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PAPS BEAT VETS AND TIE BILLS IN DOUBLE BILL
Moose Move Into lie with Elks for First Place
 in League

The Moose moved into a tie w.oh the Elks for first place in League standings Sunday when they nosed out the Legion 2 to l in nine in- nings and came from behind in the seventh to knot the count at four all and stand off the Elks in the last end of stirring double bill. Darkness put an end to hoStilities.
 A three-bagger by Jack Schmitz followed by a fielder's choice won the first game for the Paps. And Boyd's miss of a third strike oa Nello allowed them to tie the score iii the second.
 Both Pitchers Battles
 Both games were pitchers battles with honors almost even. In the opener Lowe held the Moose to six hits while the vets counted five off Osborne. In the nightcap, Frs kine held the Elks to five hits and was given perfect spport while the Moose hit Manning safely nine times and four errors by the Elks aided the Moose in achieving a tie game
 The Legion was short the serv- ices of two regulars, Jimmy Orme filling in at left field and Holl- mann working at short. And a protested decision on an outfield error, and unsound base running kept them from winning in the sixth frame.
 How It Was Done
 The Moose scored first in the second inning. Big Mac singled to left, J. Schmitz singled to right advancing him base. Sabin sin gled to right center and showed him along one base. Harry headed for second when Worth's throw went over P. Schmitz's head to the stand and Blake trapped him off first. While Pete tagged Sabin out, Big Mac raced home.
 The Vets got the run back in the fifth. Hollmann walked and went to second on Blake's single Lowe sacrificed him to third. Orme shot a grounder to short and JACK Schmitz threw home in an effort to get Hollmann but Big Mac dropped the ball and Doc scored Brodie popped out to second to end the frame.
 Vets Rally Nipped
 In the sixth, Livingston doubled to right to start the inning. Pete Schmitz lined sharply to right put Sabin, laying for him, took the ball easily and doubled Livingston eff second. It was poor base running as neither the runner nor the coach at third watched the
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Summary: Earned runs, Elks 4, Moose 2; home runs, Andrews and Erskine 1 each; two-base hits, Junge. M. Macs padden and J. Schmitz, 1 each; bases on balls, off Erskine l. struck out by Manning 3, by Erskine 8; wild pitch, Erskine 1; passed balls, Boyd l.
 Empires: Nostrand at plate; Davis on bases.
 Scorer: Mize.
 Time of game: hour and 40 minutes.
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hit. Worth sing1ed. Haines drove a long high fly to left and Ram say let it get through his hands. Worth raced across the plate, but Umpire Davis ruled he was en- titled to but two bases as the ball had bounced over the fence back of left. Osborne famed Hollmann to retire the side.
 Neither team had a chance to score until the last of the ninth when Jack Schmitz tripled down the left field foul line. Sabin's grounder was fielded by Pete Shcmitz who threw into the dirt at the plate trying to nab Jack, who crossed the plate with the winning run.
 Fight Uphill Battle
 The Moose fought an uphill bat 'tle in the second game to tie the Elks and took advantage of the breaks. Both Manning and Frs kins pitched shutout ball until the fourth inning In that stanza, the Elks scored two and the Moose one run.
 Niemi opened the fourth for the Bills with a single to left. Man ning's attempted sacrifice went for a hit when Niemi beat the throw to second and both men were safe. Boyd grounded to second and F. Schmitz headed off Niemi at third. Andrews flew out to F. Schmitz. Junge bounced screaming two- bagger off the fence between left and center, and Manning and Boyd scored. Junge went to third on a wild pitch. Erskine forced Roll CT to roll to the box and tossed him out at first to end the inning.
 The Moose got one Of the two back in their half of the same frams. With two away, Little Mac singled and took second when Manning threw over Andrews head trying to catch him off the bag Big Mac singled to center to score his brother
 Andrews Hits Homer
 With two away in the sixth, Boyd singled to left. Andrews smashed the ball over the fence in deep right for the circuit. scoring Boyd ahead of him, making the count to 1. It was a 20-karat homerun.
 Two o-baggers, one by Little Mac and the oth CT by Jack Schmitz, gave the Moose their sec- ond score in their half of the sixth, MacSpadden scoring.
 Erskine retired the Elks in order in the seventh. Then the Moose got busy. Roller tossed out Ram say to start the last half of the frame. Erskine clouted the apple far over left field for homer, making the count three-four. Fred Schmitz singled but was forced at second-Andrews to I'in~n--on Bill Schmitzs grounder to first. Then came the play that cost the Elks the game. Nello famed The third strike was low and Boy1 missed the ball He made a quick recovery near the stand, but his throw to Andrews bounced off Nell los shoulder and Bill raced to third. Little Mac smacked sim gle to center and Bill scored. Jim
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GAMES SUNDAY
Pacific Coast League

Pacific Coast League Mission 2, 1; Seattle 4, '. Oakland 5, I; Los Angeles 6, 13. Sacramento 4, g; San Francisco ], 8.
 Hollywood 8, 4; Portland 2, 6.
 National League Boston 3, 4; St. Louis 2, 5. Brooklyn 0, 5; Cincinnati 4, 0. Philadelphia 1; Chicago 2.
 American League , Chicago 5, 5; New York 4, 4. Philadelphia 2; Cleveland 13. St. Louis 5; Washington 3. Detroit 6, T; Boston ', 3.
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TOWN SEDAN
DE LUXE SEDAN
CONVERTIBLE SEDAN

The most striking fine types ever offered at such low prices are now being presented by Ford dealers These the six newest de luxe creations of the Ford Motor Company They are designed and built to meet every need of the automobile buyer whose desire for motoring luxury and outstanding performance is tempered with sound economy.
 Get the facts about these fine cars Compare their 1.-the, cean-cut style with any you have ever created in your own imagination. Learn about the de luxe materials with which each car is trimmed and uphol- stered, and how carefully these tailored Sit and rlde Tn the wide, restful seats and you will realize that just as restrictions have been put on mechan ical performance, limits have been placed on comfort and beauty.
 There is much to interest the careful buyer-a choice of sparkling coors a variety of rich uphol- stery materials, Rustess Steel safety class Houdaile doube-acting shock absorbers onepiece welded steel wheels, santing wndshieds and many other features which make the Ford happy investment
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PHILADELPHIA RUNS
 WINNING STREAK UP
 TO THIRTEEN STRAIGHT

; PHILADELPHIA, Penn, July 27. A crowd of 32,0o0 fans saw the Athletics run their winning streak up to thirteen straight games last Saturday by taking both ends of double header from the Cleve- land Indians.
 The champions won the first game 6-3 by putting on two run rally in the ninth inning. The second game was 3-2.
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h--fttpIdceQ RamSay III the SeV- enth inning.
 Summary: earned runs, Legion O. Moose l; stolen bases, Lowe 1, B. Schmitz 1; three ba Sc hit, J. Schmitz l; two-base hits. Livingston and Haines, 1 each; bases on balls, off Osborne 2, off Lowe 3; struck out, by Osborne 5, by Lowe 5; wild pitch, Lowe l.; left on bases, Legion 6, Moose 8; first base on errors, Legion l, Moose 2.
 Empires: Davis at the plate, Nostrand on bases.
 Scorer, Mize.
 Time of game, hour and 35 minutes.
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my took Big Macs hopper to the box and tossed him out at first. The game was called on account of darkness.
 First Game Score
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GAMES SATURDAY
Pacific Uoasr Eeague

Pacific Coa5r League Hollywood 4; Portland '. Sacramento l, 4; San Francisco 70, l.
 Oakland 1 Los Angeles g. Mission |; Seattle II.
 National League Brooklyn 2; Pittsburgh 5. New York '; Cincinnati 3. Boston |; Chicago 6. Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 3.
 American League Detroit 2; New York 10. Chicago T; Boston 5. St. Louis 1; Washington 2. Cleveland 3, 2; Philadelphia 6, 3.
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An automatic camera has been devised to make photographs of chimneys at one minute intervals to register the amount of smoke they emit.
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HELEN WILLS MOODY
 WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

MANCHESTER, Mass, July 27.- Helen Wills Moody Saturday de- feated Mrs. Lawrence Harper, of Oakland, Cal, to top the ranking American woman tennis player here by 6-love, and 6-1, and winning the Essex Country Club Invitation Championship.
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x-Substituted for Hedges in sec-
 ond, Haines going to second. None out when winning run was
 scored in the ninth inning.
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Wife: There's an old clothes man at the door"
 Hubby: Tell him I've got all I need"
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Old papers ar the Empre office Empire.
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American Lesgue
Juneau City League

Small Boy: Pa, what's a high way?"
 Father, "The space between the billboards. my son"
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tains remains unchanged. When we
get tired Of discussing religion and the
Bible we can turn to homicides, brawls
and feuds. Then there are the adven-
lures of the hunter and trapper. There
Is always something new taking place
among them. When we run completely
out of anything else to talk about we
can only fall back on ghosts-only
they are not called ghosts" they are
called "haints" or ''sperrits."
Tell Ghost Stories.
"Haints" are dead people who come
back to earth and exhibit themselves
in various characters and forms. They
usually dwell in and around very old
and long abandoned houses. Sometimes
they have been known to dwell right
in the house and on the place with
people.
One night I went with my nephew
and niece to 'set up with a sick child
AS was usual in cases of this kind, a
large crowd was there. The house had
two rooms, with a hall between. The
child and those who nursed it were in
one of the rooms, while the rest of us
sat in the other room.
All arguments for and against infant
baptism had been exhausted and the
conversation was tagging for want Of
subject, when one of the men broke
the silence with, ANY you'enS hearn
about the haint over at Bill Smiths
house?"
what wuz it?" asked another.
wal, Zeke Goats wuz a-te1lin' me
about it," the first man said. He said
he stayed all night at Bills house one
night last week. an way in the night
he hyeard a racket that walked him up
Said 1t fuss 'peared lax it wuz heavy
draps o. rain fallin on the roof Sot
in at one corner and went anglin'
crost to tother corner, an KEEP gittin
louder an louder till it went lax bales
NV cotton fallin' on top NV the house"
II never believe much in haints," said
George. throwing pine knot in the
fire. But one night I shore did git
skear passin' the old Jolsen Robinson
place. My mule SHE'D at somethin' and
I looked and seed a corpse layin' acroSt
the road. Hit looked lax a man in
shroudin', an a white sheet wropped
aroun' him. I spurred my mule, but he
wouldn't go by, an I had to go way
round it,
Followed by Sperrit.
''wal, I'll tell We what 1 seem" said
another tall, raW-boned fellow, typical
mountaineer. "You'ens can blieve it or
let 1t alone, but know it to be fack
was passin' thar one night, twixt sun
down an dark, an jist as I got per-
nence the Of meetin' house I seen a
infernt plum neckid. Hit wuz skimmin
along on top Nv the ground by the side
Nv my boss Now 1 amt afeared Nv no
infernt, but I knowed it wuz a sperrit
put my spurs to old Starlin' and made
him do his darndest.
But the best he could do wuzn't
fast enough, fer the infernt wuz jist
skimmin' along the road an not sayin'
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Doc Hogues son can pass my house
without eatin'."
We dismounted and took the bride
bits out Of our horses mouths and let
them Craze in the tall grass that grew
up in the yard. His wife was in the
doorway smiling, indicating that she
was pleased to have us stay.
"You'ens take seats on that log in the
shade and I'll rustic up a far" said
George, AN we'll skear up some dinner
in three shakes Nv a sleeps tail"
While George made a fire his wife
shucked some ears of green corn and,
with can dattened out and perforated
with nail holes, she grated the corn into
meal. With this she baked large hoe
cake. George brought up fresh bucket
OF water and a jar of milk from the
spring.
Come in. to dinner, wayman, you
an the little un," he said You take 2
seat on the box, I'll set on the bed, an
standin'."
The table was a packing box set up
on legs. In the middle of this table,
on broken dish, was the hind quarter
of deer that had been we'll cooked
over a smoky fire. A few pieces had
been sliced of and were on the edge of
the plate. Mrs. George did not eat with
us. A mountain woman would never
be so tnhospitable as to sit at the table
and eat with the company. She serves
us and fans the flies away as we cat.
There were three tin plates on the
table. At my plate there was the only
knife, an old case knife with the han
die broken. There were no forks or
spoons. There were two tin cans on the
table, and Mrs. George filled them by
dipping them into the jar of milk.
When I saw there were only two cans
I started to pass my can to George.
"We Air Clean Out NV Deeshes."
mo, no." said George. "You'ens take
the cans. I don't never drink no milk
for dinner, nohow."
I'VE air clean out Wv deeshes," Mrs.
George said. i've Oeen tryin' to git
George to git some, but he amt never
done it yit."
Got no use fer deeshes lessen I had
sompen to eat out Nv EN-, amt that so,
Wayman?" said George.
George Is not over industrious and
occupies most of his time hunting and
fishing. He tills two or three acres of
ground, getting 1t plowed by swapping
work with some one who has a horse.
Like the other mcuntaineers around
him, his wants are few, and he can
psOQuce AlNlOSb everything ne needs on
his land. believe $50 would cover his
expenses for q year. including a pair
of shoes each and his ammunition.
Our rich neighbors live in a double
hewn log house, whitewashed with lime.
They have orchards, fields and pastures
we'll fenced. One family markets a
number Of young mules every year
they have q mating on the floor, and
send their daughter to school in Hot
Springs.
Even the conversation of the noun
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Don't Pity Mountaineer

The real mountaineer is not at all the
poverty-stricken, degenerate" mill
worker that Is causing so much discus
sion. He enjoys too much the freedom
Of his home and his hills, for he Is the
perpetual frontfsfsman. He has his
own cabin, hog, chickens and COW, his
vegetable garden and orchard. There
is an abundance of wild game and FISH
His wants are few, and he owes no one
He has various ways Of earning the
few dollars necessary for clothes fol
his family. If he Is not too far from a
general store he can raise a surplus OF
food and trade 1t for Bingham or over
alls. Sometimes the ringing AK of the
wcodsman comes near and he can find
employment for month or so. If he
can turn his corn into mountain dew
to buy shoes for his family you would
have a hard time convincing him that
1t is wrong.
The mountain people have a dialect
and pronunciation Of their own. For
instance, they say "far" for FIRE" "fur''
for far" and "fer" for for" They say
"hit" for at" and "air" for ARE" and
"you'ens" instead of 'you-ali," as So
many think. I have never yet heard
any one use "you-all" for the second
person singular, either in the mountains
or in the swamps. I hope that some
day certain writer's of fiction will learn
this.
Father Knew Herbs.
My father knew every herb and its
curing qualities, and was much revered
by his neighbors. There are some fam
lilies that still remember him, and as
Old Doc Hogue's son, Wayman, / am
treated royalty, in spite of my outland-
ish speech. have to be careful not to
contaminate their pure If ungrammati-
cal language with our modern slang
Our nearest neighbor lives about a
mile and half from us. He lives in a
small log house of one room. His old
clay chimney leans and is propped up
with a pole. The open cracks between
the logs, where the clay has fallen out,
are stuffed with old quilts. The roof
leaks, and he has to set tubs and pans
on the beds to protect them from water
when it rains. He and his wife and six
children live, eat and sleep in this one
room. On his land are choice building
timbers, long. straight. trees, which could
be felled at no cost and little work, and
with them a comfortable, commodious
house could be built. 1t probably has
never occurred to him that he could do
this. This house was good enough for
it is good enough for him.
Another neighbor, whom I shall call
George, lives miles from us. Recently
Charlie and were hunting a stray calf
Our cattle are allowed TO roam the
countryside, and usually come home at
dusk. We rode up to Georges house at
noon and asked II he had seen the calf.
Nav" he said, "haint seed no stray
calf around here, but git down and come
in to dinner"
wouldn't Take Excuses.
tried to make excuses, saying that
we were anxious about the calf and
wanted to be going.
wal" said George, "she mought be
aroun' in these here diggin's some'rs,
and I'll be on the lookout fer her. But
you'ens git down. Git right down off'n
them bosses. Don't never thank Old
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word, an keepin' up with the boss.
I retehed up an broke O limb as
passed under a black gum tree, an !
whaled ole Starlin' on one side an
spurred him on tother till he fairly new.
The infernt kept right up with the boss
till I got to timber, an then hit jist all
at once vanished If I ever 60 down
thar agin, hit will be in broad day
light"
The stories kept up until everyone
had told of some experience. They
were not told as tales or ghost stories,
but as actual facts.
There are witches in our neighbor-
hood, too. The younger people do not
take much stock in them, but they are
a favorite pest of the older men and
women. Some of the witch stories they
told that night were exactly like those
had heard so years before.
Thought Cows Bewitched.
When I was child here man
whom we called Old Bill lived with his
which the public road passed. Some
kind of disease had spread among Old
Bills cattle, and he lost three or four
head. Now, the thing to do to save his
cows. Old Bill thought, was to kill the
witch, for he was sure the cows had
been bewitched. He got some silver
and nodded a silver bullet-it is be-
lieved that silver has a fatal effect
upon witch. Then Bill went out and
raked up a ring of leaves about so feet
across. Just before midnight he set
fire to the leaves and waited for the
witch. for he had learned that the way
to catch a witch was to make a fire
at midnight and the witch would run
into it.
In preparing his ring of fire, how
ever. Old Bill had made it across the
public road. It so happened that old
Doctor Gannoway had been off on a
late call. and on his way back rode
through the ring of fire, thinking moth
ing of it.
When he rode into the ring Old Bill
seized his bride reins and said, "Hi-yi,
John, I got We at last"
Loaded With Silver Bullet.
Old Bill chuckled, holding the bride
reins with his left hand, aimed his rife
with his right and said, II got We now
whar I kin kill We. Ye CANT git away. -
Holding up the gun, he said, Hit s
loaded with silver bullet, and hit will
kill We"
The doctor tried to quiet him and
get out of him what he meant.
wal, said Old Bill, i built ring
Nv far an We run into it. You air the
witch, an I'm agoin' to kill ye.'
The doctor quickly drew his revolver
and took the old mans gun.
Old Bill began crying, and said,
why, John, you know you'll kill all my
cows, an we'll starve to death"
The doctor then pointed out that the
ring was built around the road.
And so even in the topics of CONVEX
sation my homeland has remained un-
changed through the years. But do not
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These all floor samples that are slightly
shoPworn and many which filling in from
regular stock.
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SURVEY REVEALS LESS
DRINKING BY YOUTHS
Woodcock Secures Data for Wick.
ersham Group and Report Is
Now Before Senate.

BY the Associated Press.
Do young people drink more now
than before prohibition?
The Wickersham Commission sought
the answer from Prohibition Director
Woodcock when he made a special sur
vey for it before taking his present Of
fee. His reply, among the data now be-
fore the Senate, summed up reports
from 80 educators in as many States
There is less drinking by both girls
and boys than before prohibition.
There is less drinking in homes than
before prohibition.
There is less drinking at social
gatherings attended by youths Of high
school age than before prohibition.
"A very small proportion of either
high school boys or girls drink liquor
at all and the number of habitual
drinkers Is almost negligible.
The use of liquor does not in a
large measure contribute to Juvenile
delinquency.
There is less juvenile delinquency.
But" he concluded, the data did
not warrant believing conditions we're
, ideal, even though they now are far
better than before the adoption Of the
| eighteenth amendment"
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Trees Shielded from Sun.

Just as an overindu'gence of any
thing is unwhclesome, it has been dis
covered that Seeding trees thrive best
when they do not get too much sun
shine, and the United States Forestry
Service is now growing all seedlings
under shield of stats, so that the
amount of sunshine reaching the plant
is materially cut down. This roofing
is built over a field Of tiny trees and
when they reach certain growth the
structure Is removed and the plants
are allowed the full benefit Of the sun
shine.
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misupderstand me The mountainesr
is 10 be envied rather than pitied. His
life Is his own choice. He has the peace
and seclusion he desires; he has no rent
to worry him. His taxes are very little.
and he has not the fear Of losing his
Job and the worry Of old age that manS
OF his brothers of the cities have. The
few of us who have been lured away by
ambition. II we have not become too
involved in possessions, always manage
to come back home-even II 1t takes
40 years.