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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
TAKING TO BASE BALL
German Boys Proving Apt Pupils
in Playing American
Game.

NEW YORK. August 23-Walter c.
Coombs, the famous Pennsylvania
foot ball player, who was end on the
All-American team of 1899. has just
returned to the United States from
France, where he was a "Y" athletic
director, with the news that the Ger
man children are the best base ball
pupils abroad.
while in Europe I watched care
fully to see how base ball was catch
ing on with the youngsters of the
various countries" said Coombs, land
I was amazed to find that the most
proficient players are among the Ger
man boys in the occupied territory.
Everywhere you go there you will see
the German schoolbOys. with stones
for bases. handmade base balls and
sticks for bats, playing our game
much the same as it is played among
the youth of the United States. The
children of Italy, France and England
are only playing at it and to my mind
making only ordinary progress. Pos
sibly it will prove popular among the
boys of France in the years to come.
The trouble with the French children
Is that they have never learned to
play as have those in America. They
know nothing of the real outdoor
pastimes and athletics are taken up
only by the children of the wealthy.
1t would be a strange coincidence If
the national game of America found
Judgment in Germany as q result
of the war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
ACCUSED OF RAISING
DOLLAR BILLS TO TENS

MEMPHIS. Tenn. August 23.-Em-
NETT Massey, negro. postmaster at
Proctor, Ark, for five years prior to
July, 1916. was arrested by federal
agents at his home there today and
brought to Memphis, where he ad-
mtted; according to officials, raising
81 bills to $40 and passing about
Twenty-Five of them in this city We'd
nesday.
The bills. according to the federal
agents, were so we'll done their false
value was not detected until the
merchants who accepted them de-
posted them at their banks Thurs
day. When he attempted to pass two
OF the bills on Mrs. Bessie d. Burch-
sted, ticket agent at the Grand Cen
traI station. the agents relate, she
discovered they were scratched and
called for help. but the negro escaped.
Massey, they said, returned to Proc
tor last night and was arrested there
this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
ENGLAND STIRRED
BY STERLING ALL
Effect on Trade With America
Subject of Anxious
Comment.

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 23.-The gravity
Of the situation arising from the fall
of sterling In the United States, which
has been the subject of articles
in the press in all sections for days
past. was emphasized again today,
yesterdays slight improvement be-
ing regarded as only temporary.
The Daily Mail, which has constant
ly urged increased production here as
a remedy, gives prominence today to
the contention that the position is
equally as serious for the United
States as for Great Britain, as II is
Importing American export trade.
The same point is made elsewhere,
and opinions of American bankers
marked by the newspapers that
American exporters have plenty to
sell and that there are plenty willing
TO buy. but they point out that, I'M
fortunately. those willing to buy have
not the necessary money.
In this connection the Mail regards as
a novel feature in the annals of trade
propaganda statement cabled to
America Friday by the American Cham
Der of Commerce i'll London warning
rush the British market simply because
of the removal of import restrictions
The newspaper calls attention to the
fact that withdrawal of the restrictions
allows importations of automobiles after
September /. and says that the agent
here of one American firm, notwith-
standing the shortage of cars in the
United States. cabled Friday an order
for 1000 automobiles to be delivered in
England as speedily as possible. This
agent declared there would be no
dumping about this. because the cost
here would be double the price in
America.
The agent of another firm said that in
view of the shortage of cars in America
be wise to go slowly. He said he would
do nothing until the outlook became
clearer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

Born in Petrograd Of an American
mother, Miss Olga Chrapovitsky, who
served as a Red Cross nurse after the
revolution. will go back to her native
land as the bride Of Lieut.. Defiloso-
foff, who returns to fight. the boil
sheviki.
The couple will be married in the
Russian church in Bridgeport, Conn.
A week later they will start back to
'Russia by way of Siberia. he to join
the forces Of Gen. Denekine in South
Russia and she to join the American
Red Cross under Admiral Kolchak on
the Siberian border.
Miss Olga and her sister Mary were
born in Petrograd. Their mother is
Mrs. Christopher Derfelden of New
York. formerly the wife of Lieut..
Commander Nicholas Chrapovitsky of
the Russian navy. who lost his life on
board the Russian battleship Alexan-
der III during the Russo-Japanese
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
SHORT COURSE FOR GIRLS.

WARRENTON, Va. August ga
short course in domestic economy was
given this week for the club girls of
Fauquier and Prince William coun-
ties at Nokesville from Tuesday to
Friday, inclusive. Those giving the
course were Miss Mary Amber and
Miss Lillian Gilbert. home demonstra-
tors of the two counties, assisted
by Miss Dunn. of Albemarle, and Miss
DinwiddIe, demonstration for the dis
trict Lessons were given in first and
second year club work, and girls nj
the poultry and pig clubs as we'll az
the canning clubs were represented.
The buildings Of Hebron Semi
nary, Nokesville. were used for the
course; about thirty girls were in at
tendance besides a number of visi-
tors. The girls took turns in serv.
ing the meals. Among the subiects
taught were the canning Of yarious
vegetable: in glass and in tin. pre-
pairing fair exhibits. points in 1ude-
ing, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
OHIO RAIL STRIKE ENDS.
400 Miles of Trolley Road t.
Resume.

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. August "a
The strike of 500 trainmen of the
Ohio Electric Railway Company,
which has been in progress for nine
days. tying up $50 miles of the $50
mile system, ended tonight, when the
men accepted compromise general
wage increase Of cents per hour. An
increase of 10 cents per hour was
demanded.
The men agreed to drop the mis-
cellaneous employees from their as
ISOLATION. The miscellaneous men
may form a new union and the COM
pany agrees to sign contract with
them at prevailing wages.
The wage agreement is dated Au-
gust TO- the new schedule is inter-
urban men, first three months, Al
cents an hour; next nine months. as
cents second year, 4S. and third
year. so cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
TEXTILE WOMEN DRAG
GIRL A CITY BLOCK

~ the Associated Press.
MACON. Ga. August 23.-Women
textile workers on strike here today
stormed the knitting mill at No. 2
Bibb Mill this afternoon and dragged
one girl from her bench on the fourth
floor, to the ground floor and then
across the yard for a block. Police
rescued the girl Thelma Mason, and
II was stated tonight that she was not
seriously injured.
1t was the first serious trouble of
the strike of textile workers, in which
nearly thousand persons are in
Selved UP to date.
The Bibb Manufacturing Company
claims that only part of its employees
at the No. mill are out. Those who
nave Joined the union have been dis
charged. it was stated.
Three hundred workers were still
out at No. 1 mill in East Macon.
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GOVERNOR WOULD HUG
RETURNING HEROES

CHICAGO. August 23.-Gov. Lowdes
today after pinning French war
crosses on Sergt. Charles F. MCCARTHY
and Private William H. Behr. Rugged
the heroes as he exclaimed:
Il have not learned to kiss men. but
I can hug these boys as heartily as
any Frenchman can, wish l could
hug all of you"
The ceremony came at the close of
Chicago's formal welcome to 2.OOO
marines who distinguished themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
BRITISH WORKERS QUIT:
EMPLOYERS RETALIATE

LONDON, August 23.-Six thousand
employees of cooperative trading socie-
ties In north England struck yesterday
for forty-four-ho week and an in
crease in wages. The directors of the
societies who themselves are mostly
trade unionists, retaliated by ordering
lockout of the 10000 employees, begin
ming August "a
More than 800 societies, with 1,50o 900
members. are involved in the struggle.
which promises to be one of the most
interesting in the history of English la
Dor.
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Amherst Short Courses.

LYNCHBURG. Va. August "a
Care Of poultry and a short course in
agriculture was given three days this
week to boys and girls from Amherst
county at the Island playground OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. The instruction was
given by Mrs. ]. F. Wallace and
Landon L. Davis. county home and
farm demonstration agents. respec-
lively, of Amherst county. The boys
ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
FOOD WORTH 100000
ORDERED SHIPPED SOUTH

ATLANTA. Ga. August Gam
other large supply of government
food. valued at about s10.O00,ooo has
been ordered shipped to Atlanta for
distribution throughout the southeast
it was announced here tonight at the
Army supply depot
The shipments will require s47
freight cars. and to handle them about
500 workers will be added to the force
at the depot. Some four hundred
freight car loads of food already are
being distributed here.
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HOG ISLANDS F1FT1ETH SHIP,

PHILADELPHIA, August 23.-Two
ships were launched at Delaware river
shipyards today. The steamship No
bIes slid down the ways at Hog
Island, while the 1880 cargo carrier
Daniel Webster was launched at the
Pusey & Jones yard at Gloucester, N. j.
When the Mobiles plunged into the
Delaware. Hog Island was credited
with its dftieth launching. Miss Ida
Gfeig Of Rushmore. Mobiles county,
, MINI. was the sponsor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

Batting averages
alb. bh. 2 bin. 3-bh. hr. ave.
Fate ......4 o LOCO
These little pearls Of fact constitute
no attempt at aspersions at Pats
sterling qualities as q base ball man.
'1ger. but II you win just stop in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24

your headlong flight through the dope
to look over the evidence In the case
as provided by the other clubs in the
National League you will see without
eXerting much of a mental strain
that, like Roosevelt and Gen. Grant
and lot of our other great men, he
couldn't have accomplished what he
did if Fate hadn't so fixed it for him
to pop up at just the right time to
get away with it.
Then again we want to call your
attention to the fact that, while "op-
portunity knocks at every mans
door," 1t never breaks down the pOr-
tai to roll him out Of bed. Some guys
may he lucky, but they usually have
their lightning rod mp when . thun-
derstrom arrives-Philadelp In
quirer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-24
FATE SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED
PATMORAN WITH THE "BRE:AKS''
Reds Manager Apparently Favored al
Every Turn of Wheel, But Has Taken
Advantage of Opportunities.

his
that
mouthfuL
Man OF Fate
be
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21

done by adopting motion to indefi-
nitely postpone consideration, the
house adopted, 81cto Al, an amendment
to the bin underworld have permit
ted the hiring OF alien teachers who
had declared their intention of be-
coming citizens. The bill was killed
after a bitter debate, the Republicans
at FIRST supporting it but losing cour-
age under the shower of protests
from the German churches. The Dem
ocrats, seeing the Republicans going
the other way to a large extent. Joined
with them.
An attempt lis being made by pow
erful lobby to prevent the final pas
sage in the house Of the bill to pro-
hibit teaching in any language but
English in public, private and parish
elementary schools Of the State.
For the past week pastors and of
ficers of Lutheran and Catholic con-
gregations in almost every section of
the State, officers and, members of
German, Hebrew and other organiza-
tons of foreign-born constituents gen.
orally, have been flooding the legisla-
ture with circulars and personal let
tiers against the bill.
The Senate committee will hold q
public hearing on the aiiti-foreign
language bin Friday afternoon. In the
house the bill probably will be called
up for final passage in few days and
a bstter fight over it is expected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
MONEY TO BURN

One of the elements in the Russian
situation that points to the eventual
downfall of Trotzky and Lenine is the
desperate situation into which they
have brought Russian finances, A
witness hhc"Tt6re a Senate committee
told the Senators that a cord of wood
now costs the freezing people of Pc
trograd $2,40Q; potatoes are worth
more than a dollar each, eggs cost
about $3.50 and tea is $50 pound.
Of course, this is printing press
money. Wood is not scarce in Rus
STA, which has large national resourc-
es in its forests, and workers are to
be had in great numbers, so that with
anything like sane government wood
for fuel would not be high. But with
affairs going as they are now, it can
not be long before even $4,000 will
not be enough to buy wood to make a
fire with. The money itself will be
worth no more than fuel, and the sort
of financing which the Moscow Gov
eminent is responsible for will, as
ever, work out its own reducio ad alb
surdum,
The people who suffer from the in
dustrial paralysis, which a complete
debasement of the circulating medium
causes, will know where to place the
blame, and they will not wait forever
for Lenine to carry out his hopeless
task of winning outside support for
the Bolshevik Government.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
Hht
ELVINS@.

Miss Lille Wood was Flat River
visitor Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Maud Mcleod was the guest
of Miss Opal Norris Sunday evening.
Misses Lizzie Bessingcr and Opal
Norris were guests of Mrs. j. New
comb Of Flat River Sunday. -
~Chass Sizemore was Bonnie Terre
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. H. Mcleod and Mrs. ]. Nc
Leod and children were visitors here
Tuesday. ,r.... ....t
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Fin
gers, a son. I
w. s. Howard, the 9Th grade teach
er, visited relatives at Cape Girar-
deau Saturday and Sunday, and re-
turned Monday.
MISS Edith Bergman was guest
OF Miss Lille Wood Sunday.
Misses Edna Sherrills and Edna
Robinson were Flat River visitors
Tuesday.
Misses Virginia and Flocie Size
more were guests of Miss Marie Le-
Rose Sunday.
Miss Mabel Wigger was a Doe Run
VISITOR Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Geo. Clemens and family motored to
Knob Lick Saturday.
Neshet Cunningham of Pennington
Route 2 spent Saturday and Sunday
with Alonzo Crabdree.
Miss Marie Matsler was guest Of
Miss Ethel Halle Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ira Lindeman entertained n
few of her friends Sunday afternoon.
Those present were: Misses Birdie
MeGuire, Mildred Short, BESSIE
Propst, Blanche Cook, Marie Aiex-
ander, Thelma and Nacoma Crabdree
Edna Short and Alma Propst. Anna
Paddock Alfredo Polite. Violet
Hampton and Stella Crabdree. Am re-
ported a nice time.
Miss Louise Large gave a party at
her home Monday evening. Those
present were: Misses Lulu HuIsey
Josephine Kinney, 1zella Wilkerson
Nellie Thurman; Harold Hartshorn'
Homer Clemon and Craig Wells
Dainty. refreshments were served and
good time reported.
Parents, come and visit the school
friday. Everybody welcome.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
THE WINTER GARDEN

February is the ideal month fo,
making gardens. Indeed, in some re.
spects, it is the most satisfactory
month of all the year for garden
making, to those who know the Sc
kcret. This is equally trse whether
the garden is to grow flowers or veg
ctables.
OF course the city chap who sits
at his desk in an eighteen-story office
building and writes the expert arti-
cles on farming will not agree with
as, but we can prove to you that Feb
ruary is the best season for making
gardens.
After the supper dishes are washed
and the baby has been put to bed. YOU
want to fill your pipe and draw your
chair up to the table close to the
reading lamp. Then you ask mother
where she put that annual catalogue
you got from Turnipseed & Co., the
other day. When mother produces the
annual you invite her to sit down be-
side you and you are ready to make
the garden. ~
On the cover of the book you behold
the most wonderful tomato, beneath
two pods of the most magnificent
peas that ever grew. The tomato is
big and round and plump, not wrin-
.si,e nor a speck upon it and the color
is deeper than the crimson of the
most gorgeous sunset you ever beheld.
The peas nestle in the deep, dark
green of the pods and are as big and
as round as the marbles you played
with when boy.
Though you have just eaten your
supper the sight of those vegetables
causes a tingling of your palate and
yearning of your appetite. You long
to rake off the back lot and get the
spade into the good old earth.
Turning the leaves you see two on
ions that fill a whole page; one, said
to be painted from nature, is as per-
feet as the beautiful lady whose pic
ture ornaments the art calendar. in
the front room. 1t is a radiant ma
genta, the skin as soft and smooth
as theNbaby's cheeks. Beneath it is
another, much larger, advertised as
"the American Grown Prizetaker".
Did you ever see anything so lovely, SO
perfect, so stately as those onions
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
SUGAR GROVE

John Niedekt of Herculaneum is
visiting his father, Henry Niedert.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. E. Hartshorn spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
John. Haynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Noltkemper and
children spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Horton.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. OBannon visit
ed his mother, Mrs. M. O'Bannon. of
Knob Lick Sunday.
Misses Edna and Leora London
spent Sunday afternoon with Helen
and Mary Haynes.
Mr. s t.:,1 Mrs. Marion Haynes of
Electric Place spent Monday after
noon with his father, Howard Haynes.
Mrs. E. G. Williams, Mrs. Henry
Niedert and Mrs. R. C. Martin spent
Monday with Mrs. John Haynes.
Mrs. j. w. Pinkston visited Mrs.
T. L. Hunt Saturday.
Everett and Nola Rion entertained
a number of young folks with a rock
party last Saturday night.
Louis Niedcrt of Herculaneum re-
turned to the home of his father
last Tuesday. az
Mrs. T. F. O'Bannon and Mrs. Har-
ry Noltkemper were shopping in
Pennington Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pinkston made
a business trip to Pennington Tues
day.
The farmers of this neighborhood
had meeting at the school house
Wednesday evening.
d. E. Hartshorn made business
trip to M. O'Rell's Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
MRS. SAMUEL L. ASBURY

The remains of this former we'll
known woman were brought to this
city Wednesday for burial in the Ma
sonic cemetery. Death occurred Mon.
day at the home of daughter in
Springfield, Mo. Deceased had at
tanned a ripe old age. Her husband, a
former active, and prominent citizen
of this community, preceded her in
death by several years.
Funeral services were conducted
from the M. E. Church, South, with
Rev. o. H. Duggins in charge. De-
ceased was for many years a devoted
member of that church. Fred As
bury, son, who is still in army SER.
vice, was in attendance at the fun
eral.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
CLEMENCEAU'S LUCKY ESCAPE

1t is something like year ago that
Premier Clemenceau went to his ply
sicians and asked them to tell him
how much longer they thought he
might live. They replied that he was
sound in body and might expect to
continue his great work for France
and humanity for an indefinitely long
period, but they could not reckon with
assassination. Luckily, for all con-
cerned, the man who attempted the
life Of the Premier was very bad
shot, and unless the surgeons are en-
tirely mistaken the Grand Old Man of
France will be at the peace table with
in few days. All the world will
hope SO, for he is needed. He is the
most powerful figure in France, and
with his leadership and counesl the
world feels assured that the attitude
Of France in the negotiations will; be
sane, fair and sagacions. Republic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21
A TINE FOB ACTION

As the present session .dfCCongrcs.
draws to close there as an unpleasant
prospect that it will end With a rec.
ord of things undone that has never
been exceeded, and that is precisely
what the Republicans who WGIl CON,
troll the next Congress hope gtheLpem-
ocratst who control the present Con
gress, -Mill do, says the Republic.
They ywill ask nothing better Than
a chance to repeat their ancient but
false charges of Democrats .ineG-
cheney, ana they will have an excuse
for the charge if they can shsw that
they had 10 do at the next session
what this Congress ought to have
done.
The reason %or the lack of accOsup-
iishment which the present session
presents to the country is that there
has been too much speech making,
end now, when tlsre are but few
days left of the session, Senators are
showing signs that they will fritter
away what time is left in debate of
the Constitution of the League of
Nations, although it is certain that
this Congress can take no action on
that question.
If there is any leadership in Con-
gress, the leaders will take steps to
defer debate of that question until the
President has returned and has made
his position clear on all points. They
will insist that business is business
and will do business so that this |
Congress which once was efficient |
shall demonstrate that It can still |
function.
If they do not, then a Republican
Congress will take up all Of the i'm
portant measures looking to the trans
ition from war to peace. A Republican
measure will carry out Secretary
Lanes plan for settling soldiers on the |,
land. Republicans will meet the de-
mand or organized labor for new leg
islation, INCLUDING legislation to re.
strict immigration. Republicans will
wake up and settle the perennial quar-
rel over water power, coal, forests and
oil on Federal land, and so on through
the long list of things that this Con-
sress ought to have covered. 1t is
ate, but not too late, to get a consid-
erabie part of the legislative program
tut of the way. -: - |
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-21

And the corn, and the beans, and the
cabbage!
Then you read in the front of the
catalogue how this firm does not con-
slder their work a business, but a vo-
cation. How flowers and vegetables
just like the pictures can be grown
anywhere from their seeds. 1t always
rams In February, SO you have no fear
OF the summers drought. 1t is al
ways cold in February so you do not
thlnk OF the summers heat. And while
you have been studying the vegeta-
pies, mother has been dreaming over
the flowers. Here is page of sweet
peas more delicate and beautiful than
the blush of maiden. There is
picture of blooming eschscholtzesa-
you don't care much for the name. but
Inc blooms sure are pretty and moth
ef thinks she'll plant some along the
edge of the back porch. N ~
so you see the process of garden
making in February is really. very
simple and source of unalloyed
pleasure: The requirements are few;
A gardeners annual, an evening free
from interruption, love for gardens
land an imagination. The imagina-
ton really is quite essential to th.es
success of a February garden and will
De easily inspired by the pictures.
With the seed catalogue and the i'm
aglnation, spurred by the inspiration.
you may sit by your cozy fire and
plan the garden of your dreams.
What matter if later in the suro
mer the drought withers the fioWafs
and the worms eat the cabbages. You,
had your inspiration, and in February
your garden was a success, anyhow.