davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15

The following schedule wfn b IN effect
Sunday:
Eckart Cigar CO. ~ ghamrox Cubs II
Woodland park
Three Brothers Dye Works Cubs VS..
EFcrman Grocery 1T WaiiA WaiiA-
Youngstown va Georgetown Cubs at
South Seattle.
Highland Park " Queen Anna Aeriais
at Mercer field
Collins Juniors Va Warrington Park
at Washington park.
Pirates va. Bulldogs at Lincoln park
win BIT Johnson pitching grea4 ball
for tho Eckart Cigar team the present
leaders look lire . cinch TO be anon
the first four to finish In The Star
league
These first four win begin . rssnA
robin series for the title July 10.
with each team playing each team
once. Home grvunds are 10 be de- =
cidod By the flip Of . coin.
The trophy for the Thrss Broth err
Dye Works. champions Of Glass A in The
Star league. II ready and can be obtained
by the manager Of the team by calm 9
at The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15

SamazeJilt b new tennis champ Of
France Another sucker' for pro
nunciation-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15

ball is because he is taking
the game more seriously and
he's keeping his head up
all the time, which means
that he is using his bean for
something besides a hatrack.
Williams always was sweet fly
chaser and now that his hitting has
perked up he looks like one Of the
best bets In the league to graduate
to the big show this year.
Manager Kenworthy says that
Cunningham Is the most improved
ball player of the year and that
nothing viii keep him out OF the
big time IL he keeps up his present
gait
Competition has had . lot TO DO
with Bills kicking thru. too. With
Rory Middleton. Billy Lane, Brick
Eldred and Rube Oldring In uniform
il behooved Willie to play some real
ball. and he certainly Is playing IL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15
SEAL SERIES
OPENS TODAY

The important series Of the sea,
son so far on the home lot was
scheduled 70 open this afternoon
with the San Francisco Seals fur
nishing the opposition for the In
dams for the first time here this
year. The league leaders are but
five and a half games in the van
Of the locals and every game Seat
tie wins this week puts them just
that much closer to the top
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15

SEATTLE HAS
STRONG RESERVES
No team Is stronger than ITS sub
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20

people who have been denied employment, have been overtaken by sickness other misfortune but generally they will be tided over.
 For there is one nice thing about the people Of this community and that is their readiness to help the unfortunate they known to be unfor- tunate and deserving. We have doubt that with the year liberal contributions made to relief of the needy by people who had not enough money pay their taxes other obligations, which however they knew they would meet in spite of their existing endorsements.
 The Republican happens to know of several such cases where people supposed to be well-to-do, and were actually well-to-do really underwent tempo rary deprivation to relieve suffering.
 Such incidents common about Christ mas time, when there is than usual awaken ing of human sympathy which this year should be given extraordinary play for by of the great CT volume unemployment here, elsewhere, there is greater need
 We hope that there will be such adjustment that there will not be child in Phoenix in the Salt River valley, who will not be given some share of Christmas That be accomplished if every who is able to do even at some slight incon- vepience to himself will make contribution to the Salvation Army Kettles, to some other charitable organization, who may give directly to some case within his knowledge.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
The Critical Committee

The "cSmrnittee of 4S' composed largely Of la dies and gentlemen of the cloudlands has issued a circular in which it damns with faint praise. the national budget and accuses President Harding of having purloned the budget idea from among the principles of the committee. The president is also advised there other assorted garments in the stock committee which he is at liberty to steal to his advantage Among them, we suppose, are na- tional ownership the railroads, and such degree of free speech freedom of the press advo- cated by the most advanced thinkers of the com mttee
 The budget notion by means originated with the committee. It advocated by forward look ing and of congress long before the organ izaton of the committee and before Of the mem bers of the committee born. Possibly neither the president Director Dawes who have been busy without leisure to peruse the propaganda of myriads of uplifters of kind and another that the committee had especially appropriated the budget notion
 The character of the committees criticism of the budget it has been presented is shown in this:
 The Budget Bureau is not, in it's estimate for 1925 taking seriously the proposals for reducing armament, since it still provides s7S6453,290.60 for purposes, reduction of only $27,S3oS511S from the previous year.
 This top heaviness is emphasized by comparison of and civil expenditures of s7Ss45s2sO and 10940S3,50293 respectively showing the distance must yet go to get fair start toward genuine peace conditions
 The committee must be aware that the prepara- ton of the budget begun many months ago. that had to be completed by the time the congress should assemble in its short session. that the budget bureau necessarily guided by existing legislation which provided. among many other things for the execution of naval building program. It necessary for budget to include item for that The bureau could not that the execution of this program would be obviated. The limitation of armaments conference had not assembled at that time and it had been in
 
 Unless agreement limitation should be reached this money would be required. If now as appears probable it will not be required, will be spent.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
ABOUT THE STATE

highway yesterday afternoon about three miles east of Tombstone, when the steering gear broke. County Re- corder H. l.. Hutchison, who was re- turning from Bisbee, was the first man on the scene following the acci- dent, arriving shortly after the col ored soldier who was driving, had extricated himself from under the wreckage. Outside of few bruises the driver was uninjured while the side up. having rolled down an eight foot embankment.
 Attribute Killing to Loneliness
 PRESCOTT-Christopher Baker. a mining man well known in this county, met his death at the hands of his partner in the wilderness north of Barstow, Calif., early this week, ac- cording to information reaching here yesterday. He was shot and killed by Gideon Morgan at the end of an altercation believed to have been brought on by the lonely life of pros pecting and mining.-Journal-M Miner.
 Find Shooting Accidental
 YUMA - That Sidney D. Erwin came to his death accidentally in the mountains a few miles from the King of Arizona mine was the yer dict reached late yesterday afternoon by the coroner's jury which had taken the entire day to arrive at its de- cision. L. J. Reinhart, the compan- ion of MT. Erwin when he was shot was the only witness who could tell of the ragedy.-Sun.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20

verses, who was condemned to death for gathering stick on the Sabbath. There are also legends to the effect that Cain is the man in the moon.
 O. Who wrote "The Old Oaken Bucket" where was it written, and when? T. S Q.
 A. "The old Oaken Bucket was written by Samuel Woodworth in the summer of 1871, while he and his family were living in Duane street, New York City.
 O. Will you kindly answer the following questions for me through your question and answer column:
 CD Do the majority of newspaper reporters have a college education?
 (2) When a newspaper takes on a new or inexperienced man, what kind of work is he usually given to start on?
 (3) Do they have any stated sal ary at which to start a new mani C. J. Walker, Goodyear, Ariz.
 A. CD A majority of newspaper reporters have not a college educa- tion. CD A new reporter usually is given simple assignments, the nature of them varying with the news editors estimate of the reporters natural qualifications. (3) Some newspapers have a very low, fixed starting sal ary. For instance, some years ago the New York Sun, which required that every beginner should be a col lege man, though that requirement was waived in the case of a reporter of established reputation, had start ing salary of SIS a week But no reporter was kept on that s=lary very long Either his salary was sharply advanced within a very short time or else he was dropped because of his failure to develop.
 O. How many years has it been possible to talk from New York to San Francisco by long distance? T. l..
 A. The Chesapeake and Ohio Tele- phone company says the long distance line between New York and San Francisco was first opened on Janu- ary 25, 1915.
 O. What division in the United States army advanced the farthest during the war? L. G. B.
 A. The war department says that the 77th Division advanced the great est distance of any American Division against the enemy. This division made an advance of TIA kilometers or A miles.
 O How long are tne rails uSeo py railroads? J. c. R.
 A. The bureau of railway econom- ics says that the standard length of steel rail is 33 feet. However. there are many rails used that vary from % to 60 feet in length. Rails vary ac- cording to location, longer ones being used in tunnels, shorter ones on mountains.
 O. Is it true that frogs and tosds have been found in freshly broken marble or granite? R. R. X. Such tales are not credited by scientists. They originate in deliber- ate mlsreUreseAt2loD or r1'i~a ''r1rs-
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
This Is Christmas Time
conference,

If one stands about the Phoenix stores waiting for chance to make Christmas purchase, stands in the long lines waiting to get to the bank tellers who busy counting large rolls of that being deposited. he wonders what is the basis of this talk the pessiss that money is in this conap1inity. There is lot of money not, of course as evenly S%itributed it ought to be, but it is here and the distribution will be effected
 A year ago very large percentage of the taxes i this country had not been paidabout 10 per cent as we recall. It then predicted that the taxpay- ing situation in the fall that is past, would still worse, not only because there prospect of an influx of money but because the taxes would be heavier than anybody had ever known them to be in Maricopa copnty. And they have beer heavier; that much could be plainly foreseen. But the fore casters were in error to the ability of the tax pavers to meet them, the delinquent list is un- expectedly short
 Whatever trouble have had, taking the nunity over has been largely a mental attitude way of thinking. That there is trouble-and there always isis true. There people who have been caught with large commitments and tbe, have been embarrassed, but these people generally men of credit and standing and of wiI pull through There are other unfortunate
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
Creenway Awards Contract


 DOUGLAS-Col. John c. Greenway. passed through Douglas this morning from Fl Paso, where he has been for the purpose of opening bids and awarding the contract for grading and building bridges on the Chihua- hua and Orient railroad, a distance Of forty-seven miles from Lucero, station on the National Railways of Mexico to Los Lamentos mountains. Colonel Greenway is president of the new railroad company and sometime ago was authorized to ask for bids and award the contract for this line of railroad. The grading will be Tor a distance of 47 miles on the main line and three miles of side tracks The contract for this work was awarded to Dudley & Orr, of Fl Paso and the work is to be completed within 150 days from December 29, this year.-Internation
 Organize Beta Chi
 TUCSON-With a charter member ship of eight the Beta Chi fraternity was added to the list of campus or ganizations Tuesday when the uni Versity faculty committee approved its organization. With the advent of Beta Chi, the number of mems social fraternities has been raised from six to seven, four of which are chapters of national organizations, and three, among which is Beta Chi, are locals-Citizep.
 Truck Rolls; Driver Escapes
 BISBEE An army light truck overturned on the Tombstone -Bisbee
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20

hension on the part of the original ob- server.
 O. What is the story of Barry, a St. Barnard dog? M. 4. P.
 A. According to legend Barry was shot by a traveller. whom he was about to rescue, in mistake for wolf. His body was stuffed and is to be found in the Natural History Mu- scum at Brne. Switzerland.
 O. Who was the original of Gains boroush's "Blue Boy? A. Q. L.
 A Jonathan Butthal. the son of A wealthy ironmonger. of London, was the original Blue Boy" in the DOT trait by Gainsborough which bears that name.
 O. What is picric acid! D. w. K.
 A. Picric is the acid obtained by the action of nitric acid on phenoI or allied compounds. It is bitter. poison ous and unstable when heated It is used as dye and in the manufacture of explosives.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
(By Frederic J. Haskin)

NEW YORK CITY, Dec. 19. - If YOU fail to receive a letter when you know one is due, don't give up hope You are apt to get it in the long run. A letter written in New York 19 years and 5 months ago was deliV- cred in Philadelphia just the other day, while in another case recently reported letter was delivered near ly half century after it was mailed.
 Such instances, of course, are not common. The majority of mail that is lost is lost forever. because it is stolen and destroyed by thieves, the postoffice authorities rarely recover ing letters and valuables disappear ing in this way. But letters are of- ten delayed and lost through other. sometimes curious, means.
 For example, letters occasionally get stuck in the mail boxes" says a postoffice worker, but the frequent jarring of the lid generally dislodges these without great delays. There is also a chance of a letter falling through a crack or getting behind partition in the wall, to remain there unmolested until the wall is torn down and to be found accidentally. But the most extensive cache is in old mail bags. Negligent clerks fail to shake out all the letters the last time the bags are used. The sacks may remain for months in storage house and the mail lie undiscovered until the bags are sent to a repair shop"
 The postoffice worker of our ac- ouaintance knows of at least one case in which such an accident had very serious results. A young girl who was in New York attending Columbia was engaged to college youth whose Cather was a prosperous business man in a New England city The couple were to be married and the young man taken into his fathers s business as soon as he graduated from college. A few months before that event. however, the father sud- denly went into bankruptcy under most distressing circumstances.
 Love Letter Lost
 The boy immediately wrote to the girl in New York, releasing her from the engagement. His letter was not precisely gentle, for he had been unprepared for the catastrophe and his pride was hurt. Among other things he pointed out that he would not be able to support wife for some time to come, because he would have his fathers debts to pay off. The girl wrote back. refusing to give him up, and explaining that she could, if necessary, support herself. This letter somehow got lost in a local postoffice (the postoffice worker planes a mail bag) and was not de- Hvered until two years later-tw O years too late. In the meantime, the girl. who also had her pride, had married someone else.
 An amazing quantity of mail fails to reach it's destination each wear, of course, because 1t is mIsdirected. Approximately 325 900 pieces of mail
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
HOW MAIL ISLOST

are received daily in the New York postoffice which are insufficiently addressed-a total of 11S,625, 900 a year. All of this carelessly addressed matter is handed over to searchers who give it what is called directory service-that is. they look the ad- dresses up in various city directories.
 This misdirected mail costs the government great deal of money, which eventually comes out of the taxpayers pocketbooks. The direc- tory service in the New York post office alone necessitates the employ ment of 125 clerks at an annual ex- pense of $225,0 900 for salaries. Simi- lar conditions prevail in all large cities and 1t is estimated that the an- nual cost of such service throughout the entire country is $5,000.000.
 Hence, the postmark publicity campaign last year, which urged us to direct our mail to street and num-
 beri The necessity for this precau- ton is still being emphasized by To- cal postmasters. It is suggested by the postal authorities that all firm letterheads should bear the street ad dress, and that in every case the full name of the addressee be given in stead of merely the initials. In ad- uIeSSlHE d lttANA lO d ~ A5 also advisable to include the name of the street upon which the building is located, because in every city there are many buildings bearing names with which the distributors in 1 the postoffice are unfamiliar.
 As further precaution, the post office department suggests that the address of the writer should be placed at the top of every letter and re- ! turn address should be written or printed in the upper left-hand corner of every envelope placed in the mails. Address Clearly
 It would also be a great boon to | the postoffices of every city if people
 would take the trouble to write clear | ly and correctly instead of treating ! envelopes as if they were scratch pads. One letter a day for each fam 1 ily of five persons is the postal record ' of the United States, and it is esti- | mated that one family in every ten puts a badly addressed letter in the
 mails every time. The time required
 by experts to decipher the nations
 weird penmanship naturally causes
 delay.
 Now, during the Christmas season l especially, the cooperation of the
 public is requested in facilitating the
 rapid handling ard movement of the
 postal matter. Most people have
 been considerate enough to do their Christmas shopping early this year, | thus relieving the strain on depart
 ment store employees and incidentally
 on themselves, but they are not like Iy to be so thoughtful of the over | worked postal clerks, who are all ways buried in packages during the last few days before the twenty-fifth. In this final hectic period, delays and | losses are bound to occur.
 The postoffiCe department has talk
 eu ldborious precautions to insure the
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20

safe handling and delivery of the mails. In addition to maintaining a large staff for interpreting the mis- taken directions of the public, it has lately adopted elaborate measures to combat theft. Among these is the requirement that all postal employees be finger-printed. It is constantly esta ablishing new regulations, new systems and new records for cutting down losses of mail from all causes. Accidents, of course, are inevitable Bandits are still numerous. But a much higher state of efficiency could be reached. if the public would only do its part.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
THE DEBTS OF THE NATIONS
BY OR. FRANK CRANE (Copyright, 1921. by Frank Crane,

One of MT. Vanderlip's vital and most sound sug- gestions is that the United States collect the money which other nations her and devote 1t to the re of Europe.
 This idea goes down to the granite bedrock of common sense.
 The debts of the nations at present mountain high. Just how much they are does not matter The figures nothing to us for they only dazzle us stupefy us.
 Suffice it to say that as humanity attempts to rise after the knockout blow of the war, it finds incubus of debt upon its back which threatens its col lapse.
 Great Britain owes the United States an incredi- be sum- The other nations owe Great Britain ncredi- ble sums. Everybody owes everybody else lot more than they have any prospect of paying.
 If somehow the worlds debts to the United States which is the principal creditor were removed it would be like unlocking prison door for humanity.
 MT. Vanderlips idea contains two points.
 l. The debts of the world to the United States should not be remtted The nations should be given to understand that they will have to pay them and the ln erest them. We cannot commence reconstruction basis of dishonesty And these debts made fair and square, They ought to be paid and the world pay them
 2. Yet the United States should not take cent of this money for its use It should spend it all on the reconstruction of Europe
 If you would know, ask Hoover, or any business man of large vision and he could easily tell you.
 As suggestions it might be mentioned that the col eges and schools of Europe should be helped to get their feet and to increase their efficiency All real struction must begin with the youth. Let do what we can to raise up better generation. In the second place railways might be built and. broken down railways improved
 Of progress, the most essential factor is transpor taton Develop and perfect the systems of transpora tion and prosperity will follow.
 In the third place, this money might be spent for the advancement of science and invention
 In these three ways and in others Europe could be helped again to its feet.
 This is not an altruistic scheme, although altruisn is the most effective praccay: you might call it in telgent selfishness rather.
 For prosperous Europe would mean prosperous United States It would mean mass of new custom- CTS for our goods. We world merchants and a merchant succeeds according to the spread of welfare among his customers.
 Some such plan as this, if we could only have the courage and vision to carry it through would not only be immediately practical but it would result in giving we only had enough big Americans men with states manship and not of partisanship we would grasp this opportunity to take place in the forefront of civilization
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
SOLDIERS GO TO FARMS

Canadas aid to returned soldiers is universally known. and the latest statistics issued that the Soldiers Settlement board have placed 26,000 turned the land with monetary advance ex- ceedng $S400000o: 10S,000 disabled soldiers were treated by the department of soldiers civil re estab- lishment and 50,000 of them fitted by vocational training for positions in life; 73000 in receipt of pensions on scale more liberal than any other country in the world; ..164000000 was paid in gratuities, and insurance scheme has been deve- oped by which returned men may protect their fami-
 lies from want. irrespective of their present condition health
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
BRITAIN AND RUSSIA

England is out for important trade and sions in Russia. Large enterprises planned. The English figure upon market in Russia for English agricultural machinery, toos locomotives and CTS and England should be able to supply Russia with food, cloth, chemicals, rubber and groceries England is interested in getting of Russian Cau- casa naphtha and also flax, furs, manufactures of wood hides, asbestos and metals. The trade is one involving short credit by any means. Indeed is thought of purchase three to five years credit for smaller deliveries and from 12 15 larger
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20. 1921

The political party that a0iU capi- tali3e our uictoa'y by formulating and carrying on aUith the safaest, boldest corstructiUe policy WiU be the legiti- mate aOif'se1', # America is aWake to the aUorld-aOide cry for constructive e,adeaUor to heal the aUounds Of qUar.
 -Capt. J. 4. Sargent.
Arizona republican., 1921-12-20
UNIFORM AUTO LAWS

An association has been formed in New York city to secure uniformity of the automobile laws of the different states. A recent meeting at tended by officers administering such laws in seven eastern states. The second meeting is be held in New Jersey and recommendations will be adopted to lay before various state legislatures