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, 1921-07-05
c. D. P. CHARGED
VI / H Maxine
CLAIMS STRONG
Democratic Senator From Florida
Launches Attack on Republi-
can Majority and Ad-
ministration

WASHINGTON. July 5.-The Re
publican majority in congress and the
administration were charged today by
Senator Fletcher. Democrat. Florida.
with making false claims OF economy.
The Florida senator declared in tho
senate that a few hundred nominaiIy
paid employees OF the government had
been discharged in tho name OF econ
omy while congress proceeded 20
Greats additional fedefal tudgeships
and to start Investigations necessitat-
ing employment OF clerks and other
assistants.
Senator Fletcher criticized the Ieeis-
iative policy OF what he termed "the
unwieldly Republican majority and
said theree months Of the extra SEES
sion Of congress had produced little
constructive Legislation. Referring TO
the budget bill as one OF the few
worth while pieces OF legislation. no
said that perhaps there is sufficient
hell-and maria in 1t to bring results.''
, 1921-07-05
SERVICE CLAIMS
ARE CUT DOWN
DURING QUARTER
Number Reduced Nearly 10000
by Compensation Bureau De-
spite Flood of New
Claims Pouring In

a reduction OF 2e.47s in the number
s. OF pending compensation and insur-
nnce claims OF former service men and
women has been effected during the
last three months of the fiscal year
ending July !. 1921. 1t is announced
today by Director c. II. Forbes OF the
Bureau OF War Risk Insurance. This
REDUCTION In the number of claims on
which final action Is still to be taken
has been accomplished notwithstand.
hls the fact that new claims have been
reaching the bureau during that period
at an average rate OF from 700 to 500
a day. n hat these new cases re
ceiya at once as complete action as is
possible on the data presented.
On April !, 1921. there were pending
before the bureau ss.4of claims for
compensation and 5.7SS Insurance
claims; on July /. 1921. tho account
stands 6 1000 pending m nsation
claims and 5.025 pending insurance
claims. while during that period of
time 56.25S new claims have been filed
with the bureau.
a determined drive toward the goal
Of a current bass in handling the
claims o. former service men has been
instituted in the bureau. To this end
n weekly chart is prepared and posted
In each of the units OF tho
ton and insurance claims division
where action on the claim is initiated.
n on this appears the number Of
waiting claims apportioned to that sec
tion n the estimated account as II
should stand at the close of the week.
Many Of the units are now running
ahead OF their schedule OF reduction of
cases awaiting action.
All s which have been pending
FOR six months are now handled by tel
trrayu. the wires going to the claim.
hnt himself. to The district office OF The
Bureau of War Risk Insurance which
As nearest to him. to some one Of the
welfare Organizations cooperating
with the bureau. or to any source from
which information necessary to the
H~djudicatien Of the claim may be OBJ
tanned.
An intensive program is being d
ried out in the medical divis,
through the introduction of so ad
tionaIN doctors who were called fr
the district offices of the United stu
Public health service to aid in -.
drive and. as a result. the MEDICAL a,
vision has succeeded. from May ISL :,
July 1 in handling approximate! :.
10000 cases. The experience in hi ~
ding war risk cases so afforded tht q.
doctors. temporarily detailed fri ="
field service. VIII be of further :.
~sistance ard value TO the work -
n~djudicatipg war risk claims viii
the doctors shall ave returned TO chilli
, 1921-07-05

H. o. Barber has returned to Ian
der after looking after business in
terests here over Saturday and Sun.
day.
, 1921-07-05
TWO OFFICIAL REPRIMANDS NOW
PART OF ADMIRAL SIMS RECORD

For the second time in his career as
an officer OF the United States navy.
Rsar Admiral William s. Sims was
last month officially reprimanded
hy superior officers. >he rebuke was
conveyed to him in n letter from Sec.
'eiary DENLY %reproving him for two
paragraphs OF his recent speech in
London. where he had gone on leave
" absence to receive an honorary
;eyree from an English university.
In one OF these utteranocs Sims de.
Jared that Sim Fem sympathizers
IN this country nre enemies OF 10th
hmerica and Great Britain and nttrib-
uied the many resolutions adopted in
the United States in support OF the
Irish republic" to the influence Of
what he termed ''Jackass VOTERS In
the second paragraph of the speech
Which has drawn the official CON
deninltirn OF the administration ut
tation presented by the excess of low
the English speaking peoples will yet
be united in n ~ccmradeship which will
] y able them ito run rs ..cui..l
globe"
In 1911 Sims was reprimanded by
President Taft for "A speech in Lon,
don in which he aid that II tho Brit.
ish empire were ever seriously men,
accd by an European coalition" tho
British could count upon every man,
every dollar. every drop OF blood of
your kindred across the sea" The
rear admiral Is OF Canadian birth.
In the official reprimand Secretary
Derby pronounced the onensc OF
, 1921-07-05

Among every 1000 bachelors there
're IS criminals. while among mar.
led mea the ratio is only is per 1 900.
, 1921-07-05
Secrecy Would
Defeat Program
On Disarmament

WASHINGTON. July I-shigeo
Sapehiro. professor Of law in kyoto
Imperial university. Japan. who Is in
This country in the interest of limit
alton OF ornaments. announced today
that he had conferred On the subject
with Senators Borah. Republican. Ida.
no. author OF the disarmament reso-
luton. appended TO tho naval appro-
priations bill and Kenyon, Republ.
can. Iowa.
Professor Sapphire declared that in
his Judgment IL would be "a grave
error should the proposed disarma.
ment conference be secret. because
OF the vital interest taken In the sub
Ject by the British and japanese
people as well rs those OF the United
States. IL tho impressions l have re.
>e!vcd here are correct"
suggested my feelings on this sub
iect to both Senators Borah and Ken
Won. he added. and "fe't greatly en-
Outraged by their apparent attitude
Professor Sapehiro al the move
'ient fo- Limitation OF arTnaments had
''he backing. political and active. o.
q apanese business interests, and that
arden approval I'D been shown by
he masses in Japan upon the many
occasions that he had addressed them.
, 1921-07-05

L. c. Spencer who spent several
days OF last week here on business.
has returned to his home in Lander.
, 1921-07-05

strong and unqualified disapproys
OF your conduct in having again de
uVtred n highly Improper speech In
n foreign country. and you are hereby
publicly reprimanded."
The speech was the direct cause o.
the admiral's leave being revoked ant
his being called home by order OF the
secretary OF navy. The day the repri.
mand was n Sims was a caller a
the White House. He declared tn,
president made no mention of tn,
London speech or the action to be
taken by the navy department. Aske
to comment on his reprlmand. Sims
said:
Il was reprimanded. 1 got what
was coming to me. 1 spilled tho
beans. am sorry TO have caused the
administration any embarrassment.
The fact is. l didn't know 1t was load
ed-at least, so much"
, 1921-07-05
Gets
NGRESS|ONAL.
MEDAL AS HERO
Man Who Remained at Head of
Detachment While Being
Riddled With Bullets
Wins Highest Award

WASHINGTON. July 5-Rchard
w. o'Nem OF New York city who
served as a sergeant in Company d
ls5th Infantry. has been awarded the
congressional medal OF honor for con.
spicuous Eallantry and interepidity
above and beyond the call of duty in
action with the enemy on the ourca
river. France. on July so. 1915. 1T was
announced today at the war depart.
ment.
The citation says that Sergeant
o'Neill. in advance OF an assaulting
line. attacked a detachment of about
s5 OF the enemy and though wounded
many times remained in command OF
his men He finally was forced by
weakness and los OF blood to be
evacuated. but he insisted upon being
taken first to the battalion command
er to transmit valuable Information
relative to enemy positions and the
disposition Of the American forces.
, 1921-07-05

most part were from drowning. al.
though f~irecrackers caused a few.
Chicago and Boston reported IL
dead. each: in Chicago five were
drowned and tho rest killed by auto.
mobiles.
Milwaukee reported IL dead. six Of
whom were drowned.
Nine wero drowned at New York,
four killed at Detroit, three each at
Brownsville. Pa. and New Orleans
and 1--WE dead were reported from
Pittsburgh.
Scores OF cities reported small cas-
ualty lists. mostly from drowning and
automobile accidents.
, 1921-07-05

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, 1921-07-05
RESOURCES

Loans and Discounts
Overdrafts =.
U. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation ..
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank and Other S
Warrants
Furniture and Fixtures
Interest Earned Not Collected
Premium on Bonds
Cash on Hand and Due from Banks s
Due from Treasurer Of United States
y. S. Bonds
, 1921-07-05
Miss Maude Royder. leader of a
NUT YET ''HFIE jC;UfEH|EI'DI';

Although patrols along the Platte
river have been maintained ever since
Andy Brae was drowned Saturday. the
effort has not been successful in 10.
eating h badly. John Brae arrived
here Sunday from his ranch in the
Barnum country and is offering a re.
ward OF $50 TO the person who sue,
ceeds in recovering the boys body.
, 1921-07-05

In India lizards are hunted for
their skins. The skins when tanned
are made into women's and children's
shoes. purses and handbags, and are
Exported.
, 1921-07-05
SANESTFOURTH
IN HISTORY IS
PASSED IN u. s.
Many Deaths Reported and Other
Casualties but Majority Are
From Drowning and
Auto Accidents

CHICAGO. July 5.-America passed
the sanest and safest Fourth OF July
in h history OF the country. reports
on casualties Indicate. Deaths for the
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Joints lost
SUNDAY GAME
Steal of Home Puts Over
the Winning
Run

Yesterday afternoon on the Wat.
son diamond the Watson nine took
the measure OF the famous. Joints
by the score Of 4-3 in a fast and
interesting contest. The battle was
nip and tuck from start to finish.
Murray was on the mound for Wat
son and pitched good bali allow.
ing but two hits and tanning eley.
en-. Watson scored the winning run
by a daring steal, OF home by B.
Julian in the sixth inning.
The Joints started things in the
first, scoring two markers. p. ABB
bolt walked, McLinden Singled to
right field, p. Abbott taking third
on the hit. On the first pitch Nc.
Linden stole second on the throw
to the keystone sack. P. Abbott
counted. Conley popped out. Cook.
er taking his fly in short left. R.
Belt was safe when sepesky drop.
ped his pop fly, McLinden count.
Ing on the error. In the fourth
spadafore with one down lost one
Of Murray's fast ones for a home
run.
In the first three innings Just
one man reached first for the Wat.
son team, this being Watts who
singled to center field in the first
inning. In the first three innings
six batsmen were famed, but in
the fourth things went the other
way. Watson scoring three runs.
Watts the first man up got his
second hit, the smash being a three
bagger to left field, Watts scoring
when o. Belt dropped Cookers fly
back of third base. Cooker. scored
when Nlgne misjudged B. Julian's
high fly TO right field, Bill getting
to third on the break. Sepesky
scored B. Julian on a roller to II.
Belt. RED" throwing the bali to
first and McLinden relaying the
ball 10 the plate, but his throw
was high and J. Julian counted. In
the sixth the Watson bunch scored
the winning run. Watts first man
up got his third hit OF the game
and his second three bagger when
he smashed to left field, the ball
getting past Conley. Cooker next
up hit into a double play, It being
a slow roller to short stop, r. Belt
picking 1t up and throwing him
out Ut first. Watts was doubled
up at the plate when he tried to.
score on the throw to first, Nc;
Linden making a pretty throw to
catch the runner. B. Julian the
next batter hit one down the first
base line which McLinden never
saw and Vigne who tried to stop
1t in right field put his glove down
a few seconds too late. Bill racing
on to third before the ball was
stopped. While S~padnfore was put.
ting his mask and glove on Julian
sneaked home, Abbott's hurried
throw being low. The score:
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The Doctors, and the Jamison No.
team are booked for a game this
evening d South Side park, the
game 70 be called at $3.50. This
should be- very interesting con.
test as the teams are evenly
matched, according to reports.
Just Who will be on the mound
for the Doctors Is not known, but
'the pitching assignment will like
N fan % either Carr, Barnes or
c. Long with tbs latter having the
edge for the work.
Next week some time the Dnc.
tors will invade Oakland, Md, for
q satne with the team Of that place.
The trip viii be made in machines
aud many local rooters will so
along. IL Isl likely that Charlie
Burns viii be sent to the firms
line in this game.
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Make Plans For
Great New Field.

M~oRGANToWN, Aug. 1-worA
on West Virginia University's new
athletic field in Falling Run hol.
low the general plan for which
was approved by the State Board
of Control some time ago, has been
started and the first step In Il Is.
expected to be completed by Sep.
TENDER LIST. This initial develop
ment calls merely for grading of
all the tennis courts to one level
and scooping out the hill back TO.
Sunnyside bridge. This will give
a practice field for football this.
fall that will be fully as large as
the. present established athletic.
field and will be a part CT the per.
manent development Of a great
stadium to seat in the neighbor.
hood Of thirty thousand people.
The tennis courts that now exist
on University driveway will DO
practically destroyed but It Is
planned to use the new made field
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Varsity Quintet
Plays Wash-Lee

MoRGANToWN, Aug. lone OF
the most important basketball
games on West. Virginia Univers.
ity's floor schedule next winter and
one which marks an important in.
novation for Coach Stadsvold's
Mountaineer %tossers, was announc-
ed here today and will take place
with Washington & Lee University
at Charleston, West Vlrginia's cap.
ital, on February 9TH next.
Washington 6 Lee is one OF
West Virginia's Oldest and most
bitter rivals and the annual foot
ball game has been played fof
many years in Charleston. This is
the first time, however, that the
floor teams have met there and
the contest is expected TO be an
interesting one. While nothing was
said on that score 1t is expected
that this innovation marks an an.
nual game with the southerns In
the state capital. Lexington, Va,
the seat Of W. & L. and Morgan
town are more remote to each other
than even Colgate and West Wiz.
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According to the check.up on the
fans who witnessed tho Flight Of
a Century at fox Richards bowl,
July 2, $4,000 fans paid $1,65O.0OOtc
gain admittanee,
But that was a small item as
compared 70 the total OF what those
10000 paid.
Railroads, hotels and food houses
went into the fans pockets for an
average Of possibly 800 to $3.50
per.
That makes q layout Of more
than $S,000,0O0. n
And they spent tail for Just 10
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Weak Mafnsprinp,

The New York Yankees played
the best bali Of the year while
Manager Miller Higgins was ID
and absent.
While It Is unhind to say that q
manager Is a handicap to a ball
club, many Yank fans believe It IL
true.
There is something radically
wrong with the Yanks. They have
the power, tho pitchers and a strong
defense. Yet they lack the spirit
OF a winner.
Players say IT'S because they
don't believe In Huggins and HIS
peculiar baseball strategy.
The Cleveland Indians are lead.
ing the league because they believe
in Speaker and his campaigns.
II you don't have faith in the
man at the head Of your ssnenang""
You can't hit when hits mean runs.
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Babe Ruth is a big guy, but he
has never hit four homers in one
game.
Bobby Lowe, Perry werden and
Ed Delehanty all have:
And Bambino with all his terrific
slugging has never bounced out
enough hits to total 407 bases for
a season. Tip o'NeIl back in 1887
accomplished this feat.
George stsler, of the Browns.
came the nearest to O'Neil's mark
In 1920 when he hit for a total Of
$3.50 bases.
There is no rest for a super. He
no sooner cracks one record than
all the high spots OF history are
trotted out for him to blaze away
at. And he's expected to hurdle
them or fall a shadow short OF
greatness
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Net Spectacle.

Advance sale OF tickets for the
Davis cup matches on September
2, 3 and 4, indicates a record gate
for tennis. Estimates are that re,
ceipts will total $125,000.
The stands at Forest Hills have
been enlarged 10 accommodate 49,.
900.
Teams are coming from all parts
Of the world-Europe, Asia, Soutt
America and Australia.
For the first time the game will
approach a spectacle instead Of tust
a tournament.
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Chatter

Thanks to the Reds, who twice
downed the Giants on Sunday. the
Pirates are again IN full possession
OF first place, having divided the
honor with the New Workers for a
period Of less than "a hours. Pat.
Moran and his men are Keeping up
their seasons record as "Giant Kill
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CHURCH LEAGUE

In the Monopgah church league
tonight the Baptists are scheduled
to play the Polish team. In recent
games the Polish team has been
making d practice OF winning from
the league leaders. but tonight the
Baptists are determined ID reverse
all such preeedents.
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Tor football practice In the TAN
and In the spring to develop not
only all the old courts but prob
ably as many as half a dozen new
ones on the new field, eventually
providing much more ample fRcilE
ties Tor tennis than now exist.
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Charlie Burns allowed Monongah
but one hit yesterday and Manning
ton won the game at Tractio1 park
10. Trader lost his own game with
q Wild heave to second base, allow
ing a runner to score.
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LONG Will
LIKELY Do
Slab DUTY
Next Week the Medics
Are Planning Trip to
Oakland, Md.
8KiWANIs GAME

Maneger Kline of the Kiwanls
team Announced today that his
men viii play Barrackville 10.
morrow evening at South Side
park, The game being called at
5sib. Saturday the Kiwanis
team . Phllippi vii. play at
South Side park.
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The high school football camp at
Terra Alta will start on Sept. / and
run 10 days. Coach Ice expects to
nave his men In fine shape for the
opening Of the season after the
tome spent in camp. -
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The Ida May team defeated Jam.
ison No a yesterday III. The game
was staged on the Jamison grounds
near Barrackyille.
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TVEEN0 Ts8ss8 e94 atHW II ~ II o
Threasbase hits-W. Sims. Nc
Gown. xeinht, Whitney, Two.base
hits pitzerS McHenry, oldaker.
Sscrifict hits-McHenry, Thomp-
som schenosky, u. Moran. Stolen
noslN. Struck out by Whitney. 8;
Braithwoods 10. Bases on balls
orr whitney, 9; off Braithwood, l.
umptf Bryson.
tase-McHenry, Thompson, sche-
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Pete Herman has made new DO.
ing history in the last seven months
The New Orleans Italian has beat
en- three champions during this
time, two By the ether route.
On january 10 he gave Jimmy
Wilde. British fyweight champ, his
first knockout Two weeks ago he
put away Jim Higgins, English ban.
tam title holder.
July 10 he beat Champion Joe
Lynch and regained his derby"
Now Peterkln seeks a bout with
John Kilbane, featherwe'gh high
mucky-muck.
An ambitious kid that.
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Charley Paddock hasn't HIM. =,
his spikes any more than Ioc cp
dempsey has laid away hts elovss
gat tae california running marvel Is
SIoosas ready to run on the board
'Es az the big indoor meets OF
Paaaosk likes to run. He loves
me limelight which his speed con-
stantly aims for him. ~"
He knows that IL he drops out Of
me cinder path game he'll slip and
never Comeback" 44'
Now he is at the peak,
Fol- him to quit unbeaten would
be a blow to the game Just as mucl,
as for Dempsey to retire without
ever finding his match in the roped
enclosure.
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glnia and IT Is a practical tmpos.
sibility for home and home games
to be arranged.
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Tryster. favorlte to win the Ken.
lucky derby last May and beaten.
may yet come back and BIO the won
der horse Of the age.
James Rowe, Tryster's trainer.
hasn't given up hope
Neither Tryster nor Prudery, the
other much touted II. P. Whitney
colt. have been raced since their
fall down in the Derry and Freak.
ness
Both are being groomed carefully
for another fling at the three-year
championship.
Rowe's faith in this pair Of run
ming nags may yet be justified.
Albert Hill. English niddle.dls.
lance runner, has set a seemingly
impossible goal for himself.
He Is training to run the mile In
four separate quarters at the pace
Of 62 seconds to a quarter.
No other great miller ever planned
a mile thus.
II Fill succeeds he will reel OF
the distance in 4 minutes and 8 sec,
onds. Recently he ran the mile in
4 minutes and 10 3.5 seconds.
Most OF the great milers run the
first quarter on low gear and fin
ish with a burst of speed.
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Hard Hitting
Featured Game

The Fairmont & Cleveland team
dteated Clarksburg at Norwood
park yesterday Ga in a hard hit
ling gama THE acnra.:
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EaHUW THEY
3SSEAND
NATioNAL LEAGUE
Yesterday,s Results

Philadelphia, 10; Chicago, 2.
ST Louis 4; Brooklyn, 2.
scincinnatl, s; New York, z.
scfnciinati, 4; New York, 8.
sI2 innings. sell innings.
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That sour smelly sink will loose.
power quickly-it you use Blue
Devil Cleanser.-Adv.
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latandlna of the cIuhn


Cleveland DC New York.
Chicago a. philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit az Wilmington.
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stanaIna q the CLUBS
aannes Today

Games Today
Boston 81 Forbes Field.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yssterday's Results
washington .; Cleveland, q.
New York y; Detroit, s.
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JOINTS zoo 100 000-3
Watson ...........000 SOL 00x-4I
Three base hits-Watts, 2, Ju.I
lion. Home runs-Spadatore. Stolen
bases-McLinden, R. Belt. Double
Plays-R. Belt to McLinden To-
Spadafore.
First base on balls-On Murray
2. Struck out-By Murray II; by
G. Abbott, 2. Passed balls-Julian.
Umpire Smith and Jones.