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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28
NORMAL TEAM is OUT
Hargess Baseball Men Practice for
Spring schedule of Games.

Emporia, Kan, March 2S.-Outdoor
baseball practice began at the Kansas
State Normal this week. Five letter
men, Rehm, WEIGH, Tolin, F'aler and
Cooper, are out for practice.
The schedule for the season is not
complete but several Missouri Valley
teams will be played Games are al
ready scheduled with the University
of Kansas and with st. Mary's college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-28

Why go limpinS around with ach-
ing. puffed-up feet-feet SO tired,
chafed, sore and swollen you can
hardly get your shoes on or off?
Why don't you get a 25-cent box of
''Tiz'' from the drug store now and
gladden. your tortured feet?
liz makes your feet glow with
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03

methods used IL combating the 1918
epidemic In the United States will be
thoroughly considered and plans out
lined fog meetins Ely future emer-
&c aey.
Among ta9Sa 70 VII, present pa
pefs and talao part in the discussions
are Major Nv r. Welch OF the Ma
tional Medical Corps, Dr. e. G. Rose
now OF the Mayo foundation, DR.. Her
mum Blggs commissioner Of the New
York state department Of health and
DR.. A. j. Mclaughlin, assistant sur
geon general Of the United States
public health service.
Besides consideration of influenza,
many subjects Of general interest
pertaining to public health during
the reconstruction period will be ta-
ken up. There will be discussions
regarding proper precautions in the
care of children to reduce mortality
rates, rural sanitation, the effect OF
fashions on health and the use OF
narcotics In war times.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
SUPER DREADNAUGHT
RAPIDLY BUILDING
A $4,000 Ton Warship AS
sumes Proportion.

Newport News, Va. Dec. with
The lifting of the voluntary censor.
that one of the great super-dread
naughts authorized in the 1916 three
year building programme is well ad
vanced in construction at the plant
of the Newport News Shipbuildna
and Drydocks company. The keel
of the $4,000 ton battleship was laid
after the country went to war al in
spite Of the call made on this yard
for 80 destroyers TO fight the sub
marine work on the big vessel has
progressed satisfactorily. The hull
has taken shape and probably will
be ready for launching within a few
months.
This monster man O. var will
mount eight 16-inch rifles in four fur
rets on the center line, two forward
and two aft, and naval officials be.
lieve that sha will be the equal if
not the superior of any warship
afioat. Four of these ships were au
fhorized and another is to be built
here and two by the Fore River
Shipbuilding company at Quincy,
Massachusetts,.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
SHOULD NOT leave
SELECTION TO LUCK
Wild Animal Trail Not A Good
Road Bed Choice.

County Courts in Wet Virginia, in
expehding their shares OF the sixteen
million dollars witch will be avail
abe in the state for road building next
year, cannot afford to trust. in locat-
ing the roads to be permanently i'm
proved, to the luck that some wild
animal or pioneer explorer who made
trail which since has been widened
into a road discovered the most peac-
teal course for it to follow, in the
opinion of A. q. WILLIAMS, chair
nan of the state road commission.
In many instances, MIR. Williams
explained. our rolds are not the pro-
duct of engineering skin. but the de-
velopment of a custom in following an
old trail No attention has been CIV
en- TO the demands of the community,
to the class of soil. the dip or slope
Of strata, the per cent of grade, or
any other item that should be consld-
cred in the proper location of road.
IN fact they are just happenings.
II is often good economy, he de-
clared further. to disregard the old
road ard make new location. Here
we sometimes find i'ight-of-way trou-
blks that look to be a great problem,
but in some instances it is better. to
purchase a seeming expensive right
of-way than to build a road with a
bad grade on slippery soil where drain
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
GOOD IDEA If HIGH
PRICES GET LOWER
Many Merchants Will Continue
Man Power Conservation.

Charleston, Dec 3.-Announce-
ment was made today at the Head
Quarters Of the State Council of De.
Tense that the program for Economy
ii retail delivery services establish.
ed in many cities of the state at the
request of the Conservation Division
OF the War Industries Board. has
been discontinued.
Soon after thd United States Ell
tered the conflict with Germahy and
i became apparent that there would
be shortage of man-power through
out tho nation, the Commercial Econ.
emy Board of the Council of Nation
al Defense made an effective appea.
for the voluntary elimination of un.
necessary deliveries from retail
stores. The Commercial Economy
Board later became the Conservation
Division of the War Industries Board
when the latter was established.
This Division appealed to all of
the State Councils of Defense to put
N effect three reforms in the Deliv.
cry Service.
l, The reduction of the number
of deliveries over each route to one
Per day
?. The restriction and elimination
Of special deliveries.
3. The establishment OF coopera
t'v4 delivery systems. wherever prac
ticable.
The West Virginia State Council
OF Defease passed a resolution last
March, asking the Merchants of the
State to voluntary comply with this
oquest of the Governmental au
thoYitiet; in order to save men and
materials for more vital service to
tho nation
Many cities and towns throughout
West Virginia adopted the sugges-
ton of the Conservation Division
and eliminated their deliveries to
enc per day, and while the Govern
meat has now discontinued its pro |
gram, many Of these merchants will
probably never restore the large |
and expensive delivery systems |
which were in existence before the
War and for which the consumer |
had to pay the cost.
A most excellent idea If merch
ants thus periodically imbued will
lower their prices in proportion.
Mr. Clyde Smith left for Fairmont
On business.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
TO PLAN FLU WAR
If 1T REApFEARS
Public Health Association To
Discuss Means.

Plans for combating another inllu-
enza epidemic which Is expected to
sweep the country in 1919 will be
considered by health authorities from
an Iarts of the United States, Canada
and South America at the forty-sixth
annual convention OF the American
Public Health Association, which
opens in Chicago December 9.
Members Of the association say
that all the influenza epidemics since
1929 have been recuYre.t for from
two to three years after the initial
outbreak. For this reason leading
authorities feel convinced that the
visitation OF 1918 will be repeated in
1919 RID probably in 1920. Also 1t
is pointed out that in previous cpl
denies the second and third out
breaks have been more virulent and
attended by higher mortality rate
than were the initial manifesta-
tions.
1t was early in 1918, according 10
DR. w. A. Evans, former health com
mi sioner OF Chicago, that the now
so .called Spanish influenza made It's
appearance in Spain. Now Spain II
having its second outbreak, according
to Dr.. Evans, more virulent in form
and attended by an. alarming death
rate.
During the three-day meeting the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
ge will be difficult and maintenance
Williams Gives Pointers.

Mr.. Williams then sets forth the
following twelve precautions which
should be followed by county courts
IN locating roads:
Ground that has tendency to
slip should be avoided If possible,
"The road, if on a slope. should be
placed where the dip OF the strata
leads the water from the road whom
ever conditions will permit
"The road should be placed, when
practical on slopes which are exposed
TO the sun in winter, so as to reduce
the number of days the road will be
covered with ice.
"rhe curvature should be kept to
the lowest degree possible, so the
longest obtainable sight lines may be
had.
"The road should be located above
high water when conditions will war
rant
ihc 5i1uc eHouiu DC she peSt tHS
funds and topography will permit.
FOR horsedrawn vehicles, distance
Ehould yield to grade.
For motor-driven vehicles, align
ment and surface may take precedence
over the grade, but grade must be
considered
'sThe direction of the traffic and
the kind Of freight produced in the
community should be considered.
THE nature of the future develop
ment of the territory should always
be noted. y
THE general bearing the improve
ment will have on the other sections
of the state and nation should be
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
BIG QUANTITIES OF CASTOR
OIL COMING FROM ORIENT
10y International News servIce.)


Seattle, Dec. 3.-Thousands OF
gallons of castor oil are coming
through this port from the Orient.
and 1t has been largely due to this
importation that Americas airplane
performance in the WIT has been so
successful. Castor oil has proved to
be the best lubricant for alrplane
motors, but its production in this
country was limited.
The United States Government en-
couraged the planting of castor
beans, but the crop was failure. In
the Orient crops have been exceed
ingly bountiful 1t is believed the
stream of oil flowing into this coun.
try soon will be increased owing to
the use of airplane on mail routes.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
SAVING BRooMsTIcks
(By international News Servicel

Cleveland, O., Dec. 3.-Nothing
goas to waste in Cleveland. Even
old broomsticks are saved. The
right sort of lumber for handles Is
scarce and police are collecting old
brooms in order that the sticks may
be used Scores are turned in at po-
lice and fire stations daily by house
wives who heed the call of the sal
wage committee of tho Red Cross.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
FISH AND MERMAlDS GET
THREAT" WHILE BEER FLOWS
fev international News servlce.)

f6y International News Servlce.l
Subtitle. Toe. 3.-Fish and mer-
maids worc treated when Sheriff
John Stringer of this city, dumped
400 cases of perfectly well brewed
beer into the waters of Elliott Bay
here recently. The beverage was
seized from the power schooner
Ra.nict when it arrived from San
francisco. No consignee appeared to
claim the drinks. Officers of the yes.
sci told the sheriff the liquor was
consigned to the Orient.
Mr. William Rauch. Of Baltimore,
has returned home after spending the
week at the home of Mrs. E. @. Hor-
ner. Of near this ~city.:i@fS
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
GREAT for "FLU" and GRIP
COUGHS.

II had an awful cold that left me
with a dreadful cough" says Mrs. M.
e. Smith, Benton, La. Bought Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar of our druggist
and it cured me completely" This
grand remedy should be in every
household at this time. when infu-
enza, grip, coughs and colds are SO
prevalent. Contains no opiatas.
Sold Everywhere.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03
tudied and applied in the general

''In short, everything to make the
road OF the greatest service at the
feast cost should be done so far as
possible and practical"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-03

A number of local business men
will visit the new power plant at Dam
No. "Wednesday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
] CIGARETTES HIS PET AVERSION
Not Tolerate "Coffin NaiIs"-
One Player ResentfuI.

The late Jake Beckley had a great
aversion to cigarettes and as a minor
league manager he put strict ban
on them. Sometimes his players would
slip behind the bench during game
and take a puff on the sly, but Jake
had keen sense of smell and could
spot the yiOlators of the rule, and
woe was their portion when found
out.
In his days as an umpire Jake still
hated cigarettes. On one occasion he
noted the telltale stains on a players
finger and delayed the game while he
delivered the player lecture as he
came to bat. The player was rather
resentful of Jake's well-meant advice
and made some smart remark-for
which Jake got even.
The player made ready for the pitch.
1t was wide and high.
Strike one," beloved Beckley.
The next one was almost wild
pitch, but Beckley shouted, Strike
tub"
The third pitch was even worse,
but Beckley called out, "Strike three"
Then as the batter turned in angry
protest, Jake howled at him:
mo use for you to be kickin', for
it won't do you any good. I told you
cigarettes would get your baItin' eye"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20

the United States entered the war he
enlisted in the marine corps and was
promoted to lieutenant.
The letter received by Mr.. Overton
from one of his sons associates said:
ION the morning of July 10 we went
over the top. Johnny Overton was
killed. helped bury Overton in the
field"
Overton was one of the best long
distance runners ever developed at
Yale university and was captain Of
the track team. While a student at
the university Overton was twice win
ner of the intercollegiate cross coun-
try championship, defeating big
field of competitors In 1915 and again
the following year.
Overton ran second to Potter of Cor
nell in the two-mile championship run
of 1915 and finished third in the one
mile event a year later. Overton won
a place on the all-American track team
at 1000 yards in 1916 when he was
the record holder for that distance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
WHEN CHANCE GOT REAL MAD
Usually Suffered Around at Fearful
Rate and Couldn't Think of Any
thing to Say.

Frank Chance was a fluent and en-
tertaining talker md well informed on
many subjects, in ordinary CONVERSE
ton, but when he would get mad on
the ball field he usually suffered
around at fearful rate and could not
think of anything to say at all when
boiling. Once when manager of the
Cubs Frank had run in with Hank
O'Day over some decision or other.
Chance was frothing at the mouth. He
tried to talk. but couldn't coordinate
his thoughts and his tongue.
Finally In desperation the Cubs lead
err walked up to .ODay and blurted
out:
t..You big bum. Why don't you go
and clean your dirty teeth?"
O'Day was furious for minute,
then the remark struck him as funny
and he had to turn his back to keep
from showing his teeth. perfectly
clean. |, a smile
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
HURLER CY SEYMOUR
WORKS IN SHlPYARD
Former Star of National League
Tells of His Experience.
Willing Hereafter to Consider Playing
Baseball as Summer Vacation
Pulled 1924, ASP Nuts Tight in
One Day.

Since all our baseball players be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and thir-
ty-one are to go to work, we take de-
light in presenting the experience OF
Cy Seymour, former Giant, former star
of the big league and former leading
hitter of baseball, writes Hugh S. Full
lerton in an exchange. Cy has been
working in a shipyard. Some of the
players imagine THAT working in a ship
yard is bed of roses scented with
myrrh. Listen to Cy:
"Say, never worked day in my
life. They told me it was soft. Soft?
Say I've lived through hundred
spring training trips. / have been
sore and worked it out. But not like
this. The first three days felt more
hump-backed than any mascot we ever
had. ached like bone bruise from
head to foot.
Can you imagine ball player get
ting up at 5 so, riding dozen miles
and then being handed monkey
wrench? They put me to work tight
ening up nuts that no one else was
strong enough to tighten. l pulled H.
234, 452 nuts tight in one day. That
night I looked like one of Mordecai
Browns curves, bent right in the mid
die.
u never had worked day in my
life. I was strong enough and will
ing enough, but went through nine
spring training seasons in one week.
I'm no gutter, I'll stick to it; but a
fellow isn't much good when he is bent
double. But condition; man, l used
to think was in condition when I
could run the bases without getting
winded. Now can run half day at
top speed and never feel it. / lost more
weight in the first "a hours in the ship
yards than did In q dozen years play
ing baseball. Hereafter I'll consider
playing baseball summer vacation.
Maybe 1t is just as hard for ship
builder to play baseball as it is for a
baseball player to build ships, but l
doubt it. Anyhow. every nut in base
ball ought to pull one on ship, which
would help considerably.
eff these fellows think they are
lodging something by coming into the
shipyards I'm due for big laugh"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
LARRY LAJOIE WEAK AT BAT
Minneapolis Pitcher Makes Remark
able Discovery That He Can't
Hit Those Behind Him.

Larry Lajoie's short stay in the
American association resulted in the
discovery of his batting weakness, a
secret that had remained unsolved for
the duration of the slugger's long
career in the majors. 1t was Mime
apolis pitcher who got the dope on
Larry, according to an umpire who
was telling President Hickey about it.
During a game between Indianapolis
and the Millers, this pitcher came to
the bench after an inning and in a
matter-of-fact tone told his mates
that he had found Lajoie's weakness.
After the excitement had been quelled,
during which every other pitcher had
eagerly demanded the solution of the
mystery, the aforementioned pitcher
blandly remarked:
'Pitch the ball high and behind
him."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
FOOTBALL NOT ROUGH SPORT
Hurt, Says Jim Thorpe-lndian
Sincere in Assertion.

Jim Thorpe, left fielder of the
Giants, was discussing football with
friend one day. Jim, it will be recalled,
was an all-American halfback from
Carlisle and one Of the greatest of all
times on the gridiron.
"But always thought football was
rough" said his friend. "a man Is lia-
BILE to be seriously hurt at any Time"
"Rough?' exclaimed Thorpe in genu-
inc establishment. "a man who really
knows how to play fotball will never
get hurt" and Jim was sincere in his
remarks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
FOOTBALL STAR AIR FIGHTER
Completely Recovered From Wound
Received In Aerial Engagement
Returns to Service.

Alec Hewat, crack end on Tad
Jones' indicated football eleven,
turned out at Exeter Academy three
years ago, who left his home here be-
fore the United States entered the war
to enlist in the British flying corps,
has completely recovered from a
wound received in an aerial engage
ment and, as reward for his prowess
as flyer, he has been assigned to one
Of the first-class British fighting
planes. He has returned to active
service and is believed to be on the
front In Picardy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
BETRAYED bv His wife.

A Salina man, who has been boasts
ing that he employed girls in order to
release the city's man power for mill
tary service, forgot to instruct his
wife in the art of patrioteering She
carelessly let it out at a women's
meeting last week. The Journal says,
that "John is hiring girls now. He
says he can get them cheaper" kan
sas City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
Machine for "settinq" Bricks.

Long-standing difficulty in obtaining
labor for Setting" bricks during their
manufacture has led to the develop
ment of new machine for doing this
work. which is understood to have con-
siderable f1exibility. This machine,
which is illustrated in Popular Me-
chanics Magazine, operates in conjunc-
ton with an overhead crane. The lift
ing mechanism is provided with a
series of long fingers, each of which
is shaped like an inverted ct" These
members are thrust between the bot
toms of courses, when, for instance, a
stack is to be transferred from dryer
car to kiln.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
Got Proof of II.

A little Polish girl called to play
with Lena, whose mother asked the
little girl some questions in English
and the child made no reply or sign
that she understood what was being
asked her. Lena said to the child,
Mabel, don't you want some candyY'
The child replied in English. "Yes,"
which caused Lena to say, II knowed
she knowed how to talk English"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
GRlDIRoN STAR IS WOUNDED
Hospital In France With Both
Legs Injured.

Cecil A. ("Ole") Clarke, former
Purdue man and football star, is con-
fined to base hospital in France with
wounds in both legs. Clarke is
member of Company c, First United
States engineers. He was also on the
Tuscania when 1T was torpedoed by
German submarine, but escaped In
jurieS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
Discussed at Politics.

Recently a retired politician of note
was giving young man about to
break into the political arena bit Of
advice. "Tve had everything It is
possible to get except the presidency.
When started in politics things look
ed very bright got positions of
trust. big appointments, and everything
1 wanted Now all have after years
of activity is lot Of warm enemies
and cold friends"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
MISSING LIEUTENANT A STAR
Arthur Wilton of Rochester, Mimi,
cIassed as One of Best Ath-
Ietes of That City.

First Lieut.. Arthur L. Wilton OF
Rochester, Mimi, reported missing
after an airplane battle in France, was
classed as one of the best athletes the
city ever turned out. He played on
the Manchester college football team
at st. Paul and attended the first Of
ficerS' school at Fort Smelling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
European, War News

Ukrainian peasants wiped out a
German garrison and occupied Brush
lovka, according to dispatch to Stock
holm from Kieff.
Petrovsk has been taken from the
Germans and Turks by troops under
General Ebicharakhoff, it was learned
at London. Petroysk is on the west
shore Of the Caspian sea.
-
Russian peasants who revolted
against the bolshevik government a
few days ago are reported to have en-
tered Petrograd and to have been
Joined by a large part Of the popula-
ton, says dispatch to London from
Copenhagen to the Central News
Agency.
That the Germans are using women
as military aviators is indicated in
report from France that in machine
recently brought down by the Ameri-
cans the pilot, who was killed, was
woman.
After conferences with the allied
diplomatic and military chiefs at Arch
angel, the Tschaikoysky provisional
government, which recently was over
thrown, was reseated and will continue
to direct the affairs in the region OF
north Russia with the advice of the
allies.
The Germans have lost 100000 men
in the past month, 100000 of whom
were killed, says dispatch from Lon
don. So low has the German man
power become that the 1920 class Is
expected on the firing line daily.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
WILL TAKE TEAM TO FRANCE
Manager MeGraw of New York Giants
Has Made Arrangements to Play
Baseball in France.

1t is announced that arrangements
have been completed for bringing an
all-star baseball team from the United
States under the supervision of John
J. McGraw to play through season
Mt the American centers in France
against team selected from former
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
JOHNNY Overflow is KILLED
Famous Yale Athlete Falls in Battle
With Huns on West Front-Best
ng-Distance Runner.

J. nj. Overton of Nashville, Tenn,
has received a letter announcing that
his son, Lieut.. John w. Overton, IA
nous as Yale athlete, was killed in
the battle of the Marine on July 10.
The news came in letter from
friend who said he helped bury Over
ton on the battlefield.
Lieutenant Overton was known in
the college athletic world as Johnny
Overton" and was prominent in the
mile and two-mile runs. Soon after