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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-20
MUNSEY hCYS MORE PAPERs.

Baltimore. Md, Nov. 2O.-(United
Press. Frank A. Munsey, pwner
OF the Baltimore News, the New
York Sun, the New York Herald
and other. publications, has pur-
chased the Baltimore American and
the Baltimore Star, it was .apnounc-
ed today. The price was reported
to be about $500, 900.
Publication of the Star will be
suspended Dec. 1, and the Ameri-
can will be issued a. the morning
edition Of the News but it will re-
tain its name. The Sunday Ameri-
can also will be continued, as will
the Sunday afternoon edition Of the
News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
DANISH STRIKE IS ( CALLED OFF-KING
 CALLS ELECTIONS
By Asssstatsa srsa,

Copenhagen. April 4-The general strike called as protest against the resignation of Premier Zahle on March 20, was called off this morning, it was announced. following a meeting of the chairman of all political parties in the Rigsdag. called last night by King Christian.
 The announcement. stated that all the parties had agreed it would be neces- sary to hold elections after a new eIec- toral law had been passed.
 Premier Liebe declared. upon inc Kings suggestion. that he desired to retire. The King will now ask former director of the Ministry of Justice Frys to form cabinet with the under standing the the Rigsdag will resume it's sessions as soon as possible and begin negotiations for an electoral bill. All the chairmen promised to cooperate with cabinet formed upon that basil. The resignation of the Liebe ministry. after five days tenure of office means that the socialist will consent to cali off the general strike providing the new electoral bill is carried through all the parliamentary stares before dissolution of the Rigsdag and the new elections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
ATLANTA SEAT SALE
 WILL OPEN TODAY

Atlanta. April i.-CSpocial) l)-The sale of tickets for single performances for Metro poltan grand opera in Atlanta April 2e to May l, inclusive, will open today April ,, and equally as heavy. it not greater rush for seats is anticipated. AL thoungh the season ticket sale was a ecord-breaker, there are many good seats left and those who can attend only one or two performances will be well taken care of. according 10 statement made Oy officials of the Atlanta Music Festicai Association. Mail orders also for tickets to single performances will be handled promptly.
 As opera week approaches, and it is now only a short time away, talk or the various singers who are coming. the operas 10 be sung. the social calendar for opera week, is becoming general Those who go to opera for the operas sake. and these are in the majority. are study ing the scores with a desire for better understanding of the music they are to hear. Many among society are giving more or less time and thought to what they shan wear and to the various socia functions that are always a brilliant fea- ture of opera week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
Boston Bouts
 Attract Many Mat Artists.
By Associated Prsss

Boston, April 4.-The national anna teur boxing championship tournament, tc be held here Monday and Tuesday rights, has brought more entries than in any previous year. The entry list also is more widely representative than usual Of the 122 college and club men entered for the competition in e.ght classes, more than forty hold titles, including several present or past national champions.
 In addition to New England boxers, contestants will come from California. wisconsin, Missouri, Alabama, Louisi- ana. New York, Ohio and Pennsyl- vania.
 One of the ten entrants in the heavy weight class is Edward Eagan. Yale's boxing captain, who won the title last year as representative of the Denver Athletic Club. Ernest Perrin of New Orleans also is in this class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
LIVINGSTON

Livingston, April (Special)-A cy- ingstone Thursday noon and totally |, wrecked every building on the premises Of Esan May, a prosperous colored farm CT His four-room dwellin, corncrib and the timbers being scattered for dis tance of 100 yards. His wife was slightly bruised but not member of the family was seriously hurt. negro man sick in the house. along with the bed mattress. was carried by the wind a distance of thirty yards, but landed unhurt. The white citizens are now contributing cash to assist Esan in rebuilding his home
 After raining all day Thursday ter- rife rain, thunder. hail and windstorm struck town at o'clock Thursday night, but did no material damage to property Streams are all out of their banks and rapidly rising. Farm lands are soaked again and still no work done. The st- uatior. is growing serious
 A large number of farmers and stock men will attend the meeting at Merid |-n April called to discuss the matter of Representatives of the large packing houses. bankers. farmers and live stock men will attend and push the movement. Nothing is so badly needed in this sec tion as an up-to-date stock yard, and as the night follows the day, so will the packing houses follow the concentra- tion of cattle, hogs and sheep This is what the movement means at Meridian. Sumter county will be there strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
other tennis champ. This time it was -Voshell. Vos it?

other tennis champ. This time it was -Voshell. Vos it?
 Three Chicago amateur wrestlers here for. the national tournament to- night already visualzing trip to Antwerp for the Olympic games. Their ,audahle ambition was not born yesterday, either. They've been traInirg for this big event for some time. The trio includes Walter Pa now, i15 pounds; Fred Meyer, heavy, and Walter Maurer, l5S pounds, sll hailing from the Chicago Hebrew Institute The mo are pu- pills of Ernest KastJe, who has won considerable fame around Chicago as middelweight in the last ten years.
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 Madrid barbers have struck for weekly wage of fifty pesetas. How much is that?
 Boil weevils are reported to be att tacking chickens in Georgia. Are their bolls woolly? If so, the same gang is operating oyer here.
 Fellow told me the other day his library consisted of only two volumes the Bible and the Republican Cam paign Book. Nothing like keeping posted on both sides of question.
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 One thing you gotta hand it to the Barons for-they don't live around at the Dirty Spoon or any stag hotels. Nothing short of the classic atmos- phere in West End will measure up to r.,. End apparently is equally strong for the boys. The denizens maintain res ervations for the boys the year round.
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 Many an Easter sock nnfurled to yesterdays breezes had been darned the night before.
 The Philliloos have fitted, but will they be able to flutter to the finish? No, Jasper, it wasn't this year Adlai West saw those Louisiana fish in convict suits. It was before the Volstead disaster
 Scudder Ryall reports that sardines are biting now They bite the year round, Scudder.
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 Stuart is the name of 1he latest Baron star. If his batting average is as good as the preachers, hell be some boy.
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 Said the Governor of North Caro- lima to the chief executive of South Carolina It's long time between nut sundaes. Which goes to prove there's still some of the squirrel stuff laft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
JUNGLE SAM SPENDS
 MUCH MORE THAN !. HE IS TAKING IN
Economy Alone Can Avert CalaitOus Crisis" Says Republican Leader
 MOndell
n- AA4.aiassa Pres.

Washington, April 4.-GovernmenF ex- penditures have exceeded the revenues from all sources" by more than s2o0 this fiscal year. and the reduction of s7oe,ooo,ooO in the floating debt last month is only temporary" condition, Representative Mondell, Wyoming re- publican leader, declared today in a statement. Economy alone. he said. could avert "calamitous crisis Immediately upon the temporary re- duction" in the floating debt Mir. Mon dell declared the treasury was "in the market for further loans and this month must dispose of further large volume of temporary certificates
 Government financing by short term notes. he added, is such as may bring tremendous increase the very rext day, week or month" after an ap- parent reduction for comparative pe- rod
 Citing the two and one-half billion dollar war deficit as mot covered by bonds or provided for by current reven- ues' the republican leader said that such sum to be carried by short term notes was serious menace at any time,' and particularly when the country was try ing to recover from the war.
 The increasing gravity of the diff cuities arising out of this enormous volume of indebtedness that must be re- newed from time to time." said Mir. Mondell, ''is indicated by the fact that while all of these certificates that were offered sold readily Tn the spring and summer of 1917 bearing an interest rate of three percent. less than s300 O0o, ,ooe of recent treasury offering of certifi- cates at 41x per cent were sold and the treasury will be in the market in khe very near future for~ioans on short time certificates at four and three quarters. with the probabilities that the rate will have to be still further advanced and may go to per cent. or twice the in- terest rate of three years ago"
 Treasury officials the statement con- tinued. have handled a trying situation most admirably" but they ''cannot avert disaster unless we keep public ex- penditures within our income" An ac- tual reduction of public debt, Mir Mon dell added, Is necessary during the next fiscal year beginning July 1, ito sus- tain national credit.'
 Congress, MT. Mondell predicted would grant appropriations for the next year of $1 ,250 000,O00 less than estimated by government departments, which asked for approximately $50o0,000,00o for ali purposes.
 Further bond issues. concluded the statement, ''could only be floated at greatly increased interest rates, at the cost of a considerable reduction in, the market value of outstanding government securities with the grave danger of wrecking the specie basis of our cur. rency, with the certainty of increasing the price of commodities and, further enhancing the cost of living. Under these conditions a further bond issue is unthinka ble."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
you chamber to a seat in the

1T you chamber to a seat in the grandstand at Redwood this
 summer, passing up the few feet of netted enclosure to sit in the open and lamp the game through the vapor instead of the screen, and you re nicked by foul, don't present any lawyer with retainer. A ram check and taxi ride is about all the law will allow you under supreme court decisions
 There's little protected space on the mezzanrne floor of the grand- stand-even If it is always empty where. the timid may watch the dia- mond turmoil in perfect safety. That is, so long as the fans don't throw pop bottles and the players don't respond to gibes with baseball bats.
 But the average Birmingham fan ducks this protectorate as naturally as he would board of health small pox placard. The bslated visitor will ask the man at the gate what he has.
 Anything left in the grandstand!
 ''Yehv
 sBeEind the wlre.
 ''Yeh
 Don't want it Gimme 2 bleach CT pastehcaTd.
 And there you are.
 Sec if this isn't correct when ycu go out to niciEoel next time.
 Nevertheless, the wire-proteetedt space must be pro yided as legal or nalnsn-. lhe higher courts have ruled chat where q pase ball club pro- vides this safety-first deck on the grandstana, offering the patron it's protection -lnd he declines to accept it, then the clubs responsibility ceases. should a fo1l gyp him oa the dome.
 Chicken told me the other day, however,. that she mad become such q movie fan in the winter she couldn enjoy the game without watching it through the screen.
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 A gentleman from Sheffield, Ala, has mailed me an interesting disserta- ton, touching upon the Carpentier- Dempsey status. But he forgot to sign his full name Another, signing himself "A Fam slips ove. some breezy remarks. According to the rules of the game, both letters are destined to take the same route. Nothing anonymous, please
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 Dye mind the time when the avail able assets would consist of Just one low-down, ornery gill and we'd split it three ways and each~getsa snifter
 < < < I Richards has gone. LID againsh an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
OL YNPTC GAMES WILL
 TAKE N ALL CLASSES
Close to Thirty Different Branches of Athletic Compet ton Are Scheduled on 1920 Programme in
 Antwerp

entries per nation for each event. Not more than four to start. Entries close July IA
 Individual Events-100. 200. 400, sO0 l,5OO, 1000 and 10000 meter track runs Marathon race 261a miles approxi- mately: 110 and 400 meter hurdles 5000 meter steeplechasc; 5000 and 1, ,o0e meter walks; running high and run ming broad jumps; running hop, step and jump; pole vault; javelin. discus and hammer; throwing 56-pound weight; putting l6-pound shot.
 Team Competitions-on entry per nation;s 100 meters relay (teams of four with two substitutes) l, 600 meters re lay Cteams of four with two substi- tutes); 5000 meters run Give starters. three to score); tug of war (teams of eight with four substitutes).
 Cross-Country Run-1o, 900 meters in dividual and team contest combined: individual. six entries. four to start: team, eight entries, six to start: three best competitors of each nation to make team and the sum of their place numbers will determine team ranking.
 Weight Lifting, Aug. 23 to 7s-Lift. ing dumbbell, one hand throwing with other; throwing bar two hands in fol- lowing weight classes: feather, light middle. hght-heavy and heavy: three entries, two competitors; entries close July 22
 Shooting, July 22-31-Miiitary arms: hunting guns, revolvers and pistols: three positions. fixed and movable tar gets; seven entries, five contestants; entries close June 21.
 Modern Penthalon, Aug. 24-27-Twen- ty shots, pistol or revolver at sil- houette target 25 meters distant; 300 meter swim, free style; duelling swords; 5000 meter horseback ride; 1000 meter cross-country walk; six entries. four starters; entries close July 23
 Ancient Pentathlon, Aug. 15-23-200 and. 1,500 meter runs; running broad jump, javelin and discus throws; six
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05

deprived him of the work that had made a living for him, his wife and his chill dren for nearly a decade.
 And then Herman Smith. aged 34, de- eided to go back to work at the os'ly other trade that he knew-that of swap ping punches. He announced to the new generation of fistic fans that he was about to do comeback. He was iaugNeo at No one took him seriously And he had hard time getting match. But he finally succeeded. getting a fight in St. Catherine's. Canada. with a fair sort of featherweight performer
 It probably would make a better story to say that smith knocked out his foe with one punch. But he didn't. What he got was $2S for his performance and something of beating. He was slow and sluggish and long absence from the ring had affected his punching judgment and created havoc with his defensive tactics.
 Guess I've got to train little, ' hazard Smith.
 And he did-for several months.
 Now I'm ready--bring on the tough babies he asked.
 So they "sic-ed" Danny Pavese. oi Newark. N T.. onto Herman Smith, LOW called grandpa And Herman knocked him out. Herman did like wise in his fight with Elmer Doane. In rapid succession the old timer, dubbed in ring circles as "The Potato Smasher, disposed of Bud Cristiano, Teddy Myers and Joe Leonard Then he met Freddie Reese, sparring partner for Benny Leon ard. and once-upon -a-time touted as a coming featherweight champion. Smith knocked out Reese in two rounds. Other victories followed.
 And now, at the age of 34, Herman Smith of Buffalo, stands among the top notchers in the featherweight ranks; a fighter who has made a Comeback nothing short of remarkable: battfer reclaimed simply because prohibition rules the land and abolished the job of ha rtending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05

SNNRoHIBITION brought Herman
 l0 Smith back into fistic harness. S And therein lies tale that may be included among the romances of the prize ring.
 Something like twelve or fifteen years ago Smith joined the pugilstic ranks and in the course of few years made quite record for himself. Around But falo, which is his home town, he showed up splendidly and many touted him as a coming featherweight champion. Pres sure was used to get Smith match with Abe Attell-and at last it was arranged.
 Smiths showing in that fight forced Abe to make a speech at the conclusion of the contest. And whenever Abe made a speech it was regarded as an admission by him that he either had been whipped or had put up bad show ing. That was one of Abe's peculiarities in his fighting days. If Abe won, he'd duck out of the ring to his dressing room. If he lost. or hadn't whipped mediocre fighter as decisively as was ex- pected. and the crowd booed' him, he would lean over the ropes and deliver little verbal explanation.
 The fight between Smith and Attell was, of course, q no-decision affair. And Buffalo enthusiasts insist that Herman gave Abe just about as good as he had to take. So they jeered the champ and Abe retaIiated by explaining to the crowd that he didn't give Smith a bad whip ping because Smith is very good
 Some time afterward Smith suddenly decided that he was through with the fight game. Apparently some manager or promoter had trimmed" i'm and Smith was disgusted. So he quit the. game. got a job as bartender and settled down to life far removed from rosin dust and the whirl of gloves
 For something like eight years, Smith never fought. He stuck to his new job. But on July 1, last year, he found him self jobless. Prohibition had come and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
Rhode Island Republicans
 av Axxociated pr~ss

Providence. R. l., April 4.-Four dele- gates at large and six district delegates will be elected from Rhole Island to the republican national convention at state and congressional conventions here to- morrow The delegates. it is expected will be uninstructed and will be united upon no one candidate as their first choice for the presidential nomination. At a meeting of the state executive com mittee yesterday a list of delegates, headed by Governor R. Livingston Beeck- man, was agreed upon and will be placed in nomination tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05


 Copies of the official programme of the Olympic games to be staged in , Belgium during a period from April to October, recently rereived in this country, disclose arrangements for one of the most ambitious international meets in the history of the athletic classic. Close to thirty different branches of sport competitions are pro yided. including individual and team contests aggregating several hundred events.
 All the famous competitions which have made the Olympic games noted in past revivals, including the mara thon race, pentathlon and decathlon are continued and early advices indi- cate larger. and more varied entry by nations than ever before.
 The complete programme follows:
 August l!-official opening of Olym- pic stadium.
 August 15-23-Olympic track and field championships in stadium. Six
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
AT LOEw'S BIJOU
PULLMAN

Cullnan, April 4.--tSpecial) )-There have been about 2oo boys who have called at the office of the probate judge for their exemption certificates, exempting them from the payment of poll tax for their services during the war. It is estimated that there are at least roo more to come in Judge Buchanan has given them un- til April 15 to get these certificates.
 A large number of teachers from both the city and rural schools attended the A. K. A. in Birmingham this week. Among those who went down were: Misses Hester Bailey. Buford Bradford. Elberta Bailey, Millie Kemp. Lillian Rog- CTS, Cora McCombs. Connie Lowery, Dru- ella Stubblefeld, Pauline Rogers, Mettie Scoggins, Celeste Rotton, Leslie Speegle and Ainse Rose; Messrs. James l.. Kemp, James Knight. Oscar Weeks, Joseph Yeager, c. l.. Tillery and Mrs. N. E. Williams.
 The entire faculties of both the city and high schools attended the meeting.
 On Monday evening Mother Goose" play will be given at the High School by the pupils of the first and second grades, city school. The play is under the directions of Mrs. M. l., Robertson. for- merly Miss Mary Stone Oliver of Bfr- mingham, who is teacher of first-grade in the city school.
 Mrs. Phala Bledsoe. worthy grand ma tron of the Order of the Eastern Star, spent Wednesday in the city. holding school of instruction with the Order of the Eastern Star recently reorganized in this city. Mrs. Bledsole is a woman of charming personality, ani her visit was greatly enjoyed by the members of this fraternity.
 A number of young people from Hart sell and Cullman enjoyed dance at the Holmes Gap Hotel on the evening of April 1. The hotel was opened for the season on this occasin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05

entries: four competitors; entries close July A.
 Decath1on. Aug. 15-2S--1oo 400 and 1 300 meters run. 110 meter hurdles. running broad and running high jumps, pole vault 16 pound shot put. discus and javelin throws; six entries and four competitors; entries close July II.
 Rowing, Aug 27-29-Single souls, double souls; pairs, fours and eight pared shells with coxswain; distance one and one quarter miles; one entry per nation per event; entries close July 5.
 Swimming. Aug. 22-2a-Events.. men: 100 meter. free style; 100 meter. back stroke; 200 meter. breast stroke; 400 meter, free style; 400 meter. breast stroke; 1,500 meter, free style Diving, ordinary, fancy and springboard.
 Events. women: 100 meter and 300 meter, free style; ordinary and spring board diving; six entries. four starters.
 Team events. men: 800 meter relay race. six entries. including two subst- tutes: water polo teams of seven. with seven substitutes. Women: 400 meter relay six entries with two substitutes All swimming entries close July 21
 Cycling, Aug. 9-12 - Track events: 900 meters: 1000 meters tandem 50 kilometers (31 miles) Team pursuit race. 1000 meters. Road race. 17J k1lometers COS miles): team score total time of four competitors, six entries, four starters, Entries close July s.
 Gymnastics--August 22-29.
 Fencing 15-2s
 Wrestling, all classes--Greco- Roman, Aug. 15-26. atch-as-catch- -can, Aug 27-31
 Boxing. all cIasses-August 1926.
 Lawn Tennis, Aug. 15-23-Singles and doubles. men and women mixed dou- bles six entries. four competitors; tn- tries close July 1f
 Soccer Football-August 29-Sept 5. Rugby-August 90 to Sept. ,.
 Hockey (ice)-April 20-30 Grass, Sept. 1-5.
 Figure Skating-April 20-30.
 'Polo-July 15-Aug 2
 Archery-August 3-8; August 22-a9
 Golf-uncertain depends on entries
 Equestrian Games-Sept 6-12.
 Yachting--July 7-10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
MY LADY'S GARTER"
 AT THE STRAND

Three hundred years had passed since king covered a charming lady's em- barrassment when she dropped a sil- ken, jewelled studded hoop that served as her gafter but the garter remained through the years and the excitement that it caused forms the basis for a most entertaining screen feature, My Ladys Garter" which is the attrac- ton at the Strand theatre for the first three days of this week, beginning to- day
 My Ladys Carter is a Maurice Tourneur picturization of Jacques Flu trelle's story, and it is said to be a story of excitement and thrills with a pleasing climax clearing up mystery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-05
"APRIL FOLLY"
 AT THE COLONIAL

Romance and mystery are the ele- ments which make for the fascination of April Folly" a Paramount- Aircraft perturbation of Cynthia Stockley's pop rlar serial which is the attraction at the Colonial theatre the first half of this week. beginning today.
 "Arpil Folly" is the story of a girl who loved adventure for it's own sake and who changed identities with love lorn lady only to find herself in the midst of difficulties which threaten all sorts of dire consequences until the mystery is cleared away.