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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
Print Pamphlets for
Massachusetts Voters

BOSTON. Oct-One million copies
will be printed and distributed of the
official state pamphlet which will give
information to the voters of the refer
enda to appear on the state ballot on
November ?, Secretary of State Langtry
announced The pamphlet results from
that provision of the initiative and ref
erendum that the people shall have am
pie knowledge of all acts which are sub
mitted 10 them for their approval or re-
lection The 2.75 per cent beer and wine
bill will appear on the ballot through
out the state. In Maiden. Medford and
Swampscott the voters will accept or re
ject the two-platoon bill for firemen.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
COVEL.ESK|
BIC FACTOR
IN SUCCESS
Series Finish ACclaims Him
Greatest Spitball
Artist.
ny JACK yEIock


STAFF CORRESPONDENT !. N SERVICE
NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Tris Speaker
hshting Indians are the worlds base
ball champions today because they
have been able to combine natural
ability with fighting spirit.
The newly crowned champions plug
ged their way to the worlds title
nartIv because they were lighting be-
hind the greatest spit-ball pitcher L
baseball and partly because they are,
without a doubt. the greatest come
back or money players in either major
league.
The name Of Stanley Coveleskie
stands out in bold relief in Cleveland's
achievement. The 1anky Pole. with
three victories to his credit, has en-
blazoned his name in the annals OF
baseball history as one of the greatest
worlds series pitchers Of all time, and
his brilliant victory recalls the great
work of good old Ed Walsh. who made
the White Sox famous a way back In
1905.
Walsh was the greatest spitball ar
list OF the days gone by. Convey ranks
as the greatest spitball pitcher Of the
present day. and it seems a shame, af-
ter what he has accomplished, II at the
spitball pitcher must go by the boards.
Both major leagues have sgreed to
abolish the moist delivery. but in JUS
tee to such fellows as Convey It seems
that some ruling should be made to
permit the old timers to continue.
The Indians as a team are sure to be
? factor in the American league PEN
rant race of 1921, but if the spitban
rule holds they will be sure = miss
Coveleskies effectiveness in the box
next year. Taken as a team, however,
Speakers tribe are sure to figure
strong II the race next year. FOR
there never has been a ball CLUB with
more fighting spirit
The Dodgers have no alibi. Thei.
dcfeat may be summed up in a few
words uttered by I'd Konetchy:
we were fighting to make runs
without a. many men IN bases as the
Indians nal. said Honey. and that
simply NJ thS. W, " ere not hitting
like they did"
Rube Marquard is through as
Dodger That was one of the after
maths of the series, thanks to the
Rubes error" in trying to scalp
tickets
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
YANKEES WOULD PAY
$500, 900 FOR SISLER

CLEVELAND. o., Oct. 13.-An offer
of 100000 for George Sisler. made by
the New York Yankees, has been turn
ed down by Branch Hickey of the st.
Louis Browns. Hickey passed through
here yesterday en- route from New
York TO St. Louis. but did not attend
the final world series game. friend
who saw him AMI talked q him had
this . say: Too Yankees offered far
moro money fo- Sislcr than was paid
for Ruth. Tho sum is about $500, 900.
But Hickey wouldn't accept. No
amount of cash can influence him to
let loose of SiSer."
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
Dartmouth Grid Star Out
of Game for Rest of Year

HANOVER. n. H, Oct. 13.-Dart-
mouths football prospects received a
blow yesterday with the announce
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13

because of the unfavorable publicity
he has already gotten out OF the
charges made against him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
Cy Young Kicked Game
F'ixer Out of His Room

CLEVELAND. Oct. 13.-Denton "Cy"
Young, perhaps the greatest pitcher in
baseball history, told today how In his
day he and Lou Criger. his battery
mate. disposed of crooked gamblers
" no approached them with PROPOSE
ton TO throw" the 1904 world series
Although in those days Cy got exactly
ST 500 a year for his services on the
slab. he threw the fixer out of his
room. Criger was even rough.r, he
said. Cy said gamblers have made
repeated attempts to fix" games. but
the players have been 700 honest.
Take The Times and keep In
touch with the whole world
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
ESpHSss HING RA|!GlE

ment that Capt. Jim Robertson suffer
ed broken collarbone in last Satur-
days game with Penn State and prob
ably will be out OF the game for the
rest OF the season. Robertson was
chosen by Water Camp Las. year as
fullback for the third All-American
team.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
MARQUARD FINED
FOR SCALPING
IINYERNAIIohAL hEMs sERvIcEl

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEl
CLEVELAND. o., Oct. 1S-RuOe
Marquard was fined one dollar AMI
costs by Judge Snber today on a
charge CT attempting to scalp tickets
On the worlds series. The Judge ex-
Dlain-o that he let Marquard down
easily-the maximum fine being s5ot-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13
Hope Operation Will
Restore Singers Voice
rInrrRNarIonAL NEWS SERVICE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICEl
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oct-In the
hope that her voice may be restored
by surgical operation or BY a suitable
climate. Madame H. Large, Of Lon
don and New Zealand. pupil of Mad
anne Melba, has arrived here with her
husband
Madame Large will visit the Mayo
brothers at Rochester. MINI. to
learn II anything can Be done hy the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-13

world-famous surgeons for her voice
Mr.. Large is an international figure
having worked with Herbert Hoover in
war relief work. The couple were mar
ried after the war and are making
return honeymoon trip TO London.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

1ueation by ~ristng .Every Evening !nfor-
nation bureau. prcderic } Haskio. Dire
strictly 10 Information. The bureau cannot
give Adyicr on LEGAL, medical and nnaprta1
nasf. nas.n trpusIes nos' NOT @ 70 nn2se,aks ssh.ns
tive reparch on any sublcct Write your
question plainly and briefly. olive fun nan,s
an stamp as' for return @ postage. All replies .ra
sent direct To the inquirer.
@. DO porcupines really shoot their
quilts at enernicsy W. =.
A. The quilts of porcupine ore loosely
inserted In the skin, and may, on being
violently shaken, become dctacbed-a
circumstance which may have given rise
To the purely fabulous statement that the
animal possessed the power Of actually
ejecting its quilts like arrows or darts ~ an
enemy
O. Where is Dannemora prison and
what class Of prisoners are confined thereY
| M. c.
A. Dannemora prison is located at
Dannernora, New York, up IN the noun
taing near Lake ChanpIain. The criminal
insane and half-sittcd are confined there.
| o. What five Vicc-Presidents later be-
esme Prcsidentsg T. NJ. &.
~
| Presidents John Adams, Thomas Jeffer-
| son, Martin Van Bmen, John Tyler,
| Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson, Ches-
| ter A. Arthur aud Theodore Roosevelt.
| O. How many Shriners are there IN the
| United States7 X. w. X.
| A. The rnembership of the Mystic
/ Shrine up 10 November /, 1920, is slightly
/ over $4,000.
o. What proceedings must n German
/ citizen take who has not been in this
/ country six years, and wishes passport
70 Mexico7 r. r. r.
A. a man in the United States who Is a
citizen Of Germany will have 70 apply 70
the consul Of some foreign country, such ~
| Holland, which has diplomatic relations
| with Germany as well as with the United
/ States, In order 20 obtain passport out a
| this country for Mexico or other countries
| Owing to the fact that the United States
| has not resumed diplomatic relations with
/ Germany there is no German representa-
/ tive ~ whom you could apply.
O. What is the significance Of the sir
stars on the soldiers Victory Medal7
NJ r.
/ A. The War Department says that the
/ six stars on the soldiers victory medals
/ do not have any special significance They
i NEtS Ph%SDA ara -
| balance the rest Of the design and %
make the whole artistic.
1 O. Pleese give recipe for pie made Of
/ dried pumpkin NJ. T.
/ A. One cup dried pumpkin Lz cup
/ sugar, tablespoon cornstsrch, 2 eggs, y:
. teaspoon cinnamon, 3 cups water, Is ctip
syrup, cup milk. II teaspoon ginger
/ pinch Of salt Soak pumpkin in wster "A
/ hours, cook and put through eolander
/ Beat the eggs, add syrup, pumpkin
sugar mixed with spices, and then milk
/ This recipe makes two large pies
o. What was the date of the tornado
/ that destroyed Brinkley, Arkansas? J
L. G.
A. The Weather Bureau records show
! that a severe tornado visited that plac,
on March 5, 1903, about Z 10 p. m. Th'
storm crossed the city from southwest y
northeast, killing 40 persons woundinI
about 6cO, and causing damage estimstec
/ at $500, 900.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
Firc Plugs T'ha, Failed.

The Fire Department In fighting a fire
at Seventh and Market streets, Sunday,
report that their work WAS hindered for
few minutes because Of the risted condi-
ton Of one or two Of the plugs which sup
ply water for the engines. Thes fire ut the
Waverly Apartments, it will be recalled,
disclosed the fact that the fire escape WAS
out Of order and had not been tested re-
Gently enough for anyone TO remember the
date or it's condition. In addition to this
peril to the forty or more inmates Of the
house, waste rags and paper were allowed
to accumulate in such quantities that they
were set ablazc by spontaneous combus-
ton. Now comes the discovery that fire.
plugs in the very center Of the commercial
district of the city failed 70 provide a
stream of water promptly when tried, and
several minutes were wasted in getting
them in service
These revelations make us apprehensive
that the whole fire-iighting business is in n
state of generalization and that the city Is
at the mercy of chance. Had the fire OF
Sunday been in any other quarter OF the
building, where the combustion might
have been more rapid, there is no reason to
doubt the loss to property would have been
very heavy. The first few minutes OF fire
are the most important, as everybody
knows, and the block might have burned
down while the firemen were compelled To
stop 10 oil the water supply source and
tinker with the valves
Unless the firemen are assured the plugs
are in good order for immediate service
when called on there can be little gained
n rushing TO fire at such speed IA TO
lose controIof the motor-driven apparatus,
as was the case on Sunday, when, un-
fortunately, several men were badly hurt
and the engine damaged.
II anything were required 20 emphasize
the immediate need Of paid FIRE depart
ment here, where the men are under the
control Of the city and can be held hc-
countable for such delinquencies, the
proof is furnished in these two fires occur
ring within few hours of each other.
Wilmington must have inspectors who
will inspect and there must be law with
strong, sharp teeth against the aceumula-
tion of inflammable material in buildings
and against general carelessness IN such
matters. for it seems that the instruction
ON fire prevention islargely wasted and IN
Needed. Let there be action IN putting
the fire plugs in condition and in inspect
ing premises for dangerous refuse, and,
above all. let there be an immediate test oil
fire escapes before we are visited by de-
structive FIRE with loss of life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
TRAFFIC DEATH TOLL.

II is not surprising in view OF the record
of traffic accidents in the past few weeks
that parents of school children should
become alarmed and that their fears should
find expression through the medium oi
citizens associstioTs IN demands for
greater protection. The casualty list Is q
long and bloody one, including the names
Of little tots and grown people and dis
closing a condition OF affairs which cannot
be permitted TO continue The dangers
Of the streets have multiplied out OF all
proportion to the increase IN population;
II clearly is the duty OF those charged
with the duty Of governing the District 10
reduce them.
In reaching a solution of the tratflc
difficulties of Washington the best experts
available should be brought into consul
tation. Naturally some very impractcabie
suggestions are made, such, for Instance,
rs the proposal that every automobile
upon approaching railway crossing must
come to full stop. That would result
in traffic congestion and would not lessen
the dangers between crossings.
Pedestrians should be impressed with
their responsibilities at the same tune
motorists are compelled TO exercise
proper care. Children should not be per
mitted 10 play in crowded streets. Boys
who go scudding along the asphalt IN
their little wagons propelled by foot
power are inviting accident.
The traffic situation in Washington
must be improved, and that very soon,
The toll of life and limb cannot be en-
dured. 1t is situation which calls for
more than mere arbitrary police Iegl-
lation; it needs the best brains available
TO reach a practical solution which will
reduce danger to the minimum and yet
not interfere with the proper navigation
Of the streets by motor vehicles. The
rights of all must be considered with 9
view to safety first.-Washington Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
MIR. BELIN'S ACHIEVEMENT.

MIR. Edouard Belin S achievement max
ing possible the transmission OF photo
graphs by wire marks another milestone
in the progress of science. Decade by
decade, and almost year by year, the work
of annihilating distance goes steadiiy Tor
ward Perhaps the physicists VIII yet
come to agree with the metaphyslclans
who argue that space and time are both
illusions We have been accustomed 10
think of st. Louis as twenty hours away /;
Sunday the photograph Of an Indian chlef
was sent from that city and received In
New York in eight minutes.
The demonstrations Of MIR. Belin are
potential for good or evil to the world,
iike the inventions of every other scientist.
The discoveries OF science are the raw
materials that are dumped at our factory s
door. Ii is for us to determine what shall
be the finished product. We can make
of the gifts of science instruments OF
benefcence or malevolence, OF civilization
or destruction.
1t is hard to think of single discovery
or invention that was not utilized during
the great war TO assist in the destruction
of ten million lives and many billions OF
dollars in property;
For centuries millions of men and women
have devoutly believed in miracles OF
faith. Some, however, have doubted and
Others have denied, but no one can and
no one will deny the miracles of science.
And yet poets in their widest flights OF
fancy never visioned accomplishments
more wonderful than those which the
practical genius of man has demonstrated
The romance of scientific achievements
has dimmed the lustre of literary romance,
and 4the light that never was on sea or
land is the light of scientific knowledge.
New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
PRESS COMMENTS
THE LEAGUE AT WORK.

Too ambitious a program IA not marked
out Mt first. To put the League fully on its
fect, 10 show To the world that the idea 81
ii can be made living reality, u Of itscli
great and useful achievement. Doubt'e"
the League, whether formally or inform
ally, will give attention TO Some OF the
vexed questions left over by the Treaty
of Versailles, Chief among these u the
quostion af the German indemnity. De
spite the confessed necessity OF making
this fixed and definite, the work has
tagged The latest decision Of the su-
prcme Council is to have a meeting OF
experts, including Germans, Mt Brussels.
and then final referring bnck OF the
matter TO the Council itself. On these
terms France and England, after sorne
misunderstanding and no little diplomatic
friction, have finally agreed. Here Is q
matter not only of controversy but on
peril, in which the League might properly
interest itself, since Article x1, OF the Gov
ennnt declares IT TO be the friendly rlpht
Of each member TO "bring 20 the attention
of the Assembly or of the Council any
circumstance whatever affecting intrrnh-
tional relations" In this particular the
League would probably have to work
through the Reparationa Commission,
erected hy the Treaty. But either IN that
way or some other. Germany ought soon
TO know precisely what she viii have TO
pay for the damage wantonly wrought by
her in the war. The earlier che knows IT,
the better it will be both for her and all
the rest Of the world. No large scheme
of international credits can be worked out
until the total liability Of Germany Is as
certained
Thouuhtful Americans do not conceal
their modification and regret that tins
nation is not represented at Geneva. we
belong there. We ought To be IN the
League, if only 10 help perfect II ana
guide ita first steps. Now that the prelu-
dees and vtolences Of the election have
subsidized, there is general and obvious
feeling that the United States is playing
n shabby part in standing aside, when
nearly all the other Powers are STRIVING
TO shape an instrument OF peace and
civilization Hang yourself, Crilion, tor
there has been glorious fighting and you
were not here" That old message may
now be varied so as TO convey to America
the sense Of all her admirers and well
wishers in Europe that she should be TAX
ing her part in the still more glorious
peacemaking.
She will. we doubt not, be doing Il m
time. Just at present, she can do httle
moro than look across the ocean Ia see the
predictions of her oracles IN the Senate
falsified. They said that the League would
never come into being But II not only
lives. il moves. The difficulties raised BY
ten thousand Republican speeches OF ten
millions of words are all solved by the
Leagues walking.-New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
Coal Situation Becomes Worse.

There has been such a demand Tor gas
and electric heaters in the cities where
there is q scarcity Of fuel, that the dealers
stocks are exhausted. and there Is some
annrehension that the draft on the re-
sources Of the gas and electric supply
stations will have been exhausted before
the coal supply eventually reaches Its
normal quantity.
The conditions in this section of the
country are most alarming and thereseems
to be no way Of avoiding a great deal of
hardship during the winter, owing TO the
coal famine. Buyers OF fuel IN bucket
quantities are paving at the rate oi more
than $50 ton, and more than a third OF
the fuel disposed Of is sold in such quantl-
ties.
Spectators, meantime, are said TO De
reaping rich profit, and It ls reported
that coal on the way from the mines TO
the consumer is sold many times IN tran
sit. each change OF ownership adding to
the cost to consumer An explanation
from the mines lays the blame for the
shortage on lack Of freight cars 20 trans
port il to market, which began last
summer and ha. continued, and also he
cause of coal priority orders to the North
western and Middle Western States.
tits clsirned by those who are protesting
against the present conditions that there
are large supplies Of coal piled along the
railroads at different points, within
easv access of cities, but this does not
seem to be moving. The conditions here
are rather worse than they werelast week,
if such is possible, and there seems TO be
no relief in sight. In consequence OF the
big demand for burning oils, the price OF
kerosene has advanced to "a cents gal
Ion. which makes it almost as costly as
coal at it's present record figures.
With coal mines less than hundred
miles distant, with railroad lines almost
direct TO the breakers, and with weather
conditions excellentform mining, tits almost
inexplicable that people Of this section
should be without fuel and that those who
are fortunate enough to get II must pay
almost three times its value.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
Just Folks
ny Edgar A. Guest
OUR COUNTRY's FUTURE.


want to see my country the first Of all
the earth
A land where genius may glow whcr-
ever IL has birth,
A land Of sturdy manhood, land OF
women fair,
Where opportunity's job which every
man may share.
/ want to sec my country supreme on
land and sea,
An inspiration and n guide TO all who
would be free,
America an honest land, a happy land
and true,
The guardian Of glorious past, the
seeker Of the new.
know my country's courage can blaze
the paths nfar,
And carry hope 10 faltering hearts, no
matter where they are;
/ know her genius can shed its rays from
pole to pole
And build Of her n nation strong, ma
tion with soul.
Beyond the horizon Of time her rising
glories glow,
A promise Of the splendors that hor
future shall beatow;
Great wisdom shall be Graded here, with
each succeeding age
Great men shall rise To write their fame
on history's shining page.
| want 10 gee my country grow greater
with the years,
With more that makes for laughter and
iess that brings the tears;
America the free land, the land of mirth
and song,
Too great 70 do selfish deed, too big 10
shield wrong
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17

Every purse should Immediately open
to meet the call Of the Home for Aged
Women for funds, as there is no work that
gives us the opportunity to so worthily
lend our money and our cooperation.
Each one of the women who find an agree
able and bright haven there has "done
her bit, not small one, either, an now,
after earning a good rest in the afternoon
of life it is our pleasure to see that they
are provided with all the comforts that
we can bestow on such deserving guests.
They have records of long and busy years
behind them and we can easily fill with
sunshine and coDtentment the years TO
come.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17

The question: Where is Charlie Ross"
has been answered by the police court
records here. He has been shooting
crap The Ross family seems 10 be al
most as numerous as the Smiths, and
Charley Ross has almost as many name
-akes as the original George Washington.
One never notices how many men bearing
the same name there are In the country
until one Of the number stands out in
such prominence as did the Philadelphia
boy who was cruelty kidnapped almost
half century ago, and whose name If
known in all ChristeDdom.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17

senator HardiDg's Texas holiday is not
altogether an occasion of unalloyed
pleasure He was caught in fierce Texas
"norther, which is said to be piercingly
cold affair, and also his train broke down
and was marooned in the midst of desc
late marsh II is too bad that Texas
weather aud Texas luck should have so
marred the genuinely hearty and sincere
Texas welcome that was being extended to
the distinguished guest. No doubt the
people of Texas would have ordered other
wise had it been within their power.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-17
DISAGREE WITH DIR. ELIOT.

DIR. c. ". Eliot $ surprising remark com.
ing from so conservative a quarter, that
womens short1ekirted, low-throated cos
tunes today are indecent has stirred a
considerable discussion on this time-worn
subject. Not many women seem to agree
with Dr. Eliot. The health commissioner
Of New York, very intelligent man,
states that probably the present costumes
are more conducive 10 health than other
fashions
He refers also to cosmetics, stating that
il is doubtful whether harm II caused by
their use. II he were woman with color
less complexion, he states that he would
undoubtedly use rouge. On the other
hand. several women are interviewed who
think that the way cosmetics are often
used makes the user so conspicuous as 10
be a laughing stock.-Topeka Capital