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put the dried meat of coconuts. and
tne Ning, whilc the Princess smiled her
approval, gave the commander an option
on some land and made arrangements
with the sixteen other Kings to turn
their copra over to the young naval
officer. So the commander. with the
option the ''fue" and full length
photograph of the Princess in Samoan
decolletc, returned to New York.
arriving in June, 1910.
Sailed Away and LEFT Him
In the complaint in his suit he said
tic Pacific Development Company
agreed TO take up the option and formed
the South Seas Pacific Company to
trade In the copra. He was TO be man
ager at $1,000 a year, he said, and was
to receive 10 per cent of the net profits
after tho company earned 10 per cent.
lie resigned from the navy.
Herbert II. White was made prcsi-
dent OF the company anT the yacht
AJAX was bought to carry the party to-
samoa. y stop was made at bermuda
and there. Commander Keep said, he
was left ashore in his sailor suit (hc
ncted as one Of the crew., and the
yacht sailed away with, his clothes and
his papers.
The defense in the action claims that
the commander did not shin as a sen
man and that. when the yacht reached
Bermudn he went ashore and celebrated
to the extent that he was not fit to go
back on the yacht. The defense also
AYERS that the commander was to have
been resident manager of the new com
pany in Samoa, but that il was learned
that he would not be welcome there
again. -
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IN SUIT FOR OPTION
. PRINCESS GOT HIM.
Former Naval Co nm a n d e r
Bares Romance Of South Sea
Isles in New York Court
ACCUSES coPRA SYNDICATE

Neu ycrk. Jan. 1S.--As strange 4
,sto as ever cnmc from the South Sen
Islands will ho related in thc Supreme
cnnrt in Brooklyn when Lieuten-
snt commander Howard y. Keep. for
mer American naval officer, appears. to
nress suit against the South Seas
Pacific Company and the Pacific De-
tricpmcnt Company over an option hc
attained through friendship with King
TAM Afafili, one Of thc seventeen
monarcls of Samoa, and that rulers
daughter. .t......
II might facetiousln be called II case
NJ black and white. A "fuc." as II is
called IN Samoa. Or n talking sccptrc.
NAV figure. II consists of some long
white hairs attached to black stick
that would make good fly swatter.
When It is waved In front Of n person $
face that person must do tho bidding
of the wavcr. according to Samoan be-
lief.
This "fuc" was given to Commando
Keen by the King. Tho hair on It was
tekcn from the tail Of the white horse
hidden by the Kings late father.
King and Princess Approve
Commander Keep. after being grad
mated from Annapolis. commanded the
United States steamship Samoa. A
small ship that was formerly German
.nl for time was stationed Mt PagO
Taro pronounced Pango pango) on
tbe Island Of Tutuila.
The commander won the good graccs
of King Tanu and the Princess He
s,r the possibilitics of developing tho
trade Of copra. which is. not snake
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Unco mnon Sense
Nv JOHN RJ,AKE

IN LIFE. ms in war. 1t Is the surprise
i that sweeps men, off their feet. The
sudden blow is certain to bowl us over
il we are not looking for It.
i Bad news and hard luck come to
most of us. 1f they find us unprepared
they are likely to do irreparable harm.
For example. the man who works for
q salary Is accustomed every week to
draw his pay envelope. He comes 20
depend on II implicitly. He has worked
faithfully for ono firm perhaps for
twenty years. To him the job appears
TO be permanent.
MISFORTUNE ovcrtakes the firm.
AVl 1t Is not the employees fault II
may be no fault OF the firm.
But the employe suddenly finds him =
self without employment. He has made
no plans for such nm emergency. He
has not the slightest idea what to do.
And the remainder Of his life is ruined.
You may not be able to insure your
self against such a sudden loss of job,
but you can at least make n few plans
as to the course to pursue in such a
case.
TN1hlFI ls more nelptul tnan any =
L thing else to wage carncrs. A little
saved out of every weeks wages will
pay the rent and the grocery bill while
you are looking for new job.
A careful study of the job and every
thing connected with It will give you q
better chance to secure another when
that one IL gone.
Recently the failure Of large firm
in New York threw several hundred
men out Of employment. OF these mci,
fifteen Immediately found positions in
other establishments. They had learned
their jobs. and they knew how to prove
to other employers that they were valu-
able men.
VOU can face the shocks of life more
L successfully II you try, in times Of
ease. to imagine them and to frame n
course of conduct when they occur.
Bad news never prostrates n man who
is prepared for 1t. II is the surprise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18

The menagcrie was established by
former Emperor Ferdinand, and the
appetites of the elephants and buffaloes
are go great that King Boris is hard
pressed to feed them out Of his slender
income. The elephants alone consume
grain and hay which cost more than
the outlay for food for the young
sovcreign's own table.
The King is much attached to the
elephants and calls them his little
pets" but Bulgarin's purse is empty.
and so is the Kings and he cannot
afford to keep them.
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BORIS TO SELL ELEPHANTS
Bulgarian King Unable to Stand ex.
pense Of Feeding Little Pets"

sofia. Jan. 1S.--King Boris of Bull
garia Is the modern man with an Gle
phant on his hands" and he wants to
s.cll part of his private menagcric to nm
american geological garden or circus.
In particular he would like to dispose
of two elephants and several fine buff
falQes which are now in the grounds OF
the summer palace near Sofia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18

Correspondence between the dcpur(>
ment and the General Electric Cont
pany was published recently, the An.
torney General said, in which u Wa
brought out charges had been mntt1
against the company to the effect flsIi
II had created monopoly. cxtort<t|
juggled its accounts to avoid peymoz1l
Of taxes and violated decree Of \
Cleveland court restraining II from VI.
lawful acts. AHtE
The company. Mr.. Dausherty ce4('
tinued. had denied IL had violated axc
decree or committed unlawful acts.
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GIRLS DEATH INVESTIGATED
Relatives Charge That Doctor, Twice
Summoned, Failed to Respond

West Chester, Pa. Jan. 1S.-Deputy
Coroner Patrick. DR.. Joseph Scatter.
good and jury have investigated the
case Of Leila Long, nineteen, of Ber.
wyn. who lied Monday night at the home
OF her mother. Mrs. Jennie Long. rela
t.vcs charging that her death was due
to the fact that physician who had
been summoned twice failed to respond.
a verdict of death from pneumonia was
rendered. ~
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Guard against Surprises

which paralyzes the mind and leaves it
helpless.
You cannot ward of misfortune, but
you can Mt least be to some extent ready
TO brace yourself against 1t when 1t
fails. '...
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Fire In Roosevelt Hospital Laundry
Fire was discovered in the laundry
Of the Roosevelt Hospital at 6:45 this
morning. The flames were extinguished
after one room had been burned out.
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U. S. TO PRESS INQUIRY
osusherty to Investigate Alleged
, Monopoiy Of General Electric

Washington, Jan. 1S.--A special in
vestigation of charges against the Gen.
eral Electric Company resulting from
Investigations Of the Lockwood Com.
nittee in New York will be begun by
the Department of Justice within few
days. Attorney General Daugherty an
nounced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
CENTRAL PLAYS
bUS|NESSLADS
IN LAST CAME
Stenogs Have Chance to Tie
for Title by Defeating Mt.
Pleasant Players.

Central and Business are booked
for today's high school encounter in
the stadium In Mt. Pleasant. Busi-
ness, II the stenoss win, will be tied
up for the title with Western.
A loss for for the Business lads,
will mean that Western gets the
title with Business. Central and
Eastern tied for second honors Tech
has completed its schedule with one
win and four loses.
Business has defeated Eastern and
Tech and lost to Western. Western
defeated Tech, Central and Business
but lost TO Eastern the other day.
Central has defeated Eastern and has
los, TO Western and Tech.
1t is likely that Styles or French
will hurl for Business with Bronx.
man or Edelin pitching FOR Central
The game will start at 9l5 O'clock
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
FLOORED, DANNY FRUSH
RISES AND STOPS RIVAL

NEW YORK, May 26.-Danhy
Frush. OF Cleveland. scored n tech
nical knockout over Charley RYDER.
Of Brooklyn, after seven rounds Of
purposeful milling at the Rink last
night. The latter's seconds tosse d
in sponge to save their man from
further punishment The weights
were Frush, 1913 pounds, Ryder,
124la.
Frush narrowly escaped beirg
knocked out in the sec0nd round.
He was floored for a count OF five"
and upon arising managed to stall
out the round. After that he boxed
warily and began to ollie up points
by his persistent Jabbing. In the
sixth he dropped Ryder twice. Ryder
was defenseless when = hals was
called in the next round.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
CALIFORNIA OR STANFORD
PICK TO WIN TRACK MEET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, 26.-The University of
Leland Stanford University will the foxh renewal of
the Harvard Stadium today This
lis the the
The other colege-and there manyhgure flash
thing a number general
either the far Western rivals will take the championship
by scoring the
Announcement is MAJ today
seeded will be asked
Of ability eliminate perform
The ordered T. Kirby
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

Most husbands ana wives Dattle
II out to a finish over a period of
busted noses and hospital bills.
But this team decided to have
their marital apple sauce served
au gratin without any agony.
Meanwhile, she's come East to
sound out public opinion. II she
finds sentiment in New York is
in favor of the marriage, she'll
campaign through the Middle
West for a plebiscite.
Country can then express itself
In ballot form in fall elections.
Result OF vote will be forward
ed in trained sealed envelope to
District Attorney Woolwine, who
will then make another customary
statement to the press.
Seems like there's a worldwide
conspiracy to keep Valentino
from disappointing million
screen sweethearts who sigh over
him every night.
As a full.fledged sheik, he's the
ruffle on the kittens night gown.
Gals tumble for his stove-polish
coiffure and cauliflower ears like
tadpoles accepting invitation to
frog banquet.
Year from now he'll be as ante.
dated as Francis X. Bushman
chasing Beverly Bayne around
the Brighton Beach motordome
with a rolling pin in one hand
and a skillet OF flap-jacks in the
other.
Two years from hence. Val will
he lucky to lead the bloodhounds
on the stage in the eighty-first
revival of Simon Legree's version
of Uncle Toms Bungalow.
Life OF a moving picture hero
Is about as fleeting as existence
OF ordinary house fly resting ram
pant on a background OF tangle-
toe.
And when the film crest is sub
siding there is always the old job
nothing Of the pancake tosser in
the towns only one,armed lunch
room down by the depot.
But a hero is a hero. even II
it's only for a day-and your idea
OF a brave man is one who has
nerve enough 10 dodge two wives
at same time.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
WASH|NGTON|S
STILL AHEAD IN
TRADE TOURNEY
Wind-up Of Thirty-six Holes Of
Play Comes at Columbia
c. c. in Today's Block.

The Washington team competing
over thirty-six holes of play today
at Columbia Country Club stands an
excellent chance of winning first
honors from New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Newark and Brooklyn
men in the Automobile Trade Asso.
citation tourney.
S. A. Luttrell. Walter B. Guy. l..
S. Julien. Irving Henderson, Paul
Lum, p. e. Doyle and Gardner P.
Orme will represent Washington.
Today's tournament will wind up
at Columbia. matches having been
played at Baltimore on Wednesday
and at the Washington Country Club
yesterday.
The scores at the start Of play to.
day follow:
washington-67H points rs added yes
New, York-6sh points. S6n and ~
Baltinore-52 points. 20 and az
Philsdelphia-ss points. II and a.
Newark-37h points. 13h and a.
Brooklyn-2Ih points. 6h and 10
In each team the players making
the low gross and the low net were
awarded a prize, the winners being
as follows:
washington-Low gross. Gardner P.
Phisdelphis..Low gross. F. J.. Peter
son, s1-s2-163; low net, j. e. Gomery,
e1-s7-179-6O-lls
Baltimore-Low gross. A. J. Hunter.
ss-l01-190; low net. H. W. Redstronl.
s7-eT-1s4-bs-l5s
New York-Low gross. Charles II. Paul,
T-so-l57; low net. George Morrow,
s3-9S-)l-5s-l33
Brooklyn-Low gross. II. G. Edmunds.
so-s3-1s3; low net, c. J. Maxson, &C.
so-l74-46-I2s
Newsrk-Low gross. ]. W. Mason. ST.
el-Ist-b6-I1s
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
FRED WALKER, DEPAUW
FOOTBALL COACH, RESIGNS

GREEN CASTLE. Pa, May 20
Fred NJ. Walker, director Of athletics
and head football coach at Depauw
University, has resigned, according
to an announcement by George r.
Grose. president OF Depauw Uni.
versitY.
Coach Walker will leave at the
close of the school year. No sue.
cessor has been elected, IL was said
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

The newspaper men have a two
fold purpose in today's tournament
The winner of today's affair will
have his name inscribed on the
handsome Mclean trophy. Those
who present the ten lowest scores
will be eligible to represent Washing
ton In the inter-city golf tournament
to be held in New York at the En-
gineer's Club on June ~.
Col. James Preston, secretary
treasurer of the Newspaper Golf
Club, holds out an attractive pro,
gram for the players who make the
New York trip. OF immediate inter
est, however, is the tournament with
the feature foursome which includes
President Harding, Bob Bender, OF
tbo United News; Arthur Dunn,
American Press Association, and
Harry West, of the Washington
Post.
At the risk OF being accused of
having inside information, but
stalking a reputation on ability TO
dope results, the public is herewith
ptCoCIttNu "Itu
that Warren G.. Harding. of he
Marion Star, stands a first class
chance of winning the tournament,
that Is II he plays anywhere near
his form Of last year.
In the first tournament Harding
shot a 96. finishing up on the
eighteenth with a 8, although he
had reached the green in three. The
tricky eighteenth caused him to
waste three puts. otherwise he
would have had a 80. If he shoots
under last years figure, with his %
handicap, he will make the others
step out bit to win.
Another possibility is Gould Lin.
coin, the old Yale oarsman. Lincoln
has a fairly liberal handicap. There
are any number of players with
handicaps more tnan half the total
Of par for the course who are likely
TO spring a "Bobbender" and cop.
Bob Bender. winner of last years
tournament, has been changed to a
handicap, while Walter r. Mccall
lum has been placed at scratch in
stead of plus 2.
The automobile men are consider
ably better players than the general
run of newspaper men. Many of
them shoot consistently under 20.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
Confirms Little Appointment.

ANN ARBoR, Mich. May 26.-Ap-
pointment Of George Little, athletic
director Of Miami University, as as.
sistant director OF intercollegiate ath-
letcis at the University OF Michigan,
announced some time ago at Miami,
was officially confirmed by the board
in control OF athletics at the uni
versity here today. II was announced
hy Coach Fielding n. Yost
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

LII lue ENCcnIy
ates on the Pacific coast, the two
universities in question wound up in
a deadlock, and so. ts said, conf.
IDENTIFY look on the impending track
and field classics as close akin TO d
dual meet TO settle the issue once
and for all.
A year ago the University of Cali.
fornia. hailed as a fRvorite with the
University of Penn, just managed 10
nose out Harvard not figured at all
to be a strong contender. by the mere
margin of one-halt a point. The
Westerners scored 27Ia to 27 for the
Crimson.
Such an upset in calculations is
not considered likely this year with
regard TO the Eastern strength. But
there's many surprise in a track
and field meet quite often and all
predictions may go astray.
The Californians expect to smother
the Eastern colleges in the field
events. where both assay very strong,
with little to choose between them.
In Johnny Merchant, California
boasts one Of the best all-arOund
stars in college at present. He can
swing the sixteenpound hammer
beyond 40 feet, do nearly % feet
In the running broad jump, put the
shot 45 feet, and cast the discus
1870 feet and arch the javelin.
The Berkeley crew has an appar-
emily sure first" in Brick Muller
in the high jump. and also a possible
point winner in the broad Jump and
discus, while Norris sails around
thirteen feet In the pole vault, a
height that's very likely to win II
he can get up there. Then California
anticipates more prominent poin,
winners in Peterson and Sorenti for
the javelin: Witter IN the shotput,
and Boren and Tieyer. broad and
high jumpers of note.
Glenn Hartranft, OF Stanford. is n
star OF stars in the sixteen.pound
shot put. and is also a discus thrower
ranging around 145 feet. He is per
haps the most sure winner OF any
athlete entered in any event in both
these specialties. and also may COP
some points in the sprints. Black
who has done twelve feet nine inches
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

gle has just switched from the
Independents to the southwest
club.
Mrs. Lille Nicholas, who has
more troubles than any other sand
lot manager. but maintains a win
ming team nevertheless, declares
the Independents are more deter
mined than ever to win the senior
title because Brengle pulled out.
Says Manager Gardner, of the
Circles: ''If our club Is kept out
of the city series the blame can
be laid TO those senior teams that
so far have steered clear Of meet
ing this Clean-playing, classy out.
fit Of the lexington Bloomingdale
section"
The few teams which have en-.
countered the Circles will back up
Gardner's statement concerning
their ability and good qualities.
With twenty strikeouts against
the Superbas In a l-to-0 victory.
Mcdonald looms as strong
pitcher for the st. Teresa Props
in the city series.
The Truxton Theater manage.
ment will turn over to the Circles
a portion OF the receipts of June 2
to help the lads enter the series.
Congress Heights fans may
look forward to q speedy game
Sunday when st. Teresa and
Holy Name Seniors clash. Farm.
er, the st. Teresa star, probably
will oppose Ellwood on the slab.
War Finance Is in the field with
new team and will be entered In
the series UNLIMITED class.
The sandlot ball player who
fOrsakes one team for another
should not be criticized until his
side OF the case Is heard. Some
times he hops because he's want
ed to.
The managers job is the tough.
est one on any sandlot team. Some
of the present crop are getting old
ucyOuu luSlIN years. ana especially
those who handle flapper clubs.
Clarendon will take on the
Union Printers Sunday, at Clar-
endOn. Both hold verdicts over
the knickerbockers.
Two sturdy teams. one from
Washington Council and the other
from Carroll, are representing the
knights of Columbus in independ.
ent ranks. Tho two will open their
schedules in a clash Sunday at Six
teenth and Kennedy streets north.
west.
SandlOt leaders think the com.
ing independent series will be a
spur 20 sandlOt sports I'm general
and especially the football cam
paign to start almost immediate
ly after the ball tournament ends.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
Letters for Wesleyan Men,

MIDDLEToWN, Conn, May rs
Seventeen men in Wesleyan have
been given their Nv" by the Ath-
letic Association in recognition OF
their work on the track this season.
Although Wesleyan won but one
meet out Of four several college rec.
ords were broken.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
Nashville Buys McoulIlan.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May as.-
George Mcouillan, former Philadel.
phia National League pitcher, has
been purchased outright by tn.
Nashville club OF the Southern Asso-
citation from New Orleans, II was
announced totay by Manager Doyle
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

in the pole vault and twelve feet six
inches quite regularly this spring
may take the event. Captain Han.
ner. of the Stanford array. IL being
banked on to take the Javelin first"
handily. He shoots IL over 100 feet,
which Is quite a distance, quite.
The Westerners also hope for much
in the sprints, but are pretty apt to
be surprised. Morris kirksey, OF
Stanford, on whom much hope cen.
ters. has been suffering from an In.
jury. and may not be up TO his best
form. Sudden. OF Stanford. and
H,ndrixson and Hutchinson, OF Can
fornia, are other West Coast hope
fuls
In IIecOney, Of Lafayette. who
did nine and four fifths at the Penn
relays Tor the 100; MCKim and
Stevenson. Of Princeton: Lever, OF
Penn; Woodring. Of Syracuse: Kop.
pisCh, Of Columbia; LovejOy, Of Cor.
nell. and Clark. Of Johns Hopkins,
short distance men, the Westerners
will meet highly competent array.
The East, II would appear, should
score the most points by a good mar.
gin in the quarter mile and half.mile.
Larry Brown, OF Penn, probably will
be favorite in the half, while the
quarter will see some spirited run.
ming by Easterners in Stevenson. of
Princeton: John, OF Cornell: Monte,
of Syracuse; Ray, of Rutgers. VIII.
hanson, OF Stanford. looks the best
Of the fsr coast entries. The East
should rain the mos points, now.
ever. ir,clrdinE first.pla," noints
Kirby and Strickler OF Cornell,
Douglas OF Yale, Connolly OF George.
town. Shields Of Penn State, and
Conger of Princeton, assay best for
the mile. Buker of Bates. winner of
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
SCRIBES LINED UP FOR
BIG TOURNAMENT TODAY
AT WASHINGTON COURSE
By BRYAN MORSE.

washngtons golfers well the automobile trade
Golf Club being held at the Washington Golf and
The final thrtx holes of the ntercy automobile ira trade go
sentaiye ofx cities competing The Washington
established
more look like The tournament
winner, who will for the various
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

Paul Cox II
the K mic er
b oc er's new
captain. Homar
h a v in q quit
The club appar
entity S I a n d I
firmly by Joe
K e arm e y a.
manager.
Lefty Jones
n n d II a y
Brengle give
LinwOrth SEN
iors a crack
pitching staff,
well balanced
with a south
paw and right
handler Rren-
The Washington times., 1922-05-26
Hey, You Newspaper
Men, 1t Sure Is
Possible

Dave Thompson, Washington
Golf and Country Club pro, in
playing around with A. D. V.
Burr yesterday afternoon clocked
off a 90 which shows that it can
be done if you know how to do it.
Thompson was out in 35 and in
in "a. On the twelfth hole he
got a two and there were four
threes on his card on the fifth,
seventh, ninth and fourteenth
holes. On Tuesday Capt. E. c.
Kalbfus, Naval Operations, play
ing over the course joined the
list of immortals by shooting the
tricky second holes in one. Early
in the season DR.. Walter Hagen
got a one on the twelfth. 1t can
be done all right.
The Washington times., 1922-05-26

the event in the Penn relays, should
first in the two mile. and keep some
championship contender from profit,
ing in the hunt for the championship
of the meet The two Browns ~
Cornell should take several points.
Barron Of Penn Is the star OF the high
hurdles. while Taylor OF Princeton
seems TO have the call in the low
ones
Gardner Of Yale. Libby OF Dart.
mouth. and Gouinlock OF Cornell,
have chance Of taking the pole
vault from Norris OF California and
Black OF Stanford. Brown OF Dart.
mouth. too. is a likely possibility for
first place in the high jump.
Jack Moakley OF Cornell is hoping
that Lovejoy will show for six points
or 80 in the sprints. and that the
rest OF his array will be enough TO
give them look-in for the champion.
ship. Dave Kimball. who was hurt
several weeks ago, may be able to &C.
count for a LOT OF points In the
hurdles and broad jump.