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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

VIZ ASHINGTON = Suit to compel
w Secretary of State Bainbridge
Colby to promulgate Immediately the
joint. resolution Of congress declaring
the state of war with Germany at an
end has been filed in the district SD
preme court in Washington by Harry
5. Mccartney, Chicago lawyer. The
suit was based on the ground that the
president has no veto power over a
joint resolution of congress.
Recently Mccartney mailed a print
eel pamphlet to the members of the
executive committee of the American
Bar association suggesting that the
committee tender to the country at
large its service in making up lease
stated" for the justices of the SUI
preme court, asking an advisory opin-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
NOTES OF SPORT

Upper New York city is to have a
six-lap bicycle track.
A crowd of 10000 soccer fans wit
messed the English cup final at the
Crystal palace, London, In 1913
Walter Hagen, American open golf
champion, won the French open cham
pionship in a playoff with LaFitte at
Versailles.
Brockton (Mass.) October fair light
harness races will be run off without
charging entrance fees to horsernen en-
tering the events.
George Lowe, star twirler Of last
years Springfield eastern League)
team, has been signed by the Cincin-
natl Reds.
In New Zealand drivers Of trotters
must register their colors and are not
permitted to appear on the track with
out wearing them.
1t is estimated Sir Thomas Upton
has spent over 100000 trying to lift
the Americas cup, emblematic Of
yachting supremacy.
st. Louis has in the Sunset Hill golf
course one of the finest In THIS country.
1t has a membership of $50 active and
1900 associate members.
Jesse Ferguson, for ten years train
er of athletic teams at University Of
Indiana, has accepted position as
trainer at Northwestern university.
Harry Stout, former referee, is a
speed umpire. He officiated so fast
in serai-pro game in New York re-
Gently that the contest lasted but L
hour and minutes.
Report has it that McGraw wants
Zimmerman In line to use him In
trade, but the manager Of the Bronx
Giants says Zim is under contract to
his club.
1t is estimated there are $4,000 mo-
tor boat enthusiasts in the United
States.
Dan O'Leary, the veteran pedestrian,
who is seventy-nine years of age, has
walked more than 100000 miles during
his life.
Canada soccer fans expect a Scot
fish international eleven to visit them
next spring, and an English eleven in
1922, to tour the Dominion.
Seven of the eight football games
scheduled by Yale this fall will occur
in the bowl at New Haven, the excep-
ton being the game with Princeton.
Peter the Great, 2:07A, now twen-
ty-fve years old. the most successful
sire of trotters, will feed on dollhouse
oats. grown expressly for him, next
winter.
Under the Walker boxing bill now
effective in New York, fans will be
used instead of towels between rounds
Champions viii be required 10 defend
their laurels against the best available
contender within six months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

The chief wiped his brow, stopped
the engine, and got OUT.
He cut a switch from a campus
maple He fiicked Lucy lightly on
the withers. She arose. Another
flick. She walked in front of the car.
The. chief transferred the rope from
the rear to the front axle. He short
ened it just sufficiently for Lucy's
rear feet to clear the car.
Then, without starting the engine,
he climbed aboard, ficked Lucy snap
PLY and commanded:
Hi, boss! Hi!
Their progress was slow but sure.
From the campus to the station is
three miles. They started at noon
and got there at 6-six hours fiat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

DEGARDLESS of which party wins
~ Inc the presidential election this
fall, American motorists are congrat-
ulating themselves that highway de-
velopment will be continued. In their
platforms both the Republican and
Democratic parties have placed them.
selves fatty on record as favoring fed
eral appropriations to assist in good
roads work.
The Republican party's good roads
plank said:
1--WE favor liberal appropriations in
cooperation with the states for the
construction of the highways, which
viii bring about reduction in trans
portation costs, better marketing Of
farm. products. Improvement in rural
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
PHILLIES UNCOVER ONE
NEW PLAY IN BASEBALL

1t isn't often that a second
baseman, fielding a ground ball,
makes the play on the runner at
first base unassisted, but that Is
what happened In the seventh
inning of recent game between
the Giants and Phillies. Sny-
der, first up In the Giants half
of the seventh, drew a pass and
Benton was ordered to sacrifice.
He rolled a bunt between first
base and the pitchers box and
Paulette, dashing In, missed a
stab at the ball. However, Jack
Miller, who had been playing in
on the grass In anticipation Of
bunt, scooped the ball up end
raced over to first base i'm time
to head off the burly southpaw
as he numbered down the line.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
OHIO WILL BUILD STADIUM
No Trouble Expected In Raising Suffi-
cient Funds to Erect Best
Structure in West

The stadium drive at Ohio State
will start October Is, according to an
nouncement made at the university.
1t is believed that with the football
season then on, no trouble will be ex-
petienced In raising enough money to
insure Ohio the best stadium In the
middle West.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
Looking for Satan.

When / was small girl / heard
a good deal about the devil, and my
curiosity was keenly aroused. One
day my grandmother took me to town
on shopping expedition, and sudden
ly missing me, she looked back. There
l was, sprawled face downward on
an iron grating in the sidewalk, anx-
iously peering through the bars. On
being questioned, l announced that /
waited to see Satan. Il had always
been given to understand that the in
fernal regions were under the earth)
Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

It looked bad for the Young
Orioles who were playing the Eagles
In one of the back lots of Baltimore.
Chester Smiths father lad pulled him
right out Of the game just when the
score was tied In the ninth, and Ches-
ter Smith was the hardest hitter, in
fact, he was the cleanup man" in the
Young Orioles batting order.
A ragged boy who had been watch
ing the game, pushed his way over to
tile captain of the Young Orioles. He
was one of the boys from the or
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
KILLED BY DASH ON LIGHT
Hundreds of Birds, RewiIdered by
Glare of Lighthouse, Perish
at Racine.

Racine, Wis.-Hundreds of birds.
embracing every species known in this
climate, were killed by flying against
the Wind Point light north Of the city.
The bright glare through the fog
apparently bewildered the birds, caus-
ing them to dart against it.
The lighthouse grounds were liter
ally covered with the brilliant colored
little corpses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

phans' home near by. LET me hit 1t,
just once" pleaded the ragged boy.
The captain handed him the bat and
the ragged boy stood by the tin can
that was the home plate. He swung
OH the first pitched ball and he swung
with all his might. The sphere scared
right out of the lot. 1t was home
run and the Young Orioles won in
the ninth.
That orphan boy was Babe Ruth,
who holds the record for hitting home
runs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
Barchack Gowns.

A lady in decollette berated the
bolsheviki at dinner in Washington.
"Why," she cried, "the latest news
from Russia is that these ours are sell
ing the very clothes off the women's
backs"
Senator Johnson of California looked
around the table with smile. All the
ladies' gowns were decollette. In the
back this decolletage was especially
marked.
1.-THE bolsheviki," he said, wouldn't
find much to sell at fashionable
American dinner party, would they?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
BIG COLLEGE GOLFERS BEST
Yale, Harvard and Princeton Had
Things Pretty Much Their Own
Way Until Last Year.

Since 1897, when the eastern inter-
collegiate golf Journeys began, no 9TH
er college outside Of Yale, Harvard
and Princeton won the individual
championship until last. year, when A.
L. Walker of Columbia proved vic
toriouS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
HERMAN WILL BATTLE WILDE
Ban amweight Champion Signs to Go
Twenty Rounds to Decision at
Holborn Stadium.

England seems to have caught the
American craze for really big bouts,
at least big SO far as paper is con
cerned.
The latest Is that Peter Herman, the
worlds bantamweight champion, has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
captiye PattIesnake Poisons Self.

Eugene 0re.--After five days of
captivity in store window, large
rattlesnake placed on exhibition here
after its capture, committed suicide
by sinking its poisonous fangs into
Its own body.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
DIAMOND
NOTES

NOTES
The Cubs are hopeful of winning the
pennant.
New Workers have no use for losers
In any brand of sport.
. Houston sent Catcher John Harkins
to Dallas as payment for Dave Green
burg.
ut is said," In st. Joseph that the
Detroit club paid $4,000 for Ray Bru-
baker.
When Kerr is right and pitching his
best brand Of baseball he is a tough
kid to beat.
The fame of George Sisler spreads.
In Pittsburgh there is a fast indepen-
dent team named for him.
The Moline club has new catcher
In Kruger, wfo comes from the Nor
folk team Of the Virginia league.
Getting the jump on the Blue Ridge
league teams, Mike Mowrey's Hagers-
town outfit is speeding along toward
Pennantville.
Catcher Pickles Dilhoefer Is MAX
ing great hit with the st. Louis fans.
He is very energetic and filed with
pep.
Ruth is powerful magnet, win or
lose. Thousands of persons go to tie
Polo grounds each day to see Babe
wallop the ball. 8
Manager Iris Speaker of Cleveland
denies a story printed in Boston that
he had offered to trade Guy Morton
for Harry Harper.
Bob Spade, quitting as an umpire
In the Three-I, was offered job play
ing the outf1eld for the Rockford
team, but he declined.
The Boston Red Sox had the deal
all made with Indianapolis for Jump
er Ollie O'Mara, when Ban Johnson
put his foot down hard.
/ TIE Boston Red Sox released Ar
mold STATE, recently taken from the
New York Giants, to Los Angeles Of
the Pacific Coast league.
Pitcher Bill Whitaker, of the Fort
Worth Texas league team, won eight
games in a row before he was stopped
by the San Antonio Bears.
The Tampa team, managed by Tom
my Leach, the old National league
star, wont it's first 10 games Of the san
son in the Florida State league.
Captain Harry Hooper says the Red
Sox have sufficient hitting ability and
If given dependable pitching his team
will finish one, two. three in the Amer
lean league.
One point about the Detroit outf1eld
is that the players are stationary"
outfelders Detroit gardeners move
probably less than any outfelders in
the league.
Hughey Jennings has lost none of
his pep. He is out on the coaching
lines chirping as gaily as if his club
was only a few games away from the
pennant
q. G. Weed of Marblehead has been
elected captain of the Phillips And
over Academy baseball team for 1921.
Bill Jackson's Peoria team has been
going at d speedy clip and setting the
pace in the Three-I league.
Mel Wolfgang, who used to twirl
for the White Sox, is pitching for the
Charleston team OF the South Atlantlc
league.
Next to the st. Paul teams rum
away race Milwaukee has furnished
the greatest surprise in the American
association. TIE Brewers weren't
counted on to show so much class.
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland In
dams has a rival. He Is youngster
named Tremaine, picked up from the
Cleveland lots by Iris Speaker. He
is about as big as Rabbit Maranville.
So many of the Boston Braves
games at home have been postponed on
account of bad weather that a little
later on the Stallings crowd will have
10 stage double headers nearly every
lay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
JOE JACKSON RANKS
AMONG BIG BATSMEN
Veteran of Chicago White Sox Is
Terrific Hitter.
Given Credit for Smashing a Ball
Harder Than Any Man Playing Ball,
Not Excepting Babe Ruth OF
the New York Yankees.

Although he is In his thirteenth year
In the major league "Shoeless" Joe
Jackson is still able to hold his own
up near the top in the American league
batting list. Joe has been hitting the
ball around 1886 this season, and is
going to make great effort to land
the batting crown in this organization.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
Vardon Grows Old.

Harry Vardon, so-called greatest
golfer Of all times, is fifty years old,
but is still star. He won his first
championship in 1896.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
Shot CHILD DEAD. Then Killed own Self.

Carbondale, Pa.-Without nrovoca-
ton Thomas Miller, 10 years old fred
a bullet into the brain of Francis No
Ian, 10, and then went to his own
home, where he barricaded himself
In his room and committed suicide.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
Seek i1iah School Grads

The success of athletes who viii
graduate from San Diego high school
this spring has caused northern col
leges to seek their enrolment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
The Picnic.

Knicker-'"rhe good book says, Go
to the ant, thou sluggard.' Booker
"Busit doesn't say anything about tax
ing food along"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

IN ORDER accurately to determine
the durability OF the various kinds
Of roadway, the government bureau OF
road building las constructed
stretch Of roadway at Arlington repre-
senting all the different methods of
road building, and over this heavy
machine is drawn back and forth by
cable. The result of the operations
will be used as a guide to the expen-
diture of nearly 3OO,OOO,OOO on roads
which will be made under government
auspices during the next three years.
Z GOVERNMENT expenditures for the
fiscal year ended June 80 amount
ed to 500, AL, 3S3. 564, of which $6,4O3,-
343, 481 was in ordinary disbursements
and $17OS3, O39,723 IN payments on
the public deb
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
Is An old CLUB.

ottawa Cricket club is fifty-four
years old.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26
BurIeson's Umbrella and Other Things

by the Society for UNFOLDING the
Sanctity of Marriage and would make
divorce unconstitutional. Officers of
the new society are Rev. DIR. Walter
Gwynne, Rev. Milo n. Gates, Rev. G.
f. ]. Wrigley, and Rev. e. A. White.
all of Summit. N j.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

VIZ ASHINGTON for once has seen
w Postmaster General Burleson
without his umbrella. 1t was the sub
Ject Of comment at San Francisco that
: he followed his Washington .Eabit Of
carrying an umbrella, even though the
sun shone brightly. Now he has been
discovered within two blocks of the
White House, headed toward the ex-
ecutITe mansion, without his umbrel-
Ia. And people marveled.
AMENDMENT No. 20 prohibiting
smoking may have 10 get out of
the way temporarily and wair a while.
The new 70 20 IS % be submitted
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-08-26

Under the Walker boxing bill now
effective in New York, fans will be
used instead of towels between rounds
Champions viii be required 10 defend
their laurels against the best available
contender within six months.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-04-29
PU8LuHID IvERY fRURsDAY
PREsmENr1AL YEAR.

a presidential year opinion a people,
business standpoint other able
and until they explain will houands
Holly are optimistic as rule
They taking much stock reports
panic They believe things getting better daily
justing itself in good shape
vesng the of local
bigger trade and circulation
vtise business bad
business taking papers to
merchants Of other towns Of this section
They
are going to sell goods more goods it would than
dpendng long
depend advertising to do it. More advertising
yer before and that why more money to be found in circulation
than before We offer these solely benefit
here Holly who haven't learned this TRUTH well
certain and disprove old
tial year is q bad business
Dairy Day
cal Club wishes gratefully acknowledge the
Arkansas Valley and the brethren Western generously
boosted for and thereby materially contributed toward
of this splendid local enterprise celebration
making proposition directly
concep
ton magnhceny manifested by the favorable notices
This the ponifcaon
Chan will
the service and manifest the friendly spirit
all silly recently sprung the ovea fad
the assinne The laborng particularly factory
hand needs and must have ove matter of convenience and
The thought and
the don oveas how shoghted he
was ihe supply Oh oeas IN the ntse pace was scarcely suincent TO
the laborer Therefore,
his overall IDEA started the supply was m less adequate prices
sufficiently
in appear
overals 1t there's born minute He
O proverbal sucker"
paid
looked the profteers first
thought
trouble beginning
blessing if we
between the the Mexcans
fatterly when
being fattered.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-03

good beginning, we must start right
if we void make good race. To start
right be on hand promptly for the
morning service at loo a. m. The
sermon topic will s'The Foundation
of the New Testament Church" Come
back again for the evening service at
7:30 and listen to the sermon, "The
Existence of Cod" from the text,
"God Isl" Heb. 11:6, then mark down
three "X's" all in a row and you. have
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-03

made a perfect record for the first
week Easy, isn't it?
Start the new year right and use
your influence to get others to start
right.
The church that always gives you
that home feeling.
Swedish Lutheran Church.
Morning service, 1920.
Evening service in English, 7:3O.
DR.. JNO. E. OSLUND. Pastor.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-03
The Presbyterian Church.
Fourth street and Van Buren,
NJox,x,o @ O,1JJ~x

Fourth street and Van Buren,
Wayne S. Snoddy, Minister.
9:45 a. m. Sunday school.
HOO a. m. Sermon, "Our Mandat-
airy of the World" E. O. Bangs,
choir leader and soloist.
$50 p. m. Senior and intermediate
| Christian Endeavor.
| 1880 p. m. Preaching "a New
Years Resolution"
Miss Gertrude Byrnes will speak
again at the Y. P. S. C. E. meeting
in the Upper Room tomorrow night.
This is the second of her series of
talks on ''The Worlds Call to the
Young People of Today" All young
people of the pax:sa should hear Miss
Byrnes' message
The church prayer meeting on
Thursday night will be held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Goals,
419 e. A street. The topic will be
''The Worlds Call to Prayer"
Norwegian Lutheran Church.
9:45 Sunday school. A depart
ment for both English and Norweg-
ian.
HOO English services.
1880 Evening services in the Eng
fish language.
Wednesday afternoon the Ladies
.~-oaessUgA ~ WlU1Dn
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Aid will hold their annual mission
meeting at o'clock.
Thursday evening prayer meeting
in the church.
F. I. SCHMIDT, Pastor.
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St. Marks Church.
Sunday Services:

9:4b a. m. Sunday school.
II a. m. Morning service. Sermon
"The Basis. of. Patriotism W. H.
Bridge.
Latah Post Of the American Legion
will attend the HOO o'clock service.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-03
CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
Christian Science Church.

hA4oW1M hJNAOAOO OAAASA
Corner Third and Jackson SITS.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Church at II 100 a. m.
Wednesday evening meeting at 500
p. m.
Subject for Sunday, "God."
The Christian Science reading
rooms are on the second floor of the
church building and are open on
Tuesdays and Saturdays from 2:30
till 4:30 The public is cordially in
vited to make use of these rooms and
to attend the meetings.
The Church of the Nazarene
Corner Third and Howard SITS.
9:45 a. m. Sunday school. Mrs Fred
Samm, Superintendent.
HOO a. m. Preaching. Subject,
Redemption"
$50 p. m. Peoples meeting.
1880 p. m. Preaching. Subject,
Regeneration"
We invited every lover of the old
rugged gospel to be present at both
morning and evening services. We
will deal with both subjects from a
biblical standpoint.
January Is we will commence a re-
vival service with Evangelist A. L.
Whitcomb of University Park, Iowa,
in charge. Rev. Whitcomb comes to
us highly recommended. He is one of
the leading workers in the holiness
of the east and middle
west
Be sure and attend. The service
that's different.
u. w. GOSS- Pastor
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Church of Christ.
w. G. Scates, Minister.
Phone 239.
Sunday is beginning day of the
great thirteen weeks attendance cam
paign. So much depends upon
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-30
Farmers Are Urged
To Produce Larger
Food and Feed Crops.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. oct ea-Un
qualified approval al the activities ana
plans II the American CottoS Associ.
tion as outlined ai the recent nationa'
convention ot the organization W..
voted az today's session ~ the confer
ence - tho Arkansas division ~ a..
cotton association here
The four hundred farmers. banker.
ana business men attending the meet
ing a!-o voted unanimous support ui
The plans 81 thu state division. whi,i.
iu, ludy organization ~ farmers of th.
state Ter tt. production of more ftot
and feed crops 40 home. the reduction oi
cotton acreage in the future. Cd ~yst
ni bonded warehouses throughout thu
state, the grading - all cotton hy vx
p'rts acceptable a. the bureau ~ mar.
krts and cooperative marketing - cub
ton over twelve months period. The
,uuf,rpur- tudly al-n approved pla 4.
fut "a, organization ,f % cotton export
corporation q, IEn,i Go provide an oct
lst tu foreign countries fur low gra J,
cotton now considered q drug ou thr
domestic market ana endorsed u pr
pusll o. und,rWritc a Sio.oO0 found g.
De- .p,ui under the direction uf ! -
Alexander president ul the Afk1nst-
division uf thD arsncittiun. Boo The boz
forests 60 th, organization.