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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

Dear lTnfH.
There ia no doubt IN the world but
what big Jess willard is one of the
finest speciman's of physical man
nod in the country today. and for
mis- grey matter. his personal fortune
which he has arnassed in business
deals. getting his start from the ring,
speaks for itself. but as far AZ vii
lard, and his career IL concerned in
the sporting world, he ~ undoubtedly.
through.
WIZARDS hold out for big money,
before he would stage fight ia de
Tense of the title, was the beginning
Of his appropriately. which was in
creased - thousand fold when he re-
tinction OF having fought more fights
an exhibition for the benefit of the
American Red Cross. or any other war
orga niZatton.
Such types of athletes, the sporting
public will never stand for, especially
Americas young manhood, who are
daily returning from cantonuents here
snd service abroad
II bronze memorial IL to be erect
ed to our country's great stf7letices
men of the type OF Jack Britton, who
recently won back the welterwcieht
title should be honored.
Brttton's war record is the best Of
any tlSntST or ANY Nlntf atuk0tt III
the TJnited States. lie has the dis
tinct,on of having fought mort fights
and gave more exhibitions for The ben
eft of our soldier and sailor fighters
and different war organizations than
any other scrapper Travelling
throughout the country. paying his
own expenses, and suffering numer-
Gus inconvenineces for those who gave
all they had for the great cause.
The new sporting ruhiic's opinion,
can he Judged somewhat by a reply
sent willard. by the enlisted men
stationed at one of the Texas CANTON
ments, when the champion, finally
saw his mistake in refusing to even
attempt his bit. offered to give few
rounds. exhibition IN the camp.
stay away from this camp, we
don't care 10 even see you" was the
reply.
What his perfect physical CON
ditlon will DO for him. VIII be asger
tanned when he steps into the ring
.aeyt e5.s" I, with JACK DEMPSEY :, w DO
is credited with being one OF the most
phenomenal fighters tina, have graced
the interior OF the ropes since the days
ef Sullivan, Fitzsinmons, and Corbett.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
EFFORTS TO BOOST PRICES
CAUSES GASOLINE WAR

Efforts of retail dealers to raise the
price of gasoline to twenty-eight cents
has caused a war of price cutting
in the city G. II. Tompkins, n Broad
street dealer, put his price down to
twenty cents yesterday morning.
which is three cents below the whole
sale price. He said he did this be-
cause some of the other dealers had
tried to underseil him after he had
notified them that he would not raise
his price to twenty-eight cents, which
they wanted all the city retailers to
agree to Co. Mr.. Tompkins said he
s,.sz =. z. twenty-five cants aod
make profit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

f9asre is much speculation IN sport
4yrr circles as 20 what Jack Dempsey
Was' be- able 10 do 20 the big cham %
pten, Jess willard. when the tao
AAavies get together for their cham
picnshtp mill on me Fourth OF july.
Some fans say that the only chance
pem psey will have will be in landing
4 thousand-pouno pressure blow on
che cowboy champions jaw, while
sethSr hot stove experts say that 37ck
OsIl never get a look ri Willard III
on taw. that he Is far too srnaN.
True Dempsey. although not a
esaidget himself. will have a tough fob
Su his hands to land on the cham"
N4on's face without the use of handy
wtep-iadder. But as Robert Edgren,
eAs Of New York's sporting experts.
aacs. aft one can't go 10 Rome. why
then bring Rome to ones self" That
-, n the big champ ion fs TO tall for
tie ambitious .youngster then why not
bring him down &c the proper sizeT
This Edgren Says will be possiole,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
OO1SOh MAY LEAD
RICHMOND CLUB

Frank Dcbscr, Richmond coIlege
coach. and prominent athlete. who
was offered the berth OF manager OF
The Norfolk Virginia Leaguel club,
has made formal application for the
managerial position of the Richmond
team. and will probably succeed
George Stinson, the popular leader.
Who won the pennant for Richm ond
last season, and who retired unexpect-
6diy several days ago.
Dobson was at Camp Jackson, when
President Bradley received word thar
0flnsos1 had 'chucked up" hts job. Tho
college coach was notified immediate
~ that the position WAS open and he
applied for the Job.
The fact that the Spider coach does
not resume his coaching 10 Richmond
OolleEe until late next fall. his work
~ manager of the Colts would not
hinder him in the least
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
TWO AND THREE, OR PUTTING THE
NEXT ONE OVER WITH "BUGS" BAER

New York. March 23.--Although
tho diplomatic hounds haven't sue
ceeded In cutting the adenoids loose
from the Monore doctrine. the birds
over on the wrong side Of the Atlantic
have stepped right off to invade the
works.
They have attacked us right where
we are the most icklish--between the
third and fourth baseball ribs. After
tossing n torpid eye-piece at the
dough boys going through the MOTIONS
of strahng an Jump. and wondering
have suassnfy aisesversa mar paee-
ball is wonderful game for develop
the fingers on the cash register. III
there is anything that foreign
cuckoo loves to do, 1t Ia to stretch a
nimbIe octave on the famous Dayton
piano.
The old world is now manufacturing
baseball goods. But it's too late TO
change history. II Caesar had only
been dolled up In catchers chest
protector during the ides of March,
the harpoons would have bounced off
of his revolving shirt front like horse
flies off of locomotive.
If Marc Antony had been wearing
his spiked sandals when he crashed
into Egypt, he wouldn't have lost the
pennant to Cleopatra, who was the
Theda Bara OF the crocodiie-spangled
Nile. II Manuel had been wearing
smoked glasses when he first damped
Gaby he wouldn't have lost his throne
In the sun. The czar would still be
playing in the outfield instead Of play
ing beneath It. II Marie Antoinctte
knew anything about keeping box
score. her head wouldn't have taken
that bad bounce off Of the Paris in
field
Big Rat in the Trap.
However, everything Is for the best.
as that Iowa bird said when he in
vented a machine that would knit
cold Welsh rarebits into BOX. II the
kaiser had known anything about
baseball he wouldn't have tried to
stretch a foul bah into a home run.
He nibhled at the burned cheese with
the usual result. He Is now fostering
in Holland, cutting down all the trees,
He has fiattened one thousand trees
already, but nc won't feel safe until
he clips every tree in the world Then
he's going after the lamp posts. When
he has all the lamp posts below the
ankles. he is going TO manicure the
telegraph posts neat and pretty. Tho
old hoy has no ambition to be flying
at half-mast from a pole, with the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
A PERISCOPIC SOUINT.
BY HANK RUSHMOR1

Speaking of regular fellers. nomi-
nate the Prince. of Wales to the an
cient and honorable order. And TIL
bet war savings stamp against a
chunk az German courage the nomi-
nation will be seconded by Miss Eli
nor Whittemore. OF Boston. She's the
pretty Y. M. c. A. worker whom the
prince cave-manned from the clutch
of a doughboy at Ccblenz. with whom
she was dancing, so that he might
have a dance with her himself. OF
course. the prince didn't whale her
over her pretty head with a knobbed
sssiilalaf.s,. after .~e" the, tirme~ honoyed
cave-man style. He simply snatched
her from the other fellows arms. And
did Elinor spout grudge? She did
not If the doughboy could stand 1t
she could. She even smiled and said
the prince was good dancer for a
one-stepper. All he had to do is to
sit out on a waltz. forget the fox trot,
duck the turkey trot and the shimmy
and the other hig h-clasS steppin's, and
his rep as a dancer Ia secure.
This c,vc-man stun, which permits
q man to snatch another fellows part
ner for whirl at the war front has
been enrighted in this burgh. 1t lis
no longer considered au fait to acquire
partner or wife by gently depriv-
Ing her OF her senses either with
bludgeaon or a needle and bear her off
on ones shoulder, or even In a taxi
AZ for grabbing another's dancing
partner. enough blood has been spilled
here for that very thing to float
ship. But New York isn't Coblenx
(for which let's give thanks), where
there arn't enough girls to go around
that Is, real girls. American girls.
Some Of the happers working for
the navy az yeomen have decided that
they simply can't add up another coll
umn of dguSes while wearing cotton
hose and duckbtli shoes, so the reap
rsAArRnce Af sllk a4ockiuEe I'D naftx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
Held for Stealing Violin.

II. l. Rigsbec. charged with steal
ing a violin valued at $50 from C. X.
Austin. 1875 North Twenty eighth
street, was sent on to the grand Jury
yesterday In the police court. 1t is
alleged that the young man broke
into the house.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
Sergeant Ryan Loses Keys.

Anybody finding a bunch of keys,
that any way resemble a policeman.
please notify Sergeant Ryan, of the
first police station, who In some man
ner and some place lost his yesterday.
The key ring held the usual police
mans outfit a whistle, fire alarm
box key, aud others.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

Harras Mcfarland. of the Haskin's
billiard pariot, e1big Lacquer. who is
coaching the Medical College of Eir-
g!nih nine this season. states that the
boys are making quite n good show
ing. and that he has some unusually
good material to work upon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

Rev James E. Cook, superintendent
lot the Male Orphan asylum, who was
badly hurt when hrs horse ran away
from him Saturday night at the cor
lner OF Meadow and Cary streets. is
improving and expects TO he out in
Ia few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
Mammoth Chessrncu.

Milwaukee,. March t5.-Chcssnsen
which range from two to three and
one half feet high, made of aluminium,
szr..lxsss:sae RID <r&eke;A IL q psrecIIa !
trunk. have been given TO the library
q the University of Wisconsin. A
Milwaukee man, now dead, designed
them for use in public contests, with
= view OF increasing popular interest
in the game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

~ Clutches held by wounded soldiers replaced traditional
srh OF swords the wedding reception given Pershng
House in New York City following the Of Miss Pauline
Donahue and Private Ernest Ferra St STEPHENS Church
Az the bride and the hallway of Persng House.
S0mng from the church passed OF
sounded sodiers all Of the bridegroom Instead OF
making arch of blades wounded held
their cutches overhead the newly pair
II mos. betting thar the wedding reception held
Pershng House which War Camp Community Service
la Gramerey Park. ibe~he She
Red Gross Volunteer aud be, soldier detailed the Military
fnteligencs Service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

Former President william RI. Taft
was in Sebree a few days ago He
failed 10 call at the Banner Office SIS
the train he was on did not stop
Sebree Banner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

footgear of the pin-point variety has
kicked up storm in the navy. The
navy's in a terrible stew. With Secre-
tary Daniels nearly 5000 miles away,
and those figures yelling out loud to
be added, and the utter absurdity Of
trying to add them without being
properly silk -stockinged, the situation
is desprit--lt's AZ sharply defined as q
bowsprit.
May would be an appropriate month
for assem- bling congress. 1t may re-
mind the mem beers that they may do
something II some Moses could con-
vince 'em that they are there to repre-
sent Uncle sam and not some OF his
nephews. who'd rather let the coun-
try worry along with no appropria-
tons for expenses than lose an ap-
preparation for q private pike or q
postoffice at SkoosQueezums. A lot of
congressman are like pins in one re-
spect--both have heads And they
are unlike pins in that the pins use
their heads for what they were in
tended. Congressional obstruetionists
have q fine chance to make q future
offer OF nomination to congress, as
vitation by the kaiser to dine with
him
why all this fuss about Irish inde-
pendence7 No Irishman who ever
lived was anything less than as inde-
pendent AZ q pig on Ice. What they
want is its acknowledgment I'm no
relation to any prophet including the
gink who fails down on the weather,
but I'd bet q dollar to q used razor
blade that England comes across with
the goods before the snow flies again.
Grounds for the bet7 Sure 1t should
be done. And what nhould will be. IL
one be patient And Ireland has been
the patient FOR 100 times twelve
moons. Time Dr.. England operated.
Ths natient n AaaA - ~ cured,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25
SPORTING EVENTS
A Pofl1e Of Sorrow.
ny TONNE

: ~ =, bay ~ J.s@e AAss,S~~ rses * J. y,
Sporting goSGs to ei1TE6 ANY Ma ri ri,
That is. At vas. but.now alas.
The porkers levy their ten per cent
tax
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

4 fascinator liz a bad covering for
women, bur why IL is SO called no
man kncweth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

When man IL out Of money ~
doesn't show any, hut when . mee i
IL ont OF temper ~ ahows : lca e = \
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-25

"FAhNn WA Is AS
Gene Cox, affectlona.e ely known as
Mack" amateur baseball player, who
last year held down the position OF
shortstop. for The Church i'm bank
nine, and who has been with the
Motor trs usport corps stationed at
Charlottesville. is linn ring up prep
arttory to playing this season with
The sand-lotters, probably with his old
team.
From all present indications, the
grand old game ~ golf Is going TO lose
many OF its followers, on July /, when
the present system OF irrigation will
BE abolished.
The old game being OF Scottish
ORIG IA, cannot be played without the
acccnpanyment of he usual Scotch
At tho nineteenth hole, The players
state
Babe Ruth. star big league pitc her.
has signed a contract calling for ten
thousand. iron men per season, IL has
been announced.
The hurler. st first modestIy sug-
gested that the baguates raise his pit
lance to fifteen thousand. hu. they de-
clired however.
Whether they get the money or not.
The exercise lie good spring training
for the boys,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17

como larva-cay6 diez y siete amos
antics v cay6 su madriguera. Donde
la cigarra periodical Vino a su exis-
%tencia, alli pasa d dias y muere.
Toda cosecha sufre de los estragos
de la verdadera langosta, No mas los
arboles sufren de la langoeta de diez
y siete amos, v no mas muy tierna
fruta v arboles ornamentAles son ca
PAGES de ser daiados sacramento.
Metodos de eyitar 0 minimizar esta
perdida han sido d~escubiertos y publ
cados por 81 DEPARTMENT. de Agri-
cultura.
lei insecto mismo puede efectuar
comparatiyamente POGO dafio, pero ell
tenor del insecto puede efectuar mu-
chO mas, particularmente 81 esta hasa
do sobre una confusion de la langos-
ia de cigarra(chicharra) con la Lam
costa de chapulfn. Los hombres, Gre
yendo que los chapulines estan para
comerse sus coshechas 6sta primave-
"a, ~quedaran quiza refrenarse de sem
brar ciertas cosas. Els importante.
por 10 tanto, que la confusion sea a.
clarada, que sea acknowledgements en-.
tendido por todos que la 'langosta de
diez y siete AMOS en- 1919" significa
la cigarra (chicharra) periodical y no
los chapulines-
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17

en- la larga carrefa, que formarfa ca
pital polftico al fin, es aquel basado
en- Ia comprehend del nomhrado, pa
ra 81 pfopio desempeno de su ofici-
ma.
lei Nuevo Mexicano cree que la ma
yoria de los nombramientos del Co
bernador Larrazolo estan bien des-
tribuidos en- hombres COMPLETENESS pa
'ra ell desempeho de las oficinas que
Sc les han confiado Tambien reco-
noe que cierto numero de ellos son
rombramientos politicos, parte de g.
Hos recompensados para tener cuida-
do del almacen del G.. O. p. o sea Ell
Glorioso Partido Republican,. Tales
nombranientos dehilitaran su odmi-
nistraci6n. Tomando 10 lista pof en-
tero, por 10 tanto, los criticos hon
deben admitir que podfa ser
inueho mas peor y que muchos de
los escogimientos hechos por Ell gober
nador son de verdadero merito. In
~tertanto antes de hncer cargos de
@Mexicanizafp ell estado, es pruden-
te afirfnar con los hechos. Los he
tan Embellishments obtenidos
por este %periddico no admiten Ia a.
sercl0n.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17

Hay sin embargo alimento para
America en- Ell cfeciente recelo y de-
nunciaci6n de este pals en- Francia,
la nacion golpeada, ~vencida, arruina-
da y cruelmente tOrturada a cuya
ayuda marchamos inspirados por la
bondadosa memoria de Lafayette Y
la brillante imagen de Juana de Arco:
cuya causa Francia cree que henos
olvidado, cuyos snfrimientos han
desaparecido de nuestras mentes Y
Suya gloria ha palidecido en- nuestras
imaginaciones hasta Ell grado de dar
mas atenci0n a los. cargos que I'm
labriego Frances ha hechU a I'm Sol
dado Yanqui de tres monedas moho-
sas. que a la vital demanda que Ell
mareir de la civilization sea acFee-
dor a todas las r~eparaciones v con
fortaci6n que la civilization puede
dispensar.
Esta declarado Que Ffancia desea
Ell mundo entero, Sc aiega que Gle.
menceau es irrazonabie y avido en-
sus demandas; la prensa Francesa
es segnn somos informados, Imperial
lista y arrogante.
lmaginense isarraganeiar en- los
cuantos franceses que dej6 vivos Ia
guerral Imaginense i"irraz0nabli-
dad" en- la naci0n que ha sacrifi-
cadO oceanos de sangre humana para
la preservation de la democracia, o,
Avidez imperial IN ell arruinado pals
ahora luchando por su e~xistencia con
menos exito que IN los campos de
Verduni 5.Hay acaso demanda o
ambicion alguna que Francia podla
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17
FL QUiNTo PRESTAMo DE
LiBERTAD

Eel Gobierno de los Estados Unidos
l~invoca do spevo Ia ayuda de su pue-
Bio.
FL dia 81 de Abril,. 1919, el Qainto
Prestamo de dlibertad estara alberto
para suhcripciones Alguna genie
lpodra miTar con indiferencia hacia
leste prestamo Y decidir no suhscri-
birse a su plena habilidad, ~creyendo
que Sc ha acabado la guerra v que
el gobierno no necesita Ell dinero ba-
10 las ~presentes condolences, Debe-
mos t0nar en- consideration Ell enor-
me trabajo que la tecaido sobre Ell
0gobierno Americana como resultado
de los terminus del armisticio de No
yiembre III, de 1918, y del pacto de-
.paz que ahcra Sc esta formulando,
de ser concurrido por las potencias
mlindiales
La suma que 81 gobierno pide IL
pueblo en- esta vez es cincO billonesi
de pesos Csc, 100000, 00O. 00l. En- cam
bio por nuestTo dinero Ell gobierno.
nos dara notas de cortos t6rminos,
m~adurandose en- no mas de cineo
amos, Estas notas llevaran una ra.
ION alta de inteTes y estan asegl-
radas por Ell mas SECURE acreedor en-
81 mundo hoy-el gobierno de los.
Estados Unidos-cual es visto por to-
do pals en- Ia faz del glubo como I'll
ejempIo y 81 estandarte de libertad
Y justicia.
Els tanto nuestro deber de subscri-
birnos al guinto Prestamo dc Libertad
como 10 fue de subscribirnos a los
prestamds precedentes En-
mi opinion es un pfivilegio presthy;
le d este gobierno nuestro dinero
d una raz6n mas alta de interes que
10 que es ~aseduible en- los banc0s del
PATS. NO estam0s ~fagoreciendo 9
nuestro-gobierno hi le estamos Ell
tendiendo carload Una sana propo-|
es puesta ante nosotfpB, cual
81 tomam0s ventaja de ella, redunda-
"a a ndestro beheficio, sin decir ma
Ia de Ia oportliniiad que Sc nos da
de uh~anifestar haestTo patriotismo en-
ma obra bien hecaia. Plena. y gene.
rosa subscripei6n III Qhinto Prhsta-
no de Libeftad kypdAds 4 nueetroi
gobierno a desenrollar los asuntos
v
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17

LM .. A| LM
Il Nuevo Mexieano publica hoy en-
otras columns de este nimero I'M
interesante analasis de la situaci0n
del predominio de oficinas en- N4fev0
Mexico con respecto a la demostra-
ci6n relatiya de los beneficados His
pano-Americanos Y no HispanorAme-
r%icanos. El resumen es dc interes
especial en- vista de los cargos he
chos que Ell Gobernador Larfazolo ha
estado atentando al por mayor dis
tinci0n radical en- nOfnbramientCsi
de oficians publicas. Los nuineros
nc mienten, como vulgarmente Sc di-
ce. Y en- este case las figuras de-
saprueban los cargos iechos v es
justo iglieI que %injusto al gobernadOr
3tener que desapFobarlo 81 Sdstema
de dlvidir ~oficinas igualmente pof
~predominio racial 0 de hacer nombra.
nlientos en- cualquier case por tales
razones. ~citaluuiera que sea la ten
sion racial beneficlada, serfa una ac.
zion mus iciprudenfe. IN tinico sis
tema de noitbramiehtos Due eaiarle
El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-04-17

A pesar las grandes cantidades de
dinero que esta ingresando a los
CORES de la comisi6n de corpora
clones del estado y a la oficina de
|%terrenos por medic de arriend0s le-
gales v la a%provaci0n de incorpora-
clones de compahfas de petr6Ieo, no
quiere decir necesariamente que ell
pueblo tiene de comprar todas las
acciones que esten en- ell mercado
en- nuestros dias de fiebre petroli-
fera, en- la opinion del Comisionado
INels Field.
Francamente nos regosijamos de
las enormes rentas que estan entran-
do al estado, dice ell ST.. Field, v al
mismo tempo cree que es propio de-
jar d los hombres de medios 0 "pe-
sudos'' Ell que ayenturen a esponar
su dinero en- arriendos de terrenos
y en- la formation de compaffas,
pero que Ell pueblo consumfdor o de
limitados medios, debe andar con
pies de plomo, con muoho cuidado.
Ell realiza que muohas companias
fraudulentas Sc estan organizando,
las cuales no tendran ningln result
tado excepto una ~elegante acci0n IL
tografica y los miles de d6lares que
gasten en- aquel asunto, dinero.
quisa de los ahorros de trabajo .pesa-
do y penoso.
"M ST.. Springer esta eHacto al
e~xpresarse tocante a este particular,
cuando trata de la fiebre p~etrolifs-
ia en- Nuevo Mexico v sus peligros.p
Dijo ell Sr. Field. tYo espero y
creo que 81 petr6leo va a ser ldes-
cubierto en- Nuevo Mexico y existen
v~erdaderos campos para explorarlos
y para exponer dinero- en- ellos. Pero
81 dinero gastado en- este deiaTa TN
pequeho p~orciento en- compensation
al dinero que a-bsolutamente sera Il.
RADIO en- companies sin yalor min
gpno, organizadas 10 con ell propo-
sito de sacar aceite 0 petr0leo, sino
para despair al publico por medic
he acciones. cantidad de renta que
81 estado esta, recibiendo va exceder
/ la gran cantidad de dinero que |
la genie va a tirar locamente. Serfa
ina bueha idea para eli pueblo con-
hombres Y mujeTes, Que an
ian en- busca de una nianern de EN-
5lear sli dinero cor bnem re~Bnltado,
il emplearlO como regla general en-
sompafifas bien con0cidas y que Sean
ocales . en- companies con una ba-
en- el snelo lista para tAladraf.
III paso Due caminan las cosas, bn-
Drd diez yeces mas dinero perdido
,or gente pobFe 81 aeeite o petr6lHo
Iue 81 que sera hccho pof .gento de-