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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
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for week or ten days at a stretch,
and INDUCED In what she called an
orgy. At such times Julie Arnold
would invite her to occupy one of the
guest rooms at the Arnold house. or
Dirk would offer her his bedroom and
tell her that he would be comfortable
on the big couch in the living room. or
that he would take room at the Uni
versity club. She always declined. She
would take room In a hotel, some
times north, sometimes south. Her
holiday before her, she would go off
roaming gaily as a small boy on a
Saturday morning, with the day
stretching gorgeously and adventure
somely ahead Of him, sallies down the
street without plan or appointment.
knowing that richness in one form or
another lies before him for the choos-
Ing. A sociable woman, Selma, SAVIOR
ing life. she liked the lights, the color,
the rush, the noise. Her years of
grinding work. with her face pressed
down to the very soil itself, had failed
to kill her zest for living. She prowled
into the city's foreign quarters
Italian, Greek, Chinese, Jewish.
She loved the Michigan boulevard
and State street shop windows in
which naughty waxed ladies in glitter
ing evening gowns postured, fingers
elegantly crooked as they held fan,
rose, a program, meanwhile smiling
condescendingly out upon an envious
world f1attening its nose against the
plate glass barrier.
She penetrated the Black belt, where
Chicago's vast and growing negro pop
ulation shifted and moved and
stretched It's great limbs ominously,
reaching out and out in protest and
overlooking the bounds that irked it.
Her serene face and her quiet manner
her bland interest and friendly look
protected her. They thought her
social worker, perhaps; one of the
uplifters. She bought and read the
Independent, the negro newspaper in
which herb doctors advertised magic
roots. She even sent the twenty-five
cents required for a box of these,
charmed by their names-Adam and
Eve roots, Master of the Woods,
Dragons Blood, High John the Con-
queror, Jezebel Roots, Grains of Para
disc.
Look here, Mother" Dirk would
protest, "you can't wander around like
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
Seeks Referendum on
Proposed World Court

Washington.-A popular referendum
to save the United States from "the
peril of the League of Nations, World
court and internationalism" was urged
by Representative George Holden
Tinkham in an open letter to Senator
William E. Borah, chairman of the for
eign relations committee.
The prime movers in the plan to
force American participation in the
court, he declared "are open advo-
Gates of the entry of the United States
into the League of Nations, and are
being assisted by those who are fur
lively in favor of this policy or those
who are not familiar with the implica-
lions of the proposed entry into the
League court"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
Germany VIII Deport
Poles in Retaliation

Berlin.-The German treatment of
Polish citizens who have chosen to re-
main Polish will be exactly similar to
that meted out to Germans in the
same position in Poland. This decision
was announced semi-offieially. If the
Poles dump 10000 Germans over the
frontier 10000 Poles will suffer the
same fate Immediately after On the
other hand, if the Poles change their
decision and permit the Germans to
remain in their former homes in
Posen and East Prussia, Polish citi-
zens in Germany will be permitted to
remain here
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05

gave way 70 rich tan; tired-lookinG
women with sagging figures who drank
Selina's cream and ate her abundant
vegetables and tender chickens az
though they expected these viands to
be momentarily snatched from them.
Selma picked these up In odd corners
OF the city. Dirk protested against
this, too. Selma was member of the
High Prairie school board now. She
was on the Good Roads committee and
the Truck Farmers association val
ued her opinion. Her life was full
pleasant, prolific.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
France Sends Financial
Experts to Discuss Debt

Paris.-The French financial experts
left for London to negotiate with Brit
ish treasury officials on the war debt
question.
An official note to this effect was
issued by the finance ministry.
The delegates said they expect to
be away about a week, but that other
voyages would follow
The question of transfers, they as.
serted, was one of the thorniest upon
which they had to decide
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
September I Date Set
for ActiUe "Dry" Work

hington.-Defeated in his plan
to set a reorganized machine at work
August l, to enforce prohibition, AS
sistant Secretary Andrews, the Treas
ury's prohibition field marshal, took
fresh start
September / has now been fixed ten
tatively as the date on which the re-
vamped enforcement organization can
be set in motion. Boundaries of six
districts have been changed, it was an
nounced.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05

table Compound had helped others 50
gave it a trial. l had to take about
dozen bottles before gainedmystrength
but | certainly praise this medicine.
Then took Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood
medicine for poor blood. was cold all
the time. would be so cold I could
hardly sit still and in the palms of my
hands there would be drops of sweat.
| also used the Sanative Wash and /
recommend it also. You may publish
this letter and will gladly answer let
tiers from women and advise my neigh.
bors about these medicines. - Mrs.
HARRY ASHCROFT, 632 Beech Avenue,
Covington, Kentucky.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
Rules Arn1enians Are
Eligible to CITIZENSHIP

Portland, Ore.-Armenians are eli
gible to naturalization as American
citizens, Federal Judge G. E. Wolver-
ton decided i'll the noted Cartozian
case. Tie decision was a victory for
the Asia Minor people.
AS the proceeding was a test case
it is expected the governmet will ap-
peal to the United States Supreme
court.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
California Pays Foot
end Mouth Crisis Bill

Sacramento, Cal.-Checks, totaling
1920, 106 have been mailed by the
state in payment Of claims against
California for animals and property
destroyed during the foot and mouth
epidemic. The largest check was for
$512, 800, to cover the claim of the
California Bankers association for
cash advanced to pay the more urgent
claims of stockmen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
Meat Packers Ordered
to Open Their Books

Chicago.-Meat packers must open
their books to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Federal Dis
trict Judge Adam Cliffe ordered in
granting writ of mandamus against
the Swift, Wilson, and Cudahy com
panies.
The packers contended that exami-
nation of their books violated their
constitutional rights.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
WOMAN so Ill
WASHED DISHES
SITTING DOWN
Mrs. Ashcrofts Remarkable
Recovery After Taking Lydia
L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
Covington, KY was so weak and
nervous could hardly do my homework

as l could not stand
because of the bear
ing-down pains in my
back and abdomen.
] sat down most Of
the time anddidwhat
/ could do in that
W ay-as washing
dishes, etc. One day
a book describing
Lydia E. Pinkham's
medicines was put
in my mail-box. /
saw how the Vece.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
Giant Pumpkin

A 9O-pound pumpkin was grown In
a California field which, when turned
Iato pies. made 125 Of the dainties
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
Equipment

"Gee, JIM" said the occupant of the
next fiat, II heard your wife bawling
you out at 2 this morning. Now most
wives run down by H."
Mine always has a spare tirade."-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
True charity grasps the hand without
a thought of the glove.

The N-ray has not helped man to see
through some woman's ways.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
When Pedogogues Kicked

6To BE coNTINUEp.l
Evening star., 1925-08-22
CLUBS LOSE 100000
AS RAIN INTERFERES
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

NEW YORK, August 22.--The big
gest financial loss of the year in base
ball took place yesterday in New
\ Iork when the weather knocked out
the double-header with which the
crucial series between the Giants
and Pirates was scheduled TO start
Messrs. Stoneham of New York and
Dreyfuss Of Pittsburgh saw approx
rnately $50. 900 washed away.
The Polo Grounds reservations were
not sold TO capacity. although the
greater part of the boxes were gone
But the reserved seats were exhausted
and the demand TO see this double
header was so great that ii had been
planned TO open the big stands at
1l:45 o'clock. That means a capacity
crowd, with all standing room taken,
was expected.
Fortunately for both teams there
is an open date-Monday--on which
Pittsburgh can play New York Pitts.
burgh may not consider 1t so fortu-
nate, however. for if it were it not
for that open date, New York game
would have TO be carried over to Pitts
burgh TO complete the schedule be
tween the two teams, and Pittsburgh
would much rather play the Giants
on its own field.
Had II not been for the open Mon
day, but two playing days would have
been left for Pittsburgh in New York
and. II by chance 1t had rained again
three games might have had to be
transferred from New York to Pitts
burgh, and Pittsburgh would have
rioted in double-headers with the
Giants.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
ent Land Gr :DempB Through Friend Declares
MACKS ARE W0BBLY
IN LOSING TO CHISOx
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 22.-Bcaten
In five successive games, the Phila-
delphia Athletics today were on the
verge of Il collapse such as wrecked
early season hopes for Connie Mack
in previous years.
Defeat of the youthful Quaker City
combination yesterday by the Chicago
White Sox, s to :. bore unmistakea BILE
signs OF cracking on the part Of
Mack's entry. Pitchers were wild and
ineffective against Collins club, team
hitting continued weak. while the de-
Tense was unsteady at crucial periods.
Sheely was the big gun in the Sox
attack, with three singles and a dou-
BILE.
The tumble Of Philadelphia, however,
lost the club no further ground in
the American League race. Washing
ton, one game in the lead. likewise
went down to defeat at the hands of
Detroit.
In spite of the absence OF their
leader, Iris Speaker, who is out Of the
game as the result of an accident
being struck on the arm by
pitched ball, the Indians put over a
2-1 victory against the Yankees yes.
terday. Jameson scored both runs for
Cleveland on hits by Summa.
Boston Red Sox and ST. Louis
Browns matched long clouts In a
game at st, Louis, with the home
siege guns outdistancing the Hub
artillery, to 7. Rice, Boone and Todt
made homers.
All the National League games were
postponed on account of rain.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Seven teams will compete in the
series. Union Printers having re-
entered the race after withdrawing
when a dispute arose over the eligi-
bifity lists. Section A teams are the
General Accounts, Chestnut Farms.
Union Printers and Marines. Pull
man, Register and Government Print
ing Office mines compose Section s.
Shorty Hughes and Willie Watt have
been named TO umpire the games, all
of which will be played at the Wash
ington Terminal diamond. Jimmy
Green will act as an alternate for the
two officials.
Each team is TO be allowed three
players from other teams in their
respective leagues. provided the play
ers took part In at least two of the
games of the circuit.
The schedule for the play-off:
Section A--Monday. August "a. General
spss a. d. Ss
count. vs.; Marines; MONDAY: Auguss 81: Cen
sa U un91 FsT. V,
ss. ssa cssnq. rars s
10. Marines vs., General ACCOUNTS: @ondsy.
Ges
srl. Accounts: THURSDAY. September II.
" seetion 'BGwednesday. August as. Pull.
nan. =. Resisssra; Tuesday, sep.smbs. !:
s Kesis,ssrs ys Governsment ., Pnnting 1fS1; TmEe;
once y; PulimsRs; wedne,day: septembef
E. m P3nns F6ass oess Es kss
listers Tuesday, September Is. Pullmans VS..
Government: Printing otfce.
Chevy Chase vs.. Aloysi CluS at
Cheve Chase field: Shamrocks VS..
National Circles at Congress Heights:
WarWicks VS.. Comforters at George
town hollow. and Dominican Ly-
ceura VS.. Petworth at Washington
Barracks are the tits carded for this
afternoon in the District champion.
ship sandlot series. Prince Georges
County league games include g. Mary
land.Pierce clash at Mount Rainier
field: a Mount Rainier-Seat Pleasant
battle at Seat Pleasant and a kenil
worth-MaryIand Park setto at Kenil-
worth.
Swanee Preps are booked to meet
the Modoc nine at o'clock on the
Modoc field at Tenleytown. Uncle
Freezer will meet his Swanee players
at North Capitol and Bates streets at
3 o'clock.
Washington Moose Midgets had little
difficulty in winning over the BaIti-
more Moose in a game at the Mon
lmentaI City. Micky O'Connor pitched
shut-out ball and handed a 9-to0 set
back &c the Baltimoreans.
Rialto Club aud White Haven mines
will clash on Diamond No. tolnor.
row at IL o'clock.
The manager Of the Standard In
sects, at Franklin 404, wishes to line
up several pitchers.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
IS GOLFERS REMAIN
IN WESTERN EVENT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. August %
-Sixty-ftve golfers fought it out
today over the links of the Yo,,ngs
town Country Club for the Western
open championship, and the final
score Of the winner promised to come
close TO the record Of 283 twice in sue
cession for Jim Barnes in winning at
Westmoreland ar Mayfieid
AL Watrous had the edge at the
start, for he led at the end OF the
this was not much ahead of others,
for three were tied at 141 for second
place.
In fact. the sixty-fifth man had to
score Isl TO remain in play today. The
defending champion. Bill Mehlhorn Of
Chicago. was near the bottom at the
start Of the final rounds with l4e.
There were five amateurs In the race,
led by Densmore Shute of Huntington
w. Va, who scored 141 TO tie with
Mac Donald Smith and William Klein
of New York for second low score.
The others were S. L. Foster of
Jacksonville. Fla. with 147; Joe Wells
of East Liverpool, with l44. and Eddie
Held of st. Louis and Donald Carrick,
Canadian amateur champion, who Ia q
J49 each. g.
Among those crowded out was keefe
Carter of Oklahoma City, Western
amateur champion, whose putter failed
him.
There have been four scores under
20 thus far. Larry NabholtZ of Cleye-
land got 81 to Iced the first day. two
strokes ahead OF Emmet French OF
the home club. and Donald Carrick.
while John Farrell of New York
scored IS yesterday.
The race was any ones when play
began today. but with the fast scor-
ing that has prevailed those who
were up TO IL strokes behind the
leader had a hard task set for them
to reach the van.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
Women in Sport
BY Corinne Frazier

The opening rounds OF the inter
playground tennis tournament, sched-
uled for Thursday and Friday, were
postponed on account of rain.
Miss Maude Parker, director of girls
playground activities, has announced
that these matches will be played off
at the end of each sectional series and
the remaining ones run off according
to the original schedule. No matches
will be played today or tomorrow.
On Monday Happy Hollow meets
Georgetown at Georgetown, Twin
Oaks plays Park View at Twin Oaks;
Plaza opposes New York Avenue at
New York Avenue, and GARFIELD plays
Virginia Avenue at Garfield.
The Garfield track and field day,
scheduled yesterday, was postponed
until Tuesday.
Evelyn Howard, director OF the
grounds, has announced that the pro
gram will open with a track meet that
will include 40, so and 60 yard dashes,
potato race, balancing. throw for dis
tance and running broad and high
jumps. Following this there will be
a picnic luncheon served on the
grounds and in the afternoon schlag
ball. volley ball and quoits tournament
will hold the stage.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
BIG DAY IN SPORTS
IN GOTHAM SECTION
w The Associated Presr.


NEW YORK. August 22.-Rain,
preventing many major sport
events on yesterdays card, ex-
panded 3 week end program in the
metropolitan section, which had al
ready been crammed with athletic
luxuries.
Eyes Of the diamond throng to-
day were turned on the Polo
Grountls, the battle ground of
two ancient National League rivals
I'm the thick of the 1928 pennant
struggle, as the Giants prepared to
make their last stand against the
leading Pittsburgh Pirates I'm the
first two games of fIye-game
series.
Followers Of tennis had before
them outstanding struggles at the
nets of the Westside Tennis Club,
Forest Hills, n. Y, with Helen
Wills, American champion, facing
Eleanor Goss, fourth in national
rating, and Kathleen McKane,
English star, matching drives with
Mrs. Molla B. Mallory, former
American champion.
At the Coney Island Stadium To-
night Mike McTigue win boy i.
round. with Tony Maruno of New
Orleans.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
TYPOS GATHERING HERE
FOR DIAMOND TOURNEY

Delegations from IL cities are
gathering here today for the
fifteenth annual tournament of
the Union Printers International
Base Ball League, which opens to
morrow at Amer ican League Park.
Although the schedule will not
be drawn up until tonight, the
Washington Typos, winners of the
event for the past three years and
hosts to the visiting clubs, have
been awarded a place on the open
ing day program. A double-header
Is scheduled for l o'clock. with the
home team appearing In the sec
ond game.
The series will be conducted on
the down,and-out basis, a team be-
Ing eliminated as soon as defeated.
No admission will be charged for
any of the games.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

New York. struggling desperately
TO play in a fifth consecutive world
series, is now eight and one-half games
worse off. as far as the leagues lead.
ership goes, than IT. was year ago.
On top Of this situation, which has
It's tragic element in a. battered pitch
ing staff. the Giants have only, 35
more scheduled games and ( post
poned games to play, while Pittsburgh
Is to participate in 40 more regular
contests and s postpopements. The
break on scheduled home games is
about even. Pittsburgh having 10
more and New York II.
This apparent balance, however. Is
given d rude Jolt by the schedule
makers. The Pirates have 18 more
games with Boston. Chicago and
Philadelphia, the weaker National
League teams. while the Giants have
only IL with the tail-enders.
Connie Mack's youngsters get slight
ly the better of the American League
schedule break. as far as number of
home games Is concerned, and both
Philadelphia and Washington finish
the season with long home stays,
broken only by occasional single-day
forays.
The Athletics have So more sched-
uled contests and s postponed games
while Washington has 35 and delay.
NJ copteSfS
Evening star., 1925-08-22
% WINS In 80 CONTESTS
LEFT OUGHT TO BEAT AS
Champions Pass Up Fine Chance TO Gain on Macks
When They Are Beaten, ] to o, by Tigers, in
An Eleven-Inning Affair at Detroit.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ETROl1 August 2There 80 Nationals
schedule and through the remainder
hold to the they have followed July
second American League championship
approximately the .hey played from July through yesterday the
Champions would . Of their would
them record of 4" 81 defeats
the Athletics would have
And probably would be 90 order fort them
The Nationals lost ground in the
loO
by the White Sox the end the
the Champs within
their they had the
balance
with the Athletics if the Washington
Evening star., 1925-08-22

Anyway, Jimmy saw Dempsey bG
fore he left, and this is what he ieHs
the writer concerning the titleholdeSS
Last Winter when l was. on th@
Coast" said Dougherty, 'he ASSURED
me he was not going to fight or 80
into the ring again. Now he has
changed his mind. and in the last talk
| had with him, he said he might light
Wills, but was not sure about 1t. He
added that he might, on the other
hand, never fight any one again :
My advice TO him was never to
fight again In my judgment Jack
is through, and cannot fight, and last
Winter he acknowledged to me that
he had been going back ever since he
beat Willard. He proved this was the
truth by the Way he fought such meR
as Brennan, Carpenter, Firpo and
Gibbons.
But in my last talk with him, he
seemed in a very doubtful frame Of
mind, one minute wanting to fight. the
next not knowing what he wants to
do. My own belief, as 1 told him, was
that he is through, and ought not TO
do battle any more"
Evening star., 1925-08-22
GENARO RISKS TITLE
IN GO WITH LABARA

LOS ANGELES. Calf. August %
P.-California's first world cham
pionship fight since 1914 takes place
here tonight when frankie Genaro.
American fiyweight champion. meets
Fidel Labara. former Olympic title
holder, in a 10-round decision bout for
the flyweight crown vacated recently
by the death OF Pancho Villa, Filipino.
The last titular affair was held June
8, 1914, in Vernon. There Kid VIII
liams of Baltimore wrested the world
bantamweight championship from
Johnny Coulon Of Chicago in the third
round.
Betting favors the little New Yorker,
who twice defeated Pancho Villa.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
FILIPINO NETMEN PLAY
TOURNEY FINALS TODAY

Singles and doubles titles in the
third annual Filipino tennis tourney
will be~decided today at 2:45 on Mon
ument courts, rain yesterday hav-
ing caused postponement of the
deciding matches.
Hess and Geuvara will meet Ian
sang and Coronel for the doubles
crown. while the singles championship
lies between Hess and Lansang.
Resident Commissioner Geuvara, re-
Gently returned from the Philippines,
will award the Osmena cup and the
other prizes that await the winners.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
AUSSIE RACKETERS
CONQUER THE JAPS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLINE. Mass. August 22.-
1t will be Australia against France In
the Anal interzone Davis Cup play TO
decide the nation whose tennis team
will challenge the United States this
year for international honors. This
was decided at the Longwood Cricket
Club yesterday, when Australia's dou-
bles stars, John B. Hawkes. and Gerald
Patterson. routed Zenzo ShimiZu and
Takeichi Harada Of Japan. 6-1, 6-2,
81.
The Australians had won two
matches in singles on Thursday.
Evening star., 1925-08-22
WILBUR WILL PRESENT
TROPHY TO SWIM M MERS

Curtis D. Wilbur, Secretary of the
Navy, will award the Presidents Cup.
emblematic Of the national Iong-dis-
tancc team championship, 10 the win
ners of the first annual race for the
trophy. to be held today under the
auspices OF Washington Canoe Club.
Thirty Of the outstanding distance
stars of the East will take part in the
three-pliIe event, which begins prompt.
~ at o'clock at Chain Bridge. The
finish line viii be at the Key Bridge,
off Georgetown.
Evening star., 1925-08-22

The club at the top. of the per
centage column in the National on
August 22 has won four pennants in
six years, while in the American
some runner-up has snatched the de-
cision at the wire three times OF the
six
New York won American League
flags In 1921 and 1923 after being in
front one and one-ha1f and thirteen
games, respectively. on August 22.
Chicago, five games TO the good on
that date in 1919, breezed homo a
winner. On the other hand, Wash
ington overcame a ono and onehalf
game lead of the Yankees to win
last year and Cleveland grabbed the
victory in 1920 after the black sox"
scandal wrecked the White Sox.
New York's domination of recent
National League races has served to
steady the averages in that loop
For the last three years the Giants
have come home a winner after hold
ing leads when six weeks from the
wire.
Pittsburgh staged it's famous bust"
in 1921, dropping a six and onehalf
game lead of August % of that year
to trail the New Workers. past the
judges stand; and Brooklyn overcame
g. single-game lead Of Cincinnati IN
1920. In 1919 Cincinnati eased into
first place on the strength OF a six
and onehalf game margin.