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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
KIRBY o. COMMITTEES

Senator William + Kirby was Sc
lected By The senate as chairman of
the committee on expenditures in the
department of agriculture to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas. In
addition the new senator was assigned
to the committee on commerce and
military affairs to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Clarke
These are committees of first rank
and deal with many matters of direct
interest to Arkansas The first nam
ed has charge of river and harbor
legislation and the second with ref
erencc 20 he administration and di-
rection Of river improvement as we'll
as with state militia matters.
Otter committee assignments of the
senate were to those on patents, in
teroeeanie canals, civil service and
retrenehment ard disposition Of useless
papers in the executive department, in
which he succeeds Senator Haggart Of
Indianna.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
HORTICULTURIST ELECT

The Arkansas State Horticulture
Society elected the following officers
at its 18th annual convention at
Harrison: Prof. j. LeeHewitt of the
University Of Arkansas, president: W
F. D. Batter of Rogers, first vice pres
ident, +. g. Robb of Springdale, secre=
tary; Cd. MeIlroy of Fayetteville,
treasurer. E. 6. Sharp Of Rogers,
Barnett Thompson of Highland, c. J.
Chapman Of Harrison, viii D. Sweet
Of Sloan Springs and G S. Bouton
of sprinedale were named on the ex-
eeutiVe committee.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
JUDGE HARRIS APPOINTED

Gov Hayes has decided not to can
Il special election to settle the tie
which occurred in this county between
Judge J. B. Harris and G. T Sullins,
Democratic and Republican nominees
for representatives in the recent gen
eral election, and has appointed Judge
Harris to fill the position. The cost
Of a special election would far exceed
ed the salary of the office and the
GOV. action IN preventing this ex
pense by making the appointment
will be indorsed by large majority
Of the taxpayers Of the county
Huntsville Democrat.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
Springdaie, Dee. |

Springdale, Dec. Il. 1916.
Dear Santa; Santa please don't pass
me by. for I'm girl with blue eyes.
/ wish you would bring me doll, and
bright eolored dress; a doll of foot
and six inches high. would like to
have ring with a ruby set in it, and
a watch bracelet Nuts and candies
of all kinds, and any other things you
want to bring
Velma Phillips, springdale, Ark.
P. S. Santa. also want red hair
ribbon
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

The local schools are holding their
mid-winter examinations this week,
and will dismiss Friday afternoon for
the Christmas holidays. Most all the
rooms at the Grammar School are
having some appropriate Christmas
fun before the dismissal. School will
re-eonNene Tuesday. January 2.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
KILLED II RUNAWAY

Prairie Grove, Dec. 18.-An infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Robinson.
who live on farm two miles south
of here, was killed about 2:30 O'Clock
this afternoon in a runaway The
Robinson family was travelling in a
wagon and the team became frighten-
ed. The infant was thrown to the
ground. the wheels of the wagon
rolling over his head The skull was
badly fractured and death was almost
instantaneous
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
Lutheran hurcil

The Lutheran Sunday School will
celebrate Christeas eve. Services at
the Lutheran church next Saturday
evening, beginning at seven o'clock.
The services will be composed of
singing, questions with answers. and
reeitations BY the children ermane "a
the occasion
Everybody heartily invited to this
service
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
ANOTHER SNOW STORM

Shortly before nine O'Clock Thurs
lay morning SpriQedale vas visited
another snow storm, and at the time
this IS written snow was falling fast,
and the ground was we'll covered. The
snow brings JOY to most Christmas
shoppers, and lends very decided
Christmas iook 70 all Springdale.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
NOW At HOME

DIR. E. F. Ellis and son, Earl, arrived
in Fayetteville Sunday morning from
Rochester, Minnesota, where the lat
ter recently underwent an operation
at the Mayo hospital. Mr.. Ellis is
apparently on the road to recovery
now following a relapse a week after
the operation, He and Mr. Ellis left
Rochester Friday evening.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Aubrey Smith, son of Mayor and
Mrs. l. A. Smith, who as attending
the dental department of the St.
Louis University, at St. Louis, Mo-,
came in Thursday morning, and will
spend the holidays with his parents.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Misses Hazel and Josephine Berry,
who have been in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia for several weeks visiting with
friends returned home Wednesday
morning
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Marion WATSON expects to be an APP
plicant for the position of postmaster
of Gentry when a disappointment is
made, which will be some time next
summer.-Gentry Journal.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22
First Baptist

A Christmas tree with appropriate
program, consisting Of Rotations,
special eusic. solos and duets, will be
given at the First Baptist church on
Monday evening. Christmas.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

The new furnace repairs at the High
School We're placed last week, and it
is now possible 10 heat the building
properly The cold weather this
week is putting the furnace TO a sew
err test
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Villa has an idea tina the can lick
the whole United States. Texas is
willing. Let her try.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

.fode Parson and family have moved
ON to the Schillenberger place.
Jay Frazer, one Of our enterpris
ine farmers is erecting a new barn
Next Saturday and Sunday is the
regular appointment Of Bro Johnson
at Friendship.
Mrs. V o. Hallmark and baby left
last Thursday night fer Buck Range,
Ark. where they will make their fut-
ure home.
Little Hugh Parsons has pneumoia
Luther Lewis, who has been down
with the typhoid fever, is now able
to be up again.
Mr. Kramer and wife, and Mr.
Sears and wife, of Rivera, Texas,
have moved on their property, which
they recently purchased from Elmer
Linebarger. kadajiah
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

The watchword Of the allies is Be
ware Of the submarine"
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Feed Europe. Yes but feed America
first
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Following IS the program Of the Xmas
exercises to be given at the Central
Presbyterian church Saturday night,
December %, commencing at 7.30
This program is in connection with the
usual Christmas tree
Anthem-Choir
Scripture Lesson-Pastor
Prayer-Pastor
A Welcome-Herbert Eicher.
Song of Greeting-Sadie Milford
Recitation-Albert Hough
Elizabeth Cookson.
Recitation-Dale Petross.
citation-Rowena Stewart.
Lullaby Song-Lois Hough.
Christmas Dream-Eugene Farrar
Christmas Scenes-Six Boys.
Reading-Robert Rice.
Anthem-Choir.
The Wiser Way-Milo koering and
Robert Rice
Christmas Chorus-P Primary De
partment.
Notwithstanding Girls and Wide
Awake Boys.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

An appropriate program with US
ual Christmas tree has been arranged
at the First Presbyterian church for
Saturday night. December 3
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

Col Roosevelt communed with the
oysters of Oyster Bay and they adj
monished him not to talk.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-12-22

R. Phillips, Pastor.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
DREW SETS RECORD
Negro Flyer Travels Ninety Yards in Nine Seconds--EIIer Best
 in Hurdles.

New York, April 29.--Howard P. Drew, the great negro runner of the University of Southern California, es- ta blished a new record last night at the Smart Sect A. c. games at the Thirteenth Regiment arnory He defeated a small but select field of sprinters in a 90 yard dash in the unprecedented time of g seconds This clipped one-ffth of second from the old mark, hung up by Drew in this city last winter
 Drew went to the front after ten yards had been run and retained the lead to the tape, where he was a yard and a half ahead of Frank l.. Stephenson of the Trinity Club of Brooklyn, Roy F. Morse, the Bronx regro, who holds the national cham pionship title for 220 yards, finished third, and Irving P. Horne of the l'oston Y M. c. A. was fourth
 John J. Eller, the veteran sprnter and hurdler of the Irish American Athletic club, also established new mark. He won the 75 yard low hurdle race in s 3-5 seconds. The former mark for this event was seconds. Howard M. Martin finished second and A. E. Engles, unattached, was third.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
BERRY AGAIN WINS
 PENTATHLON HONORS
Champion Retains 1915 Honors, Winning Every Event and
 Breaks One Record.

Philadelphia. April 29.-Howard Berry's brilliant victory in the Pen ts thlon at the first days contests of the annual Pennsylvania relay meet was the determining factor in favor of the East in one of the stiffest and rost even battles ever walked against the powerful track and field contin- gent sent on from various Western colleges.
 The versatile athlete who repre- sents the University of Pennsylvania on the diamond and gridiron as we'll as on the track performed a feat which it is believed never was equalled before when he won all of the five events in the all around competition, finishing up the gruel- ling 1,500 meter race with 8 sprint that brought the time for the dis tence down to the sterling figures of 4 minutes 29 4-5 seconds.
 Brilliant as was the performance of the sturdy Quaker there were others to share in the glory of the first day of this fascinating meet, in which the pick of the college world came together before crowd of 5000 persons on the rain soaked Franklin Field. I
 Ted Meredith, the hero of the Olympic games of 1912 at Stockholm, stirred the partisans of old Penn to + vigorous demonstration when he gave away q long start in the last relay of the spring medley relay championship and came romping home a victor by five yards. The wearer of the Red and Blue was ten 5ards behind the leader when the iest relay started and as the time for the final half mile was 1 minute "A 4-5 seconds he must have run close to record time under most dis couraging circumstances.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

Although Sylvester Chahuska Long Lance is pictured here in Indian cos tune, he is not a 'blanket" or reser- vation Indian. He is a full blooded Cherokee Indian and a we'll educated gentleman, and President Wilson has appointed him to West Point to enter next March. Long Lance is a North Carolinian by birth and graduate of Carlisle, and he took a postgraduate course at Syracuse university winning honors for scholarship at both insti- tutions. He has distinguished himself also in athletics, especially football, and at Carlisle defeated the famous Indian athlete Jim Thorpe, in one mile run He is the third Indian ap- pointed to West Point.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
FULTON BEATS REICH
Minnesota Aspirant For Willard's Crown Does Not Look Like the Goods to New York Fans.

New York, April 29-F'red Fulton, pounded Al Reich, the New York heavyw into submission in nine rounds at the Stadium A. C., at the Manhattan Opera House last night. Referee Bill Brown stopped the bout early in the ninth round when both of Reich's eyes were closed and he was cropping helplessly around the ring trying to get away from Fulton's incessant attack of left jabs.
 Reich was badly defeated. His face was beaten and swollen, and blood flowed from a cut over his left eye. All the fight had long before been taken out of him. and he was weak and groggy when the referee saved him from further punishment.
 The boxing of the New York Adonis was just the same as 1t had been in his other fights. He started out with the advantage all in his favor in the first round, when his left and right smashes to the jaw staggered the Minnesota giant and had him be- wildered. Twice Reich caught Full ton flush on the jaw, and the huge frame sagged under the punishment. Fulton is not sufficient schooled III the science of defense to protect his jaw which looked none too strong in the first round last night
 New York's curiosity to see Fulton attracted a big crowd to the former temple of opera, and the receipts were estimated at about 12,000. Of this the huge amateurish Minnesota boxer is said to have received $6,0O0.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

Wood, formerly of Boston, threw balls that were not far behind Johnson's in sheer speed, but they never got quite so much effect from their speed. The reason is found in the fact that Join- son pitches with a semi-side arm movement and brings his arm far in front of him before releasing the ball. With a particularly long stride, and bringing the ball far in front of him, as he does, Johnson gets much nearer to the batter with his hand and arm than any other pitcher in baseball. In addition to this, the ball comes floating out of the background ere ated by Johnson's gray or white suit, since he does not release the ball un- til his arm is in front of him. There fore the ball is "on top" of the bat ter more quickly than when most pitchers throw.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
MILLER AND OLSON
 LEADING STATESMEN
Not the Local Grocers, But Major
 League Ball TOSSerS /

Chicago, April 29-Ivan Olson of the Brooklyn Nationals. with .545, and Ward Miller of the St. Louis Americans, with 300 are the leading : batters in the two major leagues, ac- cording to averages compiled here to- l day. Ty Cobb is beginning to move : upward among American leagus bats men. The figures show that Cobb, though out of recent games because ! of illness, has increased his average from .231 as shown last week, to 300. I his average ranks him eighteenth m the list. Graney of Cleveland leads the batters in total bases with 21 and is tied with Felsch of Chicago in home runs. at two each. Felsch leads in runs scored with ten. Speaker, Cleveland, and Baker: New York, are ahead in stolen bases with four each
 YankS Up There
 The following arc the leading three hundred' hitters: w. Miller; St. Louis 800; Nunamaker, New York .3S7; Speaker: Cleveland 3S0; Janvrin, Boston .353; Gedeon, New York .351
 The five leading pitchers in the American league, ranked according to earned runs are: Klepfer, Cleveland oilC "Cil; iio1iS ioSts U.UU, LSOr"N rI, Boston two won, mono lost, O.OO; Mer- kle, New York, two won, none lost. O.50; Ruth. Boston: four won. none lost 1.o2; Fisher, New York, two won, none lost 1.35.
 Germans Ccn Run.
 Tn the National league, Max Flack. Chicago, and Heinie Groh Cincinna ii, lead in runs scored with ten each, the former in ten games. Groh has most total bases, 23. Safer, Chicago, leads in home runs with two, and Chase, Cincinnati, and Carey, Pitts burgh are ahead in stolen bases with five each. The Nationals leading ! batters are: Olson. Brooklyn .546; Doolan, Chicago 500: Mo1lwitz, Gin cinnati .462; Chase, Cincinnati 455; Compton, Boston .412; Daubert Brooklyn .391; Mowrey, Brooklyn 1885; G. Burns. New York .37S; Hinchman, Pittsburgh .375; Kauff, New York .364; Flack. Chicago 3G1; Groh, Cincinnati 1851.
 The five leading pitchers ranked according to earned runs are: Mead. ows, St. Louis, one won, one lost: Me- Connell, Chicago, won one lost: Kontlehener, Pittsburgh, one wone, two lost; Tesreau, New York, one won one lost; Schneider, Cincinnati, two won one lost.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
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 kT3y Gu7z<D7d R1oe

has never been below 300 since. But in the main those now looked upon as the star batsmen of the game all started out as 300 hitters their first seasons under the Big Top. They had the eye, the swing and the in stnct that was beyond all instruc- tion. They needed no coaching. About all they needed was one in reach. Experience brought on de- velopment, especially in Cobb's case, but for the greater part the great est hitters were soaking the ball about as Justify their first season out as they are today. They merely know how to hit a baseball, and the rest of it doesn't figure very strongly in the case.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
LOOKING FOR GAMES.

boys of 8L of the Prevocational would like to hear from any
 weighing not more than 11o Is. The standing of our club Is T. lost o. If you want to play Ter to Walter Welch, 47 Chestnut ! or Isidore Hururtg, 3S Willow ]. Our lineup is as follows: Wal |elch, pitcher; Corcoran, catcher; Engstrom, first base; LaHar, b base; Isidore Hururtz. third Dyson, shortshop; Angelo sa- left field; Edmund Lipetz, |field; Howard Kinne, center Burton Wells, substitute.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

Washington, April 29.-Manager Clark Griffith says that Walter John son is in better form this spring than ever before. The Washingtons' great heaver seems to have more speed this spring than ever before. This is go ing some considering the fact that Walter has always had a wonderful speedy ball. With the big fellow go- ing we'll, the Senators have hopes of finishing second or third. John son is the greatest pitcher in the game today. His pitching is the poetry of m otion. Walter is not forced to rely on the summing which is the stock in trade of many fingers; still there is in the very mechanism of Johnson's pitching something which is the finest of pitching finesse. Grover Louder milk of Detroit and Smoky Joe"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
\. NJ. C. A. AQUATICS.
Walthers and Hlingworth Carry or Horors in Employed Boys Class.

The Employed Boys, a class of the Y. M. C. A. held a swimming contest at the Y. M. c. A. last night The results were as follows:
 William Walthers. first, time, 4-S seconds; J. Sexton and R. Hird, tied for second; w. Dennis. third
 Underwater Swim for Distance R. Illingworth first, 80 feet; l.. Du- berry and J. Sexton, tied for second; T. Carey, third.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
DUR PLY CLOUT FATAL ID YANKEES
ny Lewis Brings Back Visions
 of 1915 Worlds Series

New York, April 29.-Two of four
 Bes of balls given to the Red Sox Ray Heating at the Polo Grounds Iterday created more damaging dis Dance to the Yankees than twelve Bnkee hits did to the Red SoX. One SKeating's gifts was followed by a
 ane run line smash by Duffy Lewis 1t tied the score in the ninth in
 Eg. The Red Sox hadn't been near Fun up to that fatal moment. & other gift, in the eleventh inning, & followed by a two bagger by
 shard Hoblitzeu, the pride of Bos-
 who lives in Cincinnati and an 6eld out, and it won tho game for Rod SoX in that overtime inning.
 Yankees had a game rudely stchcd from them when they were #hir two outs of a victorious jog Sthe clubhouse. The score was 3
 r. h. e.
 @ton 00o0oOO02O1-3 ' 1
 York ... .001010o00O0-2 12 O
 8atteries-Leonard, Gregg and Car
 2n and Agnew; Heating and Nun ker.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
DODGERS ADVANCE
 IN PENNANT RACE
CoombS and Bender Start Game
 But Fail to Finish

Philadelphia, April 29.-The Dods- CTS wound up their rather wet sojourn in this city yesterday by again trouncing the Phillies. The score was to 3. As result of their victory the Dodgers jumped up the ladder, landing in fourth place.
 The announcement that Chief Bender and Jack Coombs, former Athletic teammates and prime favor- ties in this city, brought out nearly 10000 fans to see the veteran m oundsrpen in action. Neither man, however, pitched major league ball and both were retired before the game was over. The score:
 .. r. h. 6. Brooklyn ..... 1o1120o00-5 10 0 Philadelphia .. 0OO2Ot000-3 13 5 Batteries-Pfeffer and MCarty and Miller; Bender, Mayer and Burns.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
ITS CAPT. HIBBARD NOW.

Bement Hubbard, IS, was chosen by the members of the New Britain High school basketball team to lead the quintet for next season. Tho election was close for Bachu1us, the lanky center poled four votes to four secured by Hubbard. The captaincy was given to Hubbard with the cast ing of Manager Bertini's vote for Hubbard.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
[ROWS AMERICUs TWICE.

tim oreS April 29.-Joe Stetcher, bbrasl<a wrestler threw Americus |cal mat artist, in two straight last night. Stetcher won the |all in two minutes, fifteen sec |Gnd the second fall in two min R.hirty-fivc seconds. Both falls
 gained by his famous scissors ser hold.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
GILBERT IN VARSITY SHELL.

Cambridge, Mass, April 29-An- other change in Harvards varsity Culbert was promoted from the third boat to the first crew to take the place of Taylor, who for the second time this season has an injured hand.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
COLLYER CORNELL CREW CAPT.

Ithaca, N. Y, April 29.-John L.
 Collyer, a junior, of Chelsea on Hud- son, was elected captain of the Cornell varsity crew by members of the eight yesterday. Collyer last year stroked the victorious crew at Poughkeepsie.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
BEATS CORNELL AT TENNIS

zddelphta, April 29.-The Uni
 k or Pennsylvania tennis team pay defeated Cornell four
 zcs 70 two. Pennsylvania won
 1ef the four singles and one of 10 doubles contests
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
DUBLINS TO ORGANIZE.

The Dublin baseball team will prac- tice Sunday morning at the Golfers diamond. All candidates for posi- tions should report. Manager Joseph lyon will call special meeting after practise
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
LYNCH ELECTED YALE CAPTAIN

New Haven, April 29.-Francis R. V. Lynch of Lawrence, Mass, was elected captain of the Yale freshmen baseball team yesterday as the men started on their annual spring trip.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
2 COACH FOR PRINCETON

Hadelphia, April 29.-Announce- 1was made here yesterday that
 ' Cruikshank, who formerly center for the Washington and lon college team, has been en-
 as line coach for the Princeton zlI team.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-29
Standing of the Clubs
TOday's Games.

Lynn at Springfield. Portland at Hartford. Lawrence at New Haven. Lowell at Bridgeport. Worcester at New London.