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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
217 AMERICANS SLAIN
BY MEXICAN BAN
DTS
House Rules Committee IN
vestigates and Proves
Atrocities Worse
Since Huer-

WASHINGTON, Aug 1o.-While
advocates OF the League OF Nations.
Especially the provision contained in
Article X that all boundaries shall
be maintained in perpetuity and OF
maintaining peace and harmony in
the world forever, have been de-
claiming in the Senate and elsewhere
IL has been brought to the attention
of the House committee on rules
that pit Americans have been MUIR
dered in Mexico without the slight
est punishment being melted out by
the Mexican government to their
murderers.
OF these according to Ambassador
Fletcher who GAGE the information,
twenty-nine persisted while Huerta
was in power. After he had been
ordered removed by President viii
son on the question or the form Of
salute TO the flag OF the United
States, which has never yet been
made, and Carranza who, according
to the President. represented the
democratic movement in Mexico, 1877
Americans have been killed without
the slightest provocation. The list
goes back to 1914 when Huerta was
still in the saddle. In 1918 thirty
one were murdered and in 1916 for
ty-five. So far this year eleven have
paid the penalty of their living in
Mexico. Members OF Congress take
the view that the statement attrib-
uted to Mexicans that their country
Is not quiet and that Americans
should therefore keep out is on a le-
vel with the statement OF Germany
that Americans should keep Off the
The ambassador pointed out that
many Of the killings were attributed
by the governmental authorities in
Mexico to suicide. Others were report
cd as accidentally shot. The crimes
range all the way from murder while
roSsing The xiciim.s inSmes-to nal
treatment OF women before killing. A
few were killed at the instigation Of
the German government which then
had the sympathy OF Mexico. One
American was charged with having
stolen cattle and was shot by the
Mexican military authorities without
trial. Another was ordered killed by
a Mexican colonel and without trial,
the motive having been robbery. AM
bassador Fletcher said his list was
entirely incomplete.
do you look upon the Carranza
government as fulfilling its mission
to the Mexican people?" he was
asked.
II would rather testify as to the
facts rather than give my opinions,
he replied.
do you recall one prosecution or
one conviction of a Mexican for the
murder of an American citizen?"
II do not recall any"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
Real Moral Courage.

When you are so devoted to doing
what Is right that you press straight
on to that and disregard what men
are saying about You. there Is the trl.
umph OF moral courage. Phillips
Brooks.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-08-12
+Utah-Idaho Bottling
Co. Open For Business

The Utah Idaho Bottling Co. has
opened Its business and 10 ready to
deliver its soda water anywhere at
anytime. 152 South Main street.
Phone 81. Logan. Utah. Adv-tf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Specisl Correspondence Of Every Evening
S,ai0rd, Dec l6 Scores Of Seaford
people including children and grown-ups,
VIII receive checks. this week from q
local banking institution. as a result Of
their saving, by being members Of the
Christmas Club Il Is said that between
S5.0O0 and $1,000 vii hc paid out bv
this institution alone
Charles Coulbourn has sold ms oyster
husincss here to George " Massey and
left for New J ork State. accompanied Tx
kImfall Jones. having secured positions
there
George " Neuahlcs and Roland Con-
away Ncaford mcn employed al Chester.
Ia, shpyard, We're injured a few DAYS
ago Nonahles VAS taken 10 . hospital
having. rec'sved severe injury 10 his
head hy fellow workman dropping a
piece OF iron on him
Halbcr' II Robinson has returned
rom tVo-weeh- STAY With ms sister.
AirN Charlie N Taylor IL Camden.
Mr. Robinson also visited In Vii
ming ou and Philadelphia md mad, an
inspection Of points of interest along the
Dela9ar, river
Mvs " ID steven, j. spending 4 week
with be- mother Mr. Belle T. Turpin
~ LinkWood Nd
Mr. Ini AIr~ lrl, y. Favingcr. Sr.
Of Fredcrlca and L favruger 81 Boston
ar here visiting Mr and Mrs. q. b.
aviagcr IL
Mr, II = Nmond 81 Philadelphia i
here visiting lnr mother. Mrs W H.
stevens
Mr. A Noollcy and sister. Miss
Phonns Clement left Yesterday. for a
VISIT with her sister. Mrs Charles NJ
hase. IN Wilmington Before returning
Mrs Noollev will visit Washington.
Bytmore- PhiIadcphla and New York.
Rey. J II Warren Is visiting in VII
mington
Mrs Nathaniel Conaway. Jr is with
relatives IL Baltimore
G. Earl Donoho Is spending severa
days IN Philadelphia I
Mrs John D. Stewart spept the first
ui the week with inends ii Salisbury, Nd.
Mr aud Mrs Allen Hearn and little
daughter, Margaret 81 Wilmington. are
guests of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Harry NJ LaWrcnc.
Mrs y 4 Coulbouru and son Miles
Werc week k-cnd guests Of her parents
Princess Aunp. Mi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

interest Of life underwriting and especially
with reference ~ increase III Ioofnbrrahit,
IN the Hssociation
Insurance Commiasiouer TLomas 4
Wilson also u guest af fhe local as4o-
ciation today. ImpOriaat matter re-
lating 70 the life underwriting bt,sinres ~
Delaware are expected as a result IN ~.
talks and conference ~ iodayts meeting.
About 20 members are present. Ffanl
Sheppard, of the Provldsni Life and Trg,st
Life Insurance Company. president ~ ~
local association, y presiding ~ the fnocf-
ing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
S. N. BRAUNSTE|N
REWARDS PtOYES
Store Head Distributed $4,000 at
Banquet Held in Hotel du Pont,
Last Night.

S. M. Braunstein, proprietor of one Of
the largest department stores in this city
rendered an elaborate banquet and dance
to his employees in the Marie-Antoinette
room at the Hotel du Pont last night.
After the dinner, MIR Braunstein made a
brief speech on his great success of the
business in this city and attributed the
most of it. TO the faithfulness and CO.
operation of his employees. After his
speech, Mr. Brnunstein requested X. ).
Somers, his general manager, to distribute
the bonuses, amounting TO over 5000,
among the employees, in appreciation of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
CHRISTMAS BRIDES FROM FRANCE

Forty French Girls Arrive in n. Y. to Wed
American Soldiers.
New York, Dec. 16.-Forty young
women, Christmas brides-to-de of for
mer American soldiers in France, ar
rived here yesterday on the steamer
Chicago from Brest.
The Travellers Aid Society has under
taken the task of safely getting to their
destinations all the young women who
were not met at the pier by responsible
persons
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
PERSISTENT WEDDING RJMORS

special Correspondents Of Every Evening
Seaford. Dec l6 -"lt i sad 4 well
known Young man Of Dover VIII take one
81 Seaford's accomplished young women as
his bride. and that an equally well-known
Stafford hoy viii we'd ono OF Laurel 5
beauties, before long
Another r1mor has il that Seaford
hoy, son of a weIl-knoUn merchant, viii
capture S fair damsel OF Cambridge, Md.
and that ono other Seaiord boy viii bring
a Bethel girl here as his bride
4 persistent rumor Is also ahoat that Il
Seaford merchant and ono Of Seaford 5
preitiest girls VIII become man and wife
ncforc the NcR Near CONES.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

Their saryiee. Those present were
=. NJ Bralinstein Mr X. $. Somer.
Mr.. y hewster, MIR !, Campbell, Mr..
Gharies Nerbit Mr.. s. Perry, Mr., r.
DiMordo, Mis- Edna Gallagher. Mrs.
Bunseimeirc, Mrs. Rose Johnson, Mrs.
r. Collom, Miss s McDermott, Nora
Boyce,, Miss Mildred Salcedo, Mrs Hamil-
ton, a. lietner Mrs. Il. Strobe, j.. Hill,
Mrs. W Watson, Mrs. Saunders, Mrs.
Newcomer. Mrs. G, He'll, Miss Lank,
MISS Donohue, Miss Lisahoff, MISS J.
hush, Miss :. Plzor. Miss Sue Harvey,
Miss r.. Llndell, Miss Eta Pizor, T..
cunningham, i. Perry, Miss Mckendrich,
Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Shaclsery, Mrs. Mason,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
CHESTER TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.
Council Will Adopt Hour Ahead Ordin
ance Says Members

Chester, Pa, Dec. It, Chester will
adopt daylight saving, according to a
statement made yesterday by William
Ward, Jr., Councilman-elect Mr. Ward,
who wBs formerly mayor of the city, is
being paired with Councilman r. Wood
ward Trainer in sponsoring all new pro-
poeals in Council
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
UNDERWRITERS HERE.
Conference and Luncheon af the Hotel
du Ponf Today

One hundred per cent membership for
oil agencies Of life insurance companies
in the National Association 0f Life Under
writer's was the subject Of an address today
at noon by Leonard a. Spaldinp, general
agent Of the Mutual Benefit Life of Balti-
more, 10 members Of the Delaware Asso-
citation Of Life Underwriters in parlor A
and B at the Hotel du Pont MIR spald-
ing brought a message from President J.
Stanley Edwards Of the National Asso-
citation. who IL touring the country in the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
LOWER FARE IN CLEVELAND.
Six Tickets for Quarter New Rate on
Street Cars

Cleveland, Dec 16-The six tickets
for quarter street ear fare went into effect
here today Single cash fares were FIVE cents
and the transfer charge one cent According
TO the terms of the company's franchise,
the fare must be reduced when the sink
ing fund exceeds 500, 900, and there has
been surplus for about three weeks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

Lost something? Try ciaSsif,od al.
vertiaement IN tvery I've ingyAAdv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
Satin Cani-
soles, S1.SS

Slipover styles.
Hemstitched tops
and lace trimmed
styles; ribbon or
] ace shoulder
straps.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
Must Support Child

Willard fonman. Negro ex-soldier,
vas ordered - pay - q week for the sup
port - an lllcgtimatc child III CITY Court
TO-DAY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

hear your hCW hotel cost $1,000
900 - ep th, stockholders are some
what disappointed As 10 how?
They expected - get i back the first
.casOu Lollis yillC CourlUr-Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16

Miss NJ Barton, Miss NJ Thompson,
Miss X Warner, MW NJ Alien, Miss
b. Spinkpn.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
"a Yachts Engage
I'm Various Races
In Sound Regatta

OYSTER BAY, L. l., Aug. 30.-Thir-
ty-four yachts raced in the annual Au-
tumn Cup races Of the seawanhaka
Cornthian Yacht Club on Long Island
Sound to-day. The wind was light, but
of enough strength, however, to allow
the craft to cover the usual course in
satisfactory time. The feature division
was the thirty-foot class OF the New
York Yacht Club. Four of the popular
yachts came to the starting line and
were sent over p mile course. The
winner was Rowdy, the property of
Charles Belsk which defeated Adios
by inmate AND - seconds.
The Zingara. the property of c. W.
Atwater, was the crly craft to start
in the handicap class. In the second
division Sally * defeated Comet, the
property of Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.,
on actual time. In special class
Acadian, another handicap boat, proved
too fast for The Glen Cove Jewel Jade
! large feet of Indian Harbor Yacht
Club boats crossed the Sound to take
part in the regatta. In The one-design
class June Bug was the winncr, and
among the Arrows Clifford D. Nal
lory's RAM was the first yacht home
Mingo led the Class L yachts across
the finish line, defeating Tern by
minutes and 3 seconds. In the Star
class South Wind, the property Of W
Nc Hugh was the winner
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Miss Stirling to
Play i'm Defence
Of Golf Laurels

The women's national amateur golf
championship this year will be played
from September 20 to October j. Miss
Alexa Stirling, the title holder, will be
on hand to defend her laurels, which
she garnered in 1916 No CHAMPION
ship competition was held during the
last two years because of the war.
Miss Stirling won her title when she
defeated Miss Mildred Caverly, of Phil
adelphia. The championship has been
in competition for twenty-three wears.
the first title holder being Miss Beatrix
Hoyt, who won from Mrs. Arthur Tur-
nure in the first match OF 1895. Mss
Hoyt also won the title in 1897 and
1898. The following year she was sup
planted by Miss Ruth Underhill, VINO
defeated Mrs. c. Il. Fox, ? up and l to
play.
Miss Frances Griscom garnered the
title in 1900, when she defeated Miss
Margaret Curtis Miss Geneveye Heck
er held the honors for the next two
years. and in 1909 Miss Beatrice An
thony was the winner. Miss Georgianna
Bishop won the championship in 1904.
Miss Pauline Mackay in 1865, Miss
Harriet Curtis in 1906, her sister. Mss
Margaret Curtis, in 1907, ard Miss
Kate Harley in 1908
Miss Dorothy Campbell NOW Mrs.
Hurd) won the championship from Mrs.
Ronald II. Harlo-v the following year
and held 1t f. .wc seasons. when she
gave way IL Margaret Curtis. who also
neld the honors Tor two years. In 1913
Mss Gertryde Ravenscrof5 defeated
Marion Nollins for the tide and Mrs.
H. Jackson Won in 1914 from Miss
Elaine Y. Rosentha, The following
year Ms. R. II. Nanderbeck was the
winner from Mrs. William A. Gavin.
and IN 1915 Miss Stirling won the title
from Mildred Caverly. Miss Stirling
vii! defend her nonors for the first
time this season.
Miss Stirling has been playing golf
IN the South for the last two years.
and, according to reports. she is play
ing wonderful game. Miss Stirring.
when she makes her appearance on the
links in the championship tournament.
VIII nave to dispose OF the best women
golfers in the country IN order TO re-
tain her honors.
Mrs Ronald Fl. Barlow viii be there
20 give the present champion q hard
-ussle. as Will Mr.. William A. Gavin.
Miss Beatrice Lounsbury, Miss G. k.
Morrow, Of Tie Engineers Club: Mrs
ka.ph Hammer, Of Flushing; Miss
anita Phipps, of Piping Rock: Miss
Kate Bonann, Of Plsintield, and many
others.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
RichP Pentathlon
Event Attracts
Many Aspiirants
LIE Cendre, Inter Allied
Winner, Favored; Victors
Will Get Olympic Trip
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Many of the prominent athletes Of
this country are in trim for the series
of important features which are sched-
uled to begin next Saturday. On this
date the Newark Victory Celebration
Committee will stage a big meet a.
City Athletic Field with the national
pentathlon championship as the chief
attraction. The games will help to
put the athletes in condition for the
national track and field championships
in Philadelphia on September u and
13.
Those athletes who fare well in the
pentathlon test are sure 20 earn
places on the team which will repre-
sent America in the Olympic games in
Antwerp, Belgium. next year. Healiz-
ing the importance OF the event. all
the stars OF the country are seeking
the coveted laurels.
The two-mile national steeplechase
championship also 5 or the Newark
list CT events. while METROPOLITAN As
sociation relay championsh ips at 44o
yards and one and .wo miles will be
decided
An entry Of a. least twenty men ia
expected for the pentathlon, made up
largely OF college nominations. Robert
LIE Gendre, OF Georgetown University.
winner Of the intercollegiate honors
in this specially at the Perm relays
this year, and more recently winner
at the lnter-Allied games in France. is
the favorite.
No roseate path confronts lie
Gendre. as the big field expected to op-
pose him IS exceptionally strong. Some
Of the Georgetown boys most deter
mined rivals are Lieutenant 7. A. Vi
dal, West Point. who was second 20
him in the Allied tourney: ". A. Bar
te!s. OF Pennsylvania; Fred Kelly. New
YORK A. {, present national cham
plon; Harry Nor;hinSton, former
Dartmouth star: Sol Butler. Duhacue
College. the greatest of all-around ne
gro athletes, Earl Thomson. Boston
A A; Earl Gilfillan, Notre Dame Uni
versity; Marshall Haddock, University
OF kansas, and c. l.. Lewis, University
Of Missouri
The Metropolitan Association will
De represented in the event by Pat
O'Connor. Loughin Lyccum: Jack
fritts. New YORK A. G.. Bernard Licht-
man, local champion, and Erie Alnlof.
New York A {.
Mike Devanney, Miilrose A. A. ex-
poets 20 retain his national steeple-
chasing honors, which he won from
the late Lieutenant John ". Overton
on the New York A. c. grounds in
1911.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

terminator was let out bit by schut-
tinger and drew off from Purchase a
couple of lengths or more.
furchase, fighting for his head. was
taking the mud of the other. The
trump was dropping back steadily.
they held the relative positions down
the backstretch half the way. Then
hnapp went out for the pacemaker.
purchase responded as only a game
horse can. 1t was pretty to see them
sweep. around the far bend for the
second time. At the stretch turn Pur-
chase had drawn up to Exterminator's
saddle girth. Schuttinger pulled his
whip. and Exterminator answered. It
was just about here after finishing the
fastest furlong of the race that Knapp
muffed his quirt.
But it was a horse race the rest of
the way. Purchase hung on gamely
against the undermining fool he had
been asked to beat. Of the two, how
ever, Exte:sninator was the fresher
and more ready at the end. He was
eased off at the finish slightly, while
furcnase was driving as horse can
drive without whip or spur.
K. T. Wilson, jr.'s Wyoming ran a
wonderful mile IN the fifth and spread
eagled the field in 1889 is over a
track knee deep in mud. Paul Con-
nelly's Warsaw closed out strongly for
the place. L. S. Judges imported
Grundy was third. The last race of the
local season fell to James McManus's
Padralc In common breeze
The Saratoga Steeplcchase Handicap
at about two and half miles was SIM
ply a gallop for Mrs. r. Ambrose
Clark's two good timber toppers, Hib-
ler and The Imported Elyslan, which,
coupled in the betting at II to 20, ran
as named. Elysian, which carried 14S
pounds and gave weight to all the
others, could have won handily enough
at the end but the stable had declared
to win with Hibler in order to keep
weight off Elysian.
Hibler OFF in Lead
,, PIarrette, who had the leg-up on
Hibler, cut out stiff pace and be-
fore the jumps in front of the grand
stand were first reached had opened
Up lead of several lengths. His
stable mate came next, with Babcock
and Belle of the Sea, the only other
starters strung out.
Hibler, which jumped beautifully
the first time round, was somewhat
sloppy at his last fences. and, indeed,
appeared to tire toward the end.
Babcock fenced nicely until the last
turn of the field He, too, was tiring
rapidly toward the end. At the be-
ginning of the final turn of the field
Brady had to go to the bat to rush
his mount up to the stable, that was
racing in close company. This move
took lot out of Babcock, it appeared.
Belle O. the Sea had been rated so
far off the pace by Bush that a good
opportunity for the consolation prize
was lost thereby. Belle O. the Sea
closed with a rush on Babcock and
would have earned the show position
n a few more. strides.
Buddy Ensor, with J. p. Lyons's
Valerie West, spread -eagled the field
Of nine in the six furlong sprint that
opened the getaway" card. Miss
kruter was second and Elected H., an
outsider, third He Will, which was
strongly supported, might as we'll have
been left in the barn after the start.
He got away next to last and was
strictly out of it before a furlong had
been covered.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Ariel Boat Club Wins
By Quarter of Length

The ARIEL Boat Club crew had scant
advantage OF one-quarter of a .ength
IN winning the eight-oared barec race
"hicn featured the thirtieth a~nt re-
gatta OF the Brooklyn RowiM.- Cub.
which wa held on Gravesend Bay yes
terday. The Brooklyn and Nautilus
Boat clubs finished in dead heat for
second place. The Crescent A c. was
fourth
Edward " Mittright succeeded in
retaining the club singles Champion
salp for the fourth successive vear
when he defeated his BIC field Of rivals.
lie led practically throughout 10 win
by one length, with J. B. Cassidy in
second place.
The summary follows:
Novice s'ngles-Won by H. ) MCGOWAN !:
jvnior singles Non b, H. L. cas,;dv.
Ntanle'' CASSIDY. second: Lester CASSIDY
intermediate singles Won fy p. II. Bald
WIN. l. padcs. second: " II. Murray, third
D. j.. Nass dy. second II II. Abelng. third
JGA.ol doubles Won ty /. s Castle aud
- T. Mckinney Il. l.. Cassidy and II. !.
MAc1ewan second; 5. =. Cassidy and J. l.
senior doub'es--Won by ]. J.. Cassidy and
D. NcAusln. b. +. sullivan and ., u Harl 's','
terfy. second; :. G. Haggelty and +. ".
Mit.n.ght. third
L ght-oared barge race-Won by Ariel
Boa- Cut, with y Spraeue. bow n "
n2ner' 5.@.r' No }. H. Stanley No 2; T. +.
Kh-u,9ds' n. H. BALDWIN. No. ! A. {.
Nelson. NJ T. II Everett No. s II II
Abelinr. stroke. }. T. Noylan. coNsyyt,;n
Lea1 heat between Nautilus Boat Club and
b1oo"'sn KoN ng Ciub for second place
crescent Athletic Club. fourth
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
The Summary

y Fret s5ar racs the .coa anhasset maiden two
sea Serpent. lo9 QaiD. to and . 10 5.
even, second. Comique. IL (Holier) to 6
and TO 2, third. lndiscreton also ran 40
n.ne taken start good. won easily Winner
ch. f.. by Sea Horse II.--Ogress owned
math
secund race. the Freeport Steepiechase
inaidens. three years old and upward
l4o (IGynes), 10 10 aud out. Won Jay
Bird, lf6 Nlanral, TO and 5 to 5
second; Goblin l4d (Cheyne), to 10 ard
out third. No time taken. James A Sher-
ldan, Indian Desert, Perigord. Toynhee and
Irish Girl Cd also ran. Start good. won
dr.Fins ,n!,, Winner' 1" g s, BY N-ii Cow.
Brady.
Third race. The Hillside, -year-olds
and upward; purse, 5000 about six fur
longs Lads Love; 1l5 !Rice). 3 to and
out won. Vague, l10 (Frasch), to 2 ana
; TO .. seccnr. Musical IIororus. l0s (,Ncss-
ler). 20 to and to !. third. Delaware.
sunny Land Black Leaf and Amphion also
ran No time taken. start good won driv-
ns. Winner. oh. <, g. by Hamburg-Bal-
let. Owner. Greentree Stable; trainer. j.
Owens.
Steeplcchsse; four-year-olds and upward :
purse, $1,000 about three mles-I5arl>lie
l4s tCrawford) to and out. Won, Rob-
ert Oliver. 1856 (Kennedy). 0 TO and to
s. second; Robin Gooite!low. ls5 (Dia
mcnd), IL to and to s. third. No time
. . een. Guliflight also ran. Star good
won driving. Winner br. g., s, by Migraine
Flora Pomona. Owner, Mrs. Walter NJ
Jci!ot is, tia!nlg. NJ. Aaly.
Fifth race, The Terminal Handicap
three-year-olds and upward; gentlemen
one c-quartsr-Crumpsall. l06 tF Alpers,. 4
to and out. won; Lytle, 100 tJ. r. r'lana-
gam. to and out. second. No time
taken. Start good. won driving. Winner
b. T., S, by Ednam-Mne. Owner, Dosoris
Sta bic; trainer. NJ. Brady.
Sixth race the Nassau Steeplechasa
three year -olds and upward. purse 500;
selling about two niles-Syosset l49 (V
Powers). to 4. won; Flight Captain l4O
lF Williams). to !. second Whist I'd.
1877 Oh. Frick). to /. third No time
ner, b. g. a.. by Migraine-Sister Stella.
Owner. Greentree Stable; trainer. j. Owens