Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1919 — Page 2

The American bison, which was for years the prey of nit hies* hunters, has now practically become extinct and 8 last effort ts being, made by American rangers to presene the few remaining specimens, 'litis photograph shows the only herd which is roaming our western plains. .

YANKS ARE MAKING GOOD IN FRANCE

Have Not “Americanized" Country, but Meet Success in Business. SOME HAVE BECOME WEALTHY Several Thousand Discharged American Soldiers Remained in France to Try Their Fortunes —Newspaper Men Land on Feet

Paris. —Several thousand discharged American soldiers who remained in France to try their fortunes are faring as must fare all pioneers. A few have become reasonably wealthy; tome are “reporting progress;!’ the majority, however, are flying rather lower than they were "when they set ont to “Americanize France." • Nearly 9.000 American expeditionary force men were released here, ancTyj Is estimated a fourth of these settled down to work here. The others are visiting, sightseeing or have gone home after a discouraging look at business prospects. Several hundred found employment with large concerns, chiefly American firms preparing to do business In the deyastated regions. Another group took various small places to pay their way while studying. The majority, it was said, started to make good by capitalizing American methods. But most of them agree that easy money Is not one of the natural resources of France, but a few have proved that it is. A negro made 125,000 francs (normal value. $25,000) buying and selling army and navy supplies at Brest His case is vouched for by a well-known American commercial executive. “■ Chicago Press Club Driver Wins. The most striking success reported is that of “the fox-trot kings of Paris,” as they terra themselves. Gerald Riley, who drove the Chicago Press club ambulance, anti Harold Fitch of St. Paul, who was at the wheel of one,, of Airs. W. K. Vanderbilt's ambulances and later, went to the front. Kiley and Fitch, the former said, got their start over here-when the wife of an American banker “pressed 500 francs (about $100) on us” when "they played in a three-man jazz band at a dance she gave. They organized a Wilson welcome ball at a leading hotel when the president arrived in. Paris and netted more than 10.000 francs on the affair. This success, they said, they often duplicated ; at “the Dixie club” dances they organized. -Knowing that good things must not be overworked; the men took over the Ice cream making equipment of the has a capacity of a thousand gallons*an hour: and late in October began wholesaling “Dixie” ice cream. < ' Some of , the most Interesting of the American business. experiences here etc those of "me:;' who rraTfibd French girls. Three of these are farming -east of -Paris,' “making more money than they ever thought possible in theUnited S'uues.” v their business adviser said. One man married into-a dairy shop. Another returned to his trade of tail -ring in the same way. Scores of American boys are in business with their French fathers-in-law.

WHOLE WORLD HARD HIT

Highl Cost of Living Is Felt’ Around Globe. England Has Experienced Increase in a's High as 135 Per Cent. Washington. —That the whole world fa struggling with the increased cost of living is indicated in reports to the «tate department. The increases in Europe are particularly high, “although In Latin-America the governments are anxious over the situation and are trying to find means of combating the difficulties presented by the high prices of commodities deemed essential. In Portugal the government, in an attempt to lower the cost of living, has placed, through' the minister of Hiinnce, a part of ita gold reserves In the banks of Lisbon..

In England the cost of living abovellving.

TRYING TO PRESERVE THE LAST OF THE BISON

Rebuilt typewriters, familiar to Americans, have been introduced to the French by Lieut. J. L. McCann of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and George E. Howard of Pasadena, Cal. Their difficulty is too much business. Isridore Court, who was a pajterhanger, boldly set himself up in the decorating business in a fashionable suburb. Lieut. S. 1.. Tyler of Memphis, Tenn., became a merchandise broker. 1 Larry L. Drucker, photographer, returned to his trade. One n)nn who wanted to bring in carloads of automobiles and bicycle tires turned defeat into success by opening a tire sale and repair shop. -Another one with the same idea Is awaiting arrival of a real steam vulcanizing plant & give Paris a taste of fast work. He said virtually all tube repairs here now are made with cement patched instead of vulcanizing, ;uid take a week instead of an hour.

Bolshevism Hits Snag

“Reds” Unable to Gain Converts in Denmark. * Tendency Is to Regard Them as Mere Anarchist Rabble—Merchants Not Helpless. London. —Bolshevism has not obtained so strong a hold in Denmark as it has in Norway, writes a Copenhagen correspondent of the widely-read British weekly, Common Sense. In Denmark the syndicalists strive to play much the same role as do the leftsocialists in Norway, who are reported' to be-supporters of the Russian brand of socialism. “The syndicalists, however, make no show In the Danish parliament,” says the correspondent. ’’Since the riots In Copenhagen last November, when the Grontory district in the center of the city was wrecked and many scores of civilians and policemen were injured, there has been a tendency to regard them as a mere anarchist rabble. But, ns everywhere in Scandinavia, their power over the wage earners is greater than their voting strength, and they have succeeded, usually against the Association of Trades Unions, which has a large majority behind it, In bringing about prolonged strikes. “The Danislfsyndicalists, by violent attacks on the majority socialist party and denunciation of its leaders, Stauning and Borgbjerg. have gained a certain pull among the wage earners. “The syndicalisms’ connection with the Russian holshevikt hits been repeatedly indicated. This gave the cabinet a good, excuse for repression

Goes Armed to Church. Kansas City.—Frank Darias, of Kansas City. Kan., a negro, started to ohufch Sunday rhbfhing a fined with a revolver, and a razor just to “meet a friend,” he said. It cost him SSO in the Kansas side court. “lie done me wrong." Da r ins told- Judge A. L. Harrod. “Ah couldn’t fin’ him all dat" Sattidy. but Ah knew he’d go to church, last Might. Ah tuck the gun and razor alon’ fer protection.” “Fifty dollars will do. Darius,’’ said the judge.

pre-war level is figured at 115 per cent for September and 120 per cent for October, as to actual necessities of life and based upon average living conditions of wag£-earners. A more distinct rise has occurred in the cost of commodities so far as the other elements of population iq England are concerned, being unofficially estimated by some at approximately 135 per cent with a steady upward trend. In Sweden figures furnished by the Swedish government indicate that the cost of living has increased 157 per cent over the cost in June. In the cities the Increase has been very much greater than the average for the country. Th Argentine government has snggested to other South American countries and discussed with them an international arrangement with a view to doing away with import duties on unmanufactured food products as one means of cutting down the high tost of

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Brothers, G. A. R. Vets, Meet After 50 Years

Dayton, O.—Stepptug off a train to make, a eht.rge of routes, J. A. White, seventy, Xenia. 0., and George White., seventy-six, Seattle, Wash., returning from the G. A. R. encampment at Columbia, were introduced by a fellow veteran. They recognized each other as brothers who more than half a century ago left Towanda, Pa„ one going into the Black HUIA of the Dakota Territory and th* other coming to Ohio,.

Newspaper men s4m to have landed on their feet most quickly. Nearly all of those who stayed are developing some “idea”'outside of office hours. Ideas fur Wealth may result in the establishment of a chain of hotels and restaurants along fh<T battle-front towns. One young man who missed the American “shine” is negotiating a feuse for a slioe-shining parlor.

so that arrests, press prosecutions and expulsions take place on a scale inconceivable in Sweden or Norway, where the left-socialists have the rank of recognized parties. “Further, the Danish employers are not helpless. They threaten a great lockout, declaring if the wages demanded go beyond u. certain point, they will ceqse manufacturing and will import and sell cheaper foreign ghods."

SEEKS ART TREASURES

: Mr. Saverio Rossi,, a great lover of fine paintings and the holder of several of the world’s greatest masterpieces, has sailed for Italy in search of some works of art which he will exhibit in this, country upon his return here.

MAN’S BOTTLES HIS UNDOING

John Paluso Had So Many It Seemed to Be Sign He Expected a Long, Hard Winter. New Kensington. Pa.---Whisky everywhere and every drop to drfnk, was the motto of John Paluso of this city until the state troopers swooped down on his cache and despoiled Jilm of his hoafd. - The troopers- were looking for red propaganda. They fouqd “red" liquor. Every stove in Paluso’s house, and there were three of them, was filled with bottles of bonded whisky. The stove pipe had its quota, the chimney its share, more bottles reposed in Paluso’s bed, at least thirty were Immersed in the rain barrel, the halffilled barrel of pork in the cellar had hot been neglected and the old-fash-ioned clock had no room for the long pendulum to swing, tor a bottle was there, too. - The reason more men. don’t succeed is because, there are too many of ua who want to wiof without effort.

FRANK CHANCE ONCE DARED JIM CORBETT

, Accused Champion of “Framing” With Kid McCoy. Former Baseball Star Started Out With Intention of Giving Pugilist a Thrashing—Bartender Interfered at the Right Time. The best fighters are not in the ring. Many athletes in’lines far removed from the wake of the resin, eould battle with ntorg. effect than some of the boys who earn their money meeting the lads in their class in the glove game. . Of all athletes in recent years who might be depended upon to give a good account of themselves- in any sort -of engagement, Frank Chance, famed as the manager of the Chicago Cubs a few'-years ago, was a real champion. He was always in first-class condition and was as game as a mountain trout. Chance was going to whip former Champion Corbett in the latter’s place of business In New York on one occasion, and only the rare p/esgnee of mind on the part of a bartender prevented what might have been a nasty encounter. Chance, with some friends, had witnessed the Corbett-McCoy fight In Madison Square garden in August, li)00. That was the bout in which both fighters were accused of having

Frank Chance.

“framed.” Chance paid $25 for a box seat at the show, and when it was over th 6 Cub star was in h white rage. He told his friends he was going to Corbett’s case at Twenty-third and Broadway the next day to tell the former champion what he thought of his integrity, and, if necessffry, he would take a smash at the boxer. He called on Corbett as he promised, Corbett met Frank with a his f|ce. Chance unloaded his criticism and decorated it with a few compliments for Corbett that swept the latter off his feet. Chance«4tfred Corbett to raise his hands, but before Corbett oould d.o so the bartender told Corbett he was wanted on the phone. Some friends hustled Chance out of the place. Corbett was taken in tow in another room and the trouble blew over. The matter was fixed up a few years later, and now Corbett and Chance are good friends, although Chance has never backed down from his stand that the fight was a rank fake. There are not many men outside of the fight game who would have trouble with Corbett at that time.

STONEHAM BUYS REAL HORSE

Owner of New York Giants Purchased Bally, Winner of Jerome Handicap; jrt Auction.

Having bought a race track within the past few weeks, Charles A. Stoneham, owner of the New York National League team, bought a real race horse the other day at Empire City. He purchased Bally, a five-year-old son of Ballot, at the auction sale of the horses in training from the stable of James Butler. ’ Stoneham races under the name of the Casco Stable. But the horses that have run in his colors have been selling platers of very poor quality. His purchase of Bally, who won the Jerome Handicap, and for which he paid $4,800, would seem to indicate that the owner of is going to build up a formidable stable. As owner with John J. McGraw of Oriental Park in Havana. Cuba, Stoneham probably thinks that he should have aifew real thoroughbreds representihg him on the track.

WALTER SALMON IS HONORED

Athletic Union Official ApV pointed Member of Olympic Athletic,Committee. \ Walter J. Salmon, the prominent Union official, has been notified by Frederick W. Rubin, president of the Metropolitan association, of his appointment a member of the America# Olympic Athletic committee.

CUE SKILL OF CHAMPION WILLIAM HOPPE DUE LARGELY TO INFLUENCE OF FATHER

Willie Hoppe has again won a billiard clptmpipnship over the best exponents of the game in the world. There may be fellows who can play a more brilliant game .than Hoppe in practice. There is no man, nor any set of men, who can beat him in a tournament. What is true of every other game is true of billiards. There are times when some men can play brilliantly when there is nothing at stake, but it is -the who can always play brilliantly who gets money and makes the championships. Hoppe is Qne of these. He always plays in championship form. ' , Has'Lived Right. The reason he does that is that he has always lived in a way to guarantee constant topnotch play. He has sacrificed more, probably, than any other living billiardist, and it shows in the result. There is no man on earth who, in the long run, can beat Hoppe at the billiard game, and he has earned the right to be the supreme billiardist of his time; he has worked for it. Whatever success Champion Hoppe has attained at billiards —and by many he is conceded to be the greatest balkline player of all time—is due largely to the influence of his father, now a billiard instructor. John Henry Frank Hoppe was born in 1862 at Goshen, N. Y. His sons are Frank, the pocket billiard player, now living at Rockford; Willie, the balkline champion, and Albert, who is in business in St. Louis. Sons Start Game Young. Frank Hoppe was 7% and Willie 5% when they first started playing. Hoppe

AGED SCOT IS HARDY

The photograph shows Alexander Mackintosh, who is sixty-nine years “young” demonstrating his vigor by putting a 16-lb. shot with, all the energy and ease of a man one-third his age. The scene is at the gathering in the Princess Royal Park, at Braemar, Scotland. V/~ v ' v

TENNIS IS NOT MAJOR SPORT

Harvard Student Council Votes Against Awarding "H" to Players —Coach Favored. | <L 11 Keen disappointment was felt at the recent action fcf the student council at Harvard when it voted that it was not in favor of making tennis a major sport and awarding members of the team the “H * but It did favor the securing of a tennis coach for the ’varsity team and the awarding of an “H” to Harvard men who win the (singles or doubles event of the intercollegiate. tennis tournament At the present time, to gain an “Ha Harvard tennis man must yin the singles title In the Intercollegiate meet

Supreme Billiardist of His Time.

Sr. had a combination table and the first efforts of the boys was at pocket billiards. Hoppe toured the country with the youngster, Willie then being 8. Willie took up billiards and at 10years of age could play 100 or no ' count. ' It sometimes has been Abated that Willie stood on a box to play some shots, but his father denies this. The boy climbed on the table when he had a long, reach to make. -Jj ■ Willie Hoppe won the shortstop championship of the world at Paris in January, 1904, and then returned home and toured w ith the late Jake Schaefer, winning most of |iis games. ; His next goal was the 18-1 champion* ship and for six months lie practiced " Under the eye of his father and then,’ going to France, electrified the bil- „ liard world by wresting the title from Maurice Vignaux, the great French master, on Jan. 15, 1906. Hoppe won, 500 to 323, averaging 20. In fourteen years of championship play Hoppe has been beaten only twice in challenge matches, once by Sutton and once by Schaefer. Father Student of Game. There is no greater student of the game than Mr. Hoppe the elder. For forty years he watched the leading players of the-'world and from this study evolved a system which is dif' ferent from that of any other player. It is this system which has givenWillie his supremacy as a balkline player. It is based largely on the method in which the object ball is hit. “Time or timing,” says Mr. Hoppe, “is the greatest item in billiards,” and his ability in this line has been a big factor in the work of Willie Hoppe.

TWIRLER LOSES A GAME BEFORE PITCHING BALL

It is seldom indeed that a. pitcher goes into the box and loses a game before he has even pitched a ball, as was the case in the Mllwaukee-Indianapolis game, which brought the American association championship season of 1919 to a close. Cavet entered the box in the ninth inning with the score tied and by making a balk with a runner on third base allowed the opposing team to .score the winning run.

LITTLE PICK-UPS OF SPORT

Detroit has organized an amateur rugby football association. * • * , Harvard baseball and lacrosse teams Will make southern trips in 1920. * * * Coach Spaeth of Princeton has fifteen eight-oared crews practicing on Lake Carnegie. * * * Legalized boxing netted New Jersey $50,629.09 for the fiscal year ending September 30 last. * • • The Riverside (N. J.) Yacht dnb wants next year’s njen’s and women’s long-distance amateur events. * * * Polo and golf have been added to the sports which are being conducted for the men of the American army in Germany. •• Ambrose Puttman, veteran pitcher and star of other days, is now in the oil business and said tsbe making a lot of money. j Fielder Jones, fornierly jnanager of the White Sox, is thinking of purchas-' lng stock, in the Vancouver club If It ia admitted to the Pacific Coast League, He Is being mentioned as manager.