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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

for the district will commence Sunday,
{ Nay % They viii last for two Sun
days The senior teams OF each regi-
ment viii play as follows
! A team. 82nd field artillery vs.. A
I team. seventh cavalry. 2-3O p. m, Nay
%, A team, fifth cavalry vs.. winners
above. ESQ D. m. June l. The junior
! teams Of each regiment VIII play as
follows:
B team. fifth cavalry vs. B team.
seventh cavalry, 5;45 p. m. Nay Is: B
team. SIND field artillery vs.. winners
above 3.45 p. m. June ].
There VIII be silver cup given to
the regiment winning the senior
championship. IN addition there Will
be four individual cups given 70 the
members OF the winning team. There
VIII be a silver cup given to the regi-
ment winning the Junior champion
ship. The above tournaments 70 be
played under the rules OF the Border
Polo association Games viii be six
periods each.
lowed by the handicap tournament
commencing, Sunday, June z. The win
ming team 70 be presented with four
/ individual cups IN addition to a silver
cup TO 90 to the winning regiment.
Games viii be played as follows:
June Z, seventh A vs.. SIND A. and
SIND 3 Us. fifth A June "A. winners
vs.. fifth B, and winners vs. seventh B.
June p. winners VS.. winners
Games last Sunday were as follows.
Fifth cavalry A team. 21E: SIND F. A
team Z = goals. Fifth cavalry, BY
handicap, one; Cd Mai. Frank. one:
I'd Harper, one 80 Wharton, one; 90
Unger, o. 62nd F. A, % Col. Merrill.
FOUR 90 Holman, two; 90 Wiegand,
one; 90 White. one.
Notes: The SIND team IS steadily i'm
proving and bids fair 10 give the win
#nH nHasHH
their money before long. With Col
Merrill playing an accurately hitting
No ID and Capt. White an aggressive
back the team IS balanced up we'll
Two young players are beginning TO
show promise, Lieut. Holman on the
S2nd and Lieut. Unger on the fifth
cavalry team.
Second game:
A team. seventh cavalry. Il; B team
OF the fifth cavalry. Z.
Seventh cavalry, % Foresent five;
20 Gay, two; 80 Craig, one; a Mich
olson, three goals.
Fifth cavalry. by handicap. six and
ee-quarters; ID Harrison, one; %
kerwin. 0; 90 Ship, Q; 90 Unger. 0
goals
Notes: The seventh cavalry A team
gave the fifth 3 team six and three
quarters goals as handicap, but IN
some rapid playing scored five goals
in the first period q the game and six
goals thereafter The excellent team
work OF the seventh and their speed
combined with good hitting made them
very formidable antagonists. but the
fifth B team played a gritty losing
game and played hard until the final
whistle Forest played a very excel
lent game for the seventh. never fall
ing to put the bali through the posts
when It was shot up TO him by his
team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

NAL MALCOLM WHELER-NICH-
W OLSON. manager OF the Il Paso
District Polo assertion, Wednesday
morning gave out tbs following de-
tails relative to the polo games TO be
held at Washington park.
At meeting held last Saturday be-
tween polo representatives Of this dis
trict the following handicaps were de-
cided upon They Will be adhered 20
until a motion Is made for their
change.
Seventh cavalry handicaps, Lieut..
Cay. two goals; Lieut. Forest. one and
three-uuarters- Capt Cunningham,
two. MAJ Nicholson, two; Capt Wood.
one
SIND Artillery. Col. Merrill. one and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
MOtOrcycIeC Club
Organized Here

The FL PasO Motorcycle club was or
gained recently by local motorcycles
and officers have been elected TO serve
for the next year. The purposes Of the
club are partly social and partly for
protective measures. such as are need
ed TO prevent suit after accidents, ac-
cording to Cecil King. its president A.
Weatherby IS vice president Of the
club, Louis Silver, secretary. and P.
Michero treasurer. II IS planned to
make number OF tours to points in
the upper and lower valley during the
sumner.
Every motorcycles OF the city Is ell
gible for membership and the club ex-
poets TO have several hundred mem
bers on its roll.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

three-quarters goals; Capt White. one
and three Quarters; Lieut. Wiegand.
one and a half; Lieut. Holman. one.
Fifth cavalry. Lieut.. Wharton. one
and half goals: Lieut.. Adamson. one
and a half; Capt Harper. one and a
half; Maj Frank. one; Lieut. Unger.
one.
All players not noted above are han
dicaped at 0.
Handicap Basis.
II was further decided to pIav all
interregimental games on a handican
basis with the exception Of the senior
and junior tournaments which are re-
quired to be played on the fiat II the
necessity therefor arises the above
handicaps Will be revised after the Sc
NOR and junior tournaments OF the Fl
Paso district
The senior and Junior tournaments
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
PLAYER LIMIT
SET BY PILOTS
Managers Of Army and City
League Transact Con
siderable Business.

Fifteen men in uniform, inclusive Of
the manager, II he does not play and
Il 81 he does TN a position on the
nine is the player limit Of the Army
and City baseball league. which was
definitely fixed at a w'ell-attended
meeting Of the executive committee
o. the circuit on Tuesday night at
the office OF Mai. T. J. MoCamant As
three Of the teams In the league have
playing managers and three have not
this tends to make the league even
naors wei balanced inasmuch as all
Of the managers who play are regard
ed as strong aggressive men and are
towers Of strength 70 their respective
clubs.
Umpire Harry Kane viii again be
seen in the position Of arbiter next
Saturday afternoon when the Eeld-
man and Eighth Engineer teams clash
81 their first meeting OF the season
While the manages present agreed
unanimously that umpire Betaucourt
cid excellent work during the -FOUR
games in which he officiated, a gen
eraI desire was expressed for an UNI
pire who worked behind the bat As
Kane has had considerable experience
along these lines and is known as
cauable Adjuticstor in every respect
he was the choice OF those assembled
a. the meeting
Double Umpire System
The suggestion OF MAJ James H.
Conlin that the league adopt the
double umpire system. met with gen
eral approval, but IN view OF the fact
that Il would increase the expenses
~ the circuit e was thought advis-
sble TO POSTPONE this matter for a
short tine and 10 work only one UNI
nire until attendance at the games
Increases The attendance Ilgures
read by president McCamant were i'm
mensely gratifying and showed that
tina fans are coming out in greater
numbers. confident that they viii Wit
r7eEs a brand Of minor league baseball
thzt IS second to none In the south
west
Just before the meeting closed MAJ
ConIin requested that his protest In
connection with the Woollen incident
Be tabled, as while the decision was
sdEudzed wrong. IL would not have
r1nterial7v altered the result OF the
rame. Manager Duty also took up
re Mater Of the status Of catcher
Chacon. who played one game with
- team on May and later trans
ferred to the Gomez 4s05 nine. This
protest was also Withdrawn by Duty
5fter II was explained by president
ATrCamant that Chacon had been
member OF the Gomez team for several
vesrs and ina smuch as he was con-
Fidered one Of the strongest men OF
the Mexican team II was thought in
practicable TO remove him The meet
inr was one OF the swiftest held by
the executive committee IN some time
snd resulted in the transaction OF
much business
Those present were; Mai. James r
Conlin. Mai. r. r Neyland. MAJ T. J.
BTcCamaut. Lieut.. Ted" Rothermund,
manager Duty Of the Dodgers and
MANAGER Clifford Perkins Of the Field
man team, besides from other league
officials.
Manager Perkins stated prior to the
meeting that he would probably start
RIchey, the former Texas league
twlrler. against the Engineers Satur-
day. Richey worked for a short time
last Sunday and showed considerable
speed
r. 2 rnn--r Eg~~Tm "A 4 =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
Triple Play Is
Made in Game

Monahans, Tex, Nay 21--In a base
ball game here a triple play was
pulled of by second baseman Boss
Estes unassisted. Runners were on
first ana second bases. when batter
sent Estes a line drive. who caught IT,.
both runners trying TO advance Estes
touched second. also the runner go
ing TO second. thus completing a
triple play. which is a very rare oc-
currence in the history Of baseball.
Another feature Of the game was
the pitching OF F. Tatom- recently
from the battlefields Of France, where
he served his country in the St Mih. el
drive He developed a wonderful
pitching arm while with the A. T. r.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
Teams Prepare
For Big Game

FIremen and policemen are putting
the finishing touches to their prepare
tory work FOR their annual game,
which viii be held Sunday afternoon
at RIO Grande park The police team
has been tried out and shown excel
lent speed In many games this sea-
son. while the fireman team has not
vet played a game, publicly Much in
terest is being taken IN the battle
and many thousands Of tickets have
been sold The game viii be the
only one al Rio Grande park next sun
day. as the regular Army and City
schedule has been postponed out OF
courtesy 20 the municipal mines.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

prestige Of the game by accepting
the rulings OF the umpires without
finding fault The umpires working
in the major leagues this year are
both honest and efficient. They must
decide many close plays and therefore
cannot please everybody. II the fans
viii support the field officials and viii
discourage kicking baseball viii be
all the more enjoyable So let US have
clean, square sport on the bail field,
with the players obeying the rules
and the fans exercising patience in
receiving the uwpire's decisions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

'FoSns stock iIa Itlnds quality definite 2 gold
rubber that floats File dated Of Nor
nk and Others and them the end You
learn lot NorFak quality
Ivlaf AK for sample oNOrk RubbsI.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
New York Yankees
Begin Izth Season

New York. May 21.-The Yankees
this year began their 18th season
in the American league. They were
admitted 70 the circuit in 1908,
with Clark Griffith as the manager.
Griffith was pronounced a failure
and finally gave Up the leadership
TO Kid Elberfeld. who. in turn. was
succeeded by George Stalings. In
1910 Stallings gave way 10 Hal
Chase. who lasted through the
following year. Harry Wolverton
supplanted Chase, and IN 1913 he
handed the reins 20 Frank Chance
Roger Peckinpaugh was appointed
manager when Chance was re-
leased In the fall Of 1914 Bill
Donovan led the Yankees IN 1915,
1915 and 1917, and then came
Miller Higgins. who now appears
20 have winning ball club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

The Scissors Test
Take test strip z in. by 5 in.
Stretch to 9 in. or three times its
original length. Cut on the edge
with scissors. The cut should not
be more than 1s in. across the
sample. If the strip tears apart
the rubber is inferior.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21

NORwALK TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Makers Of Cassg CorSazdFaBr aad TsBes Red aHS Greg
NOrwalk, Connecticut
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
Clean Baseball
Is Fans Demand

New York. May e1.-CIean baseball
Is demanded by sportsmanlike fans
all over the country. The national
pastime Is coming back with a boom
and the players can maintain the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
Polo Handicaps For Crack
Players Are Decided On

Schedule for Future Games Is Prepared and Other
Plans Discussed at Meeting Of Polo Representatives
From Teams in the Ell Paso District; To Play ALI
Interregimental Games on the Handicap Basis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-21
Only ONE out of
147 does it!

There are actually, over 147 brands of ciga-
rettes sold in this country. But not one of
them does what Chesterfelds do, for Chester
fields do more than please the taste-they
touch the smoke-spot-they let you know you
are smoking-they satisfy!
It's all in the blend-a blend Of fine selected
TURKISH and DOMESTIC tobaccos-justthe
right kind and the right quantity Of each
There never was cigarette that grew faster
in popular favor because no cigarette ever gave
such value.
Prove i'll Smoke a Chesterfield fresh from
the moisture-proof package.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11

will Be very hard | fear. Ma
diddent think so much of my
Propasishun as regarding work
in the Editors offs in Sted of 60
ing 2 school. So l will try to
Please her. Or get a whalelng.
| will sweep out just the same in
the a. m. & run errands in the
Evenings.
Saturday pa herd if you 60 to
a surtin place down 2 the city
which has a neer Beer bar & asst
fer a surtin kind of drink you
wood getreel likker. So he went
When he was home | herd him a
telling mister Gillem it was a aw-
full hard job getting a drink down
2 the City-the bar was so aw-
full crowded. He never men,
shund it in front of ma.
Sunday-the Sunday skool tee
cher asst me who was the wis lest
man in the world witch was a
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11

easy /. / sed Solomon & she-sed
what maid him wise & ! sed be-
caws he had so many wifes. she
asst what ment & / sed One wife
will open emmy mans eyes for
him then z hundred ought 2
make a skollar of him.
Monday -skool begun. They
lis only l consolashun 2 me in
comeing to skool & that is I can
see Jane when Ever | look her
way. She has groan more beau
tifuller dureing the Summer
seeson. Also more sassy. She
acks so much more Independent
| tent.
Tuesday a lotta relashuns of
pa come today 2 Visit us. pa
was going 2 the store 2 buy sumo
food 2 eat & cuddent find his
purse. ma found it on the liber-
| ry Table she sed 2 him You shud
ought 2 be more care full with
yure money as so menny peepul
is around. Pa replyed & sed.
Oh there issent no danger they
are all my Folks.
Wednesday teecher grouchy.
| stayed in.
Thursday pa TUX ma & me 2
the vawdevill show tonite & l
time they was a girl,a setting in
a bath tub. You cud just see
her sholders which was bear.
Some guy in the audients which
was 2 thirds lit up started whis-
selling the Star Spangled Ban
ner & the usher sed Whatchu
meel. & the guy sed | want 2
make her. stand up. Pa he LATED
& ma kicked my Shin by acksi-
dent.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11

smooth running motor, with her power up to the
pep" notch running without "buck" thump
jar, makes it genuine pleasure in driving Correct
and QUALITY fabrication Is the It's the differ
between trouble and pleasure To those who appr
ciate just what correct and quality fabrication means this
information superucgs They don't have these troubles
svely and have forgotten what "engne troubles" are
Your engine and motor fabricated by special sys-
tenn provided by the manufacturer for that purpose This
system reaches every part Of the motive and its
parts with minute regularity If this automatic system Of
fabrication not provided you could not motor
q ALL Il you had to personally oil some l8 20 parts
Of the engine and every day before started ont
il such plan nscessary and you knew exactly
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11
Fill up Your Crank Case" With Green Flag Motor OIL
And Ride as Easy as an Airplane!

where and how to dstrbute the oil very few motor
would be IN operation. But the ubricatng sysen Of ev
cry obvate any attention your part except having
the oil put IN the heart Of the syst you need it. That's
easy You just drive up and have the dealer put in che
necessary amount. But the general failing Of most drv
Of cars is this - they drive up and say GIVE ME
QUART OF OIL" That isn't the correct way to ask
for It. to get the beat results Drive and sayGIVE
NE A QUART or GREEN FLAG OIL.
There are ! pumber Of SCREEN FLAG MOTOR OIL sta
IN this Soany dealers wsknown and reliable
you buy GREEN FIAC~ MOTOR OIL from any one
Of them with the that getting the best c and
the grade 81 oil best adapted for your needs.
Il will pay 20 drive out Of % buy GREEN
FLAG MOTOR OIL from q the following wslknown deal.
E =
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11

My truck is for hire; it is a
new one, and is at the service of
the public day or night. Call or
phone me. Hale Furniture Co
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11
Learn at Home.

Learn at home or school short
hand, bookkeeping on credit.
Positions guaranteed Edwards
Colleges, High Point and Winston.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-09-11

Friday The mellon colly days
has cum the saddest of the year.
At skool next Week TIE lessons
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
McLen1Ore cited In
Orders For Work In
CamOufIage Section

John G. McLemore, counts court
clerk, recently promoted to colonel OF
the Camouflage division Of the Nhnl-
Vile Expeditionary Force, Is IN me
for the distinguished service cross as a
recognition OF his exceptional qualifl-
cation as a pussy-footer and success
In raising a slush fund to ne used as
argument against the city maAdRcr
bill for Memphis, which GLORY bed
will be disposed Of Wednesday by the
state legislature,
says in extenuation Of the charge that
he is a collector of Doodle, that he
helped to sell Liberty bonds, war say
ings stamps and bought Il goodly
amount Of them himself with the fees
the people paid into his office and
| that he didn't send in n bill for - a
day for helping draft boys into the
army.
But the Colonel Is not the only
deserving hero that went out under
cover of darkness to raise the "argu-
ment" against the city manager bill,
although he IL the only one that has
been cited in the orders for meritori-
Gus conduct. Col. McLemore confined
his activity to the business men while
one OF his distinguished aides worked
the city employees and solicited mem
bers OF the county court, while another
went into the byways and whispered
the magic WOIiS VI bAl lihNVS anu
remarked that any contributions to the
cause would be appreciated by their
longtime friend, who, II the city man
ager bill fails, might be In position to
do them q good turn,
There was not a suggestion that
So, 500 would turn the trick. That was
the amount allotted to the Republican
section. The impression was that the
stronger the argument the better the
chance for success in defeating the bill
Just what disposition Is to be made
Of the slush fund, which its defenders
describe as being raised among fair
minded Memphians who oppose the city
manager bill" is not revealed. Every
opponent Of the measur is on the
public payroll in some capacity or fight
ing to preserve the job Of some rela-
tive. There is no record of any OF
them having declined to accept pay
from the city or county for the two
months time spent in Nashville. The
argument" the city machine is carry
ing to Nashville is claimed to be most
convincing. 1t is also an argument, in
the opinion Of some, that there should
be a change of government that would
make such things impossible.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
M CAPT. NININGER

Capt. Charles NJ. Nininger, who for
several years was district superintend-
ent of the Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph company here, has been Civ
en- the post Of general manager for
Tennessee, according to announcement
of company officials. Capt. Nininger
has assumed his new duties in Nash
Vile, but is expected to return to Mem
phis for a brief visit soon. He takes
the place left vacant by the death last
October Of Il, f.. BaWsel
Capt, Nininger. while in Memphis,
before being assigned to the 37lst in
fantry in France, was active in bust
ness circles. being a member OF the
Chamber of Commerce. the Jovians
and other organizati ons.
d. +. Turnbull, who has been acting
manager for Tennessee since Mr.. Baw-
sells death, returns to Louisville as
manage for Kentucky.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
SMITH NOW MAJOR

Capt. Edward w. Smith, son Of MIR.
and Mrs, J, Maddin Smith, Of Mem
phis, has been promoted to the rank
of major. Mai. Smith has been out Of
the service for several weeks. having
been honorably discharged after he had
completed his task OF training new
men In local camps. He was slated
to return overseas when the armistice
was signed. Mai Smith, who only re-
Gently was graduated from the law de-
partment OF the University OF Vir-
about May Is.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
]. T. FERGUSON BURIED.

Funeral services for the late j. T.
Ferguson, aged 81, electrical and civil
engineer and former head of the firm
the home of his son-in-law, c. M.
Bishop, 1851 North Parkway, Monday
afternoon, were held from the home
Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Charles
A. Harper conducted the services and
interment was in Forest Hill. Surviv-
ing are his widow, Mrs. Viola Fergu-
son; three sons, James E., Thomas H.
and Arthur l., Ferguson, and one
daughter. Mrs. c. NJ. Bishop.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
WEDDINGS
McNeill-Rice.
Cupid has become a politician.

Cupid has become a politician.
What was possibly the most unusual
election promise ever made and ever
kept was made good in Memphis Mon-
day at moo and resulted in a county
attorney receiving a life sentence at
the hands of DR.. E. Z. George,
When the Hon. D. l.. Mcneil, OF
Hickman, KY, was making his race
for the office of county attorney Of
Fulton county he was faced with the
odds of all the other candidates being
married.
This proved an obstacle in the way
of the attractive and popular candi-
date, and finally he solemnly promised
the citizens that, if elected, he would
Immediately share his fate with a part
ner-of the opposite sex.
Monday at noon the Hon. D. l., Nc
Neil and Miss Helen Gould Rice, both
of Hickman, Ky, were quietly mar
ried by DR., f. f. George in Memphis.
And back in Fulton county the citi-
Gems are rejoicing that they have a
county attorney who keeps his prom
ises.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
ADDRESSES "Y" A

Capt. Walter c. Chandler, who has
been given his discharge as adjutant
of tho Hath field artillery, spoke on
Irr a. he Y NJ. CN Monday nipht
capt. Chandler spoke specifically of the
st. Mihiel drive, in which Memphis
boys took part, and praised the Y.
Nj, G. A. overseas department. He also
gave details of the American fighting
organization which proved Of especial
interest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
Good Shepherds Entertained.

The Auxiliary to the Convent of the
Good Shepherd will be the guest Of
Mrs. J. S, Spinner, 3l1 Walker avenue,
on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Spin
ner will be assisted in receiving her
guests by Mrs. Rosa Hodges, Mrs. Rosa
Griffin, Mrs. d. F. Balton, Mrs. Mike
Griffin and Mrs. j. A.. Perkins.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
MEETING OF MEMPHIS
WOMENNS ORGANIZATIONS

The East End union, w, c. 7. =.
will meet Wednesday afternoon at ESQ
o'clock in the Y. NJ, c. a. parlor.
The Woman's alliance of the Unita-
rian church will sew all day Wednes-
day at the home of Mrs. l.. j. Rich,
2O73 Vinton avenue.
The Garden School Improvement club
will hold it's regular meeting Wednes-
day afternoon at 3;15 o'clock at the
school.
A called meeting of the board of
the Memphis Art association will be
held Wednesday morning at 9:l5
| o'clock at the Nineteenth Century club.
Final business of the year will be
transacted by the election Of officers
at 1890.
The Ladies' Clothing FUND will meet
! at st. Peters O~rphanage Wednesday
for an all-day sewing.
The domestic science class Of Central
high school, conducted by Miss Clara
Hasslock, will meet Wednesday after
noon at 3:15 o'clock.
The regent of Watauga chapter, d.
A. r., has called a meeting for Wednes-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-08
DAILY ALMANAC.

Length of day, IL hours, 81 minutes
Sun rises on Wednesday at 6:S6.
Sun sets on Wednesday at 7:2S.
Moon sets on Wednesday at 3:17 am
Full moon on the 18th.
Evening stars-Venus, Jupiter, Sat.