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Show i 0 1 r in,.' hot iai.' r?i Uo t i yi j J? j I WATSON M0 SCOTT Y .p '' ii.. ... jn win1 " en: Poker LJttl (.'tost" Th Is Who - (lolloping- "The is Who Flying ,T. . urhntlinr C.i. lU.uiitr. Wash.. I'OHlllUU, i.h.. Futon uouge, or Minn., ,,Jf, print have met his eye ;"IljeS jD i' tb 4. 1 v"t . iK- '"4 v i : A i - ' wuii-.,.- 7ru " B . u "' ""ii j, u family of Virginia aristocrats, w,. na 'Old TiPp..1,t, h"ow iinm i.y uis reur imme. The Zucliary Taylor, the '('Id Hou 'h und iccady" of Mexican funic, ami 3 .unr s me last quaiter the 'Ttough Uider" of the centuryn war may have helped put Theodore Koosevelr in the Executive mansion as much as did th affection. (,r 11,0 historic initials. ."? "T. R." Although he had 10 miiltar' record to commend him to the electo. rate the man who came out of the Illinois backwoods in 1800 needed nonft to win for him. The "Iiall Splitter" and "Honest Abe" were two nicknames wen calculated to catch the public fancy until the simple name of Abraham Lincoln made him Immortal. Put lest it lie thought that a good nickname is a sure asset in winning the Presidency, consider the list of men whose nicknames have appealed to the imagination of the popular und miouio nave Helped them on the ;oad to the White Mouse but didn't. There were Henry Clay, known variously as "Harry of the West," -- The Mill Boy SpimlM.-America- EiTJIed ' o( tiie'"uanoping tirnnge, it becomes entirely. I'Havo Nuruil be Just "anotiier of those for- X out "i ne r lying unn" lias across the printed page too often to be pretty well known by this To the University of California, i she was a student, she was h as Miss Helen Wills, but the footljall, and an-Mtt- er the fortunes has followed Poker Face." world Not so long Gertrude Ederle" meant no more tie name of any other girl swim-sh- o had a few records to her t, but s!ifc emerged from a bap-i- n the English ehnnnel witn the of "Trudy" and that's the name ich per cent of us know her. Mumes: Tiiey're ns 'America us is baseball or hot Mihviches or the movies. Per- iiefact that we are a sports-maf accounts for the fact that we en to thinking in terms of Or there may bo a more his- rasna. Mr. Webster defines n anie as a "name given in derision siiliarity," hut ions airo we i that derlsin part of It and the famliiiirity, to which we tonilnesa. I'erhnps it was one e natural developments of the M a deiiiooracy. We declared A llien lire horn free and equal " "ie inalienable richt to free minims or atiaressing eacti Little A. Douglas, C. Fremont, Webster, se, u,ic, Still n daring the early years of wane the ari.srocr.itfr trn. .... we weren t so i.n.j if we used nicknames ror some Itevoiutionarv wo such as "Swamp Fox" f "Mad Ant lion v- Wnvno Wng about the President of Mates. Who would have u w y '",iU IV,u r umrlt to n ?t ' hfi!( n F.lz.l.n.ou. S"U Hud h P...1," 1a"8f4 te ' e IlhM.,. lrKh NVi3mill"; i " T It I I- I- "y,i v. with "Lit s"n, in lla'1 11,0 thnuA tpmw'ty Adams ".loh.,- tw an,.,, . to u '"""ncrat. Thomas '"in Pelects """'tcr, nAPA "'iiors hen tllfl ' " , C 10 at . PPa ha, 10 ,ieorKe even h ftffectionnto - adlinc writer (If they waJiiim r?tfn or "T,.n VlPi... " i "mi Jiassa- were succeeded Her Own Nest He, owns wandered one i ll.il r i '"""us down back c in w'1 "1,,n? u,e "lk'"t th , HUn' mui the ,!"'"l to t rn,l'"n''"f Drapers gar.,.. He entered, went ' '"ok,1 At nromid ), ' '"'I'l'cd and flew "'"if nh!i . ln'iftl hen " "IT ...i lie), ' ifi- ! B,;m"1 -- r.lV wii. npjinrent- ""l content. - ... A A. Ill IIMlll iiniii.jr U Mill III A genenil view of the homes wrecked by a toruado la a section of 'Indianapolis. Thousands rnude homeless. r of people were Emergency Dam for Ship Locks at Seattk ':l - ,vonr t"T I ix i u yv"- "- . i ? j1 "Black f t ,1 r F "The Georgia Peach." the "Mantissa Dempsey, Mauler" j Georges Carpentier. the "Orchid Man"; ntid Louis Angel Firpo. the "Wild Bull of the Pampas." Football has furnished some great individual stars, of course, hut for some reason or other popular nicknames never dun? to them. That Is, until one Harold Grange streaked across gridiron history and left behind him the titles of "The Galloping The Red Rover" or just Ghost," "Red." Team nicknames, however, have been popular and more enduring. Who will soon forget the "Four Horsemen" of Notre Dame, who rode roughshod over a great Army team to win that title? Or the "Praying Colonels" of Center college, who sprang Into sporting fame when they huuroled the Virtumighty Crimson of Harvard. ally every college has its nickname, based upon the colors of the school or some animal mascot, but few enjoy ftnjmftffliiimiiMif.naMM Should an enemy or a ilood destroy the gates of the Lake Washington snip canal, me second largest in Mia world, located at Seattle, this emergency dam, built recently by the government at a cost of a quarter of a million dollars, could be swung in place and effect a temporary repair in less than five hours. President Calles Daughter Weds , ..... EEAUTIFUL BACK , fix AV . 4 ''k , i J-k , Ski the picturesque descriptive names, such as the "Golden Tornado" of Georgia Tech, the "Green Wave" of Tulane or the "Thundering Herd" of the University of Southern California. In other sports nicknames are not . so common. There are a few which, apof to the outstanding exponents plied their arts, have given them national An Indian once saw a girl renown. named Helen Wills play tennis and was so Impressed by the fact that, regardless of how the tide of battle ran, her countenance remained Immobile, "The Galloping Ghost" called her "Little Poker Face." Those us the greatest number of national he- who have seen Charlie Paddotk run roes whose nicknames are household recognize the appropriateness of the words. Christy Mathewson Is dead, "Fastest Human," And American runbut the name of "Matty" and "Big ners who saw only the heels of Paavo Six" will last as long as there are men Nurnii can tell you why he is called living who saw that great pitcher In the "Flying Finn." Tennis also has action. It Is said that his fame was Its "Big Bill" and "Little Bill" for so great that one morning the mall : . , man brought to him a letter which The continent. the across traveled had Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Robinson, who were married In Nognles, Sonora, only mark on It was a big figure "6" Mexico. The bride was Mi.?s Krne.stina Calles, duugliter of the President of side. address on the Mexico. The great baseball pitcher may be the hero of the hour, but when his arm loses Its cunning then the crowd soon forgets, unless he has had a popular nickname to tlx his personality in the mind of the fan. So Christy Mathewson is almost unique In the history of baseball. man on They may soon fcrget the who man pulls the the mound, but them out of their seats when he slams s . A one Into the bleachers or over the fence for what the sports writers call a "circuit clout" well, that's a different matter. Of course there's only one "Home Run King." But you don't of have to use that name In speaking ' IScw f Yorit 1 of the . Taitli ft George Herman Just say American league team. of "Littl Poker Face." "Babe," "Bambino" or "Sultan Swat" and anyone will know whom Messrs. Tilden and Johnson, respec-tivni- r when Tyrus you mean. Time was and "The Comet" for the bril somewhat the held Cobb But for ( Raymond McLoughiin. Maurice liant no- - t same position in public esteem that nickname in alliteration was be- alluring an Mr Ruth does. Terhnps that in ever yet menclature lias anyone cause he was known as "The GeorgiaIs different realms of sport been able to ) -)- Ktv he Peach," and even the fact that of "Bounding the b conjure up the equal not now the great baseball player Borotra, ' -f Basque of RiarrlU" for JeanT j . years many of na this veteran tennis champion French the a hold to enough still Is good service r v t f IS tra'i l in, jute t 1 h rV. 4 V . v y - i ' Hj Trude Brionne of Vienna, a notabla figure In the dramatic world, who was recently picked by prominent sculptors and artists ns having the most beautiful back. A. J. BROSSEAU fa.Ljzrr - llttle ,"rr;v '? down and left. An eg,' lpfr she flew she had been Eyery where found WUs she repeats this dav ince then doer happens to be He it big and wait ng for there tunc will closed she Globe. Kme one to open lt.-B- oston Days Becoming Longer busy T'.e ljlIlt, wish of the the day were longer t,t fir the fnrtn :n,.,l Is bein in Humu- It will bet duclng lis rate of rotation we neeu before time, however, account, bechange our habits on this the day is of the lengthening cause of estimated to amount to thousand years. a in second a ii j A . -- .. i V' s She's Familiar With Microfarad F.img Finn." as tn ( o it 'The I ' J hlcn-""- " nrry (, Fred Kulton. ;' 'Mustered Plasterer"; Jess WIN arci, the "Hau Mouuiaiu" or the "IVt- "uwims tiiant"; John Harrison ' JT , I r 'uu.he. IJ,1"'1""'-kn.wlJthef,.li- Jua i. n -- M' : 1 "The "The Dan" and "The Expounder of the Winfield Scott, "Old Fuss and Feathers"; George B. McClellan, "Little Mac" and "The Young Napoleon"; Winfield Scott Hancock, "The Superb" ; James G. Blaine, "The Plumed Knight and William Jennings Bryan. "The Boy Orator of the Platte," all of whom aspired and aspired In vain. But if the popularity of nicknames In politics has declined In recent years the Increasing popularity of sports has more than made up for that loss. Naturally the national pastime has given A n Com- 119 d ; , 'dy" of the Slashes" and "The Great "Babe." r'tlana unit S(n, was the scion f promiser"; .Stephen Little Giant"; John' Pathfinder"; Daniel Tornado Wrecks Indianapolis Homes " ?kk,""ue ,hat " oc,y t" the f ,M Lll, , , j Mi, VT m y 'V -- m "'it and He "rely fails to rec-"itRuth Herman George sound, hut Ue an unfanilli-iof the home runs, ate" Buth. he Is d1 an espeoUly a Grange nni in Itself, but translate We. iwm,.. lliere wa "Trudy ? then he i.su't nlile to ."-- f& mW M by a Tennessee backwoodsman new Jaeksoniun dcmoeracv ..,., ... . power, it grated on i,.. ' sensibilities to refer o drew 4ackson as -n,j Iiiokorv , title, albeit an ufTe.thmute one,"..,,, In sundry battle with ,l,e Inili:(I14 the P.n.ish. iUt Jm.k,0I1 WM(j ......v man wno.u H military nicknam.. was to carry Into the White . l Who . e - ,,,ii,rk' " j nvprr.rade KW per r "The tube" 1" Who Bambino Who pnn"? r j HELPER TIMES. HELPER, jtrxz ,3 yg typing (mt 1k .,.. n a o IM a inn HI IP V. -- ' - - ' $. . ' rr iip a A. J. Brosseau of New York, 'Vihft was elected a vice president of tin? United States Chamber of Comment to succeed Louis K. Plerson, who vt.ii elected iresldcnt. Miss Mary A. Brow or, who tins Just been appointed an expert In the radio laboratory of the bureau of standards, fpenks the language of initTofiimds, and inlcndwnrles. Instead of "permanent waves" and other the modern flapper. She lias been a scientist cf the bureau of stand of fuds i.ids foi M ven yearv Nephew (wearied with the preparations) This getting married Ih certainly a trial. Misogynist Uncle Well, my hoy. it Isn't half so bad aj wuikin;,' out : sentence. one-tent- h I"n - i. ' ' i';' i Is, v v i h' ' ' I ) Cotton on Throne "Cotton is King' Is un expression used by James U. Hammond, la the senate in March, ISM. The flsure of is the speech means that so Important state of the cotton industry that Its men condition rules the destiny of It. cunuected with 4 Ilia Conviction kilo-cycle- "3" |