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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-27

~ CoDD, batter extraordinary, man
ager of the Detroit Americans ant
fastest Of base runners.
Ty Cobb, psychologist. That is the
secret Of his superiority over his fell
low players, the secret Of how his
base running is scientifically planned
and not mere chance of fate. Cobb
went into the baseball game as a
purely business proposition to be
treated as such
1T is well-known fact that the
most nerve-trying thing is uncertain
ty," said Cobb the other day discus
sing his daring on the bases. when
you are certain thing will happen
you can adjust yourself to that thing.
Now, consider the psychological ele-
mcnts in my going to second base on
a single | have hit safely, and now
my business is to run. My perform
ance here is certain. | know precise
ly how long it will take me to run to
second base. The time of the run,
save for the remote possibility of
falling down, will vary only the
minutest fraction Of a second. | am
certain, then, of my performance. Ny
opponents in this case are the out
fielder to whom | have hit the ball
and the short-stop or second base
man (whoever covers second, The
outfielder is not certain of his per-
Torrance. He may tumble the ball
as it rolls to him, or it may take a
bad bounce, or he may make bad
throw. The man covering second
base, too, cannot be certain of his
own performance, He may drop the
ball, or may knock it out of his
hand, or he may not tag me as slide
around him These uncertainties
work against their skill.
Figuring Uncertainties.
81 am certain Of my performance,
but not of theirs. They are not GER
tain of their performance nor Of mine,
They know from experience how long
it takes me TO run to second base, but
they are not certain that | will run
20 second base, may stop at first.
when used to start for first, the
opposition never knew whether they
were or were not facing the emerg-
ency of my going to second base. This
left them faced constantly with that
emergency Their performance suf-
fered from the complication of UNI
certanties, and they fumbled a little
and made throws a little off or a little
late, and it was not often that was
tripped by a mechanically perfect de-
fensive play. That is how | was able
to run bases so wildly. 1t was not
my speed alone, it was the use of my
speed to confound the nerves and
brains of the opposition
This was a neat accounting of the
that for years has been
one of the color spots on the diamond
.Cobb's incredible base running.
DeyOtcs Time to Tractics.
In reply to the question as to
he carried his line Of attack
upon his opponents mentality into
the general strategy of the game he
answered.:
"You have observed that in Detroit
we have a hard-hitting team, and its
policy is TO use our offensive powers
to the utmost, therefore we only con
slider the policy of offense.'
Cobb has devoted considerable time /
and study to the tactics Of baseball. I
He spoke thoughtfully with constant
recourse to such phraseology of !
science as is in current use. The most (
play to execute in baseball,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-27


is a genuine efficiency burglar,
which may account for his success
during the last year in robbing n largi
number of St. Louis homes and get
ting away with property the tota
value of which he conjectured was
more than fifty thousand dollars.
These we're the rules Carravalla
says he followed;
1 Never carry a gun--in a pinch you
might use it.
Don't rob poor persons-it isn't
worth while.
! In the summer, work in the after
moons, when the women folks are out
In winter, work between midnight
land a. M, when people sleep the
soundest.
Stay away from apartment houses
too many janitors around.
Always work alone, and there won't
be anybody to "snitch" on you.
Always leave the back door open.
Cauavalla discussed his own opera
tions without trace Of reticence, adj
hitting that he had served four prison
terms in the East for housebreaking,
and that he was wanted in Detroit for
murder-a crime which, he declared,
he did not commit.
The lecture by the lone Wolf"
followed the reception and was one Of
the strangest scenes ever enacted in
the office of a chief of police.
you" said Miller, ARE an unus-
ually intelligent criminal, and you
know all about thieves. | want you
to tell me what makes thieves out of
men, and how we can prevent steal
ing"
"I'll tell YOU" said Carravalla. my
cellmate is a 20-year-old boy. He
doesn't know anything about Grimm
ais. | am leaving him alone, but
nine out of ten men like me, in a
case like that, would pass the time by
telling that kid lot of stories about
Jobs they had pulled off, and how
they had fooled the police. When he
cot out, he would be anxious to try
il for himself"
That's how | started. When | was
newsboy in Detroit | decided | could
make more money cutting grass, SO J
bought lawnmower. AS | was TAX
ing it home, a bull grabbed me, and
accused me Of stealing it. | put up
fight, and they gave me six months
in the work house for resisting ar
rest. There | met all kinds of old
thieves. They told me how easy it
was to prowl houses. / got the idea
it was a soft life. When | got out
| found they were right. Then | had
an argument with a saloonkeeper
over a slot machine, and got from one
to fifteen years for attempted robbery.
/ fought with a penitentiary guard,
and got three years in solitary. | was
in that prison seven years, and by the
time got out | was determined that
the next time ! went up it would be
for something worth while"
How can we stop crime in st,
Louis 2" Miller asked
"By putting on 1000 more plain
clothes men," Carravalla replied.
"What about the whipping post
like they have in Delaware ?" asked
Miller.
Cawavalla's reply was edged with
venom, ITS the most brutal thing
ever saw, he said. "A man who has
been up against that thing is ready to
commit murder or do anything else
It never will reform anybody"
"IlOw do thieves start out ~
"Thcy begin by assoeiating with
Boys and young men of criminal ten
lencies Then they get into Jail, and
nix with old criminals, and when they
get out, as | told you, they are ready
o Begin
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-27
TO STUDY CAPRICoRNUs

Mr.. Dwiggs gave evidence enc even
ing Of desire to accumulate further
wisdom.
Nobody" said he to his wife. "can
learn all there is that's worth know
ing in a lifetime, and man ought
never to assume that his education
is finished. I'm going to keep right
ahead with mine. I'm going to study
astronomy
Mrs. Dwiggs looked at him sharply.
and then in a cool, hard tone cXclaim-
cd:
"Sec here, Daniel, you'll have 90
think up some better excuse than that
for staying out at night
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-27
BLAMEs SOCIETY

TIL first thing a criminal does after
he gifts out o Jail an lights cigar
cite is t blame society.-Abe Mar
tin.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-11-27

Try a Dispatch want-AA 1t viii
pay.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
SYSTEM DID NOT WORK WELL
EnsIishwoman Found Some Disadvan.
tages in Giving Instructions in
the Sign Language.

An English lady was talking about
her cleverness in getting Russian
servant. "She can't speak a word Of
English, and can't speak Russian"
she finished. "But how do you man
age, them" asked her friend. "Oh,
it's quite simple. just wave my
hands about and make faces, and If
she doesn't quite understand, she goes
off and does something else. SO all
the work gets done in time" Later
on the friend called, hoping to catch
a glimpse of the Russian treasure,
and found the mistress in tears.
"That dreadful Bolshevik," she walled.
"She came up to ask what she was
to do next, and made scrubbing mo-
tions,- meaning the kitchen floor. Of
course, and she did it on my lovely
polished dining table instead, and 1t
is absolutely ruined! And now she's
sulking in the kitchen, smoking my
cigarettes, and can't make her un-
derstand that she's not to take themw
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
SARAH HAD GENTLY HINTED
Remark Might Have Led Beau to
Imagine She Disapproved Of
His White Clothes.

Mrs. Morgan had a colored maid
named Sarah. One Sunday afternoon
the mistress saw Sarah's lover leaving
the house clad in suit Of white fan
mel. A little later, when the maid ap-
peared. her mistress said:
Sarah, that beau OF yours should
never wear white. He is so black that
white clothes makes him appear all
the blacker. Why don't you give him
q tlnt?"
''Why, Mis- Morgan" said Sarah
with animation, II done give him lots
OBJ hints, but he jes' natterly amt got
no sense an didn't take 'em."
Probably you didn't make the hints
strong enough" said the mistress.
swell, nom, dat's jes' what think
myself" agreed Sarah, refiectively; 81
don't believe 1 did. jest looks at
him right hard, an says, 'Niggah,
yo' sho' do look like black snake
crawlin' out OBJ cream, you dor Thet's
jes' all 1 says to him. Mis- Morgan.
OATS ALL"
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
As Funny as Ever.

He had one Of those long mus
taches-one Of the kind that, If you
had been buying him a birthday pres
ent few years ago, you would have
thought Of mustache cup the first
thing.
Everybody had been making fun of
it, so one Sunday morning he shaved
it off. The first person to get look
at his upper lip in 20 years was a
neighbor girl about the age of four.
AS she came into the house she said j:
"Oh! Mr.. Bowin. you look Just as
funny as ever"
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
Accident Averted.

J. B. Erik of Richmond, Va, who
is organizing the National Teachers
Training association, says that little
negro whom the other called young
Bird" on account of the size of his
mouth, was standing on the railroad
track, and another one called out ::
"Hey dere, boy, git off dat tract. Ell
de engineer would come along end
see dat mouf of yone, he'd think ii
was car shed and run his train right
in."
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

gets worse, you are
downright sick.
Don't wait until your
"run down" condition de-
velops into real illness.
Start today toning your
system with an Al blood
remedy to drive out the
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
Flying High.

"This civil service stuff about math-
ematics seems rather intricate"
"What is it?"
Examination for government
chauffeur" = Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
Girl He Wa. Looking r

"Why are you so pensive?" he
asked.
I'm not penslve," she replied.
'But you haven't said word for 20
minutes"
"well, i didn't have anything to
say"
"Don't you ever say anything when
you have nothing to say?"
'No." she said.
"will you be my wife?" he asked.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

impurities, a vegetable medicine
like S.S.S., which has served thou
sands thus in the last half CEN
tury.
Get S.S.S. from your druppist
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

right now. Then write
us about your condition,
addressing Chief Medi-
cal Advisor, 84S Swift
laboratory, Atlanta,
Georgia. Well send
you m edica1 counsel
free.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
DENVER PRODUCE.

Greeley potatoes. per cwt. IN. 81 10
pinto beans ,.......( (Slow movement., }.
New cabbage neutrality-suspicious.. .0S
Onions. old .................... :. Slow
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

Minds of too many men are filled
with useless knowledge.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
nay AxDs unxlH rnscHs.

Cora. No. : yellow =. ...s..s. V1.ee
Corn No. mixed - ~. 10
Wn4ofs. NO. Ii - ". sesses s.sssss.. ~ 3
uay1eys ~ ~ - :. - " ~
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
"Run Down" People Easy Prey
To Serious Disease

When you get "run down" it
merely means your system is dis
ordered,-working poorly. II the
disorder stays small, you may re-
main just run down." But if it
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
DENVER LIVE STOCK.

An active trade reported on the cat
tie market. Supplies. were limited. but
consisted ALMOST entirely & Of desirable aI
strong: Buyers generally centered
their interest on the better grades of
handy weight stock nssl and nsax,nn in tynss few
-. Heavy beef steers were quoted
largely from i7.75 to IS rsit With 70 good
dun grades found an outlet at s7.25
and down. dependent on weight and
quality.
outlet. The top was reached on one
load of choice heavy cows. averaging
1928 pounds. which crossed the scales
largely from $3.50 to ss.75. Fair to
medium types moved from $3.50 to
$6.25 with more common stock at $6.25
A fair inquiry for stoclsers but with
little desirable stock on hand, this de-
partment was quiet. Quotations on
81. goo with S1cb best S cows and heifers from
s. to $6.
. Top was reached on one load of
strictly prime. 224;pouHd hogs; 20 so which s;h
is the highest price paid for several
months. The mex. highest figure was
paid by the same buyers at $3.50 two
other load crossed the scales at $40.
and packers top was reached at $S.35.
Bulk of the offering moved at from
s7.75 to $3.50. Extreme heavy and
cutout hogs were quoted from So to
$3.50. Fair supplies of pigs received.
Demand strong and the offering cleared
ss.s5.
sheep.
Best quality California lambs were
quoted from s12 to $12.25. with good
rtock from $11.50 to $12. Best native
shorn lambs sold up to $11.25. Ewes
were quoted from - to $3.50.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

Most men find it easier to get In
debt than to get out, but some are un-
able to get in at all.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

There are 100000 negroes in the
United States.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
Metal market,

Colorado settlement prices:
Bar silver (American). .99K
Bar silver (foreign). SO
zinc gl l.s5
Copper .........'....s' H.ASnV -.1S ~
Lead .................. 500 >
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
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THE YANKs ON THE MARINE
Oh, the English and the Irish. and the 'owiin'
Seotties, too, -:
French poilu;
The only things that bothered u.s. year oe''''
Wa. 'ow in ell the Y.nk.'d look. an wo' in ell
they'd do.
They '.dn't 'ad trynin'; they didn' know the
Tb.v ;.dn'. never marched it much; their shoot
in was the sine;
An the only thing that bothered US that osy IN
Wa. 'ow in eli the lind old if they should run
aw'y.
The lessy. no.y new 'uns. just come aero''t the
w. couIdnt 'elp wonder 'ow in ell their sut:d be;
An the only thing that bothered US IN all our
Was wot in ell would 'appen W en- 'ne on' ..
1t the Yanks.
My word, IL 'appened sudden wen the drive AZ
w. ...n ne Y.nk. a.runnin'-Gaw Blimy, how
they run! 80, N.
But the only thing that bothereo "' '"~' 'eo'
Wa. 'ow in eli to stop 'em fore they got into
Berlin.
rh.x a;dr.. ,.v. NO tactics but the bloomin'
They '.dn't learned no orders but ''ooray Ano
But the only thing that bothered us about them
Wa. :ov in ell to s.. the chow to feed their
Kamerads.
Oh, sh. Enslish and the Irish, and the o~''n
Scettiss, too. ~. ,.;~x
French peilut
II. e.iy Ahi.s TIA. bothered US aons bother Us
IL. ealy ~ |. ELL We dida's know The s.nE'
esforex; rex;NoNYMous SONG OF THE 4. EFF.
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

HAiLi iaAiti
NV Y. h.ilI \. TAs qsss's - Isrss
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

a HOT TIME
Whsn - hear den bells 90 ting : ling,
An HI foand ard ssweetly ~ Will stngl
TA.s: =, a. : = '.;dssss y asssx xsss:Bs'
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY

n hsb brnvaf n
No moresha the war the brave.
the winding rivers be red; THos W. HGGINsoN
Whenth laurel The of dead' ~sasss~
!:
Under The sod and the $S##$$MM
Waiting he fundamentally; xx1#SNM@#W
Loves and for the Blue
Tears ovefo the Gray.
BATTLE.HYAdN OF THE REPUBLIC /. YA
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born ~
With glory in bosom that 2N#
A. He died to maxi holy let die to M#a##
While God !" 9u1Ia %1IsarWE WARD Ga HOWE
THE FIGHTING RACE &aMMS@M
the ames:"
Kelly drooped his head, $@SMW
While Shea-they caIh Scholar Jack #AMaW
Wentd downt The of the dead k#@#$S&M
seamen [&MM&s&M
The of the and yawi. &@MM
Tn. oman and the lad in his teens N$#MM#
Carpe entersc coal-passers-all |SV x$&S@###
Them the ashes from out his pipe
SaidB Burke in Al oHhand
e're all in that dead mans ist by Cr'ps
= Kelly and Burke and Shea"
..Wyel, herest the Maine, and I'm sorry for \
Said K.i, md Burke and She's.
S-~ ' -JOsE c. CLARKE
MONTEREY M#W
TIKI himef recoled aghast.
- When, striking where he strongest lay XMaX
vs. .xooped his batteries E%MMM8
Hra brsviing full murdsrous BLAST
- Stormed oms Of haontsrsy
W.. .vere who Prssed AS
tho us confessed
Bs.ids brave who fell that dsy' NaN
rather shaSsth their warrior rest.
Than not h.ss cIssins siss e fnsso ssssss5'
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

EAGLE YOUTH
They have taken his horse and plume,
They have left him to plod, and fume
For a hero's scope and room!
They have curbed his fighting pride,
They have bade him burrow and hide
With q million, side by side:
Look-into the air he springs,
Fighting with wingsI
He has found a way to be free
OF that dun ifnmensity
That would swallow up such as he.
Who would burrow when he could fly?
He will climb up into the sky
And the world shall watch him diel
Only his peers may dare
Follow him therel
-KARLE WILSON BAKER in Yale Review
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

7s .CONCORD HYMN
- ~ ruds bridss that srshed shs neea, !.
Ttsir Fl.s !. Avsil's srssss ..s.'1ss
- .ss ~ srsbAssisd fssnssss ssesss -, 4,
Al arsi ~ - hs.sa tesss - ~ssss
The Ordway new era., 1921-05-27

AMERICA s$aSS Sas$s@$s
My country, 'tis of thee
M, Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee l sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the Pilgrims pride,
From every mountain side .'a
Let freedom ring.
S. F. SMITH
"a "a "a
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
D! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved homes and the wars deso-
lation:
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-
rescned land
Praise the power that hath made and preserved
us a nation.
Then conquer must, when cause it is just,
And The Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall
Der the land of the free and the home of the
brave.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
THEATER MANAGERS REACH
WORKING BASIS WITH F. |:

with being the factor which led the
other labor organizations to yield.
Because of the depression In the the
atrical business and the national tend
ency toward a reduction in operating
costs, the managers at a recent meet
ing voted unanimously to seek certain
concessions from the union employees.
Burlesquc Open Shop.
They were, in effect. that no in
crease I'm wages whatsoever would be
considered, nor the submission to any
conditions which would increase the
operating costs"
According to one of the managers,
the unions were willing to go more
than half way in assuring n peaceful
adjustment of the differences and
with the exception OF the burlesque
houses the Washington Legitimate
vaudeville and motion picture the
aters will be operated in the coming
theatrical season as in the past.
The burlesque managers have defi-
nitely decided to operate their the
aters on the open shop basis through
out the entire wheel. .H.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
GOV SMALL LEAST
. PERTURbED OF ALE
BY GRAFT CHARGE
Will Spend Quiet Sunday In
Kankakee But May Face In
dictment Next Week.

KANKAKEE. Ill. July 90.-Gov.
Len Small, under indictment for mis-
appropriation of State interest funds,
Will spend Sunday here at his home
with his family. He announced his
Intention of returning early next
week to Springfield to answer the
indictment. but before doing this will
resume his tour of inspection Of
Illinois road projects.
This, 1t is stated, will give Illinois
capital on wheels for an in
definite period. The governor 3 plan
is to tour the State in an automobile,
until he gets ready to go to Spring
field, where Sheriff Harry Mester
will serve warrants on him.
Governor Small's intimate friends
say that he expects to transact public
business from the various county seats
and that a corps of travelling secre-
taries will go back and forth, carrying
out orders on State business.
The governor returned to Chicago
yesterday from his home In Kankakee
and was in conference with Fred Lun-
din, the so-called power behind
Mayor William Hale Thompson. After
the conference, the governor and a
party of State officials started for FL
gin on the road inspection tour, mark
ing the beginning of the trip.
Plans for impeachment proceedings
against the governor are understood
to be in preparation at the State capt
toll
The Washington times., 1921-07-31

Through an agreement reached
between the Washington Association
of Theater Managers and tho Off
cials Of the various unions con-
nected with the playhouses. a threat
ened war which would have placed
all Capital places Of amusements on
the open shop basis has been averted
1t was announced officially last
night that the musicians union had
acceded to certain demands for
mulated by the managers and that
the affiliated unions in the A. F.
of l.. would meet the requirements,
thus forestalling a condition similar
to that on Broadway, where the
orchestra pits and the back-stage
crews may soon be manned by non
union forces.
Musicians Sway Unions.
The unions were given until August
/ to answer the ultimatum Of the man.
ayers. The vote of the Musicians on
the question of meeting the terms was
heavily in favor and the amicable ad.
justment of the differences is credited
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
''HELL-FIRE PARSON" Is
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT

NEW YORK, July 31.-The Rev.
James Barnes Deojay, formerly the
"hell-fire pastor" of Banksville, Conn,
and now pastor of Christ Church,
Mariners Harbor. S. l., which is a
room of his home, containing a con-
gregation of twelve persons. Is out on
1000 bail. charged with felonious as
sault by another clergyman, the Rev.
John Stanisana, who is now ged
in the more remunerative position of
clerk with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
The Rev. Mr.. DeoJay's son, Leon,
twenty-nine years old, chauffeur, is
also put on 1000 bail on a similar
charge. Stanisana says he was beaten
with clubs.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
KILLED BY FALL FROM
THIRD-STORY WINDOW

Charles Edward Henderson, forty
nine years old. of 1245 Thirty.first
vtreet northwest, was instantly killed
Sarly yesterday evening when he fell
out of a. third-story window of his
home. ..
A few minutes before he fell Hen
derson was seen trying to fix a screen
in the window. 1t is thought that in
fixing the screen he slipped and fell,
landing on his head on the brick walk
IN the back yard OF the residence. DIR.
Jerome F.. Crowley, of Stoneleigh
Court, was summoned, and pro-
nounced him dead. Coroner hewitt
was notified.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
POLICE SEIZE FORTUNE
IN SMUCClED GEMS

CHICAGO, July 30.--Unset dia-
monds and other Jewels valued at
$4,000 were seized today in a North
Side apartment in the Federal inves-
tigation Of a. gigantic smuggling ring
discovered here yesterday. The
gems were found sewed in the lin
ing OF coat said to belong to Iiy-
man Finerman. Los Angeles 1eweler,
arrested yesterday and held in $4,000
bond on a charge OF smuggling.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
TOWN IN DARKNESS WHEN
AEROPLANE HITS cABLE {

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 3d.
An electric railroad was put out
OF commission and five towns dark.
ened here tonight as tho result Of
an airplane accident.
Lieut.. Ewing Briefly, In an at
tempt to land his airplane, crashed
into string of electric wires and
severed 15.000-volt transmission
line providing power to the electric
line and the towns.
Brierly was uninjured. The plane
finally landed in Duck creek.
The Washington times., 1921-07-31
TWO ARE KILLED
WHEN AEROPLANE
FALLS TO GROUND
Denver Men Were Making Third
Try to Establish Attitude
Record.

DENVER, Colo, July so.--H Poland.
pilot Of an airplane. and George w.
Linger. sr.. in an altitude contest,
were instantly killed at the Curtiss-
Humphreys flying field late this after
noon when the motor Of their plane,
went dead" and the plane dropped
$50 feet to tho ground. Both mon
were residents of Denver.
The accident occurred during q con-
test on the program Of a three-day
''air carnival" that opened today. The
motor of the plane stalled as the occu-
pants were making their third climb
to establish an altitude record, and
came hurtling down in the midst of
q crowd of Mortified spectators.