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sity. Completing their college courses
they will be equipped to compete with
the problems of life. s.as
Where Fame FIees. -
"a ball players fame Is too fleet
ing. You are star today and has
been tomorrow. There is no perma-
nency. do not regret having played,
but, at the same time, I cannot help
but wish that had established my
self along more permanent lines. There
are very few ball players who get
paid in excess Of $1,000 a season.
and that Is not remarkable salary
for man in business. In fact, 1t is
the rule, If the man is worth any
thing to himself, or his employer.
Again, q ball players life is limited.
At best he cannot last more than a
few years in the big leagues-and
there is his single chance to earn real
money.
"When he is through as a player
he has to start all over again. He
starts under the handicap of age 1t
Is harder for him to learn. He hasn't
the foundation and he has to draw
on the money he has saved when a
ball player to get along. BY the time
he is capable Of earning a decent wage
his savings are exhausted and he is
then starting where the young fellow
of 25 years left off.
BALL playing is all right if you
know, in advance, that you are going
to be a star, but unless you do, my
sons will do somethin else"
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TO Washington Sher
distinction
1886 the grades general and lieutenant
benefit Sherman BY
the the office of general vacated and he
nominated Sherman his in 1869
while still
by special
hoses Immediately following thereof
deliberate
and uni
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Tyrus Il. Cobb has two sons-he
doesn't want either to become ball
player. ...a, as.- .... .
He would not have either become a
ball player if he knew, in advance,
that each would achieve lasting fame
in the national game.
Il have some very definite plans
laid out for my youngsters" says
Cobb. "First of all, I want them to
learn the value of a silver dollar.
when they complete their grade
school work want each to get into q
factory where hard work will be the
law Of employment. After laboring
there for six months, or year (Which
should be sufficient time for them to
become familiar with the whims of
money! I am going to send them to a
military school.
Doesn't Want Snobs.
81 realize, right now, that there
is danger of these boys Of mine be.
coming snobbish. I do not want to
appear egotistical, but I have succeed
ed as a ball player; I insist that my
youngsters do not capitalize because
of it. -
"a few years in a military school
will set them straight in life, and
in health. It will remove all thoughts
Of them being better than the other
fellow and they will also acquire the
qualities of leadership.
"After military school training
want them to go to some big univer-
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CHINAMAN is GRIDIRON STAR
Sammy kai kee Only Celestial to
Make American Varsity Eleven
He Plays Halfback.

In the international game on the
worlds political gridiron China may
be hopelessly outpointed, but there is
one Chinese player who may be ex-
pected to come hurtling around the
end for gains. He's Sammy Kai Kee,
and he's learned to buck the line as
halfback on the University of Cali
fornia football team.
The only celestial who has ever
played on big American college team,
Sammy Kee has added some ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain" to pigskin lore-to the glory of
his varsity and the delight of the
bieachers.
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TO BREAK BASEBALL
HOODOO WITH ARMY
Middies Seek Revenge on Cadets
in Game on May 81.
Navy Has Not Held Its Own With
Cadets, but This Year Feel They
Have Excellent Chance to Break
Army's Winning Streak.

The renewal of the annual baseball
and football games between the naval
and military academies will almost
certainly take place, beginning with
the baseball game, which will prob
ably be played at West Point on May
81. The last game was played in 1915
at Annapolis.
The rule, WHICH went into effect
when the United States entered the
war. that the teams of the service
schools should not play away from Their
home grounds, Is still in effect, and no
definite arrangements can be made
until it is abrogated. However, 1t Is
believed that this will be done soon.
The naval academy will have no OBJ
lection to the plan of the military
academy to use on their nine members
Df the class which was graduated
,head of time, but which has been Or
Tered back for postgraduate course.
Sportsmanship dictated the course
which the naval academy authorities
pursued i9 agreeing to the playing OF
he post-graduates at West Point, as
otherwise the army folks would have
been confined to one class, the lowest,
for material for their teams, but they
might also have remembered what fol-
lowed q game played under conditions
somewhat similar to those which exist
now, and the fact that long-continued
series of army victories followed.
The series between the service
schools is remarkable one in several
ways. The navy has not held its own
with its army rivals, as it has done In
football, but has lost all but three Of
the IL games played. The first game
played was at Annapolis in 1901, and
the army won, to 3. The next year
the navy won at West Point, 5 to 3,
and each of the next three games
playeG was also won by the team play
ing away from its own grounds. In
1907 the break came, and the army
won at West Point, 6 to 5. In 1908 the
navy's hoodoo game was played at An
napolis, and since then there has been
an unbroken chain of army victories.
The midshipmen feel that they have
an excellent chance Of winning this
year. They will play at West Point,
where all but one of the navy victories
have been scored, but there are more
practical reasons for their confidence.
There will be q larger pick at An
napolis, and it includes much good new
material. In particular, confidence is
placed in Baker, elusive left-hander,
who entered the naval academy with
the latest class. He has done great
work in the class games. Finally,
West Point will not have the services
of Sammy Strong, who has coached the
nine when it won most Of its vie
tories over the navy. On the other
hand, that successful college coach,
Billy Lush, is going to get the navy
nine ready for it's effort this year, and
there is confidence here that the time
has come to break the army's winning
streak.
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COURT LIKES MALE ATTIRE
Finds II Not Unbecoming in Mary
Schmidt and Refuses to Fine Her
for Wearing 1t.

st. Louis.-Ruling that male attire
was not unbecoming to Mrs. Mary
Bertha Schmidt, alias "Mr. Schmidt"
Judge Hogan. in police court here, re-
fused to fine the young woman
who for two years posed as
man and who married" her cousin.
Anna Assade last October.
II think you look very NICE" said
the court. Mrs. Schmidt was clad in
her neatly pressed trousers and pinch
back coat. She explained she had
adopted the garments because she
could earn $50 a month as man and
Sc a week as a woman.
'If a woman can earn So day
by reason of wearing trousers, I say
wear 'em," said the court, and MIR.
Schmidt" walked out Of court with
smile on ''his" face.
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DRAFT TOOK HER TROUSERS
Woman Who Had Masqueraded as
Man Fled to Desert to Keep
Her Secret. f@.@

San Bernardino, Cal. - "John
Bauer" must return to skirts after
having lived eight years as man.
The selective draft law barred her Sc
cret to the world.
Bauer" twenty-folr years old, was
apprehended in Death valley. near San
Bernardino, where she had been liv-
ing a year in solitude in an effort to
avoid military registration.
According to the story told by the
girl, she had been working as man
in and around San Bernardino seven
years, and no one suspected her real
sex. Then came the draft registration
law, and she fled to the desert to pro-
tect her secret.
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Politeness Is Painful.

Cleveland, O.-Solomon Grass
green is going to be about the most
unpolite person in these parts from
this time on. Grassgreen was crank
ing his automobile when policeman
dropped off passing street car. AS
he alighted, his revolver dropped out
it's holster, and Grassgreen, being po-
lite, stopped and picked it up for the
officer. In doing so, the weapon was
discharged and Grassgreen was shot
through the right hand.
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his bat. Thorpe claimed he had been
hit and showed the marks on his hand,
which was swollen and bleeding slight
ly. swell, what shall / do about it?'
asked Thorpe, sure that he would be
told to go to first base.
"If were you I'd have the trainer
look it over" replied the jumps.
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Sentenced to the State Resormatory

Sentenced to the State Reformatory.
you behave yourself / will help you
start on a new career when you get
out"
.'I'll be as good as any boy in the
institution" he replied.
Leyser was known to. the police as
"Yellow Spot" Every time he would
commit a burglary he would leave be-
hind card bearing that name. He
often left notes denouncing the police
for not being able to catch criminals.
In one Of these left in the tailor shop
he said they would be able to catch
thieves if they were not so much in
terested in moving picture shows while
on duty.
The police had sought yellow Spot"
for months, but they were astounded
when Leyser admitted ne was the
criminal. Despite his youth he has
spent several years in prisons and in
stitutions.
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dsfavor
married him. After his coronation emperor he led three
ua q amonas on the point of
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UMPIRE MADE THORPE LAUGH
When Hit on Hand With Pitched Ball
indian is Told to Show Injured
Mitt to Trainer.

Jim Thorpe, star football player and
better than the average diamond per-
former, has played baseball engage
ments in the International league,
American association, and with the
National leagues Cincinnati Reds and
New York Giants. .....
Thorpe says the big league arbitra-
tors have pulled some good ones at
The Ely miner., 1919-03-14
Nails Cause DOGS Death.

Waukegan, Ill. - Ever hear OF a
nail-eating canine?
A valuable Boston bulldog owned
by Justice J. V. BALI. of Waukegan,
made a meal of a handful of shingle
nails. Boots, as the bulldog was
called, began to lose interest in life
and a few days later pointed his
nose toward eternity, curled up and
died. His death was. mystery until
an autopsy was held, revealing that
the nails had punctured the animals
stomach.
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Makes Plans for Buria!
Before She Takes Life

Easton. Pa.-Miss Anna Innes,
67, before ending her life by the
gas route, laid out all the cloth
ing in which she wished to be
buried, stuffed paper in the win
dow and door frames, wrote let
ters to her nieces and then fas-
tened one end Of a gas tube to
her mouth by a linen holder that
she had made for that purpose.
The Ely miner., 1919-03-14
SEVEN YEARS OF T
CRIME NETS $500
Daring Burglar Decides to Re-
form After He Leaves
Prison.

Long Island City, N. Y.-After hav.
ing spen. seven years as a burglar and
all-around robber and gaining less
than $500 in all of that time, eighteen
year-old Stephen Leyser told Supreme
Justice Humphrey In Long Island City.
N. Y, that he had decided to take up
another career as soon as he had the
opportunity. He pleaded guilty of
having stolen an overcoat from a
tailor shop and was sentenced to the
state reformatory.
Il am going to keep watch on your
record there" said the judge. "and II
The Ely miner., 1919-03-14
Use Van to Hau, Away Loot

Chicago.-Depleted of all furniture,
tapestries, linens, silver and rugs, the
house of A. F. Smith was found vir-
tually empty when the family returned
from the theater. Burglars. armed
with a moving van, had busted them
selves during the hours of the Smiths
absence.
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the soldiers
had
made another charge which repused with difficulty Trooper Boyle
a
the prairie
"'What kind of uniform do call this? asked Paddy
dress They underclothes."
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PI(E;UP5
OF Sport

- -.
Fred Fulton's days as fighter are
about over.
Artie Fletcher has signed to play
with the Giants again.
Princeton is optimistic over its foot
ball prospects for next fall.
Pat Moran is planning on several
more trades to strengthen the Reds.
New York fans are looking forward
to enjoying Sunday baseball this sea.
son.
Clark Griffith says he would play
Babe Ruth on first base if he had
him.
1t will not be surprising if Dempsey
rules favorite over Willard when they
enter the ring.
Scott Perry is all ready to play ball
for Connie Mack again. He didn't
even threaten to hold out.
The Terry McGovern-Bat Nelson
fight in Philadelphia drew a gate Of
$4,000. That was in 1906.
The national commission is active
these days reinstating players who
quit baseball for the shipyards last
year.
More big bouts will be held in Lon
don before our soldiers and sailors
return from the other side
Roy Thomas, who has coached the
Penn baseball teams for six years, will
be back on the old job this spring.
Lieut.. Larry Smart, former Della
ware college football star, is one of
the latest American "aces" to return
to this country.
George Mcbride won't make his
managerial debut this year. When he
does it may be with a major instead
of minor league outfit.
Willard and Leonard are in the big
money earning class with the moving
picture stars.
Connie Mack isn't saying a word as
to where he thinks his club will finish
this year. He doesn't have to.
George Washington Grant, new own
er of the Braves, is q close friend of
Charles A. Stoneham. who recently pur.
chased the Giants.
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Strips Man OF Clothes.

Lebanon. Pa.-Charles Blatt. Operat-
ing a gasoline engine, was caught in
the flywheel and whirled around four
times before being hurled clear OF the
machine. With the exception Of his
underwear and shoes he was stripped
of his clothing, but he escaped injury.
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RIdicuIed yanks. IS years IN I,i,

New York,-"We will not tolerate
any man who ridfcules our soldiers
and Sailors" said United States Judge
Garvin in New York city, as he i'm
posed 15-year sentence upon Morris
Zukar, a Socialist who was charged
and convicted of that crime.
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the development of
waterways They believe
development OF
rapay the railroads and readu rail
o
The recent harbors
the
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They had put the stage lines out of
business and pony express riding had
to be done at night. Heron, now sew
enty years old, was corporal of Com
pany A, Third United States infantry.
On the night of September 2, 1868,
Heron and Trooper Paddy Boyle were
carrying government dispatches from
Fort Dodge to Fort Larned, Is miles
to the east. They came upon United
States wagon train being attacked by
Indians Taking the IndianS hv SIR.
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nave EaIu Such rank during the great
war. Senator Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey. Of the military affairs commit
tee, speaking against the bill, said
some Interesting things about the office
of general. He said, among other
things: .--t- , -..-.
First, Mr.. President, I wish to
point out to the, senate the, fact that in
the entire history of our country the
high rank Of general has been only
four times conferred, and in each in
Stannn for diStin nuichod coruinaS and
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rail transportation the country is be
ginning to wake up to the necessity of
the utilization and further develop.
ment of water transportation and its
coordination with the railroad sys.
TENS as a means of reducing freight
costs.
The United States has no system
of water transportation comparable
with that of Europe because the rail-
roads have been permitted systematic
ally to throttle water competition.
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sixteen stars for oarsmen.

Sixteen of the 10 oarsmen who were
boated in the last three crews Colum-
bia had before the war were in the
service. One was killed and one was
badly wounded.
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Williams Now a Maunate.

Charley Williams, for many years
business manager of the Cubs, has
broken into the magnate class. He
has bought the Ravenswood semipro
club
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Aopkins at Princeton.

Johns Hopkins gridders are highly
pleased at the announcement that they
are to meet Princeton university next
fall. The game is to be played on the
Princeton field.
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Yellow Paint on Barn Led to Murder.
Davenport, Ia.-Ward Turner. ac-
cused of getting married to evade the
draft, recently found his barn painted
a bright yellow. Turner accused Den
mis- Flynn of painting his property and
in the fight that ensued Flynn was IA
tally wounded
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May Not Return.

Instead of training at home, the
Cincinnati Reds may go to Havana.
Garry Hermann has received an at
trac.ive offer from the Cuban cap
ital
The Ely miner., 1919-03-14
Steals Two Tons of Coal.

Somerville. Mass. Two perfectly
good and heavy tons of nut coal were
stolen from Frank A. Teele, local
coal dealer. The unknown thief drove
of with a coal team.
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BARRY SIGNS WITH RED S0x
Former Manager Puts an End to Cues
tion Of His Return to Baseball
by Signing Up.

Jack Barry, former manager Of the
Boston Red Sox, has put an end to
the question of his return to baseball
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Rank Of General of Army Is Held in High Honor

NToR CHAMBERLAIN of Oregon recently introduced by request bill
which
to the regular and lieutenant generals named who
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by signing a contract to play this sea-
son with the Boston American club.
Barry recently was discharged from
the navy, in which he served during
the war as q chief yeoman.
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CCuleTeuCc Ut WulCI IL Is HOpeu Tie III
ternal dissensions In the vast Slav
dominions can be composed. The bull
letin says, among other things:
"The nine islands lie from 10 to 10
miles southeast Of Constantinople
near the Asiatic shore. Few islands
have history more poignant with
tragedy. Their very name is sig
nificant of their past, for in the days
of the Byzantine empire they were the
retreats, either forced or voluntary. of
princes and princesses who had fallen
The Ely miner., 1919-03-14
Bravery in 1868 Is Now Rewarded by Uncle Sam

EANDER HEBRON of St. Paul Neb has
medal 1868
wapath thousand
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Transportation Department Urged on Congress

RETIoN of department of transportation
settling the railroad question
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Another Star to Williams.

Ted Brown is the latest Williams
college football star to be discharged
from the army.
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Won't Play In Series,

Contrary TO expectations, the Giants
and Yankees are not likely to oppose
each other in a spring series this year.
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Princes Islands Prisons of Historic Personaqes

Geographic from
bulletin Princes
factions Russia
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his expense, but it took a minor
league official to give him his one best
laugh. ...-....
In trying to dodge curve, the ball
either struck his hand or fouled off
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were helpless, for the battle was 60
ing on in the tower, up shaky lad
der, and to stick a head up meant
probable death. The men swayed and
weaved and gasped. More minutes
der the blows they gradually weak
ened
The Ely miner., 1919-03-14
Both Eiuhters collanse.

Finally they collapsed and the po-
lice reserves arriving, lowered them
down. At the East Chicago avenue
station examination showed that the
mems bodies were mauled and hacked
in an almost unbelievable fashion.
Their clothing was in shreds.
Smith has wife and four children.
Gigonti, widower, also has four chill
dren. ... -s
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-20
Drinks of Colonial Times.

The Historical Society of Pennsyl-
vania early in It's career translated
into English an account by the Swed-
ish traveller Israel Acrelius of the diff
ferent sorts of strong drink that were
popular hereabouts.
"Mamm" was made of water. sugar
and rum, and was the chief stock-in-
trade of many tayernkeeper. Man
athan" was rum. sugar and beer,
"Lillibub" was made OF milk wine and
sugar, Tiff was beer, rum and
sugar poured on buttered toast.
Sampson" lived up to the name-a
mixture of cider and rum. The in
gradients of "sangaree" were wine,
water, sugar and nutmeg. When
brandy and sugar We're added to cider
1t became "cider royal" Raw dram"
was the title for straight rum.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-20

the work Of growing crops, producing
other agricultural products and rails
ing domestic animals, poultry or bees.
From this definition it will be seen
that a farm may consist OF single
tract of land or OF number of separ-
ate and distinct tracts And these
several tracts may be held underd IT,
ferent tenures as, for instace, wher one
tract Is owned by the farmer and
another is rented by him. Thus If
man who owns 100 acres rents an ad.
ditional ten acres from some one else
and operates both the 100 acres and
the ten acres, then his farm" in
cludes both tracts Of lard comprising
ITO acres.
BY the same token when q landown-
er has one rmore tenants, renters
troopers or managers, each different
tract of land operated by any such
teannt enter, cropper or manager is
considered a separate and distinct
farm bf the Census Bureau. Or, to
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-20

vice Of at least one person, or yields
products annually to the value or $20U
or more, it comes within the census
definition of farm and win be recog-
rized as such and counted.
The agriculture schedule contains
many questions regarding farm values
expenses and livestock as well as the
acreage and quantity of crops raised
in the year 1919. Census enumerator
by looking over their books and rec
ords so that accurate answers may be
furnished to questions.
In this connection the Bureau OF the
Census emphasizes the fact that the
information furnished to census takers
is absolutely confidential, made so by
the Act of Congress and that under no
circumstances can any such informa-
ton be used as a basis for taxation.
Cooperate between farmers and
the census officials next January is
more necessary and vital than ever
before" declares Director of the Cen
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-20
Plans to Export pure-sred stock.

To work out plans for increasing the
expectation Of purebred breeding
stock from the United States to South
America, David Harrell and Ii. =.
Morgan Of the bureau of markets, will
go to South America as representa-
tives of the United States department
of agriculture. They recently con-
ferred In Chicago with secretaries of
various breeding associations. Secre-
taries representing all breeds of hogs
and all but two of cattle attended.
Ways and means OF stimulating inter-
est among South American stock rails
ers In importations of pure-bred stock
from this country We're discussed. 1t
was planned to send shipment of
hogs to South American livestock
shows. This plan, 1t is believed, is
one of the best ways of introducing
to South American stock raisers the
quality of animals now being grown
in the United States.