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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-18

Dear Helen:
"And oh I forgot lear "Us Girls"
please pardon me girls. Well, I'm
writing for the first time. Isn't 1t
splendid to have such a nice column
In the paper. Well, Helen, l can't say
that you'll find me as interesting as
many of the other girls for 1 know
I'm not. You don't know how anxious
I get when the paper is late in the
afternoon. I've been trying to save
all the letters. But unfortunately L
didn't get the very first ones. But I
certainly have got a bunch of them.
Well Billy" I like to make my own
hats too, and I'm going to tell you
about them. Well, first I must tell
you how much l enjoy all the girls
letters + certainly can't tell which 1
like the best. I'm sorry I can't write
so much now Helen as l must go out.
TN write and tell you about my hats
some other time BILLY" "Goldie"
please send some more recipes. 1
tried your Nut Glaze and 1t was simply
great.
Love, bushels of It,
ROBIN RUDDY."
Our ~
"Us Girls wanted a Y. w. c. A.,
Yes we did.
We wanted y place where we could
play.
Yes we did. "
We worked hard to make 1t pays
Yes we did.
And we got 1t one fine day.
| Yes we did.
And now we're happy and always gay,
! For we've got a Y. w. G. A.
BY "Bobin Ruddy."
hope that we in a few years viii
be able to use your poem as a proph-
esy and say see what Robin Ruddy
wrote long age and today there Is ou
beautiful building"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
Board Approves Largest
Ship Sale in History

NEW YORK. May 21-The pro-
posed sale Of British syndicate Of
the British owned ships and assets
OF the International Mercantile Ma
rine company. transaction in
voNing FIVE British companies and
75O. OO0 tons Of shipping, valued at
approximately S135, 100000, was APP
proved Tuesday by the board Of di-
rectors and finance committee OF the
company. A stockholders meeting
70 vote on the proposition was
called for June Is.
The transaction was declared by
p. A. s. Franklin, president of the
company, 10 be the largest recorded
in the history OF shipping
American and Belgian vessels
owned by the international are not
affected by the projected transfer,
according 10 Mr.. Franklin. He add
ed he did not know what disposi-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
Make Higher
Grade of Gas
For Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 21.-
After five months OF scientific study
Of Indiana gas plants. the gas heat
unit committee, meeting here Tues
day. established $40 British thermal
units as the minimum monthly
standard for the state. and the daily
minimum Of $40 British thermal
units. The rules adopted by the
committee provide for a penalty
against any gas company that falls
below the monthly standard by re-
batting a certain amount from the
bills of consumers.
The standard adopted by the com
mittee and the rules for operation
OF gas companies will be incorpor-
ated in "a report that will be submit
ted 20 the public service commits
sion within the next few days
The heat standard for gas in In
diana at present is 500 +. T. l..
with a minimum OF $50 Il. T. L.
According 20 the standard set by the
committee, the gas companies will
be required TO maintain a standard
that viii not vary more than 60 3.
T. L. The standard, if adopted by
the commission, will apply to all gas
companies in the state. except those
which are required TO live UP TO a
standard established in a city fran
chise.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
SMYRNA is QUIET
ACCORDING TO REPORTS

PARIS. May 21.-Dispatches re-
ceived from Smyrna Tuesday after
noon indicate that the city is now
quiet and that the Greeks are tax
ing steps to restore order. In the
churches Greek priests are recon-
mending just treatment for the Mo-
hammedany and making every effort
go prevent "a conflict over religious
beliefs.
The Italians. who landed troops AZ
Adalia. Niiayet of koniep. prior TO
the landing of the Greeks in
smyrna. also disembarked troops at
Budrum. 96 miles southeast of
smyrna. and also at Makri. in the
Nilayet OF smyrna on the Gulf of
Nakri, May Il.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21

ton the British syndicate intended
10 make Of its acquisition, about
fifty percent Of which Is represent
ed by ship tonnage and the balance
b securities and cash
Ratifications OF the sale by the
stockholders will end year OF nego-
tiations. interrupted by an offer Of
the United States government for
the ships which was recently with
drawn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
BEATEN GERMANY
LOOKS TO EAST
TeUtOnS Expect Russia, Japan
and China to Aid Them in
Revenge.
BY }. W r. MASON.

rs Uuited Press
NEW YORK May Germany
is preparing 10 turn 20 the east for
revenge. German statesmen, crafty
Inscriptions. and fun of resentment
against the western democracies. are
laying plans 10 break the peace
treaty after the signatures have been
Forced from the defeated plenipo-
tentiaries az Versailles
Germany IS looking 20 Russia,
china. and Japan for eventual help
i'm creating new league TO over
throw the western nations. control
Of the world Germany. Russia
China and Japan are all disappointed
at the outcome OF the peace negotia-
lions China believes she has been
deserted by the western powers. and
the Japanese are resentful because
they have not been recognized as the
racial equals Of the white people Of
America and Great Britain.
Suggest Secret League.
Germany. therefore. is hopeful Of
making subtle suggestions To- China
and japan concerning the advant-
ages OF a secret league TO seek re-
venge against the west. Russia is a
necessary confederate for such con
spiracy. Russia has been denounced
by the victorious allies in Europe as
am outcast nation France, in partic-
tilar. has forgotten her own revolu-
ton when two-thirds OF the French
national debt was repudiated and
S4O0 i'm French paper money sold
for 81 in real cash.
Frances refusal TO cooperate with
America and Great Britain in try
ing TO help the present Russian gov
eminent get on its feet has made
real assistance to Russia impossible.
Russia. therefore. is now unable 10
count on help from the west. If the
Germans can assist Russia TO re-
cover her balance. IL will be TO Ger
many that the Russians VIII natural
Is turn for future guidance.
plan Plot With Russ.
Germany's first step, therefore, i'm
her search for means 10 break Tho
peace treaty. is 10 form an intimatI
friendship with Russia. Already eff
forts are being made i'm Berlin to
this end. German agents are in Rus
STA advocating the mutual advantage
of secret cooperation between the
two nations
Once this movement shows signs
OF progressing its spread into China
and Japan will be deity sought by
Germany's leaders. Germany threat
ened this very outcome TO Ambassa ?
dor Gerard when America was pre-
pairing 20 enter the war. The ruth
less brutality of the Germans during
the war savors more OF an oriental
race than q western nation. The
Germans may thus claim racial rela-
tionship with the orient for the pur-
pose OF urging cooperation.
The situation is certain 90 develop
into serious menace unless the
western diplomats quickly begin 10
counteract the new German prOpa-
ganda Russia is the key. With
Russia hostile 10 Germany's designs
the Germans Will be impotent They
will be geographically isolated from
the far east and unable TO form an
effective oriental alliance. The west
err Cemocracies. therefore, must re-
wise their treatment of Russia, OF
see Germany continue as a danger
Gus plotter against civilization
progress.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
WORK on BILLS.

WASHINGTON. May 21-Work on
appropriation bills. left unpassed by
the last congress, was begun Tuesday
by the house appropriations commit
tee with consideration OF the meas
ure carrying $4,000, 600 for defcin-
cies in various government depart
ments.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21
ONLY FEW ABLE TO GET
CHEAP MEALS IN PARIS

PARIS April by maI)-
cheap meals can still be obtained in
Paris but it is given 10 few 10 solve
the problem The General assOcia~
tion OF Paris students tknown 10
us members as the AZ has sue
eeeded IN providing d.Iner for the
equivalent OF 40 cents II consists
II an hors d'oeuvre or soup. meat
with vegetable. one vegetable as
course. and a dessert. Unlimited
bread. and a serviette are given. but
no wine Two hundred students
took part boz the inaugural meal
Whales are 20 be hunted from air
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-21

Whales are 20 be hunted from air
Dlanes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24
SAVE $1.15

Structural steel and reinforced con-
crete will be used in the construction
and the concrete is to be tinted ID
various colors, though pink will pre-
dominate. The 4O-mile an hour yacht,
which will be built for the exclusive
use OF guests of the hotel, will also
he named "The Flamingo."
The west coast Of the peninsula
south Of Bell Isle, will be the site Of
the new hotel. giving 1t a command
Ing view of the beach and the city OF
Miami. Its great height will also
make 1t plainly observable from
ocean liners.
There will be 300 rooms in the new
hosiery, each with private bath and
fitted up with every modern convent
ence and furnished luxuriantly. No
expense is to be spared in the con-
struction, Identification or furnish
ing 1.-THE Flamingo" it is announced,
and the surrounding grounds will also
be beautified as is only possible In
this sub-tropical country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24

cial. AS soon as the matter was TAX
en- to the attention Of the authorities
by Mr.. Horton, the accused were re
leased, and an investigation ordered
by General Paraskevopoulos proved
the charges, which had been charac
terized by Horton as ridiculous and
fantastic, to be absolutely baseless
The Rev. Mr.. Cooper was charged
with transmitting information to the
Germans through Mrs. Cooper's sis
ter who was then resident in. Switzer-
land, and with obtaining employment
for Bulgarian woman as cook in an
American consulate, in order that she
might steal papers of Importance and
take them to him at the school.
The informant also declared that he
had overheard DR.. House say he had
positive information that Macedonia
was to be given to Bulgaria when the
treaty was signed. When this infor.
nation was given to the Greek au.
thorities they ordered the arrest OF
all persons with Bulgarian affiilia.
tions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24
EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY
MAY BE STIMULATED BY THE
LACK OF EXPORTS

Berlin, March 24.-Unfavorable
freight tonnage balance against Ger.
many after the declaration of peace,
threatens to become one of the chief
incentives for the stimulation of en-
igration from Germany, in the opin-
ion of the Allgemeine Zeitung.
Our principal need will be an
abundance of foodstuffs and raw ma
terials," it says, "but the lack of ex-
port commodities will give ample
room for human freight on return
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24
MIAMPS FINE NEW
EIGHTEEN.STORY HOTEL

Miami, March 24.-Plans for the
1S-story hotel which Carl G. Fisher
and James A. Allison are to build or
the beach opposite the city Of Miami
at cost Of approximately one and
one-half million dollars, have been
approved, and as soon as the detailed
drawings and specifications are pre-
pared, bids on the structure will be
asked for. Architects are now work
ing on these final plans and it is ex
pected that they will be ready for
contractors early in the summer.
Work on the hotel will be begun this
fall, and it is planned to have the
structure ready for occupancy by the
first of January. 1921.
The new hotel is to be known as
"The Flamingo," but it does not fol-
low that it is to be red in color.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24

voyages.
Even at q time when we anticipa'
ted more suspicious peace terms, at
tention was called to the necessity
Of adopting measures restricting
emigration in the interest of econom'
ic reconstruction. German working.
men should therefore take to heart
the warning that their actions at this
time are liable to play an important
role in German industry and its abil-
ity to compete in the markets Of the
world"
The Vorwaerts urges sending of all
surplus unemployed technical work
ers into the rural districts for the
purpose OF enlarging the cultivated
area and raising the yield of agricul.
tural products.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24

ranted arrest of DR.. John Henry
House, of Ohio, superintendent of the
American Missionary School; Rev
William G. Cooper. of Innilois and
Rev. William Paine Clark, professors
in the institution.
The charges on which the arrests
were made were entered by Bulgar
ian informer, and the arrests were by
order of subordinate military Off.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24
SOUTHAMPTON WAS nfPOR.
TANT MILITARY BASE NV.

Southampton, Eng. March 24-Tho
importance of Southampton az an
American military base during tina
war was disclosed today with tho
publication Of figures showing tha
number Of troops handled at thi.
channel port.
OF the 7,136,797 soldiers WIN
passed through Southampton, 45s1.
were American officers and s68sm
were Americans Of other ranks. II
this must be added 1884 nurses.
Florida has an average Of 81 inche.
OF rainfall annually.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24
GREEKS APOLOGIZE
FOR ARREST OF PROFESSORS
OF AMERICAN SCHOOL

Saloniki, March 24.-Premier veni-
zelos and General Paraskevopoulos,
Communicated of the Greek
army, have offered regrets and apol-
ogies to George Horton, the American
consul general here, for the unwar-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-24
Duval Hotel
Jacksonville, FLORIDA

IUV uUUHHSJ Oh 6atha
Opposite postoffice. All modern i'm.
provements, elevator, telephone ser.
vice. Rates without bath, 81 and up;
with bath, $3.50 per person. W. s.
Jones, Mgr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

THE wall o. the holdout still re-
i sounds throughout the land Player
difficulties multiply daily for major
league managers and with the pas
timers Still maneuvering for salary
Increases and owners seeking TO re-
trench. conditions with regard TO the
signing o. players are verginE upon
chaotic
Both sides appear determined not
% un5end. Club owners anticipated
widespread salary demands and we're
prepared 20 stand firm in refusing bis
increases on the other hand. the
PLAYERS contend they deserve more
money and, Judging by the attitude Of
many o. the stars. they viii not come
o. terms unless they obtain what they
demand
A majority Of the club owners.
are determined % have o. out with
the players. One club utfache re-
Gently remarked. 1--WE must show
tie men once and for all they
cannot dictate salary fiEures TO
those who employ fhem.7
~ bile Harry Sparrow secretary Of
the Yankees. was able 20 announce
that Ping B0die and Muddy Euei had
aiEnel contracts, untoward tidings
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
WHYTHE BOXING GAME
HAS BEEN OUT OF LUCK
Promoters and Managers Have Marked Influence On
Game; Good Promoters Good Boxing; Managers
Should Be Barred by Boxing Commissions
As Well As the Boxers

will be. His chances to be cham
pfon were gOOd-very goOd-but
h., threw them 10 the INNS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Swimming Culebra Cut
Proues An Easy Feat
For 7 Year Old Girl

Colon. Feb. 22.-The first and only
feat OF swimming the great Calebra
cut was recently performed by seven
year-old Constance Sundquist.
Not content with performing this
feat. she boarded a launch and headed
for New Cristobal, where she swan
in the Atlantic. Returning 10 Balboa
in the afternoon, she plunged In the
Pacific and had a long swim
The Culebra cut Is noted for its
swift current and Is infested with al
liEators. but this little girl gave no
thought whatever to reptiles. and
made the swim across fearlessly-
She was accompanied by her sister
two years older than herself. and by
her father and mother. H J. Greiser,
her coach. followed her through the
swim.
That the feat should have been done
by this little seven-year-old girl
shows how well she has been trained.
and the wonderful power Of endurance
she possesses
Constance holds many records She
has done a one mile swim in l hour,
80 minutes and Is seconds: has dived
from a 3f-foot tower: has won a
Liberty bond for swimming. and has
carried a man Weighing $50 pounds
in a life saving contest The sister.
Katherine, eight years old, has covered
mile in / hour. IS minutes and IS
seconds has dived from a 2Sfoot
board, and has saved a 1s0-pound
man in a life saving contest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

will be. His chances to be cham
piOn were gOOd-very goOd-but
he threw them TO the pups.
Nike Collins manages Fred Fulton.
Fulton comes through with a miser-
able confession Of ring crOokedness.
Mike Collins manages Johnny Ertia.
Ertle sends out the above proof OF
his viciousness and ignorance. ready
TO box every night" and with such
mammoth indiscretion as TO have no
choice Of opponents"
Is il any wonder that a self re-
speeding public takes a kick at a
game engineered by such mem II Is
a credit 10 the public that they do
kick the game about as long as Il Is
thus conducted The kicking should
be kent up until all OF that breed are
kicked out.
Let Uncle Same Supervise.
Uncle Sam has helped wonderfully
to lift boxing out OF the mire since
war was declared against Germany,
but there Is still much to be done In
the doing II is well TO remember that
the type who send out misrepresenta-
tons to rhe public have had no place
in Uncle Sans programs and that
the game would continue TO thrive II
Uncle sam continued to have super
vision Of the game.
The proper cure for unprincipled
promoters and managers Is UNCLE
SAAf-federal supervision OF boxing
In the United States. II every fan
"hollers" for II we will get Il and with
il good shows and clean bouts all the
time instead Of once in a long while
Ito he continued weekly.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Pores RECORD
FOR FIVE MILE
EVENT DOUBTED
Charged That Timekeepers
of A.A.U. Made Serious
Bobble On Ninth Lap.
AFFAIR DEMANDS
RIGID EXAMINATION

THE Amateur Athletic union WI
1 probably be compelled to sift 10
the bottom charges which have lately
appeared TO the effect that the five
nile American record Of "a minutes
81 A. seconds. made by Charlie Pores
at the national championship meet at
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton in September last is an error.
The charge made f. that the
tImekeepers checked two laps at
once, and n n consequence Pores
ran only 10 laps instead OF 20.
The lap on which the error is al
leEed TO have occurred was the ninth,
and II is said that the time Of the
third mile actually taken as 4 min
utes, 20 seconds. was against 8 min
utes. so seconds, for the fourth mile
The timers, IL is stated. knew that
something was wrong with the time
for the third mile, and in order 10
make their records look right they
deducted 80 seconds from the time OF
the fourth mile and added IL TO the
time credited for the third. making
the latter read 4 minutes. so seconds,
and the former 5 minutes flat.
Requires Investigation.
The story is told so circumstan-
TALLY and with such apparent posi-
tiveness that there seems no loop
hole for the A. A. Z. save to make
the most rigid investigation II it
does not act shortly its work viii be
discredited. and IL would not be sur
prising TO see the international ANA
teur Athletic federation refuse to &C
cept any Of the records that have
been credited 20 American athletes
in the last five years.
So serious a charge has never be
fore been made against the Amateur
Athletic union. which in the past has
been extremely careful in the COM
pilation OF its records However,
those who know Pores and Of his
ability as a runner are convinced that
ne was never un TO the heights Of
form demanded for such a perform
ance.
On the other hand. Pores has run
some remarkably fast races within
the last year. races in which the
tinekeeuing was above reproach.
This. however. VIII not clear the
skirts OF the a. A. Z. II Il is found
on INVESTIGATION that the record was
'-fal-edr the mark should be erased
from the books and the men who act
ed as tfmekeepers and checkers
barred once and for all from further
participation as officials at amateur
meets
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Bouts At Studorium
Planned For March I

Tommy Murphy. champion light
Weleht Of Fort Bliss. and con-
tender Tommy Carter WIN meet at
the srudorium for their 20 round
bout on March &. according 10 an
announcement made Saturday by
Lieut. Carl Studer. matchua 1zer for
the Fort Bliss Athletic council.
Murphy ls training at Fabene.
carter a. Fort Bliss Semi-firaIs
and prelimi1aries in keeping with
the main bout VIII be arranged.
The show VIII open with a battle
royal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
7. A. c. TAKES FIRST PLACE
IN ANIMAL TRICK MEET

Chicago Feb. 22.-ulinois Athletic
club won first place at the annual
track meet held at Northwestern Uni
versitv gymnasium last night scoring
IS points, Notre Dame university was
second with % points and University
OF Chicago third with IS points
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
owNER GRANr as coon ALInL

George Washington Grant, new
owner OF the Boston Braves. who soon
may be called something else for luck,
favors the idea OF remaining the BOs-
ton National league park Grant Field
in honor Of Eddie Grant, but asks II
some Of the carpers would not be say
ing he had named Il for himself
Some Of them might but the name
was proposed before G. Washington
bought the club, so his alibi would
hold
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
GOV. BOYLE WILL VETO
BOXING BILL Is REPORT

Reno. New. Feb. 22.-Gov- Emmett D.
BOYLE according to report. viii veto
Assem- b1yman Stewards boxing bill
which legalizes bouts between whites
uu TO 25 rounds and which has passed
both houses OF the legislature. Friends
of the bill say Il viii be passed over
the governors veto
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

came from other quarters. Fred
3 Mitchell. ia particular is having diff
Guilty assembling MS Championship
team. Charley Houocher, his youth
F fuI shortstop star, is holdouJ. and
so are Leslie Mann. Jim Vaughn and
half a dozen other Chicago players,
whose names have been withheld
HoIIocher Wants More
Hollocher, 10 appears. received a
3 substantial raise. but figures he's
fered. Therefore. the St LOUIS
younEster. who last season stood forth
as by long odds the best shortstop
In the National league, has returned
his contract unsigned To Mitchell
-HoIIocher had good raise said
the Chicago chief He received q
3ieger increase than Rabbit Maran-
vile got from Boston his second year
with the Braves / do not think HOl-
locher has any kick coming / Of
Tered him more money because /
think his laying last year merlted IT,
This talk OF holdouts is nauseaung
ne We have not redu ed salaries a
particle on our club. II anything we
are paving the players more money
than they got last year considering
that the schedule is shorter. The
PLAYERS do not stop 20 consider We had
a bad year in 1915 Because We won
the championship they expected an
increase.
"A few Of them got it-those who
deserved IT, The players on my club
owe me a vote OF thanks. II was
through ny efforts that the $1,000
salary limit was rescinded-
'EEoldcuts do not worry me at this
time. There is a lot Of time for the
players to change their minds Ny
players viii be treated as well rs they
have been in the past and viii have
no cause TO he disEruntled."
ais
ding with the player problem. but
both Huggins and McGraw are con
fident the parade OF FASTENERS back
into the fold viii begin soon
OHIO STATE BEATEN BY MICHIGAN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

OHIO STATE BEATEN BY MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor, Mich Feb. 22--Michigan
defeated Ohio state in a western con-
ference basketball game here last
night 80 to 90