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The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
BHatNARD IS BACK FROM WAR
Former University of Illinois Star and
Later With Giants to Re-enter
Professional Ball.

Lieut.. Fred Brainard. former uni
versity of Illinois baseball star and
later with the New York Giants, has
returned from overseas service and
expects to re-enter professional ball.
lie Has been sent to Oakland of the
Pacific Coast league. While in France
Lieutenant Brainard was in charge Of
the baseball of his division.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
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STUDYING NIGHTS

when the Cardinals were 90
| mir suring training Brahch
n.,,.ov ,o'9 noticed that Austin NC
, ,,enry. in slealing a base was
anone 10 20 into the bag WIN
,,rono foot. and thus sllde
.h,oo feet further than neces-
snry Calling Mchenry to MN
n,cEcv asked: Austin. what is
,hn first rule of plane seoine-
,.ygr II don't know nothing
about geometry, sir" was the
reply. ou. ~.
,oined Hickey. cit is that the
shortest distance between two
noints may be accomplished by
straight line. You ignore that
rule in sliding TO bases ana
tr,vel an excess distance OF
throo feet on every slide. so that
when you have stolen 30 bases
Won really will have stolen 81
,bough YOU won't get credit for
|. tbe extra base. Just apply
LITTLE geometry to your base
stealing and you will get better
rospIts with less effort"
"Yes. sir" answered 'McHenry,
+oo dazed to say anything else.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
HERMANN SURE OF TRIUMPH
President of Cincinnati Club Most On.
tlmistic Over Teams Success in
National League.

Garry Hermann, Redland chief, is
most optimistic over his teams
chances, and freely predicts a pennant
for the Cincinnati club. He says the
club is breaking all attendance rec
ords, and is playing to bigger gates,
both at home and on the road than
at any time in the clubs history
And his optimism is radiatina upon
the players. who seem to play with
a great deal of confidence
The Reds also are run on q pretty
economical basis. The club has little
utility strength. Lately Byessler,
pitcher, has appeared in left field
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
BASEBALL GAINS IN MEXICO
National Pastime Bidding for Favor
and May SuppIant Bull Fighting
and Other Games.

Baseball is bidding for favor In
parts of Mexico and may supplant bull
lighting and other distinctly native
pastimes, according to Dallas sport
ing goods concern, which has just
made large shipment of baseball
equipment to Monterey. northern Mex
leo. This concern recently sent q
salesman through the northern part of
Mexico and he reported that baseball
was rapidly gaining in favor and pre-
dicted it soon would become a national
pastime in that country.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
THOMAS AS PINCH MANAGER
Scout for Philadelphia Athletics Takes
Hold of Atlanta Team and Wins
Many Games.

While Charley Frank was absent
looking for talent, Ira Thomas. visit
ing Atlanta In the interest of Connie
AaAek. took hold Of the Crackers and
won several games with them. AS a
pinch manager Thomas delivered such
a brand of goods that Frank has a
right to be jealous.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
Couldn't See II.

shreveport dropped plans to take on
BOD Harmon when all Pittsburgh
asked for his release was the privilege
OF taking the pick of Billy Smiths
team The Shreveport club couldn't
see that, even If it were permissible
10 make such an option deal.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
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Catcher Art Wilson of the Boston
Braves is nursing cracked rib.
| It may be true that crowd likes
hitting, but it wishes the home team to
do it.
Ferd Schupp says his arm is as
strong as ever, but that he just can't
get control.
And if anybody thinks Eddie Cicotte
has blown at So. take a look at the
pitching record.
Hy Myers, the Dodger center fielder,
has batting average of $40, anc
Wheat is clubbing for 800.
Walter Barbara, who has been i'll
for some time, has recovered and re-
joined the Pittsburgh Pirates.
International league club magnates
voted down the proposition to increase
the player limit from 16 to II.
The veteran AL Schweitzer who was
with Jersey City earlier in the season,
has been taken on by Rochester.
Hal Chase makes great plays with
wonderful ease and grace. The same
goes for the errors he executes also.
pitcher Dick McCabe, released by
Binghamton and taken on by Newark,
has been a great winner for the Bears.
No mean factor in the recent recov-
cry of the Brooklyn Dodgers has been
the work of Hi Myers, both at bat and
in the field.
"Cactus" Cravath, Phil manager, de-
clares that there is no chance for the
Giants or any other club to get Eppa
Jeptha Rixey.
Rumor has it that Casey Stengel is
tired of playing in Pittsburgh and Is
irving to get his release so he can join
some Eastern ltilH'
Providence has sold Fred Brainard,
and Danny Gearin to Oakland OF the
Pacific Coast league. Brainard recent
Iy returned from France.
The veteran Bill Cristall, recently
released as manager of the Bay City
team of the Michigan-Ontar league,
has signed with Moline to pitch.
with two third basemen in Milton
Stock and Doug Baird on his hands,
the president Of the st. Louis Cardin-
ais is expected to ship one away soon.
The Chicago White Sox will try out
Eddie Forster, lad from Brewster
academy. He Is an Outfielder and In |
college made reputation for fieetness
of foot.
Dutch Leonard now Is making both |
the Yanks and Red Sox feel pretty
blue. Both passed over this sterling
southpaw rather han meet his terms.
Frank Truesdale. who started our
with Dallas, then shifted to beaumont
has made another change. Now he's
with Mike Finn's San Antonio team.
Stuart Jucobus, turned over to Waco
hv tbe Dalias club. got away good for
Doc Whit, holding Beaumont TO four
hits and ~ run h's first time out as
a Nav.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30

Sherwood Magee started off in left,
but after he became i'll, Cueto, the
diminutive Cuban, who is an all
round handy man. played the outfield
until he got bad fingers. Bressler thep
was playing in the outfield. Cincin-
Smith, the little infielder. who has
been kicked all around from end to
end.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
Thomas a Promisinq Pitcher.

One of the best young pitchers that
mas played at Penn State college In re-
cent years is Wylie Thomas. He has
much natural ability and is expected
TO develop into a Stnr before he is
graduated.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
SiIo Is Economical.

Silage can be stored in less space
than any other form of roughage.
Thus the silo economies in building
space for storage of feed.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
Chucked the Job.

Eddie Sabrie did not stay long as an
umpire in the South Atlantic. He
couldn't agree with the players as to
safe or out, so chucked the job.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30

Mayor appeared His
of slow starvation This personal
November 1913
zapata threatening kill
with Indian
re Yerei set
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
Hurlers Work Hard.

with douhle-headers frequent and
clubs .ehort-handed on pitchers. the In
terratioual. -league twirlers ore get.
.'na a oirs IN lunches.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30
Use Traps to Catch Mice.

Buy few spring traps and increase
the casualties among the mice in the
grain room and the corn crib.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30


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of trades and comp
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30

Good Quarters for Cows.
Cows especially should have good
quarters.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1919-08-30

Stuart Jucobus, turned over to waco
hv tbe Dalas club. got away good for
Doc whit, holding Beaumont TO four
hits md w. run h's first time our as
q Nav.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30
The Ways of War

The German and American theo-
ries Of making war have been in
striking contrast.
The Germans expressly defended
their right to resort to all sorts of
cruel barbarities. The more women
and children we kill, the more
towns are burned, the more prop
erty is destroyed. the more women
are outraged and deported for
s slaves, the greater terror of the
pc pulation against which we are
Fl ghting. The more we terrorize them
ny these beastly methods, the quick
er they will yield. And the quicker
they yield the sooner the war is
over, and the suffering stops.
Therefore, they argued, the more
cruel and barbarous we are, the less
suffering we inflict. Thus cruelty
becomes in the long run the most
h umane method of carrying on war,
because it ends the war the most
quickly.
The American theory of making
war is chivalrous one. 1t is tO
C onform strictly to international
law, to show all possible considera.
ton for non-combstants. to have
m ercy OIL women and children, tC
succor the defenseless wherever
possible. To the Germans such {
tn eory of war making is mere weak
ness and softness of heart Yol
can never make successful war il
any such Mandy pamby fashion al
that, they said.
The German theory broke dowI
in practice. The more barbaroul
they were. the more they exciteC
the implacable anger of their ad
versaries, the more they drew il
neutrals to fight againt them. Every
time they sent Zeppelin over Lon
don and Paris to murder womeI
a nd children, it brought thousands
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30
Rebuilding Babel

MIR. Albert Mamaty of Pittsburg
is president of the Slovak League
of America. and he seems to be
worried by the activities in the in
terror department touching the sub
ject of AUGMENTATION, A confer
ence held by the department has
been attendedlby representatives of
foreien-born residents of the United
States, and the latter have lifted up
their voices in rebuke.
Many of the speakers gave warn
ing that no attempt should be made
to force American citizenship upon
an alien. for that would give him
reason to believe that this country
was attempting to submerge minor.
ity nationalities And Mr.. Mamaty
was loud in denounciDg any at
tempt to make foreign born resi-
dents or citizens discard the use of
their national tongue.
Before these foreigners tell us not
to dare to do this or that they
should first find out the details OF
cur program. Before accusing a
man of murder it is advisable to
produce a corpse as evidence-oI
at least, some proof that a certain
party is missing.
Who is trying to force citizenship
on aliens? Who is forbidding for
eign born residents to speak theil
native tongue? And it would bt
interesting to learn what argument
there is against the submergence o
a miscellany of nationalities on THU
soil. Is not the American nation
atty good enough?
The attempt is obviously to clouC
the issue. There is. very properly
a movement to prevent schools
from eaching subjects in any Ian
guage but English; there is no at
tempt being made to forbid foreign
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

ers to speak their own language
among themselves. There is no
reason why taxpayers should sup
port school teachers to perpetuate
any language but for our own-un
less it forms a subject in the cur
riculum.
Nobody requests these aliens to
come here. Nobody will object if
they decide to depart. But. if they
wish to partake in our destiny, let
them remove the barriers of aloof-
ness. and learn to share our ideals,
instincts. and language.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

II we compare life upon the farm
now to what it was fifty years ago
we shall find a wonderful increase
in its convenience and comfort to
the farmer. Improvements 10 farm
ing machinery have made the work
somewhat less strenuous. and i'm.
proved methods of farming enable
better results to be produced with
less effort But the greatest ameliora,
tion in conditions comes from the
rural free delivery. the telephone
and the automobile. These have
put an end to the farmers isolation
He is now member of the com.
munity, and a prominent one
Whatever the weather conditions
news of the world comes to him re-
gularly, and he is in immediate
touch with neighbors and friends
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30
Employment Conditions

A few months ago the Grape
hangers were predicting there would
be great amount Of unemploy
ment. The soldiers, and lnHnition
workers, the women who took the
soldiers places, all had to be cared
/ for. and there couldn't be jobs
enough
But recent reports are going all
the other way. The soldiers and
m unition workers are rapidly being
employed, and women workers
seem to find plenty to do. In the
wheat belt people are already wor
rying how they are going to get the
great crop harvested.
Those who are holding back bust.
ness enterprises because they fore
see a period of depression, would
seem to be fearful only of shadows.
The stock market has witnessed
pronounced rise due to revival of
confidence. 1t is realized that as
quickly as peace is signed in Europe
the people over there will demand
great quantities of American
goods
Employers would do we'll to real
ize that there may be a shortage of
labor instead of surplus. 1t would
be wise to take every pains to train
employees aud help them acquire
efficiency and good wages.
The constant shifting of labor
from one place to another prevents
working people from acquirinesuper-
iority in some particular line. The
mechanic who keeps changing from
shop to shop is apt to be mediocre.
while the one who stays year after
years knows just what the require
ments of that particular shop are
and becomes exceptionally vslua-
BILE. The same is true of the
farm worker.
In times when work is abundant
and labor seems scarce, many work
ers feel independent, and think they
can get a job anywhere. No doubt
they can. But when dull times
come. those most recently hired are
the first to 90. Those who have
been employed for a period Of years
are the ones who stay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30
Professional Debtors

The National Association Of
Credit Men has issued statement
warning against nation wide re-
sumption of swindling. 1t denounces
the professional debtors" who make
large purchases and then 90 into
bankruptcy. Business men are not
as cautious alb ut extending credits
as they were before the armistice.
it is said, and many of them are
getting nipped.
With money flowing freely, it is q
favorable time for all the standard
swindline schemes to be put over
And the people who find it cheaper
to move than pay rent will look up
on this as an suspicious time for
their operations.
The extension of credit by manu-
featuring and wholesale business is
so regulated nowadays, that good
credit man should largely avoid
losses The country is covered very
closely by commercial reporting
systems. Any mans whole record
and reputation can be shown up
within a very short time.
But the retail merchant has the
same old problem. The honest
faced and frequently we'll dressed
stranger turns up with his order for
a lot of goods to start in house keep
ing. 1t all looks perfectly straight
and IN most cases it is. But the
country is full of floaters who al
ways leave the greater part of their
bills unpaid. They are not covered
by any reporting system. The mer-
chant is thrown upon his judgement
in each individual case. The mer-
chant shrewd judge of human ma.
ture who never guesses wrong.
1t seems hard to refuse a man
credit. But the professional debt
dodgers create a burden which the
entire community has to carry. The.
stranger who wants credit, or who
offers the familiar check drawn on
some distant bank. is to be regard
ed with some suspicion. The de-
pendable worker, on moving into a
strange place, usually possesses or
is able to borrow from his friends.
cash enough to make his start.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

Wages have to go up because
prices are higher. and then prices
have to 60 up because labor invol.
we'd costs more, and then WAGES
What are we getting anyhow? An
endless chain?
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

If you think making the Versail-
les peace treaty was a simple mat
ter, just try your hand at compOs-
ing some little neighborhood diff
ference. You will come out Of it
with a new sense of the complica-
tons of peace.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

Property listed with Woodson &
Drescher. real estate agents, get
prompt attention and quick results
See them if you have anything to
sell or trade or if you want to buy.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30
Let This Soak In

If your neighbor is prosperous,
let him prosper. Don't grunt, erowl
or erumble. Say a good word for
him and let it 60 at that. Don't be
a knocker. Your turn will come.
No one man is the whole show. II
you see that the town is moving a.
long nicely, feel good about it. Help
the things along. shove little. Try
to get some benefit yourself. Don't
stand around like chilly old ca
daver. Don't waste time feeling
sore because some fellow has a lit
tie more sand and sense than you
have Do a little hustling yourself
Don't be a knocker.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

of men to the recruiting stations
This theory was proved to be the
monstrOus product of an overhead.
ed arrogant. and self centered imag.
nation. They defeated themselves
by their savage acts.
American Cbivalry has proved
the most efficient form of war max.
ing. 1t appeals to the wisdom, the
b umanity, the justice and the com.
mon sense of the race and wins ad.
herents where barbarity creates
new enemies
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

Woodson & Drescher. real estate
agents, will handle that farm or
other property for you in a salts
factory manner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

The Missouri legislature makes it
a misdemeanor to give" whiskey
away after the Prohibition law be.
comes effective. II whiskey is pro.
hibited how can we get hold of itH
And if we do, who amongst US are
so generous and benevolent as to
give away any we might accidental.
ly or otherwise acquiref The law
is a scrap of paper
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

The world is now probably safe
for democracy, but it remains to be
seen how safe it may be for Bolshe-
vism.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-05-30

Please bring the little tots in the
MORNING. Miss Belle johnson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-02

Willie Beauford. +
Messrs. w. D. Beauford and L.. F.
Finley dined with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Martin Thanksgiving.
Miss Martha McIlwain spent
Thanksgiving in Columbia with rela-
tives and friends.
We are glad to report that Mr.. and
Mrs. James Haddon's little daughter
Ernie, is getting along fine at this
writing.
Mr.. Albert King and little son
spent few days Of last week with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-02
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Santuc, Nov. 29.-We are glad to
note that the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Haddon is some better at
this writing after two weeks illness.
Mrs. Jesse Richey has returned
home after spending few days-with
Mrs. James Haddon. V
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Wright have
moved to their home at Darraug'.;'
Messrs. Edwin :, 4 Roy McGn':
Elton, spent tr.'., Wednesday r''''l
S,rGay with M4s;;s Clare, &c ard Rev
Kay. \ -,
Mrs. C. P. McMahan and children
and Mrs. Sam Culbreth and baby
spent Tuesday with Mrs. j. B. Cul-
breth.
Mr.. snd Mrs. A. J. Morrison and
children of Columbia, spent Thanks
giving at Mr.. w. E. Morrison's.
Quite a crowd enjoyed the dance
at Mr.. Sam Wilson's Thanksgiving
night. =,
Mrs. Lizzie Langford visited Mrs.
E. j. Bolts Wednesday,
Messrs Leeper and Jesse Cochran
spent Thanksgiving at Mr.. M. B.
Kay's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Richey and
little son, J. c., spent last Saturday
and Sunday at Mr.. J. R. Haddon's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Kay and child
rem spent Thanksgiving at Mr.. NJ. B.
Kay's. =
Mr.. J. R. Richardson and family
have moved to this community. We
are always glad to have good neigh
bors to move to this vicinity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-02
her mother, Mrs. Turner. I

her mother, Mrs. Turner. :.
Mr. Robert Beauford of Bethia
community, spent the weekend with
Mr.. Luther Erwin.
There will be a Box Party at the
Rock Spring school house Friday
night, December the S, for\the bene-
fit of the school. The public is cor
daily invited to- come.
Misses Nina and Allie Beauford
were shopping in the city Wednesday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-24
TIMES-REPUBLICAN BURNS
Flames Wreck the Entire Printing
Plant, Entailing a Loss Estimated
at $5O,00O.0O -&

MARSHALLTOWN. Dec 23-Fire of
unknown origin destroyed the combined
plant Of the Marshalltown Times.Re.
publican and the Marshall Printing
company of this city, resulting in an
aggregate loss Of $4,000, late tonight.
1t was discovered at II o'clock but had
gained such Roadway that it was i'm
possible for firemen TO fight the blaze.
A man waiting for a street car oppo-
site the Times Republican building first
noticed the flames. The fire had crawled
apparently from the rear in the base
ment to the first floor and was rapidly
spreading to the second story. He turn
ed in the alarm at once. The building
contained three presses, practically
new; seven linotype machines, print pa
per valued at $4,000, Office furniture and
fixtures. So
The loss. was estimated lat approxi.
mately $4,000, this accruing equally to
the Marshall Printing company and
the Times Republican company. Z That
part of the fixtures and stock stored
in the building could be salvaged was
thought possible after an inspection to-
day. @
: The building. which was owned by
George w. McMelly, of this city, was
valued at $1,000. 1t was practically de-
molsAed, the ceiling and two walls be-
ing Quilted It,was believed that q part
of the print paper stored in the base
ment could be salvaged. Some OF the
linotype machines were also supposed
to be in fair condition.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-24
I. L. CRAFT DEAD
Pioneer Resident OF Crawford County
and Dunlap Dies ut His Home in
Dunlap Last Saturday

T. L. Graft, one Of the pioneer resi-
dents of Crawford county and for the
past thirty years resident of Dunlap.
passed away at his home in Dunlap on
Saturday u afternoon, the immediate
cause Of his death being due to paralysis
y. For more than thirty years Mr.. Craft
resided In Willow township, being one
Of the successful farmers of that sec
ton Of the county. Later he moved to
Dunlap. where he engaged in the hard
ware business and where he lived for
thirty years. He leaves to mourn his
death his wife and two daughters, one
brother, r. X. Craft, Of Denison.
Funeral services were held at Dunlap
Monday afternoon, after which inter
ment was made in the Dunlap cemetery.
: r. X. Craft, Miss Susie Craft and
Mrs. G. M. Jensen, of Denison, We're in
attendance at the funeral. s