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The Washington herald., 1919-07-24
GRIFFMEN WILL
MEET MACKMEN
Nationals Home After Long
Western Trip-John-
son Works Today.

ROad-trodden. but full of pep"
tho Nationals are on their home
grounds today. Clark Griffith and
his array Of warriors arrived here
late last night and are ready 10
show local fandom that these shake
ups and downfalls will all mix into
one during the long campaign
which starts today at the Florida
avenue ball yard.
The opening attraction at the
Florida Avenue Stadium will zee
Connie Mack's Athletics against
Griff's jOO-per-centers. 1t is like
oversea guessing to name Mack's
hurlers in this opening campaign.
but logically Bad Man Naylor ap-
pears to be the choice. while Wal
ter Johnson VIII 20 for the Griff-
meT=- The big Swede has been home
with four-day rest while his
team mates were battling in the
Mound City. If the smoke ball
king is ever right, he should Oe
II=ht today.
The local tribe were so worn out
last night at train time that they
refused to talk Of either victories
o. defeats, but seemed confident of
advancing the Nationals during
their stay at the home lot.
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EMPIRE CITY ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE - Tro-year-olds the Mount
k~e" Prr-c: 81 furlonss Head over Heel,
iiH- kalioTulis, 10. Iri-h Dream, los: Phar-
i1sr faiT. 49, romJt iOs Ponty Fridd, IO5.
NL-ONb RACE Three~y ssr-olds and VI.
atoIi fulons~. King Agrippa. III: Lava. -.
F-.-i Tr"cp III. Searchlight 3D. III: Rloduir,.
Ii-- Indian Spring. lr; Bslly Connell. lO7 ,
Eio. III: la Belle Helen. lG: Sammy Kelly.
Ia. Vancouver. liz; Jeweler. III; Miss Stsr-
hrg- liz; J. p. Murphy. III; Triumphant, lie;
H1tt0Itupc. M susan NJ. lo7
THIRD RACE-Three-year-old and up; the
Rye Pure Handicap; I mile. Snap Dragon ID,
rs. Woodtrap. I'D: Tetlss. 70; Ticket. ~:
GagEe Cock. lis.
FOURTH RACE-Three-year-old the Knick-
'rh cscr Handicap; $500: l-l6 miles Pur-
chase. lJ2: Be Frank. ia; Cirrus, ll9; Crystal
Ford. los; Tetley, 80; Vancouver. 60
FlFTH RACE - Three-year-olds and up; l
mile NIL 20 yards. Ellison, LIS; G. NJ Miller.
Il7; Dailinda. g; Albert A. lI3; Rora, lOs;
N.rotte F1ack s.
SIXTH RACE-TWOyear.o old maidens: selling
g urlOngs. Hsmpden. Il3: EdnAris lo3.
'Frgnzsla. lO4; Pirate McGee, lol: Cormoran.
O.; Little Alexander. I05; Jean Bullant. 10:
Penelope. 100; 'Our Maid. %: Br1uis, Ios ;
EL-tcTn Glow. le; Sadie D. los: Rubidiun,. nj.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
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stanaing of the C:ubs.
JOE TURNER READY
FOR BROWN MATCH

Joe Turner. the local middle
weight grsppler. returned last night
after a successful campaign in
Florida. where he met and defeated
Mike Yoke. also John Kilonis and
Martin Lubedce.
joe will meet Pet Brown. of New
Orleans. on Friday night at the Ly-
ceum Theater in a finish match. This
will be Turner's only match in the
city this summer. as he is returning
to Jacksonville soon after this bout
with Brown.
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OWING OUTFIT In
THE ALIBI CLASS

Owing. Md. claims to possess reg
ular ball club and. like all regular
ball clubs. or ball club managers. ha
first-class alibi when defeatCGS
The Aloysius Club was the first te nm
in the District to take Owing mum
Der. while the Rex Athletic Club re.
pcated the performance in heavy 60
ing last Saturday.
The Aloysius clubmen are up in
arms because of the fact that the
Owing management claimed a sub
stitute pitcher worked the route. but
when digging into facts it is found
that Charlie Offutt was the hurler
who worked all tho way. Rex romp-
ed in against the Marylanders on a
sea of mud. and it remains for Owing
to show more facts and figures to be
alarming in the Maryland and Dis
trict championships.
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Double Bill Booked.

Manager Brownie Limc'IC OF the
Clarendon A. c. has booked a dou-
ble-header for his club AT Claren-
don next Sunday afternoon. The
reorgauized Empire Athletic club
will be met in the curtain-raiscr at
2:15 p. m. and the crack War De
partment club will be the opponent
in the second game to begin at 1
n. m.
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BABE MAY BACK TO
HELP LOCAL SPORTS

Hairy H. c'Babe'p May. well known
in local sporting ranks, has been re-
Gently discharged from the United
States army. and is now connected
with the Sport Mart Company. at
Ninth and streets Nav was with
the Seventy-ninth Division in their
drive at Chateau ThierTy. but was
later placed in Battery b, 5l0th Field
ARTILLERY
Babes" talents as a minstrel man.
after the arTnistice. found him with
the StrollerS' Entertainers Of the
American EXpeditionary Forces. His
reputation as end man in local circles
speaks for itself and as end man with
these dou-hboys in entertaining Eu-
ropeanS he made such a hit that he
was given professional inducements.
bur local relatives forced him OF
professional endoavors
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Cubs Land Twin Bill.

Brooklyn. July 23.-The Cubs de-
feated the Dodgers here today in
double-header, the first by to 0.
and the nightcap, s to 0. Alexander
held the Dodgers safe all the way
and Douglas repeated in the final.
Score by innings:
r. II. f.
Br'Iyn... 5000 5000 % 1
Chi.. 90 0 o q 0 q q 3-3 s =
Alexander and Killfcr: Mamaux
and Miller. Umpires-Rigler and
Moran.
Second game:
r. H. T..
CHI. 90 | q 3 o 0-6 .12 0
Br'lyn. 90 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 5 6
Douglass and O'Farrell: Grimes.
Smith and Kruger. Umpires-Rig-
ler and Moran.
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REDS BEATEN
IN LONE GAME

New York. July c3.-The Giants
defeated the Reds to l today in
the first game Of the so-called cru
cial series that ST. Swithin permit
ted them TO indulge.
The Giants did all their scoring
in the third and NTH frames Ben
ton pitched alright ball all through
LuQue finished the game for the
Reds. The score by innings:
r. II. F.
Gin. OloO 10000 o-l ]
y. Y. o 0 ; o 3 OOx-s 10 1
Sallee. Ring and Luque and Rari-
den: Benton and Snyder. Empires
Quigley and O'Day.
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Phillies Divide with Pirates.

Philadelphia, July 3.-The 'Phillies
and Pirates divided the double bill
here today. the home folks landed the
first, 6 to l, while the Buckneers shut
out the Phillies in the second, l to o.
Score by innings:
Pittsburgh ..OoOl0 0Oo0O-1 5 Q
philadelphia 2loOO 0OSs6 s l
Meadows and Tragressor; Carson
and Schmidt Umpires. Mccormick
and Harrison.
Second game:
Pittsburgh ....NoO0O1Ooo- 6 l
Philadelphia 10000 10000 4
Muller and Lee: RiXey. Clark and
Adams. Umpires. Mccormick and
Harrison.
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Defeat HyattsvilIe Club.

The Government Hospital for the
Insane team yesterday defeated the
3 vattsville Club in a slugfest by a
rTnt of 10 to s on the Congress
Hcights grounds. The G. II. 1.
teams would like to hear from all
teams in this vicinity. Address Ser
geant J. Z. Ball. G. II. l.. d. C.
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Standing o. the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Phillies. 6; Pittsburgh. /
Pittsburgh, l; Phillies. o.
New York. 9; Cincinnati. l.
Chicago, 3; Brooklyn. o.
Chicago. 6: Brooklyn. o.
st. Louis Boston. rain.
Where They i'Iay Today.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York.
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Wisconsin Lands Game.

Wisconsin Athletic Club baseball
team defeated the Georgetown Ath
letic Club nine yesterday by l to o
score. Any team desiring games with
the wisconsins can be accommodated
by addressing R. A. Inscol. Manager,
1923 Thirty-second street northwest
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Tigers Lose Final Game.

Detroit. Mich, July %. - Detroit
wound UP a remarkably successful
home stay today, even though the
finale was a defeat by Boston by an
S-to-1 score. In seventeen starts since
reaching the home lot the Tigers have
been beaten but four times, with the
Red Sox being the only club to take
more than one game The score:
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Riggs Crushes Hygienic.

The Riggs Bank lads administered
a sound drubbing to the Hygienic Lab
oratory boys on the Monument Lot to
the tune of 10 to 3 yesterday. The
Riggs boys are a strong aggregation.
having won seven straights.
H. Lab AbHOAEI r. Bank AbHOAE u
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Torpedo Handed Zeros.

The leading Torpedo team Of the
Navy Yard League could do nothing
with the fork-handed pitching of Ser
rim. of Quadrangle, and the latter
won. to 0. yesterday. Serrin allowed
only four clean hits and sent eighteen
back to the bench by the strikeout
route.
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Polo Entries to Close.

The time for the closing entries
of the Point judith Polo Club for the
tournament at Narragansett Pier. r.
l.. has been extended to Friday,
July IS.
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r. H. L,
AL Turner Stopped.

Newport, r. l., July S.-Joe Ben
jamin. lightweight champion of Cali
fornia, stopped Al Turner in the
fourth round of their bout here today.
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Major League Statistics
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Nesterday's Results.

BOsIOH, ;, DtITOII, 7.
Where They PIny Today.
Athletics at Washington.
New York at Boston.
Detroit at Cleveland
ST. Louis at Chicago.
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Totals. D 5 q Is J
2 0 0 o 0 0 o 4 o6

Runs-Maior t2l. Litchheld Lusconbe (2).
Gioyannetti. Two-bsse ,hit-Sterzer. Left on
eases-Torpeio. 10; Quadranele. 6 Wild PITCH
stsrzer Bases on baIls-Of serrin, s: of ster-
sG, q Struck out-By serin, Is; By stsrzer, IL
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GOVERNMENT LEAGUE.
TOtlis.. $ 10 n > TOtaIs.... . 2

TOtais... 5 Is n . q TotaIs.. . 0n
RilTes< ----.--.----...-- o o o t-l2
RuIs@Siroh l5h Davis. Kirrher IN, Crooks.
Goebels AIcran ~. Philips, Mzyhew Three
base hft-Groh. Two-base hit--Claytou STRUCK
oCt-By Kirrher, &c: by Walsh, ?. Bases on
talls.oh Walsh, l. Sacrifice hy-SIoran. Dotl-
bic phys-Clark 70 Armstrong. Walsh to Short
eve. Tn Armstrong Sacrifice hit-Crooks
reD basee-Groh. Crooks, Goebel Moran
iH Umpire Mr.. Carr. Time Of rzneI
30 minutea ,
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RIGHT EARFUL

The baseball situation in Gin
einnsti is red-hot. You can't
blame EN-. They've been twenty
years getting hep up.
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Totals. a.. q 81 Il 81

Totals. 81 5 2 II 81
'Batted for Cunningham in eighth.
Detroit. o o o 0 10 o o OIL
Boston. o 2 0 3 o . % Is
Runs-F1asstead. Hooper. Schang t3. Shan
non ~, Scott. s. Jones' Hits-9f Love- 6 in
3l-3 innings; off Cunningham. In rs innings;
of Kalio. in inning. Two-bass hits Hoop
er. Gamer. Three-base hits-Shannon ~. Struck
out-By Love. 4; Cunningham. L Bases on balls
OF Love. 4; Jones, 4; Cunningham. 2 Double
play-Scott, Shannon and Gamer. First base on
errors-D Detroit. 1; Boston. l. Left on bases-De-
trcit. s: Boston. 10. Hit by pitcher-By KaIlio
tSchang). Tme-lA.
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DEALERS SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST
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GETS 15-YEAR TERM
FOR FATAL CAR ROBBERY

ST. 'ALBANS. w. Va, Aug. 3.-Foi
his part in the interurban car hoIdur
near here. June 10. robbery of pas
sengers and killing OF Conductor John
Dame OF St Adams, Doc Maddox,
soldier OF the National army. stationed
at a nitro explosive plant, was SEN
fenced by Judge Black to fifteen years
in the penitentiary on his plea OF
guilty to the robbery indictment.
The murder indictment will not be
pressed against him, in consideration
of his confession. duplicating his al
legged aecomplices, Ralph Farley and
Warnie Anderson. also nitro soldiers,
who will be tried at once.
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WIFE SHOT At GOOD
/ HUSBANDS PICNIC

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Taking the
ninth annual reunion and picnic OF
the Good Husbands Association in
the Harlem River Casino as an appro-
pirate place to quarrel with his wife.
Arthur J. Gould, carpenter. last night
killed man and wounded his wife
and three other persons when the
quarrel reached such intensity that
he drew a revolver and started to
shoot at Mrs. Gould.
The chambers of his weapon then
empty, Gould was set upon by two
hundred irate men, who beat him
mercilessly. He was almost killed be-
fore policemen rescued him from mob
violence and took him to the East One
Hundred and Twenty-siXth street sta
ton house, where he was locked up
on a charge Of homicide.
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ROME PAPER SEES
END OF FIUME ROW

ROME. Aug. 3.-The question of
final disposition of Fiume is nearing
satisfactory settlement, according
to the Popolo Romano today.
The newspaper declared that the
city was now becoming safe from the
onslaughts Of Jugo-Slavs. The Eng
fish are believed to be still hostile to
the new plan which has been evolved
by the allies. The press believes
Foreign Minister Tittoni will over
come this opposition upon his contem-
plated London trip.
Frank L. Polk. American Under
Secretary of State, is understood to
favor the new plan. Final debate on
the Adriatic question will begin early
next week.
The Popolo Romano authoritatively
denied recent reports from Paris re-
garding conclusions reached by the
inter-allied committee which is in
vestigating incidents which occurred
at Fiume.
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SONG BIRD SAILS
TO GET ORPHANS

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Wearing a
service bar with four stars, three for
sons who fought for America and one
for a fourth son who died in the
service of Germany, Nine. Ernestine
Schumann-Heink is enroute for Am
sterdam today.
The prima donna explained with
tears that her mission to Europe was
to bring back to America the two
children of her boy who had lost mis-
life while in command Of a German
submarine. The submarine was blown
to bits through striking mine while
on it's way to the Mediterranean and
all on board persisted.
The two children, a girl of twelve
and a boy of ten, will be brought to
the United States, Nine. Schumann-
Heink said, so that she may make
wonderful Americans" of them.
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SLAYER GETS REsPITE.

GRAFTON, w. Va, Aug. 3.-Jacob
Lutz, former Baltimore and Ohio TAIL
road employe, convicted OF killing
Chief of Police J. p. Phillips. and
who was sentenced to hang June %,
but was given stay of sentence, will
have at least several months respite
even if the Supreme Court OF Appeals
upholds the lower court. The appeal
viii not be acted on until next winter.
I.utz shot Chief Phillips, who had
arrested him for violating the prohi-
bition law.
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ARMISTICE ASKED
BY HUNGARY GOVT.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-The new gov
eminent in Hungary has wired to
Premier Clemenceau requesting an
armistice, according to a wireless dis
patch from Budapest tonight 1t
asked that the lines Of the army Of
occupation be fixed Professionally,
uggesting the Thesis river.
The Thesis, of Tisza river. is the
longest tributary of the Danube, and
one of the most important rivers OF
Hungary. It's course is west from
the Carpathian mountains 20 Tokay.
thence southwest to Szolnok, thence
south, paralleling the Danube, which
it joins twenty-five miles southeast
Of Peterwardein.
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$50,
HAS CHILD Of 90

LOUISVILLE. Aug. 3.-The National
Geographic Society has been asked to
investigate the claim Of John Shell, a
mountaineer OF Leslie county, KY,
that he is $50 years old. Shells neigh
bors corrobOrate the statement con-
corning his age. Shell has nine chill
dren. He says the eldest is ninety
years old.
He is said TO have 200 descendants
in his home section. several being
northumberland The noun
taineer. who claims excellent eye
sight, steady nerves, and general good
health, attributes his long life to out
door living and temperate habits.
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CAT KILLS SNAKE
TO SAVE MASTER

HOLYOKE. Col, Aug. 3.-White
Paws, kitten, saved the life of H. G..
Mills. The kitten, which follows it's
owner as constantly as a dog, was
riding with Mills IN his automobile
when engine trouble developed. Mills
crawled under the car to. investigate
and found himself within 8triking dis
lance of a giant rattlesnake coiled.
The kitten leaped from the car and
sank its teeth into the rattler's head,
killing it.
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s AIRPLANES BEGIN TOUR
Observation-Disclosures

LANGLEY FIELD. Va, Aug. 6
Six Curtiss airplanes. with 4 motor
truck escort, left here last week for
Richmond, Va, beginning a tour IN
the interest of recruiting for the pho
Geographic section Of the air service.
They will visit fOrty-six cities, take
photographs en- route. and exhibit
them in motion pictures at stopping
places, illustrating the country passed
over and the latest methods OF mill
tary reconnaissance.
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STORK KEPT BUSY
CARRYING BABIES
TOU.S. MOTHERS

Big families are becoming more
common i'm the United States.
Comes the Census Bureau with
its latest report of births in 1917
and makes known that families Of
twelve children are common.
Fifty-slx mothers reported the
birth OF the twentieth child.
One mother reported the birth
of her tWenty-fifth offspring.
In 216,S46 cases, the total num-
Der of children borne by the
mother waS six or more, i'm b ,9I4
eases, ten or more, and in COO
cases, fifteen or more.
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PASTORS SERMONS
STOLEN BY THIEF

Los ANGELES, Cal, Aug. g.
Churchgoers today will view with
suspicion any minister who says he
prepared his sermon hastily. The
Rev. J. K. Fukunhima, pastor Of
the Fresno Japanese Congregational
Church, told the police last night that
some one stole his theological library
with several valuable manuscripts and
FIVE prepared sermons from his room
here.
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.ONE-WAY N.Y. FERRY
RULE TO Be TESTED

NEW YORK, Aug. g. Prominent
lawyers Wednesday will defend Fred
erick D. Underwood, president of the
Erie railroad, who is under arrest on
a charge of having refused to leave a
Staten Island ferry at the end OF a
trip. Underwood announced he would
make a test of the case.
Rules of the municipal ferry line
require that passengers leave the
boats and pass through stiles at the
entrances before making return trips.
This Underwood declined to do.
Underwood deliberately sought ar
rest in order to attempt removal Of
the rule.
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SIM FEINERS SEIZE
RIFLECONSIGNMENT

BELFAST. Aug. 3.-Sinn Feiners
raided the freight depot at Greenmore
and carried off a quantity OF rifles
which had just arrived from England
The rifles were addressed 10 the COM
handing officer of the royal artillery.
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DROP 1900 FEET
TO BAY;; UNFRAMED

OYSTER BAY. l.. l.. Aug. S.-Dis-
abled 1000 feet in the air. with sparks
flying from the plugs and threatening
to burn their airplane. two army
aviators dropped 1900 feet, righted
the plane and took a nose dive 200
feet into Oyster bay today. Neither
was hurt. They were rescued.
The men were Lieut.. John w. Frost
and Sergt. Carl D. Dolman, OF the
United States Aviation Corps.
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EXPLAINS GRENADE.
| KILLED, z DYING

CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-Jean Mahew
fifty, attempted to show his neigh.
bors, Harry Krenske and Ole Han.
sen. how 70 operate the hand grenaa,
q nephew brought back from France
Mathew is dead and the neighbors are
dying.
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wOuIdn't you pay = quarter TO bay
your child virtue! boy Thrift
stamp today and start him In the
ways Of intelligent ecOnOmI.
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IL IL to yOuF best interest to PM
your Liberty Bond Interest In w. ;. 8
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OIL DIVIDEND DECLARED.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3-The Standard
Oil Company of New York declared
the regular 4 per cent dividend, pay
able to the stock record of August %.
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ONE PRICE-CASH OR CREDIT

a
to
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Substantial Reductions All Over the HC
Duofold Suite

"a Library by Day, Bed Room by Night"
Just the thing to have for a guest chamber.
Three piece suite consisting of Duofold Couch
which may be opened into roomy comfor-
table bed, chair and rocker. In fumed oak,
upholstered in imitation brown Spanish
leather. A very fine suite at a remarkable
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Library Suite

Only one in stock. It is both beauty
and bargain. Three piece Library Suite
consisting Of Settee, Chair and Rocker.
Heavy fumed oak frame, upholstered seats
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the lobbies of the chamber he would
be glad to have his administration ap-
proved by the choice of one OF his
associates in the cabinet and has
two eventual candidates in view.
Pichon and Pans.
Senator Jonnart has popularity
of his own. His name is being men,
toned with significant persistence.
He is senator from the department
of the Pas de Calais, and he recently
resigned his important post as gov
enor of Algeria in order to devote
himself to the reconstruction Of the
devastated area of his department,
which comprises Arras and Lens
with considerable portion Of the
wrecked coal district. He was former
" head of the Suez canal, and he ac-
complished in short order the de-
thronement of King Constantine, OF
Greece, when, it seemed hopeless.
There are many supporters of
Marshal Foch, but prospects OF the
"Man on Horseback" is regarded as
likely to affect his chances, even it
he aspired to the office, which no one
as yet knows. = -
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COLD SPRINGS.
Observation-Disclosures

Cold Spring, Nov. 12.-Mr. Marvin
King spent Saturday night and Sun,
day with Mr.. James Bowen.
Miss Eunice Uldrick spent the
weekend with home people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Culbreth and
little Gertrude spent Sunday at Mr.
IS. E. Prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.. Hagen spent
Sunday at Mr.. T. F. Uldrick's.
Mr.. W. B. Uldrick dined at Mr.. D.
E. Newells on Sunday.
Mr. Roy McCombs, from the Green
wood Business College, spent the
weekend with home people.
Miss Matte Uldrick spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Nv. W. B. VI
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FRENCH TO ELECT ~.
l TENTH PRESIDENT
OF THIRD REPUBLIC

Paris-After the voters of France
have elected the 600 deputies of the
new chamber and the municipal and
general councils have together elect.
ed 200 senator's to succeed those
whose terms have expired, the 600
deputies and 800 senators composing
the parliament will meet some time
in January in the national assembly
chamber of the Chateau Of Versailles
to elect the tenth president of the
third republic. ~
The joint session Of the chamber
and the senate at Versailles is called
the Congress at Versailles.
There are no nominations for
president in advance of the election
of the members of parliament, who
are to act as electors, the latter be-
ing unbound to vote for any .candi-
date. Accordingly there is no presi-
Dental issue in the general election
and there is no presidential campaign
excepting during the few days that
precede the meeting of the Congress
Of Versailles.
The names of presidential posi-
bilities mentioned thus far are, in the
order Of their supposed chances:
Senator Charles Jonnart, ex-gover-
nor Of Algeria; Senator tStephen
Pichon, minister Of foreign affairs;
Senator Jules Pans, minister of the
interior; Paul Deschanel, president
of the chamber Of deputies; Senator
Alexandria 'Ribot, deputy Rene
Viviani and Deputy Paul Painleve,
all three ex-war premiers; Antonin
Dubost, president of the senate, and
Marshal Foch.
Many politicians believe that
Clemenceau can have the honor by
simply allowing his name to 60 before
the congress. It is still unknown
whether he wants it. There are indi-
cations that he would prefer to fe.
tire on his laurels as the "winner OF
the war" According to gossip in