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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21
RED CROSS NOTES
February Is, 1918.


If you are interested in finding out
how our Chapter stands read the latest
bulletin sent out by the Gulf Division.
See copy at Red Cross headquarters.
Seven other chapters have given an
account of their stewardship and Nat
chitoches has no need to be- ashamed OF
herrecord.
A knitting committee has been re-
organized with Mrs. D. w. Breazeale
as superintendent.
If ready to knit for the Red Cross see
the following ladies';
Mondays. three to six P. M.
Mrs. Sam Aaron, sweaters.
Tuesdays, three to six ?. M.
Mrs. Teddlie, socks.
Wednesdays, three to six T. M.
Mrs. Clarence De Blieux, wristlets.
Thursdays, three to six P. M.
Mrs. D. w. Breazeale, miscellaneous.
Friday, three to six P. M.
Mrs. John Keyser, helmets.
Saturdays, three to six P. M.
Mrs. D. w. Breazeale.
Wool will be given out by any OF
these ladies' and they will also give
instructions in knitting any of the
garments.
All work must be returned on or be-
fore the twenty-fifth of each month.
All wool left over must be returned
with the garment.
Name must accompany each finished
garment.
Work must be done according to
directions.
All persons having unfinished gar
ments of GREY WOOL must finish and
return before February twenty-tifth,
1918.
The following appreciative letter was
received from an assistant surgeon U.
S. N. now stationed in Paris to whom
| a sweater was sent;
| Dear Sir:
When icy breezes fan the quarters
decks of our north sea fleet, | shall
know whom to thank for comfort given
The loving fingers of American woman
hood toiling for the comfort of the boys
cover there" endow each garment with
a priceless value to US, because into
each knitted part are woven the pray
ers and blessings of some boys mother,
a prayer for his safe return--a hope
that victory will crown our righteous
cause, blessing upon him, because he
is mothers pride.
Thanking you most sincerely for the
beautiful sweater,
/ am, most sincerely
Directions for the sock and knitting
suggestions will be gladly furnished by
the knitting committee,
1880 Congresses were folded during
the week ending February 18th, 1917
with the Presbyterian ladies in the leaC
closely followed by the Baptist Ladies
Aid.
The Catholic Girls came in third witt
twelve workers and twelve packs
twenty congresses to the pack ZIP
The Natchitoches U. D. c. donated
one hundred dollars to the Nationa
Red Cross which certainly is a generous
donation from that body:
Gossip in the compress room y Mrs
McCook will sure get you if YOU don't
put your apron "over the top, and j
must be a white one too with long
sleeves.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21
THE STORY OF THE
AMERICAN FLAG

On Friday evening, February %, at
n o'clock in the Normal Auditorium the
Training School pupils will celebrate
Washington's birthday in very practi-
cal way by giving patriotic entertain
mont for the benefit of their Junior
Red Cross work. They have made
several hundred articles for our soldiers
and now need funds to continue the
work. An admission of 25c. for adults
and l5c. for children will be charged.
The program viii be well worth the
price of admission. 1t presents in tan
gible form the growth of Old Glory
from the banner of thirteen stars to
the great flag of forty-eight. But this
is not all. This flag has put itself in
the vanguard of a world democracy,
assuming responsibility in which
every child may help in some way.
Just how this may be done will be
shown in drill song and tableau.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21
MIR. Edward Elliott
At The Normal

On Tuesday evening Feb. 26, at
800 O'Clock Mr. Edward Elliott
will be at the Normal Auditorium
in character portrayals. He is
well known to Natchitoches hav-
ing appeared here before and hay
ing given great pleasure to the
audience. As Mr.. Elliott is COM
PEELED to leave on the evening
train, the entertainment will be-
gin at 6 o'clock sharp. Admis-
sion fifty cents.
While the season for killing
doves ended last Friday, quail
NAV be hunted until March 1st
and snipe March 18th.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

The prime question for every
farmer is not what product will
bring the highest price, but what
products will insure food for hi;
family and feed for his livestock
and the answer is; vegetable gar
den, mich COW, brood COW, poultry
ample corn, oats, peanuts, etc
and then as much cotton or to-
bacco as he can cultivate well.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

President Wilson does not play
poker but he represents nation
of people who understand all the
fine points of that game, says The
Item, and MIR. William Hohenzol-
lern should not undertake to run
any bluffs or try to take the pot
on bobtail.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

For the purpose of formulating
and crystalliding plans TOR the &C
complishment of we'll defined pur-
poses looking to the betterment of
agricultural conditions in Louis
lana, a meeting has been called
for the agricultural and allied in
terests of Louisiana to meet
March 4th in New Orleans.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

The mau who doubts the value
of sweet clover in green pasture
or fed IN hay, had better try a
small patch and he will be encour-
aged to increase the acreage. ,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

The Hoboken astrologer, Prof.
Gustaye Meyer predicts the end
ing of the war in some unexpected
manner IN April. Well, expected
or unexpected it matters not, SO ii
ends. He furthermore predicts a
labor and capital war for 1912 to
last seven years.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

The U. S. food administration
urges the conservation of laying
hens for ninety DAYS the period Of
largest egg production, which
moves The Item to admonish the
hen, that she is expected to do her
duty and every tough old rooster
to prepare to die for bis country.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

ltrequires eight bushels of wheat
to produce FIVE bushels OF white
-four under the process universally
used: now if the waste could be
utilized, enough flour could be
exported and still have enough for
home consumption without raising
one extra bushel of wheat.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

At least 80 per cent of our
chemicals were imported from
Germany up to a year ago that
are now manufactured in the
United States.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

The United States and Great
Britain will never surrender to
triumphant Prussian militarism.
On the sea and in the air--lf the
very worst happens on land--t they
will keep up the fight, says The
Saturday Evening Post, until the
basis of enduring peace appears.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21
AN ORDINANCE
By Mr.. Kile
Seconded by Mr.. Suddath

By Mr.. Kle
Seconded by Mr. Suddath
Be it ordained, by the Commission Council of the City
of Natchitoches Louisiana: That the following BUDGET
of probable receipts and expenditures of the City of Match
toches is hereby fixed and adopted follows for 1918
to-wit:
SECTION /, Probable Receipts
Ten Mills on the Dollar on City Assessment $4,000 DOL
Receipts from Licenses for 1918 l,5OO,OOl
Receipts from per Capita Tax for 1918 LZOOUOI
RECEIPTS from Lookup funds for 1918 ZOO,OOl
Receipts from Fines, and other sources oOO,tO
Total probable receipts from all is 000OI
Probable Expenses, Fixed Charges
>1a,or,s Salary $1,000 col
City Tax Collectors salary 100000
CITY Secretary and Treasurer, salary 100000
M Attorneys salary 25OO0l
City Marshal and Assistants for 1918 10000
Two to set aside for 1,oOOOOI
Salary of Physician City Board of Health 1OOOOl
One mill the Dollar for and cuVerts 6OOO
Total fixed expenditures for 1918 695OOOI
Probable expenditures not fixed
stroot 1mnrovemens for 1919 $2eooool
Amount for bridges and crossings
Wagons Teams, Feed and drivers salary l,l50O0l
Amount necessary to be paid for oOOOOl
Amount for Fire Department. Hose and etc. 10000
Amount due for graveyard lO0OO
Amounts necessary to pay interests 10000
Total probable charges and expenditures not fixed 643OOO
REHABILITATION
Probable Receipts from all $4,000
Probable expenditures for all purposes Io4Oo.oO
fixed and probable expenditures
Total of all probable and fixed charges expenditures
Yeas. KILE, H1MEL, SUDDAIH
Hayes
Adopted and approved, Jan. Bird. 1918
(Signed) Geo. W. Kle, Mayor
City of Nachitoche
copy of the original
John II. Keyser,
Secretary Treasurer
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

Prussian sophists have yet to
learn that words are never VIM
dication.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

When YOU have nothing else to
do. try to remember whether you
have made your income tax returns.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

Communications are solicited anu
we vii, not be held responsible for any
views contained therein.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

The winning force in life con-
sists IN being handicapped.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-02-21

official Journal Parish OF Natcn'toC"e'
Parish School Board
1" City of Natchitoches'
Evening star., 1918-02-10
EU MONT's APPEAL DENIED.
Pitcher Placed in Glass / and Pre-.
cares to Go to Camp Dodge,

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MINNEAPOLIS, February 9.-George
Du Mont, Minneapolis boy and a member
of the Washington Americans pitching
sta&, has been summoned for military
service and is making preparations at
his home here for departure to Camp
Dodge, Iowa, as private in the Ma
tional Army.
George was married December 81 to
Miss Gladys Berglund Of this city, and
when called before the tenth ward ex-
emption board pleaded a deferred
classification because of his marriage.
Officials, however. could see no reason
for such action and ordered Du Mont
placed in class one. The sturdy little
pitcher y not eager to go because of
government feels that he should be-
come soldier he will welcome the
life in many ways
Du Mont had word that deal was on
between Washington and the Boston
Red Sox to send him to the latter club,
but declares he would be perfectly sat
isfied to stay, with the. Grinmen.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
SWIMMERS
0UTPO|NT THE M|DD|ES
Smoky City Boys Score % to Nays
II in Dashes and Plunges
in Tank.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, February 9.-The
lowed by his teammate. Montgomery, in
winning in Baltimore last evening,
came to Annapolis and won from Navy
by the score of 90 to II. mainly through
the ability of Grammar. an all Pittsburgh
star. in the dashes and Bromere in the
plunge, who out-distanced his more eX-
perienced teammate Boyle, by covering
the sixtyfoot tank in - 3-5 seconds,
being the fastest time made in the
Navy tank this season. Pittsburgh won
the relay by a very close margin, but
was disqualified by the referee for al
lowing one of it's men to start with
out being touched. In the e20-yard
dash Grammar of Pittsburgh outswam
the Navy team and won. hurriedly fol-
lowed by his teammate, Montgomery in
2 minutes 50 25 seconds.
Dickens of Navy showed his ability
to go the short distance and won over
Groggins of Navy in the forty-yard
dash in 1s 3-5 seconds. Summary:
lso-yard dash--won by Love. Pittsburgh:
Grammar. Pittsburgh, second; Groggins, third.
Time, LOO 2-5.
PIunse-won by Bromiere. Pittsburgh; Boyle,
Pittsburgh, second: Cruwell, third. Time.
OPT 3-5. Distance. 40 feet.
4O-yard back-Won by Post. Navy; TAYLOR.
Pittsburgh, second; Griffith, Navy, third. Time,
O.24 3-5.
4O-yard dash-won by Dickens. Navy; Grog-
gins. Navy. second; Taylor, Pittsburgh. third.
Time, O.l9S-5.
2cO-yard dash-Won by Grammar. Pittsburgh;
Montgomery, Pittsburgh. second; Thompson.
Navy. third. Time. a.ss rs.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Greater Demands on Facilities.

Greater Demands on Facilities.
Particularly are greater calls to be
made on the facilities for swimming
and tennis: The growth of these sports
in the last two years has been beyond
ANYTHING anticipated, and in all prob
ability a trend along identical lines
will be noted after the first of the COM
ing April. which. with all the snow and
ice and cold weather, is little more
than month away. 1t is to meet the
probable increased demands for facili-
ties and still take care of all those
that desire recreation that efforts or
those at the head of the work now are
being directed.
All classes of men. women. boys and
girls avail themselves of facilities Of
fered by the Fairgrounds. Tennis and
swimming are the two sports in which
grown-ups take most part. But boys
and girls ranging in years from six to
sixteen also do one or both. Besides
sw INNING and tennis. soccer foot ball.
base ball, volley BAH. schlag ball. track
and field athletics. tether ball and folk
dancing are fostered as varied forms Of
athletic activity. The larger boys
usually play base ball. soccer foot ball,
basket ball and engage in track and
field sports: the girls OF about the
same age engage. in tennis. schlag ball.
tether and basket ball. Practically all
use the swimming poois ana hundreds
take part in the meets. Tots, too small
to compete in organized athletics, are
given systematic exercises in folk
dances.
Perhaps the demand for swimming
facilities will be greater than in any
other sport. Last year the capacity of
ground and municipal pools was tax
ed at all times. records for numbers
using them being broken. During the
coming season plans for even greater
activities are being made. and among
those the demand is going to exceed
| the supply.
Usual championships are to take place
this year in base ball. track and field
and tennis. Each spring the graded
schools Of the city play through q serie.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
NEW GOVERNING CODE ADOPTED
BY MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUES
Altered National Agreement Provides
Different Method of Settling All Dis
putes-Concessions to the Players.

NEW YORK. February "A new ma
tional agreement for the government
of organized base ball recently promul-
gated to all leagues and clubs has be-
come operative throughout the coun-
try. 1t has been signed by Presidents
Tener and Johnson of the major leagues
as parties of the first part and Presi
sociation of Minor Leagues, party of
the second part. The work of revising
the former agreement was chiefly done
by Chairman Herman of the national
commission. Legislative faults and
abuses of rules which have been un-
covered during the last thirteen years
are sought to be remedied in this re-
vision.
Hereafter all disputes between major
and minor league clubs will be adjusted
by the commission, the minor league
president and the secretary of the ma
tional association. Formerly the ma
tional commission was sole arbitrator.
The period for drafting players from
minor leagues will be from September
20 to 25, five days later than formerly,
and cancellation of any draft must he
made within twenty-four hours Clubs
cannot have more than el3E p; -
out on option at any time, including
those sent out for a second time.
player purchased from a class IA
league may remain with the minor
league until the close of the season in
stead of reporting Immediately.
Concessions to Players.
Included in the agreement are sew
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Lineup and Summary.
High-Strung, Nervous Golfer
Often Best in Close Match

The art Of winning Eslf
matches seems to depend to q.
large extent ON the mental eonai-
tien into which . player gets. II
is customary to say that . man
has NO nerves II he IL eooL or
that he IL nervous II he fs Auster-
ed. These expressions are Per.
Aaps rather misleading. There.,
are two clAssea Of beings vvho
are I'm q suitable mental state
One class. q very small ono. ts tee
stupid to have any nerves at all.
Members Of this division are
permanently in q sort Of bovine
condition and play much the
aame sort OF golf whether they
are playing In q chnmDiensAlp o. :.
not. The other class consists e
people vvhe are very high strung
and nervous, but whose nerves
act in snch . way ~ to screvg-
then up to their very best fer . !
big event. -
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Smith Likes to Sleep Late
But Elmer Is in Army Now
rhe Cleveland Indinn. :,

The Cleveland Indians were
making q trip to Chicago last
season. The porter reused ont
the players early, Earl Smith
being one Of them. When he got
In the washroom Of the Pullman
Smith learned the train was still
two hours out Of Chicago.
f. AHan9 that porter!" exclaimed
smith. al told him not to. call
me until thirty minutes before
the train arrived" .-.-.
"Quft your kicking" said .
teammate. "Think how happy
you would be II you were In the
Army and Had to get mp at 5
O'Clock and do an hours work
before bfeakfast.n
: : 1sWelI I'm not In the Arnny,n
said Smith. ,stitl cross.
:, But he n now. .....:: -
Evening star., 1918-02-10
ACTIVE YEAR ON FAIRGROUNDS
PLANNED FOR YOUNG ATHLETES
All Forms of Activities to Be Fostered,
But Problem Looms Up in Lack of
Facilities for Probable Demand.
BY q. C. BYRD.

Plans if work
of
fut men
Fairgrounds
of
understood of
of
here
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Connie Mack Plans to Grab
Cast-Offs to Rebuild Team
Connie Iack i. laying plan. t,

Connie Mack is laying plans to
rebuild the wrecked Athletics.
He In figuring ON several mem-
bers of the Boston Red .Sox to
strengthen the weak spots, but
he also In preparing to grab
some of the promising youngsters
that will he let out by the other
American League. clubs before
April Is. Mack, 1t is underatoOd.
has tabled n dozen recruits who
may. be turned loose during the
traininH season. In that way he
will obtain desirable material
which may be developed during
the, championship race. Mack
believes that half . dozen good
cslts will help his ball club inn
Evening star., 1918-02-10

of games under the auspices of the
playground, and all engage in cham
pionship meet. after series Of elimi-
nation meets for the track and
field title. During the summer the play
grounds conduct base ball leagues for
all classes of boys, eligibility being
gauged mainly by weights. A feature
of the year always is the tennis cham
pionship for girls.
Thousands Enter Championships.
Something of the enormity of these
championships may be realized when it
is stated that forty-eight grade schools
were represented and 699 girls played
in the tennis championships last year
In the series of games for the. grade
school: base, ball championship, 1.19S
boys took part and in the track and
field championships 1873 boys COM
peted.
This is not all, by any means, nor is
athletics the only way In which the
and benedting the youth of Washington.
The annual report of Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes, supervisor Of Fairgrounds, de-
tails much that could well be absorbed
The report ends with a chapter. Con
clusions and Recommendations" which
details recommendations for expansion
of the facilities for carrying on the
work.
Mrs. Rhodes embodies in her report
an excerpt from the editorial columns
of The Star. which. she says. pleads
the cause of the playgrounds."' and fol-
ing which is food for reflection for ali.
The editorial follows: :.
The increasing danger of the streets
gives-A tllip to the Fairgrounds. Th,.
wisdom of regulated play as against
unrexulated play in the streets was a
closed question a good many years ago.
The public playground came into being
dren of properly ordered play. The
physical danger to which children were
exposed while playing ain the streets
was only one part of THE argument for
(Coptinued on Second Pags.) ~
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Wants D. s. to Boss Boxing
in Civil Life as Well as Army

Charles 4. Dean, president Of
the Amateur Athletic Union, be.
lieves that boxing should he gov
erned by the federal authorities,
He has this to say about boxinxs
"The government has seen the
necessity for boxing. and every
soldier Is taught to hkht with
Eun and bnyonet, individually and
collectively. why then SHOULD not
the primary education Of that
Hnme soldier he to Axht with his
hsts: 1t ix easy for the govern
menf to control boxing In the
Army camps. nnd Il could be con-
trOllcA almost as easily In civil
life. Let ms hope that one effect
Of tie war will be to bring hack
hox1nE ON good. clean basis.n
Evening star., 1918-02-10
lEH|CH QU|NT DEFEATS
BLUE AND GRAY, 2S-26
Outplayed in First Half, Georgetown
Makes Splendid Rally, Losing
by Only Shade.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, February 9.-Le-
high had a narrow escape from defeat
at the hands of Georgetown today, the
score being 2S to 26. Lehigh played
brilliant ball in the first half, but went
to pieces in the second period, only re-
covering toward the end to add five
more points to the score, the first half
ending % to S.
Georgetown put up great attack
in the second half. O'Ione. McNulty
aud Louchak making twelve points
while the Brown and White; looked on.
Then came a change in Lehigh's line
up and things went somewhat better.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
GEORGE WHITTED IN CLASS l

RALEIGH, n. c., February 9.-Georee
Whitted. outfielder of the Philadelphia
National base ball team, has been placed
in class A and called for physical exami-
nation by the local exemption board of
Durham. his home city. He claimed no
exemption.
Ii he qualities for general military sery-
ice Whitted probably will be sent to
training camp during the call of February
%.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Providence Club Sells Players.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. February g.
Eddie Onslow. first baseman Of the To-
cal team. has been sold to the, Little
Rock club of the Southern: Association,
and Otto Peters, a pitcher, to Atlanta
OF the same circuit.
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Spencer Kicks on Contract.

DETROIT, Mich. February Stub"
Spencer, the catcher who came back"
so sensationally for Hugh Jennings
last summer. is dissatisfied with the
contract sent him and threatens to play
ball on the Pacific coast and desert the
Tigers.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

Goals from noor-Donovan 49,, Hess a.,
Maurer. Mccarthy, straub O'Lane (5t. Nc
Nulty "a, Louchak, Dudock. Goals from fouls
donovan (SD. Louchak 90. Substtutions--
Maurer for Mccarthy, Frain for Straub. Ref
eree--Mr. Keogh. University of Pennsylvania
Time of halves-2O minutes.
Evening star., 1918-02-10

organization in 1914 by the base ball
powers summarized as follows:
Ten days notice in writing must be
gwen to major league player, and
five days to a class -AA or class A play
er when Internationally relea sed
Written notice of conditions of trans
fer must be furnished to any~rlayer re-
leased to another club.
A player shall be declared free agent
IN case all conditions of a players con-
tract. as agreed to by the parties, are
not written into the contract and the
offending club or its manager shall be
hneu IN amounts ranging from S1Oe to
$500.
Travelling expenses. including sleepers
and meals en- route. must be paid ma ior
league players from their homes to
training camps.
Old Player Has Option.
A playeg who has been in the ma ior
leagues Tor ten years cannot be released
10 MINOR league except he is willing
to make such transfer and all other
major league clubs have waived on his
services.
Two new sections of the agreement
cover the provisions restricting the send
ing of player to lower league before
he has been offered to class AA and class
A leagues: thus keeping him in the high
est classification his skill may warrant.
copy OF his contract. which Shall be
considered an original. must be fur
nished the PLAYER
Hereafter when either ma jor league
cert1hes that amendment to the rules is
necessary the rational commission shall
sci date not later than March 1 of any
year for meeting of the rules commit
tee. consisting of three members from
each of the major leagues and one from
the minor leagues. A majority vote
snail be necessary to adopt. review or
repeal rule. Place and date Of such
meetings shall be arranged by the ma ior
league presidents, who shall act. alter
nately, as chairman of the COMMITTEES
Evening star., 1918-02-10
Concessions to Players.

Included in the agreement are sew
eral concessions made to the players