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The mirror., 1919-06-26

The Saltwater Majestics were
defeated in a very loosely :. con-
tested game here Saturday. The
locals came out victorious and the
final score stood 10 to Z.
The fasco of two weeks ago was
not repeated in Saturdays game.
However, it was no fault of the
locals that such did not turn out to
be the case. With the one pitcher
still recuperating in the hospital
and the pitcher whom the locals
depended upon to do the slab work
complaining of a sore arm and
pleading to be excused, put the
locals in almost hopeless position.
although they still carry another
pitcher on the staff, but he plays a
regular position in the infeld, and
to transfer him to the box leaves
them in as weak a position as be-
fore. Therefore, to offer any COM
bat at all the locals decided to le;
Brad try his skill at pitching.
In the meantime the visitors ap-
peared upon the scene with three
men short and asked for recruits
from the locals ranks to fill ur
their vacancies. After some fgur-
ling and scheming two local players
were assigned to play the outfeld
for the visitors. This left one
vacant place on the staff and this
was finally filled by Mr.. Keinholtz
; | who is we'll known to the local bal
fans for his playing ability as vel
as elsewhere. Thus the game
started with both teams in a weak
end condition.
The visitors in the early chap
ters of the game were very busy
! piling up big score and at th'
same time they we're holding tn,
locals at the zero point. In th'
opening frame ten men came II
bat. Three hits were made; fou
men completed the circuit ant
three were left on bases. In tn
second inning eight men came t
: bat; three more hits were made
! two more runs crossed the plat
1 and three more men were left o.
bases. In the fourth the visitor
scored once more. Keinholtz, tn
first man up, drove one out to cen
r ter field for three base hit but i
trying to stretch it into a hom
The mirror., 1919-06-26
MAJESTICS DEFEATED
After Virtually Giving The Outside Team Seven Runs
The Locals Get Busy and Win.
By J. r. S.

run was thrown out, Gil to Brad
to Bud. Rutherford got a base hit,
stole second. went to third on a
wild throw to first base and scored
on passed ball. Cayou and Add
were both easy outs which retired
the side and ended the scoring for
the visitors. This gave the visitors
lead of seven runs and it looked
as though they had safely tucked
away the game.
For the first three innings of the
game the locals were unable to get
a man beyond the first station.
But in the fourth frame. Brad, the
first man up, was given free trans.
portation to first on balls. He
then stole second and third base
and scored on a passed ball.
In the fifth inning Burn, the
first man up, drew pass on balls
He stole second and scored OF
Frosi two-bagger. Eros scored OF
Gils hit and Gil scored on Brad,
hit. Jam was thrown out, Berg tt
Shell. This out retired the sid,
bat three more runs had safely
crossed the home plate.
The locals were blanked in th,
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Rat Skins Make Leather

There is not enough leather to
90 round. Fish skins are suscepti-
BILE of tanning, and there are rat
skins which make good leather,
large enough for many purposes.
They would do for some kinds of
gloves and mittens, says the Little
Journal. They may be sewed to.
gether to make cloaks and other
garments, and they are not too
small to be available for parts of
boots and shoes. The general rule
as to leather is that the thicker the
fur is the poorer the hide and vice
versa. According to this. rat hide
would produce superior leather.
Somebody with the gift OF
guessing computes that there are
100, 600, 900 rats in this country.
and the damage they do would feec
a good sized army. 1t would take
at least 5000 skins a day to sup
ply a small modern tannery. No
body wants the rats; they belong
to anybody that can catch them
That is the only problem-to catcl
them and skin them, and the1
deliver the goods.
The mirror., 1919-06-26

old yawl. weather. beaten, but
sound, and recklessly trusted him
self to the raging waters.
That was a thrilling hour for the
determined adventurer. The oars
we're of little use save to keep the
boat from whirling in swirls and
eddies. Twice great floating mass
of wreckage and debris were en-
countered and he was nearly upset
in midstream.
Il shall make it," he solilo-
quized. with a glow of masterful
triumph on his face, ''and 1 shall
be in time. And welcome, too,
he added, for coming in sight of
the Wade place, he was startled to
discover it surrounded by water.
Nearly all of the lower story was
submerged. From an upper win
dow, sheet, a signal of distress,
was being waved. 1t required
skill and strength to direct the
yawl up to the side of the house.
Catch the rope" ordered Dal-
las, as he reached the window and
saw Mr.. Wade, pale and perturbed,
and Ethel, anxious and trembling,
beyond it. ''On time, on this oc-
casionp'
"Oh. hurry! hurry!" voiced
Ethel, breathlessly. Don't wait
for anything. papa!" she pleaded.
The old man, bearing a satchel,
containing what he could gather
up of his more valuable belong
ings, was induced to get into the
boat. Dallas climbed through the
window to assist Ethel. Then, all
safaly aboard, they A~a .eA s~---
20 yards when with a great sway,
the structure they had left sank to
one side, in ruins.
Everything gone!''groaned Mr..
Wade. "Of course you want your
forfeit money back and the deal
cancelled"
''Oh, no." said Dallas, cheerily.
''The contract holds. The house
we should have torn down. any
way, and the food can't sweep
away the land, you know"
Everything lost, papa, indeed,
if Mr.. Dallas had not arrived just
in time!' murmured Ethel, with a
grateful look at Dallas.
'You have taught me forcible
lesson in promptness," observed
the latter.
An excellent rule," commented
Mr.. Wade, and as its result he
gained son-in-Iaw before the year
was out.
The mirror., 1919-06-26
Only a Dad

Only dad, with tired face
Coming home from the daily race,
Bringing little of gold or fame
To show how we'll he has played the game,
But glad in his heart that his own rejoice
To see him come and to hear his voice.
Only dad of broodsof four,
One of ten million men or more,
Flooding along in the daily strife,
Bearing the whips and scorns of life
With never whimper of pain or hate
For the sake of those who at home await
Only dad, neither rich nor proud,
Merely one of the surging crowd;
Toiling, striving, from day to day,
Facing whatever may come his way,
Silent, whenever the harsh condemn,
And bearing it all for the love of them.
Only dad, but he gives his all
To smooth the way for his children small,
Doing, with courage ssern and grim
The deeds that his fataer did for him;
This is the line that FIR him / pen
Only dad, but the best of men.
-Detrot Free Press
The mirror., 1919-06-26

Sleep woos the physically tired
man; she flouts the mentally or
nervously exhausted.
The mirror., 1919-06-26
ON TIME
In Which Young Man Overcomes Barriers in
Path to Keep an Appointment.
Alpah Jordan Garth

lIIRTWlIlHE first time Richard Dali
HpA1kEI las visited Meadowbrook
HSEEg he carried away with him
L&GB lesson in promptitude
that gave him much mental after
food, and the memory of fair,
winsome face that he never forgot.
Dallas represented a large law
firm, negotiating for factory site,
and in John Wade, the owner of
Meadowbrook, he found an .anx-
ious client.
''You see, 1 have only my
daughter" the old man told Dali
las, ''and the place is too large for
u.s." They soon came to terms.
Dallas arranged to bring con-
tract and an initial payment to
, bind the bargain at eight o'clock
the next morning. 1t was nine
when he awoke and hurried on his
clothes and did not even stop for
breakfast.
Il owe your father a thousand
apologies" he told Ethel Wade,
when she came to the door.
Papa is very strict regarding
business rules. she said to the
visitor. ''Punctuality has been
the guiding principle in his life,
and he waited till the clock had
struck eight, and then drove over
to Lockport. He will not be home
until three o'clock.'
Dallas felt embarrassed. He
had counted on getting back to the
city by noon, and at that end his
delay might cause notice.
''You must sit down in the
shade of the porch until I get ynn
a cupful of Coffee" she insisted,
and ten minutes later reappeared
with a tray holding coffee that
Dallas denominated as nectar,
some preserved peaches with
cream and home made rolls. dis
patched to the last crumb, a high
compliment to the cookery of his
fair young hostess.
Three pretty girls wearing
cover-all aprons came shyly up
the walk an hour later. Ethel in.
troduced her friends, who il
developed had come to help her
pick strawberries for preserving
Perhaps l might put in the
idle time / must pass at the hotel,
helping you," suggested Dallas.
and soon they we're a jolly, happy
quintette. Dallas smeared his fin
gers picking the berries, and was
provided with an apron, like ths
others. There was delicious
lunch at noontime and the berrie.
all picked by two O'Clock, after tht
most delightful experience in th'
life of Richard Dallas.
At promptly three o'clock stern
precise old Mr.. Wade appeared
He did not allude to the broker
engagement, but he said as Dalla
departed:
lone week from today, then
you will be here to close up tn
deal9 We will make it at noon
Mr.. Dallas
Il won't be late, this time,
pledged Dallas, and Ethel wen
down the road bit with him
show him a shortcut pasture pat
to the town, and he departe
cherishing the anticipation of thei
next meeting.
Upon the day appointed, on hi
way to Meadowbrook Mr.. Dalla
found himself blocked coverin
the last miles of his journey.
had rained almost continuously fo
week, a cloudburst had sweI
away a dam and the river was
raging torrent. Those south {
the main junction were PRACTICAL
marooned so far as rail or roa
progress was concerned.
"You cannot make it till IL
water subsidies" an oldest inhab
tant'' told Dallas, but the latt,
The mirror., 1919-06-26
LITTLE before sunset,
143 years ago, a few
hundred American troops

llMgN 143 years ago, a few
H9G9GH hundred American troops
eg@gD stacked their guns, threw
off their packs, seized their trench
ing tools and set to work with
great spirit. At midnight Boston
was buried in sleep. The sentry's
cry of 'All's welIl" could be heard
distinctly from its shores.
At dawn, 143 years ago, the
Americans at work were seen by
the sailors on board the British
ships of war and the alarm was
given. The captain of the Lively.
the nearest ship, without waiting
for orders, put a spring upon her
cable and, bringing her guns to
bear, opened fire upon the hill.
One man. among a number who
had incautiously ventured outside,
was killed. A subaltern reported
his death to Colonel Prescott and
asked what was to be done. Bury
him." was the reply.
1t was the first fatality in the
battle of Bunker Hill, one of the
most momehtous conflicts in our
Revolutionary history. 1t was the
first regular battle between the
British and the Americans and
most eventful in its consequences.
The British had ridiculed them as
dastardly and inefficient; yet here
the best British troops, led on by
experienced. officers, were repeated
ly repulsed by an inferior force of
that enemy = mere yeomanry =
from works thrown up in a single
nfSho, -s.>-.-s
paralleled in battle with the most
veteran soldiers. According to
their own returns their killed and
wounded, out of a detachment of
1000 men, amounted to 1854 and
a large proportion of them officers,
The loss of the Americans was
Ali, out of 1,500 men engaged.
So the number of casualties in this
battle was more than 80 per cent
of the number in action, thus
placing it among the bloodiest bat
| ties known to history. At Water.
loo the British loss was less than
81 per cent. No wonder that June
II is to Boston a second Fourth o1
July.
A gallant loyalist of Mas.
sachusetts, who fought so we'll fol
King George that he rose to be &
full general in the British army
regarded Bunker Hill as a trans
action which controlled everything
that followed. ''You could not,
he would say to his friends on th'
other side, 'have succeeded with
out it.
Bunker Hill exhibited tn,
Americans to all the world as .
people to be courted by allies ant
counted with by foes. 1t was ,
marvel that so many armed citi
zens had been got together 81
quickly and still a greater marve
that they had stayed together 81
long.
After the engagement at Lexing
ton on April 19 the British fore
under General Gage was Increases
to 10000 men by the arrival o
General Howe, Clinton and Bur
goyne with their commands from
England. These occupied the tow
of Boston on a peninsula extend
ing into the harbor. The navs
forces consisted of the Falcon
Lively. Somerset, Symmetry. Glas
gov and four floating batteries
Across the Charles river at Cam
bridge, and on the surroundin
: hills, were encamped betwee
! 10000 and 10000 undiscipline
g Americans. The British, thus CT
s off from communication with th
3 mainland, \ were seriously han
!. pered for provisions, and Gener'
b Gage contemplated a movement I
loccupy the several heights nes
The mirror., 1919-06-26

sixth. But in the seventh inning
the locals more than covered
themselves with glory. Bud, the
first man up got safe hit. Eros
was passed by being hit with a
pitched ball. Wolf struck out
Gil drew pass by being hit with
Continued on page 5. column ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
MRS. DANIEL TO BE LAID
TO REST IN ELMW00D

Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy pan
ieL daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Thom-
as +, Gailor, who died at the home OF
her parents, sunday evening wlll De
held at st. Mary's cathedral Tuesday
morning at II o'clock, 1nterment VIII
be in Elmwood cemetery. =
Mrs. Daniel, who was the VIE OF
Robert w. Daniel, assistant general
freight agent of the Seaboard Air line
Birmingham, died after a short lphesa
of pneumonia, contracted while on n
visit here for the holidays. For the
past three years Mr., and Mrs. Daniel
made their home in Birmingham.
Mrs. Daniel was born in Sewanee,
Tenn, in 1887. She was educated at
st. Mary's school on Poplar avenue and
at Kemper hail, Kenosha, Wis, she
numbered her friends IN Memphis by
hundreds and during her years here
look an active part In social ana re
ligious work, being especially active IN
the welfare Of the Girls Friendly So
ciety of the Episcopal church and other
local organizations.
Surviving besides her husband ana
parents, is one child, Robert w. Jr,
aged four. g.
The following awe neen selected TO
serve as pa%llbearers at the funeral:
Charles N. BurCh, Jack W. rams, IT,
Position Maury, Or, George l1vermore'
Henry Wetter, Laurence Thompson,
Francis Andrews, j. $, Bollard'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
DECISIONS RENDERED
BY SUPREME COURT

JACKSON. Miss, Jan. 6. tSpt)-De-
cisions handed down today by Division
B, supreme court OF Mississippi, fol-
low:
Etheridge, Judge:
Ida Murphy vs.. State, circuit Of
Stone; affirmed.
W. II. Patton & Son VS.. ]. c. Grit
National Life and Accident Insur.
ance Co VS.. !, T. Thomas, circuit OF
Lauderdale; affirmed.
Stevens, Judge; .
John Burnside VS.. State, circuit lof
Neshoba; affirmed,
Mrs. NJ, b. Bowman VS.. First Ma
tional Bank of %Ittabena, circuit Of Lee
flore, affirmed, d,
Mrs. NJ, l.. Dunagin VS., First National
Bank of Laurel, circuit of Jones, mo-
ton to dismiss appeals sustained twrlt-
ten oplnlon).
ID. N. McElan, c. f.. Gibson, trus-
tee, chancery Of jefferson Davis; mo-
ton to dismiss appeal overruled.
Cook, presiding judge: ,
Western Union Telegraph Co, Va. r.
w. Smith, circuit of Leflore; affirmed.
Manufacturing Co.. circuit OF Chicka-
saw; affirmed. ~,
Warren; affirmed. =.
Julia Taylor VS.. State, circuit of
Kinds, motion to reinstate case sus-
tanned. Il
W. T. Dye ct al: VS.. J. L. Brewton
advance sustained and Case set for
Tuesday, Jan. ii, 1919.
En- Banc. ,
c, f. Rhoades VS.. Anna Lee Smith,
chancery Of YaZoo; motion to correct
Judgment OF supreme court overruled,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06

which the county could place in the
hands of the bank and draw interest
were strictly county funds in the hands
OF the trustee, exclusive Of state taxes
and county school board funds, which
had been declared by the state supreme
court as being state finds. Heretofore,
he said, the county funds had been in
the custody of the trustee and brought
no interest revenue to the county at all.
Mr.. Bartels said that the average
monthly deposit of the state and county
funds in the trustees office last year
was $lS2, 315. OF this amount the state
funds aggregated $40, 776, leaving a bal
ance of S14l,53S Deducting the school
fund of $4S, $50 there was an average
deposit with the trustee monthly strict
ly county funds ~aggregating S92, 5S2.
In order to get possession of the fed
eral road appropriation, amounting to
S25, 900 for Shelby county, the court, on
advice of County Attorney Bartels,
passed a resolution authorizing the
county to make a construction contract
with the state highway commission for
the county's part of the federal road
fund. This money will be used in i'm
proving the highways Of the county. In
addition the county will realize about
$685. 900 or $70,0 900 from automobile taxes
to be expended on the stae highways
within the county
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
A GAME FLUSHED;
POLICE SUSPENDED

Kinlock f. Quigglns, Acklena, Tenn,
and A. Grand, who were arrested on
a charge of connection with a craps
game raided Sunday, will be arraigned
in Monday afternoon city court on
charges of operating a gambling house,
Suspended PatroImen Henry s. Vincent
and Il. f. Head, in charge of the EleV,-
enth ward, where the game was located,
will be given an early hearing by {, w.
Miller, commissioner or police, -.
Twenty-seven negroes were caught
when Hulet Smith, chief of detectives,
and Ed Pass, assistant chief of police,
flushed the game, Police Capt. Keno
became interested when all of the ne
groes were able to make %forfeits Of $25
each. Further investigation resulted III
the arrest Of Quiggins and Grandi.
]. b. Burney, chief OF police, salu
Monday that patrolmen Vincent and
Head were suspended for the reason
that they should have known the game
was in progress in their ward.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
HEARD ONLY NAME
BEFORE CO. COURT
Slate Goes Through Without
Hitch-Miss Williams
Salary Raised.

James A. Heard was elected chair
nan of the county court Monday by
reclamation, thus ending what prom
ised last week to be a hard-fought
battle.
Saturday the Mcdonald forces sought
to caucus and win the fight, but the
forces arrayed against them were too
strong and early Monday morning. af-
ter a final caucus, 7. T. Mcdonald,
incumbent, on advice of his friends.
agreed to retire from the race, No
nomination in opposition to Squire
Heard was made. Justice Heard had
the combined backing Of the strongest
element of the Crump forces as well
as the backing of the city and county
commissions
The Mcdonald forces sought aid from
r.. H. Crump, county trustee, whose
influence with the county court was
considered the strongest in the county.
However, Mr.. Crump declined to take
a hand, saying some of his strongest
political friends were backing Justice
Heard.
Justice ]. H. Helms nominated Jus
tice Heard, and Justice George B.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
LUMBERMENFIGHT
5-YEAR CONTROL
They Want Private Operation
of Railroads, But Some
Changes From Old Plan.

Action looking to the prompt return
Of the railroads of the United states
to private ownership VIII be taken by
the Southern Hardwood Traffic assoc
citation. It is anticipated, at the meeting
which the association viii hold Tues
day afternoon in the Hotel GaYoso.
A resolution to this effect is being
prepared. ]. II. TownShend, secretary
manager states, and will be submitted
to the delegates. 1t Is expected some
200 lumber manufacturers, representing
all parts of the producing territory, will
be present to vote on the resolution.
The resolution will not only urge the
return of the railroads to their owners,
hut will suggest in detail methods by
which it is hoped to secure improved
operations of railroads and increased
protection fer the interest Of both
shippers and carriers.
This resolution will constitute the
business of first importance at the at-
ternoon session, Another important
feature will be the report of George
c. Ehemann, chair@an Of h export
committee. who will discuss the forma-
ton of an export booking department.
His proposals are expected to assist
lumber exporters in their preparations
to resume the foreign shipments Just
as soon as vessels are available,
Mr.. Townshend states that the asso-
citation will also consider proposed rate
advances west VI NllG tANNli bAaAAsAN ~
rangement and certain other topics of
peculiar interest to shippers.
The afternoon program Will be opened
by James f. Stark, the president of the
association. He'will deliver an ad-
dress, which will be followed by the
secretary-manager's annual report.
The election of officers is not expected
to change the personnel of the official
body of the traffic association, as the
two nominating committees have de-
| Cided to recommend that the present
| officers be reelected, This decision
was made because OF the important
| traffic problems now before the United
states shipping board and railroad ad-
ministration.
Present officers are: James E, Stark,
president; r, l.. Jurden. first vice-presi-
dent; r. B.. Robertson, second vice-pres-
ident.
Mr.. Townshend will be %reappointed
| seCretary-manager,
The meeting will conclude with q
dinner at the Hotel Gayoso Tuesday
evening.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
DEPUTIES IN FUTILE
HUNT FOR LAUGHTER

Sheriff Perry, acting on a tip from
the police station %purporttng to locate
Il, A. Laughter, wanted here TO serve
a sentence i'm the %workhouse for pistol
CARRYING and now supposed to be resid'
ing in Caruthersville, Mo, sent Depu.
ties Rocco, Bradley, Goswiok and
Dwyer to G2S Linden avenue, where 1t
was said Laughter spent Sunday.
Mace. they found a Mrs. White residing
there, who said she did not know
Laughter. She said, however, that she
once resided in Caruthersvllle, moving
to Memphis last year. The house was
searched, but no trace of Laughter was
evident.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
Crump Hands Off.

most of the time for the past two
months that Heard would win. Justice
Guthrie was making a hard fight for
him, as were E. w. Hale and the other
county commissioners, and also for him
were Sheriff Perry and Mayor Monte
verde. f. II. Crump, county trustee,
did not take any hand, and so informed
his friends in the county court.
For the past few days, however, a
considerable pressure was brought to
bear Upon MI. Crulnp TO get him into
the fight against Heard, but he main
tanned to the end a hands-off attitude.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
CRATE IGNITES CLOTHING;
WOMAN BADLY BURNED

Mrs. Estelle Barnett, "a, ISL Jackson
avenue, was probably seriously burned
Monday morning when her clothing
caught fire as she stood In front of an
open CRATE.
Had it not been that neighbors were
aroused by her screams, the accident
might have proved instantly fatal,
When aid arrived. flames had envel'
oped her. She was rushed to st.
Joseph's hospital. Fire department
companies were called by a person who
believed the house on fire.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
M BACK.

After investigating the record of J.
J.. Kennedy, who was among the 16
policemen dropped from the department
Friday, he has been reinstated. Patrol
man Kennedy Is ce-president of the
new police union and reported for roll
call Monday morning.
o. r. Webster, 1899 South Wellington
street, has been appointed as a new
patrolman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-06
BUSINESS MEN TALK
OVER PQLICEMEN'S UNION

Memphis employers, representing
about 400 local firms, win meet at Hotel
Chisca Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
to consider matters pertaining to the
newly formed p%olicemen's union. The
probable effect the new union will have
on the city's business interests will be
one of the chief matters for discussion.