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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
M'COORTY DOES
WELL IN FIRST
COMEBACK BOUT
His Return to Ring Shows He
Has Lost Little in Speed,

CHICAGO, May The big noise In the
IoNinR circles around these digEin's dur
ing the past two weeks was the return
" Eddie McGoorty to the roped arena
McGootty after a long trip TO the ami.
podcS, made his second debut 20 AmeTi-
can fight fms n Racine. wis. whore he
crossed mitts with frankie Brennan, a
hntdy younEster hailing from Detroit
fireman wng touted as fast, clever
hard hitting boy. but the way NcGoorty
showed him up brought Joy to the heart
or the veteran and showed that he hadn't
forgotten any of his old ttno stuff. Bren-
nan lnstcd hut n short time after Eddie
Rpt the famous left working He dIs-
played tho same old cleverness In slip
ping II over and gave evidence OF having
several good fights left In him
Fans Wcrc bit worried when they
NrSt saw him upon his return from Aus
talin. as ho looked wan and drawn, fol-
lowing long Illness, In which an opera
zion WIS thrown in Rut Eddie seems
20 10 recovered now and win show the
boys AT Fort Si'l how TO handle their
dukes
NcGpor'y Il boxing Instructor there.
having departed for the camp Immediate
" after his bout With PIN Harrison At
Racine \ few nights previous 10 his
bout with Harrison MtGoorty displayed
somc more u his ring cleverness. trounc-
Ing Hugh Walker nc joplin in n ten-round
bout Walker II n tough Kid and hard
hitter but Eddie flashed HIS ring gen
eralshlp nnd Wslkcr was overwhelmed
ACGoOrty could have dropped Walker, II
iH said but refrained saying he did not
want TO hurt his hands
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

lppeNS NhnN FtW'
Manager Johnny Neo nf the Topeka
team swung tho nN on several recruits
Among the disUardH wero Pitchers Rhafer
and Hopkins and Catcher McComan
Among the additions were Kitzelnick
Claim, salisbury and Hanger
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
MIDGET OF BASEBALL
GREATEST THIRD BASEMAN

scored; In hits and doubles made; IN
fielding percentage, md made fewer err
rorE. the number Of games considered.
thsn any other third sncker.
Groh played lH games at third. Red
Smith Of the poFton Braves was the
hot corner In IA. while Home Run"
Baker OF the Yankees and Larry Gard
neG Of the Red SoN. now OF tho Athletics
ted the American lcARuers I'm this respect
by playing lt6 each
On the season Groh made 1872 hits. 81
runs and 80 doubles and had fielding
average OF .9G6 Zimmerman made IA
hits; Milton Stock Of OF the philHe
scored 70 runs: Red Smith ~ the BOSTON
Braves made 81 doubles, and Baker and
Weaver each fielded at a $40 clip These
wero the third basemen who stood sec
ond 10 Groh In these departments OF
play.
douglas Baird Of the st. Louis Car
dinals topped Gruh In triples, ] TO II,
while several outdstanced him in max
ing homers. az he poled only one four
base swat Home Run Baker was king
here with six
Baird also stole the most bases Of any
third haseman. hanging up 26 10 stock g
e5 Weaver led the American league
third bnsemen IN this respect with ~.
Groh swiped only - cushions
Groh was second In putouts ct third
Raker made 2o2 and the Redville midget.
l1S Zimmerman made 7ig assists Baird
332 and Groh 32l, with the others quite Il
WAYS I'm the rear,
OF all the third basemen who played IN
upwards Of 800 games Groh was the
only one TO make less than 20 errors. lie
committed only ls all season.
However. n is his remarkable ability
at killing off hits and for being able TO
get on base 30 much that makes him the
king bee at third Zimmerman IN his
only close rival I'm the National league,
while Weaver and Baker are tho only
ones who came near him IN the Ameri-
cans. We're Weaver 10 play regularly at
third he probably would outshlne Baker.
but on the number Of games played
Baker has the call In that league.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

They don't have TO be big 10 be great
Remember what Bob Fitzsimmons said
"the bigger they are the harder thpy
falr' and fall they all did until jeff came
along
The smallest bali player in the game
today Is tho king OF his position IIeine
Groh is the greatest Of thirdbnscmen
uroh II 80 small that no might be lost
In n crowd
His main rivals, Helne Zimmerman. I'm
the National league, and Frank Baker
In the American league, are almost twice
as big A. the diminutive Heine, hut thev
cant pry him out OF tho thirdbnse throne.
Groh last year was the best hitter OF
All big league third sackers, His avor-
age was 800, Helne Zimmerman was his
closest rival. with .297 Buck Weaver OF
the Chicago White Sox, who played
third only part OF the time was high
among the American league third sack
ers, with .2si while Home Run" Baker
OF the Yankees was second I'm the Amert-
can league, with .7si
He led all the big leaEusrs in the num-
ber OF games n'nved At third; in runs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

WHEN Z got too dark to see the
w crabs good any more me and
to it would have been plenty
Rowdy was going up the bank when
something stirred in the grass and
R0wdy jumped away from il and
Jumped at il, and It was a little baby
snake not no longer than a piece Of
string but whole lot thicker, and II
twisted itself up into little bunch
when ! poked AZ II with the hoe, and
every time the hoe came near il 1t would
Straightcn out and bite at the hoe and
then II would bunch up again right
quick, and think that was doing pretty
good for a little bit OF a baby snake
when il was almost dark and a girl and
a dos as big as me and Rowdy was teas
ing it and its father and mother was not
anywhere around When thought
about its father and mother and maybe
its grandfather and grandmother |
stopped teasing il and it went away
from there on its stummick so fast that
! could not see where 1t went, and then
Il was dark and me and Rowdy went
home through the woods very careful
and | kept Rowdy close to me and |
kept my hoe up over my head and
looked careful at all the trees before
went close TO them because the little
snakes father or mother or something
might he hiding behind them TO swal-
low me and Rowdy and my new hoe,
and do not think | will ever tease an
other snake for you never can tell what
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
Missouri to Take
Part in Meeting

URRNNA. nj. May THE University
OF Missouri today applied for admission
20 the conference mass athletic meet, set
for MAY 2b Nebraska And Amos, other
non inference schools also win COM
pete. That ? Ooo students VIII compete l0
predicted Three hundred Illinois stu
dents will be organized this week TO be-
Gin training
Thirty captains were appointed today
Coaches Zuppkc and Gin advised the as-
piring athletes to run the 100 yard dash
three tlmcs weekly. This. they sny. viii
be sufficient road training They also
recommend throwing the bomb three or
four times, and trial starts In the broad
nd high Jumps DO not do too much
jumping In few weeks. tho coaches
bay
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
ALEXANDER AT
FUNSTON; MOST
POPULAR ROOKIE


CAMP FUNSTON. Kan. May with
the Nebraska contingent with which he
arrived, Grover Cleveland Alexander,
Alexander the great 20 an baseball fans,
was expected today TO discard his civil
ian clothes for the uniform and equipment
Of an American soldier
Alexander II said 10 be one of tho most
sought-after and popular rockies who
have arrived at the cnutonmrnt, and
every maChin" gun battalion, artillery
regiment infantry brigade, sanitary train
or other unit I'm camp except the dog and
pigeon-'raiuing department b. striving ~
annex the famous pitcher aH an addition
70 ms baseball team The iuter-regiinen-
tai league viii commence schedule ~
games In the near future and rivalry ~
keen
IL Is considered probable. however, that
after his two weeks preliminary training
ln the detention camp, Alexander sy.lll bs
attached 20 the 3i2nd artillery, an organ
iEauon already credited with one OF ths
crack baseball teams Of the division.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
MISKE AND DEMPSEY
WILL MEET FRIDAY

On May , at 81 Paul nlly Mlsko nnl
Jack Dempsey viii clash IN "A To- O-round
bout that has aroused intense interest All
over the country in boxing circles. as Il
will be the acid test for Dempsey.
Roth men are In hard training for the
hitnir Mlske at 81 Paul and Dempsey
In Chicago, The outcome means profes-
sional oblivion for the one who loses
while the winner can demand match
from. tho victor Of the coming champion
ship bout between willard and Fulton
me AFFAIR II next 10 the Willard Ful-
ton bout In importance. as Miske Ia rated
next to tho big fellows and he will have 10
dispose OF Dempsey In good shape 10 hold
his place In the heavyweight lineup.
Jack Dempsey has been accused NJ
knocking over setups 10 gain reputa-
ton. hut n he defeats Mlske In tho com
Ing clash, tho fans viii have TO give II
to him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
>.,3a.6s?!5${s5$ g 5!;;''!'. R!ae3e 4 r.
1s-~laeD,loe Judd Mortimer Lewis
Judd Mortimer Lewis

7 DIN and W.rlry ,lcp, at our rouse
last night because Pickle Face
J played hts fiddle All night aga,r
and they were there when me and
Rowdy went downstairs this morning.
and John says he IS getting so tired Of
the fiddle that he wishes Pickle Face
would beat has wife again Tor a
change. and Worley said "Oh, John ~
and John squcezcd her and said he was
onFy lolJnR, and then they went back
TO Carpenters - get their breakfast
which IS already paid for and they
might a. well eat, and ! looked ont on
our front porch TO see If God had had
the wheelbarro put there and He hadn't
| was disappointed But my father
brought me a baby hoe 50 small that
! can carry It back and forth, and
bet no thief gets that because amt
going to expect God or anyone but
Rowdy and me TO watch that
When me and Rowdy got to school
we found that the wheelbarro and things
were not there either expect God
was busy or my mothers angel thought
She would put it into my own true dad
dys head to get me a hoe and not 9TH
cr God, and it is a dandy hoe, but |
got the handle between tie principals
feet while she was walking around be-
tween the gardens and she pretty near
busted herself but She wiped the dirt oil
and said she knew did not mean TO do
It. And she was right II | wanted TO
hurt anyone | would blam them on the
bean and not twist their feet.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
UNCLE SAM MAY
DECIDE SOCCER
CHAMPIONSHIP
Champions Of ConteSti0g
Teams Are in the Service.

Uncle q,n-,o,o ,.s. ,,o., 5..t,. 49,.
-. "', ''' Wv
so'''I 'h"hplohshlp ot tue United Smt'H
Jthls week Just at this time L. 4 hnlda
The HlgpeJ contracts q, p,,.o. a.. to
-, -. w. '"'' ", Wv ,"'.'
VI "' nh'Iohal chnnlplonA OF lhe Kicking
game, tho Fall liver tNinHsD W0gofs II
tpeclnl diSpcusation Is NOT made FOR theg,
throe soldier klckprH the suprtmury Of
The cuuntry's nsruclatlun fooib.u in ali
Likelihood viii pass to the former title
holders ~ tho BothIrlem Steel company
At best. tho Champions. Will not he at
thcr strongest Captain Tommy Sword.
mnuHtuy Of tho forward ..ur. has loen ID
sufferer from tine yrp for a ruu.Dcr ot
weeks has not been nhle 10 prnsiIpr
regularly and is mot likely 10 he Ilr,,,If
against thn ErnnfyIvanIana this time
il WHs Swords who Iu tIr frgt minute.
of pny %, last NotrH tltIa match. sy,rpi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

II seems TO have heon Just AZ easy 70
FORM n new international league RH II
was for tho Pirates to break into the
fret division last year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

might happen. There was nobody in
front OF Carpenter when | went past,
but | could hear Pickle Face playing
his fiddle and he should have been
m town with the os,rches. Then me
and Rowdy kteelcd by my bed with
the hoe standing up kinda kneelinc
like beside me and prayed to my
mothers angel TO help me have a good
garden, and told her TO tell God /
did not mean anything by teasing the
baby snake Amen
(Io he Continued J
Copyright, 1918 BY 3 Judd Mortimer
Lcwls)
-W.sa.
In Wisconsin automobiles may b,
SEIZED when II Ia believed they contain
game Illegally IN possession.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02
Elarauan Get, A Job.

Announcement IL made from Syracuse
that steve Flanagan, for many years
connected with baseball in New Eng
land, will be business manager OF the
syracuse club In the new Internal onai
league. Patsy Donovan In whose name
the franchise will be held. has taken up
quarters In syracuse and is getting his
PLAYERS together
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

way for human people TO do whenever
anyone Is after them II they would run
away backwards they would always
have thcit faces 20 whoever was chasing
them. and then they would be ready to
blam them ono when they got near
enough When we came up out Of the
river there was Pickle Face under the
! lua. looking Il some papcr covered With
dots and every once in a while nc
would play on hS fiddle. and then he
would take a pencil and change the
paper, and when he saw me he scowlrd
and said Climb up that tree and sing
| said who do YOU think you are ?"
Then he grabbed his hair in both hands
and hollered "Oh-oh-oh Climb up that
tree and sing 90 He looked so much like
he was going to cry that | went and
clumb the tree and switched it back
and forth and looked up at heaven
where my mothers angel was watching
US from and sung as loud as | could
and | looked down at him once and ne
looked up at me and smiled, which
shows what good singer | am, or what
a good smler | am
lhcn ! looked back al heaven ana
sung a long song, and then stopped
and | was going to ask him if that was
plenty, only when | looked for him lie
was gone. SO ! clumb down and said,
"For cats sake" 20 Rowdy and we
went back and chased some more crabs,
and we saw a big soft she'll turkle and
We chased it but it got away. but that
was maybe because VIC did not chase j.
very hard because If we chased 1t
very hard we might have caught it, or
maybe it might have caught us; you
never can tell, but If it had caught MS
It would never have wanted to catch ,
anyone else that had a streek Of Irish, !
because | had my hoe and Rowdy ha, 1
his teeth and what we would have done
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-02

7 TOOK my hoe in the school and put
l. it in the corner OF the room, and when
school let out me and Rowdy ramhled
ont to the river and hocd mud with it
and tried TO see it It would float and It
floats with the wooden end up, and then
we went up TO the rattlcdy place in the
river where all the stones are, and
used the hoe to turn the stones over and
then the crabs would all run away back
wards; ! expect that would be a good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Between Loidies.

From the Boston Transcript
First Loidy-Strike me tnen-
strike RE! defy you!
Second Lo4dy-Garni WOULDN'T
crafty yer by alterin' the shape OF
yer fvce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
COURT REFUSES TO
| .EV|cT FOR SCHOOL
Head Of Fairrnont Seminary
Loses Attempt to Regain
Apartments.
MANY HOUSING CASES UP

Judge Michael M Doyle Of Municipal
Court today dismissed five suits
brought by Prof. Arthur Ramsay,
principal of Fairmont Seminary, to
evict five tenants from apartments at
1410 and 1412 Euclid street north
west, which the professor told the
court he needed to house himself and
some of his pupils.
Testimony brought out the fact that
last year Prof. Ramsay turned over
the original Fairmont Seminary at
2701 14th street to $50 girls brought
that this year his pupils are living
and studying in 1401 Euclid street.
Prof. Ramsay told the court that
congested conditions at 1401 Euclid
street prompted him to seek posses
sion of five of the apartments IN MS
other properties at 1410 and 14lz EN-
cid street He testified that his
teachers are now required to live a
number of blocks from the school ana
EShat he himself IS residing at hotel.
Capt Edwin B. Mayer of the housing
and health division of the War Depart
ment, who appeared in behalf OF three
of the five tenants, argued that the
Salisbury resolution was enacted to
aid the housing situation, and that the
development of school was not es-
sential in Washington at this time.
Attorney jackson H. Ralston, ap-
pearing for Prof. Ramsay. argued that
both the White House anS the United
States bureau Of education have urged
the Necessity of keeping up educa-
tional standards during the war. When
Judge Doyle announced his decision
Attorney Ralston gave notice that he
would appeal to the District Supreme
Court.
The Fairmont Seminary case was one
of the features of a busy day for the
court, which convened this morning
after a tWo-week recess caused by the
epidemic. Three judges were assigned
to help dispose of the accumulated
cases, and they will continue on these
cases for the present.
The court announced today for the
information of clients and attorneys
that all cases which had been sched-
uled for last week or the week before
will be called up for trial on the cor
responding day this week. Ror in
stance, all cases scheduled for Wed
nesday. October 16, and Wednesday,
October 20, will be tried tomorrow.
Capt. Peyser and Capt. Mayer of the
War Department had thirty cases to
try today. These were in addition to
other cases which came before the
court, and in which the government
attorneys were not interested.
Judge Doyle, Judge Strasburger and
Judge Terrell were kept busy through
out the day. and probably will be for
a number of days to come. The crowd
on hand when the court convened this
morning again gave evidence Of the
extent of the congestion now exist
ing in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
MOREHEAD ENDORSED BY
PRESIDENT FOR SENATE
Former Governor Is Opposing Re
Election Of Senator Norris, Repub-
lican, From Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb.. October 2s.-Indorse-
ment of former Gov. John H. More
head Of Falls City, democratic candi-
date opposing United States Senator
George w. Norris. republican. for cleo
ton to the United States Senate, has
been given by President Wilson. In
telegram to Mayor E. P. Smith, who
asked the President for a statement
on the senatorial situation in Ne
braska. President Wilson said of Mr..
Morehead:
I'VE need men with just his stead
fast loyalty to the cause which now
stands in need of unfaltering sup
port"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Francis x. McGovern and Lottie NJ. Brown.
Holloway b. Trice Of Brook Station, Va.
and Theresa v. King Of this city.
Gustav A. Schulze and Virginia R. Weldon.
both of Augusta. Ga.
John A. Poland. .Jr.. and Viola c. PadEett.
John B. Connen and Josephine NJ Locke.
Harold e. Warner and Lottie B. Reed.
Andrew J. Cannon and Adele B. King.
Millard W. Riker and Mary A. Price.
Cullen H. Talton Of De Land. Fla, and
Martha L. Gregory of this city.
Darrell d. Dawson and Catherine LAr1nan,
both Of The Plains.
George G. strobel and Virginia 3. waldsaur.
LIE Roy Allen Of Mclean. Va. and Edith c.
Decide Of Vanderwerkcn, Va.
Cecil L. Hildebrandt and Marie n BerEgren.
Colonel r. Smith and Corena Long.
Willie l. Oliver and Rose Pinn.
Erastus Smith and Annie Scoggins.
George H. Twyman and Elizabeth Brown.
Scott M. Nesbitt Of Chicago. ILL.,, and LII
liam Wilson of Wilcox, Ariz.
Charles Davis and Mamie Coleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Mrs. Henry B. soule in Charge.
Label for Each Man.

Every man in the expeditionary
forces has received a label. and has
been directed to send it to the person
in the United States from whom ne
wishes to receive a Christmas parcel
Parcels that do not carry this label
will not be accepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
CARTONS FOR GIFTS
TO men OVERSEAS
Standard Receptacles Pro.
vided for Transmission Of
Christmas Tokens.

Standard authorized cartons in
which Washington relatives OF men
now serving in france can send their
Christmas remembrances will be ready
for distribution by the Red Cross
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The
distribution will be made at one place
only. Christmas package headquarters
on the second floor Of Woodward &
Lothrop's.. The hours for distribution
are from 10 am. to pm;
These boxes are only for foreign use
and no one will be given carton
who cannot show a label sent from
overseas by the intended recipient of
the gift.
Mrs. Henry B. soule in Charge.
This announcement comes from Mrs
Henry B. Soule, who has been placed
in entire charge of all Red Cross
Christmas distribution work for the
District. Both the Potomac Division
and the District Chapter have turned
over to the committee of which she is
the head all details Of this work. 9th
er members of this committee are
Mrs. w. E. Shannon, Mrs. Wallace l.
Radcliffe, Mrs. H. c. Sheridan, MRS
A. Y. Leech. IT,; Mrs. H. c. Grove, Mrs
E. C. Colt and Mrs. L. S. Lipscomb.
Families should arrange to prepare
Full Instructions will be furnished te
prospective senders. Only one package
for each soldier will be accepted by
the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Here From France.

Lieut.. Col. Harry H. Pritchett,
o. s. A., who has Just arrived in
Washington from France. and Mrs.
Pritchett are the guests Of Col and
Mrs. s. NJ. de LOIRE. at 1914 10th
street northwest. Col. Pritchett was
ordered homo for special duty and
expects to return to France within a
short time.
Miss Sarah Nelson, the debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Charlton Nelson of Baltimore. will
come to Washington to spend the
week end, when she will be 4 mem
Der of the house party to be given
by Miss Lucy Father.
Mrs. Hamilton Wright. who spent
the summer in China and the far
east, has returned to Washington and
Is at tho Connecticut for the winter.
Her residence. 1921 New Hampshire
avenue, is still occupied by Maj. John
W. Prentiss Of New York.
Mrs. John J. Jackson, jr., closed
her house at Ardmore yesterday and
will be the guest Of her father, Mr..
George Heyi. at his residence In Phil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

adelpbia, before joining her husband,
Capt. Jackson, who is in the ord
nance department and stationed, in
Washington.
Mrs. John Christian, wife of Col.
Christian, U. S. A, stationed at Camp
Meade, will spend the winter in Bal
timore. Her mother, Mrs. Sibley,
widow of Gen. Sibley, will be with
her.
The annual convention of the United
daughters of the Confederacy, which
was to have been held in Louisville,
KY, November II, has been Indefinite
ly postponed because of the epidemic
of influenza.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty-foui
hours:
William and Marion. E. Handy, girl.
William Chonti and Jean Matilda Black. boy
Henry and Bertha Rinck. girl.
Mathew and Margaret Rerns, girl.
Julian and Nathalu Tunkulke, boy.
John and Ruth Bosslunan, girl.
Frederick and Nellie Maske, boy.
Robert and Ruth Marsh. girl.
James and Theresa Anderson. boy.
George and Thelma Simons, girl.
George and Marian Newman, girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

Philo Clark. telegraph operator Of
the early days. has died at his home,
at Bonner Springs, Kan, aged eighty
four years. In 1874 he founded the
town of Bonner Springs, naming it
for his friend, Robert Bonner of the
New York Ledger, and was its first
mayor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

INFLUENZA IS ONLY FIT FOR THE
Kaiser Don't allow yourself or children to
succumb. Well nourished bodies are the best
defense. IMPERIAL GRANUM is rich in
digestible nourishment. Take it hot. Easily
prepared. ANY druggist, observation-disclosures