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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-07-12

The petition asking Edgar
Wilks to close his pool hall con-
tanned SO names, n in town, six
of whom evidently not entitled
to consideration in that connec-
ton and SIS from the country,
some miles distant.
Beatrice Cox and Ber-
niece Brooks were put in Jail
Monday on complaint of an
other girl with whom they had
been running. who alleges
that they stole her clothes and
money at Brunswick and made
off with them. The girls were
arrested at Salisbury Monday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-07-12
Letter to Threshermen

Keytesville, Mo.
July 10, 1918
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Newsies and West End Jrs.
Lose in Industrial League

The only baseball around Harris
burg yesterday as the two games
of the New Industrial League, one
at the Island, the other at the West
End grounds. The pendulum again
swung and hit the Newsies who lost
to Kiwanis, 6-2, and also slammed
West End. Jr., which was defeated by
the Evangelicals, 5-4. Kiwanis made
two dr'~"5 on the Newsies salient,
one in the first and one in the sixth.
y, the other battle Miller scored two
men with a fierce blow in deep left
in Evangelicars last time at bat and
West End could not tie things up.
Summaries:
Kiwanis ....... 3 0 0-6
Newsies ........... U D O-2
Two-base hits. Wharton. Three
base hit. Fields. Struck out by
Hinkle. 8; by Wilmer, 10. Base on
balls, Hinkle. o; Wilmer, 1. Hit by
pitcher. Sterrick and Hinkle.
Evangelical ...... o o 1 2 Ks
West End ..:...... 0 0 2 0 0 o.
Double play, Herr and Williams.
Struck out. by Brown, 6; by McCan.
4. Base on balls, Brown. 4; McCan,
2. Left on base. Evan. Hit by
pitcher Brown. 1. Stolen bases, Evan,
Kohlman, q; Brown, West.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Tells How to Weed Stacker
Hens From a Laying Flock

H. c.. Knandel. of the Poultry Ex-
tension Department at State College.
to-day and tomorrow will conduct
a demonstration to show the farmers
of Dauphin county how to plug one of
the leaks in their farm profits,
through war on the Stacker cackler."
or the hen that does not lay enough
to pay for her upkeep.
At $40 this morning the first DEM
onstration was held at the farm of
Harry Espenshade, near Oakdale
school, At 2.30 another demonstra-
ton was held at the place of A. H.
Eby, near Campbelltown. At each
place Mr.. Knandel separated the
Stacker hens from the hens which
lay their share of eggs, and as he
made the selection, he explained to
the farmers his methods for determ-
lining the difference between the lay
ers and nonlayers by means of their
external characteristics. The two
fiocks he selected this morning will
be carefully recorded to determine
their egg laying values. and in that
way the farmers will be shown the
value of eliminating their nonproduc-
tive hens
Tomorrow morning at $50 the
demonstration will be repeated at
the farm of G. NJ. Phillips, south of
Killinger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
AROUND THE BASES

Cross fund, will take place in front
of the Riverton Yacht Club wharf, at
Riverton, N. j., to be followed by
musical concert at the Lawn House
in the evening by the Hawaiian
swimmers who are also great musi-
clans.
Duke Kahanamoka, the fastest
speed swimmer in the world up to
200 yards; Harold Kruger, the
worlds greatest backstroke swimmer
and Clarence Lane, second only to
Kahanamoka, will make up the Ha-
waiian trio, who will compete against
Raymond Uhl, the Sackett cup win
ner and local 100-yards champion,
and Ernest Sopp, of the United States
Naval Reserves.
Olga Dorfner, Americas champion
speed swimmer and holder of numer-
Gus worlds records, as well as her
club ubmate, Gertrude Artelt, will match
their speed and skill against other
local mermaids, while Helen Penny
packer, the champion diver, and
other celebrities, will thrill the spec
tators with fancy and difficult dives.
In face of the wartime handicap,
Franklin and Marshall Academy has
prepared a strong football schedule
for the coming season. The prep
school season opens with Franklin
and Marshall College Reserves on
September ~, and Gilman Prepara-
tory school, of Baltimore, will be
played later. On October 10, Schuyl-
kill Seminary will appear at Lancas-
ter, Harrisburg Academy and Allen
town Preparatory schools will play
there on October 26 and November
2. November Swarthmore Prepara-
tory school at Swarthmore. Gettys-
burg prep will be played on the bat
tlefield gridiron for the last out-of-
town date. The final game of the sea-
son will be played with the Stevens
Trade school team, of Lancaster.
Henri St. Ives, one of the greatest
marathon runners in the history of
the track sport, motor cyclist of
unusual skill and a fine cycle races
and pace follower, has lost his right
arm as the result of having it shot
to pieces in a battle in the air. He
was a member of the French flying
corps.
He gained his first fame when.
after winning a high place in the
marathon race at the Olympic games
in London, in 1908, he came to this
country and won the marathon in
New York in 1910.
A year later he toured the coun-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20

ducking, as q sort of lodging of the
issue.
"Why, the feeling is so intense
over there, that the Stars and Stripes,
the soldiers paper, has stopped
printing the big league scores and
standings. That, it seems to me,
ought to make the baseball men,
both players and owners, wake up.
THE talk of the soldiers is that
the ball players should have volun-
teereo in a body and made up one
big organization and gone into the
countrys service to fight right at the
start. That would have been a great
thing to do.
"The soldiers like to play ball.
They are interested in baseball. but
it's in their own organization. You
can't get enough baseballs to go
around over there. John X. Tener
sent me two every week. and they
were worth their weight in gold. The
soldiers get plenty of chance to play,
but they want to play it themselves.
They don't take any interest in men
playing it here any more"
Lieutenant Mccormick met Col
onel T. L. Huston, part owner of the
New York Yankees. many times in
France. He also has seen Hank
Gowdy, the famous catcher of the
Braves, who was the first ball player
to volunteer.
Colonel Huston gave the base
ball club owners some good advice in
his letter, but they wouldn't take it,"
said the lieutenant. Now the feel
ing against the men in the game
among the fighters is very bitter"
Lieutenant Mccormick was trained
at Plattsburg and has been in France
nearly eight months. He has been
in action several times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
"ClJT OUT BUNK"
SAYSC. M. SCHWAB
Shipping Director Condemns
"Bombastic Speeches." For
eien Born Need Assistance

philadelphia, Aug. 2o.-"Give the
man in the shipyard a little less hot
air. 3" said Charles NJ. Schwab, di-
rector general of shipping land more
of the real human touch and genuine
sympathetic understanding and pro-
duction will soar, or I don't know
men,"
Mr.. Schwab advocates the applica-
ton of the soft pedal on bombastlc
patriotic speeches, Slogans" and pos
ters.
There is no better agency to dis
tinguish between what's commonly
known as bunk and the truly en-
couraging word of the man whose
heart and soul are filled with patriot
ism than the man who actually does
the hard work" he said in his en-
gaging, breezy manner. "Of course,
patriotic addresses are good, and so
are posters and slogans, but the thing
is being crassly overdone. The men
don't want somebody's camouhage
pushed down their throats every
twenty minutes. They're doing the
hard work, in the sweat of their
brow, and, believe ire they know
what's what
Suggests "Heart Talks"
"The same is true of slogans and
posters. All this witty and funny
stuff is all right for us Americans
who understand it, but what good do
you suppose it's going to do the for
eign-born worker? He doesn't get
it at all. 1 assure you. If you want
to reach these men give them heart
to-heart talk, or distribute pamphlets
in which the necessity for speeding
up is explained to him in clear,
comprehensive and whole-hearted
manner"
Mr.. Schwab announced that as
result of his recent conference with
Secretary Baker there will be no
change in the shipping program as
far as required tonnage and the type
of ships to be built are concerned.
"The only change will be in the
proportion" he said, "a greater num-
Der of ships of certain class will
be built, while perhaps less of an
other type will be produced. I can.
however, give no details as to these
matters.
Foresees Larger Cargo Ship
mo change in the program will
take place for at least a year. when
we expect the present emergency will
be over. P. S. A. Franklin, two
or three other gentlemen, Mr.. Hurley
and myself will then come together
to plan what type of ships are best
to be built for our country, for the
reconstruction period after the war.
can say now that at that time we
surely will build a larger type of
cargo ship than we are constructing
now."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Eddie Collins Gives Up $4,000 Salary
For $35 a Month With y. S. Marines

where all the priv tes in the marine
service are sent for preliminary
training. Eddie makes his home at
Lansdowne, where he has a wife and
two children.
Collins refused an offer of a posi-
ton with the Y. M. G. A. as secretary
to enter a branch of the service
where he will have an opportunity
to take active participation in the
war against the Huns. In doing this
he gave up job as a ball player at
salary stated to be $4,000 year
for one which will pay $35 month,
his country and upholding the good
name of baseball.
Collins was born at Millertown,
n. Y, May 2. 1887, and entered pro-
| fessional baseball while a student al
| Columbia College. He had bee.l cap
| tain of the Columbia baseball team
when he attracted the attention OIL
| Connie Mack Collins joined the
Athletics in the fall of 1906 and play
| ed under the name of Sullivan. lie
was tried at shore first, but latei
| switched to second base, Where ne
became one of the greatest stars the
| game has ever produced. Always o
spectacular player, he displayed his
| best form in the most important
games, and probably gained more
| honors in the worlds. series games
than any other player.
Collins was team captain and ne
| passed the major league record made
by Sam Crawford, of Detroit, for a
number of consecutive games played
Eddie started in 1914 with the Phil
adelphia Athletics, when he played
the last three games of the season.
and he has not missed a game since.
On April 22, in the game with Det-
troit, Collins tied the mark of Az
straight games made by Crawford.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Enemy Music and Books
Are Seized bv Custodian

New York, Aug. 20. - German and
Austrian music and literature is to be
utilized to help the United Sttaes win
the war. Alien Property Custodian A.
Mitchell Palmer said last night.
American rights to numerous enemy
owned operettas, many of which have
attained "whistling" popularity
throughout the country. and to grand
operas, plays. songs and books, have
been taken over by the custodian
Royalties from these works, which
will now be invested, 1t was announc-
ed, in Liberty Bonds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Bill. Empowers President
to Build Power Plants

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. - To meet
the urgent need for electric power
in shipyards. munition factories and
other war industries. bill approved
by the War Industries Board was in
troduced yesterday by Representa-
tive Sims. of Tennessee. authorizing
the President to construct power
plants to meet immediate demands at
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Jersey city
and other eastern Industrial centers.
The bill would authorize the Presi-
dent to take over privately owned
power plants, to increase their ca
pacity or to require the owners to
place all or part of their power at
the disposal OF the Government. An
appropriation of 5000. 900. 900 for con-
struction. acquisition, maintenance
and operation is proposed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Yankee Soldiers Bitterly Denounce
Ball Players, Says Lieut.. Mccormick

Harry (Moose) Mccormick. now a
lieutenant, once outfielder for Nc
Graw, has raised a perfect tornado
of argument in baseballdom by his
statement that the American soldiers
now fighting in France do not hold
professional ball players in high es-
TEEN; that they do not scramble for
news of how the big league races are
going, and that they do not care
whether Cobb and Speaker and Ba-
ker are hitting 800 or 5000.
The fact that the ball players
aren't hitting in the big. big games
across the water is the reason for
this feeling, according to McCor-
mick, now a fighter, who has just
returned from the shell-swept front.
He is here under orders. the nature
of which is secret, but he hopes and
expects to go back to the front as
soon as his duty on this side of the
ocean is finished. The lieutenant was
at the Polo grounds looking husky
and fit. Harry always looked well
in a baseball suit. but he looks ten
times better than that in his officers
training uniform. He says he has
gained twelve pounds since leaving
the front line trenches.
THE feeling among the boys over
there seems generally to be that the
ball players haven't acted on the
level" said the lieutenant "The SOL
diers feel that there has been too
much evasion, too much hanging
back, too much sidestepping by the
ball players when other men, just
as good, have given up paying places
and gone into the big game. That
seems to them the only thing for
real men just now.
"The boys are generally incensed
over the statements they read to the
effect that ball players have sought
work in munition plants and ship
yards, where they can still keep on
playing bail. They regard that as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Spectacular Pitching in the
Central |. and S. League

The Central Iron and Steel League
has been staging some wonderful
pitching lately. On Saturday Pitcher
Shearer, of Mill No. 2 held Electric
Shop to one lone hit, and yesterday
kid" Shay. Allison Hill veteran.
working for Electric Shop. duplicated
this feat. He limited the General
Office sluggers to one bingle and won
easily by the score of so. Marshall
and Kcontz led the hitting honors,
each having wallops in four times
up. kid" Shay also wore some
spangles, for he raped twice in
four times up. The c. 1. G. S. League
will cease hostilities some time next
month, but has not yet decided the
date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20

The only big league woman mag
nate, Mrs. Helen Hathaway Robin
son Britton, daughter of the late
Frank De Haas Robinson, has quit
baseball for good and will join the
matrim onial league. Mrs. Britton was
very conspicuous in the big tent agi-
tations, for she inherited the St.
Louis club, the Cardinals. Though
once married and divorced. Mrs.
Britton must have decided that mar
ried life is more harmonious than
trying to handle a ball club in St.
Louis, where they throw steel plates
at the umpire, so she gave UP the
club some time ago. Her first hus-
band was Schuyler P. Britton and
her second is Charles Sulyard Big
sley, of Cleveland.
Drawings for the national tennis
singles championship tournament,
which will begin at New York, Au-
gust 26, will be held to-day it was
announced at headquarters of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Association. Among the most prom
inent entries are Robert Lindley
Murray and Ichya Kumagae.
Chicago's public golf links staged
TWO Red Cross golf matches yester-
day, the events procuring several
thousand dollars for the Red Cross.
Chick Evans, national amateur and
open champion, and Warren Wood
formerly western champion, defeated
Jock Hutchison and Phil Gaudin, 2
and 1 at the Lincoln Park course,
where nearly $4,000 was contributed
to the Red Cross. Evans and Gaudin
scored seventy-eight each. The other
players picked up their balls on one
or more holes. In the other municipal
links contest at Jackson Park, Frank
Adams, of Beverly and George Simp-
SON, of Oak Park, defeated Jack
Daray and James Wilson, of Grand
Rapids, 8 up and to play. OF the
four professionals, Simpson and Will
son scored 70 each, Daray 73 and
Adams "A.
If the Red Cross has made a point
of booming sports, it made no mis-
take, for sports are simply piling
over each other to help the Red
Cross, and the good cause is going
to receive many thousands from the
athletes of America. On Thursday
afternoon a monster carnival to in
clude speed swimming, fancy diving
and other national feats, the entire
proceeds of which will go to the Red
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Belmont Team Quits Junior
Hill League; Crescent In
JUNIOR LEAGUE STANDING

The Albions again downed Swatara
to 1 in a fast game last evening, in
the Allison Hill Junior League. Dark
the sixth and Swatara threatened in
the sixth. filing the sacks a couple
of times. but failed to score. Tuesday
evening the Albions play the new
Crescent team.
Ever since the beginning of the
Junior League there has been much
shifting the teams. Now the Bel
mont team quits and Crescent will
relieve them and play their first
game this evening with Summit. The
score:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
World Series Coin
Is to Be Shared

One feature that assures better
baseball during the closing stages
of the present baseball season
than is generally produced at the
fag end of the big pennant races
is the fact that the worlds series
spoils are to be divided on a new
basis this year. Not only the PEN
nant winners but all of the, other
first division clubs in the two
circuits are to share in the prize
amounts are to be graded accord
ing to the order of finish it is as
sured that the players on the
teams in the first division or hav-
ing a chance to break into the
upper tier will keep hustling as
long as there is a chance to i'm
prove their standing. The first,
second, third and fourth clubs
in each of the leagues will share
in the receipts of the first four
games of the big series. After
10 per cent. for the National
Commission and 15 per cent. for
the club owners of each of the
contending clubs has been de-
Quoted, the remaining 60 per cent
will go into pool for the play
ers, and at the finish 1t will be
divided in this manner: Each of
the eligible players on the club
winning the worlds series will re-
ceive $4,000; each eligible player
on the losing side will receive
S1.400, and of the remainder of
the pool so per cent will be di-
vided between the two teams
finishing second in each league,
80 per cent will be divided be-
tween the two clubs finishing
third, and 20 per cent will be di-
vided between the two clubs fin
ishing fourth. To be eligible for a
share player must have been
with his club at least eight weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20

Two-base hit Layton. Sacrihce hlts,
Odonel KintZer, Layton. Double
plays. Stauffer to Fox to Houcker.
Struck out, by Prowell, 6; Snyder, 3;
Books, q Base on balls, Prowell, 3;
Snyder, .; Books, 1. Left on base,
Albion 4; swatara. 3. Hit by pitcher,
Layton, Shower. Stolen bases, Houck-
er, Day, Shower. Prowell, Lentz, ?;
Sperl. Passed balls. Sperl, 2; Heagy,
/. Innings pitched. Prowell, 6; Sny-
der, 4; Books, 2. Time, LOS. Umpire,
Geohringer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
PALMER SEXES BIG PLANT

Chicago, Aug. 20.-The plant of
the La Sale Portland Cement Com
pany of La Sale, Ills, doing busi-
ness of approximately S3,000.o00 al
year, was taken over yesterday by
A. Mitchell Palmer alien property
custodian. Before the war the con-
Germ was known as the German
American Portland Cement Com
pany. Seventy-two per cent. of its
stock is said to be German-owned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
Blain and Duncannon
in Championship Saturday

DuncannOn, Pa. Aug. 20-Exten-
sive arrangements are being COM
pleted by officials of the Duncannon
baseball club for the game between
Blain and Duncannon for the cham
pionship of Perry county. The game
will be played on Rosborough Field,
Duncannon. on Saturday afternoon.
Each team has thus far won one
game in the series.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
FALLS THROUGH HAYHoLE

Lancaster, Pa. Aug. 20.-Harry
Binkley, for many years truck
driver of the Lancaster fire depart
ment, last night plunged to death
in the stable Of the Swan Hotel.
He had gone to the hayloft in search
of a piece of harness and in the
darkness fell down the hayho!e,
breaking his neck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
WEST END WITHOUT A
GAME FOR SATURDAY

The game between the West End
baseball team and Duncannon for
Saturday has been postponed. leav-
ing the former without a game. Dun
cannon cancelled to play a deciding
game with Blaine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
American League
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
National League
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Phillies at st. Louis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20
What They Did Yesterday;
Where They Play Today
Yesterdays Results
American League

Chicago, 4; New York, 1. a
Boston, 6; Cleveland, 0.
Athletics, 8; Detroit, 8.
Washington, 8; st. Louis, 2. (14
innings).
National League
Pittsburgh, 8; New York, 1. (First
game).
New York. 2; Pittsburgh, 1. (Sec-
ond game).
Cincinnati, 8; Brooklyn, 4.
Chicago, Q; Boston, O.
Phillies z; St. Louis, 1.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20

try with Dorando, the Italian, who
won a technical marathon victory at
London in 1908, and Al Shrubb, peer
of all distance runners. The trio was
managed by Jack Roden, impresario
of the Point Breeze Motordrome.
st. liver was short and heavyset,
with a smiling face, and a most
pleasing manner. His sunny disposi-
ton gained him friends within and
without sport, who will regret his
misfortune.
Jack Johnson, negro heavyweight,
is now in Spain, in tranquil state. or
boxing he Is through for good; he s
only concerned now in food, and day
by day he walks the floor of his cafe,
whose golden door admits the Don,
with pockets fat, now what do dark
folks think of-that!
DR.. Joseph E. Raycroft, director of
federal training activities, says:
There is no doubt that a knowl-
edge of boxing is big factor in a
mans promotion in the ranks; not so
much that he knows how to box as a
| sport, butthat the fighting spirit and
| leadership which result from boxing
as taught in the army make the pro-
motion a possibility. Out of the 80
| privates and corporals who took the
| intensive instruction for assistants
| in boxing in one camp, 81 were made
| top sergeants. This special training
is great help to the noncommis-
stoned officers in maintaining the re-
spect of the men and it makes the
non-coms' themselves more valuable
officers. The company commanders
and officers of higher rank value es-
pecia1ly those sergeants who can de-
velop in their men a fighting, aggre-
sive spirit as a basis for bayonet in
| struction."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-20

Eddie Collins, premier second
sacker of the major leagues, has
quit the Chicago White SoX for more
essential employment. He enlisted in
the United States Marines yesterday
and will leave in a few days for the
training camp at Paris Island, S. c.,