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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
Kaufman Stalls Around.

But Kaufman would not come to the
bat. Instead, he stalled around and
gave as his excuse that he does not
want to fight for a few months yet He
would not consider Johnson on any
terms. Of course he could beat the
black man, but he was not willing to
give a demonstration. Thus the matter
has fallen fat There will be no
chance to get Kaufman in the ring
can get hold of him and bull him
stronger than the Mission promoters
did. If he has the markings of a
champion in him, he was very fool
ish to pass this chance up. He may
not be given another such chance if
he stays in the game for 40 years.
Johnson was ready to come out and
meet Kaufman at a moments notice,
being guaranteed $4,000 for his bit,
win, lose or draw. Incidentally, this is
more money than Johnson ever re-
ceived.
The Ketchel-Langford proposition
is another funny one. When Tex Hall
came down here from Nevada a few
about hanging up a $4,000 purse, he
managed to make many of the fans
fall for this sort of stuff, but when it
came to a showdown, the time for
coming on with the money, Tex was
among those to be found wanting.
He had plenty of the finger money,
but none of the jingle which the fight
ers. fans and managers Ike to see and
hear They are still talking abort this
match. but unless some kind of a
miracle is performed, it will never
come off
Langford says that he wants more
money than the Nevada man stipu-
lated in the purse. This was sup
share of the mythical purse was down
on the books as $4,000 On the face
of it, this layout did not look at all
good but the sageh-ush promoter as
sured everybody that it was the candy
He had a lot of boosters on the job
for him. and they sounded his praises
far and near
ketcheI Must Fight.
One thing is certain, Ketche1 will
have to fight 200 per cent better
Hrht than he did aroirS+ pa,,l-a a
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
Brady Nav Crush.

There is a rumor- going the rounds
that William A. Brady, the noted New
York theatre al man and former man.
ager of Jim Corbett, is going to break
into the local promoting field and pull
off a fight between Johnson and All
Kaufman. This is said to be the .-ea-
son why Kaufman refused to sign up
with the Mission club. Brady and Bill
ly Delaney. Kaufman's manager, are
very close and from indications it
look as though they are trying to
frame up some sort of a deal to pull
off the big match
Ever since the fire Jim CoffrOth has
practically gained a monopoly Of the
important fights. He seems to be able
to turn matches at viii and keeps all
the big fighters on his staff. This is
one Of the reasons why the game is
so good in the summer time. CoffrOth
must run his fights in the fine weather.
He can't pull off night shows, SO the
best thing left for him is to go after
the holiday dates. The others who are
interested in the local game are COM
PEELED to plod their weary way and
take anything that Coffroth doesn't
want
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19

iiiS'n' l. raised balls-P. Seach-ist. /
Boomer. l. Earned runs-Walla walla
i Touchet. ?. Home run = p. Sea-
christ. Total bases-Walla walIa 6.
Iouchet, Z. Left on bases - walla
"alla, .; Touchet s. Umpire-Day-
huff. Scorer - Kimmerly Time of
game, hour and As minutes. Attend.
ance. 500
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19

Orr readers WI he interested IN tho
arguments for eating Quaker Oats
which are appearing in our columns
from time TO time. The tremendou,
consumption ofQuaker Oats, increasing
as II dos year after year, is evidence
that tn. public has found it al. ideal
food fs r health. strength and ECONOMY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
new YORK To JERSEY
CITY BY NEW TUNNEL
minaI for the New Jersey City
This Morning Through Long
Subway.

NEW YORK, July 19.-With exer-
cises in which President McAdoo and
other officials of the Hudson & Man
haitian Railway company and repre-
sentatives of the city governments of
New York and Jd-sey City participate
ed. the downtown tunnels under the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19

hose and then hung up to dry. Peary
was last heard from on August II. '06.
when he left Etah, the most northern
habitable spot on the globe, for his
trip across the hundreds of miles of
eternal snow and ice toward the pole.
Arctic experts and scientists believe
that the Peary party will be heard
from late in August or early in Sep
TENDER, and they VIII be surprised if
Peary does not report having reached
the pole for the expedition was the
best equipped and planned of any that
has ever entered the arctic circle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
Wise Dollars Dropped.

There was many a wise dollar that
Cropped on Nelson last week, when he
went up against AID Wolgast in that
TO- round go in Los Angeles. Though
they should have known that Nelson
can't beat anybody in 10 rounds, the
visiting Elks made him a 10 to 6
choice over the little German Now
there is great weeping and gnashing
of teeth in the southern village. Mel
son burned up a lot of money by fail
ing to stop Wolgast Even worse. he
allowed the lad from Milwaukee to
outpoint him in nearly every round.
The only consolation Nelson has
lies in the fact that he received the
big end of a $4,000 purse, his bit being
$4,000. This is pretty soft for a 10
round go. Still. it is not much balm
for the injured feelings of the Battler.
He is sore on himself and many OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19

couple of weeks ago or else that bone
breaker from Boston will tear his
head off within five rounds. Ketchel
was the worst disappointment that the
blew I'D ere the fight was half over
He did not have a punch or accuracy
in his hitting. With the heart of Bat
Nelson instead of his own. Papke
could have knocked Ketchel out in
fen rounds But, of course, this is only
Dost-mortem talk. Many things could
have happened that did not It's the
same all the time.
If they cannot fix up some sort of
terms for Langford, Papke says that
he will take the black mans place in
the ring. But Papke stipulates that he
must be given a chance to go over the
Marathon route this time or he will
not considar KetcheH at all This is
where he overlooked the golden OPP
portunity two weeks ago. They wanted
him to sign for As rounds, but he re-
fused holding that 20 rounds was far
enough to settle any championship.
Now he IS hollering that he got the
worst of it, though he showed the
yellow streak every time that Ketchel
landed a punch on his head or body.
It looks as though Ketchel and Papke
will have to meet again in order to
settle their long standing differences.
They have fought no less than fols.
times already, but still neither has
demonstrated that he is the others
master. Each has a Knockout to his
credit, while Ketchel is there with
two hailline decisions. Let them fight
it once more and then the winner will
be hailed as the real middleweight
champion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19

him, the fans all over the country
rubbed theA- hands and their mouths
Watered At last they were in line to
see a great heavyweight fight
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
TOUCHET.

Score by Innings.
Walla Walla -. 0 0 2-8
Touchet .... 90 2 3-5
Summary.
Struck out-By Blaekman, 10; by
Touchet twirlers, s. Hit by pitched
ball-Ie Bash. / Wild throw-Black
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
ketcheI Must Fight.

One thing is certain, Ketchel will
have to fight 200 per cent better
fight than he did against Papke
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-19
F[ioht of Wild Partisan.

This lad Ketchel has been showing
a world of speed since he landed in
San Francisco. He just tears up and
down like a wild Partisan and money
is no object to him. He losses it away
like the It-overbiA drunken sailor.
Both he and his manager, Willis Britt.
are burning the candle from both
ends They don't care They are in
the lmelight and they are taking
pains to let every mothers son of them
know it. The faster they go, the fas
ter they want to ga It's all in the
game.
Right after the fight, Ketchel went
for q swell six cylinder Lozier au-
tomobile, which cost him the cool sum
of $4,000. Besides this, he has an Amer
lean racing car. The dealer who sold
him the new speed burner wanted
Ketch to turn the other one in fol-
$500. But there was no chance. He
needed two cars or nothing. What he
wants with them, nobody can figure
out, but he has them nevertheless
though the new one is getting all the
play now Ketchel has evidently for
gotten about the other one.
He is just as crazy an auto driver
as he is a fighter Each night finds
him spinning though the park or
along the ocean beach at a clip that
would cause a careful demonstrates
to shudder But not so Ketchel. He is
evidently laboring under the belief
that he is the king pin of all drivers
He just misses lamppOsts and teel-
graph poles by a few inches and runs
through crowds until they scatter III
directions. All the policemen in town
are looking to nail him, but thus far
the Michigan lion has managed to
avoid aN-est. He has played very, lucky
in this respect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
K. OF F. AT ATMORE.

Atmore, March 24-(Special.) )-Dr. D. c. Burson. president of the Seventh District Knights of Pythias convention. returned yesterday from Brewton, where he was in conference with Mr |. q. W. Salter. of Evergreen. the secre- tary. completing the arrangements for thesixth semi annual meeting which win convene with Escambia Lodge No. ITO, Flomaton. Ala. on April 27. at 2 ?. m.
 Following is the program:
 Convening of Escambia Lodge; open ing of the Rank of Knight by its off, f1cers: address of welcome by Dr. w. l.. Abernathy of Flomaton; response by Dr. w. F. Betts. of Evergreen; presi- dent of convention assuming chair; ap- pointment of committees: reports of president and district deputy Grand Chancellor; report of lodges; report of standing and special committee.
 Night session: Public meeting; ad. dress bv Grand Chancellor. T. D. Sam ford ,and others.
 April 28- A. m.: Convention called to order by the president: exempIifica- ton of secret work by Grand Chan. cellor; unfinished business; good of the order; adjournment.
 w. w. Lowery celebrated his 56th anniversary on last evening at his home on South Main Street at o'clock dinner. Special music had been arrang- ed for the occasion. Those enjoying MT Lowery's hospitality were: pr. J. r. Peavy, Messrs. J. E. Mccoy: G. W. Trammell H. W. Currie. A. T. Lee, A D. Grimsley, O. R. Lowery and J. T. Lowery, of Atmore. and Rev. A. Nj Lowery of Canoe.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
THREE DEAD IN MINES;
 ONE. BITES DYNAMITE

Birmingham, Mar. 24.-(SpeciaL)- State Mine Inspector Ed. Flynn has re- ceiyed reports of three deaths Tn mines in the coal bearing section oI Alabama. Assistant Inspector Robert Neill was sent to Lehigh, in the north : ern part of the district where for eigner was found dead in a mine room of the Lehigh Coal Company with his head blown off.
 The indications pointed, according to the report received at the ohice of the inspector, as If the miner may have killed himself by trying to bite a stick of dynamite. The body was found away from the face of the coal and in- dications pointed to the accident hap pening from something else than while mining coal. A Hungarian was killed in -tne mines at Blocton by tram car and negro miner was killed In the mines at Dora by falling rock in one of the rooms of-the mines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
ALL NIGHT SEARCH
 FOR A NEGRO THIEF

Brewton, March 24-(Special.)-C. M. Palmer, of Barber and Compsny. man. ufacturers of naval stores near this place. was in town today. and report ed that he and one of his men have been chasing a negro all of the pre- vious night. who had broken into the house of Wash McLain. about twelve miles from here, securing about $16 worth of goods.
 Will Reeves. the negro fugitive. was employed by the naval stores company and when the matter was reported to MT. Palmer last night. Reeves had considerable start of his pursuers, who. havin gno dogs. were handicapped In the chase.
 He was reported as being headed for Brewton but nothing definite Is known as to his whereabouts. Sherif Foun- tain has taken the matter in charge and will continue the search.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
SALE IS CONTESTED
JUDGE ASKED TO REVIEW ORDER OF SALE OF SOUTHERN
 STEEL CO.
The Schuler Interests of New York, it is Thought, Will Fight Re- vfew-Appraisers Valuate Property at s7 100000
 or 3S,OO0.OOO.

Birmingham, March 24.-(Special.) )- Judge Hundley in the Federal Court will tomorrow hear arguments on a petition filed asking for a review of the order setting a sale for the prop critics of the Southern Steel Company bankrupt The sale is set for April 12 in front of the county court house in Birmingham.
 As has been stated before, the reor- ganized company Is prepared to buy in the properties. It was believed that there would not be any resistance to the sale but the petition just filed in- dtcates that there will be a fight made. Col. John W. Tomlinson of -Birming. ham. one of the attorneys for the Schuler interests. has just returned from New York, and information comes from his office that the argument for a review of the order for sale Is to be bitterly fought. The Schuler faction are said to have s3.O00.O0O interests in the old Southern Steel Company at least, while smaller creditors are ex- pected to join in on the petition for review of the order for the sale of the properties.
 The appraisers filed an extensive re. port in the court to the trustees. The several men who performed this part of the work visited almost every piece
 of property of the bankrupt and SC. CureQ Ndsues uy nut ohiy pdseiuS UT their own judgment, but asked in tht neighborhood the opinions of others The appraisers spent $1,500 for the ac' tual work, not including the fees .tha' will be allowed them by the court. The total value of the properties Is placed between s7,000.000 and $s.000.00o.
 There is no intimation as to what i likely to be the outcome of the petition just filed for review but on the outsid it is expected that the advertisement of the sale of the properties will no be disturbed and the sale will go ol as first set. tt.
 The reorganized company is prepare, to take up the work of rehabilitatinl the properties and putting them il condition for imm ediate operation de spite the fact that there Is very littl | going on in the industrial market a | present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
ITALIAN PARLIAMENT.
King Victor Emanuel Reads Spec

King Victor Emanuel Reads Speech
 From the Throne.
 Rome. March 24.-King Victor Elm manuel re-opened the Italian parlia- ment today with the customary cere- mony.
 The King and the Queen accompa- nied by the royal Princes. drove from the Quirinal to the Senate building where they were enthusiastically greeted by 400 deputies and 300 sena- tors. The kings speech from the throne was read with due formality.
 The members of the diplomatic corps and their wives were present. Mrs Griscom, wife of the American Ambas- sador, was absent, however, on account of being indisposed.
 In the speech from the throne, his majesty recalled the terrors of the Siciiian- Calabrian earthquake and re- ferred to the noble work of the Italian army and navy and the prompt re- sp6nse to the call for help received from foreign countries.
 "The grief of Italy was in reality the grief of the. civilized world and many nations offered the hearts and arms of their brave sons for the work of succor."
 The king then expressed his grati- tude to all who had contributed to the relief work and said Messina and Reggie would rise again to a position worthy of their glorious past.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
SCRANTON, mss, NEWS.

Interesting llesting nslA By Ladies'
 Misienary Sscaety.
 Scranton. Miss. March 24.-(SpeciaLl The Ladies' Missionary Society of the Presby byterian Church held an interest ing meeting at the church yesterday afternoon at which omcers for the en- suing year were elected as follows: Mrs. S. seaton, President: Mrs. M: D' Saucier, Vice. President. and Mrs Geo. B. Chapman, Secretary Treasurer.
 The City Council last night awardeo the contract for all city plumbing fto the Pascagoula Hardware Company or this city.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Paquette were visitors to New Orleans this morning. Mrs. w. B. Champiin went t2 Hurts. boro this afternoon. where she VII spend several days visiting her motn- CT, Mrs. R. A. Leger.
 The building committee Of the First Baptist Church held a meeting yester- day and decided to pusH the work on the new parsonage to an early com pletion. It is hoped to have the ouiid ing ready for occupancy by April D al which time the newly called pastor, Rev. A. c. Watkins. will move his family here from Clinton. Miss.
 Capt J. W. Zink of Orange Grove was a business visitor here this morn ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
BANANAS CLEANED.
All Kinds of old Hats Renovated By
 HOlt's Dye Works. If
NEWS OF ELIZA.
Birmingham Folk the Guests of Judge

Birmingham Folk the Guests of Judge
 Sanders.
 Elba, March 24.-(Special. )-Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sanders of Birmingham are the guests of Judge and Mrs. J.. F. Sanders.
 Miss Alice Boyd has gone to Enter prise to visit Mrs. Knight wife of Sheriff J. B. Knight.
 Mrs. T. M. Norton of Midway has returned hAme after a visit to his daughter. Mrs. Nj. K. Ford.
 The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church has announced a "Tacky Party" to be at the residence of MT. and Mrs. H. Tatum next Friday night.
 Mrs. H. R. Bradley is confined to her bed with grippe.
 Dr. T. P Fleming of Enterprise was here yesterday. He came over on a test trip In his new touring car.
 Mir Walter Compton. a prominent farmer living near Elba, who has been in III health for a long time. is not expected to live but short time.
 Mrs King. wife of Hon. R. A. King, is recovering from an attack of fever. Mrs. W. P. Boyd is visiting her
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
CASTRO IN PARIS
vENEzUHLA's FORMER PREsIDEN1
 GOING BACK HOME.
TAe5 sGsaaasAAp CsnDany is NotiAeA That OAs<ro Win Net Be Ale
 loweA to Land in vene.

Paris, ,March A.-C1priano Castro. former president of venexuela, arriv- ed in Paris this afternoon from Dres- den, on his way to Bordeaux, where he will embark Friday on the steam CT Guadsloupe for South America .
 Senor Castro's coming attracted to the railroad station . big crowd cu- rious to see the man who, according to Its understanding. had announced his intention of returning to venezuela to reconquer his lost dictatorship. This audacious plan smacka just enough os Napoleon at Elba to appeal to the French imagination. The government ignored the arrival of Senor Castro. but the police had taken precautions. Thete. however, were unnecessary. as Senor Castro's personal bodyguard of half dozen burly venesuelans, fur nished sufiicient protection. These six men have accompanied Castro ey- erywhere since he first landed in Europe last year.
 Castro Is accompanied by his wife and her sister and his brother. Car meIo Castro. A score of veneEuel adherents greeted their chief effusive- ly at the station and escorted him and the members of his party to waiting automobiles in which they were talk en away to their hotel =
 6euOT N8bEIO OcCln60 tO mak9 any statement beyond saying he would sail not allowed to d1seTnbark in Venezuela he would go to Colon.
 The French steamship company an- nounced today that 1t had been inform ed by the Venezuelan government that Castro would not be permitted to land in venexusla: that he would be ar rested, on board the Guadeloupe fl this vessel called at a Venezuelan port and evn the movements of the Guade- loupe in Venezuelan ports would be controlled by the authorities if Castro were 6 passenger.
 AS result of this communication the company will embark Castro only on condition that he leave the Guade. loupe before reaching Venezuela, eith- CT at Martinique or Trinidad.
 This odlciAl notification to the steafnship company was handed in by Jose De Jesus Paul the special Ven ezuelan envoy to Europe. Senor Pau said in part:
 'Cipriano Castro is under criminal prosecution in Venezuela and the. high Federal court having suspended his function as President, he is liable In accordance with the laws of Venezuela to Imprisonment pending the result of the trial. A warrant of arrest can be executed even on board the Guadaloupe at the first Venezuelan port
 "In addition to the foregoing, recent events oblfge the Venezuelan govern ment to regard Castro as a dangerous enemy to the new policy adopted by President Gomez in deference to pub lie opinion. x My government, there fore. considers~tts first duty Is to avoid any menace to the public peace and 1t Is consequently prepared. ii necessary. to forbid any ship having Castro on board to touch at a Ven- ezuelan port
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-25
PARKER MAKES HIS DEFENSE Case Will Go to the Jury
 Today. MANY CHARACTER WITNESSES Buggy Is Introduced as Evidence in
 Case. The TsaaI Enters Upon Its Fourth Day Prssssay Bsa,s One of the Long, sst Criminal Preceedinss
 in the City.
MANY CHARACTER WITNESSES

Eli Parker's attorneys held forth throughout Wednesdays session of the City Court making out the de- fenses of the accused murderer of T. J. Swearingen. The defense closed at S:45 o'clock in the afternoon. and court adjourned for the day. to con vene this morning, when the State will introduce evidence in rebuttal The case will probably not go to the jury before late this afternoon.
 Altogether, the Parker case has re- solved into one of the longest, and most strenuously fought legal battles within the recent annals of the crim- inal court Four days is very nearly a record for the length of criminal cases in Montgomery.
 The jury. which has been In it's place since being drawn Monday morning, and the members of which eat and sleep and move under close guard. Is beginning to show signs of strain under the protracted hearing. The most of the twelve are young men. some serving their first jury duty, and the confinement is telling.
 Exercise and diversion is afforded the turymen as much as possible with permission beans granted Tuesday night from them to attend local the atre. and with q walk about the streets and to the river being allowed them, under guard. after adjournment of the court last night.
 Parker's attorneys strove, through out yesterday. to make out a case of self defense, aggression on the part Of the dead man. But much more time was taken in trying to build up the impression of good character as possessed by the prisoner. and repu- tation for roughness and over-bearing qualities ss belonging to swearingcn. Most of the witnesses on the stand were questioned as to the moral at- tributes of the two and, in fact, most of the defendants witnesses were brought to testify mainly to Parker's good character.
 An unusual feature came when the jury, judge and lawyers were marche from the court room. across Wash tnRton street, to examine the buggy in which Swearingen was driving at the time he was shot to death by Parker. Upon the contention that Swearingen was shot in the back, the buggy was introduced, that examina- ton of its back might be made, to ascertain whether or not shots from Parker's gun struck it. There was nothing perceptible in the form oi bullet holes. however.