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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-05

can soldier with the feellng that "
praising him he Is subtracting from
the credit of no one else.
II have been searching for the
fundamental fact that converted Eu
rope to believe In U.S. Before this
war Europe did not believe in us a:
she does now. She did not believe
in US throughout the first three
years of the war. IL She seems
really to have believed that we were
holding off because we thought we
could make more by staying out than
by going in. ~ i!
| "And all Of q sudden, In short
eighteen months, the whole verdict Is
reversed. There can be but one ex-
PLANTATION for it. They saw what we
did-that without making single
claim we put all our men and all QUE
means at the disposal Of those who
were fighting for their homes, in the
first instance, but for cause, tn /,
cause of human rights and justice,
and that we went in, not to support
their national claims, but to support
the great cause which they held In
common.
"converted to America"
"And when they saw that America
not only held ideals, but acted ideals,
they We're converted to America and
became confirmed partisans of those
ideals.
II met a group of scholars when
was in Paris-sOme gentlemen from
one of the Greek universities who haC
come to see me, and in whose pres
ence, or rather in the presence ~
those traditions of learning, I felt
very young indeed. I told them that
I had one Of the delightful revenges
that sometimes comes to man. All
my life I had heard men speak with
sort of condescension of ideals and
of idealists, and particularly those
separated, encloistered persons whom
they choose to term academic, who
were in the habit Of uttering ideals in
the free atmosphere when they clash
with nobody in particular.
"And l said I have had this sweat
revenge. Speaking with perfect frank
ness in the name of the people of the
United States, I have uttered as the
objects of this great war ideals AMI
nothing but ideals, and the war has
been won by that inspiration.
"Men We're fighting with tense mus
Gle and lowered head until they came
to realize those things, feeling they
were fighting for their lives and thei:
country, and when these accents Of
what it was all about reached thelh
from America they lifted their heads,
they raised their eyes to heaven. when
they saw men in khaki coming across
the sea in the spirit of crusaders, and
they found that these were strange
men, reckless Of danger not only, put
reckless because they seemed to See
something that made that danger
worth while.
men have testified to me In Europe
that our men were possessed by some
thing that they could only call 2e-
ligiOus fervOr. They were not like any
Of the other soldiers. They had WIS.,
ion, they had a dream and they were
fighting in the dream, and fighting IL
the dream they turned the whole It'd,
of battle and it never came back.
zone of our American humOrists.
meeting the criticism that American
soldiers were not trained long enough,
said: 1T takes only half as long to
train an American soldier as any 9th
| err because you only have to train him
to go one way. and he did only go one
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-05

The filibuster Of few republican
senators will undoubtedly interfere
with the orderly transaction Of BUSH
ness in this country. and will easily
cause a pleasurable thrill in Berlin.
The people who will be injured by the
unpatriotic conduct of these senators
may have a good deal to say later on
that these senators will not care to
hear.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-05
FILIBUSTERt DEFEATS NECES:
aSARY LEGISLATION. .

Several Republican Senators i'll
clustered during the closing days OF
the congress which has just adjourn
ed, and by SO doing were able to de-
feat much needful legislation, includ-
ing appropriation bills. They had no
particular objection to the legislation
and the sole purpose of their filibuster
was to embarrass the President at the
expense of the public.
The President explains the situation
as follows.
"A group of men in the senate have
deliberately chosen to embarrass the
administration of the government, to
imperil the financial interests of the
railway systems Of the country, and
to make arbitrary use of powers in
tended to be employed in the inter-
est of the people.
Duty Lies Abroad.
ut is plainly my present duty to
attend the peace conference in Paris.
It is also my duty to be in close con-
tact with the public business during
a session of the congress. l must
make my choice between these two
duties, and l confidently hope that the
people of the country will think that
! am making the right choice.
at is not in the interest of the
right conduct of public affairs that
I should call the congress in special
session while it is impossible for me
to be in Washington because OF a
more pressing duty elsewhere, to CO.
operate with the houses.
Must Take Responsibility.
81 take it for granted that the men
who have INSTRUCTED and prevented the
massage of necessary legislation have
taken all of this into consideration
and are willing to assume the re-
sponsibility of the impaired efficiency
of the government and the embar-
rassed finances of the country during
the time of my enforced absence"
Senator Lodge, the Republican lead
or has already commenced to hedge,
and endeavor to shift the blame 1or
the filibuster from his party to the
shoulders of the members of his party
responsible for the Gripping OF the
business of the nation. He declared
that three-fourths of the republicans
sincerely deplored the failure OF the
railroad appropriation. The lew re-
nnblicans who insisted upon hhous-
t.-;nr n defeat the bill, it was stated
were beyond control" telling their
,.sdors tb.t their action was personal
and not a party affair.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-05
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
EXECUTOR

State of Iowa, Delaware County, s..
Notice is hereby given, that the I'M
dersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as Executor Of the estate
of Louesa B. Cross, late of Delaware
county, deceased. All persons indebt-
ed to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment and those
having claims against the same will
present them, duly authenticated, to
the undersigned for allowance.
JOHN r. WHITMAN
Dated, February 22nd, 1919.
CARR & CARR
Attorneys for Executor 9w3
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-05

The German propaganda to create
a;ssension in Allied Circles is meet
ing with unexpected success IN the
United States Senate. According 10
senator Lodge 81 members Of the new
senate have no use for the constltu-
t;on of the League of Nations that mas
been unanimously agreed upon by the
IA nations now represented at 'he
Peace Conference
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-03-05
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FOR SA4E-Timber by the acre ono
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WANTED-Good Scandinavian girl.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01

thinking OF the woman in the locket.
rake me back to the circus" she
pleaded TO- Jenkins, and the latter.
after bidding Bert farewell. put her
I'm car and drove away
Three nights later Edith was in
the ring, waiting to do her act witH
the man who had taken Bert's place.
Jenkins was nearby. An employee
handed him q. telegram, which Jen-
kins read snlilingly.
While she was doing little trick
on the trapeze, preparatory to the
main act, her new partner was doff1ng
his costume and another man was
putting it on. 1t was Bert.
Edith swung to the ground, mount
ed her horse and started to gallon
around the ring preparatory to tax
ing a flying leap from her horses
back into the arms of-the acrobat on
the trapeze, the stunt she had done
SO many times with Bert.
The latter, shielding his face from
Edith, ran into the ring and quickly
mounted the trapeze. The signal was
given and she made her last turn
around the ring, then flew upward
into his arms. Then she looked ap
and recognized linn.
"You!" she exclaimed, and Bert
replied: Think I'd let any other
man get your
Then they finished their act and
descended
The audience was preparing to
leave, but Jenkins halted them.
"Wait for the big surprise for
this performance only" he shouted.
Bert was telling Edith he loved her
and she asked about the faces in the
docket.
my father and mother" he
answered. Edith was satisfied and
blushingly asked:
"When?" .m..
Right now, "said Bert, and as he
spoke he nodded toward the ring. A
minister, brought by Jenkins whis-
pered instructions, stepped into the
ring and there they were married,
amid the applause and cheers of the
THE End
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
Returned HERO
ATHLETES ELIGIBLE
May Enter Allied Games Next
Month If They Desire.

PARIS, May 13.-Famous athletes
who served with the American expedi-
t%ionary forces, but who have returned
to the United States, may enter the
lnterallied games to be held next
transportation to France Is being made
by Gen. March, chief of staff, from
whom the following cable message has
been received:
There Is no legal authority for
transporting to France civilian athletes
who are discharged soldiers. The war
department is in entire sympathy with
the idea, however. and is writing to OBJ
tain the necessary funds from the va
rious welfare organizations to pay the
way Of selected athletes to France
The American crews entered for the
regatta at Henley, England. on July
4 and s are In training, There will be
no grand challenge cup this year, but
the Henley stewards have substituted n
service race with crews from Canada,
the British flying corps, Australia, New
Zealand and America represented. The
climax OF the seasons service rowing
will be the interallied regatta. which
will be held two weeks after the events
at Henley. The crews from France,
Belgium and Czecho- Slovakia, in addi-
ton to the Americans, have been en-
tered.
At the opening of the French unlver-
sity baseball league here yesterday the
University OF Paris defeated the Univer-
sity of Lyons by a score of 4 to 3. The
teams were composed Of members OF
the American army who are studying
in France. The stars for France were
Wilmot Whitney, pitcher, formerly Of
Harvard; Hugh Kelliher, catcher, for
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
CHICKS SPEND DAY IN CITY EN- ROUTE TO PELVLLE
HERE'S NO. OF HEADLESS BOXER CONTEST;
ONLY TWO MORE OF SERIES TO BE PUBLISHED

The contest for $50 worth Of
tickets to the big centenary boxing
bouts at the New Lyric th%eater,
May 10, 20. 81 and %, is rapidly
drawing to a close. and only two
more pictures will be printed, max
ing 10 in all. Today's photograph
is No, S and is a well-known fight
er who has shown his fistic wares
in Memphis. He is an aggressive,
fast little battler, and every time
he has fought he has put up a great
bout. Give him a thorough looking
over and see if you cant guess his
identity.
Remember. the two contestants
guessing the largest number OF the
headless boxers correctly will each
receive a ringside seat to all four
bouts TO be staged at the New
Lyric May 10, 20, 81 and -. The
third nearest correct answer will
get a ringside seat to the Pal
Moore-Benny Chavez fight. The
fourth contestant will also receive
the latter prize.
Keep all answers until the 10
pictures have been printed and then
send them in to the sporting editor
of The News Scimitar.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
CY IS OPTIMISTIC.

Despite the four setbacks the Chicks
received on the road ut Nashville and
Chattanoosa, Chief Barger, of the
Tribe, says he believes that the worst
Is behind his club and that the local
boys are going to play a much better
brand of ball from now on.
We've had a lot of hard luck, and
while I am not trying to alibi, any fan
who has kept up with our team realizes
that we have been up against a hard
pl OPPOSITION. The ball players we tried
to get failed to show up until late, and
we have had little time to get together
and arrange a winning combination.
The pitching has been excellent so far
and the club has been hitting fairly
well, but the fielding has been a fright.
Some of the boys have had a hard time
getting down to earth, but believe that
they've at last gotten some Of their
biggest faults out Of their systems and
that the Chicks are going to soon be
out Of the rut and putting up a real
high-class brand OF baseball
i've certainly worried my head off
trying to selve the problems that have
been ours, and ! believe our team will
come out OF the fog yet. We're going
to keep changing until we do hit our
stride. This is May and there's plenty
Of time yet, and there may be a diff
ferent story to tell when July and
August arrive"
The Chick casualty list now reads as
follows:
Red Smith, catcher, missing in ac-
ton, wounded by shrapnel during Nash
Vile engagement. Not serious.
Frank Delaney, catcher, struck in
head and finger with baseball in Nash
Vile. Out for three days. Not serious,
but painful.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
PREPARING.

The following letter came today from
the manager of Len Rowlands. who
battles Johnny Griffiths here on May 90:
Philadelphia. Pa, May u.
Dear Sir-Just a few lines concerning
Rowlands, who boxes Johnny Grif-
fiths in your town May 20. This boy
has fought some OF the best men de-
veloped in this country in their respec-
tive classes. He Just recently fought
Tom Gibbons in Scranton 10 hard
rounds. The papers gave the fight
an ever break. The fight was so vicious
that Mike Gibbons--brother OF Tom
at once wanted to get vengeance for
his brother. Rowlands and Mike Glib
bons were matched to box in Denver;
they drew a very large house and went
10 hard rounds. He has also fought
such boys as Johnny Tillman. Jack Dill
lon, jeff Smith, Harry Greb, Young
Ahearn and is matched to fight Jack
Britton. the welterweight champion, in
Philadelphia in, May, about the s0th.
He has lever failed to pleace an audi
ence, as he is an aggressive, hard and
game fighter.
Hoping he will please the fans in
your city and that you will want us
back again, as | know we will do our
part and make this a great fight, l
am yours very sincerely,
BOB GUNNIs.
Manager Len RoTlands.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13

RUFF Cameron, who was working out
In in Pocatello for Il fight with Bat
tim Brandt, a gent far-famed In ring
circles for a tremendous appetite. Jack
Johnson was a marvellous ~two-handcd
eater, but II Is said that Battling
Brandt could out-eat him over any
route.
This assertion will be scoffed by per-
sons who have seen Jack devour sew
eral chickens just by way of warming
up to a real meal. yet Battling Brandt
was undoubtedly a great fellow with
a knife n fork in his day.
Cameron beat him in 10 rounds in
their Pocatello battle, Cameron was
Just a fair fighter. As Dempsey says,
He could punch pretty good with his
right hand"
Jack says that about every fighter
he ever met-"he could punch pretty
good with his right hand This leads
me to the suspicion that Jack was
something of Il mark for a right hand
In his early days, because his oppo-
nent's right always seems to be most
vivid In his memory.
The last | heard Of RUFF Cameron
he was q sparring partner with Frank
Moran when Moran was in Tulsa, Okla,
getting ready for his match with Carl
Morris, which never came off. Cameron
Is well known around New York.
His legs went bad on him or he might
have amounted to more than he did
as a ringmar. He could box pretty
well, and he took a particular delight
in boxing his big wnlte sparring part
ner out in Pocatello. He could soak
the crude boy almost at willard did 1t.
Yes, sir. he knocked me about quite
a bit when | was working with him. ="
says Dempsey. reflectively, and bit
ruefully, "and my. how ne loved to do
it! But / got so could knock him about
a bit, and he didn't like that so well.
! could outhit him, but he could out
general me. He Knew more than |
did"
The fact that Dempsey was willing
to serve as a sparring partner to a
negro shows that the color line" Is
something foreign to him. He never
raised 1t then and has no intention Of
raising 1t nov
Rats" he says, when the idea is
mentioned to him. 81 think the black
fellows are easier to lick than the white
ones"
He harbors a slight grudge against
the dark completed Mr., Cameron.
They used to work gu, at the Nata-
torlum in Pocatello, where the amphi~
biously inclined folks OF that region go
to do their swimming, and one day a
bunch OF women happened to be watch
ing the training stunts.
RUFF got funny with me for their
benefit" says Jack. He commenced
popping me all over the joint. and
finally he tried to knock me out. Well,
| couldn't see that stuff. so ! popped
him right back, and pretty soon it de-
veloped into a regular fight. He was
glad enough to slow down. and the
women we're sore at him for trying
to lick me.
Il didn't mind that so much. because
| could take care OF myself against him
any old time, but he was bum pay as
a boss. He would give me a couple
Of bits now and then to eat on Ga bit,
In Dempsey's language, being 12,a
c%ents). but after his right with Bat.
Ting Brandt, RUFF hoped out and
never left me az much as his regards.
No, I've never seen him since, But-and
here a thoughtful expression comes Into
Jacks eyes--l believe Id like TO run
into old Rufe once more just for fun
J Copyright, 1919, by Damon Runyon)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
THE KID COMES A G

After having been on the outside
looking In for the past several days,
Kid Elberfeld Is back on the firing line,
having paid his fine Of $40 assessed
against him for his run-In with Umpire
Harry johnson In Little Rock recently.
\ Little Rock fandom made up the nee
essary 20-spot and turned It over to
Umpire johnson, who offlclated In Mon.
days Chattanooga Little Rock game In
Chattanooga. The Kid adorned his
frame with his uniform and appeared
on the side lines after having been
missing for several days.
The Kid isn't satisfied with his ball
club and Is contemplating several
changes. He Is seeking the services Of
Danny Clark, former Birmingham sec
ond baseman. and Is now trying to
sign him. Danny Is at his home in
Meridian, having Just been discharges
from the army.
EIberfeId says he expects to get in
the game In the next few days and use
CLARK at short or third base.
Fred Bratchi, former Memphis out
fielder, now one of Charley Franks fly
chasers, was struck on the head by a
pitched ball in Mondays Atlanta Bir-
ming game and went down for the
count. But he got up after a short
flop and resumed play as if nothing
had happened, his dome having been
uninjured by the blow. He's the same
old Bratchi, evidently.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
TOMMY LONG WINS AGAIN

Tommy Long, the young Memphis
left-hander, who was considered too
poor a pitching prospect for both the
Memphis and Birmingham Southern
league clubs and who was bought out
right by Manager Patsy Flaherty, of
the Louisville Colonies, is winning
games right along in the American as
ISOLATION.
Tommy won his fourth straight game
Sunday, defeating the Indianapolis In
dams in a hard battle by the score of
4 to 3. The game was played in Louis
Vile. Tommy has won all four games
he has pitched so far for the Colonels
and Manager Flaherty says he is GER
tain to develop into a great pitcher.
The Chicks are to tackle the league
leaders Wednesday, and If baseball runs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
WIN WISH LEAGUE.
Standing Of Clubs.

otdnuIng OF Slups.
Team Won. Lost. Pet.
Winfreys ............... 3 3 500
Wisharts .......,..,... 3 3 500
Mondays Results-Hodges' Field.
Wisharts 3, Winfreys l.
The Wisharts now have an even slate
with the Winfreys in the Old Mems
league race by reason Of their defeat
OF the Winfreys Monday afternoon at
Hodges field by the score Of 3 to l..
Heavy hitting in the first inning by
the Wisharts did the trick and ever
after 1t was a close game featured
with many bright fielding plays. II,
Kolley, Pratt and Bensieck secured more
than one hit, The teams meet again
next Thursday.
Score by innings R,H.E,
Wisharts .............3 0 O 0 81 4
Winfreys ..,,,..,,..,,0 0 0 0--l 4
Batteries-Pratt and L, kolley. Gal
lagher and McAdams.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
Foster Left in Nashville.

Foster, the Young catcher picked up
in Nashville Monday and who caught
Cy Barger In the victory over the Vols,
was left in the Opportunity City when
the Tribe pulled out OF Union station
headed for Memphis, According TO Cy,
Foster is a good looking prospect, but
he is not a Class A baokstop and the
Chicks are well fortified in backstop-
rers anyway. Cy wired Red Smith and
Red said he would join the team here.
so Foster was paid for his days work
Monday and was permitted to resume
the even tenor OF his way before the
Chicks signed him for emergency duty,
Lou ChriStenbury. the Chicks new
lead-on man, IL looking fine in every
game, and according to Cy he is going
to make the club a good man. Lou was
well thought Of by Manager Charley
Frank OF the Crackers, but Frank
couldn't keep him on account of his
club already being overcrowded.
Al Cook, chick second baseman, was
left in Memphis, All Of the Chicks
are In good condition and are conf
dent that their losing streak has been
broken and that they with play some
regular baseball from now IN
Dick conway, Memphis infielder, is
still in Memphis, no deal having been
made for him as yet
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-13
Smith and SIattery
Join Chicks on Trip
Mike Hauser Also Expected to Assist Tribe in Backstopping
Duties-Foster Remains in Nashville.
BY BOB

count Of illness. picked Nh his bed and
walked today. being taken along with
the Tribe on their Southern pilgrim
age. II is quite Likely hat Joe will
get a chance to take up his old berth
AT tirst base, Ms Pug Griffin has been
going badly during the past several
games and is In a slump. both In hit
ting and fielding, Pug mad an incident
TO happen TO him in Nashville sunday
which upset him considerably and
which may I've affecting his play. He
tagged Rubber Jounard, Nashville pitch
err out on the line during n of the
games, and knocked the Vol pitcher
down, so hard did he tag him. Vol
fans started riding Griff and he went
all to pieces. according 10 reports, and
struck out on his next two times up.
1t is probable that Slattery will break
in the lineup in tine next day or two
and CRIT will be given a few days
rest tn regain bIa fnrpnar form