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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-21

a club and. his ability to slam out
home runs wouldn't be impaired in
the least"
Individual Shines in Baseball
Eddie Collins in his day at CO.
lumbia was a star quarterback.
Today Eddie Collins is regarded as
a master Of baseball strategy, one
one Of the brainiest players in the
history of the game. 1t struck me
that Collins was the ideal player, to
have drawn comparison.
GA lot Of new stunts have crept
into football since I played it," re-
marked Collins when | asked more
which he regarded as the more
scientific. However, the great love
that I have for football has caused
me to keep up with the changes.
The game has opened up a great
deal since I played and 1 really
think it is more scientific today
than it ever was. 1t is more neces-
oarv than ever to follow the bal
at all times and look for anything
That makes for alertness.
Baseball I think offers more
possibilities for the individual. Ty
Cobb with his great speed, decep-
tive slide and keen brain, would
have been a wonder on any ball
club. The remarkable showing
that Walter johnson has made with
the Washington team, that has
been a consistent second division
aggregation, further proves the
possibility open to the individual.
Glass will assert itself in baseball,
regardless of conditions.
Grid Glory Often Misplaced.
"In football there have been
many star players who have shone
with brilliancy equal to Cobb on
the ball field, but such players did
not stand out on their own indivi-
dual merit. Invariably they receiv-
ed much needed assistance from
their teammates. In football,
while the glory always goes to the
man carrying the ball, often til
real praise belongs to the men in
the line or doing the interfering"
To get the viewpoint of foot
bali star just breaking into the ma
jors, I picked on Mike Gazella of
the New York Yankees, Gazella has
great promise as a shortstop. At
Lafayette last season, Gazelle was
one of the outstanding stars of the
year. With a majority of the cri-
tics he was an All-American Sc
lection for the baek-field.
Football, l think, is the more
interesting to play" said Mike, "at
i least it was to me. In football
there is always something doing. In
every play there is a certain thing
that you Should do, often there are
several things if you are able to
accomplish them. In baseball you
often have to stand around for an
inning or more without a play
coming your way. In fact, l have
often played in games in which l
didn't have a single fielding
chance.
"In football you always know
what the other fellow is going to
do and who is to carry the ball.
There is else relationship be-
tween the elEen players on every
move thawieAade.
BASEBALL fo&my way of think
ing, is far more scientific. 1t re-
quire much higher degree of in
dividual skill"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-21

A FTER years of undisputed
~ sway, the behind the barn
type of fiction for boys is
facing strong and determined oppose
ton. I
A gift of 100000 to the National
Council of the Boy Scouts is to be
used to drive out pot-boilers, dime
novels, and all the mass OF Dead
Eye Dick -and-his-kin cheap thrillers.
The most important method used
will be the substitution of good fc-
ton, written by the best of Amerl-
can authors, for the poorly written
and essentially cheap hack written
story. The first step will be made
by building Boys Life" into
national publication, reaching beyond
the present limits of Boy Scout
membership.
Discussing the 100000 gift, Chief
Scout Executive James E. West
said:
= THE time has gone by when writ
ing for boys can be hack writing,
The modern boy spots things worth
while instinctively You can not
fool him about Treasure Island,
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for example. He knows it is good
book.
1T is obligatory among those
who would be leaders among boys
to evolve writing output that will
be safe from the standpoint OF the
grownups and interesting intensely
interesting f~7~l the standpoint of
the boy. Writing for boys is an
occupation that properly challenges
the genius Of the entire writing
fraternity.
"The general proposition on the
basis of which we are working is
that the boy is naturally a construc-
tor-a builder. Moreover, modern
science opens up vistas down which
clever writer can travel with the
boy reader, encountering thrills
enough to satisfy the most exacting
juvenile audience.
I'VE have already arranged with
Arthur B. Reeve for a series OF
Craig Kennedy stories to be pah-
lished ii Boys Life The Radio
Detective is to be the title. For
this series modern science will sup
ply tie facts, while Reeve and the
boys will supply the thrills"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-21
KIWANIANs CONVENTION

SAVANNAH, Sept. 21.-savan-
nah Kiwanians are planning to at
tend the district convention, which
is to be held in Columbus October
Is and 26, more than 100 strong.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-21

lteresting a Il d
timely query.
During the past
month l put the
question to a
score of former
football stars who
are now playing
major league base
ball.
Twelve of the
players thought
Baseball was more
scientific, called
4 :a1r 4L1n1y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-21
MAJORITY OF PLAYERS
THINK BASEBALL BEST
TO TEST INDIVIDUALS
Football Calls for More Concert
ed Action Than National
Pastime
WHERE PLAYER SHINES
Gridiron Star Would Have Little
Chance to Star on Joke
Eleven Experts Say
By BILLY EVANS

Which is the more scientific,
football or baseball?
With football about ready to
break into the sport pages, and
battle baseball for space, it is an
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
PAPA AND MAMA

C,TRANGE things happen In the jungles. .Carveth
~ Wells explorer and lecturer tells about the horn
bills long-taed birds big they often measure FIVE
feet from tail-tip beak.
In Malay jungles Wells the male hornbil dur
ing the mating drive the female into hollow
tree then wall up the opening with mud
This protects Mama Hornbill against enemies. She
stays in her jail until laid and hatched Then
Pa let's her out. Meantime he has fed her through a
small opening left in the mud
He gathers the food by using HIS ssw-toothed beak
to cut fruits and flowers from their stalks. Maybe
that's where originally got his idea for the saw
used 10 cut boards.
II is not necessary to far Malaysia In Cam
ada when timber wolves mate Mrs Wolf hunts a cav
ern with roof that slopes downward to meet the floor
in v-shape.
She pushes her young far back in the " This is TO
keep Pa Wolf from eating HIS family Mother Wolf
can the babies easily, with her small body Pa
Wolf having a body, cannot wedge himself in
far enough to reach them.
Wise nature that makes Mother Wolf smaller than
Pa.
Wise Mother Wolf that knows in advance, her hus
bands appetite and how battle il.
Seals swim north to rookeries breeding grounds
The male seals so FIRST After they have
located good homes plentiful food supply. mes
sengers swim back to summon cow seals.
the baby ward OF a hospital you infants, each
in his bed, all very orderly. Mother Bee does the
same builds an apartment house of cells with wax
walls In each cell, is laid and one individual
raised.
wasps have the system. manufacturing in their
the paper-pulp with which they make the cells
Ants build their nurseries in the earth rotted trees
with many bedrooms, also corridors through which
Mother Ant dashes about peerng into each to see
that baby is o. K. then to the next Those are
among things which occurring in Delaware all
the time.
Ynu in
any than you explain why male peacock
always has four wives. more less.
All forms life revove around the function
OF having children.
Considering the intrlcaces and far-sishtedness OF
what we eau nature It is bewilderIng how any
fail believe that Supreme Intelligence is behind
It all.
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
With the Photographers

one trouble with ship subsidy program Is that
good many Americans confuse Il with the wartime
shipping board-Kansas City Star.
Part OF this news from last week but the weather
has cool 1t has kept fairly well-Painheld cor
respondence Magnolia News.
The thermometer Yerkes. observatory Weather
Bureau station registered 20 below Monday
ing December 49, according Professor f. B. Frost.
Friday morning the temperature was IL below zero
Lake Geneva (Ws.) News
Clemenceau tells US he wants America TO so and
interfere in European affairs. He does not know just
exactly what he wants it do but Il should do some
thing. The Tiger" is absurd in his old age Mr.
Wilson in his prime.-Y Yakima (Wash) Republic.
The Mussoni ministry of Italy Is conducting test OF
1t informs the country that the only
hope of salvation lies in enduring period OF hard work
all classes sacrifice and discomfort The chances
failing with such policy about twenty to one
the Fascist government will be notable Just the
resorting truthtelng when nine-enths of the
other governments the globe feeding their peo
pies upon rromises-Toledo Blade.
During the period of the the cash loans TO other
nations amounted to $4,000, ,00O, ,OOO-beng about
sS day for three years half that
continued While 600 in interest has been paid
there is accrued unpaid interest the amount of
S13S6, 900 900. And there very prominent men,
mainly hnancers who canceng the bulk OF this
great debt These debts due to the common people
the aborer and. tho widow who gave until it hurt"
what say they7-Glenwood (Ark.) News Press.
Evening journal., 1923-01-08

Islam as evidence Of the lack Of soil
darity among the allies. II France
should proceed with the plans to oc-
cupy the Ruhr. and il England
should thereupon withdraw her
troops from Cologne, the Turks
would have still stronger evidence OF
a cleavage, which would be called to
the attention of all Moslem subjects
of both England and Europe.
Although there were suggestions
that France was unduly friendly
with the Turks at the time OF the ex-
pulSon of the Greeks last summer,
the French and British governments
have worked in close harmon IN
dealing with the Turks. French In
terests throughout Islam are so
nearly Identical with those of Grea<
Britain that common policy in
dealing with the Turks IS logical.
Notwithstanding Frances obvious
desire to go further than Britain will
go in making peace. The Franco
Turkish treaty regarding Cilicia re-
moved most of the causes of differ
ence. between France and Turkey,
while Britains situation in Mesopo-
tamia. the question of capitulataions
and the necessity OF keeping the
Black Sea open are matters which
are food for war between Britain and
Turkey IL the latter wishes to force
the issue. There is curiosity as to
whether the Anglo-French alliance
would require the French to join in
a war against the Turks. Probably
It would. but whether the alliance
were binding or not, the interests Of
France would compel her to take a
stand against the resumption of
Turkish authority throughout the
late OttoYan empire on the basis of
Reputation of all protection to
Christians. Whatever their differ
ences over reparatiOns. France and
England would be found fighting
shoulder to shoulder against the
Turk
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
Editorial Opinion

600 in the next half century. II is
burlesque of the theory OF pen
sions to give $50 a month for life TO
the widow of a Civil War veteran
married to him as late as June %,
1915, fifty years after the Civil War
ended. The Bursum bill does this.
putting an inviting premium on
marriage contracts made merely for
pension purposes. II also provides
that legal or common-law mar
riages. even after June 81, 1915,
shall entitle the widow TO a pension
in case she has lived with her hus-
band for two years prior to his
death.
An outrageous vitiation OF the
principle of government aid to those
who actually suffered from war IL
thus accomplished. Tie pension
system was not devised to create re-
mote nd artificial objects OF gov
ernmental gratitude. It was intend
ed to have a direct relation to war
service and its disabilities. The
Bursum act assumes a public oblI-
cation where none exists. Widows OF
the World War get pensions OF S24
a month. IL there is any extra
money in the Treasury available for
pensions 1t ought to go to them, not
to women whose contact with a war
goes back twenty, thirty or forty
years before they were born.
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
TO-DAY IN MUSIC

The wagnerian opera festival
with its entire company imported
from Germany for the purpose met
a serious reversal when the musi-
clans union protested against the
bringing to this country of the Ger
man orchestra. Accordingly, the
plans were changed and Leo Blech'
chief conductor, sent one of his as
slstants to New York six weeks
in advance OF the opening perform
ance for the purpose OF recruiting
and training an American orchestra.
Blech also sent over a number OF in
struments required in the perform
ance for some Of the Wagner scores
and which are not found in the
usual symphony orchestra. The
musicians union pointed out that
there are hundreds of capable or
chestra players out Of work and 1t
would be base discrimination against
American musicians to bring over
complete German orchestra. The
singers are not affected by this die
tum, however.
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
MEN AND MONKEYS.
n the Ics Angeles Times.

Fcom the les Angeles Times.
/ One Of the States Of the Union is
passing a law forbidding the teach
ing OF the theory of evolution in
the colleges and academies Of the
State. A recent church convention
of one of the leading denominations
passed resolutions setting forth that
there was no such thing as evoiu-
tion. at least as far as man is con-
cerned. William Jennings Bryan
makes very emphatic pronounce
ment thac there is no strain of
monkey in his family tree.
SO that's that.
On the other hand, here come the
distinguished gentlemen composing
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science collectively
That there is no proposition in the
field of scientific research more e-sub-
stantially supported by proof than
the theory of organc evolution. II
is as emphatic as the tides. They
declare that to bar its study IS to
revert to that sodden spirit which
would have sent Galileo to the
torture for teaching that the earth
turned on its axis.
The scientists assert that evolu-
ton is established beyond perad-
venture and that fresh manifesto
tions of its scope are being daily
uncovered. DR.. Darwin did not
claim that men were descended
from apes, but he did proclaim the
principles of evolution and the
scientists Of today are reasonably
unanimous in supporting his con-
tentions. We may not have had
gorilla grandfathers, but we might.
other proofs in evolution would
suggest the possibility of many
things that are improbable. Men
are not descended from monkeys
but when one watches jazz band
at work there is sanity in the sus-
picion.
Evening journal., 1923-01-08

The Anglo-French reparauons dis
agreement will surely have an ad-
verse effect upon the Lausanne con-
ference, but whether It will induce
the Turks to go so far as to provoke
war is another question. Apparently,
the Near East problem is as knotty
as the reparations problem, and per-
haps it. too. must, be cut by the
sword.
Two questions OF fundamental I'M
portance, one territorial and the
other political, have withstood all ef-
forts at adjustment at Lausanne. The
first relates TO the Mosul oil dis
trict. Shall it go back TO Turkish
dominion, or shall It remain in lrak,
that is to say, under British control?
The British foreign minister. Lord
Curzon, who is chief OF the British
delegation at Lausanne, has told the
Turks bluntly that the Mosul dis
trict will not be surrendered, and he
objects to a discussion of the prop
osition. The Turks, on the other
hand. have made the return OF the
Mosul district a sine qua non Of
peace. Rumors of troop movements
by the natIonalists in the direction
Of Mosul have been circulated and
denied. The probability Is that the
Turks could take Mosul from the
British control IL they desired, and
doubtless they are preparing for that
eventuality.
The British title TO the Mosul oil
district. being based upon conquest
must be maintained by force OF arms
unless the Turks make peace. The
people of the country are anti-Brit-
ish. as a matter of course, but they
are not numerous, and the benefits
already conferred by British control
have been so great as to win over
part of the population. The losing Of
Mosul would be the signal for
strong demand in England for with
drawaI from all of the Mesopotamia
except Bosra. Mesopotamia has been
extremely costly to the British Gov
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1923
OUR SLOGAN:
The Evening Journal-the First
Paper of the First City of the First
State.
BRINGS JOY TO MOTORISTS

rIyHERE is one repairing job that the street
Il and Sewer Department is now engaged upon 'h"'
viii cause Joy to thousands of motorists
We refer to the repairs that are being made IN
Union street between Pennsylvania avenue and Ian
caster avenue the heavy use it receives union
street paving between these limits had become hhed
with deep ruts holes sinks The surface paving IN
these spots Is now reaid and the result should
be to give Union surface practically as good as
new.
Few streets in city carry more traffic than does
the norton Of Union street now under repair It long
has been an portant link in the Lincoln Highway Sys
tenn and with the completion Of the new road to New
ark still heavier volume OF traffic has resulted the
prompt repairing Of paving shows wise policy on
the part of the and Sewer Department II sueh
a policy always had been followed so promptly IN the
mast many Of our streets would have deerorated
so quickly
Evening journal., 1923-01-08

One OF the latest assertions Of the
newspapers demanding leniency for
Germany is that the Germans are
paying more taxes than the French
The average Frenchmsn pays taxes
very much lower than those borne
by the average Eng1ishman or Ger
man." wrote Mr.. Bruce Bllven upon
the front page of THE Globe"
Let us start with the unquestion-
ed facts and see just how much
foundation there Is for this sort OF
assertion.
Figures for 1921 compiled by the
League of Nations show that France
with a population of 100000,
paid $1.041. 100000 in taxes; Ger
many, with a population OF 59.000.-
900. paid ss05, 200. 200, and Great
Britain with a population of 47,000,-
600, paid s2.771, 100000. These
sums have been converted into dol
lars on the basis OF the pre-war
purchasing power of the franc,
mark and pound sterling. This is
probably the fslrest basis of COM
parison. It Is certainly the most
favorable to Germany. If figured in
dollars at the average rate of ex-
change for 1921 they show that
France paid 1881, 100000; Ger
many paid $632, ,0OO.O 900, and Great
Britain paid more than s3.064, O00.-
600.
In other words, France, with a
population only two-thirds that of
Germany was paying, at the most
conservative calculation, 80 per
cent more than Germany in taxes.
Great Britain was paying more than
three times as much as Germany.
Another way OF stating the same
facts is to calculate the tax paid for
each individual-the tax per capita.
In terms Of the pre-war purchasing
power Of foreign currency these
taxes are: France. s26.56; Germany,
$3.50; Great Britain. s5s.5s. These
figures take into account both the
total of taxes collected and the size
OF the countries.
There Is no controversy as to
these fgures-save by those who
argue that the method OF conversion
OF francs and marks into dollars Is
TOO lenient to Germany. It would
certainly seem that any writer seek
ing to state the facts fairly would
Evening journal., 1923-01-08

tion of income. What is the ma
tional income in England. France
and Germany today? If Mr.. Bliv-
en- has any definite. reliable sta
tistics on this subject he should pro-
duce them. The problem of ascer-
taining the total national income or
an average income in any nation is
enormously difficult under the best
conditions. Obviously. income tax
returns offer no true basis, for GER
tain sources of income are exempt
ed and evasion is a large factor
everywhere. In Germany evasion
by wealthy individuals and corpor-
ations is exceptionally great. Large
quantities of capital have been ex-
ported and cash reserves created
abroad from the payments made
for goods exported from Germany.
We are familiar with other efforts
of pro-Germans TO estimate the Ger
man income and the French in
come. They ignore the fact that
one-thirteenth of the richest part of
France was laid waste in the war.
They slash the German income from
its pre-war basis to any figure that
comes handy; and, as result, they
can prove clearly that the average
German is Paying in taxes 37.s per
cent of his income or any other fig
ure they desire.
1t is true that the tax paying
power of a nation depends upon
the national income. The ideal way
to Judge the taxes of Europe would
be upon this basis of income. We
have no quarrel with any one who
wishes TO speculats upon the In
comes of France and Germany and,
explaining his grounds for belief,
express an opinion thereon. We
have grave objection, and we
think every candid reader has, to
Mr.. Bliven's procedure in ignoring
the only solid facts as 10 European
taxation and presenting without an
alysis the guesses OF an unnamed
German authority as substantial
facts upon which to build his ar
ticle and his headlines.
France, with a population two
thirds that Of Germany. has been
paying 80 per cent more taxes. Here
is a bald and unbeatable fact which
cannot be set aside by the guess Of
an anonymous German official, how
ever earnestly vouched for by Mr..
Bruce Bliven.
Evening journal., 1923-01-08

The president OF the House
wreckers' Union, Zaranko, has dis
covered a "Bolshevik plot to break
or control" his organization. He
can hardly be surprised; other
union leaders have no doubt seen
traces of similar activity in their
own organizations. Russian Bolshe-
visits have never made a secret of
their ambition to make all labor,
socialist and communist parties and
corporations throughout the world
subservient to orders from Moscow.
In this country they recommend
the "boring from within" system by
which Bolshevism. working its way
like a maggot in a nut inside the
organization attacked, finally cap
lures or destroys 1t. The body call
ing itself the Workers OF America
recently advised labor here to al
low itself to be thus permeated from
within by Bolshevist doctrines.
This process was applied to the
former French Socialist party with
such success that what used to be
A compact and useful parliamentary
body is so involved in internecine
uuarrels over doctrine as TO have no
time for anything else. Dirorgani-
zation grows as Moscow tightens its
hold upon French communism.
At the last French communist
congress the more or less moder-
ate center gained the day, where
upon the extremists claimed TO be
the only true followers of Bolshe-
visit light and appealed TO Moscow
for Judgment The fourth congress
of the Red International has issued
its decree.
While expressing general con-
tempt for its followers in France it
proclaims its desire to
keep the party intact and exhorts
its members to the observance OF
more rigorous revolutionary disci-
plius. Those in the movement who
are members of the advanced or
ganization known as the League OF
Evening journal., 1923-01-08
w.rcH FOR THIS COUNTERFEIT

DELAWARE bankers. industralists merchants and
IL wage-earners should be their guard against a
new counterfeit $40 bill that has made its appearance
in New York City and that also may be hoated In VIII
nington and the rural section OF our State
The Treasury Department has issued warning
against the bill and Secret Service trying to
track the makers OF it. Here is the description Of it,
provided by the Treasury Department:
'on the Federal Reserve Bank OF New York Ths
is Photographic reproduction two pieces Of paper
between which silk threads have been distributed to
initiate the fiber OF the genuine notes Both the face
and back this counterfeit much darker than the
genuine The coloring of the numbering and seal Is
rood Tho number of the specimen at hand Is
B4Os6s7s9A."
with both the warning and the description in hand
there is little excuse for the Delawarean who permits
himself to be vctimzed.