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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-12
z CONVICTED Of
CONTRIBUTING
Man Given Is Months in
Prison; Woman Not Yet
Sentenced in U. S. Court.

Faimundo Garcia who with Marcus
Escobido, Mexican woman, were re-
Gently indicted on a charge Of having
counterfeit coins and counterfeit molds
was sentenced to IS months in the fed
eral penltGntiary at LeavenWorth, kas-,
following his conviction in the United
states district court. The woman was
also found guilty, but sentence has
been temporarily deferred.
Inc man and woman we're arrested
by secret service men and the police
on March %, in house in the lower
part Of the city, where mOlds for the
manufacture Of nickels, dimes, hall
dollars and other coins were found.
SWearingen Gets $4,000 Verdict.
Claude Swearingen, who sued the
Santa Fe for 100000 damages for per
sonal injuries was given a verdict for
Sl3,OOO by the jury late Tuesday AFTER
noon. Swearingen, fireman. is sara
to have fallen from his engine, result
ing in his foot being cut off. The
accident occurred in Colorado.
Is Second Trial Of Case.
This was the second trial OF the
case, jury once before giving him
verdict for $12,500 The case was ap-
pealed and reversed and remanded-
Jose Gomez, charged with having In
his possession cocaine and morphine
was found guilty Wednesday morning
Sentence was deferred.
The case Of IneZ Gonzales, charged
with having in his possession stolen
sheep imported from Mexico, is on trial;
The sheep of which there were 30 head
were alleged to belong to z. Madrid,
of Fabens, who owns a ranch on the
Mexican side.
Fraud Claim.
w. i. Powell, charged with obtain
ing letter from the post office by
fraud and deception, entered plea OF
guilty and was given 80 days in jail
having already served four months in
the jail.
Francisco Lopez, charged with pur-
chasing public property from soldier
entered plea of guilty and was given
ten days in Jail and fined $25.
The bond Of Marcial Ciniceros,
charged with selling liquor without
license. was fixed at $3.50. A bond OF
$500 was fixed in the case of d. d.
Fitzpatrick. charged with receiving and
having in his possession cattle import
ed contrary to law.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
HOMEBUILDERS HAVE PICNIC
WITH BALTIMORE CHAMPIONS
Local Amateur Champions Drive Globle Every Corner Of
Lot and Manage To Get Verdict Over Fidelity and
Deposit Team BY Score of Is to 4. 4

Displaying a reversal of form. the
Homebuilders drove the ball all over
the lot yesterday afternoon out at
Broad-Street Park and managed to
get an IS to 4 verdict over the FL
deity and Deposit team, winners OF
the Baltimore amateur championship.
Long hits by the local boys, costly
errors by the FASTENERS from the
Monumental City and general dis
play OF ivory by the visiting aggrega-
ton predominatea.- The Heasabuild-
ers landed on three Baltimore pitch
ers for a total Of eighteen hits, IN
GLIDING a home run. four triples
Richmond aggregation started theil
run-getting in the opening chapter
and continued their attack with IN
abated fury until the game came to
an end after the opening half of the
eighth chapter, when the game was
called in order to allow the crestfallen
Baltimoreans to depart for their
homes.
Everything went wrong for the
visitors. The fellows out in the field
loafed on long hits and frequently
made miscues, while the pitchers were
Ineffective
The hitting of the entire local team
featured. The Homebuilders played
real baseball yesterday afternoon. and
II they display the same pep and
ginger against the Washingtonians
upon their next meeting they are
mighty apt to even the count with the
titlehoders OF our national capital.
The box score follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Standing OF Clubs.

Providence. r. l.. Sept Rich
mond and Providence divided the holt
day attraction here today. the Grays
capturing the morning engagement by
score OF 2 10 i. after battling ten
innings, while the Vtrginians emerged
victorious IN the afternoon tilt by a
count OF to .. by getting an even
break VIII Dave Shean's pennant-
aspiring Gays, the Richmond club
-ftfatfe II TO out OF three from the
home club for its final series of the
season IL this city.
Leake hurled a great game for
Richmond In the morning, but errors
by BaNkston. Boone and Eibei assisted
the Grays materially. Peters also
hurled we'll for the home boys. allow
ing the Firsintans only quartet %
hits. Two OF them were contributed
by Everett Bankston. while McDer-
mott and Boone secured the others.
The hitting of FabrfQue ana ODs!ow
was largely responsible for the Gays
victory In the morning contest,
Although toached for nine Safeties
In the afternoon attraction. Rebel
Ross kept them well scattered and not
until the seventh inning did the locals
manage 10 send runner across the
plate This home boys added one in
The seventh and their second and last
one in The eighth The Virgnians
started their counting az early as the
first inning and continued scoring al
intervals until the eighth inning.
Shultx started pitching for the
Grays. but ne lasted only brief
period. and Billiard was sent to the
rescue. The latter Jared little better
than his predecessor, although he
stopped the Virginians' scoring tenn
porarily. The Richmond club drove
the ball all over the lot. garnering no
less than fifteen hits. The feature OF
the game was the smuggling of Tim
Hendrix, who contributed two
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
by SAM Il, HALL,

Colorado Springs. Col. Sept. A.
Amid much excitement that included
a disaster that has shocked and sad
dened Colorado Springs. riot that
involved cushion throwing and bottle
heaving and a bit of gun play, Fred
die Welsh made successful defense
of his worlds lightweight champion
ship against the hard-hitting Charlie
White. of Chicago. this afternoon.
Welsh received A typical English ref
eree.s decision from Billy Roche, OF
New York. his own handcuffed OFF,
cial.
From a standpoint OF sportsmanship
and considering the battle from an
actual fighting angle. a draw would
have been q much fairer ruling. Ger
tainly 1t would have made a decided
hit with the crowd that sat and swel-
tered under bright and burning
western sun during the long afternoon
Of unexpected thrills. Technically the
English boy had slight shade or
love taps, but he was guilty of hold
ing and stalling throughout and this
should have counted against him with
Roche
The afternoon started with tho south
bleachers on Pixies Peak Avenue fall
ing to the ground with r deafenin q
crash. Four hundred people dropped
with the stand and over three score
of them were hurt. some of them SO
badly that they were taken TO hospi-
tails in ambulances. None was killed
and tonight the doctors say none will
die. But the catastrophe will cost
the hundred million dollar club a
bunch OF money. It will surely pre-
vent any profit and has spoiled every
thing connected with the match for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Standing OF Clubs.
Games Today.
Newport News in Petersburg.
Rocky Mount in Portsmouth.

Petersburg, Va, Sept. AFTER
winning nine straight games, the
Coolers lost the second game of the
series with the ShipbuilderA to /.
The series IL being played under pro-
test because President Bradley refused
to send any umpire here save Buckley,
who has worked in six out OF the last
seven series played on the local
ground. and insisted on giving. the
home team the raw end of every de-
cision. He was roundly roasted by the
large crowd at both games today and
real trouble is expected from the fans
before the series closes
Buckley virtually presented the
visitors with their first two runs In
this afternoons game, after which the
Coolers lost interest ana apparently
made little or no effort to win. The
scorers were forced to give the Ship
builders four hits when base runners
who were out to all fair-mandod Spec
tators were called safe.
Morning Came
Bob 6paid had all the best Of voss
In the morning setto and would have
scored q shut-out but for m error by
0oalby Of an easy chance in the NTH
inning, with two on, and which was
followed BY Crisis Single. Two Of the
0ooberS runs resulted from clean HIT
ding, while vosS wtldness was respon-
slble for tho remaintn- two.
Tho scorer:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
JOHN M'TAGGART RIDES
SIROMB0l| TO VICTORY

New York, Sept. A two-horse
race, a gruelling grind between Strom-
boil. the plugging chestnut runner.
and the great Roamer over the mile
and a half was the feature at Bel
mont Park this afternoon. It was the
Municipal handicap and Stromooli
won by little more than head.
the great riding Of Johnny
McTaggart. His dash to the wire
made Butwell. who had the mount on
Roamer, look like an amateur. But
we'll had the race won until the last
sixteenth. when McTaggart hooked up
with him. From then on It was a
question OF riding and the cleverer
Jockey won. The Brook cup, a three
mile affair was something OF bloom
err. Three started and only enc,
Pebeto, finished. Blankenburg. the
favorite. took a flop on the las trip
around. and the Duke of Duluth. the
pacemaker. tumbled at the next OBJ
stacle. Pebeto also was anxious to
call 1t a day. but the repetitions of
his rider finally induced him to con-
tinue to the line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
KID WILLIAMS GIVES
BROWN GOOD BEATING

Baltimore, Md, Sept. Kid will
liams, who still. claims the bantam
weight championship of the world.
gave frankie Brown, OF New York. a
sound thrashing In their ten-round
no-decision fight ut Oriols Baseball
Park here this afternoon.
williams outclassed Brown from
first to last. the Baltimorean winning
evsry round. Brown held out to the
end only through his gameness. TAX
inC the count Of nine three times In
the ninth round. Five thousand peo-
pie Jaw the night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Browns Bow Twice.

st. Louis, Sept 4.-The st. Louis
Browns today bowed twice in defeat
to tho White 4ox and. surrendered
whatever chance they had of winning
the pennant-in the minds Of many
of their supporters. The Sox triumph
Cd, 3 to ;. in the nrst contest. and
william: wss tho hero Of the fr.s
battle, q game witnessed by $4,000
fans. It was his pitching that held
the Browns safely. and It was hi(
clouting that gave the Sox their runa
necessary for victory
In the second game Joe Benz al
lowed but three hits and whitfield ten
batsunen. That, along with DARING
base-rInn1nG b. the two Couinses.
suffosd 10 win the brackets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
JOHNNY KILBANE DOWNS
CHAntY FOR THE COUNT

Cedar Point, Ohio. Sept. <.-0sorge
Chansys championship aspirations
were laid to rest ono minute ana twon,-
II seconds after the bell changed for
round No. 3 this afternoon In Matt
Hinkera open-atr arena.
a short right hand punch driven
with plle driver force b. Johnny
EllhanA feakhsrWeight tltleholder.
sl1aaaal - 1Aittneee ahailoagoA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

the rich men of this town who put
up their money to land Welsh and
White here In order to advertise their
city.
Has wild West Climax.
The fight had a regular wild west
climax in which Referee Roche played
a lending and dangerous roie.-When-
the battlers had been jumping about In
an effort to get over a knockout punch
before the last bell. When the gong
changed Welsh smiled blandly ana
rushed over to Roche. He gfAbbNd1
Billy by the right paw and the OIL
cial then held aloft the starboaSd
glove of the boxer as q sign of victory.
White took one long look Of hatred
at Roche and walked gloomiiy back To-
ward his corner.
Part OF the crowd of six Thousand
that gathered TO view the pugflistios
spectacle and paid some $4,000 for
that privilege had purchased heavy
cushions to make more comfortable
their stay on the pine benches OF the
arena. The second welsb's arm Vs.
raised on high and as Freddie jumped
between the ropes and scamreroA
away to his dressing room. thero
started a cushion bombardment aimed
at Roche and the men in Welsh's cor
ner. Cushions simply rafned on ana
about the ring and as many OF th0
huriers did not have the best OF cone
troll some Of the padded seats fell far
from the Welsh corner. Women. -
we'll as the men. were struck with thu
flying and whirling missiles. Hato3
were smashed. people were knocked
down and there were dozen lights
not on the bill staged about the arena-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
.D0STON|ANS ASCEND TO
NATIONAL LEAGUE TOP
Stallings' Braves Get Even Break
With Giants, While Dodgers Arc
Losing Two.
PHuLIEs GET BOTH GAMES.
Mayer and Rixey Pitch Great Ball and
Down Brooklyn Twice--Matty Bests
Brown In Smuggling Bee.

Boston. Sept. 4.-Boston climbed
INTO first place by splitting even with
the Giants today, while Brooklyn was
losing two games to Philadelphia
Hughes-had the better of Tesreau in
the first game, which was won by
Boston. to 2. The afternoon CON
test was loosely played affair, errors
by both teams figuring largely in the
scoring Reulbach was hit freely.
New YOrk----Mornlnn Game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE
-
Results Yesterday


Philadelphia, 2; Brooklyn, (morn-
ing).
Philadelphia, 10; Brooklyn. 8
(afternoon).
Boston. 8; New York, 2 fmorning)
New York, 8; Boston. 3 (afternoon)
Ptttsburg, 7; St. Louis, 0 (morn-
ing1.
Pittsburg. 2: St. Louis. (arter-
noon).
Chicago. 8: Cincinnati, 0 (f1rst).
Cincinnati. 10; Chicago. 8 (second),
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Summary: Two-base hits-MorKAn,
F. Bauer. Tignor, Cole. Three-baeo
hits-R. Bauer. Jollin (2). r. BaueG.
Home rum. Bauer. Sacrifice hits
A. Burch. Morgan (fiy, ~. TGnoE
(fiy). Stolen bases-Cole, y. H&1
out-By Joliifr. 7: by Murphy. AZ
McHugh, g. Bases on ba1ls-O6 Jo1sl
Tiff, 4 off Murphy. l: off McHugn. 1s
Wild pitches-Murphy, Jolliff. Me-
Hugh. Hits-Ofr Murphy. In ! in~s
nings; off McHugh. 10 in inninSn-
Umpires--Morgan and Bigbte. Time
-2:10.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Divide With GraysRefe Almost Mobbed When Decision Given We
MAJOR LEAGUE
STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Detroit, Z; Cleveland, (morn-
ing).
Detroit, II; Cleveland. 8 latter
noon).
Boston. Z; New York. I (morning).
New York, q; Boston, (after-
noon).
Washington, 2; philadelphia 0
(morning).
Washington, 8; Philadelphia, l
(afternoon).
Chicago. 8 st. Louis (first).
Chicago 2; St. Louis. / (second).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
DETROIT TIGERS GAIN
ON CARR|GAh'S TEAM
Jennings Outfit Makes 1t Three in
Row From Indians by Winning
Both Contests.
SENATORS ANNEX BOTH GAMES
Chicago White Sox Capture Both
Holiday Attractions From Browns
and Move Closer to the Leaders.
SENATORS ANNEX BOTH GAMES

Detroit Sept 4.-The Tigers made
1t three in row by trimming the In
dams again this afternoon, il to s..
on the Red Sox. who dropped the af-
ternoon Labor Day bill with the Yam
KEGS. Jennings crew copied the
morning session. Z to s. Detroit land
ed on Morton In the sixth. and he was
chased to the dugout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

New York ..... ..... 600 010 1oo-2
Boston .-..-... .....,. 002 o10 oox-3
Summary; Two-base hits-Snod-
grass, Egan, Gowdy. Stolen bases
Kauff. Sacrifice hit-Egan. Double
plays-Herzog to Fletcher; Fletcher to
Herzog to Kelly. Bases on balls
OF Hughes, 4. Hit by pitcher-By
Hughes, Herzog. Struck out--By Tes-
reau. 8: by Hughes. I. Cmpires-Klem
and Emslie. Time-1:45,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
VIRCINIANS GET EVEN
BREAK WITH GRAYS IN
HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS
Morning Engagement Goes To Providence Club BY Score Of
to After Battling Ten Innings, While Richmond Club
Comes Back Strong In Afternoon setto Slug Ball Hard
and Win Out BY to Count.

, doubles, a triple and single out Of
four trips to the plate. Kelliher got
a double and two singles out OF q
quartet of tries. while Bankston and
Boone each secured two hits NC
Dermott and Ross also hit for triples
The box scores:
prayideuce-Nprnin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Results Yesterday.
Providence, 2; VIRGIN1ANS, 1
item innings; morning).
VIRGISIANS, Z; Providence,
fafternoon).
Buffalo, z; Montreal, 0 tmoTn-
mg).
Buffalo, 3; Montreal, latter
nOOn).
Toronto, B.; Rochester, 4 tmorn-
ingl. ---
Toronto. 2; Rochester, 0 (aftcr-
noon).
Baltimore, 8; Newark, (ffrst).
Baltimore. s; Newark, 4 (sec-
ond).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Standing OF Clubs.

Games Today.
Philadelphia IN Boston.
Brooklyn in New York.
Cincinnati in Chicago.
st. Louis in Pittsburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

SlFlkG.
fBatted for Lambeth in second.
tBatted for Gould in fourth.
Slated for Turner in fourth.
FBatted for Beebe In seventh.
EBatted for Boehling in ninth.
Score by innings: r.
Detroit ..........5l1 600 oos-7
Cleveland .o20 oil 1905
Summary: Two-base htts--Speaker,
Chapman, veach. Three-base hits
Crawford, Beebe. Sacrifice hits
Turner, Bush. Cobb, Speaker, Sac
rifice flies-Burns, Wamby. Graney.
Stolen hases-Young. Speaker, Craw-
ford, Cobb. Double play-Bush to
Young TO Burns. Bases on 'balls--Of
Boland, q Off s. Coveleskie, s. off
James, 8: off Gould. 3. Struck out
BY S. Coveleskie. /; by James 3: by
H Coveleskie. /. Wild pitch-Beehe.
Umpires--Connolly and Hildebrand.
Time-2:30.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Petersburg. 4: Newport News. 2
-(morning4 ,-
Newport News. Z: Petersburg l
(afternoon).
Rocky Mount. 2; Portsmouth. 0
(morning).
Portsm outh, 9; Rocky Mount.
(afternoon).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Stolen bases-Fabrique, Bankston.
Two base hit--Onslow. Bases on balls
OFF Peters, 2; off Leake, 4. Struck
out--By Peters. s. by Leake- 8.
Double plays--Shean to Fabrique to
Onslow I.eake to Boone 10 Eibel.
wild pitch---Leake, Peters Time
2 hours Tmpires-Bedford and
Hart.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Q; Perrttt. Homo run-MafanViiie'
stolen base-Burns. Sacrifice hits
Perritt Fletcher. Double plays
Fletcher to Herxog to Kelly; Fletcher
to Herzog to Hoelke. Bases on balls
or Perritt. 4: of ReulbSch, I. Hits
on Perritt. 6 In innings. Struck
out-By Perritt. 8; by salles. /; by
Reulbach, 5. Umptres-Klem and
Tu1slts, Times hourA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Standing of Clubs.

Games Today.
Boston in Philadelphia
New York In Washin gton.
Only two scheduled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

sBatted for O'Neil In ninth.
'sBatted for Bagby in eighth
Score by innings: r.
Detroit ............. 400 106 02x-l1
Cleveland ......... .0S0 COL 04o- 8
Summary: Two-base hits-Veach,
O'Neil. Stanage (2). Burns. Witt. He'll
man. Cobb. Thrse-base hit-vitt.
Sacrifice hits-Graney, Young. stolen
hases-Speaker. Chapman (2), Gandil.
Crawford, Veach. Bush t3), Cobb,
Burns. Double plays-Young to
Burns; Crawford to Witt. Bases on
balis-On Mitchell of Boland, 3;
Off Morton. ;: of Dauss. :; or Lam
beth, /. Hit by pitcher-By Morton
(Burns). Struck out-By Mitchell. l;
by Morton. /; by Boland. ): by Boeh-
ling. /. Umpires-Hildebran and
Connolly. Time-3:i0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Summary: Sacrifice hits-Banks-
ton, Ross. Two base hits--Hendryx.
=: kelliher Three-base htts-Hen-
dryx. Ross. McDermott. Onslow Bases
on balls--Off Billiard. 2: Off Ross, 2.
Struck out-By Billiard, 8; by Ross,
>. Hits-On Shultz, in la. Bat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Confined on sixth page.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Cleveland,

Totals .........S4 IL Is ~ IL
"Batted for Roland in sixth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Continued on Sixth Page.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
Has wild West Climax.

Continued on Sixth Page.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
THREATEN REFEREE
WHEN DECISION Is
GIVEN FRED WELSH
Fight Between Lightweight Champion and Charlie White
MARRIED BY Falling of Beachers Injuring Several People
Westerners, Angered at Decision, Throw Cushions and
Bottles at Referee Billy Roche

the rich men of this town who put
up their money to rand Welsh and
White here In order to advertise their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

tcssalaseA = stssA yaeel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
boston.

xBatted for Tesreau In ninth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05
70 Ct2O UUBOuIs
Morning Gafne-Detroit,

Totals 80 Z IL 81 8
"Batted for James in seventh.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-05

Totals $500. ......a5 8 II ~ IS 8
xBatted for Kelly in eighth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-15
TEXAS SHERIFFS IN
ANNUAL CONVENTION

Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 15.-The
annual convention of the sheriffs' as
sociation of Texas opened here today
in the city auditorium for a three
days session, with J. j. Perry of
Hampstead, sheriff of Waller county
calling the meeting to order as presi-
dent. Efforts have been made to
make this convention the largest in
point of attendance in the history of
the association.
A number of subjects of interest TO
these officers of the law, including
matters touching on the fee system
and the severance of the sheriffs of.
fee from that OF TAX collector, in the
smaller counties. were on the pro
gram. Care of the insane in iails,
and other matters, including a talk
on THE Border Situation" by c. b.
Hudspeth Of FL Paso. were slated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-15
FEAR OF BIG RAILROAD STRIKE
CAUSES REvOKlNG OF ORDER
FOR MORE GUARDSMEN.
SHORTAGE OF FOOD
War Department Officials Fear That
Strike of the Railroad Men Would
Seriously Hamper the Food Supply
At Mexican Border.

San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 15.-The
order for twenty-five thousand more
guardsmen to proceed to the border
has been revoked, according to an
announcement at Funston's headquar-
ters here today.
The war department has notified
him that the troops would continue to
be held in the state mobilization
camps. 1t was understood that the
delicacy of the railroad strike situa-
tion was the moving consideration.
General Funston recommended that
the troops not be sent as a consum-
nation of the threatened railroad
strike might hamper the food supply
on the border. This developed the
fact that estimates given the civilian
population of the border flour for on
ly one week ahead and the army but
little more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-15
To PETITION
COUNTY COM
M|SS|0NERS
COMMITTEE FROM THE BUSINESS
MEMS ASSOCIATION APPOINTED
THIS MORNING TO PREPARE
AND CIRCULATE PETITIONS.

The directors OF the business mems
association met this morning and ap-
pointed a committee to prepare and
circulate petitions asking the board
of county commissioners to call spec
ial election for the purpose of voting
bonds for road purposes.
The committee is composed OF
George Henley, |. NJ. Putnam and c,
L. Ringer and they went to work i'm
mediately on the proposition in or
der to have the petitions ready to pre-
sent to the board at their next regu-
lar meeting.
The commissioners have stated all
the time that the only thing they de
sired was a petition from the taXpay
ers asking for this election and they
would call it, otherwise they would
defer it until the regular election IN
November when they would authorize
it without a petition. 1t costs $3.50
to hold an election in this county ant
the commissioners desire that they
be petitioned before they spend this
money.