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Williston graphic., 1916-05-11
THE 0PP0RTUNES'
BASEBALL NICKNAME
WILLISTON'S DIAMOND BUSTERS
WILL BE KNOWN BY NEW
NAME-LIVELY ELECTION

In one of the many applications
from players received by the Willis
ton Base Ball board, the writer, in
giving several pages of information
about himself, confded: "They call
me Casey in base ball." Well-in base
ball they will call US the Opportunes.
At any rate they, which stands for all
fandom, should get the habit of doing
so for such is the duly elected nick
name, chosen by a popular election
lasting eight days.
Five names were voted on. These
had been selected from all those sug-
gested in the name contest, by three
judges.
The five names and the vote cast
for each are:
The Opportunes 152
The Coyotes 1872
The Ranchers 118
The Electrics II
The Invincibles u
There was much interest in the elec-
ton among the lovers Of the national
pastime. Friends of the Coyotes got
out and electioneered for their choice
with good results.
Offered by Ad Man
The winning name was offered by
Chas. Schrumm, advertising solicitor
for the Williston Graphic, and he is
being congratulated on suggesting
an advertising term that had a
psychological kick in it that ~got to"
a plurality of the base ball electrate.
The Opportunes won on it's merits.
No one solicited votes for the name
but large number evidently argued
that ball players representing the
City Of Opportunity might well be!
called the Opportunes. In Minneapo-
lis their team is called the Millers, in
Washington, the Senators, % Why not
the Opportunes in this city Of un-
-ivaled opportunities? A good base
ball team is for both amusement and
advertising advertising was the OBJ
ject the board had in view in having
a name thus chosen.
Some people were locking for .
name that would make an instan-
taneous hit with everybody but there
is no such thing-a name has to grow
up and into popularity, like pretty
girl. The popularity of the name will
depend largely on the work Of the
team.
The Squad At Work
Manager Clarence Marshall has his
recruits out every day and there is
a big bunch of them. About a dozen
local men are trying out and several
have come from distant points of
their own accord to try for the team.
C. A. Ruyle and Chas. INNINGS Of
last years team arrived from St. Louis
Sunday. Alex Harper, the fast short
stop who was seen here last year, and
an all round man named Kolls are on
their way.
Games Soon
An exhibition game between two
teams chosen from the squad will prob |
ably be played soon and if possible
a game with an outside team will be
arranged for the 18th feature Of the
celebration held by The Sons of Nor
way.
The grounds and seats will be put
in better condition and some real
bases and rubber home plate put in
place. Altogether the prospects are
bright for successful season of ball.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

as the Rockefeller millions back
the international corporation
through the National City bank.
Charles II. Sahin, president of
the Guaranty Trust, has resigned
from the board of directors of
the International
With Sabin, it is reported,
John ID. Ryan and Albert H. Wig
gin, directors of the Guaranty
will resign. Sabon is chairman
of the board of CASTOR, Williams
G. Wigmore, the trading firm,
subsidiary to the Guaranty Trust
Co., whose phenomenal break in
to the shipping business and the
Oriental and Russian fields of
commercial exploitation has sud-
denly made it the menacing rival
of the American International
corporation.
Thus there is again a definite
Morgan-Rockefeller breach in
Wall ST., which has been for years
sort of armed camp with the
forts, field works and communi-
eating trenches of these huge
rival powers almost interlocking.
When the American Interna-
tional corporation, with Frank
Vanderlip and Rockefellers' Ma
tional City bank behind 1t, went
into the open market recently
and bought the largest single
holding of stock in the Interna-
tional Merchant Marine, the first
skirmish of the present war for
world trade supremacy had been
fought.
The International Mercantile
Marine was the elder J. p. Nor
CANS pet, but had languished un-
der his son.
Now the Rockefeller In
terests, with their holdings
in this, their recently ac-
quired ownership of the Pa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
ARE
CON TEST
WINNERS

The 50 prize for the best letter
answering the question. shall the
Mayor Go to Congress-" in the
affirmative is awarded to Henry
Hall of Tacoma, and the So prize
for the best negative letter TO
Herman Anderson of Fern Hill
Istation.
Winners of 81 prizes for other
good letters in the affirmative
lare:
John Beeman, s071a East Nor
ton St; Mrs. r. L. Abbott, Turn
water. Wash, X. f. ID. No. /;
James Hall. Gen. Del, 1913 So.
Cedar St; p. S. Wheeler, 1920
Mckinley av.; f. j. Croft, 1919
Pacific av.: Howard c. Ault, Box
43, Burton; A. l.. Somerset, Te-
nino; T. r. H., Olympia.
Oddly enough, there we're only
two letters submitted opposing the
idea of the mayors running for
congress. In addition to the So
prize mentioned above, a 81 prize
will go to John Poebe, Glenavon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
FIVE PART BLUEBIRD FEATURE
HEADS new PHOTOVlLLE BILL

This weeks Photoville bill at
the Tacoma is a uniformly good
one and includes five vaudeville
acts. The picture feature of the
bill is the five-act photoplay, "Dr.
Neighbor," wit h Hobart Bosworth
and strong supporting cast of
film stars. 1t is an unusual pic
ture and perhaps the best yet Of
fered in a Photoville erformance.
This program will be followed by
an entirely new bill tomorrow
including Louise Lovely in the
five-act Bluebird photoplay,
Tangled Hearts," Jerome and
Lewis in singing surprise; the
Three Ellies in an unusual gym
nastic offering; Moore and Ell
hot in comedy sketch, "a Baby
Grand;"s Bell and Raynor in q
comic singing, dancing and talk
ing act, and Lillian Sieger, sing
ing cornetist.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

cific Mail fleet, and their
sudden investment i'm some
$4,000 shares of the United
Fruit company, are said to
extend an influence over
more shipping than any sim
gle concern i'm the world!
The Morgan interests woke W
and it became evident that Inter
national Mercantile Marine is not
to pass uncontested into the
hands of the Rockefellers.
Meanwhile there has been a
rush of trading in the stock OF
the Atlantic, gulf and West In
dies steamship lines.
Are CASTOR, Williams & Wig
more trying to build up their
navy to equal that con-
trolled by the Rockefellers?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
J. PlERP GETS IN BAD

NEW YORK. May 3Delegates to the convention of the
Womens baong
Josiah Cowkes Angeles and Samuel
Tf, o. the only candidate presidency
25 the 10000 delegates will be received
visiting the famous library the home Morgan No
knows exactly who those 25 will be- and thereby hangs
tale:
chairman of of
Federation thought would
biennial meeting visit Prpont
while they here.
1t developed that there misunderstanding somewhere
and instead of extending the privilege cubwomen
visit the library Mr. Morgan limits the number
25 engraved invitations today and left Miss Jones
the task choosing the lucky 25
Miss Jones declines
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
nERk&%Al|DAfEfWhfRE

James McNeely of Tacoma,
gives Memorial Day address in
park at Vancouver, Wash, before
1000 old soldiers and citizens.
Fire which destroyed four Sec
lions of Oregon penitentiary
shops is blamed on convicts.
Cut flowers and floral work.
Him., florist. So. 7th and X. adv
Three young girls are injured
when auto goes down 20-foot en-
bankment near Bellingham.
Radical ideas result in. dis
missal of j. L. Kerchen, super
visor of manual training in Port
land public schools.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
Defines SPIRIT OF U. S.

WASHINGTON d. c. 31-Defning the spirit America
warning citizens of foreign birth themselves
the the nation President Wilson
memorial address Arlington national cemetery audience
largely Civil They
ously.
The president called perform
defended his suggestion alliance
nations Speaking America the champion
the mankind said I'VE
but ready to fight against aggression whether from
within without"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

The firm of CASTOR, Will
liams & Wigmore, organized
since the outbreak of the
European war, has startled
Wall st. by its phenomenal
growth.
1t already has branches il
Archangel, Vladivostok and Pet
rograd, which constitute the
chosen ground Of the Rockefel
Ter International corporation. Il
is soon to open other branches
in Shanghai and Toxic.
Castor, Williams & Wig
more, capitalized originally
at $1,000, are actually wag-
ing an offensive war against
the American International
corporation, with an author
lied capital OF S5O,OOO,OOO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
BIG STRIKE MAY
START TOMORROW

SAN FRANCISCO, May al
With the arrival of ]. j. Foley,
secretary of the Pacific coast
Longshoremen. preparations wire
begun today for the threatened
strike on June 1, which promises
to tie up all shipping.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
WOULD Limit TRUST Law

CHICAGO ILL.,, 31.-Decaring the Sherman antitrust
should modified business interests
restrain trade President Charles Van
the University Of Wisconsin appauded long loud
the National Lumber Manufacturers
here today.
declared particularly appropriate
all lines American trade
committee authority
cooperative contracts between business
They the line drawn between cooperation
and blighting monopoly
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
AGAINST DISADVANTAGES

WASHINGTON, d. c., May &c.
The house refused today to au-
thorize any dreadnaughts for this
years naval construction pro-
gram. The Butler amendment
providing for two dreadnaughts
was defeated by a small major
ity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

L. S. seeks to prevent strike of
10000 commercial telegraphers
throughout this country and Can
ada on eve of republican national
convention in Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Graduation gifts, watches, Jew
elry. Pfaff, Jeweler, 1147 Broad
way. adv"
Shasta Limited has narrow es-
cape from disastrous wreck at
Chehalis when 1t crashed into
tractor engine.
Centralia plans big cleanup
day to beautify city property.
Ladies, take your lunch at
Duenwald's, 1112 Broadway. adv.
John Barrett, director OF Pan
American union, proposes Pan
American conference of women in
1920.
COMMERCIAL BINDERY &
PRINTING co. Main AT. adv.
Frank Berry, secretary of Fish
ermens association, talks on ia
coma's Fishing Industry" at noon
meeting of Commercial club.
Seattle property to trade for
Tacoma. See owner. 1144 Pa
cific (fish market). adv"
Solemn mass Of requiem for
HIri9hmen who fell in recent revolt
or were executed, is celebrated in
All Saints church, N. Y.
ssaR
Mclean tho contract mover.
lafatn 1850. adv.
Four persons killed when
wooden awning collapses in Dali
'laa Tex, during preparedness
patade.
Oscar Lemons, Plumbing. M5781.
adv.
British steamers Southgarti
and Dalegarth sunk.
Forty-one cases of bonded
whisky found by Seattle police in
apartment house basement.
Glenn Stokes of Los Angeles,
WARMING!
The man or woman who fails
or refuses to examine the prices
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
KNIFE HITS T. X. Auto.

NANSAS CITY, May ~ -
During the parade here
small pocket-knife struck
Roosevelt's car. Whether il
was accidental or an attempt
TO injure the colonel is I'M
known.
The knife struck the arm
of RoOseyelt's secretary. Me-
Grath, as il hung from the
coloneI's car. The blade was
open, but did not penetrate
the coat. The secretary was
angry over sensational re-
ports regarding what he
termed a trivial incident"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

DUBLIN 31Found guilty last week of completely in the
revolt MacNe the Sim Fem
been sentenced life imprisonment and the
confirmed
English detention the result of the uprsngs
and of these 15 have been executed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
ASKS FORTS FOR ALASKA

WASHINGTON Pa, May 31--The amply terrifying
speaking Washington Jefferson
naturalization canal defend effectively
he said He took issue with the advocacy W.
Administrations foreign policy
which would be to that of Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
TACOMA BUILDING GAINS

A permits last
midst of building revival this spring.
building permits had been taken out this month"; with
$4,000, with $4,000
building
$45S compared with $3366SS during similar period last
-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
SKINS Get Lemon RUB

WARNEMuNDE Germany, May S1-ts the lemon rub now
travellers skin
with their skins The lemon the latest
adopted for
bring and military information which
chaked skin
that while the has nfor
carried country
by It's hard job for permission leave
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
MARRIAGE LICENSES

i. A. Reed and Minnie Twohy.
both of Seattle; ]. II. Walker of
South Prairie and Elizabeth Lane
of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

The man or woman who fails
or refuses to examine the prices
on our stock of groceries willfully
throws their money away.
PACIFIC GROCETERIA
1916 Pacific Ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
BUSINESS MEN TO
PLUG FOR COLONEL

CHICAGO, May 3T.-Managefs
of the Roosevelt campaign have
announced the completion of Or
CARNATIONS in every state of bust
ness men pledged to ask their
delegates to vote for the colonel.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Negro soldier of 10th cavalry
says he was held prisoner by Car
rama 10 days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Ticket office of &. y. railway
here will close at this after
noon during funeral of j. j. Hill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

+. A. Kean will not he candi-
date for reelection to park board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

wins ten mile championship race
in Chicago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Six lost by attack by subma-
rine on German steamer Kolga.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Prices of staple foods in L. $.
increase l per cent from Feb. Is
to March Is, according to official
figures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
Morgan
Versus
John D.

NEW YORK, May 30.-A new
world war has broken out!
1t Is raging in Wall ST., and 1t
ends 20 years comparative truce!
The two RICHEST MEN in
AMERICA are the opposing gen
erals, and the stake is 100000
900 in foreign trade.
There's a David and Coli
ath story apparent on the sur
face-for the little firm OF
CASTOR, Williams 4 Wig
more, capitalized originally
at $1,000, are after the scalp
of the $5OO,OOO,OOO Ameri-
can International Corpora
ton.
But behind CASTOR, Williams
& Wigmore are all the millions
of the Morgan crowd, recruited
by the Guaranty Trust Co., just
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31
WARNING.

Glenn Stokes of Los Angeles
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-31

Forty-one cases of bonded
whisky found by Seattle police in
apartment house basement.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
PROTECTION FOR SEED CORN
Mice and Rats Kept Away by Con-
struction of "Treen-Ears Are
Held in Place by Nails.

Where mice and rats are prob
lem on the farm, seedcorn may be pro-
tected by putting the seed on stree"
This consists of post erected over
two boards set on edge at right an
giles. To keep mice and rats away
cut hole in the bottom of a pan
the size of the end of the post and
slip it down the post to about two feet
from the floor. Nails with small heads
or with the heads cut off may be
driven at convenient distances about
the stree" to accommodate as much
corn as desired. The posts may be
made to hold three or more bushels of
seed. The ears are attached to the
stree" by driving the butts onto the
ends of the nails.-Agricultural Col
lege Extension Service, Ohio State
University.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01

Hardy Asparagus plants.

land. For field culture, spread on as
much manure as can be plowed In.
Then harrow the ground thoroughly,
mark out the rows two feet apart and
plant the roots nine inches apart in
the rows. 1t would be better to open
a furrow about five inches deep, and
set the plants in it, covering them so
that the crowns will be two or three
inches below the surface.
For the home garden, if the bed is
a small one, it may be planted by dig
ging trench nine or ten inches deep.
Fill this with six inches of manure
and cover it with soil from the next
trench and SO on until the bed is pre-
pared. Rake down smooth. Mark out
the rows IS inches apart and set the
plants six inches apart in the rows SO
that the crowns will be two or three
inches below the surface.
Asparagus being great feeder, the
plants should be top dressed every fall
and spring. The top dressing should
be done before the plants start to
grow. You cannot manure too heav-
lily. To keep down weeds small
dressing of salt may be used since it
does not injure the plants. If after
the plants grow any of them bear
seed, that is little round red berries,
it will be better to dig them out and
supply their places with others. The
second year after planting the bed
should yield few stalks for the table,
but not until the third year can a
large cutting be made. The more thor
ough the preparation of the bed at
first, the heavier the coating of ma
nure that is buried, and the cleaner
it is kept from weeds. the better the
results will be.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
SOIL SUITABLE FOR PASTURE
Many Fields Have Been impoverished
by Growing Field Crops and
Selling Products.

The pasture land need not be land
suitable for nothing else. The prac-
tice Of using only rough land worth
less for field crops as pasture has
been so common that some have the
idea that level highly fertile soil can
not be used for pasture.
Whether or not land can be used
for pasture depends upon its value,
the amount Of grazing it will produce
and the prices received for the live
stock raised on the grass. There are
many who could afford to use their
good land for pasture. Some would
find it profitable to use portion Of
their land now devoted exclusively to
field crops, If for no other purpose, to
build it up.
Many farms have been impover-
ished by growing field crops and sell
ing the products. Even the weeds
that nature persuades the soil to let
grow are burned and all vegetable
matter. destroyed. Such lands might
be converted into pasture for few
years with satisfactory results, If good
stock was kept.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
RATS IN THE CHICKEN YARD
Mixture Of cornmeal and White Lead
Successfully Used at Missouri
Experiment Station.
(By Fl. L. KEMPsTER, Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.l

(By Fl. L. KEMPSTER, Missouri Agri-
cultural Experiment Station.)
Rats cause great losses in many
poultry yards, but at the Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture we have had no
trouble in getting rid Of them by pois-
oning with a mixture of two parts
cornmeal and one part sugar of lead.
The hand should not come in contact
with the poison feed, and all other
feeds should be removed SO the rats
cannot get them.
The poisoned feed may be kept away
from the chickens by putting it in a
tray, nailed to the middle Of the bot
tom Of box at least a foot square
and six inches high. The box should
be closed on all sides except for a
number Of inch and a half holes bored
through the sides near the bottom.
Burn or bury the dead rats so that
chickens cannot eat them. The de-
cayed flesh of even Imprisoned rats
is likely to cause timber neck, as
ptomaine poison is called in chickens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
Simple Question to Answer.

The editor of the correspondence
columns had very busy day-a very
busy day. indeed. So busy, in fact,
that he had to enlist the services of
the Sub" to read out the correspond
ence.
What is the next query?'' he asked.
when he had gone half way through
the pile of letters.
..Oh.p replied the "sub." "a reader
wants to know how to prevent the
hairs in his mustache from falling
out. What shall I put down, sir?"
SWELL" answered the editor, with a
sigh, "just put down: The best way
to prevent hairs from falling out is to
brush them lightly apart, and keep
them from quarreling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
COST CONSIDERED IN BUYING
Three Important Factors in Purchasing
Machinery or Putting Up
Farm Building.

The farmer should understand when
buying machinery or putting up build
ings that price is what you pay for a
thing. You pay it but once.
Cost is what you have paid for a
thing when you are done with it. 1t
includes the original price, running ex-
penses, repairs, depreciation, losses of
time and service.
Value is what you get out of thing
while you have it, 1t is measured by
the economy of operation, freedom
from repairs and trouble and length of
life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
GOOD APPEARANCE OF FOWLS
IN Marketing capons Don't Pick Neck,
Saddle and Tall Feathers-They
Add % Price.

When you have particularly nice
lot Of well-fnished cockerels of rooster
size. try leaving ON the neck, saddle
and tail feathers. also the feathers on
the outer joints Of the wings and those
from the hook joints halfway up the
thigh.
This is the method of marketing
capons, and if your cockerels are good
enough in quality, some first-class ho-
tells win be willing to pay you a high
sr price t.ian for chickens dressed In
The ordinary way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
CARE FOR ASPARAGUS.
Hundred Plants Not Too Much
for od-Sized FANNY.
It Is Hardy Plant and Cannot Be
Killed by Exposure to Low Tenn
perature - Should Be Top
Dressed Every Fall.

A good patch Of asparagus is a nice
thing to have. A hundred plants are
not too much for a good-sized family.
Asparagus lis a hardy plant. You
cannot kill it by exposure to low tenn
peratures. It should be planted just
as soon as the ground can be put in
good, workable, order in spring, and
the sooner it is planted the better
chance it will have to grow and give
good yield in a year or two hence.
Then after it has once reached the
hearing age, it will be good for many
years, and give you an annual and
valuable crop unfailingly.
The best soil is light loan. AS
paragus will not do well on heavy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
A PHILADELPHIA NURSE WILL
ADVISE TOWNSPEOPLE

Philadelphia, Pa.-"When l get a
cold / resort to DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, which I cannot
praise enough.
GAS for the sFavorite Prescription !
never have case of expectancy that
I do not recommend it. They all say
they would not do without it.
"As for 'Anuric,' my kidneys and
back were so bad that had to turn
down several cases. After taking the
Anuric tablets the relief was wonder
full. am relieved of the backache
and am feeling fine.
when I feel dizzy and drowsy !
go for the Pleasant Pellets and in "a
hours feel fine"
81 could go on with praise of DIR.
Pierce's valuable remedies, but space
will not permit. If anyone calls on
me can tell them better than can
write."-MRS. LOUISA, BLANCHARD,
2670 Sepviva St.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-01
OF Course He Wouldn't ASK.

Oliver had been taught that it was
naughty to ask anyone for pennies.
His mother noticed he had come home
several times with penny. so one
day she asked: "Oliver, where did you
get your penny?"
Oliver Immediately replied: 'From
the sweeper man" (meaning the street
sweeper).
ibid you ask the sweeper man for a
penny?"
mo. mamma, just go up to the
sweeper man and say, I am looking
for a penny today and he gives me
one."