CHENEY & co Toledo. o
Sold hN al Druggists .rr
Take Halfs Family rms ION constlpation
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
PRINTED STATIONERY
FOR FARMERS.
1t Gives a Personality and
Standing With Persons
or Firms Not Other
wise Acquired.

Every farmer who owns hi, farm ought
to have printed stationery, with his name.
the name of his postoilice properly given.
Tho printed heading might also give the
names ofwhalevcr crop he spccializcs in.
or his Spccialties in stock Ncauy print
cd stationery gives you personality and
q standing with amy person or irm whom
you write and inNurcs the proper reading
of your name and address. If you wish
To write Ia your congressman or member
of the legislature. ar &c YOU have request,
to make Of Your county superintendent of
schools, ~ If YOU wish information from
any cuisines house in any ease yomr let
Ter will have Increased weight and receive
more and quicker attention II YOU use
printed stationery Get the iabi, Come
To Tho Big Stone Gap Post and have rs
print your letter heads with envelopes to
match 1t Will be one Of the best invest
ments YOU ever made
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

a man doesn't have to smoke
or chew very much for his 10.
baccu To cost him a dollar aud
II hnlf a week. But what would
he say il his wife spent simi-
lar amount FOR chewing gum
and candy.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Now is the time to look after
the old tomato cans and other
bnok yard shrubbery.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

There will be a lot of sales in
Big Stone Gap just MS soon IA
spring opens up. Dwelling
houses arc still in domand here,
and this rcminds us that there
is not II vacant house in town
AT present that we know OF.
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8I|II'
NOTICE.

Circle No. of the Woman's
Missionary Society of the NJ. II.
Church, South, will give o
"J"nquil Tea Friday, April
2nd, from 3 to q p. m, at the
home of Mrs j. II. Mathews.
There will be % program and
refreshments viii lac served.
% l3
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Farmers are busy blowing
for their spring crops Farmers
in this section have awoke to
tho fact that we have some of
the bes. farming aud trucking
lands in the state,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Right now is the time to com
mencn to improve your prem
ises. Clean them up and mike
them sanitary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

The British house of commons
has given the government the
power to commanders factories
in which nlnmuuitions of war
can be manufactured.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

The Virginia Press Associa
ton viii hold its 27th annual
session IN Newport News on
July 18th, 10th and 18th, at
which time the members there
of will ur roy ally entertained.
There will be IL trip TO BucSroe
Beach. trolly rides, receptions
and n grand banquet, us well
an many other features.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Not any too early now to
start the ball rolling for n
whoopin' Fourth of July cele-
bration in Big Stone Gap
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Fruit growers in this section
are preparing to do more spray
ing this year than ever before.
Unless proper spraying lis done
it is impossible to grow good
fruit.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
BOARDERS WANTED.

TWO men or man and wife
can secure board and lodging
by applying to
MRs. S. a. BAILEY
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Plant u good garden this
spring. 1t will help You to re-
duce the cost OF living this
aummer.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

If the town you live in does
not suit yon us well az some
other town, move To the other
town and don't kick. You
don't like y kicker yourself,
aud other people don't like
your kicking,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

Rev. Il ~. Rich, of Graham,
will hold services in Christ
Episcopal Church next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock. Every
body cordially invited.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
38,7OS,14s People on
Church Rolls Of U. S.
Show Gain of 763,078 in
1914 Catholics lie d
With 13,7o4,637;
Methodists Next.

! Statistics made public by the
Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ in America show the
religious bodies of the United
States have no cause to- be dis
couruged over the results of the
year l9li The new commune
Giants or members added made
good all the losses by death. ex.
pulsion or withdrawal, and left
a surplus OF nearly three-quar-
tiers OF II million.
/ That ia, the total membership
is 7G3,07s greater than it was
in 1918 This is an average in
crease of two per cent for all
bodies. great and small, Christ
ian and non.Christian. Tables
prepared by DR.. IL X. Carroll
and issued by the council show
in detail the gains aud losses of
the year.
Tho grand total OF members
is now 3S.70s.l49. MI the larg.
er denominations share in the
incronsc Bnptists gained l22,-
1876; Eastern Orthodox Church
es, 5000; the Roman Cntho-
lie Church, 1876, 500; the Luther
, ans, 5G,9is; the German Evan
lgelical synod, representing the
State Church of Prussia, 99,3l5;
the Methodist, Dbl, 400; tn q
Preshyterians, 5G,Ol9; the Pro
testont EpiscopalChurch.2 s,Gll.
Crosses Million Line
The Protestant Episcopal
Church has crossed the million
line, having gained SO, 40S since
1910, aud more than 100000
since 1900
The Roman Catholic Church
has gained nearly million and
Il quarter since 1910. and more
than five and u half million
since 1900
Tine Methodist Episcopal
Church, the second larges, de-
nomination, gained lS7,ls7 in
lleli aud nearly 100000 since
ll9oo.
The thirty churches, coneti-
tuting the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in Amer
lea, report nearly 1900, 900
members, somewhat less than
half of the aggregate for all de-
nominations, with lob 900 min
listers and nearly 81, 900 church.
es. These bodies have net in
crease of over 10000 members,
or more than two-thirds of the
entire increase OF all bodies.
l5,79t6N Catholics
There are nine denominations
which have a million and ur-
ward-the Roman Catholic.
l3,79l,637; the NJ thodist
Episcopal. 1908, 265; the South
crn Baptist, e,5o2.2l7; the Ma
tionol Baptist (Colored), 2,elS,
SGS, the Methodist Episcopal,
South, 2,005,70 the Prcsby-
terian, Northern, .442,4 9S; the
Disciples of Christ, l,36s, 1853;
the Northern Baptist Conven.
tion, l ,95S, a29, and the protes.
tant Episcopal, l,Ol5, 23s. These
seven denominations aggregate
over $4,000, 900 mcmbers. or
more than three-four,hs of the
entire aggregate of the 40 re-
ligious bodies.
The effect on church member
ship of the European war in
norrowing the stream of immi
grafton were probably quite
small, as only the last five
months of the year were involv-
ed The emipration of mon 70
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

o J. Buckley, of Rye Cove,
spent Sunday visiting relatives
ia the Gap,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
B0ARDERS WANTED.

Two men or man and wife
can secure board and lodging
by applying to
Mrs. S. y. BAILEY.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24

The following marriage
licenses were issued las, week
IN the clerks office: j. A..
Wampler and Sarah T. Ilol-
brook, Ray Wilder and Lucy
Dotson, NJ ike George and
Annie EgIi, Jack r. Spencer
and Helen Carter, Walter An
drews and Lizzie Patrick, y.
W. jackson and Ellie Lawson
Wise Virginian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
L. u. Winston returned last
week from Asheville, N. c.,
where he was called on account
of the illness of his father.

w. G. Stewart. who received
100 votes out of 1875 in the Nor.
ton Convention last Saturday,
was in town last Wednesday
feeling good. Billie's oppo-
nent, Of he has any, will have
some nerve whoever he may he.
Wise Nirginian.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-03-24
Cut Flowers For Easter.

Carnations, Roses, Niolets,
Sweet Peas. at
J r. HoRsMNN, The Florist.
West Norton, Va.
Phone Norton.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
new RIVAL FOR ]. WILLARD
Australian Promoter Begins to
Boom Bob Devore Of Missouri
for Heavyweight Crown.
HAS KNOCKED OUT FIFTEEN

George Lawrence. the Australian pro-
motsr, is working up quite a boom for
Bob Devere. a young heavyweight. who
was born in County Mayo. ireland
twenty years ago.
Devere stands six feet high. and
weighs 1876 pounds. He was brought up
on a farm in the state OF Missouri and
has been boxing a little more than a
year, during which time ne has made
wonderful record for a youngster who
never saw a boxing glove until he was
put in the ring at Kansas City with
Sailor Grande. who only a few weeks
ago at Philadelphia gave Jack Dillon the
fight of his life. -
Knocked OCT Grande.
In this. his first fight. Devere knocked
put the hard hitting sailor. who at
that time In the middle west was con
sidered about the best young heavy
weight in the country. After knocking
out Grande. the clubs matchmaker re-
matched the pair. and this time the
big boy was again returned the win
ner. on points. He then started TO train
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
Largest Pair of Scissors in the World
GiUen to Joe .Stecher BY West Point Man
ny a. EDWIN LoNG,

Joe Steeher is proud OF the diamond
belt presented to him September 5 BY
his friends. But that is not the only
trophy presented him that day OF which
he is really proud
Little was said OF it at the time, but
he was that day presented with the big
gest pair OF scissors in the world. They
were galvanized iron scissors. designed
by Colonel James c, Elliott OF West
Point, Neb. and manufactured by the
Neihurg Manufacturing company OF
West Point
Oh. no. sure thing. they won't cut the
tail off shirt. nor will they snip but
tons off oveyalls. They aren't sharp.
They weren't made 10 be sharp.
But this the scissors do: They will
crush the breath out Of any husky hloke
when Joe stecher applies them to his
short ribs.
Joe applied them October . TO the
short ribs OF lot OF his friends and
visitors at Dodge just after the diamond
belt and the scissors had been presented.
The boys had lot OF fun with the old
scissors. which were presented as SYM
bolical OF the famous scissors hold with
which Joe Stecher has crushed HIS way
to the summit OF wrestling popularity.
Who. but Colonel James c. Elliott would
have thought OF such thing as present
Ing giant scissors to a wrestler when
others had gouged deep into their peck
cts TO make a fund for a diamond beltP
But Colonel Elliott always was original.
He knew everybody was going over 20
hear the diamond belt speech. He him
self was invited TO be enc OF the speakers
What did Colonel Jim dog Did he get an
encyclopedia and study up on diamonds,
learn their geological age. mythoioeical
Significance. magnitude OF brilliance,
chemical competition. and possible ori-
gin. In order TO make a learned speech
No.
DID he read the records OF the spar
tan athletes in PlutaTch's Lives. or bet.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
our TrnreloFue 10. 5.

-" -
Cincinnati, o., is i'm one the Europe
and Oscar II. Of base ball Cincinnati
s the Europe OF base ball. because there
Is always fight on between the board
OF directors and the manager OF the
team. whoever he happens to be. And
like the European nations, they never
know what they are fighting about, they
are merely fighting. 1t Is the Oscar
II Of base ball because the magnates
pull off their peace stuff there.
Cincinnati Is on the Ohio river. The
river Is almost as belligerent as the Gin
cinnatl board of directors and occasion
ally wipes out a portion of the village.
However, nobody cares particularly. Also
the Ohio river is some river, when II
comes to color. People talk about the
muddy Missouri, but the Ohio river Is
about half water and half ink. The
water which runs through Cincinnatfs
water mains comes from the Ohio river.
For fear of hurting the rivers feelings
nobody disturbs the water en- route from
the river to the mains and that is why
Cincinnati people who believe in santa
ton never drink water except on sunday
when they can't get anything else.
CAhtihhdli mas EOuhttAh o4udIc'
Fountain square is so called, because
in the middle Of It Is fountain. 1t would
be very beautiful fountain IL somebody
would give 1t a bath. The fountain s
valet, however, probably is negectful in
this respect. because he would have 10
import the water because Cincinnati
water would only make II look worse
As a matter of fact the whole town
wouldn't suffer from fumigation, or q
little street cleaning.
Cincinnati Is noted for two great Ia.
| dustries. brewer.es and distlleTies. II
the United States goes dry by 1870. a;
| certain advocates OF prohibition predict
we wave old Cincy a fond adieu.
| They have a couple of swell railroad
stations in Cincy. The c. II. g. D., and
Union-or Central, we've forgotten which
1t is-are models OF depot architecture
/ They are almost as good as the Cleve.
land depot which is going some.
And speaking OF railroads. the c. H
, & D.. is a lalapaiooza. From Indian
/ apolis to Cincinnati there isn't 200 yards
of straight track on the line. Half the
time you meet yourself coming back
when taking a curve and the other hall
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
Peck's leg. causing excrucIatins agony at

Peck's leg. causing exeruciating agony at
times.
"Pecks leg was not really broken in
the 1915 Carnegie game declared the doc
tors. THE mishap In that game merely
dislocated the knit that followed the
fracture of two years ago"
The doctors ordered Peck to the hospital
30 they could place his leg in a cast and
knit the bone properly. Peck told the
doctors to go to Chicago or Switzerland
or some other foreign country, wrapped
around his leg about 100 yards Of bandage
got Into the game the next Saturday.
played out the season and won for him
self the captaincy OF the 1915 Pittsburgh
eleven and the honor OF Ail-American
center
And now, II the doctors will assure him
positively that they will liberate him
within week, Peck may agree to so to
the hospital and have mended the leg
that he broke more than two years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26

with Jim Flynn. who the first few days
at training quarters. beat him up pretty
badly, but before the week had passed
the Pueblo fireman gave him the gate
from training quarters. for knocking him
out in one of their workouts.
Since then he has met nineteen men
of the second class of heavies in the
west. which includes a fifteen-round
bout with Dick Gilbert. Jack Grant he
knocked out in four roends; Jack Law
yer he stopped in one round; Jack Lester
was beaten in ten rounds. while he
knocked out twelve other big fellows
in quick order. His only defeat was
at the hands OF Carl Morris in an eight
round bout in Morris home town. in his
fourth match ~ 1rS
TutOred by sam MeVey.
Mr. Lawrence, in speaking OF his
charge. says Bob is only boy. and
he, does not intend to hurry. him too
fast. although Sam McVey, who lie tutor
ing him in his race for the heavyweight
crown. feels sure that Devere can now
defeat Willard. who is hiding behind
the much abused shield of drawing the
color line when Moneys name is men
toned. fgsL
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
The Hypodermic Needle
NJ FRHD 8. HUNrER

you are being thrown from one side of
the car to the other by the pitch OF tbc
track on the said curves. And II you try
to eat in the dining car wouil probably
gargle your neighbours coffee in your
own ear and he'll catch one OF your
lamb chops in his eye.
Among the other distinguished citizens
of these United States who had sense
enough to blow Cincinnati at an early
age are Sandy Gerard vssssr Griswold
and Albert Dreyfoos.
AS SUNG BY ONE
BARNEY DREYFUSs.
1 can stand for almost anything
at all,
NIFTY, foolish, buggy, amy kind OF
call,
But L make thIs one brief claim,
That IL f. a bIoomin' shame,
To call me the Henry Ford of old
base ball.
AFTER LAMPING THAT WHICH
THE BASE BALL GUYS DID
AND WHAT HAPPENED ON
BOARD THE OSCAR IL
WE POEM" THUSLY
AND AS FOLLOWS:
We ntrer s1to gentle doUe of peace,
We neUer hope to sac one,
Bur idnptng scenes OF = cent date,
w. Il rather see than be one.
We received the following via John G.
Wharton's personally conducted system
of mails. We take It that the perpetrator
either has little use for the wrestling
fraternity or he lost money betting
against the scissors. Here tbs; wen
print anything:
The Wrestler's Dying wish.
! Oh bury me not on the lone prairie.
Make my coffin of the cottonwood tree,
For the world knows it warps,
Forty ways from the ace,
And want II to tit me
In my last resting place.
The following note is appended, Not
crooked, just out Of shape"
Headline in the meal ticket: Ton of
Turks Carried by Parcel Post" Which is
even better than ]. Stecher can do.
| AS you may know, December 25 is the
cay and date of Christmas. Therefore
this is fms.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
Champ Ice Skater Rides Bicycle
in Summer to Keep in Condition

Bobby Mclean on Skates and on His Bicycle Robert
Mclean, better known Bobby" the American cham
pon ice skater who will defend his title this winter in
New York. at Saranac Lake, Boston and Cleveland and
will meet Anderson, the Norwegian champion of the
worlds title kept in condition this last summer by riding
bicycle. No ordinary road riding suited Mclean He
purchased racing bicycle and did lot of work on the
track of the Veodrome in Chicago, his home town He
held his with several of the professionals on the track
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
This 0utfielder
Did Not Make Error
In Hundred Games

According to the official fielding aver
ages OF more than twenty OF the leading
major and minor leagues Fred Smith, OF
the International league. was the most
consistent outfislder OF the last season.
Smith. who played left field for the
Rochester and Montreal clubs during 1915.
figures in los games with a perfect aver
age. having 2i7 putouts, twelve assists
and no errors.
His nearest competitor for first place
honors was Eddington OF the Central
league, who fielded 800 in l2s games,
The leading outfielders in the associa-
tions which have published their averages
10 date are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
Stiehm VIII Have
Big Advantage at
The HoOsier Uni

lndiana's new foot ball coach. Ewaid
o. stiehm. former Wisconsin star win
receive the highest salary ever paid a
coach AZ the Hooaier school. Stlehm will
80 to Bloomington at the conclusion OF
his contract with Nebraska and win have
charge Of spring practice.
Stiehm IL coming at the most opportune
time IN the history OF athletics here. A
new gymnasium TO cost more than 500 0oO
u being built and more time ana money
are being spent ON athletics than ever
before. He Will find a large foot ball
squad awaiting him which has been thor
oushiy grounded IN the rudiments OF the
game BY his predecessor. c. c. chiids.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
HERE'S THE CASE OF LAST
GENT TO JUMP TO THE FEDS

Irving Porter a young outfielder with
the Lynn team OF the New England
league. may be noted in history as the
last Jumper to the Feda He agreed
to flop just before the New York meet
ing and. when the storm broke he hast
ened TO find his manager. Lou Pieper
OF Lynn. and ask that ne be forgiven
Pieper told him he was safe. since he
had not played game with the outlaws