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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
INTEREST Is CENTERED y
ON BASKETBALL. RACE
Last Game Of Season Between Spiders and Yellow Jackets n
Decide Championship Richmond College Will Go Up !
Against Indians Here Tomorrow Night.
How They stand.

With the race between Richm9nt%
college and Randolph Macon for thss
basketball honors in the Eastern vtrsS
ginia Intercollegiate association oft4s
of the warmest In the history of the
organization. much interest Is cen-s
tered on the remaining games to be-
played this season. ri
Both the Spiders and yellow Jacks
cts have another game with the Will
liam and Mary Indians, while the lo-
cal and Ashland quints come together
once more this season.
The next championship game Is to-
be played in the gymnasium at
Westhampton between the Spiders
and Indians tomorrow night. This
game is expected to be a hummer
the fact that. the Indians have mot
succeeded in winning single chani-l
.pionship game this season. The Will
liamsburgers have been displaying
considerable Improvement receutly,I
and they are prepared to put up the
fightsof their lives tomorrow night On
the Spiders court. The Yellow J1tk-g
cts battle the Indians in williamsburg
next Saturday night. and this Also.
promises to be a warm battle.
The las. game OF the season II ~
he staged in Richmond between Rtch~s
mohd college and Randolph Mac0n.s
and unless either the Yellow Jackets
or Spiders receive a setback In the
william and Mary game. 1t 10 thu
contest that Is going to decide thA
championship. Should the Spiders
beat the Indians tomorrow night and
then get another verdict over the Ash
Ianders. they will go through the sea-
son without losing single champtcr-H
ship battle. On the other hand, should
the Jackets defeat the Williamsburg
auint and emerge victorious over fhH
Spiders, the two will be tied for t1gxt
place and arother game will havsstO
be staged at some point to decide the
cham pionship. - ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
MAY ONLY EXAMINE
FREIGnTERs AT HALIrAx

Washington. Feb. ts.--British plans
to make Halifax. NJ s.. rather than
Kirkwail. England. the port Of search"
for transatlantic ships may be mcdi-
fed to provide for the search only OF
freight boats to Halifax. Ths British
authorities may be unable to secure
the large force OF inspectors that would
be necessary to examine passenger
vessels at the Canadian port. New
regulations for the entrance Of ships
ut Halifax close the hArbor during day
light. The regulations ware announced
by the state department ~ follows:
Tho state department has besn In
formed Of certain port regulations gov.
erning the entering Of ships 1t Haiifax.
Hereafter the masters Of ali neutral
steamers arriving 1t Halifax for ex :
animation must arrive at point ten
miles from the harbor entrance ct I r.
n. Of the day of arrival. Under the
regulations they may not enter the
harbor at daylight without official au-
thorisation. and durirg their stay no
communication will be permitted be-
tween the ship and the shore. The
regulations further require that the
master Of the arriving ship should sig
nal the port upon arrival It tho point
ton miles from the harbor entrance that
he has received notice Of the 'reguia.
lions"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
WITH THE BOWLERS

The Sales team seems to have things
their own way in the Western Electric
Tenpin league. After-havinG won the
first honors in the first section of their
league ason they now have a good
lead in the second section. Yesterday
evening they won two from the Stores
team, while the Administration and
Orphans split even. winning one each.
High team score so far this season is
4ss. rolled by the Sales team. High
individual score goes to Hall. with $50
Tomorrow night on the Palace alleys
a special attraction will be put on
when Weisberger's department store
tenpin team tackles the Young Mems
shop aggregation in three-gamc se-
ries of tenp!ns- The teams will line
up as follows: wcisberger's-McCli
Kreamer, Vaughan. Stevens and Deasy.
captain. Young Mems Shop-Cosby.
Anderson. Burch, Richardson and But
Ter. captain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

Joe Jackson. the great smuggling left
fielder of the White Sox. has an
nounced his intention of grabbing the
batting honors OF the American
league in 1914 This is not a new
determination for Gen. jackson, but
he has Just fallen short OF carrying
out his intentions in the past. Last
summer he gave the leaders real
chase for the topnotch place. but he
was not in his best swatting spirit all
summer.
n He was recovering last year from q
bad slump that had chung to him all
through the summer OF 1915 ana he
intends to start where her1eft or last
fall when the schedule starts next
April.
jackson Wen Saitsneld.
Joe likes the fans OF Chicago and
he likes 10 play with the White Sox.
There Ii no limit to the effort he will
put forth to get his base wallops un-
der these conditions. He was not
happy in Cleveland, He grew care
less about his base hits even during
the last season he was there.
When q player OF the temperament
Of Joe gets into that frame Of mind
he - OF little value to q ball team.
There II no danger Of lack Of interest
with the Sox.
There is no question. but that tho
example OF Jackson's batting has .
good effect on the other members OF
sfhx sWhitS Sox teams When. he. n
hitting the ball hard and often the
other men on the team get into the
came habit. When Joo ID enjoying =
slump It has the opposite effect on
the other sluggerA although Il does
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
HITS CONSUMERS
AND COUNTRY TOO
Early Ordering Of Spring Sup
plies Is Urgent
This Year.

The present congested conditions
OF freight traffic on the railroads and
the alarming and growing car short
age will affect not only the farmers,
but the entire country, il shipments
for spring use by the farmers are de-
layed and crops next season delayed
In planting. fertilizing. spraying and
handling through the early and crit
zeal stages in their growth.
Early ordering and shipping of the
supplies Is the only solution offered
by the manufacturers and the rail-
roads. and farmers who expect to get
their fertilizers. lime, seeds, garden
and farm supplies and other equip
ment. are urged to do their spring
shopping EARL" Three hundred
thousand freight cars are needed for
the moving Of the 100000 cars OF
fertilizer alone that is normally used
On spring crops in the United States.
and the manufacturers of this impor-
tant and necessary item in crop pro-
duction ind that unless shipments
are ordered early the railroads will
not be able to move their goods
promptly.
In past years over 80 per cent of
the spring fertilizer has been ordered
and shipped over = period OF six to
eight weeks. II farmers order their
supplies now, thus extending <he
shipping season over three months,
the railroads VITA be able to use the
same cars several times and the
farmers will be sure Of getting their
plant food and other supplies In time
for spring use. The month OF Jan
uary IL not rush month on the rail-
roads, but the period just before the
coming Of spring IL one OF the great
est rush periods of the year. In
creased buying OF all kinds Of farm
supplies is expected this spring
throughout the country as result
Of the high prices which farmers re-
ceived for their crops last season.
Larger acreage than last year, and
more attention and more intensive
cultivation to each acre, are other re-
suits OF the higher prices for food
products last year that are also infiu-
encing the buying OF larger amounts
of fertiliser and other supplies this
spring. When prices are double. the
Investments in plant food. good seed.
and other essentials pay double. and
farmers are ready to do their part
toward getting larger yields and prof
It's than ever before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
CAPTAIN WOOD IS
OUT WITH INJURY

Owing To an injury sustained
In the game Saturday night af
Ashland between the Spiders and
Yellow Jackets, Captain Dick
Wood, OF the Richmond college
basketball quiIt. will not he In
the game against william and
Mary wednesday night. An ex-
animation has disclosed that
Wood has severely wrenched his
hip. At the present time nc is
confined to his bed. hut DIR. Gull
len Pitt declares that he will be
able TO be out OF his room In n
few days.
afhfs will be allow tts-tlse
Richmond college quint as Wood
Is the only experienced man On
the Spider squint. All OF the
other fellows arc youngsters
whom Coach Frank Dol,son has
developed this season. There il
a probability Of him being in the
final game OF the season with the
Yellow Jackets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
Toronto Outfit
Signs to I rain
In Petersburg

Especial to The Richmond VIrginian.)
Petersburg. Va. Feb 19.--The
signed agreement between the Pc
tersburg Baseball corporation and the
owners of the Toronto International
league baseball CLUB, under which the
Maple Leafs will train at the local
park this season was received by
Secretary Lewis l.. Kidd today. \
letter from Business Manager Charles
Irwin. accompanying the agreement.
stated that the Leafs would arrive
here on March 81.
President Nelms announces the
signing of John w West of South
Richmond. outfielder,. and John D.
Delta. Chester. Pa. and Frank
Reader, of st. Louis. infelders. Con-
tracts have been sent out by the Pc
tersburg club to all old players. but
none have yet been returned. save
that of Lefty Graham. pitcher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
JOE HATCHER, PAGER,
IS DEAD At G0SHtN0

Feb lathe great
PAGER, Joe Hatcher. 1oi l44 sire Of the
worlds champion Dan Patch, / :55. and
many other noted horses. died Sunday
at Joseph r. McClean's Midfeld farm
here. The. horse was foaled in 1889 i'm
Peabody, Kan. His career on the turf
was one of the most remarkable in the
annals of harness racing. Dan Patch
was known the iron horse" He
was owned at one time by the late
Senator John McCarty. of Brooklyn.
who was the proprietor of the Park
way farm here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
NORFOLK CLUB WANTS.
GAMES WITH LOCALS
Manager Arthur Devlln Desires Couple
of Contests to be Played In
Tidcwater City.

Arthur DevIin. former giant. who
played with Rochester in the Inter-
national league. and who has been
made manager of the Norfolk club In
the Virginia State league, has writ
ten to Richmond for one or more ex-
hibition games this season. He de-
sirss that the games be staged on
the Norfolk grounds.
Richmond has a few open. dates
and there is strong probability OF
the Virginians going down TO the
Tidewater city for a game or two,
providing the guarantee of the home
team will justify the trip. Richmond
has already arranged games with
Rocky Mount and Petersburg. while
Lynchburg may also be played.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
Wake Forest to
Encounter Three
Virginia Teams

Especial to The Richmond Virgiuian.
Wake Forest. N. c.. Feb. 19.--After
lapse of one season without THEN
annual football game, Wake Forest
and Davidson will meet again on the
gridiron in 1917. The game has been
scheduled to be played on Davidson S
home field. but Manager Gladney is
endeavoring to bring the game to RAJ
leigh on November II.
Manager Gladney the past week
signed the contract for a game with
the Eastern college eleven for a game
at Wake Forest. ThiSDaakes the third
Virginia team that wilDbe met by the
Baptists next fall, the other two being
V. ?. /. and Hampden- Sidney.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
JOHN EGAN To LEAD
PROVIDENCE CLUB

John Egan, former big league
player and umpire, Ii TO lead the
Providence Grays I'm the Interna-
tional league this year. according
to information received here yes
tcrday from n reliable source. He
will succeed Dave Shcan. who was
last Friday sold by President
Draper, Of the Grays, to the Gin
cinnad club.
Egan Is well known In Rich
mond. Last ysnr he was sccre-
tary and business manager Of the
Grays and accompanied the team
to Richmond MI three timess He
knows baseball md will doubtless
make tho Rhode Island club N
good leader.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
WILL MAKE PLANS FOR
RECEIVING H0wITZERs.

committee of women, appointed
by the Howitzer association, for the
purpose of acting as a reception COM
mittee, and arranging a welcome for
the Richmond Howitzers on their ro-
turn to the city. win meet this after
noon at o'clock In room $50. Jeffer-
son hotel. for discussion Of the re-
eeption of the committee. 1t Is an
nunced that all ladies in the city in
terested in the reception Of the men
are invited to attend the meeting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
PLAY IN TOURNAMENT
REACHES LAST ROUND

New York. Feb. 1a.-Play In the
national indoor tennis championship
tournament ~eached the final round
at the Seventh regiment armory to-
day
The two surviving players are Cliff
ton b. Herd. Californian, and S.
Howard Noshell, a Brooklynite. On
Thursday the pair will meet for the
title now held by r. Lindley Murray.
Herd won his semi-final round
match from Alrick II. Mann. Jr.. a
former Yale captain, at ga. 81. while
Noshell defeated Dean Mathey, for
mer Princeton captain, at So. ga.
The results were surprises
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
SPIDERS TO rLAY
NORTHERN TEAMS.

Aaneaaeexaent has been made that
RlchnenA Cellege has closed with
the basebAll teams represeeting
Colby ana Lafayette fer eanes to
- staged this sprinw In Riehnpna.
This II the FIRST time the Spiders
have ever attempted e bring any
Of the Northern teans to R1ehmond
and the gannes sAsula attract .
large number II the local bsse-
hall enthusfasts.
Manager Dick weed u Arranging
. good schedule and from presen.
Indications IL will he one OF the
hardest snes ever attempted ny the
Spiders. However. Richmend coll
lexe expects to have = team this
year that win be able to make .
formidable showing against all OF
their opponents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
WASHINGTON AND LEE
WINS FROM ROANOKE
Generals Completely Outciass Salem
Quint, Winning Game by
80 to is Score.

Especial to The/Richmond virginian.)
Lynchburg, Va, Feb. 9.--Washing-
ton and Lee maintained it's season of
victories at Lexington tonight. win
ming the eleventh straight game of
the season from the Roanoke college
by score of 3S tools. The defeat
last night was the first Roanoke has
sustained in two years, md was re-
venge for the Generals for the "a to
IL defeat meted out by the Salem
basketers last season.
The visiting team was outplayed in
all departments by the fast Blue and
White machine. the first half ending
with the Generals leading, / 3 to s,
Close covering featured the game
throughout on the part of both teams.
In the second half Washington and
Lee started off with rush. scoring
six field goals in as many minutes,
Young, Graham and Adams played
a star game for the winners, the
shooting of Young featuring the Sec
ond period Pierotti and Adams were
strong on the defense, and Big Sam"
Bonham. the Maroon center. was the
only visiting player to find the hoops
from the court. He registered all
four of Roanoke's field goals.
The lineup:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
MOBILE MARDI GRAS
Is FOKMALLY OPENED.

Mobile. Ala, Feb. 1S.--Emperor Fee
lix H.. king of the carnival. arrived
here at noon today. marking the off,
cial opening OF the Mobile Mardi Grss.
Keys were presented BY Governor
Charles Henderson for Alabama and by
Mayor Harry Pilians for the city of
Mobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
Ia slowly Recevera.x.

waverly. Va. Feb. 1s.-E. F. Har-
rison. who was seriously injured when
locomotive OF the Gray Lumber com
pany turned over, catching him under
the engine. has been In a Richmond
hospital for treatment. and Is now
slowly recovering.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
,Ju.tice 4. Named,

Judge Richardson, of the hastings
court, yesterday appointed John r.
Martin as justice of the peace to fill
vacancy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

Summary: Su hstitu'lons-Engfeby
for Nay. Bethel for Graham. Burton
for Adams, wilkes for Rhyme. Field
zaals--NaH-- A Young. Graham. 4;
Pierotti, /: Adams. 3; S Ronham. A.
Foul goals-Young, in 10; Brown,
8 in 16. Referee--Lile, Union.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
'Eloh Basketers
Again Defeated
by Wake Forest

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Elon College, N. c., Feb. 19-Elon
lost her second game to Wake Forest
tonight by Il score of % to % The
game was very interesting from start
to finish, and by all means Elon
should have had II. In the second
half Zion came to the front and
scored more points than her oppo-
nents and had the game by two
points until the last second of play,
when Holding. Wake Forests star.
pocketed the winning goal. Carlyle
did clever playing and should be men
toned. Sewell and Cox were the
stars for Zion each pocketing two
goals each.
Elon. Wake Forest.
Franks, RI .. rf. CARLYLE
Harris. ff II, Dixon
Cox, ................ c. Franks
Sewell. re .............. LIZ, Holding
Sorrells, ig ........... liz, Thompson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20

Harold Jones'. that demon business
manager OF the Richmond Exhibition
company and Boulevard Athletic Field
corporation. 10 being kept busy these
days Jonesie has been busy In hts
office At Ninth and Main for the last
few days receiving and sending out
contracts To- the players who WI Try
wear. -HAp'' 10 hustler and he Il
fast getting things in good shape.
when Manager Billy Smith arriveS
here and actively assumes the mama
rarial reinr he will md everything In
place.
Hut sending out and receiving con-
tracts are not the only things Hap
is doing. He II busy trying to line
u some foot6ilis games ana athletic
contests Tor this year. Jones 10 u
have charge Of this and from present
tndScakions Ne Il going - give sport
devoteAs 81 Richmond > lot Of things
AAAt VIII ssrvs = amuss them.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-11

limits. A short time ago the council
and company came to an agreement
FOR the sale at the lumn sum of S113.-
600. The proposition will be put up to
the voters at an election to be held
within month. That the council has
reasons to believe that it has made
good trade is evidenced by the fact
that the company agrees to lease the
plant from the city and run it for a
period Of ten years at present rates,
keen up all improvements, make
needed changes and pay the city S.
600 yearly. This offer was refused by
the city trustees.
The Mesa Dairy and Ice company is
another local corporation as also are
the Mesa Milling company, the Mesa
Egyptian Cotton Gin company, and
the Mesa cannery. The Mesa mill is a
heavily financed concern and within
the last year has added an immense
elevator equipment. The quality of its
products are of the first class.
The Cotton Gin is ten stand plant
thoroughly modern and complete in all
details. The growth of the cotton in
dustry is shown in the figures from
Mr. G. c. Attaway, manager of the
gin. Five years ago there were ginned
12O bales of Egyptian long staple. cot
ginned LOO bales. Five years ago
there were two stands against the
present. ten Last year with LOO bales
to handle there were about two thou
sand acres planted to cotton, this year
the acreage that should continue to
come here for ginning is between five
and six thousand.
The Stores
Here again do we touch upon en-
terprises of which Mesaites are justly
proud. There is nothing in the town
over which the stranger expresses
more surprise than the splendid mer
camille establishments, worthy as they
are a place in a town several times
as large. Large store rooms with fix
lures of no mean order and shelves
and warehouses filled with merchan-
disc Mesa merchants are daring buy
ers. They belive in their trade. They
have faith in their own ability to turn
their stocks. hence working like beaV-
ers. liberal in all their dealings, both
with the town and with each other.
they present community force of
which any town may we'll be proud.
Most of these men started here with
nothing hut good health. brave hearts
and willingness to work, and there
are more than a few of them who
when they do not have to work and
yet the ~ame goes on with Zest that
is refreshing and encouraging to the
balance of the community
Churches
Mesa is well supplied with a num-
Der Of commodious church edifices,
among the number being two ward
chapels and a tabernacle of the Latter
Day Saints. the modern church plant
of the Methodist Episcopal. the new
Baptist edifice erected last year. The
St. Marks Episcopal, affectionately
known as THE Little Brown Church
on Pepper Lane the pretty bungalow
style home of the Christian Scientists,
End tho building of the Christian
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-11
MESA CITY BANK HOLDS UNIQUE
POSITION IN FINANCIAL WORLD

the books is placed at $4,000 The
furnishings of the bank are carried OH
the books at 81 valuation, while as a.
matter of fact these furnishings are
worth $500. In this way and in many
other ways the depositors are favored
with a far greater security than the
books actually show.
In analyZing the statement of the
Mesa City bank it is found that no
bank in the country is anv stronger
than it is, although the Mesa bank in
size is not so large as many others.
But it is the solid founda ton. the ex-
cellent business methods and the gem
eral substantial standing Of the bank
that puts it in the fore, the figures in
the statement speaking volumes to the
wise, practical mind.
The Mesa City bank was established
In 1893. 1t will be twenty-five years
old December 3, 1917. A quarter of d
century of steady growth is the his
tory in brief of this bank under the
direction of ]. G. Spangler. the CASH
Ter for the past seventeen years.
Associated with Spangler as officers
and directors are ]. J. Fraser, presi-
dent: O. S. Stapley, vice president:
w. E. Walters, assistant GA shier: Phil
Metz. j. G. Peterson. A G Mcqueen.
- - '@NoCuNi, ~ y H6'''lti, dIlu
John Nelson.
This lank put up the first money
for the construction of tho first cot
ton gin in the Salt River valley and
has been behind the Egvntian cotton
raising industry from its inception in
this region. The first gin located at
Mesa, was erected four five years
ago and Spangler and his bank have
left no stone unturned in fostering the
cotton business and promoting it
Whenever nOSsihIn
The resources last month showed
gain in totals of 100000 over year
ago The bank is citv- comfy, state
and United States Deposition.
Spangler bought the bank seventeen
years ago, when the total resources
were only $4,000. Now the resources
are s690,o0O with canita' stock OF
$4,000. When Spangler took hold
the stock was valued at $4,000.
Mr.. Spangler and his hank have
stood back of the people through thick
and thin these seventeen wears, giving
to the community the best that was IN
them. and carrying the nn"ple until
they were on their feet