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The Washington herald., 1921-12-05
.VEECK OPTIMISTIC
ON CUBS CHANCES

CHICAGO, Dec. a. The Chicago
Cubs are going to have a much
stronger team when they open the
1929 campaign than was the case
when the Chicago Nationals started
the 1921 season. according to Pres
ident William yeeck. who has just
returned from a visit to the clubs
new training camp at Catalina
Island, Cal. He was enthusiastic
about Hack Miller and Arnold
Statz, two outhelders he hopes to
land. and declared that Wade Kill
Iifer, brother OF Bill. Cub manager.
and one of the leading batters Of
the Coast League, would be here In
a few days to sign q Chicago con-
tract
The Washington herald., 1921-12-05

Rogers Hornsby. star shortstop Of
the ST. Louis Cardinals, again leads
the old league in batting. according
to the batting averages released this
morning. Hornsby romped through
lisa games and ended the season with
an average of .3e7. the highest aV-
erage in the National League since
Edward Delehanty, of Philadelphia.
crashed through with a mark of .4Os
during the season OF 1888. Leading
the old league this season makes
twice in a row for Hornsby. as the
cardinal star was also at the top
OF the sIugging heap in 1920.
William ]. CBill) Patterson. Giant
recruit. il listed at the head OF the
averages with a mark of 400. Bill
boyxever. participated in but twenty
three rares. Therefore his claim to
GLORY rests upon a foundation COM
posed mostly of sand.
Following Hornsby in the list OF
those who took part in more than
half Of their clubs games is car
ence Twombly. Chicago Cub outheld-
or Twou1bIy participated in eighty
seven games. was at bat 10 tunes,
scored twenty-five runs and collected
\ sixtv-six hits for an official averag ge
yof .377.
Eddie Roush. Cincinnati outfielder.
Who during the biggest part of the
,aason lust ended was Hornsby' s
main rival for batting honors, fin
isbad third with a mark of .35l
Roush was in l12 games, at bat AIS
times scored sixty-eight runs and got
I47 hits.
Austin McHenry, another Cardinal
nIayer is fourth on the list with
q mark Of $50. McHenry was one
~ the six players in the National
League who finished the season with
200 or more hits to their credit. The
cardinal star just managed to get
into the 2O0-hit class by a hitting
streak during the latter part of the
season which gave him 201 hits for
the season
Rogers Hornsby made the most
hits. 235, fed I'm two-base hits with
forty-four and tied with Ray Powell,
of Boston for the most three-baggers
with eighteen.
carson Bigbee. of Pittsburgh, is the
leading one-base hitter, with 1s1 sin
gIes. ana George Kelly: of New York
Xuitb twenty-three home runs. made
most four-base hits.
like last wear, Rogers Hornsby
ain leads the long hitters. with 37s
tai bases, for an extra-base per-
Ientage of -639~
six players have made 200 or more
hits. as follows: Rogers Hornsby and
Austin McHenry. of st. Louis, 235
and sol hits respectively; Frank
Frisch and Emil Meusel. Of New
York. 231 and 201 hits. respectively.
Carson Bigbee, of Pittsburgh. 2O4
hits; and James Johnston. Of Brook
lvn. 2O3 hits. Not since 1899. when
seven players made 200 hits, have
80 many National Leagaers reached
this high mark
Eight players Joined the Cen
tury Run Club" in 1921, as follows
Hornsby led with 131 runs; Frank
Frisch and David Bancroft. each
scored 121: Raymond Powell, ia;
George Burns, Ill; James Johnson,
1Of; and Carson Bigbee, 100.
Frank Frisch. of New York. was
easily the leading base stealer. with
40 stolen bases.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-05

The Easiest Test.
Defending the heavyweight title
is the simplest proposition of them
all Or at least one of the simplest
A. Jeffries comes along and eleven
years elapse before he is beaten
after winning the title.
Johnson spins out four or five
years before willard relieves him of
the crown and willard moves blithe-
ly along for four years before
Dempsey arrives.
Dempsey may<go eight or ten
years before they stop him, count
ing back to his willard conquest.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-05
Defending Two Titles.

We have had the query advanced
upon several occasions as to
whether q golf or tennis title in the
United States was hardest to de-
fend.
The argument here can be brief,
for there isn't much argument left.
A golf title is much harder to sur
round with any successful defense.
Tilden, for example. has many
good tennis players to meet, but
only one or two who are likely to
beat him.
In tennis there are rarely more
than two or three men conceded to
have a robust chance.
Golf is another matter In the
recent championship Evans could
look about and find tough competi-
tion on all sides. Charging his title
were Francis Ouimet. Bobby Jones.
Jesse Guilford, Bob Gardiner, Willie
Hunter, Max Marston, Rudy Knep-
per. Fl. r. Johnston and others capa-
BILE of moving at top speed upon any
given d1y.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-05
Different Test.

Golf is a different test from ten
mis-. One is competitive. the other
combative.
The golfer can play his own game
unmoiested., The tennis player
can't.
After Mclaughlin had lost to Bill
|Iarned the second time some friend
of the Californian's offered this
CO nsolation:
"You didp't play your game
against Larned."
To which Mclaughlin replied:
when I meet Bill Larned / have to
play the kind Of game he wants me,
TO play"
II one tennis player is better than
another, he is fairly sure to beat
him steadily. Almost sure to beat
him in a championship.
but in golf. II Evans, Gardiner.
Jones, Ouimet or any one else hap
peps 10 be slightly OF. there are any
number who may step in with 72
or 73 and upset the dope.
How many were there who picked
young Johnson of st. Paul. to drop
The Washington herald., 1921-12-05
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The Easiest Test,

Ouimet? Or Guilford to beat Evans
and Gardiner in succession?
Evening star., 1921-09-29
WOULD REVOKE CHARTER
OF HAGERSTOWN BANK
Controller Carman Brings Action
Against One of Strongest
Institutions.

BALTIMORE. Md. September 2s.-
The Sun says:
Revocation Of the charter of the
First National Bank of Hasers-
town, considered one of the strong
est and most conservative banks in
Maryland outside of Baltimore, Is
sought in a suit filed in the United
States district court at Baltimore by
District Attorney Robert r. Carman
for Controller of the Currency Girls
singer. This is only the second case
in the history of the national bank
ing system in which forfeiture pro-
ceedings have been instituted by the
controller for alleged violations of
law.
Persistent violation is alleged.
but no charge of insolvency is made.
nor is there the slightest intimation
of dishonesty on the part of the
officers or employees of the bank.
The charges are said Mr.. Car
man, that the bank failed to main
tain the proper reserves with the
federal reserve bank, as provided for
by law; that it has declared divi-
dends without having maintained a
sufficient reserve; that it has made
excessive loans; that it has lent
money on its own stocks. and that it
has used the banks funds for the
purchase of stocks and other securi-
ties of private concerns. which is
against the law
The bank has a capital stock Of
100000, a surplus of $194,560. line
of deposits amounting at this time
to approximately $2.0O0.000. and ap-
proximately 10000 depositors.'
Evening star., 1921-09-29
SHERIFFS SEIZE GOODS
IN MRS. C0cHRAN's HOME
Alexander Cochran Claims Wife
Has Wrongfully Kept House
Furnishings.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, September 2s.-The
matrimonial differences of Alexander
Smith Cochran, millianoire carpet
manufacturer, and Gamma Walska
Cochran. former member of the Chi
cago Opera Company. resulted yes
terday> in the invasion of her West
94th street home by deputy sher-
IFS. who seized furniture and bric-a-
brac valued at $25, 900 and carted them
OF to storage warehouse. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Cochran are abroad.
The deputy sheriffs acted on a writ
OF replevin issued in the supreme
court. Mr.. Cochran, who filed a bond
in double the amount of his claim on
the seized household effects, contended
that the furnishings belonged to him
and had been wrongfully withheld
from him by his wife.
The house in which Mrs. Cochran
lives is her personal property, having
been left to her by her second hus-
band, DR.. Joseph Frankel, who died
about a year ago. -.....
Evening star., 1921-09-29
ARMY FLYERS SCARS
4Q,a(lD FEET IN SKY
Sets New Record in Schroed-
er's Plane and GIides Down
Whole Distance.
Nv the Associa ted Press

by the Associated Press
DAYTON. Ohio. September 29.-Lieut.
John A. MacReady. test pilot at McCook
Field, yesterday shattered the worlds
altitude record, attaining height of
40.S00 feet in the same La Pere biplane
used by Rudolph c. Schroeder. who set
1920.
Lieut. MacReady was in the air one
hour and forty y-seven minutes, requir-
ing all but few minutes Of the total
flying time to reach his mark. At $4,000
feet ice formed on his oxygen tank, but
he pressed on until the abtimeter reg
istered Al 900 feet. At this point his
engine coughed and died. He then
glided safely to the ground.
2.02O Feet Higher.
MacReady's new record is 2,620 feet
higher than that Of Schroeder, and i'm
this flight the pi + suffered none of the
pilot. Schroeder's eyeballs froze and
excessive dilation Of the heart kept him
in hospital nearly two weeks after
the flight
The flight primarily was for the pur-
pose of testing improvements made on
the supercharger invented by S. A.
Moss. who witnessed the flight. and also
a new propeller of very high pitch. per-
fected by engineers at the local field
Capt. G. S. E. A. Hallett, chief Of me-
chanical designing, and Moss person
ally prepared the plane for fight. and
auxiliary oxygen tanks for safety of
the pilot.
Climbs Out Unassisted.
On landing MacReady declared he
suffered nothing but numbness. He
climbed out of the plane. unassisted.
and posed for several photographers
Immediately.
Lieut.. George B. Patterson. chief of
the technical data section of the
took charge of MacReady's instru-
ment as soon as accumulated ice was
cleared off the ship and following
celebration, and announced the official
altitude as 40,S00 feet.
Accumulation of ice on the plane
to cease functioning, but auxiliary
tanks. provided for just such an emer-
gency, were brought into use and
safety of the pilot assured.
Suit Electrically Heated.
MacReady was clothed in the heav-
lest of furs with special helmet and
goggles. To insure clear vision a
special gelatin was used on the goggles
to prevent collection of ice. The suit
A centrifugal air compressor. oper-
ated by a gas turbine. forms the
supercharger which made the flight
possible. The turbine derives its
power from the hot exhaust gas of
the Liberty motor. with which the
ship is equipped. and air thus COM
pressed is fed to the carbureter at
the same pressure as air at sea level.
The biplane was designed in Janu-
ary. 1918, by Capt LaPere. French
aviator, while working under direc-
Evening star., 1921-09-29
PAYMENT TO GERMANY'S
LIMIT, RATHENAu ADVICE
Minister of Reconstruction Says
Work Will Benefit Teutons, as.
Others Are Idle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUNICH, September 2s-"'We must
go to the limit of our capacity with
regard to reparation." DIR. Walter
Rathenau, the German minister of re-
construction. declared before the con-
gress of the Imperial Association of
German Trades, which opened today.
Complete fulfllment Of the terms
of the ultimatum will affect the world
economically more severely than our
selves. England has three million. and
American six million unemployed
The more Germany must work, the
more the others cease working. What
Is needed Is an international economic
understanding"
The minister approved Mr.. Church.
ills suggestion of cooperation as out
lined in his Dundee speech, and said
with regard to France:
I've must give goods; the problem
is to substitute products for gold. We
are to have a further conference with
France regarding arrangements for
delivery of gold marks to the amount
of seven billion in the course of four
and a half years."
Evening star., 1921-09-29

Flowers for Fall Weddings.
Consult flower headquarters-Gude
1914 F.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
Suit Electrically Heated.

ciety woman, has gone to Florida for
the purpose of breeding and raising
cattle
Evening star., 1921-09-29

9Th roads are fine all th'
way, 'cept you have t detour at
Martinsville on account O TIL
sheriff." said Ike Lark, this
mornin', t a couple O well
dressed young men on Their way
t tn city.
Elmer Beasley is now open
for light employment, havin'
mastered tn saxophone. L.
Copyright National Newspaper Service,
Evening star., 1921-09-29
SEES FINANCIAL CRASH.
Bernhard Says Gold Must Be Di.
Verted to Needy Countries.

BERLIN, September 2S.-George Bern
hard, noted political writer, in an article
in the Vossische Zeitung today, declares
that a world financial collapse is inev-
table. unless international counter
measures are taken to divert gold from
where it is supert1uous to where it is
lacking.
He says he considers that the striking
OF one joint European balance would
show this to be the sole remedy for the
situation.
Evening star., 1921-09-29
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
CHOSEN TO FIGHT DRYS
Anti-Prohibition Congress Pre-
pares to Repel American Invaders
Who Would Eliminate Liquor.

By the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE. Switzerland, Septem-
Der PA commission to fight
against an invasion of Europe by an
international prohibition movement
originating in the United States was
appointed by the international anti
prohibition congress at its closing
session here today.
The necessity of the vets work
ing in close cooperation to prevent
the dry forces gaining the ascendancy
in Europe was the sole topic of the
day.
The commission is composed Of two
delegates from each country repre-
scented in the congress. 1t will call
an international meeting in London
as soon as practicable.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
ASSA|LANT COMMITS
SUICIDE NEAR FARM
John Nagel Shoots Self Fol-
lowing Attempted Muir
der of Farmer

With the finding at sundown Sun
day of the dead body of John Nagel,
80, with a bullet through his heart,
weeks search for the would-be
murderer of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Hendrickson, farmers living south
of here, ended.
A son of G. H. Wang, a farmer,
driving cows home, saw a black coat
near strawpile, and in reaching for
it discovered the lifeless body of
Nagel.
The revolver, with one chamber
empty, was found beside the body,
which was lying distance Of about
one mile from the scene of the Sat-
urday night shooting. The gun is
believed by authorities to have been
the same one which Nagel used the
night that he attempted to take the
lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Hendrickson.
Sheriff Albert Sparrow was noti-
fed of the discovery of the body.
With other county authorities he or
dered it taken to Finley. Efforts will
be made to locate relatives of the
dead man. 1t is believed that Nagel
ended his life shortly after the shoot
ing at the Hendrickson home.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Weekly School News
From Co. Superintendent

Marie Wilson of Broadlawn writes
that her school is planning a "clean-
up party. The children are all 60
ing to bring their rakes.
Gertrude Linn of Newburgh re-
ports that the Little Citizens Lea
que of her school has bought volley
ball, bat, baseball, croquet set of
eight balls and eight mallets. Two
captains have been chosen for base
ball and two for volley ball. The
school has recently purchased a new
flag five by eight for the school room.
The following pupils have been
neither absent nor tardy during the
past month: Anna Beck, Augustine
Beck, Inga Beck, Alvin Brenna, Ma
bel Brenna, Arthur Holdahl, Helen
Hovick, Bernice Sponheim, Edwin
Stavens, Earnest Stavens, Gilman
Stavens, Lillia Stavens, Ruth Stavens
Alpha Thompson, Chester Thomp.
son, Earl Thompson, Hilliard Thomp
son.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Farmer Pleased With
Sunfower Silage

An increased acreage of sunflow-
ers for silage purposes this year in
Slope county, N. D., is the result of
the satisfactory experience Of several
farmers in the county with the crop
last season, Charles Eastgate, the
county agent, reports.
One farmer planted corn and sun
flowers together last year. After
the mixture came up the gophers
and cutworms took third of the
corn, but did not touch the sun.
flowers. When the hot, dry wealth.
er came, much of the corn dried ul
but the sunfiower kept on growing
although it did not make as much
growth as If it had had more mois.
ture. Cattle relished the silage mix
ture, which was about two-thirds
sunfower and one-third corn. One
farmer who did not complete his sile
in time to put the sunfowers in it
fed some of the fodder to his cattle
The cattle cleaned it up, eating it IL
preference to corn fodder or oat hay
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Blabon

Mr.. John Anderson was a passen-
ger for Minneapolis Friday evening.
H. A. Burner was a delegate to
Finley last week.
Gordon Rye was Finley visitor
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Sell and daugh-
ter Marjorie were Mitchell riding
Sunday.
The Blabon Teachers were supper
guests at Swanson's Sunday.
Othie McKellips was an evening
caller at the H. H. Stephenson home
Sunday evening.
j. G. Walters and family were
callers at Oxton's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Burner and
daughter Evelyn were Sunday call
ers at the ]. Goebel home.
Minnie and Elmer Langager were
callers at Burners Saturday even
ling.
Myrtle Oxton visited at home Sun
day.
Clifford Swanson was Sunday
caller at H. H. Stephenson's.
The Misses Jennie Berringer and
Esther Brekke were callers at the
o. Olson home Monday evening.
j. G. Walters and family and Myr-
tie Oxton were callers at the ]. B.
Oxton farm Monday evening.
Miss Anna Sievert left for Her
man, Minnesota, Monday evening.
M. H. FRANKIE was business call
err at Casselton Monday, returning
Tuesday morning.
o. B. Olson and Gordon Rye were
Finley callers Monday.
Conrad Sund and Hartwell Burn
er were Pickert visitors Tuesday.
Minnie and Elmer Langager, Ber.
nice and Hartwell Burner were Hope
visitors Sunday.
Bernice and Hartwell Burner were
supper guests at the M. T. Langager
home Sunday.
T. M. Langager and son, Morris,
were visitors at the M. T, Langaeer
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Sund were
passengers for Fargo Monday eve
ming.
The Blabon Star Band had their
weekly practice Monday evening at
Sund's Hall.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Secretary Reports Success
of Co. Old Clothes Drive

To date we have the following re-
port on the old clothes drive for
western North Dakota:
Mrs. Badger, Colgate. $50 articles
Mrs. Taylor, Glendale. 10 articles
Mrs. Hans Fugleberg, Enger $50.
128 articles
Albert Bjerke, Golden Lake.
...... % dFtlcles
Mrs. Cooper Sherbrooke, ,147 articles
Mrs. Jorgenson, Sharon 466 articles
L. E. Sell, Blabon .191 articles
Mrs. Albert Bjerke made several
new articles and sent. The leaders
who made this drive a success spent
much time collecting the garments
but being they belong to the class
hat live to serve, they gave it will
ingly and gladly.
The Red Cross County Chapter
will pay postage, express, or freight
on the clothes sent. ..
AAGOT RAAEN,
Sec. Steele Co. A. r. G.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Carpenter

April showers bring May flowers
Mr.. and Mss. Marius Hanson from
Black River Falls, Wis.,, spent Mon.
day afternoon and night at the S. NJ
Wood farm.
Randall Curry was Sunday even.
ing caller at Hope.
Link Carney, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Baker, and Mr.. and Mrs. Will Prov.
ance were Sunday evening callers
at the S. M. Wood farm.
Gunder Olson is on the sick lis,
this week.
Ole Haugan was a last week caller
at Hope.
Word was received of the death o1
Mr.. j. A. Gilmore at his home in Ash
land, Montana. Mr.. Gilmore was the
father of Mrs. Silas M. Wood and
an old resident of Hope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Provance were
callers in Pillsbury one day last week
Earl Wood transacted business a,
Pillsbury last Thursday.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Methodist Church Program

rs George F. Bristol, Pastor
Morning Sermon ..... .11:O0 A. NJ.
Church School and Kindergarten.
l2:OO III.
Evening Service of song with short
Address -......... 1880 P. NJ.
Subject for morning sermon April
18th, "The Home, the Greatest Force
for Good"
Subject for evening address, ''Fire
Its Value and Necessity to a Chris
tian and to the Church."
If you have no church home we
invite you to worship in our services
and if the children are not in Sunday
School send them to us. We assure
a good time for all in the Sunday
School. There is place for every
one who wishes to come, old or
young. Special interest are shown
to the Little Tots.
Good music and singing at all SER
vices.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
Pillsbury

G. l.. Smith who has spent the
winter with his family at Long
Beach, Calif., has returned to his
farm here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Kingston and
family spent Sunday at Jack Bur-
chills.
Mr.. and Mrs: Will Burchill Jr., and
children spent few days last week
in Fargo.
w. J. Smith spent Thursday in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Algeo and
daughter Lila and Harold Pease all.
toed to Valley City Sunday.
Baldwin school pupilg are busy
practicing their play.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burchill sr.
of Valley City, attended the funeral
of the late Nels Olson.
Catherine Mckay who teaches al
Grand Prairie spent the past week
at home, it being their Easter vaca.
|tion.
The usual good sized crowd attend
ed the Aid Thursday at Mrs. En-.
rights.
Baldwin School Board held their
meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of the clerk, Roy Smith.
The Hope pioneer., 1921-04-14
THIRTY PRESENT AT
FIREMAN'S MEETING
E. Nj. Fuller and HI. E.. Trammell
Reelected as Chief and Assis-
tant Chief

The annual meeting of the Hope
Volunteer Fire Department was held
at the Fire Hall Monday evening and
about thirty of the forty-eight men,
bers were present. Co.,.
The principal item of business was
the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year which resulted as follows:
Chief. E. M. Fuller; Assistant Chief,
H. E. Trammell; Secretary-Treasur-
er, L. H. Smith; Engine Co. Fore
man, Oscar Johnson; Asst. Foreman,
R. E. Young; Hook and Ladder Co.
Foreman, G. w. Moores; Asst. Fore
man. H. ]. Knoblauch; Hose Co.
Foreman, H. G. Erstad; Asst. Fore
man, A. T. Eckart.
After some discussion it was de-
cided to place the chemical engine in
charge Of the Hook and Ladder Co.
as under the former plan the duty
of looking after this piece of appa-
ratus seemed to fall on Just one or
two men.
The question of holding a fire.
mans picnic then came up for con-
sideration and on motion a commit
tee on arrangements was appaointed
to look after the details.
After the meeting adjourned the
department repaired to Wamberg's g
ana enjoyed an ice cream treat on
the Chief.