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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05
DEBS' RETURN FOR CLEMENCY

People who, though themselves not
at all red" or even socialistic, have
made something of hero out of Eu-
gene Debs must have wondered as
they read his Chicago speech if they
have not made a mistake--wondered
if they have not ascribed too much of
merit and the wrong kind Of merit to
sincerity"
Debs is indeed Sincere" no doubt
and the fact does count in final esti-
mate of his character. 1t does not
count at all, however, in judging him
as a good or bad citizen. The more
sincere a man is in the holding of
wrong ideas and in acting on them,
the more dangerous is he to his neigh
bors.
With what his admirers will call
courage" though "insolence" is the
right term, Debs, freed from Jail by
executive clemency, rejoices at hav-
ing broken his country's laws and
proclaims his readiness and his deter
mination to break them again. He
insists, just as he did while the war
was on, that its object was to make
the rich richer, and he declares that
it's one admirable result was the es-
tablishment in Russia of the soviet
government-exactly the government
he wants to see established here after
the one we now have has been over
thrown.
Are such sentiments the more COM
mendable because they are Sincere,
and is the courage" that reveals them
sound basis to claim for liberty
to preach such doctrines in the circles
where they are applauded New
York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05

But it does not believe that the govern
ment is playing fair by such usury.
They say, you ought to know that
your Uncle Sam is at this moment
betraying the trust of some 100000
of his nephews and nieces to whom
that money belongs,
"First, by advertising Q per cent
simple interest on deposits in postal
savings.
Second, by actually paying much
less than tbat-THE LOWEST RATE
OF INTEREST IN THE WORLD.
"Third, by reinvesting the sums en-
trusted to it and making an actual
profit out of them-some 50 10000
last year.
Fourth, by realizing these facts,
setting out to correct them, and then
allowing its better impulse to be
thwarted by men who prefer things
left as they are"
For the government officials have
actually realized that the people are
being cheated w. +. Burlington, d.
rector Of postal savings at Washing
ton, has told the government that it
should not make n penny off these de-
posits. Because they are mostly the
deposits of poor foreigners who think
Uncle Sam is the squarest and safest
protector.
But in the meantime, there is polti-
cal wrangirg about what the govern
ment ought to do about the matter.
As usual, where politicians can get
their hands in there is always red
tape and deplorable delays.
Have you seen the huge full page
advertisements in the Saturday Eve
ming Post, Literary Digest, Collier
Weekly and various other national
magazines? These advertisements
cost thousands of dollars. Who pays
for them2 YOU D0-if you have
any savings in the postal savings de-
qartment,
And also in the meantime, the post
al savings department is flooding the
mails with circulars and letters to
small towns and weekly newspapers
which they ask printed, FREE OF
CHARGE, in an effort to secure more
of your money for Uncle Sam to play
Shylock on,
WHILE THE POSTAL SAVINGS
ARE PAYING THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS OUT OF MONEY MADE
BY INTEREST ON YOUR MONEY
TO THE BIG MAGAZINES FOR AID
VERTISING SPACE TO GET MORE
DEPOSIT0RS, THEY ARE AT THE
SAME TIME BESEIGING THE ED
lTORS OF SMALL NEWSPAPERS
TO GET FREE ADVERTISING
SPACE.
And this isn't hear-say. The mails
of this paper contain such "dead-head
stuff each week. And this policy is
NANAVAN III hSShitiS NttH iHS puitSN ny
which thousands Of depositors are be-
ing cheated out of the actual value
of their money. That is, the govern
ment is paying out thousands of dol
lars for advertising in high class mag.
azines, in order to get more deposit
ors, but they demand FREE advertis-
ing from the small papers, (which can
least afford to give it), and which are
more universally read by the people
who actually deposit their money in
the postal savings.
Some banks are paying as high as
4la per cent interest on savings. One
of them is advertised in this paper.
These banks are made safe by the
regulations of the government. Put
your money in such banks as that
where you win make three and four
times as much interest as you would
receive in postal savings deposits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05
PAYING OFF FARM LOANS

Washington According to a partial
report made by the War Finance Cor
poration, there have been repayments
of agricultural and livestock loans
during the current calendar year in
the sum of $176,12o.sos,0o. These
repayments are made by banks, live
stock loan companies and cooperative
marketing associations.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05
NEW MEMBERS FOR Ku-KLUx

Now the Ku-Klux Khan proposes
TO take in members of religious sect
to which it was once violently opposed
provided, of course, that the new
members will henceforth consent to
be known as Katholics.-New York
Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05
NOT MUCH REFORM

Soap has reappeared in Russia. but
to those who see in this decline of
Bolshevism it is pointed out that the
safety razor is still unknown New
Castle (lnd.) Courier.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05
BETTER KEEP 1T HERE

There may be danger of Americas
having regarded as meaning peril to
a republic. But it is undoubtedly
safer for America to have money than
for some of the war-inviting countries
abroad Washington D. C. Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05
OF THE YELLOW CUR BREED

How draft dodger reveals his
calibre when he seeks protection from
the government that he would not pro-
tect.- Boston Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05

To which we might add, Rabbit
ing for squirrels;" Fishing for quail
Cunning for flounders;" Motoring
in rowboat," and numberless other
choice sports.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-01-05

APPLY has some wagg iterated:
"oh give the dictionary praise
Let everybody sing!
For there are so many ways
Of saying the same old thing!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
PANTHERSRESUME
 BASEBALL WORK AT MUNGER BOWL

Baseball practice was resumed Monday afternoon at Birmingham Southern college after a two-day lay off. The Partners have only one more week before starting on their sixday trip through southern Ten nessee and Coach Brown will ,rowd in all the practice possible this week in an attempt to get the Methodsts into shape for their opening game.
 The field Monday was too wet for much infield practice but squads were stationed around on the varous parts of the field in pepper games" Lit tie work. has been done on the dia- mond during the past week on ac- count of muddy infield and hitting and a little irregular fielding prac- tice has been the best that the bulk of the Panther practice sessions.
 The nine men that will comprise the lineup that faces Union uni versity at Jackson, Tenn. on April 9 in the first game of the reason is very doubtful. The spasmodic practices staged by the Partners dur ing the past two weeks have given tions little chance to show their abili- ty and as result there is con siderable doubt as to who will make the trip.
 About 25 men are going out daily and any one of more than 50 per cent of them may make the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27

BARONS OPEN AGAINST
 MACKS ON. WEDNESDAY
BREWERS DEFEAT " OBILE BRUINS

TROY, Ala. March 26.-The Mobile Bears went down In defeat here today before the strong Milwaukee Brew CTS. the score being to 2. The game was a good one from start to finish, and was marked by many double plays and features. Mobile scored first In the first inning, when one score was marked up for the Alabama team. The Milwaukee team scored in the second half of the sec end inning when Griffin hit single and Al Williams, left fielder, dropped the ball. Before he could get it back. Griffin had gone around four bases. No more scoring took place until the sixth inning, when Milwaukee had up for the Wisconsin lads.
 The Bears came back in the seventh and made one run, which was quickly offset in the eighth by anothCr run by Milwaukee. In this inning Me Cade, who was pitching for Mobile, was in a very tight place with all bases filled and another rally was threatened by Milwaukee, but he managed to retire the side with only one score to it's credit.
 One thrilling feature was one handed catch of long fly by D. Williams, Mobile right fielder.
 Score R H E Milwaukee ...0 01O 003 01x-5 10 l
 Batteries: Mobile, Fuhr, Meade, Lorry, Heaving: Milwaukee. keefe. . Gearn, Lindsey and Shinault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
Stars of Spanish Net
 Team in America Nolu

NEW YORK, March 26. - Manuel and Jose Alonso, who were the back bone of the Spanish Davis cup tennis team in 1922, have come to the United States to enter business near Phila- delphia, but modesty compels them to say that Spain will have good team and more than fair chance in the European zone of preliminary play this year. Manuel is ranked No. l in Spanish tennis and Jose is No. 4. They picked Count De Co., mar, No. ?, as the star of this years team, with Edward Flaquer. No. 3, the next best man. The other two members of this years team have not been selected.
 The Alonso brothers believe the Spanish team will defeat Roumania in the first match. Should the Brit ish Isles defeat the Belgian team they believe Spain will nave a fla vorable chance of beating the British Isles in the second round.
 The Alonsos expect to go to Allen town, Pa, in a few days. They will remain in this country until next spring when they will return to prac- tice on hard courts, the better to represent Spain in the Olympic matches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
EDDIE HAGEN ONE AMATEUR BOXING WHO SHUNS PROS
Olympic Champ and Inter- . collegiate Winner Turns
 Down Chance at Coin

NEW YORK, March 26.-Speaking of Eddie Eagen, light heavyweight champion of the Olympic games, cap- tain of the Yale boxing team and later a member of the Harvard team, who is now at Oxford, Sporting Life
 dondon) says of an intercollegiate tournament in which he boxed re- gently:
 "Eagen, Oxford, as a matter of course, won at catchweights and we suppose we shall have to hope in vain for an amateur capable of making him give of his best"
 righto! It will take the best pro you have in the fighting ranks to make him extend himself!
 Eagen is an unusual typo of young man in day when young man with any kind of talent in his fists rushes into the professional prize ring for what little fame and what big money he can acquire.
 Eagen has all kinds of natural tal- ent. Veteran old managers have been after him for four years. but he scorned all offers to fight for money.
 In explaining his rather unusual ideas, he told the writer in Antwerp during the Olympic games: O O O
 Shuns Pro Game.
 q know I could make a lot of money in the prize ring. Perhaps I could become a champion and &C., quire whatever fame might be un- derstood to attend such & conquest, but all the money and all the glory l might attain would not compen- sate me for the pang that would be mine if I ever heard one of my chil- dren taunted with-'your fathers prize fighter"
 Eagen talks just that way. and In his private life he carries out the same high ideals.
 Eagen knows that some stigma Is attached even to an amateur boxer. He learned it at Yale and it cost him the realization of one of his fondest ambitions.
 Eddie was crazy about football. When he was over with the Ameri- | can Olympic team in 1920 at Antwerp he dashed home just as soon as the boxing finals had been completed. 1 Most of the other boys were taking what trips around Europe they could ] afford.
 T want to be at Yale when the | football squad reports. I'm going to try hard, but I don't believe I can make the team"
 He wouldn't give a reason, but it was heard later from another source. The powers that be at Yale didn't want a boxer on the varsity team. 1 although he was one of the fastest men on the team and a most prom | iSing end or halfback
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
l FIRPO'S NEXT FOE [ RIVALS WILLARD
 M UNUSUAL SIZE

NEW YORK. March 26.-Farmer Lodge, of Minneapolis, .who today was matched with Luis Angel Firpo, South American heavyweight boxer for 15-round contest at the Char ity Boxing show. May 12, at Yankee stadium here, has gained little recognition in heavyweight ranks to date. but he is rival of Jess Will lard in size, weighing around 235 pounds, and he has earned some thing of reputation as a jaw the chins of two opponents with knockout punches. He broke Paul Sampscn's jaw in the second round of a contest at Madison Square Gar den in 1921 and later administered the same punishment to Cliff Kra- mer in the third round.
 Lodge is six feet, three inches in height, and has an unusual reach of S3 inches.
 Tex Rickard has completed a card of four bouts for the Yankee stad- ium show, the headliner of which will be the Johnson Willard bout. all of which will witness heavyweight in action. Young Bob Fitzsimmons, son of the former title holder. has been matched with Harry Drake. English light heavyweight for six rounds. while Carlos Zablia, of the Argentine, light heavyweight spar ring partner of Firpo, will make his American ring debut in a four round encounter with Charley McKenna of of Greenwich Village. 4r.t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
JUNIOR PAINTERS PLAY CAGE GAMES HERE THIS WEEK

Simpson High will bring the Snead
 seminary five of Boaz to the Magic City for a two game basketball series at the B. A. c. Tuesday and Wednes- day nights. Coach George Reynolds is getting his state association cham pion combination in trim for their play in the national cage tournament that will be staged in Chicago on April to :, and included in his plans are several pr-ctice teams with the strongest cage teams of the state. Snead seminary made good show | ing in the Cotton States and state Tournament. and have a strong aggre- gatfon of cage stars. The Simpson
 five will have plenty of work when they meet the Boaz crew..
 The Simpson squad, composed of 15 men, has been working hard and reg ular at the Athletic club gymnasium for the past three or four weeks. keeping in shape. The team went to Gadsden last week and defeated the Gadsden All-Stars by score of 59 to 2S. Several other practice games were planned for but the teams could not make the trip to the Magic City.
 The game Tuesday night wUl start at o'clock and should be one of the best of the year, as both teams have strong squad and played hard schedules during the past season.
 While Coach Reynolds is working with the basketball squad, Slim Neese, Simpson football coach, and Rudolph Scott of Birmingham South ern college, are working the baseball team alternately. The baseball nine will play Bessemer High school on
 Munger Bowl Tuesday afternoon Bessemer has a strong team this year and Coach Reynolds will have an op- portunity to see his men work against a good team. Several positions on the baseball team are still uncertain and the practice games will probably determine the men who will play the
 various positions this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
Earl WhitehiII Will Probably
 Be Seen in Action Against Major Leaguers This Week

Two days do they prepare and groom themselves for battle, and then those Barons face the White Elephants" of the American league in three-game series at Redwood. Wednesday afternoon Connie Mack will lead his so-called "rejuvenated Athletics" on the field for the first same with Joe Dunn's Barons. The Macks will be guests of the Birmlng- ham pastimers Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
 Joe Dunn spent Monday in going over the usual routine of spring training. Work is being rushed. of course, and the pitchers arc being given harder and harder workouts, as warm weather returns, and as the coming season hears. Dunn will prob ably spend considerable time on his pitchers from now on until the open ing of the season. Manager Joe has a mighty likely looking aggregation of hurlers, and railbirds are looking for Birmingham to have one of the leading corps of moundsmen in the league this season.
 Dunn's first string corps of pitchers consists of these: Phil Morrison. Red Bates Earl Whitehill, Lefty Stewart, Tom Daniels, Bill Gray, Plateau COX and Lefty Allen. Of this bunch, only two-Whitehill and Cox-have not been seen in action at Redwood thus far this spring
 whitehin May Be Used.
 Whitehill, who has taken on addi- tional weight. is showing improve nent over his really good form of last year, and much is expected of him. Whitey pitched good ball against Rochester down at Selma, and will more than likely be seen in action against the Macks at Redwood this week.
 Plateau Cox, considered one of the best pitching prospects on the staff. hasn't gotten down to weight yet, and it may be several days before he takes the mound against an exhibi- tion foe. Much is expected of Cox, and the big boy is working daily to reduce to his best playing poundage. Macks Are Puzzles.
 Connie Macks White Elephants seem rather appropriately named. AL though it is very, very early in the year, the Athletics seem to be show ing all the ear marks which rated them the mystery team" of the American leag que during the past few seasons. In their exhibition games, Connie Macl<'s men have played splen- did ball one day only to fall back in the rut the next time out, and lose to q team of less than major league ranking.
 In their one game with the Barons this year the Macks won free hit ting contest, due to excellent work of one Sammy Hale, Comics own little several thousand dollar pet.
 The Barons cannot be expected to win against major leaguers. but they have Gone it in the past, and Joe Dunn and Shutter Matthews thor oughly believe that it can be done aoaiO They eXpeCtlnE some corking good baseball at the Wood this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
Tee, Faiir'way and Green
JOCK HUTCHINSON.
By CHICK EVANS

All England has it that Jock Hutchinson, the famous Scot who took the British open championship last year and brought it to America for the first time, has resigned from the Glenview Golf club, Chi cago, and, according to London, Cap tain Ernest Carter, a British golfer of renown, has been picked to sue ceed Jock at the big Chicago club.
 Jock has not resigned from coing so. The report that he was tc give all his time to exhibition golf is erroneous.
 Jock Hutchinson is the outstand ilg professional golfer in America. He brings to golf what no other pro has ever duplicated--an extraordi- : nary ability plus personality that makes him instantly an interesting figure. He also has added to the game new shot, which he calls his skid" shot. This shot gets wonderful results for Hutchinson, and he is the only master of 1t in the game to- day. With it he makes the ball fairly skim over the turf and the edge of the green. then bite and hold Jocks Skid shot.
 Jocks skid shot is played with his famous niblick. He uses the shot mostly from just off the green when the ball rests on hard ground, His stance for the shot Is pronouncedly in front of the ball, with his hands well in advance of the clubhead. The ball travels low and first strill es the green some three or four yards from the pin. It appears to be going so fast that it would overrun the green by 50 yards or more, but on fc f int ha green and stops dead, sometimes with a little twist one way or the other. l have seen 1t run almost a half circle after biting into the green and with this curious twist roll into the cup.
 This strange skid shot is really squeezed frOn the ground and 1t carries more back spin than any other shot I have ever known. Jock worked the shot out of the principle by which the billiardist imparts the masse spin to the billiard ball. His observation was that the billiard player executed his finest work with the cue when he employed the masse stroke, and so Jock applied the masse to the golf ball. This peculiar shot Hutchinson plays from a point near the right toe.
 Hutchinson is utterly unlike most players from the other side in that instead of playing silently he bub- bles with jokes and comment as he goes around the links. He Is always cheerful and never resorts to the practice of trying to disturb his op- ponents game by saying annoying things, as one of our prominent pres notoriously had the habit of doing.
 Jock is the outstanding profession al because he is master player, a great personality. an interesting man and whale of 8 student of golf!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
Floyd Johnson Scores "Kayo" in 20 Seconds

BOSTON, March 26-Floyd John son of Iowa, knocked out Roy Thompson of New York in 20 sec onds here tonight. The Iowa heavy weight sent Thompson reeling to the floor with a punch to the jaw after 12 seconds of milling and the New Yorker stayed down until the count of eight. A blow to the right tenn rle feiled him for the last time.
 Johnson entered the ring weighing 195 pounds and Thompson scaled 1SS rounds. The two shook hands and Thompson led with left for John sons face. The latter countered with blow to Thompson's heart that sent the New Yorker back. Johnson shot his right to the jaw and Thompson went down in heap. Twelve seconds only had elapsed. Eight was counted besore ThoIhp- sen arose.
 Thompson, shaky but willing, closed in as if in an attempt to clinch. The Iowan's right crashed against his left temple and he sank to the floor-knocked out. A brief 20 seconds saw the end of the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
SPORT PEGS

POPPA's SWEETIE'S POP
 She was blonde and she was classy And she wunk a flirty glim.
 And her talk was pert and sassy; Full of pep and jazz and vim. She was supple, soft and slimmy
 And she shook a flirty shimmy
 And when she would ,murmur "gim-
 me-
 She could have the world from him.
 Such a set of lucky doodles.
 Such a petsy-wetsy pair
 How she spent his dough in oodles
 How he never turned a hair!
 oh. the mushy words of queer-mi mt They exchanged in balmy 'dearment
 Til she chanced to pop her spear
 mint.
 How he shook her then and there!
 Yes. and speaking of perfect be- havior, the French Boxing federation claims that Mickey McTigue's win ming over Bat Siki was lacking ir Unless Joe Beckett comes along with another of his, naive "ex- this will stand as the jest of the year. in sport will stickle over McTigue's etiquette in view of Siki's own neg, lect of manners ever since he bent 
 Had McTigue used a baseball bat the end would have justified the means.
 Siki held a personal pogrom or who cried and whimpered for month. Then he lodged half q dozen chances to fight Siki again And finally mere middleweight takes away the title casually as reaching for the pickles.
 The false alarm has been rune many times before. Bill Squires was one, Rudy Unholz another, Bomby Wells another. But they were "stilf alarms. Carpenter was the one and only All false alarm and a special call for a dozen engines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-27
Gene Criqui to Fight On BenefitCardFriday

NEW YORK, March 26.-Eugene Criqui, French holder of the Euro pean featherweight title. will make his American debut Wednesday night when he appears in an exhibition bout on the "all star" boxing card arranged to issue funds for the ben eft of devastated France. His oppo- nent will be Bernie Ledou. French flyweght title claimant
 Besides Criqui, five champions, Benny Leonard, Johnny Dundee. Frankie Genaro. Mickey Walker and Joe Lynch-are slated to appear. while Rancho Villa. former Amer ican flyweight title holder, and Luis Firpo. South American heavyweight. also are on the program.