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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14
WOOD FAYORS RACING
Commander of Army Of the East De-
paores Lack Of Proper Type OF NIL
itary Horse.

paores Lack Of Proper Type of NIL
itary Horse.
New York. April 14-Major General
Leonard Wood, U. 8. A.. deplores Bit
terly the lack of the proper type of
horse Tor military purposes. In his
opinion, as expressed in a letter to
August Belmont, chairman of the
Jockey club, this country is in greater
need now of the right kind of horses
than ever before, and there seems to
be little chance Of supplying the de-
mand.
General Wood deprecates the fact
that breeding Of horses in America
is q lost art, apparently, and cites the
difficulty the United States had in
securing suitable animals properly to
equip the troops sent to the Mexican
border last summer.
General Wood expressed his regret
that the stands and buildings at Bel
mont park had been so damaged by
tho incendiary fire of last week. and
hoped that repairs would be rushed
so that the meeting scheduled to start
on May - would be held. A post
ponement Of the races might interfere
with the Development OF the proper
sort Of horses. said General WOOD.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14
BROWNS WIN out
ON COLLINS ERROR
Eddie Fails to Touch Second BaSt
on Force Play

st. Louis, April 14.-E. Collins err
ror in the first inning, when he took
his foot off second as he was about
to put out Shotton, gave the st. Louis
Browns a lead of one run, which en-
abled them to beat Chicago by a score
Of to 8 yesterday.
Sisler hit a home run into the
right field bleachers, scoring Miller
ahead of him in the fourth.
The score:
r. h. e.
Chicago .o000110O1-S 2
st. Louis >, ...1O02010Ox-4 o
Batteries: Faber and schalk;
Koob, Sothoron and Hale.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

Games Today.
Boston at New York.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Chicago at st. Louis.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

them military tactics. The center
picture shows Caldwell, the Yankee
pitcher, sliding into third In the third
inning. He Is safe. The lower pic
ture shows Major General Leonard
Wood shaking hands with Captain
Donovan Of the Yankee team. In
cidentally the Red Sox won the game
10 to 3.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays NesulAs.
WashingtQn-F Philadelphia - -
grounds.
st. Louis !, Chicago :.
Boston-New York-Wet grounds.
Cleveland Detroit-Cold
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

Cannes Today.
NeU York at Boston.
Philadelphia 1t Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cincinnati. n
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14
BASEBALL NUTSHELL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Chicago s, Pittsburgh /. ~
st. Louis 8, Cincinnati 2.
New Observation-Disclosures III
Philadelphia-Bro gr0u1
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14
Pirates stu Losing.

Chicago. April 1.-THE Chicago
Cubs punched hits behind Mamaux's
wildness and won their third straight
game from Pittsburgh yesterday. The
score was to /.
Reuther held the visitors to six hits,
three OF which were made by TIinch-
man.
= The score:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14
MATTY'S REDS LOSE
TO THE Cardinals
Billy Kopf's Work Scintillates
Around the Short Field Locality

Cincinnati, April 14.-Mitchell was
ineffective in the pinches. and St..
Louis took the third game Of the Sc
ries here yesterday, to 3. Steele
pitched fine ball, errors in the ninth
preventing him from scoring shut
out.
The weather was cold, numbing
players hands, and errors were more
frequent than usual.
Billy Kopf, the New Britain boy,
playing shortstop for the locals, con-
tinues to show classy form. In yes
terday's game he secured a pair Of
hits, including q two Dagger, started
a double play and accepted six field
ing chances without a misplay.
The score:
st. Louis ...... .01OOOO20o-3 2
Cincinnati $3.50. .000000002-2 s 8
Batteries: Steele and Snyder;
Mitchell, Ring and Huhn.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

Many New Britain baseball fans
will go to Meriden tomorrow after
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

Definite announcement that the an
nual relay races of the University Of
Pennsylvania will be held on April
~ ad %, as planned. regardless Of
the discontinuance Of athletic activ-
tiles by number of colleges. was
made yesterday by the management
of the carnival. Thus far" the an
nouncement stated, "only three col.
leges, have Withdrawn their entries
and 1t il hoped they will reconsider
their action in view Of the continu-
ance Of athletics by such q large ma
jority Of institutional
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

City College lost It's opening bAAe-
ball game with the Hamilton Coll6go
nine in the Lewisohn Stadium yososr-
day by q score OF II to 8. A rally "a
theseventh inning gave the visitors stx
runs and the victory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

All candidates for the Empire ba9ea
ball team, are requested to report fAtl
practice Sunday morning - ~
O'Clock on the East End baasbAal1
grounds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

Xn&lish Giant Is Sent to Floor i'm
Fourth Round for the Fatal Count
xfn
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-04-14

Matchmaker Sammy Hollis Of the
Moose club of Bridgeport has made
an eleventh hour change for the COM
ing show to be held by the organize
ton at the Casino in Bridgeport. He
has matched Tommy Morengo, the
Bridgeport fighter to meet Battling
Kunz of South Norwalk, and holder
of the lightweight title Of the state, IN
the semi-flnal bout. George Chip and
the Zulu kid have agreed to the fig-
ures offered for their services, and
will be pitted against each other in
the main bout on the bill.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
Florida X. II. COnClave
In The Magic City

an age that is almost past finding
out: but it was firm and solid 10 the
heart giving some of the fines;
grades of lumber that have been seen
from any tree.
cypress lumber is now selling Tor
a figure anywhere between $50 ana
$50 per thousand feet, according to
grade: the average between these
figures is $3.50. and the value oil
this tree at the average figure would
! be s1,265.
With this record, buying Florida
swamp lands "by the quart" would
not be such a bad investment after
! ell If the cypress trees were included
! in the sale.-Tampa Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

! The measures for all articles that
are sold in Florida by heaped meas
ure. as provided in section l241,
must be in the standard bushel con-
tanning 2,l50 2-5 solid inches, and
inliouid gallon containing 23l solid
F, inches. Unless otherwise agreed. the
articles named, per bushel avoirdu-
pois
Corn shelled. per bushel, Sc
> pounds avoirdupois.
/ Corn-on cob with shuck. 20
pounds avoirdupois.
Sorghum Seed-per bushel sc
pounds avoirdupois.
/ Barley Sced-Per bushel. Is
pounds avoirdupois.
Oats-per bushel, 32 pounds avoir-
dupois
Bran-per bushcl. 20 pounds avoir-
dupois.
Corn Meal-per bushel. AS pounds
ia,o!rdupois.
Keans-s helled, per bushel. 60
pounds avoirdupois.
Beans Velvet, in hull, per bushel
Is pounds avoirdupois.
Beans shelled, per bushel,
IS pounds avoirdupois.
| Millet Seed--per bushel. so hound.
a, oirdupois.
Beggarweed Seed-per bushel. 60
pounds avoirdupois
Irish Potatoes per bushel. 60
pounds avoirdupois.
I Sweet Potatoes per bushel, 60
pounds avoirdupois.
Turnips per bushel, 81 pounds
aeoirdupois.
Onions-per bushel. sc pounds
a,oirdupois.
salt-per bushel. so pounds avoir.
dupois.
Peanuts-per bushel, % pounds
ay oirdupois.
Chufas-per bushel, "a pounds
avc;rdupois.
Apples-dried, per bushel. %
pounds avoirdupois.
Apples-green, per bushel As
pounds, avoirdupois.
Quinces-per bushel, As pounds
apoIrdupcis.
Peaches-dried per bushel %
pounds avoirdupois.
feaches-ereen, per bushel :.
pounds avoirdupois.
Cotton Seed-per bushel. 80 ncunds
Iavoidrupois.
Cotton Seed-per bushel %
pounds avcirdupois.
Cotton. Seed-See Island nor
eushel. 46 pounds avoirdupois.
Flums-per bushel, 40 pounds
al oirdupois
Pears-per bushel, so pounds
aroirdupois.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
YOUNG JAPANESE
COMING OVER HERE TO
PREACH SHINT0ISM
(By Associated Press. J

Toxic, March 20. Miss Toshiko
Sakamaki, young japanese woman,
is leaving for the United States to
preach Shintoism, the great Japanese
relis ion of ancestor worship. She
VIII settle in los Angeles. and
while her initial efforts will be to
revive Shintoism among the Japan
csc in California she will strive gem
orally to convert Americans.
She explains her mission as that
of endeavoring to counteract the
tendency of younng japanese women
to neglect the beautiful manners
and customs of old Japanese civili-
cation" She is the first Japanese
woman Shinto missinary to visit
America. Many times sought in
marriage she has always declined,
declaring herself welded to her
cause
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
CYPRESS TREE WORTH $1,265
Giant of Swamps Cut $4,000 Feet of
Lumber-More Than Four
Carloads

Over $4,000 feet of merchandise
lumber cut from one Florida cypress
tree is believed to be the record for
tie State. if net for the cypress sec
tion of the country.
! Last week at Odessa. about 20
miles northwest of Tampa. near the
Pasco county-Hillsborough county
line, the Union Cypress Co. cut one
giant monster of the swamps which
had been deadened for mere than a
year, getting from the tree. which
was little more than ten feet in
diameter, four full sixteen-feet cuts.
and obtaining four solid carloads of
lumber, or more than $4,000 feet
from the tree
When 1t is realized that the aver
age net yield from the Florida yell
low pine is little more than 800
feet to the tree-for three trees to
the thousand feet is basis CT calcula-
ticn-some comparative idea Of the
size of this cypress can be had.
1t is rare indeed in the south that
"a yellow pine is found that gives
1000 feet CT lumber, so rare tina.
the finding of such a one is hailed
as a great discovery. 1t would have
taken more than seventy-two such
giant monsters OF the yellow pine
family to equal this one old cypress.
The cypress cut at Odessa was OF
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21
Preparations for Great Event Begin
ming April 10th, and Con-
tinuing Three Days

hidIHl, MdTcn .-EldDoTdle
preparations are being made for the
annual grand conclave of Grand
Cnnmandery of Knights Templar of
Florida, which opens in this city on
Tuesday, April 10, and the sessions.
which will be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of that
week, will be presided over by R. Z.
Frank B. Stoneman. Grand Com
r.ander of the State of Florida.
The ccnclave promises to be one
CT the most successful ever held in
the State and will be attended by
several hundred members of the
Knights Templar as well as many
visiting Sir knights from various
parts of the country.
Included in the number of promi-
nent visitors who are expected to at
tend the conclave will be Most Emil
rtnt Lee Steward Smith of Pitts
burg, Pa, Grand Master of the
Knights Templar of the United
States; r. E. Leonidas p. Newly,
OF Enightstown, Ind, Grand Captain
General. and r. f. Alexander Walk
or. of Raleigh, ~. c., Past Grand
Commander of North Carolina
The arrangements for the enter
tainment of the visitors will be most
ell. borate. These consist of boat rides
en- Biscayne Bay and automobile
trips about Miami and Dade county
while there will be the usual num-
her of receptions and dinners during
the week.
Headquarters for the Grand Com
mandery will be located at the new
Hotel Urmey, which will be decorat-
ed fer the occasion.
The visiting Sir knights will be
met at the Florida East Coast rail-
way station, Monday night and con
Quoted to their hotels and the regu-
lar order Of business will begin at 10
a. m. on Tuesday, April 10, when the
opening of the Grand Commandery
viii probably be held in the Fair
building. A parade of the Grand
Commandery and the visiting Sir
Knights will be arranged for Tues
day, the route of which will he an
Eounced later.
Either an automobile or a boat
ride will be arranged for Tuesday
afternoon when the visiting Knights
will be the guests of Simon OF Cy-
rene Commandery of this city.
Tuesday night there will be an OBJ,
eninug reception to the grand en-
campment officers and officers Of the
Grand Commandery at the Hotel Ur-
mey. This will include collation..
The program for Wednesday Will
include the regular session OF the
Grand Commandery in the Elks'
hall, Twelfth street and Avenue A,
ut 10 a. m. and an afternoon session
at ? p. m.
"Wednesday night the visiting Sir
Knights and the Grand Commandery
will be the guests of the Grand Chap
ter, Order Eastern Star at the Hotel
fIaicyon, at a reception.
The annual session of the Grand
ICommandery will be concluded
Thursday morning when the officers
for the coming year will be installed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-21

Toxic, March 20.-Owins 70 ~,
scarcity OF labor, an increasing DIFF.
feulty is felt in Western Siberia in
obtaining food and hunger riots are
taking place in different sections
according to a special dispatch N
the Jill from Hardin. The corre-
spcndent asserts that a rather seri-
Gus riot occurred at Irkutsk In which
Women played the leading par,
Stores. warehouses. and government
offices were looted until the troops
restored order.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-12-29
GOVERN MENT WILL
Take Possession of and Operate All of
the Railroads in the United
States Friday Noon.

Washington, Dec. 26.-President Will
son has announced that he will assume
possession and operation of every railt
road in the United States at noon FIJI
day, December %, and has appointed
Secretary McAdoo director general of
railroads.
Secretary McAdoo, whose appoint
ment is made by formal proclamation,
is expected to direct the unifcation and
operation of the roads through their
present managements. He will retain
his place in the cabinet as secretary of
the treasury.
In statement accompanying the
proclamation the President announced
that when congress reassembles he
would ask that definite guarantees be
given that railroad properties will be
maintained in as good repair and as
good equipment as when taken over and
that the new operating income in each
case shall equal the net operating in
come of the three years preceding June
30, 1917.
The railroads will be taken over un-
der the war authority already granted
by congress through the secretary Of
war.
Government backing will be given the
new issue of railroad securities that
ready market may be found.
The Presidents move came as a great
surprise. Direct management of the
roads will remain in the hands of rail
road officials and the railroad war board
will continue TO direct their operation
under McAdoo's supervision.
The chief practical effect of the gov
ernment operation will be to permit
the complete unifcation of all railroad
systems, which is impossible under
private operation because of statutes
prohibiting pooling
Congress will be asked to guarantee
earnings equivalent to the average net
operating income.
1t is estimated that this will cost the
government in the neighborhood of
500, 200, which can be raised in a
large part by the increase of freight
rates. The Interstate commerce COM
mission and other government agencies
will continue to perform their functions
as heretofore, except they will be sub
ject to orders from the director of rail-
roads,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-12-29
CITIZENS NOTICE.

All citizens should report any enlist
ment known to them, that the board
may comply with the following order
Office of the Adjutant General,
State of South Dakota,
Redfeld, Dec. %, 1917. J
To the Local Boards of the Several Coun-
ties of the State of South Dakota
/. l am directed to furnish the Pro-
vost Marshal with the list of all persons
who have enlisted in the National Guard
and several branches of the army since
July l, 1917, in order that credit may be
given to the several counties for each
man enlisted in any branch of the army
since and including July l, 1917.
p This is very important in order
that the proper credit may be given and
| request that each board take this mat
ter up and give it as much publicity as
possible either by newspaper or other
wise and have the people of your county
furnish lyou the names of every man
who has enlisted from such County,
give the name, the date of enlistment,
his residence and the branch of the SER
vice he enlisted in, and the organiza-
ton. Please do not lay this aside put
II off until tomorrow but attend to it at
once and use every effort possible 20 as
sist me in procuring the name of every
one who has enlisted. This is not
matter pertaining to the selectiye SER
vice law, but is an effort to give our sew
eral counties the full credit to which
they are entitled. The credit will be
based upon the return made by me and
| earnestly urge your hearty co opera
ton as well as the cooperation of every
citizen in your county. Do this as quick
Iy as possible and get the names and
other information to me at Redfield at
the earliest possible date.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. MORRIS,
The Adjt General.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-12-29
MOVING PICTURE MACHINE
FOR THE SANATORIUM

Pioneer Times: Some months ago
Miss Harriet Dewey, president of the
Pine Cone chapter of the Sunshine soci-
ETY., inaugurated movement having for
its object the raising of funds with
which to purchase moving picture ma
chine for the State Tuberculosis Sanato-
rum near Custer, and during that time
she has been deyoting much attention
to it. The people of Deadwood and
other towns of the Hills were asked to
contribute something, not much was
asked of the individual, but the response
was liberal. Other towns and commnn-
tiles throughout the state also contribut-
ed to the fund, and lately it amounted
to sufficient to enable Miss Dewey to
complete the purchase of the apparatus,
which has been delivered to the sana.
torium, and which will shortly be avail.
able for the purpose of entertaining the
patients there Miss Dewey acknowl.
edges the contributions of Deadwood's s
people in the following letter, which
she requests republished in other papers
of the Hills and state:
81 wish to thank every one in all
parts of the state, who contributed to the
fund for installing motion picture ma
chine In the tuberculosis sanatorim at
Custer. A Powers 6 A machine has
been purchased and received at the
sanatorium and will be installed in the
sanatorium as a gift from the citizens OF
South Dakota. Thank you
Sincerely yours,
HARRIET DEWEY"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-12-29

Perhaps we can get hundreds of boys in
this county to begin the work this win
ter. This would make good slogan
Self-help and Self-effort for Educa-
tion."
If enough boys in u rural neighbor-
hood will sign up to order a text book
a Group Club can be organized, and this
will be an added stimuous to the good
work. Perhaps leader can be appoint
ed and the group meet together at stated
times. And as the mid-season comes to
close, the ''Self-help and Self effort
Boys" should gather at church or school
house or some hospitable home of one
of the members, and social evening
can be had with program covering the
line of work followed by the club. This
may be followed with supper, or call
it banquet if you please, to celebrate
the completion of the Home Study and
Reading Course.
It's worth thinking about, but it is
worth doing more than merely thinking
about,-its worth starting.
So it's up to you readers of this paper
to express yourself on the question.
One boy at least is going to do some de.
finite reading and will study at least one
text book this winter. This book will
deal with his present life and work, en-
largiug and enriching his mind and
making his life more interesting to h i'm
self and others.
If you as parents or adult readers be-
lieve in the Boy Out of School bettering
himself and forming habits of reading
and of study of worth while books, let's
encourage him to make start in this
direction. If we can boost the EARN
Boy out of school, we will help him to de
velop his intellectual life and make o.
him a power, man of his own and the
community's good.
AUGUST SAEVIG,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-12-29
INTERNAL TAX MAN
VIII be Here Next Month to Give Infor-
nation Concerning the New
Income Tax Law.

James Cofey, of Aberdeen, South Da.
kota, collector of Internal Revenue for
the district of North and South Dakota,
announces that an income tax officer
Will arrive in Custer the morning of
February 4th and may be found by all
persons of this vicinity who seek infor-
nation in regard to making out their
government individual and corporation
income tax returns, in the Court House
during business hours every day until
the evening of February 9th.
The sole purpose of the government
in sending this man, is to be helpful to
all persons who are required to make a
return of their income. He will well
come the opportunity to give you all the
information at his disposal and to actu-
ally help to make the return without
expense to you.
The War Revenue Law passed by the
congress, October 3, 1917, required every
married person living with wife or hus.
band to pay tax to the Government on
that portion of that persons net income
that exceeds $1,000 and every unmar-
ried person, not the head of family to
pay tax on that portion of that per-
sons net income that exceeds 81 900 !;
so that if you are married and your in
come is $1,000 or more you must make a
raturp onI ;f yot, ara ,nt ,,,orr;,l 81
your income is $1,000 or more you must
make a return for the year 1917.
You have sixty days from the close of
the year 1917 within which to make re-
turn, which means that you must have
the return in the hands of the collector
by March lst, 1918.
The government is under no obliga-
ton to send anyone to help you make
this return. Neither is the government
under any obligation to call upon you
personally and advise you about this
law. The government however, realizes
that a great many thousands of people,
especially farmers, who will be subject
to the law, may not be advised at this
time that there is any such law. For
that reason everything possible is being
done to help the taxpayer comply with
the law in order that it may be put into
effect with the least possible inconven-
ience to the people.
The penalty for failure to make this
return as required by law is fine
ranging from $40 to 81, 900 or a jail sem
tence, or both. The income tax officer
will be provided with supply of blanks
upon which to make returns.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1917-12-29
BASKET SOCIAL AT BAKERVILLE

BAS KET SOCIAL AT BAKERVILLE
The Basket social held December 10Th
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Mann for the benefit of the Red Cross
was success. There was only small
crowd present, but the boys showed
their patriotism by bidding and fair
price was realized on every basket. The
young ladies showed their interest in
the Red Cross as every basket was a
beauty in handiwork. Pansy Mann's
basket brought the highest price, So 90.
As Pansy is only eight years old she
should be congratulated on her work.
Her basket represented Red Cross
boat of roses, silvered, and cupid and
roses, red and pink.
The young people danced until ll:30,
then the baskets were sold and a fine
lunch was found in all. After lunch
dancing was resumed and the young
people danced until daylight told them
it was time to rest. $3.50 was realized
from the sale of baskets. Mr.. Art Stan
ton donated the music, playing guitar.
M