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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
ST. LOUIS MOGUZS REFUSE $2OOOOO FOR ROGER HORNSBN
Breedon Says He
 Would Not Sell
 Star for e Million

St. Louis, June I2.-President Samuel Breedon of the st. Louis Nationals announced tonight that the club had fIatiy rejected an off, fer of $20O,G0O and two players from the New York Nationals second basenan.
 been made during inc recent visit of the New York team to St. Louis and that his formal announcement of its rejection was prompted by a telephone conversation tonight with Manager Hickey, who is in New York with the club, and who urged Freedom to use this method to quiet rumOrs that Eornsby was to be disposed of.
 Hickey issued statement We'd nesday night denying that Horns by had been sold to New York for SI5O,O0O.
 President Dreedon said that New York first offered SiJO.00O and two players for Hornsby and then in- creased the offer $JO,C00.
 q told them they couldn't get him for milii0n," he said.
 Freedom said the locals manage ment felt that thd team had :, chance this year and that none of the playing assets were for sale.
 The bid for Hornsby establishes a record for baseball deals. being $15,OOO more than the New York Americans paid for "Babe" Ruth.
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JUDGE M'CALL TAKES UNDER AMUSEMENT
 LITTLE ROCK CASE

Memphis, Tenn. June 12.-Judge J. John E. Mccall, in federal district court today took under advisement the application of the Little Rock Baseball Association fer court order to compel John D. Martin. president of the Southern Association. to approve the contract of Casey smith, pitcher, recently signed by the Little Rock Club, and to permit Smith to play in the Southern Association.
 Judge Mccall did not indicate when he would announce his decision.
 Evidence presented at the hearing in- cluded statement quoting Charles Ora ham, manager of the San Francisco club, which Smith was released shortly before he was signed by Little Rock, stating 'rumors whether true or untrue had reached him and that his action in re- leasing Smith was for the best interests of baseball.
 Smith, in an affidavit read at the hear ing, asserted that his conduct on the ball field always was above reproach and that no charges were made against him by the San Francisco club, notwithstanding his demand, at the time of his release, for a reason.
 Filing of the suit followed the action Of
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Two Southern League
 MoguLs Suspende q By
 Prexy John D. Martin

Memphis. June 12.-(Specia1.)- John McCioskey, chief of the Memphis Chickasayys, and Kid FL berfe d. manager of the Little Rock Travellers, have been indef- tnfteiy suspended, today announced President Martin of the Southern League. While President Martin stated that the suspension of the two managers was the result of the recent behavior O., the playing fields and move to discipline them, the suspensions are believed to be due to yEIberscId's taking his team off the field in Mobile re- gently and turning topsy of his lineup after n player was recently elected from game in New Or leans.
 McCloskey was put out of the
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UPSET WINS LATONIA
 DERBY AT CINCINNATI

Latonia, Ky, June 12.-Upset won the Latonia Derby here today. Gladiator was second and Ethel Gray third. The time for the mile and half was 2:32, Roureau, Captain Mac, Peace Pennant, Prince Pal and Make-Up also ran.
 Gladiator finished half a length be- hind Harry Payne Whitney's winning entry, while Ethel Gray trailed Gladiator by length.
 The track was fast and the weather ideal for racing. The attendance is said tc have broken all records for this track.
 Paul Jones, winner of the suburban handicap and the Kentucky Derby, en- tered as a starter, was withdrawn on account of lameness. Sterling also was scratched
 The record time for the Latonia Derby is 2:3o 2-5. held by Governor Gray and John Gund.
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park Friday in Mobile, according to the umpires. for abusive lan- guage the chieftniD used towards them. Empires have several times this season sent in complaints or McCIoskey and EIbcrfeld and each has been elected from the playing /fieId several times.
 President Martin stated that he suspended the two managers upon the recommendation of his um- pircs and just as soon ns he had had time to thoroughly review the evidence in the cases.
 President Martin also announced that the game between Little Rock and Mobile in Mobile June when ElbcrfeId took his team off the field. had been forfeited to the Mo- bile club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
By GEORGE REYNOLDS

Officials of the Birmingham Athletic Club have completed plans for the staging of series of summer amateur boxing tournaments for the develop ment and promotion of the ring game in the Magic City.
 These tournaments, to be held twice a month, will begin the first week in July and continue throughout the sum mer months. Most of the bouts for the meets will be between lccal box CTS, although plans have been made for bringing the best amateurs of other cities of the south to Birmingham to match against the best the Magic City can offer in the boxing line.
 Regulation B. A. c. medals will be awarded to the winners of the various classes in the coming journeys. it was stated.
 PLANS OF CLUB
 The plan for the summer tourna- n1ents is only part of the scheme of the officials of the Athletic Club for the development of talent in the ring game. Training has been going on for two weeks at the B. A. C. under the direction of Boxing Instructor Tom my Tompkins, and results have al- ready been noted.
 Tompkins is planning to train a team of fourteen boxers, two from each class, to represent the Athletic Club in the fall and winter boxing car nivals over the south. and the entire summer will be taken up in the work.
 Robert Lambeth is the first glove artist to be dropped from the training class of 27 men by .Ir. Tompkins after the first two weeks of work. This is only the beginning, and the B. A. c. instructor will continue to drop off r7en until hy the last of August the sGua1 will have dwindled downNo the
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team.
 NEW MEN ON SQUAD
 Four new men have started out Tor the team during the past week that giye considerable promise of making reputation in the ring game.
 Jack Brady, q lightweight with an awful punch and considerable expe- rience, has joined the squad and MT. Tompkins is expecting great things from him during the summer journeys.
 John Frew, heavyweight, is d nov ice who has great possibilities, accord ing to the opinion of the boxing in- structor. Frew has just started to working out with the boxers. and has had very little experience handling the owes. Russell Crotwell a middle weight, and James Dicker, a welter- weight, are two other acquisitions to the squad during the past week, and " ho are expected to show something.
 Instructor Tompkins states that the team of 26 boxers has worked hard during the first two weeks, and that he is expecting great things from his squad by the time the winter tourna- ments in the various southern cities rolf around.
 B. A. c. BOXING TEAM
 The following are the men reporting to the B. A. c. three times week to compete for places on the Athletic Club team. which will be picked the last of August, and the weight Of each; Harrington, 145; J. Woods. ll5; Arnold, 125; Harwell. 10S; Sherrod. l35' Chestain, 125; Smiles, 115; Johnson, 1s5; w. Hanna. 12o; F. Hanna, 115; G. Wilson, 125; P. Woods. 125 R. Crot- well, 15S; McElwain, 1855 Frew. heavy; Stevens 10S; Brady, 1S5; Gadd, 143; Beatty. 125; Harris, 15S; Baker. 15Si Jackson. heavy; Williams, heavy; Mar tin 1OS; Peterson, 10S, and Allen, 1l5.
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Indians Win the
 First Game From
 NeW York Tanks
AMERICAN, LEAGUE

Cleveland, June 12.-Cleveland won the first game of the series with New York, 9 to 4. It was hotly contested, with Caldwell outpitching Quinn. who had won eight straight games prior to to- days. But for an error by Wambsganss, New York would have scored but two runs, his misplay allowing New York to tie the count in the sixth inning Score:
 R. H. E. New York ............ .00O 202 O00-4 CAC Ncitiiu IOz lVv Ul'-0 jU / Patteries-Quinn and Hannah; Cald- well and O'Neill. y
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Am. Ky. Ex Co.,. .110 2O1 10O-e Stockham Y. NJ. c. A. :. 300 900 O10--4
 Summary: Two-base hits, Crenshaw J Ellenburg. Double plays, Caldwell to Crenshaw, R. Ellenburg, Moody to Crenshaw (2) Moody to Crenshaw, Stolen bases, Moody CD, Crenshaw, k. Enenburg CD, Sheppard. Caldwell O.
 Sacrifice hits, Reeves, Blackwelder, sheppard, Grigsby, J. Ellenburg. Struck out, Grigsby 3, by Howell 9. Base on balls, of Grigsby ?, off Howell '. um- pire, Mcfarland. Time, 1;50.
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ALABAMA POWER WINS FROM OWENTON CREW

The Power boys hammered out a vic tory over Owenton yesterday mainly by hitting like fiends in the pinches. Mur- ray led the attack with three hits out of five times up. and also stole three bases Fuqua Thornburg, Eddens and Downie followed with two hits each. Tidwell was the fielding star of the game. pulling off a circus catch in the second inning and few minutes later cutting off a man trying to score from Sacnnd on a single Score.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL WINS

The Pratt City Baptist Sunday School defeated the Pratt City team yesterday afternoon by 10-to-9 score. Neither team had been defeated until yester- days game. Score: R. H. E. Pratt City Baptist ............ ..10 9 6 Pratt City ............ 9 , ,
 Batteries: Sunday School, Smith and Brlner; Pratt City, Bossiel1 and Nes- bitt.
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WHITE SOX RALLY
 IN NINTH AND WIN

Chicago, June 12.-Chicago rallied in the ninth inning today and defeated Washington in the first of the series, to 8. Singles by Pinch Eitters Murphy and Jeurnan started the winning rally, and the runs were driven across by Lei bold's long sacrifice fly and Weavers single Score: R. H. E. Washington ............ 200 030 21O-S 15 Chicago .............20 202 COP 012-9 Il Q
 Batteries-Johnson and Picinich; Will kns, Kerr and Schalk.
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PIRATES OVERCOME THE
 PHILLIPS EARLY LEAD

Philadelphia, June 12.-Philadel- phia's early lead was wiped out by Pittsburg today and the locals lost the opening game of the series, 6 to f., after winning four straight games. Score: K. Il f, Pittsburg .. 900 220 002-6 13 Q Philadelphia ..... 020 010 001-4 12 }
 Batteries: Carlson and Schmidt; Rixey, Smith and Wheat, Tragesser.
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TROLLEY DODGERS
 DEFEAT SAYRETON

The league leading Trolley Dodgers defeated Sayreton yesterday afternoon by to , count in one of the closest battles of the season. Sayreton tied the score in both the seventh sand ninth innings, and it required twelve frames for the league leaders to put over the winning runs. The score:
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DN = F. R.. L. & P. Co.,. 100 002 002 o02-~7 Sayreton . 900 oil 102 000--5
 Summary Two-base hits. BerlSo- witz, Holt. Three-base hits, Berkowitz ?, Howard, Hooper, Goldstein, Veitch. Home runs. Hanckens, Dodson. Double plays. Hooper to Goldstein to Holt; Brand to Holt to Berkowitz; Faunce to Paxton to Mayhew; Fuqua to Paxton to Mayhew. stolen bases. Holt, Fuqua, Ambrose. Struck out. Brand ', Fuqus '. Base on balls Brand ,. Hit by pitched ball, Brand (Mayhew) Um pre, Mauk. Time of game, 2:55. Scorer, Montgomery.
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Those who Withdrew are: w. w. Crawford. Jr.; J. S. Pevear Dr. E. M. Prince. oscar Wells, T. J. Kidd. w.. F. Donovan, Frank Knball, Lee Me Griff, Julian Ormond. Dr. S. Stubbins, R. S. Munger, A. l.. Smith, Eugene Munger, l.. P. Munger. II. l.. Badham. Jr.; Fred N Phillips, J. D. Kirkpatrick, Jr.; Haines Walmsley. D. J. Ryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
ROBERT M'KEE WINS
 GOLF TOURNAMENT

Rock Island. H., June 12.-Robert Me Kee of Des Moines won the champion ship of the Transmissisippi Golf Asso- citation today by defeating c. l.. Wolff of St. Louis, 5 and l.
 Wolff was down this morning. The afternoon score:
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Galveston 0-0, Shreveport 4-3. At Beaumont 5. Fort Worth [. At Houston l, Dallas 0.
 At San Antonio l, Wichita Falls 3.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE

At Raleigh l, Greensboro ?. At Winston-Salem 0-3, Danville 3-2. At Durham 3, High Point 4.
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MT. Martin in returning smith s contfact to the Little Rock Club last week without his approval Mir Martin contended that he acted within rights conferred up"n him by the consttutiton of the Southern Association.
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New York, June 12.-St. Louis de- feated the New York Nationals in the first game of the series here today, 2 to O. Haines held the Giants to five scattered hits. Extra base hits by McHenry and Janvrin produced the rms Score: R H E. St Louis ...... 100 900 100-2 10 ? New York ...... 900 900 OOO-O 0
 Batteries: Haines and Clemons; nd Crpi
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SALLEE SUSPENDED
 FOR VIOLATING THE
 NEW PITCHING RULES

New York, June 12.-Harry Sallee, the Cincinnatis pitcher. was suspended for ten days by President Heydler today for viol. ting the new pitching rules during vest rday's game at the Polo grounds.
 Tie National League executive also Annblnced that the indefinite suspension af Outfielder Roush would be lifted to- morrow so that he could play in Sum 8aeR game with Cincinnati against I1Yoo 11yn.
 Nzarly 12,000 fans saw the six opening day games in the Georgia State League. nan1e led in opening day attendance and ,aon he trophy with paid attendance of S,26S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13

Lee Moody shot high on the double targets, going out with good score of % out of 24.
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ST. LOUIS EATERS MAKE
 TWENTY-TWO HITS

St Louis, June 12.-Driving the offer- ings Of three pitchers for twenty-two hits, eight of which were for extra bases, St Louis today won from Boston, 15 to 4, in the opening game of the series. Score:
 R. H. k. Boston .................2 200 O00 002-4 Il 7 St Louis ............... .61o 223 1O*-15 22 0 Batteries-Jones, Karr, Fortune and Schang; Sothoron and Severeid.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

At Charleston i, Greenville ?. At Columbia G. Charlotte 8.
 At Spartanburg Il, Augusta l.
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MAMAUX'S WILDNESS
 GIVES REDS GAME

Brooklyn, June 12.-Mamaux's wild ness in the fifth inning when, with two out and a runner on first, he hit two men and passed another and then, with the count ? and O.. grooved the next pitch to Duncan, cost Brook lyn the opening game of the series with Cincinnati today, to 3. Score:
 R H E. Cincinnati coo. 900 131 000-4 1 Brooklyn ....... GOO O10 O2O-3 6 7 Batteries: Luque and Wingo; Ma nanx Smith and Miller. Elliott.
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BASEBALL RESULTS
VIRGINIA LEAGUE

At Portsmouth 1, Wilson O. At Richmond ?, Petersburg 6.
 At Newport News o. Rocky Mount
 At Norfolk ?, Suffolk 6.
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Cubs Streak Of
 Ten De fe afs Ls
 Broken at Last
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston, June 12.-Alexander kept Boston's hits scattered and received perfect support today. Chicago won, to l. after ten straight defeats. Flack hit home run and two singles. Score: RHE. Chicago ........ O40 110 011--S 13 c Bost .......... 01O 900 OOO-l l
 Batteries: Alexander and O'Farrell; McQuillan, Oeschger and O'Neill.
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IOtdIS .........'-o' ." =.
 III. Thornburg out, hit by batted paii
 Score by innings:
 Alabama Power GOO 030 220--5 Cwenton oil QUO 00J-.
 Summary: Earned runs. Power 60. D. Two-base hits, l.. Chesnut. Fuqua, Ed dens. Three-base hit. Tidwell. stolen bases, Murray 3. L. <chesnut, II. Torn burg 2 Sacrifice hit. Malone. Base on halls. off Kimbrell ?. off Mabry ,. Struck out, by Kimbrell Il, by Mabry $. Balk. Mabry Double play. s. chesnut to Gold stein to Poyner. Passed ball. Fddens- Umpire. Scott. Time. hours Scorer. J. B. Rives
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.I.J.OsborneWins
 ROebuck' S First Golf Tournament

I. J. Osborne won the first golt tournament of the Roebuck Club ana the cup offered by President C. T. Fairbairn. Osbornes actual score was S0 but as he was given a handicap or 6. his net score was "A. G. W. Hopson' with a net score of 75, and a handicap of p, was second.
 Osborne turned in a good score lie turned in the lowest actual score Of the day, besides having low net score. R T. Brooke turned in the second lowest actual score, an S2. His handicap was 6, also, so his net score was I6. which gave him a tie with ]. B. Cobbs foi third place.
 There were about fifty Roebuck Club golfers out to participate in the tournament. Thirty turned in their scores, while nineteen withdrew, fin ishing the course, but withholding their scores because of one or two bad holes.
 MT. Osbornes card follows:
 Out ... 444 474 446-41
 In ....... 362 55S 546-S9
 Total ................. so
 Net score (handicap @ "A
 Other scores follow. scores out and in, handicaps and net scores being given:
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TIGERS BREAK THEIR
 LONG LOSING STREAK

Detroit, June 12.-Detroit broke a long
 losing streak by winning a close-decision
 game from Philadelphia today, to ,. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia ............011 010 O00-3 7 Detroit ..................22 220 GOO O0*-4 $ 0 Batteries-Naylor and Perkins; Dauss and AinSmith.
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Net scOTe VhdHUICdp VI - TT Other scores follow, scores out and in, handicaps and net scores being toiv
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Totals ....., A 10 F IT

Hit for Marston in sixth inning. Scora hy innings.
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Athletic Club Officials
 Plan 7ing 10 Stage Summer
 Amateur Boxing 7ourneys
NEW MEN ON SQUAD

,uired fourteen men for the B. A C.
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ST. LOUIS BEATS THE
 GIANTS IN OPENER

Batteries: Luque and ' maux, smith and Miller, F
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-17
Ell PASO PRESBYTERY HEARS
REPORT AT CLOSING SESSION

The closing session OF the Fl Paso
Presbytery was held Wednesday eve
ming in the First Presbyterian church
Dinner was served at $50 o'clock by
c. G. Long and J. Arthur Ramsay
assisted by Misses Barbara Worcester,
Irene Jones. Margaret Flournoys
Elizabeth Graham. Jessie E. S. Nc
Donald. Winnie ModralL MS A W
ModraII, Mrs. ]. Arthur Ramsay, Kate
Hanley. Mabel Shea Mrs. G. A era
ham and Miss smith
At 7.30 o'clock DR.. c. L Diversified.
New Era secretary OF this field, and
former pastor OF the First Presby-
terisn church here, spoke Mrs. r
l. Holiday, Mrs. A H Goldstein,
Chas. J. Andrews and Tom Williams
sang an anthem. and Mr. Andrews
sang the offertory solo Mrs ". B
Preston. state president Of the Won
ems Missionary society spoke OF the
need Of more missionaries on the for
eign field
The executive COMMITTEES Of the
Women's Presbyterial society is com
posed OF the following officers: Presl-
dent, MIS- E L Johnson Fl Pasos
vice-president- Mrs. c. /. NanderpoOl,
FL Pasos corresponding secretary and
treasurer and treasurer Of the contiu-
gent fund, Mrs Leonard West q
Paso; recording secretary, Mrs. H C.
Schneider. FL Paso; secretary Of
young peoples work and Westmin-
ster guilds. Miss Jessie Jones' Fort
Davis; secretary OF freedmen's work,
Mrs. Il IL Patterson, FL Pasoi ssecre-
tary OF literature and missionary edu-
cation. Mrs. z r Gilchrist. FL Paso.
The COMMITTEES met Thursday in the
parlors OF the church Mrs W 3
Preston outlined for them the work
Of the various officers and commit
tees IN a Presbyterial organization
The following committeeman made
reports 70 the Presbytery- Judicial.
Rev. C. L Overstreet, Dr.. Floyd Poe.
H o. Metcalfe Of Alpine; examination
OF minutes and auditing treasurer's
report. Z. l. Johnson, ". A var
brouEh, Fort Davis: resolutions, Rev.
H. c. Schneider, Leonard West, p E
Diltz; bills and overtures. Rev. H J.
Reemtsma. Alpine; z. L. Johnson Rev
Jose Venecia-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-17
Ada Navarrete To Sing Here
After Notable Successes In
Four Countries; Loves EI PasO

, ing to give her the very best train
ing to be had in the WOrld-tor New
Z York is now the recognized world
I center OF grand opera
When she went 20 New York three
I years ago. Max Rabinoff director Of
I the Boston National Opera company,
heard her sing several times and at
once became her loyal friend He
I furnished her every facility 70 carry
on her musical studies, provided
home on Long Island, with grand
piano, victrola. and music library,
and gave her the benefit Of the teach
ing of the best vocal instructors In
New York. Then he prepared To-
4 her several operas, three out OF the
five in his repertory for the season
and took her on a tour OF Canada and
the great American cities, which
proved a triumph
Chosen by Cnruso.
The critics everywhere acclaimed
her as one of the worlds greatest.
and she was compared with Patti,
Farrar. Calve, Gslh-Curci, and the
other famous stars in the operate
armament OF today and yesterday
On her return from this tour the
Metropolitan made three year con
tract with her, and her musical career
was assured
BY permission Of the metropolitan.
Ada Navarrete made tour to Ha-
vana and TO Mexico Enrlco Csruso
chose her for his principal associate
artist. and her season with Carus0
in the Mexican capital was declared
by the critics there to have been the
most notable in the musical history
OF the city that has heard all the
worlds operate favorites with keen
aDnreciatiou and schooled judgment
Now she is on her way back 20 New
York. and FL Paso has this delightful
opportunity 70 hear her again She
calls FL PasO her own because her
fortunes began here She found the
foot OF the rainbow here, and u ls
FL Paso's golden luck to nave a night :
ingale call this town stepmother-
She viii sing her most successful Z
operatic airs and she will sing the z
songs she sang in Mexico for Mexico ;
Vow this nightingale sings best OF I
all perhaps the Rlgoletto music, but I
il she sings Lucia music forever i
after Lucia viii be woven into your 4
heart and memory. so sweet Is the 4
singing as Lucia goes her way ]
through the dreary troubles OF the 4
old opera
The same Unaffected Girl
Three years Of study in New York I.
have rounded up and made more Ger
tain her lovely low notes ana Wnen
she speaks IL Is music But the little 4
Mexican girl Is just as simple ana I
STRAIGHTFORWARD. as faithful worker
and as unaffected, as she was when
FL Paso first knew her. Trained IN
der the -severest OF masters, her song
stiu pours out as easily as our own
finch's who sings from pure happiness
in the sun
Fl Paso is to have two nights Of
this nightingale's singing, and that
is the end OF the rainbow for FL Paso,
but FL Paso has always been lucky
place. partly because it deserves its
luck. and it Is to be hoped that the
little Mexican nightingale who loves
10 speak Of the beginning OF her Tor
tunes here viii get a royal welcome
from all who love beauty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-17
WORKMEN ATTEMPT TO LOWER
u. S. FLAG AND RAISE RED ONE

Washington. D. C.. Sept 17--An
attempted violation OF the American
consulate at Genoa, italy. by work
men displaying red falgs who sought
10 force the lowering OF the Ameri-
can flag during a funeral OF worknnen
was reported today TO the state de-
partment
me report OF the incident was
communicated by vice consul Murphy
at Genoa through the American en-
hassv al Rome The funeral was OF
workmen who had been shot during
a clash with Italian police As the
procession was passing the consulate
4 number Of 7Torkmen rushed into the
building 10 lower the American flag
to half mast in respect to the dead
Vice consul Murphy stopped the
crowd: refused the demand that the
nag be lowered. and ordered the
crowd out Of the consulate The
workmen left after considerable in
sultiug language
The italian authorities promptly eE-
pressed regret over the incident