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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
WAITER DIDN'T WANT THEM
u.d No Use for Contents OF Package
After the Owners "Truthfuf'
Explanation.

A gentleman who had been short
time previously at one OF the DOW"
town cafes hurriedly re-entered tue es-
adjustment and. addressing the waite
nnxiously inquired:
.pld | leave behind me small par
eel tied with string on the tsNHs
mo. SIR" replied the waiter.
"By love. then. it's unlucky'
shouldn't like the parcel to get in'o
strange hands. for It contained some
"Jewels. slrfr suggested the waiter
smiling blandly.
Jewels. No. man. scorpions. SOM
very rare and deadly scorpions'
The winter smiled 10 more me- OF
the contrary. turned deathly pale nno
sinking into the nearest chair, gaspe'
as he pointed to his overcoat. Ihe
nre ere."-Detroit Free Press
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

According to government report
more than 3.5OO.O0O ncres Of govern
ment land have been freed recently
Of prairie dogs by poisoning. one man
poisoned approximately 1000 prairie
dogs In a single day on 32o-acre he'u
In northern Arizona, 1.041 OF the nn'-
mails being counted in the open, whi'e
the rest died In their holes. The tota'
expense Of this ten-hour campaign
against crop despoilers amounted &c
SOTO.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
COOD-RYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar.
lem Oil Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy to take. Each capsule CON
tains about one dose of five drops
Take them Just like you would any
nil. Take a snail swallow OF water
If YOU want to. They dissolve in tne
stomach. and the kidneys soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. Iney
thoroughly cleanse and wash out me
bladder and kidneys and throw on tne
Inflammation which is the cause OF
the trouble. They win quickly reIeve
those stiffened joints. that oackacns'
rheumatism. lumhago. sciatlca' gn'-
stones. gravel. ''hrickdust," etc Iney
IRE an effective remedy for all DIS
eases of the bladder. kidney liver.
stomach and allied organs. iour
druggist win cheerfully refund 70, you,
money If YOU are not satisfied after
few DAYS use. Accent only the pure;
original GOLD MEDAL Harlem y"
ransrIes. None Other genuine.-Ad''
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
BoscHEE's SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies
hen Boschee's Syrup has been used
> successfully for fifty-one years IN
N parts OF the United States Tor
pughs, bronchitis. colds settled In the
roat, especially lung troublesf II
YES the patient good nights rest
ee from coughing. with easy expec
ration In the morning, gives natur'
chance to soothe the inflamed parts
ROW Off the disease. helping the pa
Fnt to regain his health. Made u
nerica and sold for more than hal
century.-Adv.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
Muffs Small. Cuffs Big.

The newest muffs are ms smaii us
childs. this characteristic being que 10
the enormous fur cuffs appearing on
many coats and dresses. The ut''.
muffs are not always made entire'y Oh
FIR hut sometimes chiffon or velvet Is
combined with the pelts. often mere
fur strip is banded with frills OF 'ne
,ther materials forming the enus'
Along with this sort of nun some
smart necl.pIeces are being shown
mnde also Of fur and the other i"nr'o
favored model seems to be cape
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
IDAHO WOULD PAY
HONOR TO TROOPS
PLAN is TO APPROPRIATE $4,000
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
COUNTY MEMORIAL.
Should the Plan be Adopted by the
Legislature it viii Do Away with
Any Special State Memorial
Structure.

Boise.-An appropriation of $5O'ooo
from the states fund to be apporuoned
at the rate of $1,000 for each county in
Idaho that will raise a like amount
for the construction of county mem
orial to soldiers that fought and died
in the war against Germany, is pro
posed in bill introduced on January
% into the lower house of the legis
lature.
If this plan carries, it will do ava.
with any special state memoriii
structure.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
Queer American.

"There's something suspicious about
him"
whats the mntterr ..
"He claims TO be loyal American.
"He liz. He was born here. he
has sons in the army and navy ana
has bought more bonds and stamps
than he really could afford.
al know that. but he lacks one d's.
|tinguishIng CHARACTERISTIC OF real
american"
ale does? What Is thatf"
ale says he doesn't like pumpkin
bic"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

Catarrh II q local disease greatly ""y =,
snced by constitutional condiuon.. =
msnt HALLS CATARRH MEDlSlrh
Ia taken Internally and acts throvxh e ,ns
blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF ne S 3 !
tenn. HALLS CATARkH M S,seass
rtves The patient strength BY improvins,
the General health and assists nature = =
doing lie work. $1,000 for any rrxxTRi
cAtsrrh that HALL L
Drurrists nc. Testimonials nee
n 81 Cheney 4 Co.. Toledo. ONO.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
Famous Window.

AS soon as sufficient skilled labor Is
available the famous Flemish window
in st. Margaret's. Westminster Lon
don. will be replaced. The window
was removed owing to the rear OF
damage during air raids, and has been
stored in the abbey crypt.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

BEAVER and nutria have been for
long time the fur for chi'dren s"t-
mcnts. Now light gray squlrrel Is
used almost us much. Imitation iurS
Ike beaver plush. are used on tue US
extensive coats. The newer e"'',
dren's coats nearly all have collar OIL
fur and perhaps band on the Guns
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
The BIO Noise.

Charles NJ. Schwab said In a Hog
Rnd address:
lf the German famine keeps on, the
'kes Will keep on, and the whole
ntry will 20 out Of existence.
ere's nothing like famine to cause
olution. AS the Dutchmun said:
Empty stummicks make der most
~"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

like collar fastening at one side ana
finished with satin bows ending III
fur ball or pompon to tie the two sides
together.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
Economical Girl.

us she economicaif'
every. Uses her summer furs FOR
skating costume"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

True contentment Is founded on
what you have and never on what yos
may some day possess.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

one burlesque show will keep some
men awake longer than dozen ser
mons.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

When a maa's heart is broken by
woman he employs some other woman
to mend it.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

Nothing can be done for the man
who has made up his mind that he
won't he happy.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

Keep clean inside wen as outside by iakins
noct,,r Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Adv
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

Love and good dinner are good
workers in the field of charity
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

a. Cents worth of mirth Is better
dollars worth Of anger.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

The majority wing OF the iegis'"'u,s
homes before adjourning to 10 away
with the biennial county division hsh's
,hat come up every session. The pres
ont county division bills pending III
tho two houses will either he passeo
or killed. After they are disposed OIL
there will be passed n general enabling
oc+ which will permit those counties
In the future seeking to divide theu'
selves to vote on and settle the Issue
themselves.
The bin introduced In the house o
conservatives, authorizing the s'a''
hoard of equalization to make een
eral tax levy for the support Oh w
nubllc schools and then redis,ripu.
q among the various school dis'ric'
In nroportion to their needs, promise
lively fight.
Cnrabou county with l2oo squa'
niles of territory, SS5 voters anu
nronerty valuation of S2.7So'o" WIZ
Sod, Strings us county seat-uhs
another proposal before the pr'se'
, legislature.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

The milk of human kindness ~
never run through cream separator
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
Ace Makes . pImerercs.

Age Makes Z Difference.
mail Son-"Mamma. is 'dnrn II nll'
aringT Mother--"Yes; for u child
our age II is.~
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30

There is pleasure in silence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21

HOPPE IN GREAT FORM :
Billiard Star Crushes Welker Coch-
ran, 400 to 11S, in Ma
tional Tourney.

NEW YORK. October 21.-Willie
Hoppe last night eclipsed all other
contestants in the opening matches
of the American national 49, balk-
line championship billiard tournament
al the Hotel Astor.
The former title holder made two
phenomenal runs of 149 and 1SS in
mastering Welker Cochran by the
score of 400 to 11S. The result fur
nished the answer to the efforts Coch-
ran made a year ago for a match. All
con1ectures as to the relative merits
OF the two players was dispelled-
Hopes mastery was complete. as
he tailed the best average of the day.
~ 40. and runs Of 149. unfinished 1873
and 70. At all stages he played close
billiards. his deftness in controlling
the sphere being unusually good. The
of run was "a
In the other matches Of the tourna-
ment. the first of an annual series for
the championship. Ora Morningstar
defeated Jacob Schaefer, 400 to 395.
His average was Fl LIS. Sutton out
played George F. Slosson. 400 to 237,
with an average of IS AZ. Morning
stars run of 129 was the next best
effort to Hopes colossal clusters of
the opening session at the table.
Koji Yamada. the japanese billiard
expert. made his first appearance in
the 1872 balk-line championship tour
nament here this morning. when he
matched cues with George F. Slosson
OF Boston.
Games scheduled for this afternoon
were: Welker Cochran VS.. Ora Morn
ingstar and Jake Schaefer VS.. George
+. Sutton. Willie Hoppe. the cham
pion, who defeated Cochran handily
last night, will play Yamada tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
81 GOLFERS IN Event
Chevy Chase Players to Start Com
petition for President's
Cup Tomorrow.

Thirty-two members Of the Chevy
Chase Club will start play tomorrow
afternoon in the first round of match
competition in the annual golf tour
ney for the Presidents cup. Three
quarters of the difference in the club
handicaps will be allowed. The pair
ings follow:
George c. Minnegerodc. IL. vs.. II.
A. ellis. 70: Frank II. Ellis. 6. vs. B.
:. Minor. Is: Allan Lard. s. vs.. New
bold Moves. IL; +. +. Fletcher. ls. VS..
r.. w. Parker. Is: John Britton. II,
vs.. &. T. Osburn. 10: J. w. Childress,
10. VS.. Il. ii. Warner, jr.. Is; w. r.
Tuck erman. 3. VS.. A. c. Moore. Is;
George Richards. is. VS.. J. J. Hamti-
ton. is: A. Y. =. Garrett. Is. VI. II.
Il. Davidson. 10: John S. Larcombe. jr.,
10, VS.. William +. Hit, IL; James
Marshall. IL. VS.. ]. Donald Cassels.
10: Harry Taylor. 10, vs.. John II.
Clapp. s: J. NJ. Sterrett. IS. VS.. w. B.
Mason. 10: J. d. Brodhead. 10. vs.. T.
a. Clayton. 16; Reeve Lewis, 3. va II.
NJ. SouthGate. IS: Morven Thompson.
=. VS.. T. VI. McAboy, 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Cleanings From Sportdom
By Walter Camp

of self-preservation in the early days
of man was even stronger. In fact it
was the predominant one. one might
almost say that everything that oc-
CURED was translated in the light of
that instinct. \ walled city or en-
campment was a good beginning
Weapons of defense were another
heip Independence from natural and
acquired enemies meant that for the
first time the mind was to he allowed
TO expand and occupy itself other than
being focused on the one object of
getting food or protecting itself We
cannot announce n definite time pc
ROO. nut We might be safe in saying
that the first Elimmerings of sport
the first precursors of fair play might
be placed in the period when man. un-
disturbed by the elements or warning
tribes. could give a certain part of his
day TO following out the promptings
OF that curious new toy. his mind
II is an interesting speculation as
to just what extent the game PLAYED
by the early Corners i'm the human
race were preparations for military
pursuits. The runner was highly
important branch of the Greek and
Roman armies. Therefore. training
the youth in foot racing and distance
runs would seem to he a distinct step
toward efficiency in an important mil
itary activity. The discus throw is
hard to place in any military sense
except that il is a powerful devel-
oper of back and shoulder muscles
while for general conditioning there
is perhaps nothing better for the
young body than vigorous wrestling
and the Greeks were great adopts
at the game. The Greeks also had
boxing bouts. and it was recently
suggested that their spear play was
aided by knowledge of ring tactics.
1t is doubtful whethe this was the
case. as boxing was Lot universal
enough to warrant such a conclusion.
There was period in Greek war
fare when the proper thing to do in
battle was to stand behind your
shield and hope that your enemy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
WENDELL HIGH MAN
FOR MARINE QU|NT
Rolls Set of 372 in Match
Against Potomac Saw
ings Bank Quint.

Mendell Of the Marines. rolling in
the National Capital League against
the Potomac Savings Bank. got the
highest scores registered by the play
crs in the bowling circuits last night
He knocked down III pins in his first
game. 122 in his second and 1919 in his
third. the total TO rthe set being 372
II was mainly through Mendelrs
bowling that the Marines won two of
the three games of the match.
The Recreation team made a sweep
in the National Capital League. de-
featinG Frank MASKS Newtons. Ar
niger and Watson rolled best for the
Recreations. registering sets of 329
and $50. Watson's scores were 12S,
lis and ITO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
RECORD PRICE FOR YEARLING
Chestnut Filly by Ultimus Sold for
Sum of $4,000.

NEW YORK. October 21-A record
price of $4,000 was paid yesterday
for yearling filly. She is a beautiful
chestnut by U1timus. and imported
Torpcnho". which Miss Elizabeth
Daingerfield bred on her Kentucky
farm and sold at auction at Saratoga
last summer to W. x. Coe for $4,000.
The new purchaser is Frederick
johnson. Mr.. Johnson bought the filly,
but 1t is presumed he acted for G.. K
g. Billings, the noted sportsman, who
brought the great Omar khayyam to
this country four years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
GEORGETOWN AND ELEVENS
ON FOREIGN FIELDS THIS WEEK
Blue and Gray Goes to Detroit and
Brooklanders to Muhlenberg-No
Game at Gallaudet.

and sang out: young man, you
wont have to play end; not my end
anyway"
Washington and Lee seems to ne
coming strong. Last week it beat,
IS to 0. the Norfolk Naval Base eleven,
the same combination Georgetown
got away with two weeks before ny
80 to o. \ great foot ball game may
be expected when Washington ana
Lee comes here. November %, to play
the Blue and Gray.
Georgia Tech eliminated Vanderbilt
from any real ambition, as far as the
southern foot ball championship is
concerned. when it won Saturday AT
Atlanta by 20 to o. The Georgians
have much the same kind of powerful
eleven that they have turned out IN
each of the last four years
This week Georgia Tech goes TO
Pittsburgh. The game was Sched-
uled last spring as a result OF the
battle put up in 1918, when the two
teams met. The GeorgianS have great
hopes of winning. and Pittsburgh VIII
try to stage Il comeback following
its decisive defeat by Syracuse.
Harvard as well as Yale was up
against the real thing in its game or
last Saturday. While Yale was drop
ping a 80 > game TO Boston tOIIeSe
the Crimson was having the time Of
its life winning from Brown by to 0.
Penn States defeat by Dartmouth,
10 to Is. must have been rather bit
ter dose. especially as the former is
said to have the best material in its
history. The Pennsy1vanians have the
pick of teams that have represented
them for the last three years and have
been expecting one of their most
brilliant seasons.
Games last week in the middle west
showed IA lot of fairly we'll matched
teams. Nebraska WAS defeated by
Notre Dame. by IA to 9, Illinois barely
won from Iowa by . TO Z. Chicago beat
Purdue by two touchdowns and field
goal. Minnesota won from Indiana 20
to 6. and Wisconsin got away with the
long end of the score against North
western by 10 to t. About the only
game in which great superiority was
shown was that in which Michigan
Aggies were walloped &c to 0, by Cich-
igan University
Other western conference elevens
might take a peek at the score of the
Ohio tate-University of Kentucky
game last week and do A lot of think
ing. Ohio won by ~ to 0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Too much Turkish
Just enough Turkish?

TN enc way, at least, smoking is
exactly like eating.
The more rich and delicious 4
certain food ID, the more care people
take to avoid eating too much of
it-for instance, plum pudding or
candy.
The same rule applies to smoking.
Cigar smokers, for example, are
today more careful to avoid too
many rich, heavy Havanas. lin fact,
more and more cigar smokers now
smoke cigarettes too, to help cut
down the number of cigars)
In the same way, cigarette smokers
are learning that Turkish tobacco,
delicious a. it il, is so over-rich or
heavy that a man can easily smoke
too much of it.
But they arc learning also that.
instead Of cutting down the number
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Six Brooklyn Players Sign.

BROOKLYN, October 21.-President
Charles II. Ebbets of the Robins is
not wasting any time getting his
players signed for next season. So far
he has received the signed contracts
of six members of the Flatbush out
fit The players who have agreed to
terms are RUDE Marquard. Jimmy
Clarence Mitchell, Raymond
Ivan Olson and Chuck
Ward. Several days ago 1t was an
nounced that Wilbert Robinson had
signed to manage the club next sum-
mer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21

Who were the first sportSmeno BY
this 1 do not mean who were the first
people to play games or who were
the first people to display definitely
what we call the sporting instinct.
There is not much place in history
for sports. excepting, of course. the
stress laid upon the Greeks and their
olympic games. We must go much
farther back than the Egyptians for
our beginnings of sports. There is a
good deal Of doubt existing as to when
element and became more friendly.
Assuredly the ancient Chinese of the
time of Confucius must have had
their games or sports. There is no
such thing as high civiliza ton
without play.
II we look to some of the animals
dogs, horses cats-we find them play
ing in the same sense of the word
that we do. When a cat plays it fol-
lows the natural outlet of practice
in getting Its prey. We unconscious
ly stumbled on the same sort of
thing, when we suddenly discovered
that boxing was only modified form
of bayonet fighting and that good
shotputter or ball player could
throw grenade. or that playing foot
ball gave man certain qualities
that made him desirable as an Of
ficer. In the long, upward struggle
when we passed from the darkness
Of the anthropoids to the light of the
humans. the period must have been
fraught with play,
We do good many things we are
pleased to misname what we call the
sporting instinct. Fundamentally, there
exists in US no such thing. 1t belongs
wholly in the category of acquired
virtues. We have strong competitive
instincts of self-exploitation and self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. While still the
strongest instinct today, the instinct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
WIN MIXED FOURSOME
AT CHEVY CHASE CLUB

Mrs. George Richards and John W.
Childress finished first in a mixed
foursome handicap event held yester-
day afternoon at the Chevy Chase
Club with "A net card of Il. Mrs. and
MIR. !. II. Mann We're second with a net
of -: Mr.. and Mrs. Woods were third
with II. and Miss Du Bose and c. B.
Long were fourth with net of IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Want Trial Light-Oared Race.

The San Diego Rowing Club wants
the varsity eight-oared she'll crews of
Stanford Calf, and Washington
fSeattIc) to row in a preliminary test
of skill next spring at San Diego,
previous to the annual three-cornered
race on Oakland estuary for the Pa
cific coast Intercollegiate title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Head Team Is Strong.

Lucas led the James Head Company
quint in the Capital City League with
lis, 119 and 112. That club made a
sweep. and with Mccarthy. Lucas,
Works, Goddard and Wolstenholme in
the lineup Is going to make a lot
of trouble for all the teams it faces.
The other match in the National Capt.
tai League resulted in a two-game
victory for the Bureau five, O'Neile
leading the winners with 11S. 122 and
113.
Scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
BY II. {. BYRD.

GEORGETOWN and Catholic University
meet strong opponents this week on
foreign fields. the former being sched-
uled to play the University of De-
troit at Detroit and the latter Muh-
Ienberg College at Allentown. The
Blue and Gray should win from De
troit but the Brooklandcrs are going
to be lucky if they escape a rather
one sided defeat
Two strong teams have been handi-
lv discussed of by Georgetown. and
while the University of Detroit has
a capable aggregation. II has done
nothing this year to indicate that II
lis strong enough to do anything more
than give Georgetown u nara struS
gle Catholic University. though, Will
be against a much heavier ana more
experienced combination of PLAYERS
than that which wears its colors.
Muhlenberg usually is represented ny
a team of strong. hardy payers.
GaiIaudet has no game Sch'u"''"
It has been trying to iihe up sIinr
team for this week. but 50 far mas
been unable to do so. ..
MARYLAND State plays the only game
in Washington on Saturday, irS N"
poIvtcchnir Institute being scheduled
70 COVE herc for the second time
within eight days. From the StrehElh
shown in flashes at Georgetown ihSI
week V l.. |. and stat" Shou'u u,
We II matched. The game VIII De p'aEtI
at Union League fark' lot" an" u
streets northeast.
Western and Business are TO meet
this afternoon in the high school Sc
ries. the game to be in the tehtra'
81 adiuu. The Red and White outnt
is favored to win. though BUSINESS
NAV give it more of a struggle IMAM
even it's followers expect. just no"
we'll thought of Western IS may ne
shown by statement last night iiiaut
Nv a man who has seen all the hlsh
school elevens in action: Il believe
the high school championship lies be
tween Central and Western. with the
former favored to win. Western. l
think, should beat Tech. despite the
fine material the latter seems 10
have"
.aTodv" Riggs, right end at Mary
land State, who has not played since
the game with Swarthmore. was out
for practice again yesterday and VIII
be used against V. +. |. saturday
Despite the fact that he has played
little foot ball and never before this
year at end, Riggs is a good Tanker.
And. incidentally, he has confidence
enough in himself to admit that he
realizes it. In fact. Tody is confident
that he can do anything he under
takes. UP at Swarthmore he was
told at the start of the game that he
might as we'll do the kicking OH An
swered Tody: ct think that's wise
myself" Yesterday somebody asked
him If he thought his shoulder would
be sufficiently strong to start against
V. p l. Saturday. Answered Tody:
who's figuring on me not starting?
Watch me smear EN-" Even with
Riggs back in the game. two of
States four ends are out of the game
with injuries, and on account of that
a youngster who used to play end in
Washington high school and is now
subbing at quarter ventured the
statement that he was an end and
could fill in. Riggs overheard that