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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-09
BuIper's Position.

clined to let Walker meet
- formidable rivals in fifteen
round bouts to decision in New
York. The weird decisions
handed down by judges and ref
erees in three championship bouts
in New York in the last few
months justify him in this atti-
tude, Bulger claims, and there
are many who agree with him.
: Three new champions-Gene
Tunney, frankie Genaro and
Jack Bernstein-were crowned
in New York in bouts that went
the limit and the decisions that
caused these titles to change
hands were subjected to much
criticism. The ridiculous deci-
sion that deprived Johnny Dun
dee of his junior lightweight
titlt last week, strengthened Bull
ger in his determination to avoid
"Waiker Is the recognized
champion even in New York, "
says Bulger, "and he can get
plenty of work. He hasn't made
much out of his championship and
is surely entitled to make his own
matches. There are several good
welterweights who can make a
good showing against him and,
Knowing how decisions 60 astray
in New York, we do not propose
to be victimized by incompetent
officials"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-09

Plans 60 forward for handling
the biggest baseball series this
section Of the country will have
seen. The uniform strength OF
many teams pFesaees that cOmpe-
titiOn will be close in all classes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-09

Rock Points Miles-By auto.
neutrality-suspicious. avenue to
Eleventh street southeast to An
acOstia to Camp Spring to Clinton
10 T. b. to waldorf to La Plata
continue south first turn to right;
Chapel Point second turn to right,
south to Rock Point.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
BY SIR PHILIP GIBBS

1t was none of my doing. My words
were poor commonplace stuff, but
stood for something which the finest
audience in New York liked with al,
their hearts that night-England, lib
which that audience hated, disloyalty
TO the United States, discourtesy to
England foul play.
Sim Fein Tea Parties.
1t was the Sim Feiners who did it.
\ friend of Ireland, and advocate of
dominion home rule, / was one of the
last men they should have attacked.
But because /. was an Englishman
who dared TO lecture before an Amer
lean audience, they were determined to
wreck my meeting, and make saw
age demonstration. ! was utterly I'M
aware of this plot. i was not speak
ing on the subject of Ireland. / was
talking about Austria, and was trying
20 tell an anecdote about an Austrian
dpctor-I never told it,-when from
the middle gallery of the Carnegiv
Hall. which was densely packed from
floor to ceiling, there came a hoarse
question in a stentorian voice with an
Irish accent, "Why don't you take tn.
marbles out of your MOUTH" Rather
staggered, and believing this to be a
criticism of my vocal delivery and
English accent, raised my voice.
but it was instaontly overwhelmed by
an uproar of shouts, catcalls, whist.
lings, derisive laughter. abuse. and a
wild wailing of women'svoices rising
to a Shrek.
For a few, moments could not
guess what all the trouble was about.
/ stood there. alone and motionless,
on the platform, suddenly divorced
from the audience, which watched
with q sense of profound curiosity
All sorts of strange things were hap
pening. Men were going at each, other
with fists in the gallery, where there
was n SETTLING tumult In the stalls
l was aware of very fat man in eve
ming dress weiged tightly in his seat
and bawling out something from an
apopletic face. Two other men tried
TO pull him out of his chair. In scat
tered groups in the stalls were ladies
who. seemed to be screaming at me.
Other ladies seemed to be arguing
with them. hushing them down. Ont
lady struck another over the head
with fan. People were darting about
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room and demanded permession to
precede me On the stage and am
nounce to the audiel,e that il ;here
was any demonstration he wot ID
put his men on to th2m. | refused
to give that permission. 1t seemed
to me the wrong Kind of introJuc-
ton for an Englishman TO an Ameri-
can audience. Is a matlcr of fac;.
they happened to me. l shall never
tradition of Boston. and / was quite
disconnected by their silence. having
become used to the other kind of
thing, which l founI celebrating.
Stranger things happen to an
English lecturer in the United States
than in any other country. At least
they happtned to me. l shall never
forget. for instance. how in the mid
die of a speech to the City Club OF
New York. | was thrust into q taxi
cab. hurried off to the Forty-fourth
Street theater, received with a tre-
mendous explosion Ga flashlight
photo y in the dressing room of AL
Jolson. the funny man, thrust into
the middle of harem scene (scores
of beautiful maidens) and told TO
make a speech on behalf of wound-
ed soldiers while the audience raf-
fled for an original letter from Lloyd
George to the American nation.
Surprised by my rapid transmits
grafton from the City Club, and By
my presence in an Oriental harem,
over hot. rather flustered, and not
knowing what TO do with my hands.
kept screwing up bit of paper
which had been given to me at he
wings and by the time had fin
ished my three minutes speech it
was bit of wet. mushy pulp. When
| left the stage. white-faced man
in the wings who had been making
frantic signs TO me. informed me
coldly that had utterly DESTROYED
Lloyd Georges letter to the Ameri-
can nation which had just been raf-
fled for many hundreds of dollars
After that i went back to
finish my speech, at the City Club.
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cereal at millions of American
breakfast tables, and because of the
things I had to tell, and perhaps
little, the way in which told them
q tried to give the picture and the
pity of the things ] saw. l got home
to the bosom and business Ito use
Francis Bacon's words) of the
American merchant, lawyer, and
city man. to the lady whom he pro
vides with Packard or Ford lac
cording to his rung on the social
ladder), and to the bright young
thing who is beginning to take an
interest in the drama Of life outside
her dancing school or her college
rooms. My articles were. read on
lonely, farms, in tenement houses,
by Irish servant girls, Slav foundry
workers, German metal workers,
clerks and telephone girls, as well as
by all manner of folk in Fifth Ave
nue., Riverside Drive, and the Main
Street of many towns. / am not
making boast of that, for if l had
written like an archangel instead of
like a war correspondent (there's
difference), 1 should not have Sc
cured those readers unless the New
York Times and its syndicate had
stepped in where angels fear to
tread-in Chicago and other Amer
lean cities. But 1t was my luck,
and, as l say, pleasant and encour-.
aging.
People wanted to see the fellow
whose name had become familiar TO
them over the breakfast table. They
wanted to see what manenr of man
he was (and some were disappoint-
ed they wanted to know If he could
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heard. A young foreigner I know
not an American-a most friendly and
candid soul, told me that he had
heard every word, and wished he
hadn't. Attracted by the title OF n
book of mine, "The Soul of the
War;, lie had bought four tickets
for himself and friends, believing that
at last he would hear the inner mean
ing of the war and its madness, in
which he had found no kind of sense.
But when he heard my straightfor-
ward narrative of what the British
armies had done. he sighed deeply,
and said "Sold again." and tried
TO sleep. Ny loud, clear-cut sentences
hammered into his brain, and would
not allow him even that consolation.
+ That first audience in the Carnegie
Hall was immensely kind, extraordi-
narily generous and long suffering.
They applauded my stories of British
heroism as though it had been their
own heroes, laughed at my attempts
to tell Cockney anecdotes. and did no;
let me know once that l was boring
them excessively. Some spirit of friend
shin and good will reached up to me
and gave me courage. Only once did
they laugh in the wrong place, and
then they couldn't help themselves. 1t
was when for the sixth time or moro
l glanced at my wrist watch, and then
in n sudden panic that it had stopped
and that / had spoken an hour too
long, put it to my ear! .-.
Doors That Wouldn't Open.
The way off the platform was more
difficult than the way on. Ihad come
through one little door. but there wers
six Of them exactly the same. At the
conclusion of my speech, | bowed
walked rapidly to one of the doors.
and found it would not bulge. / re-
turned again and bowed to the audi
ence before trying another door. No.
by heaven. it wouldn't open. Again
| returned and bowed. and made an
other shot for swing door. At the
fourth try went through. - that
experience of doors that wouldn't open
became nightmare of mine in Amer
lean sleeping cars when l suffered from
overheated pipes.
l have lectured hundred times
since then. made numbers of speeches
(sometimes as many as five day. in
American cities. faced every kind OF
audience from New York to San Fran
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death, as some of them said. though
it EXPRESSED in utter .trnthfulness The
terror of my sensation as : a traffic
dodger down the Great White Way.
At Carnegie Hail.
But that terror was easily sur
passed. when / faced for the first
tine eli audience in the Carnegie Hall.
As drove up with my brother, and
saw hundreds of motor. cars setting
down people in. evening dress who had
come to have a look ut me land paid
good money for it,, with the odd
chance of hearing something worth
while-poor dears II was cold with
fright. My fear increased until | was
stiff with it when. having shaken
hands with. my brother and received
his hearty pat on the shoulder. like n
man about TO go over the top with
the oddgs against him. went through
a little door and found myself or a
large stage, facing a great audience.
was conscious of innumerable faces,
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cisco and across, the Canadian border.
in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Van
couver, and never. conquered my nerv-
business, so, that. if am called upon
for. a speech at public dinner in
England, now / suffer all the pangs
of stage fright until l am well under
way But at least my. experiences, IN
the United States helped me to hide
behind calm and tranquil mask.
and not to give myself away so utterly
as that first time in Carnegie Hall. q,
Irwas; on my second visit, and at
my opening lecture in the same great
hall, that | obtained-by accident.
the most wonderful ovation which Will
ever come to me in this hife. 1T was
my night out, as it were, most memor
able. most astonishing, most glorious.
For it. is a glorious sensation, what
ever the cynic may say, to be lifted ur
on, waves of enthusiasm: to have
great audience of. intelligent. peop..t
cheering one wildly Jas though ones
words were magic. 80.
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What frightened me exeessiveis
was sudden movement like a tidal
wave among all those, people. They
stood UP, aud l BECAME, aware that
they were paying me, very great
honor, but the physical! effect of that
movement was, for moment, as
though they were all advancing OF. me,
POSSIBLY with intent, to. kill -.
My chairman was my good and
great. comrade, Frederick Palmer,
the American war correspondent. j
am told lie made fine introductory
speech. but l did not hear Word Of
it, and was only wondering. with n
sinking heart. whether. L should get
through my first few sentences before
1 broke down utterly. 1t was fear
full Thought, to make a public fool Of
myself like that 49, =, F.. &
3. / had one thing in my favor--a
strong. far-reaehing voice. and l had
been told to pitch it to the cen
ter of the top. gallery. l know they
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York. 1t still seems to me miracle
that was able to do 50. for l was
caught up by the social life of New
York like straw in whirlpool,
and my head was dazed by. the im-
mensity of the city, by its noise, its
light, its rush of traffic, its over
heated rooms, its newspaper report
ers, its camera men, and, when i
staggered to my bed room for a mo-
ment's respite; by the incessant tin
kle of the telephone. which rang me
up from scores of addresses in New
York City. from Boston, Philadel-
phia, Chicago, the Lord knows
where.
l wrote those articles blindly; sub
consciously, like a man in night
marc, and they came out rather, ike
that, with a sort of wild impression
ism of confused scenes, which
seemed to please the American peO-
pie. 1
They were vastly amused, was
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whelmed. Everything l said was
applauded tremendously. Some refer
ence l made to England's place in
the world brought the audience to
its feet. cheering and cheering, wav-
ing handkerchiefs and fans, and
when l finished. there was surge
up to the platform, and thousands
of hands grasped mine, and gener-
Gus. excited, splendid things were
said which set my heart on fire.
As l have said, it was not my do
ing. and it was not any eloquence
of mine which stirred this enthusi-
asm. But that audience rose up to
me because they were passionate to
show how utterly they repudiated
the things that had been said against
England. how fiercely angry they
were that a friendly visitor 10 the
United States should be howled down
like this in the heart of New York.
Again it was my luck, and l was
glad of it.
Father Duffy to the Rescue.
1t was not the last time l had 10
face hostile groups. / decided tC
give lecture on the Irish situation
in which I would tell the straight
truth. fair to Ireland. fair to Eng
land. The Sim Feiners rallied up
again. The fairer 1 was to Ireland
the madden they became. while the
other part of the audience. cheered
and cheered. In the midst of the
commotion. tall black figure
jumped on to the platform. "Hullo -
/ thought. "here l die!" But it was
a Catholic priest. Father Duffy, q
famous chaplain Of the American
army, who announced himself as an
Irish Republican. but pleaded that
should have n fair hearing. They
Just howlcd Mt him. However. by
patience and endurance, L. broke
through the storm and said most oil
what 1 wanted to say.
The next morning l was rung NJ
on the telephone by an emotional
lady. She had n great scheme, for
which she desired my approval and
collaboration. She had arranged TO
raise a bodyguard; of stalwart society
girls who would march to the hall
with me. on the evening of my next
lecture. and in heroic combat put to
flight the Irish girls who were to
parade with banners and insulting
placards. E. -. | utterly refused 10
approve of the suggestion.
My lecture agent, Mr.. Lee Kee'
dick. enjoyed those "Sinn Fein tea
parties" as they were called. with
such enormous gusto, that there
were some friendly souls who sug-
gested that he had melted them for
publicity purposes But he missed
the hest. or the worst. In Chicago
on st. Patrick's Eve. j was three,
quarters of an hour before l could
utter single sentence. 1t was what
the press called next morning :
NEAR riot" and there were SON,
Irish-American soldiers there in uni
form, who fought like tigers before
they were elected by the police.
For the first time in my life i hat
n police bodyguard wherever / went
in Chicago. Two detectives insisted
on driving in my taxicab. and they
were both Irishmen. but. as one ex'
planned in Friendly manner, Its
not your life we're troubling about
Boss. It's our reputation !"
Boston DisappOints.
Boston, from Mr.. KeedicRs point
of view. was disappointment. y
great row was expected there, being
the stronghold of the Sim Fem
cause. and when / appeared behind
the stage there was n large force g!
police stripped for acton. The po'
lice inspector came to my dressing
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the floor or watching the scrimmage
up above. From the front row of the
stalls friendly faces were staring VI
at me and giving me good counsc.
which | could not hear.
Over and over again l tried 10
speak above the tumult. carried
on about that Austrian doctor, and
then abandoned him for another line
of thought. l stuck it out for some
thing like half an hour before there
was comparative silence-thc police
had come in and dragged out the
most turbulent demonstrators = and
then continued my speech, inter-
rupted frequently, but not over
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told, by one phrase which came from
my nerve gangla all ouivering with
the first walk through Broadway at
night. confessed that / felt like
a trench cootie under the fire of ten
thousand guns" Now cootie is a
louise, as 1 had lately learned. and
that simile tickled my hearers to
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white shirt fronts. and eyes, eyes, eyes,
staring at me from the great arena of
stalls and from all the galleries up TO
the roof. As l made my bow my
tongue clave. literally, to the roof of
my mouth, my knees weakened. and
| felt (as some one afterward toh.
me | looked as cheap as two cents.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12

Unless you see the "Bayer Cross"
on package or on tablets you are not
getting the genuine Bayer product
prescribed by physicians over twenty
three years and proved safe by mil.
lions for
Colds Headache
Toothaehe Lumbago
Earache rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain. Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets OF Aspirin
enly. Each unbroken package con,
tains proper directions. Handy boxes
of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug
gists also sell bottles of "a and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester
Of Salicylicacid.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
| SUFFERED WITH
| ITCHY P|MPLES
On Face, Back and
Arms. Cuticura Healed.

During the past year / suffered
dreadfully with pimples. They af-
fected my face, back and arms. Ths
pimples itched very badly causing
me to scratch. and / could not rest
When l scratched them they became
inflamed and festered.
Il began using Cuiicura Soap
and Ointment and could see good
results in a week. i continued using
them and now I am completely
healed" (Signed) Miss Magnolia
Huff, r. 3, Box l04, Athens, Ga.
Cuticura Soap to cleanse and pu-
rify, Cuticura Ointment to soothe
and heal and Cu,icura Talcum to
powder and perfume are ideal for
daily toilet purposes.
Samples Free BY Mall. Addreys: "cu,ieurs Labor.
atories. Dept. X. Maiden IS. Mars" Sold every
where. Soap sc. Ointment IS and Soc Taleum Sc
~ Cutieura Soap shsves without mug.
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Below. broadway at NIGHT. Gibbs
said that when he first wailse I
through Broadway ut night he felt
"Iike trench coOtie under the fire
Of ten thousand guns"
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Gibbs to from
the war the greatest experience in fe" he
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-03-31
||l1E HAPPENINGS
TOLD IN BRIEF
I. aAppENiNcs OF A WEEK
.,,rrIy TOLD FOR OUR
BUSY READERS.
MON YIELD WILL BE GREAT
~ Bureau Figures Show Farmers
ca in Strong for Nitrate.

yuoo City.-Yazoo county can ex-
: a cotton crop several thousand
Z. larger than last year if the add
= ue Of nitrate of soda is an indica-
of increased yield.
/ M Yazoo county farm bureau has
,aunced that out of 1850 tons Of
|I,,te- On the road, $50 have been
Irvered to planters. The total con-
"a Of the bureau for the year 1928
n amount to 1850 tons. A local
rery and supply house has sold
Ipt tens III the county and the man.
uuent reports that much more
|rld have been sold.
fEgures compiled by the farm bu-
N show that approximately 1,120
a Of nitrate of soda was used in
y county last year. These figures
bv that, through the bureau alone,
kn than double the amount of nj
kte used last year has be en- ordered
= ths year, besides the amount or
'nd, through other agencies. Assum-
THAT so per cent of this fertilizer
n be used on land that will grow
kAon this year, and using a con-
|kiatiye figure of three bales in
Rase In cotton production to one
h Of nitrate of soda used, it would
bdrate' that Yazoo county can expect
Es more bales of cotton this year
~ last, other conditions being
k.J ssa
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-03-31
WILSON AGAIN IN
POLITICAL RING
ASKS APPOINTMENT OF FRIEND
AS SENATOR FROM COLORADO.
WIRES GOVERNOR SWEET.
Political Leaders Almost Crack Ur
der Strain Over Former Presi-
dents Action-RadicaIs Gain
2 in Senate.

- Denver, Col.-Woodrow Wilson has
asked Gov. w. E. Sweet of Colorado
to appoint Huston Thompson, Demo-
cra., to seat to the United States
Senate to succeed Samuel d. Nichol
son, Republican, who died Saturday
night Thompson now is member
Of the federal trade commission.
Gov. Sweet announced he had re-
ceived the following telegram from
the former president
Il trust you will not think it an
unwarranted liberty if 1 express the
hope that you will select my friend
Huston Thompson for the vacant seat
in the Senate"
Thompson is a graduate Of Prince
ton. and was one of the founders of
the first Woodrow Wilson-For-Presi-
dent Club. At the last Democratic
national convention at San Francisco
he was credited with being one of
President Wilson's personal repre-
sentatives. He was an ardent sup
porter of William G. McAdoo's can
didaoy for the presidential nomina-
tion at San Francisco,
Gov. Sweet said he did not expect
to make a hasty appointment.
Politicians here pointed out it was
the first time that former President
Wilson had come out openly for any
candidate for office since his retire
| ment from the White House.
According to Thompson's friends he
and the former president were close
| ly associated at Princeton. Thomp
son is ~ years old.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1923-03-31

The press of Mississippi, both daily
and weekly, regardless of faction or
section, seems to be discussing the
overwhelming bonded Indebtedness
Of Mississippi, and trying to find a
way to lower taxes and tighten the
burdens of the people. There seems
to be a general disposition on the
part of both the press and the people
not to blame either faction for the
bond issues of the past 20 years, ad,
ministrations of both factions alter.
mating in these various years, while
taxation has mounted and bond is
sues have increased Visitors to the
capital report that candidates for
governor and for members of the
legislature are being asked every day
how they stand on issuing bonds for
current expenses, whether or not they
are for the abolition of the office of
state revenue agent, and what their
attitude is rs to the repeal of the
antitrust laws of Mississippi. Ac-
cording to Senator McCallum more
than s11,000,000 of the $16,O00,000
bond issues did not go for permanent
improvemen but went for current
expenses of the state government, and
while posterity did not receive a dol
lars worth of benefit from the ex-
penditure Of this s11 100000, poster
ity will have to pay the interest and
principal of this enormous amount Of
money, some of which newspapers of
the state are saying was extrava-
gantly if not wastefuly spent Ac.
cording to all reports, the people
everywhere are tremendously in
earnest and are demanding retrench-
ment and reform, as a sine qua non
t6 their votes for legislative and gu
bernatorial candidates.