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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
"Y" to Teach Memphis
Youngsters How to SUim

The first lesson given TO a class con.
sists OF movements In the water which
give. them confidence, without this
confidence II Is almost impossible for a
boy TO learn to swim In a short time,
They are taught to put their heads
under water to open their eyes under
water. to inhale above the surface,
then to submerge and exhale under
the water, In swimming a person must
first learn TO breathe property. This
Is done by inhaling through the mouth
and exhaline through the nose. A be-
ginner's progress Is often impeded by
lack Of instruction in this regard, and
vigorous Inhalation of water through
the sensitive nasal passages Is ex-
theremely irritating and painful and
tends toward encouragement.
Tapp and Wright. OF the Y. NJ. C. A.,
have been visiting the schools this
week, giving out the application cards
to the boys who can not swim. Twelve
schools have been visited and $50 cards
Eysn cut, One school had 100 boys who
LOCO boys viii take the four lessons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

All the grammar schools In the city
are TO be given n chance to send all
boys who can not swim to tho Y. NJ.
G. A. for swimming lessons
Four lessons will be given free TO
those boys who care to avail them
selves Of this opportunity to learn to
swim. This campaign to teach boys
To swim is the second one of this kim
to be conducted by the "Y" officials.
In tho campaign last year $40 boys Of
the grammar schools were taught to
swim. nearly 200 boys learning In their
third lesson.
II. w, Tapp, physical director OF the
Y. NJ, c. A. has direct charge Of all
details OF the campaign and coaches
the boys In the correct method to use
the mass idea as employed In these
lessons, with the result that large num-
hers OF boys are taught at one time.
They are all taught TO plunge and float,
to plunge and kick and plunge and
stroke, en- mass, so thft . boy working
Interested ne forEetsl himself In his
endeayors TO do as thu groups doing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

Lot Dillon and Miss Harris NJ. are
the only mares that have beaten two
minutes, the former trotting In $l,bSfa
against time while the pacing queen
made a record OF i,bSA In u race az
Toledo last season AlonEo Mcdonald
u 2-year-old, She was at that time
u trotter and In her first and only race
at that gait finished second to the
Kentucky Todd colt, Toddling, In
2;26A at Dallas. At that time Nc
Donald was on his way TO Los Angeles,
where he spent the winter of lsiA.ib,
During that period he converted the
Peter the Great filly to IA PAGER. She
made her first start at that gait the
following June at San Francisco during
the exposition. The race In which she
appeared was won by F1eeta DAlon,
Miss Harris NJ, standing third In the
summary while she also finished second
In the deciding heat in 2;llA,
After the close o fthe. June meeting
Mt San Francisco Miss Harris NJ, was
shipped East with the balance Of the
Mcdonald stable to fill q few a-year-old
engagements, in three of which Guy
Rea defeated her with General Todd.
The pair met for the first time at
Grand Rapids, where the colt won In
out in 2;0Ah, while at Columbus he
won again In 2;04&. In the interval
Mcdonald picked up n class race with
Miss Harris NJ, at Syracuse and de
feated the Bingen filly Sad Thoughts
In 2:O74 at New York. Miss Harris Nj,
was also distanced at Montreal, II be-
which She finished behind the money.
Wins o. of @. Purse,
As a 4~-year-old Miss Harris NJ. served
notice on the public that she had as
pirations 10 be a champion by winning
the Chamber Of Commerce $4,000. purse
this event she defeated Sadie nens.
more, The Savoy, Billy Dale, Beu Earl
Lillian T., Roam Hal and The Problem
She also won all OF her other engage
ments that season except her tirs
race at Cleveland, which was won BY
Goldie c., while Roam Hal defeated hel
at Syracuse and Columbus, the lattei
getting a mark of s;ol& in his secont
race.
Miss Harris NJ, dropped into The
Grand Circuit free-for-alls in 1917 a
the Columbus summer meeting, WHERE
she finished third 10 Single O., Russell
Boy being between her and the win
ner, Single G. also topped tho sum
mary In 2;O0A In the race in which sh'
started at C~levelend the following week
From that point, however, the Pete
| the Great mare had everything her ow'
way, winning at Philadelphia In g3O2is
indianapolis in 2;oSA, Springfield I
EOS, Columbus in 2:0lS, and Lexington
in 2;0Oq,, with Single a., Ben Earl, liza
BOY and Russell Boy In the field. A
| Atlanta, where she made her last ap
pearance that season, she not only wo'
a race, but also reduced her record I
two minutes in q special with Hal Boy
In Murphy's Stable,
In 1918. when tho Grand CircuI
opened, Miss Harris NJ. appeared as
member of Murphy's stable, she havin
been sold in the interval to Paul Kuhr
Of Terre Haute Murphy won his frs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
YANK HITTERS TAME.

Murdecers' row, that section Of the
Yankee batting order that smashed all
kinds OF pitching to all corners of the
lot In the early games Of last sea-
son, has yet to start on its campaign
Of destruction OF 1919. When Duffy
Lewis was added to the roster during
the past winter, making five cleanup
hitters In a group. it was generally
supposed that the old row would
cause more damage than ever. Per-
haps II will. Higgins Is likely to start
feeding those sluggers raw meat II they
continue to he as tame as they have
been since the start of the season.
Ping Bodie, listed in Frisco society
as Frank stephen Pezzolo, which Ping
AYERS Is the proper spelling Of his name,
is the lone member of the celebrated
band who Is making life miserable for
opposing pitchers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
GRIFF NEEDS sHoRTSToP.

Clark Griffith is having his troubles
trying to fill the shortsrop position on
his club. Ike Davis, the Western
league youngster who was expected to
star at that position, apparently was
not ripe for the job. Harold Janvrin,
tried next. was not able to stand the
strain because OF his attack OF pneu-
monia last winter. Shanks has been
playing short, bit never protested 10
be . star at that position.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
GIANTS GET

GAINESVILLE, Fla, May 2l.-Iance
Rohbourg. third beseman on the Uni
versity Of Florida nine, will report 10
the New York Nationals for a tryout
al the close of the college year, June l..
Manager McGraw was pleased with
Richbourg's work in practice games
when the Giants trained here this
spring,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
WEILMAN BACK.

Carl Weilman,g zone Of the comeback
family in baseball this spring, recently
pitched his first full game since 1915,
He did fair work, although the Browns
lost. He allowed the Tigers seven hits
and walked only n man. Poor sup
port cost him the game,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
SCRANTON WANTS BERTH.

The International league may enter
Scranton. Pa, II one of the cities now
IN the circuit fails to draw well. The
league has an option on the park at
Scranton. The seaso Is too young TO
predict what city may lose out
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
In Murphy's Stable.

In 1918, when tho Grand Circuit
opened, Miss Harris NJ. appeared as a
member of Murphy's stable, she having
been sold in the interval to Paul Kuhn,
of Terre Haute Murphy won his first
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23

Il believe IN go away for a visit. e
replied Billy Mink. 1--WE been feet
ing rather restless for some time any.
way. and there isn't any better time
OF year 20 so visiting than right
now. before the snow and ice come.
There's certain brook some dis.
tanc. from here that for a long time
I've been thinking OF visiting. be-
iieve III start tonight. and IN stay
long enough for this trapper TO get
tired Of setting traps and catching
nothing"
That's a good idea" said Little
Joe Otter. n believe III 10 visiting
myself | always did like to travel
There Ia no sense in taking foolish
risks. and tina, Is just what we would
be doing by staying here. think
III 90 down TO the Big River and
stay n while. The fishing here isn't
as good as II might be. anyway.
wonder II Jerry Muskrat viii 40 Wis.
iting. too. Let's tell him what We
are going 10 do and sec II he wants
to go along with one Of US"
He can't go with me-" declared
Billy Mink in n most decided tone.
He travels too slow. | don't believe
no would want 10 travel with me.
anyway. because. between you and
me. suspect Jerry Is a little afraid
Of me-
Little Joe Otter grlnned. Il guess
he has reason 10 be- said he. I've
been told that the Mink family has
a liking for Muskrat meat | hardly
think he'll want TO 70 along with me,
either. because he IL sue!I n home
loving body. But. anyway. well tell
him what we're going to do. and
then he can do 80 he pleascs.
So Billy Mink and Little Joe otter
told Jerry Muskrat how they were
going to fool the trapper by going
visiting. They urged him to do the
same thing.
Next story; Jerry MusLrst's Trou.
bles Begin.
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and brown and green, for as the
mushroom said, they liked woodland
colors.
wish. too. that ] could tell you
that the twins had a good time and
behaved very well. But. alas. Nick
spoiled II ALL lie was very naughty,
like so many little boys are at par
ties
And I'll tell you what he did.
When they were playing dropthe.
handkerchief. the king dropped his
handkerchief behind "A pretty fairy
Nick liked, and Nick got cross and
chased the king and tweaked his
coat tails and knocked off his crown,
which made the king angry.
so Nancy had TO take Nick home
In disgrace. Wasn't It Just too bad?
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COLLEGE GLIB TO DINE

"Hic jacchus' Is the password TO
the College clubs Christmas enter
tainment in the club Tuesday night
Dinner viii follow the entertainment,
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ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
By Olive Roberts Bartor1
i've Kobeyty Bartor
NAUGHTY NICK

the magical mushroom. How would
green satin do? The fairies like
woodland eolors, you know And II
you ask your green shoes you can
be as little as you like"
That will be fine, thank you"
answered Nancy FOR them both. And
80 that night the twins slipped off
and went 10 the fairies bail.
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that when that trapper finds that
know about those traps. he will set
some more don't believe he Is
smart enough to hide a trap so that
We can not find II. But, you know.
accidents will happen. He knows that
you and make our homes along
the Laughing Brook. and he will
simply make life miserable for us
by continuing to set traps. Do you
know what I believe III do7"
"What?" said Little Joe otter.
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not now
OF
o a her
q
believe Is
Sat maybe santa Claus VIII forge, bring the muchwaud dolly
VIII
shcer
Tor Stocking
Christmas
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Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter Decide to Go
Visiting
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
lle.....--Ia.h. fata -. Z. IA. L.

! A FTER visiting the Smiling Pool
: and warning Little Joe Otter
and Jerry MusIrat to watch out for
traps. Bobby Coon decided that the
Laughing Brook was altogether too
dangerous a place for him. 80 he
turned back into the Green Forest
and firmly resolved to keep away
from the Laughing Brook Billy
Mink and Little Joe Otter talked
things over.
Il found three traps" said Billy
Mink. There may be some have
@ot found. Anyway. IL is certain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23

Let's go eat at Boidts-uptown,
1tIi Sd Ave-; downtown, 913 I'd Ave.
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GRIEF STRICKEN OVER
SON, MOTHER DIES

The report that her son. william
b, died in France, is thought TO have
FASTENED the death Of Mrs. John r..
Chamberlin. 40. 1913 Fifth ave. n,
Monday Funeral services will be
at noon wednesday from Butter
worth's parlors.
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Nick got cross and chased the king
One day. 1t seemed quite BY acci-
dent, a leaf fluttered into Nancy's
hand, and when she and Nick looked
carefully they found Il was an en-
velope with their names on II, and
an invitation inside The fairies were
going TO have a ball.
How aplendld" cried Nancy. "But
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-23
ALLEGED I. w. w. HELD

II. Wilson. IS. is held on an open
charge. because he carried an /. w.
w. badge when stopped by Patrol
man II. solberg. at Third ave. and
James ct. Monday.
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what shall I wear7 can't go In this
old pink bingham dress" Wasn't
that Just like a girl?
But Nick scorged the idea. POOH
nte said. III can't go the way am.
I'm not going at all"
tJust then they heard a little voice.
IN So - sr.f- children IT, was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31

| ligiOus foundations and was great
Seat Of monastic learning.
With the transfer of the Frankish
capital to Metz began long era Of
changes for Treves. The city passed
| to Lorraine in S43 and to the east
Frankish kingdom in $40. 1t was sack.
ed by the Mortimer in 881 after 1t had
become permanent part of what is
now Prussia. 1t became a free city
toward the close of the sixteenth CEN
fury. The French held it briefly three
times in the seventeenth century and
in 1894 captured it again and abolished
the archbishopric. The congress of
Vienna in 1S14-1S15 gave it back to
Prussia. 1t figured several times in
the war just closed, being bombarded
by allied aerial forces.
The modern city of Treves occupies
almost the exact site of the ancient
town. 1t nestles picturesquely in the
valley of the MOselle river and is sur
rounded by hills covered with the vine
yards from which comes the famous
Moselle wine. The newer section con-
tains broad streets and modern build
ings. The streets in the old part are
narrow and crooked. The Porta Nj
gra, an enormous fortified gateway
was built by the Romans. In the
southeastern part of the city is the
palace of the Roman kings, now pic
turesque mass of ruins. In the south
western section are the Roman baths,
a vast and impressive ruin, and short
distance away Is a Roman amphithea-
ter built in Emperor Trajan's time.
Famous Church and Relics.
One of the most interesting buildings
is the cathedral, one of the oldest
churches in Europe. 1t stands on the
site of church used in the time of
Constantine. 1t bears the marks of
repeated RESERVATIONS as the result Of
wars and the ravages of time. Among
the holy relics it contains are an al
legged nail from the cross and the ia
nous seamless "Holy Coat" said to
have been worn by the Savior. Both
are held in great veneration and are
declared to have figured in many mi
raculous healings. A provincial mu-
scum contains many antiquities and a
number of rare books are in the mu-
nicipal library, including the illuminate
ed Codex Egberti, dating from the close
of the tenth century, and the Faust
and Gutenberg Bible of 1850.
The manufacturing interests of the
city include tanneries, iron foundries,i
dye works, furniture and piano fac
tories and glass painting works. An
extensive trade in wine, fruit and wood
was carried on before the war. There
are many lead, copper and tin mines in
the vicinity. The population before
| 1914 was about $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31

Practically all branches of sport
war, with the possible exception of
yachting. Yacht racing ON the Pacific
and Atlantic was at standstill be-
cause most Of the yachtsmen were in
different branches of sea or coast serv-
Ice. A few races were staged on the
Great Lakes, but none of any impor-
lance, for the same reason.
Professional baseball was cut short
because of the work-or-fight rule, but
the big leagues played until Septem-
Der 2.
The Boston Red Sox in the Ameri-
can league and the Chicago Cubs in
the National league won the big league
remnants. Tyrus Raymond Cobb once
more led the American league batters
and lack Wheat won the honors in the
old league. ~.
Net Honors Divided.
Despite the fact that nine of the
ten ranking stars of 1917 were in the
service the net game gained in popu.
larity by leaps apd bounds. The con-
test for the honor of being placed first
in the ranking was so close that Off
Gals finally rearranged the system of
ranking and placed two men, r. Lind
ley Murray and William T. Tilden, Jr.,
in Glass 1, designating Murray as No.
1 in that class. The men in the next
four classes of two men each compare
to the others Of what ordinarily would
be the ranking ten.
MOlla Bjurstedt, the robust Norwe.
gian star who electrified the tennis
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r T is an odd coincidence that the

T Il Is an odd coincidence that the
most modern occurrence in PruS-
sia-its occupation by American
troops-should begin with it's old
est city, observes a writer in the Kan
sas City Times. Treves, or Trier, as
the Germans call it, into which the
Yanks marched recently, is older than
history, which begins for it half CEN
fury before the birth of Christ. Then,
as the capital of the Celtic Treviri,
one of the most powerful Belgian
tribes, it was captured by the Romans
under Julius Caesar. 1t was made a
Roman colony under the name of Au-
gusta TrevirOrum and was strongly
fortified. By Ia B. G. it. had become
the most important northern outpost
of the Roman empire. 1t was an i'm
periai residence early in the Christian
era and the administrative center from
which Gaul, Britain and Spain were
ruled. The poet Ausonius described it
as Rome beyond the Alps" Constan-
tine the Great lived there about twen-
ty-fiye years. He and his successors
beautified it with public works and
magnificent private villas dotted the
hillside all around. Some of the finest
Roman relics north of the Alps re-
main to this day in Treves.
From the earliest times Treves, be-
cause Of its strategic position and the
rich country surrounding it, was an
object of warfare. The Franks par
ficularly desired 1t and they made
many expeditions against it. They
continued their attacks after the Ro-
man occupation. Three times they
sacked it and held 1t for short periods.
About the middle of the fifth century
they gained permanent possession and
made it their capital. The Frankish
kings gradually transferred their pow
er- to Metz, however, and Treves be-
came the seat of a powerful religious
empire.
Treves had bishop at very early
date. Four great saints of the fourth
century are connected with the city.
1t was the scene of the first Danish
ment of st. Athanasius; st. Ambrose
was born there; st. Jerome first be-
came seriously interested in religion
while studying there, and st. Martin of
Tours went there in 1856 to plead with
the tyrant Maximus for the lives of the
hefetic Priscillian and his followers.
The great bishop, st. Nicetius, built a
splendid castle for himself at Treves
In the sixth century. The see became
an archbishopric, soon after the begin
ming of the ninth century and it's tenn
poral power was founded in S9s, when
Radbod acquired the rights of the
counts of Treves. Throughout the
middle ages the city abounded in re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31
INTERESTING
SpOQT ].
PARAGRAPHS

Benny Leonard is said to have out.
grown the lightweight class.
Great Lakes naval training station
boasts ten new bowling alleys.
The Cubs and Red Sox may tour
together this spring. They should go
big in the provinces.
Fans will be glad to hear that
Jimmy Burke will get another crack
at managing the Browns.
The 1919 Pacific Coast Bowling as
ISOLATION tourney will be held in San
Francisco the third week in May.
Reul of the Yanks, may do the bulk
of the Yank's catching, but Truck Han
nah will continue to supply the most
bulk.
Joe Cantillon is quoted as saying
that he would like very much to shift
from Minneapolis to Milwaukee as
manager.
Boxing is certainly very much on the
upgrade in the West. The sport will
be legalized in several states before
spring.
Harold Carlson, a Pittsburgh star
| pitcher, writes home from France that
he is in fine health and expects to re-
turn to America before the winter is
over.
Hans Lobert will continue at work
in the Hog Island shipyard until Feb
ruary, when he will return to the West
Point academy to instruct the baseball
squad.
Chicago fans have cheered up a lot
since they learned Eddie Collins has
decided to come back to the diamond
when Uncle Sam can dispense with
his services.
A bill that would legalize boxing
in New York will be introduced at
Albany within the next few weeks.
Now they have John McGraw buy
ing the Reds. The Giants manager
has many enemies, but the man who
started this tale is the most bitter of
the bunch.
Bill Donovan. former Yankee man.
ager, who was Hughie Jennings
lieutenant in Detroit last season.
would like to manage a big-league
club.
Football, basketball and track sports
alone cleared expenses at Penn during
the fiscal year ending August 81 last
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-31
Weekly Health Talks
A Word About the
Kidneys
Kidneys
BY DOCTOR WATSON.

People are easily frightened when they
think something is the matter with their
lungs or heart, and well they may be; but
few people understand the dangers OF dis
eased kidneys. These organs have duty
of vitaLimportance to perform, and if they
are diseased, there is no telling how or
where the symptoms may appear. The
kidneys are filters, and when they ara
healthy they remove the poisons from the
blood and purify it. When the kidneys
are diseased, the poisons are spread every
where, and one of these poisons is uric
acid. The uric acid is carried all through
the system and deposited in various places,
in the form Il urate salts-in the feet,
ankles, wrists and back-often forming
bags under the eyes. Sometimes the result
ing trouble is called rheumatism, lumbago,
sciatica and backache. Finally, come stone
in the bladder, diabetes and Bright's dis
ease.
DIR. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, IN recent
years, discovered that certain combina-
ton of remedies would dissolve uric acid
(urate salts) in the system. He found this
combination to be harmless, 30 that he
made it up m tablets, of double strength,
and called them Anuric Tablets. They
dissolve uric acid in the human system as
bot coffee dissolves sugar. If you have
uric acid troubles. don't delay in taking,
Anuric Tablets, which can be secured m
the drug stores. You can write DR.. Pierce,
too, and he win tell you what to eat and
how to live so that more uric acid win not
form in your system. DR.. Pierce win not
charge for this advice.
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who in this
"The gold chvons
served
because
did valuable
The who lodged real military by
entitled
soldier
within battle.
ITO mind if there be the
would
Certainly objection
clearly rsked lives" 4
This
scontnu
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Facts About the Year 1919 of the Christian Era

Rome 1919
the eighth
Taisho. began January 1919 Gregorian calendar
The 1888 of the Heg begins
sunset September Gregoian calendar
Of the independence of
The calendar
-
On 1OO9OOOOOO
exactly the Christ
beginning the era.
In the and
the
A total eclipse invisible Washington
partial eclipse November visible Washington;
beginning visible
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Got the Wro1 q Leg.

This little story without a claimant
has come up from Florida:
An elderly Hoosier who has been
spending some time in Florida has
been giving his leisure to fishing. There
Is fine lake near where he has been
sojourning, and every day he was seen
in silent meditation. for he is think
ter, apparently with success. This
Hoosier Is known for his kindness
end consideration of the feelings of
others.
One day ,shiie absorbed in his fish
.ss m aaiHator slingsl up TO him,