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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-30
BROWNSVILLE.

Nctttl, MI II. IL ''HH'' "a
this life. The funeral services
were conducted at his home a few
miles east Of town, Rev. j. VI.
Quinn officiating The body was
laid to rest in the Borders GENE
terry, undermany beautiful flowers.
Mr.. Shull was an extensive planter
and was vice president ofthe Bank
of Brooksvillc. He leaves a VIE
and one son, Mr.. II. J. ShuII,
Mr.. Sam Johnston and other rela
tives from Columbus attended the
funeral.
Next Tuesday night there IS to
be a business meeting of the mem
bcrs and officers Of the Brooksville
Cbapter of the Red Cross. A full
attendance is desired, especially
of the members Of the executive
committee, as much important
business is to be transacted. The.
meeting will be held in the Mason.
ic Hall at I O'Clock.
The Tomhigbee Prcshytcry IS IN
session here, and cur little town IS
full OF strange, members Of
body.
The congregation Of the Met
list church is delighted in having
Rev, J. M. Quinn returned as its
pastor, and also with the appoint
mrnt of Rev. W. 7. Durcn as pre-
siding elder.
Messrs. Lavender and Mcleod
have their planning mill about
ready to begin WORK.
Mrs. w. NJ. Roger is in Mem
phis visiting her daughter, Miss
Mamie Roger,
Mr.. Beville Peterson, from Alex.
andria, is at home on %furlough.
Miss Lucille Peterson, from the
A. II. s., also spent Thanksgiving
day at home.
Letters have been received from
our soldier boys this week. Capt
Roscoe Woodward writes his moth
er that he aud his company had
lust returned from the front a.
safe. His letter was written abou
three weeks ago Lieut.. Thoma,
j. Roger says he IS now with T.
American troOpS-thc regular,
He has been in the trenches anC
returned. Corporal OILS John~oa
who is in training at Alexandra
has been changed into the artiller,
and is delighted
Mr.. j. o. Cook has gone t
Montgomery to see her sister, Mrs
Murray Dantzlcr,
Ms Helen Cook, of Meridian,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. j. W
wilkins.
M. and Mrs. James Woottcr
are now occupying Mr.. Gaines
cottage list ,ast of his stogc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grah"m have
moved int "he old Borders home
Miss Mabel Woodward was AT
home Thursday,
Rev. Mr.. Cheek, of Columbus.
preached the sermon at the uniol
Thanksgiving services at the c. 7
church.
Mrs. Carrie Peterson Rcadc an(
sons. of the Cliftonville Consoli
dated School, are visiting MIR. j.
Peterson's family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Parks, o
Tennessee, are visiting Mr.. ant
Mrs. Will Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Stewart, O
Fairport, are rejoicing in the arr
val of a pretty little daughter
She came several weeks ago, bu
the news has just reached us.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-30
w. f STOKES
TPESPASS NOTICE.
u. /. HEARD,
Election Commissioners
BY c V. ADAMS, Clerk.

All he lands belonging to Mrs. F. ].
md j. w Cotton and NJ. j. Cash are
posted, and hunters and all other tres
rassers are warned to keep off. Viola
tors will be prosecuted.
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Sold by S BILLS BLACK CAT. c. l. Sargent, Macon, Miss.
Statement of the FIJI ancial Condition Of
Bank of BrooksyiEle.

at BrooksyilIe, in the County of Noxubee, State
Of Mississippi, at the close of business NOV.
goth, 1917, made to The Board of Bank Examin-
eTs,
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NOTICE OF

ID the DUAL fed Electors n Nozlbee County:
Notice IS hereby given that on Tues
Cqy, December the 18th. 1917. an cleo
ton will be held for the purpose Of
c'ectirg p Representative to tie Lower
House of the State Legislature. for the
place made vacant by the resignation
Of the Hon. G. r.. D9rroh.
Witness u signatures this the 10th
day Of November, 1917
w f. CToREs
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FOR SAL

Double surrey or carriage, practically
new, with set of double harness, cost
Sl95: will take $3.50.
One $400 adding machine for $500,
Liberal reduction to anyone buying
the whole lot. II Interested apply to
BEACON OFFICE.
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FARM FOR SALE.

FARM FOR SALE.
232 acres. on hard road. three miles
northeast of Macon. New two room
house. two good cabins, deep well.
Best location in Noxubee county. Cal
on or address JOHN K WILSON,
ll-2tf Macon, Miss
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address BEACON office,
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New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

Just what effect the forthcoming draft will have upon
baseball is not yet outlined for public consumption
We have heard definite propositions stated FIRST
That no ball players would be drafted
Second-That any ball player drafted would be gwen
until October to report The last proposition may be true
The first sound reasonable Ball players Will un-
doubtedy be treated just other citizens 1t may be the
exemption board will try to figure things out IN such
ay that no one club will be unduly broken up Whe oheS
lose no valuable flesh
II may be also that any players drafted eSpecay oe
who have been drilling in the American League. VIII De
given until October report For by October they VIII
he far better drilled than rockies secured in August
or September
p. q. there are any number of unmarried ball players
,, N. ages of twenty-one and thirty who are in hrst
elias, physica shape many of these will be called from the
doond toward the trenchand many more will very likely
On after the season is over
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Lifesaping League Fixes
Rules for the Mern1QidS

Goodman, the speedy winner Of the
event in 1916; third. the victory in the
440-yard swim for women Of Miss
Aileen Allen, of Los Angeles, who had
never before excelled except in fancy
diving.
John Metzger, of the Detroit Y. NJ.
c. A., has been cleaning up in his dis
trict this summer and showing re-
msrkable all round work in swimming.
His performances are being watch ed
with especial interest, because he will
be sent 10 all the seasons important
middle and long distance races, includ-
ing the local one.
Miss Marion Gibson, Of Boston, who
covered one mile last summer under
record figures, and was expected to
make a determined bid for national
swimming laurels this year, may not be
allowed 70 do any racing for some time.
She underwent an operation for sppen
dicitis in the spring, and although now
fully recovered and able to practise
regularly, il is feared the strain Of
keen competition might be harmful 70
her.
Matthew Mann, who is in charge OF
the big new outdoor natatorium Of Du-
luth, MINI, writes that the swimming
meet for next Saturday, at which sew
eral New York stars were 20 compete,
has been postponed. at the latter's re-
quest, and will be held early in August.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Dissatisfied Mermaid
To Seek NeW HOnOrS
On HOnOLulu'S S Beaches

Miss Claire Galligan. of the Local
National Women's Lifesaving League
who shattered every American oper
water swimming record last summer
from 440 yards to four miles, threatens
TO duplicate the brilliant feat this sea
son.
She is to set out within q few days
on a two-months' competitive tour,
during which she will bid for national
A. A. U. laurels in Baltimore, Chicago,
Duluth, San Francisco, Honolulu and
other cities, and there is every indica-
ton that she will again wipe out all
standards for the regulation outdoor
swimming distances.
Two weeks ago, in fact, she won the
metropolitan l00-yard title in l minute
92-5 seconds, l00-foot pool, the fastest
performance she ever made over the
classic century course. and this great
display OF speed is especially signih-
cant Of what may be expected OF her IN
the longer title races to come, for she
is not az her best in sprlnt!ng. both
her natural inclination and the stroke
she uses-the four-beat single trudgeon
crawl-have made her essentially a
middle and long distance swimmer
Miss Galligan has the unusual dis
tinction of being the only swimmer Of
either sex who ever leaped from novice
hood to championship rank in less than
one year Just nine months elapsed
between the time she Joined the life
saving league, beginner, and her first
title victory.
It was in June, 1915, that she took
her initial lesson in the modern
strokes from the league coaches, and in
March, 1916, that she furnished the
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
English Soccer
Receipts Show
Big Losses Now

London, July 14.-In striking con-
trast 20 several balance sheets issued
last week by the big British soccer
clubs, which showed large profits. the
latest sheets announced show serious
losses. The Hearts, of the Scottish
League, who have suffered more than
any club in Britain through conditions
brought about by the war. lost s4,94o
on the seasons working. Three seasons
ago the income Of the famous club was
S42,145.
Another Eastern Scottish club. Fsl-
kirk. came out s1,li0 on the wrong
side. Aston Villa, who have not par
ticipated in competitive football for
three seasons, lost S4,750. which brings
their total loss since 1914 to S3l,770;
but as their assets are valued at $751;
SIT, which includes $4,000 invested
in the war loan, the loss is not ser
iously felt. Burnley lost s3,l43, but,
after their big successes in past sea-
soas, are enabled to carry forward the
large amount Of s39,6l5. Bury dropped
sl,329. which increases their loss dur
ing the war 20 s8,8ll, which may
seriously interfere with the future OF
the famous old club.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Reoatta at New
Rochelle Success

The fact that practically all Of the
,lsss on Long Island Sound have called
e their regattas on account Of the war
ais summer has not completely killed
ils sport, as was proven by the first
I;s Of the handicap yacht racing. class
g New Rochelle yesterday. Twelve OF
iss well known boats and two OF the
Aietmont interclub craft took part in
as race, the two last named yachts
nl.ing in the fourth division.
The breeze was snsppy and from the
nsthwest, giving the craft little bit
.. weather work on the second leg.
C,irles P. Tower, the official handicap
psr, was N command, and stated after
re regatta that he was more than sat-
itsd with the results.
G. P. Grsnbery's Anita won in the
mt division on actual time, but was
ts,sn by ". L. Coursen's Wasaka on
'',Fectsd time by minutes 46 seconds.
IN the second division the Sally TX
vas the first craft home, but on cor
ise;st tine was beaten by 2. c. Pfeif-
.,rs Clare.
The third and fourth divisions sailed
hTs,hsr The first boat home was c.
satlass Barbara, one Of the Larch-
soat intsrclub class, which also won
u corrected time.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
PHYSICAL Conditions

One expert of the game who has been following 0A'e
hall for over twenty years says that very Few Will Dc
cepted for physical reasons
NJ r that mos. ball players have gnarled or broken
ud that GOOD fingers among the essentials Tor
military service ..,
.,so that any number Of ball players have been
, ;,.a ~ cut a. one time another and that fe~
a., 80 found with fee. and legs in proper condition ior
service. 49,. t.ohu
49, ..,,d ui,b recruiting sergeant about this ba'eoa'
.id "and was informed that the sergeant
....o, Rad examined twenty supposedly nne
~ snecimens and that for reasons assigned ABOVE
p"is p"y ~. could be accepted by the army
Just how far broken twisted OF Mos. bal. players
hgu'e =" aafoct But until they actually come up lot
nave 'n the correct status will not be known
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Nc Taggart Once
A Messenger Boy

I'ile Johnny McTsggart, considered
" many followers Of racing the best
KEY since the great Tod Sloan quit
'.'ag the gallopers. began mis- strug-
:. u the big workaday world as 8
-snsnger boy.
''anny was born on Manhattan ISL
Isaa from an humble beginning as
a u. I. mercury he drifted into the
80 game, where in four years time
,<s worked bis way into the jockey
s's' league. Johnny, OF course, got
:, aspiration % become a jockey from
Notner Tom, and although tommy
- Geat rider, his younger brother
p1sseo him In the matter Of riding
.,as oic saw about good horses max
&c loekeyg may be all right, but
.,@1 % Johnny AcTaggart, the
-. .'essys can ride poor horse. 20
IN a. ne has done 50 many times.
q. Nhg under the colors Of X. r. Wil-
re-. "a plotting such horses as the
~ snphre. which Won nearly $780,
- h's owner last year, McTsgZart
i,1s.. ne ropes and fears of those who
r.g.,. "il,on's colors every time he
a. vas seventeen year, old when he
D.lsS :. "a ga out a. a jockey, and he
jar, .s,s 20 pounds. To-day. with four
zg,,s soeso 70 tis age, he can make 1O3
and still be strong
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Yale Freshies
May Resume
Sports in Fall
Negotiations Opened with
Athletic Authorities at
Harvard and Princeton

New Haven, July 14.-Yale has opened
communications with Harvard and
Princeton relative to the starting ol
such athletics as it seems mutually ad'
visable to resume this fall. At re-
cent meeting of the Yale Athletic Coun'
Gil il was agreed that it appeared i'm
possible to conduct varsity sports dur
ing the fall because of war conditions
but that there seemed to be no reason
why an attempt should not be made to
arrange a few freshman contests.
The Harvard and Princeton athletic
officials are being sounded on their gen
eral attitude regarding the situation
From entirely unofficial reports they
are agreeable, and Yale undergraduate:
feel that there is a fair prospect oi
the classes Of 1921 in the two univer'
sites meeting IN football and sucr
other sports as may be arranged TINS
fall, while a schedule Of spring athletic
contests may be outlined.
A Yale University official said TO-
DAY. inspeaking of Yale's attitude:
i"Yale has turned it's athletics over tc
the country-that is, 20 the military
authorities, to do what they wish wltf
them. Whatever sport is played a.
Yale or by Yale during the war Will bt
entirely subservient to military plans
All Of our varsity athletes OF last
spring, without exception, are now II
the army or military service OF some
sort
Tine mere arrangement of freshman
athletics for next year, If perfected
with Harvard and Princeton, will be
secondary TO any military preparation
at Yale or the other two universities
which may be deemed necessary. Pro
vision will be made for cancelling any
freshman contest which might be ar
ranged. provided the need for military
duty should arise"
Yale will be represented at the meet
ing of colleges in Washington August
2. probably by Professor Robert n
Corwin, chairman of the Yale Athletic
Council. At this time Yale will again
express its willingness to resume sports
under such conditions as the military
authorities Of the country prescribe
Yale sees no hope. however, that or
ganized intercollegiate athletics Will be
possible this fall.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15

biggest surprise of the year by romp-
ing away with the national 500-yard
championship in minutes 5 2-5 sec
onds, smashing to pieces the former
record for mermaids.
So rapid and steady has been her
progress since that not single defeat
has marred her career at distances
greater than the furlong. An idea OF
her remarkable ability may be formed
from the fact that last September, in
the national outdoor mile, she clipped
more than one minute from the 44O-
ward record, two and half minutes
from the half-mie and more than
four minutes from that for the full
distance. Her times were minutes 20
seconds, Is minutes Is 3-5 seconds and
81 minutes l9 3-5 seconds, respectively.
They haven't been touched to date.
Miss GslligaE swims a long, slow
stroke, which carries her through the
water without check of splash, so
smoothly that her work appears almost
effortless. She is an ideal competitor,
cool and headv and able 70 show her
best form when facing the strongest
rivalry. Her success has left her mod
est, and her constant good sportsman
ship has made her popular with aquatic
fans.
In several instances she has been
known 10 start III events for which she
was unprepsred, and risk defeat rather
than refuse a challenge or disappoint
the public.
Miss Gall;gan is twenty years old,
tall and slight. a lover of the great
outdoors and adept in many lines of
sport. She drives her own car. runs
her own motor launch. rides horse
back, plays baseball, basketball and
water polo, and made her mark on
track and field while at high school.
A typical. all round girl athlete.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Vespa Is First
In Regatta OF
Bayside Yachts

Bayside, Long Island, July l4;-Mem-
bers Of the Bayside Yacht Club had
fairly snappy breeze for their weekend
regatta on Little Neck Bay to-day. The
wind came from the south southwest. a
quarter that generally kicks up. little
sea on the bay. 1t held true and steady
throughout, allowing all the craft to
cover a nine-mile course in satisfactory
Among the Bees the winner. was the
Vespa, which defeated Maybe by 3
minutes and 10 seconds. Five stars
started, and, for change, W. l.; lnsLee;
The we'll known Lower Bay sailor, had
20 bow to J. Nesbitt when Star Light
led Shadow over the finish line by, z
minutes and l5 seconds. Among the
Birds Curlew defeated Woof by MIN
utes and 30 seconds.
The summary follows:
BAYsIDE BEEs-START. SS-CoJRsb.
pffT.Ir
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Steam Engineers Make
Ready for Big Meet

The members of Local No. 20, Of the
Steam Engineers, will hold their annual
games at Celtic Park on Sunday, July
%. The committee is making great ef-
forts to obtain the entry of all the
prominent athletes now in the district.
A l,00O-yard handicap run. in which
Willie Gordon. of the New York Ath-
letic Club, will start from scratch. is
the feature attraction. Jerry NunZlsta
and all the other crack bicycle riders Of
the local association are expected 10
compete in the two-mile bicycle race,
scratch.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Standard Test Will Be Estab.
lished by Coming Aquatic
Pentathlon

Tho National Women's Lifesaving
tesrue has drawn up rules for the mer-
maids aquatic pentathlon, which Will be
held for the first time on July ~ at
Staten Island, and which it is proposed
~ establish as the standard test OF all
round Workmanship for the sex. In
all five of the featured events the ma
tiorsl A A. Z. records will be taken as
the base for awards on a l,OOO-point,
sale and limit will be set beyond
which no score at all will be allowed.
Performances equal 70 the record
will receive an even 1000 points; those
between record and limit will be caicu-
lated proportionately, from l,OOO Tor
record 10 nothing for limit or worse
and sny one beating the record Will re-
ceive as many points above 1000 as the
ssme scale calls for. The total ta!lles
in the five events will determine the
final standing OF the contestants.
The 4l0-yard metropolitan swimming
championship for men and the fancy
diving district title contest for women
will be features Of the opening outdoor
water carnival OF the Rye Beach Club
next Saturday.
The championship water carnival OF
tho Pacific A. A. |. at Coronado lent
City. Cal, last week, was marked oy
number of surprises. Chief among
them may be mentioned. first, the total
lv unexpected work of Jerry Witt, the
seventeen-year-old recruit of the Los
Angeles A. c., who was placed second
10 Norman Ross, Of San Francisco, IN
both the i40-yarj, district and one
mile national title swims, defeating
some star rivals and giving even the
sensational Ross q good fight at the
longer distance; second, the capture OF
the fifty-yard dash by R. Grace, a new
conner from the Piedmont A. c.. OF San
Francisco, and his beating Of Sanford
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
MayPlaySome
Football After
All at Harvard
,, of Game Depends on
Attitude of Military
Authorities

.-,r5rs. Mass, July l4.-Harvaro
l.x. some football after all next
rr .,;,. the fact that the Uni
'.,l,y - Athletic Association has ,s no.l'
''i'I II prospective varsity and fresh, n,
i'' =. ,o,srts thst the Crimson will
''' %. .t, al. TO take up its contracts foF
=, s'ssO''c .D, opened 10 freshman as well
Ie'" ",,,5errraGuates will probably
. o'n'. ''..rSral games during the fali,
fa{ SEAMS in the neighborhood Will
0o.es. :-sormallv If the present plan
,. Ne. Ne...,ted Just how serious Har-
'ons.Ii 'ons.'i''k take take her football de-
r'd W 20 what extent the govern
fa.. spproves OF the continuance OF
r.2. s'..-y ~ education az the university,
ni,.' ~ .3prse national service primarily
VI 60 CO. ,be athlete committee to re.
liemP.ss fall schedule. Scarcity OF
WAe ~ ~ must also be considered as
-se.' I, the cancellation. OF last
ii.,S. ,vsrsity squad of fifty men, all
Vh a,A concerned now with mill
sa' ,.y.ice. The freshman squad last
~,,bered thirty-one men, all but
lli now engaged in some branch OF
20 s ss.,;onal service. To play inter
.I.gia,e football next year would De
,nsiicslly Impossible
In Every Branch of Service
-. Crimson footballers are repre-
- 40. in every branch Of service.
s,,,,in Harry H. Dadmun and George
s,..r. the husky linesmen, are con
.,,,sd with the ambulance service IN
go go, Westmore Wilcox. the sub
..iS,ck. Nosley Taylor and Hank
Tsxsr are completing study for the
,viation service.
'',T , ,rsrtet Of last years eleven, Tom
,.,.isr Charlie Coolidge, Henry
~. and Jose Harris are in the gov
.,,rsnt camp at Plattsburg, while
NJ Ha-te is at Fortress Munroe in
d, regular army. =,
Tho coast guard patrol has the call
;,r securing the largest number OF
,i,vsrs. Among the submarine chas-
=, are Billy Murray, Bill Snow, Ralph
v.-Tssr. Eddie Casey, Morrill, Wig
:, George Flynn. Harry Phinney and
esorge Bstchelder.
Waiter H. Wheeler. captain elect OF
=, team. is at Annapolis taking q six
v.,ksi course 10 fit him for the mer-
,ssrt marine. Billy Robinson, the
lastly quarterback, is the only regu-
hr enrolled in the training corps here.
goner Sweetser. the lineman, is en-
,loy.d in a munition factory in the
West and the majority of the fresh
nan players are distributed between
ih, Naval Reserve and the local train
ins corps.
Harvard for Patriotism First
Hsrysrd's expense in football next
M will be practically nothing. Neither
Perez D. Haughton nor Leo H. Leary
ihs coaches. are under contract. AS
football annua - shows a net profit OF
$4,000 or more. nc Crimson Golfers
will be minus just this amount OF
money
Taking Of the wholesale cancellation
Grsdusie Manager Moore said:
We pursued the only course pos
qbls in cancelling cur schedule. The
ulre is more concerned at present
uas military education, which is TO
aI boys for the battlefield. Ath-
ia therefore, must take back seat
II the war is over"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Sport and the Red Cross

Sport be overlooked as an aid IN stlIl another
direction While figures have bssn published as to the
smount Of money turned in 10 the Red Cross through
snortng activities the total undoubtedly runs high
rhch baseball golf tennis and other endeavors sew
oral hundreds Of thousands of dollars have been raised
and by the end Of the over million will be turned
in through these channels
There is scheme now under way 10 have two picked
cIubs for the major leagues play Red Cross series IN
o,ohr An undertaking Of this sort would hogs
hosA If cold in a two weeks schedule.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
New Rochelle Yacht Races

Al the meeting Of the regatts com com
m ittee Of the New Rochelle fseht IIIg Ia
b.ld on July II, II Was decided 70 h9i"
The stratford Shoal race on Ausue. >
and the regular summer regat,a .. ~
guGt rs. The value OF the prlces 70 %
800 ,.ostta held on June 30. will be
""eo,oinsily small. and the balance VIII
be donated 70 the Red Cross iu"' "
New-York tribune., 1917-07-15
Another Side

But one athlete put the matter to US IN another way
at isn't the matter Of physical ability he said but 1t Is
often matter Of nerves. don't that one may be
afraid But in sport you direct competition and there
always variety In the military end there is certain
routine which begins work nervous systems
In this way man who might last out hard football game
easily might cave in caishentc drill where the
monotony Of the thing would blot out his nervous
force"