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BUENOS AIRES IS
CLAMPING LID ON
"WIDE OPEN" CITY
Gayety Is Still There, But It Is
More Decorous In Opinion
of World Trav
v elers.
Buenos Ayres. March 17. Buenos
Aires, which once had the reputa
tion of being a "wide open" city
nd "gayer than Paris," is "not what
it used to be" in the opinion of
many travelers who were here be
fore the war and have returned re
cently.
The gayety is still there, they say,
but it is more decorous and mean
time the lid lias been clamped on
many resorts in which the worst
sort of license was wont to flourish
openlv. Public gambling places
have been also banned, dissolute
women have been driven off the
stn-ets, and beginning this year the
police have begun the suppression
of houses of ill fame. The claim is
niade that Buenos Aires is today
cleaner morally than ever before in
its history, due to the "reform" reg
ulation of a recent city administra
tion and continued by the present
one.
Council Taxes Cabarets.
The city council also a few! days
ago paed n ordinance imposing a
tax of 20.000 pesos annuity on
cabareN," which is expected to put
some of the lower class places, out
of business. Lc Epoca, the govern
ment organ, in approving the meas
ure, refers to the Buenos Aires
.cabarets as "establishments of cor-,
"ruption" and demands that minors
be prohibited from entering them.
What are termed "cabarets" in
Buenos Aires are merely dance balls
, with an orchestra, and, with one or
two exceptions, are poorly fur
nished. Drinks, nre served, but
there are none of the entertainment
features which made the . cabaret
successful in the United States.
Here and in the restaurants, both
of which arc open all nighf, is
where most of Buenos Aires'
"gaycty" crtrtrrs.
Theaters-Close at Midnight.
" Theaters' and moving picture
houses do not close " until 12 or
12:30 o'clock. As late as 2 o'clock
numerous.-restaurants and cafes arc
still filled with men, and some wom
en, with orchestra, or electric
pianos going full blast, Streets in the
"gay life" district are still brilliantly
lighted, .taxicabs flit about and the
sidewalks have many strollers. What'
is called "revelling" in the restau
rants if, however, not in evidence.
The patrons sit and listen to the
music, cat or sip their wine or other
drinks, but, as an American observer
put it, "There are no high jinks."
It is considered that a prohibition
movement, in Argentina would find
a very strong sentiment to over
come. Recent dispatches from the
United States telling of the intention
of North American prohibitionists
to invade South America did not
anoear to cause much concern here
where indulgence in some sort of
alcoholic liquor is almost universal.
One entire province. Mendoza, is de
voted ta the vvine industry, and just
as in the Latin-American countries
of'Europe, the drinking of wine
seems tp be regarded- almost as
natural as the drinking of water.
jTherc are probably, as many bars in
.Buenos Aires in proportion to popu
lation as there were in New York in
-preprohibition days. In these bar's
thirsty Americans just arrived from
'the United States find- famili&r
drinks, the "Manhattan," "Bronx'
and "Clover Club" cocktails are as
well-known by the same names as in
;New York. The "Martini," however,
is here called a "San Martin," which
is the name of one of the patriots of
-Argentine history.
Germs Are Great Help
) '' To the Pea Crop to
Start Next Month
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( fit may be possible to get in the
early peas this month. Often a warm
spell towards, the end of March en
ables the alert gardener to get a
start Early peas are the first thing
to be planted. The smooth seeded
varieties are the first to go in, fol
lowed a little later by the wrinkled
seeded varieties. The smooth seeded
varieties do not give as fine quality
peas as the wrinkled, but they will
stand colder weather without. rotting
in the ground. However, many gar
deners are willing to take a chance
with thewrinkled peas as soon as
they can work the soil and are
more often successful than not.
The pea must have rich soil. Good
yields will not be produced on ooor
ground. The seeds should be given
plenty of depth when planting, shal
low planting will lose half the crop
in many cases. They should be
f planted three or four inches deep, as
' the pea delights in a cool root run.
, "With good soil preparation, the
vigor and productiveness of peas is
1ieiped with the new nitrogen cul
tures or inoculations. They are not
a wonder worker and do not obviate
the necessity of thorough fertilizing
and soil preparation, but they start
the peas on their way with good
food preparation. "These cultures
for inoculation are sold for a small
price, a quarter investment will do
lor a small garden and serve to in
'oculate all the peas an ordinary, gar
dener will plant. The culture is put
up in bottles, half filled. The bottle
is filled with water, shaken up, and
either the seeds or the' soil mois
tened and the trick is doife. ,
- Plant the peas in rows three feet
apart. and give the dwarf varieties
the choice of location if there is any
choice in the richness of the soil
The tall peas may be planted in
double rows and brush placed be
tween them. '
Some of the very dwarf varieties
may be planted as close as a foot
apart, such ' as American Wonder,
hut more room is advisable unless it
is necessary to economize space.
' - Buried In Same Casket '
' Toneka, Kan,, March 17, The
. bodies of Mrs. Lula Josnson, 26,
and her daughter! Gertrude, aged 3,
who died as the result of a gasoline
explosion t the Johnson home re
cently, were buried in the same cas
ket at the request of the mother. .
The deaths of the mother and
smalt daughter occurred .'within
w pours of each other).
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McGraw's Greatest Task '
Is Getting New Infield
Pitching Staff, Outfield
Says Crusinberry Giant Manager'Has String of
Young Fellows, Too, But Infield Is Wrecked.
By JAMES CRUSINBERRY. ,
San Antonio, Texas, March 17.
With a strong pitching staff, a bril
liant set of outfielders, a high-class
btir.ch of catchers, and an abundance
of enthusiasm, John J. McGraw,
manager of the Gir.nts. expects to
give every club in tnc . A.-Mional
leagne a battle for the pennant this
season regardless of the fact that
his once sturdy infield has been
wrecked. ' v
After a few glimpses at the squad
of 40 ballplayers in the San An
tonio camp, one feels inclined to
think McGraw knows' what he is
talking about, for- he has a horde
of young and live youngsters from
which it would seem possible to
pick two or three good enough to
fill in the vacant spots in the in
field. Doyle Slowing Up?
The "retirement" of1 Hal Chase
and Heine -Zimmerman broke up the
once stonewall of the inner circle.
Their places have to be iillcd. Also,
there is doubt that Larry Doyle will
regain his old-time speed at second
base. In that case it would require
the .finding of three new men to go
along with Art Fletcher, who is
back on the shortstop job with all
his accustomed vim. ,
Assuming that Doyle has at least
another year of major league stuff
in him. McGraw will have to fill two
important holes, one at firsf and one
at third. He found one fellow last
fall in Frank Frisch, the Fordham
college boy. It Idoks as if he will
make the Tolb grounds fans forget
aDout mine .im bctore the season
is a month old.
Kelly First Base Candidate.
That would lcavcxfirst base as the
only unprotected spot on the Giants
and indications are that it will be
satisfactorily taken care of by big
George" Kelly, nephew of of the fa
mous Bill Lange. The only other
candidate for the job' is one Johnny
Horic, a New York semi-pro who
lives on Avenue A and talks as if
that fact is important.
But one .can't tell definitely until
juiy l just wna kind ot a team Mc
Graw will have. It may be that be
fore that time he will have Milton
Stock on third and Fred Ludcrus
on first. McGraw is ready with, a
big bank roll to buy the" former from
the Cardinals and the latter from the
Phillies whenever hose clubs feel
lik'e selling or get so badly pushed
for money that they have . to sell
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Satisfied With Pitchers:
can get the infield fixed up,
the Giants will be in -that fight,"
Vere the -first words of the New
York boss when asked how he felt
about .the coming race. "I've got
five great pitchers whose combined
strength is greater than that of any
five on any other tcam.i That's
something wotth wliile, for a strong
pitching staff can carry a team
along."
It was needless to ask him who
the five were. He referred to Jess
Rarnes.. Rube Benton. Art Nebf,
Fred Toney and Phil Douglas.
"My Outfield is fine." he con
tinued, -"I have three great men in
Burns. Kauff and Young, and a
coming star in young Arnold Staatz.
I have a great catching staff, that is
sure, three veterans, any one cap
able of going in and takyig care of
a game.
, ' Counts on Using Doyle.
."The infield problem is the only
one to solve. Fletcher will be on
short as usual. It looks like Kelly
will come through on the first base
job. I'm not a bit scared about
young Frisch. - He showed major
league stuff last year when playing
at second or third. If Doyle can
get into condition the infield will
be pretty safe. I am going to give
Larry all the time he wants to get.
ready. I would hate to have too
many youngsters on the infield.
"It may turn out that I can make
a trade or buy an infielder, but H
looks doubtful. During the winter
I offered enough money for players
to buy an ordinary ball club, but
nothing was accomplished. If the
other fellows won't sell, we will have
to battle 'em with what we have."
Youngsters Are Numerous.
Besides Frisch and Staatz? who
seeiri certain to become regular big
leaguers, McGtaw has a great as
sortment of youngsters for both ut
field and infield positions,' as well
as a lot of likely looking young
pitchers.
Among the latter is Jess Winters,
who was with the team last season
and seems about ready to step in as
a regular if any of the five big fel
lows falter. There is. another ster
ling right hander in Sterling Stryker.
He has been up and back two or
three times, served in the war, and
now is fit for the big Jeague. -Jim
Carton, a southpaw, last year with
Tulsa, is showing some speed, and
so is Sid Ross, another southpaw,
who madea record last year in the
Texas league.
They Come from . Everywhere. ;
Bill Hubbel, the Idaho Adonis
who looks a lot like Jeff Tesreau,
did aplend'M "v-1-. -!t"i Toronto and
and Casing Room
arid Catchers Are Great,
seems ready for something better.
Others arc Colonel Snover from El
mira, Bill Burfield from the White
Plains semi-pro, Reynolds Kelly,
brother of the first baseeman and
San Francisco semi pro, Virgil
Barnes, brother of Jess, tried out
last fall, Bill Ryan, a' H.oly Cross
star who did well at Buffalo, Jim
Mc0uade, nephew of Judge Mc
Quadc, the Giants' stockholder, a
Fordham star, and Paul Johnson, a
prospect from Southern league,
Jim Cooney, with. Providence last
year, is another candidate. for a sec
ond base job, hut may need more
experience in -the minors. Harry
Bates is a youngster1 who did some
cleanup batting down in Chatta
nooga and up in Pittsfield, Mass..
and wants to play third for the New
Yorkers. Besides these, there is Ed
Sicking, who was with -the Phillies
and is capable of playing either sec
ond or short.
.Staatz for Utility Role.
It is practically certain young
Staatz will -bechief utility man for
th outficWrTrficTTie mighteven sup
plant Kauff in center when left
handed pitchers are" working. He
hits right handed. Lee King, for
merly of the Pirates, also is on the
squad and -likely to be retained. . An
impressive recruit is Chick-Bowen,
a Holy Cross redhead, who 'played
on the same college team with
Staatz. 1
Strong as the catching staff , is
with M ike Gonzales, frank. Snyder,
and Lew McCarthy, a young fellow,
Earl Smith, may catch more than
any ot thevcterans. He was with
the club last year, but on the bertch
most of the time. However, he made
a great record at Rochester before
that and seems ready now for the
big stuff.
What Can Be Done With
A Cold Frame in Fixing
For the Garden . Season
Every gardener -needs a cold
frame and once lie has had one he
can't realize how he ever got along
without one, lhey are not expen
sive, as a practical working frame
can be made of a soap box and small
sash. It is nothing more than a box
with a glass cover and old window
sash with home made sides can be
made up easily enough. The only
requisite is a southern expome and
sufficient slant so that rain and melt
ing snow will drain off. 1V
They may be had in all sizes from
the home-made1 soap box and sash
to big affairs with concrete sides and
double glass sash. The whole prin
ciple is the glass and the protection
of glass is rcmarkable--iiK prolong
ing -growth. . ,
A cold frame enables a gardener
to grow head lettuce often in. De
cember unless it is an unusually
severe fall.. Parsley may, be kept
going for kitchen use and picked
at every thaw. ,
Pansies. delight in thVshelter of a
frame and bloom until frozenand
then start right in again when it
thaws in the spring. This series
from time to time" will deal with
cold frame possibilities. Their chief
value in arly spring is for starting
seeds "of various subjects which are
hardy enough to stand considerable
cold and a light freeze, such as let
tuce, asters and other seeds that
need to be started early.
Cardinal Criticises
Women for Alleged
Immodesty of Garb
London, March 17. "The-'scandal
of extravagance and want of mod
esty in female dress" received the
compliments of Cardinal Logue
primate of Ireland.
He isn't interested in the least ia
the Paris physician, who gave
women-ntoHless advice about wear
ing fewer clothes and thereby avoid
ing pneumonia. ,
Ut the scandalous extravagance,
etc.. Cardinal Lcgue says:
"It merits the condemnation of all
who appreciate the honor, dignity
and reputation of women, and it is
an index of the degeneracy and cor
ruption ot the age.
"Unfortunately, this evil growth
has been transplanted to this coun
try, where it should have metthe
most uncongenial soil, becoming a
scandal to her sons and a disgrace
to her daughters.
"The grave dignity, reserve, mod
esty and spotless purity of the
daughters of Patrick and Bridget,
which are spoken of in every land,
constitutes one of the brightest
gems in the crown of Catholic Ire
land. 7 .
"What a pity that this glorious
reputation should be sacrificed, to
vanity, frivolity and thi" slavery,of
modern fashiorrs." -
In Baltimore a decrease of from
20 to 40 percent is found in the out
put of labor. Wages in the textile
industry have been doubled, . but
production. has decreased more than
MARTIAL NAMES
BATTLE SIGNAL
FOR SMALL BOYS
Kitchener Haig Jones, So
Named In Days'of Mar
tial Fervor, Finds
. Life Unbearable.)
(By International Xrwt gcrvW)
London, March 17. JCitchener
Haig Jones of Guildford, though
only, is Ending life unbearable.
Born in the days of martial fervor
he was named martially. . ,
Now already his very name is
the signal for battle. He cannot keep
it a secret. The other amall boys of
Guildford all knew. -
They call after him in the street,
they ask'him to fight, tkey jeer.
One day he went for thte first time
to school.
He gave "teacher" his name tit
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ters from the unruly. Then, in the
playground it was:
"Can you fight,' Kitchener?
"Where' your medals, Haig?
"Ain't you brought your gun, gen
eral?" One inventive lad made up a new
game. Kitchener Haig was to be a
brave general attacked by Germans;
he was to vanquish the enemy, win
the V. C ' . . y
When the enemy advanced poor
Kitchener Haig disappeared under a
mass of boisterous juvenile human
ity. Worse, it had come to this that
when a big small boy hits a really
small boy Kitchener Haig, aged b,
is called in to trounce the big boyt
If he refuses and runs into the
school for safety they call him the
general who won't fight.
so Mtcnener naig ts oecoming t.
misanthrope; he shuns his ' fellow
men.
At home he is afraid of visitors.
They will ask him if he's going for
a soldier. t
His proud mother admits now the
mistake she made while father was
away in France. She wants him to
go into iraae grocery xor .preter
ence. "But," says Mr. Jones, "you
can't put' a boy with those names
into the grocery." A Kitchener HaiR
The Live Stock Interests
A At Omaha
Take pleasure in
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racKing riani to tne second ijive ojlock
Market of the World. ;
The Receipts for the Year 1919:
Cattle
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Hog
Sheep
Horses
The'total value of which is .approximately
$400,000,000:00.
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The addition of such a packing plant will create
an additional demand for live stock of the slaughter
ing class ajid brings to your attention the fact that
-this narket is progressing rapidly toward first place
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The Ueiora Stock
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Millionaire Lad Working
-tiisWaytoWin$10,000Bet
, Br International Nwa Berrien.
Denver, March 17. HaroldVan
Buren, 21 years oldj the "betting
maniac," is seeking a job in Denver
that will enable him tc leave his
reputed $28,000,000 bankroll un
touched until he wins his latest wag
er of $10,000.
Young Van Buren, who calls New
York city his home, but says he
owns establishments in Washington,
D. C; Hartford, Conn., and a large
hunting lodge at Long lake, N. Y.,
.Reached this city garbed
in rough
available
working clothes and an
"stake" of exactly 6 cents.
Some months ago in Los Angeles
Van Buren made a bet of $10,000 th,
he could make his way in the world
for a specified period without the
aid of any portion of his fortune.
could hardly -serve cuTrants over a
counter, somehow.
"If I'd been at home," says his
father, "he'd have been called Harry
after his grandfather."
welcoming. The
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3,179,116
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One condition of the wager is that
he cannot hold any one job longer
than 10 days. The time limit on the
bet expires within a few weeks and
Van Buren says he's developed an
appetite that will warrant his pur
chase of the best stocked restaurant
in whatever locality he finds him
self when he wins the bet.
In Mexican Fracas.
Van Buren's last job previous to
coming to Denver was performing
as a taxi driver in El Paso, wherehe
narrowly escaped serious injury it
a fracas with Mexicans from Juaret.
According to his own admission,
Van Buren, who claims to have in
herited his wealth from parents who
died several years ago, is a veritable
"betting, hound."
Among the stunts he claims to
have performed with the winning
of a bet as the , incentive, is the
staging of a 10-course dinner to a
score of friends on a cork table out
in the surf at Palm Beach. The
bill for silverware that found its
Skinner Company
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Yards
Omaha; Ltd.
way to the bottom of the briny
was huge, the youthful itinerary
millionaire says.
At a local hotel where Van
Buren was given "credit" for a room
until he could obtain a job, he re
lated to a representative of the In
ternational News Service many, of
the "nutty" stunts and details of
"original parties" that he has
staged in the east He discussed
the possibilities of marriage for
himself, but declared that he was
for the present following out the
Van Buren family motto "Do what
you say. and get what, you want."
Will Establiah Fund.
"I intend to marry some time,"
declared Harold, "because I am the
last of the Van Burens and desire
to see the family continued. I en
tertain none of the fickle notions
in regard to matrimony that seem
to be so prevalent nowadays, and I
know the sort of girl I want. When
I find her we will be wed. She
must be pretty, of course, and she
must be a brunette."
"I know what it is to be down
and out," said Van Buren. "Any
young man tinder 25 who applies to
the fund will be loaned a sufficient
sum for his present needs, on condi
tion that the money be repaid after
he has secured a job."
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