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The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
Denver Election
pest.

Judging from the echo we get on
the Denver election the whole state is
more than pleased. The defeat of
Harrington and the election of Bailey
seems to be in accord with the popular
feeling. Harrington, months ago, it is
claimed, entered into a deal with
Shaffer of the News and Times and
Bon and Tam of the Post to elect him
mayor in return for which he would
help unload the city tramway system
on the people. (The tramway owns
most of the bonds of the News and
Times while Bonfils of the Post owns
large block of tramway stock) Fur
ther the agreement carried with it the
election of Gerald Hughes to the
United States senate. The Denver
political machine was lined with Her
rington and openly also in the Her
rington camp were q number OF men
who claim TO be republicans. Certain
alleged labor leaders were also with
Harrington. While many of the peo-
pie OF Denver Weft "iSe I" th' "'"i'
they might have gotten away with it
had not the Denver Express, not be-
fore recognized as having any influ-
ence and the recognized organ Of lab
or, exposed the whole scheme and
showed the labor vote the move being
made to entrap them. The people of
Denver could not stand the dose.
Bailey was elected by nearly 5000
majority. Now if the republicans will
do little cleaning up in their Denver
organization so it will be run as a re-
publican organization in the future and
not. as it has been in the past, mere
machine for ulterior purposes, we will
all have more confidence in political
matters eminating from that city.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
The Elks Celebration
Last Friday Proved One of the Red
Letter Days in Lamar's History

will long carry the memory with them.
to the entire class in most impressive
manner by the well trained officers Of
La Junta lodge.
A big dinner was then served to all
the members and visitors at the club
rooms. In the evening what was pro-
nounced by the visitors to be one of
the most beautiful sights they had ever
seen was given by the members in a
big Illuminated street parade. Sew
eral hundred were in line and armed
with big bunch of roman candles and
all firing at once. The parade was
several blocks long and one vast mass
of moving lights, red, white and blue.
A big dance to the Elks and their
ladies was given afterwards and was
one of the most delightful features of
the day.
The decorations all day were of the
most attractive and elaborate ever seen
in this section. The Burch Awning Co.
of Pueblo, attended to the outside de-
corations of the buildings and streets I;
while inside not only the Elks but
many other business men had beauti-
full and expensive displays of the col
ors and emblems and designs of the
order. Some of the larger windows
were simply bowers of beautiful color
and noble Elk heads. The autos for
the parade were also most deliberately
and splendidly decorated, all of them
in fact deserving of special mention
and giving the committee on prize
much trouble in rendering a decision.
They finally awarded the first prize
to Fred Kelsey and second to Frank
A. Cox.
1t was a great day, a great order
and a great class, and is only the be-
ginning and not the end of the big
drive. That will not end until Lamar
Lodge No. 1919 reaches its goal of
six hundred members and a handsome
new home of its own.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
Permanently Cured.

Charles Piez, who recently retired as
general manager of emergency fleet
corporation, in a recent address de-
clared himself permanently cured of
any embryonic leanings toward gov
ernment ownership he might have en-
tertained.
Political management of shipbuild-
ing and ship operating industry came
as near wrecking both branches Of our
maratime operations as it was pos
sible to do.
Cancellation or threatened cancella-
ton of shipbuilding contracts promis-
ed to close all Pacific coast yards.
When the officials finally realized the
mess they had made they said they
didn't mean to cancel contracts. only
change them. Now western shipbuild-
ers have been asked to Washington to
help repair the damage.
The vacillating policy of the ship
ping board should be ended and Con-
gress definitely decide whether or not
the U. S. is to build fleet as planned
and if not, say so. Then it should
adopt national policy encouraging to
the development of an American mer-
chant marine. Foreign trade means
more to US now than ever before.
If anything could sieken the Amer
lean people of political control of pri-
vate industry, the shipping fiasco has
done it.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
A National Occupation

The nation is awakening to the ne
cessity of good roads, and interest is
being manifested in every city, town
ship, county and state.
The world wants production and the
way to get it is to open up the land
by making it available with good roads.
The west has millions of acres Of
fertile land within a few miles of
railroads and centers of population
entirely undeveloped simply because
there may be 10 or 20 mile stretch
of impossible roads between these
lands and the markets.
Good roads are as necessary to sue
cessful farming today as telephone
is in any successful business, both put
the user in touch with the rest of the
world.
Congress should Immediately devise
wavs and means for the construction
of a national system of highways.
Thousands of men would be employed
and the example set by the govern
ment would be followed by every state
and county in the nation.
Building roads should be a national
occupations for the next ten years.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
PEST DISTRICTS
Six Districts Organized in Eastern
Part of County to Fight the
GrasshOppers.

The board of county commissioners
last Friday granted the petitions for
the organization of six pest districts
in the region north of the river be-
tween Bristol and Holly covering all
told some six or seven thousand acres
of the richest irrigated farm lands of
the valley The farmers of that see
tion are organizing to fight the grass
hoppers and try to eradicate the pest
from their fields. The board appoint
ed the County Agriculaurist, l.. NJ.
Sweitzer, as the chief of the pest pol
ice with full powers to act in the mat
ter as he deems best to fight the
plague. The districts have purchased
several tons of bran and poisons and
a systematic war will be waged by the
districts in unison to overcome the
pest.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
MALTA COMMANDERY AT EADs
Local knights Templar Hold Ascension
Day Services at Our Northern
Neighbor City.

On Sunday about thirty members of
Malta Commandery No. 30, Knights
Templar, and ladies and number Of
other Masons making in all party
of nearly eighty went in autos to Eads
where the regular knight Templar
Ascension Day services were held in
the Methodist church. There was a
large attendance. A fine program of
music was given and an eloquent ser
mon delivered by the pastor. After
the services the Commandery and
guests repaired to the hotel where a
fine banquet was served to about nine
ty people.
On the return trip in the afternoon
a stop was mace ut the new well of
the Nee-No-S She Oil Co. north of the
lakes to see the big drill working. The
well is now down about nine hundred
feet and going at rapid rate. All
the Lamar people report very enjoy
able trip and a fine day for the drive
They also speak in terms Of highest
praise of the hustling little city of
Eads and the hospitality of its peo-
nile.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
Fairyiew

Herbert c. Weatherby has put in
an assortment of dainties, such as
candies, pop corn, peanuts, and cold
drinks. His place of business is op-
post J. +. Triska's grocery on the
D-C-D highway on South Mule creek.
Mr.. Darbyshire suffered a great loss
on last Monday night by his feed barn
burning. There were ID head of
horses and Ford car in the barn
when the fire broke out. All were
saved but one set of harness. By hard
work they saved the camp house.
Geo. Davis went to the cedars last
Saturday for load of posts.
Jim Peers children have the mumps
but are getting along nicely.
Curtis Woodruff has been complain
ing with pain in his back and side.
We hope it will not prove serious.
J. r. Smith and family are getting
ready to go to Kansas for harvest this
year. They expect to start in about a
week
C. A. Saunders is spending few
days on his ranch overseeing spring
work.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
DECORATION DAY CEREMONIES
May 30th Will be More Generally Oh
served in Lamar Than for
Many Years.

With the big increase in the number
of soldiers which this war has made in
Lamar and vicinity the ceremonies of
Decoration Day take on a new and
fresher Significance and will interest
many families not heretofore paying
much attention TO its observation. The
boys who answered their c0untry's call
are now mostly at home and the others
are coming back rapidly. The day will
therefore in some way or other direct
ly interest most all the families of
this section. The committee has pre-
pared an elaborate program for the
observance of the day, there being
ceremonies at the high school auditor
ium both In the morning and just after
noon. Seats will be reserved for all
G. A. RS, and for veterans of the con
federate army, the Spanish and Philip
pine wars, and the great World War.
The parade will be organized at 2:SO
and march to the cemetery to decorate
the graves there.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
Special Taxes Disliked.

One of the big tasks before congress
will be the taxation problem.
If public opinion has any weight,
one of the first things to go will be
the so-called luxury tax which places
a special tax burden on designated
list of articles and industries.
Americans are all willing to pay
taxes to meet the obligations of the
nation but they dislike special taxes,
tbev ALWAYS have and always will.
The special tax is un-American and
un-democratic.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
u. s. Civil Service Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the examina-
ton named below to be held at an
early date. Application blanks and
further information may be obtained
from the local secretary, board of Civil
Service Examiners, at the post office
in this city. The examination is for
Forest and Field Clerk.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
What a Pity!
their dea(

President Wilson called the Senator
ial opponents of the league of nations
"men of small vision" Carrying the
matter step farther, he probably
thinks the people who elected such
men are also "men of small vision"
1t would be a lot easier for the Presi-
dent to run this country if Senators
and Representatives were appointed
by the President instead of being elect
ed by the people.
The Lamar register., 1919-05-28
DECORATION DAY PROGRAM
Meeting of Prowers County Council Of
Defense at Masonic Temple ut 9:3O
a. M. May 80. 1919.

Patriotic Song.
Invocation.
Roll Call.
Unfinished Business.
New Business.
Presentation Of Memorials for the
Soldiers Dead of the World War.
Adjournment.
Memorial Program. High School Au-
ditorium, 1880 a. m.
Song-"Battle Hymn Of the Repub-
llic."
Invocation.
Address-Mr. ID. d. Novels.
"The National Call to Service"
Quartet-Mesdames Leigh and VIII
liams, Misses Carnahan and Mclean.
Address-Mrs. w. S. Partridge
Women in the World War"
Duet-"The Long, Long Trail
Miss Carnahan and Eugene Shilling.
AddresE-Mr. +. K. Jones-"our
Country-Its Prestige in the World
War"
Recess for Dinner.
80 p. m.
Song-"Star SpAngled Banner"
Invocation-Rev. T. +. Kelly.
Quartet-"The Rose OF No Mans
Land"-Mssdsmes Leigh and Williams,
Misses Carnahan and Mclean.
Address-Miss Bess Lawless-"The
Red Cross-our Messenger Of Mercy"
Quartet" "The Vacant Chair" -
Misses Carnahan and Mclean. Messrs.
SHILLING and Householder.
Memorial Day oration-Hon. C. G.
Goodale-"Our Soldier Dead"
Song Coward Christian Soldier"
iiencdietion.
2:30 y. M.
Formation Of Parade. Captain ii.
| c. Byrnes, Commanding.
The parade will form ON South Main
street in the following order:
G. A. X. Veterans in automobiles.
Spanish War Veterans.
World War Soldiers.
Lamar Rifle Club.
Girl Scouts.
Boys Scouts
Fraternal Orders.
Citizens in double file.
Automobiles.
The parade upon reaching the ceme-
terry will form around the G. A. X.
monument on the south, east and west.
The usual military salute and taps will
be given which all orders will proceed
to the decoration Of the graves of
their dead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
STYM|E S,SAYS.
BRITISH GOLF BODY
Also Want Standard Golf Ball,
but Kick at Bigger
Hole
U. S. TO FOLLOW THE IDEA

London. Sept. 25.-The stymic in golf
is to remain, according TO the decision
of the rules of golf committee of the
Royal and Ancient Club, which met last
night at st. Andrews. Regarding the
suggestion that the golf ball should be
standardized in size the committee made
no definite proposal, but adopted a reso
LUTON which at present is only an OK
preston of the opinion Of its members
The resolution reads as follows:
"The rules of golf committee is of
the opinion that in order to preserve the
balance between the power of the ball
and the length of holes, and in order to
retain special features of the game. the
power of the ball should he limited.
Such investigation rs members of the
committee have been able to make leads
them to suggest under the present cir
cumstanccs that this object would be
obtained by fixing the minimum limit Of
its size. The committee proposes to con
suit the United States Golf Association
and other similar governing bodies in
tCrestcd before submitting any definite
proposal to the various clubs"
| The question of the stymic has been
! agitating gofing circles here for con-
siderable time aud proposals put for
ward included one that the stymie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
POLO|STS CLASH
FOR OPEN TITLE
Cooperstown Opposes Rock
away in First-Round Match at
Country Club Today
GAME WILL START AT 4::30
BY JAMES s. CAROLAN

The ponies will receive another work
out at the country club field this after
noon. The players also are in for a
strenuous day.
The first clash for the open polo title
will bring together the Rockaway four
and Coopcrstown The game will start
at 4 80 p. IN.
More high class polo should be served.
Virtually the same faces that have been
seen during the tournament will be seen
today. but in different uniforms.
Tommy Hitchcock and c. G. Rumscy,
members Of the championship R6ckaway
senior four. will represent Coopprs-
town. l.. r. Stoddard, a member of
last Saturdays MPadowbrOow quartet
will be with COoperstown. r. T..
Strawbridge. Jr.. will complete the
quartet.
+. W. Hopping and Malcolm Steven
son will be the only members Of the
Rockaway team of last week that will
compete under the RoCkaway open col %
ors today. c. p. Bpadleston will be
one of the added starters. J. Checver
Cowdin is scheduled to compete, hut a
broken colarbone, sustained three
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
BAN CAN'T USE
LEAGUE: FUNDS
Restrained by Decision Handed
Down by Supreme Justice
Robert F. Wagner
RULING ON MAYS'S CASE

Byron Bancroft johnson, president
Of the American League and car of all
the bGseballs. was shorn of much of his
crstwhile power by the civil courts in
a decision handed down yesterday by
Justice Robert T. Wagner, of the Su-
preme Court. Justice Wagner granted
an injunction restraining johnson from
using any portion of the sinking fund
of the American League for purposes
of defense in the suit brought against
him by the New York club in connec
ton with the attempted suspension OF
Pitcher Carl w. Mays.
Justice Wagner also granted the ap-
plication of attorneys for the New York
club for permission TO file a supple
mentary complaint in their suit perma =
nently to restrain Mr.. johnson, per
sonally and as president of the Ameri =
can League, from interfering with Mays
as a pitcher for New York under the
suspension order of the league presi
dent.
The supplemental or amended com e
plant, so it was set forth by Grant &
Fitch, attorneys for the petitioner (New
York 1ankees), will call attention to
the fact that on August IA, 1910, there
was special meeting OF the board OF
directors of the American League, a,
which it was resolved that the alleged
suspension of Mays was without author
ity and void and against the best inter
ests of and detrimental to the general
welfare of baseball and that said Mays
remains in good standing under the con
stitution and the rules and regulations
of the league as player in the employ
of the New York American League
Baseball Club.
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PRESENTS PRESENTED
BY THREE PRESIDENTS
Fire of Reds Once
With White Sor

1t is singular coincidence that
five members of the Cincinnati Reds
formerly wore the uniforms of the
White Sox-the team they are to
play for the worlds baseball cham
pionship. Eddie Roush. star batter
and outfielder of the Reds, was with
the Sox in 1918 under Jimmy Gala
han, being released to Lincoln. Nor
ris Rath, second baseman, also
played under Callahan. He was
signed by the Reds last season and
made good from the start.
Hod Ellcr, star pitcher, was with
the Chicago nine in 1916, but was
released to Moline. Eller, as we'll as
Cicottc. enjoyed his best year in
1917. Like the Chicago pitcher, he
is shine-ball artist. Schreiber,
utility infielder Of the Reds, was also
with the Sox for a time in 1914,
and Allen, n catcher, played with
Comiskey's club in 1911, later going
to Minneapolis.
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Red-Leg Fans viii
YodeL Victory Chants

Little song sheets containing
peans of victory and near beer ads
will be distributed to the sunfish
holding down the bleachers in Red
Land during the WORLDS series.
These will be warbled at the
earnest behest of many cheer leaders.
It is expected the White Sox fans
will have to sit in stoney silence for
want of songs of their own whilst
listening to the following, for in
stance. which will be chanted By
Moran's followers:
(Tunc. cover There")
on, you Reds; oh, you Reds,
The 'SOT are lcnry-So Keep. them
blcdrV.
Bat 'Cm hard and keep ahead.
Ercry fan knoiCS Moran
Has the plan 10 tie the can
On Chicago and all its cargo,
And they 'front.' 90 back till the IT,
TICS Orcr here.
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JOHNSON PLEASED
WITH GRID SQUAD
Coach of South Philly Eleven
Has Many Candidates and
Expects Fast Team
GOLDBLATT IS CAPTAIN
BY PAUL PREP

Candidates for South Philadelphia
High Schools grid team are putting IN
their second week of practice. While
the aspirants for the downtown eleven
did only light work last week, Dean
johnson, coach, has been putting his
Youngsters through n series of spirited
skirmishes the last few days.
Coach johnson is rather optimistic.
He believes the Red and Black of South
Philly this season will be very much
in the running on the chalked- off battle .
field. There is n lot of interest among
the student body in football this sea =
son, which is proved by the big turn =
out that has answered the call for can =
didates.
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Western Futurity TODAY

Columbus, o., Sept. 25.--In the program
as rearranged for the remainder Of the
races here consists of the 2:O3 pace the
Western Horsemen Futurity for three-year-
old PAGERS; the 2:06 trot and the first div
sion of the POS class pace. Racing will
be continued through to. Saturday evening.
The Arch City pacing stake for 2:lo eligibles
and Direct. c. L. Burnet. will meet again.
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER -PHIEADELPHTA THURSDAY, Sc
THE COMING WORLD SERIES ARE THE PRIC
He Holes in One,
Then Opponent Ditto

While holes in one are not uncom-
mon, it remained for Fred Spcllmayer
and George Stuart to set a record in
this respect while playing a friendly
match Yesterday on the links of the
Forest Hill Field Club.
Playing first to the home green.
Spellmeycr sank his ball with his tee
shot, and Stuart promptly followed
suit. The hole is 145 yards long.
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VasiliO Shows Well
BABE SOCKS ANOTHER
Ruth Puts All Records on Fritz With
Clout Over Fence

New York. Sept. 25.-The Boston
Red Sox shut out the Yankees. to O..
in the first game. of double header
here yesterday. and then lost a thirteen
inning battle by to I. The winning
run in the second game was scored on
a three -bagger by Pipp and sacrifice
fly by Pratt. Ruth broke the home run
record of 27, made by Ed. Williamson
in 1884, by driving the ball over the
roof of the right field grand stand in
the ninth inning of the second game.
This hit tied the count and resulted in
a thirteen inning game.
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Golf Hole Same Size

London, Sept. 25.-The British golf
rules committee, at its first meeting
since 1914, resolved to submit to the
association a new rule standardizing
golf balls. Decisions were made against
plans to abolish the stymie and change
the size of the hole.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
TODAY'S SCHEDULE

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn at PhiladcIphin-Clear
New York Mt BostOn---t Loudly.
Only games scheduled today.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Athletics at New YOrk-Clcar.
Cleveland at DctrOit-Cloudy.
st. Louis at ChicaEO-CIcar.
Only games scheduled today.
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What May Happen
in Baseball Today
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Brooklyn. 4; Philadelphia. I.
Brooklyn, II; Philadelphia, (second
Eame).
New York. O. Boston, I.
Boston, 3; New York, (second game.
ten innings).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago. 0; st. Louis. i.
Detroit. 4; Cleveland. l..
Boston, 4: New York, o.
New York. 9: Boston, 1 (seCond game.
thirteen inningS).
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New York Shooting to Start

New York. Sept. Cot has been an
nounCed that the trapshooting season of the
New York A. 9. for lal9-lg20 will begin at
rravers Island on Saturday. October -,
and close with the clubs championship tour.
nAment on Nav B.
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LabOurau Looks Good

LabOurau Looks Good
'0UTFIELDER LABOURAU made
" his bow to the Phil stands and a
few fans and created an impression.
The Frenchman looks like real ball
player. He fields well and apparently
he can hit. lie takes a nice cut at the
ball and is fast. lie batted nine times
in two games, walked three times and
got three hits for an average Of 800.
The fans took to him like flies to fly
paper and it looks as if he will stick.
There will be more talk about him as
soon as the fanatics discover how to
pronounce his name.
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Joie BAY and Baker to Meet

New York. Sept. 95.--Joie Ray. Homer
Baker and Mike Devaney will meet IN a
special half-mile race at tn" .Newark NelO-
drome Sunday afternoon after the complete
Of the cycle program. The A. A L. sane
toned the race yesterday afternoon.
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overbrook Seeks Grid PLAYERS

Overbrook r. c. Is reorganizing its foot
bail team for the season. Players inter
ested in trying out Tor the team communi
cate with Bert kerslake. 1854 Leeds street.
belmont 1890 J.
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weeks ago, will keep him off the field
Elliot Cowdin or Courtland p. Dixor
probably will be the fourth player.
The winner of today's match will op.
pose the strong Mcadowbrook four fol
the open title on Saturday. On the
Mcadowbrook team will be L. ii
Prince. Jr.. ]. Watson Webb, II. r,
Whitney and Devereux MilburD.
Saturdays match will bring to an enc
the national championship polo tour
ncy which has been in progress since 4
week ago last Monday.
ROCKAwAY COOPERSToWN
COlors-Dark blue Colors--white bus
f-C. T. Beadeston dots helmet
2-E. w. Hopping IL II Stoddsrd
3-MalrOlm Steven Thomas Hitch
son cock, Jr y
BaCk-E. Cowdin or &C. c. Rumsey
c. p. Dixon BaCk-R. L. Straw
bridge. Jr.