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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Layton Leads for 3.cushion Title

Chicago, Dec. 0.-Tho fight for the ma
tionai three cushion billiard title today had
narrowed down to a race between Robert
ST. Louis, former pocket billiard champion.
and only recently an asprant for honors In
the angle game. The tournament ends to-
night. Layton leads .he four players in the
final championship round with record OF
two games won and none lost, and was
scheduled to meet Cannefax tonight Victory
for Layton tonight will give him the title.
while Cannefax must win to even gain a tie
for :he championship which includes a $500
cash prize and a $500 a-y"Hr salary. In
case Of n tie. 1. will b. played of tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
COBB TO MANAGE TIGERS
President Navin viii Offer Him
Contract at $4,000

New Orleans, Dec. 0.-Ty Cobb is
going to manage the 1921 Detroit Tigers.
The contract which will give Tyrus
complete authority over the players now
under reserve and those to be pur-
chased. may be signed in New Orleans.
Frank J. Navin, president Of the
Tigers, may come here for a final con-
ference with the Georgian. or meet him
at his Augusta, Ga, home on or before
December. 10.
The salary he is to receive no
doubt will be in the neighborhood Of
$40. 900 per season. As private Ty's
annual pay from Detroit has been
mentioned as ranging from $4,000 to
S05 600
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Regatta for PouahkeepsIe

New York. Dec. p.--The annual intsrcol.
lcgiato regatta will be held on the Hudson
river near Poughkeepsie next year. after
officially here today. The. event was held
on Lake CayuEai at ithac& last year. and
during the II was suspended. II was
intimated that the Naval Academy crew
will be invited to participate in the rI 9
next June
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
HOPPE TO MEET HoREMANS
Worlds Champion Billiard Expert to
Play Belgian

New York, Dec. 0.-Formsl arrange
ments for two championship billiard
matches between Willie Hoppe. world 3
champion, and Edouard Horemans, Bel
cian expert. were anticipated today at
a conference between their respective
representatives. Proposals called for one
match mt 1871 and one at 1872 balk line.
Horemans sought exhibition matches
with Welker Cochran and Jake
Schaefer. competitors in the tournament
won Yesterday by Hoppe. but the west
ern players already had planned to leave
this afternoon for San Francisco.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL
RING CONTESTS HER:
Leading Amateurs Of England o. d
America VIII Box Next Month

New York, Dec. 9.---An international
boxing carnival between the leading
amateur middeweights and heavy
weights Of England and the United
States, to be held here next month. will
be the initial international contest In
sport series which promises to make
1921 famous.
Unless there is an eleventh hour
change in the plans, the bouts Will
bring together the best amateur middle
weight and heavyweight boxers OF tie
English and United States armies ami
navies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Announce Tioer Hockey Dates

Princeton. Dec. o. - Princeton's hockey
schedule was announced today as follows:
2s. Yale at Philadelphia: 20. Harvard at
Cambridge; February 10. Yale at Boston: 20.
Pennsylvania at Phiiadclphia: March ;.
Dartmouth at Philadelphia. Until tho com
pietion OF the new rink here Z: Is planned to
send the hockey squad to Philadelphia fr"-
auently for practice In the Ice Palace. Eight
@re - f,"ri"" princ -.Nn s"vens ar" ca.
~, EHivhi KnUv, Morrii. Mitchell. Tall
man and Captain Maxwell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
COLLEGIANS PLAY HERE
Ice Hockey Stars Meet Quaker city
at Palace Tomorrow

The Collegians, an all star cast of
former college ice hockey stars, will
oppose Quaker City at the second public
ice hockey game at the Ice Palace to-
morrow night. The Morgan hockey
team was originally scheduled, but lack
of practice forced them to call 1t off.
Captain Stephen A. Dion, coach of
Quaker City, has strong combination.
one that right now is the most seasoned
of any in the East. The girl, ice hockey
teams of the Merton and Philadelphia
Cricket Clubs will appear in public
exhibition before the Quaker City Col
legian clash.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Glants MAY Play Indians

New York. Dec. 1.-THE New York Giants
may meet the Cleveland Indians champions
Of the world. in .wO games at least during
the spring training season. II was learned
today. Manager Tris speaker. OF the In
dams, IN a letter 20 the Giants headquar-
tiers, asked for games between the two teams
at Dallas. Tex. March 10 and 90. Sec
retary Joseph d. O'Brien tentatively ac-
cepted the dates pending the arrival OF Man
ager McCiraw from Cuba.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
schoIastlcs to Meet Vietrix

The Germantown Schoiastics will play
their second Sunday game at the end OF this
week when VictriI will be met on Kiker' $
Field The game with Holy Name. which
resulted in the Scholastics' only defeat of
the SAMSON. is regarded as unfortunate. yet
almost necessary toward the improvement of
the team. Germantown's lineup may be
shifted. but tho men will be replaced BY
others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Noted Race Horse Dead

Lexington. Ky. Dec, e.-Jack Atkin. a
sixteen-year.old horse by Sain El Salado.
one OF the leading thoroughbreds and sires
Of the last DECADE. died at Hopkinsyilie. Ky;
c,arnctt, who had recently refused 10000
Tor him. They bought him from the Barney
Schrieber estate when the horses OF that
breeder were pold here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
vauohn Quits Tacoma

Tacoma. WASH. Dec. 0.-pobby Vaughn.
former Princeton University and big League
pitcher, announced today that he will not
manage the Tacoma team Of the Pacific In
ternational League again next season; Club
OFFICIALS today began overtures with Bert
Graham. first baseman on the team. for the
managerial post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Suspend Boxer for Attack

tercity boxing show will be held under thN
auspices OF the 4. A. u. here on SATURDAY
Pittsburgh. Frank Grayber. n middlewe ei ght.
who was TO take part, has been indefinitely
suspended by tho Allegheny Mountain branch
of the A. A. U. for an alleged attack on .
referee at the close of the Greater Pitts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Star coIIeoe Hurler for White sas

Cedar Falls, Ia. Dec PETER JorgoDser.
star pitcher of the Iowa state Tesclfrp
college nine for several seasons and t3f~
tain in 1919. has signed a contract Nlla
the Chicago white Sox, and will Join III
team when II leaves for the southern train;
ing camp next spring. JorKsnson Is now 10
Gated at Gutenberg, Ia, where he In SUPER
intendcnt Of schools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
Secures Race Track Concession

San Diego. Calf. Dec. 8.--The Mexican
federal government has granted a ten-year
exclusive race track concession IN Lower
California to the Lower California Jockey
Club. The concession was awarded by Gov
ernor NJ. BalareZO. about n month ago, and
was then forwa rded to Mexico City for the
approval OF tho federal government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
levinsky Loses on Foul

Portland. Ore. Dec. e.-Boy Mccormiok.
ceiYcd TIE decision 1y over Battiine LeVin,ky
Of Philedelphia, on a foul In the seventh
found Of n scheduled ten-round bout at a
seventh round Mccormick had a slight shade.
The foul was declared unintentional by Le-
whisky
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-09
To Lead Missouri orldders

Columbia, Mo, Dec 0.--Herbert Biume.
of Webster Groves, No., has been elected
captain OF the Missouri University 1921 foot
ball team. He was a tacltle on the team for
the laBt two years,
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
AUTO TRUCKSHAVE NOT SUPPLANTED BUFFALO
 IN PHILIPPINE TRAFFIC

MANILA, Sept. II (by Associated Press) .-Automobile trucks have not yet replaced the carabao, or water buffalo, as the principal means of transporting heavy loads in the Phil lippines.
 Trucks have become numerous in cities, however, and have also, in a small degree taken the place of the animals in cultivation of rice fields in the islands.
 Prices of the carabao have risen from $2O head five years ago to $225 head today. Owing to inroads made on the herds by disease, it has been necessary to import the animals from other Malay countries, alone. during 1919, 5000 head of car aboa were imported.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
COINS FROM PORCELAIN . ABANDONED IN GERMANY

BERLIN, Sept. Il (by Associated Press) The proposal to manufac- ture porcelain coin to the amount of 60,000000 marks for the German re- public has been abandoned. Some al ready had been produced at the Meissen manufactory and were disks of terra cotta color unglazed and un- milled but of faultless artistic i'm print Experts of the Rechsbanks, however, advised the government against their adoption, mainly on the ground that they were unwieldly in the pocket or purse, could not be easily distinguished by touch and could not be counted with existing counting machinery.
 One of the most important points raised in opposition to their use was that they might be initiated without particular difficulty except for a de- gree of hardness which could only be ascertained by tests by experts in porcelain.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
POINCARE'S ADVICE IS
 TO "LEARN GERMANY

PARIS, Sept. il (by Associated Press).- .-"Learn German is the ad- advice former President Poincare has given the French through the Asso- citation of language professoross. lie said:
 "To dominate German science we must understand it. And to maintain the independence or the superiority of our literature we must not close our eyes to foreign literatures, not even that of Germany"
 M. Poincare said German must De known by those who undertake the administration of the occupied regions and also to restore French to It's pro- per place in Alsace Lorraine.
 Army officers were recently urged to learn German. The: government has reinstated that language in the officers training schools.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
INVOKE LAW TO STOP FRAUDS
 AT PRIMARY

SPOKANE, Sept. II (by Associated Press Ben H. Rice, manager for Congressman Stanley Webster, who is seeking renomination in the Repub- lican primaries, announced plan to- day to challenge voters in the. pri- maries Tuesday who are known to be in svmpathv with the Non-Partisan League ue-Farmer-Labor party who ask for Republican ballots. Rice said the election laws will be invoked to pre- vent the entry of such voters in the Republican primary.
 Thomas Corkery, who received the endorsement of the farmer groups, IS contesting with Webster for the nom- ination.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
COX AT BELLINGHAM

BELLINGHAM, Sept. Il (by Asso- ciated Press) Further information about Republican contributions in Washington were presented by Gov ernor Cox here today, when he read Alexander, chairman of the finance committee, reporting an over-subscrip tion of the allotments. Cox also dis cussed the League of Nations, radical ism and progressiveism.
 Governor Cox urged the develop ment of Alaska and the audience ap plauded when he declared the straight jackt should be removed from the ter ritory
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
LONDON LABOR PAPER
 HAS BOLSHEVIKI COIN

LONDON, Sept. Il (by Associated Press) s).-The Herald, the organ of English labor, admitted in it's issue yesterday that it had in it's possession 975,000 of Bolsheviki gold money, which was being held pending de- cision by the shareholders as to how it should be used. The newspaper refers to the Soviet as magnificent demonstration of real working class solidarity and what the Russians mean by internationalism"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
N0N-PARTISANS SOLICIT HUGE
 CAMP ALIGN FUND

CHICAGO, Sept. II (by Associated Press) ).-Charles w. Lee of South Beach, Conn.,, divisional director of the Republican campaign fund drive, told the senate Investigating commit tee at yesterday afternoons session that he had heard rumor that the Non-Partisan Leaue had raised a cam paign fund of $4,O0O,OOO in the north west
 Eunice Coyne, a reporter of the Daily ws-American of South Da- kota, told the committee today now girl workers in the internal revenue office at Aberdeen solicited contribu- tions to the Democratic campaign fund.
 Miss COyne said girls who were re- ceiving $12O month were asked for $40 contributions.
 E. M Waterbury of Centerville who ence Nee, father of J. Waiter Nice, described himself as an agent for Clar- revenue collector at Amerdeen. said the girls also told Nee the chairman Of the state organization collected Democratic funds.
 The committee completed it's inquiry here a noon today and took r3rAss, to meet in New York on SeptemDu" 24. Four witnesses who failed to appear today will be heard in the east.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
COX HURRYINC
 ON THROUGH WASHINGTON

WALLA WALLA, Sept. Il (by As sociated Press) ).-Governor Cox de- tended the League of Nations and dis cussed the Republican campaign funds here last night, asserting that the League of Nations was not British league nor a Wilson league, but a product of no less than 500 of the best minds of all civilized nations" publican party had an active part in it's formation and mentioned Taft and Hughes. The governors roster of speeches yesterday included Spokane and Pascoe. He left here late last night for Bellingham via Seattle.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
HARDING MAY HAVESPEAKLNC
 TOUR IN WEST

MARION, O., Sept. il (by Associ ated Press).- Senator Harding's cam paign plans, now under serious dis cussion, contemplate a speaking trir to the Pacific coast and addresses in western states, where he says he will be elected.
 Harding may make four or five speeches in the east late in October The western trip probably will start the last week in September, including Spokane, Seattle, Portland, San Fran cisco and other coast cities.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
MUCH USED CANS MADE
 INTO CHRISTMAS TOYS

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II (by As sociated Press) s).-Christmas toys re- ceiyed here from Japan are said to include novelties made from tin cans which have crossed the Pacific ocean four times. The cans, orlgln- ally used in shipping case oil to China, were refilled there with soy bean and other vegetable OILS ana reshipped to the United States; they were purchased by the Japanese ana sent back across the Pacific to Jap an where they were made into toys for American children
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
FOR ASSISTANCE IN
 STOCK RAISING

CHICAGO, Sept. Il (by Associated Press More than hundred bank ing here today to discuss the livestock situation throughout the country, ap- pealed to the government for aid to preserve the livestock industry.
 Louis Swift, packer predicted lower food prices.
 A. E. De Ricqles of Denver declared loans of a quarter of a billion dollars were necessary to avert a crisis in the livestock situation
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
POLICE CALLED
 70QUlE7 LABOR DEMONSTRATION

NEW YORK, Sept. Il (by Associ- ated Press) Police reserves were called to the Central opera house at midnight to suppress a disturbance following the announcement by Sam uel Gompers, president of the Amer mittee to draft a constitution for the newly organized Central Trades and Labor Council of Greater New York.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
FIRST WOMAN
 HEAD DISTRICT
 IS APPOINTED

WASHINGTON, Sept. Il (by As sociated Press) s).-President Wilson has appointed Mabel T. >Boardman, for many years member of the execu, tive committee of the Red Cross, to be commissioner of the District of Columbia, effective next Wednesday. The appointment marks the first woman member to direct the govern- ment district.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
WORKERS TAKE
 OVER CHEMICAL,
 PLANT IN ITALY

MILAN, Sept. II (by Associated Press). - Workmen today occupied the plants of more than 200 chemical works and hoisted the red flag above them. The seizure was ordered by the labor chamber, which declared it the most simple means of securing the guarantees asked. Workers in the chemical workers were recently granted increases of 60 to 70 cents.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
NOME FLYER TO
 CARRY ORE ON
 RETURN TRIP

WRANGELL, Sept. Il (by Associ ated Press) .-Unfavorab weather prevented plane Mo- 4 from leaving for HaZeltOn this morning.
 Lieutenant Kirkpatrick, pilot of the plane, will take to New York in his plane the first shipment of ore from a new mine near here.
 Kirkpatrick will also make trip up the Unuk river to seek signs of a party of 12 men missing from the inter. national boundary survey crew. The men are two weeks overdue.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
OIL COMPANIES CHARGED
 WITH ACCEPTING REBATE

LOS ANGELES, Sept II (by Asso- ciated Press).-The federal grand jury yesetrday returned indictments against the General Petroleum Corporation of California and the Utah Oil and Refin- ing Compny of Salt Lake, on charges of accepting rebates on freight ship ments.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
SPAR RCHINC FOR LOST BOUNDARY SURVEYORS
GlRl, CLERKS ASKED FOR FUNDS BY DEAA0CCRA ATS
ESCAPES ONE DAY BUT
 IS RECAPTURED NEXT

MEXICO CITY, Sept. il (by Asso- ciated Press ).-Bertie c. Johnson, the British subject who recently escaped from the bandit Zamora and was re- ported to be on his way here under guard of federal troops, has been re- captured by the bandit, the war depart ment announced today
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
DEFENSE HAS INNING
 IN SHIPBUILDINC TRIAL

SEATTLE, Sept Il (by Associated Press) The government has con- cluded it's case against the seven off cers of the Gray Harbor Motorship Corporation and the defense will be- gin it's testimony today.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
SOCIALIST REVOLT IS
 C. VERY SHORT LIVED

PRIEST, Sept. Il (by Associated Press) "A Socialist revolt in which barricades have been erected, and ar tillery, rifles, machine guns and bombs freely used, broke out here yesterday, but order was restored after sharp fighting.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
VOLSTAD AND KAVALE
 ARE BOTH DISQUALIFIED

ST. PAUL, Sept. II (by Associated Press The Minnesota supreme court today affirmed the disqualification of Rev. o. J. Kavale as the Republican nominee for congress in the Seventh district, but also eliminated Congress. man volstead, who was declared nom mated by the district court.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
PORTLAND BOOTLECCER
 SHOT IN BOOZE RAID

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept II tby As sociated Press) Bert Hedderlee, an alleged bootlegger, was shot and prob ably fatally wounded last night when he endeavored to escape from house which federal officers were raiding.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
SWEDES ARE ADVISED
 TO STAY OUT OF RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ii (by As sociat~ Press). - Swedish workers are advised against emigrating to Bus sia by a committee representing the Swedish metal trades which went to Russia last May to investigation labor conditions, with a view to the emigra- tion of 5000 skilled Swedish work men.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
SIGHTSEEING BUS IS
 WRECKED BY TRAIN

NEW YORK, Sept. II (by Associ- ated Press) ).-Thirty-fi persons were injured, fifteen seriously, when @ sight seeing bus collided with trolley car yesterday.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
TOLD BOYS TO STAY ON FARMS

SPOKANE, Sept. il (by Associated Press).-Governor Cox spent 20 min- utes yesterday inspecting blue ribbon cattle and horses at the Interstate fair here. He shook hands with many boys and told them to "stick to the farm"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
STREET CARS COLLIDE
 DURING BASEBALL RUSH

NEW YORK, Sept. Il (by Associ- ated Press) .-Another serious accident occurred today on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit street car system, whose em- ployes are on strike, when two trolley cars collided during the rush to the baseball party. Thirty passengers on the cars were injured
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
FORMER KAISER BILL
 HAS HALLUCLNATI0N

BERLIN, Sept. II (by Associated Press) A report from Droon says for mer Emperor William remarked, as the chips flew while he was cutting wood: "This is the way heads will fly to the right and left when I return to Germany"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
CONTINUE IN POLITICS
 TILL SUFFRAGE ASSURED

NEW YORK, Sept. II (by Associ ated Press) ).-Continuan of the Ma tional Women's party in politics until all legal actions against suffrage have ended was decided upon today at a meeting of the national executive com mittee.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
EASTBOUND PLANE
 ISFORCED TO LAND

RENO, Nev., Sept II (by Associated Press) Aerial mail plane No. 51, which left Salt Lake at 11:5O yester- day morning for Reno, was forced to land at Lovelock 100 miles east of here, at o'clock last night.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
 KILLS MANY IN PERU

LIMA, Peru, Sept Ii (by Associ- ated Press) ).-Thirty men were killed or wounded and damage of S25O,OOO caused by an explosion of dynamite at Callao bay yesterday. Negligence in handling the explosive is believed to have been responsible.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
VANCOUVER MERCHANT
 ARRESTED AS SMUGCLER

FL PASO, Tex, Sept. Ii (by Asso- ciated Press).-Abe ShareE, a wealthy curio dealer of Vancouver and Mon treal, was placed under arrest here yesterday, charged with conspiring to smuggle a huge amount of narcotics from Mexico.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
LEONARD WLNS BOUT
 WITH KNOCKOUT BLOW

CAMDEN, N. J., Sept. Il (by Asso- ciated Press). - Benny Leonard last night knocked out K. OLoughlin of Bethlehem, Pa, in the ninth round of a scheduled 12-round bout.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11

FISH QUOTATIONS AT SEATTLE
 SEATTLE, Sept. 11:-(Special to the Daily Times).-Prices at noon Septem- Der 10: Halibut, 14Ac; chickens, Sc; sable fish, SAC; red and ling cod, %.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
SAME OPINION IN CALIFORNIA

SRWE UT FIN'OTH ''S
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II (by AS sociated Press).- Holding that the liouor had been seized without war rant or other authority, Federal Judge Dooling yesterday ordered that ooo cases of whiskey, valued at $75,ooo' oe returned to the cellar of B. w. Sloan of this city.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
NEED WARRANT
 BEFORELIQU0R
 CAN BE SEIZED

NEW YORK, Sept Il (by Associ- ated Federal Judge Garvln yesterday upheld the federal commls- sioners' decision that seizure of liquors without a search warrant "was clear violation of the fourth amendment to the constitution"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-09-11
PARIS POLICE PROBE
 DEATH OF ACTRESS

PARIS, Sept. Il (by Associated Press) French police have begun an investigation into the death of Olive Thomas, the movie actress. They will investigate rumors of drug orgies and champagne dinners among the Amer ican colony and habitues of the French cinema world.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-29
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