davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, April Spot cotton.
quiet; prices steady; good mlddllnS
issyd; nlddliHg 1870 low middlinG
it<fd; good ordinary 1880; ordinary
i2.Sed. baisa 2.o00 bales. including T..
200 American. Receipts li,oeo balsa,
including 1880 American.
Futures closed ntcady. Apfil IL. eSd.
NAY II. ia; July ilisd: Sent. ioSSd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
KANSAS CITY.

SRANaA CITY. April i.--HoCs: re-
eelpts II. .6oo, higher bulk tis.50Ql9.st ;
1885: lights 3lS.5oH is7s: pigs iisSo6
lsW. CATTI.E: receipts I2.ooo; steady;
heavy slsers SiSsoGls,0o; lights io.s5
.""nsrs s%,Sss. Soss sss ss,T,' ss'Nar
400: stocksrs e1so0i5.ss BfIElp. re-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
WAR IS RESUMED
APRIL F0ol
You dropped something, Mister"
"Ha-Hs-Hz. April fool"

"Ha-Hs-Ha. April tool"
The newsie, were having a great
time this morning playing April fool
tricks on cngrossed eleciioneers.
April was much more important
than the fact II is election day A
practical joke that q great many fall
Tor and tina, also sold lo' Of papers
for the boys was the croy OF, WILSON
Shot" or War Resumed" Most OF
the goats took it with true April
fool good nature, bu, one or two
stopped to advise the youngsters
about the consequences OF obtaining
money under false pretences
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

A new govcrrmen, ruling in Burma
requires all Burman girls, II years OF
age and over, TO attend 4 girls school.
II one exists in the town. rather than
Tie mixed school as heretofore.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

Of the way before the Victory Liberty
bond is,ue 10 Pot % the market April
q. Banks and brokerage houses arc
expected to purchase most Of the
hond,.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

Lots Of rich men claim that they
can't afford to smoke because the habl,
is al expensive one. But you can bet
that poor man manages to keep him
self we'll supplied with tobaeco--Luke
Mel IKE
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

eelpts 1000 steady 10 higher. Lambs
VA. 100 ~, 90, rlils litb0VT7.OO. medium
ewes $4,000 1890; breeding ewes 1850
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April i.--BuTTER lower
csipiS yt.1ss casss, firsts iSxc; ordinary
firA!s 1hg!s.i II mark, cases IN
first. M. POULTRY alive. un.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
kANOAs CITY.

KANSAS CRY, April J. BuTTEn.
EGGS, POULTRY and POTATOES
firm, unchanged.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
NEW YORK Su0AR.

NEW YORK, April i--BUGAR ! raw,
steady centrifugal 72sc, fine gran
ulAted DO0c
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
PROVISIONS
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April i--POTATOEs
moderate dsmapdI receipts 100 carr
northern whites, sacked. bulk 4. n
avads 4, lI C0Ni,76,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-31

AZ recent meeting Of the Wcg.
ton Ministerial association II was
decided 10 call an evangelist Of note
10 Weston TO hold series Of union
gospel meetings. Tie call was
made 10 Rev. George Taylor Of Los
Angeles. but the meetings will not
be held. until influenza has entirely
disappeared from the Weston COM
munity. The Sailing brick at the
corner Of Main and Water streets
has been secured and fitted up for
the occasion.
The fatal paragraph" is what
Allison Wood calls the Leaders, no
tice TO subscribers, which II marked
indicates an expired subscription.
To avoid any fatalities In the Wood
household he sends US two bucks,
from Montour, Idaho. I'VE get
the Weston fever now and then"
he writes. "but cannot afford 10
leave here, as we have big oppor-
tunities."
Fire broke out Tuesday morning
In Walla Walla college, the Advent
ist school at College Place, while
275 students and teachers were
gathered In the chapel on the sec
ond floor. Cool heads prevented a
threatened panic. Damage to the
extent Of $4,000 was caused.
Mrs. Eva ShelIenberger. former
ly Of Weston. was united in mar
riage at Walla Walla Wednesday TO
Mr.. Corbett G. Chase. The BRIDE
groom is deputy sheriff Of Walla
Walla county.
Hey Winn has sold his holdings
north Of Helix. 900 acres in all. to
his brother, Bert Winn. The con-
sideration is reported TO have been
IN the neighborhood of 100000.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-31
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Church Of the Brethren Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Preaching ut
II a. m. c. w. S. at $3.50 p. m.
Bible Study. Life Of Christ. at 1880
.. m. John Bonewitz. elder.
Methodist Church Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Preaching services ut
II q. m. and 1880 p. M. Epworth
League ut $3.50. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening. s. +, Powell.
pastor.
United Brethren Church Preach.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1919-01-31


ing ut II a. m. and 8 p. m,
Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Junior c. T.. at 2:3Gp. m. G. T.,
meeting at z p. M. Prayer meet.
Ing Wednesday evening. T.. r,
Wrigglc, pastor.
Baptist Church-The Church with
a cordial welcome for all. Sunday
school at ten o'clock. preaching at
eleven. Also preaching at eight
O'Clock in the evening. w. X.
Storms. pastor.
Christian Science Society-Ser-
vices Sunday at IL a. m, Water
street. near Main.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
Chicks Score First.

The Tribe was the first team to
register, coming one In the fourth Jack
Lewis vas aboard the sacks, having
earned his way there by q single, when
High delivered a twn~hase punch that
sent jacques over Thu Bears tied the
score and went one into tho lead in the
seventh. After n Rruln had been
disposed OF, Damrau hit y 'inkY roller
in front of the plate which Block threw
over Griffln's head Moon Dueote
added a single and Damra1 took sec
end. Manager Coleman : sud and
Damrau registered, and Miller followed
with a ~one-bagSer which SEM pa@ote
over.
The Tribe got busy and tied the count
in the eighth. Two hands were down
when Dixie Carroll got n life on M
Millan's low throw to first Dixie e.
lead. Bob Coleman had him nailed,
hut made a low heave TO second. and
Dixie was safe. taking third when the
ball went to center field. Griffin shot
n terrific drive through Mcmillan and
Carroll came over with the knotting
run.
In the ninth the Tribe removed the
lid and got busy. Lewis opened with
a single 10 left and High advanced him
with a sacrifice. Manda singled q
center and Lewis thought he would
score, but a deadly shot to the plate
MADE JACK cnnnBe MS MIND and ne re-
mained on third. This marked tn,
end OF Red Days day, and Charlie Full.
ton went In. Block hit to Mcmillan
and Lewis again headed for home, bu
seeing that II would be suicide, he beat
1t back to third. whore he was safe
Barger batted for Goodbred and hit q
grounder back Of second base, on which
he was thrown out by Damrau, and OF
which Lewis scored what proved to bt
the winning run, MandA toOk third
and Christenbury's single sent Carlo.
over.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
A Tale of TWO Fists
THE LIFE STORY OF JACK DEMPSEY
mmmnnnmnnnnnmmmanns DAMON RuNYoN MHMnmmnEMEmrMMMmM

make Jeanette a good card in Jersey,
They said Bonds, the man, supposed 70
box Dempsey, had lumbago. He was az
the garden, and he played tootbah the
next day"
Meantime Dempsey had been hob
lesque shows, getting a big chunk OF
money for that sort or work. They
would have a few lines written into the
shows for him, and Their he would box
exhibitions with Terry Keller and Mar
tin Burke, his sparring partners.
incidentally, he took up the scheme
originated by John i. Sullivan Of meet
ing all Corners, and offering $1,000 to
any man who could stand up before
him for four rounds. This offer served
to pack the houses wherever he showed,
and the burlesque people say Dempsey
outdrew the immortal Sullivan at his
best, even though Jack was not a
champion.
Jack can not even remember all the
brief scraps he had while out with a
show called Jack Dempsey's Revue
| against men trying to win that thou
sand. Kid Harris, at Shenandoah, Pa.
Young Henry, at S~harnokin; a fellow al
Altoona, who fell over Jacks leg and
almost put him out Of business; Nick
Hayes, at Reading; curley Mcclure, al
Trenton-these were some Of them, but
there were numerous others.
There's a sort of thrill In meeting
all corners, all right" says Jack, be-
cause you never know who, or what, Is
coming next. But it's dangerous II
your hands, and besides, you've got tC
be careful about punching, scmes o.
them too hard, or you might put ZEN
away for good. If I see a fellow who
can take a good punch, I give him {
good one, but If I think he can't, why
I'm easy on him."
Copyright, 1919, by Damon Runyon,.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
WESTERN REFUSES
TO BOOST LIMIT
Salaries to Remain Same,
With One Player Added.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 01s,-Deci-
sion to keep the salary limit where 1t
is-~S2, 600-but to increase the player
limit from IA to Is was reached at a
meeting Of the Western league a
mates here yesterday. Both questions
oecasioned considerable discussion,
Sioux City's protest Of the two games
played with Des Moines on Memorial
day on the ground that Des Moines had
a suspended player in the lineup in
each game was heard at length and
President A. l.. Tearney upheld Sioux
City, The two games will be played
later.
The claim of e. W Dickerson, for
mer president of the league, for three
years back salary was denied. II is ex-
pected the claim will go to the national
commission, if not to the courts, for
final decision.
All the clubs of the league were rep
resented at the meeting,
Arrangements were ordered made for
a post-season series between tn PEN
nant winners and the runners-up for a
cup to be given by Charles w. Muir
ply, Of Chicago. The games are to be
staged in the cities Hof the two con-
testants. and are to continue until one
team has won five games.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
Ohio SOlOns GiUe
0. X. To Big Bout
At Toledo July 4

COLUMBUS, O., June ls.-The. Ohio
legislature last night refused to inter
fere with the willard Dempsey prize
fight at Toledo July 4. The house OF
representatives, by a vote OF 50 for to
20 against, defeated the Dunn BILL that
would have given Cox. Cox authority
to revoke the permit issued by the city
of Toledo, If. in his judgment, the pro-
posed bout would be a prize fight. Six
ty-three votes were needed for passage!
Representative Dunn, however, made
a motion to reconsider the vote, and
this motion probably will be taken up
today.
Should the bill be passed today on re-
consideration II 10 not believed that the
emergency clause, which II carries and
which would make II effective az once,
will be adopted inasmuch as SO votes
are required to pass II as an emergen-
cy. Unless the bill Is passed as an
emergency it would not become effect.
i've for 80 days, ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
TENNISERS ADVANCE.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1s,-Three
members of the big four" In the WON
ems tennis world, Mrs. George Wight
man, Longwood Cricket club, Boston
Miss Eleanor Goss, West Side Tennis
club, New York, and Miss Marion Zin-
derstein, IonEwood, advanced TO tho
third round OF the play IN the singles
Of the national lawn tennis champion
ship on the courts Of the Philadelphia
Cricket club today, Miss Molla Biur-
stadt, the title holder, gained a berth
In this round by winning " matches
Tuesday,
Mrs. Wightman won u place in the
third round by eliminating one OF Phil
a~delphia's best players, Miss PHILIPS
Walsh, In straight sets, GO, So.
Miss Goss, who Is in the same bracket
with Mrs. Wightman, also won her
match with the loss Of hut four games,
Her opponent was Mrs, NJ. u, Huff,
of the New York Tennis club. Miss
Goss won, GO, 6-1.
The field in the girls singles cham
pionship was reduced to eight as n
result Of Tuesdays play
Play was started yesterday In both
| women's and girls doubles as well al
MIXED doubles.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
GIANTS EXPECT OESCHCER TO STAR

lack Coombs. pilot Of the Quakers,
gave the philadelphia fans a surprise
when he consented to trade oeschger
for Smith, for Joe was rated py lol-
lowers OF the Sleepy CITY cruz as Wy
most dependable hurler OF the stalu .,
their favorite OUTFIT. A. young Ieuow
with only three years Of major league
cxnerience Oeschger looms up as u
pretty good sort OF a pitcher ana one
VIII is bound to he a fairly eonsls'sht
winner with a club like the Giants be
hind rim. However, Coomhs rates
smith very highly and must have oeen
satisfied hat he could get better re-,
suits out OF the former tolumpla
nitcher than he could from Oeschger or
he would not have made the dsal, !.
was not generally known that McGraW
sought To add Oeschger to nus clun' 80
that the announcement OF the trace
caused lust as much Of = surprise ~
New York rs It did IN p~himaetnnra, ~
was Oeschger who pitched for Phlla-
delnbia I'm the recent ~20-inntng game
between the Phillies and Robins
oaebyer was picked up by the fhlhl.
| delnhin club when PAT Moran was AT
| the helm OF that aggregation. fat SEM
the Young man out to the
league for further uree
snrInp Of 1915, but recalled him betore
the National league campaign cioseu
and used him in IA games. in when
Oesebger established a mark OF s4o
earned runs allowed per nine innlng
game. The following season, oeschEer
took part in AZ games, though he com,
Melted only IS. and his average OF
earned runs allowed per game was 80
last season Joe figured In 80 contests
al which he completed II, He didn't DO
as well in the matter OF earned runs
allowed last season as he did IN pre-
yious campaigns In the big show. his
average being s,oS, but any hurler wig
can hover close TO the three-run marx
will find It no great teat 10 Win oa "a
ting cast behind him. So far this sea
son tho Giants have averaged slightly
more than five runs per game anu ,onls
once have they failed to score at a
three runs In a single pastime.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18

up another notch in the percentages COL
umn,
The Nashville Vols are waverlng and
are about TO tumble, and with the least
kind Of a winning squirt on the part o.
the Chicks, the Memphis entry will slide
In under the Vols and again gain pos.
session Of sixth place, which was held
by the Tribe a few days ago until they
met the Little Rock Travellers n lost
four straight, which sent them down to
the bottom again.
In the double. header Manager Bar
ger will probably use Hugh Caravan
and Eddie Foster In the order named,
with George Block catching the opener
and Gil Meyers being behind the bat
In the final heat. Manager Coieman's
battery selections will be Fulton and
UT.
II the Chicks should win the double
bill their percentage would be .45a, and
even II the Nashville Vols should cop
their game from the Crackers the Tribe
would stlll 90 ahead Of them, as the Vol
percentage would be ,453, as compared
to .45s for Memphis.
In case the Chicks break even with
Mobile, winning n and losing one,
their percentage viii be .4SS. N case
Nashville loses the Chicks would then
40 ahead Of them. In case the Chicks
lose both games-but we're no crepe
hAnuer.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
E SMITH

While discussing baokstops, the Dixie
major will lose one of Its best catchers
before next season comes around. None
other than Willard Jehu Smith, alias
the casualty list Of the Tribe nursing
a bursted finger, says that this will be
his last year as a catcher.
"Pm through" says the redhead,
waanina his fiery dome, as he tossed a
Court square squirrel a peanut. "Look
aren't they2 am going to cut out
catching after this season and make
myself an o%utfleider. for II looks like
I'm always getting hurt when am be-
hind the bat, and IT'S no fun to stay
behind there and get bunged up all the
good In the outfleid and next seaso Is
nolna to find me out there, for I'm not
aolnn to do any baekstopplna after this
year. ! mean It."
Muddy Ruel, ex-Chick hackstop, now
with the New York Yanks, is wear
ing the seat Of his uniform shiny sit
ting on the bench these days, because
Truck Hannah is going so good for the
Yanks. Muddy got In a slump and
Hannah went In, and as Truck refuses
to slump, 1t looks like Muddy win be
out for some time to come.
Both Willard and Dempsey are going
to knock each other out when they
meet July 4, according to their own
statements, which proves that the ap-
preaching bout will be the most re.
markable In puellIsm's history, with a
double knockout the attraction.
In case Of n double knockout, who
would be champion? Gee, hut the heat
is intense today.
Dear Sir: Please tell me the profess
sional experience If Frank Delaney,
who is now catching for the Earle
team? Who Is the best hitter. he or
Meyers? Is Delaney good enough to
catch in the Southern league2 Who has
the best arm, Delaney or Meyers? Is
he married? Was Delaney ever the
property of the Chicago White Sox?
w. b. T.
Earle, Ark.
l. Delaney was with the Camp Cor,
don team while in the army and he
also caught on several fast semiprc
teams in the South. ?. About the SAINT
with the edge, II my, with Delaney
3. He failed to make good with Mem
phis. 4. Neither arm anything TO brag
about, but both fair and about even
s. Yes. IS. Not that VI know Of.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
DEMPSEY
WEIGHS 2O1
POUNDS
Tips Beam at Figure After
Tuesdays Training-Will
Weigh 1876 on July 4.

TOLEDO, O., June lS.--Jack pemp-
sey, matched to meet Jess Willard for
the heavyweight championship here July
gave his admirers their biggest sur
prise yesterday when he weighed him
self on a set OF tested scales an tipped
the beam at exactly 201 pounds. Demp-
sey was clad only I'M a swimming suit
and boxing shoes, which weighed about
a pound.
The weighing was done publicly after
a dinner at the challenger's camp at
tended by Tex Richard, promoter of
the contest; Mayor Schneider, C, +.
Wall, director Of public safety; nufner-
GUS sporting celebrities and newspaper
men. Even Jack Kearns, manager Of
the challenger, looked astonished when
the beam passed over the 200 mark.
He. announced Monday Dempsey would
scale about 1876 pounds.
The c~hallenger's poundage was con-
siderable OF a jolt to admirers Of Will
lard, who had claimed that Dempsey's
hard work under a scorching sun would
likely burn him out and send him into
the ring against the champion in the
light heavyweight class, or around lS0
pounds. s
Dempsey appeared to be in perfect
condition when he jumped on the scales.
There was not an ounce OF s~uperfluous
flesh on his body, which has been
burned to a copper color as q result
OF weeks of exposure to the sun.
Jess Boxes IL Rounds.
Willard boxed II three-minute rounds
yesterday, one short Of the distance he
will have to travel II he and Dempsey
go the limit in the Fourth Of July en-
gagement, Joe Chip, q middleweight,
Of Newcastle, Pa, and a brother OF
| George Chip, onee middleweight cham
pion, Joined Wizards staff OF sparring
partners and furnished the champion
with tine most interesting work Of the
afternoon.
Chip weighs more than 100 pounds,
but he looked like a lightweight against
the champion. He is fast and speeded
up Wizards work, to the delight OF
the big crowd.
willard boxed three rounds with Jack
Hempel, two with Chip, three with jack
Heinen and three with Walter Mona
Of l0-ounce to save his sparring part
ners, who are nursing puffed lips and
bruises as a result Of the mauling,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18
LIKE SIRE, LIKE SON
HY w. n. oocHER.

Twenty years ago when Charley Herr
was one of the best race horses in
training, Ed A. Upton, who is now
president OF the Kentucky Trotting
Horse Breeders association, was locat-
ed In New York. and someone gave
him an order to purchase tho horse for
$40, 900. Knowing that there vas not
a chance Of buying him by asking for
a price or making an offer, he went to
a bank and got 90 81 900 bills. He then
went to the Empire City track, where
there was a meeting in progress and
at which Charley Herr was entered TO
start In a free-for-all with Cresceus,
Monterey. Bingen, Oakland Baron and
several others, and invited his owner,
Uncle" DSyy Calill, to have lunch
around to Charley Herr and finally
reached the climax by handing Mr.,
Cahlll the roll Of bills with the remark,
Uncle Davy, ! will give you all that
for Charley Herr" The rugged old son
carefully, possibly at the same time
thinking what that amount of currency
would mean to him, and then quietly
showed them over TO Upton with the
remark, mir, Ed, ! think | viii keep
Charley" and ne did until no died in
Upton and Cahill met again in the
office of the Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders association at Lexington on
June 2. The entries for the 1919
stakes closed on that date, Time had
made many changes in the interval,
Charley Herr had not proved the sire
Of speed which his owner expected,
Stin he never lost faith in him to get
A great race horse. After requesting
President Upton to keep his colts in
the futurities, he said: y want you Ia
write down that Charley Herr Jr. goes
In the Kentucky stake and the Tran
sylvania." When reminded that he
was asking too much OF a three-year-
old to beat the best aged horses OF thu
year, Uncle" Davy said II have
one. II nothing happens to him he vii
trot in 2:05 the first time | ask hin
and | know he can now trot n quartz
In 30 seconds. II he stays sound h,
will win the Kentucky futurity |
he does that ! would like to have tn,
trained the only three-year-old to ge
a piece Of money in the Pennsylvania.
This colt, as his name implies. liz b,
Charley Herr, while his Tar was go
by Sir Frederick, a son Of the stou
race horse Onward Silver. His onl
vision OF the Kentucky f~uturity las
October. He did not get away yer
well and was distanced In the frs
heat. A number OF the spectators
hover, remarked at the time tha
/, while Carley Herr Jr, acted rattle
green, he trotted very fast after he di
get under way, This spring his ownC
has beer going along very CAREFUL
with him and on May 81 worked him
mile in 2:2i. the last quarter bein
trotted in 30bs seconds with Colon
Armstrong (2:05h). In this mile n
colt was going faster than the pac'
In the finish. His showing on that da'
prompted his owner to name bim in "
Transylvania, an event which has bee
in existence for 30 years and durin
which Bingen is the only three-year-o
that was started in II.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-18

easy fashion, the count being 4 TO 2.
The Tribe came from behind and scored
three runs in the eighth and ninth can
tos, which We're more than sufficient
10 bag the contest.
Goodbred was a bear for six innings,
when the big boy cracked under the
strain, when Eddie Foster was sent in.
Eddie went. vol, but the Bears were
everlastingly threatening, and just as
il seemed that the Tribe had the game
sailed away, they started looking feroci-
Gus, and Manager Cy Barger, anxious
to make the old pastime safe for the
Chicks, sent In Hugh Canavan, who
struck out the final Bear batter, and
the Chickasaws had won a ball game.
Prof, Virgil Day, the Arkansas school
master, started for Mobile and went
well for a time. but in the late rounds
he began sagging at the knees and the
Chicks got to him. He was succeeded
by Fulton, who finished. Joe Sullivan,
tho Chicks new sh%ortsmIth, made his
debut and while he failed to dent the
hit column, he fielded well.