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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-01-10
CHARTER
THE RANCH, INC

THIS NOTARIAL ACT: witnesseth.
That the parties named in Article V
hereof hereby form corporation with
the following as both the Charter and
tie original subscription list thereof.
Article l.
It's name shall be: TIE Ranch Inc.
It's domicile: Natchitoches, Natchi-
tCches Parish, La.
1t shall exist for fifty years.
1t shall begin business imme diately.
Legal process shall be served on its
President or, in his absence, on its
S. cretary.
Article 2.
Its purpose is: to farm and to raise
and buy and sell livestock.
Article III.
Its capital stock shall be twenty
thousand dollars, divided into two hun
Dire d shares of one hundred dollars each
but may be increased to for
dollars by the vote of two thirds of all
its stock at stockholders meeting
called and held according to law for
that purpose. Stock subscriptions shall
be payable in cash within ten days from
the time of subscription.
Article w.
Its affairs shall be managed by and
its corporate powers vested in Board
Cf ector5 consisting of five members
to be elected by the stockholders at
meeting to be held on the second Mon
day in November each year, beginning
n 1918, or, when that is legal holi
day, then OH the day following.
In the election of directors or officers
stockholders shall have the right of
Cumulative voting.
The first board Of directors shall be
composed Of H. A. Cook, M. H. Carver,
V. L. Roy, C. K. Payne and T. L.
Weaver, all of Natchitoches post Office,
Natchitoches parish, Louisiana.
Article V.
The following parties hereby sub
scribe for the amount of stock opposite
their respective names, viz:
C. K. Payne Thirteen Shares
H. A. Cook Thirteen Shares
Phanor Breazeale Thirteen Shares
w. F. Johnson twenty-five Shares
V. L. Roy Thirteen Shares
M. H. Carver Twenty-Five Shares
D. C. Scarborough Fifteen Shares
j. L. Bryan Thirteen Shares
T. L. Weaver Thirteen Shares
B F. Dranguet Ten Shares
A. w. Watson Two Shares
T. w. Gray Ten Shares
The post office address of all of said
subscribers is:
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Done and signed at Natchitoches,
Louisiana, before and at the office of
the undersigned Notary Pubic and two
witnesses on this-day os November,
1917. tSigned) Phanor Breazeale
(Signed) v. L. Roy
(Signedl H. A. Cook
(signed) G. K. Payne
3D. q T T. DffsHg; sese -
(Signed) D. G. Scarbor-
ough, per NJ. H. Carver
(Signed) M. H. Carver
tSigned) J, L. Bryan
(SigneD W. F. Johnson
(Signed) A ". Watson
(SigneD T. l.. Weaver
(Signedl T. w. Gray, per
H. A. Cook
A test;
6 igned) Marie L. Breazeale
ID. H. Pennington
tSigned) Albert E. Ewing,
Notary Public.
December 6.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-01-10

pany permanently capa-
bic and desirous of CIV
ing it care as long as
you drive it; by factory
resources great and per-
manent enough to guar
antee parts promptly; by
a dealer organization of
nationwide scope to
guarantee quick, in
telligent service when
you tour.
Price-It must be
built in a factory large
enough to give you full
advantage of price saw
ings in quantity pur-
chases.
BY comparison and in
vestigation you will find
that the Willys-O Overland
good cars stand supreme
in all these advantages.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-01-10
An Automobile

to be successful, must
give complete and last
ing satisfaction in the
following five particu-
lars:
Appearance t must
be beautiful in lines and
finish. 1t must have
grace and style.
PerfOrmdnc cit
must be dependable
capable of speed and en-
dura nee, free from
petty troubles, a car you
can be proud to drive
anywhere.
I7ltOrt-It must be
easy to ride in whether
70 ads are rough or
smooth, convenient to
drive, simple to handle.
SeyUice-It must be
backed by a local COM
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
ENGINEERS ARE
TITLE WINNERS
Captures Championship ii
Departmental League
from Farmers.

Engineers defeated the Agrieul-
ture nine in the championship game
of the Departmental League for the
first series. in a hard-fought game
at the White Lot. by . score OF &
to 2, yesterday.
Both pitchers did good twirling.
Lyons famed 10 men and allowed
hits. while Lansche put out by
the strikeout route and allowed Z
singles from his delivery.
Lansche was q little on in the
first inning and allowed the oppos-
ing team three runs by giving three
bases on balls. coupled with two
safe hits.
Aggies had a good chance to score
in the final. but passed II up. as
someone slipped up and EdleT was
caught going home with only one
out and the bases tIled. In this
play he collided with Catcher Nc
Grory and forced him from the
game. Livingston finished the game
on the receiving end.
The star catch Of the game was
made by Sullivan. who caught .
throw wide OF the plate from CUXi-
gan and retired the runner. The
batting honors were made by Liv-
ingston and Smith, each securing
two safeties. The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
LEAGUE MOGULS
BACKING TENER
Magnates Of National Cir,
cult to Stick All Way
with President.

New York, July 113.-The board
of directors of the National League
has decided to stand firmly behind
President John K. Tener in his fight
against Ban Johnson.
This was the belief among base
ball men here today following an
announcement by President Charles
Ebbets, of the Brooklyn Club, in
which he has taken a personal stand
beside Tener.
Though few expressions have
come from National League club
owners since President Tener an
nounced his intention to have moth
ing more to do with affairs of the
National Commission in which the
American League is concerned, 1t is
believed the directors have con-
ferred. with the result that Tener
will have the unanimous backing of
the league.
Developments in the case are ex-
pected to come slowly. and not until
the Perry case is definitely disposed
Of will the time arrive for a COM
plete show down.
That the American League could
i'll afford to break with the National
is the belief in baseball circles here
today, for even though the Junior
major may be better on in some Ie-
spects. it has no ball park in Greater
New York and a baseball war of any
length between the majors would be
serious for the Americans without
a foothold in the Metropolis
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
TOLEARN THE
GOLFING RULES
Bannockburn Club to Hold
Tourney in Which Laws
will Be Explained.

The Bannockburn Golf Club viii
hold a miniature tournament of nine
holes on Thursday afternoon, this
event to be handicap against par and
to be followed by a social and dis
cussion on rules. AS was stated in
last Sundays Herald, the matter Of
the failure of players to strictly follow
the rules of the game has been
brought up in connection with the
Henry Williams cup event now be-
ing played, and the club officials are
calling this meeting to discuss the
matter with the various players and
impress on them the necessity of
familiarizing themselves with the
rules. and in case a doubtful point
comes up, they bring II up to the
board for a ruling.
The Bannockburn Club probably has
more beginners than any other local
clubs. These players have confined
all of their efforts to the playing end
Of the game and apparently know
little or nothing about the rules, with
the result that the more experienced
players have found themselves up
against a rather unfair proposition
that Of following the rules themselves
while at the same time competing
against others who have not done so
The fact that the violations have
been unintentional does not lessen
the unfairness Of the situation. The
matter has been rather forcfbly
brought to the attention of the club
officials and at Thursdays meeting,
which will be in the nature of an
educational one on rules, the club
hopes to impress upon the more in
experienced players the immediate
necessity of their brushing up on
questionable points.
Indeed at one time, the advisibility
of waiving certain rules was seriously
considered. the club believing that it
was not fair to disqualify its more
experienced players, who later ad-
nitted their errors although not know
ing the rules in detail. while their less
experienced brethren were getting
away with anything simply because
they did not bring up mooted ques-
tons but decided them themselves.
1t is believed that the coming mee>-
ing will remedy the rule troubles
Of the club and that, once the matter
Is called to their attention, all will
cooperate by learning what "Hoyle''
says on the subject.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
SOLDIERS COMBINE FIGHTING
r.. SKILL WITH SPORT SPIRIT

The above pictures, taken by the
Commission on Training Camp Ac-
tivities, show every movement made
by the bomber in huriing a grenade.
In the FIRST photograph the bomb
er is adjusting the explosive mech
anism of the bomb so 1t will ex-
plode the minute 1t strikes Its OBJ
jective.
In the second picture the bomber
IL estimating the distance and d.
rection of the target. The third and
fourth photos show the positions
taken just before the bomb Is
thrown. Note the position of the
throwing hand in the fourth pic
ture. which enables the bomber to
throw the bomb out Of q deep
trench.
The final picture shows the posi-
ton Of the body after the bomb
has been thrown.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
MOLLA TOPLAY
IN BIG BENEFIT
Great Norwegian Girl to
Meet Miss Wagner in COL
umbia Club Tourney.
BY FRANK II. YOUNG.

Local racquetters have a treat ir
store for them IL the present plan.
OF the Women's War Relief Associa.
tion materialize as arrangements are
now being made to stage a match
on the Columbia Country Club courts
between Miss Molla Bjprestedt, the
Norwegian girl who has captured
practically all Of the important Amer.
lean women's titles for the past
couple Of years. and Miss Marie Wag.
ner. one OF the best Of New York's
women players. This match will be
scheduled for some Saturday Gfter.
neon in the very near future
The Women's War Relief Associa.
ton is endeavoring to raise a fund
Of $4,000 to be used for relief WORK
among the soldiers who receive
Mo::..~.5 as a result of the war, and
most Of the cash raised will be used
for the education of men blinded or
the battlefront Miss A. NJ. DOYLE
Of the Columbia Country Club, and
Mrs. Frank Barteman, representing
tho Departmental Tennis League
have been appointed by the associa.
tion to look after the locan end, and
the match between Misses Bjprstedi
and Wagner will be part OF this ma.
tion-wide movement undertaken by
the women of the country for such
a great cause.
In addition to the match between
Miss Bjprstedt and Miss Wagner
otter ones will be played probably
in both women's and mixed doubles
with the two visitors taking local
racquet wielders as partners.
An admission will be charged tC
witness these matches, and 1t 1.
hoped that all Washingtonians who
are interested, either in tennis itseli
or In the cause in which the event Is
held, will get behind the movement
and help to make it great financia
success. Unlike many benefits, .
here is case in which contributors
will get good run for theil
money" as the young Norwegian
champion is a great drawing card In
every event in which she appear.
while Miss Wagner, too, has many
good victories 20 her credit.
The local CS:'--'''ae Is also plan.
ming a series of arday Afternoon
events amony local players, the en-,
tire entry fee going to the cause men.
toned above. There will be events
between left-handers husbands an6
wives, married and single players
those with and those without teeth
ETC.. the idea being to combine bust.
ness and pleasure in such q way as
to furnish plenty Of fun and tennis
and at the same time gather in the
"shekles" for the use of our wound.
ed men.
Here is splendid opportunity fol
olcal racquetters to do something
really worth while with a minimum
Of effort, and the committee believes
that II all Washington enthusiasts
will get busy and do their part great
results will he had
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
PAUL DAVIS NOW
STATIONED AT TAYLOR

Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft. head of the
/ athletic department OF the War De-
partments Commission on Training
Camp Activities. has announced the
appointment of Paul J. Davis. former
Tri-state Lacquer, and football coach,
as director Of athletics at Camp Tay-
ior. Ky. Davis will succeed Ward l..
Lambert, who has resigned to enter
an officers training camp.
While a student at Dickinson COL
lege Davis sprang into the IimeIight
when he captained both the baseball
and football teams Of the school.
After graduating from Dickinson. he
acted as football and baseball coach
for several years at. his alma mater.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
OLD MEN TO HOLD
. TENNIS TOURNEY

Men Is years of age and older will
have their first chance to play for the
verterans' tennis championship when
the national singles championship ID
decided on the courts Of the West
Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, be-
ginning August Is. The title was
established by the executive committee
of the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association at its recent meet
ing in Chicago. Fred @. Anderson OF
Brooklyn, wrote the letter recon-
mending creation of this event and
thus brought to a head a matter which
has been under more or less general
discussion for years.
There was no opposition to the idea.
the only debatable matter being the
age limit. Realizing that the tourna-
ment must be something of an ex-
pertinent this season. the executive
committee finally referred the details
to the national championship COM
mittee. their only stipulation being
that the age limit should be IS and
over. Men who become Is years of
age during the calendar year will be
considered eligible.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
SHIP nine is
LOSER TO NAVY
Capture Battle
from Alexandria Ship
builders, l3 to |.

Operations journeyed to Alexandria
yesterday afternoon. and played the
newly organized Virginia Shipbuild-
Ing Company's team an exhibition
game on the yard field. and de-
feating the boat builders by q score
Of 10 to 1. This was the first game
played by the Alexandria's, and the
first on the new grounds The Op-
erations players were greatly
pleased by the cordial reception and
hospitable treatment accorded them.
The game was featured by the
pitching of 'Buss" Hazer, who al
lowed but two hits. and famed
seven batters in as many innings.
The score:
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
THRIFT STAMPS TO
# BE BIG PREMIUM

The Washington Golf and Country
Club will introduce an innovation in
a composite-score event which is an
nounced to begin tomorrow and end
on Thanksgiving Day. Thrift stamps
will be bought as premiums by the
player lowering his score on any hole.
Following the recent AUTHORIZATION OF
the national body to the effect that
thrift club stamps may be offered as
prizes, the Virginia organization has
decided to introduce a plan for play
ing for the stamps during the progress
of the event.
AS the score on each hole Is low
cred. the player will buy stamp for
each stroke off, the idea being to
have each player purchase at least
$3.50 worth of stamps, or one for each
OF the eighteen holes, as the mini
mum.
The club has also decided upon q
series of regular monthly tournaments
with special events every Saturday
afternoon. These latter events viii
start next Saturday and will be in the
form of bali sweepstakes.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14

The love of the average American
for competitive sport has caused
bombing to become one of the favor
ite parts Of the service.
The bomb hurler must combine
strength with accuracy and the
long periods of practice laid out for
the expert result in competition in
training camps which is not second
even to athletic meets in interest.
Bomb hurting. in fact, has been
adopted by the American Athletic
Union as a major sport for field
meets, and was one of the regularly
scheduled events in all the great
college field meets last spring.
|. The form used in bombing Is en-
tirely different from that used in
throwing a baseball or heaving q
shot. The long overland swing is
made necessary, as much bomb
throwing is done from trenches
which reach above the head.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
CLARENDON TO PLAY
Y. M. H. A. NINE TODAY

An interesting game is scheduled
for today when the Y. NJ. H. A.
plays the strong Clarendon A. C.
team at Clarendon. Va. The Y. M.
H. A. team has been strengthened
by the addition of two star players.
and Manager Wolf Is confident his
team will come across with vic
tory.
Ball players are requested to meet
at Y. M. H. A. clubrooms, Eleventh
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
at 1880 p. m. sharp.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14

The entire battle happened in the
Tigers first frame when Dannie Bush
drew a free issue and was boosted
along by the sacrifice route on Bobby
Jones' efforts. Mr.. Cobb Of Georgia
crashed out his first single to left
field that scored Bush with the only
tally recorded during the pastime.
The defensive playing Of the Ma
tionals made a monkey" out Of
Cobb on three occasions, this being
one Of them, and in his other two
Journeys on base by the hitting route.
lie was turned back in the first inning
on an attempt to score from the mid
way sack on Bobby Veach's infield
out. Johnny Lavan and Joe Judge
pushed through this camoufiage play
that cut down Cobb at Val Picinich's 5
station.
In the sixth inning with two men
out, Ty doubled to left field, but was
thrown out by Val Picinich, when
he was loafing OF the midway sack.
The same story was repeated in the
ninth, after Jones had hoisted out.
Cobb hit to left and pulled a long
way on the first sack. Shotton
figured on a chance to catch the
Georgia Peach" mapping. and re-
layed the ball to Lavan. who quick
ly tossed It to Judge at the first
corner, and the mighty Cobb was
halted as far as base running goes.
Harry Harper pitched great base
ball. but the breaks OF the national
pastime were entirely against him.
James was touched for seven blows
during the mill, while Harper was
hit for four. but '-Moxie" is this
morning compelled to face the sting
OF defeat as his free issue to Dom
ME Bush paved the way for the
Tiger crew.
Bill James may be getting old,
and may have lost some of the
smoke and zip. but his game yes
terday ranked him among the
leaders in the American League. He
was somewhat lucky yesterday, as
the Nationals crashed out seven
blows on his delivery, but could
not get any one near the counting
dish. Only one player of the local
tribe got as far as the far hot
corner. this being Schultz in the
sixth frame. when his Offering of an
error by Walker on Lavan's drive
to right gave the Nationals q
chance. but with two down, Picinich
popped to Heilman and the Griff-
mems chances were all OF.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
BAN B. JOHNSON IS
JUST VISITOR HERE

Ban B. Johnson slipped into the
National Capital yesterday and
slipped out in less than eight hours
without giving out an interview to
anyone on either the work or fight
ruling or Perry case. Ban B. was
here in the interest of the American
Red Cross. so the story goes, but
it is a sure fact that he punched
acros one wallop for the work or
fight campaign before leaving the
Capital.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
GEORGE JAMES IS
CHAIRMAN OF BODY

DR.. Walter s. Harlan, chairman of
the green committee of the Columbia
Country Club, left Washington Friday
afternoon for Poland Springs. Maine.
where he will remain until about
September I. In the temporary alb
sence Of Alpheus Winter, George p.
James is acting as chairman Of the
green committee.
President Emmons g. Smith and
Emmons s. Smith, Jr., are also away
for the summer having left last week
for New Hampshire.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
Clio in Flying School.

Champaign. ILL.,, July 12-Hsnk Clio
OF Colgate, former all American tIckls
on Camps team, has arrived at the
United States school Of Military
Aeronautics here and is learning tbs
rudiments Of a flier's education GIht
IL a resident OF Milwaukee and for
merly played on the South ilvis'oT
team there.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
Hamilton MAY Get Newark Club.

Buffalo, n. z, July 1a-The surren-
der of the Newark franchise to .he
international League after the Fourth
Of July games is admitted to be likely
and the fact that a regularly sched-
uIed International game was trans
ferred to Hamilton. ont... Monday
leads to the belief that the Newark
franchise may be transferred to that
city,
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
Tide l. at Stake.

The championship of the first SER
les OF the Colored Departmental
League will be decided on Tuesday
afternoon. on the Monument Lot
when the Surgeon General team
meet the boys from the Navy Yard.
The Navy Yard Club defeated the
Government Printing once by q Z
to-5 count yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
TY COBB LEADS
Big LEAGUES
Detroit Star Is Blazing the
Trail for 1918 Batting
Supremacy.

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, batting cham
pion of the American League, after
getting away to a late start. is blaz-
ing the trail for the 1918 batting su'
preynacy.
Averages released yesterday give the
Detroit star a mark OF 81, as~against
.355 for George Sisler, Of st. Louis,
the leader a week ago. Sisler, how
ever, still leads the Georgian in base
stealing, with 90 against %. Bobby
Roth, of Cleveland, is between them,
with q. The averages include games
Of Wednesday.
The figures on Cobb and Sisler in
their batting struggle are:
G.. ABB. R. H. S.B. Av.
sGSS sisIer '::::ss ::::ss IS . . = . So So
The remarkable batting streak
which sent Cobb rushing to the top
was started on June IT, and he pushed
ahead until he was neck and neck
with the leaders, almost before they
realized 1t. His batting recovery is
one Of the most spectacular that even
Cobb ever staged. In his last q
games he has cracked out II hits,
stolen bases ano scored s runs. He
passed Harry Hooper, of Boston. t:r
the lead in scoring, having counted 81
times, against 81 for Hooper.
Peckinpaugh. of New York, and Nc
lnnis. of Boston, are giving Shean,
also of Boston, a race for honors in
sacrifice hitting, Shean having a one
point advantage, with a total Of 22
New York is showing the way in
team batting with .267. and Boston in
team fielding, with 80.
Leading batters for IS or more
games: Cobb. Detroit. .371: SisIer, st.
Louis, .355: Baker, New York, .341;
Burns, Philadelphia 1886: Pipp, New
York. .317; Milan, Washington, .sl4;
Walker, Philadelphia, .311; Hooper,
Boston, .306; Ruth. Boston. 500;
Murphy. Chicago. .so2.
Heinie Groh, the Cincinnati in
fielder. pushed ahead to maintain
his batting lead in the National
League, averages including games
of Wednesday giving him a mark
Of .352-two points above his ave-
rage of a week ago. ]. C. Smith Of
Boston drove Merkle Of Chicago out
OF second place with 1886. Hollocher,
the 21-year-old sensation with Chi
cago, advanced from eight to fifth
place in the list of leaders with
$40.
Max Carey Of Pittsburgh. the lead
ing base stealer. has a margin of 10
thefts over George Burns of the
Giants, his nearest competitor. Ca
rey's total Is 36. Burns, however.
remains high in scoring. having reg
istered so times in 73 games. Roush
of Cincinnati broke the tie for hon
ors In sacrifice hitting, bringing his
total up to IS.
Chicago and Cincinnati are on
even terms in club batting. with
1867 while New York has a one
point advantage of Chicago in field
ing. with .971.
Leading batters for IS or more
games: Groh, Cincinnati. 1852; J. c.
Smith,. Boston. 1886: Markle. Chi
cago. 1925; Daubert, Brooklyn. 800:
Hollocher, Chicago. $40; ,Paskert
Chicago, .309; Mann, Chicago. .304;
Rousch, Cincinnati. .302: l. Magee.
Cincinnati. .299; Johnston, Brook
lyn, .29S.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Syracuse 8; Toronto 10.
Syracuse o: Toronto 2.
Newark 4: Baltimore o.
Newark 9; Baltimore 6.
Rochester /: Buffalo 4
The Washington herald., 1918-07-14

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