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The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
SCHOLASTIC SPORTS

Track and baseball at Eastern is now
at its height. Coach Battersby, of
eastern, had fifty track candidates and
twenty-five baseball boys out for prac-
tlce yesterday. The Easterns are au-
thoriziDg tennis in full this season.
They hope to show class in the COM
ing scholastic tennis series.
The Central spring tennis tonrna-
ment will get under way sometime
this week. The entries closed last
Friday, with over fifty boys compet-
ing for position on the team.
business High will engage the st.
John's nine in a baseball contest on
the Monument lot diamond today
both teams are in form which will
undoubtedly result in a battle royal
contest
On April u Business High baseball
team Will travel to Harrisburg to en-
gage the Harrisburg nine. This con-
test is expected to be one of Stenog-
piers best scheduled baseball games.
Central High is slated to engage the
Maryland State Freshman in a base
ball contest on the latter's diamond
today. The Central lads triumphed
over the Staters in their last encoun-
ter
Baltimore Poly will travel here to
engage the Central nine in a baseball
contest April II.
The Princeton A. c. baseball nine
Will battle the Western High nine on
the latter's diamond today. Morris
Wassermann will twirl for Princeton.
Central High will not engage the
Georgetown Prep nine tomorrow. The
contest has been postponed until
sometime next week.
Eastern High is scheduled to engage
the st. Adams baseball nine Friday.
Both teams are well balanced which
indicates a battle royal.
The Western High Freshmen are
coming into form on the baseball field.
The youngsters are arranging games
at a fast clip and already have two
wins to their credit.
,Penrose Russell is doing exception
ally well on the Central baseball team.
He is doing the backstopping for Cen
tral, and with Russell and Schafer as
combination they can't be beat.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
He Got HI.'u.

Always they blame il on a wonls IN
Every time some men get into trou-
bic they immedistel lay the cause Of
it on TO some woman. who nine times
out OF ten is innocent
without taking into account vhst
Mother Eve did and the result there
OF. let us see who is to blame here.
Harvey Thomas needed some mAney.
He had a date with his Girl
He called on another girl and told
her that his sweetheart had sent him
after 81. when she hadn't done any
such thing
The other girl. Blanche Tyler. think
ing he was telling the truth, let him
have the money. Harvey's girl WAS
friend Of hers and Blanche was only
too willing to help her out
The money not being paid back a,
the time promised, Blanche called on
Hsrvey's girl
OF course the giri knew nothing
about it Harvey was arrested.
He insisted and swore by all that
good and holy that his girl had sent
him for the money. But the truth is
the girl knew absolutely nothing about
1t and hadn't seen a cent Of the
money. None had been spent on her.
You are not satisfied with obtain
ing money by false pretenses," said
the court, but you come In here and
try to put the blame on an innocent
women and lie as hard as you know
how"
Thirty days" said the court. very
much disgusted.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
SISLER IS BETTER
PLAYER THAN RUTH

St. Louis. April I'm an epoch
of tottering thrones, Babe Ruth,
all around monarch OF the diamond,
would better be looking after the
props of his empire. For-wc have
the word of President Branch
Rickey Of the Cardinals for this
in St Louis there is one player
who can depose the Boston marvel
and himself assume the title of
most versatile player in the
game" with just a little encourage
ment.
This player. Hickey AYERS. can
outhit. outpitch, outrun and out
tions than Babe and play any or
all of them better. He has more
aggressiveness. more daring. more
everything in short, save salary
and reputation. This player is not
a member of Rickey's squad. just
to prove that his opinion is not
mere clever press agentry. The
only reason this player has not
utterly eclipsed Ruth in fame, pop
ularity and salary is that he is a
victim of poor exploitation and too
great personal modesty
Sisler-yes. that's the fellow
Hickey has in mind. Sisler. a soft
spoken fighter, a velvet paved
tiger when reused. a player whose
powers of concentration, according
to Hickey enable him to fill not
acceptably but in a mastery style
any position assigned to him.
In an interview Hickey explained
his optimism regarding Sisters fu-
ture. Hickey has the right to dis
cuss Sisler because he discovered
him as a college star at Michigan
University jockeyed him out of the
possession of Barney Dreyfuss in
TO the hands of the St Louis
Browns and then gave him his first
big league instruction.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Tiger Rose. IS tStapletonl. SO Time. l u rs
Cadillac. Ideal. Napot, Hazlenut, Broucho Billy
also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Six frlongs. Roi Craig
lis to'Bdenl. 40. so. go; Duchess Lace,
Us tButwelD. $50. 240: Mahony. liz INC.
KeeTerl. go Time, lis IS FriEeur, Belario
John Cullinsn, also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile and % yards Dolina.
Ill tSneidsman). l0.S0, 40. go; Firing Line,
ll6 (ButvelD. 40. SD; kits ID. Ill tCars.
weiD, 3To. Tine. l '46 rs Indian Chant, n.
h. Beal, Glssstoi, Plurens. also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and one sixteenth miles.
G. NJ Miller. 100 (Metcal0, Hl0 $50. 500
Carriage. liz tButwelD $40. go; Bill Hunley.
N tE-rkson). 80. Time, l 81 4-5 Front
ROYAL. PULASKI. Stir Or Candidate ID, also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-One mile and 70 yards.
Fountain Fay Ill tsneidemanl. 40. 30. 30
Luther. ll6 tRioe), 27O. 20; Plurenz %
tStapletonl 80. Harwood and wewoka also ran.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
OLYMPIC MEET IN 1921.
French Suggest None Be Held Be
fore Then-Bar Enemy Nations.

Paris, April Z. The French
Olympic Committee has voted unan-
imously to abide by the resolution
passed by the organization on No
vember %, 1918, in which 1t and it's
affiliated bodies decided they would
not participate in any Olympiads in
which citizens of enemy nations
would compete.
The committee suggests that the
Olympic games should not be held
before 1921, saying that sufficient
time must be allowed for the organ
ization of track and field athletics
by nations which have been engaged
in the war.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
7. H. B. A. Land Game.

The Y. H. B. A. ball team won
ITS opening game yesterday from
Ihe Tigers by to , count Jack
smith did the hurting until he hurt
ms hnger in the seventh inning,
~hen he gave way to Lipkin. who
finished the game.
All teams desiring games with
the Y. II. 8. A. address Manager Hy-
man Norman, us Four and one-half
street southwest
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
CUBAN PLAYERS ON
ROSTER OF HOLD-OUTS

Havana. April 7. Mike Gonzales.
catcher for the st. Louis National
League baseball club. for the second
time has returned unsigned the 1919
contract offered him. Gonzales de-
clares that unless the st. Louis club
meets his terms he will not play ball
this year.
Likewise Baldomero -Acosta. OF the
Philadelphia American League team.
is holding out. He says he declines
to be sent back to the Atlanta South
ern League club. Joe Rodriguez, who
played last year with the New York
National League team, has signed a
contract with the Rochester. club.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
ST. JOHNS COMES HERE
TO MEET HILLTOPPERS

Annapolis, Md, April THE
Cadets of st. Johns College will
get into action on the baseball
diamond on Wednesday having ar
ranged games with Georgetown to
be played in Washington. Efforts to
schedule a contest with the Univer-
sity of Maryland were abandoned.
On Saturday the Collegians will
meet Catholic University also in
Washington and on the following
Wednesday they will play Mount st.
Mary's at Emmettsburg.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
Koch Navy CAPTAIN.

Annapolis, Md, April THE MEM
bers of the Naval Academy swimming
team have elected Midshipman Har-
old e. Koch, of Wisconsin, captain for
next season. Koch won many points
for the team in the breast stroke
events, in which he lowered the acad-
envy record for the sixty-yard and
forty-yard distances.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
Big Trip for Holy Cross.

Worcester, April Z. The Holy
Cross football management today
announced that Holy Cross football
team next fall will make one of the
longest trips ever taken by a Purple
squad in recent years. The Univer-
sity of Detroit will be played at De-
troit, Mich, next Thanks giving. This
trip was planned two years ago. but
owing to war conditions was
n ha apdoned
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
Soldiers Get Free Passes.

San Francisco, April IA gold chew
ron on the right sleeve of soldier is
a season pass at the Pacific Coast
League park here. All wounded sol.
diers wound be admitted free to the
grandstand, even the war tax is paid
for them.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Left on bases-Reeulars. 5; vannisans. Z. First
base on balls-Of johnson, l; Hovlik. /; Thoup-
sou, ); Harper. l. Innings pitched-By johnson,
4: Hoylik. 5; Thompson, 4; Harper. 3; F1aherty.
l. Hits made-Of johnson, none; Hoylik, 3;
Thompson. 8; Flaherty, /; Harper, 5. Struck
out-By ThomrsD 2: Hovlik. 2 Two-base hits
Milan Mcbride, Hoylik II. Milan Double
plsys-Dayis and Judge; Foster. Shanks and
Judge. Passed ball-Gharrity. Umpire-Martin
Time in
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
Bowie Selections.
by "SIG-

Best rat,ngs-GENERA and
kILMER.
First racc-No selections.
Second race-Genernl. Ris-
ponde, Broncho billy.
Third race II Broom PeddIer,
Wood Violet, sunny Hill.
Fourth race-Cobalt Lass, Dan
Bright. Waukeag.
Fifth race-Antoinette, Ballast.
Lord Herbert.
sixth rnce-Simon Pure, Flora
Finch, Bill HunIey.
Seventh raee-kilmer, Edith
Baumann, Miss FiIley.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
Rapids Want Games.

The Rapid baseball team would like
to arrange game for the coming
Sunday with any club in the city
averaging II years. Address COM
munications to Capt. J. Paul Gerber,
204 Fourth street southeast. Phone
L. A4)
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
%@"Good Morning, Judge"
Nttl Human Interest Stories of p,,no, BY By
" Police Court Happenings PERKINS

judge. she started IL"
Never not" said Jessie. u tried
TO behave myself, but she kept pull
ing the blanket often me-
Nice mess" said the court Two
strange girls can't get along together
without fighting over something that
doesn't amount TO a row OF pins"
Both were fined SO which was paio
Good night
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
Own a Home.

The Chicago real estate board has
decided to launch an effort to encour-
age home ownership throughout the
city, that Chicago may regain it's title
of "The City of Homes"
The department of labor at Wash
ingtOn Is engaged in national cam
paign to encourage the construction of
homes for the purpose of avoiding any
disarrangement of our business fabric,
because Of the discontinuance of war
work, and to provide employment for
our boys returning from the army.
The idea has been tried with astound-
ing success in many cities. The adj
vantage to the city as a whole. from
the standpoint of better citizenship
alone, is so great as to more than JUS
tify all the efforts that may be ex-
pended.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
DELICATE CAR DOOR POCKETS
Wooden Strips May Be Securely Fast
ened by Using Blue, Round
headed Screws.

Many cars are afflicted with "deli-
cate" door pockets, those which are
made of inferior material or are i'm
properly fastened. These are apt to
tear loose at the corners since they are
merely tackled on wooden strips at
tached to the door. When this hap
pens they may be securely fastened
by using round-headed screws, which
should have blued heads when the ma
terial Is black. These same screws
can be used to advantage in fastening
the linoleum flooring to the boards,
especially at the corners.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
DON'T NEGLECT THE GARDEN
Country Will Be Benefited II Each Lot
Is Made a Permanent
Food Producer.

If you started a home garden last
season how about making 1t perma.
nent food producer?
A bed of asparagus is known to have
given continuous service for more than
thirty years, and asparagus is one of
the first of the spring vegetables. A
row of blackberries along garden
fence has produced abundant crops for
twelve successive years. A few hills
of rhubarb have provided delicious
sauce and helped with the making of
pies season after season, with very
little cost or attention. Strawberries
require more care, but they furnish
the first ripe fruit in the springtime
and very small plot of ground in one
corner Of the garden will supply the
family.
Put into a home garden little
money, knowledge gained from COM
petent advice and your spare time.
Draw from it an insight into the work
ings of nature, healthful exercise and
a reduction in your food bills. A home
garden is a good thing to keep going
year after year.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03

spent the night with them. Before the
family awoke in the morning she went
Into the kitchen, made biscuits accord
ing to the 'new-fangled idea" helped
In the preparation of the breakfast and
well, the biscuits conquered.
Today that little girl Is the leading
member of club. During the past sea-
son her garden was such a success
that she will have bigger one this
year, and the cooperation of her par
ents. And, according to them. "any
time that agent comes this way she'll
find welcome on the door"
One more instance, the three covering
some of the important phases of agent
work In the South: The colored farm
ers of certain county In far South
ern state used TO pay no attention to
crop rotation or diversificatlon. They
grew the same crops in the same fields,
only such produce rs suited their par
ticular within. Nor did they see any
necessity for home sanitation. They
didn't know anything about the neces-
sity for either, and cared less. AS for
the county agent, he was an intruder.
They have different ideas today. Not
only do they grow the right crops, but
also they take pride in the appearance
Of their fields and buildings. There Is
a friendly rivalry among them now.
and the one-time lntruding agent Is be-
sought to set them right in all their
problems.
Thus opposition can be overcome to-
day more than ever through the proper
approach. the stick-to-it attitude, and
the tact Of the county and field agents
and demonstrators of the extension
service.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
Automobile and Petroleum Men
Must Get Together in Close
Harmonious Cooperation.
INCREASE m MOTOR CARS
said to Be Possible to Construct In.
ternal Combustion Engines Which
Will Consume Much Less Fuel
Of Inferior Kind.

The perennial fuel problem will new
er be solved until the automobile indus
try and the petroleum industry get to-
gether In close and harmonious COOP
eration," says Mark L. Requa, general
director of the oil division of the Unit
ed States fuel administration. in an
Interview, which appears in Motor, the
national magazine of motoring.
The motor fuel problem is not only
possibility of the future" contin-
ues Mr.. Requa, but even an actually
OF the present, as will be understood
by anyone who takes the trouble to
make even the most cursory examina-
ton of the situation. In 1912 our pro-
duction Of petroleum was 300 ,935, O44
barrels of AZ gallons. In 1916 the out.
put Of this basic producer Of motor
fuel was 30O,767, 15S barrels, an in
crease in four years of less than 80
per cent. On the other hand. in 1912
there were about 100000 motor We
hicles in the country, while in 1916 the
motor population of the United States
had risen to 3,541, 1873. This represents
an increase Of over 300 per cent in four
years. With one side of an equation
growing less than 80 per cent and the
other side increasing more than 300
per cent, the ultimate situation is not
hard to foreshadow.
Engine Uses Less OH.
az am NOT on automobile opo;poar
so cannot speak from personal knowl-
edge, but have been informed that IL
Is possible to design internal combus-
ton engines which will consume much
less fuel per mile than is now being
consumed. and of much inferior quail
ity. If this is fact and the automo-
bile industry faces the situation in CO.
operation with the oil men to effect
this saving, while these latter are de-
voting their best effort to increasing
production, II would seem that we
might cut enough off each end of our
problem to solve il.
ave seem to be only at the begin
ming OF the gasoline era; few years
ago gasoline was wasted by-product;
today II Is the most important product
Of petroleum, amounting to almost 80
per cent of the total value of petroleum
products. With the record of the past
as a guide, 1t would seem that the two
great industries so interdependent up
on each other should cooperate in
bringing about the most efficient con-
sumption of gasoline and the most In
telligent understanding of each others
problems"
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03

Wrought iron Is not commonly pro-
duced direct from the ore, but Cali
fornia metallurgist, using petroleum
as fuel, claims to avoid the usual trou-
bles and to obtain pure iron at much
reduced cost. The ore, after grinding
to pass through a sixteen mesh sieve,
Is mixed with some heavy oil, such as
asphaltum. The mixture Is made into
cylinders, each of a size to yield about
$50 pounds Of reduced iron, and these
cylinders are placed In the furnace
and gradually heated to the welding
point Of the iron, then taken out and
compressed into blooms. A little sill
cate rock is added to give Stag enough
to hold the semifiuid mass together.
To avoid reoxidation-thc great diff
Guilty in previous processes-a reduc-
ing atmosphere Is maintained in the
furnace, and the bloom IL compressed
before entirely removing from the fur
mace. The time required for heating
through and reducing is given as four
or five hours.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
Generous Royal Gambler.

One Of the most romantic gambling
stories is told by Mr.. Thiselton-Dyer
of a plainly dressed stranger who once
took his seat at faro table, and after
an extraordinary run Of luck succeed
ed in breaking the bank. Heavens :"
exclaimed an old. infirm Austrian Off
Ger who sat next to the stranger. "The
twentieth part Of your gains would
make me the happiest man In the
world r.
"You shall have 1t, then" answered
the stranger as he left the room. A
servant speedily returned and pre-
sented the officer with the twentieth
part of the bank. adding: 'My mas
ter. sir, requires no answer" The
successful stranger was soon discOv-
cred to be no other than the king of
Prussia in disguise.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
Sympathy as a Fine Art.

Sympathy is one of the fine arts. 1t
should enrich, not impoverish;
strengthen, not weaken; inspire while
1t comforts. 1t is easy enough to say
you are sorry. 1t Is easy to grieve with
your friend over his trouble and pity
him for his mishaps. But the sympathy
which is fine art does not encourage
him to give way to despair. 1t stimu-
lates. 1t puts hope in place of heart
ache. 1t points on and up. Do not
wrong your friend with the sympathy
which will make him feel like plying
himself.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
OBSTACLES MET BY AGENTS
Extension Workers Exercise Patience
and Tact in Overcoming Much
Resistance.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In boys and girls club work preju-
dice and preconcelved opinion, founded
on lack of knowledge or misrepresenta-
ton, are two obstacles that county
agents and demonstrators meet every
day. To surmount them is not the
easiest task; to convert opposition
into hearty support is an achievement
calling for unusual patience and tact.
That both Of these virtues are pos
sessed in large measure by majority
of the extension workers may be ad-
duced from the reports constantly COM
ing to that bureau.
A farmer in Maryland had no use
for book farming" He upbraided his
son. member of boys club, for fol-
lowing the agents instructions in seed
corn selection. He called the test for
100 per cent termination "foollshness,"
and walked off In utter disgust. The
boy, encouraged by his instructor, kept
at t. demonstrated the proposition,
grew the selected seed, and got a typi-
cal high-grade crop, a decided contrast
to dads That settled 1t. The fool
ishness" turned out to be "a good
idea" The farmer has become an
enthusiast.
At the very outset a woman demon
strator In northern county Of Texas
was opposed by the parents of bright
village girl, anxious to become men,
Der of boys and girls club. The
mother was not believer In these
new-fangled ideas and the father had
no sympathy with any "crazy theory
stuff" In spite of the absence of any
form OF invitation, the demonstration
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
PLENTY.

David is four years old and a patient
OF Sunnyslde. One morning the nurse
entered the room during rest hour"
and David exclaimed:
Miss, / cleaned up all the
crumbs from my crackers and jelly and
washed the stand all nice and clean"
"But where did you get the rag to
do your cleaning with?"
"Oh! just took my wash rag and
towel"
"And where did you get the water1'
ooh! had plenty of water. You see.
I got it out Of the goldfish bowl."-ln-
dianapolis Star.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
Home h(uI||
! Y Helps Y |
HOME SHOULD COME FIRST
Proper Habitations Most Important
Things in the Development Of
q Nation Worth While.

Better homes make better people
and, therefore, better nation. Edu-
cation which will bring about a gen.
eral appreciation Of absolute justice
is the need of the world.
Centuries ago all the laws necessary
for the good Of mankind were summed
up in ten brief clearly stated laws.
Ever since that time the politicians
of the world have been trying, with
out success, to make better laws.
Laws there are without number, but
not one is an improvement, not one
is necessary If the original ten were
generally observed.
The second is "Love thy neighbor
as myself" And in referring to the
first: ION these two commandments
the whole law hangeth."
Get out the Bible and read the first
two and then the other eight.
Rural adornment through gardening
is one way to make better homes.
Give the family an attractive abiding
place-Outside and in. Not wealth
alone can make home. There are
many attractive and beautiful homes
where money is scarce. The memory
of beautiful home is power for
good as long as one Of the family re-
mains, or any who know them.
Growing things have a tendency to
elevate ones thoughts and aspirations.
They cause US to think Of better liv-
Ing and show that really beautiful
things may be ours for little effort.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-05-03
HANDLE BATTERY WITH CARE
Motorist Should Economize on Cur.
rent and Keep Engine Tuned
to Start on Second Turn.

The man who has trouble keeping
his battery charged will find that diff
hculty largely can be overcome by
careful handling. In other words, he
should economic on current. He
should keep his engine tuned up so
that 1t starts on the second or third
turn. Thus he can minimize the
amount of current used In starting,
and, remember, this is very large. The
current required is 200 to 600 times
as much as required by an ordinary
16-candle power house light.
He should also be economical with
his lights. He should use his head
lights only when absolutely necessary
He should determine the car speed
at which his cutout relay makes con-
nection with the battery and operate
the car as much as possible above this
speed.
If he drives much in a congested
city district and stops his engine many
times he will find that his battery can
be kept more nearly charged by chang
ing gears In traffic whenever neces-
sary instead Of trying to do 1t all on
high gear, the reason being that by
changing gears he boosts his engine
speed so that his battery Is charged,
while IL he tried to pull slowly on
high he gets down to a speed at which
charging stops due to the opening OF
the cut out.