Evening journal., 1922-02-06
sHARPENED
IN THE GRIND
News in Numbers

the Herculean Powder Company.
resting on its laurels. after three
combinations took exception 10 their
bold def and that's all, failing to
shove the def doYn the Purchasers
throats as they made bold 10 olurt'
arc due for some more unrest. Ihe
'E. Els" bowling by proxy In an all
star combination are after them.
You may reach this conclusion after
reading over the following and then
having It explained:
From Mr.. Hercules Himself;
II is only after the most persistent
soiicifation on the part Of our triends
In the ROWLING fraternity ana Win
the utmost reluctance and reserNss,op r,e
cufioners) Of the thirteenth floor make
ourselves heard above the deate hins
din OF the PURCHASING DEF ,..,.,. 81 = :
MENT (apty alluded 20 as ~
Sbrinking Violets)" the practically SELF
admitted champions OF the HEkCUi i.fsS
POWDER COMPANY, /. e. 'bo"iihs-
ly'' speaking.
II is not without knowledge Of the
/ fact that these Haunting Men-D-Nar az
have already met on the field or natue
md In turn eubdued an aggregation OF
Aceonntants Acc headed by one James F
! ffsrsina. famed a quintet Of Wildcats
managed by wildcat McAdams. and
/ iatterly nut to rout an inadequatels
sared over by one Praying Colonel
| charlie Hymer, that we dare 10 ques'
| ION their right to don the wreathes o
| victory and thus, though UNCONSCIOUS
IL and unwilhngly we approach ooio
'Tis well established among horticul.
turists that as violets mature TO
maximum bloom they should be pick
/ ed" else they wither and die. Now Ia
| be Il from US on whom rests larger re-
snonsibilities TO lay any claims to per
| sonal achievements with the double
/ perforated sphere, however. since Their
| are 'Violets 10 be picked and the "a
| sue shoud and must be settled FOR tn
calendar wear one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-five. we hereby eNer
| else our prerocative and challenge IN
p. DIS. CPassing Days) 70 mortal com
/ bat in much the same fashion as ma
| heretofore been done.
| Not being In any measure certain tha
/ we collectively could meet the require
| ments as the Time In the p NJ. o
whatever day might be decided upo'
Of the defendant and our manage
Fred Fenton and Chief Counsel Judg
c. O. Rheuby. Il Is our desire 70 en-
gage In said competition by PROXY
ne IL here noted that In naming on
proxies we have not departed from ou
respective department families. Thl
cur manager and counsel deemed nc
only a necessity but highly importan
since we wish not 10 be admonishe
later neither for taking advantage Z
what we consider "Clahber" Cham
pions nor allowing any leritlmai
grounds for protest. In order that ou
, | strength be not In any way disguise
| and with the conviction that the ensn
will be overwhelmed In advance Of N
/ actual encounter we are setting OF
, posite our hands the true and lawfl
I names Of said proxies. (Read them an
| Wccpl
! Would that our readers also take dr
cognizance OF the-ract that contrary
! previous attempts at hurting n
COWS Husband" we have couchcd oil
: | challenge In but humble and painful
unadOrned Webster.
o @. II. Markell Operating as) NJ.
I Pugh. lproxy)-to estimate the enemy
n strength
: T. w Bacchus Drafting) @.
4 Whitehead (proxy)-to draw the nece
. sary conclusions
. C. c. Hopes (ControllinF) j. r. Ha
J. lSins (proxy)-to account FOR the
I ]. T. Kelly Coneringl c. W. Hymn
4 ! (proxy)-to shoot "INFALLTBLY'
IL ID. L. Eastman (Treasuring) W.
Stevens (proxy)-to credit an perfe
hits and spits.
Subscribed TO and sworn to befo
me this fourth day OF February. Ninl
/ teen Hundred Twenty-Five.
ROBERT B. COOLING.
Notary Public