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The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
HARDING ASKED TO BAN
CIGARETS AT WHITE HOUSE

Topeka-Miss Lucy Page CASTOR, of
Chicago, superintendent of Inter-
national Anti-Cigaret League, an
nounced tonight she had sent a letter
to President-elect Harding asking
him not to use cigarets. The letter
follows in part:
In meeting of the newly organiz-
ed board of the Kansas Anti-Cigaret
League, the question was discussed
as to the influence especially upon the
youth that cigarets in the White House
are likely to have.
"As you might expect there were
those present who valiantly defended
you from the charge that you are a
friend of the little charmer.' In re-
turning to 'normalcy,' to invoke a
word Of your own, is it not the part
of wisdom to take the stand, the war
Is over and the cigaret is again a poi
SOM"
''The United States has had no smok-
ing President since Mckinley. Roose-
velt and Taft and Wilson have clear
records. Is not this a question of
grave Importance?
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
WORLDS GREATEST PRODUCER

The United States is the most pro-
ductive country on earth. 1t leads
all the rest of the globe in yields of
the pline. the soil, and the factory.
This fact was tersely and cogently
set forth by Judge Elbert H. Gary,
chairman of the Board of the United
States Steel Corporation, in an address
which he made before the Iron and
Steel Institute. Judge Gary said:
Notwithstanding the United States
has only per cent of the worlds
population, and but per cent of the
worlds land, we produce:
"2O per cent of the worlds supply
of gold.
"25 per cent OF the worlds supply
of wheat.
40 per cent of the worlds supply
of iron and steel.
40 per cent of the worlds supply
OF lead.
40 per cent of the worlds supply
Of silver.
$50 per cent of the worlds supply
of zinc.
'52 per cent of the worlds supply
of coal.
go per cent of the worlds supply
of aluminium.
60 per cent of the worlds supply
of copper.
"66 per cent of the worlds supply
of Oil.
.75 per cent of the worlds supply
of corn.
"S5 per cent of the worlds supply
of automobiles
In face of the marvellous showing
like that, who can for moment doubt
the future prosperity Of this country
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
BUSINESS GHOSTS

One of our country'S foremost finan-
think they see hard times ahead are
seeing ghosts"
The country is most emphatically
not headed for a panic, he declares.
"a panic is state Of mind, not a
physical condition The American
people understand the difficulties con-
fronting them too well to grow
panacky."
Those who are seeing ghosts" are
panicky; but happily they are few in
number. The big majority recognize
the basic soundness of the nations
economic situation-its industry, COM
merce and finance.
Things have slowed down tenn
porarily because people are not buy
ing as usual. They are not buying
because they are waiting for prices
to settle down more uniformly to the
lower level that everybody RECOGNIZES
has come. When they are satisfied
when this level has been reached
they will go ahead and spend their
money all the more freely for their
temporary restraint
The people have the money to
spend, in their pockets and in the
banks.
Labor has less to do, but not much
less. The amount of unemployed is
surprisingly little, when compared
with previous dull periods. There is
more work to be done in this country
than all the workers can do, for years
to come. unless the country is swamp
ed with immigrantS-and the new
Congress will attend to that
The fearsome pessimists ought to
be contragulating themselves that the
actual slump has been so slight, that
the basic conditions are so sound and
the outlook is so bright, when once
this little job of re-adjustment is ac-
complished.
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
TALKING HARD TIMES

AS rainy days boost the umbrella
business, so do hard times, or fore
cast of them, gladden. calamity how
lers. Just now the public is being
treated to predictions of dark days"
unemployment and suffering.
Reports from France on the other
hand are most cheerful. The wheat,
potato and beet crops in the once
devasted areas are passing the pre-
war mark! Flooded and wrecked
mines are producing so much coal
that the French will make no foreign
purchases until American and British
exporters cut their demands so per
cent
If the economic iron ball f1attens
prices here, Americans can stand the
shock as they have withstood many
others. But readjustment should be
just that and no more. The public
ought to talk itself into hard times
American Legion Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
ARIZONA WEEKLY REVIEW

Holbrook - Carter Oil Company
takes up large acreage for oil pros
pecting.
Florence - Thoroughly remodeling
Rasan building.
Globe-Many plans for civic i'm
provements being formulated.
Globe copper mines cut wages $1,000
per shift, effective January 1st
$4,000 deer in Kaibab forest is es-
innate.
Half of states income goes for
school work
Tucson-State entomologist cleans
up several hundred acres Pima cotton
attacked with boil weavel.
Latter Day Saints to erect costly
temple at Mesa.
Yuma votes special bond issue of
$4,000 for strengthening levee.
Alamagorda-Va plaster plant
uoW operating duu SulppluS uuS pro-
duct.
Pecos Valley Produced $5,OOO,OO0
from farm and range; some difficulty
finding market.
Taos Construction gang follows
surveyors on Red River-Ques+a road
being built for Molybdenum Mining
Company.
Portales = Sweet potato curing
plants doing big business; regular
shipments to start soon.
Portales installing largest and most
modern auto truck scale in county.
Portales stores quantities broom
corn.
Richmond stockmen plan new way
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
SOLDIER LOSES LEGS WHILE
LACING LEGGINS

..-DOUGLAS, Dec. 19.-Stopping to tie
his leggins, Solomon Dennis, colored
soldier in Troop D, Tenth Cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Huachuca, lost both legs
when train passed over him at the
rate of fifteen miles an hour. Dennis
was in a truck on his way to Naco to
play football game. Stopping to fix
a tire near the railroad track he no.
ticed his leggins needed lacing. He
put his foot on the rail to lace the
shoe, not noticing an approaching
train, which struck and severed the
right leg below the knee and the left
just above the ankle. He was rushed
to the military hospital where he is
recovering.
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24
MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING

Council met in regular session at
the city hall Tuesday evening, Decem-
ber 7th, at o'clock The following
|Councilmen were present:
Mayor Creswell, Councilman Dun
ham, Councilman Milan, Councilman
lSprankle, Councilman Quebedeaux.
R. R. Jones appeared before the
Council with a requst that the Coun-
Gil draw up an ordinance covering the
wiring of property in the city. 1t was
generally agreed among the Council
men that the present method of wiring
is dangerous to property owners and
tenants. There being no inspector nor
qualifications to hold up good class
of work it is many times installed
carelessly and numerous fires have
been caused here on account of poor
electrical work.
Moved by Councilman Milan, sec
onded by Councilman Dunham that
Messrs. JOne, Hartman and Pierce be
requested to draw up an ordinance
covering the duties of an inspector,
charge to be assessed against the pro-
perty if any for maintaining adequate
protection from improper wiring. This
ordinance to be presented to the Coun-
Gil for their action. Carried.
|. Moved by Councilman Quebedeaux
seconded by Councilman Dunham that
Street Supervisor be instructed to put
gate in good repair at the grandstand
and put paddock on the gate. The
city to keep one key and the other to
be given to G.. M. LaPrade Carried.
Report was made for the Manager
|of the Gas Company stating that he
now has on hand a good supply of new
meters and they will be installed as
rapidly as possible. Bills were pre-
sented against the Gas Company but
owing to the absence of Manager But
Ter they were held over until the next
meeting for investigation.
There being no further business
Council adjourned.
(Signed) Geo. G. Creswell, Mayor.
Attest: A. S. Brayman, City Clerk.
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24

Next to the duty of the individual
man, woman and child to save and
accumulate bank accounts, is the duty
of lawmakers to stop the ascending
scale of public expenditure, curb the
demands of self-expanding officialism,
and reduce the fixed charges of gov
ernment which has become exorbitant
and industrially paralyzing and pro-
hibitory.
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24

to use huge corn crop and if success
full will open up new industry in
Roosevelt county
Roosevelt cream business grows to
large proportions.
Pennington ships 23 cars apples to
outside points.
SoccOro sends out two more big
shipments of cattle.
Mckinley Lumber Company secures
fine tract timber near Torreon Canon
New freight service between Kansas
City and Torreon greatly appreciated
Estancia-New Mexico Central re-
duces payroll here.
Phoenix-Kay Copper Company re-
su1nes sinking of main shaft
Sacaton-Construction of diversion
dan on Gtla River to be started at an
early date.
Casa Grande-All available ground
around recent gold strike being filed
upon.
Phoenix-State highway expendi-
lures for last fiscal year approximately
$685. ,OOO
Wilcox-Central Copper Company
preparing to sink two 1000 foot shafts.
Yuma-Plans launched to reduce as
sessed value of Yuma Valley lands $50
per acre.
The Winslow mail., 1920-12-24

The cost Of insurance is on an alb
solutely pre-war basis and has been
since the close of the war. 1t is the
only industry that can boast of such
a recod.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Form Sectional Bodies

The policy of organizing sectional
associations, as suggested at the last
annual convention Of the u. S. l.. T. A.
in this city, is meeting with encourag-
over the country. So soon as these
associations get on a substantial basis
they may apply for charter in the ma
tional association.
The Western Association. with head
quarters in Chicago, and the Califor-
MIA Association, located in San Fran
cisco, have already been chartered and
have done splendidly in administering
their local tournaments and affairs.
Now middle states association is
in process of creation, with jurisdic-
tion over New Jersey Except the met
ropolitan districD, Delaware and Penn
sylvania, and still another will be
formed to take in the Missouri Valley
section, with jurisdiction over Kansas,
Nebraska, Mississippi and Iowa.
The clubs in the Western section are
very keen in pushing the development
of the game, and in meeting held at
revised to conform to the changes
adopted at the annual meeting of the
national association. A tentative
schedule was adopted and election of
officers held, and plans to establish
intercity matches and an increase in
lnterSectlonal events similar to the
East-West matches were discussed.
Task for Schedule Men
The schedule committee of the ma
tional body will face great task this
month in assigning the tournament
dates for the country at large, as there
is every indication that the total of
applications for 1920 will be larger
than in any previous year. The atten-
tion of all clubs and associations is
called to the fact that applications for
dates, after the schedule is published
can be granted only with the consent
of clubs holding events with which the
requested date might conflict.
In accordance with the new metho cd
of voting and paying dues clubs will
be asked to report their tennis men,
bership as of October /, 1919. This
will form basis for the dues in 1920.
In the fall OF this year another report
Will be required, to establish the vot-
ing power at the next annual meeting.
Thereafter the arrangement of dues
and votes will continue automatically.
the figures being established by the
membership which the clubs report in
the fall Of each year.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Yale to Develop Team
For Golf Championship

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Feb. 28.-Yale
will develop a golf team for the inter.
collegiate championship tournament al
the Nassau Country Club, beginning
June %, only Captain Scott of last
years team being in college. A call fol-
candidates will be made after the Eas-
ter vacation, but it may be much later
before a golf course convenient to uni
versity men will be available.
While freshmen may not compete in
the intercollegiates. a tournament call
for team candidates will embrace
freshmen. In this way Yale will build
up reserve. Yale will play Columbia
May s, Princeton May 22 and Harvard
May 20.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Stecl1er's Leading
Challengers Meet
I'm Garden Tuesday

Four of the most famous wrestlers
in the game to-day will be seen in ac-
ton at Madison Square Garden Tues
day night, and all will be striving for
one object-a meeting with champion
Joe Stecher. The two matches will
bring together Ed "Strangler" Lewis
VS.. Jim Londos. the Greek champion
and Earl Caddock, former worlds title
holder, vs.. Salvatore Chevalier, the
French champion. Thehe matches will
be to finish; one fall to count
George Bothner will referee
Londos is expected to give Lewis the
most strenuous battle of his career. a
grudge is to be settled in this match
for Londos openly has declared that
the "Strangler" deliberately ran out of
match at Youngstown and then char
acterized Lewis as yellow" This as
serton aroused the "Strangler" and
actually brought about the match.
Lewis intends to go in and give the
can manage to get him in the tangles
of his deadly "headlock" will give Lon
dos q dealing the Greek champion will
not soon forget. Londos, however. in
tends to carry Lewis along at a ter
rife pace from start to finish.
Caddock is anxious to have Stecher
give him another chance at his title
After Joe Stetcher beat him here a
few weeks ago Earl declared that he
wasn't really recovered from the gas
sing he suffered in the war. Again
he declared that the bout should have
been two out of three falls. 1t is for
the express purpose of trying to re-
establish himself that Caddock accept
ed the match with the French cham.
pion
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Dundee Claims Leonard
Has Outgrown Class

Johnny Dundee began active training
yesterday for his bout with Willie
jackson, which will be held at the
Arena in Jersey City Monday night,
March 8. Johnny announced that he
intended to claim the lightweight
championship, and that it is his pur-
pose to eliminate all contendcrs for
the title. Dundee declares that Benny
Leonard has outgrown the class.
"When Leonard left for the Coast
said Dundee. che weighed nearer to the
welterweight limit than he did 1875
pounds. 1t has been nv experience
tEat every boxer or any other athlete
who has lived in the East becomes
heavy when he goes to the Pacific Coast.
Leonard had great difficulty in whit
thing himself down to 1856 pounds at 8
O'Clock in the afternoon. His natural
weight is now about 142. Three months
of life in Los Angeles will add to
Benny's poundage.
81 wouldn't be surprised if he came
back a middleweight. He'll never make
1856 pounds again. Therefore, there is
q chance for the rest of us who can
make 1873 pounds to grab the title"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
The New Order

But in 1919 new order developed
The Big Four last season included two
new names.
Evans and Ouimet remained. But
Bobby Jones and Dave Heron stepped
out beyond Bob Gardner and Jerry
Travers.
Evans again led all amateurs in the
Open. Ouimet finished second among
the amateurs.
Evans and Ouimet together gave the
greatest individual exhibition ever
seen in an amateur championship when
they fought out their thirty six holc
classic, which went to the final putt
and that putt was an eight-foot side
hitler.
But they were not alone. While
Gardner was able to play very little
competitive golf and while Travers's
game went badly off, Dave Heron
broke up the rush of the Big Four by
winning the amateur championship
and Bobby Jones by sensational work
IN three big tournaments proved his
election to the Main Quartet
Jones was runner-up in the amateur
and after tieing Jim Barnes for sec
ond place in the Canadian open he
finished only one stroke back of Barnes
in the Southern open. In other words
the brilliant Barnes beat him but one
stroke in 144> holes of championships
play.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Eastern Colleges Are Hit Hard
By Detection of Star Athletes
Vermont College
To Insure Against
Baseball Losses

BURLINGTON, Vt, Feb. 2s.--In.
surance against financial losses
on outdoor sports, due to bad
weather. is not new, but adoption by
the University of Vermont of pol
icy Of insuring against baseball
icy of insuring against baseball
losses is a novelty. the results of
which doubtless will be watched
keenly by other colleges and uni
versities.
Coach Clyde Engle, former men,
her of the New York Yankees and
Boston Red Sox, broached the propo-
sition to the Vermont authorities
and convinced them that it would be
worth a trial.
1t is believed that the cost of in
surance on baseball will figure at
about 10 per cent of the total
amount insured. The contract will
call for payment of the amount in
sured on days when the rainfall is
twO-tenths of an inch or more, the
rainfall readings of the local
Weather Bureau station to be bind
Ing upon both parties.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
st. Lawrence Univ. Seeks
Dahlen to Coach Nine

CANTON, N. Y, Feb. 2s.-The Ath,
letic Advisory Board of St. Lawrence
University is negotiating for the sery-
ices of William f. ("Bad Bill") Dahlen.
the former big league second baseman
and ex-manager of the Brooklyn Ma
tionals, to coach the varsity baseball
team this spring. j. F. Comstock.
chairman of the board, has not vet been
BILL" ".'" n"o
st; Lawrence University is now wit
der the coaching Of Bart" Carroll Of
Colgate, famous all-American football
star, the ,gridiron team made a stronc
showing last fall. The baseball team
mas Just returned from an invasion of
New York City. -
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Cruiser Type
OF Motor Boats
Race at Miami
Annual Regatta on Biscav
Bay Next Friday and Sat.
urday; Big Show Closes

The most successful motor boat sbow
ever held came to close in Grand
Central Palace last night. The strains
of the "Star-Spangled Banner had
hardly died out when packing boves
and crates appeared and the attend.
ants began to pack up the exhibits
The heads Of many OF the concern.
as we'll as a host of devotees Of tho
sport are on their way to attend tbo
annual regatta on Bay Biscay next
Friday and Saturday. These winrsr
races are always carefully watched by
the motor boat fraternity, as they
give an indication Of what the boafs
may be expected to do in the summsr
races up here.
It is but natural that ths maiori4y
Of the boats in the Miami races shonld
be Of the express cruiser type. Tha
vast majority are boats that hays
cruised down from Northern water,
with their owners on board In soma
cases the yachtsmen are using the
boats for their home as we'll when in
the Southern waters. These boats are
often raced with full cruising equip-
ment on board, with the owner and
party along to enjoy the racing from
the competitors standpoint
In fashion these races are intsr-
sectional in character, as many of the
speedy boats come from the Great
Lakes region via the Mississippi River
and the Gulf Of Mexico. while Others
come down the Atlantic coast from New
York and New England waters. II has
been some years since there were NV
droplane races at Miami, as the cost
of shipping the mile-a- minute boats
down and the risk of their damage
in transit made the move unwise.
The express type of cruiser, soma
Of which are capable of speeds of up
to forty miles an hour, are proving
fully as successful in providing in,
teresting racing, besides furnishing the
owner with accommodations and trans
portation for the entire winter.
Prohibition is causing a great in
crease in the number of men who
desire express cruisers for the Florida
season, as it is possible to run over
to Havana and return in single dav
or to take a trip to Bimini, the near,
est of the Bahama group, in couple
of hours. AS both of these runs ara
IN the open ocean the boats must have
seagoing capabilities as we'll as speed.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Rice Loses Cue Mattel,

BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Edgar T. Apple
by, of New York, to-day scored a 900
to lat victory over Julian Rice, also
of New York, in the national amateur
1872 balk line billiard tournament at
the Boston Athletic Association. Ap-
pleby's average for the thirty innings
was 10 and he had high runs of 36. 29
and Ia. He averaged 1910.
In to-night's play Percy Ceilings. of
Chicago, defeated Robert NJ. Lord, also
of Chicago, 800 to 1O4.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

The Belgian Bearcats" "-Marce ell
Buysse and Alphonse Speissens-will
be equal choices with the Egg Madden
and Goullet Magin combinations in the
six-day bike race, which starts one
minute after midnight next Sunday.
The popular foreign riders will arrive
tomorrow on the Carmania with the
balance of the European stars.
The Belgians won the Brussels grind
two weeks ago, against strong field.
and with the experience gained in the
December race here they are sure to
give the American pedallers no end Of
trouble. Speissens won quick favor at
the Garden sprint meet last year by
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

trying to steal lap on the field in the
ten-miie open race for professionals
something unheard of at a sprint meet
The December race was new to
Buysse and Speissens, as they were
unfamiliar with the tricky Americans.
but their unlimited endurance and des
perate trials for stolen lap soon
earned the applause of the crowd, and
their popularity lasted until the last
day of the race. when they were forced
to retire on account of injuries. Time
and again the Bclgians tried for the
lap on the last day, but spills invaria-
bly, found them among the victims, un-
til they were forced out.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29


see the high-water mark in American
the national doubles championship,
starting on Monday, August 16, on the
turf courts of the Longwood Cricket
Club of Boston. The chances are that
Norman Brookes and Gerald L. Pat
terson, of Australia, the present cham
pions, will appear in defense Of their
title, giving this tourney genuine
international atmosphere.
At Longwood, last August, Brookes
told me that he welcomed the idea of
returning to the United States in 1920
to defend his doubles title, and since
then he has repeated his dctermina-
tion in this regard.
The week following Longwood, unless
later changed, comes the women's play
for the Wightman trophy, and 1 have
high hopes that some Of the stars from
overseas will be able to make the trip.
The all-England championship tourney
at Wimbledon will be finished by that
time. No announcement has vet been
made by the Olympic committee at
Antwerp as to the proposal of the
United States to shift the date of the
Olympic tournament from August Is
to %, to July 5, but should this be
done, there would be nothing to pre-
vent the leading players of England
and the Continent from competing in
this country for the new international
trophy.
Z. s. Team Formidable
With a team selected from among
Mrs. Wightman. Mrs. Thomas c. Bundy,
Miss Mary K. Browne, Mrs. Franklin
l.. Mallory, Miss Eleanor Goss, Miss
Marion Zinderstein and Miss Anita
Meyer, America would not have to
fear an invasion even by such great
players as Mrs. Lambert Chambers, of
England, and Mile. Suzanne Lenelen.
of France-and surely we should see
some of the most brilliant tennis ever
played in this country b. women.
The following week, August so, comes
the great national singles champion
ship for men, at the West Side Tennis
Club, with the accompanying Journeys
for juniors, boys and veterans, and
here again there will probably be for
elgn enteries, with Brookes and Pat
terson taking the courts, among others.
There will be week of comparative
quiet after the finish of the mems
event and then, on September 13, on
the splendid courts of the Philadelphia
Cricket Club, the women's national
way. The chances are bright for the
appearance in this classic of some Of
the great stars from California, as we'll
rs visiting Europeans and Canadians.
The player who comes through such
test as she must face at ST. Martins
that week will, indeed, earn her honors.