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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
HOPPE
RETAINS HIS LEAD

NEW YORK, oct. 24.-with an UNI
broken string Of four victories, Willie
Hoppe last night retained his lead in
the national 1872 balk line billiard cham
pionship tournament here by defeating
Ora M%orningstar, OF San Diego, by A
score Of 400 to $50, finishing the match
in eight innings for an average of so.
His highest runs we're 1874, 1877 and 80.
Morningstar's average was S2&, with
runs Of II, 81 and 81.
Hopes run of 1854, made in the fifth
inning, Is but one short Of the high mark
for the tournament, established by Jake
Schaefer today.
Today's schedule of games viii bring
the players together n the following
order: Slosson VS.. Cochran, sutton VS..
Yamada, Hoppe VS.. Slosson and Schaef-
er VS.. Cochran.
The tournament will come to a close
on Saturday when Yamada will oppose
M~orningstar in the afternoon and Hoppe
and Schaefer meet in the final match
at night,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

The Giants are getting ZONE comfore
out Of the worlds series. A New YORK
critic saws the good showing OF the
Giants in that II shows what a really
good team It took to beat McGraw's
men out Of the National League PEN
n5nt.
Charley Schmidt, who started out as
manager Of the Sioux City. team and
wound DIP as a catcher for Tulsa in the
Western League, has been acting as a
booster for revival OF the Western as
In Fort Smith. Schmidt thinks the
league can be made to go better than
ever. as all the former. members sare
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
oLoTH1ER,s NEW COURT.

William j. Clothier, the national lawn
tennis champion of 1906, Is having two
new turf courts laid on his estate near
Philadelphia. The fact that the former
Harvard star is again taking active in
providing intense interest for some of
Inc fans. 1t Is rumored that the tall
Clothier intends attempting a come
back Several seasons ago the report
wa prevalent that Clothier had made
q wager of several thousand dollars
with Bob Wrenn that ne would regain
lost that bet. Clothier is one of the
old masters Of the game and his return
to competition would be an interesting
event.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
BY FREpEkIck g. LIEs.

Not only was Cincinnat's victory in
the 1918 worlds series deserved, but 1t
also will do the game a lot Of good. It
Is for the best interests Of major league
baseball to have the two leagues evenly
matched. We'll matched leagues insure
lively competition, and real, live compe-
titien Is the soul Of any sport.
There can be no denying that the Ma
tionAl league had lost a lot OF prestige
in recent years by It's chronic failure IN
worlds series competition, and the Red
land success will be a boom Tor the
entire league Efforts were made In
some circles to make material out OF
National league defeats, and the MAI
tional league frequently was spoken OF
as q circuit Just a step above the
AMERICAN association.
one victory in nine successive worlds
serbs was the record of the National
league ap to this fail. and Cincinnati's
suceeee n the 1919 games came just In
timA to save the league rom being
Known rs the football 81 baseball. ne.
feat for the Reds weald have meant
five straight defeats for the National
League b losing record never attained
bv either league, The National league
stll IL quite a bit behind, as the worlds
championship series now stand at 10
for the American league to six for the
National.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

prosperous cities. Fort Smith is ready
TO take the lead in the reorganization.
Jack Adams, catcher for the philA.
delphia National League team, ID re-
in a hospital In Cleveland from
a surgical operation made necessary BY
OF Adams will be glad to know
that he soon win be out, better than
ever.
Lefty George Tyler, If the Chica 60
Cubs, who left the team and went home
a week before the season closed, took
4 uniform and some baseballs alonk
with him and this winter VIII seek out
A. warm placs-and devote all his time
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Watch the Little Pimples;
They Are Natures Warning

part Of the body, take prompt steps
to rid the blood Of these disorders. And
the one remedy which has no equal as
a cleanser is s. S. s.. the purely vege-
table blood medicine, which has been
on the market for moro than fifty years.
1t is sold by druggists everywhere.
If you are afflicted with any form
of skin disease. do not expect to be
cured by lotions, ointments, salves and
other local remedies, as they car rot
possibly reach the source of the trouble,
which IL in the blood. Begin taking
S. S. s. today, and write a complete
history of your case to our chief med
ical adviser who will give you special
instructions without charge. Write at
once to Swift Specific Co, 26o swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. edo
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Unsishtly and Disfiguring
Signals of Bad Blood.

Don't close your eyer to the warning
which nature gives, when unsightly
ptnples appear on your face ana other
parts OF the body.
Not only are these pimples and
splotcnes disfigdrine, but they lead to
serious skin dfseases that spread and
cause the most discornforting irritation
and pain. Sometimes they foreteil Ec-
zema, boils, blisters. scaly eraptions
and other a~nnoyances that burn like
flames 1T flre and make you feel that
your skin 10 ablaSe.
When theea symptoms appear or any
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Carolina
Defeats State In
Fast Game, 1872

RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 24,-The Uni
versity Of North Carolina defeated
North Carolina state college. 10 TO -,
here Thursday afternoon in the first
football game between elevens Of the
two colleges since 1905.
A blocked punt by P%ritchard, who inn
mediately turned his play into a touch.
down after recovering the balb gave
North Carolina the score that decided
the contest. The lone margin Of vic
tory represented the only goal from
touchdown during the game.
A spectacular run by Gurley, o. state
college, for so yards on a kickoff in
the opening Of the thAd period was the
outstanding feature of the game, The
elevens were evenly matched and both
ines held at critical times,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Victory fMoran s Men
Good Thing for Baseball

the bench. Yet Chicago's defeat in the
worlds series makes Gleason's success
in winning the American league pen
nant all the more praiseworthy.
The same pitching staff which rum
BLEED against the Reds was the one with
which Gleason beat out such strong
clubs as the Indians, Yanks and Tigers,
and that was no rlean achievement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

to working Ria arm back into shape FOR
next year.
Pitcher Ernie Keob left. handler on the
staff Of the Browns the past season,
was married in st. Louis fast week to
Miss Floreres Daily OF that city. After
a short trip East the couple will return
to make their home In 81. Louis,
though 1t ID doubtful If Koch win be
with the Browns next year.
Announcement ID made by the parents
OF the bride.elect in Cleveland that
their daughter. Miss kathleen Marie
DAILY, Will be married on Oct. %, TO
ray Chapman, shortstop OF the Cleve-
land Indians. When married Chapman
and his wife Will make their home In
Cleveland and Hetrin, Ill, will lose its
most famous citizen,
The latest story out regarding John
McGraw's plans for his inficld Is that
Hal Chase will be the only one Of the
veterans kept. MeGraw's going to buy
Rogers Hornsby from the Cardinals, 9
,thA story goes and put him on THIRD
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

base. FITS other i%nfielders will be
Frisch, Cooney, Baird, and SO on and
on. Co6ney is the favorite for short,
with Frisch at second.
still another team has been added to
the list that will 90 to Cuba to play
bail this winter. This one is to be
made up Of players Of the Tampa, Flor
ida state League team, reinforced by
several Southern League players, Most
Of the Tampa players are Cubans any
way.
Rumors In Toledo have It that John
Camel wants to purchase Roger Bres-
nahan's stock ID the Toledo club and
take hold Of affairs in the. Mudhen
town. The men who financed Bresna-
han az a last chance the past season
say Ne must go and they are good
enough to make the going for him as
easy as they can,
Litehfield. ILL.,, will celebrate it's an
nual RAY Schalk Day" on Oct. 10, and
the ball game which always features
the celebration will be between the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

Litchfield team and he Mt, owe lnas-
home team, with Dick Kerr pitehink.
RAY Chapman will play shorstep and
Nick Altrock will be on the sidelines.
The Windup game Of Milwaukee, ana
Indianapolis in the American associA.
ton furnished one for the BOOK. PuE
Cavet lost the game. though ne did not
pitch a ball, In the ninth inning Cayet
vas sent in by the HoosierS to relieve
Hill, with the score a tie and a rdth&r
on third, All he did was make 1 baik
to start and the run came over. A
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

Clarence Pinkston attracted consid-
cradle attention with his fancy diving
at the recent championship water tour
ney held at San Diego, Cal, although
1t was his first championship tourney.
He was placed second to Champion
Clyde Swendson. Pinkston is a mem
Der Of the San Diego Rowing club.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

Fer immediate deliveries, sprih&
Wagons, jolt Wagons, Farm
Wagons, cight.wheel Log Wags
ons. Write for prices. Come
and see our line.
Scheibler & Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
National Victories Scarce.

II. took quite a time for the tide to
shift back 70 the National league, The
National winners won one game each
in 1915 and 1915, two games in 1917
and 1918 and then captured the series
in 1919.
It will be interesting to see whether
the National league will be in a posi-
ton to hold its new laurels. or whether
1870 will see the American league again
in the A~scendency. After the series the
writer heard one National Lacquer
shout: "Now that We got it we want to
keep it, No more Of that once every
five years stuff,
Another interesting feature of the
RedlAnd victory is that for the third
time the ushering in Of a new National
league president has been followed with
victory in a. worlds series. John Heyd-
Ter a elected temporary. president Of
the National league in 1909 following
the unfortunate death of Harry Pull
liam.
John K. Tener was elected president
in 1914, and the Braves won their sen
sakional victory over the Athletics that
fan. John Heydler was elected presi-
dent of the league for the second time
last winter, and again he had the good
fortune to root for a National league
worlds champion Immediately after
taking office,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Ruether Not in Form.

Reports that Dutch Reuther,, Cincin-
MATHS crack left.hander, was not in form
In the sixth game Of the series are I'M
fortunately true. Reuther was a pretty
wild young fellow when he first came
into the league, and it Is nothing new
for him to break training.
RAuther now is married, and this year
has been a we'll behaved player. That
was one Of the reasons for his success
this season. However, the worlds series
excitement evidently was too much for
him. It is to be regretted that a player
who performed the individual feats
which Reuther accomplished in the first
game should kick over the traces while
the series was on.
There already are reports from
Chicago that there viii. be changes on
the Sox team next winter. Unques-
tionably the club pitching staff must be
bolstered up if the Sox hope to get into
another worlds series,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

w re ANNOUNCE to the men and young men Of
w Memphis that, regardless of the high prices of
woolens, trimmings and labor conditions, we
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24

to working Ria arm bach into shape FOR
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

The club women of Bismarck and
Mandan are enjoying many = whisper
ed jibe, 9 gleeful glance and "a smirk-
ing ordnance at the expense Of the oc-
Icupants Of the governors mansion.
The story goes that the oriental rugs
on the floors did not appeal to the
taste; that they looked a bit er
faded, you know; not bright with pic
lures Of roses and do and things on
them; that they might be sold to some
one and new ones bought. The rugs
were sold the purchasers giggling in
thir sleeves and Secretary Mason was
selected to visit one Of the department
stores to purchase real pretty rugs
for the mansion. He sure did; pretty
flowers and pupp dog playing with
a ball and all that you know the
kind. The oriental rugs said to be
worth several hundred dollars were
sold al 81 90 each. Mrs. Corwin,t q
daughter 81 Mi. Webb Of the Webb
Bros. department store has one ofsthe
rugs and is said tt. have claimed it is
worth at least 500 .O0. "a q
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18
20, FOR ROOSEVELT. !.

The Sioux City Tribune says, 20,
for Roosevelt" .
y There are many millions Of Ameri-
cans who are saying the same thing.
Col. Roosevelt's clarion voice today
would point the way. for many thou.
sands. He would tell us all about the
peace treaty and the covenant and q
would advise us what to do. The re- (:
publicans Of the United States would
like to have the peace treaty adopted
.if they can do so without abandoning
any real American interests.
.'S Republicans incongress feel that the
President has. been selfish and telf-re-
liant and that he has accepted no
counsel worth while. Now the Presi-.
dent is debating the treaty and cove.
'nant with the republican senator's and 7.
Is maintaining himself quite Well
However, his main weapon consists IN
telling the senators that if the treaty
LIS amended we must return to Ter
many with hat in hand to ask Germa.
nv to sign IL again. The President
does not confess that he is the man '
who put his own country into ITS pres
ent shape insregard to the Paris trea 2.
4 we join the Sioux City Tribsne II II
exclaiming, %, for Roosevelt .U'-D yes
Moines, Na.,) Capital
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18
ONE CAUSE OF TROUBLE

IA farmer came into town Saturday
with load ~of barley and left a trail
Of grain behind him caused by a leaky
grain box. If he had measured the
grain before leaving home, and did
not discover the leak, he would natur-
ally feel pretty confident the elevator
man was getting the best Of him.
On the same day stream Of wheat
as large as ones finger was observed
flowing from a box car in 81 freight
train as it passed east to market. Un.
doubted1y the elevator man weighed
that grain into the car when loading
It. and he, too will have kick coming
when he gets his returns from the ter.
minal. and will promptly file q clain,
against the railway company to cover
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

The longer President Wilson is out
on the road to argue for the adoption
of the league of nations in its pres,
ent form, the more convinced he must
be by this time that the United States
does not want it. Thousands Of peo-
pie 20 out of course in mere idle cur
iosity to see the president and ne l \
greeted with enthusiasm and cheers
that always is accorded the president
no matter who it is and what party he
belongs tot is the president and the
people want to see him. The senator's
opposed to the league who are out
showing its imperfection, are getting
practically as big crowds but those
crowds are more earnest in their COM
sideration Of this great question. ME-.
Wilson goes out Of his way about ev-
cry speech he makes to say that he
wants this matter kept out Of politics
yet his trip this time over the coun-
try is nothing more or less thank a
democratic move to bolster up the
democratic party and make the United
States safe for democracy il he can
do this. He says that the league OF
nations is a republican idea. Yet ne
absolutely refused to let republicans
have part in it. He refused to an
point any Of the senators on the conf
mission and has made the whole works
a purely Wilsonian affair. He says
he wants this kept out Of politics
vet last fall he made personal plea
to the country to elect none but demo-
Gratis to congress because he wanted
a democratic senate to ratify his peace
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18
MAY CANCEL ELEVATOR CHAR
II E55&5y s{5l Al N siSs A TER {8 IN

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. Is Action
which may result in the cancelling Of
! the charter Of the Occident Elevator
Company, headquarters in Minneapo.
lis, the largest line elevator company
in the state, started yesterday with
the arrest, arraignment and the bind
ing over to the district court Of three
managers Of local plants.
I Charges Of aiding and abettting the
Occident Elevator Company in unlaW:
| full discrimination have been preferred
against Leroy Irving Of Haselton, i
7 schott Of Linton, and w. r. Cent?
of Temvik. The three men We're 4. ar Il
rested upon the complaint OF Assist =
ant States Attorney Albert =. Sheets
[Jr., following an investigation 81 con-
Phillip Pfeiffer. farmer residing
two miles from Temlik, on Septem!-
her 10. took a load Of wheat, newly
threshed. to the elevator at Linton, Sc
curing 81 81 per bushel and q grade Of
No. 3 Northern. From the very same
threshinp and stack He hauled load
to Temlik and was there paid $2.43
ner bushel and a glade Of No. n
dark Northern; and the following own
NJ orninr he took load of the same
grade to Haselton which he sold TO
the Occident Elevator at a.price OF
$3.50. and received q grade Of No. !
l}Nortfern. i s3t ia Il
All three men; arrested were. ar
raigned before justice at linton. Fla
day and waived preliminary exasairla 2
ton. They were released under bonds
of $4,000. .s sS3Slfs J,
amended statute against unfair dis
criminal which makes # 2 crime
for any corporation operating eleva-
tors at various points in the state 70
buy grain at one point at alprice low
er than that which is paid for grain'a ct
another point, excluding the differ
ence III freight between the two points
and the difference in the quality OF the
grain. III. I,
The officers of the Occidental Ele-
vator Company as a result was sum-
moned TODAY to tppear at Linton on
September 26 to answer to the same
charges of unfair discrimination. In
the event that they are found guilty
of the crime charged. the Occident
Elevator Company will be suspended
from doing business in the state OF
North Dakota and the charter will be
cancelled. /,
The arrests today were the result
of Investigations carried on by Attor-
ney General William LANCER Tor
number Of months. 4 Men who pay
unfair prices for grain to the farmers I'm 6:
L. mn
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

The Times-Record editor gets an
other biff' from Editor Streib across
the way this week which convinces one
that he has very little to think about
or is unable to say anything in extenu-
alton Of the present conditions in the
state, so figures that the next best
thing to do is to hand us a shot ever
once in awhile. We have SO far re-
fused to pay any attention to the gen
tleman, figuring that "when he gets
dry behind the ears" in this newspa-
per game, he will consider it foolish
to keep picking a newspaper fight with
the opposition editor. But then every
young man with his first real newspa-
per experience figures that it is his
duty to "squelch' the opposition with
his hot blast attacks. We would adj
wise Friend Strieb to go out and study
the signs on the street corners so that
he will not get lost in the city while
getting around instead Of trying to
work up fight among the opposition
press. t9. III
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

General Henry Beal is down town
again today after being coniined to his
home by. sickness for the past two
weeks. We are pleased to see the gen:
eral around again. All 4
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

M No. 4 was six hours late yesterday
and did not reach here until $3.50 at
night. No. 8 was also late as we'll as
the local from st. Paul which was two
or more hours behind the schedule.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

Harry G. Ladbury, Of Ashtabula
township, lis having plans drawn for a
fine new farm residence to cost eight
thousand dollars. u. s,.7
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

v. e. Grant, one Of our best stock
and poultry raisers Of Cuba township.
sent some of his young Buff Wyan-
.dotte chickens to the Minnesota State
Fair and we hear that he has carried
off number Of first and second prizes
in the face of strong ompetition.
Good for ". =. .z NJ: NJ, e. (.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

There will be "a regular meeting Of
Royal Neighbors Friday night in X.
p. hall. Meeting opens at s o clock.
There will be initiation.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

". = - ~ = A4z
This running a newspaper is full of
delights and pains. If you don't be-
lieve this just try it once. If the edi-
tor says something good about some
body we are made radiant with JOY at
the bouquets we receive at the hands
of the party mentioned and their host
Of admiring friends. If we publish a
news item concerning some commodity
they are selling in some other town
cheaper than they are in Valley City,
we are panied at the vigorous de-
nunciation we receive at the hands Of
those whose toes are trodden on and
we are told we would get no more bus
mess from them if we do that again.
Then we speak Of increased taxes and
we are accused Of having a fit OF
words by those on the other side and
il we fail to mention something we
are roasted for that and if we DO
mention it we are told it would be bet
ter left out of the paper. Then along
comes another party andthrows mon
key wrench into our joy machine by
saying that il we had more local news
in the paper it would be heap sight
better than il it while on the other
hand we are lifted to the heights Of
eternal bliss by the fellow who comes
in and says: Congratulations, old
man, you are getting out real paper
that is credit to the town" Oh, boy,
but it gives one q great and glorious
feeling. Lately we have trodden on a
few toes in behalf Of the people and
we have been threatened with every
%IJsr = 4r0,, lnsa ~ ht,sihpsa II, eYtinc.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

-. j Taylor, formerly superinten-
dent of schools Of the state, was here
laSt night and left this morning for
Hankinson, n. d., at which place he
is to head the schools Of that city the
coming year. Bis: s3S, \. 81 w
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18


When mine eyes shall be turned to
behold for the last time the sun in
heaven, may they not see him shining
on the broken and dishonored sover-
eighty of once glorious nation; on q
land rent with alien intrigue, or
.drenched, it may be, in executive au.
tocracy. May their last feeble and
lingering glance rather behold the
gorgeous ensign of the republic, now
honored and respected throughout the
earth, streaming in all its original
lustre, not stripe of its glory pollut-
ed, nor star Of its majesty obscured,
bearing for its motto no such miser-
able interrogatory as WHAT IS OUR
NATIONALISM WORTH nor those
other words Of delusion and folly WE
WILL SETTLE THE AFFAIRS OF
THE WORLD, but everywhere, spread
all over in characters of living light,
that other sentiment dear to every
true American heart, AMERICA,
THE TORCHBEARER OF FREE
DOM, THE WORLDS INSPIRA-
TON, NOT ITS DICTATOR.-Daniel
Webster. --F -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18

Mrs. Geo. G. Tucker, Of Courtenay,
is q Valley City visitor today and is
attending to matters Of business in
the city. NJ 81 VA. 5 KS
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-18
D. p. Wallin was up from Nome last
night and is looking after business
matters in the city today. ia d

M. 3G. Stratus was here from Cassel-
ton yesterday looking. after business
matters. IA 35Y' i n lSs3