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Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The City Council of Paragould
passed an ordinance authorizing the
organization of the city into an i'm
provement district for the purpose of
erecting municipal light and power
plant.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The Boiinger Oil Company, an In
diana corporation, is abandoning it's
test on the Denton farm, near Draw
ley. The test is a dry hole at 1909
feet.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

Only about 300 crates of blackber-
ries were shipped from Decatur last
week. During the same week last
year 1000 crates were shipped. This
shows the shortage of crop in this
vicinity.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

Nearly every business man in Fort
Smith signed petition asking the
Sebastian Bridge District Commission
to proceed at once with the construc-
ton of a reinforced concrete bridge
across Arkansas river at the foot OF
Garrison avenue, connecting with Sc
qucyah County. Okla
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

Crop prospects at Murfreesboro are
the best for several years. Wheat is
giving a good yield and the acreage
is much greater than ever before IN
this county.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The first shipment of rice flour
was received at Arkadelphia by one
of the local wholesale establishments
The flour is to be sold as a wheat
substitute.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The Searcy Ice Company has COM
pleted the rebuilding OF the ice plant,
which was burned in March. and is
selling ice manufactured at it's own
plant
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The woman's Club is very grateful
to Mr.. Cooper of Stuttgart for a $50
check given by him to them to buy
knitting machine to knit socks for
the Red Cross.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The sale of Liberty bonds and war
savings stamps has decreased the re-
sources of Arkansas banks since
March 6 by $6,546,12S.15, according
to report made by the State bank
department.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The Batesville Record has been sold
being published as a weekly under
the management of Robert H. Wad-
dell.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The flour situation is so serious
that several bakeries around Fort
Smith are threatened with being
closed ON account of having exceeded
their flour allowances.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The Ola Red Cross is arranging to
offer two registered Duroc Jersey
pigs, an automobile and several other
donations.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

Parker Bros. have installed a Muir
ray system gin fcur miles west Of
Camden. The new plant is a dou-
ble-7a, able to turn out a bale every
thirty minutes.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The potato shipment at Ozark has
been completed. The yield has been
the smallest for years, less than 20
per cent. Prices ranged frem 81 to
$1.35 per hushel
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

The Chautauqua, which has been
in session at Searcy for the past
week, was a great success, and its
return for next year has been assured.
Cleveland County herald., 1918-07-04

Ben Love, rural mail carrier for
Mountain Home, has patriotic
COW. She never thought of having
twins until after the war started. She
brought twins in 1917 and when Mr..
Love went out to his barnyard re-
Gently he found another pair.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
WILL END
ON FRIDAY NIGHT

Entries will close Friday for tho
District tennis champlOnsh the
books being closed at q o'clock. T.
is expected that many tennis play
ers of note. in Washington now pur-
suing war work. will send in their
names and take part in the tourna- o.
mcnt, which will start promptly on
Saturday at $50 o'clock at the Dunn
barton club, Wisconsin avenue and
l. street northwest.
There Will be singles and doubles
for men. II enough entries are re-
ceived bv the committee in charge.
there viii be ladies singles. Prizes
for the winners in both events and
also for consultations IN the singles
Will be awarded.
The proceeds OF the tOurname n:
will be Sdonatcd 70 the committee on
training camp activities for the pur-
chase Of tennis equipment for sol
diers.
Lou Doyle won the title last year.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
CARDS TAKE TWO

The Cardinals took both ends OF a
dOubleheader yesterday. defeating the
g p. o. Messengers. 0 to ;. and the
Southwest AlI-Stars, 5 TO G. Gerber.
FOR the Cards, famed nineteen OF ;he
q. r. o. boys and allowed bu- three
bingles. Lewis opposed wilson. of
All-Stars. in the second game. both
hurIers being nit freely.
The Cardinals had intended dis
banding for the season. but they have
managed to find some players to re-
place those leaving and will contin"e
n action for few more weeks
Teams wanting games write J. Paul
Gerber, 2O4 Fourth street southeast
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
BROWNS DON'T LIKE
RELEASE NOTICES

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-Several
members Of the St Louis Browns.
given ten days release notices while
here. are taking the matter very much
to heart. and a few threaten court
suits against the st. Louis club. They
say contract is contract and should
be lived up to. no matter what hap
pens
Every member of tn" Yankees has
been given his ten days notice and
they will all be free agents after
Labor Day. The same thing has hap
pened to the Cleveland Indians. De
troit Tigers, st. Louis Cardinals. and
New York Giants. II is apparent
that an understanding exists among
the magnates rs to future action,
should the war end Unexpectedly dur
Ing the winter.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
STAR WILL COMPETE

Carl Johnson, tho youthful hurdler
Of Spokane, will compete at the Ma
tional A A L. track and field cham
pionship scheduled for the Great
Lakes y. T. s. on September 20. II
and %, according to reports from the
West Johnson. running as a membCI
Of the University Of Michigan track
team last spring, was one of the sen
sations OF the season.
At the Western Conference College
championship. Johnson won three
firsts, and was the largest individual
scorer for Michigan, which won the
meet
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
MAKES CLEAN SWEEP

Commerce made clean sweep OF
its matches with JustiCc-Trade in the
Departmental Tennis League ycster-
day, winning ) to o. Following are
the results:
Doubles-Rowe and Davis Com
merce). defeated Delacy and HouEh-
ton iJustice-Trsdel, 90. 6-3: era
zoe and Phelps tCOmmerCel. defeated
Merchant and Hinton Dustice-Tradcl. q.
IS. b-6. 81: Owens and Mears
CCommerce) defeated Brelaski and
Sold CJustice-Trade), &C, IS. 6-5:
wilhelm and Strock (Commercel. de-
feated Zurich and Hall Justice-
Trade), 60, 81: Clements and
LauEhton (C7mmerce). defeated r. Nc
.Clure and Tompkins (Justice-Trade), =,
"a a
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
LESSARD IN FORM

Pitcher Lessard was in wonderful
form yesterday. holding Army Med
ical School to one lone hit. Ruff get
ting that, and giving Camp MeiEs n
victory by a one-sided score of IL to
o.
The Engineers leaped upon Haynes
delivery in the early innings, scoring
eight runs in the first three sessions.
Parks relieved Haynes and showed
some good stun.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
GRIFFITH NOW PLANNING
CELEBRATION ON SEPT. 2
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

! the veteran comedian to stage all HIS
stun. Ed Matteson will act as Nick's
assistant
Altrock is one Of the best drawing ID
cards in baseball. but. fearing to make y
his stun seem stale to Washington. &
he has never gone the limit at Geor-
gia avenue. New York, Detroit :.
Cleveland, and Chicago fans fairly. !,
howl for Nick to begin the moment
he arrives at the park. but Washing
ton fans have had to content them
selves with reading about it, Labor u
Day Nick will endeavor to show them
/ what he can do in the way of bring-
ing tears through laughter.
Have Six More Games.
The Griffmen have six more games
before winding up their affairs. fourC
with the New York Yankees, begin-'1i
ming tomorrow. and two on Labor Day, 4
with the Philadelphia Athletics. Thsh9
Sunday game will be that which wasaE
postponed by rain on April IS %
Some rear is being expressed by =
American League fans that the Redst 8
SoX will be beaten by the Cubs in thalo
big series for the worlds champion 4.
ship. and the daily doings of the
leaders against the Detroit Tigers
seem to bear out that theory. The's
Red SoX are tottering in the stretch :
and, but for the big lead they had,
three weeks ago. might have been--
trimmed by either the Indians or the
Griffmen-
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

It is with no sign of lack of spirit
that organized baseball will leave
Washington until Kaiser Bill and his
Clown Ounce are licked. Manager
Griffith today announced that he
was planning for a real gala occa-
sion for the afternoon of Labor Day.
The curtain falls on organized base
ball here that day for the duration
of the war, but the fans of the Capt.
tai attending will have much to re-
member.
AS guests of the Washington chlb,
the highest officials of the Govern
ment will occupy special boxes. While
: it is not assured as yet, it is quite. pos
sible that President Wilson will be
on hand to see his last baseball game
| for many months. The heads of the
departments and many foreign diplo-
mats are expected to be there on
| Labor Day afternoon
| For an hour before the game Ebegins
| concerts will be rendered by bands
| from Washington Barracks and'Camp
/ Meigs.
VIII Get Prizes
Manager Griffith is planning won
derfuI baseball scramble for his 1000
soldier guests. Three of the balls will
/ be autographed by prominent officials
| and the soldiers fortunate enough to
pick up those three balls will be
| awarded handsome wrist watches, the
/ gift OF II. Harris & Co.
! Realizing that many Washing
! tonians have never witnessed the en-
/ tire repertoire OF "Uncle" Nick Alt
| rock. Manager Griffith will make arr
! raugements with the umpires to allow
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
Cobb an officer
in the Army.

Tyrus R. Cobb, baseball's
greatest hero, has received
captains commission in the chem
ical warfare service and has been
instructed to communicate his
acceptance of the commission to
the adjutant general.
Cobb applied for a commission
a month or so ago and on his last
visit to Washington with the De-
troit club passed the physical ex-
animation with flying colors.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
IRIS TAKES WALLOP

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S.-Tris
Speaker. the Indians great outfield
er. swung his trusty right to Tommy
Connolly's jaw when called out al
the plate in the fifth inning OF yes
terday's game at Shibe Park. and
was banished from the game. Speak
or outweighed the midget Connolly
by fully twenty-five pounds, but the
Natick man stayed on his feet, and
lived to see the crack batsmIn dis
appear through the gate.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
CONNIE DOYLE PLAYING
TILDEN In TITLE TILT
By BRYAN MORSE.

NEW YORK. Aug 2sConrad Doyle, Wahngtons premier ten
the national single championship at Forest Hills
William Tden 3D. the most conspicuous figure
match the of interest
difficult of the tournament
has been marked by unbroken
of victories Early he the Harlem tourney. He
championship repeated with victory the
tonal week the Southampton
He vas paired Richards the doubles With
Richards the national doubles championship which he
at Longwood. victory Doyle will be victory
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

Tiden and Boyle are expected TO
furnish one OF the best matches OF
the day. The pair has been given the
first exhibition court, and the match
is slated for the latter part OF the
afternoon, when the big crowd comes
down from New York. Doyle ad-
vaaced TO the third round by dispos-
ing of George King, the West Phila-
delphia crack, at 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
Today the cream Of the talent, hay-
ing weeded out the lesser lights. be-
gins the real struggle for top-notch
honors. Craig Biddle meets DR.. Nor
ganthaIer. H. Howard Noshell. win
ner of the Western classic. engages
Vincent Richards. the ffteen-year-
old Yonkers school boy and winner.
with Tildcn. OF the national doubles
title;. Nat Niles, the Boston expert
and runner-Up in last years patriotic
event, plays Elliot Binzen.
Wright Meets KunaEae.
R. Lindley Murray, the cyclonic
left-hander. opposes the veteran
back-hand stroke artist. Teddy Pei,
while the former internationalist
BeaIs c. Wright. a left-hander. Will
find the sOuthpaw japanese marvel.
Ichiaya KumaEae. on the other side
OF the court. Walter T. Hayes. who
with Burdick has won the Western
doubles title many times. meets
Walter --erriIl Hall the Eestside
Club star, who ranked eighth a year
ago. The Doyle-Tilden match COM
pletes the big matches OF the day.
The drawings in the junior singles
champ .aship for which Thad Ben
On, the Washington titlcholder is
tied. were made today. The
matches find sixteen champions
competing from tennis centers all
was the last drawn from the hat. He
meets L. c. Simmons. the young Cal
ifornia expert, VINO has travelled all
the way across the continent to
compete.
Eugene Czintz. OF Atlanta. meets
W. J. Sweeney, the Baltimore cham
pion as a starter. The names II
Harold Taylor. who played the re-
cord match with Harold ThrockmOr-
ton on the opening day OF the tour
ney: Gerald Emerson. the Hontclair,
n. J., lad; George Moreland, OF Pitts
burgh; Frank T. Anderson, holder OF
the metropolitan and Long Island
titles, and Ray Brown, OF St Louis,
are listed among the entrants
Can Win BIindfOIded.
The boys championship, for which
Donald Dudley viii compete, contains
the name Of Vincent Richards 1t j.
a foregone conclusion nat tn"
Yonkers lad can wir almost blind
folded.
Richards is rated, despite his nf-
teen years, as the greatest court gen
eral OF the year. His decisive victory
over Frank Anderson in straight sets
yesterday. in the national title event,
was as grand an exhibition OF tennis
skill, co-ordinated with headwork.
that has been witnessed in tourna-
ment play for many a year.
There were no upsets in yesterday
play. All Of the stars came through
in good shape despite several threats
of mediocre players to upset the
thoFoughbreds. The undecided match
between G. A. L. Dionne and Seiichero
Kashio, the japanese star. was pro-
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

ductive Of the most peculiar tennis
in history.
DiOnne has won many matches on
account OF his persistency. He is a
hiEh-class player, as is kashio.
Neither man strives for advantage on
strokes, neither comes to the net for
overhead smashes. Beth play what
might be termed defensive tennis.
VoIIeyed and VoIIeyed.
At one point in their match the
ball was volleyed over the net eighty
nine times before Dionne made an
out and lost a point. Five points
later and in the same game Kashio
and DiOnne enjoyed a rally in which
the ball Travelled over the net 123
times. VolIeys from ffteen to nifty
times the players rallied repeatedly.
Both men were well nigh exhausted.
but neither changed tactics in the
slightest
Lieut. Hugh C. NJ Kellehrr, the
Harvard player. who was a frequent
visitor at Columbia Country Club last
spring and summer. was down TO
meet r Lindley Murray. but had 10
forfeit to return TO Camp Lee. where
he is stationed.
Jim O'BoyIe, the Georgetown ath-
the real find Of the tournament /,
was discovered that OBoyIe had ref
creed big matches out at Scranton,
Pa. He was highly touted as a first
rank referee. Today he will engineer
the big matches.
In yesterdays game with Irving
Wright and Walter Merrill Hall and
in that between Hayes and HendricE-
son, O'Boyle gave such satisfaction
that he was ToUndly congratulated by
the gallery and was importuned 10
work today. O'Boyle's decisions were
never questioned. They were given
decisively and in a voice that could
be heard over the entire club grounds
He made the hit OF the tourney.
There will be no less than four big
tournaments going on today. The
third round OF the national singles
will be the big item for the galleries
The start OF the Junior and boys
father and son tourney brings the
tournament play into full swing.
Considerable regret is expressed
here that Connie Doyle did not bring
nine-year-old Fred Doyle up to com
pete with him in the father and sor
event Few realized that Connie
Doyle had a youngster that old. as he
is just over the draft age. With one
exception. the match between Theo-
dore r. PelI and Russell Dana, all
matches went at three sets. The mar
rowing down process brings out only
the front rank players for the tight,
est of matches today. 1t is planned to
string the tournament out over Labor
Day for the patriotic as well as finan.
cial reason that the army and navy
camp community services will bt
greatly benefited.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
FIRES WHOLE TEAM

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-ChurIie Com
iskey has fired his whole ball club,
All players within the present draft
ages have been informed that. Stree il
would be illegal and impossible for
them to play ball after Labor Day,
ti.cir coutra,r- viii cease on tina; day.
C.Cotte and ohm Collins. be:1- t.Nvr
age, have bera given ten days notice
OF release.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
BASEBALL BABBLE

The Yankees finish the week here.
Lew McCarty is still with the
Giants. though he was said to have
hiked to Duluth.
According TO Clark Griffith. the SOL
diers in France can't get enough
sport news.
Dan Griner. former BROOKLYN
Dodgcr. has been suspended by the
ShipbuildinE League for using FOR
eIgn substance on the ball.
Being forced 10 perform too fire.
qucntIy, CoycIeskie. BaEby, and Nor
ton are not showing .he fine form
they did earlier in the season.
Connie Mack insists that his Ath-
Ietics. while not in the first division,
will not hold a cellar berth when the
campaign is ended.
Jack Hendricks is still being
blamed for the poor work OF the
ST. Louis Cardinals. though the war
has taken a full lineup away from
him.
The new International League
with every club losing money. IS Of
fering the country the best example
of real patriotism on the part OF the
diamond magnates.
Benny Kauff, since entering the
army, lost his batting eye, and the
greatest humiliation ever offered him
came the other day &hen he was dar-
Ficksd to let Lew NoCarty hit for
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
coPPERS PLAY REX.

Sergeant Raedy's police team win
tackle the strong Rex A c. OUTFIT to-
morrow on diamond No. =, Monument
Grounds. Today the cops play Tom
Crooks Navy Yard team.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
PLAYS ARMY MEDIcos.

The Civil Service team plays Army
Medical School tomorrow and goes up
against Walter Reed Hospital Satur-
day. Yesterday Civil Service humbled
Shipping Board, II to 4.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
PLAYS MEIGs TODAY.

Naval Operations goes to Camp
MeiEs today for what should be q hot
contest with the EngineerG
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Testerdny's Ounce
Detroit. =: Boston. l.
Cleveland. S. Philadelphia &
New York. -. ST. Louis, 2-6
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
Where They Play TodaI.

St Louis at New York.
Detroit At Boston
Cleveland at Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1918-08-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

wI.Pct. wIPct
Chicago TaGI .s5si BROOKLYN. 5ts54 45a
New York 81 ~ .s2uP PhIlsdera. So SIS .444
Pittsburgh So 81 .525 Boston ... 81 81 80.
Cincinnati. 81 81 Sill St Louis. 80 ~ 7si|
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

The Yankees finish the week here.
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

where They PIny Today.
OlneinnAti at Chicago.
PhiIGdeIphiG at Pittsburgh
The Washington times., 1918-08-28

Connie Doyle to Meet Tilden
In Fourth Round of Tourney
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
SENDS ONLY SON TO WAR
Widow In straitened Circumstances,
Sacrifices Her Sole Support In
Cause of Humanity.

Denver, Colo.--Although widowed
and in straitened circumstances, Mrs.
Clara Doss Burrows, one of the few
living descendants of the famous
Adams family, urged her only son, Earl
Gardner Doss, to enlist for service in
Uncle Sans fighting forces.
The young man is now at the Mare
Island Marine corps training station.
Young Doss' great-grandfather, Eli
jah Adams, was among the leaders Of
the Mohawks, who staged the historic
''tea party" in Boston Harbor just
prior to the Revolutionary war. His
grandfather, Gardner Adams, was a
cousin Of President John Quincy
Adams, and fought in the United
States navy throughout the war of
1872. The boys uncle, another John
Quincy Adams, brother of Mrs. Bur-
rows, was with the Union forces in
the Civil war.
Mrs. Burrows sacrificed her sole sup
port when young Doss enlisted, but,
although she is aged, she declared she
would manage to survive" and was
proud that herEson had voluntarily Of
fered his services in the cause Of hui
manity. "An Adams couldn't do less"
she said.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
THREE HUSKY FELLOWS READY TO
HELP OUT IN THE LABOR SHORTAGE

six times this amount of money ex-
pended in. labor. 4 For example, one
ton Of good fertilizer, will now cost
about $4,000. The plant food in this
Quantity when applied to three acres
Of land will give an increase of about
$50 pounds of lint cotton and 1900
pounds of seed The lint at soc per
pound amounts to s225.00, and the
seed at $4,000 par ton amounts to
$4,000, making total Of $285.00.
Few business concerns net so per
cent increase on money invested in
labor, but, granting that the farmer
will net 100 Der cent on his invest
ment in labor, and supposing that he
pays $100 per day for labor, the
$4,000 invested in fertilizer, when in
vested in labor, would net him SIG 90;
whereas, when invested in fertilizer, it
gives him net increase of $23900.
Thus it can be seen the tremendous
advantage of supplementing labor
with liberal applications of plant food
Likewise an improved piece Of ma
chinery that makes it possible to cul-
tivate an acre of cotton or corn with
perhaps half the labor ordinarily en-
ployed, and cultivate it better, should
be looked to at this time as a source
of help in facing the labor shortage
Good seed of strain known to dc
well in a community will do much to
ward increasing yields, without an in.
| crease Of acreage.
Is this not time when the farmer
should be sure to use these three crop
makers, to the fullest extent to off.
set the labor shortage?
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
PARROT scAREs BURGLAR OFF
Raucous Voice From an Adjoining
Room Causes Negro to Take to
His Heels.

Trenton, N. J.-Rebecca Girman was
reading comfortably in the parlor. She
heard shambling, heavy footsteps on
the icy porch, and the bell jingled per-
ernptorily. )
AS the woman opened the door in
response to the ring. a negro roughly
pushed her. aside, flung pepper into
her eyes, and leveled an automatic
gun at her.
"Just one yell and I shoot" he
warned her.
"What language! What language
Leave the room, leave the room in
stantly" yelled a raucous voice in the
next room.
The negro obeyed in all haste and
has not been seen since, although the
police have been hunting for him. The
voice which frightened him away was
a parrots.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-04
SAYS FRYING PAN MUST GO
Domestic Science Expert Says, This
Method of Cooking Food Is
WastefuI.

Eugene, Ore.-"The frying pan must
60" said Miss Lillian Tingle, head
of the household arts department of
the University of Oregon, before her
class on the conservation Of food.
st is utensil of the pioneer, who
had plenty of food to prepare in the
quickest and simplest way. The peo-
pie of this country always have been
wasteful, and unless we reduce ma
terially our consumption of meat we
shall face a meat famine.
"French people cook in casserole,
thus saving every bit Of the nourish-
ment Of the meat. We could wen learn
from them il .his matter"