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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
SOCCER TEAMS
TO USE PARKS

Major league ball parks will be
utilized for soccer fields after the
baseball season closes down. a new
ly formed soccer circuit, which has
arranged 70 show in baseball parks
includes the best OF Eastern tcams
as well as several invading European
eleyens.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
BERCOT MAY
MEET SACCO

There will be n big boxing card
In Everett August II. A match be.
tween Jimmy sacco and Dode Bercot
is the attraction that the promoters
would lllto TO line up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
Coast League Political Fight Is
Dormant Until Meetinq in Winter
BY LEO. II. LAssEN


dent William Mccarthy for the past few days on their fight over the reu
Mccarthy he completed the
that William Wrey interested the Seattle club beginning look
arbitration
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
TorRNEY sTARTs

SUMMIT. y. J.. July 1.-THE Met
ropoliian open golf tournament start
cd hero yesterday at the Canoe Brook
club with 100 players participating.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
CUBAN DIES

HAVANA, Cuba. July 1a.--An-
tonic Maria Garcia. dean OF the Gu
ban baseball players. died here yes
terCay He was 81 years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
ROuT STOPPED

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1o.--Tho
bout between Sunny Jim and "Dynn.
mite" George here last night was
stopped because tho latter was stall.
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
rAcmIo coAsr LrAnrr
AMERIcAN LEAnun

Boston 8. Chicago . tflrst gams). chi.
cago II, Boston . second game.
Cleveland 4. Washington 4.
Sew York Z, Detroit
So Louis 9, phIlBdelphlh O
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19

fHa,,sd for Tonin In eighth: flisd out
tone out when winning run scored
Slated for prouKh 10 ninth.
Erora ~ fnntnssf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
scHsNGs INJURY
rs COSTLY

In Wally schsng the Yankees
hoasi Of ono % tho best oatehefa In
tfsa mnJurn SO cffielru, Is he. that
FOR ytnrs Il haa been customary to
use him almost exclusively back Of
tho lat.
During The first road trip Of the
Yankees this year they played re-
nArkabiv ball. winning something
like II out Of 30 on foreign fields.
No man helped more than sehang
Immediately on tho return az the
Yankees 10 tho homo grounds
schanx was injured. when Il be.
came evident that the injury WA
very serious and that sehang would
10 on; for weeks tho morale OF tho
club seemed 60 slump.
No ono could take tho place Of
schang. Tint waa tho feeling that
seemed 20 exist. among the pkcheH
IN particular.
Fred Hoffman. wally's under.
study. WAS forced into the fray
with little or no preparation. In.
cldcntally. he had hurt his knee
in practice and was mono too az.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19

A NEW race track Is to ba con.
n structed at Long Branch. Long
Island. near New York. according TO
the word that Is going around. The
new course is expected TO be con.
cluded In time for an opening in
July, 1924
II viii be conducted on the same
"oral betting" style prescribed by
New York Law. charging 1885 ad.
mission. like the others. because Il
cannot make any money. openly, of
the betting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
BEAVERS WIN
AT SALT LAKE,

SALT LAKE CITY, July 10. Port.
land won from Salt Lake yesterday,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
NATIONAL LTAcup

plttsburR s, Boston !.
Philadelphia Z. Chicago G.
Cincinnati =, Brooklyn (.
ST. Louis G, New York 4.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
w hen Star
Mask Men
Are Out
Does II Pay to Use One
Receiver for a Full
Schedule?
RY BLLY EVANS

TT n major league bah club has
i star catcher whose work stands
out. 10 u wisdom for tho manager
OF that club 70 use said catcher al
most exclusively.
Good catching means 20 much 70
a hall club that a manager Ia prone
10 uso his star regularly. II no Is
fortunate enough 10 have such n
type catcher. tiut Il il questionable
II such a policy il advisable.
Ray achalk Of tho Chicago White
FOX IL master workman. one OF
ine greatest ealchera % all time.
Every manager under whom sohaik
has played since coming 20 the blk
show has seldom ufed any other
catcher IL Ray was ~ 20 so.
A. n result Of such policy. the
White Box have developed little or
no catching material since schail'
won his spurs as star. Ono OF
thsrs days Bchalx IL going 10 pass
out OF the picture. and when he
does. the white sox arc Eolng "a
suffer for lack OF coed catching.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19
ONE CATCHER
.STANnS OFT

on practically every major league
club there Ia some catcher who
aianda out. who has an edge IN most
departments Of play on tho ether
haeksiops. Invariably that catcher
gsia mos, OF tho work.
II IL only whom tho altar il Injured
that tho loss 81 his services arc felt.
because Of tho lack Of capabls
suhstitus. Catehnrs cannot 30 de-
vsloped sitting on the bench. getting
In tho Eamr once every week OF 10,
a. warming up pitchers IN the bun
pen
Very often team has 4 hlghaclass
catcher DOING bench duty VINO. wero
IL not for tho presence Of tho star
catcher. would do his share OF tho
work mos, efficiently. o.itn u talos
n serious injury 10 make u apparent
that the club has moro than n
moro substitute Rittins on The bench.
Perhaps tho most rvcen, example
Of this truth Is found In the line
up OF tho New York Yankees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-19

NEW FORK. has lost none OF It's
~ interest In amateur sports. In
100 school and playground cen;ers
7o.cao parsons attended athletic car.
ntvais enc day recently.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
Somerset County Agricultural News
Agricultural Speclalties

Every Somerset County farmer must
be thinking very seriously concern
ing his next summers operations
Many crops which we, have heretofore
depended ON have gotten bad repnta-
ton the past few years owing to n
most extraordinary combination of
light yield and low prices. Apples,
ord inarily the safest crop to raise.
this year sold rather low and thou
sands OF barrels were lost by the early
frost. 1t Is surely time when the
agriculturist must be, searching for
new and more profitable avenues for
his activity.
\ newspaper man sh ould be very
modest in making sugg estions as to
agricultural matters. With this eau
ton In mind however, hp may some
times be able to point tn : way to bet
ter things. There are or bps for which
there is usually an aim Ist unlimited
demand which might be raised In
quantities In Somerset CT lunty. Small
fruits are undoubtedly ip tiis class.
Strawberries. raspberriek blackber-
ries, etc, usually sell very readily
in the local market and there Is no
reason why they could nCH be shipped
to the Maine cities to adv antage. Hun
dreds, perhaps thousand , of bushels
are shipped In here froi n Massachu-
sets and points furthe south and
oftentimes they come at n time when
the Maine crop of guilty rated berries,
ut present very small, 3 being har-
Anybody contemplatin / this small
fruit business should st, Sdy the situa-
ton very carefully. Tine first thing
to do undoubtedly would be to talk
with the local fruit stores and mar
ket men. They can verify or per-
haps in part disapprove In part the
above statements.
If the outlook SCI ms promising
enough bulletins can B obtained with
the most carefully pi epared instruc-
ton for raising any OF the smaller
fruits by addressing he United States
Department of Agric ulture, Washing
ton, d. c. These bulletins are sent
! free on request. Farmers Bulletin
No. 337 is devoted to raspberry Gull
ture.
1t may seem an odd thing to be
talking about matter OF this kind
so early, yet there is none too much
llIOS 10 prepare IL eu0 ucSl Tesulta
are to be obtained and unnecessary
expense and disappointing mistakes to
be avoided.
From the appearance fof local cs-
! Establishments from month to month
| thru. the summer 1t would seem that
the most of the garden truck consum-
ed In Skowhegan was raised" In
Faneuil Hall Market, 1t Is an odd
situation to observe in a provision
store lettuce, carrots beets, parsnips,
ETC., shipped here from Boston and
at the same time to think Of the
thousands of acres In the. Kenpebec
valley devoted to potato culture. Per-
haps mo man can wisely advise that
a part Of this potato acreage be devot-
ed to truck gardening and yet there
/ is no question but what the present
situation calls for careful thought and
some study with reference to that
very thing. ,t5,f
| The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS would be
very glad to help. II anyone has any
difficulty in getting bulldtins in the
above subjects or on any agricultural
topic, we will aid in obtaining them
| II the matter is laid before us.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
"The Fins"

On the road leading from Scion to
North New Portland near Lake Emb-,
den, Is situated the beautiful farm OF
John Wentworth called 1.-THE Films"
1t consists Of about 100 acres. The
place was purchased OF the Hiltons In
1887, the house having been burned
prior to that time. Mr.. Wentworth re-
built the buildings. now on the farm
which consists of house, ell, sheds
and barn. The barn is 80 feet In
length and As wide. The farm over
looks Arson and New Vineyard Hills
on the south and west and Black Hill
on the north. There are about 125
apple trees and 100 maple trees on
the farm. The land Is under good
cultivation and cuts about ffty tons
Of hay. Mr.. Wentworth hus planted
six acres of oats. one acre Of potatoes,
one-half acre Of beans, one acre Of
ensilage corn and large garden. He
also maintains sixteen head OF cattle.
all Grades and young stock. There
are also three pair OF horses, two
work horses and one driver, seven
teen Grade sheep and one pig on the
farm. Mr.. Wentworth is we'll known
farmer of that section and has been
successful In his agricultural activi-
ties. The fertility OF the soil on tho
farm Il Of great CONSEQUENCE In 40
complishing success on this property.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
The QuMry Farm

J.. f. Withee, the owner of the
Quarry Farm" in Skowhegan, r., F.
D. & s, is another of Somerset
County's prosperous farmers. The
farm consists of 100 acres, 100 Of
which is the old home farm and which
was settled by Gersham Harville. The
house and stable and barn were built
by Mr.. Withee. He purchased the
farm Fl years ago of Fred 7. French
Previous to that, his home was In
Skowhegan village where he was en-
gagged as a clerk in the store con-
Quoted by D. II. Bartlett and Paul &
Spear
Mr.. Withee's principal activity Is
dairying. He has herd OF % pure
bred Jersey cows and Is head OF
young stock, including several young
heifers that are freshening now and
several more in the winter. He has
bred about 35 head this summer
There are also two good work horses
on the farm. The herd of Jersey
cows are doing fine work in produc
ton and Mr.. Withee is very proud Of
his stock. Mrs. Withee is also proud
OF her excellent flock of 1876 hens and
chickens. They are the Barred Rock
breed.
The crops to be harvested this year
at Quarry Farm are one acre of po-
tatoes, six acres of ensilage corn, nine
acres of Hungarian, twelve acres OF
oats and 1875 tons OF hay.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
IN. q = - y - a ! =
DECISION in Novel Fertilizer Question

The Maine Law Court has rendered
q decision in n rather novel law snit
concerning fertilizer which 1t claim ed
was not what 1t wes represented to be,
In q recent rescr'pt from. the law
court. 1t was the case OF Lutte l..
Rogers vs. william B. Kendall et al.
The verdict was for $500 for the de-
fense and 1t is OF for reaching i'm
portance that the law court set II
aside This case went to the law
court on mo ion and exceptions. The
PLAINTIFFS sole complaint was that the
chem'cels which he bought were not
suitable for the mixture as a fert'-
fiaer for potatoes, ''but contained
borax IN sufficient quantities to pre-
wont the termination of seed potatoes
and killed the young plants and
sprouts" The execution was based
upOn the exclusion OF evidence offered
BY the defendants tending to prove
that crops rang 'ng from two hundred
bushels per acre were raised by va
rious other farmers who used chemf-
Gals purchased from the defendants,
coming out Of the same mess. The
plaintiff averred that he had small
crop of potatoes from seed planted
upon this fertilizer and that the pres
ence of borax poisoning was the sole
cause. Whether borax poisoning
was present In the chemicals In
sufAcient quantity to dimish his po-
tato crop was the only issue. Mr..
Kendall 10 manager Of the Sagadahoc
Fertilizer Co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
MILES FARMS
Full Capacity Operation

With the opening of spring there
will be the usual activity on the E.
e. Miles farms ON Middle road. It
IL expected that all four horses win
be occupied by farm help, mostly pre-
gent or former employees In the var
ious enterprises conducted and owned
by Mr.. Miles. Delma e. Gus'in. a
former employee. true and tried for
twelve years, will be manager. Mr..
Dustin is q northern man and is re-
s gning q similar position with the
wi'liam Mason Memorial Hospital,
Murray. Ky. 60.
Considerable fall blowing was done
at Miles Farms for spring sowing and
seeding and other crops. Cows and
sheep will be seen in the pastures
In about the usual numbers. There
Will be force of men repairing fences
and buildings and making needed i'm
provements. Mr.. Miles 10 also desir-
ons OF improving his flocks and herds.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
Cooperative Bull Association
(By Comfy Agent, w. NJ. GRAY. Yor
County,

lBy Comfy Agent, w NJ Gray York
County,
In explanation of the comparative
ly new practice of conducting bull as
sociations, let us assume that we are
back home in your town. There are
several In town who own bulls, some
purebreds. some not purebreds, but for
the sake of the IL ustration let us
grant the assumption that all are pure
breds of varying degrees of value in
the way of breeding up tho herds.
and leaving daughters whose yearly
records for the most part will show
increases over their dams. In some
instances these bulls have been bought
at prices ranging from $50 UP to 500
or $1,000. While of course bull
should be purchased from the stand
point of production, yet II must be ad-
mitted that price is fairly good indi-
Gator Of production. In addition to
these purchase prices must be added
the costs of feeding se1er,t bulls
instead OF few. Twelve such bulls
purchased at total cost of $500 with
an additional cost of at least $1,000
for maintenance would make q total
Of S2700. -Four good bulls costing
$1,000 and about $500 for maintenance
would effect saving of $1,000 in q
year TO say nothing of the extra va
lue OF calves secured.
Having replaced IL average to fair
bulls with four good ones, the next
question Is, how would these be hand
led. They should be placed I'm DIFF
ferent sections of the town, the mem
bers being geographical divided in
TO blocks, with one bull to block,
this bull being handled by one man.
The board of directors attends to all
arrangements such as purchasing and
placing the bulls.
At the end Of two years all bulls are
changed to the next block. In this
way bull would last eight years In
q four-block association. BY the
time each bull was six years old, his
daughters would be milking. so as to
show whether or not he should be re-
tanned longer. On the other hand a
valuable bull might be discovered In
this way.
There are few Of these associations
III hdiht' HC Wv ~ VI 1<NbaiioA hio
been starting one, using two bulls,
with third one just located. Every
thing seems to be running smoothly
after two years Of experience. In
that association there are more than
20 members, representing at present
about 100 cows The 80 cent bull
service Is fast disappearing from that
town. ~.
+, In Alfred four farmers bought q
bull in 1917 for 5000. Recently they
have purchased one for $500. And 30
the. leaven keeps working.
In summing up, may say that here
are few of the beneficial results
to be obtained from purebred bull as
sociations. =
, It allows an exchange of bulls for
your own small Investment. Several
bulls can be tried out. and the best
retained; 1t helps farmers with snail
herds who can't AFFORD to blly high
priced bulls; ACCUSES enthusiasnis Ia
stock; makes for one breed
OF cattle. and helps dispose of sur
plus stock by attracting buyers 70 the
community g. !
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
Big Money in Turkeys

The Thanksgiving demand for tur-
KEYS exceeds the supply practically
every year. Just why we raise less
turkeys than formerly in Maine would
be hard to state. The impression
prevails that they are a hard bird to
bring to maturity and there is doubt
less some justification for this idea.
w. II. Hunton, Industrial Agent for
the Maine Central Railroad is inter
es'ed. with his brother, in a farm near
Winthrop. They batched out 80 tur-
KEYS this year. When this chicks got
to be about the size of dove they
commenced. to go wrong and 60 of
them died. The disease was diognos-
ed as liver trouble and the rest were
saved by. giving them Nux-Vomica
pills. Mr.. Hunton has promised 10
write US more fully as to this treat
plent He believes that II it could
have been applied earlier every tur-
Rev In his flock could have been ma
tured.
In October BUYERS visited the Hun
son farm and offered SOC pound.
dressed weight, for all the turkeys
they had. Their lightest bird at this
rate would come to about $6.40. Mr..
Hunton remarks that in years gone by
he has seen fairly good COW sell for
no more then he got for some OF his
newest turkeys.
In view of the certainty OF good
market 1t would seem that Maine far
mers might go into the turkey bust
ness more than they have been do
Ing. 1t would certainly be a good
subject TO study up on this winter
with reference to next years farming
activity.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
Carrabassett Grange


Installation in the Carrlbassett
Grange No. II. at K'ngaeld took place
Monday evening, February 10. the
following officers were installed by
the installing, officer. Mrs. Jennie
Durrel' assisted bv Elvin Durrell and
Pearl Wilbur. Worthy master. Ber-
nard Doyle: overseer, Allie Witham
lecturer, Emma Doyle; steward,
HAYDEN Hewev; chaplain, Rilla Dyer;
treasurer. Nina Lander; secretary,
Ella Withsm; rate keeper, Ivy Hewev;
ceres, Hattie Wilbur; Pomona. Hattie
Berry; Flora, Maggie Gatohe1: lady
assistant steward, Lucy Churchill.
After the installation there was de-
licious tasting party served by Ella
Witham. chairman OF committee,
Pearl WILDER and Nina Lander
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NEW PORTLAND

The many friends of Mrs. Abe
Stevens will be glad to learn that she
is able to be out again.
. Joint installation OF the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs was held at the
hall Wednesday night OF last week.
the installing officers were from Btng-
ham and Scion. A small crowd was
reported due to so much sickness.
Ralph Jordan returned to his work
at the electric light station again
first OF the week.
Mrs. Nettie Atwood is verv ~ at
this writing, her daughter Mrs. Win
ME Standish OF Waterville Is with her
at present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01
Hartland Grange

Hartland Grange held It's regular
meeting. February "a in the social
room OF the Methodist church. After
the usual business, the lecturer pre-
serted an interesting Washington
program. followed bv box social for
the benefit Of the F1ag Fund. $685.
was realized from the sale of boxes.
Next Saturday evening, March 8, the
meeting will be held In the new hall
Ia Davis block The LIST and End de-
grees will be conferred. A good at
tendance 10 expected.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-01

Don't forget that now is the time
to get ready for the big Somerset
Central Agricultural Sooiety's Fair.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
Pine Valley Resident
Dies Saturday

Mr. Jack Mckee, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of the Pine Valley
community, died at the family home
last Saturday after lingering illness,
and his body laid to rest in the Oak
Hill Cemetery Sunday, Rev. Wayne
Alliston officiating.
Mr.. Mckee was a native Of Georgia,
coming to the Pine Valley community
from Alabama about fifty years ago
with his young wife. Mr.. Mckee was .
consistant member Of the New Liberty
Baptist Church.
There are left to mourn his death
besides his wife, seven children, Mrs.
B. B. Crawford, Kernes, Texas; Rev.
B. L. Mckee, pastor Of the Baptist
church at Cleveland; Luther Mckee,
and Mrs. j. NJ. Lawshe, Of Longstreet,
Miss; Mrs. Higginbotham, Of Grenada;
Mrs. J. Leland Trusty and Herring
Mckee, of this city; and other rela-
tives. Mrs. Crawford who left her
fathers bedside few days before
his death, was the only absent member
of the family at the funeral and burial.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
Family Reunion
Is Held Here
Family of Thirty Gather For Re
Union at Home of w. 7. Brazea

Twenty nine children, including
three sons in laws, Mr.. W. c. Vaughn,
Mr. W. B. Hunter, and Mr. A. b.
Johnsey, and grand children particl-
pated in family reunion al the home
of Mr.. w. T. Brazeal, Mr.. Arthur
Gholson, of Columbus, fourth SON
in-law, was absent, though his wife
and three children were included in
the twenty nine present.
The father, Mr.. w. T. Brazeal, and
the twenty. members of his family
enjoyed the forenoon alone living
over, a. it were, the early period of
the old home life and at the noon
hour sumpteous meal was served, IN
the afternoon some of the neighbors
called to enjoy the remaining part of
the day with the family. Before the
breaking up the group of thirty, IN
cluding the father, sat for a large
size picture.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1923-08-16
I. p. NJ. S. Holds
Regular Meeting

rue Young Peoples Missionary
Society of the First Methodist Church,
held its regular monthly business and
social meeting Saturday afternoon, i'll
he home of Mrs. Alton Smith.
Leader, Mrs. Eloise Stephens.
Eleven members present-Business as
fellows; Calling of roll, collection of
iles, free will and missions, which
was s4.3o
sapt. of Social Service reported 10
visits to sick, visits to strangers and
icur trays sent out during the past
montii-Devotional, by Mrs. o. L.
Palsons-Hymn; "Marehing with the
Herees,' sang by the Society
Missionary topics: Pioneer Heroes in
the Deaconess Movements
Mrs. Lucy Rider Myer.
Miss Matte Wright.
Each member told us something of
Tie ives Of these Noble Women
which was quite interesting and help
sd
Closed the meeting by repeating the
Lords Prayer in concert. Then we
gere delightfully."- served with salad
.aud ice course