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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
LATEST NEWS IN
ABRIDGED FORM
Events That Concern the Two
HeniSphereS Recorded So as
to Be Read at a Glance.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS EPiT0MlZED
PARAGRAPHS Which Picture Executive
and Legislative Activities at the
National and State
Capitals.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS EPiT0MlZED
WASHINGTON

Attorney General Daugherty Will De
unable to manage denomination cam
paign for President Harding on &C
count OF i'll health and may even be
Obliged TO resign from the Cabinet.
Shipping Board announced an aver
age increase OF Is per cent IN the
wages Of seamen.
Formal protests against the tenta'
tive valuation on their properties
were fled with the Interstate Com
meree Commission by the Delaware q
Hudson and its system lines.
New interest in Latin-American
field illustrated by donation OF $780,
coo By Mr.. ard Mrs. Edward L. Do
heny to Occidental College, Los An
celes. for training Latin-American ex-
perts.
The railroads of the United States
had more ~serviceable locomotives on
Nav / this year than ever before since
the Car Service Division began the
compilation of these records on Aug
ust !. 1890. according to reports filed
by the carriers.
Governments appeal from the re-
cent decision of Federal Judge Knox
in Ne York holding void the Vols
tead act limitations upon liquor pre-
scriptions will be perfected before he
Supreme Courts adjournment next
month.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
GOOD SWIM MER WILL
LEARN WHILE YOUNG
Easy to Gain Confidence of Those
Between 9 and l3, Says
Coach Tom Robinson.

"If you would be n good swimmer.
learn to swim while young" is the add
vice of Coach Tom Robinson of North
western university is handing out TO
would-be record breakers. Robinson
says that those who learn most quick
ly are those from nine 70 thirteen
years of age. He has taught children
as young as three, and old women of
~siXty-five years.
1T is very easy to gain the conf
dence of those between nine and thir-
teen," remarked the Purple coach,
"and when l tell them to follow GER
tain methods they attempt to do so
without any hesitation. But from
fourteen on the child allows his own
sentiments and beliefs to enter into
the experiment, and at times likes to
do research work in the field himself.
It takes from one to six lessons to
teach the average child of ten to
swim.
II have had a great deal of expert
ence in teaching little tots of three to
navigate. They are always afraid OF
the water, so the only thing necessary
is to win their confidence. Usually the
mothers are on the scene and the first
shock they get is when they hear the
little ones call me Tom. 1t hardly
ever takes more than ten lessons for
them to become accustomed to the
water and to paddle around without
any assistance.
1.-The hardest age to teach Is one
between twenty and thirty-five, but
after a man or woman reaches the
stage of second childhood he or she is
as meek and pliable as the child of
ten. 1 had no difficulty in teaching
one woman of sixty-fye the rudiments
of the art. She could swim grace
fully after two lessons"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
FOREIGN

Secret kilograms, attributed to
Italy's representative ia Moscow, urge
isolation of Russia.
League crisis over Saar expected
10 be averted by withdrawal Of "lese
majeste" decree by commission.
Berlin Government faces Fascist
uprising If it complies with Curzon's
demands.
Chinese bandits terms are agreed
to and early release Of captiyes is
expected.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait speaks
at opening Of international Woman
Suffrage Alliance convention in
Rome.
National Geographic Society de-
clares ~uncovering of Tower of Kish
an event of great archaeological i'm
%pOrtance.
United States military expert says
Kaiser's vanity led to defeat OF Ger
man army,
Laurence Won Post schwab of New
York among six killed when Paris
London plane burns in France. Miss
Juaaita Bates of Ithaca believed one
of the victims.
German leaders agreed Berlin must
make new r%eparations offer. Against
raising figure to 80 1000, 100000 marks,
u favor clearer guarantees.
SHINES buys big coal and iron con.
Germs IN Upper Silesia.
France will stay in the Ruhr til
Germany pays, Premier Poincare re
~iterates.
Police eject Sturmer. Russian press
agent and man of mystery" from
Lausanne hotel.
London labor parades, wearing rec
badges and led by Church of England
clergymen, in protest against Brit
aims tote to Russia.
Chinese government reaches agree
ment with bandits and half OF eaptive'
are to be released at once rest whel
terms are complied with.
Senator Hiram Johnson Of Califor
MIA returned to Paris from the occu
pied regions OF the Ruhr, where HI
has been travelling incognito on
tour of investigation.
Marching like soldiers on parade
$50 male inmates Of the st. Anne Hos
pital for the Insane at Bale, Canada
walked from the building as the wins
in which they were housed burned.
British note to Germany, made pub
lie, urges more adequate reparation.
offer and criticises Berlin's attitude
Jim Larkin dares Irish Free Stat
to- put up a candidate at polls agains
him on issue of peace.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
SPORTING

The visiting American golfers were
welcomed as supermen at this sport
by Lord Desborough, who presided at
a luncheon given by the Pilgrim So
ciety of London in their honor.
Joe Beckett knocked out Dick
Smith in the seventeenth round of a
bout for the heavyweight champion
ship of England at London. 1t was
another case of age against youth.
Jess Willard is willing to meet
Luis Angel Firpo IF he gets his price.
Firpo is willing to meet Willard at
ANY price If Jack Kearns will give
the winner d shot at Jack Dempsey
and the heavyweight title.
For the big fight Jess Willard and
Floyd Johnson received $4,000 each.
Firpo was paid SIS 900. McAuliffe
received $1,000. Renault, who was
fouled by Fulton, but whose share
was not held up, received $4,000.
Tiny Jim Herman, who was around
hinging challenges at McAuliffe and
Johnson. $500; Al Reich, $1,000, and
Joe Mccain and Harry Drake, $500
each.
American golf team wins from
Moles Society on Working course.
Syracuse university lacrosse team
defeated Harvard 9 to l at Syracuse.
Bill Bailey, Houston's ancient left
handler, starting his eighteenth year
on the hill, and Snipe Conley of Dali
las, the oldest pitcher in continuous
service in the league, are ranged
against a Dallas youngster, Bryan, for
pitching honors.
Tex Richard declared Willard, in
his opinion, had staged a remarkable
comeback, considering the odds he
was against. Firpo, he said, had
proved beyond a doubt that he is one
of the greatest natural fighters uncov
cred in many years.
President Dan O'Neil of the Eastern
League announced at Waterbury
Conn, that the time limit for clubs
to reduce to the 16-player limit has
been extended from May Is TO May 20.
Jess Willard and Luis Firpo, vic
tors Of the two star bouts of the milk
fund boxing carnival at the Yankee
stadium. New York, will be matched
in a fifteen round contest to decide a
championship opponent for Jacb
Dempsey, Promoter Tex Richard an
nounced at the conclusion Of the show
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
NATIONS BUSINESS

Southern Pacific earnings in 1922
are best since record year Of 1911,
report shows.
Detroit's municipality owned street
railway system clears $1,o00,000 first
year Of operation.
Ttbacco dealers. in convention at
Washington, assal prohibition actiyi-
ty OF professional %ag.tator.'
Delegates 10 National Association
OF Manufacturing report labor short
age and high costs halt building
throughout country.
japanese trade with United States
declined SO, 000 900 in March. The
trade balance was If Japan's favor By
S4.500O0O.
The Federal Coal Commission is
planning a complete valuation of coal
mining property in connection with
its general investigation.
The Leviathan will be recommis.
stoned on June Is when she will begin
a six-day trial trip from Boston, tax.
ing a course south towards Cuba and
returning TO New York where special
docking facilities are being prepared.
Secretary Mellon announced that
the new offering of s400,090,000 OF
Treasury notes had been largely over
subscribed and that the total of sub
scriptions, including cash and Victory
notes offered in exchange, would reach
$1,000, 100000 or more.
New York court refuses demand for
Injunction against Coffee and Sugar
Exchange; government to appeal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
GENERAL

Sixteen persons were killed, 100 in
jured n tornado at Colorado, Tex.
Eight men are in "murderers row
at the Cook County Jail. Chicago.
waiting TO be hanged.
Charles VI. Pratt, former official OF
Standard Oil Company and head Of
Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, declared in
competent.
More than geo supposed members
OF the Industrial workers Of the
World we're brought 10 Los Angeles
from san Pedro and placed in a stock
ade, pending a hearing on charges Of
criminal syndicalIsm. Bonds were
provided for many.
Southern Pacific, OIL burning road.
has record year.
Six reservations, designed to ap-
peal to all grades Of Directing Sen
ators. are isolationists hope of killing
Presidents world court proposal.
Anti-prohibitionists are jubilant
over the New York courts decision
against limiting power OF physicians
to prescribe liquor for medicinal pur-
poses.
New York city's motor car death
toll for April is SO killed and 2,2S1
injured. Of the 50 killed. A We're
children under sixteen z l.l04 chill
dren were Injured.
Dr.. Nicholas II. Buffers attack on
Prohibition astonishes and impresses
dry leaders.
DIT Ce, HH~~-- tfar4+-r ppbar+ 20.
tired. died in q saui.ariUm in HoTnell,
n. Y. He was eighty-seven years old,
and tie oldest living graduate Of West
Point.
An electrically operated nose-cutter
and rs-shaper which, il is said, will
reform any nasal |appendage to con
form with the owners desire. was ex-
hibited at the convention OF the Amer
lean Bronchoscopic society and the
American La~rynologicaI and Rhinolog-
teal society in Atlantic City.
The Government is planning to fight
to a finish the war against the sugar
gougers. according to a. T. Seymour,
assistant to the Attorney General.
The Rt Rev. Mgr. Joseph P. Din
cen, Chancellor Of the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Of New York, died in St.
vineent's hospital after a brief i'll.
ness.
Department of Justice officials de.
clare that Herbert Wilson, held al
Los Angeles on a murder charge, who
confessed" to manufacturing the
bomb which caused the Wall Street
disaster three years ago., was not i'm
plicated in the bomb conspiracy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Fifty plasterers leave work in New
York. demanding S14 a day.
DR.. Vile of Mt. Sinai mental clinic,
New York, attacks welfare organiza-
tions that call delinquent girls a prob
lem.
Miss Kathryn Hotchkiss of Rye, N.
Y, refuses to go 10 Chicago TO testify
in Mount mystery and will be exam.
ined in New York.
Trail of poison pen letters leads to
doors of New York Yacht Club.
Swarthmore College President
urges Quakers to get United States
in League of Nations.
Eugene V. Debs attacks Chief Jus
tice Taft at Newark meeting for tax
ing Carnegie pension.
Warden Lawes shows first Offenders
serve longer sentences in Sing Sing
than confirmed crooks.
Alton B. Parker, in letter to Hard
ing, argues against pardon Of war
time I. ". W. prisoners.
Emperor Simmons charges 1mpe-
rial Wizard Evans poeketed 100000
Khan fees in six months.
Rockefeller Foundation, ten years
old, it has spent S76,757,-
Gao for mankind's well-being.
Noah Lerner, suspect in Wall
Street bomb explosion. remanded to
New York Tombs without bail.
United Committee on Living Costs
a V proposed ordinance would give
New York City markets 20 %specula.
tors.
Steamer Santa Marta of the United
Fruit Co. IVES destroyed by fire at
Robins Dry Dock, Brooklyn, with a
loss of $500 600.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Champion Hoppe Has
CutOut Hand Shaking

Fearing that his right hand might be
injured In some way Willie Hoppe, the
worlds professional 1872 balkline
champion, has decided to refrain from
hand shaking before or after the vari-
Gus exhibition matches. Through his
manager, r. B. Benjamin, he has re-
ouested that his friends eliminate hand
shaking. 1T is surprising how tired
a billiard players hand becomes" ex-
planned Benjamin, land there is al
ways the danger of having the muscles
of the arm strained"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Sporting Squibs
of All Kinds

Newark boasts % golf links In the
city and suburbs.
7. L. Personnel, '24L, has been
elected captain of the Columbia uni
yersity wrestling team.
Metropolitan branch of the A. A. O.,
including New York City and vicinity,
has twenty clubs enrolled.
V. B. Brown, '23, of Indianapolis,
Ind, has been reelected captain of the
Purdue university golf team.
Jersey City will lay out n municipal
golf course. A feature will be two or
three extra holes for beginners.
Jack Dempsey is going in the coal
business. He ought to settle all this
coal trouble-one way or the other.
II. A. Wood, '24, has been re-
elected captain of the Harvard varsity
gymnastic team for the 1924 season.
Industrial A. A. of San Francisco,
composed of 80 business ~organiza-
tons, will promote a golf tourney this
summer.
Earl Chesbro. a first baseman. has
been purchased from the Des Moines
Western league club by the Salina
Southwestern league team.
1t is supposed that In another ten
years the newspapers will print pro-
f%essional baseball and pugilistic news
OF their commercial pages.
Walter w. Wood, former star of the
University of Kansas football team,
has signed a three-year contract as
athletic coach at Muhlenburg college.
Australians tennis players, partici-
pants In Davis cup matches, have been
invited to stay at Briarcliff lodge / n
Westchester county, New York, next
summer.
A bill, prohibiting baseball and
amusements II Sunday has been In
PRODUCED in the Illinois state legisla.
ture by Senator MacA1urray of Chi
cago.
David w. James of Colfax. Iowa,
has been elected captain of the Uni.
yersity of Iowa wrestling team. The
swimmers chose William A. McCul.
Tough Of Iowa City to lead them.
Harvard fencers won the intercol.
legiate foils championship with a total
of IT victories out of 81 bouts. It was
the first time Harvard has won the
title since 1899.
The Canadian women's golf cham.
pionship will be played over the Mount
Bruno (MontreaD links on September
II and %. The Canadian open cham
pionship will take place at Toronto
August . to 4.
Jim Bond. former University ot
Pittsburgh lineman and last fall as
sistant of Uncle Charley Moran N
Centre college Of Kentucky, will be-
head football coach at the Universit,
of BnffnlO next fall.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Plan Gymnasium at
Fordham University

Plans have been completed for the
construction of a new gymnasium at
Fordham university, which is to cost
approximately s250,000, according to
an announcement made by Frank Gar
gar, graduate manager of athletics at
the Bronx institution. 1t is expected
that the actual construction will get
under way in the very near future,
and it is hoped that the new build
ing will be completed in time for the
opening of the next basketball season,
in December.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Confidence Rules
Among Sport Stars

Joie Ray, greatest unner OF
all time, Is so naiyely cocksure
of himself that he gets on your
nerves. Elmer Oliphant, great
army star, now football coach at
Union college, was almost con-
ceited. Johnny Evers, the Troy
crab" was known as the fresh
est rookie in the majors when he
broke in. Gene Sarazen, United
States open golf champion, firm
ly believes he a beat any golf
er In the world, although he is
tactful enough not to say so In
so many words.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
NAVAL ACADEMY CREWS ARE READY FOR THEIR FIRST R

Coach Dick Glendon Of the Naval
academy crews has his men ready for
the first regatta Of the season, and
feels certain his charges will continue
their almost perfect record. Glendon
is shown in the launch, watching his
boys as they start out for a trial spin.
The inset shows Captain Bolles.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Strang Fined for
Making Home Run

John McGraw says he once
fined Sammy Strang $25 for dis
obeying orders and making a
home run when instructed to
bunt. Wonder what would have
happened If Mac had ordered
him to make q home run and
he crossed him by striking out?
However, discipline must be
maintained regardless of cost to
the disciplined.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Tennis was considered a mollycod-
dies game a few years ago, and now
they are wearing masks to play 1t.
Quite a change. Many wear smoked
glasses while playing, on account of
the sun, and the tennis mask prevents
b~reakage and possible injury. Miss
Rita Hall is shown in the photograph.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Genaro Respects Wallace.

frankie Genaro seems TO have great
respect for the boxing skill of little
Patsey Wallace. The fyweight cham
pion was offered a tidy sum TO box
Wallace but passed the offer up.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
Evansville Gets Coast Leaouer

Ollie Thurman, catcher of the Port
land club of the Pacific Coast league,
has been sold to the Evansville Qnd.)
club of the Three-Eyes league.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

The Decatur club of the Three-I has
released Outfielder 0ddie strain to
Okmulgee.
The Birmingham club has turned
pitcher Grover Young back to the Ok
lahoma City club.
John McGraw points with some PRIDE
to the list of first basemen he carries,
in George Kelly, Jimmy O'Connell and
Jack Bentley.
Grover Cleveland Alexander In the
epring of 1910 was sent away from In
d~ianapolis to Syracuse because he was
not good enough for the American as
ISOLATION.
Manager Dan O'Leary Of the Flint
club. In training at Peoria, Ill. has
signed Jerry Prendergast, brother of
the former Cub pitcher, to bolster his
hurllng staff.
Manager Fisher of the Muskegon
Mint league club, made the first cut
of the year when Mau and Beyer,
pitchers. and Randall and Rathburn,
Infelde;s Tere released.
C~1felder Chick Shorten. formerly
with he etroie club and now owned
bv the Cincinnati National league
teem. has beer bought by the Nash
Vile club of the Southern league.
Willie Kamm, recruit third haseman
purchased for 100000 from the Pa
ciAc Coast league by the Chicago
White Sox. has shone so brightly so
far that he is expected to be the find
of the year.
What Is left Of Walter Mails re
ioined the Oakland team at the start
of thu season after a session In the
bospital, where he had his tonsils
taken out. FIVE teeth extracted and a
rrowt,, "a his nose drilled thra1gn.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
BEDS Release Rodriguez.

Lupe Rodriguez, Indian pitcher of
the Cincinnati Reds, has beel released
TO the Morristown (Tenn.) team. He
formerly pitched semi-pro baseball in
Texas.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Hold Auto Race in Italy.
The International Grand Prize au-
tomobile race will be held in Italy in
September. 1t is the first time it has
been scheduled out of France.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
AROUND HI BASES

Outfelder Adolph Schinkle of the
Sacramento bunch has been released
to Nashville of the Southern league.
The Des Molnes club. which Is be-
ing rebuilt by Mike Kelley, purchased
lnfielder Joe Kingman from Wichita
Falls.
The Minneapolis club has closed the
deal with Memphis by which Hugh
Critz is obtained to play the infield for
the Millers.
Sam Barry. coach of Iowa univer-
sity's basketball and baseball teams,
has contracted to remain for five years
more.
Tex Wisterzi1, veteran third sacker.
has finally made arrangements for a
berth; he las landed with the Los
Angeles team.
Frank Coke of Asheville, who was
a pitcher on the Yale varsity for
three years, las registered for the
spring term of the law school at North
Carolina.
Georgetown gets credit for the first
triple play this season. 1t happened
in a game at Washington, D. c., In
which Georgetown defeated Syracuse,
q to /.
The Independence club of the South.
western League Is to be a farm for the
Los Angeles club and six rockies from
the Angels have been directed to pack
up and join the Kansas team.
Catcher Roy Clearwater, who was
n of the various managers of the
Danville Three-I league team last
season, has been signed by the Forl
Smith club % the Western assocla-
zion
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Potter Elected Rifle Captain.
F. T. Potter, a junior, Of Newton
Center, Mass, has been elected cap
tain of next years Harvard rifle team.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

Jim Bond, former University of
Pittsburgh lineman and last fall as
sistant of Uncle Charley Moran at
Centre college Of Kentucky, will be
head football coach at the University
of RnffnlO next fall.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23

The Canadian women's golf cham
pionship will be played over the Mount
Bruno (MontreaD links on September
II and %. The Canadian open char1-
pionship will take place at Toronto
August . to 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-10
DAY OF SILENCE Marks
NATIONS LAST TRIBUTE
Industry and Varied activities to Halt
While Mr.. Harding Is
Laid at Rest.

concern the choice OF the method by
which 1t would pay last tribute to
the dead. In many states. however
state holiday has been proclaimed
and in these all banks national and
state. will be closed. In those states
where national banks may not be
closed under the law the transaction
of only urgent business will be en-
couraged
In many sections mines. factories.
generally will be closed throughout
the day. In others there will be a
cessation of work at the burial hour.
Traffic to Halt.
Traffic on all the railroads will
come TO a halt at the hour of en-
tombment. trains grinding to a stop
wherever they may be and remaining
motionless for from two to five min
utes. Work in the railroad shops
viii cease for similar periods.
The Postal Telegraph Company will
silence all Of Its telegraph and cable
wires for two minutes. while the
Western Union will suspend activities
for three minues. At o'clock, east
ern standard time. taps" will be
flashed on all Associated Press wires
over the country, and every telegraph
instrument in the service will be still
ed for two minutes, while all en-
ployes will maintain absolute ST.
lence.
In New York. Boston, Chicago and
other places afternoon newspapers
will suspend publication.
Exchanges in New York. Chicago
and other big market centers will be
closed all day.
Post off1ces everywhere will be
closed for two hours, with curtailed
deliveries OF mail during the day