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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23

Norway has established national
domestic science school for girls at
Stavanger.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
Beware the loaded Gun.

The man who returns from hunting
and sets his loaded gun in the corner
or hangs 1t on the wall is, in reality,
setting a death-trap. Yet it is surpris-
ing how often this is done. The gun
we didn't know was loaded is an
old, old story, says Farmers Guide.
You cannot be too cautious. The
loaded gun you may keep on the wall
to shoot crows with when they get in
the corn is liable to cause you more
loss than q million crows can. 1t takes
only a second to put a cartridge in
gun when the time is at hand. 1t
takes no longer to take it out.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23

About $5OO,OOO,OOO year is being
spent on education in the United
States.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
Rocks VASE AWAY IL pesert.

The rocks in a desert are said to
waste away even more rapidly than
those exposed to continuous water ero-
sion, an example being southwestern
deserts where the change Of tempera-
ture from 125 degrees at noon to 70
or so at night causes stone to crumble
rapidly under the extremes Of expan-
sion and contraction.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
MY CREED

/ would be pure, fsr there are those
who trust me;
/ would be true, for there are those
who care,
/ would be strong, for there is much
to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much
to dare.
Iwould be friend Of all-the foe the
friendless;
| would be giving and forget the gift;
/ would be humble, for ] know my
weakness;
l would look up-and laugh-and
love -and lift.
Arnold Walter, in Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
PERsONAL llENTT0N

Nj. Willie Cole Of Memphis visited
honnefolks Sunday.
Mr.. Dan Fyfe returned Tuesday to
COriuth, Miss, after avisit Of few
days 10 relatives in this city.
Miss Ollie Dhue left Tuesday morn
ing for q short visit to Hickman, KY,
and viii 60 from there to st. Louis.
Miss Anna Brown, Of Martin,
Tenn, came down Sunday on a visit
70 Mrs. ]. A. Fredrickson.
Messrs W. F. Hughes, Of Mace
donia, and C. C. Howell, Of Airing
ton, We're visitors here Monday,
Miss Willie B. Ferguson left Tues
day for Memphis, on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. A. S. Fry.
Messrs. ]. A. Templeton, Robert
Graves and James Hartsfield, Of Ran
dolph, were among the visitors here
Monday.
DR.. J. B. Witherington and Hon.
John d. McClanahan, Of MunfOrtl,
and Mr. Sam McCluney, Of Atokl,
were visitore here Monday.
Messrs NJ. V. and John Harrison,
Of Garland, left Monday evening for
Mountain Home, Ark, on a pros
pecting trip.
Mr.. r. B. Bdptist and family and
Mrs. r. s. Calhoun spent Saturday
and Sunday in jackson, going
through the country in a car.
Mrs. R. s. Calhoun and son, Mr..
Benton Calhoun, spent several days
last week with relatives in Browns
vile. 4
Mrs. Mollie ELAN and granddaugh-
ter, little Miss Mamie Girdner, re-
turned Monday from a visit to the
family Of Mr. John E. Benson al
Dyersburg.
Miss Agnes Long returned horne.
AOm OwensbOro, KY, Saturday night,
after an extended visit there. She
was accompanied by her brother, Mr..
HAL Long, who spent last weekend
ID Owensboro,
Lieutenant Paul Calhoun Of the Re-
serve Officers Corps left Sunday eve
ming for Waco, Texas to visit friends.
He Is awaiting orders from the War
Department as to where he will be
stationed with his command.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23

Lieutenant Paul Calhoun Of the Re-
serve Officers Corps left Sunday eve
ming for Waco, Texas to visit friends.
He Is awaiting orders from the War
Department as to where he will be
stationed with his command.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23
AGED MAN STRUCK BY
ILLINOIS CENTRAL TRAIN

F. j. Whitley and aged and well
known citizen of Rosemark, narrowly
scgped losing his life Monday morn
ing, when Illinois Central train No.
2 struck him near the depot. The
injuries sustained were not very Be-
rious, but he was painfully bruised
in his left shoulder and lower left
limb. The train was halted and the
wounded man examined and rushed to
the office of DR.. H. w. Sale. BY
the time the train arrived for which
he was waiting to board for his home
in Rosemark, he was able with as
sistance to return to his home.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-08-23

Mrs. G. N. Best and daughter,
Grace, Of Gimp, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. ]. C. Warmath. Mrs.
Best underwent a surgical operation
while here and is steadily improv-
ing.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
ENGLAND MAY TAKE
 MONEY FROM PEOPLE
Force Being Considered If Yolun-
 tary Subscriptions Fail

London, Feb. 16.-A warning given by Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his recent Glasgow speech, that compulsion may be re- sorted to if the present voluntary method fails to bring in sufficient sub- scriptions to the new war loan, has attracted widespread attention
 The chancellor used such terms as 'the possibility of other ways of ob- taining the money" methods which he said he "believed would be bad for the country" but that if such steps were necessary account would be taken of the contributions which had already been made voluntarily What was wanted, the chancellor add ed, were small amounts from as many as possible.
 Here at least" continued MT. Law, i've may take a lesson even from our enemies. It had not been custom in this country-I hope to see it changed 1t has not been a custom for gov ernment loans to be widespread among the people. The fourth Ger man loan had 4,700,00O subscribers of under 100 pounds ($500) each. I want to see something of that kind in this country. I want to see every man have a spirit of emulation and have feeling that he has not played
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23

his full part in the war unless he is prepared to do something towards the success of the loan.
 Do not run away with the idea that our new loan is so great success that nothing more is necessary. The result of the publicity given the loan in the press is that there is an idea that it is already a complete success. I do not know whether it is 8 success or to what extent it is a success.
 With their daily publication of big subscriptions there is a danger of people saying: When others are giv- ing millions and we see it every day in the newspapers, what is the use of our giving hundreds?' Do not be un- der that delusion. The sums we need I expect to get not in millions but in hundreds from the people of this country"
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO IMPROVE GUNS
Naval Consulting Board Meets
 With Mining Engineers

New York, Feb. 16.-In an effort to Increase the efficiency and life of guns constructed for the United States gov ernment, members of the naval cor- sulting board will, during the next two weeks, meet with the American Institute of Mining Engineers eor dis cussion of an important phase of this subject. The meeting will be in con- ection with the Hath convention O. the institute to be held in New York dur Ing the week of February 19 and off, cers of the army and navy, govern ment representatives and other experts will be in atterdance.
 The special subject to be discussed deals with the erision of guns, or the hardening of the inner surface of the gun tube, a problem which is at pres ent seriously engaging the attention of many of the countrys leading scien- lists. The discussion will be opened with paper of Dr. Henry Fay, of the Massachusetts Institute oc Technology, which parer was prepared f-"tn se- ries of tests of metals made at the. WatertoWn arsenal, and which is one of the technical papers al She forth coming convention.
 A committee of the naval consulting board, headed by pr. Hudson Maxim, will be present at the mining engineers session and discuss the subject, after which the committee will hold meet ing with technical experts in the rooms of the American Institute of Mining Engineers.
 The entire naval consulting board has been invited to attend the meeting of the institute and about five hundred mining engineers from all parts of the country will be present
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
LAWYERS WAR STRATEGISTS

Majority of Members of War Council
 of Britain Are Woashippers at the
 Throne of Blackstone.
 London, Feb. 2S-The war council of the British Empire, over which Premier Lloyd George will preside, will constitute, supreme proof of the commanding influence which lawyers exercise in British affairs, for an over whelmlng majority of the statesmen present will be members of the legal profession. s5.A.
 One of the lawyers who will at- tend the council has played a con- spicious part on the field of battle. General Shuts, who has been in com mand of the British forces in East Africa is a member of the Cape Town bar, and served as State Attorney of the Transvaal.
 To find 8 lawyer-soldier of General Smuts's eminence in the annals of British soldiery, 1t Is necessary to go back to the Parliamentary war, in the seventeenth century, in which Gen. eral Ireton took a prominent part. A motion for the exclusion of all law yers from the House of Commons was discussed in 1649, but was defeated after long debate.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
PANAMA CANAL TRAFFIC

Ships Making Passage in 1916 Num-
 bered 125s, Carrying 4,931,917 Tons
 of Cargo.
 Panama, Feb. 23.-Traffc statistics for the Panama Canal show that the number of ocean going ships which made the transit through the canal in the calendar year 1916 was 1,253. Their aggregate net tonnage was 3,933,S69 tons, and they carried 8 total of 4,931,911 tons of cargo.
 The number of ships was seven per cent. greater than in 1915, but in net tonnage, tolls, and cargo, the rec ord for 1916 was little less than one per cent less than 1915. The two years had about the same bulk of traffic, and both saw the canal closed for period of three and half months
 The tolls collected in 1916 were s3,677,695.60, which was not equal to the expenses. The ships in the United States coastwise trade were slightly over three per cent. of the aggregate tonnage in 1916. In 1915 they were one-fourth of all the traffic, and in 1914 they were two-ffths. Most of the former coastwise ships have been diverted to the more profit able foreign trade.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
POET CROP HEAVY.

Tokio, Feb. 23.-Thirty-seven thou sand verses have been submitted by the Japanese people in the annual po- etlc competition under imperial au- spices. This year the subject is The Distant SnoW-clad Mountain" At the final examination six poems will be se- lected and read before the emperor and empress.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
SEAMEN STRANDED
Consul at Copenhagen Distraught to Find Accommodations for Those Who Failed to Book for Return.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. 23.- American seamen when they sign for voyages to Scandinavian ports should be extremely careful to see that the contract reads for a return voyage. If Americans are discharged in Scandinavian harbors it is next to i'm possible for them to obtain berths and they run the great risk of becoming in desperate circumstances. Many Americans not being American sea- men by profession but having come here as seamen under foreign flags are at present stranded in Copenhagen and Edward o. WinsloW, the Ameri- can consul general is at his wits end to care for them.
 1T will do my best, he said ito get them home But conditions are no longer normal in Copenhagen and work of any kind especially for foreigners is difficult to obtain"
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
GERMAN PRESSES SPILLED

Amsterdam, Feb. 23.-The Frank furter Zeitung says that 1,43O news papers and periodicals have suspend ed publication in Germany since the outbreak of the war. Before the end some 13,000 newspapers and period lcals were published in Germany.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23

taking the places of the native serv- ants who have joined the colors, gone in for munition making or back to the farms where such good wages are now being paid. The Orientals are said to be proving popular because they make themselves more generally useful and seem never to tire of work
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
ORIENTALs FLOODING ENGLAND

London, Feb. 23-England is ex- periencing in a limited sense an- in- Vasion of Oriental servants. Chinese and Japanese are landing here in
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23
NON! NON! PARBLEU.

Paris, Feb. 23.-The proposal to grow potatoes in the Bois de Bou- logne is not received with favor by Parisians. Why, they exclaim, are not the Luxemburg, plots in the
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23

Champs Elysees, or Park Monceau
 used instead. Early in the war, when the retrenched camp of Paris was
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23

is felt for precautionary steps VI might damage this most favorit' places frequented by Parisians.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-23

menaced, parts of the Bois were used
 for herds Of cattle and sheep as an emergency measure, but now no need
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
BY GRANTLAND RICE

pinchurst. y. c.. Feb. -Four OF
the strongest entries came to the semi
final rounds to-day with Norman Max
we'll pitted against Henry Seggerman
and Lee Maxwell giving battle with h.
g. BeaU. As all four Of the semi
fnalists have been playing fast golf
there is unusual interest in Friday 5
elimination for Saturdays final.
In Thursdays match young Max
yoll. from Philadelphia, found a
-ugged opponent in Clayton. DiN0n'
vho hung on primly, carrying inc
match 10 the seventeenth cup before
ro was finally beaten, and hoth
vcre playing good, sound goli' WIN
no spectacular features.
Lee Maxwell continued his unoeat-
On career at Pinehurst by defeating
George Small. and 4. Small started
out briskly and was 2 up at the third
hole. but from that point on tne
sleepy Hollow entry settled down 10
Ii fast. steady clip verging upon par
Golf. Tic finished at 10 clip, trihe
100 fast for his opponent -
r. &. Beall defeated II. l.. Bond .
and .. while Henry Seggerman con
.fnucd his good play by beating +. ,,
nanfor.h, and I. Seggerman and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
"CELLAR" SEVEN
TAKES LONG GAME
FROM CRESCENTS
BY BRIGGS
By FRED HAWTHORNE

The st. Nicholas Skating Club, oc-
cupants of the celia IN the amateur
hockey league race ever since the start
Of the season, sprang the surprise OF
the winter last night by defeating the
seven of the Crescent Athletic Club
by a score of , goals to | in an extra
period game at the Brooklyn Ice Pal
ace.
It was the first time the Crescent
team had met defeat this season, and
the sensational ending of the game
added to the excitement of the l,5OO
persons who filled the rink.
kilncr scored the first goal for st.
Nicholas on a pretty side shot after
the first period was about half over.
There was no more scoring until less
than minute before the end of the
second period, and then Des Jardins
slammed the puck into the st. Nicholas
cage on his own rebound.
The crowd, which was extremely pro-
Brooklyn. rose up IN the seats and sent
forth deafeung cheers. and in the
extra Sudden death" period Conway,
minute after the starting whistle
blew, scored goal from almost the
centre Of the ice. The crowd thought
that shot had won the game for the
Crescent seven and started another
wild outburst of cheering. but there
was offside play and the goal was not
allowed.
4 minute later Jewett. skating right
through the Crescent defence. Sent the
puck like bullet into the New Moon
cage and won the game for the Manhat-
tan team.
Tho linc-up follows;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
Lee Maxwell Still Unbeaten
In Golf Play at Pinehurst

Bcall were both around at a u pace,
quite good enough with the SAND
greens heavy from a nights rain.
As Lee Maxwell and +. G. Bcall have
both been pounding around between
% and rs. this match holds equal IN
teregt with the Norman MaXwell-Seg-
german affair. Young Maxwell has a
hard match ahead on Friday with
Seggerman going as he Is. so there is
no particular favorite from among
the quartet now left.
Thursdays results:
FIRST SIXTEEN-Iee ". Maxwell. Sleep Hol-
low heat George Small. Baltimore. up and TO
r,,.r. , & EeaU Irloutouu. beat ~ j. Bond.
baltimore o. up and 10 play. Norman Maxwell.
Aag.iriuk heat CaJfou G.. DNp'. Arr,uiliu", =
up and J 10 play. Henry '. Scggernan, hngie"ool'
heat r. : Dsufouh. North Fork. . up ana 10
BFATEN EIGHT-A T. Esnney. G7eenvich. beat
4 II Chapman. Greenwich. 3 up and J 70 pa,
~ T. Mcdonald. South Shore. beat &. NJ hgNaId'
HaIifsN up and . 10 play; t'aniner W Mule;
Flushing. beat Robert Hunter Wee Bun up enl
Do plsy. Grsntlsnd Rice. EngicWCod, beat Charles
SErOND SiNTEEN-P. A. Proal. Red Ban :.
boat Julian r. Bishop CHEVY ChasH up. -; =
Van Chef Richmond. heat j. ". Gales. Monttial'.
up and ] 10 pay. Donald PaTon. youngstown.
Iaaf { L. Rocker Woodland. Up and 10 pa
r. 4 RcJlry. Southern Pines. beat ". \. Nadroh'
Agsuam Hunt mp and 20 play.
EFATEN EIGHT-Austn Sands. Newport beat
y 10 Hud. Pittsburgh. Toy de.all, u. = N,Il
trr up and 10 play. ". w. Weaver Huntington
valley heat - 4 Tennessee. toopcTl0Nn. 2 up
and / 10 pIsy: : o. Miller. EngIcuood. beat {. \
McDonald. Lsmbton, up and 10 play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
ARTHUR STAFF WINS
ICE SKATING TITLE

Saranac Lake. n. Y, Feb. Arthur
staff. of Chicago. won the international
amateur skating championships for
seniors, and Charles Jewstraw. of Lake
Placid. won the championships for
juniors here to-day in the closing
events of the midwinter carnival.
The summary:
onward hurdles (Hnau-Non by Jack walker.
S,r.ra. Lake. "a Horton. Saranac Lake. se'ond
Arfiur san Chicago. third. Time % seconds.
ons milo tbogs ~ sixteen years Won by Charles
Is,,sfraV Lake Placid. James } Hennessey. Lake
pf.,iJ s,,oud. Harry Jew. .ray Lake Placid. third
~ vsr,Is trnan-Non by Arthur Sta-. Chicago:
Iack Walker Saranac Lake. second III Horton.
Saraua. Lake third. Time. 20 seconds
II,If mile lsentor. fna}-Non by Arthur star +.
SirinI Larsen second: Charles Fisher. third. Tine.
.24S-J. 49,, -. O.,
,,,ri larsen. second. George Pickering. third. Tina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
LEONARD TOO CLEVER
FOR FRANK CALLAHAN

Benny Leonard, Of Harlem, defeated
frankie Callahan, Of Brooklyn, in ten
rounds OF cyclonic boxing before a
crowded house last night at the Cler-
mont Sporting Club. II was Leonards
eeond victory in forty-cight hours, and
he boxed the closing FIVE rounds OF the
match with a badly bruised left hand.
What Leonard might have accom-
p.ished with two good hands can only
be conjectured, for with only his right
in perfect order he hurled Furnishing
wallops home that might have stopped
"a less hardy performer.
Callahan showed at his best in the
sixth round. He tore at the New York
hoy, driving home wallops to head and
body. One wcll-meant swing missed
Lconard's jaw, but landed on the ear
and cut IL badly 4 couple Of body
sInashes made Leonard seek refuge in
light. As Callahan rushed in pursuit
the bell changed welcome end.
Lconard's pcrils were over with this
round. He soon showed himself the
master workman Of the night. His
speed was dazzling and his judgment
uperb. he played many "a trick Of his
craft IN Turing Callahan into false
moves. When he accomplished hispur-
nose he was always on hand 20 take full
advantage Of the opening. IN the tenth
found Benny met Frankie in midring
md outfoUght him In great rally
ajeh lasted till the bell rang
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
JAY GOULD WINS
SQUASH CONTEST
FROM CHAMPION
By A. c. CAVAGNARO

Jaw Gould proved himself one Of the
greatest amateur squash tennis players
by his decisive victory over Eric 5.
Winston, the rational champion, in a
match of the Columbia-Harvard Clubs
series of the Class A Metropolitan
Association championship tournament
on the Blue and White courts yestcr-
day. Gould rallied strongly after a
slow start, to win by score of 10-i5,
15-9, IL.
1t was Gould's seventh consecutive
victory in the round robin series as a
member of the Columbia Club, and
among his important victims were
Auguste j. Cordier. the Yale Club cap
tain; Armin W. Riley, the best of the
Princeton Club men; and Royal L. T..
Riggs, of The Heights Casino.
The championship depended upon the
ger:es, and by four matches to three
the Crimson players retained their
title. IT was "A clos, shave, and the
honor Of settling the issue fell upon
the shoulders OF John ". Appel, ir.,
who defeated Lyle h. Mahan. of Co
lurbia, in the seventh match, By .
score Of i1-lJ, 1j-5, l5-S.
Harvard won all its eight matches in
the tourney, while Columbia was see
ond with six won and two lost. The
combined Princeton Squash Clubs fol-
lowed in third place. with three vic
tories in eight series, with the Yale
Club and Heights Casino tied for
fourth place, with two victories and
six defeats.
In another series between the Yale
Club and the weakened Heights Casino
team, on the formers court, the Eli
scvcn-man group won all seven
matches.
Glass A Metropolitan Association squash tennis
championship columbia club -. Har'ari Club -
Jsy Gould. Columbia. defeated Lrir : Winston.
Harvard, lO-l5. ly-9. ID: II Duncan Buikley.
Columbia defeated q. VI Eushmorp. Harvard.
is. l1--lj. Anderson Dana. Harvard. defeated
Milton l.. Cornell. Columbia. lJ-l2. Ell. frank
Kidde Columbia defeated p. " Morrison. Hsr-
Harvard defeated I5le =. Mahan. Columbia. l-l5.
1,-5. Is. Fillmore Van 5 HYDE. Harvard. dc
fcafed T.. ". Putnam. Columbia lJ-3. IL
=. Il Davis Harvard. defeated j. :. kcelcr, Co
luubia. li--S. lj-9.
Final score-HsUarl club. matches; Columbia
Club 3.
Yale cub VI Heights Casino Livingston Plat
Yale defeated T. II. Bcarlse' HEIGHTS Casino.
lJ-iO. BE. 4. J. Cordcr. Yale defeated Il. J..
r. Riggs. Heights Casino Is. G-lj. i5-.lt: J.
Fond Johnson Yale. defeated J. o lev leigh,
Sterling Martin. Heights Casino. 80. lS-l'.
J. II. Williams. Yale. defeated Randolph Catin.
ss ds Ge2 @ di5s S'~ Height '9 cssSo
Is. l5-l3: Donald Machsy. Yale defeated A
Final scorc-Yalo club. matches. Heights Ca
,ino. O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
The Other Fellows Game

populacc this
outlook At baseball backw
found three groups Of ball players all talking golf
They
to
ball
bunch golf Pnehur ncud
Jack jolly and Alex Ross talk golf
The baseball
American League Jack Jolly ready back the the
Alex retaining old loyalty
baseball, hunt a few golf
could fellows the
$ mixed attitude a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-02
TOWNSEND SWIMMERS
BEAT COMMERCE BOYS

Fast times were the feature in the
dual swimming meet won by Townsend
Harris Hall over the High School OF
Commerce at the West SiNtieth street
baths Yesterday. The score was "a to
~. Townsend captured five Of the six
hrst places, but in several instances
by narrow margins.
The summary follows:
Hazard relay facc-won by Townsend Harris
f,.rjr,fb. Corc6ran Ryder aud Sherman: Com
ns1rs fGilicu. Beers. Benero1e and NaiD' 'ec-
b. ward saim-won by Callahan. Commerce
Rror,ne Commerce second. GrirtE. Townsend
Ua-ri. third Time. OBS 80.
22O.yard swim-won by Lehman. Townsend.
Harris. Brosguc Commerce. second. Corcoran, Town
send HAMS. third Time. 2.55.
IO0-yard slyim-Won by Sherman. Townsend hsr-
ris: Callahan. Commerce second. VAIL Commerce
third Time. ! 0Z 30. .,
plunge for dltance-WOn hy Baum Towuseud
Harris with o. feet. Trockmorton. Townsend Haf
n with 81 feet inches. second; 1fOWks, Iom-
fa--es with u feet. third
Dlte 10, form-Won ly Hickman. Townsend Hsr-
ris with - points. Gil'cn. Commerce. WIN "a
points second. Lehman. Townsend Harris. WIN -
points third. 49,, o,
Final score-rOvnscud Harris High School 81
p0igis. High School Of Commerce. IL.