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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23

isl love story was published in which
! thsre was an imaginary island in the
Far East called California. Some fif-
teen years later 2 party of Spanish
| adrenturers came upon the peninsula
which we now call Lower California.
Believing that they had discovered a
romantic island similar to the one in
the novel they called it California.
Later on, the territory to the north
became known as Alta California or
High California and when it became
a state, it was accordingly called Call
fOmia. The first settlers we're the
Franciscan monks who came up from
many are the legends woven around
these pioneer Padres. There shortly
grew up Mexican settlements around
the missions which the wonderful
climate and fertile soil prospered.
Some few settlers from the eastern
states made their way to the coast
and by sea the New England trading
vessels found welcome in the splendid
harbors.
The government, while under MeXi-
can control, was more or less indie
pendent, and at the outbreak of the
Mexican war, Fremont, who was later
defeated for the presidency, occupied
California. When peace was made
In 1913, California became United
States territory. That same year gold
was discovered in the Sacramento Val
ley and the rush of people to Califor-
mia began. The population grew so
rapidly that in 1850 California was ad-
mitted as the thirty-frst state of the
Union. With it's 15S297 square miles,
1t Is the largest state except Texas.
Politically its power has been rapidly
growing. California now has thirteen
presidential electors.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
In the Day of the Buffalo.

Time was when the blson commonly
bnt incorrectly called the buffalo,
ranged over one-third of the North
American continent. In the early days
of the republic herds of buifaloes were
found as far east as Pennsylvania,
when they roamed south as far rs
Georgia and north into western New
York. Thus the city of Buffalo was
named after this animal. In the later
years of the Eighteenth century their
habitat extended from the Susque-
hanna to the Sierras. There were mill
ions In the Mississippi valley.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
ITO BE CoNTINUED)
Apostle,s Greed.

The origin of the Apostles Greed is
not fully determined. 1t Is supposed
to have been taken from the confes.
sion of Peter MARK 1919 and from
the baptlsmal invocation which deter
mined the trinitarian order and ar
rangement. The earliest mention Of
the Apostles Greed is found In the
works OF st. Irenaeus against heresies.
He died In 202 A. D., when about so
years old.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23

Petershaw made
up his mind he
would sell Dob
bin, as he couldn't
afford TO buy
breakfast food for
him any longer.
A man who want
ed a horse dropped
around, and Peter
shaw hitc h e d
Dobbin up, and
that fool horse
just naturally ran
away and the
two men are 60
inc around on
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
Snecial Price.

Owner-What will it cost me to have
my car fixed2
Garage Man-What's the matter
with it?
Owner don't know.
Garage Man-Forty-eight dollars and
fifty cents.-New York Sun.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
FoIBLES OF ANIMALS

CD ETERSHAW has an extremely
Il gentle driving horse" said the
veterinary surgeon. "He has made
the animal a member Of his family
for several years, and it was so gentle
ANYBODY could drive It. The other day
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
Shaken Out.

"The roads are pretty rough. The
girls on the back seat are bouncing
around"
whats that metal dropping on the
floor of the carr"
Nothing serious. That's the show
err of hairpins."
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
PheaRant HatnherIea

The state Of Massachusetts, main.
talns three pheasant hatcheries, one
at North Wllbraham, one at East
Sandwich and one at Marshfeld.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
Hiuhly Reprehensible.

"Well, ma, gave young Mr.. De
Boots his congo last night"
Laws, Amelia, you hadn't oughter
be giving young men presents like
that"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
THE STORY OF
OUR STATES
CALIFORNIA
By JONATHAN BRACE
Ieclurs Newspaper syndieats1

THERE is an at
4 mosphere Of rO-
nance enveloping
the e early history
of California which
even encircles the
origin of the name,
About 1920 a Span
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-06-23
MINNESOTA

RK INNESOTA is
NA formed partly
from a portion of
the Northwest ter
ritory and partly by
the Northeast sec
ton of the Louisi-
ana Purchase. 1t
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
OPEN HIGH TITLE
GRID SERIES TODAY
Western and Business Meet
In First Clash in Gen.
trail Stadium.

Western and Business crack open
the local scholastic championship
football series this afternoon when
they meet in the Central Stadium
at o'clock.
Neither the REQ and White or the
stenographers have a team which is
figured to play a very big part in
the title series which they open
today. Western will be forced TO
send practically an entire green
eleven into the fray. having only
three regulars from last season
left' while Business is little better
off though It is certain that KEEL
ley's proteges will put up a much
improved game over that of last
season when they were much han
dicapped by a lamentable dearth o.
material.
Due to the high school principals
ioea or economy only two paid Off
Gals, a referee and an umpire, will
handle -today's game. 1t is ex-
pected, or rather hoped, that a COM
petent head inesman will come for
ward to handle that end of the Off
ciating. This procedure must of
necessity be followed throughout
the series unless the school prin-
eipals change their radical ruling.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14

harder test against the Navy 'on
Saturday than The Tiger viii know
later against Harvard and Yale.
We offer the off-sidei prediction
that this Navy scrap will be the
toughest spot on Prtnceton's
schedule, and that only high-grade
football will pull the Tiger safely
through.
The Navy, for once. has let the
Army go for the times being. in
alert preparation for this game, and
the Navy happens to have the ma
terial that will make any ma
chine on the map call for a full
allotment of gasoline to make the
grade.
Princeton has one of, her great
est teams, but Saturday happens to
be a day when she will need most
Of what she has to offer.
Georgia's defense will give Har-
ward something TO think about.
When Athens comes to Cambridge
there Is bound to be culture in the
meeting, and Georgia's defense has
been quite cultured for more than
year. Georgia may not score as
Centre did, but Georgia's line will
be more up to SNUFF and there will
hardly be any steady Crimson march
up and down the field. Georgia's at
tack isn't up to her defense, a re-
spect in which Athens, Ga, is ex-
actly opposite from Danville, KY.
We might still remind those who
expect Tad Jones to. turn out the
miracle this season that II took
Percy Haughton four years to iron
out Crimson kinks and get his great
machine in motion. Haughton need
ed four years to score his first
touchdown against Yale. Yale's fall
from high places has been a gradual
decline from former glory. and a
long standing habit of this sort is
not easy TO check in a season or
two. One can get a better idea Of
the situation when one sees just
how far Yale has come back in the
general direction OF modern play.
including scientific use of the for
ward pass.
Haughton took his time at
building up a system, but when he
had finished. with expert aid from
worthy assistants, there was no
lingering doubt about the value of
his structure. And when Fisher
came to carry on where Haughton
left off. Harvard again had chosen
with extreme wisdom.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
lands TO URGE
SERIES OF SEVEN
GAMESFORTITL
Lower Prices for Future
Championship Contests
Also to Be Sought.

NEW YORK. Oct. lain a state.
ment issued tonight Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands. high commission,
er Of baseball. declared. thai hero
after he will recommend a seven
game series for the world CHAIN
pionship. instead of the nfne-Rann
series. He complimented the world
series players and management for
their craftsmanship ana honest
playing but advised that lower
prices be charged for admission to
future championship contests.
His statement follows:
1T has been a great series In
every department of the game. The
highest skill was exhibited, and
congratulate ever9s player as hav-
lrg given the best that was In him
In this great annual event.
Il deem 1t Appropriate at this
time TO announce that at the mid
winter session OF the major leagues
the commissioner will offer for
adoption a proposal that the world
series be limited to seven games.
This viii be done in the belief that
II Is very generally accented that
the ideal world series champion
ship will be decided by the winning
of four games, as was the rule prior
to 1919.
"A five-game series is too short
for thorough test On the other
hand. the present heightened one
overtaxes the patience of the pup.
lie.
The commissioner also feels thar
there is a great menace to profess
sional baseball from public reac-
ton against the financial returns
running into the figures expressed
by the receipts of the world series
Just closed. Lower admission prices
which are not within the COM
missioner's ruling-being more in
harmony with the highest plane OF
sportsmauship, will better sustain
the public confidence which the
game must deserve.
1T is the commissioners convic-
ton that the public is happy to
support professional baseball, both
enthusiastically and financially,
provided that the public's love OF
the great sport be the inspiration
of the players and owners alike.
The probabilities are that the
Dresent situation would not arise
again, but the possibilities should
be avoided"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
VIM. |. AGAIN HAS
POWERFUL ELEVEN
Leech and Stewart Missed in
Baekfield-Line Has Much
Strength.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Oct. 10
The greatest football battle in
Virginia this season will be staged
tomorrow when the University or
Virginia and V. NJ. I. elevens will
meet in Lexington. Thousands of
alumni OF the two institutions and
gridiron enthusiasts from all over
the State will journey to the upper
valley town to witness the struggle.
Excursions will be run from Char
lottesviHe, Norfolk, Richmond,
Roanoke and Lynchburg. and othCr
thousands will motor to Lexington.
W. NJ. l., from her showing to
date, is, on the way to another 1920
team. Leech has a worthy success
sor in the person or one Costello,
who is both fast and aggressive
The other halfback OF last years
wonder team. Tdggy Stewart, is
naturally missed, but in Farley the
Flying Squadron" has a man who
is showing up. remarkably well. He
is a capable field general and clever
at broken field running. Shannon.
substitute for the past three
years. seeing to have overcome MS
difficulty of holding the ball and il
playing a consistently good game at
fullback, while Jerry Bunting at his
old position is convincing specta-
tors that as the receiving end OF a
passing combination he still ranks
with the best. In the line. the
Cadets undoubtedly have strength
great deal of strength. Capt.
Summers, Harrison, Drewry and
Hunt are all men to be feared ana
form a nucleus around which a
powerful line has been developed
As for Virginia, she will descend
upon Lexington in a spirit of grim
determination. contrasting mark
eddy to the spirit of the team and
its supporters in 1920. The fam
boyant betting on last years game
will hardly be duplicated by back
ers of the Orange and Blue, for II
had the result practically of put
ting Charlottesville and the Univer-
sity in the hands of a receiver.
However, many of those who lost
last year are going to Lexington
strong in the belief that they will
bring back some of the dough that
the Cadets walked off with LAST
October.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
DARKNESS HALY
PLAY IN DOUBLES
Yencken and Dudley in Dead
lock With Morgan and
Moore at Dumbarton.

Arthur Yencken and Jack Dudley
battled for two and half houre
with Dudley Morgan and Ballard
Moore for the doubles championship
of the District on the Dunoarton
courts yesterday without reaching
A decision. Yencken and Dudley
captured the first set in easy fash
ion at GO, but showed a reversal
Of form in the second, losing, at 81.
The third set went to 1S-an when
darkness forced a halt.
The high wind bothered all four
Of the players yesterday, and the
tennis displayed was not OF the
best. Yencken was the individual
star of the early games. but fell OFT
in his play toward the close. The
match will be continued where II
left off at o'clock this afternoon.
The winning pair must capture three
out Of five sets.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
Series CrOLDd and
Cash Set Record

NEW YORK, Oct. 13-Twe
new worlds records were estab-
lished In worlds baseball series
here today I'm the eight-game
series that came to q close when
the Giants trfumphed over the
Yankees. The official count Of
receipts, ssOO.223, far eclipses
the previous high "gateo Of
S722,414 taken in during the
ChicaEo-Cincinnati series in
1919. The new attendance rec
ord, 269,97e eclipses the former
worlds record attendance by
1S,O75, the former high mark OF
251,O75 being established In
1912, during the struggle be-
tween the Giants and the Red
sox. Official figures,
Eighth games
Paid attendance, 25,41O.
Receipts, S95,452. .... ..- .
Advisory board, e14,3I7.SO.
Each clubs share, $4O,5s7.lO.
Total eight games,
Paid attendance, 260,977.
Receipts. ssO0,2S3.
Advisory board, s13S,Os4 40.
Each clubs share, s:37, aaz. az.
Players olive sames). vtaG.-
523.0s.
Winning New York club
(Giants), s131, 635.35.
Losing New York club CYAN
kees), SS1,756.D5.
Cleveland Pittsburgh, s4s,-
szs.45.
st. Louis-st. Louis. s2s.2s2.33.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
MIDDIES WORK ON
DEFENSEFOR TIGERS
Coach Folwell Announces the
Lineup That Will Face
Tigers Saturday.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct 13.-Ap-
Parently we'll satisfied with the Of
fensive work of the team. Coach
Folwell and his assistants devoted
almost the whole time this after
noon In further strengthening the
defense of his pets, and the man.
ner in which the linemen STAYED off
the heavy assault of the strong Is
squad team was impressive. Fol-
lowers Of the team believe that 1t
win be able to check any attack
that the Tigers will unleash.
The varsity was placed on the
defensive Tor an unlimited period
and while the second string men
were hurled into the line and off
tackle time and again they were
unable to make any substantial
progress and there was no scoring.
Coach Folwell announced def
nitely his lineup for Princeton as
follows: Left end, Parr: left tackle,
Bolles: left guard, Carney; CENTER
Larsen (captain); right guard.
Frawley; right tackle, King: right
end, Taylor; quarterback, Conroy:
halfbacks, Barchet and Hamilton;
fullback, Koehler. That Noyes.
who is looming up as the star of
the backfeid. will get into the
fracas part Of the time was al
mitted by Folwell. Noyes is not
at his best just now. as he Joined
the squad later than the others.
officials for the game will be:
Referee, Charles McCarty, German
town, Pa; umpire, Fred Murphy,
Brown; field Judge. Al Sharpe, Yale:
head linesman, Pendleton, Bow
dom. The game will start at 2:Sp
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
HOyt Weeps as Giants
Shdtter Hero Dream

NEW YORK, Oct. Ii. But
there was one who did not en-
ter into the hIIarity and the
nOisesome abandon Of the tur-
bulent crowd ns the world
series ended today. He was
Hoyt, the former BROOKLYN
sehOolbOy pitcher and stellar
mOundsman OF the big series.
He sat, his head buried In his
hands, weeping bitter tkars of
disappointment. Two fellow
Yankees remained beside him.
urging him, with cheering words,
to take fate's fickIeness less
hard. Thus the vanguard of
HOyt's legion admirers found
him, still In the dugOut, with
JubilatiOn rampant before Il.
and he was, dragged. resisting,
to the diamond and borne off ON
the shoulders of his former
Erasmus high school brothers
while the teeming thousands
mOmentariIy forget the Giants
triumph and In Wild Intonations
acclaimed the Yankee star the
outstanding hero of the series.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
IS poz7z7qzzf
XNlC9yG Grant, 9ice
Song Of the Drifter.

Song Of the Drifter.
Time and, tide for no man watt
Let them hurry-I don't care to,
While ! linger by the gate
With no distant goal to fare to.
For the goals of which you dream
Close at hand are not SO CHEEKY,
Far away how fair they seem,
But when gained, how ordinary.
Dreams and visions? Long ago
!, too, once was young as you are.
But Of late I've learned to know
Better what the false and true are
Some good book is quiet bliss,
Quaint, old-fashioned lanes around
you
What is fame compared to this
Where no envy's ever found you?
Some deep pool to cast a line,
Two good hunting dogs to lead you
Move alOng-the road is mine,
Time and tide, / do not need you.
Another One of Those Things.
Kind Sir: I notice that you miss
few good chances to speak a good
word for Western football. Against
that l have nothing to say. But
would like to name four all-time
Eastern backfield stars to see how
you would go about to match them
from the West. Here are my
choices:
Quarterback-Daley, Harvard.
Halfback-Mahan, Harvard.
Halfback-Thorpe. Carlisle.
Fullback-Coy. Yale.
What has the West to offer
against this combination? l.. P. F.
The West. at least, would have
nothing to be ashamed of in this
selection:
Quarterback-Eckersall, Chicago.
Halfback-Heston, Michigan.
Halfback-HarleS, Ohio State; or
Oliphant. Perdue.
Fullback-Gipp, Notre Dame.
New Plays You should See.
only 37"-By Jess willard.
The Return of Peter Grimm
BY Jack johnson.
The Easiest Way"-By Johnny
Kilbane.
shuttle Along"-By Frank
Moran.
The Bat"-By Babe Ruth.
The Tiger Test.
1t Is quite possible. IL not quite
probable, that Princeton will face
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14

and his bat met the ball with the
solid crack that tells OF the base
hit. The ball shot on a line foot
from the ground between first and
second. Rawlings, the Giant second
baseman, dived for it. He literally
did just that He dived for 1t like
football player making a flying
tackle: He dived and caught il; he
rolled over and over, but held that
ball in his hands, and while he
rolled he managed to flip It t. Kelly
at first in time to catch Baker.
Ward, meanwhile was on his way
towards third with the tying run.
Two out and the tying run on third
with Schang coming up was not so
bad. But Kelly made a line throw
to Frisch. who had to reach for the
ball.
Frisch caugh. the throw and
dived desperately for the sliding
Ward, who was coming into the
bag feet first. There was. tangle
of arms and legs in a cloud of dust
Out from the confusion of flying
dirt and waving limbs rolled Frisch,
over and over. with his legs in the
air aIE, and 9TH the Oar'PeId high in his
Inc umpire snapped MS arm over
his shoulder. and the series was
over. Frtsch had tagged Ward in
the mix-up and the Giants were
champions of the baseball world.
Tough Loss for HOyt.
1t was a tough game for poor
Hoyt to lose. He pitched, in all,
twenty-seven innings against the
hard hitting Giants, and in. that
time yielded only two runs, one Of
which, the one which came in the
last game. and won the ball game,
was due TO an error by the usually
perfectly fielding Pecxinpaugh. He
is. entitled to all the sympathy in
the world. but that doesn't get him
the winners share of the purse.
For the second time in his career
John McGraw has won the world
championship and for the 10,0O7th
time ii has been proved that the
Yankee jinx is along-lived, sturdy
old misanthrope who will. have to
be disposed of somehow before the
Leaguers from New York
can attain to the highest honors
the game has to offer
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
Yank Quint at Work.

The Congress Heights Yankees,
winners Of the District championship
for the past two years. have started
training for the coming season. with
practically all of the 1920 organiza-
ton back on the job. Heddons,
Goetz, Sauber, Ingley. Catlin and
Anterior will again be in the line
UP. Arthur Shaffer is again taking
charge OF the team.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
War Dept. Seconds
Defeat Fort Myer

The War Department second team
defeated the Fort Myer cavalry four
to 5 in the second army fall polo
tournament at Potomac Park yes
terday. Fort Myer outscored the
War Department in goals from the
field. but lost on account Of 8
point handicap imposed on them.
Maj. Patton played we'll for the cav
airy team, while Col Lindsey starred
for the winners. s.-.E .-- s
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
Lynchburg Star Back.

LYNCHBURG. Va. Oct I5wood-
side. fullback for the Lynchburg Col
lege eleven. who was out OF tho
game Saturday with Elon College
suffering from an injured shoulder
is again at work and will be ia
the game Saturday with Guilford.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14

Title Hopes Of Navy and
Tiger Rest on Coming Clash
Roper Declares Lourie and Garrity VIII Not
Start Against Middies More Intersec-
tional Games Attract Interest.

| tertaining Westminster and cs,h-
Ole meeting Mount st. Hsry's
Exendine's men anticipate little
trouble In disposinG OF their on
ponents. but hope for enough on
position TO help in their deyeIor-
ment for the Holy Cross battle ne..
week. Catholic. a team that Ia in.
proving with each game. ,ho,,Ia
earn a decision over Mount 81
Aary's.
Maryland Badly CrtppI.d.
That so-caIIed battle with syr,.,
cuse put a decided crimp in Curly
Byrd's Maryland eleven and as a
consequence u will face ST John,
at Annapolis Saturday nornJ,v
with no decided assurance of win.
ming. In addition 20 Bailey bro-
ken jaw, Demio il stilI In Syra-
cuse hospital. and Moore and Cisrk
guard and tackle. are bunrsd M
Dutch" Plassnig, backheId star
may be lost because Of scholasttr
requirements. with these .Ycen-
lions and other minor injuries. m.
College Parkers are all nj for the
rest OF their hard schedule
Here is what they have 70 far.
oANNA odNHNNag v p
North Carolina, Yale, Catholic Uni
verSty. Carnegie Institute ana
North Carolina state.
George Washington jaunts 70
Norfolk to play william and Msry
in Whist should be a close and hard
fought test, while GaIlaudet IL
billed to play the PennsyIvsn1
Military College at Chester. THIS
Is expected 70 be another close on,
with the result very much in doubt
Virginia RIvaIs Clash.
Leading all games in the South
Atlantic section in interest is tho
clash between Virginia AID Virginia
Military at Lexington. Eesprte the
loss Of Leech. the Flying Cadets.
again have a powerful machine
while Virginia appears 20 D.
stronger than in many SEASONS
The Orange and Blue is bent on re-
venging the 22-to-6 defeat Of last
season. and practically the entire
Virginia student body will journey
TO Lexington for the game.
Western Conference teams begin
their annual struggle this week
with Iowa, backed as the fsvorfte
for the title. billed to meet Illinois
Northwestern taking on Wisconsin
and Minnesota playing Indiana
Michigan and Perdue are scheduled
TO meet Michigan Aggies and Notre
Dame, SO the results will cut no ice
in the conference race.
Few games OF general interest
are listed in the Middle South. An
bum should have an edge on Glenn
son, while Georgia Tech is expect
ing TO win hsndily from FUrman
Vanderbilt stages its annual battle
with Kentucky State at Lexington.
with the teams reported TO be
evenly matched Centre meets ST.
Xavier in Cincinnati.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
Ring Down the Curtain

Slated Tor Pipp in 9th. !.
Score by innings:
GIANTS O
YANks o % %
Iwobas Sacrifice hits-Snyde Stolen base
Double pays-sancTo to Rawlings to Kelly: RaSnss
outIBy Nehf by Hoyt T. Wild pich-Nehf Umpres-chll
The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
KanaWhas WANT Games.

II there is any l25 or 13o-pound
team in the District without game
for this Sunday. they can be booked
for . contest. by calling Manager
Keane. of the Kanawha A. c.. at
North 224. between $3.50 and p. m.