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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
The Crop Figures.

Inc SEVp 1S 0ACo'
WASHINGTON May S.--Thc winter
wheat crop. planted last autumn on one
OF tn" largest acrchg"S ever Sown I"
that grain but which m"t disaster In
several important producing states from
Seyr:,. winter conditions. now promises
- harvest Of 2bG. l6nnO bushels this
y"ar That quantity was forecast today
By the Department IF Agriculture which
based it's estimate on the condition OF
tho crop May | as reported by the thous-
ands of agents throughout The grain
bit. \ month ago 4 crop or 4S0.p"9."P"
bushels was forecast. Production last
wear was 4Nl.144. 90" bushels and in 1915
!; Was G7%.A4I 90" bushels.
On Mav 'he al"";, III winter wheat 20
h.. harvested was about =" $4,000 acres.
compared with 4U.h9h.npG acres s"wn iaSA
Autumn and 81 .A"2.""O acres harvested
last var.
Thn condition OF the crop on May |
was 80. !"r cent. "f {; normal. COM
pared with ia.i un April lst. $@.A on
May las year and SE.G the average of
tn. las, tn FEARS on May !.
Production Of f0.2Ia.n"n bushels Of rye
il forecast from the Ma: / condition.
compared with forecast az 60.V0O.p9O
bushels based on III" APRIL condition.
81. 2S2 DbO bushels prod!I""d last year.
and Ji.r"0.0n hu>hles III 1915.
Ky" condition "n May | was IS per
cont nf II normal. compared with $50 on
April list. S. On Ma? last year. and
go. tn" tcn year aN"raG" IN May !.
Meadow iIiay) Lands: condition SS.i
pr cent Of :; normal. compared with
>>.i on Mag last year and So the 10
yer MAY ;tvrraE".
Hay: S'a"k> Of hay on farms May |
ar. estimated ~ l".4>S. tn" tons. or Ill
i..r ..nt ri las, years crop. against H.
iHH ."nn tons. ar 10 per cont On May l
last year: and los 400 tons. Of j.. )
per cent. N" ;iI"-y"ar av"rag" on May !.
Pastures: condition SD per cent. ot
normal. against So on May last
year ami So. tn" lh-y"ar May ] aver
age.
Spring Flowing: Was 12.4 per cent.
completed n.y. :" May |. compared with
1n.4 on Ma: last y"ar aud cas- he 10
Year May ! average.
Spring Planting: Was SIS rcr cent,
completed up 20 Ma i. compared with
So IN Nay / last year. and $50, the
ln-En:lr May | aNcraE..
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Mary Would Enlist.

BOSTON. May S.-Several hundrHd
men eligible for service In tho regiment
Of engineers 10 be organized hero FOR
duty in Franco appeared today at head
quarters Of the Department of the
Northeast to make Inquiries as 70 when
actual recruiting would begin. No def
mite information was available on this
The examination OF volunteers nwa!' nj
the arrival OF Major W. =. Wootrn. who
with Lieutenant l.. E. Atkins. has boon
assigned 10 recruit tho New England
command. which will be knowcf rs The
Fourth Regiment" 1t was said. how.
ever. that the New England states would
respond quickly 10 the call and that
abundant material was available for the
early. formation OF the regiment. Off
GERS OF the First Corps Cadets had OK
pec,cd to be- included. but II was stated
that this organization was q National
Guard unit and would be held for other
service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
FOR EDGAR
PLANKEY TOMORROW
FORMER CITY OFFICIAL FOUND
DEAD IN BED IN HONE YES
TERDAY MORNING.
Was Prominent MASON, Expert Account
ant and One Of Most Widely
Known Men In City.

Funeral services Tor Edgar Plankey
will b.. h"ld ut 10 o'clock THURSDAY
morning III the place Of death
No. 66 sixteenth street. The Masonic
fraternity will havr charge Of the flu
neral The Rev. Walter T. Schuctte.
pastor of 81. James Lutheran church.
Of which Mr.. Plankey was II member.
viii officiatn.
Mr. Plankey was found dead yesterday
morning in his room III the home Of his
cousin. Mrs. F'rcdcricka Naas, where he
lived Although he had not been well
for years. he was apparently in his
usual health during the past few days.
and was serving as one of rho registrars
for the city election. While at tho Al
lantlc fire station Monday afternoon ne
became III and was taken home. His
condition did not seem 10 be serious.
Yesterday morning when he did not re-
spond when called the occupants Of the
home found him dead.
Mr.. rlankcy was 50 years OF age and
WAS one OF the best known men in the
city. He was Il native of Germany and
came TO this country many years ago.
lie WAS an. expert accountant and was
connected with the city trea$urcr's or
flee under Treasurer S. *. Johnson
Several years ago he was connected with
III. business offices OF The lntclligenc"r.
He was thirty-sccund degree Mason.
belonging to Ohio lodge No. l. \. r. &
A. NJ. and all Of the Scottish Rite
bodies He was actively identified with
the Scottish Rite guard.
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new YORK LISTENS
TO ''B|LLW SUNDAY
DR.. J. Sumner Stone. of New York city,
Tells Audience at Thomson Mems
Club Of Evangeust's Work.

Democracy will Eurplant aristocracy
in every nation in The world. predicted
the Roy. br. J. Sumner Stone. OF New
York city. in an address before the
Thomson Mems club last night He SAID
that This movement is fast spreading
and that ny tn" end "f the war ii would
hav" developed such proportions that 1t
would he Il reality.
Ir. stones tonic WAS ~. s." Every
man in the country is IL part Of the ma
tinn.' he said. "lu this crisis it comes
home to us" Dr. Stone said that the
ideal situation was found where the
people We're combined. 1t is TO this COM
binatinn that the people OF III" hcllIger-
ent nations are working that will switch
governmental control after tho war.
Leaving the crisis, pr. Stone told OF
BILLY" Sundays invasion of New YORK
City. Billy Sunday has landed with
both feet and New York is listening 10
him." he said. He told Of the delega-
tions of Russians attending the neet~
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Germans R,epu1Red

FROM A STAFF CORRESPOND
ENT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:
GREAT HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. May S.,
Tho Germans today desperately stnrm"d
! the positions captured by the French
tn the south of Merry-Au-Bac. but they
made no impression. What was left Of
tho strong attacking waves was forced
and 10 prisoners in the hands Of the
French.
Further groups OF prisoners fell intn
the French net at other points Az re-
suit OF various raids. bringing the total
OF unwounded Germans taken prisoner
; 70 between 1000 and 10000 since April
IS. 4 German wireless message. dated
May 2, declares: The total number VI
Germans unaccounted for In the battles
between April and 20. Including dead
and wounded left on the field. and pris-
oners, reached 1900"
The prisoners captured by the French
between the 18th and ohth Of April with
the German divisions ~ which they be-
belonged. numbered casa OF the NinIh
Bayarinn reserve: 4.3l9 Of the 21Sl di-
vision: 1929 Of tho Fifth and 1874 ~
tho Ard. These were all taken by one
French army.
Ano, her French army took in the
same period 937 Of the 10Th Reserve di-
Of the iS3d. 50 Of the o5th l.andw"hr.
al$ of thc 2cd. ISIS OF tn" 41th Reserve.
| ~ Of til" Filth. 10 Of III" Third Guards
division. 81 Of the First Guards and H.
Of various corps.
\ third French army captured BIZ
officers and men. In tho same period.
This is IN addition to small groups
taken in various raids.
OTTAWA May S.--.A diSnatch re-
ccirpd here today from u "spnn,i"nt
at Canadian army headquarters says
that tn" Canadian lin" was penetrated
this morning by II German attack nnrr It.
east IF Frrsn"y village. but that liz.
| Canadians succeeded IN establishing
th,: linz except ut on" small point. III"
! lighting still continues. the diSpa-iI
| adds.
BERLIN. May S.--tEia London :: 20
| y. m.l--'icrman troops hrv" rrcaItur"d
! f'rcSnoy. says thr official statement .
sued tulia$ by the German army head
near EIurux and an t;"r,nan posi- iumS
! between E'"ntnin" and Ricnrnurt w,.r..
repUls"d. IN" statement says.
FrcSu"N l.: q town on TN" ArraS irr;'
! nrr miles Sn'rthw"et If Lens ami wr~
CAPTURED hv Tn" Canadians on Nav .:
! Since the taking of The town by tn" Iris
/; ish force ia" GormanS have mai" ~
| prrstr efforts /" roe. riur" il and IN"
lighting has h""u nlm">t continuous on
;; that part Of Tho Eiin:"nb"r@ hn")
Profess0r-Thc boys were 50 en-
ltranrcd This morning thai they Ic-
manned in my lecture all through ;he
dinner hour.
! Daughter-Why didn't you wake
| them up"-Tiger.
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K. OF c. ELECTS

CLARkSBtRG. W. Va, May S.
With the selection OF Elkins is place for
holding The 1915 convention. the fifteenth
annual state meeting of the knights Of
columbus. Of West Virginia ended here
this afternoon.
William q. Lavrlle, Tunnelton. state
deputy: DR.. H.. II. Swint. Charleston.
state secretary: Michael J. Lynch
tIarkshurg. state treasurer. Reelected
Thomas Gillooly. of Weston: state advo-
cate. re-elc@tcI; Daniel r.. Leonard.
purk"rshurg state lecturer. John j.
Nunan, OF Garry. state warden: the Rev.
II. A. q. Dohcrty. OF White sulphur
Springs. state chaplain: alternates to
supreme convention. J. II. Fahey. OF
Piedmont, and ". II. King. of ElktAG.
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MANY Rn1frtinN

CHICAGO. May. 8.--Railroads herr to-
day acknowledged the call for nine reg
1mcnts OF engineers by opening their
own recruiting offices.
The Illinois Central was the first. 4
clerk was kept busy listing men who
pressed a desire TO number themselves
in these regiments. Win facilities are
at hand the lists gathered by the rail-
voads will b. turned over TO the gov
eminent recruiting officers.
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Funeral For James Hadsn, Sr.

: largo NuInD"r II frirndS and rcIh-
tivrS attended Il" funeral held for
James tadrn. ST.. in the family home.
Ill Rirhland avenue. Warwooh. ycstcr.
day afternoon Mr.. Iiad"n was one Of
III" best known glass mrn in This COM
nunity. His death occurred suddenly
Sunday. The Roy. i. Logan Fish. rec
tor Of ST. Andrews Protestant Episcopal
church. Qricint.,. Tho funeral was in
rhare" Of Wheeling Il. +. -. Elks. Inter
mont was made in Greenwood.
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RETAKE FRESNOY
(corttnued Prom Fir1t page.)

hagen would indicate that the
peace required BY the German peo.
Pile is not in sight. Dr. Karl. Helf-
ferich, the German vice Chancel-
lor, Is quoted as having said in a
speech in the ReichStag. with re-
gard 10 peace: I'VE are not yet
able to obtain It We must still
fight for It."
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WAR REVENUE

creased. and thor" would be taxes on
amuSpmentS and stamp taxes Of wide
scope.
The war income tax section would
double the present normal tax OF TWO
per cent. on individuals and three per
cent. on corporations. II would lower
the exemption OF individual. incomes
from 81 900 10 SH.0uu in the case or
married persons. and from $4,000 10
81 900 for the unmarried. In addition.
beginning with incomes Of $4,000,
graduated suprr-taXrS. would be inn
posrd in addition 10 the normal four
ner cent, ranging M TO SO per cent.
on all incomes over half a million dol
lars year.
In addition 10 the inheritance tax
now in force. thr bill imposes Il tax on
"a graduated percentage scale upon
The transfer Of each not estate.
tn" exemption WAS lowered from S'".-
Gon /" s@J.0Uh AMI a n"% tax "f on" per
cent levied on estates between $@a.iIH"
ami 3U.0uu. TIL" bill proposes IL bring
in $50. 00o. onn by doubling IN" present
eight per cent ian on excess profits.
ON distilled spirits IN" present tax If
S1lU per gallon ~ d"mbl"d: 10 he recti-
Tiers lax uf l. cents II gallon Is added.
and frrmrntrd liquors ar" assessed $o.ih
lnr barrel instead rf $l.5D.
The lobarc" tax il duuhr:. except AS
10 cigars. which are graduated from "a
cents t. $lG.nN Il thousand, according 10
retail value. Cigarettes. made IN or I'M
ported into th| 'nit"d Stui"s. would no
taxed an additional sl.": per thousand
If weighing less than lhrr" pounds per
thousand. and S3.S" per Thousand n
w-ig hing more than ihr"" pounds.
Newspapers would II" required 10 pay
iiN. ).r cent on AL advertising COLLEGE
long.
L.. NF
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wASHINGTrN. May S.-t'rration ~
n bnr"au 10 supply news OF wounded
dead or imprisoned Americans NJ IN
front. with ". l.. castle, IT.. in charge
WIS announced today by the American
Red Cross The first work OF tho bureau
will be- To obtain from Germany list
o: informed Americans in cNchanG" FOR
information about interncd Germans III
This country
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Pnneral For Miss Roberts Today.

tn" tun"ral tnT Miss MiIdr"d ROh"rtS,
li-y"ar Md daughter nt Albert and Nil.
II" Roberts. VIII" died in a local hospital
Monday. vii! II" held in he family home.
i2I coal street. this afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock Th" Rev Roy Mrrusk"y Of
North Street Methodist Episcopal church
will conduct th" services. and intcrmcnt
Will he i'll NJ. MuOl.
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Funeral of John Finger Today.

This afternoon 1T o'clock funcraI
services will j." conducted for John
Finger. aged retired business man who
died Monday. in In" home nf his daugh'
:cr. Mrs. Alorzn r;at"S. Th" Rev. VIII
liam 6; I'Ifcrt ri 81. Johns German
Protestant church. will bc in charge
The pallhrarrrs viii II" GrandsonS OF
who'd.
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Funeral for Harry Morris.

Yesterday morning funeral services
were conducted in the Mendel parlors.
lGl@ Chapline street. for Harry Morris.
travelling salesman. who was found dead
in bed in the Grand Central hotel sew
cral days ago The Rev. DR.. f. Il. How
ard "f the First English Lutheran
church. conducted tho services. Burial
was in Peninsula. Local authorities
, were unable To locate any relatives Of
Mr. Morris
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Puuaral for Mr., rdahI Thursday.

ThursdaW aIternOOn At I:3U O'CLOCK
funeral services for William @. ldahl
portrait painter. who passed away early
Tuesday murnnE, will be held in the
family home. IS Twentieth street. Al
. o'clock additional services Will be held
in Zion Lutheran church. The Rev. ~
l.. Bcnzc will officiate, and burial will
he in Mt Zion. Special cars will be in
waiting 1T the church To convey friends
Of the family 70 the Cemetery.
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Funeral for David A. Henry.

Funeral SrrvirrS for David \. Henry
whose death occurred in the family
home 23"S thaplinC street. Monday. will
h,. held in tho plac" OF death tomorrow
afternoon M 40 o'clock. with the Rev
William Il. Iif"rt. Of 81. Johns German
Protestant church. officiating. Inter.
mrnt will u" IN Greenwood. Special
ears will convey friends Ia the cemetery
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Recruiting Boosted.

WASIiINGTuN. MAY N.E"EulaT
army recruiting touched new high
mark with SS4G mrn obtained.
PENNSYLVANIA was fur an"hd with 500
men and almost doubt III" number sup
uIicd nv any state IN any single day
since April !. Illinois was s"rnnd with
$50: Indiann third with BIS and New
York fourth with n3I.
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Funeral for Joseph Eessler.

Yesterday murning funeral services
for Joseph kcsSI"r. South Wheeling ice
dealer. who died Sunday. were held III
III" family home. followed with requiem
high mass in The church Of the Immacu'
LAT" tunrrpti"n Burial was in Mt. Cal
vary,
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Ohio 6, Houston,

LOS ANGELES. cal. May S.--otho S.
Houston. millionaire banker and nrinCi-
pal owner OF about twenty banks III
Texas. died Of arapirXy here to-day. He
WAS Il nephew Of General Sam HOust ton.
and Il distant relative OF David +. Hous-
ton. ScCrttary mt nErirmlture.
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! tndav PASSED n hill IN permit aliens who
: nre not citizens of an enemy country
and who have declared ihrlr ntcnti0n
; 10 become 'nitcI STATES citizens TO join
the naval militia. and providing tha'
after loyal service they may become
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ings, how they formed choir and sang
their native songs, Of the 5000 Scandi-
navianS who went to the services in Il
body and OF the many novel ways in
which the noted evangelist IS using the
war situation in his sermons.
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WINTER WHEAT
CONTINUED from First Page-)

the government to deal with the food
question
The bills advocated by Mr. Hoover
give the president and the department
of agriculture direct control OF the
cOunIrv'S food resources.
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Examining Applicants,

MNRGANTUWN. ". va. May " Na-
iur William Wallace 0f the United
States army is her" today. examining
NIL applicants from the University Cadet
Corps for entrance into tho Officers
training camp at Fort benjamin Harri-
son Indiana
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IOWA Organizer.

I'f.S MONIES. la. May A.--';"r"rn"r
, Harding today announced HE personnel
Of tn, Iowa Council IT National Defense.
Tn, ,.nuuril will m"ci Friday I" organize.
It Will assist in working "ut thr plan
~ CONSUMPTION In Iowa.
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Skater EnltstB.

rHARI.ESTuN. ". Va. May S.--Ws"-
land Bones EurnA. former worlds
amateur roller skating champion for un,
mile. enlisted today Tor service in In"
United States navy.
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But are your fair, SIR"
Fair! don't have. to be fair. I'm
twice your size Lille.
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PERSONAL

I'm GOING 10 the modern shoe repairing shne, ~
Ilth st.. 7. 4. CoIIisimo. Prop. That 10 the best
place 70 have my slues repaired. They are e1pests-
AR-2I-t
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Fsrm OF loo acres on good ptks. for
miles from Rayland. y. Plenty OF fruit Of 81
kinds: fino springs: good buildings: coss to chuI
and school. Gail SLtionzl phone a6-R, Rlyll
Bird A. Wells. administrators R.yIand. Ohio my
FOR sALE--ThFeo fresh oo~I. Brookside. sto-
John Hrsbok. mJo7
FOR SALE-Bceman automatic oil tanks IT.
cuunter-mSrb!e tOp-ss!o 2E1J1".1-ind
rack. ll0Ti7 McCooch. N.Y.
FOR SALE-lI head OF good horses. big tsanS
salInc good all purpose horses. As have quit
ness. VIII sell cheap ~ quick buyer. Bell .
SR5 Warwoud Ry-3
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POULTRY

THOROUGHBRED Barred Book Eggs mon H1ntst
layers Sl.Jo per -; $500 hundred SulWsu Fam.
RaylRnd Ohio. sp-ll-S0t
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Aliens In Militia.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The house
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FOR RENT


POR RENT
IN THE FORMER LOGAN BUILDING. COR.
NER OF MAIN AND TENTH STREET:
CORNER STORE ROOM. ....~.............SIo
FRONT DWELLING o0MS.................$ 20
FRONT DWELLING R00M................S2 rs
FRONT DWELLING ooMS,..............S 70
JAMES L. HAWLEY.
IO65!a MAIN STREET.
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Profess0r-Thc boys We're 50 cn-
tranrnd This morning thar they Ic-
NAMED in my lrctur" all through ;he
dinner hour.
Daughter-Whv didn't you wake
them up"-Tiger
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FOR RENT-MoOERh STORE Rooh AND
CEMENT BASEMENT. IDEAL LocA-
TON. APPLY BROWNE Bros. 1870
MARKET STREET. aplG-Sot
FOR RENT-A front room. al 1908 Jacob street
Only refined person need apply. Inquire Thomas
Darighrrty l2OG Jacob street. my-S-i
FOR REHT-An apartment G 7: Ems and bath. In
quirs Irwin drug store iny-7-t
FOR RENT--3 furnished rooms. eleclnc Light. BATH
hot and cold water. al conpene1vces. nneSt loca
lion. Bell SI9.J. my-I-i
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NOTICE

Notice 10 Graduate Nurtos.
The State Board OF Examination Of Nurses Will
hold their next meeting, for examination and regis
traton Of nurses 1t Huntington. West Virginia. Mon
day, May l4th. 1877, Carnegie Hall commencing n
go T. M. and continuing throrGh day. and longer.
II necessary.
Apply 10 Secretary ~ once. for application TO be
sworl and filed before dsy OF examination. BY or.
der Of the President
Signed. CHAS.. II. SCOTT. Secretary.
sp-ls- a5-my-a.e Secretary.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-23

out of you" said Mr. Neusteter b the lad
 Lawrence began 10 cry He feared that his mother would not permit him to remain with the stable The hor e- man the next day took Lawrence with him back to his home in Oweeo. After a long conference with Mrs. I.yke, the mother consented to have the boy learn to become a jockey
 That's how Lawrence forged his way to the front And today he is com sidered one of the coming jockeys of the country. He is only r years old, well hammered and during his spare time reads good books.
 He does not parade down the streot with a large black cigar in his mouth and an angle of 45 degrees.
 Jockey Lyke broke his maiden as jockey in Hot Springs, last year when he piloted to victory King Rad ford
 At Belmont Park he was the leading jockey and this season he promises to be q topnotcher His mounts are in great demand
 Jockey Lyke is honest He is easi ly affected whenever any reflection is made regarding his riding
 A few days ago Presiding Judge Francis Nelson called Jockey Lyke into the stand and questioned him re. earding ride he had put up on a certain horse. Judge Nelson hinted that the boy perhaps did not do his best" This stigma caused large tears to well into the boys eyes.
 Judge, l always try my very best and always intend to do so, respond ed the boy.
 The racing official informed the jockey that he would make an investi- gation. This cloud which was pend ing over him until he was vindicated almost broke Lykes heart. He ran to Mir Neusteter and informed the man to whom he is contracted what had happened. Mir. Neusteter went to the judge and informed him that T.yke was and always will be an honest jockey.
 investigations made by Judge Nel. son among horsemen and turfmen convinced him that Jockey Lyke was doing his best on all mounts. and therefore did not suspend the boy.
 Jockey Lyke has a wonderful fu- ture before him. He is in good riding form and perhaps he will some time thank the day that the one-ring circus came to Owego.