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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15
Chance for Carpenter
to Shom His Skill

Minneapolis. April 10. -- Mike
Collins. Minneapolis boxing pro-
moter. has offered Georges Car
pentier. French heavyweight. $40.
600 to meet Tommy Gibbons in this
city some time in June.
Collins has posted certified
check of $4,000 rs forfeit. the
money also to be used as a side
wager that the ST. Paul heavy
weight can defeat Carpenter over
the ten round route.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

Tot,NNY thing thi, game % baseball. You never can
Il tell what will harr"m. and "" say this despite tn"
fact the season only day Of rcXanpc con
slider conflict which ri"d opNn lifted the Id hred ''
opening gun raised the curtain and set the stage Tor IN"
local 1920 season Th Athletics and New York Yankees
coided in the initial struggle but TINS Is not at AT
strange The As have been appearing in opening games
for years but usually were wrecked in the collision
Yesterday they scored glorious victory. which is an
other way Of saving they trimmed the lanks. thus
Is proved that when the turns il does not always
remain a worm
ELNNN hi"g. tbis ga",c ot br'CJnH
v,HE last time Connie refused to take the slap on get
i away dav was way back in 1915. which sti i re
membcrcd our oldest inhabitants On that day tn"
Athletics beat somebody by Of further
details being sdotrackCd because Of tn" scarcity Of white
paper That five years according to the hGSrr>
Since they have been assisting other clubs TO get
away to flying all Of which greatly apnre
cated hv the clubs Every time the aliens needed
o boost the percentage column they would play the A.
and never drpartcd without getting complete satisfaction
The few ball games then meant nothing in III"
young of athletes. Now. after lapse Of year,
which can he rountcd all except short hands. they
oome back aud take fall ont of tho Yankees.
FtNNr thing, ms g""c "' ""'o'"".
TTrIE Battling Colonies Huston and Kupport- decided
l. to strengthen New York club last winter and
armful of dough Roson in "xchang" for Bah" Ruth
Some S137 900 is said to have been expended. but the
Coloucs whimpcrcd
Money nothing us. they said 1T was
well spent. Ruth will win Iot of bail games.
Tho CoonelS right. Ruth WILL. win lot "t
ball and started inning streak YESTERDAY
guy who &1%I 800 i able win n game single
handed mud the 10000 spectators at Shib" Park ap
paudcd and cheored when he did it. II" couldn't help
the Nanks, he helped tho As. He thP game for
Connie Mack joining tine Athletics eighth inning
Still the cant blamed hasn't been with the
Yankees very long and is not familiar with his
surroundings.
Counie didnt ia, sl37.5oo for Babe Ruth. In fact.
II the truth known and inclined o gossip.
We would say Connie never paid nickel for his services
They were gratis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15
Duncan May Train Frenchmen

Paris. April i5.---''Jim'' Duncan. former
holder OF the worlds record for throwing
the discus, has been offered the position of
trainer Of French athletes preparing for
The Olympic games at Antwerp this sum
mer. Duncan. who was n lieutenant in
the American army. was discharged here.
and has since opened q gymnasium in this
city
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15
WaIIy sehanp Suspended

Wally Schane, the star catcher OF the Red
SoX who has refused to report 10 Barrow y
teau! bccaus" OF salary difficulties. was mott
fed Yesterday by Harry FraZec, president or
the club. that he had been suspended for
"a iluro TO report
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

Bill Stringfellow, the Iansdowne
High School track leader. won the 100
yard dash in 10 2-5 sccords. the DO.
yard dash in - 80 seconds and also
scored second place in the quarter. mile
run in the dual meet with Lower Merton
High School yesterday. LanSdowne won
, by n score Of 65 To -,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

Cravath lafter Ward and Kruger
worked double steah: Heavens
mon. your efforts to nullify that play
bordered on the ludicrous. Brace
mp. Don't allow your shortcomings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15
ATHLETICS TURN ON THE YANKEES
AND COP OPENING TILT OF SEASON
WITH ASSISTANCE OF BABE RUTH
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL

Twentieth street the SECOND cleared field fence
the scorcboard and tho third just th" right
field wall n" did this in practice. In the game. he
rouldn repeat. couple Of other mad" h"m" runs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

Kruger tout Of first on close
playI why Mr.. Ward. arc your
optics properly focused: It's very
annoying to be sent I" tho bench
under such circumstances in fact II
makes me real cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

Williams timely wallop ir the game
with Media High gave Episcopal Acad.
emy the three runs which won the
game in the fifth inning. He scored X.
Scott and Fretz. Media rallied in the
seventh. but the Churchmcn held them
| TO one run,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

Iack Wheat Cletting perfectly
good strike breeze by: Now really
Mr.. Mccormick. | certainly do ques-
tion your judgment, consider
your decision on balls and strikes
little less than scandalous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

John Miller Caftcr booting onel
"Mcrrful goodness, seem to bc
losing my dcxteritr.. feel awfully
blue and know Mr.. Cravath will
look daggerS al me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

players went to Chestnut Hill rather
overconident The result will have q
healthy effect on their play in the
coming league games. but will also add
10 the Killers baseball prestige this
season.
Chestnut Hill played in fine form.
with Harry Sauers the individual star
He started things in the first inning
whcE he scored In the seventh he
scored on Wears single. In the eighth
he prevented tho Germantown players
from tying the score.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

toIlingswOod' rally in the ninth in
ming gave the Jersey players victory
over Friends Central School yester.
day afternoon. & 10 =. Scagraves. Rob. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15
No.Bad.Ldngudge
Edict Tried Oui

The phiIs aud Dodgers tried out
tho proposed no swearing cdi"t with
this result:
Neis lnftcr being robbed of triple
by Cy Williams: Goodness
gracious. isn't that the most pro
voking thing :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

The High School League teams Jared
badly in their games Yesterday Cen
tral High lost to Penn Charter Brills
heavy hitting had much to do with the
result. centraIs pitching staff went
on the blink H. the early innings and
the Quakers soon had the game on ice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

crts and Rutherford were the stars for
Collngswood.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-15

ELNNr h"o M,s game at bosc1aH
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
BIG STOCK CONCERN
BUYS RANGE LANDS
Irrigation Project Responsible
For Invsstihent in Harney
County by Stanfield.

"If we are going to continue In th,
stock business I realize we must owl
our range land Ia the remark made
by X. N. stanneld OF the Malheui
Live Stock 4 Land Co.. recently
when closing the deal for some 49,
600 acres OF range land In the vicln.
IL, OF Buck, Mountain from the Orc
gon a Western Colonization Co. 4
Mr.. stanfeld wired the CoIoniza-
tion Co. that no expected TO be- IN
this city for the stockmen's eonvcn-
tion when be would look over thor
range land. lie did not come him
self but his brother was here to rep
resent him and following his invoa-
tigntion the nrtn closed up for 49,
900 acres. THIS Ia significant and
should be considered by local stock
men. OF this vicinity as II appears
that outside stockmen are coming IN
to this territory and securing the
range lands. II local men are 10
continue In the business on the same
scale as IN the past u is up to them
TO get rapge land also.
The Stanneld Interests were NJ
tractod 10 this section because OF the
organization OF the irrigation dis
trict. They feel confident with tho
proper handling OF the water and the
seeding OF the land 10 alfalfa aud
other tame grasses that there r n
place here for probably engaging IN
the stock business on large scale.
They want the summer range iards
and will depend upon the irrigated
farm TO take caro- OF the winter reed
for their stock
In addition 10 the big tract sold to
this concern tao Colonization Co. haa
disposed OF Other range and farm
lands In thlI part OF the country
during the past few days. J. G: cecll
OF Silver creek has purchased Gao
acres; W. u. Johnson. also OF the
Silver creek section. has taken 1880:
Aborasturi Aranburn, 1850 acres.
There were other small acreage sslaa
but these indicate the' trend OF the
big sales. f.As
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
SCHOOL REPORT HAS
INTERESTING FEATURES
Children Start and Finish the
Grade School Under the
Same Super vision.

Principal Sutton's annual report of
the school year just closed shows
some interesting things. Several bf
those graduating from the eighth
grade this year started their school
life at the opening OF the present
school building following its erection
In 1912. Mr.. sutton begun his
duties as principal at that time and
has been mt the head OF the school
ever since. Several OF those gradual
ing, therefore. were under his sup
ervision from the beginning. With
one year practically iost during
that period because OF influenza
quarantine labting almost an entire
suhoof year. these pupils have made
an enyiable record.
Another feature .of the report N
the disclosure that 90 new volumes
were added TO the school library dur
ing the school year. During the
year the board Epent some $500 Ou
improving the school grounds. and
aud with the present
budget provision ~ made for addI-
i1onal play ground apparatus which
viii put this school on an equal
Win any a. the entire state In every
respect. including The play ground
MIR. sutton also called the alton
ilon OF this paper to the omission ot
the name OF one pupil from his grad
uating class on the list published In
Ia. last issue OF The Timcs-IIorald;
Harry Lofgan's name failed to ap-
pear ~ a graduate.
The following pupils ranked first
In their respective grades during tha
school year:
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05

In each grade where the Two
names appear the standing of the
pupils were both the same credits.
|. Neither absent nor tardy for The
entire year: Opal simmons. Doris
Holchkiss and Present Davis. first
GRADE; Charlotte Faulkner. Cathrins
Gibbs. Louise Lewis. Georgia SIM
mons. third grade: Lyle Gould.
Esther Shepard. fourth grade; Mar
garet Faulkner. Naomi Moon. NTH
grade; Carol Jordan. John Mothers
head; Lucille Gould. sixth grade; Roy
Brown Ksthrine Fare. seventh
grade.
Mr.. sutton's report says; Grades
two and eight were not so fortunate
In the matter OF punctuaiity. neither
having a pupil who was perfect In
attendance and punctuaiity for the
year. Pupils deserve much credit
for the amount OF work done and the
results that have been accomplished. =
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
WATER, SEWER, LIGHTS
INVESTIGATION STARTS
City Dads Employ Engineer
To Make the Preliminary
Survey and Report.
CITY AUTHORITIES MOVE
TOWARD WATER AND SEWER

Louis G. Kelsey civil and hydrau,ic
engineer, with Offices In Portland and
Nampa, was visitor to this city dur
Ing the week. Mr.. Kelsey was here
to meet with the city authorities and
discuss water and sewer plans.
Burns has employed Mr.. Kelsey to
make a preliminary survey for wafer
works, sewer and electric light plant.
Zach project Il to be a separate unit
and reported on as distinct project
TO be taken 10 or discarded as tho
case mhy 'be.
NO contract was made hut a ver-
bal understanding was given and MIR.
Kelsey is 10 submit his contract at
once. II this proves substantially as
he has outlined to the counciImen he
10 10 be employed and the work is to
begin at once.
The city authorities have been In
yestigating this matter recently and
arc ready TO place the matter before
tao property owners OF the town rs
soon as concrete plans may be form
uiatcd and given to the public IN tho
right way. The city attorney Il
working on the charter aud this IL
hoped TO be in shape for considera-
tion In connection with other inn
provements. Burns has spent con-
siderable money IN the past with a
view OF voting bonds for improve
men,s that has not been realized and
the present plan IL 70 avoid any un-
necessary expenditure but TO make
what Is spent count.
The people OF Burns are ready 10
support this move for better sanitary
conditions-and II II IL found practical
plans are made and the east Is with
In the means Of the town Immediate
steps will follow. the voting of Bonds
for such purpole.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
MODERN BUSINESS PLANS
+. MOVE sUIu'LUs PRODUCE
Lettcr-Head. rpye- Writer. Newspaper
and Biii board Are Aid 20
Farm Marketing

"A name for the farm, a trade na 40
for .he produce offered for sale. a
s'gnboard placed in consp cue rs
place adjacent TO a public hichwsy.
newspaper advertising. letter-hcsd
stationery, and use OF the typewrit ,r
are advocated as means OF putting
Oregon farms ON a business basis hy
Frank l.. Snow. professor OF indus
trial journalism at o. A. c.
"It is taken for granted" he says.
that up-to-date farmers are now us
ing farm account books which make
II possible for them to know defi,-
itely OF the end OF the year whether
the farm Il run ut a profit or loss.
Tho farm name. together with
trade name for the products. should
stand for high quality. The farmer.
OF course. must deliver the goods.
Whatever he offers for sale must be
as represented.
People like to purchase. cloth,rg.
or even farm, products from those
who are business-like In their deal
ings, Use OF the typewriter and
letter-head stationery gives goot
impression, and the farmer who
adopts this means OF showing his
business ability is more likely 20
close deals than one who uses any
kind OF writing paper. or is careless
In respect TO hand writing.
Newspaper advertising Is proving
just as practical for the average
farmer as for any business man,
Scores OF Oregon farmers are getting
good results from use of both display
and classified advertising. The farm
bulletin board is an effective supple
mentary force"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
EDITOR HAS A BIG JOB

The man who edits the average
anfry newspaper cannot well avoid
'adinr on somebody's toes conttn'
wy must expect TO be censured
peet hard work and little thanks;
''n for gnin;e, tional failures must
VI expect 10 be called q coward be-
use he does not pitch into" every
ing that somebody thinks is wrong.
"a fool If he speaks out too plain
On public evils; he must expect To
ma other peoples axes and turn
grindstoneT himself. still we
hk II is one OF the noblest pro-
sions on earth; the one In which
earnest man can do the most
"a 70 his fellow man.-Blue Noun
y BaglO,
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
Wayside Observations

u. ~. Mcbanicis--COunty agent
DO II nov.
Poison Squirrels. ,fv
Save your crops.
This year and next. "
Poison--6 pounds for a dollar.
Get Il from the County Agent.
Write. telephone. or call for it,
cnly get Il.
You can't get 'em. all this season.
have the poison on hand for spring.
You can't get 'em all the mrs,
time-keep II up.
II you can mix II cheaper than the
county Is selling II tell us--we'n buy
II from you and save money,
II you haven't any one TO put n
OUTLET the County Agent know AS
he has bunch OF good reliable boys
ready and willing to do the work
While you are busy with the squir-
rel poisoning just look over the place
and see what you have that you can
bring to the HARVEY COUNTY
LIVESTOCK FAIR this fali--sure
We are going to have one.
Anyone that thinks that Harnsy
County people are discouraged on
account Of p bad year or 30 or that
good drops cant be .gvown are ON
titled TO another think" wep'
have surprise for YOU next WEEK
and some good news for the boys and
girls that like livestock.
VIII send out the beet seed this
week and also some sunhower seed,
That reminds me that II you are
tired OF the old system OF wintering
stock aud are Interested In crops
that will be sure winner OF from
10 TO 20 tons per acre-then let the
County Agent tell you about sun
flowers for sileage.
W sIIOs
h A Silo Is a hole. entirely surround
ed by wall. for storing COW feed. or
sheep feed Or anything that needs
good feed. Sometimes the hole Is
In the ground. Sometimes It 10 up
in the air. Sometimes It is both In
the air and In the ground. To build
q silo first select nice spot for tho
hole. then build wall around the
hole II you want to build up. or In
side. II you want q pit silo. Either
kind Is good but you want to go
about II DETERRENT. II you can't put
up silo put one down--only don't
put II OF.
All kind of material is good for
silo building except hot air. Good
ones are made out OF FIR, pine, or
oak slaves. cement stayes or slabs,
concrete. holler tile, brick, steel and
CONTINUED on page four.)
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
|lONEERS TO HAVE
STUNTS" AT REUNION
REGISTRATION and Program to
Have Attention Forenoon
Sports to Follow.

The committee In charge OF arran.
.snents for the Harney County Pho
|,ser Association is getting things
line for u very interesting time
k,rh pioneer firm In Burns that has
Arn approached will give a prize OF
k,ue character for a stunt" TO be
pupeted for by pioneers at the re-
sion and details of this part OF the
veram Will be worked out. during
\ coming week.
scme OF the husbands and wives
pioneers have entered a protest
The restrictions for. the dance az
elthed m. our Issue OF last week
VI these rsstrictioSs are hereby
IcSsaed via the consent oi the com
sriec. Il was not intended 20 bar"
kewNes and husbands or pioneers
FDn this dance. hut the modern
|orirots etc. are not gping TO be
cved. In fact tha children are
png TO be- taken 20 the dance but
krt At on the seats as have the old
klk IN recent years. II ian't "a mat
Of choice with these children OF
oneers who have so fhe< forgotten
" staid and modest ways OF tho
|nses Of their fore "bears"--they
N commanded TO attend that dance
SM to sit on the "bench" and he
tcxn BY their parents how II was
kre In the old days. There ISN'T
hing to be any core TO the apple"
5rser, so long as the old folks want
dance.
other features OF the day will he
hort program just before the pic
y dinner which will consist OF mu'
y BY the pioneers and their chill
tsn. readings reminiscent talks. by
y older members who will tell Of
>rten,s OF early days. including
y Indian war OF 1879; school facll-
" will be discussed and compared
Nh the present day modern school
blding OF Burns together with Its
asn Of grading pupils: crops OF
y early days. attempts at agricul-
y. the discourasements and con-
nions.
Zach Pioneer family is expected to
1ing a basket of dinner which will
spread upon the lawn at the court
Psse yard and all take part In. II
Understood the Burns Commercial
~ will augment this dinner by fur
Thing some ham. bread and butter
y coffee. but otherwise the mem
|rs OF the Association will take care
the entire details.
Invitations. have been sent out oy
y acting secretary TO all who haval
vstered where she could ind their
n once address. and this invitation
, suggested 10 any Who know OF
lsss who are eligible for member
that they be extended an invita-
70 Join. The Association II
ped for the purpose Of good fell
ship and requires very little ex-
Pc. A small fee for d0es TO take
OF incidentals rs -sevied each
~ and each member 10 required to
, for their own badge. These ara
\ permanent use of the individual
BELONGS 10 than after they are
Pssht aud cost in the neighborhood |
10 gents each.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
AMERICAN VIEWS, 8sf
ANo ENGLISH, Too
Captain in,rIs at chautauqua Prssents
lecture on eritish-Amsricsn
Relations. ~

Norman Allan TmrIe star lecturer
with the educational service OF the Ca.
nndian army In France aud later at
'ncheh to the American army OF oc
cupntion as special lecturer. is o man
iltted In every way for the discussion
OF the vital subject OF BritIsh.AmerI.
ran relations. His lecture at Chau.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05
MORE Trucks COME
= FROM PORTLAND

Several new trucks came In from
Portland the fore part OF this week
TO take up work on the highway be-
ing constructed between Burns and
Lawen. One OF the drivers gave out
the information that his machine
Registered Just 404 miles from Port
land 20 Burns. They came over the
Columbia highway up by The Dalles.
shaniko. Bend and then across to
Burns. The machines are bis ones
but have good speed as they LETT
Portland on Friday, spent Sunday
fishing on the Deschutes near Bend
and arrived in Burns on Monday
night.
Married Wednesday, June 2, at
the Summit hotel in this city. Frank
Matney and Mrs. Ella Martin, Rev.
Tickner of the Baptist church per-
forming the ceremony. Both parties
to this marriage contract are well
known TO. the citizens OF this COM
munity where they have resided for
many years. Their many friends
wish them u happy and contented
married life. They left Immediately
after the ceremony for ther noun
tain home where they will spend the
summer months.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-06-05

the Rio Grande and knows Mexico and
the Mcxlcnns thoroughly. In the pres.
eniation OF the problem IN that stormy
little republic he takes n broad aud
tolerant view and viii unquestIonably
throw new lIpbt ON II all for you.
McllInger tells Intimate Stories Of
Carrsnza. Villa aud many olhor out
standing Mdxicans with whom he hns
been IN pc Hnpni contact.