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The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17

to deliver work and save" addresses is urged
 Palmer After the Profiteers
 CHICAGO, Dec. F (by Associated Press).-A meeting of the district at torneys of Illinois is in session here today, listening to suggestions for the carrying out of Attorney General Palmer's plans for the campaign against the high cost of living.
 Attorney General Palmer addressed the meeting this morning, advocating the formation of fair price commit tees in every community. He urged that women buy only necessities until prices drop, and advocated the holding of conservation and economy meetings in every community.
 The attorney general called the profteers devils and urged the district attorneys to "go after them"
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
MUST REDUCE C0ST0FLIVINC
 IN MILL TOWN

LAWRENCE, Mass, Dec. IT (by As sociated Press) The streets Of Law renee, where was staged the textile strike of 1912, was the scene Of a different demonstration today, when thousands of the workers left their spindies and looms to greet William Wood, president of the American Company, who came here to confer with the Chamber of Commerce in connection with his demand that un- less the cost of necessities drops he will establish large store where his employees may buy at cost.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
ALLEGED LEAKS
 IN DECISIONS BEINCPROBED

WASHINGTON, Dec. F (by Asso- ciated Press). .-Numerous confer ences are being held today by officials of the department of justice to deter mine the culpability in alleged leaks" affecting supreme court de- cisons, allowing advantage to be taken of the news for stock-gambling purposes.
 The government regards the prema- ture publication of decisions unfortu- nate, but no evidence has been ob- tained that would warrant prosecu- tions.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
CONCRETE HUTS FOR
 PRIBILOF ESKIMOS

SEATTLE, Dec. IT (by Associated Press) ).-Eskimos of the Pribilof islands may soon discard their snow igloos for concrete huts, according to H. D. Allen of the United States bu- reau of fisheries, who arrived here re- gently from the government sealing station on the islands.
 MT. Allen said the snow houses sometimes did not stand up under the biting winds that swept off Boring sea.
 If the Indians take kindly to the suggestion regarding their new. win ter homes fifty concrete huts will be put up next year by the government.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
THEATERS WILL
 GET BIG PRICES
 NEW YEAR'SEYE

CHICAGO, Dec. IF (by Associated Press) Two of the leading theaters in this city have increased their prices for the New Years eve performances from $330 to $11 It is expected that the theaters will be jammed on this occasion, as the prohibition laws bar wine dinners.
 "Hard" Variety Might Produce Effect
 NEW YORK, Dec. IT (by Associ- ated Press 1.-The white light district is buying great quanties of cider for consumption at the celebration of New Years eve.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
DEMPSEY WANTS
 BIG BONUS TO MAKE MATCH

PARIS, Dec. IF (by Associated Press) M. Decoin manager of the Wonderland Sporting Club, announced last night that he would meet the de mand of Jack Dempsey, the American champion, for quarter of a million dollars for a fight with Carpenter in Paris.
 And Still Wants More ....,.,.,,.. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17 (by As sociated Press).-Jack Kearns, Jack Dempsey's manager, announces that Dempsey will demand also percent age of the receipts in addition to the quarter of a million dollars offered for the fight with Carpenter.
 Tommy Gibbons Gets Decision
 PORTLAND, Dec. 17 (by Associated Press) Tommy Gibbons outpointed Jimmy Barcy in boxing match here last night.
 Douqhboy Knocks Out Canadian
 ST. LOUIS, Dec. IT (by Associated Press).-Bob Martin of Akron, Ohio, champion of the inter-allied armies, last night knocked out Arthur Pelky of Ontario in the third round of scheduled eight-round bout
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
URUGUAY WANTS TO MEDIATE
 FOR AMERICA

MEXICO CITY, Dec. IT (by Associ- ated Press) Gabriel Terrea, Uru- guayan minister of foreign relations, has offered his services to this coun- try as mediator of the difficulties be- tween Mexico and the United States, according to advices received from the Mexican charge d'affaires at Monte video.
 Washington Not Aware of 1t
 WASHINGTON, Dec. IT (by Asso- ciated Press) No intimation of the offer of Uruguay to mediate between Mexico and the United States has reached the state department
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
AMERICAN LEGION OF
 DETROIT WANTS TIN CAN
 TIED TO BILL HAYWOOD

CHICAGO, Dec. F (by Associated Press). The American Legion of De- troit has asked Federal Judge Landis to bar William Haywood, the I. w. w. leader, from speaking at Detroit on Sunday next, as scheduled.
 Judge Landis said he could do noth- ing in the matter, but he said it was the outrage of the century that Hay wood and others of his ilk should be permitted to speak in public.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
RESIGNATION
 OF MIR. LANE
 FORTHCOMING

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (by Asso- ciated Press) Secretary of the h. terior Lane issued a statement today denying the reports that he had re- signed. He said he contemplated re- signing, but had not yet talked about it with President Wilson. 'I do not wish to add to his burdens and wor- ries at this time," he says, and l do not know when the time will come when I can resign
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
SENATOR URGES ROADS RETURN
 TO OWNERS

CHICAGO, Dec. IT (by Associated Press) Senator Chamberlain of Ore gon addressing a meeting of the Chi cago Credit Mems Association last night, declared that the business of She United States would suffer until the peace treaty had been ratified.
 The ratification of the treaty, he said, would steady business in Amer ica and throughout the world. He urged the return of the railroads to their owners.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
MONETARY LOSS AS RESULT OF
 COALSTRIKE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 17 (by As sociated Press) W. D. Mckinley sec retary of the Southern Ohio Coal Elk change, said last night that the loss to the states by the coal strike was approximately s126,O0O,OOO. The loss to Ohio alone, he said was $27 900 900. The additional losses to railroads and industries could not be estimated.
 The miners themselves were the greatest losers, the loss in wages amounting to $60,000.000
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
SEATTLE BASEBALL TEAM
 SECURES NEW PLAYERS

SEATTLE, Dec. F (by Associated Press) President Klepper of the Se- attle Baseball Club of the Pacific Coast League returned from the East today. He says he has signed six big league players to play here next year, these being a catcher, two pitchers, a first baseman, a shortstop and an out fielder.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
RHODE ISLAND WANTS
 TO TEST LEGALITY OF
 PROHIBITION MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Dec. IF (by Asso ciated Press) Rhode Island, through it's attorney general, MT. Rice, has asked the United States supreme court for permission to institute original proceedings to test the validity of the prohibition amendment to the federal officials from enforcing it.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
GERMANY DESIROUS OF EFFECTIVE PEACE
 BEFORE CHRISTMAS

PARIS, Dec. 1T (by Associated Press) Baron Won Eisner, head of the German peace delegation, said he joined in the hope expressed in entente circles that notifications of the peace treaty would be exchanged and the peace would be made effective before Christmas.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTS CONGRESSMAN OPPOSED
 TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS

CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. IT (by As sociated Press) Clyde Hoey, Dem ocrat who supported the League Of Nations, was defeated at the special election for congressman in the Ninth district yesterday by John Morehead, a Republican who opposed the league.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
GERARD NOT CANDIDATE IF PRESIDENT WILSON
 RUNS FOR THIRD TERM

NEW YORK, Dec. IF (by Associated Press) James w. Gerard, whose declaration of candidacy for the presi- dency was filed at Pierre, s. D., yes terday, declared last night that he would not be candidate for the presi- dency if President Wilson sought re- election for a third term.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
LIBERAL CAMPAIGNS TO BE CONDUCTED
 IN SIXTEEN STATES

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17 (by Associated Press).-J. H. Hopkins of New York. chairman of the executive committee of the recent conference of Liberals, announces that the third party will be in the field at the next election. Cam paign will probably be conducted in only sixteen states, he said.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
EXPLOSION RESULTS
 IN KILLING FORTY
 AND INJURING MANY

BERLIN, Dec. IF (by Associated Press) The explosion of the Marien- siel ammunition depot, near Will helmshaven, yesterday, resulted in the killing of forty-three workmen and women. More than one hundred were injured.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
SELECTIVE SERVICE MEN IN SIBERIA WILL BE
 RELIEVED NEXT MONTH

WASHINGTON, Dec. F (by Asso- ciated Press) All selective service men now in Russia are to be relieved by volunteers, and the last Of them are due home January 1, it was an- nounced at the war department yes terday.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
CAPTURE OF KIEV IS
 CLAIM OF BOLSHEVIKI

LONDON, Dec. IT (by Associated Press) The Bolsheviki claim to have captured Kiev and to have occupied Kupiansk, southeast of Kharkov.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
SUGAR EQUALIZATION
 BOARD IS CONTINUED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (by Asso- ciated Press) The house of repre- sentatives yesterday passed the sen ate bill continuing the sugar equaliza- ure will go to conference.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
CATACLYSMS
 FAILED TOEND WORLD TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. IF (by Associ- ated Press) ).-Superstitious persons were astonished when the world did not come to an end today, as pre- dicted by Professor Porta, as the re- suit of the planets Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Uranus becoming lined up with the earth and sun.
 Scientists have always scoffed at the idea, which is by no means new. Since the eleventh century the world has successfully escaped the repeated cataclysms predicted by the astrolo- gers.
 Getting from Under
 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IT (by As sociated Press) Professor POrta, the San Francisco meteOrologist, says Elat his predictions as to the end of the world have been greatly exag- gerated. He says he predicted that the confguration of the planets would cause a huge sun spot, which might cause cataclysm, but which was pre- vented by the suns rotation.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17

Tn the pool tournament at The Club last night Bill Snyder defeated Elmer Garnes in two straight games, the scores being 90 to 52 and 90 to 79.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
PIONEER SOCIALIST
 OF SOUTH IS DEAD

NEW YORK, Dec. IF (by Associ- ated Press) Alice Hynemann, the Southern pioneer Socialist, died here last night, aged S8 years.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-17
RADICALSVOTE TO CONTINUE
 COAL STRIKE

SEATTLE, Dec. IT (by Associated Press). s).-State, district and national officers of the United Mine Workers of America left here today for Gle Elum and Roslyn, where three thou sand coal miners have voted to re- main on strike, in the hope of clearing up the situation. The miners believe the strike settlement favOrs the cap italists.
 It is reported that the radicals in the Gle Elum and Rosyln fields are responsible for the dissatisfaction.
 The coal mines in all other Wash ingtOn fields are producing.
 Blaming Foreigners
 ELLENSBURG, Wash, Dec. F (by Associated Press) Five out of eight locals in the Gle Elum and Roslyn field, the largest coal field in the state, have voted not to return to work. It is believed that the foreign-speaking element is responsible for this action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
SOUND ADVICE TO TIL
By A WE'LL KNOWN SPECIALIST
Briggs

A thorough investigation should be made
suits. Duty and destiny to self and those
attention. The modern way has done away
mand of the times is for men in every call
them to do only few things, but to do those
is especially true in the field of medicine. 7
develops the ..knackn of KNOWING HOW.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
Annapolis Has
Good Material

miss her set Of backfield men. who
did such fine work for the navy eleven
last year. there Is a sufficient amount
of football material left to form a siz-
able nucleus. Ingram Butler. Rob
erts and Orth will not be available for
positions in its backfield- Gflmour
Dobie vii have something Of a task
in selecting worthy successors. while
powerful iinesmen, such as Arthur. the
pivot man; Perry. guard. and Seattle.
tackle. have been graduated But
with the exception Of one guard. good
men to fill vacant positions are in
sight Foster and Larson. both of
whom have played the position in
number OF games. are available for
centers, while Denfield is an expert
enced and aggressive guard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

MAY 1 not propose TO the class OK
M memory training, as examples.
the cities Of Versailles and Toledo2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

I Baltimore Americans. made a triple
play in a game with Washington.
19C2-Jack G. esbro. Pittsburgh,
famed IL New York players
1907-Detroit defeated New York
10, though the Tigers made only two
hits to the Highlanders' nine Catcher
Schmidt Of Detroit threw out five men
who tried TO steal
19O9-Howard Camnitz, Pittsburgh,
pitched E onehit game against New
York, the Giants safety being made
by Rube Marquard
1910-Boston Red soz whipped
Cleveland 17-5
1s10-cincinnati defeated Brooklyn
10 in. Is innings. Gaspar and Beebe
pitching against Berger.
1g1o-Walter Johnson. Washington,
struck out 13 St Louis Browns in
innings
billy Cobb. Detroit. stole second.
third and home in the first inning Of
a game with the Athletics
1s11-Roy Hartzell, New York
Americans. gave remarkable exhi-
bition Of timely hittingl against his
team, making home run with
bases filled; a double. with the bases
filled, and lifting a sacrifice fly
iS95-LouisXille and Boston played
a 16 inning p tie game. McDermott
and Dolan were the pitchers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Britton
May Meet Rival

Champion Jack Britton and Ted
Lewis. the English WelterWeiEht, may
box again for the welterWeight title.
While the bout if arranged. viii only
be an IS round affair. the chances are
that Lewis viii fight his hardest in
order to put the K o. on Jack, which
would regain him his title. John Jen-
nings is trying TO match the men NJ
for a fight at the Armory A. a of
Jersey City On July g. As the terms
which the managers Of the fighters
demand from -Jennins are satisfactory
TO the latter. the prospects are that
the scrap viii be clinched-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
SPORTOGRAPHY By Graz" "


MAY 1 not propose TO the class OK
lfl memory training. as examples.
the cities Of Versailles and Toledo2
NO-HTT GAMES DELIGHT FANS.
There is nothing that so delights the
. heart and soul and gizzard Of the
dyed-in-the-wool baseball fan as a
nohit game. provided. OF course, it
1 is the tEirler OF the home team whose
soup bone" performs the difficult
feat And a nohit game is truly a
wonderful performance. In the last
dozen and a half years there has been
contest in each major league, each
annnum- II is 8 years TO-DAY, July u,
1900, since Hahn Of Cincinnati per-
formed his great nOhit feat By re-
firing the Phillies without a hit That
was the only hitless game IN the year.
In 1901 Christy Mathewson turned the
trick. with the St Louis Cardinals in
the role OF victims Next year no
National League pitcher got away
with such a performance. In 1893,
chic Fraser, OF the Phillies, got into
the Hail OF Fame with the Chicago
Cubs as his opponents In 1904 there
was not a perfect exhibition OF slab
craft IN the National circuit, but
next year AatheTson, the great, re-
peated- In 1906 there were two nohit
games, Nal Eason. Of the Brooklyn
Rodgers, and Billy Lush OF the Phil
lies. turning the trick. Maddox. Of
the Pittsburgh Pirates and Prefer.
Of Boston, broke into the honor list
IN 1907 Two more nohit contests
were marked up in 1908, with Wiltse.
OF the Giants, and Rucker. OF Brook
lyn, cast for the roles Of heroes. IN
the american League. Jimmy Gala
nan Of Chicago. WAS the first pitcher
to put over nohit game. back in
1902 Cy Young turned the trick
for Boston in 1904 with the Athletics
SO twirled a perfect contest in the
same year, and in the following year
added a second nohit game 10 his
string in 1908.
Addie Joss. OF Cleveland, did the
deed in 1903 and again in 1910. and
Chief Bender, Of the Phiiadelphia
Athletics, also achieved the feat that
year In 1911 Joe Wood OF Boston,
pitched a perfect game against the
loWly st. Louis Browns. the late
Addie joss, Cy Young and Mathew
sen are the only pitchers OF recent
years who have pitched two perfect
games Young and Joss, by the way,
we're the only modern big league
pitchers who ever twirled games IN
which no opponent got to first. While
victory in the major leagues it is not
necessarily so, and in the minors
there are. recorded instances in which
the victims OF nohit pitchers have
nevertheless won the game. The
first gink TO object TO more than
p men facing him and permitting
none OF them to flank him. was J.
Lee Richmond, tossing for Rochester
against Cleveland in 1880.
TODAY IN LAST CENTURY BALL.
1SS9-Boston defeated Pittsburgh,
13-1. the Pirates getting only one
hit OFF Garrison and Sowders. Dicky
Johnston of the Beaneaters made two
home runs and a single
1SS9-Canton Tristate club. CT
Young pitching. defeated Springfield
So in IS innings
1ss4-cleveland Nationals trouncee /
Phillies 20-10.
1s97-Tom McCreery, Louisville
made three home runs in a game
against the Phillies.
1900-Frani Hahn, Cincinnati, re-
tired the Phillies without a hit or /
run.
1soe-Williams. Gilbert and Kelly. /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
jim Thorpe Still Leads All National League
DISTRICT COM.
APPROVES BOUT
Gen. Jas. B. Erwin States
He Would Like to
See Sudenberg.

Gen. James B. Erwin, commander
Of the FL Paso military district Fri
day night at the University club roof
garden, placed the official stamp of
approval on the proposed Is round
battle between Kid George and john
ny Sudenberg. southern department
middleweight champion Cen Erwin
expressed a desire 70 see Sudenherg
in the ring, inasmuch as he IS the
southern department title holder, and
stated that he favored the contest 10
come off August s, as scheduled IN the
Seventh cavalry arena George is due
to arrive here July % from Bisbee.
Limit Is 1eO Pounds.
Gen. Erwin was a witness of several
fast boxing bouts held at a get to-
gether meeting of the University club
and spoke TO SudenDerg while the
-IniddleWeig ht scrapper was preparing
for four round bout with Dusty
Miller. He also stated that he did
not believe that Speedbau Hayden
would meet Sudenberg in return en-
gagemenr. as the weight had already
been set at low figure and the title
would be at stake If the contest was
fought al 156 pounds. Lieut.. Cox,
aide TO Gen Erwin, stated that the
middleWeight limit Of the army was
160 pounds and the contest should
be at this poundage and not Under
VIII Arrange Card.
Sudenberg has taken personal re-
sponsfbility for the card to be held
in the Seventh arena on August s,
when be meets Kid George in the
headliner battle, and will arrange a
snappy card OF preiiminaries.
Lieut. Ted Rothermund. OF the Sew
enth regiment VIII have general su-
pervision Of the program Sudenberg
took occasion Friday afternoon 10
deny a report circulated to the effect
that he had previously defeated
George, stating that he had never met
the husky middleweight in the ring
and would like to try out against I
him I cannot understand how the
report circulated about a previous
contest between George and myself
the ritlehoider asserted We have
never met before. have considerable
respect for the fighting ability OF
George
George Arrives Soon.
Jack Mcdonald, who looks ont To-
c2lly for George. received q wire Fri
day afternoon that the big fellow
would arrive in the city on July %
and viii start training for the con-
test George is at present engaged
in making matches for the Bisbee
Athletic club and has personal charge
Of the Lincoln-Gundy affair 20 be
held in the Copper city on July %.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Does not depend altogether on the
price. The first consideration Is the
kind Of work the kodak does. We
have a full line OF kodairs that do
the work right and the prices are
right too. Films. supplies, developing
also.
J. F. Gandara Photo supply 90.
Next the Wigwam--Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
INDIAN PLAYER
HEADS.BAT5NEN
R. Peckinpaugh, Of Yanks,
Continues to Show Way
to American Ieaguers.

Chicago. Ill. JAY 12.-Roger Peck
inpaugh. New York. who hit safely in
% consecutive games. including last
Wednesdays contest. continues to
lead the regulars in batting in the
American league, his mark. 1852, re-
naming unchanged from last week,
according to averages released today.
Joe Jackson. OF the White Sox. has
climbed from seventh to second place,
with an average Of $50. He also
holds the total base honors, held last
week ny Sisler. St Louis. Jaci1son's
mark Is ~ and Sisters I'll
Gets More Runs.
Peckinpaugh, besides leading the
batters, chalked I'D five more runs TO
his credit and leads the run getters.
he has registered 81 times
Babe Ruth Boston, bagged two
home homers and leads The circuit
drive hitters with 3. Ray Chapman.
Cleveland, who still is out OF the
game, has been passed by Witt, Bos-
ton, in sacrifice hits. Witt has 25 10
Ch1pEan's % The u thefts OF John
stOn, Cleveland, have put him first
among the base stealerS.
Other leading batters for IS or more
games. Neachs Detroit, 347; Flag
stead Detroit, 559; Cobb, Detroit, 33S:
Johnston. Cleveland. 326; Sisler, St
Louis, 3z4; Kinney, Philadelphia, 1924;
Ruth, Boston, 800; Roth, Boston. 312s
Milan, Washington, sos. Rice. Wash
ingt0n. 307; smith. Cleveland, sos;
Bodie, New York, sos.
Thorpe On the Job.
Jim Thorpe. the versatile Indian
athlete, continued 10 lead the National
league hitters with 397- Hy Myers, Of
Brooklyn. showed the real class among
the bstters; however. by climbing
last week with a mark of 297 to a
average of 35z- Max Flacks Chicago.
Brooklyn, last week in number OF
10 his credit. Benny kauff, New York
slugger, took thu base honors from
GaVry Cravath, Philadelphia but the
veteran continued to hold his lead
among the home run hitters. -kauffs
total bases number 113. while Gavvy
has made nine circuit drives
Daubert Cincinnati. continued IN
front among the sacrifice hitters with
20, while Bigbee. Pittsburg, continued
70 show the way to the base stealers {
with q thefts-
Young Wen Up.
Other leading batters for IS or
more games- Yeung. New York 352:
Williams, Philadelphia, $50; Kauff, /
York, 315; Roush, Cincinnati. 515 (
Wingo. Cincinnati. 81: Holze, Bos- /
ton. so; Hornsby. s. Louis, 500; !
Burns. New York. sos; Meusel. Phila- l
delphias 509s McHenry. St Louis, sos. /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

Tho report that Battling Keefe had
retired is untrue He has deluged the
newspapers with special delivery nah
challenging the winner What win
ner2 Quit kidding, the professor oily
ffghfz the hest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12
LoNpoN,s DC TouRNEY.

. LONDON,S BIG TOURNEY. q
- A big amateur boxing tourna- .
. ment has been completed in =
. London, wherein hundreds Of =
- boxers take part from all parts Q
. Of the kingdom. It is a re- =
Q sumption Of the amateur .
= championships Of Great Britain, -
. started in 1881, but stopped =
- during the period of the war .
= It takes in all classes from =
. bantam weight to heavy weight =
. There were 50 many entries =
- that the tournament lasted sew =
= eral days with the final results .
. as follows: Bantam weight =
= class. ". W. Allen. Lynne Ath- .
= letic club; feather weight. G. -
= R. Baker. Hendon. A. c.; light =
= weight; F. Grace. Elton Mission. -
. B. c.; middle weight, H Malin, .
= Metropolitan police, A c.. .