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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
BILL M'kECHNIE Is
LEADER OF PIRATES
New Manager Is Great Asset to
Any Big League Team.
Was Considered Smart Third-Sacker
a Few Years Back-on Defense
He Ranked With Byrne, Groh,
and Other Stars.

Should anyone be asked to choose
one of the most valuable men to a
ball club he would doubtless name
Bill McKechnie, new leader of the Pr
rates. Williamsburg BILL" as he Is
known among his many admirers, is a
great asset to a major league team.
He is a good mixer and inspires the
winning spirit which helps to keep up
the morale of the team.
Few really know the value of Nc
Kechnie to the Pirates. He is well
liked by the athletes and everyone
speaks highly of him. The Wilkins
burg citizen has a thorough knowledge
of the national game.
Though never a star, McKechnie
was considered one Of the smartest
third basemen in the National
league a few years back. He was never
a 300 clouter, but was always dam
gerous at a critical stage. 1t was Bits
fielding that won much praise Tor him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
GENERAL

Strict coal rations for New York
city may cause shutdown Of unessen-
tal industries state commission will
check price gouging.
Separate peace among some coal
operators and miners in central
states foreseen in interstate confer
ence.
Robert Il. Purcell, of Rochester,
lieutenant in the Officers Reserve
Corps, was acquitted Of voluntary
m~anslaughter by Il general court-mar-
tial at Mitchell Field at Mineola. He
accidentally shot and killed Lieuten-
ant John Z. Roullot on the pistol range
at the field on July u.
Peddlers selling German coins to
work New York subway gates.
Captain Shuler and four marines on
way to eject Mutual Oil Company rep
resentatives from Teapot Dome re-
serve In Wyoming.
Raymond Recouly, editor of Figaro,
at Institute of Politics meeting at
Williamstown, Mass, says France
does not fear war with democratic
Germany.
The New York Central lines have
placed orders for 100 locomotives, half
with the American Locomotive Com
pany and half with the Lima Locomo-
tive Company.
Restaurant men, of New York, will
name Il Lnndis-H ays-Thomas to keep
reformers ut bay and get back wines
and beer with meals.
The Claridge hotel, New York, has
been leased for twenty-one years to
Morris M. CHASER, real estate operator.
The rent for the entire term is given
as $5,000,000.
Thomas II. Marshall, former Vice
President Of the United States, and
Mrs. Marshall returned from Europe
on the Aquitania of the Cunard Line.
Exclusive country club ut East
Hampton, l.. l., destroyed while fash
ionable guests fight flames.
Brooklyn bridge safe, says builder;
Whalen would rebuild it and construct
another to handle traffic.
Youngstown's steel plants will be
forced to curtall because of a scarcity
Of coal and high fuel prices.
AT the session of the National Radio
Chamber of Commerce, in Washington.
the new organization was virtually
completed. Its membership consists Of
radio manufacturers.
Herbert Cramner, aged five, was run
down and killed near his home In
Beach Haven, N. j., by his father, Leon
Cramner, who was driving an automo-
bile from Long Beach. N. ].
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
NATIONS BUSINESS

Shipping Board vessels to bring l.
100000 tons of British coal here.
Consideration of the House silk
schedule Of the tariff bill begun by
the Senate following completion of the
wool schedule.
Fuel Administrator Spencer n the
Presidents Coal Distributing Com
mittee are busily engaged in perfect
ing the organization of the regional
committees in the producing coal
fields.
Washington hopeful that coming
week will end Industrial crisis, in spite
Of protests against President Harding's
peace plan by certain rail executives,
who fear 1t will establish a precedent
ON seniority rights of employees.
President Harding summons Ben w.
Hooper, head Of Railroad Labor
Board, to Washington for conference.
Chicago rail men hear peace is In
sight.
Under the decree or Federal Court,
the sale Of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railroad will take place about
September 10.
Existing strikes have Enthusiastically
restrained the business recovery that
had been steadily gathering
tum, and evidence is not lacking Of a
distinct check in certain quarters.
Priority orders in railroad transpota-
ton and distribution of fuel reflect the
more disturbing aspect of the labor
troubles.
The Directors of the American Metal
Company declared an initial quarterly
dividend of 70 ents Il share on he
new no par value common stock.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09

AS he is a defensive man, he ranked
with Byrne, Groh and a few others of
note. In handling bunts he was ever
lastlngly on the job.
Only last season McKechnie played
third base for the Buccaneers. He
did not stay throughout the year, for
he was released to the Minneapolis
club of the American association. He
proved he was far from q ''hasbeen"
with the Millers. He was a big factor
in their success in 1921. He batted
well wei 300.
1t was former Manager Gibson's in
tention to inject McKechnie into the
lineup early in the spring should Tray
nor or Barnhardt fail to com up to
expectations. Both Of the young in
ielders have more than made good.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09

They're to send two ball teams to
Japan to teach the Japs baseball.
There are few better place hitters
In baseball than the sizzling MIR. Sis
Ter.
When his baseball career is ended
Miller Higgins will be an experienced
fight manager.
In a 12-inning game July D, 1918,
Steve O'Neil, Cleveland catcher. had
but n putout and it came In the
tenth.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
NOTES

Managing the Yanks would be u
congenial occupation for a lion tanner.
\
The Pittsburgh club has recalled
Catcher Firman Warwick from the
Memphis club.
Stanford university baseball nine
will play a series of games In Hawaii
an islands during the summe
Pittsburgh National League club has
released under option Outfielder Wal
ter Meller to the Flint Michigan-On-
tario club.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09

Association Against Prohibition
Amendment condemns soft-drink bars.
Thousand regulars demonstrate CO.
ordinated attack under fire at Camp
Dix, New Jersey.
Harry Boland dangerously wounded
by Irish Free State troops when he
resists arrest.
Mailman in sanctuary at st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, New York, gasles
cross on his breast during mass
Allied powers assure Turkey. Greek
attack on Constantiople will not be
permitted. Venlzelos says attack would
be national suicide for Greece.
Irish Free State cabinet ignores
peace bids from rebels; decides to
demand unconditional surrender. End
of fighting in two weeks predicted.
The Dominion cabinet will meet
soon to consider the coal situation as
a result Of the strike In the United
States. Canadian officials have been
wondering whether Canada will share
In the proposed ratloning arrangement
In the same manner as the United
States.
Senate Finance Committee makes
further concession on tariff rates after
attacks by Senators Lenroot and
Walsh, Massachusetts. Democrats de-
eide to abandon fight against bill.
One Of the roads which suffered last
month from the effects Of the coal
strike was the Delaware & Hudson,
which reports for June a net operating
deficit of $302,0S0 In comparison with
a net operating income of $1,062,854 In
the same month n year ago.
A long drawn out legal battle to pre-
vent the sale Of the bulk of Allan A.
Ryan's assets Is pending.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09

course. Such beautiful and useful
housewren, tree swallow, flicker. white
breasted nuthatch, and ~chickadee, will
occupy nest boxes If they are put up,
and at least twice as many kinds of
smaller birds are known to occupy ar
tificial homes. Information rs to the
best types of n%est-boxes, and bulletins
treating all phases of bird attraction
methods, will be supplied by the de-
partment.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
UMPIRE is GENTLEMAN

Al Timme, former president
of the Milwaukee club, has just
returned from a trip to Japan.
He afiirms that japan Is crazy
about baseball, which Is not new,
but does make the new observa-
ton that the Japanese umpires
are far more competent than
those in the States. They are
so far superior, le says, to our
American "guessers" that there
Is no comparison. They don't
pose, they cut their hair short.
and they don't try any of that
"youse guys" stuff. They are,
In fact, gentlemen who seem to
understand the part an umpire
should play in a ball game.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
NESTING PLACES FOR BIRDS
Golf Courses Make Ideal Community
Refuge for Beautiful and Use
fHl Songsters.

Golfers, who are no doubt broadly
Interested In the out-of-doors, should
be glad to cooperate in the preserva-
ton, encouragement, and increase of
useful birds, for a golf course makes
In many respects an ideal community
bird refuge. The broad expanses of
short grass OIL the fairways furnish ex-
cellent feeding grounds for robins.
meadowlarks, starlings, flickers and
killdeers. In rougher spots there Is
an abundant insect population as food
for the birds Most golf courses have
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09

SPORT NOTES

War was rumored in Europe, and
before you could say Jack Dempsey"
he was home.
If golf balls can be sold for 10
cents it will hardly pay the caddies
I o pick them up.
A California golfer picked a four
leaf clover and was disqualified.
Which shows that the talk of luck is
the bunk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
SET 1923 BRITISH AMATEUR
Championship viii Be Played On
Course of Royal Cirque Ports
Club at Deal.

The championship committee of the
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Eng
land has decided that the British ANA
teur championship in 1923 will be
played on the course of the Royal
Cirque Ports club at Deal, and the
open championship on the course of
the Troon Golf club ut Troon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
One of Ty,s Bio Days.

One of the best days of Ty Cobb's
career came on September 20, 1911.
At bat he made a double and two
triples in four times up, scored three
runs and made ten putouts in the
field, which almost tied the record for
defensive play for an ~outtielder.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09

The Flicker Finds a Ready-Made Home.
water hazards at which birds can
drink and battle, and many are protect
ed to a large extent from trespass and
are relatively free from natural enc
mics TO birds.
Protection, food and water are thus
afforded. Nesting sites, however, the
biological survey of the United States
Department of Agriculture points out,
may be lacking, and must be supplied
by artificial nest boxes, or trees and
shrubbery along the sides of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-09
jim DUNN'S LOYALTY

They are telling n story char
~acteristic OF the late Jim Dunn.
wner of the Cleveland Indians,
MS follows:
One Of Dunn's strongest quail
ties was loyalty to his players.
A friend called him to come
down and lunch with him. Jim
did. The friend hemmed and
hawed for a while and then
said:
"Jim, n of your pitchers has
been drinking"
"How do you know" said
Jim.
"Well $50 and So saw him."
$50 and So" was brought over
and confirmed the other mans
report.
Funny thing about that pitch
err" said Dunn. "When / signed
him he was to have so many
sprees a year, and right now he's
five sprees behind"
That ended that.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
TRAINMEN ORDERED BACK TO WORK
Summary OF The
Strike Situation

Chicago 14sy Associated Press)-Furthr paralysis
of rail transportation
opening
Of the seventh week of the rail shOpcrafts workers. strike
Northern Central California freight
poraon and indications the remaining passens
also would be Upwards of oo
10 California Arid
by brotherhood
Inhabitants Joaquin valley hs
suit of
California Thursday, still
Fruit estimated accruns million
shipper professed his $5ooooo
President Hdnss offer Of unstnted federal aid for passengers
suffering met
ready response early today Governor Campbell Arizona
sent COL Walter ingalls, adutan general segman to
at the earliest possible
Passengers albuquerque eegraphed Harding
urging he take o situation.
Reports
replaced
magnitude property.
Lives passengers endangered passenger
loaded principally with weekend excuOnss was bombed at eranOn
junction, NJ j.
vsiby by explosions
VeritabIe bomb proofs in protecting the
At Ash Grove No. the Missouri Pa
fc found 400 foot bridge the Sac dynanted The
north butmen destroyed according to early and aemena
reports and for quite distance the tracks raised foot
Fire undetermined Wichita
Railways
Western Railways
tve and only
with difficulty that saved.
St. Louis Francisco
out of returned to their jobs and road officials
sayea other lines.
Big
regarding because Of the agedy crippled roll
ing stock.
Parsons Kan,
managers today
of "Bg Topeka Kan,
said to be unable to strike action
Officials of City, Mexico Orient Railway
Wichita attempt striking
result immediate
railroad
deputies
shop workers beaten by crowd Saturday night
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
DEATH OF LORD
NORTHCLIFFE IS
REPORTED TODAY
Noted British Publisher Passed
Away At An Early Hour From
Affection Of the Heart

London August 14-Viscount North
cliffe, noted publicist, died this morn
ing.
News of Lord Northcliffe's death
was given out by the doctors who
have been attending him, in this bull
letin:
"Viscount Northcliffe died at 1:12
o'clock The end was perfectly peace
full"
The death of no other unofficial per-
son could have made a deeper i'm
preston in London than that of Lord
Northcliffe. The news was not sur
prise, as the bulletins issued by the
doctors for the last week plainly in
dicated their patient was dying. The
nature of the fatal disease has not yet
been revealed.
Lord Northcliffe was by far the
most noted journalist in England, and
the question was on every lip as to
what changes there would be in the pol
icies In the Times and his other news
papers which since the end of war have
strongly opposed the Lloyd George
administration and its principles, with
the noted exception OF the dealings
with Ireland which the Lord North
cliffe press supported throughout.
Later it was said the cause of Lord
Northcliffe's death was suppuration
or the production of pus within the
heart. which was followed by acute
blood poisoning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
OWNER OF DEATH
AUTO MUST FACE
STATE OFFICERS
Tampa Automobile Tragedy of
Sunday Is To Have a Com
pIete Investigation

Tampa, Fla, Aug. 14-F. p. Farris,
Ford agent and driver of the automo-
bile in which two men were killed
and four others were more or less
injured here early Sunday morning.
was turned over to the state today
by police authorities. He was charged
with reckless driving when arrested
Sunday morning and Immediately
made bond of $1,000. This morning
he was re-arrested on a charge of
man slaughter by Chief of Detectives
E. w. Blossom, and made bond of
$4,000.
According to eye witnesses and per-
sons living near the corner of Frank
lin and Oak streets, where the acci-
dent occurred, the machine was trav-
elling at rate of 60 miles an hour.
Apparently Farris was unable to make
the sharp turn off Franklin which ends
there, into Oak street, a very narrow
thoroughfare at that point, and
smashed into the cement wall that
surrounds the property of w. E.
Johnson, which blocks the upper end
of Franklin street.
Earl Reynierson was pinned under
meath the front sea of the car and al
most instantly killed; Lawrence Dia2
died shortly afterwards. Diaz's funer-
al was held this afternoon.
J. II. Pritchett, travelling salesman,
! was the most seriously injured. He
was in a semi-conscious condition this
morning and physicians said it was
impossible to forecast whether inter
nal injuries he received would result
fatally.
T. Frost, with contusions of the hip
and legs, is improving.
d. s. Brown suffered a lacerated
| arm.
Henry RED" Boggs, who escaped
injury, was discharged in police court
this morning where a charge of intox
ication against him was heard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
SENATE ENTERS ON LAST
WEEK OF TARIFF DEBATE

Washington, August 14.-The senate
entered today upon the last week of
the administration tariff bill fight
with the expectation of a vote next
week. With hundreds of amendments
still undisposed of, senator's still look
forward to bbusy days with several
night sessions in prospect
After senate action the bill will be
sent to conference where representa-
tives of the house and senate will un-
dertake to reach an agreement on
the more than 1000 senate amend
ments. The question of American val
uation is the biggest issue before the
conferees, but senate leaders believe
the house will complete the snate plan
of assessing ad valorem dues on the
foreign valuation with authority for
the president to increase or decrease
rates to meet changing conditions.
There still is speculation at the
capital as to whether the bill will be
reported out of conference. The SEN
ate managers hope to have it ready
for final action within a month or six
weeks, but some senator's, republicans
and well as democrats, express doubt
privately that the bill ever will reach
the statute books.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
TNCIPTENT REVOLUTION in
NICARAGUA Is SUPPRESSED
BY GOVERNMENT FORCES

Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 14.-(By
the Associated Press )-The govern
ment has succeeded in suppressing an
incipient revolution in Chinandega
"a town of $4,000 population near
Corinto-a Pacific seaport, which was
attacked twice by members of the
lower element of the Liberal party in
Nicaragua, who were reinforced by
refugees from Honduras and Saliva
dor.
Two revolutionists were killed and
Is refugees wounded by the govern
ment forces. Among those wounded
was Antonio TijerinO, former COVER
nor of the district The revolutionists
were scattered and the government
now controls the situation.
The village of El Viejo behind Chi
nandega was used as base for the
rebels On the same night an attack
was made on Leon, the largest city
of Nicaragua. Gustavo Arguello, of
the department of Chinandega was
wounded and two policemen were
killed during the disorder. Many rev.
olutionists were wounded. The gov
ernment scattered the rebels and or
der now prevails. One thousand vol
unteers and well equipped troops were
sent from Managua and Granada to
reinforce the garrison at Leon and
Chinandega and the deputy collector
of customs advises there is no more
trouble At Corinto the American con
sui says the government has complete
control of the situation.
The public and press are said tC
have approved the order for deporta
ton of Ocillio Castro. former minister
to the United States and several com
panions who were exiled for their al
legged part in organizing the revolu
tionists.
At Chinandega martial law has beer
declared for 60 days. Later the reb
els were reported to have evacuated
Ell Viejo and to have scattered into
the surrounding country. The govern
ment believes that it has the out
break completely subdued. The lead
ers of the revolution are believed t.
have been banished last April and t
have turned revolutionists since the
general amnesty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
MINERS WILL NOT AFFILIATE

London, Aug. 14.-The British min-
ers Federation has decided to have
no alliance with the Russian Red In
ternational, or the Russian communist
or Bolsheviki A motion calling for
affiliation with the Russian element
was defeated at a recent meeting
of the federation by S83 votes to 11S.
III we want to save British trade
unionism," said, Frank Hedges, gener-
al secretary of the federation I'VE
must wash our hands of the Red In
ternational."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
FLoRIpA PUBLISHERS MEET

Orlndo, Fla, Aug. 14.-Members Of
the Florida Associated Dailies are
meeting here today. The morning and
afternoon sessions are taken up with
routine business, hut late this after
noon, it is plannedSto wash away the
cobwebs from the befuddled brains OF
the pen pushers with a dip into one
of the many hundreds of lakes for
which Orange county is famed. A buf
fet supper will follow the swim. The
convention will last over tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
DEADLOCK SEEMS TO HAVE COME
ASARESULT OF THE ATTITUDE
OF THE RAILROAD EXECUTIVES
CAPTAIN MARTIN RECOVERING


Washington, Aug. 14.-Capt. Henry
F. Martin, recently appointed manager
of the Jacksonville branch of the Vet
erans' Bureau, was declared today at
Walter Reed Military hospital here to
be rapidly convalescing from injuries
received several days ago in an auto
mobile accident at Laurel, Md. Capt
Martin with his fiancee was enroute
to Washington in his automobile driv-
en- by Capt. r. L. Purdon, a friend
when a break in the stearing gear
caused the car to swerve and hit a
telegraph pole, throwing Martin
through the wind shield.
Officers at the hospital said Capt
Martin would be able to leave the in
stitution within a week or ten days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
YOUNGEST G. A. r. VETERAN

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 14.-Warren
D. Second, 70 years of age, of New
Rochelle N. Y, claims to be the young
est member of the Grand Army oil
the Republic.
In a letter to the local convention
bureau, making reservation for the
national encampment of the G. A. R..
here September "a to %, Second chal
lenged the west to produce a man
younger.
Second was born June 8, 1850. He
never misses a G. A. r. encampment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
ALLIED LEADERS
FAIL TO AGREE
ON PREPARATIONS
Premier Lloyd George and Presi-
dent Poincare Unable To
Reach An Understanding

London, Aug. 14.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. THE Allied premiers who
have been discussing the German
reparations, question here since last
Monday, adjourned today's session
without reaching any agreement or
making any arrangements to meet
again.
Premier Poincare of France, and
Mr. Lloyd George, the British prime
minister, were as far apart as ever
in their views when the heads of the
variously delegations met today. They
separated after a discussion of two
and a half hours without finding com.
mon ground. French officials at times
said they thought an agreement was
impossible and that the conference
would dissolve without having reached
an understanding.
The French and British premiers
parted with the intention of refiecting
on the situation until tomorrow. Each
appeared reluctant to break up the
conference but neither was inclined
to yield.
At the conclusion of the conference
all the delegates went to the Italian
embassy for luncheon. When asked
whether the conference had broken
up, Sir Edward Gregg, Mr.. Lloyd
Georges private secretary, replied:
81 am not sure"
The decision to leave in suspension
the August payment was reached af-
ter the delegates had been instructed
by their governments.
The opinion in commission circles
was that the Allies would grant a
short moratorium even though they did
not reach. a complete understanding
and this respite could continue until
another meeting had arrived at a
comprehensive agreement.
Meet Again Today
London, Aug. 14.-(By the ASSOCIATE
ed Press )-Although this mornings
session of the Allied premiers was ad
journed without their having reached
an agreement ON the German repara
tions question or having arranged fol
another meeting, 1t was announced
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
that a plenary session would be held
at o'clock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-14
TWO DIED IN FALL

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 14.-Lieut. Mori-
arlty and a Mr.. Stonebreaker were
burned to death when the airplane in
which they were riding caught fire
today over Wilbur Wright field. They
were testing the speed of the plane.