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Evening journal., 1923-02-07


In recent years the football
coaches have come out strongly IN
favor OF wrestling as "A college sport
II develops there IS a method in theii
madness. Wrestling makes for bet
ter football This Is particularly
true OF the forwards.
There is the case or Jim MCMILLAN
Of Illinois. A good lineman a year
ago, Mcmillan took up wrestllng
and became the most-talked-aboui
player In the middle west last season
Since the close OF the football season
Mcmillan has gone back TO wrest-
ling and continues 20 show great Inn
provement in the tricks OF the mat
game. such being the case II Is
only logical to assume that he will
be an even better football player in
the fall.
In the east no lineman IS more
feared than Tiny Mcmahon OF
Penn State. who measures s feet Z
inches. Mcmahon is a great wrest-
Ter. also an equally great FORWARD o.
In 1921, when Penn state made
three touchdowns against Harvard,
il was through gaping holes made
by Mcmahon that Killinger and Wil-
son filtered through for big gains.
It Is an easy matter TO figure how
wrestling can work 10 the advantage
OF a lineman in football Wrestling
demands coordination OF the arms
and legs. That trait Is also most
essential in football The tricks OF
the wrestling game give the line
man who is familiar with them
distinct advantage over his oppon-
ent. And the beauty OF It Is that
the tricks OF the mat game as US
ually sanctioned by the football Of
hcials as perfectly legal.
All OF which explains why every
football coach, the country over, Us
advising his football players 20 take
up wrestllng-the linemen in par
ticular.
Evening journal., 1923-02-07
.M2A M&u~


Wrestling. as a sport, Is enjoying
a big revival In the college world.
The big Ten" OF the west, as well
as most OF the leading eastern in-
situtions. are paying much atten-
ton to wrestling as a sport.
Evening journal., 1923-02-07
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-07
LAS FIEsTAs PATRONALEs DE
TRAs TALLERES

Han visitado esta redaccion para
invitarnos a las festas patronales er
honor de Santa Ana que empezaran q
20 del corriente, en- el barrio Tras Ia
Heres, de santurce, los sefiores Con.
za'o Felix y Ricardo salgado.
Las festas en- homemade de Sta. Ana
patrona de Tras Talleres prometen re.
sultar muy lucidas pues la cornisiOr
ha preparado un prograna interesante
FL dia 20, Inauguration de las fes-
tas, una gran saliva anunciara los We.
cinos de Tras Taileres Ell co1nienzo dc
los grandes actos y una procession re.
correra las Gales de dicho poblado a
son de un llirnno religioso.
Agradecemos la invitacion que Sc nos
ha hecho para asistir tan brillantea
actos,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-07
Sangre viciada Q aguado
Saltsd quebrantado

sus fuerzas, las PILDORAS DEL
DIR. LOVETT Sc las restauraran,
erriqueciendole y puriheandole la
sangre en- absoluto.
Para las mujeres debiles, para los
nifios que estan en- el desarrollo,
para los hombres que estan agota-
dos por ell trabajo excessive, por
abusosa ! y por Intermediates agu-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-07-07

Cuando la sangre esta aguada 0
viciada, la salud Sc quebranta fa-
cilmente. Miles de individuos que
han padecido de anetnia y sangre
inpura, cue es- como 81 dijeranos
achaqres y debilidad, Sc han cura-
do radicalmente con las PILDO-
RAS DEL DR.. LOVETT. No inn
porta 10 que le haya despojado de
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
START WAR
on SUGAR
PRICES
". s. to Sue Exchange, While
Wonasn Begin Drive 10 Cut
Use and Fofes Down Cost.

NEW YORK. April 3O.Sugar
prices went under fire FROM two
I aireeaEona todags Officially the Gov.
4fnlnent. through the Attorney Gen
krAl was to move this afternoon
for an Injunction against the New
York Sugar Exchange, which II
charged with artificially fixing
prices through a. conspiracy Of it,
members.
Unofficially the, women of the
metropolis naarsIaalling four minute
speakers and workers for house
To house canvass of the five bor-
Oughe, began their campaign to
limit the use of sugar and thus
force down the price.
BY night we expect to. have from
800 to 400 speakers and at least
5000 workers enlisted for an in
tensiye c&nvass Of the housewives
BIZ the city," said Mrs. Louis r.
WeIzmeller, deputy commissioner Of
!aarkets. who is directing the cam
align of $50 women's clubs against
I Ugh priced sugar.
Four Federal judges will hear the
Governments motion for an injunc
ton against the sugar exchange.
William Mason Smith, attorney
for the exchange, stated today he
would ask for a continuance on the
] ground that John w. Davis, former
ambassador to Great Britain, who
was retained by the exchange as
chief counsel in the suit, was in
Washington arguing case before
the Supreme Court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
DAUGHERTY IS
BACK ON JOB
HERE
BY III. X. REYNOLDS,
Internati OnaI News Service.

After convalescing for two months
I'm Florida and North Carolina, At
torney General Harry Nj. Daugh-
erty. who has been a very sick
man" since last winter, returned to
Washington today to assume again
his dual role as head of the De-
partment of Justice and political
advisor chief to President Hard
ing.
Although the Attorney General
plainly showed the. effects of his
long illness, he told friends who
greeted him at the Union Station
that he was feeling greatly i'm
proved and that he was anxious to
get back on the job.
1t will be some weeks, according to
his physicians, before Daugherty
will have fully recovered. but they
have yielded TO his wish that he be
permitted to give personal attention
to some of the more important legal
problems now confronting the Gov
eminent.
Nearly every member of the
Cabinet has. some legal question
upon which he wants the advice Of
the Attorney General, but his first
consideration will be given to the
plans of President Harding to use
vessels Of the United States navy to
fight rum-runners off the American
coasts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
BABE s HERE To
SMACK OUT
HOME RUNS
Observation-Disclosures. REEL
By LOUIS r. BOUCHER.

Babe Ruth, the Behemoth OF
Bust. accompanied by his support
ing cast. makes his 1923 debut in
Washington today in the first of
four games to be played with
DOME Bush's young men. The
mighty Bambino is the greatest at
traction in baseball today, and
large crowds will probably watch
him in action at Georgia avenue.
Facing Ruth in the first contest
will probably be Wallace Westing.
house Warmoth, former Little hook
southpaw. In New York last week
Warmoth held the Yankees to three
hits, and Babe Ruth did not get
one of them. either. Naturally.
the big slugger will do his best to
remedy that. condition while here.
Carl Mays or Sad Sam Jones will
probably be Miller Higgins pitch
ing selection for the opening game
of the series. Mays has vet to
tackle the Griffmen this season.
but Jones hung up a victory over
them last week in his usual ma n
ner He is a ink hurler so far
as the Griffs are concerned.
Ossie Bluege will he at third base
today, and until William the Silent
Conroy is in good health again.
Conroy is suffering from ptoInaine
poisoning.
Unless bad weather causes post
Everett Scott will play
his thousandth successive game on
Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
STUDE \ IS
INSIST On
prob.
Co-eds RetaIiate for Smoking
Ban by Asking Governor
to Investigate.

investigation Of alleged petting
parties at the University of Mary
land, involving college officials and
co-eds, is being sought today BY
representatives of the student
body.
81 Girl students Of the university
nod their threat against
silii0 heads, resulting from
the suspensi1n Of Miss TheIma
Blandy and Miss Mary Spence for
smoking at a Washington dance,
by taking off the lid III the ir1sti-
tuition, in afidavits which may be
placed in the hands of Governor
Richie.
State Inquiry Wanted.
Efforts are being made today to
have the governor, on the strength
OF the allegations. institute a State
inquiry into conditions at College
Park
President A. r. Woods intends
to take no action in the matter.
throwing the university open to
inspection from qualified outside
sources.
The affidavits, it is said, showed
the university to be a pajama para
disc. Drinking, petting, and joy.
riding were among the attractions
offered to goods, according to the
statements.
Night swimming parties we're or
ganized by university official, is
another claim.
The proposed investigation may
be led by Mrs. Mary G. Love Col
Inns, national president of the Chi
Omega Sorority, it was said today.
1t was indicated that if the charges
made by the girls are true, the
sorority may withdraw the charter
from the local at the university.
Dissatisfaction among the student
body as to living conditions at the
institution is general, according to
goods. and peace will not come to
the college until the charges have
been thoroughly aired.
Trustees to Act.
Although Governor Ritchie stated
some days ago that he did not in
tend to take a hand in probing the
smoking case a the university,
latest developments may lead to an
official inspection.
Women's organizations through
out Maryland are today joining
hands to bring about the desired
investigation.
The case will be taken up by
the university trustees at their
next meeting on May II. A shift
in the faculty is probable. although
DR.. Woods and other leaders an
nourced policy of silence until the
trustees meet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30

~ HEY were sitting around a
stove and the tobacco was
passed around. They be-
ran to grow introspective.
The talk turned upon their old
homes and the changes that the
cycling years bring about. They
had lived in Houston for many
years, but only one was native
Texan.
The colonel hailed from Ala
baIlla, the judge was born in the
sWamps of Mississippi, the grocer
first saw the light in a frozen
town of Maine, and the major
2proudly claimed Tennessee as
ais birthplace.
Have any of you fellows been
Jack home since you left there"
ksked the colonel.
The judge had been back twice
TN grocer never.
It's a curious feeling" said
the colonel, ito 60 back to the
1. ID home where you were raised,
ter an absence of fifteen years.
Sit is like seeing ghosts TO be
among people whom YOU nave
tACt GCSAA45 al ~ luis q SAAASa .ON
I went back to Crosstree, Ala,
just fifteen years after I left
there. The impression made upon
me WAS one that never will be
0bllterated.
There was . girl in Crosstree
once that / loved better than any
thing in the world. One day
slipped away from everybody and
went down to the little grove
where used to walk with her.
walked along the paths we Esed
to tread. The oaks along the
sides had scarcely changed: the
little blue flowers on either hand
might have been the same ones
she used to twine in her hair
when she came to meet me.
"Our favorite walk had been
along a line Of thick Iaurels be.
yond which ran 4 little stream
Everything was the same. There
was no change there to Cypress
my heart Above were the same
great sycamores and poplars:
there ran the same brook; my
feet trod the same path ghey
had So often walked with her. II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
8 LIVES, I SHIPS
LOST IN STORM
OFF COAST
New England Seas RaVaged
IS Hours-22 Saved From
One Boat.

BOSTON, April 30.-A- storm
which for fifteen hours ravaged the
New England coast, took a toll of
nine lives and wrecked at least
seven vessels, it was apparent to-
day.
Seven members of the crew of the
Boston steam collier Seaconnet were
lost when that vessel foundered a
mile from the Vineyard Sound light
ship.
Twenty-Five other persons aboard,
including the wife of the wireless
operator. reached the light ship in
lifeboats.
Cook, Leaps Overheard.
The negro cook of the rum laden
British steam yacht. T i m a
Phoebe, lost his life when be be-
came panic stricken and leaped
overheard with a mattress as the
vessel struck on Fishers Island,
Vineyard Sound. ,,...
The other members of the crew
were taken off by the coast guard.
The vessel is rapidly going to
pieces and considerable of her wet
cargo is being carried ashore by
the sea. Capt George Gardner of
the coal barge Braddock went down
with that vessel when she went on
the rocks at Point Judith. Other
members of the screw were rescued.
The other vessels wrecked were
the schooner Francis Goodnow of
Boston, wrecked ON Mckinney s
Point, Cape Elizabeth. Maine; the
coal barge Ephrata of Philadelphia.
wrecked off Popham Beach. Maine;
the coal barge Taunton of Fall
River, wrecked at Point Judith, and
the coal barge Canton, also of Fall
River, wrecked off Point Judith.
The crews Of the latter vessels
were taken off. safely
Rescuers Arrive Too Late.
Several vessels summoned by
IS. .. S. calls of the Seaconnet
reached the scene only in time to
view the floating wreckage. The
City of Rome. Savannah bound,
went miles off her course under
forced draught to the assistance of
the Seaconnet, but arrived too late
as did the revenue cutter Acushnet.
Because of her precarious posi-
tton there was considerable diff.
Guilty in the taking off Of the crew
of the Thelma Phoebe. Twenty-one
members of her crew were finally
landed after a breeches buoy had
been rugged.
A brooches buoy also was EN-
ployed in a spectacular rescue of
the crew of the schooner Francis
Goodnow. Soon after the crew was
landed the masts of the vessels
were carried away and it would
have been impossible to use the
breeches buoy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
1000 MIDNIETTES STORM
PARIS DRESSMAKING SHOPS

PARIS. April 30.-Two thousand
midinettes stormed the big dress
making headquarters in Rue de Ia
Paix, forcing the calling out of
police reserves The chief of police
personally directed the quelling of
the disturbance caused by the strik-
ing girls, ordering his officers to
use only the open palms of their
hands on the girls.
There was no real violence, the
girls conte ntirg themselves with
constantly emitting shrill screams,
which echoed through the fashion
able quarters. bringing out many
curious Americans from the Ritz
and adjacent hotels. The prices of
gowns have already gone up IS per
cent as a result of the strike hy
the girls in the dressmaking houses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
THE COLONIES STORY.

;. seemed that if waited she
would surely come again, "trip
F. ping so lightly through the
cleaning with her starry eyes,
and nutbrown curls, and she
loved me, too. 1t seemed then
that nothing could ever have
parted us-no doubt, no mlsdn.
destanding, no falsehood, But
who can tell?
II went to the end of the
path. There stood the old hoi.
low tree in which we used 10
place notes to each other. what
sweet words that old tree could
tell if it had known! / had fan
cfed that during the rubs and
knocks I had received from the
world my heart had grown cal.
loused, but such was not the
case.
Il. looked down into the hollow
of the tree, and saw something
white. 1t was a folded piece of
paper, yellow and stained with
age. / opened 1t and read It
with difficulty.
Dearest Richard: You know I
will marry, you if you want me
to. Come round early tonight
and / will give you my answer
in a better way. Your own Mel
lie.
Gentlemen. stood there hold.
ing that little piece Of paper in
my hand like one in a dream.
had written her a note asking
her to marry me and telling her
to leave her answer In the old
tree. She must have done so.
and 1 never got it, and all those
years had rolled away since.
The crowd was silent. The
major wiped his eyes, and the
judge shifted a little. They were
middle.aged men now but theys
too, had known love, HI,
And then, said the grocer.
you left right away for, Texas
and never saw her again."
Mop said the colonel. When
/ didn't come round that night
she cent her father after me, and
we were married two months
later. She and the five kids are
up at the house now. Pass the
tobacco, please"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
Germany Awaits May Day Disorders
SuprerneCourt
Makes u. S.
Ships Dry

The national prohibition
act was finally and irrevoca-
bly, extended to the high seas
today when the United
States Supreme Court up
held the ruling of Attorney
General Daugherty barring
liquor from American ships
throughout the world and
from foreign vessels within
three miles Of American
shores.
The courts decision, rem
dered on an appeal from
New York, is regarded BY
prohibition forces as a
sweeping victory in their
campaign to close up all
loophoIes Ia the enforcement
iof The Volstsad act.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30

Injunction Asked in St. Paul
Court Against 90 Corpora
tons and 50 individuals.

I The Government today began
legal action to dissolve the alleged
lumber trust.
"A suit in equity against the
Western Pine Manufacturers As
ISOLATION was filed on behalf Of
the Government in the United
States district court. At ST. Paul.
Approximately sirty corporations
and eigity-six individuals. officers
in various lumber concerns, were
named as defendants.
u. s. Asks Injunction.
The Government asks the court
to issue an immediate. Injunction
against the corporations and indi-
divuals named, preventing them
from continuing the practice which,
the Government charges, constitute
"a combination and conspiracy in
restraint of interstate trade and
commerce in lumber"
The suit today was instituted
after many months of investigation
and consideration by Government
officials, it was said at the Depart
ment of Justice The many COM
plants from builders and business
interests in the country over the
high prices of building materials
were q big factor in getting the
Federal authorities into action.
Attacks Price List.
The Government charged that
association had for many years pub
lished and sold basic price lists"
The primary purpose of these
lists, it was alleged, has been and
stil lis to fix and establish relative
values for all the many items, of
lumber produced and sold by the
defendant manufacturers, and they
also prescribe extra working charges
and extra charges for special sizes
and legnths on all items furnished
which do not conform strictly TO
the standard grades and specified
tions adopted by the defendants.
THE basis lists have never pur-
ported to represent prices in them
have generally been considerably
higher than the prevailing selling
prices so as to allow quotations to
be made in terms of discounts or
concessions from the list"
The following companies were
named by the Government as con.
nected with the alleged illegaLcom-
bination:
Anaconda Copper Mining Com.
pany. Bonner, Mont; Baird Harper
Lumber Company. Warland, Mont.
Baker White Pine Company, Baker
Ore; Blackwell Lumber Company,
Occur d'A lene. Idaho; Boise
Payette Lumber Company, Boise,
Idaho.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
NINE. MEL us CHA IS ENCES
GAMMA 10 SONG CONT 4:

BOSTON. RIass April 30 aIes
Daiver broke his contract to man
age Nine Lucia Meluis, famous
coloratura soprano, to become man
ager Of Gamma walska, not because
of the quality of the Walska voice,
but because OF the quantity Of the
WaIska money as poured forth by
her husband. Harold Mccormick,
declared Mime. Mcluis, Nine. Msluis
is suing Daiver for $1,000 claim
ing breach Of contract.
To prove her contention Nine.
Melius has challenged Gamma TO
meet her on the concert platform,
where the public may be the judge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
MISSOURI MAN, Welded
TWICE, FATHER OF ~

PERRYVILLE.. Mo-, April 40
TITS a girl" came feminine
voice from another room as Au-
gust Kiefer paced the floor at his
home here.
Kiefer's brows knitted as he
scratched his head calculating
That makes twenty-five" he
unused.
Kiefer was married before and
had four children from that union.
He has been blessed with eighteen
more by his second marriage, max
ing twenty-five in the chorus that
calls him papa" Mrs. Keifer is
forty-one years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
STONE HURLED IN AUTO
INJURIES A BABY GIRL

Three -year'old Anna Padgett,
daughter of F. r. Padgett, 2148
Florida avenue northwest, was in.
jured about the face when she was
struck by stone tina: had been
hurled through the window of her
fathers automobile at Fourth and
l. streets northwest last night
Police Of the Second nrecinct are
searching for the Offender. The
child's injury is not serious.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
THIRD TIME SANDBAGGED,
MAN STAYS UNCONSCIOUS

CALEXICO, Calf. April 30
Robert Moody. said to be the son
of the late Dwight l.. Moody, the
evangelist, was found unconscious
in doorway here. The police said
he had apparently had been sand
hagged. Efforts to restore con-
seriousness we're unsuccessful.
This is the third time within a
year that Moody has been found in
similar condition. The police ex-
press the opinion the same man is
responsible for all three attacks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-30
PRISONER HAS TO READ
BUNYAN IN HIS CELL

PH1LA DELPHIA. April 3O.-Af.
ter he had pleaded in municipal
court to driving an automobile
while intoxicated, c. Haviland Scott
was sentenced to remain in the
county prison until he had read
and studied Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress, The Court will then
dispose of the case.
In reply to Judge MacNeille Scott
said that his companions when he
was arrested were Trouble and
Doubt" two young nlens