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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

games with the Vernon Club. That
was how young Mack happened to
become acquainted with Schalk.
Then Mack went to high school in
San Diego and started as a pitcher
After being graduated. he went to st.
Mary's College in Oakland, the cradle
of big league players on the Pacific
Coast 1t was there that Harry
Hooper, Dutch Leonard, Duffy Lewis.
,Gulston, Harry Crouse,e Eddie Burns
and many other big leaguers began
to show.
Mack continued to improve and
baseball, pitching for the Calgary
team of the Western Canadian League
last year and this year breaking in
with Seattle of the Pacific Coast
League. He was watched by Danny
Long. who has sent many fine pray
ers to Charles Comiskey. Long be-
came interested in him, and finally
landed him for the White Sox.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

Bouts Tonight.
Commonwealth S. SACK Bern
stein VS.. Jimmy Cooney, IL rounds.
Ridgewood Grove S. C.-Joh nny
Summers VS. Sammy Goode, 12Tounds.
QueensbCrc Stadium-Bil1y Mat
thcws VS.. Billy DeFoe, 2 rounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
Mack Had Running Start

: Seven years ago, while the White
Sox were playing an exhibition game
with the Vernon Club in San Diego,
Cal, a little Mexican boy sneaked
along the White Sox bench, slipped
Ray Schalk's new glove up under
his shirt, and started on a lope for
the Mexican quarter of the village.
He was pursued by Frank (Stubby)
Mack, who returned the glove to
Schalk. Seven years later - it was
last week in Boston-young Mack
made his debut as a major league
pitcher with Schalk as his battery
mate.
r. While a boy Of Is Mack was assis-
tant to the groundkeeper at San
Diego. The Vernon club used to
train there. and Mack received d
salary of $2.50~a week. The White
Sox were training at. Paso Robes,
Cal. in 1915. and. as there was an
exposition in San Diego. the team
went there to play a series of three
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

frankie Coster. the Brooklyn ban
tam. who recently defeated Midget
Smith, will box Billy Mascot, of the
Pacific Coast, in the main event of II
rounds at the Freeporr A. A. next
Monday night. Mscott has fought
Sammy Nable, Babe Herman, Danny
Edwards Pal Moore and numerous
other topnotchers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
International News Service Staff
CORRESPONDENT.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 1..--The
Middle Vests new one and one-forth-
mile speedway. built at a cost of one
half million dollars. will be dedicated
with a 300-mile motor car race in
Kansas City this afternoon. 1t gives
promise of being the gala sporting
event of the year for this section
Of the country.
Promptly at two o'clock drivers of
International reputation will pilot
their mounts around the oval
bow1-shaped track in an effort to be
first under the wire. FiguratiVely
dangling from this tape will be a
$4,000 purse, which will be award ed
the winner.
Fully $1,000 speed enthusiasts are
expected to- pack the stands to witness
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
Sch DOL

of
Interpretive Musical Drama
Mary Sales Hancort, director.
Will reopen for 1922 at
Masonic Temple
Saturday, October 7, for regis
tration. All patrons kindly
asked to register pupils names
on above date. Also new
pupils.
Morning hours 1912. After
noon 80.
The course embraces original
dance drama; interpretive
classical, toe dancing; combinz
ing related natural talents OF
expression oratory, music and
song.
Special attention to kinder
garten classes.
Lessons begin week following
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
On Firing Line
With Majors

New York, Sept. 16-Separated
by only a half game, the New
York Yankees and ST. Louis to-
day will open "little worlds
series" that promseis to have a
decisive bearing on the outcome
of the American League race.
The Browns frightened the contest
on the eve of the all important
series by taking the last game
from Boston to, I, while the
Yanks were stopped by the effec-
tive pitching of the White Sox
youngster, Blakenship 2 to 1.
The westerners were expected to
he STRENGTHENED for the big test by
the return of their injured star George
Sisler, who declares his determination
TO play regardless of his PHYSICIANS
orders. Urban Smoker was slated to
Bob Shawkey was Husglns' probable
mound choice.
The New York Giants drew nearer
IN another championship by taking
their seventh straight game and third
au@a row from Chicago, Z to while
Pittsburgh lost to Boston 4 to 1. With
a lead of six full games the Giants
need only win IL of their IT games to
ciincf the pennant, even if the Pirates
should capture all Is of their con-
tests.
Three nome runs ny SdtSllel I1eh
Tine of the Phi1lies and a brace of
circuit clouts by Rogers Hornsby of
fhe Cards marked a smuggling affray
In which philadelphia downed st.
Louis ten to nine. Henline duplicated
& performance achieved by Ken Will
ifams of the Browns in an early sea-
SON game while Hornsby's 36th and
9th homers placed him in a tie with
williams for the major league LEAD.
Detroit made a clean sweep of the
series hy taking the last game from
the Phiiadelphia Athletics to 2.
Galore pitched BROOKLYN to victory
over Cincinnati to giving ne Doog-
ers the odd game in the series.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

Detroit made a clean sweep of the
series by taking the last game from
the PhiIa delptia Athletics to 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

Clonie Tate. lightweight cham pion
of Canada, has been substituted for
Lew Tender Monday night at the
New York Veledrome to meet Pal
Moran, of New Orleans, in a 15-round
bout. Tender injured his left hand in
his match with Ever Hammer last
Monday night, but continued training
until he was forced to quit boxing
yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

Galore pitched BROOKLYN to victory
over Cincinnati to giving he Dodg-
ers +he odd game in the series.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
FIRST TRIAL 25 YEARS
COSTS JUDGE VACATION

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 1s-what is
said to be the first jury trial held in
Hamilton County Probate Court dur
ing twenty-five years lasted for a
month and deprived Judge Lueders of
the time that he had planned for his
vacation. The verdict as finally rend-
cred granted $1,000 to the heirs of ].
II. Wilson and $1,000 to the heirs of
erty at Remington, O., required for
the elimination of a grade crossing of
the Mtlford-Glendale Pike and the B.
& o. Railroad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
STAHL IN HOSPITAL

Los Angeles. Sept. 16-Jake stahl.
manager of the Boston clun OF the
r,nrId's- series pennant in 1912, is
natient at a sanatorium at Monrovia,
a. suburb, following a breakdown
raused by overwork, 1t was learned
nv friends here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16
STAR FOR GIANTS

Norfolk, Va. Sept. 16.-Chester
Lucas, pitching ace Of the Newport
aoes been sold to the New York Giants
recording to an announcement today
nv ii. P. Dawson, owner of the New
bort News club. Lucas won twenty
Ranes and lost eight in the Virginia
Teague season just closed. He will
report to the Giants at once.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-16

Buffalo, N Y, Sept. 16.-Baby
Holo. Horace E. Dodge's entry in the
22oG class hydrop1ane race, was cred
tied with a new worlds record when
she covered the 20-nile course at the
International powerboat regatta at an
average speed OF 62.2 miles an hour.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-17
FALSE: AS HE'LL. "YELLST THE
GOVERNOR Of WEST VIRGINIA
Morgan in Fierce Denial Of
Deal With Big Interests For
Crushing Organized Labor.

Charleston. W. Va. Nov. 1G.-Gover-
nor Morgan made the dusty echoes
ring in the court room. which was used
a. Il convention hall today. when he
told the West NirSinia Federation OF
Labor he was AGAINST the "minc guard
SYSTEM" and denied that he owed his
election to special interests scckiuc
to crush organized labor
orieinoI,v Lcsjcrod as = demand =,
know WHY the blanks of the EepublI
can platform relative TO state con
srahrl,rv hoyc hnnn irrorcJ t,o gov.
.cruor's visit 10 the convention ON its
Invitation. turned into an occasion ot
mutual frIici,ations after {. Frank
Eecnry newly elected rrcsidpn, nr
tho federation rIedcrd sunpor, of fts
w 0oo members To the governor 70
maintain Inv and order
Acknowledging the Introduction in
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Ku KIux Accused Of
Branding Rai!roaders;
Wife Denies Cruelty

IIagcrstowr. Md. Nov. 16.-Offccrs
here are making rigid investigation
Of the attack made upon Edward Fisher,
Il railroad man. who was kidnapped in
IIagcrstown Tuesday night by eight
men. purportcd to have been members
Of the Ku Klux Khan. from Wayncs-
boro. Pa, taken in an automobile to n
field outside OF the city, and branded
on both checks and his forehead VITA
tho letter X.
Besides having the letters scared on
his flesh with acid. Fisher. it Is re-
ported. was beaten and left in the field.
lie had TO crawl part OF the way home.
1t IS understood that his assa:lantS
told Fisher that he vas marked and
beaten because he mistrhated his wife.
Mrs. Fisher denied such reports.
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Opposed BY Atkeson.

Wichita. Kas.. Nov l6.-oppos!tion
Of III. National Grange 70 the proposed
merger ui the Armour and Morris pack
ing companics was voiced here tonight
BY Z. t. Atkrson. Washington. d. C..
legal representative of the National
Grange. and member OF the executive
committee.
our general attitude throughout, ,sne
history cc the grange has been one or
opposition 10 monopoly. in any form.
We believe that as there IS an increase
in monopoly. there must be like In
crease IN government control or owner
ship. For the more the people give up
protective competition. the more they
are giving up their only means OF pro-
lection" Mr.. Atkeson said.
Merging for greater efficiency ana
TO give the common people better prices
is all rot" he declared.
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Washington. Nov. l6.-Secretary
Hughes communication 10 the governor
OF Texas. demanding that adequate pro-
lection he accorded Mexican nationals
lin breckenridge. Texas, alleged by OIL
fic!aIs Of the Mexican embassy 20 be IN
danger OF mob violence. was prompted
by a protest received from the embassy
aSt night.
The Mexican note followed prescnta-
ton TO tho previous day OF similar
,protcst with respect 10 an incident AT
Westlaco. Texas. where a Mexican cit
:zen was said to have been lynched.
Action nt the state depa riment was
taken Immediately IN both cases. separ-
ate telcgrapic communications 10 me
governor Of Texas calling for int"rma-
:ion as to the charges against Texas
state officials contained il nhe Mexican
protest. which alleges that there had
been complic.'y in the icstiaco me-
den, on the part Of Texas officials.
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M Comment ut Austin.

AuSt:n Ten. Nov. lo.-State othcials
tonight had no commcu; 90 make on re-
norris of the request for fedora! pro-
;.c,inn sen, today 10 President Harding
bv tho National Association for the Ad-
y,ncemcnt of Coiored People. III behalf
nr negroes ot Breckenridge. Texas. who
are reported To have been threatened
with whence by 4 crowd Of mn VINO
raraded through the negro quarter OK
the town Tuesday night.
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0FC|S|0N RESERVED|NMERCER
0FA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CONCERNS

about his conference with the executive.
nor was any statement regarding /; for
,hcoming from the White House. So
far as was learned. Secretary Wallace
Mr. Harding
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Second Decree Verdict.

Los Angeles. Calf. Nov. l6.-A yer
dict Of murder in tho second degree
WAS returned by the jury today III
the case OF Mrs. CARA Philips
charged with beating Mrs. Alberta
Meadows to death with hammer.
BEFORE the vrrdir; WIS received. IndEH
II,,,.nr. cautioned the crowd In tn" court
r,nrn rnar deputy ah"riffs were scat
tered among rucIr and that any dem
shows No Emotion.
Mrs. Phillips heard the verdict win
or, ,ry cyl,!riru e emotion. Judge
Irouscr set next Monday as the time
for sentence.
Gossip Responsible.
That noighh0rhOOd gossip figured
prominently i'll the staying oi Mr..
Continued on Page Eighteen)
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HUGHES MAKES
DEMAND ON THE
TEXAS GOVERNOR
Must Give Protection to Mex
leans, Whose Govern
ment Protests
Continued on Page Eishtssn)

Breckenridge. Texas. Nov. l6.
breckenridge was quiet today,
following the exodus yesterday
Of negroes and Mexicans. who
left town because OF alleged
threats and iutimidatlons made
by a crowd OF men who paraded
through the negro and Mexican
sections Tuesday night. No dis
turbances or disorders have been
reported.
city and county officials have
promised the negro and Mexican
residents al! protection possible.
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Nd LANDSLIDE BUT TORIES
LEAD ALL OTHER PARTIES
Result Shows Sir George
Youngers Judgment Not
At Fault in Forcing Battle
With Lloyd George And
Downfall of Latter Min
lstry.

London. Nov. I6.-(Ry The Associated
press 1.-The long drawn out fight be-
tween former Premier Lloyd George ana
Sir George Younger has for the time
cndc6 with victory for the chairman OF
the Unlonist party. Younger and his
adherents staked their political fortunes
at the famous Carlton Club meeting
which smashed the Coalition and sent
L.Ioyd George into the wilderness on
the conviction that the country was
r!pe for a return 10 straight party pol
itics and IN the firm belief that the
nation would support their conviction
by sending the conservatives to the
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Of
CLARA PHILLIPS
TOBEFOUCH!.
NEW TRIAL EFFORT
TOBE TRIED FIRST
If That Fails Appeal From
Verdict to Higher Court
Will Be Made

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. 1f.-- Mrs.
Clara Phillips, cOnviCtcd today Of Sec
ond degree murder for beating Mrs.
Alberta Meadows TO death with ham
mcr. will seek new trial, and If that
is denied, will appeal from the verdict,
il was announced by Bertram 4. Her
rington. her attorney.
There is a fatal error IN the record,
and finally Clara Phillips will be
freed" Harrington said. Il Will not
quit the fight until she Is"
At Least Ten Years.
Tho motion for n new trial will be
made when Mrs. Phillips IS sentenced
Monday. The verdict, which was
compromise one from 4 jury Of nine
men and three women. carries pen
atty Of from ten years 10 life imprison-
mclt.
Expected AcquittaI.
Il expected to be acquitted. Mrs.
Phillips said in commenting on the
verdict. They did not give me fair
trial. | am going to ask my attorney
10 appeal. and believe with another
trial | can be acquitted. | don't think
/ will go TO the penitcntiary, but If
have 10 go there could face life in
that place with the same poiSe | have
here. II would not make much differ
cncc TO me. AL my hopes are crushed,
anyway"
Women for Death Penalty.
The three women members Of the
Jury voted for the death penalty until
the final compromise of second degree
murder was reached. 1t was said in
the early halloting there were four
who voted to acquit The jury reached
an agreement late last night after the
Judge, the attorneys and court at
taches had gone home. but the verdict
was not returned until this morning.
According to members Of the jury
they did not consider the insanity con-
tcntion set up by the defense.
Mrs. Peggy Calfcc. the states star
witness. who. Mrs. Phillips testified,
welded the hammer that Killed Mrs.
Meadows, was released from technical
rustodv today. Since October 2O, when
ths trial commenced, sho Las been In
= hotel near the court house. IN charge
rf p matron from the district attor-
news office.
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3,3O1 TEACHERS
ATTEND NEE TING
Of STATE BODY

Charleston. W Va. Nov. lf-Ths
West Virginia EiUra'i"n Association,
which opened IFS ui;> first annual cog
vcu;iou here today. ;nt down - business
toutsht lyi.h SOL teachers r""iSt"r"d
SiX sessions were held during tn" day
the principal one being tonight ""ri
Governor Morgan addressed the teach
er.. and George VI. Ford, stat" superin-
tenlcnr. gave the presidents annual ad-
dress because oC In" inadequa'r OF
meeting places. two sessions we're held
The 81 nrs program! given at csrh.
Criticised BY Morgan
Goycrnor Murg1n. n speech ~ 'Ar
harUue. ot Fawmont norma, "h"o.
alumni IN, evening. o>pcrs 'ed N.' !rN =
di>apnrovN or gUc a.''nN %! country an"
city -ur,r.m'nudcnl~. w '"SjaN, .n N''-
Ing thu, "lncre &nog,i 10 Limitation
oe school i,y.ns, .""s o;:'"n' %: other
wise"
"Slurria,cuds.'- and teachers should
be- NOR. interested ~ srrv,c" I" th"
state ,uaH - ;-r.3 s,'a".cs.' asserted
the chief executive. "iUa..c sentiment
tConr,auea on Page Eightoen)
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wrh-UER FORECAST

wss+ virginia, western Pennsylvania
and Ohio: Pair and warmer fFiaaS' SAT-
urday cloudy and mild.
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Harding to Wage Battle For American Marine Supremacy
THE INTELLIGE f \ CE K

Has more daily circulation and carries
more advertising regularly than any
other six-day morning paper In West
Virginia.
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Given Congratulations.
Al the foreman sounded The words
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-03-25
Suppress Book
Telling About
Lee S Fig ht

ATLANTA. GA. March >.
1o22-The Junior Order OF the
United American Mechanics re-
Gently adopted resolution request
ing the Atlanta Board OF Educa-
ton to condemn the use OF the
Human Interest Library in the
public schools. The request runs
as follows, quoted verbatim:
The latter two forms OF said
work criticizes our beloved South
land for its part in the war between
the states; goes 50 tar as to praise
torious raider and sets him upon
a pedestal OF martyrdom, and fur
Their has the arrogance to allege
that the immortal Robert Z. Lee
ran from General Ulysses Grant
and quotes Abraham Lincoln as
declaring that he considered the
Negro his equal"
Superintendent Sutton OF the At
lanta schools FASTENED TO say that
the adopted book list did not in
clude the Human Interest Library
and that he would look into the
matter to see just what the nature
of the book was. He stated def
nitely, Il would not approve the
use of any book that reflected in
any manner on any OF our South
ern heroes or our Southern his
e tory"
Thomas Jefferson in speaking Of
slavery said he trcmbled for his
country when he reflected that God
was just and that his justice could
not sleep forever. John Mason.
another Southcrner, said, as much
as I value a Union Of all states, ]
would not admit the Southern states
into the Union unless they agreed
10 the discontinuance OF this dis
graceful traffic because it brings
weakness, not strength to the
Union" Davis. the president OF
the Confederacy, says, The idea
of slavery is repellent TO the moral
sense of mankind in general
Another Southerner, and woman
at that, writes to the Richmond
Times Dispatch as follows:
This prating by the Times Dis
patch about the relation of slave
and master is simply trying to pull
the wool over the eyes of the com
ing generation by conceding the
truth about the horrors OF the traf-
fc in human flesh, of the buying
and selling OF souls, OF the degrc-
dalton of a part of the human
race"
An instance is also recalled con-
corning Elson's History OF the
United States. Professor Elson
also did not hesitate to state facts.
even though they were distasteiul
to the South. In this instance the
authorities OF the college were
forced to discontinue the use OF.
the text book. This is education
in the South.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-03-25
BOYER RECOMMENDED
BY VOTERS LEAGU E

Thomas A. Boyer, popularity known as
Tom Boyer, who since his coming to
Chicago from Washington, Iowa, in
1882, has lived continuously in the Stock
Yard, District and IS now a Republi-
can candidate Tor County Commissioner.
As a young man he has worked in the
Stock Yards District and has worked in
several departments OF Cook County.
principally as teller in the County
Treasurer's Office and as deputy clerk
in the Circuit Court He was elected
representative from the Fourth Sena-
toria District to the 48th, 49th and 50th
General Assemblies.
The Legislative Voters League makes
the following report:
Thomas A. Boyer representative
Rep, packing house products, 700
West Garfield Boulevard, Chicago. End
ing his third term with a frst-class rec
ord. Mr.. Boyer deserves especial credit
Tor the efficient manner in which he
handled the incidental expense commit
tee OF the House. He was largely III
strumental in the saving OF more thar
100000 in the cost OF operation of the
legislature as compared to the cost oil
the preceding session. His general vot-
ing record was very good.
a vote for him at the primaries. Apri
II, means vote for one who has scrvec
and served faithfully and for a mar
that can be counted upon where on
interests arc concerned.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-03-25

A feature of the present political
campaign Is the infusion OF new blood
"a younger element virilc, full Of life.
and willing and anxious TO shoulder a
musket or mount the platform against
the encroachment of creed upon the
liberties OF the people
These youthful fighters have been
brought out by the present movement
IN both parties, just a, Lincoln cali
for troops brought rom field and
factory, forest and city, the nation $
best manhood A good example OF
the new American is Captain Guy L.
Crdpple, who IS a candidate Tor Asso-
eiate Judge Of the Municipal Court
Tor the Two-Year Term
Captain Graphic Was born in Chr
oago and resides with his family at
$40 ". Taylor ST lie is product
OF the Dore and Goodrich grade school.
Joseph Medill High School and
Northwestern University Law School
Class OF 1918.
Captain Crapple , member oil the
American Bar Assoc alton. State Bar
Association. Lawyers Association and
Jastinan Society OF Advocate Mem
Der OF a number OF traternal socic.
ties, club, and various organizations.