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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
RIBBONS WILL
 TACKLE DE NERI
 FIVE ON SUNDAY

The DeNeri fiveS of the Eastern Basketball League will be the attrac- 6cn at Colonial hall on Sunday after boon when the Blue Ribbons will tao kle the Pennsylvanians The DeNeri boys ara regarded as one of the Strongest teams in the league but with naS strengthened outfit Manager Eseavy expects the Ribbons will down them.
 The visitors have a number of play eES who are well known here Johnny Bsokman and Lew Sugarnaan are the Forwards Leo Malone is at center; Joe DreyfGss and Bob Miller are guards and Dave McMillan is extra man. Beckman and Sugarman make D pair of lightning forwards Drey- xazs5 and Miller are two crack guards but it is expected that Chris Leon ard of the Ribbons will hold his own with Malone The Ribbons have not R1nounced their lineup but it is hop 0d to have Waamer and Jimmy Clin- ton at forwards. Dehnert- may also be on hand at guard Thsr<t Twill be 8 PreaiEninary contest and the main game will start at S:15-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
BABE RUTH HAS MADE 453 YARD
 DRIVE IN GOLF

Boston. Jan 50 - You can't keep Babe Ruth down. If he isn't play ing baseball and pounding the ball over the fence which all his Boston friends hope he will keep on doing at the Polo Grounds this coming season he is making his equivalent of homo runs in some other line
 Next to hitting a baseball Babe" just loves to pound that little pellet, the golf ball, and if anybody thinks he can't hit 1t a niles they should follow hm once around the links. They would see distance on drives and brassies that even Oswald Kirkby. Jim Barnes and some of the other long swatters might well envy
 All the golfers will have to sit up and take notice when they hear of Babe Ruth's latest. He was playing on the Griffith park municipal links in Los Anegeies, Cal, and at the seventh hole, 45S yards, he let loose with one of his customary long shots Then he took a crack with his brasste.
 Now Babe never knows exactly where his ball Is going on one ot those long shots, the kind where he takes a full swing as he does for his home runs, and just lands on thA ball, taking a chance on direction
 This time he got a life sized hook, but after the ball disappeared mo- mentarily among the tulips on the top of a hfIlock 1t came bounding out, caught a slope just right, rolled down onto the green, rolled past the feet of golfer who was there and went into the cup. A 453-yard hole In two strokes was what Babe had accom- piished-
 There were about a dozen sper-a- tors watching the big fellow play, and those who saw where the ball brought up said nothing for a while, letting Ruth search among the tulips for the ball. Finally they told him.
 It's a safe bet he was as tickled as he was after any home run this past season; for any major 1eaguer who can hit at all is liable to pound the oaLl over the fence once in 8 while, but there are few golfers who ever will have the satisfaction of making a A53- yard hole in two she's
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
WHITE S0X TO
 LOSE TWO MEN
 BY RETIREMENT

New York. Jan. 30 - While most managers are having their share of trouble this winter, Kid Gleason, the aggressive leader of the Chicago White Sox, is having more than his share of it. Half of the tnf1eld with which Gleason won the 1919 Ameri- can League championship has retired. First, Swede Risberg, shortstop of last years club, announced his retirem ent to conduct a restaurant in San Fran cisco. Now Chick Gandil, the White Sox first baseman, also has stated that he has had tlis fill of big league ball. ?
 Baseball players pull the old : Wolf Wolfi'' cry so often with their retirements that not many per sons take much stock in them. Occa- sionally, however, a player goes through with it. Frank Baker re- mained out one season when under contract with the Athletics, as did Johnny K1ing when with the Cubs. Baron Knetzer also was away from Brooklyn for a year when only $50f separated him and Col. Ebbets.
 Gleason still has the two best play CTS on his infield in Eddie Collins and Buck Weaver, and a. utility man in Fred McMullin, who many baseball men regard as a, far stronger player than Rlsberg. John Collins can ba placed on first base in an emergency. He broke into the league as a first baseman, bJst in the last six years he has played almost entirely in the out field. Gleason, therefore, can rig up some kind of a team.
 No one is giving the White Sox serious consfd eration this winter, and some baseball men say the club will have to fight hard to finish in the
 first division. A further slump in White Sox pitching is expected next season.
 Cicotte will be 36 years old next spring. Though he pitched brilliant ball in the American League season he showed signs of the strain he had been under in the worlds series. Tbe three worlds series defeats sustaind lby Claudio williams will lessen the re- spect American League packers had for the White Sox southpaw. Once batters are convinced that a pitcher isn't so terrible they start hitting him. Little Dickie Kerr unquestionably season, but the White Sox will need several new pitchers before they again can be figured as strong pen nant contenders.
 From all indications the Yank ees Cleveland ard Detroit will be the three most dangerous clubs in the American League next season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
CaddOCk VS. Stecher
 Mat Battle Tonight
Large Crowd Expected to See Countrys Two Greatest Wrestlers Meet In New York for Worlds Title
 Both Are Confident

New York, Jan. 3O-EarI Caddock and Joe Stecher will meet tonight at Madison Square Garden and finally settle the rightful ownership of the worlds wrestling championship. It made no difference that Caddock claimed to be the lawful owner of the crown, Stecher danced, 8 jewel headp1ece on his dome and proclaim ed to the multitude he was the real champion Therefore it had to come to pass that the two rivals had to clash and definitely decide who is en- titled to the kingly homage.
 Caddock and Stecher are undoubt- edly the two greatest grapplers that ever participated in this rough sport In fact, they are of the new genera tion of wrestlerS. In years past to be a headliner one had to possess huge bulk, excessive height and mountainous muscles. The two con- testants tonight are just the reverse They are of normal height, 1.-the, supple and show no outward evil dences of their phenomenal strength. When it comes down to science and skill, that's where they shine
 Caddock enters the ring with the honor of having defeated Stecher two years ago in a furious combat. Ii was a match, two falls out of three. Each won a fall after a long strug- gle, and when it came to the final test Stecher refused to leave his dressing room.
 He gave as a reason or excuse that he Wrestled under a severe handi- cap, not being well, and that only compelled him to fail to answer the call for the third tussle- Naturally, this alibi didn't make & hit with Caddock and he always declined to entertain challenge for return match
 Then the war came along. and both Caddock and Stecher donned the uni form of Uncle Sam Caddock wore the khaki and sailed across, where he remained for nearly two years Stech- CT wore the blue of a ~gob'' and was assigned to the Great Lakes sta- ton.
 For while neither was in a posi- ton to engage in public matches Then Stecher was released from the navy and he resumed his game. His record shows with what success he swept away all contention, and he was then recognized as the cham pion.
 When Caddock came back from the other side he started to make 8 loud yell over Stecher's claiming the crown and declared his retirement shouldn't count The argument be- came hotter and the various promot- CTS, scenting a. great match, began tc bid. Jack Curley stopped them al when he offered $40,000. This was the greatest purse ever offered for g wrestling match, and eventually the men signed articles.
 As to the winner, that remains 2 problem. Most of the wreStlerS ex' pect Stecher to turn the tables on his coneueror. Caddock Is confident hs can repeat his victory. Stecher l: just as positive he will avenge his downfall. That alone should insur: a match replete with thrills and plenty of excitement
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
Ray Smith Receives Many Offers After He
 Defeats Bob Martin

New York, Jan. ea. - Sergt. Ray Smith, the Camden heavyweight who was injured nine times during the war and who sprang a big surprise Monday night by decisively outpoinf- ing Bob Martin, the heavyweignt champion of the A. B. F., i'll a tep- round bout at Cleveland, O., arrived home from the West yesterday.
 Smith has received seven offers since he bested Martin. Akron, O., has offered him a guarantee of $9,099 to box Martin fifteen rounds there on Feb. 23 and Kansas City has offered him s2,0O0 to box Hughey Walker, the Western fighter, on Feb. 4. Scotty Montieth, manager of Smith, will ac- cept the Akron offer if they cut the bout to ten rounds.
 Times Ads Are a Success
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
WILDE KNOCKS
 OUT ERTLE IN
 THIRD SESSION

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 3o-Jimnuy Wilde, flyweight champion boxer of England, knocked out Mike Ertle, St. Paul, early in the third round of a ten round bout last night.
 While Mike Ertle is not in the first flight of American bantams, the speedy victory by the little Brfton will go far to rehabi1itate him in the esteem of American devoteeS of box ing. After his defeat by Jack ShaT- key, Wilde seriously considered aban- doning his American tour.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
HORNSBY SIGNS TO
 STAY IN ST. LOUIS

St. Louis, Mo, Jan. 3O-Rogers Ho,nsby, second basenan and leading batsinan in the league, signed a contract to remain with the St. Louis Nationals for 1920, It was announced last night.
 In announcing the Hornsby contract Manager Branch Ric- key asserted he had refused an offer of money and players for the second baseman aggregating approximately $1OG,0OO. He did mot say whence the offer came.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
: NEWS BY WIRE SORTS OF SPORTS LIVE LOCAL GOSSIP
|. H. S. TEAM AND
 HOLYOKE TOMORROW.

B. IT. S. basketball team will play Holyoke High at the local school gymnasium to1norrow af- ternoon. The B. H. S. boys hope to do better on their home floor than they have on the road. The lineup will be: Blade and Burns, forwards; Murphy, center; Hickey and HanlnaiI, guards. The B. IT. S. Girls team will play the East Hartford High team as 9 preEnn- mary to the boys game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
Algonquin Players Tackle Bridgeport
 Team This Evening

At the Algonquin club this evening the Bridgeport club pocket billiard experts will clash with the Algon- quin players. The Bridgeport team will be composed of Jack IngoIdsby
 Don Holmes and Henry Sterling with Otto Dieh1 as sub. Henry S. Osborn and George T. Mccarthy, Jr., will be two of the Algonquin players, but the third man has not been announced.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
U. M. c. Five Leads
 Industrial Leaguers

By defeating the Lake basketball team at Colonial hall last night the U. M. c. five went to the head of the Industrial league. The score was F to II. The guarding was so close that the players found it difficult td cage field goals. Rowe did some great defensive playing for the U M. C., while Buckley of the same team excelled in shooting. H. An. thony starred for the lakes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
First Contracts of
 Hartford Players In

Hartford, J&n. 30.-The first signed contracts to come into the office of the local baseball club arrived yes terday when the documents that bind Norman Reeves and Harry ". Mad dox to the Hartford club were re- cefyed by the local manager.
 Raeves formerly played with tho \ Rochester Club of the International Aeague. while Maddox starred in A,1f-pro circles around Brooklyn, N- The local club will probably start aiTisng around April 10, according HowIey, who says that ten days of slng is not sufficient to enable the s to be in the best of condition %kart of the Eastern League a tfch will open this year on
 Tow1ey expects to receive
 tract in a few days and
 gling for a first baseman
 pitcher. He expects to
 igning of these players
 keek has passed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-30
NEW ToURNEUR PLAY COMING.

Maurice Tourneur is preparing to picturfze Robert Louis Stevenson's '"The Pavilion on the Linlzs''
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14

while the Eccles hotel takes the bust
ness.
When. the Eccles people complain
about the ordinance that tags the
cars into court, they say they have
no objection to the cars standing
there eight hours or any other
length of time, yet they keep the
signs there to say that they are
not to stand there at all. If all
the people doing business along the
block would follow the example Of
the Eccles crowd and place signs in
front, saying Don't Park Here" it
would make the insult clearer, but as
it is it only shows that one firm
is aristocratic, or thinks it is, and
that it expects its neighbors to take
the inconvenience and give them the
business.
The whole thing is a joke and we
suggest that the city council clean up
and straighten out this two-by-four
way of dealing with the people who
come to town, either for an hour or
for the night.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
Small Fraction
of Appropriations
Goes for Farming

PORTLAND, Ore.-Much of the
most important government agricul-
tural work will have to be abandoned
next season and some activities are
already being abandoned because
congress was not foresighted enough
to appropriate sufficient funds to
run one Of the nations most vital
departments, according to state
ment by Edwin T. Meredith, secre-
tary of agriculture at a luncheon in
his honor here Saturday.
Only one-fourth of / per cent of
the total amount of money appro-
priated by congress was for direct
use in encouraging agriculture he
declared. "A total of $4,000, 900
was appropriated for the use of the
department, of which only $4,000
900 will be available for agricultural
department.
This $12,00O,000 will have to
care for the greatest industry of the
nation, which if sold out, would be
worth approximately $4,000, 0OO,-
600 or enough to buy out all the
other departments combined"
Meredith declared he did not hold
the congressman individually re-
sponsfble for reduced appropriations
but declared that their attitude re-
flected public ignorance and indif-
ference to the Importance Of the
work of the department of agricul-
ture.
Congressman Joseph Ferimy of
Michigan while indorsing the secre-
tary's claim for the need for more
money, explained that the problem
of the law to congress was to make
a $5,000,000,000 income meet the
needs of the $4,000, 100000 sought
for, declaring that, as it was, the
government expenses for the current
fiscal year would exceed the income
by $1,000,0O0,0OO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
TRAVELLERS ARE
COMPLAINING

Men travelling thru the valley find
cause for complaint at Blackfoot
on account of the rules governing the
parking of cars. A car must not
be parked on the street longer than
eight hours in one place Travel
ers who get in late or who want to
get out early do not put their cars
In a garage because of the early
closing and late opening of those
places. In these cases the traveller
parks his car near the hotel, and
in the morning finds it tagged, or
dering him to appear in court to
answer for violating an ordinance.
OF course he is angry. He has
done no harm. He has merely spent
some money in the town and proba-
bly, wanted to make a swift run in
the cool of the morning, to meet
some engagement up or down the
valley. He either has to steal out
of town and risk being intercepted
by telephone and brought back, or
wait until 10 o'clock and go into,
court to answer like a criminal. Ev-
en- tho he merely has to explain
and be released, he has suffered in
terruption Of his business, and is
in the humor to bless the town and
all its people as long as he can re-
member the incident. He tells his
friends and they tell the others, and
they all avoid the town and are glad
to do it, and they ought to
The Eccles hotel says II is hurt
ing their business, and they re-
greet it. They, too, are violating the
ordinance, or multiplying 1t by placing
two signs in front Of their place,
saying Don't Park Here" That
saws in effect that they do not want
he trade of the autoists, or that they
want their neighbors to furnish the |
pace for them to park the cars,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14

small factory then than -
a large one now. -
In 1913 these small French fac
tories produced 100000 pounds OF
sugar. This continued to increase
until in 1886. when the French prod
uct amounted to 10000 tons, grown
on 10000 acres, against Germany's
1,400.
The impetus thus given the beet
sugar industry in France, assisted by
bounty, started it on a prosper
GUS career, and down to the time
these factories were practically all
destroyed by the Huns it brought
prosperity in abundance to the
French people.
Sugar 800 Sack
Napoleon's policy caused an in
crease in the price of sugar on the
continent, in France to $1.0O per
pound land Germany following the
lead of France, established beet sug-
ar factories in many centres to sup
ply the market formerly controlled
by England.
After the downfall of Napoleon
in 1915, the beet sugar industry in
Germany fell off considerably and
almost came to an end entirely; but
in France, where more scientific
and economical methods were used,
the industry was still prosperous.
Beets Benefit Soil
1t was not, however, until 1880,
that the industry secured a firm foot
ing, and from 1910 onward 1t ad-
vanced with great strides.
Germany very watchfully observ-
ing the sudden prosperity of French
agriculture and the increased yields
in other cereal crops caused by ro-
tation of crops with sugar beets,-
the gains exceeding the gains made
by England, who first discovered
the advantage of rotating with tur-
nips. Where rotation of sugar beet
CTOpS was pIdCtlCcu III oOi Aohy, thO
yield of other crops increased 80 per
cent or more. Out Of soil where not
practiced the gain was only sos per
cent.
The reason was easily discovered,
but the German farmers refused to
increase their meager paintings till
Germany. followed France and pro-
vided a bounty and tax on exports
which enabled them to sell below
cost in foreign markets and still
make a substantial profit
The bounty system was introduced
in continental countries, where Ger
many was the leader, to stimulate
the industry. The bounties were
paid on exports. This pushed the in
dustry to it's highest capacity and far
beyond anything it could have
achieved without state aid
Beets VS.. Cane Fields
The bounty-fed sugar caused great
to the sugar cane
CONTINUED on page seven)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
GAGONS RETURN FROM
MONTHS TRIP TO COAST

Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Gagon are
back from trip to Spokane and
Portland. They were gone about a
month and spent most Of the time
in Portland. They were there at
the time of the Shriners' convention
and witnessed the coming Of the
forty-five thousand visitors in one
string, the special trains arriving
every twelve minutes.
They visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. q.
Barnhart at Spokane, and they re-
mark that Mr.. Barnhart especially
wanted to know all about everybody
he ever knew at Blackfoot. He
spent that part of his life here in
which man makes the most friends
and he gets lonesome to see the old
crowd. The Barnharts have done
well in business as well as socially.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR BISHOP CRABTREE

Bishop and Mrs. C. F. Crabtree
were entertained Wednesday by their
children and grandchildren at par
ty at Highland park. The affair
was complimentary to the bishop, it
being his 6Srd birthday anniversary
The color scheme was carried out in
red, white and blue. The evening
was spent in social conversation and
playing games by the younger peo-
pie.
Guests at the party were Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Parker and family, Mr..
and Mrs. w. ]. Steele and Miss Lau-
retta Steele, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Shirley, DR.! and Mrs. G. B. Crab
tree and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Crabtree
and family from Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
THE GREAT U. S.
MISTAKE in SUGAR
Reasons Leading Up to
Present Difficulties
of Situation

This great nation of ours, with am
pie sugar beet growing lands to pro-
duce sufficient, sugar for its own do
nestle needs, and for all the nations
Of the world, is only producing
about 20 per cent of its normal con-
sumption and is not developing its
sugar beet lands to the extent Of
even keeping pace with its increasing
population-a truly deplorable state
of affairs. Why should this great
nation of ours, with its wonderful
farming resources and physical as
sets be forced to go on short sugar
ration and dependent upon even a
limited supply of this important food
essential brought to our shores in
ships from other countries?
What Kept Us Poor?
During the past six years, ending
June 80, 1918, we paid for raw cane
sugar, brought to this country in
ships. over one and one-quarter bill
lion dollars. During the same peri
cd we paid our American farmers
for sugar beets 4.000,0 900, in
round numbers. We. paid Cuba for
raw cane sugar last year $4,000
900, brought to this country in ships.
This is $11, 100000 more than we
have paid American farmers for sug-
ar beets for six years-and yet these
American farmers are able and will
ing to grow beets sufficient to pro-
duce enough sugar for all the world.
There is evidently something wrong,
and the great world war in ripping
things open in general has ripped the
mask off the sugar industry in par
ticular, and the result will be that
America will produce its own sugar,
on American soil, by American farm
ers, and will have enough sugar left
after our own domestic needs have
been supplied to export few mil
lion tons annually to other nations
that are not so we'll blessed agri-
culturally as is ours.
Discovery Of Beet Sugar
Let's go back to the beginning of
time as far as beet sugar is con-
cerned, and follow it's interesting
history up to the present.
Beet sugar was first discovered |
in 1747 by Andreas Segismund Marg-
graf, director of the physical classes
in the academy of sciences in Berlin.
Marggraf made the discovery by plac-
ing the juice of beet root in vial
and pouring in alcohol which, when
heated to the proper temperature,