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New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
DEMPSEY GETS S6O,OOO OFFER,

Reno, New, Sept. 6.--An offer of S6OO00 to Jack Dempsey to fight Will lie Meehan 25 rounds in Reno some time after the first of the year, was made yesterday by the Reno Athletic club in a telegram to Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager. Members of the club say Meehan is willing to fight. The offer made to him was not given
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
Vaughn IilIinCiblc.

Pittsburgh, Sept. 6.-Naughn was invincible yesterday and Chicago de- feated Pittsburgh to 0. Carlson also pitched well, but was scored on in the fourth inning when he walked Flack, who was advanced on HOllOcher's sacrifice and scored on singles by Her zog and Robertson. Miller pitched the ninth and passed HollOcher who was sent around by Herzog's sacrifice and MerkleS hit.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 0.
 Brooklyn 3, New York ?. Chicago }, Pittsburgh 0. Boston 6, Philadelphia ?.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
sHIvERICK AT CORNELL.

Ithaca, N. Y, Sept. 6.-Fritz Shive- rick, noted Cornell back and kickera recently out of the A. E. F., will rz turn this fall. He already has begd training in Chicago far the football season
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
RUTH HITS OUT
 HIS 25TH HOMER
Boston Slugger Ties Record Made
 by Freeman in 1899

Philadelphia. Sept. 6.-Boston had 25 hits for a total of A bases yester- day, opening it's series with Philadel- phia with a Is to 7 victory. After the score became 15 to 1, Jones eased up while Geary replaced Moves and stop ped the heavy firing. In the second inning Ruth drove his 25th home run of the season over the right field fence, equaling Buck Freeman's major league record. His next time up, Ruth hit the right field fence two feet from the top. He had five hits alto- gether and Hooper registered two trf- ples and two doubles. In the second inning Boston executed d triple play when Jones caught Turner's low liner with Strunk on third and Thomas on first. The score:
 r. h. e. Boston ..O130164OO-15 25 1 Philadelphia .O1O0OO3O3- 12 , Jones and Schang and McNeiI; Moves, Geary and Perry and McAvoy.T
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklyn at New York. Chicag go at Pittsburgh.
 Cincinnati at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06

Molly Knight was easily mistress of the three-year- trotters in the Acorn stakes, and Oscar Watts won the second division of the 2:09 trot.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
II Hits for Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 6.-Detroit hit two of St. Louis three pitchers hard yesterday and won, 12 to 8. Bush, Cobb and Heilman made 10 of De- troit's 14 hits. Dauss had a bad first inning but thereafter pitched we'll. The score:
 r. h. e. Detroit .200505OOx-12 IA | St. Louis ....... .30O00O0O0- 7 Il Dauss and Ainsmith; Gallia, Haid and Wright and Severeid.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. Boston at Philadelphia. New York at Washington. Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis at Detroit.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results YeSterdny.

Boston IS, Philadelphia 7. Detroit 12, St. Louis 8. Chicago 9, Cleveland 1. New York Washington, not sched- uled
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
Brooklyn EVenS Series.

New York, Sept. 6.-Brooklyn even ed up it's series with New York here yesterday, winning the second game of the series, 3 to ?. After the Giants tied the score in the eighth inning, Brooklyn won against Winters in the ninth, KiIduff scoring on his triple and Griffith'S sacrifice fly
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06

Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Rochester at Buffalo. Newark at Reading. Binghamton at Toronto. Jersey City at Baltim ore.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
LEAGUE LEADERS
 BLANKED BY CARDS
McHenry's Single Scores Only
 Run Of St. Louis Game

St. Louis, Sept. 6.-Heathcote's sin gle and steal of second followed by McHenrys single in the eighth, SCOT ed the only run in yesterdays game, and St Louis defeated Cincinnati, 1 to 0. The game developed into a pitching duel between Doak and Ring, with the former slightly eXcelling.
 The score: r. h. e.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
Chicago Increases Lead.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Chicago increased it's lead even games in the pennant race yeste. day by defeating Cleveland, to 1. Detroit's victory over St Louis and Cleveland's defeat at the hands of the locals, put Cleveland in the third place and Detroit in second. Cicotte had little trouble holding the visitors safe. Chicago won by punching hits off all three of Cleveland's pitchers The score:
 r. h. @. Chicago ..13OO2OO3x- IS | Cleveland ..... .OO0OOO100-1 3 Cicotte and Schalk; Myers, Faetaa and Klepfer and O'NeilI.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

x-Indicates nc game played.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06

WillgO.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-06

The score:
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

cid temple across tic hcrljor and find
out from him, without his suspect
ing it, Just how the situation stands
and what compromise can be ar
ranged. He seems to have gotten
into their favor by some means
probably he/comes from the same
district-and his word will go fur
ther with them than any others"
"And them"
Then you must see the inspector
and possibly the Governor and ez-
plain to them the significance of the
numbers and the risk of disturb
ance'if any more are allowed to die"
And them"
The Abbot looked around the
room, listened for a moment to be
sure of their perfect security and
privacy, and then, leaning over to-
wards hts host. whispered a few
short sentences into his ear Wang
Foo startled little. but at once re-
sumed his composure.
DO you think it possible?" he
asked.
mot only possible, but absolutely
certain, ~ replied the Venerable
Father. as he slipped the parting tea
and rose to go.
1T ghaf1 be as you say, then, ="
said the host, as he called for old
Chang to arouse the sleeping chair
men in the courtyard.
The following morning Inspector
wallace welcomed the detective by
appointment into his private office,
and together they discussed the situ-
alton.
"You know me well enough, sir, /
am sure began Wang Foo, ito real
ize that I am no alarmist, but
should fail in my duty to you and to
this community If did not warn
you of the serious consequences that
are likely to arise from this shifting
of the tea coolies at the wharf.
These men, as you perhaps know.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

troll and, soothing his nerves with
cup of delicious tea, quietly and po-
litely answered: MY dear Mrs.
Tompkins, permit me to explain that
after you have resided a year or two
in the colony among these people,
you will understand some of these
things much better than you possibly
could now, even though should give
you the most careful and detailed
explanation. We. are not here to an
| tagonize them, but rather to try and
live in peace and harmony with
them and to build up our interna-
national commerce.. Those who have
! lived longest among them and who
know them best assure US that this
can only be done by conciliating
them when no great principle is at
stake. 1 believe this most thorough
| ly and have tried to act up to it ever
since I came here. The coolie. is as
hard working a slave of his fellow
man as you will find anywhere on
earth, toiling from daylight to dark
! for his few small coins. He is a
necessity to us, we are absolutely
dependent upon his help. Why
should we object to his doing his
work according to his own native
ideas, which have been his Inherit
ance for centuries? You cannot
/ change and overthrow Oriental ira
ditions in year-or even in a num-
Der of years-it is a slow and painful
process of training and education,
and requires unlimited patience and
faith, as our good dean told US, you
remember. in his sermon last Sunday
at the cathedral. Do you see that
large blue flag flying over Jardine
and Co.'S hong there?'" rising and
leading Mrs. Tompkfns towards the
front window; notice the words, e
WO', Just and Harmonious That's
the carefully chosen business sign of
the oldest and largest firm in the
colony, it is known and quoted by the
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

very clannish, and though IL is true
they don't have the iron-bound castes
that give us so much trouble in In
dia, yet they have all sorts of guilds
and local and provincial distinctions
and every gang of 1aborers seems to
have some special privilege which no
other one can take away from lit
without a serious row. My esteemed
friend, Mr.. Wang Foo, explained all
this carefully to me last night
sent for him, you know, because
consider him the very best informed
man on all native matters and he has
a wonderful faculty of making Chin
ese problems clear to the European
mind-he says that the handling of
tea is entirely a separate matter
from any other kind of cargo, and
the ordinary wharf coolie would not
be allowed to touch chest of it.
The loading and unloading of it has
been a sort of monopoly for years in
the hands of a gang of coolies from
northern village above Canton and
they resent any interference with
their inherited right"
"And do you actually mean that
this free and enlightened British col
ony is not free to employ anyone it
likes to do its work and unload its
ships?" inquired Mrs. Tompkins IN
tone of thorough British patrio-
tism. do we allow ourselves to be
dictated to by bodies of native la
borers? Where is our boasted civil
liberty and our wonderful control
over the Asiatics? Where is the
benign influence and gentle swaying
power that we are always hearing
about in Parliament and in the
papers at homer"
His Excellency Sir Wayne Ewing
ton was just little ruffled at this
outburst from his Australian guest,
but kept himself under perfect con-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

tribute demanded by the great god
Vishnu; a sort of penalty that they
must pay for allowing the white man
to come in and govern their coun-
try! And yet, the greatest blessing
that ever happened to the land was
whenS we took it over and began to
rule it."
"Shall 1t be sugar or lemon in
your cup?" interrupted Lady Ewing
ton at the moment.
sugar, if you please" .
zone, two or three?"
"Three, think, of those dear little
Jumps; why, haven't seen anything
so delicate since we left Paris
where DID you get them?"
why, they came in a case of
French delieacies which the depart
ing Consul sent to my husband a
few weeks ago"
The Governor himself entered at
this moment and, after greeting the
guests, sat down by Mrs. Tompkins'
side and Joined them in the conyer-
sation about the accident.
ayes" he said, cit is a strange
and mysterious occurrence, and if it
was only one case, it wouldn't
amount to anything and would soon
be forgotten. The trouble is, how
ever, that this is the fifth within a
week, and Inspector Wallace tells s4ne
that the wharf coolies are becoming
quite excited about it and may strike
and refuse to work at any moment"
4'tWell, there are surely thousands
of others who wild be glad to take
their places, my dear" broke in
Lady Evington. Are there not?
Why, there seem to be so many OF
them waiting around there with
their bamboos that one can hardly
count them; and they all look so
poor and hungry that it's quite pa
thetic."
"Ah. that's just the difficulty in
the case. You see. the Chinese are
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25
XII.--ThG Fatal Tea Chest

my collection Of articles on Strange
beliefs of China and it's people"
Have you heard of that sad oc-
currence at the Kow Loon wharf a
day or two ago?" asked Lady
Wayne -Evington, at Government
House, of her friend, Mrs. DePugh
Tompkins, of Adelaide, as the boy
brought in the polished brass sam
ovar and placed it in front of the
silver tea tray.
do you mean about the poor man
who they say fell dead because he
carried a fatal chest of tea? Why,
my husband read it to me out of the
Daily News. Strange, wasn't it?"
"Poor things! They remind me so
much of the natives in India with
all their curious superstitions. Why,
do you know, when I was visiting
my sister, Lady Morton, at Madras
she just put my poor head full of
these stories day after day"
Eyes, 1 have often heard of the
strange beliefs of the Hindoos and
their fatalistic ideas. Sometimes,
you know, they may grow to very
serious proportions, unless they have
European officers over them who
thoroughly understand them and
know how to handle them-that's
the blessing of our new civil service
and its training for the men right
on the spot"
Eyes, indeed; why, do you know,
one of the oldest missionaries in
Madras told me that every native pa
tient that dies of cholera in the Eng
lish hospitals is supposed to be a
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

Chinese all up and down this entire
coast, and represents in a remark
ably significant way exactly the at
titude that all representatives of our
British Empire ought to assume"
An orderly suddenly appeared at
this moment with despatch for the
Governor. so he was obliged to ex-
cuse himself and leave the ladies to
continue the conversation or turn 1t
into channels of a more congenial
and social nature.
In the quiet of the upper room
at Ne. 5-5-5 in the Red Cloud Alley.
Wang Foo, the man of mystery, was
engaged in a deep and earnest con-
ference with his old friend and
counsellor, the Abbot of the Temple
of the Queen of Heaven.
And you say there have been five
a1ready?" inquired the latter, as he
passed the pipe from his right hand
to his left, and leaning back in his
chair, slowly exhaled the blue smoke
through his nostrils.
Eyes. venerab1e Father" replied
Wang Foo, your golden words are
truth ftsen. There are exactly five
already and we may at any moment
hear Of the SIXTH
aft must be stopped at once! II
Will never do to let it reach the
eighth or the results may be most
serious. You know how they all re-
gard our sacred NUMBER and those
tea coolies from Kwang Kien are
very bigoted and difficult to handle
when once they get excited. That Is
the very worst district in all the Can
ton Province" =
t'What does my Venerable Father
adviser"
"You must see the priest of the
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25
HE DIDN'T "chAW.~s

"I see you keep candy here" said
an old man. as he entered a store ot
a confectioner. x
"A few,s was the gruff reply.
Il have "a son named Little willie.
He is a darling boy. During the war
he wanted candy, but dasn't buy him
any. The Germans put pounded glass
in all the candy you know. and I didn {
want Little Willie to get pounded glass
in his stomach and die in my arms.
I told him to wait until after the war;
The cohfectioner had nothing to say
to that and presently the man went
on: - ~
4 think wifi buy Little White GONE
candy-I think i will. I'm a very pru-
dent man, however. 4 you viii hand
me out a handful of that candy, / will
walk around the block while "chaw''
it. I viii -'chaw" and "chaw" and
"chaw" and, when Pm sure there is
no glass In it. viii return and buy
welt 1 will bu.' some candy for Little
Willie and tell him ne can eat it safely.
You might hand me out a liberal
handful"
The old man did not look like an
athlete but he had springs under him.
He reached the door five feet in ad-
vance of the kick the confectioner
kicked. It was a kiek that intended
to destroy the old mans frame work.
but he didn't feel even the wind OF IT.
He struck a fast gait down the street
to return to the arms OF his Little
Willie. and tell him that they were
nor using carpet tacks in all kinds Of
candy.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

thing about these chaps, he's the, one.
But, at the same time, Chief. I'm
not a-going to leave that wharf un-
guarded until the very last chest is
landed, mark me, guarantee or no
guarantee. Seeing is believing, I
say, in this country, and nothing else
Is, as far as I am concerned"
When Captain Morehead reached
the wharf a little later he found
everything going along merriiy and
smoothly and the native officers
whom he had sent ahead of him
scanning with great satisfaction a
large placard of yellow paper with
characters and seals which unknown
hands had affixed to the central
wharf post at the break of dawn.
whats all this?' he asked of
Sam, his native assistant. More
trouble brewing? 1 hope not"
mo more trouble" answered the
smiling Sam. HE talkee bobbery all
finishee. Number one joss-man
speakee all piecee tea coolie hab' pay
ploper joss money, no more man
makee die"
"Oh, that's it, is it. The old ar
rangement of the Italian bandits, !
see; no more robberies and murders
lot InlS season, because ali traFel-
lers have paid the proper squeeze,
Ell? Well, I guess we'll have a
sharp lookout here Just the same and
keep the ambulance handy when
number seven reels over" was the
Captains only comment on the in
teresting document.
The day passed away in quietness
however, without any accident, and
so did the next and the next. The
last package of the valuable cargo
received their last cash and their us.
ual bonus and prepared to return tc
their homes without any more de
mands upn their lives to pay the toll
of the fatal tea chest.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25


"This Colony of Fragrant Waters
II am using its poetic Chinese name
out of compliment to you, Mr.. Wang
lis once more deeply indebted to
you for leading it out of a very deli
cate complication" said His Excel
lency to the detective, as little
company. gathered in the drawing
room at Government House.
mot to me alone, SIR" modestly
replied their Chinese guest. but to
yourself and to our esteemed friend,
Mr.. Gregory, of Jardine's, without
whose hearty cooperation I could
never have accomplished this re-
suit"
"And are you ready now to reveal
that you promisef?" asked Inspector
Wallace. I'VE been waiting for
that, you know
With pleasure, gentlemen. it was
just this way, you see: 1 found there
were exactly twenty thousand chests
still to be landed, and you remember
explained to yod their superstition
about the fatal tea chest in every five
thousand: this made a possibility OF
| four more deaths. 1t was most iIn-
portafit to keep it from, reaching the
number eight, for that is a number
Of Syery special significance. The
deaths, I found out from my good
friend, the coroner, who kindly took
me into his confidence, were all OF
very aged men, who were in no.con-
ditfon to stand the very heavy strain.
| The tea chests, L incidentally ascer-
tanned from the wharf weighers,
were extra heavy this year on ac-
count of the difference in the boards
and the native lead on the inside,
and this made an extra risk. Now
there were just two hundred of the
coolies who carried these chests, and
my friends, the doctors from Mis-
picked out '1fty of them who were
superannuated and liable to drop
dead at any moment; the others
were all strong enough to stand the
strain. I bought off these fifty by
giving them all double pay for two
days work which they didn't do, and,
so, you See, was quite able to auN
| thoFize my guarantee. The placard
from the temple completed the guar
antee by allayfng the fear, which
was an important element in the
case This was little extra expense,
but my good friend, Mr.. Gregory.
who so generously furnished the
wherewithai, will agree with us,
am sure, that it was a very small
and most justihable outlay to secure
| the peace and good will of the peo-
pie and to make more popular than
ever that grand old sign of our lead
] ing Arm:
"E wo"-"Just and Harmoni-
ousl"
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25
By SIDNEY c. PARTRIDGE

CoDyiohs. Isis ov TAe Mcclure Syndicate
;aE1stEa gEEEg IESt ~ yGgSt tlElEeEuSlEgEg
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

II see you Keep candy here" said
an old man, as he entered a store OF
confectfoners - w.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-25

Wonderful man. that" he ex-
claimed to Morehead, his deputy,
who had just entered the room.
-'Who?" asked the interested ar
rival.
who? Why, who should 1t be but
our friend Wang Foo? Here, just
cast your eye over that, as he handed
him the chit.
Well. all have to say is, that if
any living man can guarantee any
New-York tribune., 1919-09-25
"Iron .4ge' Calls for
Exposure Of Fosters
"Ddn,nubIe Doctrines

THE Iron Age which has been de-
Voting much space 10 exposing the
'yndicalls. doctrines preached by Will
am z. Foster. secretary Of the strike
committee. sent the following telegram
yesterday 20 is Washington represent
alive:
"Please say 10 Senator Kenyon:
IF your committee VII expose more
ully than we have been able to do the
thoroughly un American leadership of
he presen. steel strike. il will render
ne country the highest service We
suggest tha, YOU call Gompers. with a
equcst that he bring Fosters red book
laced in his hands by The Iron Age -
nd ask him why he did rot try to stop
ae strike. Also that You call Foster and
aaestion him about the damnable doc
Tines which he advocated in the red
to0k. Also 7. J. Wind. general organ
lsr American Federation OF Labor.
hicaeo. and question him about the
.adica speeches he has been making "
New-York tribune., 1919-09-25

Dor, he said. bat the labor organiza-
tions. which had been teaching Ameri-
can:sm to foreign born workers. mad
been able to check its growth
strike as Serious as Treaty
Senator Thomas, discussing the steel
strike in the Senate, said that il was
quite As serious IN It's consequences
as the peace treaty"
This steel strike. he said, "is not
move suddenly sprung upon the ns-
ton. nor suddenly conceived Il has
been threatened fer period antedat-
ing our entry into the war. and II was
understood that j, would occur when
the conditions became favoran'c.
1T was stated last September hat
It would be strike for power. The
leaders of tho strike propose @ force
their viii on the great Industries. 20
that II VII! lead 70 i recognition Of
the closed shop.
Il regret tho refusal Of Judge Gary
20 meet the mon. It hurts nohodv 20
talk over ANYTHING. But he didn't see
1T to do so. and because ne didn'. this
strike vas caued, and called as a strike
ior power. and on the mcrost and
flmslest excuse in the world r the
workers had not found tho excuse tho
dld, they wou d have found some other.
claim that. rom conditions A.
they have developed IN 70 laS. Ton
days, nc princinal aAi--t in cal
lng this strike a. this INC Wa % "a
disturb and hedevi Industrial co7d;
lions IN the lni.od state as - sorce
the hand of me Pre- sidonf at tho forth,
coming labor conference ard force nm
20 yieic 20 extreme aemards"
New-York tribune., 1919-09-25

s.ven men. including one policeman.
we're injured None OF the disturb
anees involved more than a few men.
With the closing down Of the River
side plant of the Otis Steel Company
and that Of the Union Rolling Mills
Company. the Empire Rolling Mil
Company is the only one operating
The Otis plant was closed "out of CON
sideration for the personal safety of
the employees a company statement
declares. The closing Of the Union
Mills plant resulted from a walkout.
The by-product coke plant of the
S.met-Sovay Company was shut down
ma result Of the banking of the blast
fsrnaces OF the Cleveland Furnace
Company yesterday.
Fred G. Keightley. secretary of the
lmalgama ted Association of Iron. Steel
md Tin Workers. arrived here to- day
tom Pittsburgh TO take charge of the
situation arising out OF the striking
ci members in violation Of agreements.
According 70 word received from Presi-
dent NJ. F. Tighe. the Grand Lodge
threatens to revoke the charter Of the
ccal which struck