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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09

-NeXC sunday VIII observed
all over the Nation as Mothers
Day."
Mrs. Fred Austin came from
Charlotte Tuesday to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Williams.
Wonder if Spring will break
this month";" anxiously asks a
Post-Dispatch subscriber. There
is no answer except that it May.
-"Herbert's Greater Min
strel's" are giving a tent min
strel in Rockingham tonight.
Their band made the welkin
ring, in a parade at noon.
The closing exercises of the
Campbell school in Wolf Pit
township, Miss Gussie Cameron,
teacher. will take place tomorrow
night friday at $50 o'clock.
Everybody invited.
Willie Allen will be given a
hearing before. Squire Barrett to-
night at eight o'clock, charged
with an assault Wednesday after
noon at Great Falls mill upon
June Davis. Both are white.
The local picture show gave
our people the opportunity OF
witnessing a splendid photo-pro-
duction last Monday and Tues
day in The Kaiser, the Beast of
Berlin" 1t was a splendid pic
ture, a heart-gripping portrayal
of German ruthlessness.
The Post-Dispatch is glad to
number Lee Williams, of Zuni,
New Mexico, as a new subscrib-
er. He and wife and child went
to the land of cactus two months
ago, and he is clerking in a store.
Zuni has a population of about
1900 Indians and so whites.
Felix Addor, of Keyser, was
killed as the result of an acciden-
tai discharge of a pistol in the
hands of a mate on board the U.
S. S. Leviathan off the coast OF
England March 9th. He enlist.
ed in the navy in May, 1917.
Two young ladies' of the city
will stand the civil service exam
nation Saturday morning at 9::3(
for the position of substitute ir
the Rockingham postoffice. Miss
Ruby Mcintosh, who has served
so efficiently in the local Office,
has resigned in order to accept a
position in the Bank of Pee Dee
She will begin her new banking
duties next Wednesday. Her
sister, Miss Allie Mcintosh, is
also working with the Bank Of
Pee Dee, having started about a
month ago.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09
MIR. Robt. L. Steele is in Flori.

Ns ~~S~Ss 40 NeSSA~, ~ "a @'ASAA7
da.
]. Buren, O'Brien is spending
the week in Charlotte.
Rev. R. L. Patrick is spending
the week in Mecklenburg county.
Grady Garrett, of Camp Greene,
spent the weekend with his
parents here.
Rev. and Mrs. Leonard Gill ana
Miss Ruth Gill returned to Char
lotte Monday.
Jack Bennett goes to Whining
ton tonight to spend several days
with his sister. Miss Cliff Bennett.
Lieut.. John Hall, of Camp
Wadsworth, spent Sunday in the
city with his parents.
Rev. Harry North, who is con-
Quoting the Methodist revival, is
the guest of DR.. and A. c. Ever
EFT.
Mrs. w. S. Thomas went to
Charlotte Wednesday. She will
remain a week at Mr.. w. J.
Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Parsons,
Misses Jennie and Rosa Parsons
and Miss Julia West will spend
the weekend at Columbia, on a
visit to Camp Jackson.
Miss RUBY Mcintosh went to
Salisbury Tuesday to visit Mrs.
Bertha Chambers. Sne will also
visit in Townsville before re-
turning here next Monday.
Miss Mildred Bethel, of Dan
vile, but who is taking nurses
training course at Philadelphia,
came last Saturday to spend a
week with her sister. Mrs. H. G.
Parsons.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Steele ex-
pect to motor to Salisbury tomor.
row to bring home their son,
Armistead, who has been under.
going treatment at Stokes Sana'
forum.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watts re-
turned from their wedding TRIP
Wednesday morning, and spent
yesterday and today with Mrs
]. D. Cameron. They leave to
night TO, cheraw.
Hal S. Lebbetter, Jr., went te
Wilmington Tuesday night, re
turning Wednesday. He enlisted
in the Navy at the recruiting Of
flee there and will have to report
for duty in about ten days.
Mrs.Z. Z. Hadley and son have
returned to Badin after having
spent several days with her par
tents, DR.. and Mrs. E. S. Davis
She was accompanied by hel
sister, Miss Ella Davis.
} DR.. and Mrs. Ashe Lockhart
7 of Kansas City, will arrive to
night to spend a day with Mr.
and Mrs. w. N. Everett, Jr. They
will return to Wadesboro Friday
night.
Relatives in the county receiv
: ed a letter from Arther Cape
Tuesday in which he stated thai
he had landed safely in France
; and was getting on nicely, though
he was a little seasick on the trip
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09
School Record of Stamps.

The. following is the amount
of War Savings Stamps and Ger.
tifcates subscribed by the vari.
GUS grades of the Rockingham
(white) school to May 9:
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09

w. ). ,.
Phone 1872.
Subscription $1.50 ~.
Tax listing month. Don't
put it off. iql
Republican convention in
Rockingham next Tuesday night.
Patriotic spirit, vice alcoholic,
should be the national stimulant
these days.
Agricultural Liens and Chat
tel Mortgage combined, for sale
at Post Dispatch.
The Victorian Community
Club ION page 2 takes a shot at
worthless dogs. Read it.
The Dispatch isno furth-
er from you than your phone.
Send us have your items of news.
w. H. McKinnis, aged Al, a
merchant of Gibson, died May
LIST. Wife and six children sur
vive.
w. R. Coppedge is registrar
for precinct No. 2, Rockingham
township. Books close May 18th.
Register NOW, if you are not al
ready on the books.
DIR. P. M. Abernethy, a veter-
marian, is locating in Rockingham
this week, with headquarters at
Biggs drug store. He is a gradu-
ate of the Kansas City Veterinary
College.
-Harrill Maske, IA years old,
killed two large snakes Saturday
one measuring 6 feet long, the
other five. Snakes were in the
barn of his father, Mr.. P. c.
Maske. ,.s
Garner & HinSon have in.
stalled a model steam plant for
pressing clothes, the new ma
chine doing the work of several
men and eliminating the use of
gasoline in pressing.
Bob V. Howell, a lawyer of
this place, left last night for Blue
Ridge, near Asheville, to take a
twenty days training in the
Fourth Officers Training Camp
for War.Workers for the Y.M.C c.
A. He will then be assigned to
some camp for recreational work
in this country.
j. A. McAulay, Jr., who ser
we'd for nearly a year in French
waters on the mine sweeper
Courtney and who spent amonth
or so at home here recently, re.
turned to the Navy two weeks
ago and is now attached to the
u. S. S. Mars, another mine
sweeper.
The Methodist revival began
last Sunday. Rev. Harry North
arrived from Durham Tuesday
morning and the interest and at.
tendance upon the meeting has
steadily increased with each ser
vice. No time limit has as yet
been set for the meeting to close
The services are held at 10 m
and $50 p. m.
Jim Billiard, a young white
man of Midway mill, reported tc
the police Saturday night that he
had been held up by two UNI
known negroes near the depot
warehouses and searched fol
money. Nothing of value was
found on his person. The Of
ficers made search. but so fal
have found no trace of the would
be highwaymen.
Boyd Gasque, Jr., and W. E
Harrison, Jr., two Boy Scouts
went cover the top" in the sale
of Third Liberty bonds, Boyt
made is sales amounting to SAT,
300, and William Edward secur
ed 10 subscriptions for $2,450. In
asmuch as Boyd last year secur
ed a medal for selling the Seconc
s1o.-A Lz..I1 L. ~-..Il -o.x. -
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09
LOCAL ITEMS

Short News Items Of Interest
Of Town and County, Con-
densed Into Paragraphs
for Hurried Reading.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09

Statesville can now boast of pop.
ulation Of between 1880 and 5000, a
considerable bit of territory being
taken in as result of an election
last fall. II that part added is as good
as that to which it was added, every.
body ought to be proud.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09

Pennsylvania county is putting par.
tisanship out of business for the time
being by the appointment of com.
mittee to draft a proposition to be sub
mtted to both arties. Perhaps Gov.
ernor Bickett's proposal is practical
wherever it is approached in the spirit
in which 1t was made.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09

An interesting fact about the work
on the grading of the railroad which
is now being done in Boone Is that
Captain W. M. Hodges, an ex-Confei'
crate soldier, now So years old, is put.
ting in ten hours every day with his
mattock on the work.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-05-09
OVER THE LAND OF
The LONG LEAF PINE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAROLENIANS.

As Tar as is known the Ashevilis
BARRIERS union is the first body of or
ganized labor in this ssction-per.
haps in the whole south-to go on rec.
ord by formal resolution as boycotting
all goods of German manufacture.
Mr.. w. N. Gregory. president of the
East Cotton Oil Company at Hartford
was elected president of the North
Carolina Cotton Seed Crushers' Asso-
citation at the eighth annual conysn.
ton of the association held in Raleigh.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
$ped Arena Game May Be Revived In Kentucky State

,.uuau Nationals. a. Fort Smith, Ark
Hpsiun Natlonalu w. New York Ameri.
.us at GfcensbDr0. n G. Cleveland
Americans w. New YORK Nationals, &C
NfN Orleans ~ Louis Nationals va
at luuis Americans, At Ft Louis.
Ami ~ Detroit Americans vs. Cin-
UunIl Nationals. ~ Little Rock Hos
iun Nationals ~ NeW York Americans,
Hl Irlorburs We Cleveland Americans
tr NsW York Nationals. ai Memphis
~ Louis Nationals NH ADW York Amer
lrnuH. ~ lifOntlNu
Arm ig= Detroit Americans ~ Gin.
UIuntu Nationals. ~ Cincinnati Boston
Nationals w. Washington Americans,
m WBrhnkiOn' Cleveland Americans w.
NeN York nationals. Ht Lexington KY
81 Louis Nationals w St Louis Amer
lrlnf, ~ si Louis New York AmeH-
cans W Bfookl}n nationals. at Brook
lyu
ApHl ii-Detr0it Americans W. Cin-
Clnuau Nationals, Hl Cincinnati Boston
Nationals W. New York Americans. at
newark A. J.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12

.I.. .....s,t.. ,.tFH Hv-rIHN
n'' lNt court ny 'l' h'Nr'I's VIVA '.''''
he played the stroke. .-,....,
NHAlng Was lhe play pr WY 'u'' G ,l
NE pfa.lfm h' 20 now TOD 'u.lli. .u.
effect ~ the 'rrfI.H service. 'N"Nl,''h
M'NttI Iir N'l TO In .n.Nl"
'ls hrlainF NJ inl AN-EnHlahu .nAunl''.
snip against N.-npSnn9 .haileuEo N
1913 Of N'WN.'aon. lllHA t'I'l ...-
received fuu .'rHI' Inr me t'hl', ''!'u.
ana h'."f' ne showed IH now p" ~"
hul t,tH hN'Nns Two .o one .I y, %.
N' N.L'. .h...N '' WIZ .t' ..'7''N.'''''.'.
DO Na.h-tNHs.
WId|nr solved the problem nv stand.
ing clos. into 'nr service court tr
caught tho h.. nu The sharp rise NJ .NH
bound daring 1g1 unhenrh-oi ming
~ 'nH' slime To amounted 10 Holla' ing
ne service Tor "' Nas Neii no .n"Hi
ffg net In" .nH....'" m hgLouEniIH "
wf|Fs Na opponent NHf nf position .."
his powerful service eventually nsi IW
the match
Once furnished WIN '1H t.' 'H NJ"
how 'u draw '." ...- ". .." "i
American players. always #'.nI.. .N.
a1ap'a'ie, soon ''RlN To- I.s'.NN.
servers H1' 'Wiatt According Too .0.
views of MrNeal. every racquet N.i...'
c' the TOP rHnknE NJ 'hH ..H 'aa
learned how 20 block .l" ser an.|
0f them DO u 80 tHiF 37 TO .''N' lose
20 'oeInR me seF'|N. court ... "
awaited The shoot or me Dali across N.
net
"W'ltingH ll''.e experiment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12

KLAHOMA CITY baseball fans
4 are not overly enthusiastic tt
" the action taken AZ Muskogre
SUNDAY. when the officers 1f
the Arizona league decided 10 rr-
chfIsten the circuit of the Western
association Tho feelings NJ tho nk.
lshUmA city fans were not Injured
by the changing OF tho name NJ the
lebgut back 20 the Western associa-
ton. but the fact that Oklahoma city
viii have only class D ball this venr
does not rest well on the fans minds
Opposition 20 class y ball WIS
started last summer by E. A. Dun
cEn. president OF the Oklahoma city
Baseball club lie complained last
year AZ the poor attendance and TO-
ward the latter part Of the season
said that In his opinion II was due
90 the fact that such poor baseball
was played m saratoga park.
Mr. Duncan promised oklahoma
city baseball fans better baseball
than class d, or no baseball at lil
That was also the sentiment ~ 'hs
ma jofiB Of the fans here. for they
have long since tired of watching .he
lowest class baseball protected by he
National Association OF Professional
Baseball leagues
The action of the directors ~ mo
Western association IN dropping No
Ales'er. sherman. Ardmore lud Deui.
son from the circuit ana practically
accepting the applications OF Enid
md OFmulEee certainly cannot ld-
vance the classification n the league.
ny way of explanation. A league 7
classified by the population 1t the
cities In the circultl
II II possible that the officers and
directors Of the Western association
expect 90 get class 'I rating with
a smaller population Not hardly
when Walter Morris president ~ tho
Texas league who attended The meet
INK ~ Muskogee sunday told them
hat the population of league cities
was obtained hy the last 'odcr7I
cpnsuF Under such regulations the
population Of oklahoma city 7
around g. .000 while In reality 'h'
population OF Oklahoma city IS
lN2 900
The writer Is willing 20 wager that
no other city In the United Snio7
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
SERVICE SHORN
OF ADVANTAGE
h.I10g Pe,oIy,'o0'ze5 Ten
MS by Checking NcLoJghI.n

NV TcEE Tsh !.-Et-y N'Nesl
Ns tsf-s gTcfssl Oral it ~ me oVlt
- t-lt avr tsrrs NE many ctntf
ts.a'- -r.s-;f - human snoeH1n n' Dc.
s;l-s. - -ncs-Tc some rein1' DE Eno
-. a w TtlFthrT changes because Of
i.. t.rss.ast cut 20 the word VA, and
is - FNry@.f - d, Eupfurted ~ some
e ,..ass ut.. Rave critically studied tfe
5,''l-E sis-Ds-,i - thty appear e. tht
TIA
~ WsN,,l sis Ths urrs 10 A. hand
II hvt ,Es-t Ntt- rft service it 20
css.rt - .su tatr . hGs ~ ths past ]
a.. AptrN Cat ny cp.flCr ARD ftit-
-lsrt q ~. rEclgtl ttA Eu unpreJu-
e-.s a.. t1rtfg rcrUcg-t unr u' my
rssSs-s t-c rucy - the rntthoos
~ = ~ sstcirr players EFt almost un-
.srf,aci-ily t-rrf..tr % uss - tins uutt
ASssa' 20 -ps e. least % substtntlttt
t.rs 'eTsa.'lgrt'y .dpt W sch ! have eI-
srssf.. Ttsrs tt even reason. hcu ever.
- - sTs ''It 't service 10 not lteR
- -..s 70 bt ftEtrdt1 - q iurfuD-
tttt Nsi -. - tfutE
N.Nssl rfgt- .lt career - pro
'sss --t - Hs famous gutt's club.
Lc.sz- - fss time When It vEs much
'-es s-.''- ~ E.r. ttE-s % ttt courts
ss l-f--' Gc't FvHE y Elsslsy. the
- s~-y t~r' 1tfs. 'Hf ltfs Anthony >.
y s.t 'tN o''t' l-wIub'Iet No
Gsa tsE tl-tit1 ne yfpFrest oi The
nsr1iss - & Avr tennis weapon tIrge
t.s <tyt v.tr rt American rtyerse
,plr. e. EAyst ty Ev.rcurt Ward
~ r, llgt I'D Malcolm %. Whit.
la b.fy rtTc..'Hg-. Lre The game
ines .,s % vst tss ft.rr that baked
- u'.'r.s l- st ffg Davis Cup
rar.-f1
s.-,.,, I- -.ss,r' Fe-r,
= r. '.t r- r.rr ~ EfEstI ffF' 'Ng
ps-7a-s 'st.stf Iv 'rreft form as
pAJsf ~ utu..rl M- LouTfUr H,
] pea ss --v vs GO fu~rlA Comet had
rI-ly s--'sr,st opponents completely
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
Il PRESEASON
GAMES PLANNED
FOR BIC LEAGUES
Two WI. Be Played at Sara
tOga Park

IHU.htI0r gamsf to be- played between
American and National league teams l"a
Cor. mo opening uf the rsrulIr season
fUif HrrinE. af arranged 90 date. are Hs
o.. lows
AuU Hoftor nations w. Now York
Americans OF Macon. Ca
auu Boston Nations W. New York
Americans of dublin Ca
hrH Boston NTrlonf W. New York
Americans Ht Augusta. ca.
April 4-0levclnfg Americans yH Sow
'Hrl Nationals a. Dallas. T'SHf lins.
fH. Nationals vf New York Americans,
H. spHrWrsnufg 8 O.
April ,-Dctro'f Americans W. ClnrIn-
uH' Nationals Ht luu Worth. Texas.
Boston Nationals vf New York Amwl-
room. H' columbia. A. o. Cleveland Amer
..H. Nrv }Url Nationals. Ht Dallas,
rrEuI
Apr. Detroit American. ts C.nrlu.
HHf ..HHuHl. Hf Oklahoma NIt. Boston
.afuu.I SCI Hyv York Americans nt
.rnsn.IIt H cleveland Americans
u Nrv 'ur. Nationals at Houston.
THFHE Hf Louis Nationals yH 81 Louis
Americans on 80 Louis
Arr Detroit Americans yH Cln-
r'Hr Nations o. Oklahoma city st.
Louie nationals so 30 Louis Americans.
Nov '0rf Nationals Hi Houston, Texas
anr o. Boston Americans Va Brook.
iyT Nationals. OF Mobile Cleveland
Americans vf New York Nationals. nt
tHv Orleans Boston Nationals vs New
81 orb Americans Of SuurfpnshurE s G.
Detroit Americans vs Cincinnati Ma
u0nHif Bf 7uIu. Okla
April g-St Louis Nationals w. 81
l0UI. Americans of 81 Louis Detroit
Americans 81. Cincinnati Nationals. at
Nusk1gr, Okla B1Hiuu Nationals W.
Sow lurl Americans. ~ Charlotte, y.
. Cleveland Americans Wa New York
Nationals. o. New Orleans
ArflI lD-potruit Americans VS. Gin
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
|DxIle BILL IS :
.UP N KENTUCKY
Measure Is Patterned After
That Of Wisconsin
10 DECISIONS TO BE GIVEN
An Matches Must Have the
~ Sanction Of Board.

FRANKFORT. Ky. Feb 70 -Corf.f'
.rsbIe inlSr,st 10 being mnnlfsftst b ~
verid Of sport IN a bili which soad 80
urrect boIinf In ksntucky shlch so
= bsfore the ho1ss of fspressnia I've
Features OF the proposed as, Eh.sh -s
istrolucsd hy RepresennuVe XIV hfAfa
Radcliffs of Pisasursyille, are ths lstil.
1sIns Of nftssn.roand bouts. crsAfiot q
an athletic board Of cnnrol ~ .
elnuss by which this eonfniss ~ III ca
kcf Z state tar on boring c'gts
His ban also Eoud prnhltf ne 49,
sf insorieatins liquors on M prsr,i'ss
where Any boring contest W01f
sfascd. Another important ter in ~
BIN u that al contests sl - @
sosra 10 esopsl
yJpdsr The provision Of tns fLl A. f
troxuced. thirty days after ~ a. -.
into effect. the governor snal af1'i
three persons 10 b memnsrs q - az
Istic board of control. 20 hci1 odles ~
four yAars nom the date % mar ~
puintrnent The board fhau ralnh- =
eoostiiuts a quorum. bu, % MATER 81 !.
b pasesd upon sseept ~ cone1frsnfs q
two MANNERS Of The board.
The hoard 10 also erporsrsf = a.
psInt. with the right 70 rsmcTs a. Ss'ai
ure, Z secretary. rhs nscsssafT raf,I
tnl eIp<nHes Of The bo4r1 Tl AAI q
tn secretary shall not sIrssd t.0'a 49,
nuaily
No boring or sparrinr srhleiii.u ray
n held In the state unless sahctifrsf y
the board II IL provided nat err 20 =
ants must wear sit-osncs EfTts. Afi
no match mar b loagsr thsH t'''s-
ro0nds. No one shall = psrmiifsf '-
bon unlss. his physical corf 'ier -
bssn examined By q onmp-fsni Frys.'
clan and be 10 pronounced flf
No decisions shall b rsrfef-t m trI
contest IN Ksntucsy
No contest may b h.d sr - sas-
bath.
psssy Fine fsr Visars-
Anyone -fakins IL 10 - usrs -fsf
for one year; for the sscprd 1f'saia
disqualified forever Tha u -c;sl'f
0u The Wisconsin Av
The eiubs arx required - fzfrsr t.s
hoard With q trus s,aismsri q 80 -.
ceipts within - hours o. ~ ho.t.rT =
q contest, remltfing 5 psrcsrt - -
STATE. Anyone conducting a coates, = ~
pm up . ~ 900 bond
dns Of $500 u provided f5r VIA.
tions.
In addition, an annual lc.ns is. r
Syoo s provided for ssch cigb orTtniist
IN Kentucky. All recsiptH aec7s -
actual expenses of the eomnnission ,tI
10 70 the school fund of the sfais
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
Tanning by The Fire Side

With over 1n..00 rsnt;.-I-I as or
class %" asrrII lgeEr~iiss L1
.alAfv 0f nr.r 'c'tao -on
Hv nr 'rrctCT~ o. F.sfrrr a.
#DriHurT II1 ns Geo --i-nLf"
hat would % 1900 -ru-f.
what Er01 100 syrrfiu-T a -"c' rr
with |r IHITo7-a 'tY
class ~" HrraT IatI-r '-rsfsslrgll
baseball HTa % ta rrefret 20
rerfisiuT neu.1r'a r- Hl t.l ua
city with vtr l0lOO ccUi' cr
surety get mol -coo CTrrtuifl rrur
riau -" saEUs lstttT lFr
baseball tt IA han nav mas
Ir Duncan yrs vt-su,iT cr-',
lent ~ ,cttirT ertt ~ Vet.
aru aaEut. ilss -rrl tizf'-0.
his rrar. Iut r- OU-H reASr
other lls rAr HlA flHr t-ruJr
.aaEua Co. herr rus '-rf ri
.he part ~ 'uIa o ct o. { t'
Western ssoClti-0 'I-C14
meeting. Hut Q 7isu cccIle
vHIkCuf IN ts nTr Is t7 itLlfG0-n
rifv mo iusKc1Ce rrrrssu LtiIvs.
HU luOruf- ruH Aff Ia % -oei Y
ana Jo business oui rrI1a-tfc
Wichita arc bail- cuctf'r urF
HuskCgre. 'nrt ir-'ft 'riH Tu
Oklahoma ''tv rCuh -lAf CO..
Na,f frruIf IIr HUs rrr rits
g" rating .0u.- He unt-l-'c. N.'of.l
would 1r frUiErT r-fr ieltA
u vnnH Unto rr LU-l. Ice n-
nngrU Z lrtr ll TuH Ire rr
he Western HssoClli'-n tu eeso0.
Hr1 s practically asu-rc Esf
that hey uiI sEr .-uaI rF
meeting Har0. tsv -ly rrI- r'fn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
American Assn;
Signing Umpires

Thomas J. Hickey, prssidsst e rs
Americaa ASSOCIATION. has o@gIn hrinE
up a staff of umpires for ths 1874 ssaid-
He has signed Rotart Hart a sVirF-
heid. Mass. who has been n tss lr,sr.
national leag1e for the las, i0ur ssaEc-s
Hart also offiniated IN the Arsy' -as
league In 1911 and 1914 A ne assor.A-
ton will return 10 the double urr gi''rE
Gstem next season, seven other Et'srs
VIII b. signed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-12
LEW M'CARTy AND
WILHoI1 SIGN UP
Giant Catcher and 0utfIeIds'
Ready for Season,

NEW YORK. Feb, I'm. siEnss c1r !.
srAsts Of two more player. we're fers rsi1
q the office of the Giants IN. hiss- -
enter the fold are Lev McCarty. eaiensr
and Jss Wffhoit, outrsldsr. Bosk ry-sf
onA-year documents, ard are sah - hATs
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-03
FOR STATES ATTORNEY

| announce my candidacy for
States Attorney for the Tenth Judic-
ial Circuit, consisting Of the coun-
ties Of Polk, DeSoto and Lee.
I am a graduate Of John B. Stet
son Law School and have practiced
law for ten years in Polk and DeSotc
counties. II elected to this office
am convinced that l can save to the
tax payers Of the counties a great
deal Of money, and to the citizens
who are called upon as jurors and
witnesses great deal Of time by @
careful, conscientious and systematic
administration of the duties of this
office. am candidate of no faction
or clique and If you elect me | will
conduct this Office fairly, impartially,
efficiently and as vigorously as ia
within my power.
I respectfully solicit the vote Of
every citizen in this circuit.
D. o. ROGERS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-03
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the Voters Of Polk County:
I hereby announce that I am Q can
didate, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary, and wish to represent the pso-
pie Of Polk county in the Stats Legis-
lature Of Florida. II you elect me.
will serve the people, not the special
interests. Try me once. I honestly
and earnestly solicit your support.
Very respectfully,
ALTON B. CARTER.
In group No. :.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-03
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of County Commissioner
from District Number s, Polk county,
subject to the Democratic primary.
The citizens and voters Of this dis
trict and Of the county at large know
me and my record Of public service,
and I will appreciate the support Of
any and all persons and promise to
use my best efforts to look after the
interests Of my district and the coun-
ty at large, If elected.
Respectfully yours,
z. c. FLANAGAN.