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The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
ACID SOILS.

A large part Of Crittendbn
county soils is acid or sour and
this condition makes il impos-
sible to grow the largest possi-
BILE yields Of farm crops
especially the legumes, such as
clover, COW peas, SOY beans and
alfalfa. Some crops will not
grow at all on acid soils while
others grow only indiiferently.
There is a number Of causes
Of soil acidity Of which the chief
cause is the teaching of baisic
salts to the subsoil. When such
bases as calcium. potassium, and
sodium are not present in the
soil in large quantities a sufh-
cient amount Of carbonate salts
cannot be formed to neutralize
the acidity caused by the decay
Of vegetable matter, and a sour
soil results. Lack of proper
drainage where the soil is under
laid by a n@d pan may cause
soil acidity, wet soils are usually
acid soils. Another cause Of
acid soils is lack of aeration.
This is especially true of clay
soils of fine texture, which when
worked while wet dry out and
become hard and baked exclud-
ing the air. For this reason
il is best not to work clay soils
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
MRS GRAY WRITES

In 4 letter renewing her sub
scription Mrs. S. E. Gray of
Morehouse, Mo-. writes:
1T may be Of some interest
TO you to know that your paper
is q welcome visitor in my home,
especially in that it brings back
memories of early days, when
I used to know many of the old
people of Crittenden county
whose names frequently appear
in the columns of The Press.
The fact is that was born
snd raised in that county, and
for many years lived with my
parents on what is now known.
! believe, as Cedar Lane Farm,
which my father. Thomas A.
Smith, bought in the year of
1857, and during the same year
set out all the cedar trees of
the lane for which the farm was
named"
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
CRAYNE

Rev. j. M. Hicks filed his
regular appointment at Frances
Sunday,
Mrs. George Scott is quite
sick.
Mrs. Julia Ordway and
daughter were shopping at Ma
rion Monday.
Rev. J. M. Hicks. wife and
little son and Miss Julia Ordway
were visiting Will Wards last
Thursday.
Mr.. Marvin Bigham and
Miss Grace Clement were mar
ried at the home of J. C. Carl
ton Thursday evening Feb. S,
Rev. j. M. Hicks officiating
Mrs. Truman Tabor of Mex
leo and Miss Cordova Elder of
Crayne were married at the
home Of Rev Hicks Friday night
Feb. 6.
The dinner guests at Tilford
Bigham's last Friday were Rev.
Mrs. j. C. Carlton and Eugene
and Mrs. j. M. Hicks, Mr.. and
Dorroh.
Uncle" Bud Clements, who
has had smallpox is improving
nicely.
Misses Louise Bradford and
Irene Jones visited Gertrude
and Blanche Hicks Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt were din.
ner guests at Mr.. Jennings Sun
day.
Erwin Russell left last week
for the state of Washington.
Miss Birdie Bradford was Wis
iting the Misses Kirk Sunday.
Mrs. Lucy Bradford spent a
few days with her mother at
Marion last week,
Mis-. T. T. Jones visited her
sister, Mrs. Burklow Sunday.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.

The director of extension Of
the University of Minnesota
emphasizes the idea in his 3D.
dresses, that property is worth
more where good neighborhood
spirit exists. Neighborly spirit
means more than mere friend
illness.
When you have cooperative
associations to help rural COM
munity sell its products, social
clubs to make country life inter-
esting, educational organiza-
tions to bring the facilities Of
knowledge to all the people, you
have done more to make q
town go ahead than if you
brought in some factory with
hundreds of workers.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
Clement -Bighaln.

Mr.. Marvin Bigham and Miss
Grace Clement were quietly
married Thursday evening. Feb.
5th, at the home of her sister,
Mrs Jess Carlton, at Crayne,
KY, Rev. j. M. Hicks officiating.
Both were popular young people
Of the Chapel Bill neighoorhood.
Miss Clement is the daughter of
Mrs. Essie Clement. She has
been a teacher in the county for
the past two years. Mr.. Bigham
is the son of }. II. Bigham near
Crayne, Ky. He is q graduate
of Marion High School. and has
attended Business college at
Bowling Green.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
MISS YATES ENTERTAINS

A week ago last Friday night
Miss Eva Yates entertained at
her home on Elm street with a
six o'clock dinner.
The home was tastefully dec.
Grated in pink and white, the ta-
BILE being decorated with pink
roses. The favors were pink
crepe rose buds filled with white
and pink mints and nuts. The
dinner was served in FIVE cour.
ses. The guests were: Misses
Mona Belle and Melba Williams,
Roberta Moore Forest Ham.
mack; Messrs. Neil Guess. Jake
Mayes, Charles Cassidy, Doyle
Vaughn and jamie Howerton.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
DEANwOOD.

Misses Ruby. Velma and Ro-
salea Dean and Carrie Morse
are attending the State Normal
at Bowling Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Stem
bridge visited Mr.. Even Tur-
ley's last week.
The party at W. D. Dren-
mans on Jan. Goth was largely
attended and enjoyed by all.
Mrs. I.ouella Turley spen,
Sunday with Mrs. Mary Muir
ray.
Messrs. Edd Turley, Bot
Simpson, T. L. Walker, Mrs
T. l.. Walker and Miss Lilliar
Walker were the guests Of Mr.
J. NJ. Travis Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Even Turtle,
visited Mr.. Monroe Stembridg'
Saturday night.
Miss Opal Travis is the CUES
of her grandmother Mrs. EliE
abeth Travis.
Mrs. Lerah brennan an,
Miss Dixie Travis visited Mr.
c. H. McConnell's Friday night
Mr. H. b. Travis end famit
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
AGRICULTURAL COLUMN
By George n. Gumbert

while wet. then too, this makes
future cultivation more difficult.
When green manure crops are
turned under and a soil iskept
loose by proper cultivation the
sunshine and air have Q marked
effect in limiting acidity.
The farmer where necessary
is able to prevent or correct
soil acidity by proper drainage,
cultivation. or by the applica-
ton Of ground limestone. The
two simplest ways of detecting
a sour soil are by the htmus
and acid tests. Enough litmus
paper or muriatic acid for sev-
eral tests can be secured at the
drug store for ten cents. Break
apart a sample Of moist soil and
insert = piece Of htmus paper.
then firm the soil together
again; If, after fifteen minutes
the blue litmus paper has turned
a faint pink or red color. the
soil is acid. II muriatic acid
is used a small quantity may be
poured on the soil: il bubbles
of gas come to the surface the
soil is acid. II you are not
certain about the tests, bring
your soil to town and will
gladly test them for you.
Next week ! shall take up the
application Of limestone to
soils
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
FUNERAL OF
SENATOR MAXWELL

The funeral of the late ex-
Senator Presley d. Maxwell
was held last Saturday at the
Presbyterian church, Rev. l..
o. Spence of Elizabethtown,
Ky, officiating. The remains
were taken to the Adamson
cemetery, near Crider, for in
terment.
Senator Maxwell had made
his home in Marion for about
forty years before going to Ok
lahoma. He was a capitalist
and widely known in western
kentucky.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
STRAND THEATRE
PLANS BIG PARTY

In line with their usual enter
prise the management of the
Strand Theatre has booked one
of the foremost pictures of re-
cent years for Washington's
Birthday. While the holiday
comes on Sunday this year It
will be observed at the Strand
on Saturday night, Feb. 21.
There will be a big orchestra
on this big occasion, as well as
eight long reels of the picture.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13

BY the way the picture is to
be-tempted to wait till next
week to tell you for you will be
so anxious to see it you can
hardly wait-but here goes
Douglas Fairbanks in his ire
mendous success. "His Majesty
the American" Douglas al
ways gets a crowd-but Doug.
in this picture will bring 'em in
for miles around. Get on the
good side of your Marion friends
so you can spend the night with
them if the roads are bad-You
are not going to miss this one.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
CRrTTENDEN'S OLDEST
RESIDENT IS DEAD

Emma Barker, a respected
old colored woman. and the old
est inhabitant of Crittenden
county, one hundred and two
years old, died at the county
house last week.
Up to the Civil War Emma
was q slave, belonging to A. H.
Cardin. She became blind not
long after this and was sent to
the county house where she re-
mained until her death.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13

visited Mr.. G. d. Lambs Sum
day.
Mr.. James H. Walker was
the guest of Mr.. Acie Walkers
Saturday night.
Miss Vergie May Stembridge
visited her grandmother Mrs.
Dora Mcconnell a few days
this week.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
DAUGHTREY SELLS
HARDWARE INTEREST

C. A. Daughtrey has sold
his interest in the Marion Hard
ware Company to Harry Joiner.
Mr.. Joiner now owns the con-
trolling interest in this firm.
Mr.. Daughtrey will remain with
the firm rs salesman.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
FARM FOR RENT.

The farm, known as the VIM.
Cardin farm, near View, is for
rent, for the present year, 1920.
No one need apply who has not
team and tools sufficient to work
it.
For particulars see or write
WATSON RICE,
29.2t Marion, KY, route {
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
CORD WOOD WANTED

5000 cords of cottonwood, will
low and maple pulp wood and ex-
celsior wood, delivered at Evans
vile or Mt. Vernon Indianapo-
lis Timber & Mfg. Co. Indian
apolis, Ind. 28-2s
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13

The Main Street Presbyterian
Church has set the second Sum-
day In March to begin an evan
gelistic meeting. Rev. +. P
Flaniken, ID, of Madisonville,
will do the preaching. He is a
great gosel preacher ana a fine
evangelist
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
WILL MOVE TO MARION

Mr.. o. G.. Threlkeld, who
for many years has been a far
mer of the Repton section has
sold his farm and will move to
Marion, He sold 80 acres to
E. s Traylor and the rest of
his farm to Stevens 4 Canaan.
Oren, the eldst son will con-
tinue to operate the dairy barn
which Mr.. Threlkeld retains.
The future home of these fine
people will be on West Bellville
street in the home purchased
from Mrs. r. l.. Hardy.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13

Tom Wiring purchasd the
property on Depot Street occu-
pied by John Summers for s.
N. Henry Of Charleston, No.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13
Desirable City Property

| have two dwellings and four
acres of city lots that | will sell
at a reasonable price. See me
for particulars. R H Enoch.
The Crittenden press., 1920-02-13

Norman Henry of St. Louis
was here with his father, 8. N.
Henry to attend the funeral Of
j. w. Goodloe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
PENN AND TIGERS
PLAY TOMORROW
PIay-OH to Decide IntercoIle-
giate Title viii Be Staged on
Merton Cricket Club Grounds

Princeton has finally consented to
meet the University Of Pennsylvania
soccer team to decide the intercollegiate
championship. Manager Bill Steebles
announced this morning that he had
concluded arrangements with the Tiger
kickers TO play tomorrow afternoon on
the Merton Cricket Club grounds at
Haverford. The Princeton team Will
arrive in this city tomorrow morning
and will be quartered Mt the Cricket
Club during the day. Play will start
at 2:30.
Coincident with the announcement
made by Manager Steebles came word
that a movement would be started TO
have classes excused tomorrow after
noon 10 that all the students Of the
university can accompany the team out
to Haverford. 1t Is expected that over
a thousand students will see the match
and about two hundred Princeton stu
dents. The crowd Is expected to be the
largest ever to view an intercollegiate
soccer league match.
II was not until this morning that 10
was definitely settled that the game
would be played. Princeton was TO
notify the Penn management on Sunday
but failed to do 80 the members OF tho
Orange and Black team not having bal .
loted. Yesterday afternoon It was re-
ported by telephone from Tigertown that
the game would have to be played on q
field that would not be 80 near either
university. The Tigers, IL was said,
offered New York and ithaca as pos
sible grounds on which to play the game.
After considerable discussion the Prince
ton management finally decided to ac-
cede to Penn's request and play at Hav-
erford.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
MILLER AIDS PENN
TO DEFEAT DREXEL
Lebanon Youth in First Game as
a Regular Scores Three
Field Goals

Playing a ragged floor game and
wasting shot after shot at the basket
Pennsylvania was fortunate. to score
q victory over Drexel Institute last
night In Weishtman Hall. The finA
score stood 2S to 10. but doesn't show
how scared the Penn rooters were. In
the last Ave minutes the Red and Blue
team pulled itself together and scored
twelve points, enough to sew up the
victory.
The DreJel quintet entered the game
with all kinds OF night and heid u
throughout. Time after time Fem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
SCHOOLBOYS OPEN
SEASON IN CAGE
Central High and West PhiIIies
Win - ViIIanova Victor
Over Killers

Scholastic basketball got real send
off in local ranks, when half a doser
midweek games were played yesterday
afternoon. Central High and Yves,
Philadelphia High, both Of the High
School League, had narrow escapes
from defeat. Central won from Haver-
ford by great rally in the second
half, 1S to IS. Haverford was LEADING
at half time. 10 to 8.
West Philadelphia handed German
town Acedamy their first defeat in some
four years. The score was 20 to 1S.
West Phillies were leading in the second
hall, but as the game was nearing an
end the Mannheim athletes pulled up,
due to some remarkable scoring by
Braddock Dinsmore, and the West Phil
lies had real scare. Germantown =
clever quintet made an excellent show :
ing.
Central High whirlwind finish in the
maverford game gave them a victory.
The Crimson and Gold staged a great
rally,, passing the ball over the floor
ana shooting long goals from all angles.
hayerford will have to develop a foul
goal thrower. The showing Of Hoffman n
as q foul goal scorer was miserable.
Ewing and Gildersleeve are not much
better In this department Of the cage
. Vilianova will make a fine showing in
me Catholic League this season IL the
playing OF the Main Liners yesterday
II any real indication of their strength.
captain Henneberger, Quinn, Downey,
sGhuber, Kane, Kaufman and Harusan
az had a chance to get into the fray.
Henneberger and Schuber excelled.
Those two old rivals in all sports
Haddon Heights and Palmyra High
met In basketball with fatal result
FOR Palmyra, % to 10. IL was the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
BRENNAN SEEKS
ANOTHER MATCH
Not Satisfied That Dempsey Is
His Superior-champio
Was Surprised

New York, Dec. 15.GBir Brennan
who was knocked out in the twelfth
round by Jack Dempsey, the heavy
weight champion, in Madison Square
Garden last night, said today he in =
tended to ask for another match. 1T am
not satisfied that Dempsey is my su &.
perior,' he declared.
The challenger. while saying that he
felt he had vindicated himself, asserted
he was surprised" when the referee
motioned him to his corner, believing
that he had beaten the count in the
twelfth.
Dempsey said: Brennan was
tougher than expected. He stood up
longer than / thought he would His
blows didn't hurt me at any time, but
l found him hard man to hit proper
". Dempsey's manager said the
champion was not In the best of con-
dition, having trained too hard.
dempsey expects to leave for the
Pacihc coast tomorrow, to remain until
late in February, when he will come
back to New York to train for his match
with Jess Willard on st. Patrick's Day.
The match last night broke all records
Tor receipts for an indoor affair In this
country, according to unofficial esti-
mates today. The II ,956 seats brought
in sos, ,S62.50. This does no take into
account the receipts from about 1000
temporary bleacher seats and 1000 per-
Sons who obtained standing room. The
match between Dempsey and Willard.
which was fought in an open air arena,
netted $452 ,522, the high water mark.
Deducting Dempsey's share of 800
700, and Brennan's guarantee of S35,-
200 last night, the promoters estimated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
Amateur Sports
THE Pennsylvania Railroad Was

Pennsylvania Railroad Wash
l. ington avenue wharf Offices has or
ssnized n first class quintet for the
coming basketball season. II is entered
IN the Philadelphia Terminal Divisions
League, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
and plays Its games at the p. r. II.
Y. NJ. G. A.. Eighteenth and Filbert
streets, on Friday nights. Besides the
league games, the railroad boys will
play on other nights with all the first :
class home or travelling teams. The
nome games of the five will be contested
IN the Southwark Neighborhood Hall,
Front and Ellsworth streets.
Manager Madden would like to hear
Tom all first class home or travelling
quintets. For games. address Law.
renee Madden, care of p. r. r., Wash.
inston oa ayenue wharf. or phone Lom-
,s Tns 81 Lake's Club. which has teams in
S.s { fe%:a nS,s, G aT',ssss % indepsnS"nt sr.v.i
s:"p'sa &:ss. ''sss' ssss Ss.1 ss.i
S..., SSI..s travslIns nves. ". x. Love. H Dsss
wonS MhSnHt IE. a; - A. travelling Ave-
South street. w
Hercules Club desires to hear from second.
sihss sls Teams having halls and Offering reason
Sis ,ndtShSis%ents J. J. Reilly 1908 South
DSyss e. b, G.. .hird-elas. ny,. desires to
SsS Ss. MiItSI,l NH M,lnSs Band .iTss would
IKE e. book ,Yames with fourteen.siStesr.
N"i,h haTH'@sss T%ss,ynf;Ss Samss n;s.e Nc
Nre ~on a. A. desires to arrange games
Snn it.class home teams for dates In the
nave u.IS' F1 OF this month @ and early in Jan:
81. John, frst and second teams. has open
sates for nrst and second class travelling
leans willing to travel for fair Euarantees
H9%waTh % n Shaw. 2os2 pagt Ann street.
Ceoiin Juniors. a third-clAss travelling fiye
would like to hear from teams OF It's cins.
SSmerinE Snrg soo se%ssonsbls % guarantees. NJ. Gold
peTsj 5oVs North Fifth street
reithal y. q. uwo teatns( desires to book
games with third class quintets, either nj
bone or away. Nat Potamkin, s2S south
Fourth street. ' ''''"
stonton Juniors. = thirteen fifteen -yar-oid
TeYelins team. wants to book games with
blxteenth street. '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
GERMANTOWN NOT TO
SELL ITS FRANCHISE
3 All Ne,cs to Manager
Dave Bennis, but Eyrich
and Potteiger You'd Put
Club in POttstOtCn
|cAMDEN Us. TRENTON

ruE Germantown basketball franchise
i is not going to leave the suburbs. az
A. as he is aware, according to Man
..s- Dave Bennis. 1t seems that some
one not officially connected with the
management was tanning basketball te
Calvin Fats" Eyrich, manager OF the
pboenixyille football team. and Ear
potteiser. one Of the players, last sat'
urday at the ball PARK and Immediately
ne rumor factory had them securing the
Germantown franchise.
Eyrich says he and "Potty" are per.
S.ctly satisfied to get the franchise and
will Immediately place team IN Potes I,
town, but from this end II looks az II
their chances are decidedly slim; one
can never tell, however, and this may
be one Of those cases. Pottstown IS
.ooJ town. and IL the club goes there
tbe | rames would be played In the spa
II is but seventeen miles from Read
ins and would draw big" from the
scSuyikill Valley. Potteiger and Eyrich
~" we'll known in the Valley" where
thev are big favorites. They are we'll
yersed In sports and would no doubt
make n success Of the venture, but Dave
Rennis is confident that there will be no
change in the makeup Of the Eastern
League circuit on his account, so It
looks as II the ''rumor' Is exploded.
The Camden champions and Trenton,
fuss this evening In the Third Regiment
Armory, at Haddon avenue and Mickle
street. According to Doc Helms, the
entire population Is clamoring for ad-
mission and they are ready to back their
fayorites to the limit.
The games between these clubs are
always fraught with the greatest OF
excitement and invariably a point sep
arates them at the finish. The scoring
records show them to be the class OF
the circuit in the matter Of compiling
totals, but somehow they forget how to
score when pitted against each other:
Camden Is coming at an exceptionally
fast pace. OF the first dozen men In
the scoring records, the entire Skeeter
club Is placed. They have not lost
game for three weeks and their victory
over Reading on the latter's floor last
Saturday night gives IN idea OF the
speed at which they are stepping.
Germantown Goes Under
' Germantown went under again last
evening, when they were beaten by the
Reading Bears on their home court,
27.17. The game was not SO one
sided as the score would indicate, and It
was not until the second half was we'll
under way that the visitors began to
pull away to a decided advantage.
Manager Bennis caused shift in the |
line up and used Tray Jones, a product
at guard. He performed we'll while In |
action and for thirty minutes did not |
allow frankie Boyle field goal. When
he suffered an injury In the shape Of
a badly cut chin he was succeeded by
Harry Hough.
Nat Holman was the only local player
to do any scoring Of note and made three
Of his teams five baskets. Haggarty,
and Morris all did well nor the
visitors. The first half ended 1873 In
favor Of Reading.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
BALL STAR ION BLOCK"
"RabbIt" MaranvIIIe Up for Trade
Braves Want 2 Players and Cash

Boston, Dec. 15.--"Rabbit' Maran
vile in all probability has played his
last game with the Boston Braves. The
little shortstop, who has been the active
spirit Of the team on the field for years,
is on the block, with several teams bid =
ding for him.
Whether Chicago, Brooklyn, Pitts
burgh, New York or another club gets
him Is uncertain, but President George
w. Grant says he is up for trade.
The Braves want two good players
for Maranville, together with a bit of
cash. Maranville himself is understood
to be eager for change.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15

Harvard MAJ, Wills $1,000
for Triangular Crew Race

Cambridge, Dec. 15.--An eight
cared race Of crews from Harvard,
Yale and Cornell will have to be
staged on the waters Of the Thames
or on Cayuga Lake, some time In
the not distant future, II the un-
expected bequest Of the late Lawr-
ence T.. Sexton, of New York, Har-
ward 'S4, is to be accepted.
The will of the deceased, after
general bequest Of 800. 900 to the
university, further provides "for a
cup, to cost $1,000, and to be COM
peted for by eight cared crews from
Yale, Cornell and Harvard"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
CLAIMS SCORING RECORD
Jimmy Leeeh Totals 21o Points In
Nine Games for v. M. I.

Lexington, Va, Dec. 15.-Jimmy
Leech, captain and halfback Of the un-
defeated Virginia Military Institute
football team, it Is claimed, possesses
the leading individual point score in
the South, and possibly in the entire
country during the last season.
In the nine cases of the "fyins
cadets 1920 schedule, Leech ran up a
grand total of 210 points, scoring
twenty six touchdowns, kicking forty
eight goals after touchdowns and two
field goals. He also Is credited with
having made a total Of 1923 yards in
line plunges and end runs and with
having hurled forward passes for an ag-
gregate of 44S yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
West Paint
Navy's Aquatic Schedula

Annapolis. Dec. 15.--with a GOOD schedule
OF matches arronEcd and plenty OF good ma
terial from which TO select It's performers,
Navy 10 looking forward 20 a particularly
that the midshipmen will hav n team in the
intercollegiate assoctAtion's events In the
schedule follows: January IS. Johns Hopkins;
22d. University Of Pennsylvania; 2pth
surFh: 18th. Columbia; 10th. Massachusetts