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The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

FOR SALE.-Cow with young calf See John Kelly, southwest of town. 13-2tpd.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

The Eastern Star will meet in their regular meeting Friday night, at 8:30, at Masonic Hall. Business of espe- cial interest.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

FOR SALE.-Good carpet loom. Will sell cheap. Io--tpd.
 Dr. ]. NJ. Sparkkman.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

Dr. J. E. Martin of this place has been commissioned captain in the Medical Reserve, and expects to get orders to report for duty about the first of September.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

G. D. Lichlyter has disposed of his grocery business to J. s. Sharp, who will take immediate possession. Mir Sharp formerly conducted the City Meat Market.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02
FRY DESIRABLE RESIDENCE
 BLOCK FOR SALE.

Will sell very cheap the entire block lying just north of the Dr. John Young home place. Well located, we'll set in large shade trees and one of the best sites in Springdale for good home. Write or see
 Bruce Holcomb, 14-3t Fayetteville, Arl:.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

There can be no American neutrals in this war
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

If we cannot build ships we can help in other ways
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

The Huntsville Democrat is advo- eating the purchase of bloodhounds by Madison county to aid in hunting down the mysterious law violators of that county
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

Rev. w. H. McGarroll of Batavia, Boone County, has been called to the pastorate of the Presbyterian churches at Alabam, Huntsville and Huntsville.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

Herbert Sparkman and family ar rived Wednesday evening from Grove, Okla, and will make their home here, having disposed of their property at Grove
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

FOR TRADE.-16O- acres.
 good ridge land, nice four room house, plenty good spring water, seven miles east of Springdale H mile from proposed rock surfac- ed road. Will trade for Ford car in good condition, part cash, balance on good terms. Write or see
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

Jess McFarlin of Rogers has sold
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02
SMITH & BANKS INSURANCE

SMITH & BANKS INSURANCE AGENCY, SPRINGDALE, ARK. ARE AGENTS FOR THE FOLLOW ING INSURANCE COMPANIES: !: ETNA, CONNECTICUT, FIRE MANS, HOME, NATIONAL UNION. PHENIX, AND OTHER GOOD CON- PANIES. PLEASE SEE US WHEN IN NEED OF INSURANCE.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

HOUSE and 5 acres of land for sale.
 See Jess Horn. l3-Zt.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02
W. 0. W. LODGE

roH ,a sALE.-Fresh milk COW.
 E. C. Conley.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

CHEVROLET CARA big bargain if
 sold at once. Virtually new. have two and will save yeu money 14-1t. G. w. Kennan.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

FOR sALE-Registered shorthorn and White-faee Bulls. 14-2t.
 C. A. Ownbey
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02
Fred Reed.

LOST.-On streets of Springdale, a fine gold chain, without locfet. Finder please leave at News office. Reward 14-1t.
 
 FOR SALE.-Oakland Six, five pass enger- car, in good condition IA W A. Graves.
The Springdale news., 1918-08-02

Myrtle Riggs, W M
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-08

N. g.. A. D. Frost Hardware Store.
No. T.. Campbell Service Station.
No. g.. Rose Billiard Parlor.
No, 8. E. w. Bowers Shooting Gallery.
No. 10. Harris Ice Cream and Novelty Co.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-08

18th.
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This space contribute dtot the winning OF theW War by the
following patriotic business neno nd merchants of Columbus:
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-11-08

No. /. Columbus Courier.
No. 2. Columns Drug Company.
No. 3. Ben Gordon.
No. a. Sam Ravel and Bros.
No. s. Columbus Furniture Company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
REMARKABLE ADVANCE IN ATHLETICS
IS MADE BY AMERICAN ATHLETES IN
LAST FEW YEARS SAYS EASTERN CLIJR

the climb OF the jumpers. The broad
jump shows an Improvement of foot
Az inches. In 1886 the figures stood
at % feet 9 inches made by Malcolm
Ford and between that date and Never
Primstein's record leap of "a feet IL
inches. the records were broken Ars
times by four different broad jumpers
The hop. step and jump shows a pain
of feet 9A inches between 1884 and
1911 when the existing figures were
established by Dan Ahearn.
Wright Has Record.
The pole vaulters also kept raisin,
the bar steadily from the dav when
Hugh Baxter did II feet 5 inches /,
1887. Mark Wright now holds the
record with u feet "a inches. but
the original height has been improves
upon no less than seven times and
tied once. In the weight events. Il
feet 31A inches. mark the gain be-.
tween Queckberner's heave OF % fee,
81 inches. with the 56-pound hail
and Matt McGrath's 40 feet Ga inches
made in 1911 The shot-put pain
amounts to feet inch, having been
broken six times in period of "a
years. The discus throw was not es-
tablished until 1897 and the first 6r.
ures were held by c. II. Henneman
with 11S feet 8 inches. In 1912 the
present record of. 145 feet sts inches
was made by Duncan, but during these
Is years the figures were improved
no less than seven times and in each
case Martin Sheridan was the athlete
to better his previous throw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

New York, Jan. 15.--The remarkable
advance made in track and field ath-
letics by American performers in re-
cent years is strikingly demonstrated
by the latest charts Of the Amateur
Athletic union. With the exception of
two or three events, the records show
that almost every standard contest has
repeatedly been bettered during the
period since the early SOS. when the
A. A. U. was organized.
The 100-yard dash record was cut
down two-fifths Of second in trifie
less than thirty years. Between 1883
and 1918 it was broken twice and no
less than II sprinters participated in
breaking or tying the time. In the
22O dash four-fifths Of second was
| Topped off the time in a similar pc
Rod, the record being broken twice
and eight runners receiving credit for
exceeding or eQualing the previous
! clocking The quarter mile event is
one of the exceptions to the general
rule. Wendell Baker ran the 44O yards
in 47A seconds in 1886 and in 1900
Maxey Long reduced the time to AZ
seconds fiat. Since that date no
Splinter has ever eQualed this per-
Torrance.
Coming to the longer distances, the
half miles run has been bettered twice
3k seconds having been cut off the
time made by Lon Myers in 1885. This
time was lowered twice and four ath-
/ ta1 win mr. X
| ing the record. In the mile run "A
seconds marks the Improvement. w
G. George ran the distance in 1852
in 4.21 2-5 and in turn Tommy Con-
neff. John Paul Jones and Norman
Taber each clipped the time until, al
present it stands at ALP 3-5. The five
mile record has been broken three
times and equaled once since 1887 and
the total gain amounts to 81 20 sec
onds. The 10-mile run shows gain
of 1.55 is since 1886, the record oil
that date having been bettered three
times.
In the hurdle races 1 is seconds
marks the gain over the 12O-yard
fight. In 1891 H. l.. Williams die
Is AS seconds and in 1916 R. Simp.
son established the present ngures o.
IA SIS. During these 26 years the
record was broken four times ant
tied four times. At 220 yards the gair
amounts to a full second. This sec
ond was cut off by A. c. Kraenzleir
in 1898 and has been tied twice, bu
never beaten. The one-mile walk ha'
been improved to the extent OF 81
seconds since "Cinders" Murra.
stepped the distance in 6.29 80. il
1888. 1t was not until 1911, however
that George Goulding, the CANADIAN
walker, heel-and-toed the distance il
6.2S and no other performer ha
, equaled those figures since.
The field events also afford som
, remarkable examples of the improve
ment in athletic competition. Tn
running high jump mark has bee
moved up SIG inches since 1887
when w. B. Page cleared 6 feet
: inches. Eddie Beeson holds the rec
ord at present with 6 feet 81
( inches, but in the interim Mike Sween
: ey and George HORNE held the figure
of their day, thus proving factors il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
STAR OF GRIDIRON
TO JOIN u. S. NAVY

Great Lakes, ILL.,, Jan. Is. - Ward
Miller, star football and track man of
the University of Notre Dame, is in the
detention cap here He was discov-
cred yesterday by Charles Bachman
of the same school, who played on the
same athletic teams with Miller. Both
have arranged to enter the petty Of
ficers' school at the end of their de-
tention periods.
Miller was considered one of the
best full back prospects the freshman
team at Notre Dame ever had. He
pulled tendon early last season and
was out Of all the varsity contests. He
intends to offer his services to the
station teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
CUBS MEETING IS
POSTPONED TODAY
Too Much Money in Clubs Treasury
Is Reason for No Session
Being Held.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Cub stockholders
will have no opportunity to pass on
the changes which President Weegh-
man has made in the club since the
last conference, as the annual meeting
of the owners called for yesterday is
off. There was only one real reason
advanced last night why the gathering
/ has been postponed. and that was be-
| cause there is still something like
! $4,000 in the treasury. The pro-
gram included a calldown for the
president for having so much money
in hand. probably one of the most
unique kicks on record.
At secret meeting last fall Weegh-
man was voted s250,000 for the build
ing up of the team. The boss OF the
Cubs promised faithfully that when
the stockholders met again he would
be able to report the disappearance
of the roll. He started out bravely by
slipping something like 100000 to VIII
liam Baker of Philadelphia and $4,000
to Percy Haughton Of Boston, and
that was as far as he could go. Hence
the roar and the probable cause for
the postponement
} Had the Hornsby deal gone through
Weeghman's fellow owners would not
have the crouch they entertain now,
but as it didn't they are not at all
pleased by the turn of events. They
would like to know why high-prlced
president cannot spend the money they
furnish him. They argue that feast
of money and a famine in players
should be reversed, and there you are.
The resignation Of Secretary Will
liams and the training trip to Califor-
mia were also scheduled to come up
for debate. Some OF the stockholders
want to know why the secretary was
let, out. while others are equally in
sistent on getting an explanation why
the team should be shunted clear out
to the Pacific coast, with only 80 days
permitted for training.
There is no reason why the stock
holders should meet tomorrow" said
Secretary Walter Craighead last night
I'VE have more money in the treasury
than we can possibly use, and besides
there is nothing to discuss. They
will, however, meet at some later
date. 1t is true that some of the
; stockholders were unable to be pres
emit, but that did not make much diff
ference, as we have more than enough
; proxies to go around
: TO Reflect Weeghman.
| Secretary Craighead did not think
| there would be any changes in the
, administration when the owners dc
meet Weeghman is certain to be re-
elected president Craighead probably
A will be appointed business manager Of
, the club, in which case it is expected
that John Seys will be made secretary
with either Craighead or himself trav-
e, cling with the team.
The question of charging the Cut
s ball park also awaits the approval OF
p the shareholders. 1t is believed, with
4 the added attraction in players. {
4 larger seating capacity will be needed
+ There is no chance of actually en-
a larging the ball park. but Presiden
: Weeghman thinks that 5000 to 5000
8 seats might possibly be added without
n changing the architectural features O.
the plant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
TO HOLD FIVE MILE
RACE FOR FAIR SEX

Chicago, Jan. ia five-mile cross
country run on skis for women will be
one of the features of the national ski
championship tournament to be held
at Gary, Ill, Jan. 81. The Norge Ski
club, which is conducting the tour
nament, announced that nearly dozen
entries have already been received for
the event. including that of Miss Hill
der Erlansen, winner of last years
race, and Miss Aida Mathiesen, an
other woman skier of note.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
FOR RAIN CHECK TAX

New York, JAN 15.-The war tax
committees of the National and Amer
lean leagues will meet in Washington
Jan. q, where a conference has been
arranged with the commissioner of in
ternal revenue to discuss war taxes
on baseball. Secretary Heydler of the
National league, who is a member OF
the committee of that league, an
nounced the confab. One of the ques-
tons to be taken up is whether wal
tax is to be charged on rain checks
when they are presented for admis-
sion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
ARMY HURLER HAS
MADE RECORD FOR
PERFECT CONTESTS

San Jose, Cal, Jan. 10. - Pitcher
Floyd, member of the hurting stat
of the All-Army team at Camp FIRE.
mont, is a world record holder. Floyi
made his mark in the orient, where he
pitched nine consecutive no-hit no
run games against opposing teams
during tour of the islands, and the
entire orient, according to members
of his team.
Floyd is a hot weather pitcher, &C.
cording to his team mates, and being
a little out of practice. has not been
started against an opponent since the
team was reorganized at Fremont.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
BOXING DECISIONS

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Ted Lewis, well
terweight titleholder and Soldier Bart
field fought a 12-round draw at Column
bus, Ohio.
Johnny Dundee was given a decis-
ion over Pal Moran in 20 round fight
at New Orleans
Irish Patsy Cline and Johnny Till
man, lightweightS, boxed six rounds to
a draw at Philadelphia.
Harry Greb knocked out Battling
kopin in the first round at CharleroiX
Penn.
Matt Brock outpointed Babe Picato
in 10 rounds at Cleveland
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
SPIKE KELLY TO GO
BOUT WITH SOLDIER

Spike Kelly, the welterweight star
of Doc krone's stable, will meet Sol
dier Bartfield over the ten-round route
at Bridgeport, Conn, on Jan. %, at
catchweights. Krone also has two
other matches for Spike in the east
in February.
LARGE SUN GAINED.
The national horse show held re-
| Gently in New York and other shows
held during the summer netted total
Of $62,719 for the American Red Cross
| fund.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
CADDOCK VS.. ZBYSZkO.

Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 10
Earl Caddock of Anita, Iowa, now in
the national army at Camp Dodge, will
meet Wladek Zbyszko, winner of the
recent wrestling tournament in New
York. in match announced for the
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pionship here Feb. s, local promo
ter stated yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
STOUT PRACTICES.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-Joe Stout, crack
distance runner of the University Of
Chicago. made mile in practice yes.
terday at the varsity gymnasium in
ABB 1-5. Stout. who expected to
leave TODAY for the aviation school at
Detroit. hopes to get permission OF
the government to compete against
Joie Ray in an athletic meet at New
York next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

No one has as yet directed Q CRY of
"Busher!" to Jack Hendricks. Those
who might be inclined to do so are
cautious in view of what Clarence
Rowland accomplished after being
similarly dubbed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
TIGER HURLER JOINS
UNITED STATES NAVY

Detroit, Jan. ia severe setback
to Detroit's 1918 pennant aspirations
Is contained in dispatch from Los
Angeles announcing that Pitcher
Howard Ehmke has Joined the navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
TO TRAT NSOV-

Boston, Mass, Jan. 15-Martin Law
Ter, for many years physical trainer
for the st. Louis Browns, has been en-
gagged to train the Boston American
league players. He succeeds Charles
| Green.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
FOOTBALL PAYS.

The Boston navy yard football eleven
made 100000 for a naval welfare fund
last season, while the Newport naval
reserve team turned over $4,000 to the
Rhode Island branch of the Naval Re-
serve society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

The New York Motorcycle club
will build clubhouse and establish
permanent quarters at Amityville
Long Island Men and women motor
cyclists will be eligible to member
ship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

The Reds tried to send Walter
Ruether to Chattanooga, but the
player refused to go and negotiations
were dropped between the clubs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

Norman Brookes, who with An
thony F. Wilding, wrested the Davis
cup, emblematic of the worlds anna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

The Multnonah club of Portland
Ore, is building two additional hand
ball courts and will accommodate loo
players.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15
LOCAL PIN STARS
TAKE MATCH FROM
DAVENPORT CRACKS

In a home and home bowling match,
which was completed last night Fink
elstein and Danielson of Rock Island
defeated Stark and Walker, two of
Davenport's crack pin stars, by mar
row margin of IS pins. The first half
of the match was rolled at the Black
hawk alleys in Davenport and COM
pleted at the Island City drives here.
Moe Finkelstein turned in the highest
single score of the match with 253.
Finkelstein and Danielson collected
grand total of $3.50 pins against 5,212
by Stark and Walker. The scores:
At Blackhawk Alleys.
Stark -. . $50 1879 159 100 1873 1856 1872
Walker .2O5 1T POI 2O2 179 211 1888
3S5 316 $50 1872 367 1896 $50
Finkstein 17S 2O3 1856 253 PIG 179 1877
Dan'son .173 1S9 1877 1S1 221 $50 147
351 1872 322 434 437 359 334
At Island City Alleys.
Stark =. 1GS POI 206 173 1872 23S 1853
Walker .173 269 1888 176 1913 176 ITO
341 40 1874 349 375 Ala 1873
Fink stein 10 1852 1913 1879 213 2O9 1856
Dan'son 1876 1874 1854 211 152 POI 176
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

Yale university, it is estimated, has
5000 graduates in the military serv.
ice of the government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

Cornell blacklists tennis and goli
and inaugurates wrestling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

1866 1886 1852 400 365 40 1862
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

The concensus of opinion among
football coaches and officials is that
the play during the past season was
unusually hard, yet exceptionally
clean. The fighting spirit engendercd
by the world war appears to have per-
meated the gridiron sport, with the re-
suit that football was played with a
war time zest that marked the season
as out of the ordinary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

the United States in 1914, was at last
reports Red Cross commissioner in
Mesopotamia with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-15

Each athletic equipment sent to va
rious soldier and naval camps by the
Metropolitan Association Of the ANA
teur Athletic union contains one foot
ball, one basketball, one soccer foot
hall, one indoor baseball and bat and
one set of boxing gloves.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-28
Increase the Food Supply.
BY Arson MacNaught.

Appeals are being made to the young men and women of the
ites to go out into the country and seek employment as farm laborers
during the coming spring and summer. The urgent need of more help
for the farms is being stressed. The patriotism of those who can be
spared from the towns is being invoked. AS a result, it is reported
that thousands Of young city folk of both sexes are preparing to make
their way to the farms as soon a spring work begins.
The spirit behind the movement is highly comnendable and under
certain conditions should be encouraged. But if the exodus frcn city
to country induces the draft boards to permit the drainage At the
farms of their best young men, it will work only injury to the great
cause in which this nation is enlisted.
No matter how well meaning the young workers from the city
may be, or how earnest and determined, they cannot this year take
the places of the young men who have spent their lives on the farm.
Farming is something of a science. One cannot become a successful
farmer overnight any more than he can become a good school teacher
ora skilled mechanic overnight, Many of the inexperienced workers
will doubtless be Of some value on the farmers. Others will not
Some will soon tire of the long hours, the hot sun and the grinding
toll and return discouraged or disguised to their homes.
Young people in the cities who are eager to do something to
increase the food supply may well interest themselves in the backyard
garden movement. City gardens last year produced thousands of tons
of food. They should be made to do even better this year. Every
town has its vacant lots. Why not utilize them all this summer in a
great food raising campaign9
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-28
Science Cuts Death Rate.
From the New York Times.

ages, say, 30 to 40. 1t is not greater
than the mortality of many hazardous
civilian occupations. To put 1t another
way, the chances are greater that a
man of 40 viii die in the mex three
years than that his son in the service
will die from the casualties of war in
n year.
The average soldier in the American
army runs very little more risk, if any,
of dying than the average coal miner,
city fireman, electric lineman, brewer
or stonecutter Of the same age. One
explanation of this is the successful eff
fort of the French and British armies,
and it will certainly be at least as true
OF the American army, to obliterate alb
normal deaths from disease, which for
lnerly was the greatest cause of war
mortality. In the civil war there were
about twice as many deaths from dis
ease as there We're killed in action or
died from wounds received in action
The following are the official figures:
Died from wounds received in
action 43,012
.1lO,070
Died from disease. .22d, 5S6
"In the ACKNOWLEDGMENT wa there
were 10 deaths from disease to one i n
battle. The Japanese in the Japanese
Russian war first taught the world
how a prepared country by the aid of
modern science M medicine could re-
! duce mortality from disease. They did
it so successfully that the disease NOR
tality of h Japanese army vas re-
duced from Is from disease to one in
battle to two and a half from disease to
one in battle.
In the present war among the Brit
ish and French troops there have been
20 deaths in battle to n from dis
ease. DR.. Woods Hutchinson has said
the doctors control over wound infec-
tons in the present war is SO mastery
hat Of the wounded who survive six
hours 30 per cent recover Of those who
reach the field or base hospitals IS pei
cent get well. Anaestlletics and anti
: septics have not only enormously
diminished pain and agony. but made
anputations rarer and grave cripplings
fewer than ever before in war history
Barely s per cent Of the wounded are
crippled or disabled. We have. there
fore, reversed the mortality from dis
ease, changing 1t from 15 from disease
to one in battle to n from disease tc
20 in battle"