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Sharp County record., 1918-04-05
Taking Back Flour

H. A. Polston and Jim Tennessee
of Strawberry were looking after
business in Batesville Saturday.
Mr.. Polston brought 1850 pounds
of flour to Batesville and returned
it to merchants here. He brought
the -four for the neieobors in that
section.-Batesville Guard.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
London's Old ConstabIes.

Sir Spencer PonsonbyFane must
have been nearly the Oldest special
constable. In company with thirty
other foreign office clerks he was
sworn in at the time Of the Chartist
trouble In 1913.
"We Clerks" records Sir Spencer,
"were assembled in the cabinet room.
the largest room in the old foreign Of
f1ce and harangued as to our duties
by the chief clerk. most energetic old
gentleman, with only one leg.
1--WE were armed with new service
muskets and ball cartridges from the
tower and instructed that they were
not to be used until it became abso-
lutely necessary for defense.
"This was rather an unnecessary
proceeding, for the locks wree so stiff
that we could not cock or uncOck
them and the ramrOdS were almost i'm
mOvable.-LOndOn Chronicle.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
CATCHER FOR BILL DONOVAN
j. Howard Berry's Father Was Member
of Many CIubs-Was Discoverer
Of Buck Herzoq.

J. Howard Berry was a name known
IN baseball circles before the now ia
nous all-round athlete of Penn become
hcadliner on account of his wonder
full versatility and skill in sport.
j. Howard Berry, ST., was a profess
sional ball player who was a member
Of more clubs than usually is the ex-
perience of even the most migratory
ball players.
He was playmate in his youth of
Jesse Burkett. He played for Rock
ford. ILL.,, under Hugh Nicol. with the
Athletics Of Philadelphia, with Tom
Burns Of Hartford. with Waterbury
as catcher for Wild Bill Donovan, with
Philadelphia Nationals, and other min
or league and semiprofessional teams.
1t was Berry, ST., who recommended
Buck Hcrz0g for his first professional
engagement with the York York club
Of the Tri-State league.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
FRENCH SOON BECOME
REAL BASEBALL FANS
As Enthusiastic Over Hit for
Three Bases as for Boot.
Have Not Learned That Most Danger
GUS Place to Stand and Watch Is
Behind Bat-Big Entertain
ment for the StrolIers.

Are the French people baseball fans?
90 la la; anyone who was out on the
Bots de Boulogne on a recent Sunday
and saw the thousands of excited Pari-
slams crowding around the two base
ball diamonds would answer that Ques-
ton with an emphatic "Oui."
The games were staged between the
Medical Department Repair Shop No.
l and the Searchlight Division on one
diamond and the Red Cross drivers and
Y. M. G. A. nine on another. But the
fans didn't know who was playing
nor did they care, says Stars and
Stripes. Whenever someone cracked
out binger for three bags, a chorus
of whatever is French for alta boy 7"
rose from the crowd. And whenever
the shortstOp made a boot and let the
ball get through to left field, the fans
liked it just as we'll as if he'd made
| the assist.
And the Paris games are the first
in history where the umpire has a
chance with the bleachers. The rea-
! son is that they don't know what or
why or wherefore is the umpire. And
the umpires, to date, aren't giving in
terviews to the Paris dailies explain
ing the duties Of their positions.
But these new friends Of our ma
tiOnal game must learn that the worst
place to stand while watching a game
is behind the catcher. In the recent
games they were crowded within two
feet Of the plate and it was impossi-
BILE to keep them back. "C'est danger
eux!" an American would yell at them.
'Ah, oui," they agreed and moved back
all of two inches.
Those games ran for only five in.
nings, and within that time there were
several casualties. When a foul came
screaming over their heads, they laugh
ed; when the catcher let a bad one
pass and it tapped fan on the head,
everybody came back for more. There
are bound to he some serious injur-
les when the league opens if provisions
are not made Il. keep the enthusiasts
from acting as tackstops.
AS a baseball game it wouldn't have
got very many paragraphs on a
home sporting page, but as entertain
ment for the stIOllers to Boise de Eou.
lcgne it was a world beaten.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
SPEED GOOD ROADS BUILDING
Federal Supervision Of Nations High
ways Is Being Urged-Miiitary
Value Is Shown.

A few days ago big government
mOtortruck stuck hard and fast in a
rut on the road between Washington
and Baltimore. A commercial truck
tried to get around it from one direc-
ton and another government truck
from the other direction. Both of
these also stuck. Soon this over
Travelled road, for mile each way,
was damned with squawking cars and
trucks. All traffic was stalled for the
better part of day, with the result
that war work was delayed, suburb
antics were late to dinner and thirsty
Washil. gtOnians were unable to reach
the Ma ryland oasis.
This incident is no special discredit
to the Maryland roau builders. The
-WashingtOn-BaltimO road was not
built for the amount and kind of traffic
it is now bearing. The same is true
Of many other highways in all parts of
the country. More and more motor
trucks are taking over what used to
be "short haul" railroad freight. And
the short haul that is accomplished
by motortruck has gradually length
ened from ten or fifteen miles until
now much freight is carried POO miles
in trucks.
Such facts are the basis of a drive
being made on congress for legisla-
ton to empower the federal govern
ment to unity roads of the country into
a comprehensive system and to spend
the money necessary to make the
roads adequate to meet the new re-
QuirementS. The federal government.
it is claimed by proponents of the
plan, must do the work, because q
central authority is absolutely neces-
sary to the perfection of a national
system of roads.
The federal government should
spend the money, they say, because
their military value makes the roads
great national asset. This military
value of good roads is already shown
by the dependence which the govern
ment is placing upon them for the
moving of troops and supplies. In Eu-
rope it has been even more convinc-
ingly demonstrated. 1t has been said
that good roads saved France and the
lack Of them defeated Russia. It is
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
French PoIiteness in War Tim

French Politeness in War Time.
The new French luxury tax" dis
eliminates between men and women,
in favor of the latter, bien entendu.
Thus, while a man pays a tax If he
buys hat costing more than 16s. wom-
ems hats are untaXed unless they are
priced in excess of f.. This preferen-
tial treatment, says the Temps. par
Odyfng a famous phrase, may be gal
that the difference is even more In
favor of women than is apparent on
the surface. because the average wom-
an buys at least three hats TO the
mans One.-London Globe
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
Surprised the Mail Man.

Under stress of war enthusiasm
many odd things are done A Mime
sofa woman gave her letter carrier
liz pounds Of buffalo nickels the 9th
er day, amounting to $1,000, all in ex-
change for War Savings certificates
The poor man, after counting them
found he did not have enough pockets
to hold the money and finally had 10
dump the coins into his leather mall
Capper's Weekly.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
DIAMOND
NOTES

Baldermo Acosta is back with the
Atlanta Crackers.
Bert Gallia is acclaimed as the best
hurler on the Browns staff.
Charley Risberg keeps right on play
ing brilliant ball at third base.
Hub Perdue's batting record of OLA
should elect him to Crowder's idler
class.
Utility Man Chuck Workman is find
ing it difficult to break into the Cub
lineup.
Earle Neale Of the Reds plays closer
to the fence than any other left fielder
in the National league.
J. Weldon Wyckoff, pitcher last
year for the Boston Americans, has
been signed by Minneapolis.
O'Farrell, a colt, is catching regu-
larly for the Cubs, who will lose Kill
lefer, DAILY and Elliott in the draft.
Chef Thomas should strengthen the
Indians, for when Steven O'Neill is
absent only rookie is left to catch.
Buffalo continues to make changes.
Among recent acquisitions are Tom
McCabe and Marty Murphy, outfeld-
ers.
In "Swede' Risberg the White Sox
have as clever a utility infielder as
| is to be found in major league COM
pany.
President Hampstead of tie New
York Giants has the major League
baseball scores cabled to France every
evening.
So far Jack Hendricks, the Car.
| dinals' new boss, has. found the pilot
I ing of a big league team tough
| proposition.
It is estimated that the increased
railroad rates will mean an additional
! expense of $4,000 a year for each ma.
jor league club.
tempt to catch the fans, has decided
to try the experiment of starting its
games at o'clock.
The Giants are as unpopular as ever
in Cincinnati and verbal clashes be
tween the fans and the New Yorl
players followed every game.
Walter Pipp Of the New York Yam
KEGS is the latest diamond performer
to talk of taking a shipyard sob tt
get deferred draft classification.
Since Rollie Zeider was made tn,
Cubs regular second baseman he ha.
batted at .24O clip, and seemingI,
is improving all the time in his bat
ting.
Bill Phelon, the Cincinnati scribe
remarks that as a pitcher Joe Wood
now with Cleveland, was never muc]
of hitter. Wrong, Bill-Wood al
/ ways could hit.
Baseball does not appear to be sui
fering much as a rival of the wal
Large crowds are turning out ever,
where as If glad of the chance to fol
get the war for a few hours. Whe
u team is playing good ball it Is NAL
Ing no complaints of the crowd.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
Sand and Gravel Piled on Subqrade
Ready for Use on Experimental Con-
crete Road, Chevy Chase, Md.

certainly true that the French had
the best roads in the world when the
war broke out and that the men and
supplies which checked the first Ger
man rush went forward largely by
motor. It is also true that break
down of all transportation facilities
prevented Russia from effectually mo-
bilizing her tremendous resources.
There is now federal office of good
roads, operating under the federal
road act, whereby the government ap-
propriates funds for roads, provided
the states in which the roads are to
be built will appropriate a similar
amount. This gives the government
the power to recommend the improve
ment or building Of certain roads and
to disapprove the improvement or
building of others. It may exercise
sort of advisory and mildly compul-
sorry power toward the establishment
of unified national system of roads.
But this power, it is argued, is by no
means sufficient in an emergency like
the present. What is needed is the
power to form a definite plan for
system of national highways, and the
funds to carry that plan into execu-
ton as rapidly as possible.
For this new national system of
highways must not only be thorough
~ co-ordinated, but must be radically
different from that of most of our
present roads. The failure of these
latter is largely due to the fact that
roads which sufficed very we'll for the
traffic of light pleasure cars and farm
ers' wagons will not stand up under
the strain of heavy truck traffic. A
truck highway, to meet the require
ments now being laid upon it, must be
paved highway with concrete base.
such a road is very expensive to
build; it costs from $4,000 to $4,000
mile.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

LIE Verne Chappell, known in base
ball as Larry" has joined the navy.
Chappell had a brief spectacular ca
reer In baseball. While with the Mil.
waukee club in the American associa.
ton he was star and his work was
so brilliant that Owner Comiskev Of
the White Sox purchased him at what
was then almost a record price.
Sickness, accidents and other mis-
fortunes combined against Larry and
he was never able to duplicate his
minor league record in the ma iors- He
left the White Sox and this season was
in the Pacific Coast league.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
Not a Winner

us mother home from the bridge
party YETI" asked the daughter.
eyes, my dear. She just got back
replied the father.
"And did she win g prize?"
81 think not"
'Pshaw! Didn't she bring anything
home with her?'
ooh, yes; she brought home
crouch with her"
What the modern airship navigator
needs is a safety anchor and some
thing to anchor to.
It is better to lose a ring than
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
Cardinals Not Hittinu Well

John Hendricks. Cardinals pilot
says the reason his team is not win
ming Is because his good hitters. Horns
oy' Smith, Cruise and Gonzales are moi
singing the ball as hard as they did AT
This time last year.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

1t has been some years since a hall
player has had the nerve to wear a
mustache during the playing season,
but this spring Catcher John Henry of
the Boston Braves grew one. Mus
taches went out of existence among
ball players when John Titus left the
big leagues some years ago and none
has had the nerve to display one until
Henry came to bat this year. He
probably became brave enough to
sprout one because he plays with the
Braves.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
UNASSISTED DOUBLE PLAY.

Douglas Baird, Card third
sacker, made a put-out at first
the other day, and incidentally
an unassisted double play. The
Cards were playing the Reds,
and with Neale on first. Wingo
raped a hot liner straight at
Baird. Neale was away with
the crack Of the bat, as the hit
looked safe, but the third base
man speared it and then raced
across the diamond to first, beat
ing Neale and taking the put-out
himself.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

health. believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, Ill.
Nervousness is often symptom Of
weakness or some functional derange-
ment, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. as
thousands of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard to your ailment
The result of its long experience is
at your service.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
WHO HAS PILES AND WANTS
TO CURE THEM QUICKLY?

Men and women Of all ages are sub.
5ect to piles. Weakened systems and
various ailments of seemingly minor
character very often develop into pile
cases. Time to cure them is without
delay-and by process that reaches
to the source Of trouble.
For 20 years Eagle Pile Remedy
has been doing effective work. Mr..
II. L. Quackenbush Of Clifton, N. J.,
says: when given up by all physi.
clans, and too weak for an operation,
Eagle Pile Remedy brought me around
to perfect state of health" Write
Mr.. Quackenbush.
Or order box today from the Reed
Distributing Co., al Goodwin ST., Pat.
erson, N. ]. Send 81 for a trial order.
ADV.
The average man is always glad to
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

Women who marry for a home al
ways get the short end of a bargain.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sin.
cerity Should Con.
vince Others.
Christopher, Ill.-"For four year, I
suffered from Irregularities, weakness

nervousness, and
was in q run down
condition. Two of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. I heard SO
much about what
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V ege ia BILE Com
pound had done for
others, I tried it
and was cured. I
am no longer ner.
vous, am regular.
opd in ,~ooll
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

When Baby is Teething
GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE win corr,ca
the stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm
less. See directions ON the bottle
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

Try Freezonei Your druggist sells
tiny bottle for few cents, sufficient to
rid your feet Of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and
calluses, without one particle of pain,
soreness or irritation. Freezone is the
discovery Of q noted Cincinnati genius.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
Chivinqton's New Job.

ChIVth9ton6 New Job.
Torn Chivington, former president
u the American association, is with
Che Colonies as business manager.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

The average man Is always glad to
meet the fool killer for the purpose Of
sending him next door.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

RHEUMATISM cured or money refunded. Piles
cured money refunded. Radcliffe Hospital Ashes &c
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

It is better to lose a ring than
finger.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19
DAISY FLY KILLER placed anywh

NhaSAS
attracts and kills
ailniess Neat, clean.
ornamental, convenient
cheap. Lasts al season.
Hads Of metal, can tsp!n
or tip over ; will not soil
or iniure anything. Guar.
snteed effective. Sold b.
dealers, or 8 sent By sI.
press, prepaid, for tl.@
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-07-19

Baseball does not appear to be suf-
fering much as rival of the war.
Large crowds are turning out every
where as If glad of the chance to for
get the war for a few hours. When
team is playing good ball it is max
Ing no complaints of the crowd.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-05

Miss Margaretta Costello is visiting
friends in Genesee for few days.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-05
BATTLE TANK TO Be
NAMED FOR IDAHO
BATTLESHIPS AND TANKS NAM
ED AFTER STATE GIVING
LIBERTY LOAN QUOTA

AS mark of distinguished service
in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign,
the privilege of bestowing their names
upon steamships of the United States
Shipping Board and upon fighting
tanks has been accorded respectively
to cities and counties of the Twelfth
Federal Reserve district.
Ten ships and ten fighting tanks
will under this plan bear the names
of the cities and counties which have
made the greatest records for over
subscription when the loan campaign
closes on October 19.
The cities, for the ship competition,
have been divided into five classes
according to their population in ths
1910 census, as follows:
Glass A (more than 250,O00)-Lo1
Angeles, San Francisco, one ship.
Glass B (15O,OOO to 25O,OOO) Ports
land, Oakland, Seattle, one ship.
Glass C 100000 to 5O,OOO)-Hono-
lulu, Spokane, Salt Lake City, Tacoma,
one ship.
Glass D (25,OOO to O,00O)-Berk-
eley, Sacramento, San Jose, San Diego
Pasadena, Ogden, two ships.
Class E 10000 to 25,000)-Phoenix
Alameda, Riverside, Redlands, Boise,
Aberdeen, Bakersfield, Fresno, Eur
eka, Santa Cruz, Pomona, Long Beach,
Salem, Bellingham, Stockton, Vallejo,
San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Ever
ett, Yakima, Walla Walla, five ships.
That each state and territory of the
district may be represented on the
front in France, the tanks have been
assigned for competition as follows:
Alaska, one tank; Northern Cali
fornia, one tank; Southern California,
one tank; Hawaii, one tank; Idaho,
one tank; Nevada, one tank; Oregon,
one tank; Utah, one tank; Washing
ton, one tank; to the second highest
county in the state or territory re-
turning the highest number of over
subscription counties, one tank.
The privilege of naming. the sh!ps
is accorded to the General Publicity
cation by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, who
was entrusted with the duty Of nam
ing all shipping board vessels. The
War Department made the same dis
pensation as to naming the tanks.
The selection of sponsors for the
christening ceremonies of both tanks
and ships will be made by the sue
cessful communities by methods ap-
proved by their Liberty Loan COM
Contests for the honor of officiat-
ing as sponsor may be opened to all
persons except members of the fam
flies of Liberty Loan executives. I'm
der no circumstances will ships or
tanks be named after individuals or
The awards will not be made until
after the closing of the campaign
and only subscriptions in the hands
of the Federal Reserve bank will be,
considered.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-05
PUT NONPART|SAN
ORGANIZER IN JAIL
HORACE MANN CHARGED WITH
SEDITION, HELD TO FEDERAL
GRAND JURY

BO5SE - Horace Mann. who fol
about two months has been an organizer
Tor the nonpartizan league in Gooding
county, is in Jail at Gooding. He is be-
ing held pending action by the United
States department of justice ON charge
OF sed1tlOus statements and actions, hav-
ing been arrested today.
Mann's arrest was requested by the
Gooding county council of defense after
he lad made 4 confession under oath as
to his employment and his utterances.
The action of the council of defense
called to the activities of Mann through
affidavits alleging that Mann had ex-
pressed his sympathy with Haywood, the
I. w. w. leader, who was tried in Idaho
for completely in the assassination of
former Governor Steunenberg, and that
he had declared that ex-governor Good
ing, who was governor during the Hay
wood trial, was as big a criminal as
Haywood, and that Gooding had kid
mapped Haywood from Colorado, al
though the supreme court of the United
States had declared his extradition to
Idaho was legal. The Gooding county
council recommended that the depart
ment of justice proceed against Mann.
Former Governor Gooding made the
following statement:
Ever since the assassination of ex-
governor Steunenberg these hounds have
been after me. Horace Mann's attack on
me is no new thing.
"When the matter was called to the
attention of the nonpartizan league in
Boise statement was issued to the
effect tha the league repudiiated Mann"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-05
BEAN HARVEST IS
ON IN LATAH COUNTY
SOME CROPS ARE WORTH MORE
THAN THE LAND UPON WHICH
THEY ARE GROWN

Bean harvest is nearing its close in
Latah county and one of the best crops
OF beans ever harvested here is nearly
saved. From the bean growing districts
near Juliaetta and Kendrick come re-
ports of crops that are bringing large
returns to the growers. Columbus Clark
reports yield of about 800 pounds per
acre on 30 acres and Yields of 1000
pounds and better have been reported
1t IS believed the average for the entire
county will run we'll above 700 pounds
per acre and with present prices, this
means good returns to the growers.
Not nearly all of the beans have been
threshed, but those not threshed are all
in stack, SO the rains will not damage
them seriously. Threshing is going on
al a lively rate. nc i1aho National
Harvester companys pea tllreslcr, which
has been IN )peration near Moscow
tllreshing peas and grain, has gone to the
bean fields and is busily engaged in
threshing beans. 1t has work enough
engaged to keep it busy for two weeks
yet.
Ford Parks, of near kendrick, reports
an average yield of l-2 sacks (weigh-
ing about 140 pounds each) from 70
acres. He sold the crop for S7,173, or
more than $100 per acre, and has 3e
sacks left for seed. Many bean raisers
this year will get more for their bean
crop than the land on which the beans
were grown is worth.
In addition to the beans the straw is
quite valuable for stock feed One farm
er near Kendrick has the straw from
100 acres of beans in one stack and is
offering it for sale. 1t will bring enough
to go a long way toward paying the ex
pense of cultivating and harvesting the
crop.