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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

onesman on base, while, Criss playing
second base for the East side made a
sensational grab Of liner with three
on and none out and made triple
play. Must have been some old ba.:
game. AS near as we can make out
she reads:
East Side .................. s12 2
Mtllersvflle '......,......... 5 2
Batteries, Morrison and Cane;
Covers and Cox.
The umpire's name was omitted.
Possibly he is personal friend OF the
press agent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
Second Davenport
rs Tall asa David

Claude Davenport, SIX feet SIX. Il 4
brother of Dave, the eccentric hurler.
last year with the Giants Claude &
getting his annual tryout with the san
Antonio club, and this year he looks
as il he mttNt stick.
And the ming in his favor, Is not
as eccentric as his brother, Dave
says President Benson OF the san
Antoniolclub.
Z Dave refuses to report to CLARK Grif-
fifth because he heard that Clark Grif-
fitA wouldn't stand for his players
smoking cigaretts.
"That one rule bars me- Davenport
is said to have explained previous 10
starting for Idaho, where he is in
tending to play indep pendent baseball
this season.. II
"And all the reasoning his older
brother and volunteered he refused
to heed" said Benson.
Davenport was suspended last sea.
son for a row he had in the clubhouse
at st. Louise His loss hurt the
Browns 1913 chances, but some sort
Of discipline had to be maintained. The
Browns sold him to Washington, and
when he wouldn't report, Griffith sent
him back
1t looks as II he was going right
ahead being eccentric tostiie detriment
of what might be great career as q
pitcher in major league baseball.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

Rockford team of the Three-Eye. Both
are promising.
Alexander, Vaughn and Hendrix are
in the proverbial pink. OF the recruit
pitchers, Stolz seems to be standing
the acid test. He's swarthy south
paw. Mitchell dug him up from the
plains of South Dakota.
Chuck Hollocher will be at short.
His injured hand Is almost normal
With Fred Merkle around, Mitchell
doesn't need to worry about first.
Charley Deal is at third. He has a
good understudy in recruit named
Earl Marriott.
Dodge Paskert is showing exception.
ally strong this year at the bat and in
the outfield. Dave Robertson and Max
Flack will also sit tight on their jobs
Joe Letter and Bernard Friberg are
the outfield rookie candidates.
Bill Killifer joined the club in
good shape.
They have had stiff opposition in
long series of games with Pacific
Coast League clubs. Owner Wrigley
offered trophy cup to the team which
made the best showing against the
Cubs. 1t made the rivalry keen and
every game was battle.
When they reach Cublard they will
have their eyes focused on the pen
nant
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

The boxing champ basked In the sui
At beauteous Hollywood,
And dreamed Of things he'd like to be
He wondered II he could
Some day win the plaudits on the
screen
And thrill the movie fans
AS he had often stirred the hearts
OF pugilistic clans.
81 know he said, that can hit
A hard blow with my fist;
I've often swung my right or left
And very seldom missed.
Yes, can land a padded glove
Most anywhere aim,
I crack 'em on the nose or ribs,
To me it's all the same.
I've kayoed many with. my mitts,
My fame goes far and wide,
Yet my ambition, strange to say,
Is still unsatisfied.
If could take custard pie
And stand off eighty feet
And hit guy right on the nose
My life would be complete.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
HE FoReETs EASY

Z The Milwaukee Panthers have a
rookie outfielder, Steve Cosington, on
their squad who was born in Brazil.
He came to the United States mas
ter of the Spanish language. Now
he's learned English and forgotten
Spanish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
STUDIO RoApwoRK

Billy Gibson only laughs at the pre-.
diction OF Johnny Dundee that Benny
Leonard would grow slow, fat and awk-
ward while doing pictures. He has
Benny doing road work TO and from
the studio daily.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
HORSES ARE oEE

The 40-day spring meet for Mary.
land Is now under way: They started
the horses at Bowie with Harve de
Grace and Pimlico next on the track
calendar Purses aggregate about
$435,000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

Far from the critical eyes of their
National League rivals, the Chicago
Cubs went through long training
grind this spring on the Pacific coast.
1t was their fourth year out there.
They went west early and made use
of every hour of Callfornia's golden
sunshine.
But the Cubs won't roll back east
any too we'll seasoned at that. 1t rain
ed a lot. The natives, even, admit it
has been an exceptionally cold sea-
son. And then there are the individual
ailments-Holloeher and Herzog.
Herzog developed bad case of
hernia, but he lodged the operating
table. Grit and loyalty to his team
have won so far in his race to keep
the pennant hopes before the bruin
fans. But he's not in very good shape,
and the Cubs may lose him later.
Another i'll turn Of fate showed in
George Tyler, veteran pitcher. His
wing developed knot. A Pacific
coast specialist put the work on 1t.
The star boxman is regaining form
now.
Herzog has devoted a lot of time
teaching pair OF youngsters how to
act around second. They are Tony
Schultz, recruit from Milwaukee, and
Walter P. Pearce, picked from the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

The first church organ in Boston
was put, into Kings chap In III 3. but
SO great was the prejudice against It
that for. seven months it stood nnpaek
ed in the yestibule OF the church
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

The Yankees fused amongst them
selves two weeks over the division of
small portion of third place money
which amounted to $3S per man. The
Colonels paid it to them out OF their
own pockets.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
Three andTwo

California has golden sunsets. but
here comes the golden alarm clock:.
President McCrecle of the Portland
club, after having considered various
proposals for bonuses in the contract
negotiations with Lew Blue, first base.
man, began to get the habit, too. and
made counter bonus proposal to Blue
providing that If the player wasn't
caught off first more than 10 times
during the season he should have a
special bonus.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

The cables say the population in
Vienna is going barefooted. Georges
Carpenter brought over rs pairs of
kicks with him (besides the kick in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

If they keep on cutting off the Sham.
rock " they'll have to turn it around
sidewise and race her, or maybe
change the name to Shamrock III. !.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05
The Yanks are dollar grabbers,
The Partisan boxers walled;
But tell US, Frenchy, tell us
Just why your Georges sailed.

Clark Griffith has been having a
terrible time keeping the wolf from
the door around Washington, but here
is an offer for forty weeks stage work
next winter if the Senators finish in
the first division. Clark would have
to take Nick Altrock along, though
He's the whole show with the Griffs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

Speaking of Coach Joe" we want
to ask all good Wash-Jeff fans If that
question coming up long before the
war was started has ever been set
tied, namely, who tackled Joe Thomp.
son in a certain history making foot
ball game?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

The Senators were last in tn
League of Nations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

Put on your old
Winter bonnet
With the nice
Earmuns on II, :,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

Now Joe went back to that fellow
but not, as second lieutenant would
have done, to give him dose of triple
extract of damnation. He said:
boy. where do you come from?"
1t w;Is rather shaky private that
said: THE Twenty-eighth Division
sir"
well, boy, got these stripes wit
the Twenty eighth, and If you don't
think I earned 'em, why, just PULL
'EM Off"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

his right. Maybe Georges has some
thing to do with the shortage.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-04-05

And hitch old Dobhh
To the sleigh;
It's q fine young
April day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
LATE BULLETINS

Washington, May 1.-THE
senate today adopted the Nc.
C0rmick resolution calling on
the federal reserve board for
Information as to its plans for
defiation of the currency and
consequent reduction Of high
prices and also for its plans
for credit mobilization 10 cover
crop movements this year.
Washington. May 1.-THE
section Of the legislative, ex.
ecutive and judicial bill giving
the joint congressional printing
committee supervision over
government publications, which
caused the president to veto the
measure, was stricken out to-
day BY the house appropria-
tons committee.
Washington, May 17-By an
overwhelming vote, the house
folay refused to adopt the con.
ference report on the diplo.
matte bill because Of . leyisia.
tive rider making permanent
the wartime passport control
regulations
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
II TRUSTEES"
ON NH0N0R FARM
ESCAPE JOLIET

Joliet. ILL.,, May 17.-Prison au-
thorities today planned to guard the
prison honor farm to prevent rep
etition of the wholesale escape of
convicts here Saturday and Sunday
night. Twelve men. all from the
same clubhouse are at large. Only
one has been located. He is Will
liam Jackson, killed on the third
rail line near Wheaton.
Three men left the honor farm
Saturday night. Last night shortly
after the check at O'Clock, nine
more convicts from the same bunk
house left the farm.
There are no guards at the prison
farm. There was nothing spectacu-
lar in the escapes. The departure
of the convicts had not been dis
covered until the IL o'clock check
was made.
Among those escaped prisoners is
Archie Wilson, murderer, SEN
fenced to a life term from Cook
county in 1914.
Fearing that stampede may re-
suit at the honor farm, authorities
are today planning a temporary
guard system to replace the honor
system in effect at the farm.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
so BILLIONS
PREPARATION
ALLIES ASK
Indemnity as Agreed at
Hythe Farley Demands
12O,OOO,0 900, 900 Marks

Paris, May lit is understood
in official circles here that the
Anglo-French conference at Hythe,
which closed yesterday, decided
that the sum total which Germany
should pay as reparation would be
fixed at 120,0o0,000,0 900 marks gold
approximately $50 1000, 0,060,000).
1t is also understood that it was
decided Germany would be per-
mitted to issue bonds covering her
indebtedness to the allies, payable
in annual instaIlments.
Enables France to Repay.
Such action, it is pointed out,
would enable France to discount d
part OF her claim on Germany and
permit her to settle her debts to
the United States and the allies.
These decisions. together with
the action taken poslponing the
Spa conference with the Germans
to June 81, comprise the definite
conclusions reached by the French
and British premiers and their ad
visors, according to the under
standing here. All the other details
of the arrangement remain to be
settled by the financial delegates,
who are still working upon them.
Next Farley at Ostend.
A special conference of the allies
will be held at Ostend later to con-
slider financial questions among the
allies. it is stated This meeting
will be Independent of the League
Of Nations conference at Brussels.
The decisions thus reported have
been favorably received in French
circles though the sum to be paid
as reparation is much lower than
the figures France desired.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
FORCES
OF OCCUPATION
LEAVE GERMANY

Mayence, May 17.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The French troops
which have been in occupation OF
frankfort. Darmstadt and other
cities on the east bank CT the
Rhine, evacuated those cities this
morning, it is announced here.
The Germans were Informed OF
the departure of the occupying
forces through a laconic prociama-
tion issued by General Degoutte,
posted in the various cities, which
read, The French keep their
word"
The evacuation proceeded in an
orderly way and amid entire quiet.
Berlin, May 17.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE French and
Belgian troops, which have been
occupying Frankfort and Hanau,
evacuated those cities this morn
ing. No untoward incident has been
reported.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
HUNDREDS TAKE
PART IN irish
PARTY CLASHES

Londonderry, Ireland. May IT,
Roting last night between Nation
allst and Unionist mobs was even
fiercer than Saturdays fighting.
Groups of men and women fol-
lowed an exchange of party cries
with stone and bottle throwing.
More than 100 revolver shots fol-
lowed. A former soldier named
Doherty was killed and three others
were wounded. When the hostili-
ties broke out the police in the dis
turbed area were withdrawn and for
a few hours mob law was supreme.
Doherty was passing along Or
chard street with a friend when a
shot rang out He ran some dis
tance aad then fell, fatally
wounded.
Armed and masked men who held
Carlisle bridge as sort Of no
mans land" Saturday night, took
possession again Sunday night and
there was indiscriminate revolver
shooting.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
CONGRESS NOT
ACTING ON IT'S
OWN JUDGMENT
Vice President Marshall
Draws Moral From Ac-
ton On Prohibition.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
fSpecial to The Argus.


Washington, May i7.-Vice Presi-
dent Thomas r. Marshall has pre-
sided over the senate of the United
States for seven years and can
therefore be expected to know
whereof he speaks when he says
that if prohibition had been sub
mitted to secret vote, it would not
have gotten 20 votes in the senate.
The writer asked the vice presl-
dent to amplify his statement which
was originally made before the Vlr-
ginia Bar association.
"I want il to be understood at
the outset" said the vice president,
that l believe in the enforcement
of the constitutional amendment on
prohibition. 1t is here and is the
law and should be enforced. But
I believe that if the amendment had
been voted upon according to the
individual convictions of members
Of the senate it would not have got
ten 20 votes.
Now am not imputing motives
to anybody. l have never seen any
representative Of the brewers or the
Anti-Saloon league around con-
gress and wouldn't know them II
they were there. l believe that the
men who voted for prohibition and
for woman suffrage, for instance,
-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
PLAN
FOR Navy GETS
DANIELS FIRE
Sponsors. Including Sims, Would
Make Civilian Secretary Rubber
Stamp, He Tells Senate.

Washington, May 17.-Secretary
Daniels today let go verbal
broadside against the advocates of
a general staff for the navy, de-
claring that they sought to "Prus-
siansize" the navy department and
make the civilian secretary a rub
ber stamp" He told the senate
committee investigating the navy's
conduct of the war that lone of
Rear Admiral Sims chief objects
in writing his letter of Jan. Z, and
bringing about this investigation
was to curtail the power of the
secretary and remove the navy, so
far as possible. from civilian con-
troll
Running like a thread through
most of the evidence that has been
given before the committee has
been an advocacy of the general
staff for the conduct Of the Amer
lean navy and elimination OF civil
ian CONTROL" said Mr.. Daniels.
Some of the officers have frankly
avowed their advocacy Of Prussian-
izing the navy"
Tipped by Won Meyer.
About the only piece of advice
former Secretary George Won L.
Meyer gave him when he succeed
ed him. Mr.. Daniels asserted, was
the admonition that there we're Of
ficers in the navy who wished less
power for the civilian secretary
i, and more for themselves.
Power lies here" Mr.. Daniels
said Meyer told him as he pointed
to the secretary's DESK and it
should remain here
He did not fully understand
what his predecessor meant until
few months after when Admiral
Fiske and other disciples OF the
Won Tirpitz system of naval con-
troll, sought to organize the Amer
lean navy on the Prussian plan,
Secretary Daniels said.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
REDS STRIKING
BACK At POLES

London, May 17.-Russian boil
sheNki forces are striking back at
the Polish and UEranian troops
which captured Kiev about ten days
ago, said an official statement re-
ceived yesterday from Moscow by
wireless. The statement said SOW
let troops have started an advance
and were engaged about ten miles
northeast of kiev.
"In the Borisov region fighting
OF a local nature occurred, the
statement continued Our airmen
again engaged successfully with
Polish airmen and downed a Polish
airplane. The aviator was taken
prisoner"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
SUPREME COURT
~ RULINGS TODAY

Washington, May 17.-Rear.
gument OF the governments
dissolution suit against the Le-
high Railroad company and its
subsidiaries was ordered today
by the supreme court.
Washington, May 1.-THE
New York state wOrkmen's
compensation act insofar as It
relates to admiralty questions
was held unconstitutional TO.
day by the supreme court
Washington. May Icon
yictiOn Of Daniel O'Connell,
lawyer, and five other residents
Of San Francisco for violating
the selective service and es.
pionago acts. WAS upheld today
By the supreme court
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
over
new POLICY
FOR MEXICO
Gonzales Blocks Aqua
Prieta Plan, but Agree
ment Is Amicable.

Washington, May l7-Gen.
eral Pablo Gonzales has refused
to recognize "the plan OF Aqua
Prieta" under wl.ch the entlre
Carranza regime would be re.
pudiated, according TO the Mex.
leo City newspaper reports re-
oeived today by the state de-
partment. General Gonzales
agreed. however. to permit GOV.
ernOr DE LaHuerta Of Sonora,
TO convene the Mexican con.
gress or the permanent commits.
sion Of congress in extra ses.
sion to name a provisional pres.
ident. steps have been taken at
Mexico Chy to carry out the
agreement.
The agreement was reached al
a conference of Generals Gonzales
and Obregon and other generals ir
Mexico City on May II, and under
it Governor De LaHuerta assumes
command of the Liberal Constitu-
tional army" under General Obre'
gon and the Liberal Revolutionar,
under General Gonzales.
General Gonzales objections t
"the plan of Aqua Prieta" were re
garded by officials and the de factt
government agents here as little
more than technical.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
Rebels Take TampicO.

Rebels Take TampicO.
Mexico City, Monday May 10.
VIA FL PasO junction, May
II, by the Associated Press.)-
Tempieo was captured without
blOOdshed Sunday noon accord.
ing TO an announcement made
at headquarters Of General Al.
yarO Oregon, candidate for
the presidency OF Mexico, early
today.
Lieutenant Colonel Lucas Con
zales occupied the town without
resistance.
General Carlos Orozco was re-
ported to have escaped aboard the
steamer Jalisco. Other reports said
that Orozco went aboard a small
merchant vessel, tried to force the
captain to sail to Havana. was dis
armed and returned to Tampico.
Surrender Reported.
Vera Cruz reports said OroZco
was disarmed by the crew of the
Jalisco and surrendered to General
Guadalupe Sanchez. commander of
the revolutionary forces at Vera
Cruz.
Dispatches received from Puebla
today said that General Rafael Ro-
jas has assumed the governorship
of that state.
From Huerta. state Of Mexico, the
report came today that General
Luis Dominguez. in command of
military operations on the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec, had surrendered.
A telegram from Adolfo De La
Huerta, supreme chief of the revo-
lutionary forces, to General Obre-
gon reported that $4,000 men in
Sonora. Chihuahua and Sinaola had
joined the movement.
General Pablo Gonzales and Cen
eral Obregon. former rivals for the
presidency. are expected to confer
shortly upon the acceptance of the
Aqua Prieta plan.
Military forces in Torreon have
recognized the Aqua Prieta plan,
according to General Cesareo Cas-
tro.
Carranza's Son Escapes.
Very Cruz, May l7.--tBy the AS
sociated Press. General Candido
Aguilar, governor of the state OF
Vera Cruz, and son-in-law of Pres
ident Carranza, virtually prisoner
of revolutionary forces neal
Orizaba for the past week. escaped
last night. 1t is believed he is try.
ing to join Carranza, who fed into
the mountains Friday, and who, a.
far as known, has not as yet beer
located. General Aguilar has with
him about three hundred follow
fers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
NO DRY RULING.
IN HIGH COURT

Washington, May 1.-THE
supreme court failed again to.
day to decide the validity Of the
prohibition amendment and the
enforcement act, and recessed
until June l.
With the courts failure to act in
the prohibition cases today, only
two more decision days remain be-
fore the adjournment June I for
the term. While the court has
given no indications when it will
act, a decision before adjournment
is expected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
EX-GOVERNOR DIES.

Winnipeg, May 17.-Former Gov
ernor Robert P. Glenn of North
Carolina. member of the interna-
tional waterways commission and
noted dry advocate. died sudden
ly here yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
PEACE BILL IS
READY TO RIDE
IN CONFERENCE
Knox Resolution. Passed 1875 by
Senate Saturday, Returns to
House Where it Originated.

Washington, May 1.-THE Re-
publican peace resolution. adopted
Saturday by the senate, but in diff
ferent form, went back today to the
house, where it originate. Chair
man Porter of the foreign affairs
committee was prepared to ask that
it be sent to conference, and there
was no indication of opposition.
Republican leaders said the differ
ences would be ironed out so that 1t
might go to the president this
week.
Democrats and Republicans
agreed that the president would
veto it. the former asserting that
1t would die then through failure to
obtain two-thirds vote for repaS-
sage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
NEW FOREST FIRES

Duluth. Minn., May 17.-Torest
fires are again menacing the coun-
try to the north and northwest OF
Duluth, despite rains last night and
early today. The fires have been
burning for . week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
Senate Passes, 1875.

The Republican resolution. draft
ed by Senator Knox, Pennsylvania,
declaring the state Of war with
Germany and Austria at an end.
was adopted according to schedule
Saturday by the senate by a vote OF
43 to 3S. The Knox resolution by
an identical vote had been substl-
tuted earlier in the day for the
resolution recently adopted by the
house, which dealt with Germany
alone
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
River Forecast.

A falling tendency in the Missis
sippi will continue from below Du
buque to Muscatine until heav,
rains occur.
i'm. SHERIER, Meteorologist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-17
The Weather

Fair tonight and Tuesday; warm
er Tuesday.
Highest yesterday, IS; lowest last
night, 49.
Precipitation last "a hours, .35
inch.
12m. Sp.m. eam.
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