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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
Bite of Insect Poisons
Babe Rutl's Right Hand
tBy United News.l

NEW YORK. oct. 25.-"Babe"
Ruth is enjoying another mild in
fectton necessitatins a slight oper-
alton on his right hand. Ruth
was bitten by some insect during
or since his transforming tour.
and the site of the bite" became
poisoned.
During the worlds series Ruth's
left elbow became infected, and
his surgeon had to operate to cure
the trouble.
The doctor cut Babes" hand
today and the trouble is expected
to he cured in a few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26

to have the trials staged later next
year was reported yesterday. Many
OF The owners Gpvor November be-
cause they EelieFe il will not he as
dry In tina: month as in October. De-
tails for next years trials will be ar
ranged ut a meeting of the associa-
ton in the near future
{. Is. Cooke. on whose farm both
trials have been held, has tender ed
INC use OF his land To the association
any time its members desire to use il.
Every member of the organization
rendered Mr.. Cooke vote of thanks
Yesterday afternoon for the courtesy
he showed them during the two days
III the 1921 trials
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
Royal Arch Chapter Meets.

The Grand Royal Arch Chapter OF
Virginia convened in Masonic Tenn
pie last night Most Excellent Grand
High Priest T.. Fcnno Heath, Of New
port News. presided and delivered
his annual address. beginning Mon
day and continuing through ycstcr-
day. work In all degrees was eXem-
pliticd. Il large class being in at
tendance from all sections OF the
state. Tonight there will he the am
nual election OF officers ana installa :
ton exercises Will follow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
Army Officer Scores
Eagle at Hampton
lBy Associated press.I

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, oct. %.
Captain Richard Cave. u. $. A.
rs the years champion golfer at
the Hampton Roads Golf and
country Club. he having scored an
eagle In match play. Captain Cave
iced OF and holcd his ball in ono
shot. the ball soaring go yards
through the air and disappearing
from sight in the hole This is the
Secohh or third time the pail has
pecn holed from the tee ut the
club.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
New Realty Corporation.

The kaynco Realty Corporation
of Richmond, with Il maximum cant
tai OF 100000. and minimum Of s25.
"oo. was granted a charter y.st.r.
day by the State Corporation Com.
mission. The incorporators ar. w
Is. Nelson. president: Edgar J Kuur.
man. secretary; j. Irving Kaufman
ana j. Kaufman. all OF Richmond
The corporation will do n vrunr,,,
real estate business
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
Crew or Launch Picked T.,

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Oct. o.
The crew OF the power launch Daisy
May was picked up late today abou,
twenty miles off the Virginia Capcs
By the Cape Charles lightship ana
arc being brought in on that vessel.
according TO- message received AZ
the Norfolk naval base this evening
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
SHARkEY TO BOX BUFF
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
IBy United Ncwsl

NEW YORK. Oct 25.-.Jack Shar-
NY considered n good fighter until Il
year ago. when he started .Io:nt. hi.
'""h work on the dance iioors. viii
get hrst crack at the bantamwcirht
'hhm riohship since IL was transferred
20 IN: management of johnny BUR
Johnny has agreed TO meet Sbark.v
In l5-round decision dcbate at tho
Garden here ON November IL.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
Enn1haII claim, Onc in Chicurn

CHICAGO. oct. 25.-Thc first foot
ball casualty has been reported here
The victim is Harry Johnson, -. an
Evanston High Scho1i sophomore.
who was injured In ,.r rsr.ct!cc game
lie died today.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
Annual nnat Race opc,, ,,rn -,

NEW lDEk, oct. 2I.---Thc racinr
committee OF tn. American Power
Eoat Association announced today
that the annual powcrboat winter
racing season of the Florida Coas,
would opcn February II. and extend
over a period Of approximately four
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26
TRIANGLE A. c. TAKES
GAME FROM WEST END
Capture Close Contest at Byrd
Park, 7-3-Orgain Kicks
Field Coal.

Young football players OF Rich-
ond representing the Triangle. Ath-
ictic Club and the West End Nth-
iettc Club played Il real game yes
tcrday afternoon 1T Byrd lark when
the Triangle team defeated their -op
poncnis. to 3. The game WAS close
and clcanly fought.
Neither side scored in the f-st
quarter. but Triangle showed Firth
over the line for Il touchdown in the
second period. Moore kicking goal.
West End did not. Scor" until the
third quarter. when OrEain kicked Il
goal from the field.
~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26

Prince Albert il sold In
foppy red bogs, tidy red
tins, handsome pound
and half pound tin hui
nlidors and in the pound
crystal glass humidor
NTH sponge nloistsnsr
top that keeps the TO-
boceo In such perfect
condition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-26

observation-disclosures. Goal from field
ORGAN. Substitutions-M Moore foi
Peterson: Muldowncy for Wharton.
Smith for Street: Wharton for rctci
son. Oiiicials-lIinklc 81. NJ H. 50,
referee: King o. NJ. II. 81. umpire.
Sutton 81 VI. IL. 81, head lincsmIi'.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-17
Killed and Robbed.

From stranger who was Il visitor
here this morning from BosSier City
the reporter learned of Il crime COM
mitted on the Parish Fair Grounds at
that place Monday night. That night
four shots-three apparently from one
weapon and one from another-were
heard on the fair grounds. The next
day an employee of Il Bossier City dairy
while driving home milk cows saw
prone body on the grass, but Thought
it was some loafer asleep. The next day
the body was seen in the same position
and an investigation proved it to be a
corpse.
The unfortunate man. who was
stranger. seems to have been first shot
and then robbed, as the pockets were
cut out Of his clothing and scarf pin
had been cut out of his tie. One shot
near his heart killed him. Near the
body was found a .3S calibre> pistol and
pocket knife.
The murdered man was well dressed.
| having on greenis.l colored suit and
| a green hat He was red haired, about
six feet in height and weighed about
1s5 pounds: age. perhaps thirty-tive
years. An unmailed letter on his person
was addressed to II. W. Peel, Quit,
man. La" and signed David Bridges. 7
| The coat worn bears the name &c. Nj
Bridges on the tag of an inside pocket
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Around Carterville.

Monday, Feb. 14.-Mr. Joseph Gov
ington and family spent yesterday with
Mrs. Covington's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gage Malone.
Mr.. Otis Morgan made business
trip to Plain Dealing Saturday.
Miss Lydia Mae Deese spent yester-
day afternoon with Miss Clifford Gov
ingtOn.
Mrs Tatuno, of Shreveport, is spend
ing few weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Andrew Deese
Mr. Daniel Covington and Mr.. Otis
Morgan spent yesterday with Mr.. Ell
! vert C0yington.
Mr.. Wilson Covington and Mr.. An
drew Deese made a business trip to
Springhill Saturday.
Miss Fannie. Holman is spending q
few days in Plain Dealing as guest Of
her grandmother. Mrs. Julia Zachary
Misses Delphia and Blanche league
spent Saturday night and yesterday
very pleasantly with Miss Clifford Gov
ington.
| Miss jamie Griggs and Mr.. Fred Allel
were quietly married last Thursday af
ternoon in Shreveport. A host of friend
extend good wishes and congratulatien
to the happy couple. VIOLET.
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The Police Jury Meets.

All members of the Police Jury We're
present ut call meeting Of that body
held here Tuesday to receive the report
of Mr. G. G. Rives, an accountant Of
Shreveport. who for some time past
had been engaged in auditing the Par
ish Treasurer's books. Mr.. r. i. Hill,
Clerk for the Police Jury. stated to
the reported yesterday afternoon that
the audit showed that only about the
usual overdraw would exist when all
1920 taxes had finally been paid in.
The balance remaining to the credit
of the dipping vat fund was appro-
priated for the furtherance of cattle
dipping in Wards One, Two and Six.
Mr. J. r. McDade having notified
the Police Jury that his sundry plan
tation duties would prevent his serv-
ing as a member Of the Parish Board
of EQUALIZATION. Mr.. II. l.. Skannal was
appointed in his stead. The other mem
ber of this board recently named by
the Police Jury is Mr.. NJ. s. Bolinger
of Plain Dealing. The Board of State
Affairs has named Mr.. W.. Il. 1vey as
the third member BY virtue Of his
office, Assessor f. d. Taylor will serve
| with them
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Two Biz Wells.

Two paragraphs clipped from an Oil
field story run in Sundays issue of the
Shreveport Times read:
"In DeSoto Parish all interest was
absorbed by the Fisher-BOone-l.anier
No. !. in section Till, which contin-
ued to increase its production as the
days passed. after coming in with an IN
itial flow of $50 barrels. The estimates
at the end of the week approximated
1000 barrels per day. This well opens
new territory and has given stimulus to
operations in general. The great well
was completed at 2I22 feet
I'm Webster Parish indications We're
obtained that an entirely new pool had
been discovered. The Louisiana Oil Re
tining Company's No. ! Gleason. in sec
ton 13-22-1O. which blew in. making
large volumes of salt water. increased
in gas pressure and also in quantity Of
oil. which gained in volume until esti-
| mated at about 30 barrels per day. The
gas pressure is around 10000 cubic feet
and all efforts to cap the well were I'M
| successful in the face of the heavy
volume of gas"
The big Webster Parish well has been
successfully capped this week. Also. its
production in oil has greatly increased
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Oak Hill.

Monday. Feb. IA. - The farmers Of
this community are cleaning off their
ground and getting ready for farming.
Marvin. the little son of MFR. and Mrs
%. Hamiter. was quite sick Saturday
night.
Mrs. Joe Cason. who has been quite
ill with pneumonia. is able to be up
again.
Ruth Shipp has been quite ill the
past week. but is reported better at
this writing.
Mesdames Mary Seward and Joe
Seward visited Mrs. Bob Hamiter Sat
urday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hamiter were
pleasant visitors at the home of Mrs.
J. 0. Impson yesterday afternoon.
| Mrs ID. l.. Randolph spent Friday
and Saturday at the home of her sis,
ters, Mrs l.. Seward and Mrs. J. O.
| ImpsOn. 49,
| 4 few of the neighbors of this com
munity are working their garden spots
to-day and getting ready to garden
! some DAISY.
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Around Linton.

Monday. Feb. 1.-THE weather has
been quite inviting the past few days.
Mrs J. f. kelleher spent last week
with her mother, Mrs. Callie Keel.
Mrs. Addie Neesos is spending a
while here with her daughter. Mrs.
w. Y. Lay.
Misses Sadie and Florence Lay were
pleasant visitors at the home Of Mrs.
J. E. Bundy.
Mr.. Robert Jones spent the week
end with his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
William Jones'
Mr.. w. V. Lay and daughter. Miss
Sadie, made IL business trip to Shreve-
port last Friday.
Mrs. c. w. Jones spent last Friday
evening with her grandparents, MIR. and
Mrs. Willis Bundy.
Mrs. W. NJ Jones was pleasant Wis,
itor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Bundy Saturday evening.
Mr.. Lonnie Bundy has returned home
after spending while in Troy, Ala.
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bumgardner ant
Miss Colquitt were visitors in this com
| munity last Saturday evening.
Mrs. ]. W. Wilkins and children spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs. f. B. Lockey and family.
| Mrs. Bill Bryant, Mrs. Pirtle ant
children spent yesterday with Mrs. jim
| pirtle. BRUNETTE AND BLOND.
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guests at the home of Mr.. o. f. Boyd.
ST., yesterday.
Mrs. B. f. Gleason visited Mr.. and
Mrs Claudio Gleason yesterday.
Mr. A. J. DeMoss made a business
trip to Plain Dealing Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs l. \. Gleason visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Arledge yesterday.
Thursday of last week Mr.. l. A. Glea-
son made business trip to Shreveport,
where he sold some more lumber.
Messrs. |. A. Gleason. l. Nj. DeMoss
and Frank ,Areledge visited the gas
well over on Dorcheat Bayou yester-
day. Mr.. Gleason reported that there
were hundreds of spectators present
and that an effort was being made tC
cap the we'll. 1t would be glorious
sight to us mortals around here to see
oil and gas spout out from one OF the
abandoned wells near us. Oh, we'll. we
haven't lost hope yet. ALT.
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Around kingsW0Od.

Tuesday, Feb. 15.-Mr. $. s. Koun-
savall was a business visitor to Shreve-
port Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Dement, and Mr..
and Mrs. Oakes We're Shreveport visit
ors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbert Dement, spent
Sunday very pleasantly at the home of
Mr. c. II. Carter.
Mrs Walton Reppert and children
were weekend visitors ut the home OF
Mrs. Frank Pease.
Mrs. Erickson and her mother-in-law
were callers yesterday at the home OF
Mrs. Il. O. Busbey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wutzke and Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman were visitors Sunday al
the home of Mr. L. \. Erickson.
Services were conducted Sunday al
the school house by Rev. knight, OF
Shreveport, who is now our regular
pastor. and breaches every second Sun
| day at eleven o'clock. There was Z
large crowd present Sunday and every
body is invited to come again the sec
ond Sunday in March.
Our community has again been sad
dened by death. Mrs. Jim Tidwell diet
at a Shreveport sanitarium last Satur
day. The remains We're shipped owe
! the ", S. and Z. Sunday morning, OF
the eight o'clock train, to Monroe am
the II erme en- was in the Willhit
graveyard, near her old home. Her in
FAINT child was buried Wednesday o
last week -DITSY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-17
FACTS ABOUT COTTON

From Cotton Acreage Committed
Marlboro County, South Caro-
lima, claims the distinction of av-
eraging production Of more cotton
to the acre than any other county
in the United States. ...s.
Ellis County. Texas, in total
number of bales produced is the
banner cotton growing county of
the United States.
The per acre yield, average for
the United States has varied from
145 pounds of lint in 1871 to 224
pounds in 1914. The ten-year av-
erage is 1S2 pounds.
Egyptian yield of cotton aver
ages about 800 pounds to the acre.
Cotton production in Egypt Is lim-
tied to irrigated acres along the
Nile.
The area under cotton in India
about 2J.OOO.OOO acres - covers
such a wide climatic range that
at many seasons of the year plant
ing and picking are going on i'll
different parts of the country at
the same time.
NOltOIl Is SlONI .ASitt as AAi
north as the latitude of Chicago.
There is now enough cotton i'll
the world, unspun, to last nearly
two years.
The Civil War was fought in
the cotton fields of the South, des-
trOying, temporarily. the means OF
supply. The recent World War
was fought in the great factory
districts of the world.
There is now more cotton in the
stocks of any one of half IA dozen
cotton markets iii the South than
was produced in all of the United
States hundred years ago.
| More than three bales Of cotton.
averaging 800 pounds in weight.
| have been grown on single acre
in South Carolina.
The estimated number of work
ing cotton spindleS in the United
States is about 35.OOO.OOO of which
15.OOO.OOO are in cotton growing
states.
The largest cotton crop ever
planted in the United States was
37.45S.OOO acres. in 1918, which
| yielded II. 156.4S6 bales, 800 pound
equiyalents, of lint.
Americas greatest crop Of cot
ton--16. .134.930 bales-was grown
ON $3.50. 600 acres.
The knowledge of cotton grow.
ing wild in islands of the West
4 Indies is as old as the history Of
their discovery by the Spaniards
during 1892.
ii Hargreaves, CromptOn and Ark
II wright are the great mines con
nected with invention Of cottol
spinning machinery. They were
| Englishmen.
II Eli Whitney. an American. III
| vented the saw gin. The origina
| patent was March Il. 1794.
On account Of the labor involved
II in separating the lint from the seet
by hand. cotton w;lS of unknown
commercial Importance prior to th'
III invention of Whitney's gin.
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Oak Grove.

Monday, Feb. 14.-Spring seems to
be with us for sure this time.
Mr.. Thernmn Stroud, of Dixie, spent
yesterday with relatives residing in
this community.
Judge Raiford kilgore paid the
reporter an appreciated visit Friday
evening of last week.
Mr.. J. NJ. Collie and Miss Helen Will
liams spent last Wednesday with the
reporter and his wife.
The Gleason well. near Sarepta, Is
attracting considerable attention. The
escaping oil and gas can be heart
plainly from Stroud's Bridge, and ma.
be seen from Sarepta and the Malone
Spur, one mile north of Sarepta.
The correspondents old friend ant
fellow reporter, Mr. J. II. Komines, o
the Emma community, has moved Il
Mr.. John Coles, in this community, t
spend the year. GOOD EYE.
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Valentine Party.

Contributed by a resident of Benton.l
The pupils Of the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades of Benton High School
We're made happy Monday afternoon
when Miss Ruby Montgomery invited
them to the valentine Party" given
ut her home in their honor.
After many games were played. the
children were called to the dining room,
where delightful refreshments We're
served. \ little red heart marked each
childs place at the table.
Just before time to go home the
Valentine box, which contained over
one hundred Valentines, was opened
Each child and the teacher received an
armful of the tokens of love.
About five o'clock the children left
for their homes. each expressing de
lightful time and wishing that Nalen
| tine Day came oftener.
| Those present not in the fourth, fiftf
or sixth grades We're: Martha lyey
Audrey and Harold Montgomery, Rub!
and Gretchen Page and Jewel Tuily.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-02-17
CORRESPONDENCE
HauRhton.

Monday, Feb. 14.-Ragan Nelson, of
Shreveport, was week end visitor
here.
Mr.. c. f. Carson is up after quite a
spell of sciatic rheumatism.
Mrs. II. D. Afford, of Sibley, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Moss.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. o. Desotell are the
proud parents of a fine little girl born
on the Sd.
Rev. J. G. Sloane. of Pelican, DeSoto
Parish, visited his daughter, Mrs. l.. s.
Hays, last week.
Miss Lille WYE Beauchamp, who is
teaching at Linton, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. {. +.
Beauchamp.
The boys of Haughton and Doyline
played an interesting game of baseball
Oh the local diamond Saturday, result
ing in a victory for HaughtOn.
Miss Hattie Ruth Vaughn spent Sat
urday and yesterday at Greenwood ut
the home of her parents, returning here
in time to resume her school work this
morning.
DR.. and Mrs. z. A. Lawrence, OF
Trees City, have been pleasant visitors
here They are always heartily wei
coined by their many friends, as both
| We're reared here. r.
The basket ball team (girls) of
Haughton High School played the Bos,
| sier City High School team on the
Bossier City grounds Saturday after
nOon-and met with defeat.
DR.. Z. A Beauchamp, a dentist prac
ticing ut Atkins. and who has spent
some time at the home Of his parents
| recuperating from some severe bo1ls
| left Monday morning to resume his
| work.
| Byran Sloane, who had his under jaw
broken in an automobile accident some
two or three months ago, has recent,
had it again operated on and is nov
here recuperating at the home OF hi:
sister, Mrs. L. s. Hays.
At stated communication of Hausil
ton Lodge No. %. f. and A. NJ, held il
this place at eight pm, Saturday 0
last week Mr. II. Y. Kerr. of this place
and Messrs j. $. Willis and J. J. Gould
of Doyline. were raised to the sublim
degree of Master Mason.
Rev. Lee Calvin, of Dubach. W h
has recently been called to the Raptis
Church at this place, preached two fin
sermons here yesterday. He will Civ
definite answer us to whether he ca
serve at the next regular appointment
OH the fourth Sunday in the month.
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Pleasant Hill.

Monday. Feb. 14.-Our farmers are
making preparations for another crop.
The echoes are ringing this morning
with the tones Of Mr.. S. l.. DeMoss'
farm bell.
Mr.. VIII Spears and family. OF Plain
Dealing, visited at the home OF MT
]. ID. Gleason yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Regger Rance We're
pleasant guests Of their parents, MI
and Mrs. J. y. Gleason. yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay DeMoss and Miss
Iona Gleason were pleasant guests a.
the home of Mr.. A. J. DeAloss yesterday
Messrs. Marvin and Harry DeMoss
/ with their families. were pleasan
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Recruited to Full Strength.

The United States Marine Corps,
having reached its authorized strength,
has practically suspended recruiting
activities. Orders have been received
at the T. $. Marine Corps Recruiting
Station, GIT Common Street, New Or
leans which prevent the acceptance OF
any man who has not had prior ser
vice in the corps. This means that
only ex-marines can be accepted, which
now makes the Marine Corps virtually
an exclusive club in which only men
with previous service in the corps are
eligible. Privileges to which ex-mar-
ines are entitled are: The two-year
enlistment period. the honorable dis.
charge gratuity, disappointment to for
mer rank. choice Of any post Oh the
East coast, an opportunity OF takins
| any course with the : Marine Corps
Institute"