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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
DELAWARE G. o. p. DELEGATES :.
ARE UNRESTRICTED

DOVER. April 21.-The Delaware
Republican State Convention yester.
day turned down Gov. John G..
Townsend. Jr.. and selected six un-
instructed delegates to attend the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
AKRON, OHIO MAKES
GREATEST GAIN OF
ANY CITY IN U. S.

AKRON, O., April 21.-The popu-
lation of Akron, Ohio. announced
today, is 20S,435. This is gain
of POI per cent. The population
of Akron in 1910 was 69,067.
1t is believed here that this will
be the largest per centage of gain
cf any city in the United States.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
HOUSE GIVES MONEY
TO CLOSE RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION AFFAIRS

WASHINGTON. April 21.-With-
out a dissenting vote the Horse
passed the bill carrying an appropri'
alton of $390,000 for winding up the
affairs of the United States Railroad
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
BOTTOM FALLS OUT
OF SPECULATIVE
STOCKS; BONDS FALL

NEW YORK, April 21.--All spec
ulative stocks slumped on the Stock
Exchange today from 5 TO As points.
Liberty Bonds have fallen from one
to three per cent, marking new low
records.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
JOHNSON WINS
G, 0. P. FIGHT
IN NEBRASKA
Gen. Wood Runs Second and
Gen. Pershing Third in Race
For Republican Nominee
DEMOCRATS ARE CLOSE
Bryan and Hitchcock Are
Having Very Close Run for
Democratic Delegation

LINCOLN, Neb., April 21.-Late
returns this Afternoon indicate that
William ]. Bryan may win place
On the Democratic ticket as dele
gate to the San Francisco National
convention He is in fourth place
and another of his candidates is in
third place. Two of Senator Hitch
cocks candidates have first and
second places. Four are to be elect
ed.
Senator Johnson continues to gain
as additional returns come in. He
is now 5000 ahead of Gen. Wood.
The latter leads Gen. Pershing by
5000.
Partial returns have been received
from Sc of the SO counties of the
State.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
CUBA REPUBLICANS
: NOMINATE PRESIDENT

! HAVANA, April 21-The Republi-
cans of the Republic of Cuba today
nominated Senator Maza Yartola as
their candidate for President.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21

OMAHA, Neb., April Ex-senator
Hiram W. Johnson is leading Gen
Leonard Wood by $500 in the eaily
returns from the Republican promary
election held in Nebraska yesterday
and Senator Gilbert M. Hitehcocs
is winning over William ]. Bryan
Gen. John ]. Pershing is more than
5000 behind Gen Wood.
Returns from 339 out of a total
of 1,849 precincts give Johnson 12,'
900, Wood, $500 and Pershing $500
Senator Hitchcocks list of del
egates are leading Bryan's list by
1000. Bryan, himself a candidate,
is 1000 behind the low man on the
Hitchcock ticket.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21

OTTAWA. April z1.-The Canadian
wheat board has withdrawn price re-
strictions on the sale Of flour for de-
nestle purposes but will retain con-
troll OF wheat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 21.--
Later reports of the destruction Of
life and property caused by the tor
nado now say that the dead total 155.
No estimate of the property loss is
available. but it is known that it will
run into many millions of dollars.
Hundreds of people were injured
and thousands were made homeless.
The tornado swept clear path from
Bay Springs in Jasper County, Miss
issippi, northeasterly through the
State and through the extreme
northeastern counties of Alabama into
Tennessee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April 21.-
The death list of the tornado which
swept through score OF towns and
villages and isolated farms In East
ern Mississippi, Northwestern Ala
bama and Southern Tennessee now
reaches 140. Twenty-one people
were killed on a single plantation
near Meridian. Miss, Sixteen We're
killed and scores injured In Marion
County, Miss, and in the villages
of Glen, Ignomar, Egypt. Baker City,
Bay Spring and Philadelphia, Miss.
the death toll was very heavy.
The property loss will reach mil
lions of dollars.
Many of the towns and great
number of farms have been laid
waste.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-21
TORNADO KILLS
155 IN SOUTH;
MILLIONS LOST
Scores Of Towns in Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee Are
Stricken by Wind Storm
FEAR WORSE TO COME
Story of Disaster Comes AS
Telegraph and Telephone
Communication Restored

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April I'll
The narrowing story of the terrific
tornado that is known to have cost
155 souls, and which it is feared
killed many more. and caused many
millions of dollars worth of prop
erty damage, is being told as tele-
graph and telephone lines are re-
stored.
1t is feared, as frightful as the
heard Many of the places struck
were isolated, and thickly popu-
lated farming sections, which have
not been reached ARE in the strick-
en- zone.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
SPORT At WALTER REED
Big Boxing and Wrestling Pro-
gram for Hospital Patients
and Attaches Tonight.

Boxing fans making up the per-
sonnel of Walter Reed Army General
Hospital, which means practically
every one connected with that big in
stitution from the commanding officer
and his staff down to the humblest
member of the laboring corps. not to
overlook the women making up the
Red Cross and other nurses and other
female attaches. are looking forward
with keen interest to the big Wrest-
ling and boxing program scheduled
by the Knights of Columbus in the
gym of their hut at o'clock tonight.
Richmond Bilr' Kelly, secretary.
and his brother Frank, together with
s. T. Hillaire, have made the arrange
ments. assisted by Chaplain Daily of
the service There will be accommo
of the hospital has been invited. There
will be number Of the Red Cross
nurses and other woman employees at
the ringside.
Frank Cerege will referee the
scheduled bouts. of which there are
to be four big numbers. with half
dozen minor scraps between young
men of the amateur type. Joe Turner,
the popular District wrestler. will
meet Frank Burns in finish contest
in what should prove the feature of
the program
The boxing card will include bouts
between Davis Stockstill against Ed
Clarke, A. Whitworth VS.. f. Whitta-
ker and Kid (Willie) Farley VS.. John
c. LIE Clerz, the last pair being from
the military staff of the hospital.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

Pretty soft for the star ball player"
is a stereotyped remark during the
summer, as the fan watches him play
a couple of hours and thinks Of the
coin he gets for so doing. Is it soft
job? Often it takes a long time to
get to the big show. and then sud-
denly some accident cuts your career
short.
Few fans, as they discuss the status
of the star ball player, ever think of
going back to his early days as a
player. Many athletes who are now
looked upon as the greatest expo
nents of the national game reached
such a position only after the hardest
kind of work. Often their road to sue
cess was harder than that of the
average business man in his battle for
the "almighty dollar" Several years
on the sand lots. several years with
some independent team and couple
of years in the bushes is the usual
routine of players before they hit
the big show, as the major leagues
are termed.
Still more discouraging is the fact
that a contract with major league
club does not always insure retention.
The recruit, no matter how big a fell
low he was in the minors, is regarded
as a very, very ordinary creature when
he joins the majors. He must show
class. Often conditions are none too
favorable for his success. In many
cases he discovers his task of beating
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Increases Point Total to 80 by Win
ming Two-Mile Ice Skat-
ing Event.

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, February
20.-Everett MCGOWAN, skating king
of the west, continued to lead the
field in the point score of the inter-
national skating championships here.
MCGOWAN took nrst place in the two
points, making his total 80 for the
first two days Joe Moore. skating
under the oolors Of the Lake Placid
Club. former metropolitan champion
and product of the New York Kinks.
came through in both the 440-yard
dash and the two-mile. Moore fin
ished first in the 440 and third in the
tWo-mile, which places him second In
the point score with a total of so.
Charles Jewtraw, the local speed
king, was unable to place in the 44O-
yard and could finish no better than
second in the two-mile. This gave
Jewtraw a total Of 40 points. Jew
traw seems to be skating under
severe nervous strain, and it is be-
lieved by many that the accident
which he sustained at Saranac lake
previous to the national champion
ships, which consequently kept him
out Of the nationals in January. had
much to do with his inability to
show his true form. Jewtraw's time
in his qualifying heats was the fast
est In which either event was skated.
Joe Moore has just begun to find
himself, and 1t is the hope of the
eastern contingent that either Moore
or Jewtraw will be able to cut down
the enormous lead established by
MCGOWAN in the first two days races.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

the veteran for the job is hopeless
one. Or he may find the game SO di9e
ferefrt that he blows up when tried
out in the majors. and is unable to
show any Of the form that made him
the most feared man in the busn
league from which he graduated
Each year several hundred ambl-
tious recruits are obtained from the
minors. 1t is the ambition of each and
every one to emulate the players who
stand foremost in the opinion of the
fans. 1t is the hope of every club
owner that the youngsters Will prove
even better than the men they hope to
emulate. The fact that only about
fifty youngsters are retained by each
of the sixteen major league clubs each
year, is proof the road to stardom in
base ball is a difficult one. Often, in
stead of seeing his name in the papers.
and being rendered a contract with
big figures, the recruit gets a ticket
back to the minors, accompanied by a
81 note to cover the cost of the two
meals he must eat while en- route to
his new berth. The player. may have
worked for years to have his playing
attract the attention of the major
league scouts before he was finally
successful. He suddenly awakens to
find he is in a league a class lower
than the one in which he played prior
to his brief stay in the big show.
which stay is often about long enough
to give him time to drink hastily a
cup of coffee. He finds his years Of
effort have been mostly in vain; that
he must start all over again on the
road to stardom.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
MCGOWAN ADDS TO LEAD WILDE STOPS RUSSELL
Referee Ends One-Sided Bout in
Seventh Round-Champ
Shows Rare Skill.

NEW YORK. February 20.-Jimmy
Wilde, England's wonderful flyweight.
proved last night that he is a great
fighter when he punched Mickey Rus
sell into submission in seven rounds
at the arena in Jersey City.
When the end came Russell was
hanging fselplessly over the top rope.
with his back turned to avoid pun
ishment. The referee. Harry Ertle.
had just stopped the bout when Scotty
Monteith, Russell's manager, tossed
towel high in the air, as a token of
surrender.
Wilde found little or no opposition
in Russell. The Newark boy seemed
to be thoroughly enlightened.
and he made little or no attempt to
defend himself. much less fight back.
Russell took fearful beating in a
dogged fashion without living up to
his ability as a really good fighter.
Wilde was never in danger and SIM
ply punched his way to a hollow vic
tory. He tired during the bout in his
efforts to punch Russell to the floor.
but it must be said that when the end
came he seemed fresher than when he
started.
1t was humane thing to stop it
when that action was taken. Another
blow might have injured the defeated
boy far more than an ordinary knock
out.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
RECORD LIST OF ENTRIES
FOR BOWLING CONGRESS

PEORIA. ILL.,. February 2O-Entries
from all parts of the United States,
Canada, Mexico and Cuba go to make
up the record-breaking number of
five-man teams that will take the
drives here March 10 in the annual
event of the American Bowling Con-
gress. Scattered entries continued to
arrive today, and it was estimated
between $50 and 900 teams would
compete. Toledo holds the record with
796 teams.
Entries closed Wednesday night. but
applications then in the mails will be
accepted. Among entries recorded yes
terday were twenty teams from OF
tawa and Toronto. Canada; two teams
from Havana. Cuba, and three from
Tampico, Mexico.
Work of installing the fourteen
drives where the championships will
be decided started today.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Joe Judge Now In Line;
Youngsters to Get Trial

Washington's squad Of hold
outs In beginning to crumbie,
the first to capituiate being Joe
Judge. The agile inftiEl-sacker
notified Clark Grihth today that
the terms offered him are satfs-
factory, and that his signed con-
tract will be forthcoming in due
time. Pitchers Gill, the former
Holy CrOss boy, and snyder, the
giant Akr0nfte. also have signi-
fed their intention Of reporting
for spring training.
In addition the president-man-
aKer Of the Nationals has an
nOunced the acquisition Of q
couple Of other youngsters for
inspection Mt Tampa. They are
Brooke Grub, OutAelder and
shortstop for the last three
years of the Technical High
Pitcher l.. A. Carlson Of James,
town, n. y. ,Grubb, = native Of
Silver Spring. Nd, b nineteen
years old. II five feet ten and .
half inches In height and weighs
$50. He In n southpaw batter,
and In getting a chance to show
his ability largely through the
recommendation Of Cy Cum
minEs. Carlson II a pr0tege of
George Erickson.
Grimth also announced the
outright sale to wichita Of
Pitcher Slim Lynch and the
farming Of First Baseman Bow
man, Vermont Tniversity per.
former, to Minneap0lis.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
WOMEN SWIM FOR TITLE
At CLEVELAND TONIGHT

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February '20.-
Eight Of tthe best known woman SWIM
mers in the country are entered in
the national Junior 100-yard cham
pionship for women, which will be
eld here tonight under the auspices
the American Athletic Union. Most
rominent are the Smith sisters, Flea
ior and Ruth of New York, and Marie
,urtis of Detroit. Five other events
ire on the program.
Entries in a IOO-yard free style race
md back stroke handicap for women
clude Etheida Bliebtry. holder of
.everal records; Charlotte Boyle of
lew York and the Smith twins.
The Smiths and Marie Curtis also are
,mong those to compete in Il fancy
diving contest.
A 10O-yard dash for men, in which
Hal Vollmer of New York, will COM
pete, and a fancy diving contest for
men complete the program.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

emanated
the business Offices of rival clubs which rightly figure they entitled
to than enough hotel bills for
Shibe addition
wizard foresee that unless the improved
Philadelphia
before the fans had the boosted
All of which be said
McGilcuddy in taking the bull by the horns far
of
the Athletic squad dictates this policy the being epet with
who will considerably drilling
grind of the championship
Three eatche and pitchers comprise the
trained by Mack and First Lieut. Danny Murphy Lake
starting Monday pending the
later The catchers Styles Walker for
former haing
Des Mone and Myatt of the Houston League
pitchers
Norfolk Greye semi peormer; Moore OF Waco, Bgbee
Portland Ores Person Atlantic City high school boy
Reading Rommel of Newark Harris of Houston
Catcher Myat Gibson
tin of Binghamton the latter southpaw
Evening star., 1920-02-20
How Davenport Fared
Against All Opponents
POLO GROUNDS PRICES
RAISED ONLY IN SPOTS

NEW YORK., February 20.-The
price of base ball tickets at the Polo
grounds next summer will go up only
in spots. 1t will still be possible
to see game for SO cents; or, better,
IS cents. including the war tax.
AS a result of the action of the
joint meeting of the major leagues at
Chicago, in voting an increase in the
price of base ball admissions for 1920,
the officials of the Giants and Yankees
met yesterday to decide on a uniform
scale for Polo grounds tickets.
After the meeting the schedule was
given out: Bleacher seats, IS cents
and Is cents. including war tax; lower
stand. $1.10, including war tax; upper
stand. $1.10, including war tax, upper
boxes. $2.2O, including war tax; lower
boxes, $1.65, including war tax.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
259 Jokes

Think Of tin one issue-25o real
laughs-sparkiing, joyous. witty fun
% splendid drawings-pictures Of stage
lofk-a lot Of special departments
"With the College Wits ts'-irrepressible
-irresponsible-s stories-cartoons
foreign jokes. s..
Judge is like religion-it can't hurt you
and might do you a lot of good.
Try it when you're tired-try it on the
train-try it for headache-tryi it with
. cigar-try it when you wan, a drink
try it on the family-try this love
and marriage number on your girl or
vice versa.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
HIGH SCHOOL TOSSERS
WIND UP SEASON. TODAY

The final games of the District Hikl
School Basket Ball League are cardet
for this afternoon in the Catholic Uni.
versity gymnasium. Western meets
Business and Tech clashes with East.
ern. 1t has been agreed that today'i
victories with count double. thereby
cleaning up the schedule. The game,
will have no bearing on the cham.
pionship. as Tech already has cinches
the pennant.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
START DIAMOND WORK

Candidates for the base ball squads
reported to the coaches at Central and
Western High schools yesterday.
Business, the first school to get under
way, has been practicing for nearly
week. Tech and Eastern are expect
ed to start in few days.
Prospects appear to be fully as
bright at all the schools as during
past seasons and the race for the title
looks to be an open one.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
KING NAY ENTER oLYMP1AD.

SAN SEBASTIAN, February 1S.-In
connection with the arrival here Of
Marquis villemejor, president Of the
Spanish Olympic games committee. it
is reported King Alfonso may consent
to participate in the Olympic games at
Antwerp next summer as a riheman
and polo player.
Preparations are being made for the
training of a Spanish athletic team
which will participate in the Olympic
games for the first time on invitation
of King Albert of Belgium, who. it is
reported, will visit Spain soon. and for
whom a special athletic festival will
be organized here. Trials for the
choice of members of the Spanish team
will be held here late in June and
later at Anberes.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
BARTELMES PLAYS WELL.
Gets Good Lead on Kelchner in
Battle for Pocket Billiard Title.

Charley Bartelmes. the District
pocket billiard champion, was in ex-
cellent stroke last night at the Grand
Central Palace. in his match with
George Kelchner. the challenger. Bar
telmes pocketed 12S balls to Kelch-
ners 81 (the last frame being played
out). and had runs of %, 13 and 12,
while Kelchner could gather only 10, 10
and 9. The play is $50 points in blocks
of 125 points each night.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
ROCKVILLE HIGH NOSES
OUT GEORGETOWN PREPS

ROCKVILLE, Md. February 20.-In
one of the most exciting games Of bas-
ket ball seen here in a long time, the
Rockville High School quint defeated the
Georgetown College Preparatory School
team Is to IA. The game was played in
the assembly hall at the high school
building, and was witnessed by large
number Of the students of the two
schools and others. Bennett and King
don, for Rockville. and Angel and Doel-
ger. for Georgetown, did fine work.
Tjno-,tn md SI,ropapy.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Peck Stars and Yankees Clash,

The Peck Stars, who have not lost
a game at home in three years. and
the Y. NJ. c. A. Yankee quint, with a
record of seventeen straight victories
formers gym. A battle royal is ex-
pected.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
CONNIE MACKPLANNING
TO REGAIN HIS WANING
PRESTIGE AS MANAGER
Starts South Today With Rookie Battery Can
diddtes as First Moue in Drive to Lift
Athletics Out of Last Place.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

approach Of another base ball
observed with the from Philadelphia for condition
rookie battery
club the League do their
Dixie
excellent why Mack beating the
such
that the lean leader has
last place For five
League has found the
Evening star., 1920-02-20
With Nationals Athletics Rockies Start South
$4,000 in Trotting Purses.

TOLEDO, Ohio. February oO.-Sev-
en- early closing events, aggregating
in money value upward of $4,000.
make uD the first grand circuit racing
program of the Toledo Driving Club
for the week of July II. made public
today Entries close March s, with
payments due March s. May / and
June Is. In addition to the stake
events thirteen class races have been
included.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Champion Heads Yale Boxers.

Capt. Edward P. Eagan. who will
represent Yale in the middleweight
weight champion. winning the title
in April last in Boston. On July I
at the interallied sports in Paris he
won the middleweight championship.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
DAVENPORT HAS LIFETIME RECORD OF .1s,.

Inspection OF the records dseoses the fact that
eliminated Of trouble to it the the Nationals
one one o Two upon wno I'M ne sngny nurer mas been able in
In the four of
the Gfmen while taking 1--WE winning mark of M
while his eleven triumphs
their hands the of oil Against the Tigers managed
does figure formidable
the Indians the latter particular they
of 67inh hffeenc
Evening star., 1920-02-20
EASY FOR WALTER REED.
Ingram Quint Taken Into Camp by
the Soldiers, 1918.

The Walter Reed basket ball quint
and Ingram Memorial tossers met in
the deciding games of their series
last night. the soldiers winning easily
by the score of 36 to 10. Harmon of
Walter Reed registered FIVE court and
four free goals. Lineup and sum-
ma "
Evening star., 1920-02-20

Gate Mousse" Is another of those
leap year hazards presented in
short story form.
How Love Came to Pocahontas"
y Q stirring iove idyl-tingling
with untamed passion-cave girl
stuh.
Therss Tabloid Play for Tired
Business Men" that il q Dit too
well you know you have to be
careful what the children read.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Gallaudet to Play Hatchetites.

The George Washington quint goes
to Kendall Green tomorrow night for
a battle with the Gallaudet tossers.
Downes and Bouchard of Gallaudet,
who have been incapacitated by ILL
ness, are expected to resume their Do
sitions in the lineup.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
The Short Cut to
MatrifYof1y"

The beautiful girl says, "John dear,
pisass don't sand there oeating At me.
n you win just sit down here and Kiss
Ne passionatsly six times We can p.o-
eosd at once to look over this lovely
illustratsd furniture catalog and more
IN TIE came vein. Marriage is getting
moro modern every day.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Stecher and Londos on Mat,

NEW YORK. February 2O.-Joe
Stecher. world champion catch-as-
catch-can wrestler. will defend his
title here tonight with Jim Londos
of Greece. One fall will decide the
match.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

Court goals-Duryea a.. Ginnigel (3). Har-
freda al and Cameron. Free goals-Crusfreda,
4 out Of 8; Cameron, out Of 2; Harmon, 4
out of 5. Time of halves-20 minutes.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Double Win for Western Midgets.

The Western Midgets landed two
games yesterday. defeating the John
Eaton quint, 10 to 8. and the Weight
man toSsers, "a to 4.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

The Eastern Stars had an easy time
defeating the T. X. Fraternity quint
yesterday afternoon, 40 to Is, the win
ners leading from start to finish.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

Cornell has won the intercollegiate
track and field championship the last
four years iu succession.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
Walk Mason

b Q seeslas feature. Yea know Walt
is ths oaly living poet who has built
himssk . nansion out of his rhymes.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

He-H the cost Of Evine continues
to Go up W won't Be GbIs to buy
any moro eIoEhes.
She-H skirts continue to 60 up. !
won't have to.
Evening star., 1920-02-20

Considering the proverbial
weakness of the club behind him
Davenport's complete American
League record is not so bad, the
total of games which have gone to
a decision either for or against
him showing that he lacks only
nine in ninety-one of $3.50 split,
his forty-one games won and fifty
lost giving him percentage of .45l,
a lifetime pitching mark better
than that of many hurlers per-
forming with clubs that habitually
finish higher in the standings than
the Browns.
Evening star., 1920-02-20
This IS the
Love and Marriage
Number

handled In q serious manner ~ BELTS
1sap year. Ofson Lowell contributes:-