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The New York herald., 1921-12-25
ATHLETICS

Beyond question the performances OF
Charles w. Paddock of California stood
out most prominently In year of most
active track and field competition. Pad
dock proved pretty coEclusively that he
is tho greatest sprinter this country or
any other country ever had. for he cs-
tablished worlds records at six differ
ent standard distances and five other
records over distances that are not REQ
ognized as standard.
-Four times the Los Angeles athlete
was timed in 8 3-5 seconds for the 100
yard dash. Then the 2s0 yard record
fell before his sensational speed; then
tho 100 meter record, 200 meter record.
400 meter record, and finally the 900
yard record. Other of Paddock's records
that will go down as noteworthy per-
formances because the International Ath-
fetic union does not recognize them as
standard. were those for 30 yards. lilo
yards, $50 yards, 150 yards and zoo
yards.
About as startling a performance an
any during the year, barring Paddock's
consistent 3-5 for the century sprint.
was that Of 20 feet 3 inches by Edward
Gourdin of Harvard IN tho running
broad jump. The old mark II, this event
had withstood assaults for many years
and 1t had come to be regarded as one OF
the most likely to remain on the record
books for some time to come.
The fifteen mile ard the two hour
walking records also fell during the
years. William Plant. national champion,
getting credit for the new marks. The
quarter mile and half mile relay records
were beaten by athletes of the New York
Athletic Club and the one mile record OF
minutes 16 2-J seconds established for
the ono mile relay by the team OF the
American Legion in Pennsylvania.
In whatever little International compe-
tition the year provided American ath-
letes showed to advantage. The French
relay team met defeat In the Penn car
nival In the spring. and In midsummer
the combined track team OF oxford and
Cambridge was outpointed by the Yale
Harvard squad at Cambridge.
An unusual amount of competition IN
intercollegiate, dnerclub and interschol-
astlc athletic circles indicated that the
sport was thriving as In the days
just preceding the war. Statistics proved
that in no previous year have so many
athletes participated In track and field
competition.
The year was notable also for the re-
organization OF the American Olympi,
Committee on n more wcriSmanlike basis
than ever before. Every amateur sport
organization has been given epresenta-
tion on the committee, whh,a Will now
function continuously instead of every
four years.
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the thirty-six hole final 20 Jesse Gull
ford of the Woodland Golf Club. Boston,
the margin in favor of the "Siege Gun"
being z UP and to play.
Equally successful were the women
in repelling the invasion OF their domain
by Miss Cecil Letch. In the British
championship which she won, anG again
in Canada. Miss Leitch had beaten Miss
AleXa Stirling holder from 1916 until
last October OF the American women's
championship The British champion
had also beaten Miss Marion Hollins at
Turnberry. Scotland. but on the links
of the Hollywood Golf Club at Deal,
n. j., Miss Leitch was turned back by
Mrs. Il. G. Let's, Jr., OF Chicago. Miss
Hollins going through the meeting to de-
feat Miss Stirling in the thirty-six hole
final and thereby to annex her first ma
tional crown. The margin in favor OF
Miss Hoilins in the final was up and
4 to play.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
BOXING

The events OF the roped square dur
ing the last year were sensational. The
chief event was tho contest between
Jack Dempsey. worlds heavyweight
champion. and Georges Carpenter,
heavyweight champion of Europe.
which Dempsey won by Knockout In
the fourth round. The battle took place
In Tex Richards arena. Boyle's Thirty
Acres. Jersey City. and was witnessed
by $1,000 persons, the largest crowd that
ever attended a boxing match or any
other sporting event I'm America.
The result of the bout showed con-
clusively that the Frenchman was COM
pletely outclassed by Dempsey, and
while Carpenter made a courageous
fight, he never had a chance.
The light heavyweight class Is dor
mant. Harry Greb and Battling Levin
sky both claiming the title. Greb Is
eager for q match with Levinslky. but
the latter is backward.
Johnny Wilson's hold on the middle
weight titlc is precarious, and yet he
will probably be recognized as tho
holder till he meets some good man.
The bantam title has changed hands
with great frequency. Lynch won the
honors from Pete Herman, but the New
Orleans boy rcgained the honors In a
return bout. Then Johnny Buff. who
had gained the flyweight title OF Amer
lea by defeating all the best men In the
class. fought Herman for tho bantam
honors and won in fifteen round bout
to a decision.
Dolcful predictions TO the effect that
Gov. Miller intended TO ask for the re-
peal OF the Walker law were proved TO
be unfounded The Governor made pub
lie announcement that he had no fault
to find with tho conduct OF boxing un-
der chairman William Muldoon OF the
Boxing Commission, and that he would
sustain the commission IN It's efforts
to raise the standard of the sport.
The plight of the International Sport
ing Club. which became known after
the departure OF W. A. Gavin. organizer
OF the club, caused All unpleasant sem
sation. AZ the result OF an investiga-
tion OF the clubs affairs q number OF
prominent Wall Street financiers have
come forward with an offer TO put the
club on a solid financial foundation.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Copyright, 1921, by The New York Herald

rehabilitation
international competition a high ve-saw
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the British 1914 brought back to this country through medium
scored hollow victory In lawn tennis Americans enjoyed
William Tden I'd defended the worlds title successfully both here and
her triumph Nile Suzanne Lnsn Tden also took the worlds
In boxing America retained position with remarkable
in to
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The New York herald., 1921-12-25
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lam T. Tilden. worlds and national
champion, retained his title In the
women's national championship our Mrs.
Franklin ]. Mallory decisively outplayed
the hitherto invincible Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen of France and also retained her
title. Then. too. Tilden won the British
championship for the second time in
succession and added the worlds hard
court title to his list of successes.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
GOLF

For tho United States this has boen
banner year in golf, year which has
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Spirits in Wooden Idol

The people of the Nicobar Islands,
in the Bay of Bengal, have their own
peculiar method of dealing with spir-
it's. They make huge dolls for them
to inhabit.
These are not idols. They are i'm
ages of birds, reptiles, mermaids and
other NEUROLOGICAL creatures, and even
human beings.
When a resident of the Nicobarese
thinks that misfortune of some sort
threatens him, he carves out of wood
an effigy of large size, perhaps five or
six feet long or high. 1t may repre-
sent "lizard-dog," whic is popular
animal in his mythology. Possibly it
will be a gigantic chicken.
The image, when finished, is hung
from the ceiling of the house and be-
comes the tenement of a spirit whose
business it is to protect the owner.
The interior of the family residence
in that archipelago is usually adorned
with a umber of these effigies
Their variety of design is remark
able. Occasionally there is one that
represents an angel, as described to
the natives by visiting missionaries.
Even the missionary himself may ap-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
The CeleStia1'S
Response

There was once a prominent law
yer in this city," said San Francisco
jurist, "who rather prided himself on
his astuteness in questioning Chinese
witnesses. Now, this attorney was
very nearsighted, and on one occasion
found himself in difficulty by reason
of his failure to observe that the at
tire of certain Chinese witness was
of finer texture than that worn by the
ordinary Chinaman.
What is your name?" was the at
torney's first question.
"Wah Kee Lung"
DO you live in this city,"
yes"
"You savvy God?"
Whereupon the Chinaman replied as
follows "Mr. Attorney if it is your
intention to ask whether l compre-
bend the entity of our Creator, may
reply that on next Tuesday evening
l shall address the State Ministerial
Association upon the subject of the
divinity of Christ, and that shall be
pleased if you will attend"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Coal Shovel and Sitter

A combined shovel and ash-sifter
is the new idea of Daniel c. Jacobus,
of Caldwell, N. J. An advantage spec1-
ally claimed for it is that it may be
oprated inside of the Of the furnace
i. e., below the grate-thus obviating
the scattering Of dust.
The sitter is structurally separate
from the shovel proper and, resting
inside of the latter, is provided with
a series of parallelrods. When the
implement is thust beneath the fur
mace CRATE to take out the ashes
the fine refuse drops through the rods
on to the bottom of the shovel, while
fragments of partly burned coal stay
on top.
The implement is provided with a
secondary handle, by which the sitter
part may be joggled to and fro, thus
giving a thorough shaking and separat-
ing the ash from the partly burned
coal
This accomplished, a twist of the
secondly handle uplifts the sitter, with
it's contents, out of the shovel, and the
worthwhile rsidue is readily scooped
off.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28

pear in this sort of guise, as big doll
with plug hat, one hand pointing
skyward
The missionary business has been
notably unsuccessful in the Nicoabrs,
chiefly for the reason that deadly
form of malaria makes it impossible
for ay white man to live long on those
island. When, not long ago, they
were visited by DR.. w. L. Abbot, the
explorer, the only sign of Christianity
he could find there was one large
Bible, owned by one man who used
it as a pillow, regarding it as fetish.
The high cost of living is unknown
in the Nicobars, where nature fur
nishes satisfactory livelihood for the
inhabitants without requirement OF
labor, barring the gathering of cocoa
nuts, whic hthey sell to trading YES
sells accepting in exchange tobacco,
cloth and plug hats.
The climate demands no clothing,
and the peaople wear almost none;
but for dress occasions a plug hat is
de rigueur for the men, while wo-
mans cotton petticoat tied around
the neck is the most fashionable gar
ment for persons of the gentler SEX
The typical Nicobar dwelling IS
coneshaped, erected on tall posts, so
that one can walk underneath, and
matched with mats. A bamboo ladder,
affording means of entrance and exit,
is pulled up at night The floor is OF
split bampoo and the fire for cooking
is made on basket of sand.
Now and then gfeat feasts are held
at which the favorite amusement is
fight between a man and a large
male pig The animal is driven fran
tic by teasing, and in the combat
that follows the man grabs it by the
ears as a made of wrestling, WHEEL the
porker endavors to gore him with its
tusks.
The huge land crustacan known to
naturalists as the great robber crab,
which tears the husks off cocoanuts
and eats them, is believed by the Nico-
barese to be the devil, and the yare
careful never to NEEDLE with him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Reading Essential
to Worldly Success

When Peggy Wood is not engaged
in her impersonation of Julia Benolt
the maid of Brittany, who is the hero
inc of the romantic story woven
around the billeting of American
doughboys in a pleasant home after
the armistice, she may usually be
found rummaging around in antique
hook shops in search of "first editions"
or other rare and beautiful volumes.
Miss Wood formed the "book habit"
when she was little girl. Every
member of her family was lover of
good literature, and her father, who
was journalist, had penchant for
picking up old editions, so that the
commencement of Peggy's library be-
gan as an overflow from her fathers
bookshelves" Just now I am making a
rather extensive study Of Elizabethan
drama" she said, during the course of
discussion on reading. Being a
player myselfand also interested in
writing, having just completed a play
in collaboration with Samuel Merwin,
which will soon be produced, find
drama fascinating reading. But then"
Miss Wood laughed 81 find the reading
of anything which includes good char
acter portrayal a fascinating occupa-
ton. In fact, there's nothing l love
so much as an open fire and a good
book
81 often hear people complaining of
inability to progress in their chosen
occupations, while others with appar-
emily no more brains, get ahead. Per-
haps the compliments are not using
what brains they have to as good pur-
pose as their most successful rivals.
Perhaps, more particularly, they are
not developing their minds by reading
and studying as intensively and extern
sively as they should. They say they
read the newspapers. Do they make
the point to read the editorials in them
and the practical and cultural articles
they day after day contain? What
about their magazine reading? Is it
confined to the lightest of light fic-
ton? Or do they give attention to
the essays and articles calculated to
enlarge knowledge of life in general
and to bestow broader, more earnest
point of view?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
100 1b.sBOXes of
Dried Fruit Sell
for 2 Cents

Thousands of boxes of dried fruits
weighing 100 pounds each, left behind
by the American Army were sold for
less than two cents each by stock liq-
uidators, according to a committee
which has been investigating fantas-
tic tales of remarkable bargains Of
fered to friends of the administration,
although less than a fortnightprevi-
ously an offer of ten cents a box had
been refused.
While the government is understood
to be satisfied with its deal with the
firms which were granted the liquida-
ton concession, inasmuch as the gov
eminent obtained nearly double the
$500 900 900 which the stocks cost and
for which incidentally, the American
Army has only the promise of the
French that they will pay when finan-
cial conditions have become more
stable, it is apparent that if the French
Government had handled the stocks
for it's own account it would have
gained at least another $500,000,000.
With food prices still soaring despite
constant promises of wave of lower
living costs, the public is wondering
why 100000 francs worth of corned
beef is sold to a profteering group
for less than $4,000 francs.
Another group bought out one camp
for 100000 francs and then without
touching single article. and in less
than four hours, resold it at profit
of 100 per cent, which the ultimate
consumer naturally will have to pay.
Politicians are finding plenty of cam
paign material in the constant revela-
lions of the manner in which the pub
lie has been victimized by repeated
speculations and are demanding the
proceedings be instituted against
about fifty individuals who have inter-
fered with the direct sales to actual
dealers an dwhose profits reach almost
1.O0O.OOO,0OO francs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
London Gossips
Over Diplomats

London-The superstition that
events travel in threes has failed
to materialize, as far as London Corps
Diplomatique are concerned. AL
though the departure of Ambassador
Paul Combon, of France, and the Mar
quis Imperial, of Italy, left notable
gaps in the gaps at the Court of st.
James, it is now officially denied that
Don Alfonso Merry Del Val, the Span
ish Ambassador, will make the third
to leave. 1t had been reported here
during the week that King Alfonso
had decided to send him to Rome in
order to prepare the way for the Span
ish King to visit both to the Quirinal
and the Vatican in the spring.
This would have been the first &C.
casion of Catholic sovereign's visit
to the Eternal City since the estrange-
ment of the two courts in contains,
which is now made possible by the
Popes permission that Caholic SOW
ereignty may also visit the Italian
King. The Spanish Ambassador here
is brother to the famous Merry Del
Val, Papal statesman, and is extreme
ly popular in all circles in Italy. The
information that he is going to Rome
is taken to mean that King Alfonso
feels that there will be no special
n 10 tpou Of hic icif
at the same time is an open admission
that the Ambassador is doing his most
useful work here.
There is much speculation regard
ing Italy's new ambassador. He is
plain "Mr." Demartino, appointee of
old Premier Giolitti,, who has excoriat-
has recently indicated remarkable
statesmanlike qualities in the con-
quest of Fiume. His appointee will
have high standards to uphold, for the
retiring Marquis Imperial was the
beau ideal of diplomatists. Recently
he was heard to talk New York slang
Will Oh AHlCl lCdL, uinCuoo IuO du-
struse points of cricket with an Eng
lishman, banking with Belgian and
the Sim Fein movement with an Irish
man, all over the same cup of tea.
He had conducted some of the most
delicate negotiations during and after
the war and is now leaving to become
Italy's representative in the League of
Nations. He is, in face, such an ex-
tremely practical diplomatist that his
transfer is one of the things that is en-
couraging to most despairing friends
of the League here.
| London has said it's farewells to
Ambassador Cambon with genuine re-
greet, for he, with the late King Ed
ward, were joint founders of the En-
tente. Seldom has a departing diplo-
mat been showered with such honors
as he has received. But the embassy
at Albertgate, during the score of
years of Ambassador Cambon's ten
ancy, has been centre of serious
thought rather than social gaiety. His
successor, the Compile D'Aulaire, with
his beautiful wife, are expected to re-
vive the social glories of other reigns
there.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-01-28
Cleveland'S Cam
paign to BUY
Now" Spreads

Cleveland-A buy now" circular
brought out by the Chamber of Com
merce here is being sent over the
country by national trade organiZa-
tions and is being adopted by Cham
bers of Commerce in other cities.
The declaration, prepared by the
Manufacturers and Wholesale Mer-
chants Board, the Retail Merchants
Board and the industrial development
committee, urges: "Buy now-con-
servatively, cautiously, but now"
"The Discrimination of merchants
their requirements is generally bring
ing industry to a standstill," it says.
"The need for exercise of prudence
and care in buying at the present mar
ket is recognized So also is the dan
ger of not buying.
obviously, if merchants do not pur-
chase, manufacturers cannot operate,
thus accentuating an already serious
depression and unemployment situa-
ton.
Failure to purchase now depletes
stocks and will bring about buying
wave later, which will result in a
shortage of merchandise and an ad-
vance in prices"
Census of Companies Compiled
Clifford Gildersleve, industrial COM
missioner of the chamber, is compil-
ing a census of incorporated compan-
ines in the Cleveland district which
will give names of officers, complete
list of products, number of employees
and executives to whom special in
quiries should be referred.
This form of data is not usually at
hand in commercial organizations and
is designed to facilitate business inqui-
ries. Milwaukee and other cities have
sent representatives to study Cleve-
lands methods of civic promotion.
This work, under the Cleveland Adver-
Using Club is being used as model.
The club and committee of citizens
maintains bureau to supply data on
industries and civic affairs.
Bank Interest on Monthly Basis
Although an agreement between
Cleveland locals of the International
holders Union and most of the job
bling foudries has expired, no change
has taken place in relations between
foundrymen and employees. The wage
scale is continued. Foundrymen have
made no open-shop declaration.
The Founders Association, advocat-
ing the open-shop organization, in
clldes several of the jobbing found
ries which are closed shops. 1t does
not expect to take any part in the
situation, officers say.
With the new year many Cleveland
banks will compute interest on a
monthly basis instead of quarterly, as
has been the custom.
Under the new plan if a depositor
withdraws during the quarter he will
lose the interest for the month OF
withdrawal only The banks pay 4
percent interest, and the change Will
mean a considerable saving to deposit
tors.