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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-09-01


manesti care, desi desfasoara Q
activitate din cele mai rOdnice
pentru raspandirea educatiunei
iizice in masa poporului nostru,
pare a avea un fel de aversiune
|pentru cuvantul reclama. Spre a
|dovedi aceasta voiu spune ca a.
[cum cateva luni, cerind unui per-
sonaj sUs pus un mic ajutor ma
terial spre lua parte la un con-
eres international de gimnastica.
= mai GU seama ca putin timp
nainte. pentru un acelas tel, sta
|tul cheltuise cateva zeci de mil
de lei, acesta raspuns sim,
|plu, dar 81 Gu tale: societate ro-
maneasca de educatiune fizica ?
NJ cunosc. sa ma interesez de
cxistenta Ell.
Ca sd evidentiez 81 mai malt
spusele me!e. nu rau sa arat ca
azi sc agita pc multe cal reOrga-
nizarea ed1tcatiunei fizice, la moi,
IN scoli, societslti 81 armata. Di-
ferite autoritati. interesate in
cauza 81 institutiuni particulare,
dintrc earl nu lipseste char una
.straina, au inceput in vederea a
.ceasta sa adune 81 sd propue MAJ
terlalul neccsar!
Oar nu Sc tine seama de orga-
-nizarile de pana in prezent. de
mijloacele intrebuintate, de expc-
rienta facuta. Gu un cuvant de
tot ce ar putea sd vina in aiutorul
unei reconstruct eat mai apropia-
ia cn firea noastra. clima, etc. 81
de asemenea cat mai repede.
Pentru eel earl suntem in Gu
rent GU ceeace Sc plamadeste in
diferitele sfere oficiale chestiu-
nea prezinta nn interes deosebit
81 iata pentru ce m am simtit
dator sd spun All ceeace uni stu
dar cauta in acelasi timp sd 81
reactioneze.
Sa revin, insa, la faptc. In 1905.
de un cerc restrfns de binevoitori
pentru rlspindirea educatiunei
flzlce in masa poporului nostru
lnfllnteaza societatea ''Inainte"
Ce facut acest cerc de atunci
81 pana All? Fara trompete, fara
multa larma, dar 81 fara reclama
americana, cele de mai jos vor da
ogllnda propriei activitati 81 va
pune in evidenta 81 rautatea mare
care ne stapaneste atunci cand G
yorba de a sprijini binele 81
munca cinstita.
Abba lnjghebata, societatea
"lnainte" ia initiativa, infiinta-
rel Federatiunei solicitation de
yimnastica din tara intreaga.
Actele ce voiu publica la timp
vor dovcdi cat rasunet a ayut
apelul facut de aceasta societate.
Serbarne 81 concursurile orea-
nizate de dansa pc langa ca au
fost adevarata manifestare de
actiyitate sistematica pc tarimul
educatiunei corporate, dar au a.
vut darul de atrage in cercul eli
persoane a caror convingere a
ramas neelintita prin sustinerea
81 increderea ce 10 acorda nestra-
mutat.
Treptat, ca 81 in orice ocaziune
'solemna, ca intra in legatura de
colegialitate nu numai GU socie-
itatile similare din strainatate. dar
tot odata 81 GU persoane de dis
Itinctiune pc tarimul educatiunei
flzfce. In aeeasta privinta des-
tut sa enumar doua fapte: az
5participarea societatei in 1919 Ia
congresul international de edu-
catiune fiziea din Paris 81 aduce.
rea in tara, in 1914 a d-lui De-
meny, eminentul fiziologist 81 di.
rector al cnrsului superior de-
Feducatiune fizica de ne langJ
FSorbona, pentru timerea de con
ferinte 81 demonstratiuni Ia Iasi
Galati, Bucnresti si Craiova.
Acolo, insa, unde societates
f"Inainte" are I'M rol importan,
1 a 4 I -
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-09-01


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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26
ADJUSTMENTS
TENT co. RETURNS.
Kelly Comedians Open saturday.

Kelly's Comedians who made a de-
cided hit in Pendleton last year are
to pitch the big tent opposite the o. W.
n. depot for a weeks stay.
Direct from a full seasons engage
ment at the Royal theater. Vancouver,
b. c., and with a record of ninety
weeks without closing they should be
able to furnish local theater goers
something especially good in the way
Of entertainment.
The management has acquired a
number of new plays for this season,
some of which are being released for
the first time at popular prices. Most
of last seasons favorites are still in
the cast and quite few new faces.
Phil Berg and Ert Hunt, better
known as "Abie" and "Slivers," who
furnish most of the comedy of the
show are two of the best known COM
edians in the west today and Incl
dentally the highest priced
Then there are Ben Dix and Dolly
Daye, Bob Sandberg, Lillian Isen.
Olive Finney and a number of others
whose names you will remember. The
"Kell!- Beauty Chorus and the Kelly
Trio"
On Saturday evening a combination
of vaudeville and musical comedy
show different perhaps from any thing
You have had an opportunity of see
ing for long time. Built and staged
along the lines Of the famous Zlegfleld
shows, 'Biff, Bng, Bank" should
please everyone. This is the first time
this show has been released at popu-
lar prices, although several western
colleges had the use of it last season.
including Montana's big school at
Bozeman, where it proved such a sue
cess that they filled the big Pantages
house for three nights.
This will be followed by such sue
cessful bills as Easy Money" "All
Abo2rd, - THE High Cost of Loving"
"A Night at Monte Carlo" and three
of the old time dramatic favorites.
The company is only here for a linn
tied engagement ard would like to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26
FEAR WESTERN WAC IS
TRYING TO HAVE LITTLE
FUN WITH j. S ARMY
Charley Stepinthemud Wants
Compensation for Century of
Service; Gives Age as 1870.

They very much fear in the office
of the Quartermaster General at
Washington that western wag has
been trying to have little fun with
the Army. II he is spooIing the War
Department, Charley Stepinthemudd
certainly has succeeded, for half a
dozen veteran clerks of the Quarter
master Corps have been methodically
searching files of the last hundred
years in the hope of finding some rec
ord that Charley served as an Indian
scout from 1872 almost to date.
Charley wants some compensation
for his century of service, now that
he is retired at the age of 13O, and he
plaintively asks if he must "waight
another 100 years" which rather indi-
Gates that his financial difficulties are
not very pressing.
And, poor Los story runs thus:
'Thorp, Wash.
First you will haf to excuse my
Riting as onley learned to Rite after
waz 100 years old. l am now 1870. l
am Onida and Senca Indian and the
Reason ov me riting to you IL this. l
Have followed the American Army near
on too So years az an Indian Scout
scouting and spying for the Army and
Have never drawn any Pay for my
services On account ov some ov them
army officers not turning in my name
for my services.
MY first service waz with General
Jackson at New Orleans Fitting the
British Red-coats then scouting in
Middle West after Bad Indians. ] was
with General Scott in the Old Mexican
War then scouting on the Plains.
was with A. J. Smith thru the sivll
war; then Back West on the Plains
and Rocky mountains after Bad In
dians. / went to Cuba with Colol
Rosefent as a scout with them Ruff
Riders and done my Part to help whip
the spanyards.
"Rosefelt did not get me my trans
portation home soc | had to goe and
work in cane fields and sugar mill
until | could get enough to build me
good tight canue in which / cam
back to the Missipia River and up to
st. Louis and on up the Misurie River
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26
CONGRESS- DRY LEADERS
DETERMINED TO HAVE
RROHIBITION ENFORCED
Inquiry Made to See if Someone
in Treasury Department is
Trying to Hamper Law.

WASHINGTON. May 26.-- CHerbert
w. Walker, L, l., Stas. Correspond
ont) at an apparently pre-
valling laxity In prohibition enforce
ment. the dry leaders IN congress are
determined to force strict compliance
With the law. AT present an inquiry
10 being made quietly by some Of the
house members 10 determine whether
someone" In the treasury department
IL trying to hamper the enforcement
OF the dry law, as was recently charg-
cd ON the floor Of the house
The drys are aroused because the
treasury department released zoo Of
the l,200 dry agents a few days ago
when the appropriation allotments ex-
plred, without warning congress OF the
situation or asking for an additional
amount, Senator Nolstead Of Mime
sofa. believes big blow to prohibition
work was dealth by this reduction, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26

Goodrch 30x33
dnti-skid sdtety tread fabric tire
nor dyGitGbls at the
2O% Price Reduction which
ven! into cfet! Nay End
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26

to great Falls Montana where Pro-
cured too Horses and came on over to
this Place to my old time white
Friends house Where ! stayy most ov
the time his great grandfather and |
We're boys together.
Can not you bring it to Pass soc
can gett just Recompence for my
services to this our Beloved country
for all the years ov toll and Hard
ships | have passed through in my
countrys service? or must | waight
another 100 years.
Respectively
CHARLEY S'TEPTNTHEMUDD
Thorp, Wash"
An chronological expert with n side
line of etymolosical training might
gather from internal evidence that this
letter was possibly written by Cau-
casian of considerable Cducation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26
LATEST STYLE SECRET:
= = = = %@ = = :
WOMEN ROUGE KNEES To
= = = = = = +%%+ 49,
MAKE THEM BEAUTIFUL

NEW YORK, May e6.-Uiarold d
Jacobs, L. =. staff Correspondent y
Latest style secret women are roug-
ing their knees But, according to
Sidney Brooks. who made this revela-
tion today, it win not be a secret very
long il the girls continue to wear EN-
shorter and roll 'em lower. Brooks
a former hair dresser in the czar's
palace, now manager of beauty par
ler in the Waldorf Astoria, said his as
sistants are now being called to initiate
clients in the art OF beautifying their
knees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26
BEAvERS WIN FROM REFS

SALT LAKE CITY, May 26.-tA.
Pl-ENcellent pitching by Johnson
gave the Beavers a victory over salt
Lake yesterday to >. Leverenz also
pitched good ball, but Portland's hits
were punched. Brown and Krug hit
home runs. Sammy Hale, mfielder,
Joined Portland from Detroit today
and played his first coast league game.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26

that the house action in promptly vot.
ing an emergency appropriation of
$4,000 will only partially repair the
damage which he claims has been
done.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-05-26

play to every man, woman and child
while in Pendleton.
The policy is family show for fam
lily people and at family prices, % and
80 cents.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

No gentle reader this bed farce the picture of
Wanda Hawey and Stanley Forrest might indicate 1t indeed
bed room tragedy when Friend Husband decides that his
better half growing and heavy and about putting
her through reducing exercises to setting
exercises after late party the night before? Not
se In that Husband and Wife learned to hate each ohe
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
'M MHmse Ma.n
',MzzB zBm:

Lovely Wanda HawIry watching for
Hubby 10 come home to dinner IN
The House That Jazz Built" Penrhyn
Stanlaws directed the production and
his artistic ability is shown in his
direction OF the action and his ar.
rangement Of furniture and lights as
we'll as his designs for the stars COS.
tunes. But no artist is responsible
for Miss Hawley's profile the gods
alone beStOw nose like that.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Having walked out of The House
That Jazz Built" and LETT her FOR.
EVER, 1t naturally peeves Friend
Husband when he comes to the
mountains to attend a camping
party TO find WIhe Wanda HawIeyJ
not only there when he hoped she
was at home grieving) but the life
OF the party besides. flirting out.
rageouSly with Railroad President,
dressing up, and acting as though
she had forgotten his very existence.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31
GIVES BEAUTIFUL HOME TOR
XMAS

or course II IS not often that this
happens but the idea is pleasing
Now IL you were 20 start a home
tomorrow you would stamp yourself
as a person Of taste IL you ordered
Cloister brick from Staples Hide
brand It's beauty. simplicity and
dignity are undisIuted and &c is NOT
expensive. Send for samples. 533-tt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31

For your Christmas and New Year
parues-for any holiday affair you
should sprinkle the house with
wreaths. ferns. potted plants. etc.
Call Adam Beehler. Main 1899.
559-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-31

20 percent reduction sale. Yer
mons. 3S4-tf
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-10
SYNC0PAT|NC SINGERS
ON ACADEMY PROGRAM
CoInbr and Ncvins Raw Mucl, APP
plnunc and Laughter In
Singing Act

Tho act, making up tho w..k-end
program q, tn. academy of Music
a's q! along the line Of big time"
vaudeville. and thoa. who saw the
show yesterday can Toast of Hccing
one If the best bills that has been
offered here In some time
t"mbc and NcvinS In ."rhogc syn.
ccrat!rg Entertainers" are all lint
the name OF their act implies. aud
when II comes TO singing real syn
c"Ta'snS melodies these two young
men have the goods Both show that
th-E have voices well above thu aver
age. and their selection q; songs
are Of the latest hits
Alice Sheldon and Lucille p,iIcv
come right along with the above
mentioned young men for first hon
orS In their clever little act, To
Sethcr Again Personality and good
voices are blended together to make
thls ore OF the fcatur. acts OF the
show. They are called back to the
stag" by repeated cncorcs
Sanhurs and silver give the audi
enc" somewhat Of IA treat in "a Few
new twists. This act is altogether
different from any that has lc,n
&.
Some difficult stunts are pulled on
in this act. Quite bit of comedy
is intc-srcrscd, by this clever pair.
in ,h.ir Offering.
i.atcll ana 'okcs. a novelty comedy
couple. come In fer their share OF
the applause AMI give the audience
hf'tcn minutes OF good clean enter
"a inmcni
Those Girls and "a Man" cause n
good deal ~ laughter among the
crowds. md are applaudcd more than
once. Five girls and one man go
10 make mp an act that Is really good.
comedy. songs and dances Is the
Srcc:aliy Of this scxtcttc.
!'athc News. Topics Of the Day,
ara "a Hal Roach comedy supplement-.
The r"Sulnr shnw. together with ex-
celicni music from the Academy or
ch"stra j. l.. ~, Jr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-10
News of Fifty Years Ago

tFrom the Richmond Dispatch. June 10. 1S7I)
y prize fight between Joe kcrsey. al Rich
m"nd, nnd. iitl White. Of Baltimore took place
yesterday At point four miles below Rich
m"rd, within few hundred yards Of Osborne
Turnpike The fight was for purs" OF $3.50.
kersrA Won in tho ninth round. The flghk
Witnessed by 200 spectators. There WAS
no effort the part of the officers OF the city
~ the county to head OF the disgraceful
affair
X. VI I. paynter and Joseph M"Govcrn. Of
the Western Union Telegraph Office, left last
night Tor Sew York to represent the telc-
Eraphtrs of Richmond al the unvciiing OF the
statue Of s. F. Il. Morse. the father of telcg-
raph!.
deliver his lecture Tine Goat" at the new
Opera House in Norfolk tonight.
The Southern Cross Brotherhood and Old
Dominion Lodge. knights Of pythias. will unite
in the celebration at the Fair Grounds on
July 4.
Eighteen loaded with railroad Luding
material left here yesterday for Huntington.
W Wa, whore tho work upon the western
end of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad has
been commenced in earnest
The Governor yesterday appointed Colonel
James II. skinner. Colonel John y. Libby and
Captain James Bumgnrdncr on the board Of
military examiners for the town of stanton
and tho County of Augusta.
The reporter for the Republican orEan--.the
State Jnurnal---persts in calling the Chester
Conservative convention the Democratic CON
vcntion. and that after having been reques ed
and having promised not to do 50 Such mis-
representations are very contemplate.
Two soldiers OF the War OF 1872 living In
Virginia one OF whom liz 107 years old and the
other ll2 have applied for pensions under the
new law passed last winter.
w a. Edwards, of Norfolk, the second
prize from the Typographical Union at Bal
,nore for fast typcsctting. The contest took
Llacc yesterday.
in Paris is expected to commence its work
tn few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-10
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
ON TOPICS OF THE DAY
correspondent Urges Curb on the
Prohtcrring OF Profess
siona! Mon.
rrnfr<sinnml I'rnntrrrinr.

TO the Editor Of TIL" Times Disratc
Sir.-whii" the government, is roi;u-
lat!nE tho wagcs OF railroad employees
1" conform 10 the reduction In COS,
Of living and other salaries IN. be-
ing scaled downward some pressure
should 10" brourh, 10 curb the prof
tearing Of professions! men.
The writer WAS recently charged n
i"" by lawyer which he admitted
MAS excessive for norma, times but
said II WAS in line with advance. %:
| war time. and n"irhbor Of mine
recently told me that his dentist was
making such rxhorbi;ant charges FOR
work done for his family that he
would have To give up the services
OF his family dentist who had done
al! of his work FOR years and nnd
SON" means 90 getting IL done more
reasonably h"caus" NJ could no
longer pay tn" pr"'i;e"rins pric.c
Or. j. WhitridE. Williams. dean
of the Johns Hopkins Medical school.
IN an address 1T the meeting OF III"
Medical Aiiimni 81 the University Of
Maryland said, u think the time has
come when halt Will have to be
cirlcd on many members OI the mcdi.
cal profession who proftrcr on their
patients and charge all tho iraiiie VIII
bear"
This seems 20 h" ~ timely nrrairn-
mcnt Of professional profi,ecrinr and
especially apr.ioablc To specialists
who have amy SclationS with or In
ter"Si in hospitals which. posing n :
guardian angels OF mercy. max. ex-
orhitant charges only limited by the
capacity OF the patient to pay.
The professional organization. or
professional cti"uct IL another nom
enciature is preferred, is as much "a
CO. oneratlv" fratcrnity among the
Specialist ana hospitals FOR their nm
an"ial benefit as is any labor or
Gani.n,i"n for keeping up wages and
even more POW crf,!l. for there j.. no
"hociiv" protest 10 their charges rX-
cert The utter ina bilitv OF tho pa
ticnt TO pay.
Even The Ray. while in some
eases boon 10 humanity. has h.-
come an almost inevitable routine Of
the hospital that reveals only the
patients pockeibook.
DR. Williams also says AS "A result
OF TINS tendency. doctors arc not held
hs nigh in the opinion OF the public
as the doctors ~ former years"
Hospitals ar" becoming 10 be re-
g"rded rs institutions OF grnft rather
than mercy. What think you readers
of The Times Dispatch.
PATIENT.
Richmond. Va. June 6. 1921
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-10
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
BENEDICTINE COLLEr,:
HOLDS FINALS TONIGHT

The ri. Rev. Leo Haid. o. $. H..
ID. d.. will deliver the address to the
graduates Of Rcncdictinc Military
College ut the closing exercises to be
held tonight at $40 o'clock in the
college auditorium. Lieutenant w. II.
Harris. commandant of the military
department, will speak on the i'm
portancc OF military training. He is
the founder of the Bcncdictinc Club.
and promoter OF many of the social
functions held at the college. The
knights of Columbus Orchestra. un-
der the leadership of Philip Colnvita.
will render the musical numbers to-
night.
The Salutatory will he delivered hy
Hubert y. Daffron. and the valedic-
tory by Edward i. Hunt. members OF
the graduating class. The graduates
are Hubert a. Daffron, James Finnc.
gan. John y. Finncgan, Edward +.
Hunt. Leonard j. Rose. Frank Il.
stephenson. Minor $. Harris and
Frederick q. Thcdicck.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-10
.nluc SfarIsInr.m

Miss 4. T. T.. Wnkencid-In 81
about 1850 Mrs. Elizabeth Montacu.
woman of means and high social
andinE in London, made an effort
to Introduce into society Il more in
tellcctuai tone by holding assemblies
at which literary conversations and
discussion were to take the place OF
cards and gossip. Although her as
scmblies were principally OF women.
men were not excluded. and one who
embraced the opportunity to improve
his mind by contact with bright WON
en- was Benjamin Stillingneet. "a WE'LL
known naturalist ana linguist of the
period The assemblies were not
dress i.Gair;. and because Mr.. Still
neglect invariably appeared in blue
worstcd stockings instead of the CON
vcntional black silk Of the period,
tho wits of the day called Mrs. Mon
tagu's women friends blue stockings.
and from that. the term was applied
to literary women generally.