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Evening star., 1924-08-17
FOCAL PRO SHOWING FINE
FORM SINCE QUITTING JOB
Former Instructor at Friendship, With No Duties to
Worry Him, Gives Promise of Ultimately Cap
turing National Championship.

WITHOUT fanfare OF rumpets advance publicity have
wv day Washington golfer who by his performance the
past weeks stamped himself a player
first rank fact golfer who has been acclaimed by be
among he first half dozen professionals in the world
parsonage Dgel of Friendship. D. c.
attached
bid urels
ary known his intimates "The MacDougal the
within the OF three weeks.
Washington club
single big Within month after he severed his
biggest bf And
possibly
utchison the well who al
golf spend
Evening star., 1924-08-17

exception of the year 1901 Another
team of brothers that dominated the
doubles pHy was that of W. and r.
Renshaw, who were champions for
seven years, in 1850 and 1881, 1884.
1873 and 1856 and 1855 and 1889
among the other famous players
who have won the singles title two
times or more are j. PIN, champion in
1898 and 1894: A. w. Gore, who won
the title in 1901, 1908 and 1909; j. 7
hartley who was the first to capture
tne tournament twice, in 1879 and
1880: w Baddeley, champion in 1Se1
1892 and 1895; Gerald L. Patterson OF
Australia and William T. TiIden. I'd
patterson was the first TO win th..
title on the resumption of the tour
nament after the war. He was the
thlrd player to bring the crown to
Australia
Evening star., 1924-08-17

Leo. while att"ched. did not have
the requisite time to furbish up his
game. He had other things on his
nina and So did 20; " in. Sut With
In Il month after he had left employ
and he ONE his own BOSS. he won
two m".cr events. There must be
something in ti2i" business of pro-
A.. .fessiona's paying unaitach
To he Buy Next M""th.
Die gel p'ar& ousy Month during
September. He WI leave this city
carly iii tin ! month for Chicago
there to l,ar Ia he Western o. n
championship al the Calumet Country
Club near the Wirdy City. Follow
ing that. II he qualiti' fer TIE
p. q. A tuu-n;. ment (aH1 there isn't
much chan % he won-t) he will pay
at match play iur the professional
IN: tch play tfte. now held by
Sarazen thin ie n!ars to enter the
Missouri open rhs mp.onship. for
which an attractive purse has be III
hung up. And from there he may
cioSr UP b,;sy month by entering
the ROCK. Mounssin championship at
Denver.
The Canadian Open ch nlpion is III
no hurry 20 Gtiiliate with golf
club. He i making a.np.e money.
What With winning prize money and
tnr different SuD> dies Il il ste ass;
pro ge1s. 20 Ill, az cannot sra-l
about tne Dc !oor for d long
time.
Prefers 10 ~. n.,e- ance.
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duo. D:ege =. III leur : 'lter
tile exhibition ic.,!!l Jr i .,t p es-.r- n.
v-l q just - oriI re; ~; il Il ire lance.
paying Y " .teT tournaments he
sees fit and : - 3 soon to win one Of
TIL naticn:, tit e.
Diego liz tiv -, t:e. Ee has the ski
ard the - l,'rantsnt, and iie has !ate;E
6evl.o;,ed col,:ilerce iii .Ii,r.;elf t.iat
wi l al CIV no obstacles t. top t''e D. g.!
rush st t T:>-it with Hss-I. And ais
mary Wash ngton iri nds iluSa the
Uiegei spirit will come ont OF the 1924
championships 50 !rEbued with con-
fidcnce. lie will 90 ON to reach the
heights already sca'ed a quartet Of times
by Ha ger and reach the u innate goa! of
the profes iona'-A national Champion
snip and the pot OF god that. goes with
Evening star., 1924-08-17

Mrs. w. e. Shannon triumphed in the
wonen.s putting contest yesterday at
the Columbia countsV Club. Mrs. A. 3.
HeAton was runneestUy while Mfo. y.
G. Bangs Won the ecnsolAt ton.
Evening star., 1924-08-17

Manor Club golfers will entertaft
the Washington Golf and Country
Club team in a match next Wednes-
day. The event will be Nassau
affair, with 4 dozen linksmen on each
Evening star., 1924-08-17
STRAIGHT CFF THE TEE

the about Washington
r condition they have been since Spring Brown
taray sprung overnight and The which
losing all their grennes. through
Evening star., 1924-08-17
InSideG0lf
.Ey Chester HOrton-

when yOu practice this swin4tnx
Of the cinbhrnd hack and forth. with
;ke nrIns held lightly nxed nt your
<fd~~. ~n. sSs '-,m~d teIy catch the
Evening star., 1924-08-17
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. August
l6.-The Potomac and Shenandoah h
Rivers were clear this evening.
Evening star., 1924-08-17

time attempted in Montana. Up to
November 20 more than 100000 Of
such eggs were collected, and IL che
favorable weather conditions contin-
ued it was hoped that the collection
would exceed 100000 before the
spawning season closed
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
Win From HOxie

The POca Hi football team won
a close game from the HOxie Hi team
on the local grid Friday afternoon by
score of 10 The teams were evenly
matched in weight and speed but the
spectacular line plunging of ThrOg-
morton, POca half. and the sensational
defense of Hughes, POca end, turned
the tide in our favor.
The locals were lacking in signal
knowledge and the game was slowed
mp considerably while signals were re-
peated. The first half ended with a
score of 90. POca had the ball on
Hoxie's five-yard line, but delays in
delivering signals held the ball on the
ground until the period ended.
POca's touchdown came in the third
quarter. Hoxie was held on their
thirty-yard line and punted. Joe
Blankenship, Poca quarter, fumbled
the punt on the fifty-yard line but re-
covered and with some splendid inter-
ference carried the ball to the HOxie
one-yard line. A plunge through
HOxic's line was attempted but with
out result. On the second down Blank
enship plunged through right tackle
and over the line for a touchdown.
On the try for extra point, Joe placed
a neat drop kick between the posts,
making the score 10.
HOxie carried the ball into POca's
territory several times and more than
once got within striking distance Of
the goal but lacked the punch to put
it over.
POca has some fine material for
team this year and with the proper
training will make formidable foe to
any team of their class in this section
of the state.
The eleven goes to Imboden Friday
Of this week for a game with the
Sloau-ueudriX Academy team.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
Four Are Killed When
Train Strikes Auto

-Four members of a family of six
were killed outright near Walnut Ridge
early Sunday morning, and the other
two were seriously injured when the
car in which they were riding was
struck by a fast Missouri Pacific pas
senger train.
The dead are Rev. Fisher Jones,
aged 80, Mrs. Jones, 26, Velma Jones,
6, and Ruth Jones, 4. The injured
are Bernard Jones, 8, and Kathleen
Jones 2.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones was driving the
car and was killed instantly. Mrs.
Jones died about two hours after the
accident at the home of minister
to which she was taken. The little
girl, Velma, was hurled from the car
and struck telephone pole, being so
badly injured that she died soon after
ward at drug store to which she
was taken. Little Ruth lived until 3
O'Clock that afternoon.
The boy, Bernard, suffered a broken
jaw and internal injuries and the ply
sicians who attended him say his con-
dition is very serious. The baby, Kath-
leen, is said to be not seriously hurt
and is expected to survive.
The family was on its way to church
at Walnut Ridge from their farm nine
miles north of the town. Rev. Jones
was an Apostolic minister and was
-nInL. q n...,nr
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
Big Load of Cotton

One of the biggest loads of cotton
ever sold in this county was marketed
last Friday at the Geo. James gin by
Geo. /. WaldrOn of near Tenders.
Mr.. Waldron is farming the r. A.
Mock place in the bottoms and his
acreage, which is planted with Acala
seed will make 1900 pounds per acre,
it is estimated. The load he sold last
week weighed 1880 pounds and
brought $2O6.5O.
Mr.. WaldrOn is a newcomer to this
county but he evidently knows what
it takes to make cotton grow in our
bottom land. He used nitrate of soda
as fertilizer and is getting a much
better yield than a lot of better land
in his neighborhoOd which was not
treated to the fertilizer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
A Correction

In an item of request to everybody
to help to secure every name Of the old
people of the county the notice put
the age limit at G5 years when it
should have been 60 years for men
and % years in the county and 80
years for women and % years in the
county.
Again let me urge everyone to do
what you can in getting the names
of every person eligible to enrolment
Help us to make this record 100
per cent for future reference. Send
names to j. ID. Wells, secretary.
G.. G. Johnston, president,
Old folks Association Of Randolph
County Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
New Business

ID. V. Cooke and Wm. Kerchival,
business men of this city have organ
lied company and have opened a
general merchandise business in the
old City Cafe building. They have in
stock quantity Of goods bought on
the st. Louis market at very low
prices and are open this week for bust
ness.
They will hold an auction sale of
goods on the court square every Satur-
day and besides their merchandise they
will sell anything anyone brings them
to be auctlOned Off.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
Pocahontas May Get
Farm Short Course

Agricultural schools for adults who
are interested in improving their farm
and home practices will be held in in
terested communities in Arkansas in
January and February under the di-
rcction of the ExtentiOn Service, Col
lege of Agriculture, University of Ar
kansas.
One of these schools may be held in
POcahOntas if sufficient interest is
shown by local leaders, according to
4, Roy Reid, assistant director of agri-
cultural eXtentiOn.
These schools will be of one or two
days duration depending on the type
and amount of work wanted in the
community" Reid said. "The Exten-
sion Service will furnish men and wo-
men to give instruction and practical
demonstrations who are highly train
ed in their respective lines and who
have had much experience in this
type Of work"
All that POcahOntas has to do to
obtain one Of these schools is to pro-
vide comfortable place and guarantee
minimum attendance of 25 adults.
When this is done the Extension
Service will send to Pocahontas at
least two and perhaps three trained
and experienced speakers to give in
structiOn and demonstrations conduct
a one or two day meeting according to
the needs and desires of the locality.
provide these persons without expense
to the local community; allow the local
leaders or county agent to select the
topics for discussion from the list sub.
mitted, provided the number of topics
be limited so that each may be fully
developed; provide charts, slides and
demonstration material to make the
instruction more effective and ARRANGE
Il suitable date. Does Pocahontas want
one Of these schools? Let's get busv
STAR HERALD WANT Ans nav
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT PER
SONAL TAX PAYERS

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a proclamation issued by the Gov
ernOr, all delinquent tax payers can
pay the regular county, state, road
and poll taxes without penalty, if paid
on or before December the LIST 1924.
However this does not relieve the col
lectOr Of the duty to force collection
at any time by taking property and
advertising the same and selling for
the taxes and costs. l will be bound
to pur collectors out and collect as the
law directs but there will be no penalty
If paid on time.
This is to every one that failed to
pay their 1923 taxes. Please take
notice and be governed accordingly.
X. II. Gullett,
Sheriff and Collector of Randolph
County. 92t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
Maynard Academy At fair

In the item last week concerning
the attendance of schools at the county
fair, the Maynard Academy with
eighty students, was omitted. This
was quite unintentional and resulted
from the fact that the reporter check
ed the names Of the schools from n list
of schools supported by the county,
on which list the name Of our county's
Academy is not listed
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
STOCK LAW LOSES IN
GENERAL ELECTION

The state general election which was
held Tuesday created more interest
here than any general election for many
years. Reports from over the state
show that it created interest every
where and heavy vote was polled.
The three amendments are reported
to have received big vote in the state,
all having carried by about 2 to l in
the counties which reported. No. II
was the favOrite, with No. - running
a close second and No. 10 last. A mum
Der of the smaller counties are yet to
be heard from however, and they may
change the results Of the vote on the
amendments.
Tom Terral, democratic nominee for
governor, is leading his opponent, John
w. Grabiel, about ten to one. All the
other state offices are going democratic
by about the same majority, it is re-
ported.
In Randolph county the chief inter
est Centered in the proposed stock law
FOR that part of the county lying west
of Black and Current rivers. Accord
ing to returns from twenty-fOur of the
twenty-siX townships the stock law was
/ defeated. Votes for the law totaled
/ S24 and votes against it tOtaled $50.
The townships yet to report on the
stock law are Baker and Spring River
and they will not be likely to change
| the vote very much. Should Baker
) and Spring River vote as much as two
to one in favor of the stock law they
will not total enOught to overcome the
lead of the antis, it is believed.
In the race for sheriff, which was
the only county Office contested for,
W. II. Perrin, the democratic nominee
received 1,702 of the votes received
here while his opponent, r. II. Smith
Independent, received 239.
In the Governors race, Mr.. Terral
received 1,7O4 and his opponent, Mr.
Grabiel received 251. The other state
offices went democratic by about the
same vote.
The amendments were all badly de,
feated in this county. Out of the
1000 votes No. 10 received only 5S3,
losing by about to 1. No. II receiv.
ed 716 and lost by about to /. No.
II got the best vote Of any fthe three
having received 736. Each of the lat,
ter two received more votes for than
against but nearly seven hundred vOt.
ers scratched all of them. both for and
against. However, an amendment to
carry must have a majority of all votes
cast and to scratch both for and
against counts the same as vote
against. We regret that Randolph
turned down the amendments for each
of the three are much needed laws and
should have passed.
The vote for road tax received ,242
for the tax and 494 against.
A tabulated report of the official
count will appear in the Star Herald
next week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09

STAR HERALD WANT ADS PAY
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09
Jail Breaker Captured

Deputy sheriff Perrin received n
message from the Sheriff at GrppnviIIe
Mo-, yesterday stating that he had in
custody Luther Jewel, who broke Jail
here with Bert Martin several weeks
ago. Jewell is wanted on charge
of grand larceny, it being alleged that
he stole n watch, pistol and some
jewelry from the home Of II. Newton
Ellis here some time ago Mr. Perrin
stated that the prisoner would be
brought to Pocahontos Immediately.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09

Mrs. Josie Johnson of Biggers was
shopping and visiting friends in POca-
hOntas Monday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09

y" .l.s witness to the tragedy said
that he observed that the car was
stopped before crossing the track and
stopped again after reaching the mid
die of the track as the train bore down
on it, The engine struck the auto at
the rear seat, breaking it in two and
hurling the wreckagc and victims
aside.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09

T. y. Nibert is able 10 be out and
around again after a months serious
illness.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-09

A. ]. Gwin and c. NJ. Penn of No
land were in POcahOntas Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-10
4 Good Newspaper
By JOHN CARLYLE

There are too many excellent newspapers in the United States which are nothing more than newspapers.
 They furnish a complete and we'll assorted line of domestic and foreign news. They contain a menu of readable and highly enter taining features and serial stories and funny pictures.
 As for their expression in the community one hears little from them except when they are carping at small matters.
 The right kind of a newspaper is very much more than a newspaper.
 It is an institution dedicated to the service of fellow-folks.
 It is an institution devoted to the service of the whole community and to such part of the nation as it can reach and touch. A good newspaper must be more than newspaper or it is factory. | This does not mean that it should forever be airing public questions. There is vastly too much talk about some things. The world suffers from useless conversation.
 Discussion often is like q. merry-go-round. l It doesn't travel anywheres M at.
 But on the real issues of daily living, daily government, daily performance; the weight of a good newspaper must be thrown.
 It is to remain on the side of the things that are true and of good report. More and more the arrangements of mod ern newspapers are striving to build up and to emphasize the service element. Depart ments are started not just as circulation boosters or for entertainment, but becpuse such a department will put the newspaper in touch with a large number of people who need help, who want service.
 have in mind a newspaper that runs department to handle the questions and an swers of young people. As many as sixty or seventy letters are received every day by this department. And this newspaper is not m one of the largest cities either
 Each one of these letters, no matter how trivial or how serious the problems, is an- swered with the greatest care and judgment. Thousands of young men and women are helped by this service.
 There are scores of ways in which the modern newspaper is growing into a service institution.
 The old day of personal journalism is done. The new day of community service journal ism is on the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-10
PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

When the record in property trans
 fers, realty values, building operations
 and industrial development of the Blr-
 mingham of today is compared with that
 of the Birmingham of generation ago,
 there is a lesson not only for the public
 authorities, but for civic organizations
 and public-spirited citizens! This lesson
 may we'll be applied to present prepara-
 ton for future community development
 and for the rapid growth in population. During the last year transactions In the Birmingham real estate market involved about forty-five millions of dollars. Property values showed marked in- creases, yet the demand was notably ac- tive. There is strong tendency to ex- tend the business district to provide for the growth. Property in the northwest ern and northeastern sections greatly en- hanced in value, while the trend south ward, and, in fact, in nearly every direc- tion has indicated the need for extension of the business district to relieve the con- stantly increasing pressure.
 Building activity has been unprece- dented for a year, with every promise
 of continued and increased expansion in
 this industry. Not only are develop
 ments in the business district under way
 and projected in the early future, mak-
 ing new records, with three large of-
 flee buildings in the planning, another
 under construction, preparations be-
 gun for a modern hotel, several new
 stores nearing completion, and half
 dozen supply houses and warehouses go-
 ing up, but three large apartment houses
 are ready for occupancy, several smaller
 ones under construction, and hundreds of residences being built in every section of the city, while evidences of develop ment for new residence districts are seen on every hand.
 Aside from the confidence which it's own citizens and outsiders feel in Bir- ,n1ingham, all of this, with the marked growth of population, now estimated con servatively at 225,000 for the city proper, with 50,000 more in the imme- diate shopping district, means that the people of this city must bestir them
 selves to measure up to their responsi- bilities. There must be broader vision and clearer realization of what Birming-
 hafnis to be by the time preparations can be made to provide for the greater city. Surveys must be made, building regula- tions, including an effective zoning sys- tenn, established, parks and playgrounds provided for, streets widened to meet flu ture requirements, drainage, sanitation, public service necessities provided for in word, city planning must be JHnder
 taken in all seriousness. The costs would be much less now than in few more years, and the problems much more easily solved. It is a question O! whether Birmingham will grow and de. velop into a modern city with modern conveniences and benefits for it's people or shall continue as an awkward, over grown boy too big for his clothes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-10
TuIarenlia
By H. ADDINGroN BRUCE

Of real public importance-and especially of importance to all who as hunters, marks men, or cooks have occasion to handle wild rabbits-is a recent clinical report by a Washington physician, Dr. J. R. Verbrycke, Jr. It concerns the case of woman who died from the strange disease to which the formidable name of tularemia has been given. Only twelve years have passed since this disease-now definitely established as trans missible from animals to man-was first iden- tified even as a disease attacking animals The germ causing it was then isolated from the bodies of ground squirrels dying during an epidemic in California, and later from wild rabbits in Indiana and Utah.
 Now, it would seem, judging from certain details in Dr. Verbrycke's report, wild rab- bits anywhere are liable to harbOr the tula- remia germ and convey it to human beings.
 In the case he reports, tularemia was not at the outset suspected. The symptoms were those of jaundice and general septicemia, leading to a mistaken diagnosis of gallblad- der disease. Only when necrosis developed in a sore spot on one finger did Dr.. Verbrycke think of tularemia as a possibility.
 Laboratory tests verified this secondary diagnosis. Meantime, the septic condition became progressively worse, with death as the outcome.
  wife could contract tularemia remained to be solved. And how it was learned from her son that, five days before she was taken i'll, he had bought two wild rabbits in the mar ket, had skinned them, and had given them to his mother to dress and fry for dinner
 From four to five days being the average incubation period for tularemia, no doubt re mained as to the source of infection: The portal of infection presumably was the sore spot on the finger into which the unfortu- nate woman had run splinter.
 Nor, according to Dr. Verbrycke, is this by any means an isolated case of tularemia infection in man, though one of the very few known to have resulted fatally. He speaks of cases among laboratory workers, cases in Cincinnati and in Charlotte, N. C., three other cases in Washington, and half dozen cases in Utah caused by bites of flies that had previously bitten infected rabbits. Sig nificantly he adds:
 There can be little doubt that |. in many cities with markets importing rabbits there have been many patients contracting the disease by cleaning infected rabbits, and that these people have either recovered or died under a wrong diagnosis, probably sep ticemia or typhoid fever" =
 In not one case it is perhaps we'll to add, has tularemia been traced to q domesticated rabbit. So that if there is good reason for caution in trafficking in wild rabbits, there would seem to be no reason whatever for getting rid of the children's pets on the score of possible tularemia infection. tl9-5