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The Washington times., 1922-04-19

Without exception. no major league
club has a pitching staff performing
to its entire satisfaction. This APP
plies to the st. Louis Cardinals, the
Browns. the Cleveland Indians and
the New York Yankees Just ss much
as II does to those clubs occupying
the lowIiest positions TO date.
Sitting In damp. drafty dugouts
does no pitcher any good, and thar
is what every dugout is at this sea-
son of the year. Working up a per-
spiration on the rubber becomes dan
gerous when 1t il followed by So
journ on the bench, especially during
a long inning. Chills frequently
come. nullifying every bit OF the pre-
iiminary warm-up.
Zeb Milan has some pitchers
worthy Of big league opposition.
Others may not make tho grade.
But each and every one Ia both
cred moro or less by the spring
weather. And they viii be, too,
until the sun comes out TO stay.
The siowness of Roger Peckin-
pauGh to hit his stride seems to be
The Washington times., 1922-04-19

Miss Sterling has splendid con-
troll Of her irons. She h about
the xnest ncrvy puttcr among
The Washington times., 1922-04-19
League Standings

4, !. AMERICAN. -
w. L. Pctl W.LPct.
Cleveland. s 1.ees chicsEo ss 900
Ssw Ss York. swn.,nn .ss2lw.sn,nsson .M sss
St Louis. 3 2 .seciDetroit -. goo
Yesterdays Kcsolts.
Philadelphia, II; Washington, Z.
Cleveland. IT: st. Louis,
New York, 10. Boston q.
Chicago. 8; Detroit.
Tedsy's Gsmes-
Phiiadelphia at Washington
Detroit at Chicago.
81. Louis az C1svelsnd- 4
New York at Boston.
NATIONAL.
w. l.. PctJ w.LPct,
New York. .sooiPittsburgh. . SEQ
ST. Louis. 4 ., -ssTlBrooklyn. 400
Chicago. q .ss7lBoston 80. .foo
Phils .- "a .soolCinciunati. .isT
The Washington times., 1922-04-19
The Turning Of the Tide.

:
LoWLY but surely the picture
being backed out of the public with all their parties and
their high lights the baseball player taking his
place IN the public for spring nearly here and will
be trcNlng In from the Southland.
To glad of this exaggerstion
Of incoming taxes and outgoing dough- high prices and owroOf
thanks for the blessed diversion national game
Blessed be baseball 1t the
the of Life 1t is the flash
the esden sky existence when the dog days bring their go
the only balm in Gead for
going along trying to do the best we
Blessed baseball
shells like the prisoner in Reading where
whose days are long!p
The annual tide turning Spring scootng this
atchers mask and the umpes protector boy
g1nnng and the big boy happy the old closely
Blessed be BASEBALL -
The Washington times., 1922-04-19

The slowness of Roger Pecsin-
pauGh to hit his stride seems to be
The Washington times., 1922-04-19

Southampton In the home of
doc Beckett, the English heavy
wight, who expected 10 be at
sf,e dock to meet Dempsey. But
yrs, had Joined out with a circus
and could not be at the dock.
Hc called later at the hotel In
London.
The Washington times., 1922-04-19

when Maftisen was taken out
of the freshman eight at the last
minute Medholdt, the former
West Philadelpbiz High oarsman,
was given the post, and the lad
put up q splendid race.
The Washington times., 1922-04-19

Considering that second skirmish
with the Maclmen I'm any but a
faccfious vein seems TO MS the
height Of folly. The apparently
earnest efforts of the Milan
Fingers were 50 futile that they
wcre positively excrutiating. II
WAS . tough day for guy with
heart disease.
The Washington times., 1922-04-19
Table of Runs

AmERrcAN LEAGUE.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
OILED RAGS START FIRE.

Spontaneous combustion, generated
in oiled rags thrown into a wood box
started a fire about II O'clock last
Thursday night on the back porch of
the J.M.Adams home that threatened
destruction of the place for a time
Mr.. Adams was returning from town
where he had been working at his Of
flee at the time when the fire started
Mrs. Adams heard the puff when the
rags burst into flame, and a minute
later the sound of the fire licking the
woodwork. She rushed to the kitchen,
threw open the door leading to the
porch and was confronted by mass
of flames. A bucket of water was
standing in the sink This she threw
on the fire and at the same time start
ed her son to nei2 Mr.. Adams
arrived home just at this time and
soon succeeded in subduing the blaze.
The loss amounted to about $50. The
oiled rags had been used in oiling the
floors of the house. Mr.. Adams had
put them in the wood box and placed a
paper over the box, thus preventing
full evaporation and resulting in
spontaneous combustion
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
MANY ATTEND L. B. LEAGUE MEET

Mrs. Geo. w. Lee was returned as
president of the Okanogan County
Anti-TuberculOsis League at the third
annual meeting of that Loay at Pater-
os June 8. The return OF Mrs. Lee was
d mark OF appreciation for the eXcell-
ent service she has rendered as the
Leagues head since its founding in
1917.
DR.. E. E. Copple, of Omak, was re-
elected treasurer and Mrs. p. I. Harris
OF Okanogan, was again given the post
OF recording secretary Mrs. Clay Fruit
of TOnasket is corresponding secre-
tary. There were some changes in the
board of directors. These will be an
nOunced later.
An excellent program was arranged
by Mrs. Lee. The meeting was attended
by about 100 persns. League members
from Oroville, Okanogan, Omak, Twisp
Methow, Conconully, Brewster and
other points in the county were pres
ent.
Sentiment at the meeting was
strongly in favor of re-instating the
county nurse.
The next annual meeting will be
held in Tonasket. A letter from the
Tonasket Commercial Club inviting
| the league to hold it's next meeting
there was read at the session. Omak
Chronical
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16

Sam Sumner, prosecuting attorney
of Chelan county and a brother -in-law
of Dan Hayden, drove up from We
natchee with his family Tuesday, Wis
tied at the Hayden home. made short
trip Wednesday morning into British
Columbia, and returned to Wenatchee
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Sumner has
represented his county in the legisla-
ture and was one of the leaders in the
lower house while in Olympia.
w. H. Mclean, who came here from
Chewelah, was acquitted Tuesday
night on the charge of assault. in a
trial before Justice Beale. The charge
was brought by Harry Prince, for
whom Mclean had been working. and
grew out of a quarrel over wages. The
Judge found that Mclean had struck
Prince in defense and decide that the
blow was justifable Prince later
swore out warrant for the arrest
| of Mclean for the purpose of having
him placed under bond to keep the
| peace, but Marshal Weldon was un-
able to locate Mclean. Grant & Will
Jams prosecuted the case and L. B.
| Vincent appeared for the defense. The
witnesses were Manweiler, E. A. Will
Jams and Louis Prince.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
FORMING NUTRITION CLASS.

The first class for the extension OF
the modern health crusade through
nutrition was held Tuesday afternoon
at the Civic League building. Invita-
lions had been given to the younger
children Of those in the school who
we're found to be underweight, to join
a nutrition class for the summer.
Thirty-one children and eight mothers
attended the first class. A larger num-
per is expected next week as some
were out of town and some were TOO
busy to come.
The Civic League has given the use
Of the building free for the class meet
ings every Tuesday afternoon during
The summer.
The object Of the class is to interest
the children in their own physical
welfare. The services OF competent
eachers have been secured for giving
a short talk on health habits ana
nourishing foods. Large colored post
ers are used to illustrate the subjects
At the close of the class delighttul
fairy story is told by one Of the young
ladies appointed to do this work.
Those assisting with the organiza-
tion of the work were Mesdames Paul
SCOT. F. v. Covert, l. A. Spinks, n. u
Heath. C. M. Zediker, F. M. Dallali
Jr. and Miss Marjorie Reed and MISS
Arnelda Clark.
other members of the committees
who will assist with the work during
the summer are Mesdames j. X. Hill
e NJ Bevis, Jess Sexson. S. B. Starretl
Jr.. d. J. Broderick, E. Taylor ana II
! Rice,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
my Of LEGION
MEN IS COMING
....eh.e Post Sends Word that SW
J, ~ from there will be Here
on July 1 and >.

r...tchee valley American Legion
:. ~ or 400 strong will attend the
.'.,,et convention of the legion and
.,.Arotion here July and ., accord
= - word received by the local post
~ week.
/, /. expected that Seattle post will
-. strong delegation, including
..-s q the state officers of the legion
Posters announcing the convention
= c1,ebration and the principal feat
a. IN the way OF entertainment that
IN b provided have been distributed
,l,Ourhout the surrounding country,
lovn the valley, in Wenatchee and
.on. sent to legion posts in Seattle.
fns q the big attractions to visit
- Iexion members will be an auto
nohi,s trip the afternoon of July to
psatIcton, B. c., where they will be the
mssts Of the Canadian veterans that
usnins
ne local post Of the legion is ap-
railing to automobile owners to pro-
~ cars for the trip with the under
f,nding that the legion will provide
nsoljne and oil. Many cars will be
no>1ol and all who will donate the use
iftlih machines for the fifth are ask
Z y report to Roger Reed, prior to
III date.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16

A. s. Buching resigned his position
with the Bank of Oroville Thursday
and will devote himself exclusively to
orcharding. He has one of the finest
orchards in the East Oroville orchard
district and expects to find both
pleasure and profit in maturing a big
crop of apples this year.
Rev. Laurence Noldin returned
Tuesday from Spokane accompanied
by his sister, Miss Marguerite Noldin,
who arrived in Spokane week ago
from Milwaukee, and who comes to
remain and act as housekeeper for
her brother here. Rev. Mr.. Noldin
met his sister on her arrival and they
spent week visiting in Spokane be-
fore coming on to Oroville.
Chas. Bennett, prosecuting attor-
ney OF Ferry county, was in town
Friday gathering evidence in the case
against Louis Prince, Jack Flanagan
and Jack Slagel, who are charged
with having liquor in their possession.
This case is set for trial at Republic
on June rs. The charge lodged
against the men resulted from an af-
fray last year at Ferry said to have
originated in quarrel over some
liquor, when resident of British
Columbia named Brown was shot and
later died.
Tom Haskell of Wenatchee, the
owner of a large orchard acreage in
this valley, spent Sunday and part OF
| Monday in Oroville. Mr. Haskell drove
up from Wenatchee primarily to ar.
range for the meeting held Monday
morning at Omak to discuss and take
| action on the apple advertising cam.
paign proposed this spring and which
has been delayed somewhat by dis
| agreement over the name selected TO,
the organization. While here he visited
his orchard holding in East Oroville
which is being cared for by D. X. Pat
tersOn
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
CUBS DEFEAT G. n. TEAM.

The Oroville Cubs and Great Nor.
thern team mixed on the local dia-
mond Sunday, the Cubs winning by 8
scOde of to 3. Inability to hit the
ball rather than snappy fielding KEEP
the score down and the contest close
The pitching honors were about even
ly divided among Griffith and Blue
who twirled for the Cubs and Mallory
who heaved the ball for the Great
Northern boys.
The railroad boys played good
brand Of ball considering that they
assembled a team and went into ac-
ton without previous opportunity tC
practice together.
The lineup of the two teams fol
lows:
Cubs: Ford, catcher; Griffith and
Blue, pitchers; Grant, first base; Car
rel, second base; Gjerde, short stop;
Pratt, third base; Killian, right field;
Hill, center field; Hayden, left field
G. N. Team: Jackson, catcher;
Mallory, pitcher: Grove, first base
Beck, second base; Allen, short stop;
Reed, third base, Manning, right field
Ingland, center field; SCHNEIDER, left
field.
Umpire, Gordon Jackson. George
Finney.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
LIBRARY TO BE REOPENED.
The following announcement should
be greeted with pleasure by the entire

The following announcement should
be greeted with pleasure by the entire
community:
Beginning Saturday, June II, the
Civic League library will be open to
the public on Tuesdays from 2:30 to
o'clock p. m. and Saturdays from
2:3O to 5. and from I o'clock to p. m.
"A number of ladies have volunteer
ed their services to this work, thereby
making 1t possible to keep the library
open with very little expense during
the summer months. We will continue
under present management free Of
charge until October l.
with winter comes the additional
expense Of fuel, lights and janitor SER
vice, which may necessitate a charge
of s or 8 cents month to each person
to help defray the added cost. We hope
by careful management to be able to
keep the library open continuously
add new volumes and build up an in
stitution that will be the pleasure and
pride of the community. This. however
will depend on the number Of patrons
and the interest and cooperation man
ifested by the reading public
"OLIVE X SAMSON, Pres. >
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
TONASKET ROAD WORK ASSURED.
Sufficient Federal aid Despite Reduced
Appropriation.

Assurances that Federal aid, in a
diminished amount, will be available
after July l, has permitted the state
highway division to go ahead with
several projects that would have been
delayed indefinitely if congress had
cut off the government money,
The reduction of the amount of fed
eral aid appropriated by, congress to
$5O.OOO,OOO with provision that it
will be $65 100000 next year and $75,-
100000 thereafter, means reduction
to the state under last years amount
! of $36S,O0O. Next year, that is, begin
ming July |, 1923, the loss will be
$lS4,000 but year later the old sum
will be received. The economy pro-
gram of the house coupled with the
fact that many states have not used
their federal aid funds as rapidly as
Washington were responsible for the
reduction in the appropriation
Action by congress makes the work
east OF Tonasket certain. 1t was be-
lieved that this job could proceed with
state funds alone, but the promise of
federal aid makes that unnecessary
and prevents any delay. q
Highway projects that hinged on the
action of congress were the Yakima
Canyon improvement between Ellcns-
burg and Yakima; the grading, on the
North Bank highway between Under
wood and Lyle and paving jobs be-
tween Elbe and Park Junction, 3 l-2
miles and four miles on the Sunset
highway east of Issaquah.
The highway division is obtaining
new line on the east side of the Yaki-
ma river for the new canyon road be-
tween Ellensburg and Yakima, but the
work has not been completed. This
new route will avoid the reclamation
services old right of way for the
Roza project which blocked the orig
inal plans.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
GOSS NAMED GRANGE MASTER.

A S .Goss, of Seattle, for the past
year manager of the associated ware
houses of the state grange, was elect
ell master OF that organization last
Thursday at the annual meeting. of
the grange at Yakima. The vote on
the third ballot, which resulted in
Goss' election, stood $50 for Goss to
1SS for r. o. Hyland. Fred Nelson,
retiring master had been urged to
continue in office for another year.
but refused. Other officers elected
were Knute Hill of Benton City, lec-
turer; Mrs. A. w. Swigert, Yakima,
chaplain; Claude S. Councilman, Bel
lingham, gate keeper. The grange vot-
ed unanimously to keep out Of poll
tics as an organization, endorsed the
Smith-McNary bill, the Columbia ba-
sin project, asked for increase extern
sion work at the State College, de-
manded federal law prohibiting child
labor and went on record as opposed
to the expense Of military training in
schools and colleges. 1t also endors-
ed the economy program of the last
legislature. The election of Goss Is
said to be victory for the forces op-
posed to VIM. Bouck.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
BIG WHEAT CROP PREDICTED.

lne state department of agriculture
~nmates that the wheat crop this
!4r VIII run more than $4,000, 900
ousnels in Washington, a crop that
~ % less than last years but in ex-
!" tne average yield for the state.
Aeports from the grain belt indicate
ilas tne first shipments of the new
.'Op VIII be delayed from three to six
seeks because of severe weather con-
-'''oas curing the spring. The weather
,s''sa ~ various parts of Eastern
sa'uston so as to make the dates
.o' tne crop movemnt uncertain. Con-
.'c''ns reports of crop conditions
.'s Deen received but when the un-
..'o.sple comment has been sifted II
ss' oeen found to be based on misin-
= mauon. Therefore the department
opumistic over the outlook.
"sfenouse problems, including in
.s, .sss.ance, grading, rates and regula-
s'sns are being worked out as rapidly
NJ s~'e officials can handle them
49,. .sassver may be the result it is GER
~ nst the changes will be made to
ss ' tnis seasons crop and that the
= ~ provisions will be beneficial to
ne farmers. '"' ~
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16

a meeting Of all apple growers of Orovilie
ana vllclnlty has been called for tonight in
Orovllle The purpose is to decide on what
advertising campaign proposed for the pur-
pose of creating greater demand for boxed
apples The difficulty over name to be
used II5 IN advertising apples of north central
washington is to be eliminated by selection
OF trade name satisfactory to the Okla
hogan country Time is short in which to
start the campaign and make it effective
TINS season. The apple crop throughout the
United States is reported as double that of
last year, Energetic action will be neces-
sary to aid in disposing of northwest apples
at profit to growers. That is the purpose
OF the advertising campaign. Before it can
be inaugurated, it is necessary to have suf-
flcent acreage signed up to finance the cost
OF the advertising. This meeting is called to
determine how much acreage in the Oroville
district can be depended upon to support
this important proposition.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
IRRIGAT0RS GET
BETTER SERVICE
Big Increase In the Amount Of Water
Delivered Results from Better.
ment Work on System. :.

| Water troubles of irigators under
the West Okanogan Valley Irrigation
project have been cut to a minimum
by the betterment work that has been
done under the direction of C. M. Zed-
| iker, engineer and superintendent of
the system. A remarkable imprOvent
has been made since 1917, when the
first betterment work became neces-
sary. Mr.. Zediker has compiled fig
ures showing the cost Of the work and
that as result of that work the
amount of water delivery in the main
line conduit during August, 1921,
was double that of 1917.
The statement preparedby Mr.. Zed-
iker, which is Of interest to all water
users within the project, follows:
1T became necessary in the fall of
| 1917 to begin betterment work on the
project to take care of excessive seep-
age in some of the earth Canals and
this work was carried on in 1917 and
1918. In the fall of 1919 a comprehen-
sive program covering six year per-
iod was outlined for the betterments
OF the conduits, metal lining all i'm
por@ant fumes, and cOncreting the
more important and dangerous earth
sections. This work has been carried
forward from year to year with bet
terment expenditure since 1917 as fol-
lows
Fall and winter of 1917-1S approx
imately S12,2672S.
Fall and winter of 1888, approx
mately $13,263.S7.
Fall and winter 1890 approxi-
mately $57,7S1.79.
Fall and winter 192O-21 approxi-
mately $62.014.96.
Fall and winter of 1922 approx
imately $29,OO0.0O.
"Betterment work has been confined
to the main canal, south branch, east
Osoyoos, Stansbury and Cordell lat
erals. The following is the length
OF the various types of conduits and
percentage thereof improved to date:
Main canal: Lineal feet Of flume
lined with iron 31,516; per cent i'm
proved, 80.
South Branch: Lineal feet of canal
lined with concrete, 11,164; per cent
age of total earth section, 80.
"Lineal feet Of flume lined with iron
1880; per cent Of total flume section.
I65.
East Osoyoss Line: Lineal feet lin
ed with concrete 1910; per cent of to-
tai earth section, 43.
"Stansbury Line: Lineai feet lined
with concrete 1,557; per cent improv-
ed OF total earth section, 21.
"Cordell Line: Lineal feet lined with
concrete AIS; per cent improved of
total earth section 21.
'Cordel Line:~ Lineal feet lined
with concrete 1,41S; per cent improv-
ed OF total earth section Is.
| Results of betterment work ia an
parent in the past seasons operation,
a comparison of water delivery during
August 1921 with former years of op-
GRAFTON show:
AN increase Of 27 per cent above
water delivery Of 1920 main line con-
duit.
An increase of n per cent above
water delivery Of 1919 main line con-
Iduit.
| AN increase of 101 per cent above
water delivery of 1917 main line con-
| duit"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
PENSIONS GRANTED S. w. VETS.

If you served ninety days or more In
the Spanish American war, the China
Relief Expedition, or in the Philippines
prior to July 4, 1902, you will be inter-
ested to know that congress has pass
ed a pension law Of vital interest to
you.
This law contains two provisions:
lst. it allows pensions to all eXsoldlers
sailors and marines with the above
service record who were honoraDly
discharged and who are now over 62
wears of age; 2nd, it allows pension TO
those who are at present materially
disabled from earning their living by
manual labor from disease, If the dis
ability be not the result OF their own
misconduct. Such disability must be
permanent but need not be total. IL
need not be the result of military ser
vice The soldier does not have to be
90 wears old to claim disability. The
amount of pension depends upon the
degree of disability and ranges from
s12 90 TO $4,000 per month. Widows OF
veterans are also allowed pensions.
II you wish advice about this law
write TO Walter S. Buchanan, Pas'
National Aid-de-Camp, Army and
Navy Union, Route 2, Louisa, Virginia
PROMPT action is desirable, as pen
sion if allowed begins from the filing
of the claim.
Mr.. Buchanan. himself a spanish
war veteran. desires to assist his com
rades in every possible way to secure
an, pensions to which they may be en-
,itIod under this law. Write him fol
ad.,,so giving him your service record
and encloseing stamp for reply.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-06-16
While in Oroville Friday Judge c

While in Oroville Friday Judge c.
H. Neal appointed Noah Garner
guardian of his neice, Nora Garner,
whose mother is dead and whose
father is living in old Mexico The
judge also granted to Ed Jorgens
an interlocutory decree for divorce
from Hiretta Jorgens.
s. b. Starrett. Jr., vice president of
the First National bank, returned
Tuesday from Spokane where he at
tended the 9th annual convention of
the Washington State Bankers asso-
citation. The convention was the lar
gest and most interesting in the his
tory of the association.
Joe Robinson has the thanks OF this
office for mess of mammoth straw
berries grown on his place. The ber-
ries were nearly as big as peaches,
but as sweet. and firm as wild straw
berries. They were the Marshall her,
ry and were evidence Of how wonder
fully that fruit grows in this valley.
Deputy Sheriff Bernard McCauley
has been compelled to consult spec
ialist about his eyes, the sight OF
which has been failing rapidly of late
due to some affection, according t6
reports brought to Oroville Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff Howell, who was
here for the purpose Of serving pa.
pers in civil arctions. When Mr. Nj
Cauley left Okanogan it was feared
that he might lose the sight Of one eye
entirely. No word has as yet been re
ceived as to the result of the examin
alton.