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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
TED KRACHE
VS.. JORDAN

ABERDEEN. Dec. e.--Ted Krache.
harbor lightweight. win hsttle
Johnny Jordan OF Anscortes in the
next Nick Randich smoker az the
Eagles club. Randich has signed
Chick Rocco and Al Luppo Of Ia
coma for the semi-windup. The
preliminaries have not yet been ar.
ranged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09

DALI players may be the mos,
- superstitiots athletes In the
world. but &c is doubtful n they
have anything on the major league
club owners.
Since the close of the baseball
season any number OF southern
cities have been inviting the two
New York clubs to train there in
the spring. Having won the pen.
nans in their respective leagues,
both clubs are naturally biz draw.
ine csrtls.
Recently the owners ~ the San
Francisco club came east and Of.
fered all kinds Of Inducements for
the Giants TO train on the coast.
The invitation was refused.
II Is practically certain that the
Giants viii again go 10 San Antonio
and the Yankees 10 New Orleans.
IL you asked for reason It prob
ably would be as follows.
I'VE trained there last season.
had good weashes and won the pen.
nanf."
That's all there l.. there isnt any
more.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
Colgate Captain
Quits; Played in
Game With "Pros"

HAMILTON. n. Y, Dec. g.
Arthur Bulger, holder OF the
state and national American lie
gion championships for the 900.
yard hurdles. has resigned his
captaincy OF the Colgate varsity
track team. following protest
that he violated a college rule
by participating In n football
game played in Utica, Nov. s. be.
tween the Y. NJ. G. A. pnd the
Knights OF Columbus. Bulger
admitted playing but denied he
received money for II.
A college rule prohibits col
legiate men from playing on
teams other than those under
Colgate supervision.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
OAKS WILL HAVE
GOOD STAFF

II Walter Mails hasn't lost any OF
his natural ability the Oakland
club has a fine pitching outlook.
win Mails. Buzz ArIett. Ray Kre'
mer, Jones and Krause the Acorns
viii have pretty sweet pitching
staff.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
OREGON TO MIX
WITH WEST VA?

SAN DIEGO. Cal, Dec e.--West
I Virginia. rated an one OF the top
notch teams In the East. viii play n
Christmas day game at the stadium
here against a Western team yet TO
be chosen II win probably be
Oregon
The Christmas game is an annual
affair hcrv. Last years game was
between Center college and Arizona
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
SPENCER AND
MAY LET OUT
BY REDSKINS

HWBBY SPENCER goes 10 Mobile.
L IN the Southern league. and
Buck May goes 10 Omaha. In the
Western circuit. according 20 word
received today from President Jim
Boldt. who n IN Cincinnati.
Spencnr'e sale was not uncNpect.
Cd ~ he was of little use Co tho
Tribe this season.
May is promising highlander.
league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
KENNIE SHOULD
STAR IN A. A.

BIZ Kenworthy should star In the
American Association next summer
AZ he has kept himself In good con
difion during his layoff this year.
Columbus has been In the second
sIfvii,on for years IN the A. 4. and
they have a new manager In Carrie.
ton Wordsworth. familiar figure
In southern league baseball for
years. Kenworthy should be a
valuable man to MoIesworth in re.
organizing the aggregation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
PINK MITCHELL
BELT ARRIVES

MILWAUKEE,. Dec. e.--Pinkey
Mltcheli's championship belt en-
blema,ic OF the Junior weltcrweight
title, arrived here today and win be
placed on display Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
ART FLETCHER
LEADS PHILLIES

ST. louis. Dec Another old
star Of the McGraw school took the
helm Of a Zig leagtre outfit when Art
Fletcher signed 10 manage tho PIN.
lies. The former Giant shoristop
has a one'year contract and win run
the tenn from the bench.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
Mr<sAFFJGA>
+ NEEDED CHANGE

The change nom sacramento 70
Oakland should do Marty McGaffi-
gan good. He didn't get along any
too well in Sacramento and he IL
still too good a ball player 70 get
IN q nut. He IL a speedy infielder
and d good lead.off man and base
runner. He hasn't been hitting
much Of late. however.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
Johnston
Valuable
Addition
New Frat Stacker May Be
Field Captain of lndi-
ans Next Year
BY LEO H. LASSEN

)NT be surprised
II Doc" John
Vt on is named
field captain OF
the Seattle In
dams next year.
TIL veteran
first sacker h
said TO be OF the
h sting and
brainy type OF
ball player and
as Harry VOL.
verton Is one OF
the smartest men
Ia baseball he will
III In well with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
SPORTSMEN ARE
MEETING TODAY

Amendments 20 the state game
laws and code win be discussed at the
annual meeting OF the Washington
state Sportsmen association, which
opens today at Spokane. The session
win continue thru Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09

Win Close
PuckGane
Vancouver Noses Out Vic
toria by 4 to 3 Tally in
North

VICTORIA. n C.. Dee. . shoot
v ina beautiful goal five minutes
before the flnai gong Frank Boucher.
Vancouver forward. broke the tie
scorn and gave Vancouver a 4 Go (,
victory over Victoria.
boucher was the altar ~ the game
with Hugh Lehman playing dArb
o. = game ia the net.
Ftsfa.tx k.nr~uS.r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
LAVIGNE AND
JOSEPHS DRAW

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Dee. a.
George Iavinge and Jack Josephs
battled 10 "A draw in the main event
at the American Legion arena here
last night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
MAT MATCH is DRAW

CHICAGO, Dee a.-Jor Stecher
ana Nousiff Hussanc wrcs,led 20 a
draw IN SIX rounds here last night.
Neither secured a fan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
LIGHTS GO OUT
FOR THIS BIRD

SALEM. Mass, Dec. White
Harmon, Boston, knocked out Young
Jack Britton, New Bedford. In three
rounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
ANNOUNCEMENT
is CONFIRMED

MoitGANTOWN. w. Va, Dec. 2.
The undefeated University of West
Virginia eleven will play the Univer-
SHY OF Oregon In San Diego, Cal.
ON Christmas day. Il is announced
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
DoDEBERcoTT. the young Mo

DoDE<BERcoTT. the young Mon.
~ roe logger. Is certainly coming
to the front in Northwest ring cir.
Giles with the wellknown leaps and
bounds. When he stopped frankie
Britt IN Tacoma the other night II
was something that Joe German.
Bud Ridley and Sailor Walters
couldn't 10. Bercott packs mean
wallop and aItho he has had only
II fights he II getting over the awk.
wnrdness that marred his first few
starts here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
Easy Pickings
for Jack Wolfe

ERIE, Pa, Dec. s--Jack Wolfe of
Cleveland won easily from Mickey
pillon' Erie, IN their i2-round bout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09

TUE job Of football coach has
4 become as precarious a position
as managing major league ball
club. You must deliver or be on
your way.
Buck" o'Neil who coached with
great success for several years at
Syracuse. has just resigned az Co.
lumbla coach. When football was
resumed az that institution. O'Nefi
was the popular selection to put
Columbia on the map For various
reasons he has failed.
II rs practically a certainty that
Greasy" Neale will not be NJ Wash
ington and Jefferson next fail.
O'Neii. who developed great team
last year. has had only fair success
this season. After defeating Lafay
cite. his team lost to Detroit Uni.
versity, Pittsburg and West vlr.
glnia.
All is not we'll AZ Yale. Continued
defeats by Harvard and Princeton
haven't strengthened the position OF
Tad Jones. a number Of other
coaches are up against the aame old
story--failure to win. Most OF them
viii soon be I'm the field for new
berths.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
HlAKE rs
MIG FELLOW

Fred Blake. Seattle's new pitcher,
e><ained from Pittsburg. is a giant
III size. accoring 10 reports from
tho Pennsylvania city He Is over
s1x feet in height and weighs around
100 pounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
TAYLOR BOXES
MOORE DEC. ~

CHICAGO Dec. Bud Taylor
Terre Haute. and Paul Moore "un-
crowned champion" OF the bantam
weights, will meet here December %
in a 10-round bout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09

CALGARY. Alta. Dec. Out.
playing the ~. Pats. worlds hockey
champions. the Calgary Tigers won
n free.scoring game in their exhibit.
ton here last night. 7 20 &.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09

NEW YORK. Dec. e.--Gov. ELECT
Smith contemplntes no immediate
change In the boxing laws OF New
York he iet n be known
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
ps SIGMA GAMMA. wash

rsris' sorority. will hold runmage
sale In the Pine st. public market
SATURDAY to raise funds for their
activities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
weisrnuller

A ND still Johnny weismuller
"A smasbes records. This swim
ming marvel shaved a fifth OF a
second from the i00.yard dash free
style and whole second from the
100.yard backstroke IN Chicago the
other night. This youugster is only
10 years old and has at least seven
or eight good years Of competition
ahead Of him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
California End, Remarkable Star,
PLAYS Good Ball for Golden Bears

His Discussed by Doe Roenha Caior
Ch Muller Proficient Many Lines Star of All Stars Will BE Los
Berkeley Next
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
BY GENE COIN .

Muller mtl This the
NMMNWM first
as
umm
WMxyJ mitha
the forefront a sho putt
ca<7 handy
hand.
How does he do s
andf himself comes the answ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-09
WINS IN SPITE
OF HIS HANDLE

! BROCKTON. Mass., Dee. D.
J Jimmy fruzetiI dcfcnted Frankie
Brown. Philadelphia. In 10 rounds.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
Enraged Farmer Deliberate
ly Shoots Wife and Then
Turns Gun Upon His
Grown Daughter.

According to information that
reached Paragould this morning,
one of the most brutal tragedies
that was ever enacted in Poinsett
county occurred four miles from
Vanndale Monday night when a man
reported to be named Moore is al
legged to have shot and killed his
wife and then turned the gun upon
his grown daughter and inflicted
wounds of the most horrible nature.
According to our informant, the
enraged man quarreled with his
wife and in a fit of anger seized a
shot gun and emptied the contents
of. one barrel into the head of the
unfortunate woman, killing her in
stantly. Then his grown daughter
became the victim of his anger and
in an endeavor to kill her he fired
three loads of shot into her body.
one tearing away the side OF her
face and another almost tearing
away one OF her arms.
In his fiendish fit of terror. the
father of the girl asked her il she
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
Last Day For Filing

Little Rock. Sept 14.--Yesterday
was the last day for the filing of
nominations for various state and
district offices with the Secretary
OF State II was announced by Mr.
'.Ioppcr Tuesday night that nearly
all of the known nominees had
filed. There are included in the
list only three candidates for the
State Senate against Democratic
nominees. Nominations were recent
ly made by the Pulaski County Re
publicans, but these have not yet
been filed Those that have filed
are c. W. Floyd, who is opposing
Roy Milan CT Harrison; G. w. r.
keck, opposing NJ l. Schuster of
Huntsville; j. A Choate of White
county. formerly member of the
House, and who was defeated for
the nomination for the Senate by
w. II. Abingdon has announced as
an Independent candidate from the
9th District
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
CONSERVATION
OF FORESTS
! | N ARKANSAS
Arkansas Forestry and
Game Association to
\ Meet-Review of
i States Timber.
1By The United Pres0

Little Rock, Sept ia meet
ing of the executive committee of
the Arkansas Forestry and Game
Association will be held probably
late this month to make definite
plans of organization for the society
The principle purpose of the socie-
ty is to save forests of Arkansas,
from Instruction.
Hamp Williams, OF not springs IS
chairman of the temporary organiza-
ton and Graham Burnham, of Glen
wood. on Caddo, secretary
According to j. G. Ferguson,
commissioner of mines, manufactur-
ers and agriculture, it is proposed
to have member at least in each
county. and If possible in each town
ship. A program of legislation will
be prepared for presentation to the
legislature, looking toward the pro-
lection of forests, the enforcement
of forestry laws in the state and
incidentally protection of fish and
game 5'aAs
The association will not be an
toagonistic to the numbering in
terests. according to Ferguson, but
will insist ron deforestation that
will not strip the woods as has
been done in some numbering states.
Present forests in Arkansas, con-
tain 100000 900 board feet with
annual growth of $3.50 900 900, 900.
1t. is estimated. The forests acreage
is more than 20,000,000.
approximately 100 plants are
manufacturing lumber and other
forest products. employing about
$4,000 wage earners.
The needs of a workable state
forestry association and policy are
summarized by Ferguson as fol-
lows: A technically trained state
forester, an adequate fire pro-
tective system, cooperation with
private owners and towns in pre-
pairing plans for the management
of timberlands and for commercial
and shade tree planting. state
owned forests by gift or purchase.
educational work. and taxation laws
which will enable the private tim
berland owner to operate at a
profit and at the same time practice
sound forestry methods.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
MRS, SCRUCCS
and MOTHER
HURT IN CRASH
Former Paragould Women
Meet With Accident in
St. Louis-Both Pain
fully Injured.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Mrs. Edith Scruggs. nee Miss
Edith Sims. and her mother, Mrs.
Lillian Sims, were seriously hurt in ST.
Louis yesterday wi4on a street car
crashed into an automobile in which
they were riding. The Globe-Demo-
crat. published this morning, car
ries the following news account OF
the accident
Mrs. Edith Scruggs, 80 years old,
of 5592 Pershing avenue, wife of
Lloyd ScruSgs, president of the Cop
per Clad Malleable Range Company,
and her mother, Mrs. Lillian Sims of
the same address. were seriously
injured at 4:30 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon when an automobile drlV-
en- By Mrs. Scrusgs, in which her
mother was riding. was struck by
a University Olive street car in
front of the Scruggs home.
Both Mrs. Scruggs and her moth
er received emergency treatment at
their home by DR.. Arthur Brooks
of 1861 Maryland avenue. Dr..
Brooks said that ME- sc. uSSs suS-
tanned decorations Of the scalp and
right side while Ter mother suf-
fered severe bruises ON the face,
arms and body.
"Motorman John Hewitt, 1851
Page avenue, and Conductor Martin
Sauer, 1924 Maffit avenue. of the
street car. told the police that the
street car was travelling west at
moderate speed and that it struck
the ScruggS machine, which Mrs.
Scruggs was trying to drive up a
runway next to her nome. Mrs.
Scruggs said that she had been driv-
ing west on Pershing and that she
did not see the car approaching be-
fore she turned into the driveway.
The car crew was not detained
by the police after an investigation
into the accident
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
POPULATION
OF SCHOOL
ON INCREASE
State Department OF Edu-
cation Issues Statement
Relative to Num-
bers and Funds.

The school population in Arkan-
nearly ten thousand pupils over that
of the previous year and tax as
sessments in large number OF
counties indicated a sharp decrease
in the amount of funds available
for apportionment in the financing
of the school system Prof. II. r.
Partlow. county school superinten-
dent, is in receipt of d communica-
ton from the state department of
education in which the subject re-
ferred to is covered. The letter, in
part, says:
The school population this
year was 6S4,G49; last year it
was 675.001-an increase Of
9.64S. The tax assessments in
many counties showed rather
large decreases. and therefore,
there was falling off or de
crease in the amount of funds
available for appOrtionment.
The State Treasurer's office
and the State Auditors office
deserve the thanks of the
school people of the state for
their splendid efforts to get
all the school funds paid in SO
that these funds might be in
cluded in the annual apportion-
ment made on the first Monday
in September.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15

News dispatches received by
The Daily Press this afternoon
of the results of the primary
elections held in many states
yesterday indicate that Massa-
chusetts, where nationwide at
tention was focused on the re-
suits of that state, was swept
by Henry Cabot Lodge, It APP
pears from the Geographic in
formation that the veteran
statesman was renominated as
the Republican candidate for
United States Senator by not
less than seventy thousand votes.
In the Michigan state pri-
mary contest, Chas. E. Town
send, personal friend and ardent
supporter of Senator Newberry,
who is charged with having
paid the price" for his seat in
the Senate, is reported to have
come out winner. Townsend
is reported to have been NOM
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
County Board Changes

Little Rock, Sept. 14.-The State
Board of Election Commissioners
Tuesday announced two changes in
the county boards Edgar NJ Rowe
of Little Rock was named as the
Republican member for Pulaski
county in place of Gordon II. Camp
bell, who is out OF the state and
c. r. Ham OF Stuttgart was named
in place of Louis Bucrkle of Arkan-
sas county. Mr.. Buerkle, who was
a member of the House several
years ago and has recently been
postmastc.' at Stuttgart has an
nounccd as an Independent candidate
for Representative
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15

mated as the Republican eandl-
date for United States Sem
ator by probably twenty thou
sand votes, according to latest
tabulations of the election re-
turns. Another Senator who
voted to seat Newberrv is re-
ported to have been victorious
in the state of Washington, in
the Senatorial primary, winning
over three opponents by substan-
tial majorities. Thus, it is
regarded that Newberry is now
safely reposing beneath the pro-
tecting wing of the Republican
party,
Primary elections also were
conducted in Colorado, Mary
land, South Carolina, Arizona,
Vermont and Louisiana but the
results in those contests are not
regarded as having been great
" important from a national
political point of view.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
BARNETT CASE
WILL Be TRIED
IN THISCOUNTY

The Jonesboro Tribune of yester-
day says: attorney N, f. Lamb,
left this morning for Wynne, where
he will appear for the State Ill
he case of State of Arkansas VS..
McBurnett. Pollet, Malone, Banks
and Phillips. who were indicted by
the Cross County grand jury, Tor
the killing of James and ODE Bar
nett at Hickory Ridge last April
NJ. p. Huddleston of Paragould,
with Giles Deering of Wynne and
Lem Banks of Memphis. represent
the defendants. The case is set down
for trial today.
"Word from Wynne this after
noon. stated that the defendants
took change of venue. to Greene
county. The trial will come up at
the December term of the court at
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
ST, LOUIS MAN
MEETS TRAGIC
DEATH INFALL

st. Louis, Sept. I4.-Dr. Rolla Y.
Henry superintendent of the City
Hospital, was fatally injured at 7:1O
O'Clock last night in a fal from the
window of his apartments on the
sixth floor of the City Hospital
Building. He died on the operating
table in the emergency room at 7:25
without regaining consciousness.
The cause of Dr.. Henry's fall is
unknown.
Miss Leila G. Parish, Superintend-
ent of Nurses. who was in room on
the first floor directly underneath
DR.. Henry's apartments. heard a
noise as of body striking the
ground,
She hurried outside and found
Dr. Henry lying on the ground, un-
conscious.
The receiving room vas notified
and stretcher carriers we're sent to
bring the injured man into the
emergency room.
Upon examination it was found
that both legs and the right arm
had been broken in the fall. He
was bleeding at the mouth and nose,
and had suffered numerous internal
injuries.
Death occurred Il few minutes
later while the emergency Physicians
were operating.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
STORE OF c. H
FLETCHERBURNS
DOWN AT FINCH
Origin of the Conflagration
is Unknown-No lnsur-
ance on Stock
or Building.

as salesman at the S. l.. Joseph
Mercantile Company. this morning
suffered the loss of his store build
ing and stock Of merchandise at
Finch. Fire from IA unknown origin
started in the building this morn
ing between seven and eight o'clock,
entailing loss of approximately
$1,500 without insurance.
1t is said that Nh, Fletcher car
ried approximately $4,000 worth
OF goods and that the store building
was valued at about $4,000.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
THE rARAcouLD soLPnoNE, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER IS 1922
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED
NEAR VANNDALE ACCORDING TO
REPORT REACHING This CITY

was dead The woundde woman
made no reply, perhaps realizing
that if she uttered another word it
would mean that another load of
shot would be fired into her body.
She made nc move from her position
upon the floor till the demon parent
left the house, with the bodies of his
two members of the family lying in
IA puddle of blood
Immediately following the mans
departure, the daughter. most hor-
ribly wounded, gave the alarm, at
tracing the attention of neighbors
who had also heard the report of the
shots.
Offic as were Immediately placed
upon the trail of the murderer, 1t
is said. and bloodhounds were rushed
out of Memphis yesterday morning.
The dogs picked up trail but ii
proved to be an erroneous one. A
widespread search for the murderer
has been inaugurated and the citi-
zens of the Nanndale section are
said to be determined to locate the
fiendish slayer.
The incident created intense OK
element and, it is said. violence may
is apprehended.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-15
Inspects Rice Belt

Little Rock, Sept. l4.-Bank Com
missioner Mckee returned Tuesday
from an inspection OF conditions in
the rice belt, He reports that there
is a large crop this year. The acre
age is about as usual on the Grand
Prairie and the yield will average
about so bushels to the acre. some
Yielding as high as from so to 80
bushels. The growers are just be-
ginning to thrash the crop and in
some fields it is late and will not
be harvested for several weeks yet,
The price promises to be salts
factory and at Carlisle some of the
new crop is already selling at $l.00
bushel.