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Show ILLINOIS "TEAM LOWERS FOUR-MA- N RELAY RECORD M iilli""-- t'nlvtjrslly ot Illinois' quurier-unlt- t mu icuiu wiiicji ti u uw wunu g i tcortl ul Uie JUruiit! Kunifu. ltUuois, which last yeur was reported aa a "haa been" In conference track athletics for a couple of years at leust, Is showing again this year that Coach Harry GUI Is a real magician when It comes to developing great track teams. Left to right in the photograph are Ayers, Evans, Hughes, Sweet and lust, but most Important of all, to Illinois at least, is Coach Harry Gill. . I n4 j iBiiiirnrTiiiMiirmrwiijifii'rii iikiumi hi in i m n nm 1 1 Blr ; F s ' . , ' ' nir it lsvrt5 :f; j H J - -- ;" 1 Model of the $800,000 convention hall In Washington that will be completed In October. 2 French Aviator Burbot who flew a "flivver" plane across the English channel, and the little engine of the gilder. Coach Percy Haughton ill? I Percy Uuughton, the tamed football coach, who developed some of the greatest elevens that ever represented Harvard, has recently been appointed mentor of Columbia. believe from personal knowledge and experience that it would be destruc-tive of the best Interests of his coun-try to become enmeshed In the. poli-tics of Europe Is branded as a Can-didate against President Harding" captives by the fuct that the govern-ment, Instead of withdrawing Its troops from the region, has kept It surrounded. Worse yet, a detachment of bandits that was moving to join the main band was attacked by sol-diers and driven back. Through the courageous efforts of several foreign residents food, clothing and medicines hnve reached the captives, some of whom are In serious condition. NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENT EVENTS ii Secretary Hughes Declares League of Nations a Failure in Enforcing Peace. FRIENDSHIP IS ONLY WAY President Harding's Comment on New York's "Wet" Legislation Greece Threatens to Fight Turkey Great Britain and Russia Likely to Reach Accord. By EDWARD W, PICKARD THE peace conference at Lau-sanne adjourns without doflnlte re-sult It seems likely that war between Grece and Turkey will follow. Venl-zelo- s Informed Ismet 1'nsha that Tur-key's demands for reparations from Greece must be dropped, since his country would fight rather than pay a cent The prospect of renewed hos-tilities caused rejoicing In Greece and the economic and financial conditions there Improved Immediately. The Greek army In Thrace, numbering about 150,000, was said to be under or-ders to be ready to march on Constan-tinople. The French foreign office has made It clear that France will sup-port Greece, asserting that It had posi-tive Information that responsibility for the war In which she was beaten does not devolve on Greece. By a financial coup a British syndi-cate has purchased control of the fa-mous Berlin-Bagda- d railway, a pet project of the former kaiser of Ger-mnn- It Is, of conrse, but partly com-pleted and Is In poor condition, but Its potential value Is Immense. The con-cessions connected with It conflict with the Chester concession, especial-ly along the Mosul frontier. This achievement by the English has en-raged the French government, It Is said, as they and the Americans now have obtained the two biggest things In Anatolia. T i QAN FRANCISCO, Cleveland, J d Chicago and Buffalo are i seeking the Republican national J i convention of next year, with t Chicago apparently In the lead. t Which one do you think should be awarded the prize, and whyt , i. THIS leads to consideration of tne from Washington, after a series of political conferences In the White House, that Attorney General Dnugherty will not manage Mr. Hard-ing's campaign for renomlnatlon ow-ing to bis continued 111 health. In-deed, It Is believed he may soon re-sign from the cnblnet for the same reason. His successor as manager for Harding was not se-lected, but among the men discussed for that work were Charles D. Hllles of New York, Will II. Hays and A. D. Lasker, retiring chairman of the ship-ping board. Those participating In fhe conferences had no doubt seem-ingly, that the President would win a renomlnatlon. These leaders had a good deal to say about the situation In New York state where they fear the effects of the prohibition Issue. There was a rumor that Theodore Boosevelt would offer himself as a gubernatorial can-didate next year, his admirers assert-ing he is the one man who might de-feat Al Smith., PASSAGE of a blil repealing the prohibition enforce-ment acts led a citizen of Newburgh to write President Harding urging that congress be convened and that every legislator who voted for the bill and Governor Smith, If he signs It, be suspended as traitors. In replying, the President reiterated the statement that his administration would use every means to enforce the prohibition amendment to the Constitution, and continued: "I venture that, If by reason of the refusal or failure of any state to dis-charge Its proper duty, the federal government Is compelled to enter upon the territory and Jurisdiction of the state and to set up those police and Judicial authorities which would be r quired, the most difficult and trying situations would Inevitably arise. "More or less conflict between state and federal authorities would seem unavoidable In such circumstances. The Impression would be created that the federal government was assuming to Interfere with the functions of the states, and the distressing results that would ensue readily suggest them-selves." ABY OF STATE HUGHES SECRET Joined the ranks of those Americans who are opposed to American membership In the League of Nations. Since his campaign state-ment In 1020, In which he and 80 oth-er Republican leaders urged the elec-tion of Mr. Hnrdlng as the most effec-tive way to obtain changes In the covenant that would make It safe for the United 8tates to Join the league, Mr. nughes has observed what he thinks Is the utter failure of the league to enforce peace and has con-cluded the machinery set up by It for that purpose Is Impracticable. Mr. Hughes utterances, which it Is fair to assume had the advance ap-proval of the President, were made In an address to the National Confer-ence of Social Work In Washington. He did not mention the league by name, but here Is what he had to say on that subject: "The more we reflect upon the conditions of peace the more clearly it appears that they are not to be found In any artificial arrange-ments. Important as these may be as facilities; that it Is the disposition of peoples that counts. "Any sort of contrivance will fall If peoples are not disposed to peace, or are not able to find ground for be-lief In each other. It Is Idle to talk of proscribing war unless the peoples are intent on maintaining peace. You cannot malntnln pence by force, for who will supply, who will control, who will direct, the force? RELATIONS between Great Britain probably will not be ruptured despite Curron's ultimatum. That fierce note, It seems, was really dictated by the foreign minister's of-fended amour propre and was not backed up by the business men of England. The soviet government, also, was not desirous of trouble and Leonid Krassln flew from Moscow to London In an airplane to try to smooth over the! difficulties. He declared Russia was quite willing to adjust any com-plaints, and was graciously received by the British officials. It was pre-dicted In London that the net result would be that relations with Russia would be strengthened and made closer Instead of being broken. Bumnnla, however, has shown sharp-er disapproval of the soviet regime. Envoys from Moscow were In Buchar-est to negotiate a commercial treaty. They demanded that Rumania recog-nize the soviet government, and Pre-mier Brntlann replied that if this was necessary to the making of the treaty, his country would get along without the pact. The Moscow envoys were then given their passports and sent home. FROM various government agencies there came last week reports further confirming the stories of enormous general prosperity In the United States. The rullruads are doing a record-breakin- business in hauling the products of factory and farm, and although agriculture hus not yet come In for its full share of the good times, the Increased buying pow-er of the farmer Is shown by the spring orders of general stores and "Great nations may Indeed discipline a weak power, provided they are united In policy and provided always that the weak power Is not a neces-sary weight In some contrived bal-ance of power. But when great na-tions do not agree among themselves, who shall guard the guardians? In that case, all the arrangements made to depend upon their harmony of view ere bound to fall. "If those who are keenly desirous of enduring peace will descend to the contemplation of realities. It will be seen that there Is only one way to the goal a long and difficult way that Is. by the cultivation of the spirit of friendship and good will among the peoples through which alone the sources of dangerous strife can be dried up. "If you find anywhere In the world as, for example, we happily find In the case of our relations to our neigh-bor to the north a complete assur-ance of lasting peace, It Is not because nf treaties or political arrangements of any sort; It Is simply because the roots of amity strike deep In the thoughts and convictions of both peo-ples." the new business of mall-orde- r houses. In Its report on Industrial employment conditions for April 30 the Department of Labor says there Is little unemploy-ment anywhere in the country, and Increased demands for all classes of skilled labor, skilled mechanics and farm hands were general during April. The predicted shortage of competent farm labor already Is a fact. What Is declared to be a "sfrious situation throughout the country" con-fronts the building Industry, and rep-resentatives of all Its branches who met In conference In New York last week adopted a resolution recommend-ing that all new building construction be deferred for a few months In order to check the steadily mounting cost of both materlnl and labor. Projects under course of construction, It was agreed, should be completed. It is stated that building projects totaling $100,000,000 In New York city and $75,000,000 In Chicago already are lMd up Indefinitely by high costs. In the face of this some of the building construction unions In both cities are demanding further advances In wages, and dealers In materials show no dis-position to lower their prices. AT THIS writing the Americans and Europeans held as hostages by the Chinese bandits near Llnchcng have not been released, and anx-iety over their fate Is Increasing. The outlaws have enlarged their demands, and there Is likelihood that they will lie Incensed to the murder of their SETTLEMENT of the costs of the of occupation wns reached last week so far as It could be by Elliott Wadsworth and the al-lied representatives In Paris, hut It may be Washington will not aceer-- t the plan. The allies agreed, as Mr. Wads-wort- h asked, that the sums advanced by America for the costs of Its arm? of occupation shall be repaid over period of 12 years; second, these pay ments will be made by the reparations commission from the cash sums paid by Germany on the reparations ac-count with absolute priority of 2.1 per cent on each year's payments for 12 years. But these conditions were attached: First, the United States Is to negotiate separately with Germany for the pay-ment of 1,000,000,000 gold marks; sec-ond, such payments when agreed on, are to go through the reparations commission, undergoing the customnry process of the Belgian priority before the American share Is taken out; third, the United States prom'ses not to pass any "recovery act" or high Import tax on German goods. NOT so serious as at first reported bad enough wa the disaster that befell Hot Springs, Ark., known as the "American Kpa." Following a terrific flood, fir, broke out and many buildings, Including several hotels, were destroyed. The pmperty loss was estimated at $1,000,000, but no lives were lost MOSES of New SENATOR returned from a foreign tnnr ready to fight not only American membership In the league but also American membership In the world court, ne says he found no one In Europe who believes for a moment that the court Is distinct from the lengue. Mr. Moses Is vexed because, as he says, "anyone who happens to 5 Galluses May Aid J j Impetus to Swats 5 J The fact shouldn't be over- - J i looked that Babe Ituth's batting revival came along about the ' same time that Babe revived J galluses as an article of wear-- lug apparel. J Ituth discarded the customary , belt Inst winter and his new t suspenders, he mulntalns, were t of material aid In the reduction ' t of his tonnnge. Muny of the old-tim- e British J t golfers still wear galluses on t the links because they give more J t freedom of action than the belt' J And, like Bube Ituth, they hit J t out many a home run. t PRACTICAL HINTS ON FIELDING FLY BALLS Player Should Not Try to Time Flight so as Barely to Make the Catch. (By CARL LUNDQRKN, Bsiebnll Coach. Unlvrity ot Illlnoii.) In fielding fly balls a player should get under the ball as fnst as possible and should not try to time the flight so as barely to get to the balL The reason for this Is that If the man In question misjudges the direction and speed of the ball, If he gets there In plenty of time he will have an oppor-tunity to shift so as still to get under It In catching fly bails the fielders should learn to catch them with palms up or with the palms up and the thumbs together. The first Is usually the safer method, but It Is well to practice both. The following points should be con-sidered In catching fly balls: In run-ning to the spot where the ball will fall, run with the arms at the side, sprinter fashion, as this Is the best method of carrying the arms when running. That Is. the hands should not be carried In the air In a position of readiness for catching the ball while the fielder Is running. When the ball hits the glove the receiver's hands should be relaxed and should give a little with the Impact of the ball against the glove. An outfielder should turn and run back as fast as he can to catch a ball over his head. He should not attempt to keep his eye on the ball while he Is running, as this will slow btra up. It Is a difficult matter to catch the fly balls. In this manner, but a good out-fielder should be able to do It Sammy Hale Is Star Sammy Hale, the young third bas man for whom Connie Mack paid a big price, is coming up to expecta-tions for the Athletics, batting bard and fielding brilliantly. Diamond Squibs The Salt Lake club has sent Tony Lazzarl to Peoria. Pity the poor pitchers If the early heavy hitting continues throughout the season. With Rommel and Hasty pitching rraa to form, the Athletics are far from an easy bunch to beat Joe Cosgrove, so they say, "wore out Jils welcome" In Waterbury, so he was traded to Hartford for Leo (Brick) Kane. Allan Sothoron finally decided to give up his flourishing business In St Louis and report to the Louisville Colonels. Manager Frank Chance of the Bos-ton Red Sox has announced the re-lease of Pitcher Fowlkes to the Mem-phis club. The New York Americans decided not to keep Outfielder Ollle Tucker and he was returned to the New Or-leans Pelicans. The first set of batting averages for the Coast league show Paul Strand off In front among the regulars with a percentage of .443. Honus MItze, Joining New Orleans with a reputation as about a .107 hit-ter, has been getting some itlmely Mows for the Pelicans. e Washington lent Its hand toward boosting the New Haven Eastern league entry when It shipped Inflelder Bobby Lamotte to George Weiss' clib. The name of Al Spalding Is no longer on the big league rolls, for the Cleveland club has given the youngster with the famous name his uncondition-al release. Catcher Wilson White, who was sold by Springfield of the Western associa-tion to a club In the South Atlantic league has been returned to Spring-field. Some of the commentntors In Los Angtles are fearful lest Jake May be overworked, but Bill Esslck says work la what his star southpaw needs to get right The Clinton club of the Oklahoma State league has named one of Its officials, George Straub, as bench man-ager, with Pitcher Dennis directing the team as field captain. By the grace of Commissioner Lan-d's the Chicago White Sox got Out-fielder Roy Elsh from Sioux City for a mere $2,500. Now Chicago critics are saying that Elsh Is a more val-uable member of the team than Willie Kamm, who cost $100,000. Manager Frank Chance of the Bos-ton Red Sox, who never did seem to fancy Eddie Ooebel, the outfielder he got from Washington, managed to get rid of him by making a trade with Ty Cobb, by which Detroit gave Ira iriagstead, not liked by Cobb, for ,GoebL Australians Bid for American Swim Coach An Australian newspaper offers $5,000 towards a fund to secure an American swimming coach to spend six months In that country to Instruct swimmers there In the methods which have placed the United States at the top In aquatics. Novel Way of Raising Funds for New Stadium Centre college has adopted a novel way of raising funds for their new stadium at Danville. Ky. The struc-ture will be concrete, and admirers of the Praying Colonels are asked to send their checks for as many bar-rels of cement as they care to pur-chase at $3.13 a barrel. INTERESTING SPORT NOTES The Inter-Lak- e Yachting association Includes 20 affiliated associations. Schollkopf field, Cornell's athletlo stadium, will seat 19,000 In the fall. Australia and the United States have won the Davis cup the same number of times seven each. Coach Jim Ten Eyck boasts of the heaviest varsity eight-oare- d shell crew In recent years at Syracuse. American Olympic committee plans a staff of 3,000 to assist in preparing for next year's festival In Paris. Bermuda A. A. of Hamilton, Ber-muda, will send a cricket eleven to play a series of games In Philadelphia and New York city in June. Winners of the Olympic games la Paris next year will be presented with prizes representing sculpture, paint-ing, literature and music arts. Willie Spencer, American bicycle sprint champion, who Is now racing In Europe, has signed to participate la races in this country this summer. The Yacht Racing Association of Gravesend Bay will hold Its champion-ship regattas on Saturdays this year beginning June 9. Ten championships are listed. Winning crews In this year's Cana-dian Henley regatta, to be rowed in July, will represent the Dominion of Canada In the Olympic regatta in Paris next year. A movement has been started among horsemen to subscribe a sum of money large enough to erect a suitable monu-ment to the memory of Peter the Great world champion sire of trotters and pacers. The Canadian Association of A ma. teur Oarsmen has decided to hold the annual Canadian rowing champion-ships at Port Dalhousle August 3 and 4. They have added an elght-ou-r eveui for high school boys. Jockey Joris Menichetti yWA1 tiki VMl UA.U ) V IwnMHatii iubwim. r .III The youngest licensed Jockey In Italy, If uot In the world, Is Jorls Menichetti, who Is only eleven years of age and has won eight races since he received his license lst September, |