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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
JOHNSON HIGH
man IN TENNIS
RANKS OF 1919
More in Field This Year: Austral.
fans Rank Among First Ten;
Women Show Up Well.

William NJ. Johnston Of San
Francisco heads the list of ranking
players as determined by the rank
ing committee of the United States
National Lawn Tennis association.
1t is the second time Johnston has
ACHIEVED this honor as he was No.
l in 1916.
To reach its decisions this year
the ranking committee had to con-
slider the records of more than
5000, players which indicates the
remarkable revival of tournament
competition throughout the coun-
try. Furthermore, the class Of play
was so much higher than prevailed
last year That players who actually
made a better record in 1919 than
a year ago, may be further down
the list. This is evident in the
range Of ratings, the rate being the
mathematical value assigned a
players record under the present
system. Whereas in 1918 to rank
125 players a range of 80 points was
necessary, this year to rank about
100 only II points separated the
first man from the last. In other
words, No. $50 this year is about
the same as No. 70 last year.
Men Return From Service.
This higher standard of play is
due in part to the return Of men
who were in the service, and in
part to the development of many
promising youngsters In all parts
of the country. Only the results
of sanctioned tournaments are con-
sidered and the committee is in
structed to rank solely on perform
ance and not upon its opinion OF
players ability. Late season per-
formances receive more considera-
ton than those of early season.
With reference to the Australian
players, the committee found that
the matches played by Gerald l..
Patterson and Norman E. Brookes
Indicated a class Of about second
and fourth places in the first
ten" Frederick B. Alexander OF
New York also stood we'll up but II
view of their short records they
were not ranked. Similarly, r. v
Thomas and Randolph Lycert
would have found places farther
down the list.
In doubles. however. their record
was. conclusive and, therefore
Brookes and Patterson top the lis,
/, of ranking teams. Their margin
over the next best team. Johnston
and Griffin. was sufficient to leave
no doubt in the committees mind
Alexander and Voshell occupy third
place.
Women Also Good.
The general excellence OF play
in the mems events was parallelei
in those for women and there
again. 1t was hard to rank some in.
dividuals. The present champion
Mrs. George W. Wightman of Bos'
ton heads the ranking with Mis-.
Eleanor Goss Of New York second
Mrs. Franklin Mallory (Molis
Njurstedt) comes next, her defeats
early in the year having been par
TALLY retrieved later.
The committee recommended tina
sanction for tournaments mex
year be refused about Is club.
which failed to file reports Of theil
scheduled events. Although most o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
DAILY CALENDAR
OF SPORTS
Racing.

Racing.
Winter meeting Of Cuba-Amer-
lean Jockey club at Havana.
Winter meeting of Jefferson Par
ish Fair association at New Or
leans.
Football.
Harvard university team leaves
for Los Angeles to play the uni
versity Of Oregon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
NEGOTIATIONS NOT ENDED.

London, Dec. 20.-The negotia-
lions between James O'Grady, rep
resenting Great Britain, and Maxim
Litvanoff, on behalf of soviet Rus
STA, at Copenhagen, have not been
definitely broken off, according to
official announcement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
INSTRUCTOR WRHsTLEs JAP.

Chicago. Dec. 20.-Captain Wal
ter Evans, wrestling instructor at
the University Of Illinois, will meet
Matty Matsdda. the jap srappler,
In the main bout Of the wrestling
show at Chicago A. A, tonight. John
Freebers and Tony Matches will
take holds In the semi-winduR Two
other contests will hs held In addi-
ton to ether attractions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
Bowling Scores
In the Tri.City Bowling League.

IN inc If1.CIty DOWHu8 League
High team score three games,
Harms .2ss.
High team score one game,
Harms 10
High individual score three
games. Graham ............ s.
High individual score one game,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

IOtalS -. ss.o4S 60V 16S I4S0
The high team score OF 2SS8 held
by the Royals was smashed BY the
Harms Five. who took three games
from the Overhnds. Graham
broke the high individual thres
game score Of 645 held by John
Fredeen and the high individual
ono game Of 257 held by Fredeen.
with count Of 666 and l7S re-
spectively. Paulson COPIED OF SIS
but was II pins short for the hon
or. The Blackhawks took three
games from the Grid iron Grips,
thua holding their lead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

From the sheet-Headline link Williams Footbs
No. that's his first name. AID doesn't refer to William
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

Bonfire burning brightly underneath sign at service
sign reading follows mo filled while lights bur
occupants smoking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
Pass the Masks; the Coffee Boils.


(From Monmouth Daily Review.)
ut is thought that Mrs. johnson did not hear the
over, and before she noticed it the gas strong
that it rendered her unconscious"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

Wanted-Watchman With St vitus Dance.
And while on that subject note headline from You
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

McKenna when matched with Caponi
Swung swats like the kick Of a pon
But the wop wasn't there and the blows hit thin air
So they handed the tangle to Toni.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20
That's so; you'd have to join If you married.

Add methods of making home popular Get tho mi
former we'll known and Jerry for Christmas
open the window and let the stream forth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-20

l reproached day for joining the Old
would do it married but
and then. Faithfully
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
u. S. FORCES ARE
READY TOSTRIKE
Policy Of " Watchful Pre-
paredness" Now Rules
on Mexican Border
PUNITIVE EXPEDITION
WAITING FOR WORD
Will Be Sent Across When
Villa Makes New Threat
ening Advance

Washington, D. c., June 2l-Recent de-
velopments along the southern border
and within Mexico itself, it was learned
officially to-day, has brought a radical
change in the attitude of this govern
ment toward Mexico "Watchful wait
ing" has been discarded for ''watchful
preparedness"
The war department has perfected
plans to throw a punitive expedition
across the Rio Grande the moment Off
cial word is received of reprisals by
Villa for the Juarez incident or other
tendencies tending to bring the Mexican
situation again to a stage approaching
the crisis of last Sunday Orders for
the advance Of this column, however, it
was said, would be accompanied by in
structions for the military occupation of
territory necessary to insure the safe
ty of the expedition and absolute pro-
lection of the border through tbe ere
alton of neutral zone south Of the
line.
Further movement of the expedition
would depend entirely on subsequent de.
velopments.
Although three federal generals now
are operating against Villa in northern
Mexico, confidential reports to the war
department are not optimistic regarding
the success of the Carranzista campaign,
while the withdrawal of the badly need
ed troops from the south, it is expected,
will be followed by fresh incursions of
the Felicstas at the very
gates of the capital. The Carranza mill
tary establishment, according to Off
eial reports filed here, actually includes
less than 40 per cent of its paper strength
of 100000, and its military value Is de-
creased by the doubtful loyalty of some
of the high officers and the fact that hun
dreds of recruits were forcibly con-
scripted.
OF the rebel factions, of which there
are said to be seven opposing Carranza,
Villa is reported to be the strongest. The
Villastas are conservatively estimated to
number 10000 equipped with fairly mod
ern arms, including cannon up to l05
millimetres in calibre.
So serious il the condition faced BY
President Carranza that he is said to be
bending every effort to secure the d.
rect support Of the United States in
maintaining his power. This, according
to officials here, accounts for the ease
with which the Juarez incident was
closed. One of the principal purposes Of
the recent visit to Washington of Gen
eral Candida Aguillar, son-in-law of the
president and member Of his cabinet,
it is declared, was to secure this sup
port by the United States General
Aguillar was authorized, according to re-
ports, to settle the oil question and other
matters that have caused friction be-
tween the two countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
'Bull' Man Tells Why Five Toes Make
Bright Animals.

"I'll tell you the reason that any one
of my three herds of elephants is the
most intelligent bunch o beasts in this
whole menagerie, which includes about
every known animal but the bolsheviki, /"
said the boss animal man of the Sells
Floto circus, coming to Montpelier Sat
urday, June %. "Fhe elephant has five
toes like q man, that's why Look at
those ostriches over there You know
they are the prize nobody home crea-
lures of the universe, don't your Want
to know why? Well, they've got only
two toes. OF course, my theory doesn't
apply to the hoofed animals, but they
are all babes in arms when compared to
elephants in the matter O. wisdom
Here's another thng, Did you ever
see anything with big eyes that has any
brains? Take matinee idols, movie
CIaudes and fish, for instance Amt |
right? Now, look down those elephant
lines. Take the tenth one in the row.
Pipe those little eyes. Just watch the
brightness Of EN-. That bull knows
I'm talking about him; he knows what
I'm saying They get you every time,
do the bulls They size people up on
sight If they don't like you then, they
never will. When they don't fall for a
persons charms, know there's some
thing wrong with that person. But fol-
low the elephants tips and you'll love
your fellow men, for you'll notice it's
seldom they find wrong un- mighty
seldom. ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
Concerns Test Out Industrial Training

Washington, d. c., June 2l-That in
dustriaH training according to approved
methods is no longer an experiment is
shown by reports received by the United
States training service, department of la,
bor Washington, D. c., from concerns
that use the government methods of
training. A recent bulletin no, l3l, is
sued by the training service, contains
a survey of industrial training as con
Quoted in several eastern industries.
One concern which makes hardware,
locks and small munitions established a
training department under the direction
of a competent instructor and four as
sistants. The average cost of training a
worker there is SIS. The concern reports
that the training has tended to stabilize
lahor-that an employe trained in a
training department is much better
all,around man and gives less trouble
when he enters the factory than an EN-
ploye trained on the floor
In loom factory, making 200 different
styles of looms, each containing 1000
different parts, every applicant for work
is required to take training; then he
is put on probation for two weeks, to
determine if work and earnings are up
to the standard If not, he receives adj
ditiona instruction. The average cost
Of training is less than SIS per worker;
this does not include production equip
ment The loom factory says its labor
turnover has been~greatly lessened since
its workers have been trained.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
PICTORIAL RECORD
OF GREAT FLIGHT
The Drawings, Sketches, Photographs,
Motion Pictures and Oil Paintings
Are in the Archives of the
Navy Department.

New York, June Clone of the unique
and interesting features of the navy's
recent trans Atlantic fight is the com
pilaton for the historical archives of
the navy department of complete pic
torial record of the flight, including
drawings, sketches, photographs, motion
pictures and oil paintings. This record
will show the construction and trace
the development of the NC type of
planes in which the flight was made be-
sides depicting actual scenes of the prep
arations for the flight and its progress
across the ocean.
Navy photographers photographed ev-
cry interesting phase of the preparations
and the trial fights at Rockaway beach.
Later when the course had been selected,
other photographers were sent to Hall
fax, N. s.. Trepassy, N. f.; Ponta Del
gada, Azores; Lisbon, Portugal and
Plymouth, England, where landing sta
tons and bases had been established.
Several thousand feet of motion picture
films and several hundred photographs
were taken at these stations and from
these careful selection viii be made
for the departments permanent pictorial
record.
The task Of making pictorial record
on canvas was entrusted to Lieut.. G. E.
Ruttan, Z. S. N. r., Of New York, who
was designated by the navy department
as the official artist for the flight. He
was temporarily assigned to the U. s. s.
Melville, which acted as a supply and
repair ship for the seaplanes at Ponta
Delgada Lieut.. Ruttan, who is a quail
fed pilot, brought to the work a long
and valuable experience obtained in
painting naval aviation pictures on the
western front
During the three weeks the Melville
was stationed at Ponta Delgada Lieut..
Ruttan made nearly a dozen sketches in
oil illustrating the most interesting and
exciting scenes Of the fight. One sketch
shows the arrival of the NC-4 at Ponta
Delgada with cheering crowds lining the
beach and all ships in the harbor out
lined in bunting and flags. Another
shows the arrival of the damaged sea
plane NC-3 which motored into port UNI
der her own power after being adrift
for So hours.
Two of the pictures illustrate planes
passing destroyer station ship. The
llIhl. u udA AItNs HIbNS the pldHt II liz
above storm clouds and the destroyer
tossing about in rough sea. The 9TH
er, night view, shows the plane silhouet-
ted against the moon and the destroyer
aglow with lights and her searchlight
piercing the darkness. Another sketch
represents the crew of the NC-l being
rescued by the Greek steamer Ionia
Others picture exciting incidents during
the period that the NC-l and NC3 were
adrift in the rough seas,
The artist contemplates painting a
panoramic view Of Ponta Delgada harbor
at the time Of the meas arrival for a
frieze in the building or section Of the
navy department to be devoted to aero
nautics. It is probable that the pictures
viii be placed on exhibition within a
short time and later assigned perma-
nent place in the navy department build
ing in Washington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
PRESENTS HOUSING SITUATION.
Walt Mason Drops into His Familiar
Style of Verse to Encourage own
ing Your Own Home.

From out West the Curtis companies
have sent to the United States depart
ment of Labor characteristic poem
written for their service by Walt Mason
The poem encourages building as fol
lows.
Houses Scarce.
Oft / hear discordant slogans, hear the
loud and sad lament; men are wearing
out their brogans hunting houses they
can rent. Every village, town and city
sees the same discouraged crew; and it
seems to me pity that good houses
are so few.
In my native burg, Empory, ] see
women chasing round, and they tell the
same old story--houses simply can't be
found. And the same sad word is spoken
everywhere | chance TO roam; from To
peka to Hoboken folks are hunting for
q home
When they're sick and tired Of chasing,
when their souls with woe are filled,
maybe they will do some bracing; maybe
they'll decide to build. Rents are higher
now than ever, and the prices won't
slump back, and that man is really
clever who win build himself shack.
"But the cost!'I hear men yamping +;
and they put up thoughtless roars, for
they never have been shopping at the
modern lumber stores, Building goods
to-day are cheaper than all other goods
YOU buy all commodities are sleeper
ask the lumber dealer nigh.
Moneyed men are often questing for
gold bricks, and dern the price; always
ready for investing in blue sky and pick
led ice. If they'd build lot OF houses
they might dwell in Easy Street, where
the catawampus browses, and the ding
bats song is sweet. Every time they'd
build dwelling crowds would come, and
still increase, crying, clamoring and yell
ing, begging for a fiye-y lease
There's no better proposition than this
thing Of building homes, and the fact
should find position in the plutocratic
domes.
And the man with modest bundle
should be renting neyermore; he should
take his wad and trundle to the Ium-
Der dealers store.
There should be boom in building
such as we have never seen; palaces
with ornate gliding, modest homes, all
painted green.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
TEACHERS THREATEN STRIKE
Unless Porto Rico Legislature Increases
Their Salaries.

San Juan, June q Correspondence Of
the Associated Press Porto Rico il
threatened with strike of $500 school
teachers unless the legislature makes
provisions for an increase in teachers
salaries The teachers are expected to
refuse to sign contracts for the next
school year at the present scale of sal
aries.
Francisco Vicenty, president Of the
teachers association, started the strike
campaign this week
Commissioner of Education Paul G.
Miller put the question of raising funds
to pay teachers adequate salaries square
~ up to the legislature.
"If the legislature takes the view that
there is no money in the treasury with
which to pay teachers, the answer ia
that the legislature is the only agency in
Porto Rico that can put money in the
treasury by proper revenue measures"
said Commissioner Miller. sit is high
time that teachers should have an addi-
ton Of real cash rather than mere words
of praise"
Rural teachers are receiving $40, grad
ed teachers $50, principal and teachers
of English S75 a month. This is far
from what they should receive for their
services in view of the high cost Of liv-
ing and especially in view of the fact
that Porto Rico has been highly pros
porous in recent years. Not only has
the assessed valuation Of property been
increased from Sls2,000000 to $243,736,
900, but our merchants have made hand
some profits due to war prices and our
planters have sold their products at fig
ures never received before.
"On the other hand teachers salaries
were materially reduced by the legisla-
tme in 1914 Rural teachers have since
received an increase of 50 a month, which
is insignificant"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
Musician a Tire Saleswoman.

New York motorists are about TO wit
ness a new development in the tire bust
ness in the introduction into this city
from Chicago of the first and only tire
saleswoman, Mrs. Carol Kelley Brooke,
Unusual as is Mrs. Brooke's present oc-
cupation in itself her previous interest,
that Of music composing, makes it seem
even more strange
Known in musical circles as the com
poser of several popular songs, war
conditions caused Mrs. Brooke to shift
her career from trills to tires. When
her husband entered government service
she took over the management of his
business. Attracted by the way in which
she handled one Of their orders a tChica.
60 firm of tire retailers offered her POI
sition as saleswoman, which she ac-
eepted after recognizing her other en-.
terprises so as to leave it in the hands
of an oyerseer. Her Chicago success won
her the attention of the New York tire
service, incorporated, and the chance to
put over her unusual job in the coun-
try's largest motoring city.
Now if some day you are approached
by slender, prown-eyed woman, a
charming and convincing talker (Mrs.
Brooke is Irish act with even more
than due respect You will be face to
face with a maker of precedent in fem.
mime occupation and an expert in tires
from cover to carcass and from factory
to junk heap.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
If ALL MOTHERS ONLY KNEW +!
Thousands Of Children Suffer from
Worms and Their Mothers Do Not
Know What the Trouble Is.

Signs of worms are: DeranKed stomach,
swollen upper lip, sour stomach, offensive
breath. hard and full belly with occasional
gripings and pains about the navel, pale face
Of leaden tint, eyes heavy and dull, twitching
eyelds, itching Of the nose itching of the rec
tum short dry cough grinding of the teeth,
little red points sticking out the tongue,
starting during sleep, slow fever.
Mrs. H. N. Roberts, 5o2 Asylum street.
Flint, Mich, used DIR. True's Elixir for her
little baby girl when she was sick Mrs. Rob
erts wrote to DIR. True: my little girl is
cured of her worms" And in a later letter
wrote: Baby is fine. and | think it was your
medicine (Dr, Trues Elixir that helped her."
If your baby is i'll. start giving DIR. Trues
Elixir at once. Write us freely about the
No charge for correspondence. Buy
Or. Trues Elixir at your drug store at once.
DIR. ]. F. True & CO.. Auburn. Maine.--Adss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
A NEW START.
Disabled at 10, This Young Soldier is
Making Good

Washington, d. G., June 2l.-Enlisted
at Is, disabled in the Marine sector at IL
now student at the Carnegie institute
taking architectural drafting, carpentry
and mathematics is the record of one
young veteran. With only meagel
education. never having done anything
more worth while than tipping coal, this
disabled soldier has so won the interest
and approval Of the federal board for
vocational education that the determini.
nation has been reached to give him a
thorough trade training and a three
year course in building construction has
been advised for him,
Do you happen to know of any other
veterans, young or old, who would like
to make a new start2 If so tell them to
communicate with the federal board for
vocational education, 200 New Jersey
avenue, Washington, or write to the
board about them yourself
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-21
PICTURESQUE BECGARS
ARE LINING UP AGAIN
On the Flights of Steps from the Piazza
di Spagna to the Church of Trinita
de Monti in Rome--They Lack
the Striking Qualities of
the Others.

Rome, June 2lt Correspondence of the
Associated Press The picturesque gal
axy of beggars who, had by sort Of
hereditary succession occupied the flights
of steps leading from the Piazza di Spag-
ma to the church of Trinita de Monti on
the Pincio, who have been from time to
time the topics of authors like Dickens
and Hawthorne and who, for lack of pat
ronage during the war vacated the steps,
are one by one taking up positions along
the broad stone stairway again.
While the beggars are full -fedged de-
scendants of their mendcant ancestors
they are not nearly as picturesque, They
come no more with their pretty, brown
velyets in breaches and short WASTED
coats. They are not ACQUIRED in the
dress Of the Italian operate peasant
They lack the striking qualities which
color gives and they have abandoned the
romance of the historic and ancient at
tire
The new arrivals wear the apparel of
western charity seeker. Their linen
is not clean though their clothes are
of modern, comparatively modern, mod
els. They are not unlike American beg
gars but not nearly as finished in secur-
ing their aims and putting forth their
case 1t is said they regard their career
on the steps as a profession and expect
aims because they are beggars provid-
ing soothing balm for the troubled souls
whom they seek to make believe, ut is
more blessed to give than to receive
Among them the artists can find many
examples for their paintings of Holy
Families Some begging mothers bring
all their offspring with them as an addi-
tional evidence Of their right of posses
sion Of the steps. The children play with
each other, unconscious that their mis-
sion there is to attract the pity Of the
passing pedestrians. 1t would appear
that the children wese posing for a pie
ture Of Domestic Happiness"