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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18
Houlka Locals
LITERARY CLUB RECEPTION

LITERARY CLUB RECEPTION
Fhe Literary Club made them
selves famous last Friday night
when they entertained about so
guests in the school building with a
literary program, rare, rich and
racy. 1t was a Feast Of Reason
aud a Flow of Soul" and everybody
voted it one of the best evenings
ever enjoyed in their whole walk
about. After a delicious salad
course was dainty served by the
/ servers, not servants. Hon. Dee
Howard glided handsomely over to
the center of the room and drawing
a long streamer of beautiful and
artistic get together, showed the
guests with Valentines in the shape
of small red hearts. So Dee nulled
the stunt that made hearts beat
happy and tuned them to the
/ pleasures of the evening. The de-
cOratiOns were crepe streamers
with a frieZe of hearts.
Marvin Brock, who lives on R. 2
out Of Houston, has received the
appointment as rural mail carrier
on R. 6 running from R. 2 out Of
Houlka. He took up his duties
Feb. 18th and the people on that
route are fortunate in securing the
services of this splendid young
man.
Mrs Wilburn Walker, Mrs W {
Walker and Miss Nora Williams
are spending a few days in Houston
with friends and relatives.
Miss May Thompson, who ha:
been i'll for the past week at the
hustling Haney Hotel. is now able
to be at school again.
The Missionary Society Of the
Methodist Church win entertain
their members with an At Home
with Mrs Lonnie Baskin Tuesday
Feb p, celebrating Washington's
birthdsy.
Mrs Dan Alexander suffered a re-
lapse and is now in bed again. Best
wishes for recovery.
Mrs John Baskins mothers at Van
Vleet is able to be up again
VII Griffin has bought the brick
store built by Miles Westmoreland
Mt Ashkenaz has his up to date
line Of dry goods in this building
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18

a prominent druggist Of Atlanta. Ga.
is authority for The above positive state
ment In explaining this statement be-
asked TWO questions and offered one
suggestion
u a growing healthy business turn
and begins 20 run down bill what Is
the condition Of The owners henlth =
Almost always. unusually bad
What was the first eausp Of His pnor
health Constipation
This constipation could have hepn
avoided by taking Rexall Ordefile~ u
casionany. They are n nleasatH euuds
ftahlet laxative which ,au he used o,
men, women or children with "a. he~l
results
THE REXAIL STORE
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative Trial size. 10 cents.
J. w. HOWARD & SON
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18
Notice. to Parent-Teacler Association Members.

AT the School Auditorium, Friday afternoon,
Feb 25th $3.50 o'clock the PaentTeacher Association
will hold call meeting discuss the Social Problem
efectng citizenship in general but specially
touching upon the deeper interest Of school work It
hoped that helpful definite conclusions maybe reached
and all who interested inOur citys higher advance
ment and especially the parents earnestly urged
come and cooperate in the important and necessary
adjustment of this problem.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18
DETASSELED MOSBY SEED
CORN.

Bred ear to the row and detassel-
cd for IL years. bought my seed
from one of the best seed breeders
in the South six years ago, and |
have bred ear to the row and de-
tasseled and selected from the best
stalks of the detasseled row for six
years and I'm sure | now have as
pure strain of MOsby as can be
found anywhere. Price $500 bu;
2 bu $3.50; 8 bu $3.50.
j E HightOwer
Houston, R. 2
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18

ne greatest euuCduOudl event ~
the county during the past week
was the gst-together day at Wood
land when the Bank of Woodland
Pig Club was organized. We have
known Mr.. Bays for years and have
always found him full Of gosd deeds
and ready to respond to every call,
but. we believe that this is the great
est vision he ever had. FOrty-One
Pig Club Boys with a registered
pig. purchased by this man, tOgeth-
er with three prizes amounting to
$4,000 to encourage their fathers to
give the boys an opportunity, meal S
/ forty-one bank customers who will
have something to depO j., forty-one
registered hogs to take the place Of
sorry ones, forty-one boys who will
have better things to keep them on
the farm than the towns can offer
and every person in beat S will fetl
len common interest regardless Of
town and country lines
Mr.. Banker and Mr. Business Man
this is your opportunity to secure
and hold the business man Of the
/ future.a as a customer Lend money
to the boy to buy a pig, or give him
seed corn. selected and purchased
by our county demonstrated, or both,
with a contract that he is to deposit
his profits in your bank, and you
have helped to make a man that
will peFpetuate your business inter
ests Lend money and give prizes
to the Tomato Club and Poultry
4 Club Girls and they will know that
you are interested in them.
Mr.. Sanders or Mr. Cobb will be
glad to help organize these clubs
The work at Woodland by Mr. San
4 ders showed that he thoroughly un-
derstood his work
Program to be Rendered in Pub
lie Schools of Mississippi Febru-
ary 22nd 1916.
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY
1. The Flag Salute.
2, Song.
8. Scripture Reading.
4. Invocation.
S. Song.
6. Recitation
7. Address.
8. Chorus.
9. Play OF Cantata-if one has
been prepared.
Note-If no one makes an address
or if no play is given, then there
should be several other recitations
In some schools it will be very
profitable also to include with this a
program on Consolidation" and in
some cases it may be more profit
able to devote the entire two hours
to Consolidation alone
LITERARY
ElocutiOn. For girls from fourth
to sixth grade, inclusive, from one
aud two teacher schools
Elocution For girls from fourth
to sixth grade from one and two
teacher schools
Elocution For girls above the
sixth grade from one and two teach
er schools
Elocudon For girls above the
sixth grade from all Other SC hools
Defamation For boys from the
fourth to sixth grade inclusive. for
one and two teacher schools
Defamation Fol boys from the
fourth TO the sixth grade inclusive
from all other schools
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Educational Department.
Geo D Riley, Supt Eaucafion

Defamation For boys above the
sixth grade from one and two teach
er schools
Defamation For boys above the
sixth grade from all other schools
Spelling Best Individual speller.
Spelling Best team of three from
one school Loving cup Donated by
Tabb Bros Drug Co.
ATHLETIC
Girls Sack Race.
Boys Shot Put.
Running High Jump.
Running Broad Jump.
rs Yard Dash, for Girls over IA
100 Yard Dash for Boys over IA.
so Yard Dash for Girls under IA.
100 Yard Dash for Boys under IA
Half Mile Race
Half Mile Relay Race for Boys
under a.
One Mile Relay Race for Boys
over IA,
Tug of War.
Base Ball
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18

To the Voters of Chickasaw County:
take this method of thanking each of YOU for the
support you gave in the First Primary Election held
February l0th for the Office of Circuit Clerk there is no
that appreciates this mark OF confidence more than
do feel that the given me was truly very com
pimentary one and certainly appreciate it. To those
who saw fit to vote against me have nothing but the
hndest Of feeling Again thanking you, be to remain
Very eratefutully JNO CLIFTON WILLIAMS.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18

Mrs Minnie Flynn hal her amt,
Mrs Hall, with her Tuesday.
Joe c Davis was elected Circuit
Clerk over E H Chennault by a ma
jOrity of 35.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18

DR. C D Davis Of Trebloc was in
Houston Thursday on business.
Earl CrumD was home Sunday
from New Albany
Miss Zelma Wells made a week
end visit to homefolks at Vardaman
Mrs N B Crawford Of Hattiesburg
is the guest of friends here this
week.
We are glad t0lote that Mrs J
R White, who was quite sick last
week is now much improved
Miss Marguerite Dendy returned
from Birmingham, Ala, Tuesday for
the purpose of working with a Hous-
ton firm
Mrs E Wooten spent several days
in Memphis last week returning
home Sunday
Mrs Van Rish Dendy was pleased
to have her neice, Miss Winnie In
mon of Vardaman, as her guest
the latter part Of last week
DR. V B Philpot is attending a
meeting Of the State National
Guard Physicians at Jackson this
week.
Rev J N Talley, pastor Of the
Christian church viii fill his regular
appointment here Sunday and Sun
day night and Monday morning
Assessor Dendy has finished
Houston and is now working in the
country and says he is making
splendid progress thus far
Mrs. Jones McWhortef and chill
dren spent the weekend with Mrs
McWhOrter's parents, Rev and Mrs
Massey who live at Eupora
Mrs Howsrd Mosley, who is a
student at Buena Vista spent Tues
day night in the home of his cousin
Mrs Van Rish Dendy.
Having accepted a position in an
Automobile Garage / am offering
my Shoe Shop for sale very cheap.
The only shop in Houston A good
: cash trade worked up
Lee Wilson
, Mr. and Mrs AR Page, of Mem.
, phis, are receiving the congratula-
/ tons Of their many friends on the
= arrival Of bounching baby boy,
. who will make the sunshine bright
/ er and draw home ties near with
I his cooling. The little man was
born Feb 7th.
r English White Leghon eggs $3.50
S and $500 per IS. Pen headed by
Cock bird from Worlds record pen
, Mountain Grove, Mo, contest
Mrs. Frank Potts
: Ackerman Miss.
+ JW Stevens Of Memphis was il
s Houston last Monday and offered to
t take an hundred dollar share in a
e dairy. If a man away from Hous-
& ton can see that much in it, it
looks as if some men in Houston
2 could also get the light. We hope
the proposition will quickly become
n a reality. 1t can be done
Ben Collins is now bOokkeeper
for the Okolona Banking Company,
q leaving Houston last Monday to
take up his duties there. We con-
gratulate the Bank in securing the
services of this expert bOokkeeper.
, JL Hubbs left last Tuesday for
"A Cotter. Arkansas. where be will
erect a stave factory. Mr. Hubbs is
: on the job when itcomes machin-
cry and stave WORK and we are
sure he will make good out there
right on the jump.
Senator Wes Bradford was at
home Sunday from the legislative
? Halls Of Jackson. He is looking
well and happy. He is sdll working
for Chickasaw and hopes to put
J. thru some bills that win help all
E the people We hope that Bradford
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18
WANTED
1000 oat and mixed feed sacks
W E Powers

Evans Riley, HOuston's humming
hypnotist, made himself famous last
Friday night with a performance of
hypnotic display. 1t is remarkable,
his power Of hypnotism, for he
made the boys sing. speak big ora
tons, do anything he desires under
the spell. He goes to Calhoun City
to show tonight.
Evening star., 1916-01-19
LIVELY BALL AIDS
FEDERAL H|TTERS
Barney Dreyfuss Tells of Dis
covery Made by Cutting
One of Spheres Open.
EXPECTS BATTING STARS
| TO DROP BACK IN MAJORS
Detroit Pitchers Are Not Apt to
Show Improvement in the Next
Pennant Race.
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

That the Federal League during its
last season used very lively ball in
its games was not a secret. The play
ers of the defunct circuit knew that
this ball was in use and, \of course.
was responsible for the wonderful bat
ting that most of the players in the
league did. 1t remained, however, for
Barney Dreyfuss. the Pittsburgh club
owner. to make the startling discov-
cry of the Feds" ball He told it to
Joe Villa of the New York Evening Sun
the other day. This is how Dreyfuss
tells of his discovery:
Il made this discovery the other day
when I held a Federal League ball in
one hand and a National League ball in
the other and then dropped them on
the floor. distance of three feet The
Federal League ball bounded up foot
higher than the National League ball,
thereby disclosing the secret of the in
iated averages of the Fed circuit.
also cut open the Federal League ball
and found that the center of it was a
solid rubber sphere, about twice as
lively as the. ball used in either the
National or American Leagues.
my discovery has convinced me that
you'll see many disappointments when
the former Federal League players face
the pitching in the big circuits 1t will
be interesting to see how great the bat
ting averages of Magee and Kauff will
be. These men hit in the $40 class in
the Federal League. but they batted
rubber balls and tackled lot of in
ferior pitchers.
Unless my dope is wrong, the best
pitchers in the Federal League will be
unable to equal last years record in
fast company hereafter. The best
pltchers, by the way, were Eddie Plank
taken they were practically through in
1914"
Whether the Detroit Tigers will have
a stronger pitching STAFF next season
than last is decidedly questionable
Bill James and Loudermilk did not add
the strength that was expected when
this. pair was purchased from the ST.
Louis Browns. and it is said that James
is suffering with a lame arm, which
may put him out of the running. Loud
ermilk will have to get control before
he can be of value, and Jennings only
hope is that some of the youngsters he
has picked up will come through and
his three veteran pitchers, who were
forced to do all the work in the last
campaign. Without improved pitching
there is little hope for the Tigers to
be In the pennant race in 1916.
Connie Mack may start his young
sters south earlier than he originally
intended. Realizing that he has lot
of recruits to educate in the spring. he
figures on going south much earlier
than March 10. 1t is the fact that his
young pitchers all lack control that
has determined him to get them in ac-
ton in the south as early as possible.
The Mackmen pitchers gave more pass
es than any other set of twirlers in the
American League last season.
Evening star., 1916-01-19

The easy manner in which the cham
pon disposed Of Ahearn, however, is evil
dence that he has a most effective wallop,
which is apt to lay any opponent low
when it lands properly.
Gibbons will probably be matched
against Les Darcy. the Australian mid
dleweight. cha mpion. who wants to meet
Gibbons for the middleweight champion
ship of the world. Darcy is expected to
come to this country if Gibbons will give
him a chance.
1t does not look possible that Harry
Sinclair. after selling the best of hfs
string of players to the two New York
clubs. should want to buy the St Louis
Cardinals. If Sinclair had any such de-
sire he would undoubtedly have made his
bid for the st. Louis club before he sold
Magee. kauff and the others to the New
YORK clubs. While it is true that there
are lot of other Federal League players
TO be disposed of. the cream of the league
has joined organized base ball, and it is
decidedly questionable whether a winning
team could be made out of the Cardinals
with the Fed material which is left over.
The encouragement by Manager Row
| land of the White Sox that he would
put Joe jackson on the bench and use
him only for pinch hitting has aroused
the ire OF the southern slugger. who
tHdt lie Will force Rowland to
play him regularly by leading the
league in batting in the next cam
paign. Joe has had that ambition for
many years, but he has never been able
to pass Ty Cobb in the averages The
trouble with Jackson is that he has not
the ambition to play winning ball. He
does not go into ball game with the
determination to win. and as result
does not hit as he ought to. Further
| more. he has not been taking the game
seriously enough. and IL he does what
he threatens he will have to get down
to business and hustle.
Ed Reulbach and Dave Fultz seem to
, have found way to wreck the Base
Ball Players Fraternity by insisting
that every member of the organiza ton
pledge himself to abstinence from
| intoxicating drinks during the playing
season.
The proposition seems to be Reul-
bach's ana Fultz. president of the fra
ternity. is his strong backer. To date
Evening star., 1916-01-19
kAUFF IS HOLD-0UT
Giants Must Meet His Terms
Before He Signs Contract.

NEW YORK. January 19.-Benny
Kauff, the Ty Cobb of the Federal
League, said yesterday that he is not
with Harry Sinclair, the "auctioneer''
for the defunct league, and that ne will
not play with McGraw's clan unless he
gets what he demands.
Il did not know anything about my
sale until late Monday night. I was
made cognizant of the fact by tele-
gram sent to me by Hampstead The
telegram read as follows:
81 have taken over your Federal
League contract, and you are now a
member of organized base bah'
1T looks as though they are trying
to rub it into me again." said Kauff
II saw Hampstead and McGraw at the
New York clubs offices in the Fifth
Avenue building last Saturday and told
them that 1 would not sign a contract
unless they gave me the money l want
for my services. I don't want a mil
lion dollars or any part of it, but just
what my services ! believe are worth.
What ask is fair and just, that's all.
Hampstead refused to consider my
proposition. Then they told me that
they would get Rousch to take my
place if would not sign. That was
merely bluff to scare me into sign
ing. l told them to go ahead, which
they evidently did not do.
However. l left the office and have
not seen them since. If they are so
anxious to have me play with them
they should pay me what l am worth
and not pay an eXorbitant sum for my
services to somebody who has no legal
right to sell me.
What agreement the Feds made
with organized base ball does not in
terest me a particle. The Feds had no
claim on me and / could prove it il
they would listen to reason. Hemp
stead does not want OF listen to me at
all, but wants to force me to accept
his terms, which 1 consider unreason
able"
Evening star., 1916-01-19
CHEMISTRY LEADER
IN AGG|ES' CIRCUIT
Norris Straughn's Team Tops
Other Bowling CUNTS in
Interbureau Body.
HALEY AND BONTZ ROLL
IN ROYAL TOURNEY FINAL
Mayhew and Noack Eliminated in
Semi i-Final Last Night-Sched-
ule in Leagues. I

Norris Straughns Bureau of Chem
istry team, in the Agricultural Inter-
bureau League, heightened it's lead last
night by taking all three of it's contests
with Accounts. Chemistry won by big
margin in each of the games. The
closest Accounts came to any of the
scores of the winner was twenty-nine
pins in the third combat. when the
count was 431 to 400.
Gowan of Chemistry was high man
of the match last night, with scores of
144, 1O3 and 81. Gowans 144 contest
broke the league record for a game by
an individual. incidentally, it might
be mentioned that Chemistry holds the
record for team game and set for the
organization. having rolled for $50 and
1861, respectively. Besides these
marks, Hunter is possessed of the best
set registered by the players. sS9.
Arcade Stars Win Three.
The Arcade Stars trounced the Secur-
ity team in the Mount Pleasant League,
winning all three of the games. w.
Chaconas of the winners was high man
of the match, rolling for scores of 10,
10S and III.
Despite the handicap of twenty-fi
pins held by the Commissioners in each
game, the Pioneers made a clean sweep
in the Washington tenpin circuit.
Games of more than 200 by Robb, Cruitt
and Eaton featured.
The Rosedales were victors over the
McHughs in the Northeast League,
winning two of the three games NE
Carthy of the losing team registered
more than 100 pins in each contest, his
scores being 1O1, 119 and 107. Hagan
knocked down 123 in one contest and
Dore 126 pins in another for Rosedales.
The Auditors were winners in the
departmental circuit, defeating Post
Office two games out of three. Reiff did
some good bowling for Auditors, top
ping 122 of the naples in his opener.
112 in the second and los in the third.
Evening star., 1916-01-19

nothing has been shown in the way OF
reason for the campaign.
Ball players no longer are drinking
men This is so far as the majority
are concerned. though there may be oc-
casional exceptions. And it is also true
that many players after d game like
a glass of beer, or two, to which there
is no objection from either manager or
trainer.
Bill" Phelon of the Cincinnati Times
Star tells story which might be Of
interest to lot of managers. Bill
says it is very seldom that a slow run
ner can be trained into a sprinter. and
yet this happened to a member of the
Cincinnati team. named Porter. The
young man could hit, but couldn't run.
He was given a trial in the spring and
then sent back to the minors. He
placed himself in the care of trainer,
and last season developed into Won
derful sprinter, stealing seventy -one
the Evening Telegram. after reading
this story. tells the following one on
Connie Mack.
Last year Connie Mack tried out
number of players at third base. None
of them looked any better. or as good
as, lad named Leary from the Univer
sity of Pittsburgh Leary proved to
be n fine fielder, and he could hit fairly
well. Unfortupately for Leary. he
couldn't run. He appeared to be glued
him down to Richmond for a time.
Connie was greatly disappointed. He
had been told by Leary that he was
fast runner. One day Manager Mack
said to Leary:
II thought you told me you could
rum"
That's the thing that has been wor-
rying me most, Mr.. Mack" replied
Leary II told you 1 could run and
meant it. At the University of Pitts
burph was considered the second
fastest runner in the college. But
can see that there is a difference in
running in base ball and in foot ball"
Il guess you are right" quietly re-
marked Connie. Instead of a sprinter
you Are a mile runner"
Evening star., 1916-01-19
>yuss Says Used Lively Bali Games Seasor
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Bankers League - District vs..
American Security and Trust.
knights of Columbus League
Altamonts vs.. Cardinals.
Commercial League-Judd & Det-
weller VS.. woodward 4 Lothrop.
Departmental LeaEue-War VS..
Commerce.
Southeast Leagues o u st
Stars VS.. Government Hospital.
Agricultural Interbureau League
solicitor VS.. Secretary.
Marine Corps League-Canacao
W.. POlloc.
Capital City League-IvOry SOaps
VS.. NOrris-Peters.
Phi NTu Sigma League-Omicron
VS.. Chi.
Georgetown Commercial League
-GeOrgetown Athletic Club W.
Times Substation.
Bureau of Engraving and Print-
ing Lelgue-Custodian vs.. En-
Eravers.
Arcade League-Bankers vs.. Can
dis.
Northeastern l. n e-U n O n
Printers VS.. De Luxe.
National Capital League-A. c. NJ.
Y. VS.. Royals.
District LeaEue-Garrisons VI,
Jeds.
Masonic LeaEue-M. NJ. Parker
VS.. Federal. Naval vs.. Nationals.
Patent Examlners' League-Me-
chanicS vs.. Printers.
Mount Pleasant League-Prince-
tons VS.. Newtons.
Evening star., 1916-01-19
CLAM0R FOR BIG FIGHT.

OATMAN, Ariz., January 19.-Busi
ness men and mine owners of this town
met last night and decided to offer a
purse of $4,000 for fight between
Champion Jess Willard and Frank
Moran Of Pittsburgh. for the worlds
heavyweight title
Today the following dispatch was
sent to Tom Jones, manager for will
lard:
will you entertain a proposition on
a fifty y-thousand-dollar purse for a Will
lard-Moran contest to be held at Oat-
man. man. the Il. new gold field of America,
Evening star., 1916-01-19
Derti99ent 9 Coggln!ont { !.
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BY ]. ED GRILLO.

1t did require Mike Gibbons than and half to
make clear that he still middeweght championship
In this short OF time he Jake Ahearn for the count
and three Jake happened
Decisive the result those who paid their way the
hardly got their moneys worth They had than
seated themselves the rngsde than the battle and they
were their way back to their homes
Gibbons never had the reputation OF being hard hitter He
was supposed his fame his ability boxer he
credited with knockous his which started
Evening star., 1916-01-19

Psines AHsyf 10 yeuss.eo.
command In every neck
Of the s1oods because its
demand 70 unigeysal.
Teepy red bass. Sc: tidy
red tins, Zoe: handsome
pound and kaif. pound
hamidor-and-fhdt 4
elassy pound erysfoE
1fass 4 umidoy with
spon4s.moisfsneyfop fhdf
kssps the tobacco SO
jimdandyfins!
Evening star., 1916-01-19
LOSE OLD TRAINING GROUNDS.
Yankees Refuse to Trade Macon for
Miami With Braves.

BOSTON. January 19.-Manager STALL
ings of the Boston Nationals an
nounced today that it had not been
found possible for his club to exchange
training camps with the New York
Americans. The Braves had arranged
for spring headquarters at Miami. Fla,
but Stallings desired to return to his
old camp at Macon. Ga. The New York
club which selected the latter. city, re-
fused to make the change. Stallings
said.