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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
International League

At Newark: Newark 3-2, Rochester 1-5
 At Providence: Toronto B Providence 2. At Baltimore: Baltimore 14, Montreal &.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

New Orleans ', Birmingham 6. (Ten in- nings).
 Nashville 8, Chattanooga ?. Memphis 8, Little Rock o. Atlanta 8, Mobile 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Houston: Houston 1, Waco o, N At Beaumont: Beaumont 0, Fort WorSss 8. At San Antonio: San Antonio z shreve- port 1.
 At Galveston: Galveston 1, Dallas 1.
 Other Sports on Page
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
BRIGHT PROSPECTS

The Georgia-A Alabama league opens it's fifth season with the brightest prospects
 for a successful year in the history of
 the league. Gadsden was the first pen
 nant winner Selma second, Newman third
 and Rome won first place last year Both
 Selma and Newman have dropped out of
 the circuit during the past four years and the league is now composed of three Alabama cities and the same
 number of Cracker towns Anniston.
 Gadsden and Talladega, Ala; Griffin, La Grange and Rome-Lfndale, Ga, compose the fast little class D circuit.
 Every club in the league is under diff ferent management this season. Annis- ton is being led by Bill Pierre with Rome last year, and considered one or the best and headiest catchers in Class ball.
 Gadsden has dudley, who won the rag
 in the North Carolina league last sea-
 son, and has made a reputation as
 pennant winner with other clubs. Tal
 ladega has Ed Goosetree, with Macon last season, and who has managed clubs
 in the Kitty league and other Class D teams successfully. Griffin has Matty
 Matthews, who is known all over the south as a catcher and Class and. U
 manager. He led the Newman club for
 the past two seasons. Rome has Dannie Overton, manager of the Selma club
 which won the GA. l., pennant in 1914. LaGrange has Heisman Jones' who has managed amateur teams all over the country.
 The local club has gathered together one of the best looking clubs ever seen in the GA. l.. and is expecting to have a hard fight for the pennant with the Gadsden, Griffin and Rome clubs. At first a merry fight is going on With Cashion, with Moultrie last season, and Pope, who played with Griffin. At second is Jule Watson, one of the headiest ball players ever seen in the league. His head work counted big score in Rome,- win ming the pennant last season. He has also had experience in the Southern and Texas league. At short Christenberry is playing a great game. He was the class of the league last season and hit around
 300 McDuff, with Anniston during the days of Tom Fisher, for the past few years in the Sally league and with the pennant winning Augusta club last sea- Costello compose the outfield and each player will hit around the 300 mark. The pitching staff is giving the fans something to worry over. Four men are | to be selected from Rufus Molly, Norris on, Nickel Pratt, Sanders and Nelly. Each one of the pitchers is showing a world of stuff and almost perfect con- 1 trol and it will not be an easy propo- | sition to choose the best four.
 Harry Matthews, as usual, has gath | cred together a good looking club in
 Gondolfi, Waldron, Burgess and Griffin, | infielders; Hanson, Kirk and Don Flynn, who led the league in hitting, stolen l bases and runs last season, compose the outfield and Matty will do all the catch- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
"The Telephone Is What You Make It.
 Its Possibilities Are Unlimited"

In four days time three young ladies secured 434 telephone orders amounting to $422.0O In other way could three people have accomplished this in less than three weeks time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
GA. 1. OPENS FIFTH SEASON THURSDAY;
 PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Every Club in League Under Different Management. AnnistOn After Alt
 tendance Cup
Fly HARRY NJ. AYERS

Anniston, April 29.-(Special.)- 1.-The base ball fans of Anniston are going after the trophy which is offered to the club in the Georga-Alabama league having the largest paid admittance on May 3, the opening day of the league. The mark has been set for 5000 and the efforts are be- ing made to have that many fans out or know the reason why.
 Mayor l.. L. Scarborough is going to issue a proc1anation declaring a half holiday on Thursday and all the mer- chants will close their doors for half a day and marjority Of the factories will agree to either close down, or let all who wish to attend the game off for that time. Plans are also on foot to com bine patriotic day with opening day and have big parade preceding the game. The cavalry troops with their band, the Boy Scouts, the Anniston school pupils, the ball players of both teams and all the women and men clubs in the city will be asked to take part in the huge parade, which will march down Noble street and end at the ball park, where Old Glory will be raised to the tune of the Star -Spangled Banner
 Griffin won the trophy for the past two years and is making plans to repeat this season, and the other clubs in the circuit are making plans to go after the prize Talladega opens at Anniston, La Grange at Rome and the Tri-Cities, com posed of Alabama City, Gadsden and At talla. open at Griffin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday St. Louis 6, Cleveland 5. Detroit Chicago Q.
 Games Today St. Louis at Cleveland. Detroit at Chicago. New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30

Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburg at Cinci1nati. Chicago at St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
Games Today

Mobile at Birmingham.
 New Orleans at Atlanta. Nashville at Chattanooga. Memphis at Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30
Games Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday
Games Today

Pittsburg 8. Cincinnati 0. Chicago 6, St. Louis 5. G1 inning9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30

John B. DeMotte, the Want Ad Man of the Mont gomery, Ala, Journal IS rightfully proud of this record.
 We are proud of the let ter he writes to us and of the splendid organization ofwhich he says: Bell service means good service everywhere!''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-30

Any business concern can use Bell service as profit ably as enterprising John De- Motte did. Perhaps there are patrons all around you
 whom you never see or hear
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
Teachers Entertained.

A combination business and social
gathering was held last Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs ! C. liotr-
man. when in response to her invita-
ton, the public school teachers and a
few friends met to discuss plans for
raising the funds necessary to secure
the much desired play ground APP
paratus.
Some time was spent in the discus
sion and formation of plans. after
which several delightful games of rock
We're enjoyed. At the close of the
games a delicious one-course luncheon
was served.
Those present were Mrs. Julia Suber.
Miss Foster. Miss Anderson. Miss Ray
born. and Mesdames Barlow. Etter,
Hoffman and Kinney.
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
Our Public Schools.

On Dec 1st assumed the duties of
the office of County Superintendent,
the first that our county has ever had.
Since that time have been securing
equipment for the office, preparing
printed matter for the schools, and in
speeding some of our buildings and
grounds.
At this time | am not in position to
give report of conditions existing all
over the county, as | have not had the
time to make all of the schools, but
shall do 80 before the end of the school
year.
Our town schools are fairly we'll
equipped, and are doing splendid work.
They compare favorably with the
schools of other states.
Our greatest need is better country
schools. have visited number and
so far have not found one enclosed with
a fence. The grounds are unattrac-
tive, and the children have no reason
for being proud of their school yards.
We hope this spring to see some fences
built and some flower gardens and trees
planted. If we hope to keep the boys
and girls on the farms we must provide
better farm schools, and make the sur
roundings more attractive.
am securing views of every school
building in the county. and within
few months you will find picture of
your building on the walls of my office
in the Court House. am also having
stereopticon slides made of your build
ing, inside and outside. and also the
grounds When | finish securing the
slides | shall show them on the screen
in every school in the county am al
so collecting slides of schools in other
counties and states showing what IL
being done to improve the schools.
We must wake up and make our
schools the best in Arkansas We
have the best county. and our schools
must improve, or we soon will not be IN
the front ranks.
Assuring you that ever am at your
service, am. Respectfully.
D. T. Henderson,
County Superintendent
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25

The return movement of the national
guard organizations, which are included
in the 25, 900 troops ordered home from
the border, will start tomorrow. and
will require several weeks for compile
ton. The 1st Arkansas Infantry. to
which Co. X of Dermott belongs, is
among those ordered home, while the
End Arkansas remains at Deming The
Arkansas regiment will be brought to
Fort Logan II. Roots, where the work
of mastering out will begin. They are
among the second group to be moved,
and it is hard to determine how long it
will be before they reach home 1t is
already being suggested that, in case
they return in body. they should be
given rousing welcome by our citizens,
and definite plans are suggested by
Rev VIM A. Role. in communica-
ton which appears elsewhere in this
paper
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
Chicot Judge Honored.

At the annual convention of the
County Judges Association held in the
Pulaski County Courthouse in Little
Rock last week, County Judge f. p.
Toney of Chicot County was elected
president of the Association for the en-
suing year. This is an honor worthily
bestowed. Judge Toney Is man of
progressive ideas and pronounced exc
cutive ability. and will fill the office in
a manner that will reflect credit both
on himself and on Chicot County
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25

The vote against Act No. in the re
cent election was generally proclaimed
as the death knell of the liquor bust
ness in Arkansas. AS sort of post
mortem celebration, the legislature has
passed bone dry bill, 80 framed that
there seems to be little question of its
efficacy. The legislature surprised it
self by being almost unanimous in its
support of the bill, and there can be no
doubt that in passing it, they are com
plying with the wishes of the voters of
the state
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
From Chicot County
Levee Board.
Readland. Ark. | -3-li.

Dermott News.
Dermott. Ark.
Under separate cover | am sending
YOU a copy of our proposed "Consoli-
dated Levee Bill which thank you to
keep on file in your office and show to
anyone who may be Interested.
The necessity for more businesslike
methods and greater energy looking to-
ward Flood Control has long been APP
parent.
In my opinion the time has come.
pending the closure of Cypress Greek
Gap. when our levee lines from Pine
Bluff to Louisiana should no longer be
regarded as Independent Units but
rather treated a. continuous system.
whose strength can be no greater than
its weakest link.
We are now operating under levee
laws that have become Anticipated and
are inadequate. hence the desrabiity
for suitable legislation.
1t is inconceivable that anyone would
oppose the passage of this bill without
first having pointed out better way
to obtain the object sought.
Any suggestions in the premises will
be appreciated. Yours Truly,
ADV. st c. Warfield.
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
Warning Order.

State of Arkansas,
County of Chicot.
Township of Bowie.
before X. l.. Johnson. J. p
A c. Blanks and {. L. Blanks.
partners. doing business under the
firm name of Blanks Bros. Plaintiff
J. II. Beauchamp. ct. ex., Defendants,
The defendants, J. H. Beauchamp
and - Beauchamp, his wife, are
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiffs. Blanks Brothers. or
same will be taken as confessed
This January 18th, 1917
! lS.4t r. l.. Johnson. J. p
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
Saturday, February IL,

1917, between the hours for Judicial
sales. sell at the West door of the
Court House in the town of Lake Vii
lage, for cash. the following property
contained in said mortgage. to-wit
An undivided one fifth interest In and
to N f of Section 10, Township IA,
South Range West. 81 acres
An undivided one-twentieth interest
in and to the of N E of Section
20 Township Il. South Range West,
4 acres.
To satisfy the debt secured by said
January %. 1917.
| 25-3t Mrs Ida Hardy, Mortgagee
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25

Plans are being made for the forty
ninth annual session of the Arkansas
State Teachers ASSOCIATE ton, which will
be held at Little Rock, March 20, 30
and 81. The general theme of the
meeting will be Educational Prepar-
edness'', and Col r. c. Hall, pres-
dent of the association, is now putting
forth every effort to secure the best
talent to be found for the program.
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25

All adults not attending Sunday
School elsewhere are cordially invited
to visit the Unity Bible Class of the
Presbyterian Sunday School Separate
class room. interesting and practical
discussions of the lessons Everybody
invited. u
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25
Notice of Mortgage Sale.

By virtue of mortgage executed to
me by Patsy Williams Seals and which
is duly recorded in Record Book w.
page 81, of the Recorders office of
Chicot County, Arkansas, l will. on
The Dermott news., 1917-01-25

Plan on having garden and deter
mine to take care of II.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
HAYES CONCERNS
 TOTAL S25O,OOO
LITTLE ROCK COMMISSION AND GRAIN DEALERS HAVE FOUR WHOLESALE CONCERNS AND
 FIVE RETAIL.

Things have been doing with the Hayes Grain X Commission Co, and it's stockholders during the past thirty days, and in the end this company has doubled it's capital stock, as we'll as made large increases in the subsid- iary companies, and created new ones The company now has four. wholesale and five retail establish mcnts, all in a prosperous condition.
 The big change was in the Hayes Grain & Commission Co, of which Rev. James Thomas is president; Guy Cameron, vice president and manager and Caughey Hayes, secretary and treasurer. This company has increas- cd it's paid up capital from $50000 to $100.000, and contemplates many im- provements to it's plant iii addition to the recently erected elevator. which gives the company loading and unloading facilities on several tracks in Argenta.
 The capital stock of the Arkansas Grain Company at Stuttgart is now S25 1000, and wholesale grocery has been added. The company has an up- town store and two warehouses OH the railroad, with other improvements to be made in the near future that will make it one Of the most complete establishments of the kind in the state. Mr Hayes and Rev. Thomas are president and vice president ef this company. J. w. Searan is secre- tary. and his son, Floyd, is treasurer.
 At Fort Smith plot of ground has been purchased and q fine brick ware house and salesroom erected thereon. An elevator is now being erected in connection, and the company expects to handle most of the corn raised in that section this year. The corr will be shelled there The Fort smith company was recently changed so the capital stock is $5O,000 instead Of l $40,000 Rev Thomas is the preBi- dent of this company, Caughey Hayes. vice president and Collier 'Venderoth, secretary and treasurer.
 A branch house has been opened in l Muskogee, under the name of the Hayes Grain company, and is operat- ed from the Fort Smith establish ment Fred c. Wenderoth is the man. ager of the Muskogee branch, which is doing large business even though it has been opened but few weeks
 The five retail stores of the com, pany in Little Rock and Argenta have been incorporated under the name of the Hayes Stores Company The cap ital stock is $75,000. Caughey Hayes is president of this company, Rev James Thomas is vice president, and w. k. Bass, secretary and treasurer
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
SOIL so RICH ITS
 GOOD FERTILIZER
DARK HOLLOW LAND NEAR LIT TILE ROCK WOULD GROW DOL LARS FROM PENNIES, OR
 EVEN RAISE THE RENT.

For many years there existed a large swamp just north of Little Rock and east of Argenta, which was known as Dark Hollow Some few years ago this was drained, but it took several years for it to get thor stumps, but well-directed energy dur ing the past few years has removed many of these, and Dark Hollow stands forth today one of the most fertile spots in Arkansas, and that means, most fertile in the world.
 Standing under the water, with each year a fresh coating of vegeta- ton to settle down upon it, this land became richer and richer When drained the black earth seemed to have no bottom. Today it is just as black, and surely just as rich.
 Samples of the dirt were submitted to Dr. Wm. F. Manglesdorf of Little Rock this week, and after putting them through the tests in the Mang- lesdorf Laboratories, he pronounced the soil fit for use as fertilizer and so rich that it would grow anything from bachelor buttons to a grooming corn crib.
 The soil contains 0063 nitrogen, one per cent of phosphate and large de- posits of phosphate and lime. Dr. Manglesdorf states that this land is about five times as rich as the aver age soil, and that the man who moves in one of the houses in this section will never have any trouble in raising the rent. The land is controlled by the Southern Trust Company.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
HEALTH IS NOW AN ASSET TO ANY COMMUNITY, AND
 YOU SHOULD PROTECT TT.

Most sickness is preventable, and if it is preventable and steps are not taken to prevent it, then we are losing our eff ciency. These are war times, and, being such, all must work together to keep the men on the firing line, and those who can't go, in their labor of keeping conditions normal and supplying the men at the front, cannot work at their highest efficiency unless they are hale and hearty. The man with malaria or typhoid fever in his system is a poor workman. Mosquitoes are re- sponsible for the transmission of one, flies, the other. Last week we spoke of flies, so this week we will not speak so much of mosquitoes as to give an object lesson. We are going to take your favorite market, little old Little Rock, as the example, and it is a brightly shining, and not a horrible one. Two months ago government experts, with the assistance of state health off cers, began to destroy the breed ing place of the mosquito. Uncle Sam would not expose his fight ing men 10 them, and it was necessary that Little Rock and vicinity be mosquitoless. Today there are no mosquitoes in Lit tie Rock. Perhaps you have mo- ticed the difference. It has not only increased the comfort of those living here, but it has de- creased the sickness of the city this summer by more than one half. This is sufficient argu- ment against the mosquito. Get into communication with the state health officials and see if they won't put an end to the mo- squito breeding places in your vicinity. It will do more than medicine to drive the sluggish feeling out of your section.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
VITAL STATISTICS BY
 TIE COMMUNITY CLUBS

Miss Marcella Arthur reports that the members of the various commun, ity clubs throughout the county are making a concerted effort to send i'll a list of births and deaths in their communities during the last two years. These lists will be sent to Dr. C. w. Garrison, secretary of the State Board of Health Dr. Garrison suggested this as work that was worthy of the attention of the com munity club members.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
DIPPED CATTLE WORTH MORE PER POUND THAN THE GREAT HERD OF UNFINISHED.

Every head of cattle that is sold in your community puts money in circulation. It turns loose money that makes busi- ness in every line. It is money that comes from an unseen source, but it is good money, and it usually comes from a section that has money only at certain seasons of the year, hence it is doubly acceptable. It is there fore to your advantage to see that more cattle are sold in your vicinity, and that the top price is received for it. Cattle that have not been dipped will not bring the price of cattle that have been through the vats the required number of times to per
 init them being shipped into states that are above the quar- antine line. It is therefore to your advantage to see that the cattle in your vicinity are dip ped. There is a state law re- quiring the dipping, but igno- rant backWoodsmen, who trade with and have great. confidence in you, frequently evade dipping, and in many instances have de- stroyed the vats. They believe that the dipping destroys the milking efficiency of q COW, that it drives cattle blind, makes them lose weight, and COW that is dipped will not multiply and assist in replenishing the earth. Statistics disprove all these claims. They show that the cat tie fatten more readily when the ticks are removed, are more healthy, and that when dipped new markets are opened to them. It is therefore your duty, where you hear of evasions of the law, to explain it to the objectors and see that they respect it. It is dollars in your pocket.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-17
COTTON PUTS OUT
 WELCOME SIGN
CROP INDICATIONS ARE SUCH THAT PLANTERS GAN ALMOST BEGIN COUNTING DOLLARS,
 FOR HARVEST IS CERTAIN.

Cotton is sure crop this fall, rains coming just when needed, and letting up before they have done any dam age.
 This is the verdict of s. Y. West of Crump, Britton & West, after mak- ing trip covering two weeks, and about half the cotton counties of the state.
 MT. West went all over central and southwestern Arkansas. He was in tbe hills of Van Buren county, and in the lowlands of Howard. He was in the section of the state where the cotton has no staple, and down where they measure it in inches.
 Rains have come this year in the most opportune time,' states MT. West. "and no one would believe the cotton is in such splendid condition without seeing it. This last rain came just as the cotton was beginning to form. and not only shut off prema- ture opening, but put more strength in the stalk, and consequently more quality in the cotton.
 "If there is price this year, and I think there will be unless the gov ernment puts restrictions upon the mills. or there is a lessening of the export, Arkansas certainly is going to be grand state to do business in this year."
 MT. West is considered one of the cotton experts of Arkansas, and his report was listened to with much in terest by those interested in cotton prospects in Little Rock. He has been forming new alliances for his con eern, which in few years has be come one of the principal cotton firms of the state, and which next season expects to excell the high record il established in 1913.
 q found very little damage by the boil weevils," continued MT. West and the pest had appeared in widely separated sections. Too much rair right now would give the weevil 5 chance though, and it would do req damage The hot weather of the past few weeks has been the weevil's worst enemy, but the weather was be ginning to lniure cotton, instead 0, benefting it, and the last rains were most welcome