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New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
BE Good and You'll Be Rich" Doctrine in Rows R0ok
Horatio Alger Tradition Again
Immediate Financial Dividends Promised Boy
ish Readers for Virtue and Industry

+, ability" says the informative Mr.
Moore. They're just an advertise
ment Of It, Some advertisement.
aren't true, but most are. Now. take ,
case like this: You see a stranger
He's dirty and slouchy and he doesn'
do any work. Right off you're preju
diced against him. He may be per
fectly good and respectable, but he
doesn't look it. Take another stranger
He's we'll dressed. You see him work
ing. He is polite and pleasant. RighN
away you get the idea that he is re-
spectacle. Now. he may be yer,
bad man. but he doesn't look it. One
man advertises that he isn't respect
able: the other advertises that he is
Do you see?"
The book ends happily, for In the
last chapter Mr.. Atkins has the hand
soonest suit of clothes in town.
English novelists are beginning tc
take a new tack toward the question
OF Irish freedom The Sim Feiner il
no longer held up as traitorous vii
lain, but as an impractical and vision
ary idealist. This is the basis of G. A
Birmingham's humorous satire, "Up
The Rebels," and in "The Inscrutable
Lovers" by Alexander MacFarlan,
somewhat the same point Of view is ex-
pressed more seriously.
To an outsider this seems the most
curious Of theories. Surely nothing Q
could be more visionary and impracti-
cal than the plan TO muddle through
the Irish question some how or other
with all the old methods which have
failed so signally and 80 many times.
The notion that Ireland is indeed par.
Of the empire may be attractive as a
bit of romance, but is it in any sense
convincing to practically minded per
sonsf
And yet, though MacFarlan's novel
is woven in part among the extraor-
dinary belief that the best which can
be said for an Irish irreconcilable is
that he is visionary "dazzled by the
mere hoplessness of q cause" the story
seems much more plausible in its de-
picrion Of individual characters. 1t tells
an ingenious tale of girl who has suf-
fered SO much from the incurable ro-
manticism Of her father that she has
come to hate adventure and every other
word which may be set against the
strictly practical, She thinks she has
found her hard headed ideal IN s
young Scotchman, but after their mar
riage she discovers to her consterna-
tion that he, too, is an ideaiist of the
most fragrant sort and that she at
tracted him because he thought of hel
as romantic figure
Having put his characters into this
plight with good deal Of skill, Mr..
MacF arlan proceeds to ge. them out
again somewhat hastily and ineptly
He arranges a compromise to provide
a happy ending which is not altogether
convincing, but there is much excel
lent writing in "The Inscrutabe Low.
ers," and as the author is still a young
ster with no more than two novels tt
his credit, much may be expected from,
his future output "The Inscrutable
Lovers" is published by Dodd, Mead
e. Co
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

independence that were lacking in the
more docie population of northern
Russia. Nearly all the great revots
in Russian history were initiated and
actively supported by the Cossacks.
Pougatchef', the leader of the uprising
against Empress Catherine II, found
many of his adherents among the Ural
Cossacks- Mazeppa, the ill-fated chief
tain, who Joined Charles XII Of Swe-
den in his unsuccessful Invasion of
Russia, enjoyed the support of the
Zaporogians, the widest of all the Co.'S
cataracts of the lower Dnieper. The
Bolshevik government has also met
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

with vigorous opposition from the Cos
sacks, although the recent defeats of
General Denikin's army indicate that q
split has taken place in the ranks of
the Don and Kuban Cossacks, who
constituted an important element in is
composition.
Captain Cresson catches admiral bly,
the spirit of romance and adventure
sack history. His book is at once a
faithful description and a sympathetic
Interpretation of one OF the most in
teresting of the many peoples who
were included within the frontiers of
the old Russian Empire.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

VI ERSONS who make epigrams on
marriage and even original cor
versationalists Will find amusing
material for social chatter in Profes
sor Carl Holidays Marriage Gus
toms Then and Now" (Stra.ford) This
little volume discusses such inviting
topics is Marriage by Force, Buying
Wives, and Her Trousseau. and the pro
fessor expounds his information in
dignifed, happy though married
style.
One passage should be worth new
limousine TO some farce writer:
"Ethelbert, the convert of ST. Al
gustine. made 2 decree that i one
man stole another's wife the frs,
should pay fine of fifty shillings
and also secure a new wife for the
hastily made widower'"
Like most farce ideas. this orig
mated in the sixth century.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
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New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

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New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Translated by William L. Mcpherson
Copyright, 192o Neo York Tribune Inc.)

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New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
lreland's Coquettish Ways
Many Young Men Fall in Love With Her, Says
c. A. Birmingham

ME genial and gifted cleric who
dispenses earthly, net to say
worldly, novel; under the
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Matrimonial Hints
Marriage Customs Then
and Now Is Entertaining

~ ERS0NS who make epigrams on
marriage and even original cor
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
PERSONAL

J. E. Roberts moved from Vol
Pit Tuesday to farm that hi
bought about a mile from Norman.
Mrs. w. r. Coppedge left Tuesday
for Rosedale, Mississippi, to spend
a month with her son, DR.. L. ]. Cop
pedge.
Miss Lula Wicker returned on
Wednesday of last week from Ashe
vile to spend the holidays with her
mother
w. E. McNair has a message
on page five for the man who
wants to make his wife happy
Xmas.
Mr.. Ozmer L. Henry attended the
marriage on the 18th at Halifax,
Virginia, of Miss Elizabeth French
to Mr.. Jerry Smith Henry, of Lilies,
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Smitter and
child left Wednesday morning to
spend the holidays at their
former home in Grand Rapids,
MICHIGAN.
A special Christmas musical
program will be rendered at the
Baptist church Sunday morning,
with sermon by Mr.. Benton ap-
propriate to the occasion.
The appointments for Rev. w. P.
Coppedge are: Christmas Day, II
a. m. at Roberdel No. 2. Sunday at
II, Roberdel No. 1; at 3, Harrington
school house; at 7, Pee Dee No. /.
Leonard Terry, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. L. T. Terry, of McColl,
was operated upon for append
citis at the Hamlet hospital Dec.
18th. He will be able to leave
hospital in a few days.
The Progressive Realty Company,
of Charlotte, of which T. T. Cole is
president and the moving spirit,
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with Judge and Mrs. w. o. Adams
Mrs. Robert Steele, Jr., has as her
guest for the holidays her sister
Miss Addie May Diggs.
Mrs. Fred Bynum and little
daughter, Eva Page Bynum, return
ed from Aberdeen Monday where
they have been VISITING Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Page.
Mrs. G. D. Walters, formerly Miss
Eva Nicholson, of Salisbury, and
sister of Mrs. H. C. Wall, arrived
Tuesday night to spend several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wall.
Mr.. and Mrs. June Diggs will
spend the holidays in Huntsville
with Mrs. Diggs' mother, Mrs. eau
sey.
Mrs. Newton Smith, of Fayette-
vile, and Mr. Howard Smith, of
Elizabeth City, mother and brother
of Mrs. Mial Leak, will spend the
Christmas holidays as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Leak.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Hawley enter
tanned at two tables of Bridge Thurs
day night, in compliment to their
daughter, Mrs. Bernard Williams,
who is their guest for the winter.
The contest was lively, resulting in
Miss Kathryn Mcdonald carrying off
the trophy for the top score, a dain-
ty embroidered handkerchief. The
hostess served delicious refresh
ments. Those enjoying this hospi-
tally We're: Mr. and Mrs. w. N.
Everett, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cor
pening and guest, Miss Mary V.
Linton, of Raleigh, and Miss Kath-
ryn Mcdonald. Mr.. w. N. Everett
won the gents prize, a Teaquewood.
Mack and lack Aldon and Annie
Webb are home from Christ school,
near Asheville, for the holidays
They are with their grand parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Covington.
Mrs. John Morrison has returned
from Charlotte where she spent sew
eral days, guest at the home of
Gov elect Cameron Morrison.
Miss Mary EntWistle returned
Friday from a visit of a month to
relatives and friends in Thomas
vile, Ga.
Miss Mossie Long returns tonight
"wednesday from Duke for the
holidays.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22

last week bought from f d. LattG
for $75,000,154 lots in Dilworth, {
residential section of Charlotte.
Friends here today received
cards announcing the marriage
at Badin on Dec. 18th of Mr.
Fred Childers and Miss Ruth
Kendall; the latter formerly
taught school in this county.
Mrs. Julian Burroughs spent
Wednesday of last week with
Mrs. V. c. Davis, at Monroe
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis and daugh.
ter will come here Saturday to
spend the Christmas with Mrs.
c. B. Morton and remain until
Monday.
Ever see such a nifty arrange
ment of suitable Xmas gifts as
appears in the Yadkin River
Power Company advt on page
eleven? Any of the items would
please a housewife. Look them
over.
Miss Arabella Gore returned last
Friday from Washington where she
is a student at the Abbey. She will
remain here until Jan. 9TH. She is
the only student at the Abbey from
this immediate section; but singular
ly enough she found there a color
ed waitress from Rockingham, Clara
the daughter of Lum Fletcher.
Teddy Ingram, who was so seri
ously shot Nov. 26th that his life
was despaired of, is still in the
Hamlet hospital but is recovering
nicely. His gun fell from a wagon
on which he was riding, the dis.
charged load entering the right side
of his chest and lodging on the left
side just above the heart:
A new subscriber to the home
paper this week is DR.. A. MGR.
Crouch, of II North Fifth street
Wilmington. He has just returned
from New York where he special.
lied in the diseases of babies and
children, he being a specialist now
in that line. DR.. Crouch is from
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22

Roberdel, and his friends in thu
county are pleased to know of his
marked success.
Polly md Her Pals" at Hamlet
Opera House next Tuesdry nighr,
18th. See advt on page IL.
Mr.. Floyd Bailey came from
Winston Tuesday to spend the
holidays with his uncle, Mr.. H.
H. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Payne and
children will go to Charlotte Friday
for Christmas, returning here Mon
day.
Born, December 3rd to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. T.sSullivan, Route l, a
daughter, Mary Louise.
Suggestions of what to give father,
brother, friend or sweetheart are
contained in the Dockery-McNaiT
advertisement in this issue. Look
it up.
Subject of sermon at Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning
will be "The Angels Song" The
Presbyterians will unite with the
Methodists for the night service.
Rev. John Hall spent Monday
night and Tuesday in the city. His
friends are always glad to see him
back home" for our people regard
him lovingly.
Miss Alma Sparger came from
Greensboro last Saturday to
spend two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. S. S. Steele. Mrs. Steele's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Spar
ger, are now visiting her and will
remain here some weeks.
Mrs. ]. Rufis Howard and daugh
ter, Mathilde, of Savannah, and Mrs.
Dibert Jackson, of Columbia, arriv-
ed tonight "wednesday to- spend
ten days with their mother, Mrs.
]. w. Leak Mr.. Howard and Mr..
Boykin Paschal will come, Friday
night for a couple of days, and Mr..
C. w. Pastorfield will come from
New Haven Friday morning to join
his family. The Pastorfields, by the
way, will move to New York about
January list.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Houses For Rent.

| have the two little red and
white houses fronting the Rocking
ham depot, for rent. promised
several the refusal of these houses,
but have forgotten who they are.
Will appreciate it if these parties
will communicate with me at once,
otherwise this notice will be placed
in bar of their rental"
CLAUDE GORE.
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Ewing-McKinney

The following invitation has
been received by friends:
Mr.. Joseph Thompson Mckinney
requests the honour of your presence
at the marriage of his daughter
Matte
to
Mr.. James Raiford Ewing
on Tuesday the twenty eighth of December
at five o'clock in the afternoon
One hundred and seven Jacksonville Ave.
Riedsville, North Carolina.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
The University Dinner.

The Richmond County Alumni
Association of the University will
have a royal good time on Tuesday
evening of next week, Dec. 2Sth. Mr.
7. C. Leak is to be host to the fcl.
lows at a dinner at seven o'clock
at the residence of Miss Mamie
ST. ele. The Kings Daughters will
be the caterers" and that insures
an elegant repast.
Every alumnus, and present stu
dent at the University, in the coun
ty is invited. DR.. H. w. Chase, the
president OF the University, will be
the guest of honor. He and his wife
will arrive Tuesday to BE the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Everett fol-
several days.
Born, Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs
Zeb Mcdonald, Route 1, a daugh
ter, Emma.
Born, monday to Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Sanders, Roberdel No. 2, g
son.
Born, Monday to Mr. and Mrs
Ton, Hircon nouta n con
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Turkeys For Sale.

For Sale, at 35c per pound, half
a dozen nice turkeys. Phone 2711
or write Mrs. E. B. O'Brien, Rocking
ham, Route 8.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-12-22
Dog Lost.

Lost, strayed or stolen, Tues.
day. a white, liver-colored point.
er; aged q years. Reward for
return to Hector Little.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16
FLYERS
TO FlAY HARM

The Tottenviile Flyers basketball
team will furnish opposition t. the
Harmony basketball five on Kozus-
kos IL Thursday night. This will
be the first game to b. played by
the nexly organized Tottenville cut
Mt this season, and the continuation
will be captaincd by Charley Sher.
veteran of many years experience on
the basketball court.
Manager Melko's team fully re-
covered from the setback handed
them by the strong du Pont five at
Parlin a short time age, will en-
deavor to once again set up a WIN
ming streak. The Harmony team al
ready this season defeated Matawan,
Lyceums and the Liberties. The
Harmony manager expects TO use
Hanson, Melko. Flynn, katransky,
Glochau and Hubbard in the game
on Thursday night.
The Flyers team this year is ex-
pected to be made up of the comers
on the court from T~ottenville,
Charley Sher a be depended up
on to build up an outfit to make
things Interesting for the best COM
binations in this vicinity. Such men
as Covell, La Forge, Price and toss
ers of likeTcalibre will make up the
Tottenville lineup.
There will be dancing before the
game. between the halves and after
the game.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16
Bic ATTRACTION
ON COURT HERE
Fernwood Big Five to 0ppocs
Perth Amboy Outfit at Au-
ditorium Saturday Night.

The crack Fernwood Big Five of
Brooklyn will oppose Bill Manning $
Amboy five on the Auditorium court
Saturday night. The team booked
for this game has already played
the Prospect Big Five. Xavier Sem
Tors. Assumption Crowns, Bay Ridge
Strollers, Forty-seventh Engineers
and Chapelle "Caseys." Tonight the
Amboy five plays the Assumption
five basketball team in Brooklyn.
According to Manager Manning
the Fernwood combination. made up
of such tossers as Adams. Cahill,
Muller. Eisemann and Swanson, will
prove a team capable of giving his
outfit a run for the decision. The
local manager states that nearly all
Of the Brooklyn teams games this
a were decided by n or two
points.
Happy Rhone's Grasshopper jazz
band will continue to furnish music
for dancing every Saturday night.
Manning Booking
Manager Manning is planning to
give local court fans a days pleasure
on Thanksgiving day. In the after
noon 1t is probable that two local
teams, possibly the Harmony and
Dry Dock teams. will hook UP in q
court battle in connection with the
dancing while at night the Amboy
five will play tho Bay Ridge Stroll
ers a return game. This outfit was
defeated by seven points a short
time ago.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16

For q "Rcas'' Local Court Team.
To the Sporting Editor,
Perth Amboy Evening News.
The city of Perth Amboy. the pace
making city, has failed TO live up
to its name in the matter of furnish
ing fans and support to its various
representative teams in baseball.
basketball. football. etc. There is a
wealth of material for all branches
of sport in this city. but 1t is far
from being properly en~couraged.
Several years ago the Dexter foot
FALL team laid aside their toys after
having played quite a number of
seasons without being scored on
but once, this being in a game on
Staten Island in which the Dexters
were represented by only a few reg
ulars the game ending in a tie 6-6.
The Dexters defeated the much tout
ed Holy Cross team of Plainfield
for the championship of the state,
and at that time the Holy Cross out
weighed the Perth Amboy team con-
s~iderably. After accomplishing all
this, the Dexters were forced to re-
tire for lack OF support. 1t is very
doubtful il such an aggregation will
again be gotten together in this city.
and IL 1t should be. it Is very proba-
bic that the amt support would
again be lacking.
Some years ago the Riversides
were ranked very high In the state
as a basketball team, composed OF
all Perth Amboy talent, but after a
compelled to make their home In
South Amboy so that the team could
be properly supported.
The same condition exists in base
ball. many of the local stars play
ing out of town during most of the
summer, because of better induce
ments.
Last yea "Pox" Booz placed on
the court one of the finest basket
ball teams possible. although the
team did not beat all corners, IL ccr-
tainly afforded a great amount of
clean sport to its supporters, and II
was a team that made every game
interesting. This team played twice
a week for the greater part of the
season and compiled a very credita-
BILE record, and it must be admitted
that our fandom did support this
team a great deal better thar it
supported tother teams. because OF
the fact that the team was com
posed of local players and because
the games were interesting. Toward
the n of the season the Audo Five
~disbanded and to date have not been
roorganized.
What are the conditions this year?
We have In Perth Amboy one of the
finest basketball courts and dance
floors in the state. Every Saturday
night there Is n game on this court.
Perth Amboy being represented w
a team from Newark or elsewhere,
and although very good teams are
booked the result is not satisfac-
tory to the public. The public is in
tcrested in itself and in it's own and
therefore desires to see local men
In action. With no prejudice or
criticism to tho present so-called
Amboy Five. Is 1t possible that
there n any one In this city that
can manage a local team on the
Auditorium court? Wouldn't bas-
ketball turn out real strong to see
a team composed of Thomas. Kegan,
Evans. Pete Hansen and Allen? or
VIII 1t be necessary for fandom to
go on wishing for this all season.
Believing this to be the senti-
ment of a great number of local
fans and hoping to see local repre-
sentation," ! am
Yours In sport.
A FAN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16
ELIMINATION GAMES
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Although still early in the season
elimination games for various
championship honors are already
being played in this city. One of
these games will be staged on the
Parish House court Friday night
when the Lyceums of North Amboy
hook up with the fast going Perth
Amboy Dry Dock combination. A
great deal of interest is being excit-
ed over this game and one of the
largest crowds of the season is ex-
pected out.
The Lyceum team to date have
won n game out of three played,
but have been putting up a good
brand of basketball. Manager Mad
sen will pick his lineup for the game
on Friday night from Seplacky,
Nesly. Madsen, Sullivan, Banzick,
Smith, Brennan and French. The
Dry Dock team will use their regu-
lar lineup and there will be dancing
throughout the night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16
LIBERTIES TO PLAY
MATAWAN FIVE
BY Special Correspondent
A WAN Nou

BY Special Correspondent.
MATAWAN, Nov. ia hot
contest is expected on Geran's hall
court tomorrow night when the
Liberties of New Brunswick and the
local basketball tossers hook UP in
a basketball game. The local team
managed by Jay Shaw started their
season in a poor fashion, losing
three straight garles to teams from
Perth Amboy, but this streak was
broken on last Wednesday night
with a victory over the Arrows of
South Amboy.
The Liberties. of New Brunswick,
likewise got off to a poor start, los
ing games to the fast Harmony and
Dry Dock teams of Perth Amboy,
but their victory of last week over
the Lyceum five of Perth Amboy is
possibly the end of their hard luck
playing. The New Brunswick outfit
is expected to come here with their
strongest lineup. A Long Branch
jazz band will furnish music for the
dancing.
Manager Shaw of the local outfit
is still DESTROYS of booking some
fast teams to furnish opposition to
his outfit on Wednesday nights.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16
TW0FAST CANES
1T WOODBRIDGE
speedways Play Woodbridge
Five Tonight, While Lyce-
umS Meet Parish House 5

The most important of two big
Basketball games in Woodbridge to-
night will be played on the high
school court, the contest bringing
together Joe Welsh's crack repre-
sentative Woodbridge team and the
Speedway basketball team of Perth
Amboy. The latter outfit won Sec
ond honors in the light senior state
championship fight last night. being
nosed out by the strong Dominicans
of Newark.
Manager welsh's Woodbridge
team opened its season last Tuesday
night, and in a well played game
the crack Perth Amboy Dry Dock
team was returned the victors. The
Woodbridge team for tonight's game
Is expected to line up with "Blackie"
Regain, the crack local star, and
Marty Ryder. in the advanced posi-
tons; 'Pete" Hanson. another Am
boy star, in the pivot position, and
the SimonSen brothers in the defen-
sive positions.
The Speedway team will be repre-
scented in the forward positions by
Charley Brownmiller, the Dry Dock
crack, and Bob Handerhan in the
forward positions; 'Irv" Martin in
the center position; John Bradley
and Campion in the guarding posi-
tions.
There will be dancing before the
game, between the halves and after
the contest. The game will start
about Q o'clock.
Lyceums Play at Parish House
The Lyceum basketball team will
make another endeavor tonight to
break their two-game losing streak
in their game against the crack
Parish House basketball team at
Woodbridge. Manager Madsen's
court warriors have won one game
out of three played so far this year,
defeating a local high school COM
bination and losing to the Harmony
five and Liberties Of New Bruins
wick.
The Parish House team, known as
a light senior outfit and representa-
tive of Woodbridge on the basket
ball court, is said to have lost one
game on their home court during
their career, this victory being
scored last season by the All Col
legians from Rutgers College by a
score of 1925. The Woodbridge
team boasts of such stars as "Irv'
Martin, the star Speedway center;
Torch. Drummond, Mesick and
S~chwenzer.
The Amboy team is expected to
line up with Banzik, French, Nesly,
Madsen, Seplacky, Brennan and
Sullivan in this game. The Lyceums
play the Perth Amboy Dry Dock
combination on the Parish House
court. Rector street, this city, next
Friday night.