LETTING CAT OUT THE BAG THE OFr

LOS ANGELES LUMBERMEN PLAY BALL; ITS A SAD STORY

A thousand years from now, probably no one will give a thought to who was the best ball player am,ong the lumbermen, in the ,year 1923, but right now, in the southern pafr of the state it is a mighty important subject, and there are a good many of the gentry engaged in the retailing of this irnportant product, that feel that their judgment or luck has given them a decided turn-down.

On Saturday afternoon, Septem'ber, 22md, a team composed of nine fast, haidworking, and quick thinking wholesalers, administered a trouncing to the well intentioned aggregation of retail gentlemen who had been so optimistic, until the wholesalers had had their opportunity to bat. After the first inning, it was battle well worth seeittg.

,, The feature of the combat was the spectacular fielding and stick work, performed by one B. W. Bookstaver. "Book" was a dark horse, placed at third base, and he surely did perform tin a manner speaking of former experience. Forrest Wilson pitched for the wholesalers, and he deserves much credit for being able to face the hardhitting bunch for nine innings with never a let-down. The retail team was forced to change twirlers several times, the box being occupied for short intervals b! four different members of the team.

The teams were made up as follows:

Los Angeles Wholesalers: (the champions)-Bowles, Comstock, Bookstaver, 'Wilson, Ross, Hanawalt, Potslethwaite, Cook, De Armond.

Los Angeles Retailers: Atkinson, Owens, Walker. Tighe, Hubbard, Hughes, Cheeseman, Bixler, Leonard.

The garne went the ful'l nine innings, resulting in a final score of ?.0 to 14, the wholesalers ahead.

No doubt the retail gang will demand a return engagement.

Important Announcements Coming Soon

Newly elected officers of the Supreme Nine, headed by Snark of the lJniverse, C. D. LeMaster, are conferring with Secretary-Treasurer H. R. Isherwood at National Headquarters of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo during the present week in order to shape up plans and policies for the coming year. Never in the entire history of the Order, has Hoo-Hoo had under consideration so many plans and projects that involve th'e entire lumber industry and many of these are national in scope.

In the very near future, it will be possible to give gut some definite information concerning these projects. Until such time as the details are perfected, however, Snark Le Master feels that they should be held; in reserve andl his only comment at this.time is that "Hoo-Hoo is working out plans which will have a vital bearing on the Order, the Lum,ber Industry of which it is such an integral part and lastly, its relation to societY."

' Matters which came before the thirty second Annual at New Orleans last week'indicated that this will be the biggest and most important year in the history of the Order. There will be a more consistent effort than ever to'serve from National Headquarters and to keep the public informed as to the progress of the m'any things the Order contemplates doing before the close of another Hoo-Hoo vear.