davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1922-10-08

pitched to him with such exceeding
sir tina. the home s.ugger Topped the
ball so that IL took a high bound and
was fieided between first and second.
The only time the Bambino got on
base was whom Scott curved the bah
into his ample anatomy Hoots and
bcos were sounded by Giant fans every
time the Babe struck at the ball. "a.
had n strike called on him.
, 1922-10-08

Jack Dempsey was on hand again.
He entered with as much quiet and
calm poise as 10 usua when 40 photo
eraphers and a hundred champion fol
lowers surround a big mar wearing a
champagne coiored car On the way
to his seat. Dempsey went out upon
the field to exchange epigrams with
John McGraw. Ten thousand fingers
pointed him out to twenty thousand
eyes.
Bsbe Ruth couldn't hit the ball
beyond tho insIs1A. Three times Scott
, 1922-10-08
Sdrdzen Leads
Hagen TWO Up
In Golf Play

RYE. N. 7. Oct. 7.-waite- Hagen
and Eugene sarazen today resumed
their T2-hoie special golf match for a
$4,000 purse at the West Chester. Bit
more club with Hagen leading by two
up as the result OF s holes play at Oak.
mont yesterday.
, 1922-10-08
YANKEES SEE HAND OF SPOOK IN
FRIDAYS SHUTOUT BY GIANTS
Aspirations Of Huggins' Clan Given Setback as Ma
tonals Pound Pitching Ace and Long John
Scott Holds Opponents Down

NEW YORK, Oct. 7-(By The Associated Press )-Thetr
aspirations cooled by the frigid breath of a ghost from base
balls graveyard, Miller Huggins' Yankees stood today IN the
shadows of their own tomb. They must recover from the
blight of the phantom, Long John Scott, whose rafting tar
heel bones gave them a scare yesterday from the likes OF
whfrh only ne team IN world series for them Sam ZONES etched n mai
httorv n. recognized. Inning for II. Yanke~a
, 1922-10-08
First IN NeDs
Of All EUents
HIGH BLANKS TORRINcTON HIGH, "a TO O. IN FRIDAYS CAME
Game Worked to Perfection by
Casper Lads in Carrying Ball Over for
Successive TouchdopnS Here

Forward passing. beautifully timed and perfectly execut-
ed, were directly responsible for the first two touchdowns
and for several other substantial gains in Caspers victory
over Torrington. "a to o. Friday afternoon at Athletic park.
The Casper line, revamped since the Douglas debacle.
showed greater promise of developing into a real forward
, 1922-10-08

Suphtituuona@'ones FOR Roberts.
Shoemaker for Roberts: Kadie for
Shoemaker: Shoemaker for KAdls.
Roberts for Jones: Jones for Roberts:
ksdie for Shoemaker: Shoemaker for
Jones: Rae for ArchambAuit: Lester
for Davis; McRelvey for Hovs.r;
RuegseEser for Cody: Brady Tor Cody,
Britain for Gorreii: Semlar for Brady:
Severance f"r IIavser: Henry for Sew.
cranees Holkenbrink for shaIn: KATE
for Kimsey; shikany for Rassis.
Summary. First downs-Casper. is;
TorrinEton. Is.
Touehdowns-o'Bryah. Gorren. Lea
ter C2l. Severance.
Scoring from touchdowns-Casper.
fropk'ck. Groves (a,: carried bail over
via pass. Groves to McGrnth.
Time OF quarters-i5 MINUTES.
Officials. Referee nhrdiu uau I'm
otfieiais-Rcferee. Zip Cyprsanssn.
University OF Nebraska: p IN
Grant. Colgate university: head lines
mn Ray Williams. University Of wis.
3onsln: ti%mekeeper. Harry Black, Col.
orado college.
, 1922-10-08

plays. Torrtngton has improved 100
Der cen over last year and Is due 70
win the majority OF It's games this
season.
Tho lineup:
, 1922-10-08

christy Mathewson. playing the re-
porter's role in this series. warns up
his writing arm before the game starts
by complying with requests for auto
graphs on basebaIls. score cards. pro-
grams or whatever the beselging souv-
enir hunters have handy. Just before
the start OF yesterdays game. Garry
Hermann. owner of the Cincinnati
Reds, left his bcx to \ a short visit
of greeting to Mstty. He did not
bother Blk Six with a plea for his Sig
nature
, 1922-10-08

Many . fan who craved q place
mo tho &c 200 unrcserved seals
couldn't ovon get near tho park yes
terdny In tho last IS minutes bcfor
starting time. Police scattered in =
loose barrier a block from the Polo
grounds turned back every one who
had no ticket after the upper grand.
stand and bieachers had been slightly
packed.
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

what would be the effect on the United
states of receiving payment. Tho OBJ
Iect is TO consider whether the con-
ditions thus disclosed might not
warrant the United states In making
concessions to the debtors In return
for definite advantages to the United
States. The attitude throughout la
that of a consIdcrate creditor toward
a deserving debtor.
These debts between governments
were incurred on joint account dn an
enterprise whose success would he
thought sufficient by itself II II could
not have been had on other terms.
We must not forget how we felt when
the German Big Berthas and sub
marines and poison gas wero alarm
Ing Washington as well as Paris. Our
foreign debtors fought our fight, and
ran up n bill in blood and treasure
which dwarfs ours. The foreign debts,
too, were spent here. In short, these
debts are not ordinary commercial
debts, and should he adjusted on the
basis of all the elements entering into
them. They may yet be made to Sc
cure for us something which would
| further benefit US and which would
he valuable TO us above any precise
appraisal in dollars. Whatever may
be Mr.. LeiiinRwell's private judg
ment concerning what should be done
he Is certainly right in urging that the
debts be thought of as only one part
of large financial and commercial
prohlem for the United States.-Nev
| York Times
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CANTAL0TPES WASTED,

The well known fact that or
American food distribution methods
are faulty is tragicaIly emphasized in
u dispatch from Frawley, California,
which says that about eight million
cantalOupes rottcd on the ground yes
terday, the growers having decided to
cease picking and take the resultant
loss in the hope that as a consequence
OVerstOcking of Eastern markets
would be eliminated and they could
get a price fer their product which
would afford them a profit"
When such an economic waste as
this can occur, something is vitality
wrong somewhere. 1t seems as II
there ought To be a market for all the
cantaloupes that California will pro-
duce this year. at prices satisfactory
alike to growers and consumers. What
is the matter? Do these eight million
wasted melons represent an exception
al fruitfulness on the part of Nature?
Is the California crop larger than ever
before? Or must We look for the
source Of the trouble, as so often in
the past, in human greed?
Thousands Of bushels of apples rot
on the ground every year In the East
ern section of the country because OF
defective methods of distribution. The
man who works out a thorough re-
form of these methods will be hailed as
an epoch making benefactor.-Provi.
dence Journal.
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WOMEN AND CHILDREN LAST.

"Men struck down women and
trampled weeping children under foot"
There was a time when we Americans
were wont to boast that the spirit of
chivalry survived with us. Is that no
longer true? The men Of whom this
despicable action is reported We're
presumably not thugs or rowdies
They were ordinary passengers in a
New York subway train. There was
a fire In paper box. sitting fumes
followed the power was turned Off. the
lights went out. and frightened crowd
rushed for the emergency exits. The
situation was bad enough! many were
overcome before they could reach the
outer air; but il was made n hundred
fold worse by insensatc brutality. SO
in the panic the weakest went to the
wall.
How many tragedies have been
lightened n little by the heroism Of
those involved in them! Women and
children frst"-that is the fine tradi-
ton of the sea, preserved well-nigh
unbroken by men of our race at least.
II should be invariably the tradition
! In mortal peril Women have no lack
of courage, indeed: sometimes they
reveal Il in the highest form more
than men; again and again they have
faced death bravely. But the instinct
which accords precedence to their
usually lesser strength is sound and
| fine. Can II be that we are losing III
IL certainly did not operate with the
men in the subway who struck dowr
women and trampled weeping children
under foot. Ii Is an euphemistic way
of putting II. TO say that they lost
their heads completely" They los
something more than that.
Who were they? Not. apparently
in many cases workmen; the hour o
the accident was quarter past clever
IN the morning. Nor yet clerks al
business men. Whoever they were
they were lacking in the suprem
virtue OF men--manliness. II would b.
unfair, perhaps, to attribute to then
any peculiar degeneracy. They wer
towards, to be sure. but otherwise n
doubt as good as their neighbors
Something was lacking In them; cal
ii the chivalric impulse for lack of
better phrase. Their conduct dis
credits manhood more than som
crimes would disCredit IL. For {
thrust ones way out of danger at an
cost, regardless OF those more help
SIS is a deed of shame for which ther
is no excuse and no pardon. IL
too much TO say that in our olde
America such "A deed would have bee
almost inconccivahle? - Philadelphia
Inquirer.
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BREAD AND CIRCUSES.

IL was necessary for Senator Borah
on July to deliver the speech that
President Harding did not dare to de-
liver on tho Fourth OF July. In Senn-
tor Borah's speech there are no genial
"reminiscences and there is no faint
uttering OF vague platitudes that re-
fer TO nothing In particular and to
everything in general. There ia In
stead a stark statement of stern truth
which rises into cloquenCe heCa use or
The unanswerable conviction behind IT,.
Almost at the moment when Senator
Borah was speaking. Mr.. Harding was
also making a speech. HS was talking
to the Columbus Republican Glee Club
and he was saying that I'VE (the Re
publican Party) would be n lot more
efficient IL all those who wear the
badge were Republicans al heart" Juet
what this means no one can say for
certain. but If II refers to anybody II
would surely refer TO Borah. He ia not
very Republican at heart. He is not
very partisan at heart. lie ia merely a
! patriot and Senator who takes his
! office seriously. Therefore 1t remained
! for him 10 say what Mr.. Harding hae
not yet said. that
"A nation whose citizenship has beer
drugged and dehauched by bonuses
| gratuitics and subsidies has entered
upon n road over which no nation ye
has ever beaten successful retreat.
That sentence Is. in our judgment
the wiseet and most prophetic sentence
spoken I'm the present Congress. There
Ia no doubt az 20 It's meaning. Sena
tor Rorah left no doubt as 20 its moan
ing He meant by bonuses. gratuitie.
and subsidies" tho soldiers bonus, tn
FOrdney McCumber tariff and tn
LaskerH Harding Ship-Subeidy Bill.
And about these measures ne sail
the one most fundamental thing. whicl
is not merely that they are unwise
costly. uneconomic. deceptive and self
defeating. but that they are measure
to drug and Gebauch the Nation. TIL
evil ia not merely that they are mis-
takes. The country can survive its mis-
takes. The evil is that they are delhi
erately designed 10 corrupt sections G
the voters by the ancient Roman de
vice Of handing out bread and Grouse.
New York World.
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JOHN wANAMAKER AT 81.

Yesterday was the eighty-fourth
birthday anniversary of John Wanna
maker. Philadclphia's great merchant
prince" II found him in excellent
physical condition for his years, with
mind and energy uninnpaired. attend
ing quietly 10 business in the usual
manner. That he was the recipient of
great shower OF sincere congrrtula-
tons il certain.
John WanamalSer achieved signal
distinction IN his business career. He
was the founder OF that marvellous
Institution, the modern department
store. His establishment in Philadel
phia proved the model for all stores
of similar character which succeeded
( It. He also revolutionized methods of
/ business that had prevailed for years
before he entered the field. and laid
| the foundations of the sound policies
OF fair and open dealings with custom
ers. and one price. without deviation.
Great success has attended John
Wanamakers career as a merchant
His Philadelphia department store is
the greatest in the world in extent
and It's methods Of business. and his
store in New York is a leader in that
city. He has made them models OF
perfection and progress.
AS citizen John Wanamaker has
always been 20 the fore. not seek
ing notoriety. but doing world o.
good in church work and for the
benefit Of society. He refrained from
active participation in politics, bu
when President Benjamin Harrison
called upon him, he served well a.
Postmaster-Gen inauguratin,
some valuable reforms IN the posta
service. He is today one OF America
foremost citizens.
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Also. there are many who hold that II
any further changes should become
necessary. 1t would be better to call
a convention and have an entirely new
Constitition prepared.
But this suggestion would not re-
ceive unanimous support by any
means. 1t would be regarded rs VEN
turing upon n dangerous experiment.
The opinion still prevails that the
trainers OF our Constitution did I'D
mirable work. and that some OF the
modern additions 10 d. Wal1nment
they created might have hean Omitted
with benefit to the country.
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RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
TOO ACTIVE.
TOO ACTIYI

My wife Is too blamed en-
ergeuC.' admitted Hiram Ding
bat West: she thinks ! am a
sight pathetic because Id fold
my hands and rest. With mop
and broom and feather buster
she gallopS on her course insane.
and when III sleep l cannot
trust her a decent silence 70
maintain. She's always scrub
bling door or easement, or pack
Ing chairs from room to room.
or hanging waShings in the
basement, until she fills my soul
with gloom. She fills the house
with sound and fury. she makes
existence distress; and yet
there Is no judge or jury who
would not call her a success.
She launders welt, and she's a
winner at making comforts for
the beds. and if YOU want a
well-Cooked dinner she's surely
there, on non-skid treads. or
all the virtues she's the owner.
ana l should speak OF her with
pride; my neighbors say l pull
cd no boner when she was chos-
en- as my bride. And yet often
dream of Daisy, another girl
might have we'd. a drowSy maid.
SO ALTERED lazy she wouldn't
even comb her head. With such
a wife a man might idle through
long and slumbrous afternoons.
but she was taken to the bridal
by Grocer Griggs. who deals in
prunes. Because she's lazy he
KEEPS knocking, and grief and
care have made him gauut: and
thus we see that life Is shock
ing-we do not get the wives
We want"
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SETTLEMENT OF WAR DEBTS.

. President Poincare OF France. it is
reported. is intent upon entering into
an amicable arrangement with Great
Britain for the wiping out OF Frances
large war debt TO her English neigh
Dor across tho channel. In return for
such 4 generous concession, It is said.
President Poincare would arrange to
materially tighten the reparations
debt that Germany owes 10 France.
II there is any truth IN this report
il Will be an approach TO the occa-
sionally nnooted proposition OF gen
eraI cancellation Of all the enormous
debts incurred by the disastrous war
that was forced upon the world by
Germany. These debts. II continued,
will prove a burden upon all the coun-
tries involved for many years. And
if the abrogatins movement assumes
solid form. our country Will be asked
to do its part
England at present feels great IN
terest In the restoration OF German
affairs 10 normal conditions. as Ger
many's prosperity would mean uaucf
20 England. For this reason alone
there would be some favor In Eng
land to any movement on the par
Of France that would tend towards
this result.
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A WISE DECISION,

Very wisely the Board Of Education
has determined TO exercise prudence
In its financial operations OF the our
rent fiscal year and confine its ex-
penditures within the limit OF its
available funds. The latter fall short
OF the boards estimates for the year
by about Sal. 900, but the board re-
solved to do tho best II could with It's
limited revenues and incur no float
ing debt whatever. This Is at variance
with the policy pursued by some of its
predecessors. but II is the only right
policy. and really tho only one author
lied by law.
II is possible the Board OF Educa-
ton may enjoy a substantial addition
TO its assured revenues during the
year. as there is n report to the effect
IT will receive from the State FUND
about si53,000 more than it counted
upon in making up its budget. But tho
board has resolved not to accept thi.
report as true until the fact shall h,
clearly established. 1t will move alont
on the present basis until this extr,
money materializcs.
II is hoped the report Will Prov
true. There is great need OF NOR
money for school purposes in VIII
mington. and an extra S153.0O0 at thi
time would be most welcome. But thi
rumored windfall is too uncertain n
present TO depend upon. II Il finall,
comes 10 hand. the board will hav
plenty OF good and practical purpose
in which TO employ #. Meanwhile, /
will follow the safe path of depending
only upon actual financial resource.
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COST OF THE STRIKES.

About 100000 persons are idle In
tho United States as a direct result
OF strikes. says a review by the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board H.
sued recently. This represents a loss
of approximately 10000, 900 man hours
Of work each day.
with each day that this strike con-
dition exists moro and more persons"
said tho review engaged In sec
ondary Or allied industries. which are
dependent ON the major industries.
are thrown into involuntary unem-
ployment. thereby imposing an addi-
tional burden on the community"
Tho board said that internationally
the unsettled condition was reflected
in downward fiuctuntion In exchange
rates OF the Central European coun-
tries"
Here We have n pertinent presenta-
ton of the enormous money cost OF
serious and protra cted labor disturb
ances. In tho coal strike the opera
tors are losing business pronts, the
striking miners are losing wages. and
! the entire country is suffering money
| loss through the inevitable interrupt
ton to general business attending
the coal situation. And It IS about the
same with the railroad strikes.
1t seems surprising that in Thu
Twentieth Century OF Christianity an'
q much longer period OF progressive
civilization. such situation shout,
prevail In great and enlightened
country. Yet It does prevail. witt
all the animosities and IN many in
stances the savage brutalities tina
would have been natural in the Darl
Ages. OF what avail are Christian
ity and civilization, II may be asked
II they cannot avert n situation sue
as that which has 80 seriously dis
turbed this country for long time
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They have patiently endured what
they regard as n great deal Of imposi-
ton In the way of high prices for coal
and they would regard the forcing
upon them of tho evil OF coal short =
age next winter as an indefensible
outrage. 1t is hoped, therefore, Presi-
dent Hardings proposition will be
accepted. 1t Is at least tho best that
is now offered. and certainly should
be better for all concerned. espe-
cially the innocent public, than no mr.
at all.
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Pleasure builds no lasting fame,
Youth. remember as you go,
LuXuries are sweet to claim
But they vanish with a blow.
Rest a little. as you must.
But beware the idierS fate:
Tolls a friend that you can trust,
Rest will never make you great.
Not along the easy ways
Pride and joy of conquest grow.
Leisure has no word of praise
OR a medal TO bestow.
Youth, beware the easy place.
Shun the charm of leisure's lure,
Meet lifc's hardships face 70 face
For the glories which endure.
Soft Of hand and dull Of brain
They become who dwell at ease
It's by toiling, might and main.
Man must earn his victories.
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THE COAL PROPOSITION.

While the attitude OF both the coal
operators and the striking miners to-
ward President Harding's proposition
Of settlement will not be made known
for several days. there is no doubt
the general public will be disposed TO
look upon SC with much favor. 1t
seems reasonable TO both sides, and
certainly would afford a basis for an
investigation that might lead 10 a
favorable termination of the entire
trouble. IL may be necessary TO this
end for both sides TO make conces-
sions. but this they should be willing
TO do.
The Presidents proposition provides
for a commission of inquiry. composed
of representatives Of both parties 10
the controversy and representatives
of the people, with authority to make
temporary wage arrangement to
continue until March 20. 1928. pend
ing the results OF the investigation
The concurrence Of the disputants IL
this plan would be most pleasing Il
the people, as IL would insure a suf-
| fcient supply Of mined coal TO carry
the country through the coming win
/ ter without difficulty.
This much the people are entitled 70
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GOVERNMENT ROAD BUILDING

In the comparatively short time I'm
which the Federal Government has
been extending active aid To- the ma
tons highways, II has effected what
almost amounts Ia u revolution I'm
road construction. by forcing all
States that receive Federal funds to
estab lfsh efficient highway depart
mcrts. and by refusing To permit ex-
penditures on any but important
reads that will eventually be links in
a complete national system. 1t has
brought about vastly increased efii-
e.ency. and put an end to practices that
formerly wasted millions.
During the fiscal year beginning
July !. $50 1000, 600 will be available
for road building. the following year
/ SOS 100000 and the year after that
SIS 900 600, thus adding a total OF
/ $3.50. 100000 70 the original APP
preparation of $350,OOO,O 600. Fed
orally aided roads which have al
ready been completed have tota
mileage OF 1900 miles and 1886
more are under construction. In
Guiding State funds spent on thes,
highways. Il total of $667 500, 600 has
been invested 10 date.
II is estimated that the present ap
preparation will bring the total up Il
1000 miles. or 40 per cent Of tn,
total mileage of great national sys
TEN of 10000 miles. When one con
siders the fact that virtually the pres
ent movement is no more than
decade old, the serious purpose of tn
nation and the States in building ade
lquate reads may easily be discerneC
Only eight States have failed to NEE
} the requirements of the government
for Federal aid, and these may be ex
peCted 10 join their more prOgres
sive sisters before many more mil
: lions Of Federal money are appro
Observation-Disclosures American.
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DEBTS AND OTHER THINGS

Mr. Leffingwell was an assistant Sec
tary Of the Treasury when our war
loans were fioated and ten billions of
the proceeds lent to foreign Govern
ments. His official duties must have
given him full information on all the
moOted points. so that when he calls
for an investigation of our foreign
loans the implicit meaning is that he
wishes others To have the knowledge
which he possesses. Its outline. as
given by himself includes inquiry
how the debts came to be created
what equities exist in favor of the
debtors, which of them can pay, and