Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1919 — Page 3

PROSPERITY ERA IS SEEN FOR U. S

Dye-Making and Building Trade to Help Boom Whole Nation. —! GREAT ACTIVITY EXPECTED War Industries Centers Show Remarkable Speed in the Transition From Munition Manufacture to Peaceable Pursuits. New York.—Resumption of peacetime pursuits, with the addition of new industries, such as <1 s(“-making and the boom expected, in the—building trades, will curry. the United States at once into a period of great activity, according to reports gat tiered by the United Press. \V4ieir restriethms.on building trades. - are fully raised and the need for manufactured and raw materials in Europe .becomes keenly felt, business depres..„.sien which may result from the stopping of war work will.be rapidly overcome, it is believed. Representatives of industry in 34 states, just concluding a conference ,of the advisory committee of the national council for industrial defense here, declare the nation is on the ’eve ■ ,of “good’times,” with jobs a-plenty >for returning soldiers and men and thrown out of work in munition plants.

Get Back to Peace Pursuits. Reports from ticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia*. Ohio and other war industries centers showed remarkable speed in the transi-tion-front munitions manufacture to peaceable pursuits. Dye factories of huge dimensions have been built by the Du Pont interests to take the of monster shell and explosive producing plants which made new cities in several sections. Philadelphia reported a surplus of Jobs, with returning soldiers and munition makers being greedily snapped up. Steel plants at Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and other centers are rapidly returning to the manufacture of buildIng, bridge and other nonwar steel. Wisconsin’s plants are being shut down, for the most part, but about 15 per cent of them have been transformed into dye workS. Indiana is turning back to the building of automobiles. Detroit, industrial center of Michigan, is gradually returhing to old-time pursuits, with automobile manufactur- ■ ing .leading. Ohio reported a surplus of men, but at least fifty returning soldiers are be-

WILL DANUBE FEDERATION BE FORMED?

The dismemberment of Austria has revived the idea of a Danube federation along the urged by Kossuth in the middle of the nineteenth centuiy. According to the Hungarian patriot the states bordering on the Danube river had common interests economically and for the most part racially, and should federalize. The present movement toward a union of the new states forming from the disrupted Hapsburg monarchy has hardly "assumed any

definite shape, but has been discussed at Paris among* the various representatives assembling for the peace conferences from tfie Balkan region and to the north. ; „ Among the states grouping themselves racially as members of the Slavic group are Poland. Czechoslovakia. Jugo-Slavia. the latter including Serbia. Moiifenogroi Ilerzegwmtt. Croatia, Ilosnia and^-Slavbiilm —— iloumania and Hungary, while not of the Slavic-raee, would be expected to join the proposed federation for political reasons. Bulgaria also would be invited to join as soon as the Sofia government had met the conditions imposed by the peace conference. -r V ■ ' ”T Geographically siieh a union of states would form a barrier between Russia and Germany. through central Europe,', ff 6m the Baltic to the watery the Mediterranean, and Black seas. . • The above map. only approximates the boundaries of. the pew state.?,., as clalfrtS"hfi<l local claslTes afe changing the unsettled frontiers.

ing put to work each day in Cleveland. New England and New York are absorbing returning soldiers and discharged munition workers with no <lnflculty. ♦ About one-sixth the normal number of persons ’are now employed at the huge plants at Hopewell, Seven Pines mid PenmrTiah.Va. The big United States -nitrate pl ar. t at Mussel Shoals, Ala., will continue in operation and the surpfts nitrates probably will be used in the manufacture of fertilizer. A war department committee will decide what Is to be done with the powder plant, at Nashville. L> bor officials in Ohio believe manv women Will leave their work soon, “potnrmgr out that took It—up. mainly for patriotic reasons. In this state many government contracts have not been canceled and work is going-ahead. —“ “““

Father and Son Both “Kicked” by Same Auto

Litchflpld, 111—Attempting to < crank a delivery truck, Louis < Hauser, Jr., had his wrist brok- < en when it “kicked^’—The next < day his father tried to start the ’ “bucking broncho” and had the i same fate befall him. <

PLAN TO REFOREST DENUDED FRANCE

American Forestry Association Will Aid in Planting Million and Half Acres. RIDSDALE CARRIES THE SEED - ■' - . 1 ' •- - ■ ■ Secretary of Association Takes Only Douglas Fir Seed to Be Had in This Country to Offer to France. Washington.—A little bag containing all the Douglas fir seed to be had in this country has gone to France to be offered to the French government as a help in reforesting France. P. S. Ridsdale, the secretary of the American Forestry association is in charge of the project. There are 50,000 seeds

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FRENCH BOY STOWAWAY

International Film Service.

When the big transport Leviathan docked nt Hoboken the other day there wks one passenger Woard who was not on the passenger lists. He was fourteen years old. Fernand Dornier, formerly of Verrons, France, and later , the mascot of our boys at Brest. The little fedow’s father was killed at (’hateau-Thierry. His mother and little sister were later killexi by » bomb from a Hun airplane. Little Fernand then cast his lot with the American troops near his former home. When the detachment of which lie was mascot left for Brest to embtirk . for home, he went along and managed to smuggle himself aboard file great ship. He.is.now in charge of the Children’s^Society home in Jersey City and efforts are being made.to find a home for him.

and the value of the trees will be about $1,000,000. The American Forestry association is urging the planting of memorial trees in honor of the sailors and soldiers, and the suggestion Is Being adopted all over the country. The idea is to plant trees along motor highways, in connection with any memorials being planned, and in streets and avenues being named for war heroes. The association of which Qharles Lathrop Pack is president urges the planting of a tree in honor of the man who offered his life to his country also. Many Organizations Help. “In collecting the seed that France will want,” said Mr. Ridsdale before sailing, “the members of our association. the forestry departments of the various states, the boy scouts and other organizations will be called upon to help. i “A million and a quarter acres of forest in the north and east of France have been practically wiped out during the war. They were cut down by the contending armies for use in trench building, for barracks, for roads, for Y. M. C. A. and hospital buildings or were blasted to pieces by shell fire. But the sacrifice was not in vain, for the great defensive value of the forests materially aided France and her allies, in checking the German drives and saving more of France from invasion by the Huns. “The service w’hich the American Forestry association and its members will consider an honor to perform is to aid in the restoration of these forests which France had to sacrifice under the pressure of war. for no war has ever made such a call upon the forests for materials. “Alnjost a million French people were dependent upon these forests for six months of the year for a livelihood, and the French government faces a great economic problem in providing them with resources for sustaining themselves until the forests are restored.” Memorial Tree Plan. In St. Louis, Park Commissioner Cunliff is going to plant memorial trees qlong the famous Lindell boulevard. An “avenue of the allies” lined with trees in hbnor of the allied nations is one suggestion coming from some cities adopting the memorial tree plan. Another plan being worked out is for the planting of memorial trees along tlie transcontinental motor highways by the various-counties through which such highways pass. The Lincoln Highway association has taken up this plan. In Louisiana memorial trees are To be planted, one every 40 feet, along ■ the Jefferson highway in that state. This is the highway that leads to Winni peg, and the slogan is “From Pine ta Palm.” ■ - - - In many parts of the country churches are to plant memorial trees in honor of the members who fell in battle.

Mistake Bag of Sand for Actual Hun Bomb

Pensacola, / Fla. — When .a heavy bag of sand crashed, through the roof, and passed on through the floor of the home of Stephen' Gailers. the family fled.ipto the yard and listened for the Jl expMsion” of what they Thought was an aerial IwrinbTTt later became known naval balloon, at a great height, bpd thrown out the sand"ng

CAPT. R. NORRIS WILLIAMS, FORMER TENNIS CHAMPION, WINS FRENCH HONORS

Capt. R. Norris Williams, formerly national lawn tennis champion, who was a member of the American Davis cup team which captured the trophy from England, and in 1914 took the American title at Newport; has been awarded the French war cross. The decoration was given by General Requlchot 5E the “FFefich army. Captain Williams received decorations for distinguished service in the second battle of the Marne. Williams was a Harvard student, a Plattsburg candidate and went oyer early and took a course with a French battery, after which he helped to lay barrages. He was born at Geneva, Switzerland, and is twenty-eight years of age.

REVIVAL OF CANADA SPORTS

Ice Hockey, Baseball and Other Athletic Events Promise to Be Petter Than Ever. Revival in sports such as Canada has never witnessed Js promised during the ensuing year. Ice hockey, the great national winter sport, is off with a rush. Clubs that have been dormant since the outbreak of the war are reorganized. Stars who have been at the front can’t wait to get out of khaki before getting on skates. And at every match the attendance is already double that of war days. The outstanding change, though, is the new atmosphere. The tension and anxiety is gone, the sense of repression which made every sporting event crowd in war days solemn and even mournful has vanished. The real holiday spirit has returned. There Is scarcely a village in the country that will not have its hockey team this year; and in the cities they are forming by the scores. There will be more hockey this winter than ever before. Already baseball plans for next summer are' under way. Canada hopes for the first time to be represented in, one of the big leagues. Varsity sports wilt scarcely get under way until the autumn of 1919. For five seasons the university athletic fields have been deserted, as the record of Canadian universities in the war was a sweeping one.

POLLY M’LARRY HARD HITTER

Former Cub Player Gets Average of .385 in 103 Games Played With Binghamton Club. Big league magnates may be dickering already for Polly McLarry. He was the leading batter in the new International league last season. He

Polly McLarry.

played with Binghamton in 103 games *and slammed out 129 hits. His batting average was .385. He hammered out 26 doubles, seven triples and four home runs. McLarry was given a trial by the Chicago Cubs & few seasons ago. .

CAPT. R. NORRIS WILLIAMS.

LITTLE PICK-UPS OF SPOPT

Newport plans yacht racing next summer with small craft. y * * * King Alfonso of Spain is an enthusiastic huntsman and trap shooter. * » * \ Williams college may place a basketball team on the floor this winter. * * • Eddie Burns, Philly catcher, has just recovered from an attack of influenza. —A- ♦ ♦ • Kelly, a minor league star, has been mustered out of the service. He was attending an officers’ training camp. : ' ■ * • • League Island (Philadelphia) navy yard’s Soccer team is made up of players from ten states, while the eleventh expert is from the; Canadian border. • * * Thomas Welsh, manager apd trainer of the Joseph E. Widener racing stable, expects to sail for France shortly. He will look over Widener’s French breeding farm. By May 11, 1919, it is expected running horse- races will be resumed on Dominion of Canada race courses. The ban- was to extend until six months after the war-in Europe ceased- * ■* • .**- Huggins, who played left guard for Brown last fall, is a son of Charles Huggins, the Brown trainer, who 4s a lieutenant in the United States aviation service stationed at Mineola. ♦ ♦ ♦ Three Amateur Athletic union championship events have been awarded to the Los Angeles Athletic ciub, namely, the basketball and handball competitions and the gymnastic contests. LT-LM • * * Great Lakes Naval Training station basketball quintet may make a tour ot the West, and also visit eastern cities. As in baseball and football, the station promises to have a crack team of cage,experts. For the first time in many years Ruston has not a representative on the slated executive committee of the United States Golf association, to be chosen at the -annual meeting in New York city January 27, 1919. i ■ ■ * • * —* No better proof of the value of having a reliable, goal kicker from touch-downs-ISTO be had than the ClevelandPittsburgh game. Tty missing the goal Davies lost the point which would have given Pittsburgh, a tie instead ot a defeat. ... • • ♦ The. Hog" LsiandTAthletic association, connected with the famous Hog island shipxard, z was the ohly applicant for the 191 C -track and field championship meet of the Amateur Athletic union.. It was not awarded, action being deferred until later in the season. \- Boston, as well as New York, boasts a Chinese all-collegiate soccer football eleven. The New England team is cqmposed mostly of member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is carried on under the supgrvisipp of the Chinese Student’s alliance of the

OUTLOOK IS BRIGHT FOR THOROUGHBREDS

Make Good in Time of War and Thrive in Days of Peace. Lover? of Horses May Well Congratulate Ono Another on Great Thing* . in Store—Advance in Value 50 Per Cent. With the victory and peace following tile world’s Ivar, lovers of horses, and especially of th'e thoroughbred, may well congratulate one another on the great things in store for the Americanthoroughbred, says New York Telegraph. In the war the horse played no email, part, for it. was cavalry saids that routed the Turks, as well as to drive back the Huns on the western front. This country has been depleted of horses fit for cavairy remounts, and the United States government has recognized the need of the ' TBiprovement~of the breed of horseaby acquiring thoroughbred stallions of the very highest typ£ and placing them upon government breeding farms. In the years to come the United States will have a higher type of horse for every purpose. Especially are the owners of race horses to be congratulated, for today their racers have advanced in value probably 50 per cent more over what they may have been considered worth a week before the end of the conflict. The reason for this is that the millionaire owners, who were in the sport for the sport to be had out of it rather than for profit, will now be encour- • aged to purchase most liberally of the best to be had. Recently one Canadian millionaire paid $75,000 for three horses. The American sold because he expected to have his time taken up with helping the government. Three days after he had sold he wired his trainer to sell no more as he would continue racing, and that trainer remarked that he would gladly give SIOO,OOO to get back the three thoroughbreds Ire had sold for $75,000. It now is assured that racing will be resumed in Canada next season, for the sport was only discontinued for the duration of the war, and may open automatically, without any legislation whatsoever. Across the Mexican border are two racetracks which were closed down on account of passport troubles. These bdth will be open in another year, and because there will be great opportunity for thoroughbreds to earn rich purses and stakes their value must of necessity be advanced with their ability to show their real worth in racing.

GOLF PLAYED EVEN AT SEA

Outline of Some of Rules That Are Observed Aboard Ship—Ball Overboard Is Lost. Golf has the distinction of being played the wide world over and the übiquitous devotee can indulge no matter in what corner of the earth he 'finds himself. Now comes a story of a game played on the high seas, on a ship in the British navy. The rules of St. Andrew’s are adopted subject only to such local rules as the committee may consider necessary to meet the lequlrements of the case. It is from the local rules that one can gather what sort of a game golf is at sea. Here are a few: “No 'person shall be allowed to play unless he holds a member’s card and has paid for the same. “A, ball driven in the bunker, that Is, scupper, xnay be replaced on deck at a distance of one foot Penalty, one stroke. “A ball driven overboard is considered lost. Penalty, two strikes, a shilling to the orphanage and purchase of a new ball. “Caddies may be selected from the committee at a nominal rate of 15s 9d per round of riilne holes.”

WHEN GEERS GOT HIS START

Drove His First Race in 1871 for a Tennessee Preacher—Last One In 1917. < Ed Geers drove his first race In ISTI for a Tennessee preacher and his last In 1917 for a New York woman, who owned St Frisco, the greatest racing

Ed Geers.

graduate of his school.’ St. Frisco died tbc at Memphis. Geers la -how sixty-seven years old. ,Each year he swings Into line with something new. ...