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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-07
ADVICE TO DEALERS

Take care of your own customers.
Scrutinize carefully all applicants
not personally known to you. Your
customers are depending upon you
to take care of them, that is your pa.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
3 BODIES MERGE
IN INTEREST OF
HARNESS CAME
viii Result in Breeding Of
Better Horses in i S,

CHICAGO Feb "a An hnhlGNmatlor
NJ tho National Trottng association, tbs
American TioltlnE association and the
American Registration association IA
sought In q resolution adopted a. the
annual meeting Of tho American Trottlns
association In the Auditorium hotel
A committee NJ thrce was appointed 10
meet with similar committees from tho
other org nlfltlnua ~ which ways and
means NJ the proposed amhlEamRtlon VIII
be- considered
Tho object NJ tho amnHnnation In N
combine tho lhtrp horse organizations
into ono body fur the better operation
N the horse rurluu and breeding sport
and 10 bring into closed contact tho
whereby beneficial laws may he enacted
FOR tho preservation and Advancement OF
tho hlghly bred horso.
A resolution also was adopted calllhG.
fnr the ctenil1n NJ publicity bureail
whereby tho hrodlng NJ a better class ~
American horses mny be brought about.
Tho Officers elected by tho Great
Western circuit we're. Edward J curtin.
nccorah. Iowa, president; William smol-
lugcr. illHdule. IT,. secretary, The fol-
lowing dlroutorH were elected by the
American TrottluR association and WIN
| choose tho officers NJ tho association Tor
| lOlb-io W. +, llnmr Terro lleuto, Ind :
| Thomas Gill. Milwaukee, Wis; c, ID
| Cameron, Alta Iowa
The following dates wsrs announced
| for tho urght Western meetings nert
| fall.
July n 10 August LA HArps, Ill I
| purse 81 00O
August 70 burlington. lovai
| purse $4,000
August 10 10 i6-sednlla, Moi purSs
| i2.0o0
August 10 10 Y Springfield. nj purse
100000
August "a 10 al-Ds MoInes, lowal
purse tlNsO1
September 10 2 llnmlno, Mimi
purse t22 O00
soptcmhcr TO N Milwaukee, Wis
purse t2i ono
acplsmbsr II to 2l-PeorIa. MI pufs'
10000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
Star CatcherS
Turned Outby
Buffalo Club
International League Team
Holds Record for Develop
inc Crack BackStopS,

Where the Portland Coast league
club has enjoyed the reputation Of
being q great team TO develop pitch.
ere and Ghortstops Buffalo must be
entitled 10 the prize Tor turning out
star catChers
Jimmy Archer vas not good enough
FOR Detrot In 1907 Two years ore.
vIousy Pittsburgh also mad sent hlm
back 70 the minors Bufiap took him
In 1908 and ever since Jimmy has
been one of the real great backttops,
ana orc year was all he had 10 stay
At Buffalo.
BM KlIefer wss not clever enough
FOR the ST. Louis Cardinals In 1910
and ne drew q ticket 10 Buffalo. Ne
fingered there Just long enough 60
show that he had the real goods and
then went on TO the Phlllles.
WllIlr sthanu pot In part OF the
1872 campaign Win the Blsons
Eleven ot the sixteen bio league clubs
put In drafts for him. Connie yraok
vas the lucky manager.
Hank Gowdy was too slow for the
Giants McGraw let him 90 20 Buf.
f1iO for the season OF 1913 and the
following october Hank was tho big
noise In the worlds series. being
big factor IN tho four straight vie.
tories scored BY the Braves
Buffalo, however. 10 not the only
international league town 20 develop
star barkttops. ell Carrlpall and
BIN Fischer cot their start at Toron-
TO. Tbm Clark and George Gibson
served AZ Montreal prior 20 landing In
the blu league. Eddie Burns Of the
phlll,es was with Montreal In 1918.
oscar Stanage OF the Tigers, Forest
Cady Of the Red SoS and Lew Nc
Carty Of the Giants came from New.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
No Tickets for Cubs
Who Fail to Sign

Unsigned Cubs will not be vel
come on the train that carries the
spring training Brun athletes to Cal
iiornla next month; neither will their
fares be paid by the North Side bust
ness manager.
President Weeghman has sent a
note to this effect to each OF the
PLAYERS holding out for more money,
telling them that unless they sign
up before departing time they will
have to pay their own way TO the
coast in case they decide later to
come into the fold.
Last year the Bruin boss made the
same announcement in advance OF
the season, but relented and per
mitted several hold-outs to accom-
pany the signed athlete. There
will be nothing doing along these
lines this spring, according to
Wecghman.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26

Rockruddcr and Alice sitting in the
pa,lor IN front OF the fire just a. II
they had never been away, and Alice
wa, so glad to see nc that she huRgcd
me and kissed me and then Mr. Rock.
uddcr pulsed me onto his knee and
Sat with his arm around me, and asked
me al about what had been doing and
lIay were certainly surprised when they
ktard that had prayed baby into
family since they went away and
! told them about Miss Sands and the
way she was coming TO Our house and
doing our housekeeping for a while
and they looked at ono another and
smiled, and smiled too. ! did not
know what they were smiling about
but did not want them to think /
didn't, because anyone that has got a
streak Of Irish in them ought to see a
Joke Is quick as anyone Then arty
rang the bell and we all went out 10
supper and there were spare rib, and
a roasted chicken and clean table
cloth and everything I'LL wished there
was an anty living at Our house
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
GRIFFITH PICKS
UP STAR FIELDER


WAsUINGrON. Fob ~ -- Harry
Thompson much too small "a ho cOnsid-
crpl candidate ior,n major league
iwIrliug -Hu has his place made fur
nm hy the enlistment ~ sam Rice I'm
the navy II he can deliver Tho goods
with tho stick he viii very likely hc
found occupying right field for the CRIT
mon But hIs record IN the International
Tongue shows him u wcrk fielder and
nc may have 60 take lot Of lessons at
Augusta
IN fcycntv-uuo games for Toronto
pcunaut winner ia the luiernnuonhl
League llst s,usou Thompson cracked
tho Pin for am average Of 2N6. ! Is nd,
mIt'rd that class "A batting does not
rank with that Of the majors, owing u
thr lower Callhcr Of the pitching md
n.I1.ur hut i0 nit 9sG anywhere argues
well for a youncstcr
Played In outteld.
Thompson PLAYED In IS kames In the
Toronto outficld, and his seven errors In
aj chrunce rpvc him the poorest fielding
mark for tho league, SO However. just
os Sm Rice learned rapidly as soon as
Io began PLAYING th~ garden regularly,
THOMPSON may also "evclon hp,edily ana
beat out Merito Acost0, who teldel Tor
q-l I'm lH games for baltimore
II was a. pitcher that Thompson
ghono WITH tho Toronto Leafs lie per
formed In thirrr-cirht contests and won
Twenty-Five games and lost hut eleven.
lie pitched 2lS innings giving him fourth
place for hard work while hls l25
.tril,couts entities him 10 fourth place
also Ito allowed 80 earned runs per
rums. giving him tenth place In the
league for effectiveness
Small Stature Hurts
II is Th0mpson's small STATURE that
hurts his chances RR n pitcher In last
company There IL "A distinct prejudice
prulust small men for mound duty, hut
thIs aumc prejudice may send him to the
garden
I'm tho old dnvs II WAS customary 10
gee mrnN small men pitching In IN,
big leagues, but I'm recent years the ten
ucncv ha' been TO use only giants until
We soc such mountains M lettlIcsrcau
nnd such nny mds as C0l WeIlmlnu,
Mtun Na.u ana Eppn RiNc}.
Cnrk Grlfhh hos nh IN" priudtccs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
SOX TO START
With |NFIELD AS
IT FACED GIANTS
RiSborg to Begin Season as
Utility InfieIder

CHICAGO, Feb 2G Ever since the
worlds series closed Cn'capo's baseball
fans have been wondering whether Buck
Weaver will be a shdrtstop or third
bnsemHn when tho next pcnn1nt race is
started. The matter was discussed with
Manager Rowland yusicrduy juFt after
Weaver had called A. ComIsNev park and
signed HIS contract for next yenr Row
land, without hesitation. announced buck
would bo bnck at his old job OF short
stop
Tho place At third base viii be filled
by Fred McMulNn. who performed SO
g6llantly for th9 Inst six weeks ut
the lgl7 season, 'aH well as during the
world series, hut In order 10 lie sure of
the Iub Mac viii have TO do so we'll that
Swcdp Risberg Will not be able to take
the place AWAY from him RshcrE VIII
act M utility man unless he gcts into "a
batting stride that win warrant his
taking the place OF either MCMullin or
Weaver In order to do TINT tho young
inrcldcr viii have to bat far above his
mark OF last season
Buck at Short aids Team.
~ rcnlize Weaver PLAYED wonder
ful game At third base for mo greater
part ol last year said Rowland but
believe IL gives US stronger RERreEA-
tion throughout 10 have him at short
In andling the difficult plays which
come, up around second bnso. there Nsn't
better pair Of men I'm the game today
than Weaver and Eddie Collins Eddie
ia anxious TO have Weaver there 10 work
with him, and the way they handled
things in the worlds series shows that
Eddie knows what no is tnlliug about
"Rl-berg dd great fielding Of short
all last season and would have been nm
nv round star hid he hit q llttlo better
He's stIll u youngster, who needs eNpe-
rlcnce. and perhaps he'll improve 40
much this year that he viii take some
body's Job on the inhcld At present,
though, II looks as n the infc'd viii he
set up for the start OF the ncyt race Just
as II was whom We horlcd the Giants
Talk salary win commy
Weaver called at the SoN office yes
terday morning and found several ot
his mptes there. among them Joe Benz,
red, tnber, and Ray Schnlk Before th'v
got away, Weaver 0ud ucnz were called
into the private office OF Boss ComIsiyv
fOr one of those interesting liu'c tnlks
concerning salny for next season. and
both came 10 terms with tho Od RHmln
and departed Apparently wnll pleased
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
CUBA INTERNS GERMAN
WHO F0MENTED STRIKES

HAVANA Monday, Feb 2S- Julius
Me,Serr a German mining engineer Of
Santiago de Cuba, was arrested by
federal Officers today and lnterncd in
the CubauaS fortress, charged Ith e,-
plonagc and propaganda among labor
orS in an effort to interrupt the hand
ling Of the upA crop
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CURBS PITCHERS
President Te0er Is Against
Use Of Splitter
EMERY BALL ALSO BARR REO
Rules Committee to Meet TO
Pass on Deliveries,

NEW YORK. T,h. 70 sr'haU tur.pu
Loo the National 1,.ruo are In danger of
having fHr dnmpuess removed from upr
usak d,HyDU this season The lougup
officials headed hF President Truer are
consolidating their position tu wurr l
Niurr war ON The Hp'iirfs Tor some
Lime there bias been iurfrHs.ue agitation
10 hrSr Tie spt ball and HIl ff"HkIsu
methods ~ tossing the ban M the hli.
l"fa l"gis.H'"d out OF the llr league.
No Action At Meeting.
Roth leagues softly passed up this
proposition " their recent Huuuul meet.
INKS, but The argument throwing squad
wouldn't give tho spllh1u specialists u
chance iu prepare Tor ihr coming season
President TDnrr an O.driinr pitcher
himself De- receptive 90 the movement iU
curb the urtyItl~. of the moist ball.
entry tau and other unusual pitching
d.tirsE
Spending of Tho spltban 1nI ,mnn
hHll. President Toner repeated hf. uIgr.
mont that these deliveries HTu uui. la
sporting TrOpOFiiiurH Hr they give tN'
pitrht. nn ndNAuiHE' mot INIu.I D..
sclsniInr study gul application When
Hsh,l whether q Nuu.u. fhuu mot n'
iHuci 90 young pitchers ln the
minor !, ru,z and CuI'op r. 10 drop tho
uFe NJ tho FpIihuN, the governor fHII
hv feli the IruNUH fo'lIuH UrN INST iHr
HHc uI ~" abnormal dtIltHtltt NHt 90
strong r0W that any ono Interested IN
thc diamond should see NJ once that o.
viii be only y question Of a short time
when the mOlNnuod and TnduapeIcd
styles viii hr abolished and forbidden.
Joint Meeting Scheduled
President Toner and hrnry Drevtr
president nf the Pittsburgh club. aud
John a U,NdIDr, secretary N-iruasulyr of
tine National league, ave the represent.
tIN,E of the older organization uu Tho
iHIUs committee The FIRST two ufu ont
spoken Hsliust the frrt drli..rIy. Mr
lir,dler hns never hcrn> quoted. bat b.
believed 10 hc against them nIRo The
American lunruc hus ihr,. represent
nttts aud sentiment in tho younger cit
cult has been IN favor OF rr'uuug the
'trluor" TIN, seventh member win hp
th representative of the mlu.. leagues,
Hrf ~ may com. to pass thut he VIII
'-t the ruio chat VIII cps' H.,lo or Keep
a..N.r.o. over which thor, Nus been sU
UII.U dis uaN.UU
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26

NJ veteran I'm this regard lie himself
ranked with tho mrd.um-zOzUd twItl'rs
NJ his day. but he fairly beams with joy
when he finds a rookie posses Ink thu
physical chlrncterstlcs OF Il Jim Shaw
or lla1S Harper
Thompson may trv 90 become pitcher
with tho Grltfmru, but " la more llk.N
that RIGGS absence VIII result ln hs
.....~ 90 the out field
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26

AFTER supper we all went down TO
"a the boat house All stood by the
river and told them about how Harold
run his car into hc river on Miss
Pcachy'S account and Mr. Rockrudder
said Miss Pcarhy had a heap OF Sr4,c
aud maybe she would make a man Of
Harold, and Mr. Rockruddcr knows
Harold and knows his father and his
mother IS dead and maybe she /, IN
heaven like my mother, and he says
Harold has had too much money aud
his own way too much, but he may
crme out all right Then | asked Alice
# her and phln were married and she
got red and said they were not bur
Mr. Roclruddcr pinccd my car and
said | never could tell what a girl
with streak Of lri'h like Alice and
me would do. and he was afraid he
might be left an orphan one OF these
days, and he asked me if | would keep
house fNr Vim was awful sorry 10
tell him | wouldn't, but have 10 keep
house for my own true daddy Then
they played on the singing thing and
then me and Alice went to bed and
knccled down and she PRAYED TO God
and prayed to my mother and Rowdy
lust folded his paws and ! guesS he
lust PRAYED TO g to heaven where
there would be a lot Of cats to chase
When you are a dog YOU cannot hcln
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-26
Go Be Conlinucd)

The substantial men OF coming years
vIll be those who formed the saving
habit in their yupth Start with
hrift Siamp today
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
RESTORATION
of RUSS CAR
PLAN Of HUN
GERMAN INTRIGUE HAS FOR IT'S
OBJECT PLACING ON THRONE
OF FORMER PRINCESS ALEX
ANDRA IN ORDER TO ACCOM-
PLISH KAISER'S ENDS.
Members of American Embassy Leave
for Siberia, as Confirmation Comes
of Love Match Between Germans
and Bolsheviki-Lenine Attempting
to Mislead the Allies.
(By Associated Press)

London, Feb. 25.-Germany plans to
restore the monarchy in Russia, ac-
cording to a Morning Post Petrograd
dispatch, dated Friday, stating that
the Grand Duke of Hesse had been
appointed commander Of the Riga sec
ton of the German front. His sister,
the dispatch said, former Princess
Alexandra, is the favorite candidate
for the throne. The former emperor
will not accept the throne from Ger
man hands.
"The Bolsheviki have provided the
form of government which Russians
alone understand 1t is pure despot-
ism. They have passed the way for
the return of the monarchy the cor
respondent adds.
American embassy circles believe
that the terms which the Bolsheviki
have agreed to accept are so ambigu-
Gus that they must be clarified before
the actual status of Russia can be de-
termined Some members of the en-
bassy staffs have already left, while
others will leave by way of Siberia on
a special train tonight.
Bolsheviki Premier Lenine yester-
day declared Germany "has her knees
on our chest and our position is hope
less. In the course of a speech urg-
ing acceptance by the Workmen's and
Soldiers delegates of the Teuton peace
terms, he said: ''However oppressive
and unfortunate they might appear,
this peace must beaccepted as res
pite, to enable US to prepare a de
cisive resistance to the bourgeois and
imperialism. The proleteriat of the
whole world will come to our aid"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
.H|NDUS TO SUBPOENA
MEMBER or CABINET
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-Ram Chan
dra, one of the principal Hindu de-
PENDANTS in the India revolution con-
spiracy trial, said Secretary Lansing,
Postmaster General Burleson, former
Secretary Bryan and Ranibindranath
Tagore, the Indian poet, would be sub
benaed to testify for the defense. 1t
is said there is some question as to
whether cabinet members can be sub
poenaed, but the defense will endeavor
to obtain depositions from them.
The defendants counsel announced
that verdict of not guilty would be
requested in behalf of the four defen-
dants when the prosecution closes it's
case. 1t will be contended that the
prosecution has failed to establish con-
nection between the defendants and
the conspiracy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
Sc ENAT0R IN.
BITTER TALK.
DEN0UNCE
b0LSHEV|KN.
SENATOR McCUMBER VOICES
THE DISPLEASEURE OF THE
ADMINISTRATION OVER THE
WAY THINGS ARE GOING IN
RUSSIA.
''The Most Damnable Piece of Treach-
cry Ever Known in History" Is the
Way the Senator from North Da-
kota Characterize the BOlshevik
Peace.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Nc
Cumber in a speech in the Senate to-
day denounced the Bolshevik surren-
der to Germany and said "Bolshe-
vik" sentiment in America was of no
less danger to the cause of democ-
racy.
He assailed profiteers, labor slack
ers and government officers who fail
to stand against them, and declared
only the collapse of the Central Pow
ers can save the Allies from defeat
unless conditions change. He said:
"Search the worlds history and
nothing can be found to even approach
this most damnable treachery to faith
full and bleeding allies, this blacklist
treason to country and national honor,
this ignominious surrender under Boil
sheviki reign. Let every Russian pa
triot for thousand years wear brand
ed on his cheek the blush of shame.
With this spectacle of national i'm
potency and disgrace before you and
enlightened by the appalling conditions
in our shipyards, isn't it about time
we were turning our attention to the
Bolsheviki doctrine Of those in our
own country who are paralyzing the
arms of our government and imperil-
ing the lives of our soldiers in France"
Despite the fact that the nation
needs ships as never before, Senator
McCumber declared that labor in our
shipyards was Stacking in the most
shameful and disgraceful manner.
"Just how long the American people
will submit to being robbed first by
material men and then by labor, and
then having both robberies acquiesced
in by the government, the Lord only
knows" he said. "If the country is
being robbed, it is the fault of the
officials in charge and not because of
lack of power to prevent it."
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
WILLS SERIOUSLY
HURT At BRAWLEY
State Legislator in the Valley Hos
pital at That Place Suffering From
Three Broken Ribs and DislOcated
Hip, Caused by His Machine Run
ming Over Him. ~

R. E. Wills, representative in the
state legislature from this district,
was seriously hurt at Brawley yester-
day, when his auto ran over him. Suf-
fering from three fractured ribs and
a dislocated Hip, he is in the Valley
hospital at Brawley. Physicians say
that he will probably survive his in
juries.
Mr.. Wills returned to his ranch
alone in the afternoon. He got down
from the seat to open the ranch gate,
leaving his gears in mesh. He cranked
the machine, and it spurted forward,
knocking him down and running over
him, cashing through the yard and
against an outbuilding. He was un-
conscious when picked up.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
(;()1T|' T 1T|''T|()N 7 MEN
All: GOING To
WASHING TON
WITH PLEAS
OVER FIXING OF PRICE
ON COTTONSEED CONSIDERED
$40 TOO LOW BY GROWERS
FINDS EXPRESSION IN HOT
MEETING SATURDAY.
Fun of Fifty Cents per Ton of Cot
tonseed Assessed to Meet Expenses
of Trip to Capital-GrOwers Deter
mined to Get Better Price for
CottOnseed.

Imperial Valley cotton growers
will go to the President with their
plea for better cOttonseed price
than that set by the representa-
tive of the Food administration
in Los Angeles three weeks ago.
At the meeting of the growers
in the Superior court room Satur-
day more than two score large
growers signed contract assess
ing themselves SO cents per ton of
cottonseed to pay the expenses of
a committee which will go to
Washington and lay the matter
before Mr.. Hoover and President
Wilson, if necessary.
Under the ruling of the Food
Administration in Texas, it is de-
clared, some of the mills there are
paying as high as $50 for seed,
while the mills here pay $50 for
prime seed and $50 for boley seed.
Valley growers are offered S65 per
ton. f. o. b. Valley points, for
prime seed by buyers from Texas
mills, today, and, unless the price
is raised by Mr.. Hoover, most of
the growers will ship their seed to
Texas this year. f*s
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
DEFENSE COUNCIL LOOKING INTO
ALLEGED GERMAN "KULTUR" HERE

At the insistence of W. L. Willis
and other patriots who have sons and
brothers in the Liberty army, the
County Council of Defense will in
vestigate the teaching of German in
the high schools of the county.
The Imperial Valley Press, Satur-
day, brought to the attention of the
people of the Valley the propaganda
like matter to be found in the ''Deut-
sche fur Aufager" textbook used by
hundreds of high school pupils in the
county.
In this textbook there is insinuated
among the pages various passages
smacking of German propaganda and
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25

the superiority of German "kultur."
The German hymn of world con-
quest, ''Deutchland Ueber Allies" is
given a prominent position on Pages
233 and 23i of this book. Germany
Over All the World" is the theme.
Fear of losing a credit in the High
School induces the otherwise patri-
otic pupils keep on with the study OF
German and alleged German kuliur
propaganda.
The County Council Of Defense viii
take up with County Superintendent
Shibley the matter, with the view Of
immeditely dropping German without
the loss of credit TO the pupils.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-02-25
SUSPECT is
ARRESTED AT SEELEY

Harry Stewart, aged 28, a sus-
pected Stacker, was arrested to-
day at Seeley by Sheriff Apple
still, and turned over to the draft
board, who will send him to Camp
Lewis Immediately. Stewart has
been working on ranch near
Seeley since June Z. He did not
register and rarely went off the
ranch. He got his mail here, and
it was through his visit to the
general delivery window that he
was nabbed.