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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
STANDING OF The CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at Washington.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
cleveland at Boston.
AnpnM srArE MEEr

AKRON.-Summit Beach Park Will
be the scene Of roller skate meet
here some time during May. The fast,
EST roller athletes in the world VIII
compete. The track has been enlarg-
ed 10 IL LAPS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
NEAR CLEAN SWEEP

COLUMBIA, Mo.-Prospects for the
University OF Missouri to win another
championship look gloomy since the
baseball team has but two veterans
on it. Missouri swept the conference
In football and basketball.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
IN THE TWILIGHT.

SACRkMENTo--This city is to
open its twilight league soon. All
games are to start at p. m. They
will be limited TO seven innings. 1t
is being managed similar to the win
ter organization.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
MOVE srIlI COASTS,

PoRTLAND.-Johnny Noye, st.
Paul lightweight is still coasting along
in good shape on the Pacific Coast.
He intends to fill three or four more
dates before returning to his home
town
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
EXIT SHORT BOUTS.

CoLUMBUS--Fans here will be sure
to get their moneys worth In the
future. The boxing commission mas
ruled that all main bouts must go 10
rounds to referees decision.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
sllIlns NEW sPEEpER.

EUILDS NEW SPEEUEk.
ELIZABETH, n. Tommy Milton
latest king of the auto speed sport,
will superintend the building of new
motor at the Duesenberg factory mere
He will use 1t in the race boat he Is
TO drive at Indianapolis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
~ HOW THEY
~ STAND!
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Cincinnati, 9; New York, 4.
Boston, 3; st. Louis, 2.
Brooklyn.C hicago-Rain.
Philadelphia. Pittsburgh-Rain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

The Giants started the west trip
rather poorly getting walloped ga.
Looks like they will have TO stay in
the cellar for quite awhile yet.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

No pitchers, no batters. no infield.
ers, no outfielders playing uD to 90
per cent OF true form. That's why
New York Giant fan is wearing look
like a lemon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

The Mining Machine team vii
have meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A
tonight.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

Our old friend Bob Hood will be
coach, captain, shortstop and every
thing on the Monongah Glass team.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

Toothman says he has picked up
another Jake Daubert at first base in
the person OF Miller, who will do
stunts at the initial corner for the
Printers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
eandTw o

They can't sell Mr.. McGillicuddy big
re6ntations. He isn't in the market 1or
81 I'M. He isn't that sort OF a guy
Here's Comics dope: -
II am not In the market to buy DIG
||fsnntations. What want Is ball play
efs ana I'll pay any price to get the
kinds j want. If bought regulations
could have been in fifth or sixth place
Ei,e last few years instead OF last. !
don, want ,to. build up team with
Mayors who are just a shade past their
prime j am willing to stay eighth un.
IL can get right up there. when
get the club / want I'll be pennanl
winner overnight"
already some of the ex-shine ball
bit6hers are using their heads. They
may throw the sailors" anyway. Ae'
66Tdfng to Allan Sothoron OF the st
Louis Browns, here's how:
AFTER the ball is once hit with the
hat It leaves a mark on the Smooth
t5Fer. and this one bruise will enable
iha pitchers to use this spot in throw
mo 4 bali that mysteriously comes up
q that the batters imagine it Is float
Inf up to them. Pitchers like Cicotte
Eiier and myself and others will he
fkfe to throw the so-called sailors
without rubbing the ball on our uni
'ofiis. If batsmen think they are go
Iik to have an easy time making base
hits this year they are mistaken, for u
IS going to be just as difficult as ever.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
eAsrlIlIKE ROXY

FAST LIKE ROXY
WICHITA-Frank Isbell thinks he
,ts "a Lyman Smith, blond outfielder,
man who can cover as much ground
b 2fhe field as Roxy Middleton used
% do for the Wichita club.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

These birds will have one OF thu
fastest teams In the league.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
Biz Parade VIII Feature League Opening
Sport Chat

The West virginians had a hard
workout at South Side park last
night, and will be back for more on
Thursday might. Toothman says he
is going to have some sweet team on
the field Saturday.
The daylight saving business Is
what Is worrying Sandy. Congress got
Sandy's plans all mussed up by re-
pealing the daylight bill. Toothman
will have hard time getting full
team on the field at SIX o'clock for
the evening. games.
The Mining Machine team and the
Wholesalers will stage practice
game tonight at South Side park,
starting at six o'clock
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

The wholesalers have good team
except they need another pitcher.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York, 6; Chicago, 5:
Philadelphia, 8; st. Louis, o.
Detroit, 5; Washington, 3.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-12

Babe Ruth is hitting them again.
He got two homers yesterday.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29
Val Make Oil Test

Des Arc may soon be the at
trsctive oil center. Mr.. Wither-
spoon Of Little Rock who recent
ly purchased a large tract OF land
just west of Des Arc, informs.
US hat ne is preparing to secure
leases on hand near the city for
the purpose of making a deep
st for oil. That he has the as
surance of a reliable oil compa-
ny, that if he can secure leases
on as much as $4,000 acres of
lard in body, they will put up
cash bonus guaranteeing to
make a test within a year. We
would like to s&\a test for oil
rnade here, and'a grand oppor-
tunity is nowlpreSented to the
owners of lagd in this vicinity.
We may be lowering over one of
the Target oil pools in the
world, Yho knows! -Des Arc
Journaly
MrS Ed Rose spent Monday in
LonYke.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29

DR.. Callahan, president of the
Board of Health tells us that
Carlisle hasn't got the "flu' up
to this time but every precau-
ton should be taken to prevent
it. Everybody IN town should
be very careful and follow the
instructions of the Carlisle
health department as it was Civ
en- out when the, epidemic ragged
here before. There is no occa-
sion for alarm rat this time but
al care should be taken to pre-
vent return of the disease.
Mr.. C. H. Osborne is preparing
to start the erection of five
room residence next to- the old
Deeter place for Mr.. Buffalo. 1t
will be "a large house and very
substantially built. Several new
houses have been built in the
New Oak Lawn addition during
the past few months and there
is good prospects for several
more during the spring and sum-
mer.
Typewriter ribbon for sale
by l.. r. Kirby, Notary Public.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29
School Notes

The program given Monday
morning by the second grade was
enjoyed by all.
There will be a basket ball
game between the Little Rock
boys and Carlisle boys Saturday
Jan. 81.
Albert Koch was a Little Rock
visitor Monday.
Albert K. CATER climbing the
stairs to a sixth story building)
"Tll bet those stairs are a half
mile long.
Young lady, Why didn't you
come up in an elevator?
Albert K. Not on your life, l
have just seen one of those
things fall with a dozen people
in it.
The girls will play ball at
North Little Rock Friday night.
A program will be given by
Miss Jessup's room Monday
morning. We appreciate the
many visitors to our programs
but would like to see more out.
We are glad to have Carroll
Lively back in school after a few
weeks of sickness.
We are to have another pic
ture show Friday night, The Sa-
hara, admission 10 and 20 cents.
The "Blua Bonnet" that was
shown here was enjoyed by ev-
eryone and the Sahara" will be
better,it consists of seven reels.
If anyone wants algebra work
ed apply to Louise Hutson.
We are now beginning the last
half of the school year and are
working to get out of test at
final.
Many pupils were exempted
from mid-term examination.
We are very proud to have
our superintendent elected the
president of the Prairie Athletic
Association.
We are all glad that mid
term examinations are over but
the majority wish they had new
er seen them.
The second year algebra class
is the genius of the high school.
Be sure and see the Sahara
which will be shown at the Au-
ditorium Friday night.
Mr.. Ward thinks good deal
of Clarence Hutson because he
always keeps him near him.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29
Luthe,. Il. Tedfo7d, of Butler
Uule Candidate For
Tar Assessor

In this weeks issue Of the In
dependent appears the announce
ment of Luther E. Tedford of
Butlerville, for Tax Assessor of
Lonoke County.
Mr.. Tedford was born and
reared in Butler township, this
county, being one of a very large
family, nine boys and six girls,
all living save one.
Mr.. Tedford had poor school
advantages, but at the age of
twenty years, determined to get
a high school education, he Dor
rowed $4,000 and with $3.50 of
his own money, entered the Cab
OF High School, and by working
on Saturdays at $1.00 per day
and after school hours at 10 cts.
an hour managed to get two
years high school education, and
afterwards taught seven years
in the public schools of Lonoke
County and is now teaching in
the northern part Of this county.
Mr.. Tedford was solicited by
his many friends to make the
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29
Mrs. Mary Jane Kagore

Mrs. Mary Jane Kilgore, aged
Sc years died at her home near
Zion church Friday, 23rd at
$50 p. m. after an illness of on
ly a few days, of pneumonia.
She had been a resident of
this vicinity for the past %
years and was we'll known to
nearly everybody in the commu-
nifty and was liked by one and
all. Sha was a good christian
lady and {. faithful and devoted
worker both in church and
Sunday School. She was ever
ready to assist and care for the
needy and never shirked a
christian duty, She was men,
Der of Zion church and by her
tireless efforts the church and
community was made a better
place in which to worship and
to live.
Deceased leaves a husband,
T. w. Kilgore and five children,
Elan and Armenia who reside
at home, Mrs. Robert Morris Of
Kensett, Arkansas, Mrs. Dollie
CHI cker and Miss Ludie kilgore
of Memphis to mourn the loss of
mother and wife whose place
can never be filled.
The funeral services were
conducted at Zion church by the
pastor, Rev. Andrews, Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock, after
which all that was mortal of this
kind and lovable woman was
placed in its last resting place
to await the resurrection of the
pure in heart.
The Independent joins the
friends Of the family in extend
ing sympathy.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29

race for Representative in 1914
and was successful in this I'M
dertaking. He was very active
in that body and championed
several important measures and
was recognized as one of the
leaders in the House. Mr.. Ted
ford supported every bill that
he thought would advance the
material prosperity of the state.
and make Lonoke county one of
the leading counties of the state;
and was opposed to every bill
that had a backward tendency,
either in material or moral
way.
With these facts before the
people and the life he has lived
and the way he has promoted,
in his community, the things that
make a good neighborhood, we
feel like if Mr.. Tedford should
be the choice of the people for
this important office he will fill
the place with ability.-Lonoke
Democrat.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29
May Be Improved

B. d. Muzzy has bought the
Everton block on Court street
ard states that he expects to re-
plat it and sell some of it to peo-
pie who will pledge themselves
to improve it. This is one of
the most favorably locate d pieces.
of property in Carlisle for bust
MSS houses. Everything on
Front street is taken up and the
business of the town will have
20 branch out on the streets run
ming north. and south. We be-
lieve there are s. veral business
men here who will build on this
property as soon as Mr.. Muzzy
wants to turn it loose.
The building up Of this prop
erty would be one of the great
eGi.. improvements ever made in
Carlisle. 1t would have been
built up long ago if some enter
prising person had owned it, as
they would have either sold it to
someone who would have i'm
proved it or improved it them
selves. The holding on to va
cant property by non-progres-
siva people many times does
harm to a good town like Car
Isle.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29

In our account of the funeral
of Mrs. C. C. Carter in last
weeks Independent, we stated
thatsshe was buried at Magness
church cemetery. It should have
read McBee church which is To-
Gated about seven or eight miles
from Des AIRS and is one of the
oldest settlements in this part of
the state.
All kinds of legal blanks for
sale by l.. r. Kirby, Notary Pub
lie.
The Lipe-Perkins Tractor Co.
demonstration to be pulled off
last Saturday but which was
postponed on account of the bad
weather, will take place Satur-
day Jan. 81. See their ad in an
other place in this paper. This
will no doubt be an interesting
demonstration which all the far
mers in this vicinity should at
tend.
i can furnish Justices of
the Peace with complete assert
ment of Arkansas legal forms,
l.. r. Kirby.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29

Max FELTON, seems to have
gotten good start with the
girls. Look out boys he will
beat your time.
Say have you seen our new
ornament at the school. A new
smoke stack. We intendto keep
good and warm.
Lately Bro. TONNE and Bro.
Fizer have attended chapel and
made good talks. We hope they
will come again.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29
To The Health Officers

To The Health Officers
The following telegram has
Just been received:
Washington, D. c.
Garrison, State Health Officer,
Little Rock, Ark.
Bureau desires daily tele-
gram from you showing cases
influenza and pneumonia in
your state especially large CEN
tiers of population. To obtain
this information local health Of
ficers should be advised to wire
you Immediately Government
rate collect upon outbreak OF in
fluenza and daily thereafter
during epidemic.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29

Mr.. H. l. Buechley received
telegram Tuesday morning from
the Rhea Motor School at Kan
sas City, stating that his son Ed
ward, who is attending the school
is very i'll with pneumonia. Mr..
Buechley left on the four o'clock
train Tuesday afternoon for Kan
saS City to attend his bedside.
He is confined in a hospital.
Walter HITLER made business
trip to Stuttgart Tuesday.
Mr.. Elmer Wood went to Hot
Springs Friday where he bought
car load of fine horses which he
had shipped in here Tuesday.
The Carlisle independent. (Carlisle, Ark.) 1905-current, 1920-01-29

THURSDAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-04
AMUSEME
RATIONALE oot- Loose"


"Foot-Loose." with Emily Stevens
and an unusually capable company
! not to mention the assurance which a
! thirtyweek successful run in New
] York naturally gives-opened for the
week last night at the National The.
alter. The play is by Zoe Atkins and is
| Herman Merivale and f. C. Grove.
| ''ForgetMeNot" was vehicle in
! which Rose Coghlan triumpf1ed in the
| eighties.
Foot-Loose" has plot, but inter-
| est IN the plot is subordinate to the
| interest in the character sketch by
Emily Stevens of Stephanie. Marouise
! de Mohrivart, of most aristocratic
lineage. but not presentable or well
come in good society.
with mannerisms that out-F'iske
Flske, but with dizziness that car
Ties conviction. Miss Stevens de-
lineates the altogether amusing and
impossible Stephanie. Widow of no.
torlous French marquis. who had the
reputation, well deserved. of fleeing
young men of means who came to
Paris in gambling games conducted
at his home; the lure used by the old
reprobate-he was years her senior
10 draw the lambs to the slaughter
house. and a grandmother at, say,
thlrty-seven. Stephanie yields to a de-
sire to return for a brief period. if
not longer. to respectable society. To
accomplish this, she attempts an in
genlous species of blackmail upon her
daughter-in-law and Alice Verney.
sisters. members of a perfectly cor
rect English family.
But foot-1oose she is and foot-1oosa
she remains. The comedy element of
the play is found in Stephanie. and in
her handling of the rebuffs which she
receives from Alice Verney, Sir Hor-
ace Melby. an old flame of Ste
pnanle s. put now a sutton for the
nand OF Mrs. Verney, and her daugh-
ter-ln-law. Her cynicism. her bitter
ness toward the world are nut for.
ward in lines that bring a chuckle.
II not a laugh. The end of the play
drops the comedy. 1t reveals a ter
physical cowardice. It is not a pretty
stuck with the woman through life
The sympathy that Stepfanie NAV
nave awakened-due to her unfor-
t thna.e neslnning when she was
oe Mohrlvart at the age of fifteen and
TO her unfailing wit and charm-is
nlspelled in the final scene. Perhaps
the author should be congratulated
mat this is so. The acting of Miss
s Stevens IN p. t, this last scene. when
physical fear. is intensely effective.
In the twfnkfing of an eve she
changes from cynically triumphant
oiackmailer. nothing less, to a terror
stricken woman. The bubble is
pricked.
"Foot-Loose" is a "talky" play It
depends upon the lines and the acting
OF the cast. and both are clever. A
good deal of the conversation takes
place over the tea cups or the coffee
cups. and it is very correctly done.
Lawrence Grossmith has the part of
q nv 10
rescue of Alice Verney and her sister.
Elizabeth Risdon makes a charming
and picturesque. if somewhat color
less, Alice Verney, and Paul Ker is
the last thing in impressionable
Italian princes.
The entire action of the play takes
place in Mrs. Verney's apartment in
a palazzo in Rome,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-04
Photoplay Features.
PALACE,

Two comedies of unusual merits
which can be classed in the farcical
category are on the program of
Loew's Palace this week to drive
gloom into everlasting oblivion for at
Heat two hours.
Dorothy Gish is the featured star in
Little Miss Rebellion picture
which sets even new high mark for
Miss Gish in high comedy values. tine
tured with touch of real romantic
drama. The other contribution to the
program is Don Weaken" Mack
lSennett comedy. which is credited
with three-week run on Broadway.
| Although Little Miss Rebellion" de-
lpends upon comic characterization
for it's most intense appeal. its plot
concerns a lonely little duchess Of a
mythical European duchy who escapes
from her palace guards and makes
the acquaintance of some baseball
playing American doughboys, among
whom is Sergt. Dick Ellis. to whom
she loses her heart.
T. When revolution topples the
duchess from her throne she ESCAPES
to America with faithful old grena.
der and becomes the chief flap jacl
baker in a New York quick luncf
establishment.
! Supplemental features are ais,
IShown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-04
Tubber Curry in Ruins;
TOWnSpe0pIe Flee in Panic

TUBBER CURRY, Ireland, October
"A town half in ruins and it's rem
nant of inhabitants living in dread of
repetition of the raid of last week
police. who had shut themselves inside
barracks with the body of the slain
District Inspector Brady, were what
the correspondent found when he
reached this remote place in Ireland
late today.
The correspondent was told how
Acting County Commissioner Russell
tried to prevent the destruction of
the town. From the managers of
the two fire-swept creameries he re-
ceived their accounts of the heroic
struggle in the darkness and a thick
fog to save the institutions with
which the fortunes of almost the en-
tire community were bound up, and
from the wife of one of the managers
of the creamerieS he heard a story
of how she and her three children
escaped from bullets, and also how
she, while facing four rifles point
ed her head. contrived a ruse to
safeguard her husband.
For many weeks, the correspondent
was told, the local police had been
subject to a boycott by the towns
people, the shopkeepers even re-
fusing to accept their trade. For a
fortnight preceding Thursdays raid
on the town the people were declared
to have been fired on from the roofs
Of large general store adjoining the
barracks. The store later was rid
died with bullets and it's interior
wrecked. this incident intensifying
the feeling between the people and
the police.
When the news on Thursday after
noon of the ambushing. of a police
lorry reached Tubber Curry two
thirds of it's 900 population fed in
panic, anticipating speedy reprisal
At about midnight four lorries, filled
with uniformed men and. it is said,
including Commissioner Russell. ar
rived in Tubber Curry. Two of them
came from the direction of Ballymote
and two from the direction of Sligo.
The raiders remained in Tubber
Curry for nearly three hours. Ref
ugees who had been crouching in
distant fields, said they had witnessed
the spread of the flames, heard the
detonations of bombs and of fusil-
ladies' of rifle shots and the shout of
Come out, you-Sinn Feiners"'
Around the watchers of these events
We're women and children screaming.
Those who came in contact with
the raiders said some of them were
tall. wore long black coats and po-
licemen's caps; others, small in statue,
were dressed entirely in khaki
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-04
OPENS ITS FALL TERM.
American University Announces
Ora tifying Advance Registration.

The fall term of the American
University will open this afternoon at
4: so o'clock. The advance registra-
ton is announced by institution Off
[cials as gratifyingly large. The
graduate school of diplomacy. juris-
prudence and citizenship will open
for it's regular scholastic year at 1907
F street northwest. While the grad
uate school oNreligion will not hold
it's formal opening until January 2
next, a number of it's courses will be
offered during the fall term. General
graduate work leading to the A. NJ.
and Phi. D. degrees are offered, this
work to- be divided between the
downtown buildings and the buildings
on the campus at Massachusetts and
Nebraska avenues.
The government is rapidly evacu-
ating the grounds loaned the War
Department during the war. with the
result that the cramped conditions
which recently have hampered the in
stitution will be largely remedied
during the ensuing year. One of the
two additional downtown structures
which the university soon will occupy
! is to be converted into a dormitory
at an early date.