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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

house last night. and sit around to
smoke a cigar with him."
"Oh, no." / said. And l s'pose Mrs.
Simmons asst you, Jocko?"
We'll, one Of the ladies in the Sim
mons family said might CALL" Jocko
said.
You're n liar" Monty yells. And
| had to grab Jocko.
Listen, Monty" says JOcko, kinda
slow, when I'd pushed him back on
the bench. Don't ever call me that
again. see? If you do, I'll spank you.
And it'll hurt"
Somebody else come in just then.
and the storm blowed over. / mad,
up my mind Id see the old man and
see if l couldn't get him to keep his
family and his ball players separate
before trouble begun.
But that afternoon the old man
showed up in his box and he had his
wife and daughter with him. The
girls the kind that makes every guy
which sees her decide 10 start savin'
his money, and figured I'd let Monty
and Joclso fight it out any way they
could. For the time bein'.
What with worrying over this an
that. j almost overlooked Skinny Buck
the ballhawk that plays center for us.
Skinny covers enough ground on both
sides of him to make up for Otto
Swarzheimer bein' so slow in right,
and Irish O'Donnell havin' n wooden
arm in left. So I'd never paid much
attention to his fallin' down at the
plate. You can't have everything.
Well. Skinny fell for the same dis
ease. or cure, or whatever it was, that
Monty and Otto Swarzheimer and
/ Irish O'DOnnell had. He was growlin'
to himself when he and / both went
over to pick up foul and throw it to
the jumps. This was what NE was
sayin':
"Sling 'em with their left hand
sling EN- with their right. I'll knock
the old apple clean Outa sight"
Can you beat it? Or even tie it
/ Not when | go on to tell you that thi:
| Skinny Buck proceeds up to lay :
beautiful thrce-bagger out along thu
lcft-field foul line.
After supper that night Jocko want
ed to know whether the Goliaths ha.
more'n two left-handcrs. ] told hin
/ hps s'ih oAdiAfu w uSh hih II ~ ~
anything about this thing of kiddin
yourself into the notion you're n hit
ter.
NO. he said. "That's somethin,
you can't kid yourself about. Eithe,
y'r hitter. or " amt. See? But
gotta beat it. Gotta date"
Hope You get there before Mont!
does" l said. yellin' after him as h
loped across the lobby; "and sta!
longer"
was pullin' for him against Mont,
in any race they might have for Thu
girl. Not that I'd bet he could bea
Monty out. He's smart. Monty is.
This club Pm calm the Goliaths
has come through the West like q
Kansas cyclone. They got high
priced ball players. Special coaches
trainers. and assistant managers till
who tied the pup and why. and any
time they finish worse'n second. the
owners call in the manager and hand
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16

him a million dollars to buy some
ball players with. And they've got
smart manager in this Jimmy Nc
Gonigle.
"A lotta folks has turned out to
see us beat the Goliaths," says Mr..
Simmons to me in the clubhouse be-
fore the first game of the big series.
Best attendance we've had this year,
not exceptin' opcnin' day
"Whadd'yah mean, beat the Coli
aths!" / said. I'VE amt done it
yet"
"Oh. but we must" lie says. ave
can't disappoint the crowd. And. be-
sides, I'm offering five hundred dol
lars. Remember that, boys"
They all give him yell. and we
piled outa the clubhouse to warm up.
AS soon as Monty hit the field he
begun tryin' TO get argument Outa
three or four of the Goliaths-some-
thing he could chew on all through
the game and get 'em in the air
about. An old stunt of his, and he's
a bird at it. In five minutes he had
row on. and all the Goliaths but
the pitchers and ketchcrs were scrap
pin with him. | was laughin' about
it until / noticed that these pitchers
and ketchers was all watchin' big
.Jocko Jones. That big guy didn't
make move that they didn't lamp.
of course he had hittin' average of
All, and they'd never saw him before.
Naturally they'd give him the once
over, but here they was hardly takin
their eyes offa the boy.
"S'pose he's got their goat, even
before he goes NJ to wallop? / ask
ed myself. And then l decided not
to let the big fella swing in hittin
practice for fear mebbe they'd gel
some line on him. So ! made hin
go up and hit left-handed, which h,
did. Very clumsy Liz Cochran
saw what l had in mind, and h,
come over to set by me. lettin' on'
of the other ketchers warm up ,
couple singers.
Listen, Bill" he said. al got al
idea. Mebbe i can qualify for tina
| five hundred the old mans offerin'
It's cinch McGonigle's gang will
be watchin' Jocko. It's cinch Ma
| will pitch Nubbin or his other left
handler. Jocko can kill any left
handler that ever lived, see? Here
the idea. Let's move little Sawye
up to fifth place behind the big guy
see? Monty's hittin'. .Iocko'll b
gettin' on aba time. and he'll raz
Monty and make him come through
IfNthey're up in the air about Jocko
Monty will hit, too. See? An,
femme follow Monty, Std of hittin
fifth. Whadd'yah say"
you're on" l said. a hundred
per cent. The ideas n bear, Liz. II
go up there and give the changet
hittin' list TO the press box"
When l got back to the bench Ii
was talkin' TO Jocko, but / don't know
what they were sayin'. Who'll W
work today?' / asked Liz. "Giv
'em the best we got?"
"Naw," said Jocko before Liz coul'
say a word.
"who's talkin' TO you?" l said.
you are, right now" he said. e.
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, say, let's use the kids on the hill
today. If they start Nubbin, or that
other left-hander, we'll murder him.
Anybody can win for us if they use
southsider, see?"
by jimmy, the kids right, Bill"
says Liz. Lets try ii, and save
what real pitchin' we've got for u
harder spot, hey?"
"All right / said. 81 s'pose this
is your candidate for the five-hundred
dollar bonus, hey, Jocko?"
"Call it that if you wanta,' he
growled.
IF this keeps up we're gonna have
so many tactics we won't have any
room in the park for some baseball,
| said to Liz. He laughed. And so
we started the old ball game. shot
Kid Green, cocky young left-hander
just outa college. at 'em, and, sure
enough, McGonigle trotted out Nub-.
bin, his star southpaw.
Even if I've been in baseball TWEEN
ty-eight years, I'm SO excited l can
hardly keep a chew of tobacco in my
mouth. The crowd, the way our
gang piled outa the dugout for the
first inning, the way these Goliaths
kept their eyes on Jocko Jones, the
| five hundred beans for third place to
some lucky stiff which might be me
but prob'ly wasn't-all these things
darn near got my goat.
Now, far be it from me to spring
ninth-inning finish on you, or even
box score of the game. The
Goliaths 60 down one, two, three to
this cocky Kid Green their first time
out, but pay little attention to him.
Instead, the whole crowd of 'em
stand w offa their bench and stick
their heads outa the dugout to lamp
.Iocko Jones work around first.
Charlie makes 'em shut up twice and
sets 'em on the bench three times
and finally says he'll chase 'eW all
to the clubhouse if they don't stay
in the dugout. And Jocko pays ex-
actly no attention to their line of
talk.
Their last man up, big outfielder
named Smith, gives Jocko the shout
der as he reaches the bag runnin'
out a grounder. But did he get a
rise outa Jocko? Not so. Instead,
he lands on his shoulder about ten
feet out in right field. 1t was raw,
but all the Goliaths climb Outa the
dugout and raise Cain with Charlie
because he don't call Jocko. The
!. crowd gives 'em the razz, and we're
off.
Up goes Waldo Blatt for us. He
slices Nubbin's first ball over second
for bag. Nubbin gets worried, and
looks at our bench. Jersey Day
walks M, waits and walks instead
of sacrificin' as I'd told him. Along
comes Irish O'Donncll talkin' to him.
self. / know what he's sayin', though
l can't hear it:
"Swing from the toes, or chop from
the waist; they amt any pitcher at
l can't paste"
While he's walkin' up there, / hear
a yell. This nervous Nubbin is look
in at our bench again.
| "Pll be there in minit." yells
this Jocko Jones.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
ARBUCKLE A DIRECTOR
Famous Fat Comedian Says He Is
Done With Acting"

Los Angeles, Jan. 31.-Roscoe c.
Fatty" Arbuckle announced Tuesday
night he had signed a contract TO direct
motion pictures for a comedy film coz
poration. He said that he was dome
with acting"
MY greatest ambition is to make
people laugh and make them happy
and ] can do it best as director Of
comedies" he said in "~"nared state
ment. This is my chance to make
good in the right way and in the pro
fession that l know and love, and in =
way that will meet the npprova, of all
l start work at once and from now or
you will hear from me only through
the medium Of the comedies that l di'
rect"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
STEFANSSON
TO LECTURE
Under Auspices Of Academy Of Arts
and Sciences

and Sciences.
Viihjamar Stefanssen, world-famous
Arctic explorer, illustrated lecture. My
Five Years in the Arctic" Main Avenue
High School. tonight, January 81, at
S p. m. Prices Toe and 81. Special
students tickets SOC. Seat sale az Wal
thall Music Store. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31

aft Tuesday in quest of a shivering,
black and white dog, called "Gunboat, +"
who has defied the majesty of the
United States for three years.
Gunboat was born on a scrap heap
in the yards in 1920. Petted by work
men. he took up his abode there, and
remained in peace until a gilt-braided
naval officer, spying him. ordered him
elected under a rule which prohibits
the keeping Of pets in the yard.
But the yard is a big place, with
lots of dark crannies, and by watching
his step, Gunboat managed TO eyade
his would-be evictors, year in and year
out.
The animal society was called in.
and Gunboat, observing the absence OF
gilt-braid on the agent, took him for a
friend and came out TO beg for food.
He quickly discovered his mistake,
and turned for flight, when the agent
made lunge for him. The agent sent
bullet through one of his thin legs,
but the other three carried him on to
safety in one of his hiding places.
William Evans. special agent in
charge Of the dog hunt, announced that
il Gunboat were not captured by morn
ing he would double the number Of
huntsmen.
Gunboat. now that he is wounded
must he quickly captured and put out Of
main, Evans said
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
BANK CASHIER AND
PATRON LOCKED IN
VAULT BY ROBBERS
Two Bandits Grab Loot,
Escaping With
$500.

Ripley, Okla, Jan. S1.-Approxi-
mately $500 was obtained by two rob-
bers, who looted the Farmers State
Bank here late yesterday, locked Harold
Straughn, assistant cashier. and P. A..
Love, a patron of the bank, in the vault
and escaped in a motor car.
Straughn and Love were Imprisoned
for more than an hour while citizens,
who did not know the combination Of
the lock, tried 10 release them.
The bandits left town in a curtaired
touring car, going toward the east,
and officers of Payne and surrounding
counties have taken up the pursuit.
The loot was mostly in currency. Not
shot was fired.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
Thomas Buckley Of Washing
ton Claims to Have Been
in Frederick Town That
Night and Saw No Flag
Waved.
BY ROBERT TONiPKINS


Copyright. 1928, by The San Antonio Light.
Washington, d. c., Jan. S1-And now
comes the "eye witness" to sustain the
Johns Hopkins students in their asser-
ton that John Greenleaf Whittier as
a historian, was a mighty good poet.
Ihe eyewitness saw Stonewall Jack
son and his men as they marched
Through Fredericktown, saw them as
they passed the home of Barbara
Frietchie and he avows that neither
Barbara nor any of her kinspeople,
friends or associates, were astir at the
early hour that the Confederates
evacuated the Maryland town. Long
after Jackson's men had quilted Fred
erick there was a whole lot of flag
waving. All sorts of banners, starry
and otherwise, were flung to the breeze,
but Jackson was not there to see them
pr to salute the hairs of "yon gray
head"
IVDispatches from Frederick have said
that city is convinced the incident oc-
curred and so the table marking the
exact spot where it occurred always will
temain to attract the eye and the in
terest of the wayfarer. 1t is apparent
from. the evidence of the eyewitness
fst discovered in Washington that
Whittier unquestionably had some foun-
6ation for his famous poem, and if Bar
bara stuck her old gray head out of
The window some three or four hours
hitter Jackson had passed the given spot,
Il was only a matter of little poetic
license to have Jackson there.
The eyewitness is Thomas Buckley, al
most lifelong resident of Washington.
md here is the account he gives of
hat famous day in Frederick:
81 Was In Frederick Town
"When General r. Z. Lee, with his
rmy invaded the state of Maryland
Tas a very. young, small boy, who had,
with a companion, run away from
lome to join the Confederate army. My
10y friend and / became separated. He
oined the Stonewall brigade and was
filed in the second battle of Manassas.
did not find this out until l found the
brigade in camp near Frederick, Md.
was then refused enlistment by the
aptain of our home company because
was too young and too small. | was
hen mainly concerned in getting back
0. Virginia.
81 was asleep in a house in Fred
rick, owned by a relative, on the
light the Confederate army commenced
0 evacuate that town. / was awakened
bout midnight by my sister who in
Formed me that the army was re-
reating. This l found at once to be
rue. We were all kept in line by
entries posted at every street and alley.
was lying on the pavement with many
oldiers, not more than 100 feet from
he home of Barbara Fritchie. The
inc was then about 2:30 O'Clock in
be morning, when 1 was suddenly
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
FRIGHTENED BANDIT
SHOOTS VICTIM AND
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Leaps Over Growers Body
to Rifle Empty Cash
Register.

Fort Worth, Tex, Jan. 3t.-A. J.
Humphrey. 80. died on the operating
table at st. Joseph's Infirmary last
night, after he had been shot in the
abdomen by an unidentified thug in his
grocery store.
Fright is thought to have caused the
bandit to fire at his victim after he had
demanded Humphrey TO hold his hands
up.
The murderer leaped over his victim
body to the counter, where the cash
register was. This he found empty. He
escaped through the door. after Mrs.
Humphrey had made her sudden appear
ance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
Barbara Frietchie Asleep When
jackson Passed, Says Witness

aroused by the soldiers calling out here
comes old Jack meaning Stonewall
Jackson. l looked and recognized Cen
eral Stonewall Jackson riding along on
his old sorrel in the semi-hght OF the
earlJ morning with his two aides riding
about fifty feet in his rear.
81 ran out in the street, took off my
can and saluted the general. He took
off his cap and bowed to me, smiling
most pleasantly. then returned to
nv place on the pavement.
Barbara Was Asleep.
"There was then no cheering by citi-
zens at any door nor window. The
general was then passing Barbara
Fritchie's house. None but soldiers
we're awake and moving. Later on that
day. from every window on that street
came cheers and waving flags, both
Union and Confederate.
"Their cheers were for Lincoln. for
Jefferson Davis, for the Union and for
the Confederacy, as the preferences OF
those who cheered were inclined.
"Our Confederate officers were all in
full dress uniform and greeted our
cheers with many bows. / saw no one
abused or restrained nor insulted in any
way. l was in that neighborhood until
late in the day. and 1 can say that /
am perfectly certain that General Stone
wall Jackson was. long before sun-up
that morning, as far away from Fred
erick as South mountain or Its Wei
nifty. :,
"There could not have been any such
incident as related in the poem about
Barbara Fritchie. General Jackson was
not there, am sure that she never saw
him at that time. Although he was not
there, he would not have been capable
of communicating, nor of permitting an
indignity to any woman"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
BANDITS GET $1,000
Hold Up Trolley and Relieve Passen.
gers and Crew Of VaIuables.

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 81. - Two
armed bandits held up and robbed the
twenty passengers and crew of Terre
Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction
car, near here last night, and escaped
with cash and valuables estimated, at
$1,000.
The bandits signsled the car to stop
at a junction about seven. miles south
of Indianapolis. The trolley was pulled
off and the passengers herded outside,
where they we're lined up and relieved of
their valuables. The bandits then or
defed everybody back in the car and
made their escape.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
HELD ON DOPE CHARGES
Arrested Sanitarium Owner Says Wally
Reid Was Once His Patient.

San Francisco, Jan. S1.-Indict-
ments were returned by a federal grand
jury here Tuesday against John S. Bar
ker Of Oakland and Charles Blessing OF
Los Angeles, charging them with viola
ton of the federal narcotic act.
Barker conducted a sanitarium in
Oakland and another in Los Angeles.
for persons said TO have been addicted
TO the use of narcotics. Barker said
one of his patients was the late Wal,
lace Reid, motion picture actor. Bless
ing was said to have been associated
with Barker in conducting the Los An
geles institution.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31

Ter a good cleansing of the little bow
els is often all that is necessary.
Ask your druggist for genuine Cali
fornia Fig Syrup" which has directions
for babies and children of all ages
printed on bottle. Mother! You must
saw California or you may get an
imitation fig syrup.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
Hold Lusitania Sinking Act of War.

Albany. n, Y, Jan. 31.-The sink.
ing of the Lusitania was an act of
war, the court of appeals held in de-
Gliding the case of the estate of Alfred
G. Vanderbilt against an insurance COM
panT. A clause in the policy held
by Mr.. Vanderbilt. who was drowned
when the Lusitania went down, auto
matically nullified it in case death was
caused by war.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31
"GUNBOAT," A DOG,
SOUGHT FOR DEFYING
THE UNITED STATES
Wounded by Hnd-hemted
0fficer-Now He Must
Be Killed.

New York, Jan. 31.-Five agents of
the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, equipped with two
wagon loads of dog catching devices.
raked the Brooklyn Navy Yard fore and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31

Hurry mother. Even a eros, sick
child loves the 'fruity" taste of "Cad-
fornia Fig Syrup" and it never fails
to open the bowels. A teaspoonful TO-
day may prevent a sick child tomor-
row. If constipated, bilious, fcverish,
fretful, has cold, cclic, or If stomach is
sour, tongue coated, breath bad, remcm-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-31

Spanish, Mexican or BARRIERS Itch.
One bottle Imperial Eczema Remedy
is guaranteed to be enough for any case.
All druggists are authorized to refund
your money if it fails.-(Adv.)
The border vidette., 1923-08-25

At the meeting of the Nogales
Chamber of Commerce held
Thursday night the members
voted to advertise Nogales as a
health resort. Why not? Noga-
les, beyond question of doubt,
has the finest all.the year round
climate on earth. Why not adj
vertise the fact to the outside
world?
Frank J. Barry, of Los Ange.
les. attorney for the Richfield
Copper Company, of Scranton.
Pa and the local law firm of
Hardy & Hardy, last Thursday
closed a big land and mine deal
in Nogales, Sonora, which re-
presented quarter of a million
dollars. The land and mines
sold by the mining company to
the Scranton Trust Company,
are in the Ures district, Sonora.
Many years ago the mines were
actively worked under the per-
sonal supervision of John Glas-
son, we'll known mining man of
this city. The officers and di-
rectors of the company reside in
Scranton, Pa.
The border vidette., 1923-08-25
BIG MUSICAL OFFERING.

The Catholic churches and
schools of ambos Nogales will
receive substantial aid in their
finances when the entire pro-
ceeds of two special theatrical
performances to take place dur
ing the week of August q, are
turned over to these institutions.
The money will be used in ma
terial improvements which are
very much in need both for bet
ter appearance of the church
properties, for the comfort and
convenience of the congregations
and students.
The first event will be at the
Lyric on or about Wednesday,
August 80, and will consist of a.
varied list of numbers Of good
music and acts by local young
ladies'. Each number will, in it,
self, offer an attraction we'll
worth while, and there is more
than one reason to expect full
houses on these occasions The
second event will take place at
the Teatro Hidalgo in Nogales,
Sonora.
At both performances, Mr..
Cosmo D. Acosta, assisted by
Mr.. Eugenio Peltier at the pia-
no, will render the following
special program of songs: BIZ
zet's Toreador song, from Car
men," Wagner's Evening Star,
from "Tannhauser" Tin English);
Leoneavallo's Prologue from
"Pagliacci"; Godard's Lullaby,
from "Joselyn"; Donizetti'se Una
furtiva lagrima" and the beauti-
full new. Spanish song "Prin-
cesita.".
The border vidette., 1923-08-25
WHEAT is CHEAP HOG FEED.

Wheat at 70 cents bushel is
cheaper hog feed than corn at 90
cents a bushel. These are about
the average prices these two
grains are selling for at this
time. Wheat at 70 cents a bush.
ell, when fed with 10 per cent
tankage ration. will produce 100
pounds of pork for about $6.O6.
Corn at 80 cents bushel, &C.
cording to Henry's Feeds and
Feeding, when fed with 10 per
cent tankage ration, will pro-
duce- 100 pounds of pork at a
cost of about 1882. This is a.
saving of $2.66 in the production
of 100 pounds of pork. In other
words, the cost of making 100
pounds of pork with wheat. at
present prices, is little less
than 70 per cent of the cost Of
making 100 pounds of pork with
corn.
Feeding cheap wheat to hogs
has the further advantage of re.
ducing the surplus and creating
greater demand, and conse-.
quently better price, for the
wheat that goes on the market.
The border vidette., 1923-08-25
PIMA COUNTY LOOKING UP.

With the promise of a million
dollar crop of acala cotton in the
Santa Cruz valley, and an addi-
tional quarter million dollar crop
of lettuce in the same district,
the farmers around the old Post
Project have reason to feel a.
good deal more encouraged than
a year ago. The cotton CROP,
according to Glen Broome of the
Fred. Ronstadt company, pro-
misses to be the finest kind of
cotton raised in this State, and
from all appearances is indica-
tive of an opportunity of making
Pima county the best cotton
growing center in the United
States.
This million and a quarter dol.
lar crop in Pima county should
also encourage our friends the
merchants of Tucson, who have
been inclined to doubt the come
back ability of the Arizona farm
err. He is coming back to some
extent, and with his gradual
growth in prosperity will grow
the prosperity of the merchant.
Business men who have refused
to advertise for the farmers
trade should take notice. It is
coming back Cattleman and
Farmer.
The border vidette., 1923-08-25
PUBLIC SALES

We have purchased 1872, 900
pair U. S. Army Munson last
shoes, sizes 81 to IL which was
the entire surplus stock of one
of the largest U. S. Government
shoe contractors.
This shoe is guaranteed one
hundred percent solid leather,
color dark tan, bellows tongue,
dirt and waterproof. The actual
value of this shoe is $500
Owing to this tremendous buy
we can offer same to the public
at $2.95.
Send correct size. Pay post.
man on delivery or send money
order. IF shoes are not as re
presented we will cheerfully re-
fund your money promptly upon
request.
NATIONAL BAY STATE SHOE
COMPANY,
296 Broadway,
New York, N. Y.
The border vidette., 1923-08-25

DAY OLD CHICKS: - Golden
Buff, Brown and White Leg
horns, Anconas, Black Minorcas,
Barred Rocks, r. I. Reds, Buff
Orpngtons and T u k S. No
electric lights on breeding stock.
Enoch Crews, Seabright, Cali.