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The Washington times., 1922-07-13
Mr.. Fan Explodes.

k<YT HE next morning read an
article dealing with this
incident. Twas a cross
between prayer, q protest, and
an appeal.
ain the evening / read q real
goody.goody sob dealing with the
roughneckedness Of Washington
fans.
Say! Where do you get that
stuff?
when did it become necessary
to furnish ball players with nurs-
ing bottles and guardians
"Can you imagine Steve O'Neill
or Bucky Harris shrieking to the
empire for assistance? I'll say
you can't. A .bas the soft stuff!
Vive the old times" -,
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the menace that turks in Hornsby's

Game starts at 3:45. o'clock.
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First there was Babe Ruth, who
leaped into the grandstand in
New York and sought in vain to
atch a Pullman car conductor
1efore everybody got off at Buf:
.alo. The Battering Bambino had
Jeen termed many things not to
his liking. Finally, when the
conductor (somebody said he was
a conductor, though he vas known
to nobody, apparently said Ruth
was a "low- down bum" for not
getting home runs and for throw
ing dirt at Umpire Hildebrand,
the mighty Babe lost his placidity
and earned tine ever.ready enmity
of just those same fans who
crowned him with gold last fall.
Now they are prepared TO crown
him with cobblestones. And
that's that.
The other day at Georgia ave-
nue., Lu Blue, the Detroit first
baseman, was insulted grievousiy y
by a fan seated in a field box. He
protested to Umpire Dineen and
the fan took his voice awsy from
the ball yard. All of which is
But Introductory to the following
letter from one of these enraged
oldtimers, who says, sorrowfully:
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Whittier Do We Drift?

tIc'oRTING EDITOR. Times.
~ whittier are we drift
ing? Are the athletes Of the dia-
mond green slipping into the
cake eater, Algy, Percy class?
AT Sundays game a fan, con-
spicuously located. amused him
self by handinS the 'razz' to GER
tain of the Detroit 'Pussies,' Mr..
Blue. Of Detroit, being especially
favored.
"a close observer might have
noticed tears in his eyes and
tears in his voie as he appealed
to that Chesterfield of the dia-
mond, Mr.. Willy Dineen, for pro-
lection. Mr.. Cobb, ESQ, also got
into it. the final result being that
the fan left his seat.
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Times Have Changed.

WYE know the writer Of this
w mournful note. We know
W that he knows times have
changed in baseball since the days
when a visiting team EXPECTED
to fight the crowd in Baltimore
fully as much as they did the
Orioles .....
We know that he knows that
times have changed since the
days when the old Cleveland
Spiders invaded every town in
the National League circuit pre-
pared to commit everything from
mayhem to murder up and down
game. Z y
We know that he knows that,
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This should not be taken 10 mean
that I have lost any of my old-time
enthusiasm for homers. but merely
that ] have quit trying to hit every
bail pitched out OF the lot.
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THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1922,
Times Sports Lineup for Today In.
cludes Such Stars as Louis A.
Dougher, Damon Runyon, Bryan
Morse, Sid Mercer. Tad, Joe Nc
Gurk. Skillet" Finn, RI. d. Thomas
and Jean Knott. .,..
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match with any chaplain Of the A. Il.
+. Of his weight. He wasn't chosen
chaplain OF the Legion for that rea-
son, however. his followers declare. 1t
was because "he Is at all times a
mans man and represents the liberal
spirit Of the organization"
Returning from France. Reverend
Blackinan resumed his pulpit In
Chanute, Kan. One Of his first acts
was to attend q public dance. He
didn't dance, but thoroughly enjoyed
the fun. A protest came from his con-
%gregation and he resigned. His resig-
nation wasn't accepted.
Then he began doing other things.
He rugged up a gymnasium In the
basement Of his church and gave box
Ing lessons to the boys of the Sunday
school. The church liked It.
Reverend Blackman refused offers
from larger churches to stay with his
pastorate in Chanute. His view of
Sunday blue laws" Is characteristic:
ITO my mind the advocacy OF such
laws only serves to cheaper religion In
the minds Of the masses and tends to
push 1t back into the superstitions OF
the past. What Is rest and relaxation
to the farmer may not be such to the
bank clerk"
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Making Coed an Old Boast.

A process has been discovered
whereby old leather can be converted
into gelatin. Such transformation Of
fers n ready way of utilizing many ar
tlclcs after their value to every one
but the junk man appears tn be gone.
Since head coverings are sometimes
made Of leather. It would appear that
at least the man confident that his
candidate will win in an election may
literally back up his confidence with
the time-honored promise that he will
eat his hat In the event that his man
loses.
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HELP lNVALlDS TO FORGET
tho Sickroom Invariably Has
Beneficial Effect.

Next time you sit in n room, the
furnishings Of which include a bowl
Of goldfish, consider how much time
you spend watching the small fish as
they swim slowly about or dart about
In pursuit Of each other.
Probably you will conclude you
were indulging the usual tendency of
the normal person to be attracted to
moving objects. In sick persons and
convalescents this tendency is moro
pronounced, and in the aged and very
young 1t is still more so.
That psychology Of this attraction
was given by DR.. Edward N. Leavy,
formerly veterinarian to the animals
in Central park zoe He is now con
nected with a Fifth avenue pet store.
"Sick persons lying In bed spend a
great deal of time watching the gold
fish lf an aquarium Is I'm their room,'
he said. at takes their minds of
their pains and aches and is very ben
efic'al."
Canaries share with goldfish the
honor Of being the chief animate en-.
tertainmcnt to the sick.-New York
Sun.
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Skin Tortured Babies Sleep
Mothers Rest
After Cuticura
Soap Csc, Ointment Is and Soc, Taleun 25c
The WRONG Foot.

From a telegram recently received
by the district superintendent of an
Indian railway from a Babu station
master: Coming on duty early in the
morning clad In my new ana white uni
form ] perceived n a seated on a
box in a naked and aggressive manner
Taking him to he an ordinary pas
senger, l proceeded to slap him. where
upon he hastily arose, unlocked the
said box, clad himself in a policeman's
uniform lie took tlereout and arrested
me. The shoe is thus situated on the
peddle. Please arrange
London Morning Post.
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MANY LEGION MEN BACHELORS
investigation Dlscloses Fact That Ma
jority of Ex-Service Boys Prefer
Single Biessedness.

Three years after the war GIG per
cent of the former service men are
still bachelors, according to Gray Wag-
gett, adjutant OF the Evanston (Hl.)
post Of the American Legion. Mr..
Waggett has been conducting a cam
paign to gain information about Le-
gionnaires in the Middle West, and
bases his statistics on 100000 replies
received.
OF the 1874 per cent who married
American, French or German girls, 10
per cent have children.
The house owners totaled 1873 per
cent and the business owners aggre-
gated 1876 per cent; nevertheless 21.7
per cent are able to drive their W
automobiles.
Legion posts, too, have the billet
owning fever, 44.5 per cent having per-
manent quarters now, while 20 per
cent will get theirs In a short time.
These statistics apply only to that
part of the country.
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Carrying On With the
American Legion

Families Of police killed by Wlch-
ita (Kan.) bandits received the pro-
ceeds from a Legion benefit show.
Some $4,000 Of the W.. G. T. us
wartime fund has been turned over to
the American Legion to aid sick and
wounded.
Sale of tags bearing the name Of
Worthington, Mimi. is being made by
the local post Of the Legion to adj
vertise the town.
Bulletins and special announce
ments of the New York Legion will
be sent by the Westinghouse Electric
company's radio-telephone.
Bay Shore IN. J.) post Of the LIE
gion owns and publishes a weekly
newspaper which devOtes most Of Its
space to local and county affairs.
Punishment Of draft evaders to pre-
vent wholesale evasion In another war
Is recommended by Major General
Harris, adjutant general Of the army.
Canoes will carry delegates from
Bemidji, MIMI. at the head of the
Mississippi river, to the annual Le-
gion convention next fall at New Or
leans.
Protest against the use Of the
American flag for commercial pur-
poses has been made by the Warsaw
post Of the American Legion, depart
ment Of Poland.
Increase in vocational training for
former soldiers costs the government
$4,000 900 more now than before Sep
tember, 1921, according to Director
Forbes Of the veterans bureau.
Tubercular and nervous former
service men will not receive the mil
lion dollars proposed in an amend
ment to the deficiency appropriation
bill. The amendment was Cancelled
and the hospital resultant will not DO
erected.
"He needs the money and ] can pay
him." Is the statement of an ex-soldier
who has asked the Oklahoma Amer
lean Legion to locate Ollie Kendall,
formerly Of the One hundredth and
fortieth infantry, Thirty-fifth division.
The questioner borrowed a "fock Of
francs from Kendall while In France
and fears that Kendall and his wife
and children may be In Strengthened
circumstances.
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COMPENSATION BILL TO PASS
Five-Fold Measure Scheduled for
Favorable Action by Congress
During Present Session.

Cash, paid up Insurance, vocational
training, farm or home aid and land
settlement are options offered World
war veterans In the hve.fold adjusted
compensation bill which congress Is
expected to pass during Its present
session.
According to National Commander
MacNider of the American Legion, who
bases his statement on Information
given him by Senator McCumber,
North Dakota, author Of the bill In
the senate, and Republican Fordney,
Michigan, who introduced the bill into
the house, the legislation will become
law during February, 1922.
The measure will become effective
in July. 1922, as originally provided,
Mr.. MacNider believes. In connection
with the bill, 1t is significant that the
Legion has termed 1t adjusted com
pensation' from the first as against
the common term Of ''bonus."
When the bill becomes law, each ey.
service man or woman will be entitled
to any one OF the following options:
(1) Adjusted service pay, at the rate
of 81 a day for home service md $1.25
for foreign service. Maximum of $500
for man without overseas service; $685.
for man with overseas serfice.
(2) Adjusted service certificate ESQ
called insurance ~feature). q paid-up
20-year endowment policy. The face
value of this policy will be 3.3S times
the amount that would be received In
cash. The face value of this policy
would be payable to the veteran at
the end of 20 years, or If he dies be-
fore the expiration Of 20 years, tho
face value would be paid to the bench.
ciary of the policy. Loan values are
also provided for.
(3) Vocational training aid Of $1.2J
u day while taking n course In voca-
tional training. The amount thus paid
In no case would exceed 40 per cent
OF what would have been paid In cash.
(4) Farm or home aid, 14O per cent
Of what would be paid under option
No. !, If the money is used to pur-
chase, improve or make payments on
approved farm or city or suburban
home.
(5) Land settlement.
ca Provides for the establishment
of reclamation projects for the develop
ment and Improvement Of vacant land.
This may be government land or may
be land purchased by the government.
If possible, projects will be located In
each state, the state paying part Of the
purchase price of private lands bought
for this purpose. Ex-service men to
be employed on the project as far as
possible.
OBJ Provides for the sale of farm
units on these projects when they are
ready for settlement. Sale price Is to
include purchase price of land plus
cost Of improvements. Terms: part
down. rest in 40 years at 8 per cent
interest.
(C) Veterans may have their ad.
justed service pay applied as first pay
ment on this land.
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SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There IL only one medicine that really
stands out pre.eminent as q medicine for
durable ailments Of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that IL has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be.
cause it's mild and immediate effect Is soon
realized in most cases. 1t is a gentle,
healing vegetable compound. =.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes. medi'
um and large. 49,.
However, il you wish first to test thi'
great preparation send ten cents to DIR
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for q
sample bottle. Win a writing be sure ant
mention this observation-disclosures.
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National Emblems.

d. The rose, England's national flower,
was chosen as the %country's symbol at
the close OF the War Of the Roses.
The shamrock Is firmly Embedded in
Irish hearts because st. Patrick used
1t to illustrate n Of his sermons.
The thistle was adopted as the ma
tional emblem Of Scotland because,
In the reign Of Malcolm II, a moat
filed with thistles saved a Scotch fort
ress from Danish invasion.
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island Kingdom.
Mrs. McCudden, mother Of the
noted major of the British air force
who brought down more than so Ger
man planes and won the Victoria
cross before he was killed, was sent
to America to represent England's wal
mothers at the ceremonies for the un-
known American soldier. At a ban
Quet In Philadelphia In her honor.
General Pershing upon being intro.
duced leaned over and kissed Mrs.
McCudden. In New York she was
taken into membership Of the Ameri.
can Legion auxiliary. composed OF
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
Of the Legion, and the gold star Of
women whose relatives we're killed
was awarded her.
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Britain against
h e c o m IN o n
enemy during the
World war was
further strength
ened by q kiss
fro M e e al
p e r s 6 and
n o ors m
A m e a war
mothers. bestowed
upon Mrs. Anne
la Emma McCud
den. official Brit
Ish war mother,
before she sailed
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She Passed Up the Marines.

Discovery that Mrs. Helen Ferguson
Drexler was receiving $500 a month
from the government In soldiers allot-
ment checks led to her arrest in Chi
cago. She Is said to have had eleven
husbands In the army and navy, but
none In the marines.
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actually fought
we're not. Rev.
Earl Blackman,
Kansas, earned
his %sobriquet,
however. He has
been elected ma.
tional chaplain Of
the American Le-
gion.
To make fun
for the boys while
In France, Rev
erend Blnckman
offered TO box a
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To insure glistening-white table
linens, use Red Cross Ball Blue in your
laundry. 1t never dlsappoints. At all
good Observation-Disclosures.
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A Forgotten Art.

In New York's streets there may
be counted hundreds Of signs that
read matchmaker" Yet perhaps less
than q dozen of such concerns could
make a watch.
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Modern Formula.

Johnny-Do you believe In Santa
CLAUSE
Freddy accept him In principle
New York Sun.
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Va VIC WStA~
known catarrh remedy,
but rather q mature,
sober opinion formed
after n full years trial.
This Is the way Mr..
Michael Fako OF 900
East Palmer Avenue,
In the Michigan Metro.
polls, writes "After
using PE-RU-NA for
about one year will sny
I have found It q very
good medicine for ca.
tarrh. 1t has helped
me a great deal and /
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Petting parties, so.culled, don't seem
to be much different from the old,
fashioned kissing games"
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Build Firm "Stay- There Flesh-Increase Energy.

with each meal and watch the
results. Mastin's vITAMON
Tablets contain highlyjconcentra-
ted yeast-vitamines as well as
the two other still more impor-
tant vitamines (Fat soluble A
and Water soluble c. and arc
now being used by thousands.
They positively will not upset
the stomach or cause gas, but,
on the contrary. are q great aid
to digestion, to overcome consti-
patton and as a general condi-
toner of the whole system. Pim-
pies, boils and skin cruptions
eeem TO vanish like magic, tho
complexion becomes fresh and
clear. the cheeks glow with ruddy
health. the flesh becomes firm,
the eyes bright. Mastin's VITA
MON Tablets are positively
guaranteed to give you new
health. energy and ambition and
improve your appearance. Do
not accept limitations or substi-
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WTAMON Tablets from any
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The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

Some people are so m%ethodical that
they expect ever their opportunities
TO travel on schedule time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

Misery loves company, but It Is bet
ter to have rheumatism In one foot
than In both OF them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

One isn't troubled much by the laws
against violence II he isn't trouble
some.
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You are entitled to the benefit
TMe doubt Why NOT take
advant0ge ofh?

The law is very careful in protecting the
rights Of a prisoner charged with a crime.
How about the Law of Common Sense and
the mar who has committed an error only7 Isn't
this a good place to use the benefit of the
doubt, too?
Take your own case, If you don't know for
sure whether tea or coffee is harming you, you
do know that many are harmed by the drug
element in tea and coffee, and that headaches,
nervousness, or high blood pressure are symp-
toms which often tell that the drug, caffeine, is
giving the nervous system too much jolt.
Probably you know, too, that some people
can't drink a cup Of tea or coffee at bedtime,
and sleep well that night.
Where many have been harmed by tea and
coffee, and you may be harmed, isn't it well to
put the benefit of the doubt on your side before
doubt becomes an unpleasant certainty
There's charm without harm in Postum-a
pure cereal beverage, rich in favor, fully satisfy
ing; the favoritc table drink OF thousands.
Suppose you try giving yourself this benefit
today, and keep up the test for ten days; then
Judge the results. See if you don't feel better and
work better. You can get Postum wherever good
food and drink are sold or served.
Postum eomes in two forms: Instant Postum lin tins)
made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water.
Postum Cereal lin packages Of larger bulk, for those who
prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared
made by boiling for 20 minutes.
Postum for Health
There's a Reason"
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HONOR BRITISH WAR MOTHER
General Pershing Gives Her Kiss and
American Legion Women Pay
Tender Tribute.

The alliance between those who
served the United States and Great
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Gle
AMERICAN
@I-|:GION@
Copy for This Department Supplied By
the American Legion News Service.)
FIGHTING PARSON IS LIKED
Rev. Earl Blackman, National Chap
lain Of American Legion, ls Re-
Qarded az Mans Man.

sighting parsons were common
during the World war, but those who
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aiIl very e saJlsneU. nave
gained in weight, eat and sleep
we'll, my bowels aro regular and
better color in my face.
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After Thorough Trial q Detroit,
Mlch., Man Endorses Pe-ru.na

The following letter written
from Detroit, Michigan Is no snap
Judgment expressed on the merits
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The crooked path Is longest.
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"PE-RU-NA has done wonders
and to me Is worth Its weight In
gold. shall continue to use
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INA as long as
live and recommend
to my friends who are
troubled with catarrh."
Nothing con be more
convincing than an en-.
dorsement Of this na-
ture from an actual
user. There are many
people In every COM
munity whose expert
ence, in using Pe-ru.na,
has been identical with
Mr.. Fako's. It is the
standby for coughs,
Co1do cotorrh ctD,poch
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

and bowel disorders and all ca
tarrhal conditions,
Put up In both tablet and liquid
form. Sold EVERYWHERE.
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BICYCLE
OFFER ENTERS
ON LAST MONTH
Group Photo Of Winners on
Times Picture Page
Today. :

A group picture Of more than
thirty recent winners of s55 Ranger
bicycles from The Washington
Times appears on The Times pic.
ture page today. They are a fine
looking bunch Of boys and girls rep.
resenling the class Of subscribers
reading this metropolitan and high
class paper.
Nine more boys and girls were
given orders on The Hecht Company
yesterday after this photograph was
taken for their bicycle, received free
as reward for securing sixteen six
months subscriptions to The Times
They are Harriet Morris, Capitol
Heights, Md: Albert Masters, 500
ptt i'1 avenue, Roanoke, Va.
Charles Silverman. 1914 Fourteenth
street northwest; Stanley Potter. 752
Thirteenth street southeast: Fanney
"'Go. ~ 100 Sixth street south
west; Arthur Hazen, 200 Fifteenth
street southeast: Elizabeth Harding.
S44 East Capitol street northeast;
Katherine Batters. 3237 p street
northwest, and Claude Plush, Bruins
wick, Md.
This Is the last month in which
this offer will be open, but there is
plenty of time to start and win. Ar
rangements can be made by calling
at the business office Of The Times,
first floor, Munsey building.
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DEBT
PLEA To ALLIES
BEARSNOFRU|T
Believed That Lloyd George
Will Soften" Appeal in
Commons Speech.
By Interna tionaI News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-"Balfourr
Failure" was the headline used by
the Daily Express today in its com.
ment upon the British debt note sent
to the allied nations and the United
States on Tuesday. According to the
press, this note is resented by. the
majority Of the British public.
, Premier Lloyd George will make a
statement In the House OF Commons
tonight on indemnity, and belief was
expressed In authoritative circles
that he would attempt to- soften"
the effects of the note.
Later in the day formal announce.
ment was made at the premier's Of
fices. 10 Downing street, that he
would clear up the situation created
by the Balfour note when he ad.
dresses Commons tonight.
There is a disposition to believe
that France does not intend to take
separate action against Germany nor
to occupy the German coal fields in
the Ruhr basin. Those who hold
this opinion think that France plans
the sequestration of German prop
erty rather than military action.
The feeling has been growing for
twenty.four hours that Great Brit.
aims master diplomat made a tao.
teal error in composing the debt
note which caused resentment in the
United States and stiffened the
French in their new demands upon
Germany.