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Evening star., 1920-01-17
MCLEAN SAILS FOR NORWAY.
World Champion Skater to Meet
Mathieson at Christiana.

NEW YORK, January 17--Bobby
Mclean, world champion speed skater,
sailed yesterday afternoon on the
Stavangerfjord from Brooklyn for
Christiania, where he will meet Oscar
Mathieson, Norwegian champion. in a
series of skating races. Mclean is
due to arrive at Christiania January
90 He will keep in training on his
trip by regular physical work aboard
ship.
The champion declared before sail
ing that he is in the best of condi-
tion as result of his training work
at Lake Placid. and feels confident
as result of this and his previous
victories over Mathieson OF the out
come of the meeting with the Nor
wepian on February and 8. They
will meet in six races at 200, 500, 200,
l.5O0, 5000 and 10000 meters.
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: EASY FOR BENNY VALGER.
Outpoints Matt Brock-Swartz and
Holbrook Win.

BALTIMORE January 17.-Benny
Valger. claimant to the French feath-
erweight crown. was so much the bet
ter boxer that there was absolutely
nothing to his twelve round bout with
Matt Brock of Cleveland here last
night The fans. however We're prac-
tically unanimous in their opinion
that he will have to uncover decld-
edly more convincing punch than ne
used if he has any real hopes of cap
turing Johnny Kilbane's title.
Battling Dundee of this city and
Joe Swartz of Washington Fought
six rounds to draw The local BOY
took the count of nine in the second
round and was knocked off his feet
in the first, but he easily made up for
this in the latter sessions.
Chick Holbrook of Washington was
returned the winner over Billy Baxter
of this city. over the four-round route
the loser hitting the rosin several
times.
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with their Arabian masonry. their
shady hooks and murmuring fountains
with fresh water in marble basins
are simply unique. like in a dream
You would be delighted to be here. as
you understand SO much about the
east. Our reception here is simply as
founding, never has Christian
Giaur-monarch been so feted and re-
ceived with such unbounded enthu-
siasm. 1t is because / am a friend Of
their sultan and calf. and because l
always pursued an open and loyal
policy toward him; the same l 80 often
advocated for you, too.
France Disnppoints the Kaiser.
1.-The hatred of the English is
strong and growing more and more
intense-no wonder-whilst in the
same time apace with it grows the
open contempt of France, which has
lost all the respect it once possessed
of old. That is the unavoidable con-
sequence of the terrible quagmlre
the French are now f1oundering about
in their interior affairs. splashing the
dirt right and left till the whole of
Europe reeks with the stencil. Show
ing how far the corruption. lying and
dishonor has already gained In the
nation and before all in the army!
Here people look upon them as on a
dying nation, especially since the
last and most ignominious retreat Of
the French from Fashoda. What on
earth has possessed them? After
such a first-rate. well arranged and
plucky expedition of poor and brave
Marchando They were in a tirst-rate
position and able to help us others
all in Africa who are solely in need
of strong help! The news here has
come like thunderbolt on the east
ern people. Nobody would believe
them! At all events if it is true, what
the papers say, that Count Mouravioff
counseled France to take this foolish
step he was singularly and exception
aIly i'll advised, as it has given your
friends and allies (underlined) a
mortal blow here and brought down
their ancient prestige here never to
rise again! The Moslems call it
| Frances second Sedan, and the poor
French consul I spoke was in tears.
saving that all was crumbling to dust
around him. France will never for
get that piece of friendship nor will
She ever feel very grateful for it.
, aThese, my dear Nicky, are the
most interesting of my observations,
which I openly and without back
thought (reservations) refer to after
having seen with my own eyes and
heard with my own ears what is 60
ing on in this most interesting coun-
trv 7 found all my suppositions and
combinations I SO often laid before
YOU absolutely confirmed; Turkey is
yery much alive and not dying man.
ReWare of the Mussulmen (Mussul-
mans) if you touch their national
| honor or their calf Best love to
AliX.
"Ever your most devoted friend and
cousin, WILLY"
(To be Continued
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BAKER REPORTS 1854
AFTER-WAR PROMOTIONS

Secretary Baker, replying to House
resolu ton. has reported chat since
the signing of the armistice 1854
promotions had been made In the
ARMY. Including 15,45O in the A. E. F.
and 1904 in the forces in this country.
Promotions among the troops over
seas were divided as follows: -Four
thousand seven hundred and seventy
eight among the combat forces, 10.oi6
among the non-combatant. and l26 IN
the chemical warfare service. Promo
tions in this country were AIS among
the combat troops, 1,4S1 In the nom
combatant and five in the chemlcal
warfare service.
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CUNTS Meet Tonight in Benefit for
Family Of Late Detective
Armstrong.

What should prove one of the most
spirited and hard-fought basket ball
games Of the year is to take place
tonight at the Y. M. c. A. between
the Aloysius Club and the Yankee
team Of the Y. M. c. A. for the bene-
fit of the family of the late Detective
Armstrong. All proceeds of the con-
test will be devoted to that purpose,
and the game deserves support for
that if nothing else.
But there is great rivally between
the teams. 1t has been reported that
there has been wagered a consider
able sum of money with the under
standing that the winner places the
entire amount to swell the proceeds
for the benefit. The game will begin
at o'clock and Shorty Hughes Will
referee.
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MARKS PLAYS BRILLIANTLY.
Defeats Bartelmes, 100-92, Making
Run of IS at Pocket Billiards.

Before one of the largest crowds
yet staged in the District champion
ship pocket billiard tournament. now
in progress at Grand Central Palace,
Benny Marks last night, in a Won
derful exhibition of cool, uphill work,
clipped off thirty-five balls. giving
him a well-deserved victory over the
present title holder, Charles Bart
elmes, the score being 100 to 81: Be
fore Marks started on his brilliant
run the score stood 90 to 65. Wheat
ley and Peace play Monday night.
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c. ". PLAYS NAVY QU|NI
Hatchetite Basketers Go to Annap
oils Today for Game With
the Middies,

George Washington's basket ball
team goes to Annapolis today to
play the Naval Academy quint- Coach
Almon plans to start practically the
same team against the Sailors which
defeated Catholic University last
week, and believes a good showing
will be made. Almon was not suf-
fciently optimistic this morning to
predict that his men had anything
more than an outside chance for vic
tory.
Many students have been planning
to accompany the team and the
Hatchetite rooters are going to have
plenty of support from the galleries.
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C. j. DEFEATS SOLDIERS
Blue and Gray Takes Measure of
Camp Humphreys Basketers,
80 to 21.

Georgetown's basket ball team took
the measure Of Camp Humphreys
last night in the Ryan gymnasium,
by 80 to 21. The Blue and Gray did
much better work than against st.
Johns Wednesday night, it's passing
showing great Improvement Fees
starred on the offensive for George
town, and -Zazalli also played well.
Two players stood out in the Army
lineup. Schrader threw eleven goals
from the foul line out of twelve
chances. Vidal, former West Point
star. was the other man who proved
better than ordinary, his all-round
play being exceptionally good.
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TO SERVE WITHOUT SALARY.
Yale Officially Announces Jones
ENLARGEMENT as Coach.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, January II
Official announcement of the engage
ment of Tad Jones Yale's head
foot ball coach for next season has
bten made by Prof Clarence w. Men
dell. chairman of the athletic board
of control. The statement asserted
that Jones comes without salary,
leave of absence for three months
having been granted him by the Ames
Shipbuilding Company, of which he is
an official.
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Central Swimmers Idle.

Central High Schools swimming
team was forced to cancel its trip
to Philadelphia today to compete in
the University of Pennsylvania swim
ming meet, the necessary funds being
received too late, Coach Brunner ex-
poets to take his charges to the
Princeton meet on February 10. or
to the Swarthmore meet later in the
month
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Neale Is a Holdout.

Earle Neale, Cincinnati outf1elder, is
a holdout. Neale, who is coach Of the
Marietta College foot ball and basket
ball teams, declared the 10 per cent
increase in salary offered him is not
satisfactory and that he has declined
two contracts.
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Walkover for War Quint.

The quint representing the War De-
partment won one-Sided victory
over. the Company A team of the Ma
tional Guards. in the L street gym
nasium. last night, "a to Z. The War
Department five will play the Dread
naught Athletic Club in Alexandria
tonight.
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Meehan May Coach Syracuse.

SYRACUSE. y. V. January II
John r. Chick" Meehau, head field
coach OF the 1919 Syracuse University
eleven, probably will be named by the
athletic association to succeed Buck"
OSeill as head coach this fall ONeill
has resigned to go to Columbia
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Gallaudet Without a Game.

The basket ball game scheduled be-
tween Gallaudet and DrexeI Institute
tonight in Philadelphia has been call
ed off by the latter. The Quaker au-
thorities have not been able to put
team on the floor since the holidays.
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Marine Preps Win.

The Walter Reed Hospital five went
down to defeat last night before the
Marine Prep quint in an extra period,
25 to "a. Ford and Taylor of the
Preps and Duryea and Duniger for
Reed. played well.
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Peck Stars Take It.

The Peck Stars continued on their
winning streak last night, when they
took the Boiling Field quint in camp,
As to 21 Scott of the Peck quint was
the star of the game, shooting ten bas-
kets from scrimmage.
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Business Reserves Cop.

The Epiphany Juniors basket ball
uuint proved easy for the Business
High School Reserves last night, the
latter winning, "a to 3. Leimback and
Phillips shot three goals apiece for
the winners.
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Hartlines Shows the Way.

Hartlines' eight baskets from the
floor, combined with superior team
work, paved the way for the Mohawk
Club basket ball team to
defeat the Riverdale five, in the Epiph-
any gymnasium, last night, 46 to IA.
Evening star., 1920-01-17
Ouimet Is Improved.

BOSTON, Mass, January 17.-Fran-
els Ouimet, the former golf cham
pion, who was hurt in a coasting ac-
cident, is reported much improved. His
injuries are not nearly SO severe as
was at first thought.
Evening star., 1920-01-17

In normal times Spain has smaller
foreign population than any other
country in Europe, Norway being sec
ond in this respect.
Evening star., 1920-01-17

Copyright, 1920. by H. C. Fisher. Trade mark
registered L. s. Pat. on
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.

Totals. 503 SIS 455 Totals. 426 400 ASS
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EUREAU ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
LEAGUE.
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rsu Eevens TO Be Hard Hit By Loss of Their Star Players
BOWLING BATTLES.

Totals. 4oS 4oG 4ol Totals. AL 424 IL,
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la1seady caused financial embarrass-
snent to many of them, who were COM
PEELED TO secure temporary loans from
banks and various financial institu-
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DENTS: RUN 4

Those who attended the peanut So
ctal at Seven Pines Saturday. nigh;
from this vicinity were the Misses
Bonnie Johnson, Opal Higginbotham,
Helen Catlin. Agnes Hays, Fay Sat
terrified, Bessie Hays, Mr.. and mrs.
Jacob Taught, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Sat
terrified. Ray Hays, Fred Straight,
Henry Satterfleld. Pete Higginbotham
Floyd Sloan. Herschel and Chester
Hays.
Miss Hazel Straight who is attend
ing the W. V. U. at Morgantown, is
home for the holidays.
Miss Mary Sine, OF Fairmont, spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs,
Lewis Hilgginbotham.
Miss Minnie Williams, who is teach
ing the Upper Dents run school, spent
the holidays at her home in jackson
county.
Mrs. James Gsli and Mrs. Herschel
Snodgrass and children, Kathryn, and
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some Mines Working.

a number OF the mines In the Fair
mont region are at work today. The
tonnage will no doubt be small for the
day as some of the companies have
but fifty per cent. and less OF the men
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PeeuIiarities Of Mississippi Steam.
ON BOARD U. $. S.. MISSISSIPPI.
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FAIRMONT LIKES
INSTANT ACTION

There has never been anything with
the quick action OF simple witchhazei,
camphor, hydrastis, etc, as mixed IN
Layoptik eye wash. One lady with In
famed and watery eyes reports her
eyes are bright and clear after using
Lavoptik a very short Tins. In an
other case five applications produced
great benefit. We guarantee small
bottle to help ANY case weak strain
ed, or inflamed eyes. Martins drug
store.
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one mule. bare-legged. with rope

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one mule, bare-legged. with a rope
bride.
TENESAs BAYOU, Oct. 10, 1907.
BLESSED ARCHIE:
J Just loved. your letter. I was so
glad to hear from you. was afraid
You would have trouble with your
Latin. What a funny little fellow
opdyke must be; Lam glad you like
him. How do you get on at football
We have found no bear. shot
"a deer; sent picture of it to Ke:-
init.
A small boy here caught several
wildcats. When one was in the trap
he would push box towards It ana
1t would itself get into 1t alive; and
so he would capture II alive. But one
instead Of getting into the box, coms-
ed the. hair Of the small boy!
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George OF Seven Pines, spent Christ
mas with their parents. Mr.. and AIra.
w. 2, Hays, here.
Miss Mayme Shay, OF Bellaire. O.,
spent Christmas with friends here.
Little Miss Fannie Lee Green WIN
was painfully sea IS getting along
nicely.
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He Joined us early this morning, with
one dog. He had tramped for twenty
four hours through the woods, with
out food or water. and had slept a
couple OF hours in crooked tree, like
a wild turkey.
He has mild, gentle face, blue
eyes, and fu1l. beard; he is religious
fanatic. and is as hardy as bear or
elk, literally caring nothing for ia
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JOSEPH BuckLIH BISHOP

into the bank or one another. The
river runs down in broad, swirling,
brown current, and nobody but an
expert could tell the channel. One
pilot or another is up in the Texas all
day long and all night. Now the chan
mel goes close under one bank, then
we have TO cross the river and go
under the other bank; then there will
come deep spot when we can go
anywhere. Then we wind in and out
among the shoals and sand-bars. At
night the steamers are all lighted up,
for there are dozen of them in, COM
pany with US. 1t is nice to look back
at them as they twist after US in a.
long winding line down the river.
The Lone Cat Of tue Camp.
STEAMBOAT, La, Oct, 81, 1907.
DARLING QUENTIN: 7
When we shifted camp we came
down here and found a funny little
wooden shanty, put up by some people
who now and then come out here and
sleep in it when they fish or shoot.
The only living thing around it was
a pussy-cat. She was most friendly
and pleasant, and we found that she
had been living here for two years.
When people were in the ne'Rhbnr-
hood she would take what scraps she
could get, but the rest of the time she;
would catch her own game for her
self. She was pretty thin when we
came, and has already fattened visib-
ly. She was not in the least discon-
certed by the appearance Of the
hounds, and none OF them paid the
slightest attention to her when she
wandered about among them. We are
camped on the edge OF a lake. This
morning before breakfas. I had good
swim in it, the water being warmer
than the air, and this evening rowed
on it in the moonlight. Every night
we hear the great owls boot and laugh
in uncanny fashion.
CAMP ON TENESAS BAYOU,
Oct. 6, 1907.
DARLING ETHEL:
Here we are in camp. 1t is very
picturesque, and as comfortable as pos
sible. We have a big fly tent for the
horses; the hounds sleep with them,
or with the donkeys! There is white
hunter, Ben Lily, who has Just Joined
us, who is really remarkable char
acter He literally lives in the woods.
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Peculiarities Of Mississippi Steam.
boats.
ON BOARD U. S. s. MISSISSIPPI.
Oct, 1, 1907.
DEAR ARCHIE
I am now on what I believe will be
my last trip Of any consequence while
l am President. Until got to Keokuk,
Iowa, it was about like any other trip,
but 1t is now pleasant going down the
Mississippi, though l admit that |
would rather be at home. We are on
a funny, stern wheel steamer. Mr..
John McIlhenny is with me, and Capt.
Seth Bullock among others. We have
seen wild geese and ducks and cor
morants on the river, and the people
everywhere come out in boats and
throng or cluster on the banks to greet
us.
October 4.-You would be greatly
amused at these steamboats,, and i
think You will like your trip up the
Mississippi next spring, IL only every
thing goes right, and Mother is able
to make 1t. There is no hold to the
boat, Just a fiat bottom with a deck.
and on this deck a foot or SO above
the water stands the engine-room.
completely open at the sides and all
the machinery visible as you come up
to the boat. Both ends are blunt. ana
the gangways are drawn up to big
cranes. OF course the boats could not
stand any kind OF sea. but here they
are very useful, for they are shallow
and do not get hurt when they bump
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tigue and exposure, which we couldn't
stand at all. He doesn't seem to con-
slider the "a hours trip he has just
made any more than / should half
hours walk before breakfast. He
quotes the preacher Talmage continu-
ally.
This is a black helt The oennle arr
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EDITED By \
eosYets.,v. ts,S ~
HAAsLs1 sssursss'S ,osk.

There was a characteristic Roose-
veltian sequel to the bear hunting trip
described in the following letters. Leo
Shields, noted bear hunter, won the
presidents admiration.
Shields said the president, "how
would you like to be postmaster?"
Shields WIS overjoyed. So it came
about that the office OF Roosevelt, La,
was created and the president sent
personal message to his former COM
panion, "Cou are It." Such favor,
which meant nothing in financial
way to Shields, nevertheless won for
Roosevelt more solid support than
other presidents have obtained by
dealing out fat political plums. Yet
his friends knew that there was no
"grandstand' play in such an action.
The Editor.
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We have. a. great many hounds IL
camp. at night they gaze solemnly
into the fire. 41
DR., Lambert has caught a good
many bass. which we have enjoyed a.
tie camp tfxe.
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Every Woman Beauty to Some One

TT ID agreed among n very largo
number OF women that the one
and cardinal attraction for man
Is the beauty Of women. Certainly
primitive man was allured by phys
ical charm, and Is still among un.
civilized tribes. says Professor Wal.
ter NJ. Gallichan, in 1.-THE Psy.
chology OF Marriage" But the
aesthetic standards of feminine
loveliness vary all over the globe.
The Hottentots admire fairness IN
women, and the Arabs find the
greatest allurement in feminine
slenderness.
Everywhere women shape them.
selves by artifice in the manner
most approved by the males. IL
the civilized man insists on the
charm OF an abnormal waist, tho
most educated Of civilized women
are willing to endure the discom.
fort and the iii health resulting
from tight-lacing. II the tottering
and eccentric gait caused by the
feminine high.heeled shoe Is an at
traction. women will willingly dis.
tort their feet.
The "Rubens type" Of woman IS
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|ORNS are not at all neces.
Y sary. II is easy enough to
get them. know. but you
need not keep them. unless you
are simply too lazy to take the
needful exertion to remove them.
Appearing usually upon the tops
OF the toes. corns are merely hard
ened portions Of the skin caused by
continued pressure from shoes. No
Indian ever had corn until he be-
gan wearing the white mans
boots. Corns aud bunions are the
record Of the fact that the shoe. as
many wear 1t, Is an instrument of
torture. II the corns be new and
not deep-seated, they can be re-
moved easily enough by self-treat-
ment.
Soak the feet fifteen to twenty
minutes in warm water, softened
by few drops OF violet ammonia
or OF henzoin. Bind a slice of
lemon on the toes, tying it securely
with bandage OF white muslin. II
the corn responds naturally TO the
treatment II should be so loose
after three or four applications that
you can push 1t out by gentle fric.
ton with towel. Never use your
fnger!nails in extracting a corn, no
matter how loose II seems, or blood
poisoning might result.
IL, however, the case Is more oh.
stinate. then this. applied with a
small camel's hair brush, should be
quickly efficacious: Collodion, 4
grams: ether {s5 per cent?, .
grams; alcohol COS per cent?. 1
gram; tlncture OF cannabis indica,
u gram: salicylic acid. u gram.
An even simpler and much less
expensive remedy is the following:
Collodion. l ounce; salicylic acid, l
dram; fluid extract of cannis in.
dica. scruple. Apply several
times day until the corn is soft
enough to be scraped away.
* the corns are of the soft" va
riety that grow between tho toes.
absorbent cotton powdered with
tannin or alum may be inserted be-
tween them at night, and some.
times oven worn all day with tho
shoe.
Ring plasters to protect the
corns from further irritation by
the shoe have their friends and
foes. I think 1t is much wiser to
remove the pressure permanently
by abandoning. at least for q time,
the shoe that caused It.
Bunions. those twin-blemishes to
corns. arc enlarged and innamed
joints, usually OF the first Joint of
the big toe. They are the greatest
aTliction to which suffering feet