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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
KEPT OUT OF WAR,
NOW SERVES COX
Publishers Son Escaped Military
Service Through Democratic
Nominees Influence. &,

Young. able-bodied, rich, a strapping
hig fellow. who possessed all the phys
lcal equipment of an American soldier,
save. evidently, heart. Robert p.
Scrlpps was kept out of the war
through Administration influences.
He was exempted
The local draft board + Butler Coun.
ty, o., rejected his plea and held that
there was no valid claim for his eX-
emptiOn and that he should surely don
q uniform and shoulder arms, but Sec
rotary of War Bakers law partner,
Tom Sidlo, was employed to save the
youthful Stacker Governor Cox took
hand in the case, and finally. by
White 'iOuse decree. he went scot free.
His multi-milllonaire father, f w.
Scripps. contrCllir" owner of the
Scrlpps League of Newspapers and the
Newspaper Enterprise Association, q
powerful combination, threatened to
overthrow the Administration rather
than permit either of his sons to an
swer the call of Uncle Sam
Administration Exempts Stacker.
Having helped to re-elect Woodrow
Wilson President on the issue, He
Kept us out of war;" the elder Scripps
demanded that his sons be kept out Of
war. And the Administration kept
them out.
Young Rotert Scripps who had new
er done any real newspaper work. was
given the title Of Assistant to the Pub.
Usher Of the Scripps League of News.
papers to create an excuse for his ex-
emption. Finally he was ordered home
from Camp Sherman by Governor Cox,
after he had been In uniform for ten
days.
All these facts and more OF an equal.
ly astounding and discreditable cLarac-
ter were brought out by the Kenyon
Senatorial Committee. which subpoe-
naed young Scripps to Washington to
explain his activities In the present
campaign.
Now Supporting Cox.
He Is today editor in chief OF the
Scripps League Of Newspapers and thu.
newspaper enterprise ASSOCIATION ana
Is putting out daily pink propaganda
sheets of lurid and sensational char
acter In support of the candidacy of
Governor Cox.
Samples of these sheets were sub.
mitted to the committee, and Senator
Reed, Democrat, frankly denounced the
propaganda as rot" and manifested
extreme Impotence and disgust with
the yOnug mans loose talk about q
"Senate oligarchy" and criticism Of the
Supreme Court
Young Scripps, although he did no,
fight for his country In l917-1S, insist.
ed that he was doing II all through love
Of country and In the public interest,""
without any pay from the Democratic
committee or thought of obligation for
keeping him out Of war.
The draft-dodging aspects of the
case, as brought out at Washington
arenot unlike those of young Bergdoli
of Philadelphia, which resulted In
Federal prosecution for conspiracy to
evade the draft
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
BACK PORCH CAMPAIGN TO
BE BEGUN SOON BY viii SON.

Washington. Gradually being
pushed to the rear by the progress of
the canvass It is now announced thai
President Wilson is to wage Back.
Porch" campaign. The local evening
papers announce this fact and say
that the plan is being discussed by
the Administration leaders. 1t may
even come within a week. some OF
these leaders b .lieve. Edmund Fl
Moore, who managed Governor Co.'s
pre-cOnvention campaign. Is giver
credit for this rear attack on the
Harding method Of using the front
porch,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

Of Nations. President Wilson's autec.
racy and the wastefulpess pf chose he
gathered about him as his official fami,
fy was to be expected. 1t has been
Democratic trait for years,"
"Grandna" Vogel takes a daily con.
stitutional over streets near his home
In Jeanette. Occasionally he breaches
sermon from one Of the Western
Pennsylvania churches with old time
vlgor. He started life as an assistant
lampllghter In the Capitol grounds at
Washington when he was fifteen years
old. He often run errands for men,
hers Of Congress and can wildly re-
call the eloquence of Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster and other famous
statesmen of that period. He saw An
drew Jackson inaugurated in 1882.
LATER he became Methodist minister
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
ROUNDING UP DESERTERS
Army to Cast Net over 100000 Who
Registered but Did Not Respond

The war department will soon cas-,
its MT from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific for the final roundup for draft
deserters. The final list is being o9n,-
pleted and will contain the names Of
more than 100000 men who registered
but failed to respond when called for
service. These names will be pub
lished In the towns In which the draft
deserters lived at the time Of registry.
The draft dOdger should not be con-
fused with the draft deserter. The
former is a civilian who did not regis
ter at all the latter registered. hut
did not answer the summons to duty.
The draft deserter is subject to trial
by cOurt-martIal, and every man
caught In the net Will face military
court.
Months of careful work have been
spent in wedding out those cases In
which there has been any doubt as to
the real status of the men who were
faced with the charge of desertiOn.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
1o3 YEARS YOUNG,
HE'S FOR HARDING

III l should live 10 he another 100
years lid ! certainty would never vote
for a member of the, Democratic party
for President or any other national of.
dce."
So declares Grandpa" Albert vogel,
lob years young, Of Jeanette, Pa, who
cast his first vote in presidential cleo.
ton for Polk, voted for Abraham Lin.
coin and has voted the Republican
ticket ever since. Next month he Will
vote for Harding and Coolidge.
"Fell the country l am for Harding
and Coolidge and America frst," says
MIR. Vogel. II want no Wilson L On ue
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
DIGS UP OLD SHELL
Relic Of the Battle of Hanover in the
Civil War.

StVtl war.
A relic of the battle of Hanover. an
unexploded shell which fell on the
Gilt farm near Plum Greek. Pa, dur
ing the engagement between the forces
of Fitzpatrick and Stuart on June 30,
1868. was dug up recently from the
place in which it had lain buried as
precautionary measure since that date.
It was George Git who found and
buried the shell directly after the bat
tie. william Biettner, seventy eight
years old. the only man living who
knew of the incident, told his grand
son. Paul. of the circumstances and
pointed out the spot where the shell
had been inferred
The boy dug II up. II weighs about
ten pounds and is well preserved.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

A. :, Lessen, proprietor of a grocery
store In New York city. has been SEN
fenced to two years In prison for
boarding 100000 poundss of sugar.
Judge Howe. In imposing sentence,
said he might have fined Lessen 5000,
but he did not want to put the dollar
mark On this Judgment"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

AIS Trina .lbram0Wicz escaped
probable death at the hands Of the
bolshevists by the premOnition Of her
mother. Miss Abramowiez was ell
gagged to marry DR.. Bernard Cantor
OF Flushing. l.. J.. WhnW she met while
he WIS doing Jewish relief work
abroad. On the morning of July 8,
the doctor, In company with Prof IT,
rael F'riedlander of New York. and
ciyuffegr, Went for an auto trip to do
some woTk. Miss AbramowicZ was
TO join the party, hat at the last mo-
ment her mother begged her NOT to
go, as she had prem0nition of dan
ger Doctor Cantor, Professor Fried
lander and chauffeur were killed by
the bOlsheviki and their bodies have
not been recovered. The date set for
the wedding was just one week after
the doctors death. Miss ABramO-
wicz recently arrived In New York to
continue the work started by her
hance.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
BLEACHED FLOUR MUST
BE PROPERLY labeled
Department Of Agriculture issues
Statement in Response to
Number of Inquiries.

Rleached -four coming within the
drugs act is adulterated If the bleach
ing has reduced the quality and
strength Of the -four or cQncealed dam
age or inferiOrity, according to a state
ment issued by the bureau of chemis-
try, United States department Of agri-
culture in answer to number of in
quiries regarding the attitude of the
department on the bleaching Of -four.
Bleachcd -four may be shipped within
the jurisdiction of the law only under
the condition that bleaching has not
concealed inferiority or impaired the
quality or strength of the article. and
then only on condition that 1t Is brand
ed plainly to indicate that II has un-
dcrgone n process OF blench'ng. Fall
ure to label the containers to show
that such -four has been l'leached will
subject 1t 10 charge of misbranding.
The United States Supreme court
has ruled with reference to the SEC.
tion Of the law relating to the adai-
ton Of a poisonous or deleterious in
gredient that to constitute an Q.fense
an article nf food sold must, by the
addition of an ingredient, be rendered
Injurious to health, and, Furthermore.
that all the circumstances must b. CIV
amined to determine whether the ar,
ticle of food has been rendered injuri-
Gus. No action will be taken at the
present time on the ground thpi
bleaching introduces into the liuur y
substance which may be injurious to
health, say the officials, provided as u
result Of bleaching there IL not intro.
duced into the -four such quantity of
the bleaching agent as may render II
injurious as indicated IN the decision
Of the Supreme court
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
Wheels Progression.

The use of the wheel goes back to
the dark ages. The first wheels were
made of solid blocks Of wood cut from
the trunks of trees. Many changes
were made before the modern wheel
WuS evolved
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
cHRISTENED HIGH IN. AIR
Babe Held IN Arms Of Father on
Girder IL Stories Above Street.

NFueT W okoTIes NboVe StTeet.
Fourteen stories above the street,
on steel girder, Ole Peterson. a struc-
tural iron worker of New Orleans, La,
held !, his five-months-old son while
Rev. William Beese performed the .
christening ceremony. Fifty members
of Ironworkers' union, No. So, occupy.
Ing positions on nearby girders, were
named godfathers,
Below the christening party there
were no floors. and through the net
work Of steel could be glimpsed the
concrete basement
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
Australians Letter Writers.

Australians are by far the most pro.
life letter writer's In the world. They
average $50 letters per head each
year. as against an average of so foI
the people of the United States and
Canada.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
Saves Han Million on School Books.

More, than $500OO0 has been saved
by Kansas by the state publication of
school books. according to Tom Nc
Neal, member of the state textbook
commission. mot less than 100000
will be saved In the next three years
on a geography now being published"
he said.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
Merely a Memory,

What's become OF the amateur social
scientists who used to prove beyond
fine shadow of question that thieves
are the product of an economic sys-
tenn which fails to provide work for
all2-Indianapolls News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
Worlds. Largest Springs.

Probably the Fountaine de Vanchese
In southern France Is the largest
spring In the world, and Malad Springs
near the Snake river canyon, Idaho.
the largest In the United States.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

New "Eskir,o Hop" in London Halle.
A new 2yrntIcn called the "Eskino
Inp." has found its way into the
/. ndGn dance halls and Is becoming
tuI,uar II is said To be n grncef,!:
n"f"rmunce of grpaier prupriety thar
he ,nnd"rn dances, and Is executed b!
hnfeG persons.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

A special delegation Of Fillpinos. of
hcially representing the Filipino peO-'
pie. attended the Republican and DEM
0cratic National conventions. seeking
an Endorsement Of the Filipino desire
for independence in the two platforms.
Their arguments. briefly stated. were
as follows
First That the American Declare
ton of Independence declares that
governments derive their jnst powers
from the consent Of the governed;
Second. THAT the American Con.
gress, In the Jones law. solemniy prom
Used the Filipinos independence upon
the establishment of a stable govern
ment. and that their claim that the,
said stable government Is now in ex-
istence in the islands has been official
" confirmed by Americas own repre-
septatiyes there; and
Third--That America went before
the world In the recent war as the
avowed champion of "self determina-
tion," American soldiers having been
told It was one Of the things they
were fighting and dying for.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

English Is taught exclusively in the
Philippine public schools. Two mil
lion natives now speak English fluent
ly. and there are 100000 English
speaking children In the public schools.
II Is destined to be the national lam
guage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

There are only 66S4 Japanese In the
Philippines. There are about 100000
Japanese in California alone. or Is
times as many as in the entire Philip
pine archipelago.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

They have been Christians for 800
years and have a culture and refine
ment that will compare very favorably
with that of other nations.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

The Filipinos declare they have no
grndge or grievance against the Amer
lean people. Their appeal is accom-
panied by u message Of friendship and
gratitude for all that America has done
for them. They point out that Uncle
Sam gave independence to Cuba. and
they hope that they. too. will receive
that boon without which. they declare,
no civilized and patriotic people can
enjoy the maximum Of happiness and
self-respect
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

Seventy per cent of the inhabitants
of the Philippines over ten years of
age. according to census just COM
pleted. are literate. This Is higher
percentage Of literacy than that Of any
South American country. higher than
that of Spain and higher than that Of
any of the new republics of Europe
whose Independence is being gual an
iced by the Allies.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07

The Filipino people are unanimous
In their desire for independence.
Whenever they are called upon to de.
post their ballots they have always
ratified this aspiration. Al every ses-
sion before adjournment their repre-
Sentatives In the Legislature reiterate
and the independence of the Filipino
people.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-10-07
SOME FACTS
ABOUT THE.
PHILIPPINES
The University of Santo Tomas 10
q years older than Harvard.

The Filipino people number t0,350,-
$40, of which a49:,272 are Christians
and only . per cent non Christians.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
BASEBAu uoNrHfN INSIDE r.
6NsnA BELNaA SERIES OF 3 :
sfoR1Es ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAYERS ~
- =%z @z,a =, {

his batting strength would have a
chance TO daily assert Itself. Incident
ally most of the authorities insisted that
Ruth wes such q big attraction at the
gate that it meant thousands of dollars
more to the league for him to play daily
rather than simply be used as a pitcher
and pinch hitter.
| have never been quite won over to
that idea. When Babe Ruth was con-
verted into an outf1elder. he was easily
the best lefthanded pitcher In the Ameri-
can League. If not in the game. He
possessed terrific speed. There have
been few left handlers In the history Of
the game who had more, He had a
better than the average curve and q
very fair change ot pace. As left
handed pitcher Ruth was about the one
best bet He could be depended upon
to win at least twenty games n season
for the Boston club. Probably twenty
five games a year would have been a
conservative estimate, All the time
there was the chance that he might como
through with thirty. You could cash be-
fore the start of the season that he
| would win twenty. As a pinch hitter
he would probably win ten more games
through his ability to como through
when n base hit Just about meant the
ball game. That would make his value
to the club az thirty games won. There
is a serious doubt in my mind if Ba be
Ruth as an outfelder In responsible for
| the winning Of thirty ball games during
the season. largely through his own ef-
2; forts.
| ] am inclined to believe that I would
prefer Babe Ruth as the games greatest
southpaw pitcher and pinch hitter ex-
traordiuary. to Babe Ruth the HIyRging
| outfielder. Perhaps most people will be
, inclined to take the other end OF It. but
! since I have been asked for an opinion
on the subject from scores OF fans. there
you have It.
Evening star., 1920-03-22

Do you believe that Babe Ruth is
more valuable as lefthanded pitcher
and pinch hitter. than a regular in the
outfleld?
Since the rise to fame of Ruth as
batting star that question has been
asked me scores of times. Since the
recent deal. whereby Ruth goes from
Boston to New York, 1t has bobbed up
again as persistent inquiry.
What l think on the matter doesn't
mean great deal. since Ruth has been
made into an outflelder In prefer~cca
to pitcher. The owners of the Boston
club evidently decided that Ruth was
Of more value as a regular than star
pitcher Possibly there were two angles
10 that decision. Efficiency to the team
may have been first consideration. and
the decision reached that Ruth as reg
ular player In the outfleld would mean
more to the club than pitching every
fourth day. Possibly the financial sit
uation was also taken up. and 1t was
decided that Ruth playing every day
would be magnet that would con-
stantly get people at the gate In greater
numbers than an every fourth day
pitcher.
Undoubtedly Ruth's ability to hit the
ball swayed the opinion In favor of his
being used every day. Possibly. at first.
tho outfeld and also take his turn In
the box. This theory was soon killed
off. Ruth was unable to do two things
efficiently. The very moment the Boston
| club made a regular of him rs an out
fielder. they eliminated him as n pitcher.
For a time such a system was tried with
! George Sisler. but the st. Louis club
never got anywhere with It. Like tn"
Boston club. ST. Louis decided that Sis
Ter was of more value to the club as a
| first baseman than az a pitcher.s How
ever. in scme ways. the cases of Ruth
and Sisler differ considerably.
| l have heard the case Of Ruth dis
cussed pro and con- 7 have been g.
| listener while some OF the wisest men in
the game have discussed the subject of
Ruths greatest value to a club. whether
as a pitcher or outfielder. ] must ad-
nit that the consensus favored the
using of Ruth as an outfielder. since
Evening star., 1920-03-22

BOWLERS FROM MEXICO
ROLL IN TOURNEY TODAY

PEORIA. Ill, March ga team
from Tampico. Mexico. rolling in the
five-man events. brought added inter
est in the American bowling congress
today. Members of the American col
ony in Tampico are said to have con-
tributed $4,000 to send the bowlers
here.
Mort Lindsey, New Haven, Conn.
all-events champion of the American
bowling congress. also was on the
were:
Teams-Brucks, No. /, Chicago,
3.9se; Fleming Furnitures, Cleveland,
2.947! Herlicks. Racine. y.sa5. Dou-
bles-J. Nevaril-A. Hartman, Chi
cago, 1,s5si 4. schulta-F. Haack.
Sheboygan, 1.s57i o. Whitehead-E
Grubb. st Louis, 1,s5T. singles-B
Mcgowan Evansville, 6esi Il. Meyer.
St. Louis, 6ssi A; Dronder, Chicago,
81: Az svents-R. Mayer, St. Louis
Morrison. South Bend. 1.s9e.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
FRENCH PLAYS GREAT GOLF,
Has SO. and With Graham Defeats
Mclean and Newton.

PINEHtRaT, y. G.. March 22,-Em-
met French the Southern Pines and
York. Pa. professional. played some
great golf on the difficult No. . course
in a match In which French and Sam
Graham of Greenwich, inedaiist and
runner-up in the spring tournament,
won by up against George Mclean,
the Great Neck pro. and F. c. New
ton Of Brookline. winner of the spring
tournament.
F'rench's most sensational stunt oc-
CURED at the eighth hole, where he
went down from the edge of the
green for an eagle 8. two strokes
under par. The medal scores were the
best that have been made on No. 3
this winter. French was 60: Mclean.
Il; Newton, 75. and Graham. ~. New
ton and Mclean had a best ball of 33
going out. but We're ? down at the
turn.
Francis Ouimet played his first prac-
tice round yesterday. and turned In
q very Credftable q on the champion
ship course. This was in the course
of an all-Boston affair in which
Ouimet and w. a. Travers defeated
Fred B. Elliott and J. c. Farren.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
LEAGUE ORGANIZED
Six Teams in Circuit-Robert
Fleming Chosen President.

At a meeting Of the base ball man
ayers of local bank teams, the Bank
ers' League was formed, consisting OF
Trust. Washington Loan and Trusv,
National Savings and Trust. Riggs
National. District National ana Ma
tional Bank Of Washington.
Robert Fleming, assistant cashier
Of the Riggs National Bank. was
elected president. and George P. Pol
lock of tho National Savings and
Trust Company was chosen secretary
and treasurer.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
Bookie Nets 100000
on Soccer in Month

LONDON, March 22.-The
English Foot Ball Association.
in an earnest appeal supporting
the bill introduced in parliament
TO prevent coupon betting on the
results Of the leading foot ball
games, mentions, to show the ex-
tent Of the practice at present.
that in a recent raid at Newcastle
the police seized 51,52s hlled-up
betting coupons. largely for six
pences Ga cents) and shillings
GA cents). Books Of one Rookie
showed that he had made a clear
profit of 100000 during January.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
CARPENTER ARRIVES IN
NEW YORK WITH BRIDE

NEW YORK. March 22.-Georges
Carpenter of France. foremost con-
tender for the heavyweight boxing
championship Of the world. arrived
here last night on the steamer La
Savoie with his bride Of a few weeks
and his manager. Francois Descamps
Carpenter was in fine spirits. He
was met by Tex Rickard. American
prize-flght promoter. After short
visit here the fighter will fulfill sew
eral motion picture contracts.
Evening star., 1920-03-22

kiss Wightman of Boston. women s
national champion, and Miss Eleanor
Goss OF New York ranked No. 2, S-6
IS. 5--4.
Mrs. Wightnan defeated Miss Baker
"a in the second set of d singles
match begun Saturday. She had won
the first set Ct. Western players
have two victories to one defeat
Mrs. .Wightman is scheduled to play
Miss Baker. and Miss Goss is 20 meet
Mrs. Bruce in singles matches today.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
Schoolboy Betters World Record

HARTFORD. Conn. March 32-
Walter Joseph. aged sixteen. a Hart
ford High School boy. did the 20
yard dash in 3-5 seconds. in the
state Y. NJ c. A. track meet here
Saturday night. This is faster by 1-5
second than the world mark made
by e. B. Bloss. in 1892. but does not
stand as a record because the meet
was not official.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
Sunday School League Organized.

Representatives Of Hebrew Sunday
schools OF this city met yesterday at
the 9Th and I streets synagogue and
arranged for the organization of an
interconEregatiOnal league. Tho
teams win consist OF boys from 13 to
16 years OF age. A schedule is being
made up and inquiries from Hebrew
schools wishing to be represented are
requested. Address Martin Sheffer-
man, 9Th and I streets.
Evening star., 1920-03-22
WESTERN WOMEN TAKE
LEAD IN TENNIS SERIES

SAN FRANCISCO. March 22.--Play
IN the womens east vs.. west tennis
competition YESTERDAY resulted in one
victory and one defeat for the east
ern representatives In the doubles
1uatch Mrs. Ethel sutton Bruce Of Los
angeles. and Miss Helen Baker OF San
Francisco defeated Mr. Haze! Hotch =