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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02

Frank Haug, of New York city, was
arrested by secret service men the
other day and charged with being the
author of an offensive letter that had
recently come to Mrs. Wilson, the pres
ident's wife, The detectives traced its
source by mean of a name and ad-
dress on the back. Looking up this per-
son and finding to their satisfactin
that he was not the guilty one they
learned incidentally that he had had
trouble with Haugs, a fellow worker,
Haugs denied all knowledge of the
affair but his handwriting was so sim
liar to that on the letter that he was
held for further examination.
The announcement is made that boys|
under Is will be accepted in the ma
rine corps as apprentice musicians
either for the period of the war or for
the period of their minority. Upon en-
listment they viii be transferred to the
recruit depot at Paris Island, S. c.
Paul Haffer. of Tacoma, Wash, who|
spent four months in Jail for libelingt
the name of George Washington, was:
recently indicted for failing to regis-l
ter under the selective draft.
To adjust the coal situation in Ohio!
that retail dealers throughout the stateE
Fuel Administrator Garfield announces!
must obtain licenses in order to carry
on their business henceforth. And anyj
dealers license will be revoked, he del
%clares, if he is caught selling coal att
higher prices than those named by the
local committee. In extreme cases it!
may be necessary for the government
to u the coal business exclusively, he|
says.
John D'Ovonzo, an Italian sentenced
to die in November for committing a!
murder, sent his cousin to the exempt
ton board of the district in which he
had registered to ask that he be ex-i
empted from serving in the army.
When the board had ascertained that
the circumstances were really as rep
resented the petition was granted.
B. C. Reed, of Whitman, Mass, 68.
years old, was sentenced to two years
at the house of correction a few days
ago for having misappropriated town
funds to the amount of $4,000. Reed
was tax collector and also village trea-
surer. According to his story, for a
number of years several of the citi-
zens Of the town were not able to pay
their taxes and would have lost their
property if pressed. To save them he
credited to them out of the money he
collected enough to settle what they
owed. None of he money appropriated
was used for his own benefit, he de-
clared.
To do it's "bit" toward increasing
the nations food supply Denver, Col,
through its mayor, has ordered that
sheep be installed in all the city parks.
Shepherdesses, as in olden times, are
to guard the focks, it is said.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02
NEWS NOTES
+*++++**+*+++++*+

Fuel Administrator Garfield an
nounces that there is no need for alarm
over the coal situation; there is enough
coal to meet the immediate demands
even in the middle west, he says.
Whenever a shortage occurs in city or
village the fact should be communica-
ted to the state fuel administrator or,
if there is no state administrator, to
the fuel administration at Washington.
The acue fuel shortage which existed
recently in the west was due, it is said,
to the neglect Of cities to state specifi-
cally their needs.
Eighty-nine Jewish war refugees
landed at an Atlantic port the other
day after a long and perilous voyage
from Palestine. Most Of them were
in rags and half starved. Their jour
ney from Jerusalem to Bern, Switzer-
land, occupied about four months,
many Of their number dying of hunger
and exposure on the way.
Saying ones prayers at night hurts
no one but it takes a person Of strong
character to perform that act of piety
on some occasions. Of that stuff is one
of the young soldiers at Camp Meade.
Md. Every night he knelt and prayed
and every night did other soldiers in
nearby cots openly ridicule and jeer
him. The captain Of the company
overheard the scoffers n night and
then and there administered to them a
lecture that they aren't likely to for
get. A few days later the young man
who raj not afraid to stand up for
his convictions, was made sergeant Of
the company.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02

Having sold all my interest in Black
well-Hendrix Lumber Co. to Richard
Hagerty, notice is hereby given that
he assumes all liabilities of the firm
that may be due by me. T. H. Black
We want several bright, able bod
led young men, not subject to militia
ry service, to become connected with
one of the departments of our large
factory. We need machinists, boiler
makers, blacksmiths, molders, and pat
tern makers. Here is a good oppor-
tunity to learn a valuable trade with
good pay coming while learning. Ad-
vancement rapid for intelligent work.
Give references, and write to Southern
Engine & Boiler Works, jackson,
toe and nov.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02
CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc to Foley & Co.,
1885 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, H., writ
ing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley's Honey q Tar
Compound for coughs, colds, and Group
Foley's Kidney Pills and Foley's Ca
thartic Tablets. Sold by ]. D. Curtis
Drug Co. nor,
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02
CONTRASTING ASSOCIATION

The contrasting association enables
one to weed out the Improbable cows
by furnishing an exact record of the
produci ion of each ct,isul w9v herd
Nth and the net D 4 con-
san. ~. oJw:
.As0ut onc-tnlru OF the COWS in Tennes-
see are kept at a loss.
The records of production enable
one to feed intelligently and more eco
nomically. 1t is a common practice
to feed all the cows in the herd alike.
Under these conditions the poor cows
will receive too much, and the good
will not get enough. The proper
way is to feed each COW in proportion
to the amount of milk she gives. When
this practice is adopted it usually re-
suits in greater production of milk at
less cost for feed.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02
)HN ROBINSON'S CIRCUS
COMING, NOVEMBER IL.

The time honored and yet magical
Irase, "Are you going to the circus? ?"
how being heard on every hand, both
this town and for miles out into the
grounding country. Yes, for John
Ibinson's Ten big Shows will soon
he to Brownsville.
It goes without saying that the huge
Its will be filled. The small boy and
sister are happy in anticipating the
rent of this vast tented amusement
Eerprise, with it's myriad mighty
hders. And we shouldn't be a bit
iprised if the older folks too, had the
/, November IL, marked on<the cal
Jar. This season we are told, the
hagement has enlarged John Rob-
pms Ten Big Shows in every depart
Int. Overlapping the rings is said
dbe a veritable maze Of trapezes,
1nish rings, ropes, ETC., while on the
Iund and in the air five hundred or
Re men, woinen and children ard
assos 80 -.
rformsncc.
4 the opening Of the mil :
re of novel and extraordinary
'e vets, equestriean feats, acrobatic
IS mances, animal acts, and other
r features which 90 to make up a
rcus,' says the advance agent,
follows act with a precision and
which are astonishing, to saw
last"
important department, which is
to all patrons of the big show, is
drable menagerie, filled with rare
costly specimens of animal life
all quarters of the globe. An in
ction of this display will prove. it
as valuable as a tour of any
geological garden. Afternoon
Y. ....
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-02
Trained wild Beasts Of the Jungle. Real We

Two Performances Daily, Rain or Shine, in Waterproof Tents.
TEN ACRES OF CANVAS, PROVIDING SEATS FOR 10000 SPECTATORS
Novelty Street Parade One Mile Long, leaves show grounds daily Al II A. NJ.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11
Sluans 2inimcnt fit Hbenmatismns

Die 0ualen bes &beulnatisnuls
bic bas 2eben ltncrtrGgli6 nladenocl
Sbmer5en, mcrocn gelinocrt burd
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S6ner5elt, meI6e burd lteberan.
itrcngllngen, Gerrenflrn9en unb me.
ben Wltsfeln berllriaht iperben, lit
Slcan's ointment iebr pirfungspoll.
Saltet intnler cine Slaide porrGtbig
fir 8idt, 2enoenlueG, 3abnidmers
sen, iteifen Naden mo ale imnerliden
S6merSen. Sci @~potbefern 5l 25
Gents. (Ibp. ~
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11
StpnD Sill.

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gSo6en bier bel ieinen Gltern Der
pcilte, rciite Iestc ISOLDE iuieoer mad
81. 9ouiS 5uriid.
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Ct 2puis Inn Der Goniercn5 cpangc-
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lnclte iib lcbtcn Sonntag in Scim
oes s. W. @ablcr no tic cillcn Der.
1nil9ten %9tod)lnittog p%crlchten.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11
= D b a NJ.

Die Shlubfeicr umfcrer SdulI
ipclde lebtcn Somstag ftuttfonb nal
ilbcraus aablreid beilldt. Erof
Douglas bon Der Cape @irurbenl
Normal.S dl,lc biclt sic gniproht
an sic @roouirten. Glaiie.
@n1. 9rnefer unb 2ol,is Hiefs
meldc bel Sonbp @opf bcidGftigi
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bier gum 8eiu6 ibrcr Iagcboriecn.
Srnl 6. Is. &bobius c@rfrellt lid,
gcgcnmGrtig bcs geilthcs ibrcr Mllt.
fer mo Shmcitcr aus ct. 2puis.
Son StoIpe ltnb Sopc luurcn lct.
ten Smmstue piclc Der g%empbncr
bicrber %gcfomnlell Inn Der Sdlubicicr
unicrcr Sdule bciSriuobncn.
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Snnlstag sbcnb 5ublrcid gum Son5-
%pcraniigcn IN Der Wobcrn @ooomcrl
@olle eingefunben.
gm Spnntag 9tobnlittag miro III
llnicrer S1ulc ser vWtlttertog" &c.
fcicrt iper0en.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11

9afergriiBe (Qudter OATS,
bic piele morsens gum Sriibitiid ef.
len, to6t fdneIer gar uno pirb
piel befer. tpenn man iie iiber 9adt
in Wofer einweidt.
Prattifdes 4uSbeffern
bao5after Rdnber an
SttdereibpIants. Sober fennt
ben Wert Der Observation-Disclosures. Sic
balten iabrelane. tts nof pielem
Woiden bic 2anguetten an Der
fdmdIiten Stele anfansen, ein,u>
reiben. Rod tann man bieie tleilen
Stelen unauffdIis nit Sti9en pon
Stidsarn ober SipiIt su1ammsns
aieben. Solst abcr balb elm &iB benz
anoereu, 70 ftebt man meilt ratios "a.
Sin llnterrod ipuroe auf folaenbe
Weiie gerettet: Dem Mufter noh
f4nitt man 1 sou bon Der 8ante
entfernt einen neuen 2ansuettenranb
unb umranbete Die 8osen nit etfpas
biderem Stidsaru arfs neue, mus
atpar etpas Miibe madte, aber iebr
lobneno mar. benn Der Rod iab nur
pteoer tabellos aus. ST Der Rono
bereits berart beiddbist, baB Der
Rod nod 4blabme bes fdooboften
Seiles gu tura miro, 70 fann man
einen breiten, boppeIten Gaum aus
fsinsm 9attiit burd elm SobInobts
bDrtben aRieben, mos febr iouber
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11
@abt Triibiabrs-Garatip n6tBis.

Or. Sings Neiu 2ifc Eills entfcr.
ncn I'M SpItcm a~neebGufte ihGbli-
den Stoffc boun @inter, bic in Sen
Gingeipeiben lagern uno bem @lllt
our 0iirDe merben. Gntiernt baS
trige llno iblotterige @efiibl, crbclt
Die Il,gen unb reinigt Die Sautiarbe
ltnb bas 9lllt. Or. Sings Seem Sife
Fills biloen Elm nihtfneifenbes 2ar.
attn, oas Der Nati,r n,itbilft. Yro.
Dirt es oamit bcr,te abeno. Sci al
len M%potbefcrn 81 25c. (slbp. y
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11
Mns Dem &ippertbal II. llmgeaenb.

Die Coles Greet Shlllc feicrte let
ten Somstug lire Shli,bfeicr nit CT.
neln reft if0nen TroaronL. ous iebr
gut ousgcfiibrt mllrou l,no bon Der,
piclen Sciuhcrn l%lngetbeiltes Sob er.
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iullgirtc lit bon bcn Gircftorcn aud,
micocr iiir Den nGhitcn Sernnin an.
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@epobncr bcs Siitritts bic Mrbcit ci.
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miiien.
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ocs @oubol5iGgens ollf SsmaIo
Strossncr's Sorm pcllcnbct unb
miro icinc SGacnliibIc ipicbcr fir eli
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Gic @cbrilbcr @rlcns cioncn iett
allh Gin ncitcs iSorh Nutp.
Sobn @uur bnttc an Mpntoo cine
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tigt oic &cob 5u pcrbciicrn.
am Samstoa abcno ionb in Scr
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N%odnlittag cine ioIdc in Der 8pb.
itl'rlg bon @nl. Intbcs gu Gbrcn bes
@ehiirtstogS pon SRI. Bertha gn.
Ties.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11

= Srudfeblerteufel. (Ro.
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iolse .ebbaften ansebotes BON Dime.
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-05-11

Wol,d)ntal miro oic G~rloubnis ,,lr
gusfiibritna ciner Sahe nidt cher
9cgebct-bis JIG nidt ousfiibrbor 1T.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
ARCADE TODAY
"The Lights Of New York"

nc Lights OF new 1Ork'
The Locations" in the new five
part Blue Bibbon Feature. "Tha
Lights Of New York" are all that
could be possibly wished for. Tho
squalor of the tenement house scenes
carries to ones mind the destitute
condition Of the poor in big metro.
polls like New York. These scenes
were taken by Director Van DYKE
Brooks on the Brooklyn side of the
East River, in the territory which
lies under the two large bridges.
Many days were spent in trying
to determine just what sites would
offer the greatest possibilities and
the results are most gratifying.
In strong contrast with these
glimpses of poverty are the elegant
rooms of Yolande Cowles's home
where luxury and wealth reign 81.
preme.
A particularly typical scene is that
of the cabaret, where great Part
the Of action Of the plot takes place.
This set was erected in the large
Vitagraph studio and is correct to
the minutest detail. The dancers in
these scenes practice the latest steps
and in great many cases graceful
ness is in great evidence.
Back again to the tenements We
find the interiors in strict accord
with the outside views and no posi-
BILE detail has been overlooked in the
filming of the picture, that would
tend to make it perfect in every way,
The fact that one-half of the
world does not know how the other
half lives and never been more
strikingly brought out than in this
picture, for the reasons above men,
toned. Just as the lives of the Door
are a revelation to Martin Drake.
the settlement worker, so are the lives
of the rich revelation to Hawk
the gangster.
The difference in the revelation is
characteristic. The rich man, learn
ing the sorrow of the poor, becomes
a saint: the poor man, learning how
easily and unscrupulously the veal
thy get their wealth, becomes an un-
being.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
SELF DEFENSE SAYS
GIRLS SLAYER
Saws He Killed Girl To Pre-
vent Use Of Razor

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 14.-Wel-
don H.. Wells, former Kansas City
brokers' clerk, tonight confessed to
County Prosecutor r. P. Duncan
D that he shot and killed Mona Byron
Simon in a room in hotel here last
Thursday night. His statement, ac-
cording to the authorities, says he
killed the girl in self defense. Wells,
who was arrested in Huntington,
Ind, early Saturday morning, arri-
we'd here tonight in the custody Of
local police.
The body Of the girl was discover
ed Friday noon in the hotel room oc-
copied the day before by man re-
gistering as &c. v. Van Brunt Of
Chicago"
While the police was sending
broadcast notices for the arrest
Evan Brunt," Wells was arrested in
Huntington, Ind, on an embezzle-
ment charge made against him by
Kansas City police. He told the
police that he had been at the
Columbus hotel under the name of
Van Brunt and the Columbus au-
thorities were notified.
In his confession tonight the au-
thorities say Wells declared he met
5 Miss Simon and took her to. his hotel
room, where they quarrelled. A fight
followed in which she threatened
him with q razor and he shot her,
the confession states, according to
the authorities.
Two razors and q revolver with
one empty chamber were found
among Wells effects.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
THE STOCKING HABIT
Little Actress in Linger Longer
Lucy Has q Trunk Full.

Miss May Collins, the "irridescent
singing and dancing soubrette" now
radiating with the Billy S. Clifford
"Linger Longer Lucy" company, is
said to have a very bad case of the
stocking habit. Most of the stage
divinities are noted for the elegance
and abundance of their hosiery, but
dainty Miss Collins is fairly at the
top of the tree in this respect.
Her collection is simply bewilder-
ing in it's profusion and unlimited
variety. Some of the colors are
sweet-sixteen pink, Egyptian straw
berry, peaches and cream. Asiatic
elephant, circus-wagon red, Coney
Island blue, County Antrim green,
striped tiger, Panama fever yellow,
Confederate gray, Elgin cream, stu
dious brown, Jamaica ginger, alb
sinthe oralescent, California claret
ard jaundice tan. In brief, the col
CTS Vi VIC IA Z UCW nave w IohC q
rear seat when brought into COM
parison with the multifarious hues
of Miss Collins hosiery.
1t is authoritively declared that
she is the proud little proprietor of
more stockings than are possessed
by any six actress existant. Her girl
friends say is it impossible for her
to pass dry goods store without her
Unsuitable craving for stockings
overpowering her, and that she goes
in, through force Of habit, and in
variably makes a purchase of more
hosiery. t
Mr.. Clifford says that if the
young lady continues blowing in her
money on stockings that the railroad
will compel him to carry an extra
baggage car, and he has mildly, yet
firmly, requested Miss Collins to try
to curb her mad propensity for cor
nering all the hosiery in the coun-
try.
Miss Collins will be seen in Lin
ger Longer Lucy" ct the Evangeline
Theatre, Thursday, January 18ht.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
NEW ORLEANS MAN TAKES
MORGAN CITY GIRL AS BRIDE

Dan Cupid won over many OBJ
stacles Sunday at noon, when Mr.. F.
H. Gaudet of Thibodaux, La, and
Miss Lilly Taltavou, Of Morgan City,
were quietly married at the Metho-
dist parsonage, in this city,. Rev.
Thos. 1. Beck officiating. Notwith-
standing the objection of some Of the
brides relatives, the wedding was
quietly arranged through the assist
ance Of the groom's friends, and
Miss Theresa Taltavou, sister Of
the bride. The couple met down
town Sunday for lunch, after which
they went to the parsonage where
the ceremony was performed. They
left for New Orleans on Train No. 6,
to spend short honeymoon, and
will return to New iberia tonight.
Mrs. Taltavou the mother of the
bride was absent from the city, being
on a visit to relatives at .Centreville.
and is expected home today when
she will be informed of the marriage.
The bride is the second oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taltavou
Of this city, and is a charming young
lady who has many friends here. The
groom is well known, having been
located here at one time, and now
travels this territory for the .Dwyer
Piano Co., of New Orleans. i
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
For SALE


A Bungalow" built one year.
Contains four rooms, bath, sleeping
porch, kitchen, out houses and
stable. House On loh Of ground all
under good fence. Hot and cold
water connections throughout. Elec-
tric lights. Can be purchased on lib
eral terms Postofice Box 491, Nor
gan City, La, or c. A. Bibbim,
Real Estate Agent.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15

When the bowels become irregular
you are uncomfortable and the long
er this condition exists the worse
you feel. You can get rid Of this
misery quickly by using HERBNE.
Take . dose on going 10 bed and see
how fine Jon feel next day. Price
soc. Sold by Belangsr Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15

A scald, burn, or severe cut heals
slowly if neglected. The family that
keeps bottle of BILLIARDS.
SNOW IMMINENT on hand is al
ways prepared for such accidents.
Price Csc, Soc, and $1.00 per bottle.
Sold by Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15

Leesville, La, Jan. 14.-~Silas
Fowler q white resident of Vernon
parish, living some twenty or thirty
miles west of Leesville near the
Burr Ferry postoffice, was arrested
Friday by public authorities, and
lodged in the Jail here on the charge
of "moonshining," says the Times
Picayune.
For several months Sheriff Jones
and his chief deputy, Powell, have
suspected operation of still in the
Burr Ferry vicinity, but were unable
to gather sufficient evidenced upon
which to base an arrest. Thursday
there was trouble between Silas
Fowler and his son-in-law Myers,
who, it is alleged, is implicated in the
operation Of the still. Fowler went
to the justice Of the peace Of that
ward and swore out a warrent for
the arrest Of Meyers on q charge. Of
assault and battery. After Myers had
been arrested he "squealed" on his
father-in-law. An officer acconfpan-
led Myers to the home of Fowler,
where they found everything as had
been represented. Back Of the house
out in the field, underneath a pile Of
sawdust was the worm and still. The
deputy notified the sheriff's depart
ment at Leesville, who in turn in
formed the federal authorities at
Shreveport.
Fowler was arrested and the off,
GERS destroyed the worm by casting
it into the Sabine river.
Gas in the stomach or bowels is a
disagreeable symptom of a torpid
liver. Get rid Of it quickly take HER
BINE. It is marvellous liver stimu-
lant and bowel purifier. Price SOC.
Sold by Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15

: : - l73Ie " - 7.
When you fail to receive the Re
view, telephone 278. g
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
CATHOLIC CHURCH

High Mass every first Sunday 1t
80 a. m.
Low Mass every other Sunday sat
Sunday School every Sunday 1T
$3.50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-12
JOHNSON IS BACK
IN OED-TIME FORM
Griffmen's Mound Wonder
Should Hang Up Many Vic
tories This Year.

PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-That
Walter johnson is himself again and
should win more than twenty-five
games this season, was shown be-
yond shadow of doubt in the opening
clash of the 1917 campaign at Shibe
Park. He never looked more impress
sive in all his years with the WASH
ington club.
All those boasted sluggers-Mc-
Innis, Strunk, Bodie,. Thrasher, and
Bates-were as pigmies before his
dazzling speed and swift-breaking
curves. Little Lawton Witt got two
clean singles to center field after fan
ming twice. -McInnis beat out a slow
one to Leonard. Those three hits
were all that were obtained of the
Kansas Blizzard during the afternoon.
Johnson breezed just eleven Mack
men. Lawry, the Maine wonder, fan
ned three, times. Witt, Thrasher, and
Bates waved twice each, while Meyer
and Shang did the trick once each.
To make things worse, Schang
watched the third one shoot across
while a runner rested on first.
For the first FIVE frames not a hit
was made off Johnson's delivery. His
fast ball was giving Ainsmith a lot OF
trouble, sailing away from him. That
was why Strunk and Bodie were
passed, Johnson being unable. to keep
his fast ball over the plate.
Whitley" Witt broke the spell in
the sixth with one down when he
poked a clean hit to center.
In the next inning McInnis dumped
one toward third and Leonard, in his
anxiety to get IL, overran the ball,
giving "Stuffy" a base blow.
In the eighth, with one on, Witt
got his secbnd blngle to center. Law
ry skied and Strunk filled the bases
on McBride's- boot. Thrasher rolled
to short, forcing Strunk and giving
the fans heart failure.
But Johnson is himself, that's a
cinch. and should be feared by one
and ALL