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Evening journal., 1920-03-31
BOXING BILLS
PASSED BY HOUSE
Seven Votes Against Repre-
sentative Mulrine's Ath-
letic Commission
NO MORE THAN SIX
ROUNDS FOR BOUTS
Star Correspondent.


STATE HOUSE, Dover, March 3D.
with only seven votes against It, the
bin Introduce by Representative Null
rine. legallzing boxing IN this State and
creating commission Of three mem
bers TO be named by the Governor to
haveeniire charge of the sport which
would be limited 90 siX-round bouts
was passed by the House yesterday
afternoon The vote was % 10 Z.
A similar bill which Is copied after
the New Jersey boxing law, was intro
duced by Murine during the session
a year ago and after passing the House
was killed in the Senate, during the
ruch OF the last night. The bill pro-
vides for the Governor 10 name the
commission which would be known
as the state Athletic Commission,
within 30 days after approval OF the
act. one 20 serve three years. one TO
serve two years, and one to serve one
year. The commission would have
entire control Of boxing bouts and
would be empowered 10 appoint in
spectors TO watch the bouts to see that
there were no violations. Boxing clubs
would be required 10 furnish a bond
and 10 per cent. Of the receipts would
90 TO lhe stale n would penalize
fakes and also would require an box
ers TO undergo a physical examination
before entering the ring. Fines or inn
pris0nment are provided FOR violations
Mr.. Murine In advocaiing the BILL
stated that a year ago 70 lacked two
votes In the Senate, some Senator's
voting against 10 on the ground that
the Governor would veto ~ even should
II pass. He said he had seen the Gov
ernor and that he f5vors boxing and
all kinds OF clean sports.
Mt. McNabb said the bill provides
for cleon sport and called attention 70
the fact that Uncle Sam provides such
sport for his boys.
Representative Buckson opposed tho
bin and said II would be a disgrace to
pass a bin OF that kind TO raise rev.
enue for the state He also charged
it would lower the morale Of young
men,
Representative Mulvena said Mr..
Huckson would be opposed TO anything
broad and progressive. He urged the
passage OF the bin.
The vote follows:
Yeas-Brooks, Danzenbaker, Har-
destv. Jakes, Jester Jones. Lester.
Lloyd. Lord, Lyons. McNabb. Murine,
Mulvena Paradee. Qulgley. Sherwood
6. II. Smith, J. w Smith, J. y. War
rington. 6. j. Warrington and Speaker
Corbit-23
-Buckson, Clendaniel, Francis,
Gregg. Hart. Klair and Snow.-7.
Not voiing-Hasting
Absent-Bunting, Hanrstty, Parker
and Stats
Evening journal., 1920-03-31
pARKsDE TO WORK our.

The Parkside baseball team cham
pions Of the All-Wilmington League
last season, will hold their first work-
out Saturday afternoon at Kirkwood
Park. Manager Johnny Brady. who
ploted the Parksiders pennantward
last season, is at the helm Of the crew
ms season and has among his cand-
dates Newell, Hayes, Underwood. Weist.
Wolfe, r. Smith, Flynn, Kern, c. Smith.
Bootn' August, F. Smith, Speakman,
Stein and Manlove.
Evening journal., 1920-03-31

Good business partnerships may be
found through a Want Ad.
Evening journal., 1920-03-31
GREENTnLL TRAPS OPEN TOMORROW

Tho Greenhill Trapshooting Club
viii be open tomorrow afternoon TO
offer opportunity for the local shoot
ers to practice for the big shoot at
Philadelphia Saturday afternoon with
the Pennsylvania RAILROAD team for the
championship Of the Philadelphia
League. It is expected that a large
number OF local boys will be on hand
tomorrow TO get in fighting trim for
the big match.
Evening journal., 1920-03-31
sInImnAN LEAGIr MEErs.

Oflcers and managers Of the Subur-
ban League Will meet at 7.45 o'clock
tomorrow evening, at the Y. NJ C. A.
President Steele has announced that all
team forfelts OF S25 win be posted and
that the umpire staff for the season
VIII be named. Practically all OF the
clubs have signed all OF their players
and the personnel OF the suburban
league clubs viii include some OF the
fastest diamond stars in this vicinity.
Evening journal., 1920-03-31
sr nEnMIG,s AFTER GAMES.

st. Hedwig's would like to arrange
games with Arcade, Liberty, Jr st.
Thomas's, Dayton, Park A. c., East End,
Falrview, Richardson Park, dupont
Aces. New Castle, down State teams
and any other teams wishing games.
Send challenges to S. J. Pietuszka, No.
9i7 Linden street, Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1920-03-31
BOWLING

The following scores were rolled on
the alleys at Grady's Bowling and Bill
Hard Parlors last night:
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.
Evening journal., 1920-03-31

When Babe Ruth samters up
to bat
On opening day he'll SWING
His trusty bat as though he
meant
To make a home run bins.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
WEDDINGS And
WARRIOR CREEKS
/ CSnstaatine Plans Journey Ia
Sayr1a Frent--Court Marriages
y Arranged With Roumania.

Athens, Dec. 23.-(United Press)
War and wedding were topics OF
court gossip here today.
King Constantine is planning on
going to the Smyrna front as soon
y be has caught up with a mass
ii detail on his desk here, He
slammed to take with him Premier
Rhallis and the secretary OF war.
AConstantine's intention, he said. is
3 cling to the territory gained by
Greece during the great war and
to make a personal appeal to his
troops to continue occupation.
Preliminary arrangements were
nads today for court wedding of
Princess Helene of Greece to Grown
Prince Carol Of Roumania.s This
Wedding will be held at Bucharest.
Another marriage between the
louses will be that of Crown
Prince George Of Greece to Prin-
!. cos Elizabeth of Roumania in
January In. Athens. 90.
Constantine expresses himself as
pleased at the forthcoming ALI
tlees and speaks Of the marriages
v reel love matches. j
Constantinopfes Beg 2z+Gfeeks
imployed in. provincial branches Of
he Ottoman bank, in the Heraklia
ocal field have been ordered to
lsaye Asia Minor within - hours
Turkish Nationalists, who control
Dorts along the Black Sea coast Of
Asia Minor, have commandeerej
~ Greek steamers anchorea in
] Those horborA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
FLANNELS TAKE
PLACE OF DOLLS
Yankee santa Claas, vislting Two
Million RurepeaA Chll4ron.
Gives Practical Glfts.

London. Dec. 23.-(By United
Press. European childhood visit
fully eyed the Christmas display
in American today. A Yankee San
IA Claus was doing his ~ 70 make
it q real Christmas, but his visit
to two million children meant ne
was limited to distributing "prac-
ticai presents"
Warm flannels and special foods
replaced the walking doll and other
resplendent gifts Of pre-war days.
The territory to be covered BY
the Yankee Santa Claus extended
over most of Europe-the 'starva-
ton area" He heard the plea for
help in 20 different languages. His
chief agents were the American
Red Cross and the organization for
the relief Of destitute children.
headed by Herbert Hoover. In
Austria 10000 war orphans were to
be treated to special foods and
given warm clothing to replace the
thin garments now representing
their best. All through Austria
parties were arranged for 100000
children who otherwise would have
no remembrance whatever.
The practical gifts Of the Amer
leans will find their way into Spain.
Italy, Jugoslavia, Cxecho-Slovalda
and Hungary-wherever the Amer
lean. Red Cross has representatives
who can distribute them.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
Sl|I1Elss
|BE|s|I EVER
held N CITY


=, 80 tuberculosis seal saie
,.... 49, r11td in Rock Island Wa
49, ieday when incomplete
.'..e - $500 worth Of stamps
sss;.5r S16 Only one other year
~ ~ m mark ever touched.
4, y saorrow 1905 campaign
. eus1r1l 70 be boosted over the
~. 3. r. Mace. chairman Of the
49, star committee. which had
sSore1 q the drive, announced this
s6es.cee that all stamps nnsold
~ nnaey should be turned over
3 ~ headquartsrs, 100 Nineteenth
Syest tomorrow. With these re-
sr,ne and those from Milan, which
~ IN worth Of stamps. the to-
m VIII be increased materially.
NV health bonds were sold. only
- beine received for such certih-
.sates. The sale came through thu
|. urchase Of the seals. The pro.
eseds will be turned over to the
5bver Rock Island county tubercu.
.iesis association Of which Mayor
| Harry Schriver is chairman, 22h
~ cent Of which goes to the stats
s1uocistion and the rest will be fol
local use.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
AID M'CANNON
BY TESTIMONY
Four Witnesses Allege They Saw
Accused Judge Elsewhere Mt
Time of Murder OF kagy.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. 23.-(Unit-
ed Press. )-Twenty-fours new wit
nesses were summoned today by
the defense in an effort to crush
the states case against Judge Will
liam H. McGannon, chief justice Of
Cleveland's muncipahcour charg-
ed with second degfee murder in
connection with the Staying of Har-
old Kagy.
Attorney Boyd for the defense
said he had two witnesses who
would show Miss Nicely was seen
at some point other than the scene
of the shooting when Kagy was IA
tally wounded.
Four witnesses testified today to
seeing McGannon a few minutes
before the shooting at Euclid and
East Ninth street, which is quite
distance from the scene of the
shooting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
SALOONKEEPER
CAME TO KNOW
Lands LATER

Chicago.-The features of Kene-
saw NJ. Lands, the white haired
federal jurist who recently was
chosen supreme dictator Of organ
lied baseball. have been known to
Newspaper readers for years. but
1T least one Chicago man failed to
recognize the Judge one day re-
Gently.
The occasion was the summoning
Of - saloonkeepers to the federal
building to face injunction suits
brought by the state to close their
places Of business under the pro-
hibition Law.
Ono Of the saloon men disem-
barked from an elevator and walk
ed up to q stranger.
where's this guy lands
court?" the saloon man asked.
I'm there" was the monosyllabic
reply.
'.Well, hos got me up here. and
they tell me he's . tough old fell
low" SAID the talkAtive saloonman.
i've heard 90" was the dry re-
joinder.
The saloonkeepers passed on
and vure followed shortly BY the
stranger, who mounted the bench
and raped for order.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
ATHENS NAMES
u. s. MINISTER
DIR. Sicillianos Will Represent
Greece in America Will Bring
: Princess Anastasf1.

Athens, Dec. 23.-Dr. Sicillianos,
head of the political bureau of the
foreign Office, said today he had
been nominated minister to the
United States. He stated that he
would go to America early in Jan
uary and possibly would be accom-
panied by Princess Anastasia, who
before her marriage to Prince
Christopher Of Greece was Mrs.
William B. Leeds Of New York.
Edward Capps, American minis
ter, and Major Martin c. Shallen-
berger, military attache, called at
the kings palace today and signed
their names on the visitors book.
They were accompanied to the pal
ace by the Brazilian minister. 1t
was explained that their action was
inspired by politeness and was not
thu result Of instructions from
washington.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
NO TREE OR FUN
| At ! WHITE HOUSE


Washington, Dec. 2s.-fUaitka
Press.)-Pat O'Brien was bought
back to this little village he LEFT
comes whizziRg over the national
capital tomorrow night
The presidents grandchildren,
who have made White house Christ
mas. celebrations merry affairs In
the past. will not be here this
Christmas president Wilson's last
one in the White house.
It was Learned today that w. G.
McAdoo and Mrs. McAdoo, one OF
the presidents daughters, will have
their Christmas at their. own home.
as will Professor and Mrs. Sayre.
Miss Margaret Wilson. the presi-
dents third daughter, win be at the
White house.
Because OF the absence Of the
children there probably will be NO
Christmas tree and no dinner guests
with the exception of Mrs. Wilson'S
relatives.
After distributing gifts to White
house attendants the president and
Mrs. Wilson will spend their day as
usual, driving cut in the afternoon
il the weather permits. It is Mrs.
Wilson's custom to distribute gifts
to children along the route of the
drive on Christmas.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
.UNAbLETOPAY
D|voRCEE Cash


Chicago, Dec. 23.-Payment of
the 100000 settlement awarded
Mrs. Elida Piza Crane in her di-
vorce suit against Herbert P.
Crane, millionaire manufacturer of
ST. Charles, ILL.,. has been held up,
it became known today following a
conference Of attorneys represent
ing both sides, because Crane was
unable to raise the major portion
OF the money.
A check for $4,000 was turned
over last Thursday, and when the
divorce decree was granted, it was
agreed that the 100000 was to
have been paid within thirty days.
Mrs. Crane, who is waiting at the
Wild Rose farm with her son. Ra-
fael Angelo Crane, for the settle
men of $4,000, has abandoned her
plan to 60 to New York, to join
her father for the holidays. She
will wait until Mr.. Crane can pro-
duce the remainder Of the settle
ment, whereupon she plans to re-
turn to her Costa Rica home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
TRIED TO Tear
-DOvlI ! FLAG


Washington, Dec. 2s-An attempt
By British soldiers to tear down an
American nag from her fathers
home in Queenstown, Ireland.
where she was staying last Au-
gust, was described today By Mrs.
Michael Mehan Of Corona, L. l.,
before the commission Of the COM
mittse Of one hundred investigating
conditions in Ireland.
Mrs. Mohan said she had put up
the nag as a protection against
raids and that when party OF sol
diers saw it one Of them shouted:
Tear down that damned Amer
lean nag and trample ON it!"
The soldiers, then. she said,
smashed windows in = fruitless at
tempt to climb up to the nag.
The witness told the commission
that when she reported the Incl
dent to American Consul McAnd-
rews at Queenstown she was in
formed that "the English hate
Americans as much as they dc
Irish," and that he woalA not b
permitted to cable q report to
America as the telegram would be
censored.
The consul. she added. advised
her that possibly she could cable to
report to her husband. She did So
she. said. but her husband did moi
make the cablegram public because
Of fears for her safety.
The hearings were adjourned un-
til Jan. IL.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
BLAME OFFICER
and CIVILIAN
Responsibility for Recent Trouble
1t American Samoan Islands
Laid to Green and Boucher.

Honolulu, T. H.. Dec. 23.-Unit-
ed Press) Arthur Greene, q civ
ilian, and Lieutenant Commander
Boucher, U. s. N, we're charged
with responsibility for the recent
trouble in the American Samoan is
lands in q proclamation Of the Sa-
moan house, which was made pub
lie here today.
The proclamation declared that
the administration OF Admiral Ter
hume, U. 8. N, former governor Of
Samoa, who committed suicide a
short time ago, was honest but with
out tact.
It urged that Greene and Bouch-
er be prosecuted, alleging they were
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
GOVERNMENTS
SHORT H OF CASH
Houston Tells Senate Committee
What Treasury Faces Between
Now and End of 1928

Washington, Dec. pa gross de-
ficiency in national fiscal transac-
tons of s2,19O, 100000 this fiscal
year. and $500, OOO, 900 for the next
fiscal year was forecast today by
Secretary Houston in testimony be-
fore the senate finance committee,
which is considering the soldier
bonus bill.
Considered aside from the public
debt, Mr.. Houston said. the ordinary
receipts for this year should ex-
coed ordinary expenditures by about
$500, 100000 and next year the ex-
cess should be s556, 100000. These
sums, however. are inadequate to
take care Of the interest on the
public debt, which is about $780,
100000 annually, Mr.. Houston said.
as we'll as the interest on the cur
rent floating debt and the total laid
aside annually for reiring the pub
lie debt.
I'VE will start the year of 1928
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
WORK oN'STATE
BUILDING ENDS

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 23.-At the
end Of the present week or as soon
thereafter as practicable, work on
the state mill and elevator building
at Grand Forks is to be discontin-
ued. according to a resolution adopt
ed by the state industrial commits
sion.
The resolution stated that the f.
nancial situation is such that it ap-
pears the enterprise should be dis
continued until further funds can
be obtained through sale of mill and
elevator bonds.
When completed the mill was
planned to have a capacity OF 1000
barrels Of -four daily and the eleva-
tor to hold 100000 bushels OF
grain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
SPECIAL SERVICES
AT TRINITY DURING
CHRISTMAS SEASON

The Christmas-tide services at
Trinity Episcopal church will be
held at the usual hours, 1880 on
Christmas eve, and $50 and 1000
on Christmas morning.
The midnight service, beginning
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow night,
will be a choral celebration of the
Holy Communion. the musical parts
being the following:
Professional Hymn. ut Came
Upon the Midnight Clear"-Willis.
Introit. Like As the Heart
Novello.
Threefold Kyrie-Schwarz.
Sequence Hymn. "Hark the Her
aid Angels"-Mendelssohn.
Gloria Tibi and Laus Thu
Schwarz.
: Nicene Greed Stubbs.
Onertory Anthem, Tho Wise
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23

en1eAnecksr.
D Comfortable Wocds ard Sarsiai
Corda-Yeebec1k8
eanesns. Heaediesns nj Asnus
DsiLSehwarx
01peia IN Exeelsis SehWarx.
Nnnc Dlmittis Tossr.
Hacunn1onAl Hymn, 20 Little
Town Of Bethlehem"-Reading.
To sane uasic win be sung At
the 10 o'clock ssgyice Christmas
morning.. exceDt for changes in the
anthem and hymns.
Sunday afternoon 1t $50 o'clock
the Trinity church choir will give
the beautiful Christmas cantata,
The Holy Child" BY Thomas Ad-
ans. The pablic II invited to this
and to the other services.
The Sunday School Festival will
DO held Tuesday night, the Feast
at the Holy Innocents, ct 1850
O'Clock. A mystery play will be
given in the church 1t this hour.
followed by the distribution OF
gifts to the children in the parish
house.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23
.JAPS'
Of ATROCITIES


Washington. Dec. "A state
ment Charging Japanese military
authorities with deeds more fright
ful and bsrbarous" than anything
eyer alleged to have occurred in
Belgium during the war. was issued
here today BY the Korean commits
sion, based. the commission said.
on authentic reports received BY 1t
from MaachurfA.
The japanese punitive expedition
sent to the .Hunchun district fol-
lowing the clash last November be-
tween Japanese troops and Korean
INSURGENTS, was alleged to have
burned 81 villages, KILLED all the
male inhabitants Of, the district
and ''rnassacred las peaceful in
|habitants" in one town where one
house was burned, It was added,
with women and children inside. "
Authentic reports received by
the Korean commission in Wash
ington,". the statement said, SHOW
total OF 381 noncombatants ar
rested and executed. Of whom Sc
were wives. and u were mothers,
who answered 'odoro kaso' (gone
somewhere, we don't know to ques-
tions as to the whereabouts OF
their husbands and sons"
+ The japanese governmental
reign of terror in Korea" the COM
mission asserted, had now been
carried into southern Manchuria
where some million Koreans" re-
side under Chinese rule, driven out
of their native land by the Japan
! ESQ.,"
THE Japanese soldiers put to
the torch all the villages in the dis
trict," the statement continued
burning three thousand home and
all the grain supplies stored for the
winter They then systematically
killed all the male inhabitants Of
the district. In some villages
women and children were moi
spared"
"Thirty-two villages were thus
wantonly destroyed and the destruc
ton still continues, Notwithstanding
the regrets expressed by Colone
Mizumachi, head of the japanese
military mission at Chientoa Il
Canadian missionaries who visitei
/ tn edeVastatpd districts"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23

BEFORE YOUTH
Judge Lands Gives Boy Thief
Choice Between Hell and Wan.
kegan-Takes Latter.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-Judge X. NJ.
Lands gave Roy ". Warner, aged
II, charged cashing a SIT check.
stolen from the mails, his choice
Of two paths. today.
do you want to go to hell?" the
judge asked, leaning over the
bench, cor do you want to go along
the narrow path. The road to hell
is lined with beautiful scenery, but
the other path is the better"
Warner said he guessed he
would try the straight and narrow
road. Judge Lands sent him to
Waukegan Jail until January 5, ITO
think things over"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-23

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