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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-09
RED SHOWS
NOTHING
HERE
Other Players Far outshine
Chicago Bears Big
Drawing Card
By ROSS CONKLIN

Iapsing into the garden variety
OF the vernacular, one might say
almost without reservation that
Red Grange was considerable of
s'bustn in his sporting advent
here. He still remains the best
known Of the Grange family OF
Wheaton, III.
The threatened pyrotechnics ex-
petted from Grange were dismal
10 absent. Under conditions that
were almost ideal, Grange proved
in an inverted manner just what
he could do. BE proved beyond
peradyenture Of doubt that he
was either suffering from what Is
technically known as an "off day"
or he. was q tremendously over
rated football player.
Red averaged q mere thirty-seven
inches per dash. That from sucn
. renowned star is not precisely
elegant. In truth, It was most m
elegant. The uncouth manner IN
which Grange was usually stopped
IN his tracks almost constituted
lese majesty.
Red Is simply good ball carrier
good only when he Is given ample
interference. He either cannot or
win not provide whole hearted sup
port for his mates when they are
fotfnR the pigskin. He made IN
effecfuaf attempts to bowl over
some Of the washington boys and
then be let them run into him, n
they would,
His ability to make interference
was les than that of the average
mayer. He did not kick, for the 4
simple reason that there were
better lEicIzers on the team. He
didn't create any furOre when he
threw passes, and Of the three
In which he figured, one was IN
tarcepted, q second WAS batted
down, and third was good for
1our yards.
Red toted the ball just i've times
IN the first quarter. On his first
attempt he made an fngioriCus gain
OF two paltry yards. His second
brasl1 effort to penetrate the woods
netted him q deficit OF fifteen feet.
Then he crashed through for three
yards, only TO be smeared for e.
fhree-yard loss and many pains on
the next try.
A syift IuInge into the spot
where lube sullivan should have
been brought the Illinois star his
largest gain OF the day-five yards.
In the second quarter, he gained
three yards and lost a like number.
His total and supremest efforts for
the half showed d balance Of two
yards gained, net. He lost eleven
and gained thirteen. He threw no
passes and caught fewer than that.
Coming back in the third quarter,
Red flashed a consistent form. He
was a steady three-yarder. He
gained three yards. was stopped for
no gain,- gained five, and then
three. That let him out for the
day, and when he went he carried
with him a terrible loss Of esteem
footballically speaking.
The red head carried the ball one
dozen times. He gained twenty.
four yards, and lost eleven, leaving
q thirteen-yard gain. Simple
arithmetic shows that he averaged
one inch over q yard every time ;le
caEried the ball.
Grange was the most uathefic
figure In the city when he trOf.
ted off the field If the concIn.
sion Of playing time. He e \
nlhble person. He's frank ana
gOed looking, and most every ore
really wants to see him tear off
large gains every time he gets
ms paws ON the ball.
hed was smart enough to know
Lhat ne was rank disappointment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-09
TIRED COLLEGE KID, RED
PLAYING ON HIS NERVE
By FORD c. FRKCK

BOSTON, by the token, the
young today aghed from his Pull
here this morning his face lined with wrinkles Of weaness
his and heavy from exhaustion
His don't already Harold Red" Grange
Illinois farming mark Of financial Wizary in things
athI {.
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bothering Grange most the
thought of human beings
that leaves them without consid-
Grafton for the feelings Of the man
to whom they would pay homage.
His love OF football still endures
and his determination to make the
most 0f HIS opportunity Ii stsA
with him.
over his breakfast rolls this
morning, Grange spoke freely and
interestingly of football and MS
accomplishments.
'sNext 70 q sturdy body and
the desire TO play, Il seems 70
me that keen, alert eyes play
the most important part IN the
game. he said. Men tell me !
have photographic eyes. ! guess
you know what ] mean. fOu
know in studying. some men
learn through vision; that Is,
they picture the words and sen.
fences. Others learn from sOund
A. you would q language. l am
4 visual student. And it applies
In football.
.sWhen I am given the ball, my
eve carries a mental picture OF the
field and the position OF all the
men In the game. And that pic
ture enables me to pick my holes
without hesitation and without
stoppintg to look around. The
more / play, the more ! practice
that sort Of thing.
Lots or times, walking down the
street or sitting in my room, I
close my eyes and try to picture
the things about me, getting every
thing in its proper proportion and
leaving out nothing. That helps,
think, when get out on the
field. know my eyes are a big
asset and I try to make the most
of them"
Grange showed a new side ri
his character this morning when
he grabbed the morning papers
and. turned aVidly to the news Of
the baseball meetings in New York.
"I'm real baseball fam" he
said, land I get a real kick out
of meeting and talking to the
baseball players. I know a lot OF
them and meet others every
chance 4 get"
Ty Cobb, incidentally, is Red &
favorite ball player and Walter
Johnson rates second in his az.
fections.
The boys on the team have been
kidding Red bit lately about the
movies. They call him "Valen-
tin0," and when he puts his head
in the dining room there's q gen.
eral chorus, there comes Rudy"
But Grange doesn't mind. He has
no illusions about the movie bust.
ness. He knows nothing of it and
doesn't pose as an actor. But, being
q business man, he isn't overlooking
q single opportunity.
"I'lI give them the best I can 4"
he declared today, land ] guess no
one can do more than that When
/ get in the pictures there's one
thing about it, I won't try to be
a Charley Chaplin or Douglas Fair
banks. I'll just be "Red' Grange. !"
And that again is typical of the
lad whose name rates q front page
position in every daily paper in the
country. Despite the adulation and
the applause, despite the cheering
and the acclaim, he's just plain
Red" Grange and ever will be-a
bit shy with strangers, inclined to
grouchiness when he's tired and
worn out as he is now. but just a
kid for all that. liking all the things
that kids have liked since the be.
ginning of time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-09

The boys on the team have been
kidding Red bit lately about the
movies. They call him ''Valen-
tino," and when he puts his head
in the dining room there's q gen.
eraI chorus, there comes Rudy"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-09

hed was smart enough to know
tnat ne was a rank disappointment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-09

Grange was the most pathetic
figure In the city when he trot.
ted of the field ct the cOncIu.
sion Of playing time. He n
nkbble person. He's frank and
gOed looking, and most every one
really wants TO see him tear off
nrge gains every time he gets
his paws ON the ball.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-07

the night air. sara Admins rather
testify.
1.-THE air Of this room win be much
worse for you than that Out-Ofdoors,
Franklin retOrted. He was then be-
tween the covers. Z beg Of you to
open the window and get into bed ana
il I do not prove my ease to your sat-
isfaction, 7 viii consent to its being
closed
IT lay down on a stFaw-hlled nat
tress outside their door. / heard Mr..
Adams open the window and get int,
bed. Then Doctor Franklin began TO
expound his theory Of colds. He de-
clared that cold air never gave any
one n cold that respiration destroyed
a gallon Of mir a minute and that all
the air Il the 0 would be con-
sumed In an hour. He went on and on
and long before he had finished his
argument, Mr.. Adams was snoring,
convinced rather by the length than
the cOgency Of the reasoning. Soon
the two great men. whose fame may be
said to Oh the earth, were asleep In
the same bed. IN that. little box Of a
room and snoring in q way that sug-.
gested loud contention. had to laugh
as l listened. MIR: Adams would seem.
to have been defeated, for, by and by,
Iheard him mutteFing as he walked the
floor"
Howe's barge me- the pSr1y at AM
boy and conveyed them TO the landing
near his headquarters. II was. how
ever, a fruitless Journey. Howe wished
to negotiate on the: old ground now
abandoned forever. The people OF
America had spoken for independence
IA new, %irrevOcable fact not to be put
aside by ambassadors. The colonies
were lost. The concessions which the
wise Franklin had so urgently recon-
mended to the government OF England,
Howe seemed now inclined to offer.
but they could not be entertained.
Then my government can only.
maintain its dignity by lighting" said
Howe.
THAT Is a mistaken notion" Erankl
lin answered. ut win be much more
oignltled Tor your government TO act
knowledgs its error than TO persist IN
it,"
I'VE shall fight" Howe decs8ae ed.
"And you will have more Sshting I'd
do than you anticipate" said Franklin,
Mature is our friend and ally. The
Lord has prepared our defenses. They
are the sea, the mountains, the forest
and the character Of our people. Con
slider what yOu have accomplished. Al
Continued on Page Ten)
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after two days at the house of Doctor
Franklin, set U with the two great
men for the conference on Staten Is
land he went in high hope that he
was to witness the last scene OF the
war.
IA Amboy he sent a letter to his
father, which said:
mfr. Adams is a blunt, OutspOken
man. If things do n0t go to his lIk-
ing, he is quick to al you. Doctor
Franklin is humorous and polite, but
firm as a God-placed mountain. You
may put your shoulder against the
mountain and push and think it is
moving, but it isn't. He is established.
He has found his proper bearings and
Is done with mOving~ These two great
men differ in little matters. They had
q curious quarrel the other evening.
We had reached New Brunswick ON
our way north. The tayeTns were
crowded. / a from one to another
trying to find entertainment for my
distinguished friends. At last l found
n small chamber with one bed in it
and a single window. The bed nearly
filed the room. No better accOmmo-
datiOn was to be had. Ihad left them
sitting on a bench IN a little grove near
the large hotel, with the luggage near
them. When I returned they were hav-
ing a hot argument over the origin Of
northeast storms. the doctor asserting
that he had learned by experiment that
they began i'm the southwest and pro-
ceeded in a nOrtheasterly direction. /
had TO wait ten minutes for a chance
to speak to them. Mr.. Adams was hot
faced, the doctor calm and smiling. 1
impaired the news.
"'GOd Of Israeli Mr.. Adams ex-
claimed. SIS it not enough that I have
10 agree with you? Must. I also sleep
with yOu?'
"'Sir, 1 hope that you must not. but
if you must, I beg that you win sleep
more gently than you talk said Frank
lin.
81 went with them to their quarters
carrying the luggage. On the way Mr..
Adams complained that he had picked
up a flea somewhere.
""The flea. sir, is a small animal
but a big fact said Franklin. You
alarm NE. Two large men and a fes
viii be apt to crowd our quarters
'Tn the room they argued with 6
depth Of feeling which astOnished me
as to whether the n window SHOULD
be open or closed. Mt. Adams haC
closed 1t.
"'Please do not close the window,
said franklin. we shall ~suffOcate.'
"'Sir.I am an invalid and afraid o
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-07
CHAPTER XIV
N Boston jail.

$500
Jack was marched under guard
into the streets Of Boston. Church
bells were ringing. It was Sunday
morning. Young Clarke came with
the guard beyond the city limits. They
had seemed to he very careless in the
control of their prisoner. They gave
him every chance to make a break for
liberty. Jack was not fooled.
81 see that you want to get rid Of
me-" said Jack tO the young officer.
You'd like to have me run a race
with your bullets. That is base in
gratitude. / was careful Of you when
We met and you do not seem to know
it."
Il know how well yOu can shoot"
Clarke answered. "But you do not
knOw how well I can shoot
And when 1 learn, I want to nave a
fair chance for ms life
Beyond the city limits young Clarke.
who was then a captain, left them,
and Jack proceeded with the others.
The streets were quiet-indeed al
most deserted. There we're no chill
dren playing on the common. A crowd
was coming out of one of the churches.
In the midst Of It the prisoner saw
Preston and Lady Hare. They were
so near that he could have touched
them with his hand as he passed. They
did not see him. He noted the nAme
OF the church and it's minister. In a
few minutes be was delivered at the
1sii-a nOlsOme. m-smeDiDg, badly
ventilated place.
The yard was an opening walled In
by the main structure and its two
wings and a wooden fence some If
zee feet high. There was a ragged,
oirty rabble Of "rebel" prisoners.
among whom was SOlOmOn BInkus. al
eat for an airing. The old scout had
1881 nesh and color. He held Jacks
hand and stood for a without
speaking.
4 got sick a day an couEdn't hide
'eouse | were maxim tracks in the
now 50 had to give IN" said Solo
mon. Margaret has been here. but
they won't LET 'er come no more count
Q the smallpox. Sends me guthln'
tasty ev'rg day er two. I toI 'er- all
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-07
CHAPTER XVI.
The Great Ally.


The Seleetmen Of Boston, seeing the
city threatened with destruction, had
made terms with Washington for the
British army. Il was to be allowed
~peaceably to abandon the city and
withdraw in its fleet of one hundred
and fifty vessels. The American army
was now well organized and in high
spirit. Washington waited on Dor
chester Heights for the evacuation of
Boston to be completed. Meanwhile,
a large force was sent to New York to
assist in the defense Of that city, Jack
and Solomon went with it. On ac-
count Of their physical condition,
horses were provided for them, and on
their arrival each was to have a leave
Of two weeks, "for repairs" as Solo
mon put it. They went up to Albany
for a rest and a visit aud returned
eager for the work which awaited
them.
They spent a spring and summer of
heavy toll in building defenses and
training recruits The country was
aiame with excitement. Rhode Island
and Connecticut declared for moe
pendence. The fire ran across their
borders and down the seaboard. Other
colonies were making or discussing
like declarations. John Adams, on his
way to congress. told OF the defeat of
the Northern army in Canada and how
it was heading southwark "eaten with
vermin, diseased, scattered, dispirited,
unclRd, unfed, disgraced." Colonies
we're ignoring the older. order of
things. eleeting their " assemblies
and enacting their own laws. The
Tory provincial assemblies were un-
able to get men enough together to
make a pretense Of doing business.
In. June, by q narrow margin, the
congress declared for independence.
On the motion Of Richard Henry Lee
Of Virginia. A declaration was drafted
and soon adopted By All the provincial
congresses. Il was engrOssed ON
parchment and aligned by the delegates
Of the thirteen states on the second
Of August Jack went to that mem
orabfe scene IS m sid to John Adams,
who was taen the head az kDe war
board.
In August, Hows had movod q part
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Solomon Binkus, vet
eran scout and interpreter, and his
young companion, Jack Irons, passing
through Horse Valley, New York, IN
September, 176S. TO warn settlers of an
indjan uprising, rescue from a band of
redskins the wife and daughter OF
Colonel Hare of England. Jack and
Margaret fall in love. On reaching Fort
StanwiX Colonel Hare sdys both are too
young to marry, but that IL they are OF
the same mind after one year he will
ask Jack TO come to London. The Hare
family sail for England, and the Irons
amily move 10 Albany.
CHAPTER II.-Unrest grows in the
colonies because OF the oppressive
measures Of tie English government.
solomon Jack visit Boston anu wit
ness a fight between q mob and a squad
Of British soldiers LED by Captain Pres
ton, a friend OF SoloTnon's. Later they
return TO Boston &C testify in Prestons
behalf.
CHAPTER III-In November, 1870.
Jack goes 20 Philadelphia and works
IN Benjamin. FTankhn's printing lpiants
Nearly three years later Margaret
writes him from London renindingshim
mat her youth is passing n SAYING
she has appealed to Doctor Franklin
Blnkus has received a letter from
Washington to be carried across the
ocean, n Jack sails with him.
CHAPTER IV.-Arriving In England.
Binkus is arrested, but Jack has the
letter and proceeds to London.
CHAPTER V,-Jack delivers the pa
pers TO Franklin IN London. Binkus
Is released and joins them in the great
city.
CHAPTER VI-J8ck and Margaret
meet and are more in love than ever,
but Colonel Hare 10 not eager for the
marriage.
CHAPTER VII-Franklin's efforts to
obtain better treatment for the colonies
are futile. He evAdes the attempt Of
the kings men 10 tow him into port"
Was becomes imminent.
CHAPTER VIn-GenerAI Clarke. a
crotchety old man, calls the Yankees
towards In c hearing. The young
American demands . retraction. Lionel
Clarke, the generals on, and q rival
sutton for MargaTet's hand, takes uu
the quarrel and = ouel is arranged.
CHAPTER IX-Jack and Lionel
fight with pistols and the latter is
wounded.
CHAPTER X.-After a secret meet
ins with Margaret, Jack again demands
hsr hand from her father. Hare re-
fuses after young Irons declines Go APP
prove and aid The plans of the king
concerning the colonies.
CHAPTER XL-Lured to Gravesend
by a ruse, Jack is drUgged and pu,
aboard a ship sailing for New York.
CHAPTER Xu.-FrankIin, called be.
fore the privy council. is convicted OF
conduct inconsistent with the character
OF 3 gentleman and deprived Of his
Office as postmaster general.
CHAPTER XIII.-After Jacks return
the ferment in the colonies increases
and a general congress liz held in Phil
acelphia. The Hares return to Amer.
lea.
CHAPTER XIV.-After the battle OF
Lexington Jack and BinRuS enlist un.
der Washington, distinguish themselves
IN scout duty and are made colOnels
Jack is captured by soldiers command.
ed by Lionel Clarke.
== E
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e1e llied margin Of the pond into clear
water. The moon was hidden behind
ing woods. The still surface Of ths
pond was now a glossy, dark plane be
tween two starry deeps-one above.
the other beneath. In the shadow OF
sne forest, near the far shore, Solo
mon stopped and lifted his voice in the
long weird cry Of the great bush owl.
ms he repeated three times. when.
there came an answer ont CT the
woods.
That's a warmth fer Oh Joe Thrash
err solomon whispered. Hell go ont
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-01-07

bout We. 7 guess the smallpox couldn't
keep 'er way if she knowed you was
here. But she won't be lowed to know
it. This ere Clarke boy. has p1soned
the Jail. NOb0dym come here 'cept
them that's dragged. He's got II all
hxed fer ye. 1 wouldn't wonder If
he'd be glad to e We rOtted up with
smallpox"
Jack and Solomon lay for weeks in
this dirty, noisome JAN, where their
treatment was well calculated ia
change opinions not deeply rooted in
firm soil. They did not fear the small
pox, as both were immune. But their
confinement was, as doubtless it was
intended to be, memorably punitive.
They were "rebels''-lawbreakers, hui
man rubbish whose Offenses bordered
upon treason. The smallpox patient
was soon taken away, but other cen
ditions We're not improved. They slept
on straw infested with vermIn. Their
cover and food were insufficient and
mot hE fer d dog In the words Of
Solomon. Some of the boys gave in
and were set free on parole, and there
was one, at least, who went to work
In the ranks of the British.
EARLY one morning shells began to
fall in the city. Suddenly the firing
ceased. At nine O'Clock all prisoners
in the Jail were sent for, to be ex-
changed. Preston came with the Or
der from General Howe and news of
q truce.
"This means yer army is llghtin'
out" Solomon said to him.
"The city VIII be evacuated" was
PrestOn's answer.
Could I send a message to .Gln'ral
HaEe's hOuse?"
1.-The general and his brigade and
family sailed for another port at eight.
IL you wish, I'll take your message"
Solomon delivered to Preston a LET
ter written by Jack 10 Margaret. It
told of his capture and imprisonment.
The third of March had come. The
SUI was shining. The wind was in the
SOUTH. They were not strong enough
to walk, % Preston had brought
horses for them to ride There were
long patches of snow on the DOrches-
ter Heights. A little beyond they met
the brigade of Putnam. It was NOV
ing toward the city and had stopped
for Its noon mess. The OdOr of fresh
beef and onions was in the air.
Cats blood an gunpOwder 7" said
Solomon. '"Tie mt to a tree"
what fOr?' Preston asked.
"Tll kill myself eatin'," the scout
declared. 'Tm so gOl durn hungry I
KNIT be trusted"
II guess Wen have to put the brakes
on each other" Jack remarked.
San it'll be steep goin'," said Solo
mon.
Washington rode up to the camp
with a squad Of cavalry while they
were eating. He had a kind word for
every liberated man. To Jack he said
81 am glad TO address you as Colonel
Irons. You have suffered much. but
It VIII be a comfort FOR you to know
that the Information you brought en-
sbied me TO hasten the departure of
the British
Turning. to solomon, he added:
HGOlonef BiHledsf-I' am indebted to
you for faithful, effective and valiant
service. You shall have a medal"
"Gin'ral Washington, we're a-goin'
to Hex en-" said Solomon. "We'rs
a-gOin' to break their necks."
Colonel, you are very confident
the general answered with a smile.
"XOuH See" Solomon continued
God Almighty Is sick O. tyrants
They're doomed"
LET us4hOpe So" said the command
er-in-ohiee. But let US not forget the
words of Poor Richard: God help.
those who help themselves"
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CHAPTER U-Unrest grows in the
colonies because Of the oppressive
measures Of the English goveRDent.
solomon n Jack visit Boston anu wit
ness a fight between mob and a squad
Of British soldiers led by Captain Pres
ton, a friend OF SO}omCn's. Later they
return TO Boston &C testify In Prestons
behalf.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-24
Loss of Dirigible Traced
 Impact with Radio Waves

TOXIC, April 23.-Dr. T. Terada, science professor in Tokio univer- sity, says that the destruction of the dirigible SS3 last March with the loss of her crew, was caused by a broadcast radio wave.
 Dr. Terada was a member of the board appointed to investigate the ex- plosion, and after it had ended it's labors without finding theory he continued his experiments. Coating a miniature airship with aluminium paint that was used on the SS3, he found that radio waves directed against it, produced a spark measur- ing nearly an inch, and while he has not disclosed the nature of the ex- pertinent and it's results, he express ed his conviction that he has found the cause of the disaster
Seward daily gateway., 1925-04-24
Schools in North Carolina
 to Serve as British Models

RALEIGH, April 24.--North Caro- lima, which, together with it's politi- cal subdivisions, has spent approxi- mately $15,OOO,OOO on negro educa- tion during the past four years, in- cluding s4,250,000 in 1924, has be- come a model for British educators. James w. c. Dougall, who will be- come director of negro education for the British government in Kenya Colony, East Africa, next fall, will arrive in Raleigh shortly to study North Carolina methods. He will spend the remainder of the present school year here in preparation for the work for which he will be assign. ed. He will be associated with N. c. Newbolt, director of the Division of Negro Education, which is main tained as a part of the state depart ment of public instruction.
 North Carolina's expenditures for negro education have increased rap idly during the past few years. The