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New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

him to do good for others. Dlcta-
torial' His position as the fore
nest man of the day entitled him
to speak with authority and final
ity. a politician? He ''played'
politics as a great mind plays chess,
rather than as a gambler plays
policy or "stuss.' Comparisons
are customary in these times, but l
compare no man with Theodore
Roosevelt.
Ny first sight of him came when
I was about eight years old, and, as
a rabid, juvenile Democrat, was
taken by some Republican friends
TO a political meeting which ne ad-
dressed in my old home, Niagara
Falls. In the midst of his speech l
recollect an old F'enian, imported
from the Canadian side of the
river and rrimed for the occasion,
interrupted with an impudent ques-
tion
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Miss Josephine Stricken

him that the idea was not good and
he had the honesty to announce his
change Of mind; yet many critics or
persons who did not know him
charged him with "vacillation" or
"opportunism." He honestly be-
lieved that no one could put into
practical operation the principles Of
the Progressive party as we'll as
himself, their real originator; there
fore he declined to accept compro-
mise nominee at the Progressive
Convention in 1912; even some Of his
warm friends opined that he was
consumed By ambition. whereas he
was merely horsst. His honesty
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
His Marvellous Mental
Alertness and Retention
Were Equalled Only by
a Phenomenal Honesty

she always be in the right" The
great American people is composed
Of the peoples of many lands, but
Colonel Roosevelt insisted that each
newcomer must renounce in spirit
and in truth, as we'll as in words, his
allegiance to the land he had left
and must become a real American at
heart; indeed, it seemed that he
could not understand the feeling of
divided allegiance. He preached pa
trlotlsm on every possible occasion,
but he practised it every living
hour; it was part of his religion and
he lived it. Honor and glory and
power, praise and adulation, had
been showered upon Theodore Roose-
velt, yet all these would he have
given for the privilege, as he saw
1t, of fighting on the battlefield for
his country in the great war, even
as he had done in the war with
Spain. The privilege was denied
him, and to his close friend, General
Leonard Wood, yet neither sulked in
his tent like the warrior of old, but
each gave all he had-Colonel Roose-
velt his four sons for deeds and
himself by voice and his mighty pen.
and General Wood his sons and all
his talents and energies in the field
to which he was restricted.
Equally conspicuous in Colonel
Roosevelt was the cleanliness of his
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Nerer Hedged a Question

Throw him out" cried the crowd.
was too young to understand the
question, and as l and my little
companion were there only to see
their father on the stage-he was
a member If the reception commit
tee-specches and Interruptions
meart nothing TO us. But | do re-
member that Colonel Roosevelt asked
that the question be repeated. In
the mean time, however, the intrud-
er had been elected, but I also re-
member that 1T occurred to my child
lsh mind that the great man Of
the Republicans had been saved em
barras-ment. and turned to my
little Republican companions and
tauntod them. Nor could | then see
Why any one should wish to be a
Republican. Years afterward, when
had made good" as secretary to
this greatest man Of the age, told
hlm of the incident and he remem-
bered j.. was glad that had been
az ardent Democrat IN my early
youth. flr II gave me an oppor-
'lnity % appreciate his humor. My
Connection with him made me APP
preciate, also, how vastly wrong
hot alone a juvenile Democrat had
been. bat also the growaups Of any
political creed who failed to realize
now he appreciated Interruptions of
this kind, indeed, ne never faltered
Tor scond in pat reply to any
and # query.
1he next time I saw him was on
the day ne landed in New York from
his African travels. At that time,
though still a Democrat, was not
political enthusiast of any class.
Politics did not interest me, but
people-" achievers"-did. On that
OCCASION was most anxious to get
peep at this great man, and
would have been aattered if I could
nave met him. hadn't the faint
81 idea ] would ever be 90 fortunate.
nu' IN 1912 I vas far enough ad-
'ahced % want 10 help make poll
''es cleaner field and 20 became
interested In the Progressive party
movement.
ny personal meeting with Mr..
roosevelt occurred In 1918. when I
va" executive secretary OF the Pro
kfssS've National Committee head
qaarters, and. strange to say. we
we're never introduced. /, 80
'nanced that the door Of my private
''"ee was open one morning when
re passed through tnc hall. Good
''pfn'nz, Mrs stf,cker." be- said
'a-zing hs hat With that cordial
''urtesJ With which no nan has
s'er been more gifted. And INV
ssuestion at his recognition was
aallsd only by wonder a. TO how
= 0sw wAs ! waA From that tina
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Lored the Crord

In the 1912 campaign, for in
stance, two newspaper men in his
party strolled over to the fair
grounds in Salisbury, Nd, to see
that the press arrangements were
complete for the meeting Colonel
Roosevelt was to address. Fine
said one, who had joined the party
on<the previous night, but the other
merely smiled. "The Colonel" said
tins veteran, first will say, Take
down those ropes SO that every one
can get close to the platform; then
he'll add, move those tables to one
SIDE, so that every one can hear
me- He is not coming here as a
spectacle for the mob, but to talk to
every man and woman in the crowd.v
In short time the crowd gathered
and Colonel Roosevelt mounted the
platform and gazed around the
scene. Take down those ropes"
he ordered, so that every one can
get close to the platform" Then:
Move those tables into a corner. so
that every one can hear me-" The
veteran scribe was right; Colonel
Roosevelt had not come as a holiday
spectacle for the throng, but to de-
liver a real message, which he
wished all to hear. 1t was DEM
ocratlc community, but never had a
speaker in that section been favored
with more close attention than this
former Republican, and then Pro-
gressive, leader.
His words and his personality. his
magnetism, held even hostile crowds
to attention. He was not a par]or
speaker, nor ''orator"; his voice was
rasplng and his gestures were force
ful rather than graceful: but his
auditors not only listened to everv
word but absorbed them in their
minds. In debating important docu-
ments, speeches or editorials, Colonel
Roosevelt frequently paced the floor
and dictated his speech as thouph
he were delivering it to an audience
he was just as emphatic and MAG
netlc while debating as in the deliv-
cry Of his speeches. His speeches
were always the result of much
study and forethought, and in the
rapid change Of conditions it some
tlnes happened to be necessary for
HIM to make additions and changes
up to the very moment of the deI;v-
cry of the speech. He knew his
shortcomings and welcomed sugges-
tlons. 1t was my custom to attend
all meetings which he addressed in
New York, to watch him and note
his effect on the audience and later
to tell him wherein he might have
failed to do himself full justice-as
when, after a great meeting at Car
negie Hall, l said the next dav:
You seemed, last night, Colonel
Roosevelt, to show tendency to
turn and address the people OF the
stage and those Sin front missed
some OF your words" To which he
replied, 81 am very much obliged
to you for telling me this; I will be
more careful in the future" Never
was it necessary to repeat. But all
who have seen and especially heard
Colonel Roosevelt have experienced
his magnetism-and what man or
woman in the land has not heard him
or seen him at some time! His very
picture on the SCREEN seems to
carry his personality and invariably
evokes tremendous applause.
There never lived a more versa
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

brought him troubles, but it brought
him great rewards: it seated him in
the New York Legislature; it placed
him in the Civil Service Commission;
he was Police Commissioner of the
City Of New York and brooked no
intervention in its administration it
took him to the Office of the Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy. Fear of
this integrity moved certain Repub-
lican party leaders to "pigeonhole"
him in the Vice-Presidency, from
which, through the assassination of
Mckinley, he rose to the Presidency
and ultimately to the place Of the
foremost private citizen in all the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

on, l saw more or less Of him, but
it was not until l was recommended
to him, and accepted, as his conf
Dental secretary that I really be-
gan to know the man and gradually
and progressively to realize his true
greatness.
1t was an anxious interview, that
eventful talk with Colonel Roose-
welt. longed to attain it as the
highest private position to which
any woman could aspire, yet I went
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
By Josephine M. Stricken
Col Roosevet's Confidential Secretary
From November, 1916, to January, 1919

Y MAN is sad is hero his valet; how
IN them his confidential Yet laying aside
profound admiration
studying the intervening his DEATH
that imperfect
he Of the greatest
him
years
he ambitious Ambitious? He did place
personal opportunities
New-York tribune., 1919-10-05

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
DUE RED SOX
Owner Frazee and Manager Bar
row Determined to Put New
Blood in Champs.

BOSTON, June 21.-Armed with pro-
posed deals which he hopes to put
through and strengthen the Red Sox
Owner Harry H. Frazee has left Bos-
ton. The city that he is making
Roadway for is not known and it is
hardly likely that anything will be
heard from him until he gets the
players he thinks will help give the
Hub a winner.
ager Barrow regarding deals, Frazee
announced that he was going to leave
town in search of players. He never
left Boston more confident of doing
base ball business and is certain that
when the club owners he is going to
see get acquainted with the propo-
sitions he has to offer they will make
up their minds their clubs can use
some Of the present Red Sox.
This housekeeping that FraZee and
Barrow are trying to give the club is
going to make it a winner, they be-
lieve. They are ready to trade any
player but Babe" Ruth.
In his effort to give the Boston fans
winning team Frazee also has bank
roll to show. as well as the list of
trades he desires to make. Money is
not going to stand in the way of get
ting a winner" he said, when putting
the contracts of the players in his
pocket. The figures on the contracts
also nave d great uedl 10 40 WITH
trading ball players.
There are many high-sa1aried play
ers in the Red Sox squad. but Frazee
and Barrow do not think there will
be any trouble in this matter.
Not many weeks ago the executives
of the Red Sox tried hard to put
through a big deal in which $4,000
and players were involved, but it went
cold. This same deal, however, Is still
a possibility, because there is no
club in the league that can afford to
pass up such sum, as well as getting
players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
TENNIS TITLE At STAKE
Miss Zinderstein and Mrs. Wight
man Meet Today in Battle for
Women's National Honors.

PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-Miss
Marion Zinderstein and Mrs. George
w. WiShtman. both of the Longwood
Cricket Club. Boston, met in the final
round of the woman's national tennis
tournament here today for the singles
championship. which until yesterday
was held by Miss Molla Bjurstedt.
Miss Biurstedt, who had held the title
since 1915. was eliminated in the
semi-final round by Miss Zindersteir.
while Mrs. WiGhtman won her way to
the final by disposing OF Mrs. Gilbert
Harvey of Philadelphia.
The womens doubles and girls dou-
bles championships also were to be
decided today. In the former division
Miss Zinderstein and Miss Eleanor
Goss. the title holders, met Mrs.
WiShtman and Miss Eleanora Sears.
while in the girls doubles the final
lists were Miss Eliza beth Warren and
Miss Penelope Anderson of Richmond.
Va. and Miss Mary Heaton and Miss
katherine Lauder. Greenwich. Conn.
Rain yesterday interfered with the
mixed doubles matches, which are
somewhat behind schedule. Six teams
still remain in this event-Miss Zin-
derstein and Vincent Richards. Miss
Florence Balm and William T. Til
den. I'd, who are in the semi-fnal
round. and Miss Claire Cassel and
Wallace johnson. Miss Bjurstedt and
II. G Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Powell and Mrs. W. II. Pritchard and
Louis Rowland. who are a round be-
hind the semi-final.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
D|SMER'S PIGEONS BEST
Win First and Second Places in
Final Race and Capture Seasons
Average Prize.

BY winning first and second places
in the final race of the old bird series
of Washington district of the America
Racing Pigeon Union, William F. Dis
mer took the coveted average speed
prize for the season.
The final race was from Charlottes-
VILE, Va, and 1t was in this race that
Dismer took the prize from f. c. Koch
by a scant margin. The winner was
but six-tenths of yard per minute
ahead of Koch's bird.
Dismer has been prominent in rae
ing pigeon circles for more than
quarter of century, during which
time he has held the most important
offices in national organizations. His
strain of pigeons has stamped itself
as one of the best in the world.
Koch. who finished a close second,
has but recently returned from serv-
ice in charge of the Navy Department
pigeons, where he did excellent work
during the war.
The result of the last race and aver
age speed per minute of each bird
was: w. F. Dismer. LOTT and 1,002;
NJ. J. Sullivan. $50; E. c. Koch. 971;
L. Gayer, 721: J. w. Ofenstein, 7O8.
First and second diplomas, first Sec
ton prize. first championship and sin
gle nomination, were won by Dismer.
In this race Dismer's Ruth Law" an
nexed her sixth diploma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
DEMPSEY RESUMES TRAINING,
CUT OVER EYE HAVING HEAL ED
List of Referees Expected at Toledo To-
day From Boxing Board for Big
Scrappers to Make Selections.

a ruling from the United States Rail
road Administration today in regard
to the operation of special trains
bringing delegations from distant
cities to the match. The ruling was
to the effect that it was the policy of
the administration to inconvenience
the general travel as little as pos
sible and Richard was advised to take
up the question of special trains di-
rectly with the railroads concerned.
He planned to get in immediate COM
munication with the passenger agents
of the railroads over which the spe-
Gals are scheduled to run.
Richard announced that the list of
referees suggested by the Army. Navy
and civilian board of boxing control
probably would be received here late
today or tomorrow for the considera-
ton of Dempsey and the heavyweight
champion. They will make known the
officials acceptable to them and the
board. according to present plans. will
make a definite selection from their
choices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Y. M. c. A. LEAVES 0MSK
REGION FIGHTING ZONE
Toxic Headquarters States That
Remaining Would Have Made
Organization Partisan.

TOXIC. May II Correspondence of
the Associated Press).-Information
has been received here that the
Young Mems Christian Association
has withdrawn its agents from the
fghting zone of the forces of the
Omsk government of Admiral Kol-
chalk. AT the headquarters of the Y.
NJ. e. A, here. which has general
charge of the work in Siberia, IL was
stated that the organization could
have continued its work in the Omsk
region il il had complied with certain
conditions which the Y. NJ. c. A. lead
ers believed would have tied II up to
one political party.
Rather than do this. II was stated
the association preferred to with
draw from the fighting zone.
In reference to the withdrawal of
the Y. NJ c. A. from its work with
the army OF the Omsk government.
J. I. Cotton of New York. admins
trative secretary of the international
committee OF the Y. NJ c. A. for Rus
STA, said there was plenty OF work left
10 do among civilians in behalf of all
the allied military units In Siberia
American. French. British. Czecho-
slovak, Polish, japanese and Chinese.
Among them the service was welcom-
ed and continued undated, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
Y. NJ. H. A. TOPLAY
GAME AT NORFOLK
Jewish Nine Leaves Here To-
night to Compete Tomorrow
in Intercity Series.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Young Mems Hebrew Association
ball team leaves here tonight for
Norfolk, where tomorrow it plays the
Norfolk Y. NJ. H. A. in the first of
sries of games between the Jewish
organizations of Norfolk. Richmond
and Washington. The first game of
tween Norfolk and Richmond. and was
won by Richmond. to =.
The first game of the series sched-
uled here will be played with Norfolk
July 6, at American League Park.
Both the Virginia cities are said to
have stronger organizations than
represented them a year ago. Wash
ington won the championship in 1918.
defeating Norfolk in the final and de-
ciSiVe contest.
Bureau and Naval Operations went
tn innings to a tie in the Government
League Yesterday. the score being 5
to 5. The contest was one of the best
that have been played in the amateur
leagues this season. Bureau probably
would have won had 1t not been for
bad throw by Lyons in the seventh.
With men on first and second the
Bureau hurler picked up hot ground
er and in attempt to get double
play threw wild to second and when
the ball rolled beyond the center field
err both base runners scored. Those
two runs put Naval Operations in
the lead by oe run and it. was not
until the ninth that bureau was able
to tie up the count. double by
Buck SterZer was responsible for
the run which tied the score in the
final inning Buck" got three of his
teams six hits. Naval Operations got
fourteen hits off Lyons, but could
never connect with the ball cosistent-
played fine ball at second for the
Naval Operations. Two of the best
good work at third for the Bureau.
nnnr sfr o kr ea a tea oven xhs
Naval Operations. Two Of the best
catchers in Washington, Bus Hager
and Joe Giebel. were back of the bat
for the two teams.
Tool Shop beat Quadrangle in the
Navy Yard League by 9 to 5. Snow
pitching well in the pinches for the
winners. Hamill. who did the hurl-
out of four trips to the plate. LUIS
combe made three safeties out of four
trips to the plate. Gill, Seaton and
Burns did the best batting for the
winners.
Union Station defeated Electricians
in the Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
League by 9 to 6. Both teams scored
heavily in the first inning. the losers
getting four of their six runs and
the winners HVe u lOtdi. iSONiee
played fine ball at short for the win
ming nine. Kagle, pitching for Union
Station, had eleven strikeouts.
Naval Operations and Marines play
today in the Government League.
These teams and Bureau are tied for
the lead in the first half of the
schedule.
Jimmie wright's Rex Athletic Club
team is booked for a game tomorrow
at Union Park with the 2sth Ward
Democratic Club of Baltimore. The
Baltimoreans are said to be one of
the stronger Independent organiza-
lions in the Monumental city. The
game will begin at 8 o'clock. with
owen or Bennett on the mound for
Rex, with the chances favoring the
former to hold down the Job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
THE w EEK
EpitOme of Events Ending June
Fl, 1919.
FOREIGN.

The question of moment was with
regard to the peace treaty and whether
Germany would sign. some reports
saying that they would. others de-
claring that they would not The
German cabinet resigned. the an
nouncement stating that President
Ebert would retain his Office tempo
rari1y. In the meantime the supreme
council approved plans of military
authorities for a resumption of the
mans fail to sign, Gen. Foch having
made arrangements for such move.
An .unconf1rmed report stated that
Count Won Bernstorff would be named
prime minister of foreign affairs for
Germany and he would sign the
treaty. 1t was reported that Italy
was dissatisfied with the peace terms
and that she had determined to annex
Fiume. Premier Orlando and his cab
met of Italy resigned. The allies sub
mitted their reply to the German
counter peace proposal. Germany
must sign the treaty at or before 6:49
pm. paris time), June 80. President
Wilson and Mrs. Wilson visited the
battlefront in Belgium. Several men,
hers of the peace delegation were
stoned in France. Canadian soldiers
in England attacked the EPSON po-
lice station in London. Capt. John
Alcock and Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown,
nonstop transatlantic flight in a
Vickers- Vimy bombing type plane,
flying more than 900 miles in sixteen
hours and twelve minutes, thus win
ming the 5000 prize offered for the
feat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
HOUSE DEFEATS MOTION
TODROP MEMORIAL POOL
Also Votes Down Proposed Limit
on Cost of Lincoln Monu-
ment Improvement.

Efforts of Representative Buchanan
of Texas to strike out of the sundry
civil bill. on point of order. the appro-
priation of 100000 to begin work on
the rejecting pool for the Lincoln Me-
mortal were defeated in the House late
yesterday. as was a motion of Repre-
sentative Sisson to limit the cost to
100000. A motion also was made by
Representative Buchanan to pay one
half the cost of the memorial out of
funds from the District of Columbia.
IF we are to build the pool" said
Representative Good. chairman of the
committee on appropriations. that is
TO reflect the monument of Abraham
Lincoln. then let us not invite some
one else to help us pay for it. Let us
pay for 1t willingly out of the Treas
ury of the United States
Representative Gallivan of Massa-
chusetts. democrat, said:
II hope that my colleagues on the
democratic side will be careful in their
votes for this proposition and not let
us get in any worse with the Ameri-
can people than we are now by the
action of few of our number"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21

TOLEDO, Ohio. June Platter a
lay-off of ten days. due to cut over
his right eye. Jack Dempsey is
scheduled to resume hard training at
kis Maumee bay shore camp today
for his heavyweight championship
contest with Jess Willard here July
4. The. wound is sufficiently healed
to permit boxing. anu the challenger
expects to pull out the gloves every
afternoon until a day or so before
the Independence day match.
Jock Malone. a St: Paul welter-
weight, and Billy Miske. a light
heavyweight. also from st. Paul, are
scheduled to join Dempsey's staff of
sparrng partners M isas,t EXPECTS ,am dsy to
He is to receive $500 for his serv
ices: While training with a,f Dempsey EN- tty
contest with Battling Levinsky. which
is to be staged in Rossford. Just out
side of Toledo's city limits. July D.
Tex Richard, promoter of the heavy
weight championship contest, received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-21
ATHLETES
TIE WORLD RECORDS

colonies, France. Thursday. June
21.-Two world records made at the
St. Louis games in 1904 were equaled
by American athletes in the inter-
allied tryouts yesterday. Archie
Hahn's long-standing mark of OIL 3-5
for the 20O-meter dash was tied by
Lieut.. c. w. Paddock, University of
California, while in the 2o0-meter
low hurdles Sylvester, University of
Missouri. beat by small margin his
cousin. Robert Simpson of the same
college. who holds the world record
for the 12O-yard hurdles. In this
event Sylvester equaled the world
record of 0.24 3-5.
Eddie Tescher. Harvard A. E. F..
sprint champion. sprang a surprise
by defeating Sol Butler, the negro