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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
PARISIANS CELEBRATE

PARIS, Jan. 1-Parisians who wish
ed to meet the New Year boldly, knife
and fork in hand, migrated in automo-
biles across the borders of the neigh.
boring departments of Versailles and
Fontainebleau to escape restrictions
imposed upon hotels and restaurants
here. There was little ceremony in
the hostelries Of this city during the
evening and attempts of restaurants
to make dinners into suppers so as
to keep within the projects ruling
were given little support.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01

was 243 nights to crowded houses.
Mr.. Pixley was a graduate of the
ohio State university. Later he stud
led law two years and then studied
medicine two years. He taught Eng
lish for a time at Buchtel college,
Akron, o., and later purchased the
Akron Times. He came to Chicago
and for a time was managing editor
of the Chicago Mail before going to
the Times-Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
OHIO TEAMS CLASH.

The Middletown, Ohio ~ basketball
team will furnish the opposition to
the Eaton Ave in the Eaton Armory,
Friday night. Eaton has been taking
on the fastest teams in Ohio. Coach
Echols is coaching the Eaton quintet
and has built up a powerful. we'll bal
anced team. Fountain City defeated
Eaton early in the season but since
then the play Of the Ohio team has
improved steadily. Stivers plays a
return game late in January.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
Gatherings From the World Of Sport

club, had long conference regarding
Danforth and the former manager of
the White Sox urged the new leader
of the Pirates to give the southpaw
a chance to make goood in the Nation
al league. When Danforth was sent
to the minors he became dissatisfied
and President Joe Tinker of the Col
umbus club is anxious to put through
a deal that will send the big pitcher
back to the majors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
Masonic Calendar

Thursday, Jan. 1.-Wayne Council,
No. 10, R. and S. NJ. Stated assembly.
Installation of officers and work in the
degrees.
Friday, Jan. 2. - King Solomon's
chapter, No. 4, R. A. NJ. Called meet
ing: work in Royal Arch degree.
Saturday, Jan. 3.-Loyal Chapter.
No. 40, o. E. S. Stated meeting and
installation of officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
FAMILY RATES GRANTED
BY FRENCH RAILROADS
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Jan. Parents having four
or more children will enjoy privileges
under the railroad bill passed by the
chamber of deputies today. Those
travelling third class will be given re-
auctions in rates amounting to 80
per cent to families of four children,
40 per cent to those having five and
80 per cent to those having six or
more.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
CUT THIS OUTFIT IS WORTH MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip,
enclose with sc and mail it to, Foley &
Co. 2S35 Sheffield Ave, Chicago. Ill,
writing your name and address clearly.
You will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound, for coughs, colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides and
back: rheumatism backache, kidney
and bladder ailments; and Foleys Ca
thartic Tablets. a wholesome and thor
oughly cleansing cathartic, for consti-
patton, billiousness, headache and slug
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01

The construction of one of the great
-dirigibles which are now being builq
by Great Britain requires a building
one-sixth of a mile long. The posi-
bility of communication between th9
ssky forces and submarine fleets has
been demonstrated, and this is destin-
ed to be an important factor in coast
defense in any future warfare
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
MEET CAMDEN PLAYERS,

The basketball shooters meet the
Camden high school quintet at Cam
den. Friday night Camden held the
strong Earlham freshman to 8 point
lead earlier in the season. Ping"
Bodie will hold down the center posi-
ton for the Richmond team. Clarence
and Ernie Porter are slated for the for
ward jobs, while Sieckman and How
ard Webb are listed as guards.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01

Precaution is sure preventive
against accidents and every driver
should always go slowly at turns in
the road, thereby giving himself suf-
ficient time to avoid any vehicle that
might be coming toward him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01

Chinese locomotive engineers have
gentlest sense of touch with the air.
brake of any in the world. A break in
two is almost unheard of, and there is
very little damage to cars In shunting
on Chinese railways.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
U. S. MUNITIONS BURN

IBy ASSOcIated PreSsJ
NANTES, France, Jan. Barracks
containing large stocks of American
army munitions were destroyed here
last night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01

Advice generally is too late. 1t tells
Won what you ought not to have done,
rather than what you ought to do.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-01
Author of Prince of Pilsen
Dies in Western Home

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan. Frank
Pixley, Hbrettist of many comic operas,
including "The Prince Of Pilsen" and
the "Burgomaster," died here yester-
day. He had been i'll only a short
time.
Mr.. Pixley was a former Chicago
newspaper man. He was with the
Times-Herald in 1896, when his first
play, THE Carpetbagger," was pro-
duced. A little later Chicago stock
company asked him to write a musical
comedy for summer production. The
result was "The Burgomaster," the
success Of which surprised every one,
the author being probably the most
surprised. Long before this Mr.. Pix
ley had written musical comedy
which had not Jared well in the man
ayers offices. Now the managers
wanted production from his pen, and
Mr.. Pixley dug up from his trunk the
spurned King Dodo." It's first run
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
LORRAINE GETS THINGS MOVING.

AZ a meeting Of the Lorraine A. A.
on Saturday evening, matters Of import
ance were discussed President George
McGonigle, better known as "Babby. "
and who was the malnstay Of the pitch
ing stsff for the West Siders, an
nounced that he would again twlrl for
Lorraine.
H. Herbert Hirzel, last years secre-
tary and business manager was selected
as manager, until a new man is selected.
"Gibby" Patterson viii be the captain.
Manager Hirzel has signed "TOtf
lIopewell. who VIII play second base,
and Bernard Skipski. the popular patrol
man, who Is we'll known 20 local fans
as skip" Brown. He will endeayOr TO
make a come back" as he has been out
Of the game for a season. Last year. he
played In several games with the 59th
Pioneers, in France. The year previous,
he playing with the Park A. c.
There IS a possibility that Jack
Price, recently resigned as manager, will
DO the receiving for Lorraine. Neigh
bOrhoOd. OF the All-Wilmington League.
was after The husky catcher, but it IS
iRtimated that they did not offer suit
able terms.
Pitcher Dick" Hughes, who has been
signed by Manager owens, OF the Lam
caster. Pa, club. informed the manage
ment OF Lorraine that he would again
be on the job. in case he fails TO make
good" in the Pennsylvania city. Hughes
was a valuable asset 10 the West Slders
last season. twirling several masterful
games against dOwn-State teams.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
HIGHLETS SLAUGHTER
BEACON COLLEGE FIVE

Beacon Business College was lucky
TO set $ points IN game yesterday aft
ernoon with the Wilmington High
School quintet In the High School gym
nasium. The Cherry and White boys
piled up the respectable score OF ii3
points before deslstlng from the slaugh-
ter and II was an arm-weary collection
Of boys who finished the game for tho
Delaware Avenue school.
Although this score Is a record for
the locals II VIII not 20 down on tho
books for the reason that II did not
occur In a scheduled game.
Frank Plerson. Hlghiet made a record
that may stand for many years as tho
record for an unofficial game at any
local school when he tossed % field
goals into the basket Eight additional
points were accumulated by Pierson
from The i5-foOt mark. making his total
score for the day % points.
Tho High School boys VIII oppose
Goldey College tomorrow afternoon In
the High School gym. The next regl-
larly scheduled game will be with Cam
den on Friday. February "a This game
will take place In the New Jersey town
Four more games remain on tho
Cherry and White schedule, two games
with Camden High one with Chester
and one with the Pennsylvania Institute
OF the Deaf. Should the local annex all
of these games they will have finished
fairly successful season. The schedule
this season has been the most strenu-
Gus that any Cherry and White team
has ever tackled as they have met and
on numerous occasions defeated teams
much larger and with greater expert
ence. The membership OF the varsity
squad Will be presented with sIlve'
basketballs for their efforts during tho
season.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
THEY GET THIS WAY on
Dry Manhattan
NYarwk.

N1arWk.
Dear Ed:
Well I'd I suppose you know by This
time about how Benny Leonard didn't
X. q. Johnny Dundee and Johnny
Dundee didn't Oulpoiut Benny Leon
ard. ! guess you don't know that /
didn't get 10 see it because FOR one
thing didn't have the dough handy
and besides ! was out Of town. But
anyway Ed Il looks like Benny and
Johnny amt goin 90 stop this mara
thon act Of theirs as long as Benny
can get more dough to buy Bronx real
estate with and Johnny Dundee can get
more kale 10 buy Wop stores with,
Only don't see why they don't hire
a han and put it on every night SO as
20 get through with Il as soon as possi-
BILE and then 60 on the road with it
Just like any Broadway show does.
But as ! was telln' Friend Wife last
night maybe Johnny and Benny figures
mat since a cat has nine lives they
Oughta have nine lights and maybe the
next one viii tell the tale Anyway,
/ guess that's Just what all the rest Of
the mugs around here Is fgurin' and
they'll be just as anxious as ! am
to Journey 70 Jersey 10 see EN- do it
all over again
But anyway I'd. last night ! wanted
10 go 10 a mill over in Jersey and
Friend Wife was achln' 90 90 90 a
theater so we compromised on stayin'
at home with the Weegee Board. Well
you know women and Friend Wife
spent most OF their time tryin 10 get
the Weegee Board % tell me 30 get
her a new hat but someway Weegee
want very sympathetic and so ]
started askin' Weogee how about the
pcnnant.
Who's gonna win the pennant,r - says
H.
"C' starts the Weegee, and 7 cot sore
/ right there thinkin' Weegee was toin'
90 say Cincinnati and was going
20 stage another serious But The darn
Thing stopped there and Friend Wife
and me spent so much time arguin'
about Wh N'er 10 was Chicago or Gin
cinnati that there wasn't no time Co
ask any thing else and ] was just ng-
urin on askin' Weegee if anyone was
gonna be able 90 Ty Cobb this year.
But anyway I'd. / beard a good story
the other day and 70 was about a foot
ball referee. This bird had a pretty
good reputation for bein' fair and
everything and one day when ne pulled
decisoiu some ione-haired. cane car
ryin' college boy didn't l3e ID abd says.
You're r0hber, You hunk OF cheese. 20
Well this referee was about as big as
two OF the other birds and he lust
looked at him a minute and then saws
We'll, young man you better 20 %
The club house because I amt goin 90
stand here and see no nice young man
like you assOciatin' with no robber."
H0pin' you are the same,
Yrs. Sportfully.
Jake.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
slasg9 Re IS E:B sIEss s

a winning pitcher with the Cleveland
Indians. Kelley had him last year.
o.
i've had half q dozen chances TO
sell Hendrix for a good price said
Cap Neal. Of the Louisville team. And
I have had good offers for half dozen
other players on my team. There Ger
tainly is a demand for minor league
talent.
But you know Hendrix could hit in
any league. lie has played In three
leagues and hit hard In each case"
o.
Joe Cantlllon Is ready TO get back In
harness as manager Of the Minneapolis
team, after a rigorous winter at Reel
foot Lake, near Hickman, Ky. Joe
spends his winters there and enjoys
life. lie hunts and fishes with a few
old Onies and doesn't get a peek at
civilization until he breaks away for
The annual baseball meeting. Joe,
though getting along In years, is look
ing better than for several seasons. .
O.
Ted McGrew, veteran minor league
manager and umpire, Is reading poetry
this winter. He's been looking through
volumes Of prose in his search for a
classic labeled Dangerous Dan Nc
Grew" Ted is now umpiring on the
coast and says the Coast League fans
have dubbed him Dangerous Dan. "
and he wants 10 know what It's all
about.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
GRACE AFTER SCALP
OF CHESTER TONIGHT

The flnal game Of the Grace Basket
ball team viii bring the fast Chester
team 10 the local court for the game
this evening. The quintet Is composed
Of some Of the best boys that Chester
has produced and is under the leader
ship OF Luke Howard who was a
member OF tho Chester ship team OF
the Delaware River Shlpyard League.
who gave the Harlan team several hard
battles. His running mate viii be
Pierce Of the Liberty team. At CEN
ter VIII be found The lad who Is rated
as one OF The greatest stars that the
Pennsylvania town has turned out
from rs lligli School Lent Is a great
floor man and shot. but his chief value
90 any team Is his foul shooting ability
Pollock and Hin, as guards, will round
out the team.
The Grace siluad will go into this
game determined 10 turn In their tenth
victory. The contest with the Armwa
team, OF Kelnett Square last week was
not fair test OF the ability of the
team. as they seemed outclassed. How
ever. the local team realizes that they
will have a different kind Of opposition
when they meet Chester. Green. the
big center. Is especially anxious 10
win this game, as Leniz. his opponent,
Is captain OF the Chester High School
team. Gallagher will likely send the
same squad into the fray, depending
on Chandler and Clif Garvine 20 care
FOR the forward positions. with Long
acre and Baylis as guards. Mckay and
Jack Garvlne will be on hand 10 re-
lleve their team mates IN case o. an ac-
cident The game Is called for SIS.
y The Grace girls. who played such a
fine article OF bali against the Old
Swedes team last week. win play an
other preliminary game with a team
from the dupont ofllce OF this city.
The defense OF tho Grace girls was
very flne last week. holding the Oid
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
DELAWARE WILL HAVE
CROWD OF SUPPORTERS
-neeIal 10 the Ev.nIrg journal.

Special TO the Ey.pirg Journal
NEWARK Feb. i7-Indlcations are
that several hundred students alumni
members and friends OF Delaware Col
lcge viii accompany the team to Phil-
adelphla tomorrow nlght TO witness
ihe basketball game with Penn. Much
interest Is ccntered n his game owing
10 the excellent record made by both
teams this year Penn Is leading the
Collegiate basketball league and
IS therefore The best among the larger
universities. Dclawre has lost but one
game this season and those who have
seen both teams play say that Coach
Shipley has just as fact an aggregation
Of c1ge stars as the Quakers.
Coach Shlpley win put his squad
through the 1nal practice preparatory
60 TIE game this afternoon. The play
ers are apparently In hne shape, not
wihsiandlng the fact that the team
played three hard games last week.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
BY FRED TURBEYsiLLE.

CHICAGO, Feb. i7-Mlnor league
baseball is on the upgrade, all right.
The Huston club is for sale at $4,000
with several bidders, according 20
baseball men at the Chicago meeting
A few years ago the Houston club
changed hands for a sum said TO have
been $1,000.
Wade Killifer, manager Of the Los
Angeles club, says Johnny Bassler,
former Cleveland catcher, is the classi-
est backstop in the minor leagues to-
day. and that he will outrank many
OF the stars in the majors. killifer
made this statement in the presence
Of Cactus Crava,h, manager Of the Phil
lies. who was trying 30 talk the coast
manager out Of The catcher. And KILL
Ter would sell or trade 10 Crvath as
soon as anyone, for the pair were team
mates on Joe CantillOn's team a few
years back. But Bassler isn't for sale
and Red won't part with him unless
compelled 20.
Louis HeilbrOnner, veteran baseball
historian and minor league executive,
l. figuring on a new circuit Of Indiana
and Ohio cities.
Mike Kelley, manager Of the champion
So. Paul club Of the American Ass0cia-
ton, thinks that Lefty Nlehaus will be
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
EX-SERVICE MEN
SCORE JACK DEMPSEY

Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing
champion Of The world. came In for a
severe scoring before the members Of
Delaware Post No. 4. American Legion
at their meeting IN the Armory last
nlght The resolution was drawn up
only after The case had been thorough
ly threshed ont, and every angle OF the
situation was reviewed before the YER
diet was pronounced The resolution
follows
Whereas Jack Dempsey heavy
weight champion of the United States.
found Il lnconycn'ent 90 put himself
IN the ring at Chatcu-Thlcrry, ST.
Mlhlel or at The Argonne when the
hghtlng was good in France. therefore
be Il
Resolved. that Delaware Post No. 4.
hereby protests AGAINST his being re-
celved anywhere IN the United states as
a representative of ihe sporting blood
of America"
There was not Dissenting vote In
an OF the several hundred present 10 the
adoption OF this resolution.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
NOX-PARTrAN BEAT LEADERS.

The N0n-Partisan qu0it team easily
defeated the Del-Eleotric qu0iters last
night in a Gle-siled coutes sat .hs Non
Partisan Hail. The league Leaders
failed 10 show their usual form while
the N0n-pariisan tOssers PLAYED like
real champions, proving that they are
still in the race for the pennant in the
All-Wilmington League. The score
Del-Elec. .........i9 - 2i 10 i5-f
N0n-parl. ....2i 2l A II 2i-i
Observation-Disclosures: James. Conner.
Hubbard, Ahern, Holley and Thompson.
Non-Partisan: Lucas, Tobin, Barrett
and Pragg.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
KEYSTONE CLIB lFNEFIT.

The Keystone Field Club has received
S2,ii2S3 Of the 5000 drive, 10 build a
new athletic club. 10 IS hardly likely
that the entire amount viii be sub
scribed before the campaign ends this
week. II such is the case tho Key
stOners will not get their new club
house at the present time. The club
Will give several benefits during the
coming months, the FIRST Of which will
t0ke plac. next Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, when the management Of
the Queen Theatre VIII give the club a
benefit at both the afternoon and even
ing performances.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
pAGE OIITs MinnnNs.

pat" Page is going 10 indianapolis
10 be Butler University's athletic d.
rector, where he sees a better field for
himself he has handed his resignation
90 Coach Stagg at Chicago University,
where he has been serving as head
baseball and basketball coach and llrst
assistant football aid 10 Siagg. The
alumni have started a movement 90
bring pat back 10 the MarO0ns.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
.sTRANoLER. LEWIs RlnRED.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio Feb i7-The
Youngstown Boxing and Wrestling
Commission has taken action barring
Ed "Slranglcr" Lewis, the Chicago
wrestler. from appearing In contests
here. following presentation OF a formal
protest by Alex Thomas. wrestling pro-
moter. The latter charged Lewis with
failure % appear for a scheduled match
here last week.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
WAY COACm COLORADO.

Charles Wahoo Guyon. noted Indian
football player, who gained nationwide
fame as a member of The Haskell and
Carlisle eleyens. has put In a bid TO
coach the University Of Colorado squad
In 1920 Guyon worked with J. W.
lleisman at Georgia Tech last year.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
WEST END SECONDS WIN.

West End Seconds defeated Y. ". II.
A. last night 30 10 %.
Rezizts, Of the Y. NJ. II. 4. machine
was hlgh scorer with eight double
'deckers chalked up to his credit. Strebb
and D0ugherty were close second and
third with i've and four field losses
each.
West End Seconds are deslrous OF
arranging a game with the Y. NJ. II. A..
second team Communications should
be forwarded TO Manager Bernard Cur
ran. No 1923 Delaware avenue.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
InCkEY On srAGI.

NaHdevllle has claimed J0ck KRAFT,
former jockey, who had exceptional
success on English tracks and who also
won many races on New York oYals.
ne does n song and dance now. Kraft
is an old pal Of Marty lourcll. crack
sieeplechasc Jockey, Of Louisville, Ky.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
DlCks AMATEUR spORT

Vancouver spOrismen have organized
an association 10 foster amateur aih-
lellcs end stage contests void of pron-
teoring or soliciting They hope TO
weld together the conflicting interests
nf alhletlc clubs IN The city.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
BOWLING

The following scores were rolled last
night on the alleys OF Grady's bowling
and billiard parlOrs:
POWDER LEAGUE.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17

q. LathQHt...s.... guard ...-. Schalker
Field goals -Strebb, .; r. Latham. 81;
Nansant Dougherty, &; Rezis. S; Simon
2; Goldsieln. ,; Cooper. ?. Foul goals
West End Seconds, Z. Referee-Curran
Timer, Zutz. Time OF halyes-20 min
utes.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17

The Want Ads should be helpful IN
securing a position as a sales person
an aseni and . boOkkeepeP.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17
spEAKEn IN AIRpLANE.

Iris Speaker missed train connections
on his way 90 the Chicago meeting and
rode from Hubbard 90 Waco by plane,
Evening journal., 1920-02-17

swedes forwards 90 one lone field
gual. This game Is called for 7i5.
Evening journal., 1920-02-17

The glsdsome season Is at hand
When postmen bring around
Those gay, attractive cstalogs
In fancy covers bound.