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The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08
COUCH UP NOW. PLEASE

According to the lawmakers at Washington and they constitute the whole cheese-Sulzer was never elected Delebate for Alaska. Doesn't that rattle your "slats." This decision was ar- rived at after nearly two years of deep and se- rious thinking on the part of those wiseacres. However they must be right since they say so by large majority vote: much larger than the votes of the electors who are supposed to have elected his opponent. After this bit of news, it would be interesting to hear how many will say ~I told you so'' But that is neither here nor there: and the point is this: Who shall pay Wick ersham's salary? We have referred to this all important question before, and We claim that the present administrators pets should pay. but have refused thus far on account of doubt in their minds as what the final decision would be but that doubt must be dispelled now. Therefore be it known that We claim a self-appointment te the office of collector for the purpose of reimbur sing the supposed defeated delegate and heal his wounded pride Now cough up you pets but rt member that this contribution is not for charity but to pay mans salary he Is entitled to.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08
WILL FIND ITS LEVEL

To all intetnt and purposes, the war that drew 90 heavily upon labor. is over. Those men are coming back as fast as the government can bring them back. Bearing that in mind we conclude that the price of labor. as we'll aS commodities should come down. for the risk of the employer and manufactures is too great to stand. An em- blower of labor on a large scale runs much risk of being hurt as the kid monkeying with buzz saw. It is different with working man who has onlv his time involved. The latter can only lose his days work. or few days at the most. The condition today existing between labor capital and consumer cannot stand long. for it is too much like the dog chasing it's taii--cets it no- yvhara Presently ranita' will ~ef~ain from, work inc fe- fear of labor trouble Labor will not work unless paid exhorbitant wape. The r'anufactu- TOT or farmer must get exhorbitant prices for their products since thev have to Dav exhorbi- tant wages to labor. The latter aoain must re- eeive hiq wages in order 10 te able to buy the manufactured or farmed products at exhorbitnat prices and there you are-a doc chasing its own tail None benefit by the artificial condition but all suffer by the brake put upon capital. For an examrle: we may point out the Northwestern Fisheries Company. This year that company. pre- surah1v fearing trouble with labor. decided not tn operate several of it's eannerieS. And others nav follow it's example soon. It is true that the er,n,parv will he without its usual profit in the fall cf the year. but this loss is partly made up bv the fact the company runs no risk of losing a pile If capital throuoh labor trouble Who is to lc<e the most in thscase: labor capital? Labor If courSe Rct we cannot blame the company fer takine precautionary measures to protect its capital. Now. can we?
 At the same time let us rot delude ourselves, Neither the prices for commodities nor the wages for labor are going to remain at the present heights Some people talk about a maintenance f eer'redtv prices. Other people say that labor will never consent to I reduction of present wa ce-. which therefore must remain where they are. Nobody with common sense expects any thing If the kind. Because it ought not to be. and w;ll not be- This iS net to say that the fu- tu-e relations between capital and labor in the division Of wealth will rot ba fairar and ether relations also, than thev nsad . be But waoes are going to ba determined b. economic law. and the policies of Samuel Gompers and others, any
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08

more than the edicts of governmental bureaus are going to have nothing to do with it either. Pretty soon the laborer is going to get what he earns, and ought to. but no more. During the war he has often got more, for he had to be ap. ceased kst he should strike and delay essential ssaiustion. The taxpayers footed the bill as part of the war expense. But that time is passed now. and things should be adjusted without any ceremony
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08
AN AWKWARD DEMAND

The last two years at least, the administra- tion has assduously and with all good intention presumably. catered to the labor unions. Played and worked right along in the same back yard. so to speak and got pretty chummy. Now the labor unions want beer and want President Wilson to veto the bonedry legislation that con rraes about enacted. This is tough on the President aS it puts him in an awkward position
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08
SWEDISH MASSAGE
MechanO-T Therupy Swedish
 Massage and Gymnastics OSKAR s. s. GOHRANSON

Mrs Gohranson will give facial mas sage, scalp treatment and shampoo by tppointment.-Pho R. 179.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08
IMITATION

Is the sincerest form of fIattery, that is why it pleases us to hear that other iaunories claim to do work just like or our iaudering which we fully ap preciate. But why not have the origl- nal? Send us your wasnapies ano you won't nave to say they are ar perfect az ours The work will be ours and the real thing.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08

The people have been repeatedly requested to do everything to conserve paper and so far as we know. body is trying to save it. At the same time we should like to see a committee ap- pointed for economy of paper in the publications of government bureaus and congress. Tons. and tons Of government documents made up of trash ',1c.uding the Congressional Record, are sent out daily 10 be thrown in wastepaper baskets. The as-ount in money wasted in paper in all the departments at Washington each year. would nay first class mail service in Alaska.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-01-08

While the Allies are trying Kaiser Bill and his s3n,the Crown Prince, to determine the punish ment that must be meted out to them; why not include Lenne and Trotzky and make one job of the bunch. They are birds of the same feathers 2nd criminals from the ground up.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
MOTIFS critic
DIAMOND

Jack Smith is playing great ball
these days.
Alexander has added to the Cubs
chances by getting into shape.
Connie Mack claims not to be the
least discouraged with the Athletics.
Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers
continues to club all kinds Of pitching.
Bill Artz, recently released as UNI
pire in the Texas league, caught on
In the Eastern.
The Brooklyn club left Rube Mar
guard in Cincinnati to take treatment
for his cracked leg.
What became of all this talk about
the Red Sox repeating in the worlds
series next October?
Harry Davis is still acting as first
lieutenant for Connie Mack and max.
ing good job Of it.
Otto Knabe will probably start on
a scouting tour soon. The Cubs have
their eyes on several youngsters In
the minors.
Pitcher Carl Williams, just out Of
the army, has rejoined the Waterbury
club, thus giving Jack Flynn a staff Of
five twirlers.
Scoring from first on a pop fly and
technically indicates that Ty Cobb
Is slowing up like one drummer play
ing in II jazz bands.
Old Johnny Bates still looks pretty
good among the youngsters Of the
Southern league. He is playing the
outfield for Chattanooga.
Harry Harper, star left-handed
pitcher for the Washington Americans,
has some of the best curves Of any
pitcher in any major league.
The wonderful fielding for Chicago
is what is counting for the White Sox
these days. Joe Jackson's work is
nothing short Of remarkable.
The collapse of the Brooklyn pitch
ing staff Is one of the upsets Of the
season, for the Dodgers were supposed
to have pitching above all else.
All things considered the Mobile
team has been making a fine showing
and interest and attendance in the
Gulf City is reported at higher stage
than for years.
Boston fans have been riding the
Red Sox pretty hard, which Is some
thing new in Boston. Recently Jack
Barry even had to take boots from the
grabbing Hub fans.
Having secured the services Of Al
Wickland for his outfield, Manager
Miller Higgins of the Yankees re-
leased Outielder Bill Lamar to the
Red Sox, at the waiver price.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
:. G. DAVIS ANSWERS CRITICISM
Continued from page II

NSN0 IlAUOA LLOA VdGS IL
son, no matter from what part OF
the parish, as theirs; theirs to be
seen and admired every time they
come to the courthouse or pass It'll
by. Could as much be said in BEL
half of some other object built in al
remote place? We want memorial
to our men which will be as good
to look at hundred years from now
as when erected. A grove of trees
or park would be very nice, if kept
up. What sort of memorial would
it be in ten or twenty years if neg-8
lected and allowed to go to decay?l
When the granite shaft is completed
it will need no care and it will mott
decay.
Speaking of "cold marble" shafts,
is there any memorial in our coun-
try which will compare with the
Monument in Washing
ton city? Every man, every woman,
every child in America, knows what
it looks like and knows what 1t
means. 1t is built of "cold stone"
The Statue of Liberty in New York
harbor means freedom, liberty, JUS
tice and civiliza ton to the whole
world, and yet it is built of "cold
stone'
Our memorial will be of "cold
granite. but it will carry with it a
feeling of love and appreciation that
every son and their mothers and
fathers will understand.
Respectfully,
E. G. DAVIS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
Jim THORPE MUST PRODUCE
With Boston Braves, Famous Indian
Athlete viii Have to Show Ma
jor League Ability.

Jim Thorpe, famous Indian athlete,
sold recently to the Boston Braves by
Manager McGraw of the Giants, must
stand upon his own feet in the future
The celebrated Fox and Sac indians
sale this time is a strictly bona fide
proposition, and unless he can prove he
has major league caliber he will be
shunted to the minors.
Thorpe's passing from the Giants in
dicates that he has completed his post
graduate course in baseball. Signed as
a ball player at q time when he was
at the peak of bis fame as an athlete,
Jim Thorpe failed to win regular
berth, but was held because his con-
tract was an ironclad one and also be-
cause McGraw believed he was capa-
BILE of annexing as many laurels on the
ball ground as he had annexed on the
gridIron and the cinder path.
Jim Thorpe may possess major
league class, but he does not possess
the sort of class that McGraw demands.
The Indian is aggressive and he has
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
JACKSONVILLE JRS. TROUNCE
CONVICTION JRS.

In a double header "Wednesday
July 23, the Madisonville Junior
baseball team defeated the Coving-
ton Junior team in a double header
The score of the first game was 16
to 7. Second game to 2.
The game was full of excellent
playing. The battery for Madison
in the first game was Rousseau and
Dietrich, and in the second, Within ~
and Dietrich.
Eighteen innings were played and
the. youngsters emphasize the fact
that there was no fussing. That's
the spirit, boys, keep playing this
high class of ball. and you will soon
make your seniors sit up and take
notice. Judging from the playing
of both teams there is no doubt that
the parish will, in the near future,
have two teams that they can well
feel proud of.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
BASEBALL MOTIFS

Sam Rice is the leading swatsmith
pf the Washington club.
The st. Louis Cardinals are begin
ming to win back the fans.
-
Some baseball teams seem to think
there Is plenty of room in the cellar.
Pat Moran surely has his Redland
brigade going like real champions. a
Fred Thomas Is playing a bang-up
fielding game for Connie Mack at third
base.
There is no getting away from the
fact that Dode Paskert has lost some
OF his speed.
Duffy Lewis Is beginning to play
the kind Of ball that was to be ex-
pected Of him.
Jimmy Austin has more pep than
many q recruit, in spite Of his long
service in the leagues.
.
New York Is making real threat
for the pennant now and there is q
reason for the Yankees success.
Babe Ruth Is among the aristocrats
Of the batting business, but as left
fielder he's down among the proletar-
lat.
Memphis finally disposed Of Joe Stat
terry by selling him to Tulsa, where he
hopes to find the pitching more to his
liking.
Percy Haughton, late president of
the Boston Braves, is to return to
Harvard university in the fall as foot
ball coach.
President Martin Of the Southern
league has dismissed Umpire Schaefer
and taken on the veteran Ed Lauzon
in his place.
The Memphis club returned Jimmy
Corney to the Chicago White Sox with
thanks after Jimmy had played
couple Of games.
The Yankees are going in for the
hit-and-run pretty heavy, and as re-
suit they are scoring more Of those they
used to leave on the bases.
.
Cincinnati fans nobbed Umpire
Charley Moran the other day. Since
it happened after Cincinnati went dry
they can't lay it to booze selling at
the Cincinnati ball park.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
PARKVIEW'S PERMIT TO MOVE.
tCont inued from page II

CONTINUED from page II
thence down Lockwood street to the
corner of Columbia street, and rum
of either side of said Lockwood
street, thence down Columbia street
10 Rutland street, running from the
front of either side of said Columbia,
street $50 feet back, and from the,
corner of Columbia street and Bos-l
ton street, running to New Hamp-I
shire, running back $50 feet FROM
the front of either side of said Bos-|
ton street, and from the corner of
Gibson street and Columbia street,
running to the corner of New Hamp-I
shire street, and running back 1901
feet from the front of either sideI
of Gibson street.
Section g. Be it further ordain-
ed, etc, That all ordinances or parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed,
provided that nothing in this ordi-
nance shall be construed to in any
way way, amend or repeal any other
section of said Ordinance No. 5S,
adopted December 10, 1916.
Section 4. Be it further ordain-
ed, ETC., That this amendment shall
take effect Immediately after its
passage.
Upon vote being taken the follow
ing voted yea: A R. Smith, Emile
Frederick, C. H. Sheffield, H. A.
Mackie, c. E. Schonberg, M. r.
blanche.
Nays: None.
Carried
Moved by NJ. P. blanche, second
ed by A. R. Smith, that the meeting
adjourn Carried.
ROBT. w. BADON,
Mayor.
L. A. PERREAND,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

speed to burn, but he is a natural vic
tim of curve ball pitching, and even
McGraw's famous tutelage has not cor.
rected the defect.
McGraw has more than made good
on his contract with the famous In.
dian. If he falls fiat and it becomes
necessary to ship him to the bushes, 1t
will be, because Manager Stallings is
totally unable to see even a faint ray
of promise in the former Carlisle star
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
PLAY TWENTY-THREE INNINGS
Chattanooga and Atlanta indulge in
Long DraWn-out Game-Merkle
~ Play Was Cause.

Chattanooga and Atlanta went % in
nings to a tie in the Southern. 1t
took a Merkle play to- make the game
60 the long distance, as the needed wal
lop arrived in the nineteenth with two
down. The sacks were full and Grit
fifth Of Chattanooga singled, but Mar
shall, who was on first, repeated Mer-
kle's famous play and omitted to
touch second, making the third out.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

land, l; struck out, by Switzerland
6, Smith Cleft on bases, Covington
7, jacksonville Z; double plays, La
croix to Ulmer to Fuhrmann, Ragan
to Ulmer to Fuhrmann, Votire to j.
Vitter, Oulliber to J. Vitter to Warn
ing; first base on errors, Covington
3, Madison 2; hit by pitcher, South
erland l, Smith l; stolen bases,
Cohn; sacrifice hit, T. Vitter. Time
of game l hour, 40 minutes. UNI
pires, Stockfeth, Frederick. Scorer,
POnS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
MARKETING HOGS

beats burying them. Steve Hoover
Mt Pleasant, Iowa, writes: Com
menced feeding my herd OF about
100 hogs B. A. Thomas Stock Pow
der over two months ago. Fifty
were sick and off feed. Nearby
herds had cholera did not lose
one-they are we'll and growing
fast" st. Tammany Hay & Grain
Warehouse, D. l. Addison, Coving-
ton; Wells, Johnson & Afford, Madi-
sonville, La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
CONVICTION TAKES THIRD GAME
FROM JACKSONVILLE.
"Top' Vitter Stars AS Error King
and Establishes Record.
By D. H. Vinet.

Covington brought home the ba-
con for the third time this season.
They get seven slices to Madison S
two.
In a sloppy diamond Madison saw
her crown trampled upon by her
keenest rivals. Top" Vitter tried
his level best to establish record
for making errors. After making
enough to give four runs to CoVing-
ton he was sent to the bench cy
Manager Merritt. Marvel Bill'
Smith settled down and worked like
a Trojan to pull his teammates out
of the we'll into which they had fall
en-, but all to no avail, as they were
unable to bunch their nine hits off
big Bob" Switzerland.
Admitting the fact that CoVington
has strong team and one that is
Madison's equal, there is no denying
the fact that the article of ball pitch
ed by Smith last Sunday would win
most any ball game. Covington
took the lead in the second. big
Bob" was safe of Vitter's error, after
two were out. Raglan singled, Mil
Ter hit to TOP" who again threw
wild to first base, allowing Souther-
land to score, Ragan and Miller go
ing to third and second; both scored
on FIhrmann's scratch hit. They
scored another in the third when
Raglan singled, with two down, Mil
Ter hit to Top" Vitter an easy
grounder, which he let roll away
from him, Raglan going to third and
scoring on Fuhrmann's hit, IN
fortunately all of Vitter's errors
were made after two men were out.
CoVington added three more in the
sixth on Raglan, Miller and Fuhr-
mann's hits and Jim Vitter's error
This was the end of Covington S
scoring and was enough to win any
old bail game.
The game was featured for Gov
ington by the hitting of Fuhrmann
and Raglan, who got three hits out
of their four times to the stick.
Madisonyille features were the
hitting of Warning, who got three
out of three, and Oulliber who batted
500 for the day. The fielding fea-
lures Of the game were four fast
double plays, each team getting two.
The management of the Madison
vile team announces that they are
arranging for a series of ten games
on the read Mr.. Merritt says he is
confident his team will make good
showing with the other country
teams, and that by the end of the
season they will prove to be the I'M
disputed champions of this state, as
they have, up to the present time,
won seventy-fve per cent of their
games.
Sunday, July 27, Madisonville will
play American Railway & Express
Co. Blumenthal and Cohn will be
the battery for Madisonville.
Score by Innings
Score by innings: r H E
Covington :. OBJ 003 600 Is 4
Madison -. O10 DOL 900 2 6
Summary: Earned runs, Coving
ton 2, Madisonville 1 two base hits,
Lagrue; first on balls, off Souther-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
PLAYS WALKOVERS
THIS SUNDAY AT THE ST.
PAUL STADIUM.
The Game Will Be Called at p. vi.
Good Game Expected.

The fast Walkover team from New
Orleans will be over this Sunday to
battle with the locals on St. Paul's
diamond. The Walkovers have one
of the fastest teams in the city and
were defeated by the locals some
time ago by a very close score. This
should prove a good game. South
erland and Clements will do the bat
terry work for Covington. Admis-
sion to the game, children 20 cents,
adults 35 cents, plus war tax.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
Tommy Leach Celebrates.

Tommy Leach, leading man and as
sistant manager of the Shreveport
Gassers, celebrated his twentysixth an
niversary as a professional ball play
er the other day by making four hits,
pulling down several hard flies and
throwing the ball around like two
Year-old.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
MEYERS QUITS AS MANAGER
Former New York Giant Catcher Re-
signs as Leader of New Haven
Club In Eastern League.

John "Chief'' Meyers, former New
York and Boston National catcher, has
resigned as manager of the New Ha-
ven club of the Eastern league, which
post he has held since the opening
of the present season. It was an
nounced last night that Danny Muir
ply, formerly of the Philadelphia
and more recently manager
Of the New Haven and the Hartford
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

because
Washington series probably cmaxed stunt he
eighth
Milan bounder between Ss knocked the
high Bronke
Bronke ball. mind told
possible
SLOUGH the performance
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
CONSISTENCY A JEWEL

The New York Sun pertinent.
ly remarks: 'When Chris
Mathewson and Branch Hickey
played ball each had clauses put
in their contracts that they
would be exempted from Sunday
ball games. Matty coached on
Sunday, but Hickey does not 20
that far. He won't even manage
a team on Sunday. But suppose
all his players took the same at
titude? What then? Seems to
be a conscientious objector' on
the question of Sunday ball and
yet not averse to profiting there
from. To be entirely consistent
Mr.. Hickey should have no con-
nection whatever with any or.
ganization that aids and abets
Sunday baseball for profit"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
Charity a Real Catcher.

Charity this season is a vastly i'm.
proved catcher. He holds the hurlers
up in good style and is throwing like
an Archer or King. Eddie doesn't
seem to hit the ball as hard or often
playing regularly, however.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

Kid Gleason is quoted as saying that
Eddie Cicotte has everything that
pitcher should have. Other clubs will
agree and add that he also has some
thing that no pitcher should be al
lowed to have.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
WHY JOHN PAUL JONES
WON'T USE FAST BALL

Lew McCarty tells an inter-
esting story of John Paul Jones,
the Giant youngster now with
the Toronto club, who is expect
ed to develop into a major
league hurler of first rank with
a little more experience.
"This spring" says McCarty,
81 tried to get Jones to cut loose
with all the speed he had, for /
could see he was holding back,
but he wouldn't do it. One day
l asked him why he persisted In
keeping under wraps and he told
me.
"tOnce I was pitching against
the best pal I have he said and
I cut loose with fast ball. My
control wasn't good and the ball
hit him in the hip. The injury
laid him up for three months
and marked the end of his base
ball career. Since then I've never
put all my speed on a ball.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26
TOO MUCH VITTER.

We know a fellow named Vitter;
He proved an awful gutter.
Sometimes he is called TOP"
In making errors he wouldn't stop
He should play in a back lot,
This strong arm old Top"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

Baseball is served hot and cold,
Ball players are bought and sold;
Covington thinks some are muffers
Vitter muffed, now Madison suffers,
TOP" made them lose their crown,
Now We know he is a clown.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-07-26

Sam Rice is the leading swatsmitl
pf the Washington club.