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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-03
KU KLUX KHAN
IS SPREADING
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HOUSTON, Texas. March 3. =
The Kuklux Khan is spreading. The
mobs are dressed as in the recon-
Struction days. They are driving
negroes from the city and warning
Others.
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Anyway, here's hoping Anna
Gould and Mrs. Miner never go,
to the lecture platform,
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TOM JOHNSON
SUCCEEDS M'LEAN
(scripps News Association

(scripps News Association)
INDIANAPOLIS. March 8.-Tom
Johnson will be the new democra-
tic national committeeman from
Ohio, succeeding John r. Mclean.
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A word from Josh Wise: "Whut
You put off t'day you're likely t
forget t'morrow."
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BOISE, Idaho, March 8. - At a
conference last night, Attorney
Hawley, Governor Gooding and De-
tective MCFARLAND gave out a bare
statement that Adams had made
full confession, but no details were
given out. Mcfarland says the con-
fession covers "a typewriter pages
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-03-03

Yes, why don't the Ohio under
takers fight the anti.cigaret law?
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(Scripps News Association.)
NEW YORK, March ga daughS
ter was born to Mrs. George Gould
this morning.
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are CONDEMNED
tscripps News Association,

ODESSA, March 8. -- Lieutenant
Schmidt. commander of the Black
sea mutiny. and two companions,
are condemned to death.
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bone was shot to death by 40 min
ers in the first Occur d'Alene riots
on July 3, 1894, and his name is
considered an ominous threat.
After telling the story of his &c
murders, Orchard concluded with
an expression of penitence and de-
termination to make what atone
ment he could. In broken voice
he said he hoped God would for
give him as he at last realized the
monstrous nature of his crimes,
and deserved all the punishment
that could be melted out to him.
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company reports having lost Is
miles of wire, and the Postal Tele-
graph company also suffered great
damage.
The wind was blowing Is miles
an hour. The tornado passed over
in about two minutes, and during
that period three or four whole
squares were devastated. A con-
sentative estimate places the mum.
Der of buildings blown down at be-
tween 80 and 40.
Known dead: E. D. McGinnis,
conductor; VIM. r. Nelson, former
chief Of police; Mrs. Ella Singleton,
daughter and granddaughter, Maggie
Slaughter, Claude Williams, John
Smith, engineer; Policeman Terry,
IL unidentified in manufacturing
suburbs. Many injured may die.
JACKSON, Miss, March 8. Aid
from all parts of the state is being
rushed to Meridian. The legisla-
ture adjourned and members are
hurrying to the devastated town to
assist in the relief. Communica-
ton is still bad.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
SHARKEYDECLARES
BURNS Is JOKE
AS CHAMPION
srEcnIFDIsPATcH TO rHE. CALL.

--~--A-< DAcf a aANE1 IL OAl<l-
NEW YORK, Dec. 22-Tom Sharkey.
VINO gave Jim Jeffries the hardest fight
OF his career. said today that the boil
er-maker would have an easy time Of
u against any heavyweight. Said
Sharkey:
Burns used TO be my sparring part
ner. AS a champion he's q joke. jeff
ries could take all the heavyweights of
today, have them waiting in the dress
ing-room with their tights and bath
robes on, and knock them out as fast
as they could walk out TO the ring in
single file.
/ know Jefries better than anybody
else. / ought to. Jeffries is as fast
and as clever as Jim Corbett ever was
in his life. He could catch O'Brien in
round and put him out with a punch"
JEFF" said Jim Corbett, ''is faster
and more clever than I ever was. He's
the most remarkable boxer that ever
lived I thought that I had a chance
last time I fought him, but TIL tell you
honestly that from the second round
on I was hoping he'd hurry up and
knock me out.
He took his time. He could have
finished me whenever he wanted to.
When he did finish me with two terri
bic blows in the body he hurt me so
that felt the effects for months after
ward"
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

L. P. Love, chairman OF the executive
committee of the Automobile Club of
California. sent the following letter to
the Mayor of Oakland:
Dear Sir-The misuse Of public high
ways by some motorists has led this
club to call these abuses to the atten-
tion of public officials in the hope of
correcting same, and circular letters
have been sent to its members with in
closure of copies of the letters written
TO the officials, and much publicity has
also been given through the columns
OF the press.
Commenting on this work letter
has recently been received by the writ
er from a member of the club, whose
name is withheld for obvious reasons,
but who, Ii may be stated, is promi-
nent. influential and law abiding citi-
zen. from which quotation is made as
follows:
Il have been much interested in read
ing your circulars, receiver a few days
ago, and have also noted what has
been passing of late in the newspapers.
At the same time | wish to point out
that members of the club as well as
other owners of automobiles are a
great deal annoyed by the attitude of,
more especially the smaller towns
across the bay, commencing, however.
with Oakland, where officers stationed
on Eighth street some time ago and
lately on Telegraph avenue, are not
only doing duty, but more than their
duty, to the annoyance of owners.
They stopped me within a week be-
tween Twenty-second and Telegraph
after holding us up six or seven min
utes, to the annoyance of Mrs. -, we
were permitted to go on. We knew
that we had not exceeded ten miles per
hour and likely the officer was over
jealous They also seem to make no
distinction between people trying to
pie who are running at all rates of
speed and endangering lives and prop
"A little instruction by the proper
municipal authorities In Oakland is
likely all that is needed.
Next, and more important than this,
they claim ten miles per hour is the
limit of speed within the corporate lin
lieve, ten miles where population and
buildings are termed dense, which in
Oakland would scarcely mean more
than Broadway and the avenue leading
out as far as, say Fifteenth or Six
teenth street, and fifteen miles and un-
der for less dense localities, which
limits, with, of course, the usual twen-
ty miles outside.
Now. 1t would be doing great SER
vice to members, in my opinion, If your
established in the larger places the
limits within which ten miles and fif-
teen miles respectively apply and also,
toned because where they arrest peo-
pie rather than take up single handed
the question of what the law demands
and whether they were going at q
speed greater than is permitted the
fines are deposited and forfeited, which
IS not right"
The position taken by the writer of
the above letter is absolutely sound
and well founded, and feel quite sure
that if the attention of your police
department is officially called to this
subject, what seems to be a misuse of
official authority can be corrected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

had the lust for fighting in his blood
and he gave his opponent merry
time. A severe cut above the eye
added to Britt's discontinue and gave
McGovern's adherents a chance to do
some old-time roofing for, their IA
as the referee was not to render a de-
cision there is nothing in the record to
show which man had the upper hand
in the exciting encounter.
Britt has his eyes on one of those
big purses in Nevada and 1t is possible
that when he saw how formidable
FItz looked he thought it better not
to take a chance with the eastern man.
The club officials tried all day to make
a substitute match, and finally landed
one late last night. They have signed
Fitzgerald and Cyclone Thompson to
fight twenty rounds at Dreamland Pa
vilion next Friday night. The men
will meet at catch weights. Thomp son
gave Lew Powell a severe beating at
Colma recently and then lost on q foul.
He next knocked out Fred Ward in five
rounds at Vallejo, and knock out Jack
Clifford. also in five rounds, on Satur-
day of the same week He is in Ogden
training for a fight, but will give that
up and will return here at once. Trans
portation was wired him last night.
Thompson is of the rushing order and
should give Fitzgerald a hard fight.
The selection of Jack Welch as ref
cree for the Cans Herman fight at To-
nopah will please all the followers of
boxing here. Welch is good referee.
and he has the confidence of the men
interested in the game. He has off,
ciated at many big fights and has never
lost his head In the tightest places.
Each man will get all the consideration
coming to him in the next fight, and
no more.
The fact that Jeffries was not anxi-
Gus to referee the fight revives the old
story of the $4,000 gambling debt he
contracted at Reno when he refereed
the Hart-Root fight and which bet has
never been liquidated. Jeffries con-
tracted the debt in a square" house,
and his friends have urged him to
settle it. Had he gone to Nevada to
referee on New Years day it is posi-
BILE some action might have been taken
against him. AS the fee was to be but
$1,000, 1t would not have been a profit
able trip. On the other hand, if he is
offered a $4,000 purse for fight he
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
would probably be glad to cancel his
gambling debt and have 1t off his mind.

would probably be glad to cancel his
gambling debt and have 1t off his mind.
The men who figure boxers on pub
lie form do not concede Herman a
chance to defeat Cans when they meet
next week. The Baltimore wonder has
been meeting men larger than him
self for years and now hooks up with
a boxer whom he outmeasures in near
ly every direction. Cans has an adj
vantage of three inches in height and
Of FIVE in reach These give him a de-
cided lead over his opponent. In ad-
dition to this 10 his wonderful knowl-
edge OF ring craft This has been de-
veloped after years of competition and
has made Cans a formidable opponent
for any man. irrespective of size. Her
man has not had the experience Of the
veteran and seems to have but one ad-
vantage and that Is his age He Is
nine years younger than his opponent,
but this is Offset by Cans being an
unusually well preserved athlete. He
is SO clever that he has taken but lit
tie punishment in all his ring career.
as is shown by his photographs. Cans
ears and nose are not advertising to
the world that they have withstood
the buffeting of many years work in
the prizering.
While it is impossible to figure Her
man a winner on his past form In the
ring, the bout is an alluring one, owing
to the possibilities 1t presents of an up
set In the calculations of the fight fans.
Herman is young and strong and cour-
ageous- While he had no thought six
months ago that he could defeat Cans,
he is likely to develop this idea when
urged on by admiring friends and may
fight up to standard of which it was
not thought he was capable.
The case of Burns and O'Brien at Los
Angeles has been cited as a parallel
one. Before the fight it~was thought
that O'Brien's cleverness would offset
the ruggedness of Burns and his tire
less rushes. A hard blow on the nose
during the fifth round reduced OBrien' s
effectiveness and at once put him on
an equality with Burns. The moving
pictures show that Burns held his own
after that and the fight was called a
draw by Referee Jeffries. The chance
blow is ever possible in the ring and
when a man is trying all the time no
one knows when it will land. When it
does the complexion of the contest is
changed in an instant.
There is so much at stake in the
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

| Tonopah fight that each man will try
his best to be returned the winner.
Cans has tasted OF the sweets of sue
cess and 1t Is not likely he Will ever
ragafn be satisfied with anything less
when the former Is within his grasp.
The sporting men of this city gave
him an opportunity to rehabilitate his
standing with the public, and he has
shown marked gratitude for the chance
afforded him. He finds this condition
more profitable than when he was
fighting to the orders of his former
manager If he wins this time he will
be in still greater demand among the
boxing promoters and should at least
be able to engage in two fights next
year for big purses.
Herman is alive to the same possibili-
ties and will use his strength and his
skill to the limit to be returned a win
ner over his opponent.
When Billy Nolan, Battling Nelson's
astute manager, sailed for Europe some
days since he occupied state cabin
on the Celtic, one of the crack ships
Of the White Star Line. He had as
neighbors the Earl and Countess of
Suffolk. Nolan goes to present the
moving pictures of. the Gans-Nelson
fight at Goldfeld. Nelson will leave
America on Christmas day to join his
lldudScI III EDS ldHu. w ullo III LOn-
don they will make their headquarters
at the National Sporting Club Nelson
has been showing at the Howard The
ater in Boston during the past week
and has been doing a big business for
some time. 1t is estimated that the
Battler has made s125,000 out of his
lighting and his theatrical engage
ments and has saved most of it. His
personal cards bear the title Mayor
of Hegewisch, ILL., In letters to friends
here he praises Nolan and says he will
stand by him, although determined
efforts have been made to cause
breach between them. Nolan has been
a success as a manager for Nelson, and
the latter appreciates his work. No
Ian has made enemies for himself but
he has always obtained the best terms
for Nelson both in the ring and on the
stage. The boxer contemplates a long
stay in Europe, but an attractive match
in Nevada would probably bring him
home.
The promoters of the four-round
bouts seem to have full swing to do
as they please, the authorities exercis-
ing no supervision over them. They
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
By z. a. Srr1ytf1

Jimmy Britt disappointed a large
number of his admirers when he re-
fused to make any concessions in
weight to Willie Fitzgerald and called
off their proposed match after the
Brooklyn man had crossed the conu-
nent to fight him. Fitzgerald says he
came west on the assurance of Willie
Britt that his brother would agree to
the weight being 135 pounds at 8
o'clock on the afternoon of the fight.
AS Fitzgerald weighed 1874 pounds on
Friday, he said he could easily make
that figure. Britt insisted upon 133
pounds at 6 o'clock and would not re-
cede from his position.
Britt has always been finicky on the
matter of weight. making one man
touch a low notch and then showing
no concern what same other opponent
might weigh. An instance of the for
mer was his unconcern as to what
Jabez White weighed The opposite
side is seen in his insisting upon Joe
Cans weighing in the ring the night
they fought. Recently Britt refused
to make q ringside weight for Dick
Hyland, one of the most promising of
the boys in the lightweight division.
Although Britt has been in light
training for some six months. some
photographs taken OF him on Friday
show that he has a lot of superfiuous
flesh to get rid Of II these are to be
believed. he weighs more at the pres
ent time than Fitzgerald. Rolls OF
flesh are shown about the body and
there is more than a suggestion of a
double chin. 1t is difficult to see
where he could make the required
weight in the few days remaining in
which to train.
Britt has not had a twenty-round
fight since his memorable engagement
with Battling Nelson at Colma, when
the Dane proved conclusively that he
was the master of the dapper Cali
fornian at any style of game in the
ring.
Since then Britt's only appearance in
action was in a ten-round bout with
Terry McGoyern in Madison-s square
Garden, New York. This nearly proved
disastrous for Britt, as he neglected
his training. He had been told that
the once Terrible Terry was but a
shadow of his former self and that he
could dispose of him easily. After he
had been in the ring but a short time
the Californian found that while Nc
Govern was weak mentally he still
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

have grown so bold recently that they
are matching the twenty-round men,
although 1t was supposed that the lat
ter were barred from the competition
At Friday nights exhibition Mauro
Herrera and Jack McFadden, two men
on the card. Frank Mayfeld, Charlie
Dunn and Walter Stanton are also
credited with having engaged in twen-
tyround affairs.
The future of the short-round bouts
is In doubt. but 1t Is expected an effort
will be made to reduce the number of
shows promoted next year II the game
Is allowed to continue The majority
Of the promoters are on friendly terms
with the authorities. and 1T is not ex-
pected the latter will interfere with the
profitable enterprise. The trouble, if
it comes. will be precipitated by the
members of the Legislature. Those Of
the interior are supposed to be in favor
of shutting down the game.
The small shows are detracting from
the large ones as the followers of box
ing are getting a surfeit of the game
and do not enthuse over the fights
scheduled for twenty rounds as they
did in other years. The same condition
prevails at Colma. where shows do not
draw corporars guard at the present
time.
For some time past there have been
an unusual number Of draw decisions
in the four-round fight game. and some
light was shed on the situation at Fri
day nights show. After one or the
fights a club official told Referee Roche
that the men had an agreement that IL
botn were on their feet at the end OF
the fight 1t was to be declared draw.
1t is evident there have been number
of these agreements. and the club ofh-
cials have made a mistake in not hav-
ing the fact announced to the specta-
tors before the fight.
When one man hammers another all
over the ring for four rounds, and then
a draw Is announced the spectators
cannot be blamed for showing their
disapproval with jeers and Kisses.
When such an agreement is entered
into an announcement regarding it
should be made before the fight starts.
and then the public will know what is
expected of each man. 1t is an injustice
to the officials to have any other ar
rangement, as they are placed in a
false position IL the decision is not in
keeping with the showing made by the
men.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
JACK WEIGH WILL REFEREE
Californian Is Acceptable Both to the
Club Officials and the Fighters

TONOPAH. Dec. 22.-Jack Welch of
san Francisco has been selected as ref
cree for the Gans-Herman fight on New
Years day, and has wired his accept
ance TO the offer of Manager Riley of
the Casino Club. He will leave the
coast for TOnopah on Wednesday. This
means Riley has passed Jeffries up.
Riley said today Jeffries had not seen
fit to answer the many wires sent him,
therefore he would pay no further at
tention to him. The fighters both agree
on the selection Of Welch, who stands
well IN this community, where his work
in the ring is well known.
Work on the arena is speeding up
with the end of the cold spell. Riley
said today that the big structure will
be ready several days before the day
set for the fight The fighters went
through the usual routine today before
big crowds. Many were turned away
Cans is to be POSTMASTER at feast
rendered him by the colOred population
Of Tonopah tomorrow night.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
PLAY Is EXCITING
In POLO GAME
ON ROLLERS

Roller polo had it's first tryout in this
city last night at the Auditorium rink
at Page and Fillmore streets, when the
Auditorium and Vallejo teams battled
for three exciting thirds OF fifteen min
utes each without a score. 1t is pre-
dicted that the new game will have a
tremendous run, as II is fast and
abounds in exciting plays. Team work
was not much in evidence on account
OF lack OF familiarity, but the game
gave ample chance for brilliant individ-
ual effort. WOODS OF the Vallejo team
and Smith of the Auditoriums being
especially in evidence. Tonight and
Monday night the same teams will
play. Christmas day and evening
Stockton meets the Auditoriums, as
does also Santa Rosa on the 29th and
3oth The latter team has played forty
two games without defeat, and it is ex-
pected that it viii furnish q lively con-
test A netting has been provided for
the protection Of the spectators at the
Auditorium. and the great floor makes
a splendid battle ground
The following is the lineup of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
RIG BErs ON HERMAN

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-Adolph Marks,
2 rroninent local attorney and life
long friend OF Kid Herman, today
placed $1,000 against $4,000 on the
Ghetto champion to beat Cans in the
fvht At Tonopah on New Years after
noon. The Cans hacker is James
Carry. a Wall-street broker, who has
seen the colored boy tight numerous
times and who believes he has no
equal. Sam Rothchild, another of the
Herman admirers, has wagered close to
$4,000 on the fight and is preparing to
take at least $4,000 of Chicago money
to Tonopah, for which Western min
ing city he will leave on Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

laws, but II this were done the courts
would be so overcrowded that these
cases alone could not be heard for
very lack of time. Automobiles, how
ever, have no desire to protect them
selves by such extreme and unfriendly
measures and merely ask that they be
afforded fair and liberal treatment.
which. I am sure, you personally feel
is their due.
We trust we may have the support
of your Honor and of your city officials
properly and safely control the use of
highways by motorists.
Mr.. Buchanan of Tonopah has or
dered a specially built 6O-horse5
power Lambert for use in the mining
district Broderick & Hurting have
purchased Lambert touring car.
N H. Falk of Arcadia telegraphed
Friday for two Maxwells, which he
will use in the lumber district.
Linz -Sanborn Company report the
following sales of Maxwells: Wright
& West of Stockton and Corbley &
Thorp of this city, 20-horsepower
vehicles. A carload of Maxwell de-
livery wagons and a carload of tour
ing cars have arrived. carload of
runabouts will arrive Wednesday. r..
Z
w. A. Sherman of Berkeley has pur-
chased a 35horsepower Studebaker
touring car.
]. W. Leavitt & Co. report the fol-
lowing sales:
Touring cars-S Klopstock, A..
weidmann of Gonzales, Stanford Uni
versity, for use at the vina ranch;
Walter Hansell of Stockton.
Waterman Brothers and
J. C. Cullen.
clevelands-w. ]. Pool Of Oakland
A Mitchell runabout has been sold
to DR.. R. L. Regan of this city.
Will Moore. brother of Charles c.
Moore and George p Moore, arrived
from Miller's Siding. New, Friday
and reported to r. r. Bray that his
did service in the gold fields.
g. A Boyer of the Boyer Motor Car
Company reports that a carload of 1907
Royal seven passenger cars is on the
road en- route for San Francisco. Boyer
also reports that there are three car
loads of Franklins bound for San
Francisco to supply orders already
booked. A 60-horsepower six-cylinder
Franklin has been ordered by r. l.
Douglass of Fallon. New. The Boyer
Motor Car Company has delivered so
far this season thirty-two 1907 Frank
Inns.
p. c. Huntington has finished round
trip to Los Angeles in his 12-
horsepower Franklin. He reports that
the roads are In fairly good condition.
Louis Russell of Portland has shipped
his Franklin to this city. He is in
the city ana Will start on . tour Of
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23
,ssocIATIoN FOOTBALL GAMES

The following are the association
football games that will be played in
the near future:
saturday. December 29-Hornets VS..
pirates al Freeman's Park at d. m
sunday. December 30-Hornets' Re
serves VS. Vampires Second at Alame-
ruesdav New Years dayton the
tIavward athletic grounds at 2:30 p. m,
All Sacramento VS.. Oakland Hornets.
The game between the league cham
Mons and the combined forces of Sac
ramento's four teams should draw a
hfe crowd.