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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
THE ESSENCE OF IT
From the Milwaukee SentineD

Vt IUITT ITIV lIIIN "UINH" s'tIIVIIIHV
Getting down TO he'd rock. Calvin Coos
lidge expects the Republicans to win be-
cause Everybody is tired of the Demo-
cratic administration" We guess that In
about the essence Of It,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
Mrs. Abigail G. Pechham

Mrs Abigail Chase Peckham died early
Thursday morning at local institution
at the advanced age Of 95 years. She was
born at Tunbridge, July IL. 1875.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon
and the body was sent to New Yorl
city for burial In Woodlawn cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING
A SERPENT

why do you call him a snake in tho
grass?" HE is an accountant" whats
that got to do with it?" THAT makes him
an adder. FLORIDA Times Union.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16

FREE PRESS WANT ADS PAY BEST
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-16

Matte +. Gould. late of this city. was
| allowed. The Chttenden County Trust
company of Burlington was appointed
executor Of the will of Harry w. KIM
ball, late of this city, while r. A. Cooke
and J. y. Tanner. also of Burlington
were appointed commissioners and APP
| praisers. Henry r. Cook OF Underhil
was appointed administrator OF the estate
| of Lincoln Cook, late of that town, with
Ira Il, Morse and Merton T. Green, also
of Underhill, commissioners and ap-
praiscrs. Fred j, Robinson OF Rochester
was appointed administrator of the estate
Of Joseph o. Robinson. late of this town.
Don RI. Chapman and A. r. Wade. both
OF Burlington. were appointed commits
soners. while f.. n. Edgerton and II. II,
Cushman, also of Rochester, were ap-
pointed appraisers.
Percy I.ooncy Of North Wnooski
| avenue pleaded guilty in city court
yesterday morning to intoxication and
was fined s. and costs. I.ooney and an
other burlington boy, Frederick
| Dusablon, were arrested near the fair
grounds in Essex Tuesday night
They were on a Joy ride and evidently
feeling the effects of several drinks
too many. It appeared that they were
Constable J. p. Flynn of Essex took
them in charge and brought them tc
the county Jail, where they spent
Tuesday night. Dusablon, who is said
to have been driving the car. is still
in Jail. He will probably he given z
hearing within day or two. The cal
which the boys were using Is said to
belong to a man by the name of Fitz
patrick In Burlington.
After once reporting a disagreement ano
being sent back to reconsider, the jur,
In the City Court case of Henry Har
rington of Shelburne VS.. II. d. Vail o
! Ludlow came In shortly after midnigh
Saturday morning and again reported
failure To agree on verdict The jur!
: was then discharged. The case, II
which the plaintiff sues for damages 70
the loss of four cows claimed to hav
been killed when struck by the defend
ants automobile, took up the entire da!
In court Friday. The Jury voted to hea
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23

George Candy Of Bismarck was
placed under arrest charged with hav-
ing liquor in his possession.
His car, Buick "Whiskey Six" was
found in front Of Mrs. Potter's home
in Minot, 721 Fifth St. N. E., Sunday
night with one hundred quarts Of
whiskey which Candy had just brot
down from Canada and which he was
hauling to Bismarck to alleviate the
suffering of the Capital City lovers
Of intoxicants. He had stopped in Mi
not to call on friends where his car
was discovered. The sherif's force
took charge of the car and the whiskey
which have been turned over to the
Federal authorities.
Candy is notorious character and
has been sought by the Bismarck au-
thorites for long time. He is a
brother Of Wesley Candy, who with Ed
Norris was arrested near Donnybrook
last spring, headed south with wag-
on loaded with thirty cases of whiskey.
Those men drew a rifle on the author
tiles but did not get chance to use
it before they themselves were cover
ed with guns and arrested. It will be
remembered that the sheriff turned
their whiskey and outfit over to the
federal authorities.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23
VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT
IN REAL ESTATE

J. R. Meagher has returned to Velva
from Iowa where he spent three weeks
trying to secure new settlers for the
Velva district in the interest of OPP
tions taken by the J. B. Streeter Co. on
land in that vicinity. He was not very
successful and Mr.. Meagher gives the
following reasons, published by the
Velva Journal last week:
am convinced that the j. B.
Streeter corporation has kept faith
with those who gave their options, in
advertising and in various other ways
making an honest effort to make sales
of these lands, and I know that the
company has spent great deal Of
money on the options taken here at
Velva and is still spending money on
these options and making an effort to
make sales of these lands. But the
fact of the matter is that there is no
real estate movement of any conse-
quence in the state, this year, and
very little, if any, anywhere else, as
compared with former years. One
strong real estate firm in Grand Forks
has maintained selling force COM
prising some six Cadillac automobiles
with a field man and driver assigned
to each and large office force, all
summer, and up until three weeks ago
they had made only couple Of trades
mot single clean cut sale). And this
is only typical of the real estate bust
ness in North Dakota this year.
There appears to be three outstand-
ing reasons for this lack of real estate
farm lands) activity this year, viz:
1) A general Tightening up Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23
GEO. CANDY ARRESTED
WITH A "WHISKEY SIX

finances all over the county for any.
thing except actual commercial needs
and for operation of farm lands.
(2) Coupled with this tightening
of finances in general there is an add.
ed stringency in Southern Minnesota
and all over Iowa, occasioned by the
Der Of farm land sales in that section
Of the country last year, which to
make possible took all Of the resources
of the banks and money lenders, to put
thru, and from which they have not
yet recovered.
ca Adverse opinion Of North Da-
kota as desirable place in which to
invest, to live in and which to carry
on farming operations-occasioned
somewhat by adverse crop reports Of
the past few years-but more espec-
tally to the notoriety which the state
has gained in the matter of state pol
itics and it's far reaching effects, since
the Nonpartisan League has come in
to control in this state. Of the many
people whom / have interviewed there
was not one who did not introduce
this subject and most Of them l found
advanced ideas on the political situa-
ton here very adverse to considering
it as desirable place in which to in
vest. or to make home. For that
reason more than anything else that
can attribute it to, what immigration
there is from Southern Minnesota and
Iowa this year (and there is quite a
little) is going into central Minnesota
and western Canada, cutting out
North Dakota practically altogether.
The Streeter Corporation has form
ed connections with reliable active real
estate dealers at two or three points
in Iowa, who are now at work and who
are using all the new and approved
Of real estate salesmanship
in an effort to make sales Of land in
McHenry and Ward counties on which
options were taken. And while the
situation is not at all optimistic or
hopeful, I believe that there will be at
least some sales made here yet this
fall.
Respectfully,
J. r. MEAGHER.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23

DR.. Aaker Of Velva visited with
friends in Minot Tuesday night. The
Doctor has not yet recovered his car
which was stolen from his home some
weeks ago, broken down Hudson car
being left in it's place. The car has
been located in South Dakota but the
Doctor cannot agree with the insur-
ance company as to the injury the car
sustained, consequently the insurance
company will very likely make cash
settlement.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Heacock of
Deering were visitors in Minot Tues
day. Mr.. Heacock is one of the rural
mail carriers out of Deering and as
sisted very ably by his wife, is able
to conduct farming operations on
quite a good sized scale. They have
an especially good field fcorn and
by doing good, careful farming, raise
good crops nearly every year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23
\ \ 4 + + 4 = = = \ \ = = = I
CONVERT YOUR BONDS

= al holders Of Liberty Bonds I
= on the First, Second, Third and I
= Fourth issue should have their I
= bonds converted without delay. I
= The coupons Of these bonds have I
= all been detached or are past due I
= and the holders may not be able !
Z to collect further interest until I
= they have been converted. 4
= Local bankers win be glad to Z
: assist you in this matter which 7
: should be attended to without de- 4
, lay.
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23

Senator McCumber is spending
few days at his home in Wahpeton. He
is on his way east from Oregon, where
he visited.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23

l. w. w. Guilty of Carrying Conceal.
ed Weapons
Henry Butler, l. w. w. arrested last
Thursday after making display Of
artillery in the Loomis pool hall, en-
tered plea of guilty to the charge Of
carrying concealed weapons.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23
Ray Kann Loses Valuable Cow

Ray kann Loses Valuable Cow
Ray Kann, Foxholm banker, who is
becoming known as very capable
Guernsey man, lost fine COW one day
recently, valued at $1,000. The COW
was in the Advanced test and gave
promise of making a winning record.
She was seen in the pasture at noon
in her usual condition and by four o.
clock was dead. This is the registered
Guernsey that Mr.. Kann purchased
from B. B. MOuck.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-23
Mccoy Now Living in Texas

Paul v. Mccoy, for many years one
Of the most prominent merchants of
Minot, closed out his department store
at Great Falls, Mont, recently, and is
now living in Texas, where he is in
terested in the oil business.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
AIM AND VALUE
OF FARM CLUBS
One Of Important Features Of eY-
tension Work Conducted
by Relation Service.
INSTRUCT GIRLS AND BOYS
Larger Yields Nave Been Detained.
Better PIGS Have Been Raised. and
Finer Cattle. Dairy and Beet
Have Been Raised

ny y T. MEREDITH secretary 81
Agricultural
Boys and Girls club work IN one Of
the important features 81 the agricul.
tural extension work conducted by the
state relation service. United states de
partmcnt ~ agriculture. In co-opcrn-
ton with the state agricultural col.
l'res and local agencies for the pur-
pose of improving agricultural condl.
lions and practices throughout the
country These clubs are organized 10
Improve farm and home practices by
instructing the boys In correct agricul-
tufal methods and the girls In home
making 20 assist them In demonstrhi-
INK thes" methods for the improve
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15

the development ~ cooperation in the
family and In tho community; 20 ere
ute a more favorable attitude toward
the business of farming and home max
INK by encouraging property ownership
and the feeling Of partnership: and
10 make rural life more attractive by
providing organization which tends
90 diminish isolation and develop lead.
ership.
BENEFITS Derived.
These objects arc In process ~ ~.
ialnment. Wherever club work has
been pushed by our agents. larger
yields have been obtained. better pigs
have been raised aud finer cattle. both
dairy and beef. have been grown. The
motto of the clubs Is To Make the
Rest BETTER" Registered animals are
now common where only few years
ago they were unknown. and there Il
n systematic EFFORT 20 Gull out scrub
live stock and poultry. Large yields
81 crops have been made by club mem
bers on lands which were considered
worthless and little girls are vylng
with the best packers In canning and
preserving fruits and vegetables. and
are becoming potent factor In help
ing 10 make the fnrm home more
attractive and enjoyable.
The averng. yield per acre made by
club members IN the growing of field
crops II two 20 three times u large
a. the average yields made In the
states In which the members are To-
Gated. Many people, seeing boy or
girl here and there engaged In club
work. do not realize the value OF the
products produced by these young folk
H. the aggregate In 1915. while IN
der the stress of war and re
spending 10 an appeal made To
club members IN the burrows cover
here" 10 help feed the boys In the
trenches cover there" the records In
the Office show that these young peo
pie produced food and feed 10 the
value 81 more than s20oo.0oo.
Helps Boys and Girls.
Inc hhhfA Nhlut Oh inv Itfhuu'th OF
club members Is only small part Of
the value ~ club work. Many boys
aud girls have had their vision OF life
enlarged by club membership. Many
have taken aud are taking college
training. The agricultural colleges of
The country especially have prohted
IN enrolment from the clubs. Many
boys and girls have made their own
money 60 defray their college expenses
IN club activities. Many after grad
uatlon have returned To the farms or
have engaged In extension work as
county agents. Rural life has been
greatly enriched In recent years by the
trained leadership obtained from agri-
cultural clubs. The results obtained
IN this work justify many times the
expenditures made In securing them
and appeal strongly for a larger de-
yelopment Of this useful work.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-07-15
NEED WlNOBReAk IN SUMNER
Protection Given to Garden and Frul,
Plantation From hot South
west Winds

A farm needs a wlndbreak In sum
mer as much as In winter. Did you
ever notice the difference In the gar.
den aud fruit plantation on two farms
cns sheltered from the hot southwest
wind and the other exposed 10 ~ The
windbrsak pays In dollars aud cents
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
ENTRY LISTS OF
18 COUNTRIES IN
FOR BIG GAMES
Rugby Game, Like Golf, May
Be Abandoned In Olympic
Events This Year

Antwerp, July 16-Entry lists for
the athletic events in the Olympic
games show only eighteen countries.
cefved from several others but their
lists have not arrived
The nations listed for the athletic
contests are the United States, Can
ada. Chile. Egypt, Denmark. Spain,
Finland, England. Greece, Holland,
Italy, Luxembourg Poland, South Afri-
ca, Sweden, Switzerland, Czecho-
Slovakia and Esthonia.
Fourteen countries will compete in
the fencing contests, fourteen in ten
mis-. seven in the pentathlon, twelve in
Creco-Roman wrestling. eleven in
catch-as-catch-c can wrestling and thir-
teen in rowing
Although the entries for Rugby
football will not close for two weeks,
not a single contestant has been list
ed. and it appears that this sport, like
golf, may be abandoned in this year
games The revised list in the target
archery competition shows Belgium,
the United States. Great Britain and
Holland among the entries. France
has withdrawn from the horse polo
lists. leaving four entries-the United
States Spain, Belgium and Great
Britain
Boxing entries show competitors
from the United States, France, Hol-
land. Italy. Norway. South Africa and
Switzerland. Belgium and Great
Britain are not shown on the list but
It Is understood they will enter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
Crisp Bing,e s

Hy Myers, the Brooklyn outfie1der,
saved the game for the Dodgers yes
terday in Chicago when he made a
spectacular running catch of Twono-
bly's long drive in the tenth inning.
The catch enabled the Robins to de-
feat the Cubs.
Leo Publicity Flynn IS starting a
publicity campaign and is flooding
newspaper sporting departments with
all kinds of press matter about
Knockout Bill Brennan.
Bridgeport is playing Springfield
today and tomorrow the same teams
will show at Newfield park
Slipping back to fourth place does
not mean that Bridgeport is out of
the flag chase, but it does mean
Manager Walsh will soon have to take
a stand and show his teeth to con-
tinue in the first division
ST Mcdonald chased Manager
Walsh and Donahue of Albany from
the field yesterday in the second
game. Sis putout record shows up
pretty good.
Chief Bender was taken i'll in Wor-
cester last night and was forced to
return to his home in New Haven.
Neal Ball is in charge of the club in
Pittsfeld today.
Babe Ruth equalled his 1919 home
run record yesterday afternoon in
New York when he hit the ball over
! the right field stand with two men
on the bases.
! Pal Moore of Memphis, defeated
! Patsy Wallace of Philadelphia, ir
their II round fight in Toledo las
| night.
| Frederick II. Post, expert pole
| player, is in a serious condition from
| anthrax in Bellevue hospital in New
York.
The Philadelphia Americans paiC
$500 in cash and player for Out
fielder Frank Walker This is said tt
be the largest sum ever paid for {
Virginia league player. Walker ha-
hit for better than 400 so far thi
| season.
The Giants defeated Akron, 10 to 6
yesterday, in an exhibition game a
.. Akron.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
Majors Are Raiding
/ he Eastern League
Brady Of Ptseld Goes to Boston Red Sox In Trade for
Two Players, While johnson Of Worcester Goes to
the Athletics-Both Attracted Big League
Scouts

80 errors. Hitler went to Hot Springs,
Ark, with the Red Sox and showed
such promise that Manager Barrow
kept him on the roster all season. He
was used occasionally by the Red So1
at short and second base. Smith, the
catcher who also figures in the deal,
was grabbed by one of the Red Sox
scouts who watched him perform be-
hind the bat for Jeff Tesreau's Stars.
The Red Sox made quite a raid on
Tesreau's team as they also signed
First Baseman Walters and pitcher
named Fullerton. The coming OF
Smith to Pittsdeld probably means
the release of Catcher Jordan.
johnson a Hitter.
Johnson, the Worcester outf1elder,
who will be given a chance by Con-
ME Mack. has been one of the leading
sluggers in the league. Harry Davis,
scout of the Athletics, recently looked
him over and apparently was much
impressed with the player and advis-
ed Mack to land him. Johnson is
long distance hitter. It is feared that
the only thing that may keep him
from making good with the Athletics
will be his fielding in which respect
his work has not been very impress
i've
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
HITTING EN- ON A LINE
By Masterson

The program for the Armory A. A.
smoker tonight looks like it might
be pretty good.
Because the Bridgeport team hap
pens to be in a slump just at the
present time does not mean they are
out Of the ring. Manager Walsh
is still in the ring and just watch
'em finish
Red Allen would like to stop
Louis Bogash and SO would great
many others in the latter's class, but
the state champion steps along at a
lively pace even though defis are
hurled at him now and then.
The games in the Mercantile league
the other night would make one
think of football. Howlands beat
the White Rolls, 81 to Is. Think
Of 36 runs in a ball game. Meigs
beat the American Chain two touch
safety, IL to 2.
We wonder what happened to
HOWE Baker, who played second
base with Bridgeport last season.
1t is quite evident that Ty Cobb
the Georgia Peach-who, with such
monotonous consistency led the
American League in batting for SO
many years, Is on the downward
grade. Ty Is far from being has
been yet, but his days as King of the
Swatsmiths is ended. and a new king
Is quite certain to be crowned this
year Among the chief contenders
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16

the premier honors, but Jack F'lynn's
Springfield club and John Mack'S
Worcester outfit have both shown ex-
ceptional signs of life during the past
fortnight. Ed Walsh is experiencing
all sorts of difficulty down in the Park
City and today he finds himself foun-
dering around in fourth place, ex-
treme1y fortunate that his club isn't
further down in the mire.
Despite a rocky road, covered with
innumerable obstacles, the Indians
have managed to hold on to first place
and those wiseacres who predicted
sudden flop for Chief Bender and his
charges, regardless of where the crit
icism came from, have found out that
they were wrong, possibly for once in
their lives. Both Springfield and
Worcester are playing a snappy brand
Of ball. and present indications are
that they will continue to show the
same calibre until the Eastern bell is
rung.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-07-16
(By ED. HUGHES.)

When pay-as-you-enter cars were
first introduced the tips that used to
come, or were coaxed the conductors
way, were largely dispensed with.
But because he could no longer gar
ner tips from the public service
passengers Bill Reese, a con on a
line operating near Denison, Tex,
didn't believe in Withholding them
from others. Bill, as it later devel-
oped, released the best tip ever
known to sportdom. And because
Miller Higgins, who was plotting the
Cardinals pennantward a few years
ago, didn't heed the sage counselling
when a pennant might have been
won.
At that time Higgins was battling
| hard with New York, Boston, Brook
Ign and the Cubs and he appeared to
have a splendid chance to capture the
| bunting. His one defect was in the
| infield at short. One day after ''Hug"
| had dropped a particularly vexing
| game by a one run margin-due to
| the inability of his hortstop to hit
the bellicose little manager remark
| ed:
with good shortstop I could win
| the pennant this year!' Reese, the
| conductor, who was hard by at the
| time, overheard the Cardinal man
| ayers lament. Walking over to him
Reese introduced himself in this
| wise:
''Mr. Higgins, my name is Reese.
I'm only street car conductor down
Denison way and I know you don't
| know me. But I overheard you say
that if you had a shortstop you could
| win the pennant this year"
Higgins gave Reese a menacing
look.
Now, Mr.. Higgins" continued the
unabashed Reese, II know a lad
| down Denison way
| That's a good enough place for
| him. snapped Higgins, as he strobe
| away from the kind that are bred
| every minute
Decided to Buy Him.
/ The next season Higgins was still
up against it at short. On the way
to the Texas training camp the con-
ductor's tip crept into his mind. Just
for fun a scout was sent to inspect
the youngster whose name he learned
was Hornsby. Finally, after some
minor league seasoning, Higgins con-
cluded to buy the youth for the Car
dinals. The purchase price was
$500 and Hornsby joined the club In
been decided.
The youngster who was later to de-
velop into the batting sensation OF
the National League. was never
abashed at his big league surround
inss. During batting practice on his
, first day in the majors Hornsby