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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-23
PRESIDENT R1Ds HIMSELF
OF UNwELcoME VISITOR

-
Ia the january American Magazine,
is an unusually interesting article by
James Hay, Jr., on the working hab--
its Of the President Of the United
States. In it he givesxthe following
description Of how Wilson rids him.
self Of unwelcome visitors:
when Mr.. Wilson first came to-
Washington Senators and members Of
the House Of Representatives tried to
follow their old system Of taking up-
as much of a Presidents time as pos
sible. They were astonished to find
that the thing could not be done. Un-
less the matters on which they called
AID for which they had made appoint
ments we're Of unusual Importance.
e:ach conference was expected to last
anywhere from three to five minutes
At the END of the allotted time. Mr..
.11lmulty would walk into the Presi--
dert would rise to his feet and say:
Nov you may be sure that this
MI be looked into.
There was no way of refusing to
accept that polite dismissal. After
each one had departed, Mr.. Wilson,
who is himself an expert stenographer
so expert that a page from his note
book is as clean and ~clean-cut as a
piece of engraving-would make a
note of the callers busi-
ness. At the end OF each day he
would go through the notebook and
give directions or dictate letters, dis
the days work. These rules
he follows today"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-23
In trials with three lots Of Leghorn

In trials with three lots Of Leghorn
prllets Matched February 26, April 8,
and June 10. respectively, the yearly
egg production was LAO, 100, and 93
eggs the feed cost per bird $1.32,
$1.64, and $1.25 and the profit per bird
above feed; $1.9S, $2.9s, and $1.58 re-
spectively. 1t was found that soy
beans would produce q %succulent
green feed from August IL till Novem-
Der. The soy-bean pods were not
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-23
GUARDS.

"How long will pumpkin pie keep"
"It all depends. / saw a pie at a
railroad restaurant on my last trip
which 1 remember having seen early
in September"
What makes you 80 sure It was
the same pie?"
"'The same three flies wer still
standing guard over h"-Fun.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-23
POULTRY FACTS.

The report Of the Poultry Husband
men of New Jersey shows that chick
ems fed skim milk gain exactly twice
as rapidly as those fed regular chick
feed, and that the mortality among
them was only one-fourth as high. 1t
is also stated that the skim milk fed
chickens represented a more uniform
fock than those not SO fed
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-12-23

eaten by the birds, thus making it pos
sible to re-seed by disking and rolling.
Apparently good feed does affect
producing power of chickens, and it
is interesting that the April hatch
the best.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

Of living in recent years has started
him down the ladder-and he will have
to be pretty well down to lose, judging
by what Jess has so far shown in pub
lie. On that fraiI hope the fans are
forced to base their hopes for shift
in the DuRilistic deal next month
Willard mas not made much of a hit
anywhere he has appeared outside OF
New York, where the fans are more
Ienient than in other cities. But Jess
last bout mere with Carl MOTIFS, an
other elephantine product of the times,
almost cost every bit Of respect local
sports ever had for him.
Plenty Of Roasting Expected.
No matter how the bout ends, there is
bound to be a great deal Of dissatisfac-
ton expressed on all sides. If Johnson
wins, the critics Will roast everybody
connected with it for fOisting such an
uneven affair on an unsophisticated
public; while, il Willard cops, there is
no telling what will be said and writ
ten about the affair. And all because
Jess has not yet shown anything worth
while-whether through timidity or
lack Of opportunity will not make any
difference in the public attitude.
Would Demand Fight With LanEford.
While a white champion would be
more than welcomed, a titlehOlder who
annexes honors by any other method
than a victory on his merits will meet
with a scaut reception from the Ameri-
can public. And should Willard de-
feat Johnson and the public is at all
suspicious eOf the result, there will be
a big demand for Jess to meet Lang
ford or one of the other negroes left
in the hunt before they will accept him
as a champion worthy of the name.
And this in spite of the prejudice eX-
isting against the holding Of the title
by a negro. American sports do not
want to see one Of their race at the
head of pugilism unless he has demon
strated in fair combat his right to oc'
cupy that proud pinnacle.
Ring followers who saw that stupid
exhibition between "GunbOat' Smith
and Jim Coffey recently and recall the
fact that Smith has a 20 round verdict
over Willard to his credit, cannot help
wondering what Johnson will do to
big Jess when they meet-always pro-
viding Jack is anywhere near the form
of 1910.
LangfOrd Easily stopped Smith.
Sam Langford boxed "Gunboat"
Smith twice The first time, the bout
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
Bill Bets They'll Be a Hole Lot of PeOpsI
VIII Make a Miss and Write It 1914
Sell No Beer

mean o K & what chanel have you got
with the cubs when the clubs is all cut
ing down on there men q amt going 10
carry no men to keep the bords on the
bench warm & I says I will keep the
bords on the fence warm If they ever
give me a show & he says its shame
they amt some big jobs opened where
they'd pay a man big money to just set
down because If they was you would
comend the biggest salary in the world
so I come off & left him & its just like
him to fire me off of the job now when
I'm a little shy of money & haven't got
no money & owe a lot of money q don't
think I'm for getting what I owe you
Steve
Bills Got a Plan All Framed.
But he wont put nothing over on me
Steve because I got plan all frammed
up & don't say nothing a bout il if he
keeps on talking bout fireing me
will take his dauter & run way with
her some whers * get marred x then 1
bet you wont hear no more bout fire
ing me off Of my job & what's $500
per Wk. to man like he & eSpeshully
when I'm entertaining his ,dauter She
would marry me in mlnut steve q
why not because theys going to be a
big shake up on the Cubs when Bres-
nahan gets to work & j will prObly be
in there reglar evry day & how would
she feel setting UP there in the grand
stand & me ] of the stars on the club
if 1 quit her &, she would keep saying
to her self I made a miss take 4 ought
to of GRABBED Bill when l could get him
so just the minut 1 say the word shell
alop with me only 1 wont do it un lest
the old man fires me & I half to do
some thing or go with out my meats
and POTATOES.
Well steve what do you think I'm
going to take the girl to dance next
wk. e before we go we got to lern
them news dances & pay reel money to
get a lesson off of some body. I viii
write & tell you all a bout it.
ReSpv Bill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

went the limit Of II rounds, and the
critics limited that the affair looked
suspicious. The next time, Sam stopped
Smith in a few rounds without exert
ing himself very much. While it is
doubtful if either Smith or Coffey
could beat Willard, it is also the popu-
lar opinion that Willard would prove
quite as easy a victim to Langford' s
skill and punching powers.
While such men as McNey Langford,
Jeannette and Willis, to say nothing of
Jack Johnson. remain in the game, the
business of white hoping" will hardly
thrive to any great extent. Unless some
youngster of unusual promise flashes
on the horizon, there is little prospect
of a change in the complexion OF the
reigning race in heavyweight puglllsm
in the near future
No Successor to Jeffries.
The facts of the case are that the
white heavyweight class has not de-
veloped a first class fighting man since
Jim Jeffries- Barring Tommy Burns
who unfortunately was Handicapped IN
size, there hasn't been white heaVy-
weight before the public in recent
years who could be rated anywhere
near first class.
McCarty No Opponent.
The press agents have been splitting
n lot of stuff about "TunbOat' Smith S
come back in licking young Tommy
McCarty, the western COWBOY, VINO sue
cumbed to the gunner's WallOps last
week. But if "GunbOat" showed any
thing of a startling nature in the per
Torrance I am at a loss to tell what It
was. McCarty is a mere novice, hoy
who really doesn't know anything
about boxing except to rush in with
his left hand stuck out and to chop
with his right at close quarters In
front Of a shifty fighter McCarty would
prove the rankest sucker. doubt II
he would lay a glove on a shifty fellow
like Mike Gibbons in 40 rounds, If lie
had the good fortune to last that long
in front of the middleweight wizard.
But he did connect with Smith fire.
ouently because the gunner knows only
one method, which is to meet every
rush head on. But 1IeCarty's blows old
not carry the force of the. gunner s,
and when the latter did finally get
over a right. after many abortive at
tempts mccarthy crumpled quickly
Ought to Learn Boxing.
In time McCarty might be made into
CONTINUED on Next Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
.FULTz MAY HURT PLAYERS CAUSE;
T90IMPETJlU5. FRIENDS FEAR
Baseball Players Believe TIL cir Champion Stand Before
National Commission May Lead to Split at Bad
Time; Magnates Wo uld Rather Welcome
Strike It Is Believed.
BY MONTY.

any amount they feel like making him
accept, the players only alternative be-
ing to quit baseball entirely.
That is one thing that will occur if a
strike is called Another is that many
PLAYERS with such contracts will refuse
to take the big risk by going on a
strike. And most of the really star
men now own such contracts, as is well
known. Thus, what will become of the
fraternity if nearly all the big guns
stick by the magnates while those who
constitute the small fry 20 on strike?
The answer is easy. There will not
even be much of a corpse left
star Infields Mixed.
A glance at the various star infield3
of the present day reveals most in
teresting fact. There is not a single all
veteran quartet and not one all young
ster combination. Every one is a mix
ture of the old and young. with the
young men predominating. Some OF
the star combinations contain two
youngsters and two veterans, compar-
atively speaking, and others contain
three youngsters with only one vete-
ran as a steadyinE influence.
Look at the Boston Braves first.
Johnny Evers. at second base, is the
patriarch of that defensive Gordon.
Charley Schmidt on first base, Walter
Meanwhile at shortstop and Charley
Deal at third base are youngsters. Red
Smith. who played third base the last
few weeks of the 1914 season, may be
classed as about betwixt and between
a yOungster and a veteran.
The Red Sox have quite a combina-
ton with HOblitzell at first, Janvrin
at second, Scott at short and Gardner
at third. Scott and Janvrin are the
youngsters and Gardner and Hobby the
veterans.
Reds Have Promising Infield.
The Cincinnati Reds have a rather
promising infield with youths in three
positions and n veteran in one. Mana
ger Herzog, at short, is the veteran.
The youths are Bert Neihoff at third,
Heine Groh at second and the alternat.
ing pair of Mollwitz and Graham at
first.
Hughey Jennings has a quartet on
his Detroit Tigers made up of first
baseman Burns and second baseman
Kavanaugh, youngsters; and shortstop
Bush and third sacker Moriarty, vete-
rams. The Washington Senators have
comparative youngsters at first, second
and third, with Gandil, Morgan and
Foster, and a veteran at short in
George Mcbride. The Athletics 500, e
600 infield, before it was broken up,
shaped together in about the same
way, with Jack Barry at short, a vet
eran, and McInnis, Collins and Baker
on the bases, all relative striplings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

FEW YORK, Jan. Jack Curley,
M managing director of the Jess
= Willard company-by the way,
that's new wrinkle, Incorporating
pugflfst-has announced that Johnson
and Willard will meet in a battle for
the championship of the world some
time next March.
Now, I am not one Of those persons
who have attempted to poke fun at
Willard and his desire to take a short
cut to the Championship, and realize,
probably to a greater extent than other
critics, that the game is full of sur
prises and that the dark horse often
brings home the bacon. The one OBJ
lection I have to advance to the match
is that Willard has not yet qualified as
the accredited representative Of the
white race, the hope of the sports who,
for more than four years, have been
vainly seeking a white heavyweight
with skill enough to humble the big
negro now at the head of the division
and who has been anything but credit
to the sport.
Should Prove His Class.
I have repeatedly urged those back
Of Willard to turn him loose among
the leading white heavyweights first
thus giving him an opportunity to
prove his class. 1 believe he can lick
any and all Of those at present actively
engaged in the pursuit Of white
hoping" but he should settle the queS-
ton beyond all doubt. If he can beat
Smith, Coffey, Reich and the rest, he
should then be matched with Lang
ford, McVey or Jeanette, any one
would do, and if found worthy of their
support the public would rally to his
cOlors as one man, ard the receipts on
March 6, or whatever date is selected
for the bout with Johnson, would
shame the record breaking gate" at
Reno July 4, 1910. For, given a little
encouragement in the way Of fighter
who figured on the dope to have a
chance to bring back the title, the
sports would turn out in such numbers
that it would tax the ingenuity and re-
sources of the prO-oters to build an
arena large enough to accommodate
them.
Build on Slender Hopes.
But nothing Willard has accomplished
to date warrants the belief that he has
the ghost of a show to defeat Johnson.
Those who are roofing for Willard,
and most white men are, pin their faith
on the sole chance that JOhnson's mode
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
BY t. 5. ANDREWS.

he can 90 to Australia and fight for
the worlds title with Mick King, the
champion Of that country.
They Came Too High
Harry Edwards, the Philadelphia
promoter, has been trying to match up
Freddie Welsh and Johnny KiIbane for
six rounds. but when Freddie asked
$500 guarantee for his end and Kilbane
$4,000, promoter Harry threw up both
hands and yelled for help The Quaker
promoter says he win gamble with the
boys on the gate, but as to such
guarantee s-never
McNuIty's Bid Accepted.
Last week Mike AIcNulty of St Paul,
manager Of Johnny Ertle, the young
and sensational bantamWeight of that
ager of kid" Williams. the worlds
champion bantam, in a tight position
as regards the real weight of the title
holder. Mike gave out a challenge to
Williams, offering to bet him from
$1,000 to $4,000 on the side in a title
match, providing the Kid would make
lie ringside for Ertle. Mike had
deposit ready to post at the time he
gave out the statement
Now comes Sammy Harris with an ac-
ceptance of the offer and it is up to
the busy Michael TO make good. In
a letter to the writer manager Harris
says:
lust saw your article last week
whereby McNulty, manager Of Young
Ertle, wants to match his boy against
Williams for a side bet, etc. You can
inform Mr.. AcNulty that champion VIII
liams is still able to make 116 ringside
and will do that weight if he will get
a promoter to stage the match and Of
fer satisfactory terms. I will post
$1,000 any time you say so, the same to
go for weight forfeit and then as a
side beet The Kid has knocked
out three men in succession and beat
Johnny DAILY badly in New York Christ
mas day, which is not had for a lit
tie fellow like the Kid hope now
that Mr. McNulty will get busy and
bring about a match. with the $1,000
side bet"
Mccoy Reenters Ring.
The famous Kid Mccoy Norman
Selby), although over forty years Of
age, could not resist the temptation to
get into the ring and take a chance
against a young middleweight. The
Kid was visiting at Reno, New, and
arranged fOur-rOund bout with
Antoine La Greave Of California. No
damage was done The Kid appeared
to fear ruggedness of the young man
and the latter seemed to be afraid Of
McCOy's former reputation, so the re-
suit was nice, friendly four round
spar.
Flynn Shows Old Form.
jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, has
had his ups and downs the past year
or two, but he manages to come back
and show splendid form just when the
fans think he is about through Jim
has had several set backs Of late, but
on Saturday last he made a grand fight
against George zone ROund) Davis at
Buffalo. n. Y, putting his man out in
the seventh session. 1t was a hard
battle for big men and showed Flynn
to be still possessed OF a knockout
punch. This will mean that Jim viii
get a crack at some Of the heavies
around New York again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
BY RING W. LARDNER.

hit against only I can wallop a slow
ball 6, a curve ether 1 with the best of
them & I don't half to take off my hat
to no body Johnson or no body else.
But them yellow cutters in the amerl-
lean e. federal wishs he'd get tide up
for all summer so they wouldent never
half to hit against him & there as good
is struck out before they ever get up
there because there so scared.
Wants a Crack Mt johnson.
I never yet seen the pitcher l was
sCard of & nothing would suite met bet
ter then to have the cOrts says Johnson
belonged to the Nat. leage & give me
a crack at him. At 1st 1 would just
try & meet the ball un till l got on to
what hes got & then I would take that
old helthy swing of mine & l bet they
would go back at him faster than they
come. / been travelling a kind of run
in with the girls old man & il he don't
get wise to him self I will quit him
& quit his dauter to & see how he likes
that only l guess they amt no danger
of him going to far because he gets the
worst Of it evry time he starts to argue
with me.
Didn't Try to Sell No Beer.
I dident try to sell no beer this wl1
on acct Of the hollow days & he says to
me when I went up to see the girl
whats the matter you amt trying to do
no work & says because on acct. of
the hollow days & he says do you. 1 give
YOU a vacashon or something and you
think people have quit drinking beer be-
cause its hollow days & I says YOU wont
find no body drinking beer in wether like
we been haveing because it would
freeze them TO deth &, he says you will
freeze to deth yourself if you don't start
hussling pretty soon and do some thing
& / says you should worry & he dident
say nothing so 1 says if you don't like
the way I'm doing you can can me & he
says no I wOuldent want to beat Bres-
nahan to it & I says what do you mean
& he SAYS l guess YOU know what l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

~ HICAGO, Ill, Jan. 2, 1915.-Stev'
Did you motifs the date up on the
~ ton of this here letter its 1915
now Steve & come near writeing 1914
but just thot myself in time & wrote
it 1915 because vest was new yrs. q
so now its 1915. I bet they'll be hole
lot of peopl will make a miss take
when there writeing there letters a
write 1914 up to the top of them on
acct of being use to it for VI, but L
wont make no miss take like that tho
I come pretty near doing it when /
started this letter.
suppose you read a bout Walter
Johnson & a bout him sineing with the
federal & then turning a round & sine
ing with the Washington & L talked to
a lot of diffrunt people a bout it &
they amt none OF them know how is it
comeing out but most of them seems
to think that they will be a big fight
in the cOrt a bout it e probly Johnson
wont pitch no bali this yr. on acct, of
they being cort fights & he Will be in
joined & wont be able to pitch no ball
He Was Just JoIzeinE.
1 fellow I seen says eVen-if they amt
no fight in the corts- yet still and all
how is Johnson going to pitch because
he wont have no arm left e 1 says
what do you mean. & he says he will
ware it out sineing contracts. See Steve
he was just jOkeing. he says Johnson
would ware his arm out sineing con-
tracks LIST with 1 side s, then with
the other side & the fellow that says
that was just jO5einE. I guess they's a
lot of them rotten hitters in the amer
lean Leage that wisht the federal had
of held on to Johnson because they
cant hit him with a shovel but as far
as I'm CONSERVED ] wisht he would pitch
in the Nat. Leage and leave me get a
chanel at him d we would see pretty
soon if he is such a vale of a pitcher
because if theys ! thing I love to hit
against speed is the ! thing 1 like to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
CHICAGO FEDS START
NATIVE SON" MOVEMENT

Chicago Ill, Jan 1.-The Chicago
Feds are making a new play for pa
tronage. President Weeghman has
inaUgurated a native son" movement
and announces there are more home
boys on his team than on any other
Fed or major team in the country.
THE Chicago Fed club is the strong
est home club in professional base
ball." says Weeghman. I'VE have ten
men who were either raised in Chicago
or make the city their permanent
home. We can include Joe Tinker, Tom
Mcclure, John Farrell, Al Wickland,
Max Fisk, Dave Black, c. /. Clemens,
Joe Stanley, Erwin LANCE and Austin
Walsh
Walsh is a brother Of Ed. Walsh, the
famous White Sox twirler.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

{ he can go to Australia and fight for
/ the worlds title with Mick King, the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
BIG POLO TOURNAMENT
rOR COAST IS Planned

San Francisco, Calf, Jan. 2.-One
Of the largest polo tournaments ever
held in this country is planned on the
coast this winter under the auspices
OF the universal polo committee, haY-
in the sanction of the American -SOlO
association.
Competing teams will come from St
Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston,
Long Island and CoOperstown, teams
from Canada, Hawaii a. / Argentina.
Dwight i. Davis, former tennis
champion o. America, will be in all
Likelihood captain of the st. Louis
team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
FLYNN Shows Old Form.

He who buys Made in FL Paso'
goods kills two birds with one stone:
he gets a good article at a reasonable
price, and he helps to build up his
home town.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
FRICTION MAY KILL THE BOXING
CANE WISCONSIN, IS BELIEF

squabbes Between Commission and Promoters and Be-
tween Promoters Themsel Is Apt to Wreck Sport;
AL Mccoy Still Claims o Be Champion; Mccoy
Goes Back Into the ing For Brief Bout.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02
Jim Corbett Says
Fans Will Roar About Johnson Willard by S lanes
Fight No Matter Which Way Comes Out

If
Bauew Not PrvaH He Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

COAL, WOOD AND I1INDLING.
Phone eaby 8. Prompt deliveries cur
speciality.
NEFF-STILES co. Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-02

Athey cIOth-line0 weather strip keeps
out the cold. Rathbun-Mi1 Co.-Adv.