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VOL. 24. No. 33.
SECOND EDITIOIC.
KiNSTON, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1921
SIX PAGES TODAY
PRICE TWO CINT3
EQUALIZATION WILL PERSHING REAL BIG TWO KNOWN TO BE
BE ORDER OF DAY CHIEF OF ARMIES DEAD IN FIGHTING
AT CAPITAL MONDAY OF UNITED STATES IN WEST VIRGINIA
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Independence of Upper Silesia Expected
to Be Declared by Korf anty His Fol
lowers Getting Out of Control Ger
mans Strike After Protest Against Un
fairness of French Plebiscite Officials
(By th United Press) -Copenhagen,
May 13. The in
dependence of Upper Silesia will
lie declared today by Adelbert
Korfanly, I'olish leader, accord
ing to dispatches received here.
Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May 13.
Unrestrained terrorism in Upper
Silesia was feared today.
I'olish followers of Adelbert Kor
fanty. lacking supplies and funds,
are getting out of control.
A general strike of German work
ers became effective here following
i, do-man nrotest to General Le
roiid, French commandant, over
French "unfairness."
Litivd George "Frightened."
London. May 13. The peace
the
of !
Europe is threatened by the Polish
insurrection in Upper Silesia, Pre
mier Lloyd George told the House
nf Commons today. "I am frighten
ed," he t
happen if
ed."
eclared, at. wnai.
confidence is not restor-
Five Million Make
Relieve Poppies to
Be Distributed 30th
,.v York, May 13. Five million
f.p;iie.-. repiicas of the red flowers
".h:-lt idow in- Flanders fields," have
fM-ivci! in America to be worn by
'menrans on Memorial Day in com
tv.cm cation of I hi' fallen heroes of the
late war. The flowers, most of which
were awlv hy French war orphans,
will t.i' sent by the American-Franco
Cl.iWr.-aV League, 1 Matiixon Avenue,
New York City, to many patriotic so
cic'ios '.'iu.it'.ghHit tiv:- country for dis
tribution (!ti Memorial Day.
The Aaieii. an-Franco Children's
League, which is the only official
American branch of La l.igue Fran
caise . Ka fonts of Paris, has b:oii
irdur.-c-J dv the National Information
Muic-ia. Hi
I !(...( of
piesidetit of
i.e. Mii'.er;,!)-.;
the French
the French
wife of
iopuoii;
the
League
ami
the Rev. Dr. Herbert Shipnian, prom
Herbert Shipnian
la ru ,,i-w v ork clergyman, oi in,-..u-ricar.
branch. Col. II. II. Tymlall,.
n.-twnal treasurer of the American
I '.'h.i., is ai.,o national treasurer of
York clergyman,
IV- ia-.-nio.
Tiie proceeds of the poppy sales wili
jr. to the league far the amelioration
if conditions among children in the
War-turn areas, innocent victims of
the v. ar. The league is a clearing
house for relief work among French
children and numbers among its mem
bers men and women prominent in the
. philanthropic activities of both na
tions. The Flanders ipoppy has .been xeleat
ed as the m'emoiial flower because it
has been said by so many to repre
sent "the soul of 'the tbatl." It was
iiiniiortiiliz'ed , in verse by John Mc
Crat). Its adoption as the Memorial
Day flower will serve a ,thfee-fokl
purra.sc the commemoration - of ' the
tead, the relief of children in France,
and the tightening of the bond of
friendship between France and Amer
ica. NEGROES OPPOSE SEATING
OF DOC. IKE CAMPBELL.
Washington, May 13. North Car
olina negroes are protesting against
the effort of certain congressmen to
seat Dr. Ike Campbell and oust Rep
resentative Robert L. Doughton. The
JUIeigh Independent, a weekly paper,
published by negro leaders, has is
sued a warning to the Republicans
of Congress against seating Camp
bell, who is contesting Doughton's
seat in the Tenth District. The edi
tor of this newspaper, supported by
negro associations of the State, is
opposing' Campel! for the reason that
"he favored counting the negro out."
BULLETINS
VON SIMONS TO U. S.
Berlin, May 13. Walter von
Simons, foreign minister, will be
appointed German ambassador
to the United States when dip
lomatic relations are resumed, it
was learned today.
B,G SESSION SUMMER
SCHOOL WEST RALEIGH.
. Raleigh, May 13.The summer ses
sion of State College, which opens
June 14 and continues through July
- f: gives every indication of being
y.aUefu,ed again this year. Dr.
w. A. Withers, the director, announc
es 'that on May 7 the number of ap-
li'J ,ion8 alre"dy sent in exceeded by
the number received at the eor
pomhng period of any year in the
ory of the school.
SEAMEN SAY THEY
WITHIN FOUR WEEKS
CO Ships Tied Up, Declare.
One Policeman and Two
Others Wounded in Clash
With Strikebreakers at
Louisiana Port
f?v the Unit"'! PrwO
New York, May 13. Officials of
the Intel national Seamen's I'nimi
'declared
' wi the
here today that thev would
marine strike "within thirl-
d
lays.
They contend that the number of
ships tied up is growing daily anil
has now reached 500.
light at New Orleans- 3 Wounded.
New Orleans, May 13. Three ar-.'
wounded today following a clash
here last night between strikebreak
ers and alleged marine Rtrikers.
Two cars containing strikebreak
ers were fired upon from ambush.
Police charged the alleged strik
ers. One policeman was wounded
i Two of the attackers wore wound
ed. Thirty arrests were made.
Later the ponce arrested Km men
at the Marine Union's Hall, charg
ing them with loitering.
WILL EXPERIMENT IX
SENDING I'. S. MARKET
NEWS BY RADIOPHONE
Rv the United Press)
Washington, May 13. Agricultur
al mail.et lepi.-rts by radiophone is th
latent ir.novaf ion announced by tin
Bureau of Markets, United States Dc
pal intent of Agriculture. This ser
vice will U launched experimental!)
it Fast F.usatirgh, and with the ne
H4 y radiophone apparatus, farmer.
itii! .it.', r- ..il.i.n a few hun.ii- J mile.
f I " i 1 1 i u i li will be able to learn
i.-ir'.- ii'.'ut. ! market condition:: an
, - ice.-, i-.i-iifdiately after '.ne close o
I'e ..-ai'l.eis. The r..pi.rts a'v to b
s ni froi'i radio station KDKA ..v.-r
.v.tve it-iigtis of 30!) mi ters.
U. S. Beats British
at Filming One of
Their Own Subjects
London. Muv 12. The life story of
''Mary, Queen of Scots" is being film
ed here by an American firm.
This has given rise to much talk
because a little while ago it was an
nounccd that a' British firmwould pro
(luce the film version of this subject.
However, the American firm is now
advertising for a girl who bears a
facial resemblance to the queen to
play the name part.
In order to straighten ut the mat
ter in the minds of the public, Walter
West; who originally intended to pro
duce such a film, wrote to the Lon
don "Daily Mail":
"Those whose business it is to fin:'
the money necessary for the produc
tion of British films were convinced
'hat no one wanted to see British his
tory on the screen and that costume
plays were a failure. I spent three
ears trying to bring them round to
my 'way of thinking, with the-result
that an American firm has launched
forth on the film and it is now Hear
ing completion."
Thieves Enter -Stores.
Storebreakers stole quantities of
meat to a nominal value from the
grocery of Daniel Williams and Wa
ters' market, South Queen Street,
early Saturday.
50 REPORTED DEAD
IN MEXICAN RIOT
' (Bv the United Press)
Mexico City, May 13. As many
as 60 deaths were reported today to
have resulted from religious and po
litical fighting in Morelia, capital of
the State of Miehoacan, last night.
The fighting began when a- Catho
lir demonstration against socialist
propaganda was fired upon by
cialist sympathizers.
so-
J
State Board to Meet Ad
ditional Appointments of
Surgeons for State Insti
tutions National Guard
in (Hood Condition
By MAX ABERNKTHY
(Special Capital Correspondent)
Hajeigh, May 13. The State Board
of. lvt:.iliation at its se. on I nici-taie.
here aSonday in the office of the c on
missiu:iir of revenue wili cons, ler
ho.-iz.,it:i:I reductions in property val
uations. Rchiciion-s by commissioner's in
more than 40 counties, ranging from
-0 to till per cent., make this meeting
ncc-..iry. It is likely th it the . d
icy of the .board will be outlined re
garding the equalization of value.-,
out just what lni.it policy will -be Col.
A. O. Watts, t-ommissioi'.i : of reve
nue, was not willing to say today.
A i lir.U'y-( Ji-ne.ral M.-umiiu: wn! at--ad
t.iie meeting and will explain the
delays govel lung the idinini.-.tral .a:i
..t i, he law wt...-h reiiuins the S'att
'i a;n ..f Fapializat ion to a ply the
iaA uniformly in eveiy county in the
Siiii e. The qui'st i.ui of holdii.g or.p
erty valuation. in or.e county uuli
'ihiutii.iis in another is difficult and
'.v i be the big !a.-l.of the board.
This checking up of the slashim:
that the counties did following tin
1P21 Gem ral Assembly i. .lot the roost
pleasant' las.k thai tile Siale off..-ial-
nave tieen called upon to pertoim.
tioveriu.r All rri.-.on i.ivors a return ta
he county appraisal plan .ami in tiii.-.
( oina: is.-ioiier Watts eo.ieius. 1 ne
(lovernor recommends that this be
lone gradually, however, and witiiou'.
i)scttii!g tile worK of revaluation.
win. n he thinks was worth .ill it com
i.i find toe true value of the Siate'.
real property.
Bui the fad iha't reductions haw
aeiii made in Mime counties as hign
. a ad and GO per cent, from the l'.ll'..
valuations makes the equalization ex-
tr.'iiK
(liC.'icu-lt
l ne oe.n u will re
cuis and pass upon
view all of the
tlieni. In seme instance
it is liiicl,-
the reductions will not be
ai'iowed to
itiiad. The commissioner of icvi-im
w.uia.s to leave the matter as far i..:
!issi!i!t in the hands of the county
coniaiis.- ioiicrs, thut they must, show
ho they iiiteiKi to raise enough revc-:tu.-
to perale their county govern
ment. More Appointments.
Governor Moriison is expected t-.
name the pnysicians aad surgeon.--who
Will constitute the consul; in. ,
.itafl'.i of the Raleigil and Goldboi'.i
a.-yliin. : wiili.in the next two or three
days. Apiointment of a consulting
i.oaid for the lM.--pil'al at Murgain in
was made by the Governor i.i.-t weci;
el at that Jine he announced th it
:he other institutions uouid be .ro
ci leil with .Oniiar boards.
The governor has received many
oiigraUiAilory letters for .the pai
a l.e inaugiii'alcd -that of calling
upon the lit si medical and siirgi;';d
iiuniM oi .Norm I arolina to serve the
unfoitunate t barges of the- State.
(uard Well Advanced.
North Carol'ina has made better
progress in tno reorganization, ot the
National Guard since tne world war
than any other State in the southern
group with the exception of Georgia.
Tli is announcement is made a.t. the
idjiilant-genei al's office ttfday,.- The
issistanf adjutant-general, Maj. Gur
laii Siiiilh, btiievesi that within the
next tin days rsur.do Carolina win nave
stiui'iisheii a iietter record than
Georgiii. Twenty-cnid units are now
ompleiely organize! and other out
'its are being recruitud with every in
lication that enotlgh nien will soon
be enlisted to justify State ami fed
eral inspection.
Two new units have just been com
pleted. One is a medical detachment
at Graham and the other is a battal
ion headquarters company at Oxford.
Dr. J. N. Taylor, is the commanding
officer of the nretlical unit.
The State Corporation Commission
has named J. A. .Morris as temporary
receiver of the Peoples' Bank at
Thomasvillc which is having some
financial difficulties.
The naming of a receiver does not
necessarily indicate that the bank will
e dosed. The banking department
of the commission has ordered an in
vestigation and the receiver will have
charge pending the report of the
bank's status. It is understood that
the (bank is to bo financed by Thom-
sville citizens. The receiver was call
ed for since the institution found that
it-could not property function. The
examination may clarify the situation
and the bank may be given a new
start. -
Prison officials are of the opinion
hat Marcus Khvards, capital city life
termer who escaped Wednesday from
the State farm, received help from the
outside. There are several reasons
which convince the officials that an
accomplice guided the prisoner to lib
erty. He was serving a full-time sen
tence for slaying his Wife.
Sale for Church Benefit.
Chicken salad, beaten biscuit, cake,
etc., will be sold at the Caswell Phar
macy Saturday by Circle No. 3 of
the Church Service League of St.
Mary's Church.
Would Take Field in Case
Nation Became Involv
ed in War
'
CHANGE A RADICAL ONE;
Chief of Staff as Well as
Commander of (Jeneral
Headquarters at Wash
ington Will Keep the
Military Forces in Trim
I By the United Press)
Washington, May 1:1. -Gen. John
.J. Pershing will become active bead
of ail the armies of the United
States on Julv 1.
Secretary Weeks today announced
that the A. E. F. chief will become
chief tif staff on that date, holding
this office ulong with that of com
mander of general headquarters,
whose function will be to keep all
elements of the army prepared for
war.
Pershing in, case of war Would bo
o-lav commander of the armies in
the field. This reveals a radical ar
my reorganization.
NEED TEACHERS FOR
PHILIPPINE SERVICE.
Manila, May 13. The islands bu
reau of education needs r.ll American
teachers for the coming school year,
.beginning June 1. They are being
sought by the superintendent.
CAN
FINISH TERMS
IF THEY WALK
STRAIGHT.
Washington, May l.'i. North Car
olina Democratic postmasters can
serve out their four years under
the JIarding executive order relating
to first- and third-class appoint
ments. No one will be thrown out
without "cause," but those in must
walk the ehalkline lest somebody file
charges against them. Any little ir
regularity may briny about a va
cancy. Gets Playground Equipment.
. Warsaw, iMay 13. .Equipment for
a olaygiounti lias arrived here and
been placed on the grounds of I be
public school. There are swings, see
saws, ocean waves, merry-go-rounds
and other devices.
STANLEY WILL ADDRESS
STATE HANKERS' MEETING.
Washington. May M. Senator
Stanley of Kentucky has accepted
an invitation to address the .North
Carolina Bankers' Association at
Grenesboro. lie is one of the most
polished orators in the Senate.
SKETCH OF MADAM CURIE, MADE
FAMOUS BY RADIUM DISCOVERY
Madam Curie is, as is. well known,
of Polish birth, and enthusiastically
attached to her native land. She is
profoundly gratified with the result
of the world war, which with the intervention-
of the 'United-States has,
she feels, saved civilization and freed
oppressed peoples.
It was in 18!)5 that Madam'Curie
Wiis married. She was authorized to
work in. collaboration wdth her hus
band in the School of Physics and
Chemistry, where Madame .Curie was
the director of the work. Monsieur
and Madame Curie had very limited
means for (heir work, and indeed at
that time one may ay they had no
suitable laboratory entirely at their
disposal. They could, as the require-,
nients of the service permitted, uti
lize the school laboratory, where
Pierre Curie tlirei ted experiments.
But in this student laboratory there
was no spot which they could, call
their own. Lulor on they obtained
permission to use a room on the
ground floor of the school building
occupied as a store roomand machine
shop. It was in this place they be
gan their' research work in radio
activity. Hard Work.
Monsieur and Madame Curio not be
ing able to pursue their chemical ex
periments in this place, arranged for
tnese in a sort ot abandoned ware
house .opposite their atelier. In this
"hangar" with its asphalt floor, its
broken and natched ylass ronf. hot in
ouiiiinvi, .ai.cit uy li vnoi uvsil biuvc
in winter, .they performed their won
derful work. The equipment consist
ed of some -old end worn deal .tables
upon which Madame Curie prepared
the material for the production of
radium. She was laboratory chief as
sistant - and handy-boy at the, same
time. In addition to her intellectual
labor it was frequently necessary for
her to perforin severe manual toil Oft
many an afternoon she stirred in a
great cauldron, with a heavy iron rod,
the molten mass of radio-active pro
ducts, reaching home at evening ex
hausted with fatigue but delighted to
see that her labors had led to a lumi
nous product of concentration. .
Trouble Between Miners,
Strikers and Officers Con
tinues Over Wide Area.
Wires Cut Four Are
ported Wounded
j (Bv the United Press)
Williamson, W. Va., May
Guerrilla warfare cont iit.ued
13.
today
along Tug River near here.
Fighting between miners, strikers,
Stale police ami county sheriffs
which opened at dawn yesterday
raged in Merrimac, Spriggs, Kawl
and Albun tarly today, according to
meager reports reaching here.
I Two men were dead and four
wounded, according to latest reports
at headquarters of the State police
here.
Wire communication with the fight
area has been cut since the battle
started, and definite information is
lacking.
Federal Troops in Readiness.
Camp Sheridan, May 1 :!.--( lidi'is
were received here .shortly before
noon today for federal fores to be
prepared to move to Mingo Count),
West Va., to quell the guerrilla war
fare. American Opponents
in Polo Match Are
Chosen With Care
(By tin. United Press!
London, -May 13. Selection of
the
four British playeis who will I
I be inilernali anl polo cup again:
American team at Hurlington in
efei: I
t III
. line
i. an all absorbing topic uf convcrs i
ion i:i sofiety, among Hie sp.ii'tin;
f raterni! y and on the slice'..
Yin re prominent stars are consider
e! - are of a -place .bul the fourth po
-i1 ion is in doubt .
Major Vivian Lockett, captain of
ihc team and one of the finest i a ler
in the s rut y, is faire as No. 3; I ieul.-i'ol.-li.
A. Tompkins'.m will No.
I an I I .old Wod -ie.iise will he back.
Lord Dalcmny. son and heir of the
ia.rl of K.is.eheiry; Capl. A. It. 'Will
aim of the Central i.a.iia Horse, ai. I
Colonel llai'man, c-omm.'imling lb
'aivalry Brigade at Aldci.-iiol, are tli
aii'lid.-iti's for No. 2.
l!.-il. .ii poll nivesia rily has
dominant 'army element as
team i- an essential part of a
i aval: y re.'fimen't's sporti.u.-
a pre
a poa
Briiisl
equip
lllellt.
l,od Didmeny is the p.rpular choice
for the open pa.-iiion on the team be
cause of his briiiianl lepula'ioii ,c'. a
eavali ymaii, hunt meeting rider- and
his pi ol'iciciii-y at cricket. The ex
pert- point out, however, that he is a
"difficult man to mount," being re-
i tied as rather too big for the avcr
eee polo pony.
I From the year 1P00 Pierre Curie
was assigned a course ol lectures, in
the Faculty of Science of. Paris. In
1SKI1 after the award of the Nobel
prize to Monsieur and Madame Curie
for their discovery of radium, a chair
was created for him in the faculty, in
HHl.-j he was made a member of the
institute. On April U,, limit, he was
killed
vehicl
by beinj!
e at the
run over by a heavy
end of Rue Dauphin.-,
Paris.
At the close
tune Curie wa
of the year 1 Mad
appointed a professor
in ti'ie scientific department of the
University of Paris. She continued
her splendid work in a tiny labora
tory far too small established in
Rue Cuvier. Late unoii the uni
versity - acquiring ! ' ! ween
Saint-Jacques and lnm - .i.w. . a new
street named for Pierre Curie was
laid out ihioiigh the length of this
property, and a laboratory specially
designed for the use of Madame Cu
rie was started in coordination with
the Pasteur Institute.
Her Work in the War.
,It is not necessary to recall here
the magnificent work and the notable
discoveries made by Madame Curie
in this laboratory. I will limit my
self to u word respecting the great
good done by Madame ..Curie in the
military hospitals, at the front. To
her was due the organization of a
systematic radiographic service. At
first she went about if rum hospital to
hospital at the front in an automobile
containing a small but complete radi
ographic laboratory, stopping at each
point only the necessary time for
treatment of the most urgent casts.
To obtain the current for running the
dynamo she used the motor of ther
automobile. In this way many human
lives were saved.
At present Madame Curie ia devot
ing herself entirely to her work; to
her scientific researches, to teaching
and to the organization of a radio
therapeutic servk'e that she is con
ducting in collaboration with Dr. Re
gault, of the Pasteur Institute. This
service, is, we trust, to Jbe further
developed, thanks to the gynerous en
dowment by Dr. Henrie de Rothschild.
Strike at Glasgow and Expected to Fol
low Suit at Nottingham Refuse to
Handle Non-Union Coal British Indus
trial Situation Appears to Have Reach
ed New Crisis Great Tieup Feared
WILL
LOOK TO IL S SAYS
A ' FORMER PREMIER
I'rince Lvolf Claims Silna
tion is Rapidly Clearing;.
Two Millions Refugees
Are
KilJi'Cr to (let IloniC,
Slates
BY PRINCE (i. LV OFF
(Former Prime Minister of Russia.)
Paris, May l.S. 1 behove that the
situation in Russia is now rapidly
clearing and that the time is not far
distant when we Russians shall see
our vast country again ' at work,
helping in the reorganization of the
world. Thousands of Russians ev
erywhere, exiles as well as those at
home, are bending all their energies
to a single end, without regard for
Political creed. We all realize, I
think, that at a time as portentious
as this, all haggling over differences
of polities must cease if we do not.
wish lo obscure our aim. It is a time
when the world needs Russia, and
when Russia needs the world.
News which I receive from the
inferior of Russia is encouraging.
Thinking men are doing their ut
most.. In many cases, no doubt, their
zeal is a poor guide for their efforts,
Inn there is encouragement in the
fact that, at least they lire all try
ing for the achievement of the same
ends. The result will surely be good.
Message to U. S.
.My message to Americans at the
presint moment is to urge them to
study Russia, to get better acquaint
ed with its possibilities, to cherish
the friendship which already exists
between the two peoples, to contin
ue the bonds of sympathy and faith
and good will.
Then, when the time comes, as
come it will ere long, we shall count
on America to help gloriously us
she has always helped those who
struggle valiantly for the right.
The new Russia will need many
things from America- it will need
great gifts of charity, it will need
the utmost credits of American bank
ing groups, it will need American
brains and energy and organizing
ability.
iStudy the Russian character and
you will learn to love the KusKiun.
lit; hits his faults, but he has grout
virtues as well. And they are th"
faults and virtues of it virile race
which seeks and is worthy -of your
f riendship anil help.
I am, chairman of the Committee
of Russian Zemtsvos and Towns for
the Relief of Russian Refugees. Our
organization is a continuation of a
movement started early in the war
to aid our soldiers. The organization
now embraces .'ill the leaders among
I be two million Russian refugees who
are scattered throughout Europe.
We tlo not concern ourselves with
politics, for we are composed of men
of all parties and all schools of po
litical thought.
W ish to Go Home.
Most of the refugees wish to re
turn to Russia. They will do so with
the first opportunity and with one
idea only to - help build up their
country in the best and most effic-
icious way which offers.
Russia is normally the world's
greatest producer of foodstuffs and
raw materials. She is also the world's
most important customer, a poten
tial market with unlimited possibil
ities. The method employed by the
American Bed Cross in its work for
Russians has been ideal, ways and
means have been largely in the hands
of Russian men and women, while the
(American organization has stood
behind and supervised the distribu
tion of its relief materials.
I hope that when Russia seeks
economic aid there will be a repeti
tion of this attitude and spirit.
COTTON
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(By the United Press)
London, .May 13. Itrilish rail
way men today placed an em
bargo On "black le" coal.
Executive officers of the un
ion instructed their followers
not to handle any coal loaded
by non-union labor.
The decision again brought the
country face to face with the threat
of a general strike.
The trans. .ort winkers are expect
ed to take similar action.
The joint, action of the two big
anions would prevent the unloading
..f non-union coal at docks, its trans-
I ferrul from ships or its transporta
tion along ran lines.
Glasgow railway men today an
iK'iiiiccd a strike effective at mid
night. This move is in protest of the
.b.-charge " of co-woi Iters who refus
ed to unload non union coal. Similar
-ct ion is expected at Nottingham.
S. Held World's
Biggest Polo Prize
Just 5 Brief Years
By CHARLES W. McCANN
t United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, May LI. -Polo used to be
ai - tnleted by ihe Hi si isit only us an
amusement of the 'idle rich or pastime
for dashing young cavalry officers,
who had nothing else to do.
But since the American team ar
rived here itu compete for the mter
nalional cup in a series oT .matches,
starting June 18, at llurlingham, polo
has become a general topic of tlhe
itreets.
The international cup is one of t'he
few sport tivphies symbolic of world
superiority that remains in British
hands and the effort, of the Americans
to take the prize back will be one of
ihe biggest spoiling events of the
year.
Every seat of the lOlMW has boi;n
add and the committee is planning
now to erect new stands to accommo
lale .lb"se who are willing to pay
i.i-ii $2,i to I ."0 for a seat.
The international contests between
'-a.gl.Kttl and . America date back to
1 -Si; when a llurlingham team, cap
tained by the great Irish sportsman,
ihe l ite John Watson, visited America
'o compete for a cup presented hy the
We-icbcsler f lub. England won ihoth
matches played and - returned in tri
umph with the cup.
Not until 11)00 did America chal
lenge, but then a scraltch team, whol
ly unrepresentative of America, fail
ed dismally to recover 'the cup.
In 11MI2 the American Polo Associ
ation Issued "a formal challenge and
sent over a team, wthich, however, was
equally unsuccessful.
In 11)09 Harry Payne Whitney's
big four" gained a sensational vic
tory over" the best team England could
produce and carried the cup back to
he .United Sitates.
There it remained until 1914, al
though in 11)11 an English team led by
Captain Ilardros-s Lloyd made an un
successful invasion and two years la.t
er the Duke of Westminister's team
also failed.
Jusl before the outbreak of t'he war,
however. Major Barrett's team, in
cluding Major Vivian Lockett, Colonel
II. A. Tompkinson, the late Captain
I eslie Cheake, who was killetl in ba't
,le, and Lieut. F. M. Freake snatched
the spoils for England, thanks large
ly to the splendid ponies collected and
purchased through the generosity of
Lord Winborne, ex-Viceroy of Ireland
and a noted polo player.
Vivid Wool Wigs
Latest for Vamps
in English Capital
(By the United Press)
London, May 13.--Not content with
merely emulalting the "vamp," as
originated by her American sister, the
London girl is camouflaging as Cle
opatra. ,
In thi3 connection she has assumed
a new transformation, ' which, how
ever, bears no resemblance to human
hair. The new fandangle is exactly
the kind of wig a woman might wear
to a fancy-dress dance masquerading
as Cleopatra, but it is made of wool,
and brightly colored wool at that
Ofivid blue or cerise, or perhaps green
or purple.
There is the straight fringe in front.
the, "hair" hanging -straight and lank
over the ears at the sides and down
to the neck at the 'back. These woolen
wigs are very popular among the set
that once indulged in the "airy, fairy"
boudoir cap. '
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