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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-12-04
NATIONAL FORESTS SUFFER
SMALL FIRE LOSS IN 10!

The efficiency of the U. s. Forest Ser
vice fire lighting organization is shown
by the fact that during the 1920 fire sea
son, so per cent of the forest fires which
occurred in the National Forests Of Colo
RADIO, Wyoming and South Dakota, were
detected and extinguished by forest ser
vice officers before they had burned
over q quarter acre of timber land. The
total number OF forest fires was 247, and
the area burned over only 49S acres out
of twenty million acres of National For
ests under management in the Rocky
Mountain district.
The total amount of timber destroy
ed was 747, 600 board feet, valued a.,
81, 244.00 on the stump. The Forest Ser
vice spent 81, IA 90 in fighting and sup
pressing fire.
The small number Of fires this season
in the National Forests is attrib"'ed in
part by forest officers to increasing pub
tic cooperation in educational campaign
Tor forest fire prevention. "When all
people of the west come to understand" >"
says District Forester Allen S. Peck,
that fewer fires in our mountains mean
finer forests, more water, larger crops,
better fishing and hunting and more
recreatlonal visitors, then the number OF
fires will be even less than they were
this year. Education of the public is
the key to the whole forest protection
problem, but no one organization is big
enough to put across such movement
without the hearty cooperation Of every
good citizen"
In South Dakota the total number OF
forest fires during the season Of 1920,
was 80, of which As per cent destroyed
less than one-fourth acre. The total
area burned over was 80 acres, destroy
! ing only 5000 feet of timber valued at
SIS co. and the cost of fire fighting was
| 1904 co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-12-04
CORRECT CONDITIONS
Congress Will be Appealed to Take Steps
to Correct Conditions Confront
ing Farmers.

Huron, S. D., Nov. 29.-Congress was
urged to take immediate steps to correct
the serious financial stringency which
threatens to bankrupt grain and live
stock farmers by the joint farmers grain
marketing committee for south Dakota
which met here last week in the office
of the South Dakota Farm Bureau fed.
Grafton.
1t was also voted to ask the United
States government to place an mbargo
Immediately upon the importation Of
such agricultural products from other
countries Of which we already have a
surplus and which are being dumped
into the markets of the country absorb
ing our money and credit and requiring
American farmers to finance the grain
and livestock production of other coun-
tries
The committee urged the American
farm bureau federation in its next con
yention at indianapolis in December to
take the necessary steps through a com
mittee representing all farmer organiza-
tons to 90 before congress and the Unit
ed States government and secure i'm
mediate action along the lines suggested
by the foregoing resolutions.
The sincere cooperation of banks and
other organizations in South Dakota
was asked in this efiortto get immediate
relief from the present financial crisis 10
save The farming industry of the state
The committee endorsed the Great
Lakes-St Lawrence deep waterways
project to bring ocean transportation to
the grain fields of the northwest and
enhance the value of farm products, by
relieving the congestion in rail transpor
tation to the seaports, thereby bringing
the farmer directly into touch with world
markets
The committee also urged that al,
farmers and farmers organizations be
very conservative in going into or as
slsting in the organization of marketing
schemes until the work Of the Commit
tee Of II" and other similar efforts
have been developed
Greetings were sent to all farm organ
izations of the northwest asking them
to endorse these resolutions and so ad
wise the American Farm Bureau feder.
alton at the next indianapolis meeting
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-12-04
PETITION FOR RELIEF
MINING CLAIM HOLDERS

The following petition for the relief of
prospectors and claim holders is being
circulated, and very freely signed
Hon HARRY L. CANDY,
Washington, d. G.
We, the undersigned citizens of South
Oak ota, interested as miners and owners
of unpatented mining claims n the Black
Hills region of South Dakota, urgently
request that the Congress in session pass
resolution exempting the owners of
unpatented mining claims from the as
sessment work for 1920.
The high cost of materials and sup
plies and the scarcity of labor available
for mining creates great hardship in
attempting to comply with the require
ments of the law in doing the annual
assessment work. The cost Of produc.
tion per ounce of gold being higher t han
the price paid adds to the difficulty in
securing funds for the work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-12-04

Mrs. NJ. A. Brooks and Mrs. II. l.
Brown, OF Hot Springs; Mr.. aud Mrs
NJ. p. Gossard, Of Sioux Falls; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T, Phelps, of Mitchell; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Z. Cowman, of Vermillion, and
Mr.. c. f. Wilson, of Hot Springs, enjoy
ed chicken dinner at the Book home
on Wednesday, Nov. oath.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
ARMOUR AND PLATT INVITED
TO PLAY WOODBURY. SUNDAY
Exhibition Match Planned for NeV Jersey Bugs to Watch
Premier Golf Stars-W ootton-Platt Match has
Difficult Ending
BY SANDY McNIBILCK

phia champion spoiled the data again
by running down his putt for bird
and then, as generally happens in such
cases, the other player missed the
shorter try.
This Is one of the most successful
Journeys Atlantic City has had at this
time Of year for the reason that it
generally rains. In fact, this is such
common occurrence that the tourney
has come to be called the rain fall"
territory instead Of the ''annual fall"
tournament.
The convention of the Waterpower
Association of America, invariable
bringcr of rain, is being held, and per
haps the coincidence of the tourney and
the convention, both rain -getters, drove
Jupe Pluve to hiding. The course is
in splendid shape for this time Of year.
The star finish yesterday which en-
crossed all the fans of the gallery was
when Tom WOotton and Platt came to
the eighteenth in the afternoon all
square. Platt overcarried the green
with long iron and then Wootton was
even longer. His ball lodged in some
stubble not six inches from the porch
steps. He had to turn his back to
the hole and bang the ball against the
step. It caromed out short of the
green, but Platt barely Clipped inside
the green.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
v. VIRGINIA MEN /
TO TACKLE YALE
Eli Hopes for Best in Game at
New Haven Today With
+ Strong Mountaineers

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 23.-Al-
though Yale is not prepared to give the
fast flying West Virginia eleven as
energetic a football reception today as
Eli rooters would like to assure the
Mountaineers, the game will rank high
In interest among the New England
headliners of the gridiron contests of
the year. Indications are that the at
tendance of 80 900 recorded at last Sat
urday's Yale Boston college match will
be eclipsed.
The strength of the West Virginians
Is clearly established. their victories of
last season over Princeton and Wash =
ington and jefferson and their clean
slate this year, except for a remarkably
close game with Pitt, stamping them
as one Of the strongest teams TO play
in the Bowl. Yale is reconciled to the
logic Of impending defeat, but believes
that the playing form of its men will
be higher quality of football than was
shown last Saturday against the Bos-
tonians.
The probable lineup. admitted by
the coaches today, is as follows: Left
end, Shevlin; left tackle, Dickens; left
guard, Into; center, Calvin; right
guard. Herr; right tackle, Walker
right end, Dilworth quarterback, Muir .
ply; left halfback. Kempton: right
halfback, Kelley; fullback, Jordon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
Rothstein TO Testify;
He Wants "CLean BiIr'

New York, Oct. '23.--Arnold
Rothstein, whose name repeatedly
was mentioned in the investigation
Of the alleged bribery of Eddie Ci-
cote, Joe Jackson and other mem
bers Of the Chicago White Sox, said
last night he would leave this city
for Chicago on Monday and on Tues
day would appear before the Cook
county grand jury and tell all he
knows about the baseball scandal.
Rothstein said he had so mott
fed the Cook county authorities,
had waived immunity and had made
but one requeSt-that after he had
finished telling his story that he
publicly be given clean bill OF
health by the grand jury and freed
from further connection with the
affair. He said his story would
make it impossible for the investi-
eating body to arrive at any con-
clusion other than that he is entirely
innocent Of any completely in the
debauchery of the Chicago Aneri-
cans. ......
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23

IL hand after tipoeing out Of the Adelphia
the other night. step closer and have look. Jack
Dempsey is in there Worlds champion and everything
~ The waiter paused to mark something Of Dave
Provan's bad news cards-marks which meant woe to
The wallet
Jacks in there he continued Take look through
The crack in the door Jimmy Dougherty the Baron Of
Leipervile Is with him. So ALI Clark and Michael
Murphy. Af and Mike much alike except in physical
appearance Pipe that guy in the gray suit Guess he's
judge.
Those gents sitting furthest away from the check
newspaper The long lean person with the
comical mustache is Rutcdge Gardner Get eyefu of
that bored weary expression. They serving only
ginger ale. Over the side is"
voice waited TN OuGA tAe crack in the door. 1t was
voice which used to giving orders, for there
assertive note in every word.
''Yes I'll fight this Frenchman any time and any
place. All want is SUITABLE arrangements Get
me on that. 1 gotta have SUITABLE arrangements.
gotta right to get that, amt /? Who's champion, any
way? ask you again, who's Champion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
PHILA. CLUB TO OPEN CAGE
SEASON WITH COATESVILLE
Eastern League Team Formerly De Ner Plays at Musical
Fund Hall-Regular Season to Start Thursday

THE first big basketball game of the
L season will be played tonight at
Musical Fund Hall. Eighth and Locust
streets when the Philadelphia Club. a
revised edition OF De Neri, makes its
bow to the public in the getaway Of the
192O-21 cage campaign.
The visiting attraction will be the
Coatesville five. This club won the
independent championship Of Pennsyl-
vania last year and has a lineup of
local boys, every one Of whom has been
a member Of some team in the Eastern
League.
many teams that 1t would be hard TO
keep track Of them all. but many like
to still recall the days when he broke
in as kid at the pit in other
Jack Reynolds (Old Eagle Eye)
the greatest foul tosser of all time, not
excepting Billy Hummer. is assisting
Myers with the local FIVE. Jack has
been doing fine work at st. Simeon g
for the last few years. With n veteran
Of his experience at the helm OF the
playing end, several Of the younger
men on the team are certain to develop
into stars.
Coatesville is coming here with more
than 800 rooters and the game will nc
doubt remind one of the days when
Reading played independent ball and
made the annual excursion to Philly
once a year with practically the whole
town. That was before the Eastern
League was ever thought Of.
The visitors will line up with Billy
Black and Calhoun at forward. Richie
Dieghan at center. and Bill Dark and
Sam Moorehead at guard. Philadel.
nhla will present Lou Sugarman and
Jimmy Brown up front, Babe Klotz al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
EXPECT HARD BATTLE
Thomas A. c. Makes First Appear.
anoe Here Against erIdesburo

The Thomas A. c., Of Bethlehem.
the team that held the Conshohocken
eleven to IA points last Saturday, will
play the Bridesburg eleven Sunday
afternoon at Richmond and Orthodox
streets. The locals expect to make n
good showing against the visitors, and
hard game is looked for. According
to several Of the Conshohocken stars
the game with Thomas was the hardest
they had ever played in all their grid.
iron experience.
Bridesburg is coming along in great
shape and with the addition of nun.
ber Of noted players bids fair to have
say in regard to the city and state
championship. They will have in the
line-up such well known players as
Mellow, Shirar and Simondet, besides
Phil Barry. of State, who is also with
Conshohocken; Beckett, Of the Phoenix.
vile All Americans, and Ray Miller,
last year with Penn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23

center and Randy Miller and Raymond
Cross Mt guard.
The Trenton Eastern LeaEue team has
new owner associated with Joe Mnnz. w.
over the interests OF Jesse Hender Tho
Potters are getting ready for their first
game next Friday evening.
The Eastern League season opens in Phila-
dslphis after az; The PhiladciphIa Club
sohsdued with Reading at Musical Fund Fund
Hail next Saturday evening UP to Thurs
day. owing to Halloween.
Trenton has heen in need OF a frst.class
susrd and deal has been made with Phila.
the services Of willie Mocarter. The seiGutsq isttar
should work well alongside OF Tommy
President Schcfrer will hold n conference
with George Reale. of Parkesburs some day
next week and arrangement may be made at
reached In regard to the ssnf Eastern T TearSe Se
PLAYERS who have been representing the
-. The basketball agreement may bo in
way after ali Presidcnt scheffer Ss has 'baS been
In communication with the heads. OF tho
Sured now is % the placing @ % OF % the bond bmd and md
schener Is making these arrangements.
There is some talk Of changing the inter-
from the game 70 return: provided he has
action will be taken Is hard to forecast
There are points In It's favor and others
against II.
Germantown Eastern Leaguers had planned
% play an exhibition game next week. but
the plans Of Dave Rennis have gone astray.
A game IL wanted. and some flrBt-class team
that would like TO tackle the big lea guers
some night during the coming week should
get IN touch with Dave BennIs. Germantown
1ll7.
while "SOup" Campbell was not in the
Camden lineup in the game with ST. Paul,
Doc Helm says he confidently expects him
here In time for the opening game Of the
Skeeters. which will be played In Trenton
next Friday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23

peck through tue door revealed the speaker.
He waved away cloud of cigarette smoke with lavender
mouchoir which left heliorope scent in the adjoining
atmosphere. He faultlessy dressed The of
red silk handkerchief peered out of pocket under the
left shoulder. Patent leather shoes with white chamos
tops incased his feet. He the quintessence of
toria elegance.
"Has anybody seen" came rOce from the corner.
LotSa Language
GVES, sir continued the speaker ignoring what
might have been a question, THAT Frog amt wor-
rying nothing. l know what can do to him, but
arrangements has gotta be SUITABLE They amt put
nothin yet and they ain gonna start now"
The speaker Strengthened up in his chair crossd
earfuly creased trousered leg the other and sighed
His remarks received with silence for real dope
being handed The voice from the again
piped up with:
"Hds anybody here seen"
ONTOW got lot to say resumed the orator. II
IN have licked all of them big guys and never ont
of fight They say I'm afraid of Carpenter l amt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
HERMAN VS.. McCUE
Champion Boxes AIlentowner at the
National Tonight

Tonight's bout between Terry McCue,
of Allentown, and Pete Herman,
worlds champion, at the National A.
A., will be their second meeting. A
large delegation Of McCue's followers
will come from Allentown to see the
bout.
In the semi-windup Young Tom
Sharkey and Willie Ryan, OF New
Brunswick. y. j., clash.
The main preliminary will bring to-
rethpr Gus Franchetti and Young Sam
Robidear. frankie Clark will tackle
Jimmy Jordan and Knockout Wilde, Of
Allentown, will meet Ray O'Malley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
NO SNAP FOR OLD ELI
IN GAME WITH w. Va.
Yale Faces Tough Proposition Today While Mighty
HARVARD Has Fiue Tesms Besides Six Other
Center Men to Stop
BY GRANTLAND RICE

wrong with one or two OF the Wb;to
Sox in last falls championship. Or Or
are we only unduly suspicious? =,
Requiem
The frost is settling on the oroupds.
inc greens are rough With autumr
rains; .f
The clarion call Of "Outer boundsy"
~ fading out across the plains;
1he short missed putt-the slice and
hook '"'
Are looking for their Winter's nook,
Johnny LOTUS, as we recall It,
- still holds the worlds greatest rec.
orbits most memorable feat he lost n
race with Man o. War.
TT Is just as well to call attention
L again to the fact that coaches md
graduates. who insist upon quareling
with football officials are out of olacs
In football. p>'
COPYRIGHT, 1870, oil RIGHTS res,r,,,d
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
WILLIAMS AT OLYMPIA
Meets Tommy Murphy Monday
Night; Brown vs. Drummle

Kid Williams, who is anxious to get
another chance to battle for the bantam
championship. will be in the wind up
at the Olympia on Monday night. Will
liams, who is fighting in good form. has
stopped his last three opponents. Mon =
day night he meets Tommy Murray, a
local boy.
In the semi final, also eight rounds,
Harry Kid Brown will meet Johnny
Drummie, of Jersey City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23

I'm gonna box him any time and any place. but tn
arrangements has gotta be SUITABLE Don't get me
wrong that-they GOTTA be SC1TABLE.'
Then the orator picked up fluffy, brown velour
hat adjusted it before the mirror and, without saying
farewell, waited out of the room.
Looks pretty small for heavyweight champion.
was suggested the waiter the less dantily
odored orator foated gently past.
"Huh?" snorted the circulation manager Of the bad
news say nothing of Grand Assistant Keeper of the
Ginger Ale Bottle. 'Qutyerkiddin'. That amt Demp-
sey-that's Jack Kearns, his manager.
"Dempsey's tn big guy what didn't say nothin all
evening"
COPYRIGHT. 1870. bv Public Ledger Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
RACING AT BELMONT
Flfty.MIle Grind Attracts Many
Noted Drivers

All is In readiness for the big fifty
mile grind at Belmont Driving Park
this afternoon when noted drivers will
compete for the middle states cham :
pionship. The high cash prizes offered
has attracted one Of the greatest entries
ever known In this section. Two of the
late entries, and that are considered
dark horses, are Grover Bergdoll's IA
nous Benz that won fame at the Fair =
mount Park races piioted by A.
niIoted by Jacobs, of New York.
The Middle Atlantic Racing Associa-
tion is Offering a Belmont trophy to the
driver breaking the track record at Bel
mont n ..---... /
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
BEYOND THE FOG

BEYOND THE FOG
Sometimes I ,oondcr ho~ the light can
Through all the fog and shudo,o out the
tCdD;
Sometimes / ,oonder II at dapn TH
tCaks ....
To find nights darkness lasting through
the day,
Until I think Of all the friends I've
: knoion
And all their kindliness in days gone bv,
And phen look again the fogs have
fown ...
Beyond the hills that meet a clean, blue
sky.
Sometimes ! ,oonder hoo the porld can
stand ..
The constant trouble that bescts each
state;
The vast unrest that sweeps across the
And leaves its trail of bitterness and
hate,
Until, as one ,oho marks q flaming fire,
! see long lines still ready for the blo,o,
Facing the terror of the matted aoire
TO hear the call ring out again: Lets
90"
The Day After
DERUSING the Sunday morning
L sporting ensemble, how many foot
ball names will still remain among the
unbcaten?
In the East the list still includes,
among others, Harvard, Princeton,
Pennsylvania, Penn State, Pittsburgh,
| Syracuse. w. and j., Georgetown, Co.
lumbia, Brown, Cornell and Boston
| College.
Yale and the Navy have been nickcd.
Pittsburgh and Syracuse have been
| tied. And few Of the others have yet
| faced hard test.
Yale drew her big test last Saturday.
Harvard and Princeton face opponents
today that are well capable of render
ing serious opposition. Pittsburgh has
beaten West Virginia and Penn State
has stopped Dartmouth. Penn, Colum
bia, Brown and Cornell have yet to
meet any robust opposition.
Yale VS.. West Virginia
| A CONSIDERABLE amount of space
"A has been awarded Centcr's invasion
Of Harvard. But 1t is no certainty that
Yale is in for any light afternoon
work out.
West Virginia looked seedy against
Pittsburgh but West Virginia looked
| worse against Pittsburgh last fall and
then beat Princeton 25 to 0. There is
considerable amount of speed and
power in the West Virginia line up
and IL it happens to get under head
way Yale will need all she has to win
especially il citizen by the name Of
Carl Beck happens to wander adrift.
The Bull Dog is being sent over al
the high hurdles there are in these Oc-
tober tests with little time left for g
breathing spell.
Out OF Bounds
TOMMY ARMOUR, the Scotch golfer
L now in this country, went up tt
see Babe" Ruth play in one Of thu
closing games of the season, wherein
the babe" lifted one over the fenc,
in the first inning.
GLOW did Ruth look TO you?" som'
one asked Armour on the way bacl
from his first game.
Fine" he remarked, latter thu
start"
What's the matter with his start?'
was the query.
Didn't you see it?" asked Armour
''Hc put his first one out of bounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-23
Scholastic Football Scores
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
Central High. 1885, Frankford High, o.

tATHOISit SCHOOlS LEAGUE
st. Joseph's Preps' o. VillanOya
West Catholic High, o. La Sale, o.
OTHER GAMES
BEyn Athyn' 1o' West Philadelphia
Haddonfieid High, I3I Woodstown
.Trsdyrryn Easttown High, 10; Media
fcliingswood High. gil BridGeton
High, o.
Gernlantown Friends. 8Si Friends
Cheltnham High. 20, swarthmore
High, IL.
tisrmantSwn Ss town acaSs%S. 10; o''Sfs SsestnSt u
Hill, o,
Radnor High. ~. Hsyertord School. 9.
Lansaowns mish, 81; Chester High. ..
Lansdsie HiEb, 20! Arlington Hish. go.
Darby High, Sty Hayertord High, 3.
Penn Charter. sii ST. Luke's School.