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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09
Freakiest Freak Play.

Here is the freakieSt of freak
plays that, it is said, took place
in the Blue Ridge league. 1t is
alleged TO be a triple play in
which not one member of the
defending side touched the ball.
While it apparently violates a
flock of baseball rules, never
theless it is worth printing.
One team had runners on first
and second with nobody out.
The batsman hit an inffeld fly,
and the umpire called him out
under the rules. The infield fly
in descending hit the head of
the runner on second, and he
was declared out by the umpire.
The ball rolled toward first
base, and the base runner, who
was there, in disgust, picked IL
up and threw it to the outfield.
He was declared out for inter-
ference, making three outs with
out a player in the field touch :
ing the ball.
1t is said that the decision of
the imp went, although it is a
question whether it could be
called a continuous play. Neither
is it certain that an umpire
would declare a base runner out
for being hit by an infield fly
after he had called enfield fly"
Yet ball is not necessarily
out of play on AN infield fly, for
the rule says that any runner
trying to advance on an infield
fly does so at his own risk.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

gion auxiliary
was one Of five
women sent from
the United States
to the signing OF
the Treaty OF YER
sailles.
While she was
in Paris, DR.. Bar
rett developed the
idea Of an inter-
national organiza-
ton of women
relatives Of ex-
service men to
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09
Sporting Squibs
of ALI Kinds

0POAeAHS 0quADS
of ALI Kinds
Zero in news is the report of base
ball holdout for next season.
Now that Jack Bentley has been
sold, the winter is half over.
New York high school girls may or
ganize for scholastic competition.
A total Of 10000 young schoolboys
Of New York are playing handball.
William f. Hoppe, ex-1S.2 balkllne
billiard champion, is thirty-five years
old.
Walter Cox is once more the leading
grand circuit driver and money win
nef.
Football Is a dangerous game, but it
isn't quite so fatal to the grandmothers
Of Office boys.
The baseball season is really over.
The official averages Of the Kitty
league are out
You cannot always judge the
strength of the football team by the
size of the college.
If the champions don't get it when
they're champions, they can't get it
for their "reminiscences.
Graeco-Roman wrestling undoubted-
ly grew out of national habits of Civ
ing kings and premiers the fall.
San Francisco midwinter baseball
league has SO mines enrolled in two
sections, A with "A and B with 20.
Just to show that it is not afraid,
Yale comes right back and invites
Iowa to play in New Haven again next
fall.
Tom w. Murphy's long list of light
harness stars are headed by Peter
Manning, :56A, and Margaret Dillon,
15S14.
The Scottish curriers' who are to tour
Canada this winter will sail December
%, arriving at Halifax about Janu-
airy l.
Joe Choynski, veteran athletic Ill
rector at Pittsburgh A. A., has given
up his position and moved to the Pa
cific coast.
The college or university that wants
no stadium either has no football team
worth seeing or Is far behind the uni
versity procession.
It's a poor defeat that has not the
right Of a comeback. Yale wants an
other crack at Iowa and gives the
westerners another game.
William T. Tilden, national tennis
champion, will not retire from the
game, regardless Of what happens to
his infected finger, he says.
According to Commissioner K. M.
Lands, Jack Bentley, Oriole hurler
and batsman, cost the Giants $4,000
in cash and three players
There are 256 teams bowling at the
Rational Recreation company alleys,
Brooklyn, which are members OF the
New York Bowling association.
Sikh, the Senegalese, "who may be
a champ, or may be cheese" as one
sporting paragrapher in the daily press
has it, continues to be the subject of
much discussion.
w. E. Croker, winner Of the Cana
dian tennis title, was praised by
racquet stars of the United States who
returned from Montreal, where they
participated in the tournament.
The Kansas City baseball club of the
American association will open the
1923 season in a new park, according
TO George Muhlbach, president of the
club. The new park will cost $780,
OO
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09
HeIium In the All,

Helium, the non-explosive gas used
In the new United States airships, ex-
lists in the air you breathe In the pro-
portion of one part by volume In
$1,000
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

A fourth operation On the infected
finger of William Tilden, tennis cham
pion. may be necessary sfore 1t will
be known whether he viii be. deprived
of his championship grip on the rae
cuet.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09
Starts Thirteenth Year.

Track Coach Jimmy Curran Is start
ing his thirteenth year at Mercersburg
academy.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09
HEAD OF LEGION AUXILIARY
Dr.. Kate Waller Barrett Virginia
Woman, Originator of Idea for
World Peace Body.

DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, newly
elected president of the American Lee
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Marinette-Two fines and a work
house sentence were handed out in
police court following weekend OF
activity by Marinette police to clear
up" all soft drink parlors alleged e
be selling Illicit liquor.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Basket ball games on roller skates Is
the latest innovation introduced to
make the court game more risky. The
girls who are all accomplished roller
skaters and among the very best basket
ball players in the Windy city, believe
that this game will eventually replace
the game on foot. Photograph shows
the Chicago "Y'' girls, taking the toss
ready for the scramble.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Manitowoc-As compensation for
the death of John Kopidlansky, Mani
towoc, city fireman, who died from in.
juries received while on duty, the
city must pay $1,000 to the dead mans
sister. the Wisconsin industrial com
mission has ruled
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Madison-Jacob L. Erickson, head
of the Erickson Brewing Co., of La
Crosse, arrested recently on an in
dictment charging violation Of the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act,
ment in court at Madison, it was an
nounced. A previous report that Mr..
Erickson had been arranged and
pleaded not guilty was in error. He
was released when bond was provided
before court commissioner in La
Crosse
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Madison-Trapped in his shack near
Madison, Chris Johnson, 40, a bach.
elor. was burned to death when the
small building took fire. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Wisconsin Rapids-Action of the
state highway engineer and the county
road and bridge, committee in provid-
ing for the storage of $4,000 barrels
of cement early last spring, combined
with the establishment of two rock
crushing plants in the country, saved
the taxpayers of Wood county at least
$4,000 in the construction of con-
crete highways this year, Edward Nor
ris, county highway commissioner,
told the county board in his annual
report.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Whitewater-The campaign against
rats waged in Whitewater by E J..
Seaver and A. f. Kraeplin since Oct.
IS is about to close with the killing
of $1,000 rodents. The campaign cost
$500.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Kenosha - Kenosha county board
after three-days' debate gave it's in
dorsement to the state highway com
mission plan for raising money for
highway Improvement The only seri-
Gus division of the board was on the
provision to tax gasoline 2 cents a
gallon. This provision was finally
adopted by a large majority vote.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Barron-The county board of Bar
ron county voted to assume the LA
bility for the death OF Milo Gordon,
on portion of the highway on which
he was working. The compensation
granted was $4,000. Mrs. Gordon was
left with family OF small children to
support.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Tomah-Wolf hunters between To
nah and Oakdale have been success
full in getting couple of these ami
mails and say that more are roaming
through the country. Tomah Boy
Scouts, who have been visiting their
lodge southeast Of this city, report
that big bear has been seen in the
vicinity.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Burlington-A third pair of twins
was born on Nov. IL to Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Ferguson, who live near Bur
Ington in Walworth county. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferguson We're married Gu Jan
1, 1902. and have nine children, six OF
whom are twins and all in good
health. Walter, the oldest child is Is
years old.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Monroe-One of the largest hogs
ever brought to Monroe to be shipped
to market was brought in by Peter
Gerber, Green county farmer. The
animal weighed $50 pounds. AS a
rule hogs weigh from ESQ to $50
pounds, but they seldom tip the scales
at 500.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

The Kansas City baseball club of the
American association will open the
1923 season in new park. according
TO George Muhlbach, president of the
club. The new park will cost $780,
O0t
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Ellsworth-E F. Doolittle, for 40
years publisher and editor of The
Pierce County Herald, died at his
home in Ellsworth, following a short
illness from heart attack. He came
to Ellsworth from his home in Illinois
in 1864.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09

Maiden Rock-At the session of the
just closed, an appropriation of $1,000
was voted for salary of county
nurse, with $500 for expenses. It was
also voted to buy car for the nurses
use. The board voted a $1,000 salary
appropriation last year, but the COM
nurse for that salary.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-12-09
Zero in news is the report of base
ball holdout for next season.

w. e. Croker winner of the Cana
dian tennis title, was praised by
racquet stars of the United States who
returned from Montreal, where they
participated in the tournament.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
a CHEERFUL sLoWNEss

: AS business improves and times
pick up. a little here, a little there.
the finance experts keep sending
out warnings. They seem afraid
that people are going to be dis
appointed with the tardiness OF
the upward movement.
To sensible people, however. the
present march of business bears
with it no SAVIOR of discouragement.
It's very slowness carries cheer Il
seems so sure, SO solid. 1t digs in
as it goes.
What nobody wants is wild
boom, with inflated prices. unset
tied conditions and the nasgins
uncertainty as to how soon the
bubble will burst The best news
of ali is that business is picking
up with conservatism and sanity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
Law BREAKERS

=! Z - ~. 9ss-.E :
DR.. Barker in his lecture to men
Monday night made one point that
the patrons-both regular and oc-
casional-of bootIeggers should
soberly consider. He brought to
the attention of his audience most
forcibly the fact that the purchase
Of liquor was an iilegel act and a
direct and willful violation of the
Constitution of the United States.
He emphasized this assertion and
drove home the unacceptable con-
clusion that the one who wilfully
disobeys and violates the law is a
traitor to his government and his
country. Disrespect for law is out
standing menace to our government
and our civilization, he asserted. and
the men who support the boot
leggers and make their illegal traf-
&c possible and profitable, are a
greater menace to the safety Of
society than the criminal element
that actively engage in the making
and sale of booze That was pretty
straight talk. WHAT do the buy
ers of blockade bottled in bond
and Big Bay booze, think about it?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
CHICKEN i, TALK

Prof. Garner. of monkey language
fame, was mere beginner COM
pared with the Rev. DR.. Fairbank
b. Stockdale. of Bayside, L. l. DR.
stockdale has never pursued lin
guistic researches in the African
jungle, but he says it isn't neces-
sary. Anybody can study animal
and bird talk right at home. All
he needs fer start is henhouse;
and if he has access to farm
yard. he's rich in opportunities.
Chickens are DR.. stockdale's s
specialty-not f1appers. of course.
but Just plain chickens Of all ages
and both sexes From his flock he
has learned to distinguish and
interpret 21 different words, mere
noises to others but as meaning
ful to him as human language. He
can teach anyone with good ear
to converse familiarly with his
chickens.
All creatures have systems OF
communication, he says, and it is
possible for human being to form
an acquaintance and establish COM
munication with alnost any living
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
THE STOCK p1fmESDs

There is no blinking the wide
spread indignation aroused by the
bumper crop of stock dividends dis
tributed lately by corporations.
The public has not been much
disposed to criticise the Supreme
Court for declaring such dividends
not subject to the income tax; the
court is presumed to have had
sufficient legal reasons for that de-
cision. But morally, if not legally,
the smaller tax-payers on whom an
increasing burden falls seem to
consider the immunity Of these ac-
cunulations as indefensible and a
grievous wrong against them.
| Here are surplus profits. they
argue. which normally would have
been distributed as cash dividends,
but which were withheld in order
> :
to evade the excess profits tas. as
ilong as that tax was in force. and
withheld further until they were
pi onounced free from the income
tax. They are now distributed
without paying the government
arv tax whatever. when the in
comes of less prosperous corpora
lions and citizens are taxed with
grim certainty.
a large part Of these profits. the
critics insist, properly belongs to
the government. Instead OF going
| to the government. it becomes new
axed capital, which in turn will be
held to justify normal earnings and
become sort of fixed charge
against the consuming public, with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
THE COTTON PROBLEM

Eight or ten or twelve years ago
tnesTarmers and business men of
this section were crying aloud in
ansneial anguish that the country
was bcingutteriy and irretrievabiy
ruinedsbw the over production OF
.ccttsa settings were held here.
thegsaN everywhere to formulate
plaaafa devise schemes to cur
taiEfea production and thereby
adyaass-kge price TO point where
spsice would show a mar
ginss,dTscost The boil weevil has
recently taken the place of over
production as the devil Chat raea-
aces farmers and dependent business
of the al cotton sections with f.
nanciai run. The boil weevii is ad-
nittedly a serious problem and a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
TWO BLOC REFORMS

Two proposals, at least of those
made BY the new progressive bloc"
in Congress. might we'll receive the
approval of all parties and ell
classes OF citizens. They are the
abolition of the electoral college
and the seating of a new Congress
promptly after its election.
The electoral college. which may
have worked well enough in the
early days, is seen now as a crude
device, for esecting president,
virtually obsolete in practice and
yet capable Of abuse. Nobody pays
any attention to the college" any
more. As soon as the votes of the
various states are known. the pub
Tic knows who is to be the next oc-
cupant OF the White House. Yet
SDSiS Stioia .oo0S VI IIeH. titCHISciNSS
picked by obscure party procedure
and their very names ignored in
the voting, have the legal right.
when they assemble. to elect any
person they want to for president.
And there is always the possibility
OF an awkward deadlock such as
occurred half a century ago in the
Hayes-Tilden contest
1t is widely believed nowadays
that both president and congress
ought to take office much sooner.
after eleetion-say about the first
of the following year. In any
event, it is plainly absurd that.
with present means of transporta-
tion and pressure of public business.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
a CHANCE PoR CONGRESS

The progress made by the spe-
.cial session OF Congress is not
very promising for any great
amounut of work TO be accomplish
ed by this final regular session. The
9ery fact that the end of the term
is SO near makes constructive leg
isiation a more ferlorn hope. But
the situation offers the law-mak-
ers a great opportunity
Tie men whose terms expire and
those who are to go on as members
of the next Congress would serve
their country notably and them
selves individually and promote the
popularity Of Congress as am in
stitution if, in the next four
months, they would, handle the
problems before them in. a spirit
commensurate with their import
ance and conduct themselves like
men whose honest aim is to earn
by work accomplished the salaries
.4.ey accept.
,>othing could go further to quiet
Industrial and social unrest and to
-
further prosperity in this country
than definite evidence of industry,
stability and high purpose instead
oe political maneuvering and petty
controversy in congressional. halls.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
TAKE CARE OF
THE ORCHARDS
Time Fer First Spraying of
Orchards is at Hand

The time has arrived for giving
the. peach orchards their FIRST
spraying with lime sulphur solu-
ton. "A second spraying should
be given Them about the middle
of February. Twelve barrels OF
lime sulphur solution has been
purchased comparatively and there
is a supply in Sumter to take care
of the needs of Sumter county.
Where the borers have not been
removed, they should be looked
after at once.
A cooperative order of fruit
trees viii arrive in Sumter about
the first of next week and those
who have placed orders should be
on the lookout should like to
see a good home orchard consist
ing of thirty or forty fruit trees
and fifteen or twenty grape vines
around every farm home. I be-
lieve that this Will help more to
keep the laoys and girls on the
sarm than any other one thing.
Livestock on the farm of the
proper kind is another factor in
keeping the boys on the farm, In
going over the country you viii
find many young men taking UP
where their parents left off in rafs-
ing 1--we stock Once boy gets in
Il habit Of feeding live stock and
watching their development, an
ambition is aroused to produce
something better than has been
produced in the past.
A greater effort will be put
forth to make a crop. of cotton
next year. We have had wo.years
experience trying to grow cotton
under boil weevil conditions, which
should materially aid US. feel
confident that we can produce
Itwo-thirds of q normal crop in
Sumter county or twenty-five to
thirty thousand bales with sea-
sonable or dry year. Surely ac-
cording to the laws or chance we
shall get seasonable or dry year
next year. We have had two vet
seasons during the fatal period OF
July and up to the middle Of Aug
ust. 7 have seen some farmers
that have nearly all Of their land
turned while others are making
no effort to get an early start. Il
two men were starting to run a
race. the one with the best start
would have a better chance of Win
ming, other things being equal.
Ecah already pick the winners in
the fight to produce cotton next
year, that is among those who
nave the same seasons.
J. Frank Williams,
County Agent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
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Morning Cotton Summary.
New York, Dec 14.-Liverpool
due = to 1s higher. Opened quiet
at 8 to ii up.
Spot cotton markets yesterday
were unchanged to SO higher; sales
i4,IS7e bales. compared with o.
$50 on Tuesday.
Memphis cotton merchants are
planning a new $500, 200 compress
about five miles west Of the city.
Cloth markets distinctly strong
er yesterday. Mills very generally
frmer in asking prices. Sales Of
print cloths estimated at f0o,9ee
pieces.
A. Paris cable says that Franc
viii enter the Ruhr on January
4 9Th:
An, arricable agreement on the
question of cotton rates to Eu-
rope was reached Yesterday be-
tween representatives of the North
Atlantic and Gulf Steamship lines.
As result of the agreement cot
ton rates from North Atlantic ports
will he raised at once cents per
100 pounds.
The census bureau report on
November cotton supply and dis
tribution will be published at 10
o'clock this morning. Figures on
domestic consumption will COM
pare with $4,000 in October. 1922
and with 527,0e0 in November,
|1921.s
Liverpool wheat opened firm at
I-e te 3-4 up.
Special. cables say bears cover
ing, trade. demand better, Man
chester more cheerful. Egyptian
market very quiet, with little do
ing ~. sss;3tf:st55sSc ri = ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16
iCLEMENCEAJJ
ON WILSON
Frenchman Tells of His Visit
to Former President
(By Ferdinand Tuohy, in the New
York WorlO.

(By Ferdlnand Tuohy, In the New
York World.
well, you want to know exactly
what happened?' he said. Here
it is: 4 stayed precisely fifteen
minutes. SO you will agree we
hardly decided on new Europe.
The meeting was of the most af-
fectionate kind possible. We met
as old friends, upon whom COM
mon adversely had descended, but
who had done their best
'eHow did you find Mr.. Wilson,
/ asked.
sBut fer his remaining seated
throughout replied: clemenceau,
never. once rising, he was the
same Wilson knew in Paris,
slightly fatEer, nothing else
The same voice."
:. Yes"
'The same manner?"
Yes
THE same enthusiasm"
Eyes"
..The same habit of thought and
mind?"
.sPrecisely.'
The Same keenness of intel
lect?''
Absolutely.
Where were you received ?"
: "In the study. We were all
alone. Mrs. Wilson remaining III
an ante-room. We laughed at old
memories and it was good to hear
that laugh again. and we talked Of
personages past and present. All
the time Mr.. Wilson showed him
self. to be thoroughly abreast of af-
fairs but we could rot say so very
much in fifteen minutes .
But surely you mentioned the
fourteen points,
eyes. did, and Wilson's face
lit up. He is a firm a believer in
their ultimate triumph now as he
was when he came to Paris. Where
was there such noble faith IN
self?., s...a
And he was SO touched when
4 toid him that the chief round
Of applause at all my speeches
comes whefl Is have occasion to
mention hi., name. You remem-
bert was the same at Boston.
Chicago and st. Louis as in New
York.
Make NO mistake, the Ameri-
cans still love their Wilson. Why,
even this morning. at the War
College. you remember, it was the
same"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-12-16

:
thing. He has taught chickens to
come when he whistled and spid--
ers to crawl to his shoulder for
flies. and he knows trout that
comes to the surface when a GER
tain human friend appears, recog-
nizing the particular vibrations of
his feet.
Nothing really new in this idea.
Solomon, wisest Of men. has long
credited with ability to talk to all
nanenr Of creatures. But that was
mere myth and Tradition. This
is, science.