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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
To Defend Harmsworth Trophy

New York, Dec. 10. The Harmsworth
trophy, emblematic Of the worlds notorboat
championship. will be defended on Lake 81,
Clair. near Detroit next summer, II England
and o:her European countries submit a suit
able challenge. christopher Smith of Al
Eonac. Mich, announced here today. Smith,
the builder OF the Miss America, which
brought back the trophy from Great Britain
this year. said that Garwood, the owner
intends TO build an even faster boa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15

profit, after paying taxes and expenses,
probably will be about S13 900, II was
unofficially estimated. The federal tax
will be approximately $21 900, and the
state tax $40, 800,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
PEN Points

Fr>nk .Kohier. the best plunser on the
Penn swimming team, may be unable TO
compete aEa!nst Columbia IN New York Fri.
day might. He H. suffering from blood poison
ina IN his arm. kohler, AGAINST C. c. N r.
excellent performance.
Coach George Kistlor had his swimmers
working overtime In tho tank yesterday
afternoon for tho Columbia meet. The Morn.
inEside Heights boys have . better team thi,
a victory ovsr. tho hed and Bue. Penn Ia IL
working hard for the moot. and may sprlnr
a surprise.
.raI Easi Mv v led 4 pack OF twenty runners
cleaned OF by an industrious assistant man
ager. The warm weather brought out the
crowd. Bill Ward STARTED work In putting
tho shot yesterday afternoon.
Ghbs.t Wilcox and Fits Aeeetts, from
the civil enstneerfng school. are making an
eIcellent showing the novice wrestling meet
Tho former came to Penn from West Phiia.
delphia Hish. Accetta comes from Naples,
Italy. S''
MANAGER Buckley. Of tho fsneinx team. ia
nusily snGaEod In making up q schedule for
the foilnnen, II 10 expected that meets with
Harvard. Columbia. Navy and Yale and two
other universitiss Will be arranssdL A isrrs
squad or candidates work out daily.
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Southern TrIp for ao~so,,

Brunswick. Doc. lo.-The povdoIr co,.
lexe bsssbeli nine will make a soUthsrn Ir,s
for ne hIst time next spring. The schsduls
trip with Columbia on March 81. DicIinson.'
April !. and pennsyivAnia, April p with
a kame with Princeton on March 40 rnndins
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
ST. JOE PLAYS ARMY
collegIans' Five Gets Real Test In
Now York Game Today

The st. Joseph's College quintet left
town this morning for New York, where
1t will line up against the Army five this
afternoon. It will be the first real test
Of the season for the local college. The
lineup:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-15
Dick Harley 70 Coach pI,t

PittsburRh. Dec. 15.---Dick Harley. forner
major league baseball player, has again
been engaged TO coach tho UnIyersity NJ
Pittsburgh varsity nine next season ac
cording to Pitt athletic officials ~
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st. James Win, and Lo...

n csntrsl Church Lsasue r.me I.s,
Msms,,st ssns s. jane asts.!sd Holy Trinity
second quintet defeated 81 James second
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initial game of the season. Chairman,
OF football fame, was center on the
Haddon Heights team and he scored
three field goals. Lewis, Lowe, Captain
Richmond and Seibert played In mid
season form for Haddon Heights.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
A SHOCKING DOCUMENT

mans brains were knocked out.
Just how many Of these cold
blooded murders were committed
is unknown, and will remain un-
known. Just how many millions
Of the American peoples money
was stolen is unknown. That,
too, will probably remain I'M
known. The best that the inves-
tigators can say on this score is
that the amount will perhaps run
into the billions,
Just where official incompe-
tence leaves off and where Off
cial criminality begins in the
abominable business is a problem
for the future to solve. Barkeep-
ers paid $4,000 a year as book
keepers; private detective in a
New York hotel who never was
aboard ship and who kept right
on at his hotel job drawing .
shipping board salary as .
sailor; common laborers paid
experienced mechanics wages;
selling material at 10 cents on
the dollar while buying precisely
the same material at so per cent.
above the established wholesale
market price for it; a steward
throwing overheard an entire
ships supply of food, bought five
days before by his predecessor,
in order to make room for a fun
fresh supply bought with the
customary stewards "rake-off
these may be counted among the
humors of the colossal orgy
And then there was that spiri-
tied httle episode OF a captain
stealing his shipping board YES
sci bodily and hawking her about
foreign ports for sale. To be
sure, ia this instance the captain
had to 20 abroad. He had just
engaged in little 5000 bunker
age steal. Grapefruit knives at
$3.50 each and strawberries at
60 cents a quart were supplied 70
every member Of forecastld
crews. These are the opera
bouffe, 'ePinafore' features OF
the magnificent debauch. bike
the payment OF sos for an eight
dollar job Of headlight repairing,
they are rather tightening and
cheering than otherwise as seen
against the black background OF
the really serious stealings by
fraudulent contracts, in crooked
sub-contracting. etc.
And now what is going to be
done about It? Are these crooks,
official and plain, to go I'M
whipped of justice with the mil
lions which they have stolen from
the American people? Are they
to go scot free? Or are they to
be hunted down, convicted, and
put in the penitentiary where
they belong!
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
A good heart is like the sun, Tor 1t SHINES
bright and never changes, but keeps us
course truly.-Shakespeare
LOUISIANA WANTS PROTECTION.

Both OF the United States senators from
Louisiana and the governor of the state nave
recently made public addresses advocating re-
turn to the protective tariff policy. Because 1t
is great sugar producing state Louisiana is d.
rectly interested in protective tariff on that
commodity. Public lnen are beginning to rec
ognize, however, that the products OF one state
cannot be permanently singled out for favor.
1t will be remembered that when tariff revision
ists in 1913 put a long list Of commodities on
the free list there was provided future date
when sugar should be added to the list. Later,
under the pretext Of need Of revenue, the pro-
vision as to sugar was repealed, leaving the
Louisiana product with small measure OF pro-
lection. Although the democrat platform re-
affirmed the partys attitude on the tariff, the
defeat of the party was 50 overwhelming that
no democrat will feel bound by the platform.
1t is probable that when the tariff IS revised
there will be plenty of help from protection
democrats.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
FENCE IS 1900 MILES LONG.

Detroit News: From Condor to
HOMETOWN, clear across the continent
of Australia, runs a fence of woven
wire 1900 miles long, and the single
purpose Of its construction Is TO
guard the fertile farm lands from
the havoc-maktng rabbit pest. The
entire eastern part 81 the continent is
overrun with rabbits, but the western
state. the Golden State" as 1t 10
proudly called, is practically free
from them, thanks to this seventh
wonder OF a fence Upon the intact
ness OF this barrier depends the pros
perity of every farmer in western
Australia, and II is guarded with the
eagerness and the care that be-
leaguered state takes to prevent =
devastating army from passing It's
boundary.
Imported into the country by some
immigrant, who doubtless hoped that
they would live and thrive. the orig
inal pair-for rabbits are not native
to Australia-haye multiplied into a
countless horde, hardy, omniverous
and bold In vast armies they scout
along the fence seeking for some
entrance hole, and often travel hun
dreds OF miles to one open end OF the
fence trying to find a place OF pass
age through from the inhospitable
regions to the fertile farms.
The most amazing precautions are
taken by the Golden State" to main
tain the effectiveness Of it's barrier.
Range riders guard it for its entire
length and keep 1t in a perfect state
of repair.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Harvey's Weekly: The report,
OF the shipping board inyestiga-
tors is one OF the most shocking
documents ever laid before the
American people. In all the war
orgy Of waste and thievery. there
is hardly anything to match it's
revelations of sordid infamy.
When one stops to think how
tho decent people of the country
have been pinching and scrimp-
ing, depriving themselves of this
and denying themselves that
many thousands of them actually
hard pressed. at times. to obtain
the bare necessities OF life in
spite of the ever-mountring bill
for living expenses while all the
time despicable crew of scoun-
drels, ranging all the way from
petty sneak thieves to wholesale
swindlers and robbers, have made
unchaIlenged loot of the millions
upon millions OF money resultant
from this patriotic self-sacrifice:
when all this comes home. as it
does come home in the shipping
board exposure, it is difficult to
express in any measured terms
the indignation which the reveia-
ton arouses.
1t is no campaign document,
this shipping board report Not
an item in all the disgusting in
dictment can be charged off or
discounted as an attempt to make
political capital. The election is
over, No partisan end can be
served by the revelations It is
just a cold recital OF carefully
established facts.
And such facts! II that ship
ping board report may be taken
as fair cross-section exhibit of
American standards of official
competence and Of our average
business integrity, then - God
help America! To analyze this
miserable mess which two spe-
ciaIly appointed investigators for
the congressional select commit
tee on shipping board operations
have spread before the country,
involves exploration of almost
every resort of commercial in
iquity known to man. Every
crime in the calendar of business
villainy seems to be involved,
from mere sneak thievery to
murder itself-and particularly
cowardly form of murder ar that.
TT is comparatively easy
thing" says the report, ITO acct
dentaIly drop bar or wrench
into a ships hold when a
straight time-keeper, or inspec-
!, tor, is standing under"
The reward OF honesty under
shipping board operations, in
other words, was that the honest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Where Leader. Develop.

Minneapolis Journal: Why is it
that so many American towns and
cities have no program, and merely
follow hit-or- miss method? Either
there are no peace makers or they do
not assert themselves. In many
productive and prosperous region COM
munity life says for want Of a pro-
gram and inspiring leadership.
Any community that has no provis-
ions for its children to play, or for it's
young people to mfngle, or for it's
adults to meet and discuss common
issues, is not providing well for its
citizens.
Americans have became accustomed
to think of leadership in terms of
large affairs alo1e, in national or IN
ternational outlines. But such lead
ership requires long experience and
preparation. And the small town is
e logical place for such training. Men
like John Adams, James Monroe, JEFF
serson, Lincoln and Garfield prepared
themselves for their great services to
the nation in the town meeting or the
local council.
The community that backs its pub
lie servants with a program and an
active public spirit is doing more than
serve its own best interests. 1t is
Indirectly training leaders upon whom
the nation may call in time Of need.
To see the possibilities of leadership
only in large matters and to neglect
them in local affairs, is to forfeit one
of the splendid privileges in a demo
cratic republic.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
RECOGNITION FOR MEXICO.

Reports from Washington are to the eHecl
that recognition of the new Mexican govern
1nent will likely be delayed for some time Gen
eral Obregon was duly elected by the votes OF
the Mexican people, and will take Office the first
of December, facts which cannot be ignored.
With the inauguration of President elect Hard
ing we shall have a man in the white house not
afraid to look facts in the face. Probably he
will not only recognize the existence of peace
with Germany, a fact now two years old, but
also the existence of government In Mexico
far more stable and more representative OF the
people than the Carranza regime which the
present administration formally recognized
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE.

Some interesting statistics regarding our col
leges are given in the report by DIR. Robert r..
Kelly executive secretary Of the council OF
church boards Of education, in his survey OF the
college situation in this country for the council.
The survey does not, OF course, cover the col
lege field perfectly but it is general enough to
throw light certain aspects OF secondary edu-
cation.
Twelve states are reported as having no col
leges and at least half of the states having col
leges may not be accredited by the associations
whose standards DR.. Kelly follows. 1t appears
that most states send many Of their boys to
other states for schooling. The migration is
least in California Iowa occupies middle rank
in the number of students sent away to be edu-
Gated New Hampshire leads in the percentage
of students received from outside the state and
Massachusetts in the actual number received.
This migration of students is good thing
for the youth. It broadens his view Of life tt
go away to college, and it makes for a still
broader view if he goes to another state thar
that in which he lives. There is a noteworthy
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
BACK TO NORMALLY.

The smoothing out of International d1tfer-
encas is likely to come rapidly after March
fourth Already word has come from Italy
that a basis of agreement has been reached II
the Adriatic disputes, the chief feature Of which
was the ultimate disposition of the city OF
Fiune That agreement could have been reach
ed long ago had it not been for Mr.. Wilson s
interference. Peace between the United States
and Germany, of course, will follow shortly
after Mr.. Harding's Inauguration, and other
obstacles to world peace and contentment will
disappear with the retirement of the disturbing
factor now in the white house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
CRY OF THE DREAMER.


I am tired of planning and toiiing
In the crowded hives of men,
Heart-weary of building and spoiilng,
And spelling and building again.
And | long for the dear old river,
Where | dreamed my youth away
For dreamer lives forever,
And a toiler dies in a day.
/ am sick cS the snowy seeming
OF life that is half lie;
OF the faces lined with scheming
In the throng that hurries by
From the sieepless thoughts endeaVor,
| would 90 where the children play,
For q dreamer lives forever,
And a thinker dies in day.
l can feel no pride, but pity
For the burdens the rich endure;
There is nothing sweet in the city
But the patient lives OF the poor
On, the little hands too skillful,
And the child-mind choked with wees
The daughters heart grown Wliifui.
And the fathers heart that bleeds.
No. no, from the streets hustle,
From trophies OF mart and stage,
I would fly to the woods low rustic
And the meadows kindly page.
Let me dream rs or old by the river,
And be loved for the dream Away;
For a dreamer lives forever,
And the toiler dies in day
John Bowie
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
Shall College Men Speak English

Shall College Men Speak English.
DR.. Charles Aubrey Eaton, in Leslie's
Weekly: President Nicholas Murray
Butler should exercise care lest he
shatter one of our most sacred acade-
mic traditions. What does he mean
by wishing to associate the college
undergraduate with good English"
Is this not an invasion of the sacred
right of free speech? 1t is almost
cruelty to animals to deprive the stu
dent of the handful of standardized
phrases which he uses IN the place of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

lack of migration of southern boys 70 northern
schools. Three Of the states listed as having no
colleges are southern states. This Lack OF col
leges and restriction of migration to other parts
of the country for education very likely has
some Influence upon the failure OF the southern
states to rank with their sister commemorative
in the advance of civilization
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

language Is he no longer going to
be permitted to Say mouthful' or
Tell the world?" Tut! Tut! Mr..
president Have heart Won rri-ht
as well steal the young mans clothes
while he is in swimming.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Grundy Republican: Chairman Hays
proved to be such good forecastef
that it has been suggested that Presl-
dent Harding place him IN charge OF
the weather bureau.
New Hampton Tribune: God help
Iowa. The people fighting for better
things in this great state are too few
in number.
Waterloo Courier: The consumer
should be on his guard He has
right to a bill Of particulars when
there is a disposition to stick on
something because of new freight
rates:
Perry Chief: If Mr.. Harding pays
any attention to Iowa newspapers, ne
will name Henry C. Wallace secretary
of agriculture He has been endorsed
by nearly every publication In the
state except the Homestead.
Davenport Democrat: Hearst found
it easier to support Mr.. Harding on
account OF the toll plank in the plat
form, and he will now expect Mr..
Harding's administration to deliver
the goods"
Rolfe Arrow: w. ]. Bryan. in
statement the morning after election,
says that Cox was beaten before ne
started. Well, what of it? So was
Bryan; three times. The only reason
that it was not oftener was because
BRYAN only ran three times.
Hardin County Citizen: Labor rs
highly organized for the advancement
of labor. The great business interests
of the country are highly organized
for the advancement OF business.
Why should not the farmers OF the
nation be similarly organized?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

An effort is made to create the impression
that anyone who criticizes Samuel Gompers IS
fighting union labor. It is on par with the Ell
fort to make people believe that anyone VINO
criticized Woodrow Wilson was fighting the
United States government.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

He who lets world his own portion OF II cHoose
his plan Of life him has need OF any otner facu,.y
than the apeIike Of imitation. He VINO chooses s
pan for himself all his faculties He must use o-
ssrvaton see reasoning and judgment to foresee a
4vty to Gather materials decision, 10
decide and when decided rmness and sefeon.ro'
10 hold to his deliberate judament.-John Stuart MIL
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23
AN UNCANNY LAD.

A remarkable boy has arrived in this country
from LODI in Poland, in charge of his father,
mother and manager. He is Samuel Rzeszsw
ski. aged nine, whose father taught him chess
two years ago. Since then he has defeated
many of the European experts, wins games
when he plays them blndfolded, and can play
with phenomenal skill many as tWenty-one
games at once In such contests he seems to
be the least concerned of anyone In the room,
moving swiftly from board to board and making
his play easily and quickly on each IN turn with
no apparent consciousness OF himself. lie has
not the remotest idea how he does it nor has
anyone else clear idea. One theory advanced
is that his mental processes are twenty times
quicker than those of ordinary men; and an.
other is that he plays by instinct, intuition.
A London expert named Philidor often play
ed three games simultaneously without sight OF
boards or men. The American expert Morphy,
on several occasions played bindfold against
eight strong players simultaneously with great
success Morphy was strong player at the
age of twelve, toured Europe at twenty one,
ceased playing at twenty mine and died at forty
seven Like the present lad he was chess
prodigy, and if he had any idea how he did it,
he never made it clear Both must be classified,
apparently, along with the mathematical light
ning-calculating prodigies who now and then
appear as possessing powers or an access to truth
denied to normal men. It is evident, for ex-
ample, that a boy or man who can multiply III
his head fifteen figures by fourteen and write
the result in single line about as fast as ne
can set down the figures, has arrived at the re-
suit in some inexplicable and extraordinary way
It may be theorized that the product OF the
multiplication is fact of nature, and that the
mind of the calculator has grasped it, as truths
of other sorts often flash on minds by what is
called intuitive, instantaneous perception
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

The man who is agitating for a return to the
pomp and dignity Of the old-time boiled and
'starched- bosom white shirt must have wife
who pays the laundry bills out OF the house
money and economies in food The downward
movement in prices has not reached the washy-
washy shops so far any unpreJudlced by
stander can observe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Dueling did not exist in ancien.
Greece or Rome.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Evidently Miss Robertson, the new congress
woman from Oklahoma, is practical person,
for she spent a few dollars less than three thou
sand to be elected. This Is not Large sum, as
money is reckoned nowadays. But there are
reformers that believe that we should be able
to elect officials in the ideal way, that is, with
cut any expenditure We should, but we can
not. Human nature will not let u.s. The next
best thing to do is to put the expenditure upon
legitimate basis and to restrict it to legitimate
purposes. These things Miss Robertson seems
to have done.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

Snow ten inches in thickness Will
under normal conditions. yield ono
inch of water when melted down.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

IF the foregoing raises any question in
the mind Of the reader, we uviH endeavor
to answer it, upon request.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-11-23

New Hampton Tribune: God help
Iowa. The people fighting for better
things in this great state are too few
in number.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-19
DRUNK FINED.

Oscar johnson was arYaigned be-
fore Magistrate D. J. Cleland In DO
lice court this morning on . charge
Of drunkenness. He plead guilty
and drew Z IS hne.