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New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
SIMPSON LEARNED HOW TO HURDLE
 FROM NEWSPAPER PICTURES

1 ROB x SIMPSONS recent recoru wrecking hurdling brings to mind l the young westerner's debut in cham pionship competition. His appearance at the national title meet held on the fair grounds at San Francisco is now recalled. Except for a friend or two not a person of the 12000 spectators In the stands on the eventful Saturday Of July last year understood Simp- Murray and Fred Kelly over the 12O yards high sticks.
 Simpson knew he couldn't lick his skilled competitors. The idea of beat ing Kelly and Murray was furthest from his mind. He was there to learn the art of hurdling, and after the race Simpson was, lucky to finish third he lost no time in studying the forms of the men he idolized in his pet stunt
 That evening he purchased the final sports editions of all the papers he could lay his hands on. In one of them he spotted a corking picture of the final of the high hurdles He saw the way Kelly ard Murray chopped over their hurdles, shaving them so close that they almost appeared to sit on them. Kelly, in fact was so close that he knocked down three of the hurdles and was disqualified
 Simpson thought awhile He asked some of the boys who were guests of the Olympic club at banquet to show him the difference in the style of hurdling of Kelly ands Murray and his (Simpson's) manner of going over the sticks.
 Sure enough one of them informed him that, while Kelly and Murray leaped so close to the hurdle that they would brush a match stick off. Simp- son allowed a liberal stretch of day. light between him and the hurdles. The result was that while Simpson was having glorious time in the air Kelly and Murray were going away from him.
 Simpson spent three hours going over the photographs in the company of Harold Smith, the sprinter and Michigan captain; Bachman, the Notre Dame weight man, and Arlie Mucks champion discus thrower of wiscon- sin university. The four made critical examination of the pictures and studied out where Simpsons form diff fered from Kellys and what Simpson should do to acquire Kellys form When the party broke up Simpson said simply:
 I've got the idea. When I get back to Kansas will put up hurdle on the farm and practice the rest of the sum- mer"
 Results show he has changed his style for the better Today he is the acknowledged champion hurdler of the world. Perseverance in the case of Simpson triumphed for the good, and athletic fans the country over are marveling at his wonderful form and the great records he Is establishing.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
MANY COLLEGE MEN ENTER
 PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL RANKS

dents of baseball he has ever met. He l is always considering how to improve his game and will develop swiftly, | Coakley thinks. It Is reported in New | Haven that Mahan will sign with the Yankees, but Ernest Soucy said in New London recently that Mahan was
 not going to play professional ball. He turned down an offer from the Boston Braves to my personal knowl- | edge" said Soucy, "and I don't think he 1 will play ball unless he receives an of fer of a salary much larger than he has
 yet received"
 Jing Johnson, the Ursinus pitcher,
 made his debut recently, pitching for
 the Athletics against the Red Sox, and
 received fearful lambasting. Red
 Carroll, the Tufts catcher, however,
 made fine impression, catching John
 son In fine style and nipping three men
 who attempted to steal second
 "One or two of the above players
 with whom I have talked the past year,
 said a baseball expert recently, "say
 1t IS not to make of baseball an end,
 but merely means either to complet-
 ing their education or of laying aside
 means to assist them in business prof
 ects, but others, it Is to be feared,
 have not looked into the future-at | least not beyond the immediate future.
 Baseball, If they make good, will pay them more at the outset than they
 could reasonably expect to earn in
 business, and that is the lure.
 | A few will probably catch on at | once; others eventually will be trans
 ferred to the minor leagues for "de-
 velopment." Very few college men ever | return from the so called bushes. Even | assuming they succeed not only, but
 become famous as professional baseball players, what does 1t all amount to in | the end? Some years ago one of the
 colleges had a brilliant baseball player.
 He was also a brilliant student. His
 inclinations were toward law, but he
 went into the big leagues, where his l value was established at once. He stayed with one club a number of | years; then he went to another, and
 after twenty years of service slowed | down. Now he is running a minor | league team. As he looks back into 1 the past and asks what baseball has done for him he must find the answer rather depressing. His professors
 when he left college agreed that he had | it in him to succeed in almost anything
 to which he directed his mind.
 But the quick money and the evan escent fame of the professional dia- mond were too alluring to be resisted. It would be well if the colleges and universities took steps to combat this annual descent upon their players of big league managers, whose only thoughts are selfish, whose only ideals are mercenary.
 College coaches who work with one 1 eye on the teams they coach and the
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
Association.
 ROBERT SIMPSON GOING OVER THE HURDLES

Simpson went too high in the air in the Frisco race. Every time he came to a hurdle he seemed to hesitate and leap high.
 At the Penn relay carnival some time ago, where he raced over the 120 high In 15 seconds fiat, on the grass, he exhibited an entirely new form yof competition.
 Six feet three inches in height, Simp- son has an ideal build for hurdler. In many ways he resembles Forrest Smithson, the daddy of them all a few years back. He has mastered the tech.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04

nique of hurdling. Simpson is likely to sreVolutionize hurdling as far as arm action goes, for he has the thing down to perfection.
 It was a treat to see him hurdle close to the sticks with his arms forward at Philadelphia. Z. Instead of shooting an arm straight out in front of them, most of the other murders, when they rise to the hurdle, raise both arms to the side like outstretched wings. Murray, Thompson and Kelly all do it just like Smithson. Shaw, Kraenzlein, Chase aNH otEevs Gil hefora tkeIa.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
Photoby Anerc Press PIE WAY YALE PITCHER NOW GIANTS.

been sweetened down there would ap
 pear to be strong likelihood of his being a valuable member of the Giant pitch ing squad. And Pie Way has also gone to McGraw's team. Way is husky youth, who has speed, control and curves. He may develop into a big league star. Watt, the Columbia cap
 tain, has signed with Detroit, and Andy Coakley says he has no doubt that this player will make good in big company. Watt. he says. Is one of the closest stu
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04

AN unusual number of college
 N baseball players have entered
 m-A the big leagues this summer
 @ A How many will be prominent by the time the big league season ends? If the usual average obtains. the suc- cessful ones will be in a minority. Yet, again, some of the neophytes have dis played ability on the university dia- mond which bespeaks at least certain amount of success. George Smith of @e"qmbia, for example. After he has
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04

Judging from the sales of the opening day ot our Great August Furniture Sale the values we are offering are appreciated for the stocks are larger, the selections are bet ter than ever before and the prices will ap peal to you who are studying the word economy.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
Body &0A p ~A@$oO

In going through stock find few Rugs left from fire adjustment sale which disposed of the entire lot in few days with the following exceptions. The fire damage in these is practically unnotceabe.
 Two 9x12 Wilton Rugs reg 5o sale price S35 0o One 9x12 Wilton Rug reg S5O0o sale price 3s5o Two 9x12 Hartford Saxony Rugs reg 5O sale S42 One 9x12 Bigelow Arlington Rug reg. $45, sale S3250 One 9x12 Royal Kashan Rug, reg. S75, sale $5250
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04

other on big league managers from whom they expect a handsome gratuity in return for student ball players should be suppressed, and promptly.
 GO to a college game in which play CTS who stand out above the average are competing and you will see scouts from professional hines watching every move of the men whom they expect to sign, studying them and sizing up their points as though they were live stock. The whole atmosphere is disgusting, and if the abandonment of the whole policy of professional coaching would ameliorate conditions 1t would be well to bring this about"
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
TAPESTRY RUGS

9x12 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS, sale price 9.98 9x12 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS, sale price $10.50 9x12 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS, sale price $13.5
 SMALL RUGS
 27x54 Administer Rugs reg $50 grade, sale price SIS 36x63 Administer Rugs reg 35O grade sale price S298 36x7O Administer Rugs reg 5O grade, sale price $375 27S54 Motted Rugs, reg $2.25 grade, sale price Sl75 36x72 Smyrna Rugs reg $500 grade sale price $3.5O
 WOOL AND FIBRE RUGS
 ON SALE 4TH FLOOR, SOUTH STORE 92 Wool Fiber Rugs reg s95o grade, sale price $75o 6xS Wool Fiber Rugs reg $500 grade sale price $40O 9x2 Shirvan Reversible Rugs, reg. Sl450 sale price ex12 shrvan Reversible Rugs s5Q sale price e5o 9x12 Wool Rugs, reg. 9.5O grade sale price 300 6x9 Wool Rugs, $7.00 grade, sale price .$5.75 9x12 Bordered Grass Rugs, reg $950 sale price $75O 8xO Bordered Grass Rugs, reg $700 sale price $55O 6x9 Bordered Grass Rugs, reg $4.50 sale price $350 36x72 Bordered Grass Rugs reg. $125 sale price 98c
 INLAID LINOLEUMS
 We are showing especially fine line of these OOr south at the following special prices: 9SC 1nlaid LinOleums, sale price ............. 89C $1.25 In1aid Lnoeums sale price ............. $1OO $65 Inlaid Linoeums, sale price ............. $135 $75 Inlaid LinOeuns. sale price ............. $15O Remnants of Linoeums at ................. 59c yd. 69c Printed Linoleums ................. 59c yd. 59c Printed LlnOleums at ................ 49c yd. 49c Printed L1noleums at ................ 39c yd.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
SCRIM CURTAINS IN TWO AND THREE PAIR LOTS AT CLEAI ANCE PRICES

ANCE PRICES Some of these with edge only, others with edging and insertion and valance. Two pairs of White Curtains, reg $1.75 grade, sale
 pr1ce S1.1o ' Two pairs of Arabian Curtains reg $350 grade sale $249 Two pairs of Hand-drawn Arabian Curtains reg S3 grade sale price S249 Three pairs Ivory Curtains reg $4 grade sale price S98 Three pairs of Ivory Curtains regular $125 grade sale
 pr1ce DOC Three pairs of Arabian Curtains, reg $4 grade, sale
 price q@.oo Two pairs of White Antique Curtains reg $350 grade Two pairs of White Edge Curtains reg $225 grade, sale
 Prlce '''''''''''' - ~-S1 Three pairs of Ivory Antique Curtains reg $500 grade
 sale price ............ '''.' po.oo Two pairs of Ivory Edge Curtains reg $70O grade sale LAcETTE ARABIAN CURTAINS AND PANELS 5ooT Tace+te Curtains sale price ............ .$425 $ $50 Lacette Curtains, sale price ....... .So.5O s 7.5O Lacette Curtains, sale price 6oO 5 $50 Lacette Curtains sale price So5O $ 500 Lacette Panels, sale price $500 S1OOO Lacette Panels, sale price S65O S125O Lacette Panels, sale price 75O
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04

THIS IS THE OPPORTUNE TIME TO
 HAVE YOUR OLD FURNITURE REUP- HOLSTERED AND RESTORED. COME IN AND LOOK OVER OUR LINE OF COVER INGS AND GET ESTIMATES ON WORK.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
PORTIERE SPECIALS

A selection of beautiful wood Silk Portieres in the prevailing colors. Priced for this sale as follows:
 $ $50 PORTIERES, SALE PRICE ............S $50 $11.O0 PORTIERES, SALE PRICE ...........S 800 $500 PORTIERES, SALE PRICE ...........S125O $19.5O PORTIERES, SALE PRICE ........... 1850 $500 Green and Brown Armure Poreres price $425 S65o Edge Armure Portieres sale price $500
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04

9x12 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS, sale price 5 9.98 9x12 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS, sale price $105O 9x12 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS, sale price $13.50
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
RAG RUGS IN ASSORTED COLORS

27x54 Rag Rugs reg s1oo grade sale price sec 36x7a Rag Rugs reg $l59 grade, sale price ~ s135
 6x9 Rag Rugs reg S85O grade, sale price ....S7.5o Japanese Braided Rugs, 33 reg $250 grade sale $20o Japanese Braided Rugs, 3x reg $500 grade sale $45O CONGOLEUM ART RUGS-We are showing fine as- sortment of these onepece Rugs at the following prices
 6x9 Congoleum Art Rugs s.................... $50 9x10-6 Congoleum Art Rugs ................. $1OOO 9x12 Congoleum Art Rugs ............. ..... $11OO
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
SPECIAL COUCH COVERS


 Wilton Velvet Hall and Stair Carpet reg. S175, sale Brussels Stair Carnet reg S 45 rade sale price $1 s5 Velvet Carpets, reg S125 grade, sale price .$1.1O Tapestry Stair Carpets 79c grade sale price 69c Administer Hall and Stair Carpets $2 % grade sale price SloS Columbia Brussels Carpet reg. grade sale price Fibre Mating, reg. 29c grade sale price 25c Fibre Matng reg. 45c grade sale price 35c Japanese Mating, reg. 29c grade, sale price .25c Japanese Mating, reg. 35c grade, sale price .29c Japanese Mating, reg. 59c grade, sale price .49c Remnants of Carpets, ? to Is yards worth high $1.OO per yard, sale price 69c per yard.
 BAMBOO PORCH SHADES
 foot natural Bamboo Porch Shades reg. S2.OO grade
  foot natural Bamboo Porch Shades reg. S2 50 grade sale price e......................... .$219 10 foot natural Bamboo Porch Shades reg $3 50 grade sale price e...........--........... $500
New Britain herald., 1916-08-04
AEROLUX PORCH SHADES

We showing full assortment of these beautiful Porch Shades which shown in the soft wood colors and green, These have all the whpcord attachment and are specially priced for this sale follows:
 5 foot size, regular 3OO sale price ....... S25O foot size, regular $35O sale price ........ S3 GO foot sze regular $4OO, sale price ......... .$3 50 foot size, regular $45O sale price ........ $4 OO foot size, regular S5.25 sale price ........ $4.75 10 foot size, regular S5 75 sale price ...... S5.25
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03

Plains Gazette, died early Tuesday
morning at his home, being sixty-five
years of age. Mr.. Kirby was editor
of the Memphis Democrat in the early
eighties and will be remembered by
the older residents Of Memphis. He
left here in 1887.
Rev. r. T. Mathews of Green City
will be in Memphis Thursday, August
8, and will speak in the circuit court
, room at 80 p. m. and at night. The
object of the meeting is to organize
the Scotland County Dry Federation.
Every friend of dry Missouri in
Scotland county is requested to at
tend this meeting.
John Milt Jeffries, living west of
town, died at o'clock a. m. Wednes-
day, aged about 70 years. Mr.. JEFF
fries had been ailing all summer, but
it was not until about month ago
that his condition became alarming.
He was a brother of Mrs. Mat.
Barker of this city.
John S. Hendricks, one of Scotland
county's leading citizens, died at his
home south of Memphis, on Saturday,
July 90, aged siXty-two years, one
month and twenty-three days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03

is equipped with a hinged apron
which folds UP against the front of
the elevator, while same is in motion,
and which is let down onto the deck
of the vessel, when the platform is in
the low position. This apron allows
freight to be trucked from the eleva-
tor to the deck of the vessel
"Advantages-Ease Of adjustment
to the varying stages of the river.
Elevators may be housed in, thus
protecting the freight from the
weather while in transit between
warehouse and vessel.
1.-The elevators facilitate the load
ing and unloading of vessels in which
the freight must be moved out side.
wise before raising same to the level
of the dock floor, as, for example, the
present type of river packet.
1.-THE cost Of installation is moder.
ate.
(To be Continued.)
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
CONVENTION OF
STATE AUDITORS
Twenty-third Annual Session to b
Held in Davenport This
Month.

Programs have been issued for the
twenty-third annual convention of the
State Association OF County Auditors
to be held in Davenport August 16,
IL and Is.
The county clerks, recorders, sher-
IFS and treasurers of the various
counties of the state will meet here
at the same time. The opening BAN
quet will be held in the gold room at
the Hotel Blackhawk. Addresses of
welcome will be given by Mayor Ber-
valid and /. C. Norwood
The second days session will be
held at the court house. The morn
ing will be devoted to the presenta-
ton of papers and other routine bust
ness. In the afternoon a visit will be
made to the Rock Island arsenal.
The third day will be devoted to
discussions, election of officers and
other business.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
CHAUTAUQUA AT
MEMPHIS, MO
Program for the Sessions One Of Ex
ceptional Interest-To Build
New Christian Church.

New Christian Church.
MEMPHIS, Mo-, Aug. 3.-Dan r.
Brown is arranging his new store
room this week.
Only two weeks until chautauqua
opens. The biggest and best program
ever offered our people has been ar
ranged for their entertainment.
Among the speakers of national rep
utation are Senator Thos. p. Gore,
Governor Malcolm r. Patterson, OF
Tennessee, Hon. Chas. f. Scott, OF
Kansas, Henry A. Adrian, the Bur
bank man, and Colonel Geo. w. Balm,
OF Kentucky.
Last Sunday morning the members
of the Christian church of this city
held a farewell service in the old
church edifice. A large congregation
was present, and a very pleasant and
helpful session was held. A local
photographer was in attendance and
succeeded in obtaining several good
pictures of the church and the crowd
| The building is to be torn away to
| give place to the new one soon to be
| constructed.
Geo. M. Brown came in from Los
Angeles, California, last week to visit
old friends and look after business
| interests. Mr.. Brown has host OF
| friends here who were pleased to
again greet him.
| VIM. Leach is showing improvement
and Mrs. Leach is able to be up
This couple has had strenuous time
and their many friends are glad to
know they are on the mend.
John C. Kerby, editor of the West
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-03
r,nal Day Of Supreme Convention Of
Great Catholic Fraternal
Organization Events
Scheduled.
DIRECTORS ARE NAMED
Old point Comfort, Va, Chosen for
the 1917 Convention Of Order
Plan Work on the
Mexican Border.

DAVENPORT. Iowa, August 3.-The
supreme convention of the knights of
columbus will close this evening in
Davenport, la. Today was the clean
inc no of all left over business. Fol
lowing mass at Sacred Heart cathed-
raj the supreme council convened
this morning. Luncheon was served
at 100 o'clock to delegates In, the
Grand opera house. In the afternoon
the delegates in 400 machines were
taken on an automobile tour of the
tri-cities and this evening the conven-
tion will close with an entertainment
at the coliseum.
At the business session held yester-
day morning the salaries OF the SUI
preme knight and supreme secretary
were increased from $500 to $4,000
and per diem OF delegates was raised
from SIS to $40 per day and ten cents
mileage.
Four supreme directors were re-elec-
ted for three years each as fellows
John H. Reddin, Denver; DIR. N. A.
Dussault, Quebec; Judge Paul Leche,
Donaldsonville, La, and w. H. Dwyer,
st. Paul.
Old Point Comfort, Va. was chosen
II lie pidCC LII IAG IC4S SOANCntloA.
BY unanimous vote at the session
Of the supreme convention yesterday,
II was decided to instruct the board OF
directors to expend necessary mon.
eys for the erection of amusement
and comfort camps for soldiers on the
Mexican border.
that an approximate $4,000 would be
10 =, -
still on the border by the first Of the
year.
The resolution adopted is the first
Of its kind taken by fraternal body
of men toward the comforting Of the
soldiers now on the border.
The resolution reads that the board
Of directors be authorized to expend
from the general fund such sums of
money as in their judgment may be
necessary, to establish and maintain
recreation and relief stations for those
enlisted in the military service OF the
United States in the present Difficult.
ties with Mexico. It adds that Of the
amounts so expended a rebate will be
made to members of Canada, New.
foundland and Mexico pro-rata, &C.
cording to the membership in the
United States, SO that they will be
exempt from assessment.
At the opening session OF the Wed.
nesday afternoon session at 2 O'Clock
telegram was read to the convention
from w. J. Moriarty. the special agent
of the order now on the border in con
nection with the establishment of the
recreation stations, stating that there
were 1000 Catholic soldiers at Mission
camp at Brownsville, $500 at Mccall.
len, 1000 at Phair, 1000 at LAND
grande and 700 at Eagle Pass. He
also wired that large buildings need.
ed to be erected at each one of these
camps. AZ