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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22
IA TOILETTE WINS

As encouraging to those who believe in progress
victory of Hiram Johnson in the Michigan primary is
the complete victory of Senator La Toilette in
the Wisconsin presidential primary The senator himself
candidate The only issue whether conven-
delegates should be chosen representing the La Fol-
progressive wing of the party the PhilppLen-
reactionary wing And the La Toilette ticket
the state.
Wisconsins delegates to Chicago, therefore will be
the big business control of that body They will
not be for Wood Lowden Harding any of the
other old guard candidates Their election has eectuay
ended Senator Lenroots boom dark horse can
didate
Whether the La Toilette delegation would vote for
johnson remains be La Toilette and Johnson
quarreled 1912 Since then in the senate the two
have been voting pretty much together 1t is possible
that, a pinch the of Wisconsin might he cast for
Johnson The certainty that it will not be cast for
big candidate adds the difficulty confronting
the G. O. p bosses, of picking thorough going reaction
ary whose nomination will wreck the party-Fargo,
N D., Courier-News.
81 wholly dsapprove Of what you say but will defend
to death your right say it"-voltaire.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

The federal supreme appears to be legal pur
patory corporation may be washed And
inasmuch corporations have SOULS salvation for this
world is entirely sufficient
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

wholly dsapprove of what you but will defend
to death your right to say it"-Votaire
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

The New York Evening Post puts it rather neatly:
Socialist party has been expelled into tens of thou
sands of votes for the next legislature"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

The who doubts whether organization of farmers
and workers for political power is worth while really
doubts whether rule by the people is worth while For
there is no way whereby rule of the
majority is possible.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

Scarcely more than a fortnight passes between the
the is sold at the stocards and the beef is
the kitchen yet those who control the move
ents the products for those two weeks
get more for their trouble than did the farmer
for keeping year before the steer born and
two years observation-disclosures City Star.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22


That decision of Federal Judge Lewis in Pueblo last
week whereby government prevented from bring
ing against proteers outrageousy nn-
fortunate that leaves the sting of bitterness in the
heart of every and who would like to feel
fair play and that under the law
herd who their living from day to day
have equal rights with those who reap swollen fortunes
by proiteering methods The u. s District Attorney
here Tedrow. through great labor and expense had
of evidence against certain merchants
of Denver-evdence of sales profits tremendous
to be almost unbelievable evidence which renders the
merchants under the lawyet these merchants
from Judge Lewis injunction which
their prosecution In short their plea that
to their profits would ruin their business 1t
the business of the Garner to make
daily receipts but it is horse of another color
when applied the profits of dealer in the necessities
of fethat must be kept profound secret II he pays
sells for that is of the producers
that the doctrine upon which the prosecution
prevented, but it is doctrine that will not stand
the of public opinion. It. is the doctrine
monarch applied in free country. 1t causes more
boshevk sentiment here than all of the
that entered this country from Russia
and parts of the world Highland
Chief, Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

At the presidential primary in Kanabec county Mimi,
follows: Johnson, 149; Wood 3d. Lowden,
81 Yet the convention the delegates from that
county for Wood What politicians have
for the voice of the peOple
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-04-22

"A certain naturalist who maintains that hear
only that which attuned tells how once
noisy New York street. he heard the sound Of crick
ct hidden in a basement window"-Youths Companion
There is government situation analogous to this
peculiarly of the naturalist For do we not observe that
the powerful public life persstently ignore the
loudes complaints of the poor while they respond in
stantly to the softest chrp of the rich?
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40 FLIGHTS IN 40 MINUTES
AIM OF OLD-TINE ATHL ETE
Roome Former ale Halfback and Pole aulter Accepts
ayers He VIII Set Record for Sealing Stair,oays

New York. May 4.--rhp second as
s1stant porter Of the twenty eighth floor
OF the Equitable Building rushed pop.
eyed and painting into the Office rooms
where the first assistant was skillfuliv
mopping the floors.
''Oh. Boss" he shouted "Thcre's
o nut streakin up the stairs
'whstuvit:' grunted the first as
sistan,.
"whatuvit? Why. man. he's passin
mn the elevator and in about two scr-
ouds he'n be through the roof and
on his wav to the little stars. Hes
nut, man, III say he is,
Nut, nothiu. He's lest little
highty, Practicin' for the Mars mara
tbon.5'
Ii was then that the F. \. Of tho
twenty eighth stratum of the Equitable
Roome Yale hslfback and pole vauIt"r
fourteen years ago and now real cs.
rate dealer, was in training for forty
Nights in forty minutes climb.
If Roomr makes the hs,c Of the
Equitable Building AsgDoe in forty
minutes he'll win q substantial slice
~ the income of J. Ford Johnson. Jr..
broker.
Lots Of Money
Many an elevator operator at the
Equitable Building and not few Of
the porters. attendants aud Turkish
hath rubbcrS of the Racquet and
Tennis Club have bet weeks salary
sn, Roome, who is training with de
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INDUSTRIAL CLUB
RESIGNS IN LEAGUE
Penn Rivet Nine Withdrawn
From Manufacturers
Body

At n meeting Of the Philadelphia
Manufacturers League last evening a
communication was read by President
John W. Manoguc from the Penn Rivet
Corporation. Third and Huntingdon
streets. rendering the resignation of that
firm as u member of the organization
with keen regrets.
Vice President Robert &, Ledig, who
also was manager of the Rivet nine,
then explained the situation.
The Manufacturers League then
voted to retain the services of Vice
President Ledig. even though Penn
Rivct WIS no longer identified with the
organization. President Manogue at
tended his first meeting of the year, and
the whole work Of the league has been
attended to by the vice president. who
also volunteered to be official custodian
| of the records.
/ In the meantime. the Manufacturers
! League is without Il club. and any in
dustrial firm seeking a franchise should
get in touch with Jimmy Hunter at
the firm of Hopes & Townsend at any
time during the day.
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PhilS Hare Winning Spirif

NESTERDA1, in the game against the Giants, the
Phs showed the old punch Lee Meadows forgot
to study his booklet the weakness of the New York
hittcrs and in the first inning hammered thre.
hits and three runs. Now. in ordinary ball game
de scoring three in the first frame the game on ice
but this of those ordinary things When
The Phils went 10 bat in their half of the first they
proceeded slug with reckless and did NOT S,op
until the tied
That spirit cant help but win aud it ap-
parent in every inning. Everybody hit ball with
the exception Of Casey Stengel and casey saved his
hits for other day when they needed. Cy vii
Hams. Meuse and Pauette the star clouterS.
four hits each: Jack Miller got three" Bancroft Ira
rresser. each aud Ralph Miller and Meadows were
credited with apiece
Arthur Nehf. who purchased from the Braves
last season for $4,000 did the hurIng for the Giants
snd, strange allowed travel
through the entire game. He raped for twenty
ono hits. which is going in one afternoon. Lee
Meadows not in the best of shape aud several
occasions the verge of taking an early shower
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other chances. But at each given on.
portunity they have wrecked the sport.
As Major Bill Mcclellan has oh.
than once: Boxing was never stopped
oeuso So' a. NV m"s ans oJu.d'; oue merely be-
p.a,
,ontod ,,,i,h h r;na L' etc', con.
by oxnor;anoo n Snt n"'e nIVer prohted
the game. cleaning nm toda : ~ wrecked ,,i
Now tbev nj, have ot annt, tomorrow.
The game is awaiting n kean uolon,.,e
IL has every chance if properlv bnn
died. But have those who conirol T.,
destiny profited by experience5 or
can those who wrecked the game before
be given the buns rush" as ,ho 70
biv be he las, rou;v,, ; 'HS IN WIZ pr9oa.
time. ''"s
uDplN" by the early returns from
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EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN
POOR TUTOR NBOXING
Those Who We're Looked Upon to Run the Game Haze
Wrecked Ii at Each Ne,U York
ReUiUaI
BY GRANTLAND RICE

Peasant or maDndte or drover,
DrelIcrs bD land or by sea,
Life is no dream in the couer,
Whoever rdntS 1t to DC.
Who icanis the case of soft living
Where HeUer contest MAY Tdit
In the chance for taking and giUing
A rae handed grappIe With fate?
You may perhaps seem the gamer
win uercr hedrfdche to span,
But Troubie's the porld's greatest
trainer
when il gets down 10 building a man; ;
Trouble and battIc and Sorrop,
Part of the Whirligig reel, .
Soak you tOday--but fomorroD
TheyH turn oil your fiber 10 steel.
IIOW does football team get in
IL condition for hard season? BY
blocking. >tackling, falling on the ball
and other devices that for the first two
weeks are extremely painful. The soft
flesh and the soft muscle must be hard
ened. and this can only be done by an
extremely narrowing process that could
hardly be called fun. The football
player may have natural speed and
strength, but he isn't going to get
hardened and ready until he has paid
the price. This is another case OF old
Doc Trouble on the job in a training
role.
Famous Sporting Arguments
First. Could Joe Stccher throw
Frank Gotch?
Second Could Jack Dempsey have
whipped Jim .Ieffries at his best?
Third. Among pitchers, how would
you rank johnson, Mathewson and Rad
bourne?
Fourth. Were the old Orioles, the old
Cubs. the old Athletics or the old Bean :
eaters the greatest ball club?
These are only few. But up to
the hour of slogging to press the main
replies were still Yes" and "No.'
Experience Poor Teacher
L,XPERIENCE has always been rated
IL ns n first class instructor. Once in
while it is. But not always.
New York has had many boxing bills.
Those who were looked upon to run
the game had been given various and
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trrminNd effort to timber mp so that he
"an hit tho line hard and plunge over
the top Of the fortieth flight to touch
down. The event will be some day this
week
About two weeks ago at dinner
in the Racquet and Luncheon Club at
which were gathered II number of brok
"rs and other business men. one of the
diners. an elderly man remarked Of
the elevator strike that it had caused
MIN TO walk thirty of that building :
flights aud that il had taken him o
minute . flight. Roomc smiled pity
iuglv. He allowed that he could have
done il without furrowng his brow
johnson bantcred him. RoOme pulled
out chcckbook He scribblpd out q
sum. Johnson matched il. The pre-.
iiminariPS were on.
On a Diet
since then Roome's pbysiquc has been
NrOus aS in his more youthful DAYS at
Yale. His diet has been given parricu-
lar attention. Day after day his broad
shoulders have heaved IN rhe srairways
Of this building and that.
And they say that elevator opera
tors have become discouraged by the
fact that Roomc. giving them handi.
cap Of a few stories. ma been able to
make the ears take bis dust" after he
had stepped on the gas n hit.
ROomes only pessimisri' thought. as
hc plodS on in practice. j. that the
first thirty nine Highr~ ar" the hard
rSr.
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j. P.'s Moist Act Goes Biz

0LD j. P, which is another way of referring to Iupc
~ Pnvus the who controls the rain supply step.
ped into the breach Boston today after throwing
wet blanket all Braves Field. stepped out again
amid much applause. This is of the anccs
where the old boys act was appreciated.
However anything would have been welcome in Boston
today. far the ball players concerned The
Brooklyn club established worlds record for consec.
tive innings Yesterday, having completed fifty eight fun
frames in three games. The former mark made by
the Dodgers aud Pittsburgh in 1917 when those clubs
played forty FIVE innings.
The Brooklyn players deserve something after rstab
fishing new mark They didn't win any ball games So
the layof will do them good
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Georges WiH Be With Us Tomorrow

= BoRGES CARPENTER the most talked of athlete
" in pugilism. will be with tomorrow night to spar
few rounds with his trainer at the Olympia A. A. The
French hero has started his tour around tho
country and will visit all of the important cities in the
next weeks. Then he will 60 into the movies aud
IL Dempsey has clean bill Of health by that time,
match for the heavyweight championship of the world
will be arranged.
Thus far. Carpenter has astounded the fans with
his "leverness in the ring He is remarkably fast and
hits we'll 1t will be interesting him in action to-
morrow night
Boxing fans who service in France great
boosters of the Frenchman. They him in several
exhibitions the other side are strong for his
chances against of leading heavyweights John
r. Rosen. former lieutenant in the army. has the fol
lowing TO say:
Il saw Carpenter in several exhibitions while | was
in France and my impression Of his ability
Ia Of boys at his weight is excellent
Of wonderful physical build. tremendous hitter and
quick creased lightning.
Last Monday night Mike O. Dowd in action
and doubtyery much II he could last six rounds with
the Frenchman. While have a natural inclination ia
favor boys. help but admire class
and Carpenter surely has it.
TIE European hsavyreight cham p,on has made
big hit since his a,yirai here. and is rapidIy
Iudkfug friends
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ENGLISHMEN EAGER
FOR ANOTHER MEET
Oxford and Cambridge Runners
Suggest Track Contest With
Harvard and Yale

Cambridge, Mass. May 4,-The Tx
ford and Cambridge runners would lik"
to take word back home that Harvard
and Yale will cross this summer for
combined meet against the Englishmen.
The visiting athletes are keen for such
n meet and last week. while they were
taking part in the Pennsylvania relay
games, representatives Of Harvard and
Yale went to Philadelphia expressly 10
greet them. An informal discussion Of
a combined meet there took place.
Elated with its victory in the Ameri-
can college championship two-milc re-
Law race at Philadelphia Saturday. Eng
lands team Of visiting athletes is MAX
ing preparations for its return home.
The runners plan to leave Saturday ON
the Lapland. Colonel Jackson will re-
main in America for n month Or more
during which time he will make an in
depcndent pleasure tour. Shrubb will
remain here indefinitely in the hope oL
securing a berth as trainer AT one Of the
American colleges. The British trainer
held the position of trainer 10 the Har.
ward cross country and distance men
several years ago,
Dartmouth Wins Rifle Shoot by Wire
New Haven. Conn, May i-Dartmouth
won teleEra phiC rife match with Yale yes
terday. 992 TO a7O
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TENDLER BEATS TILLMAN
.J-soaI Ace Gives Western FaVorite
Sad Lacng

&C. raul. MiBn., May I. lev Tender
suedo his first appearance IN this section
last night and IN most dcclsiN" fAShlon
gave Johnny Tillman. Of Mlnnea polls
Trimming in ten rounds.
Tender made Tilman look lk" = novice
and the MIL city boy was hInSlnS punches
All over the ring ~ times, almost falling
on his face by missing
Tender did not get thoroughly warmed
M Tar few rounds, but wnen he got
20 going at full speed he delivered most
shorouKh and scientific massage 70 TN
msn's face and thoroughly worked upon
the Mil City lads body with left at
';r The frst was even, and Tender had A.
the 7rest His margin was slight IN the
sscand, third. fourth and htth: but from
In the last three rounds Tinmsn was
&ifiiy lad and would swins miss and
ssf q left hook to the face and riSh'
rhs ninth and tenth we're especially bad
Ger 7ilinsn and he stopped punches Eslors,
Ms fare being esdly pUfsd and swollen
st the END his poss bleeding, his stomach
r.a ard blue. Tender was unmarked and
Il ala not seem as though he stopped
hardly good punch
Tsndlsr looked 80 SooH the last -thre'
rsunds and showed Euclrs huo fontwork
A. ralefne Tliitnan miss with such cnsr, ina
4 N kardy seemed possible. Tillman here has
Y n,ef and gwen good hEhts 20 Jack Malone
Hritton Bartneld and others ana hsfe'
lesksd 80 crude as last night
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C. A. A. DROPS BASKETBALL
Cage Game Goes by the Board on
Assumed Name Question

Chicago. May T. Basketball would
be dropped from the list of controlled
sports under a resolution certified 10 the
national body today by the Central
Amateur Athletic Inion, At session
here last night it was decided il was
impossible to prevent players from com
peting professionally under assumed
names
The awarding OF the Central A. A.
T.. heavyweight championship trophy TO
the New London, Wis, was held up.
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Pitcher FIaherty to Minors

Toledo, o., May i--Releasc OF Pitcher
Ross. o left-handed recruit. to the Grand
Rapids club Of the Central l.caEIe, was an
club Of tho American AssortRtion last night
Pitcher Ed FlahertE. OF the Boston AnHTi-
cans Joined the II diauapolis club here yes
turdaN, and probably will make his first ap-
pearance in an INDIANAPOLIS uniform against
Toledo today.
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Big Odds against Losing I3 Straight

nETROlI finally won ball game after losing thirteen
~ straight. Gentlemen who accustomed wagering
on the great national sport have figured what
happened TO ones bank roll had wagered one dollar
on tn" Tigers 10 lose the first and let ride
through he entire thirteen defeats 81 investment would
have paid Sl0!6 which the odds against losing
thirteen in n 1896 % l.
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Here's a Siugging Quartet

SPEAklNG Of boxers and things like that four of the
~ hardest hter in their respective classes will bc ex
hibod over in Camden next Tuesday night Mike o Dowd
j. the best hitter in the middleweight division Willie
Jackson the best lightweight. Billy De Foe holds the
""uing honorS in the l2S pound division and johnny
Murray is the hardest sorker among 10 pounders
Wlth thos" guys on the same bill. something must drop
Copvr0hr ia2O. bv Publc Ledger Co.
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MUCKS IS EXONERATED
Chicago Weight Star Ruled Nonpro.
Gets Medal

Chicago. May 4.-Arlie Mucks. Chi
caGo Athletic Association and former
Wisconsin University weight star, who
was protested on the grounds of pro
fessionalsm by the Illinois Athletic
Club. was eXoneratcd last night and
given Central A. A. l.. championship
medal he won recently, it was an
n0mnCcd TODAY.
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c. HIS. TRACK TEAM
|. LIKELY CHAMPIONS.
Crimson and Gold Runners
Loom Up Strong-West Phil
lies Have Close Call

Central High School looms M ~ the
likely winner Of the city track snd field
championship The Crimson and Gold
athletes have been showing splendid
form in the meets held to date. and
Yesterday scored an overwhelming vic
tory over Frankford High. The pre-
liminary meets often show which way
the title will go.
In the sprints Mcdonald. the young
Strr who showed his heels to the field in
both the 100 and 30 events. appears
to be- faster than any Of the short dis
tance runners in the city high schools.
Frankford has number of sprinters
who will bear watching. They are
Thompson and Kinkcad. But Melon
aid is the ace of them all at present.
Ford. the quarter miller and broad
Jumper. is another likely champion.
Ford's work in the broad jump is
worthy of comment In the meet yes
tcrday he cleared 20 feet inches. Herb
Webster. another all round athlete at
Central is showing up especially well
in the shot put. and should be sure
point winner. With point scorers in the
sprints. middle distance and distance
runs. rs well as in the field events,
Doctor D'Brien seems to have n we'll
balanced squad for the coming meets.
West PhilIies Close Call
West Philadelphia High had clos"
call in the Intcrscholastic League game
with Southern High Yesterday. Up
TO the ninth the Sopthernites were
leading 3 to =. Then n few errors by
Southern and few timely plays by
nj Ilplnnp and SnD-
sing in tn" rally with little Snck
work. gave the visitors tw" much needed
runs and the game. t" 3.
West Philadelphia steps out of III"
tie for scroud place and now holds
second position with four games won
and one lost I'arr pitched for WoSt
Philadelphia. while Stole was on the
mound for the SouthcrniteS.
Friends School Nine Wins
Germantown Friends School gave
Friends Central an unexpected Jolt in
the game at the Quakors' field y"Nl"r- -
day. The little Quakers were leading, !
TO | and apparently had the gam" on
ice until that fatal ninth. when bloole
wens he Blue and Gray. and for every
orror he Friends nine scored a run.
Wiz our in the ninth. the Queen Lane
athletes scored j-tO-4 victory.
1t was great disappointment to the
, Friends Central fans, for il marked the
opening week Of the schools seventy
fifth anniversary celebration. Another
upset was tho tennis defeat in the junior
; match with Penn Charter, Il 10 u, This
was not unexpected. bur nj the same
time it did not help TO bring cheer 10 the
Blue and Gray athletes who wcrc nt the
field The match was over 50 lat" few o
the fans knew the result.
81. .Iosephs Preparatory school lie.
fcatpd the ChrItenham High School nln'
at Cheltenham High diamond yes ter
, dav afternoon. 6 to |. st. Joe is play
ing in fine form and meets the BrOwr
Props. nine at the st. Joe diamond to,
day.