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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Meiters Are Mediocre.

Passing from the lightweights TO the
,velterweights. one becomes lost 10 sly
ANYTHING. If there ever was a neglect
"a dix-isior of lighters il is the veiters-
The year of 1908 brought out no new
man in the list Jack Blackburn pros
abI- is the most active among the iour
or fivc ordinary fighters who ciiinn mo
H., yi,,e at the welterxeighT figures
blackburn did most of his work during
the wear in fighting centers where bouts
were limited to six to ten rounds Mix
IRWIN sullivan. Harry Lewis and JIM
my Gardner also appeared at different
times. but their work was so ordinary
that it is scarcely entitled to notice III
the review of the year
The middleweights were the most ar-
1--WE lot 81, the pugilistic calendar Sur
prisss were almost as numerous a. eat-
lies OF course, the biggest bomb that
hurst during the year was AT Frisco
Thanksgiving day. when Stanley ketca-
- Won hack the worlds middleweis- =
title from Billy Papke.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
MANY SURPRISES
IN BIG BOUTS
Review of PugiIism for Past
Year Shows Many Changes
of Titles.
BY JAMES J. coRsETT.

The year of 1905 will so down IN pu-
gilistic history as one of the most in
teresting in all the annals of the ring
game Interesting not alone because of
the number of fights. but rather for the
surprises it developed Scarcely
month passed that did not contain u
surprise party. The short end man IN
the betting invariably cane out to the
good
Titles changed hands during the pc
Rod and there still is "A good chance
for another, for ! am writing this arti-
Gle for the Tribune readers on the Pa
cifc coast and the great contest be-
tween Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson
has not yet been fought. This 1 WI
discuss by wire in another column.
One title-the middleWeight char.-
pionship-was transferred twice. out
contrary to all customs, II was lost and
regained by the same man, Staniey
Ketchel. The lightweight crown held
for several years BY Joe Cans passed
into the hands OF Battling Nelson. anc
the Danes tactics put il out of danger
Of being transferred again. for he abb
solutely refused to meet any one until
spring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

Diamond Coal. sold only by Citizens
Coal company. Both phones 4e.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
ketcheI.Papke Series.

When Papke and Ketchen first met a.
Milwaukee the odds were on hetc''-l
and he won. but the margin OF FicV"ts
- narro4s They were matched asa,H
~ los Angeles and Ketchel - '9
fsvorite. Why. Papke was 10
H.. so far outclassed that he vas .iSvSr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
Busy Year for Nelson.

With the featheTweishtS out OF the
way. we come TO the lightweights. The
I3S-pound boys have been an unusually
busy lot during 1908 The biggest sur
prise. of course. was furnished by Bat
Ting Nelson The Dane started off the
year badly. He was pitted against
Boer Unholz and barely got draw &c
cision Then he fought Britt ten rounGS.
Few of his closest friends dreamed that
he would come back and beat Cans. But
he did. and so decisively that the old
master was declared pugilistically desG-
The betting on the first Gans-Nelson
fight. which ended in a victory for tn
Dane in seventeen rounds. was so one
sided that there was little money be-
The Battlers friends wanted too big
odds 70 warrant the placing of muen
money on the colored lad. There was
nothing to the fight but Nelson. He put
it all over the champion and annexed
the title with almost as little trouble IS
Tommy Burns did the heavyweight
championship.
The cry then went up that Cans was
ont of condition and the public fell Tor
the story. Another scrap was arranged
and once more Nelson pounded the
great coloTed lad. that was, into insen-
Sibility. There no longer was any douo;-
Nelson surely was king Of the ligti-
weights All dope had been turhee
fopSv tffrNV.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

Tribune-Reporter Printing Co.,
ss West End South Phones us
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03
AtteI Leads the Feathers.

The featherweight title was picked by
Abe Attel several years ago. and the
little Jew has maintained a front rank
position ever since. although Owen Mo
ran and Freddie WEIGH. the two Its
Englishmen. today share the right TO
the premiership in the featherweign;
class with Abe. Welch is really a le-
Ultimate lightweight. He fought in that
division before he came to America, buS
he is able to get down several pounds
under the 132 mark. Owen Moran WHO
has grown heavier since setting foot in
Uncle Sans domain. is gradually de-
veloping into the lightweight class him
self and probably never will again be
seen in the ring a 10 pounds.
Jem Driscoll. another English lad.
promises to step in TO fill the bill, how
ever, and if he continues to improve, OF
rather to show the form that he did in
the east in the two fights he has been
seen in, Attel's crown is more than Ia
BILE to pass into the foreigners hands
and for the first time in many years II
pugilistic history an Englishman will
be at the top of the worlds ladder
among the smaller men.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Near.Beer saloon This Mans Jonah

Becoming disgusted at being arrested
for violating the prohibition law, G. Nj.
Galloway, a near-beer saloOnist at l2S
Decatur street, Monday at noon closed
the doors of his saloon for all time.
Shortly afterwards he. stuck out for
sale" sign and will sell all of his fix
lures and retire from the saloon busi-
ness.
c. NJ Galloway was arrested several
months ago for violating the prohibition
law, and after being fined and sentenced
to the stockade by the city recorder, was
bound over to the higher courts. A short
time ago ne was fined $1,000 by Judge
Calhoun for violating the state prohibit
ton law. A few days after being fined
heavily on this charge Galloway was
again arrested by the city detectives on
the same charge.
When the detectives entered Callaways
place of business they asked permission
to make a search and this permission,
Galloway readily gave them. In bach
room they unearthed several pints of
whisky in a bucket of oats. Galloway
was apparently dumbfounded at their dis
covery and stated that he did not know
the whisky was in his place of business.
He thinks it was placed there by some
party who eats in his saloon each day.
1t was after being arrested on the sec
ond charge that Galloway said Never
again" He shortly afterwards closed his
doors and quit the saloon business.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Soft Drinks

There Is a growing tendency towards
aft drinks. and one has only TO walk
down the streets of even small towns 10
see the soda founts and cOcO-cOla stands
crowded on summer days with those VINO
gladly spend a nickel for a glass OF
something to drink. Some want tonic
stimuIants. others want nerve stimulants,
rut the great majority want just some
thing that Is cool and tastes gOod-when
they drink Il. Coco-cola has had til
swing for a number OF years, and there
are persons who are known to drink nj
~ cents worth every day between dawn
and midnight. perhaps there are others
who spend more money and drink by the
Quart or half gallon.
While we are frequently assured that
coco-cola is not harmful. IL is also well
understood that those who have formed
the habit are simply addicted TO a thirst
that In as strong as that caused BY some
other drinks. confessed to be harmful
and dangerous. and which calls for this
peculiar excitement with inveterate APP
petite.
Ginger ale is one OF the most popular
and common drinks Of the time and
while a little Of Il may not injure the
stomach. I am satisfied the continuous
use OF ii viii affect the inside lining of the
intestinal tract. There is more OF
Bright's disease and kidney trouble than
ever before recorded and who can tell
how much H. owiog to continued indul-
gence OF stimulating fluids and repeated
drauEhts OF ice water?
In our grandmother's time there was a
frequent use OF lavender as a nerve toniC
and In my early time we had experience
with California beer but neither had the
power OF excitement. such as attends
coco-cOla and such Ike stimulants which
cost more money.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
500 DAMAGES FOR
FLOGGED TEACHER

The suit of ]. II. Bailey, formerly prin-
cipal of the Canon High school. who was
was suing p defendants residing in Can
on, IA OF whom were women, for So. 900
on account of horsewhipping him on
February Z, 1908, was settled at Canon
Tuesday afternoon by compromise. Bailey
agreeing to accept $500 and costs not to
prosecute the case further.
The defendants in the case were the IA
women who whipped Bailey and the hus-
bands of several of them, whom Bailey
claimed were also implicated in the plot
against him. For that was the defense
which Bailey intended to set up. that The
men and women had formed a conspiracy
against him, the men having put the wo-
men up to the plan of whipping him,
and having furnished whips for that pur-
pose.
The cases were tried Immediately af-
ter the affair happened in the city court
of Canon by the mayor of the city and
each of the defendants was fined SIS.
This phase of the trouble, which is the
criminal side is still pending in the
state courts. having been carried to the
court of appeals. .-4
The settlement of the case at Canon
Tuesday included only the civil phase of
the question, suit concerning which had
been entered in the United States court in
the Athens division and which would
have come up this week there for trial.
Bailey was of present at the settlement
of the civil suit. but remained in Mem
phis, where he now resides.
s. c. Tapp. counsel for Bailey. said on
Wednesday morning that the friends of
both Bailey and the defendants in the
case brought. about a compromise. be-
cause If the case had come TO trial II
would have created such a feud in
Franklin county that 1t would have taken
years for the effects of partisan feeling
TO have died out.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30

we are continually surprised in this
country with what the knowing ones call
corners" In street parlance and prac-
tfce IL means speculation IN the thlngs
which people are obliged TO have TO eat
or use. until those products are boarded
IN sufficient quantities TO make them
scarce on the market and then the price
IL run Up to make the spectators rich
and insoient.
The latest sensation is the dealings IN
wheat. ana the result Is alarming. Poor
people. wage earners and day Iaoorers
must nay twice as much for barrel OF
flour As they did three years ago, and
when this enormous rise in flour Is add
ed TO the extravagant price OF meat the
outlook Is Ominous.
There have been what are known as
bread riots in England and other Tor
elxn countries for at least half a centu-
~. but in America we have not become
aeauminted with a wild insensate clamor
for something to keep off human starVa-
ton. where men and women parade the
streets and threaten to raid and mox pro-
vision shops as they occasionally DO IN
London. unless the price OF bread ioaf
a reduced and hungry people can buy.
nut present conditions in the United
States would indicate a close approach
10 bread riot" when labor Is begging
Cor work and the scale Of food prices con-
tinuaIly going upward.
The last auarter-sack of flour / pur-
chased "a day or two agol cost me even
one dollar.
n was white -four to be sure, but If
mas auuarentiy loaded with some mixture
that made the bread sad or ciammy. we
know there are -four authorizations as
wei as authorizations Of sugar and other
things.
ninety cents for twenty-four pounds OF
aonr means nearly four cents a pound
and 20 rounds Of -four stands for nearly
eight dollars. to be paid for barrel oil
aour. right here In the wheat growing
section Of Georgia
the housekeepers of this country can
tell YOU how many biscuits quarter
pound sack of -four will make and II IS
mainly evident that biscuits are Obliged
10 be scarce when a poor mans wages
must meet around such prices some
body will tell you. we must go 70 corI-
bread until the wheat spectators are
routed" but I can tell you that people
in nv neighborhoOd are now buying corn
a. : dollar a bushel and hunting for a
Mace TO buy IL. / have been told tDut
cannot vouch for the truth of it, thas
foreign buyers have slipped in among us
and bought twenty million bushels TOT
exportatiou and wheat mas gone up Ds-
cause wheat has become scarce ana the
millers are hunting for grain TO make
into -four.
All that may be true. but yesterdays
newspapers report that Chicago wheat
gamblers actually put ive millions OF
clear money In their pockets after last
weeks gamble was finished. Those nve
millions were wrung out of people who
must pay famine prices for flour so that
epeculatOrs may grow into millionaires-
Look cut for break riots!t
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Savannah Prohis Plan for Fight

SAVANNAH. Ca. April 27.-The prohi-
bitionists of Savannah-and there are
some here-are preparing to hold a mass
meeting to protest against the manner
in which law is enforced-or rather not
enforced-by the local authorities. Rev.
w. N Ainsworth. pastor of the Wesley
Monumental church, and other ministers
are said to be behind the movement The
exact date of the meeting has not been
settled upon but it will be held within
the next thirty days. DR.. Ainsworth and
several citizens called upon Mayor Tied
man several weeks ago and asked that
the law be enforced. They received a
promise at that time that this would be
done 1t is understood their position is
that the mayor has not kept his agree
ment with them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Mrs. FELTON, Before the Cherokee
Club
Cartersville News.)


Then Mrs. Peoples In a few charming
words presented Mrs. W. II. FELTON, 10
the audience.
Mrs. Felt0n's address on the history of
Barlow county was listened to with rapt
attention. In vivid manner she sketch
ed for US the first glimpse Of Cartersvilie
when as q girl OF eighteen years she
came as a Methodist preachers bride in
1856. Then she told us ~ the early set
tiers and the ante-bellum conditions.
Then she led us along with her through
the memorable DAYS Of the sixties. and
we saw with her eyes the beautiful valley
OF the Etowah with its magnificent plan
tations stretching away Ike an earthly
paradise and then we saw those places
which had bl0SsOmed a. the rose. laid
waste BY the reckless hand Of WAY and
where peace and plenty once abounded.
poverty and des0lation stalked But only
for time. FOR the dauntiess spirit OF
those who gave themselves in life and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
New York Produce Market

NEW YORK. April 2s.-Flour-Receipts, Il.
O3S: sales, 400: dull but firmly held.
Wheat-Peceipts SO COO. Continued unfavor.
able weather In northwest, heavy decrease I'm
Minneapolis stocks and light offerings caused
an uS5turn of about cent in wheat this
morning May. $i.27ss; July S1.16ssq1.17l.
September. 81 OS1sd1. 0sS.
RYE dull; No 2 western, 94c, fob. New
York
Corn-Receipts 1876. Firm early on wet
weather and covering of shorts July. 7714c.
Beef steady; family. Sl4.O0d14. so. }..-1
Pork firm.
Lard E.ady; western. So O@1O.7O
Sugar--.aw steady; fair refining, 3.42: CEN
trifugaI 96 test 3.s2 molasses sugar, s.l7;
refined steady: crushed 5.75; pwodered, BIS;
granulated, sos.
Petroleum steady refined all ports S.4s
6S.5o.
Coffee steady; No. Rio. sGshc; No. San
tos. sA6Sc.
Molasses steady: New Orleans. 2sQ42c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30

death. still lived in these hills and valleys
along the Etowah, and progress and pros
perity Joined hands once more and began
the process Of rehabilitation.
We cannot portray for you In print
the charm and beauty Of Mrs FELTON,
manner nor can we give aught out d
faint outline of her address. Those who
missed IL missed the GROWING feature of
the years work, and those VINO heard
carried away with them sweet memories
of the past that will linger with them
long after the tender cadences of the
speaker are hushed forever.
There were several visitors present,
among them Miss Hattie Sayre, of Au-
gusta. and DR.. oliver Buford. of our city.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
CONDENSED Neq1s items Gathered From o4H parts of the State

gathering of citizens. met in the court
house, where they listened to an address
by Hon. J. A. Hynds. He was introduced
by Captain A. s. Mitchell.
Captain w. j. Hudson was in charge of
the program, and Rev. Charles n. Tyn-
dial offered prayer. Rev. ]. S. Bryan pro-
nounced the benediction. Ten crosses Of
honor were presented to the veterans, and
Mrs. w j. Graham, chairman of the his
tory committee of the Kennesaw chapter
u. D. c., presented IS in gold to Owen
Reynolds for the best essay on period
OF history. The gold was given by the
w. A. Sans Drug Co. +.-1-
After the services, flowers were carried
to the cemetery. d"
DAHLONEGA. Ga. April 2S.-Memorial
day was observed here Monday. At ten
clock the procession, consisting of the
college band and a battalion of cadets,
a company of Confederate veterans. the
Gus Byd chapter of the Daughters of the
Confederacy. the pupils of the public
school, and citizens Of the town and COM
munity formed on the public square and
marched TO the college chapel where the
literary part of the exercises was held.
The speaker of the day was Rev.
Fletch Walton, of Atlanta. He was intro
duced by DR.. Glenn.
After the speaking the procession
marched to the cemetery where the Con-
federate graves were decorated.
Following the decoration the Daughters
OF the Confederacy gave a banquet to all
the veterans present.
CARROLLTON, Ga. April 27.-Memo-
rial exercises were held at the court
house here Monday, under the auspices
of the Ladies of the L. d. c. The house
was packed to it's utmost capacity. and
quite a number of the old soldiers re-
ceived crosses. All of the business houses
of the city were closed, and the public
school children, together with the stu
dents of the A. and VI. school of the
Fourth congressional district, attended
the exercises in a body. afterwards
marching in double file to the cemetery.
where the old veterans graves were dec
GRATED.
The leading feature of the exercises was
the address delivered to the old veterans
by Carrolrs ordinary. Judge Walter j.
Millican His address marked the begin
ming of a movement by the ladies of the
u. D. c. to place a monument In the
center of the public square. This monu-
ment is to be designed and shipped from
France.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
statesbOro Unveils Shaft to Veteran,

STATESBORO. Ca. April 27.-In
spite Of the inclemeut weather, the
greatest crowd ever gathered in States
bbro was here today to witness the un-
yelling Of the monument erected by the
Daughters OF the Confederacy to the
dead heroes
Hon Enoch Giles. of Lyons, the ora
tor of the day. was introduced By Rev.
Mr. Patterson. "Tenting Tonight on the
Old Camp Ground" was sung by a quar-
tet composed OF Mr. McCroan. Mr.
Booth. Mr.. Parker and Mr.. Rustin.
The monument was erected at con-
siderable cost upon the lawn Of the
BulIoch county curt house yard. II
was unveiled by Miss Annie Grower
the daughter Of the .ate Colonel u. r.
Grower. Of this ,1Gnty, for many years
a leader In the progress and upDu'ldiEg
Of this section.
feature Of the o, r'iston was tho ad-
dress Of Mr. Rocker and Msjor Cone
two aged veterans, and THAI of lion.
Robert Lee Moore
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Just a Dream

YOU and then / make a journey
To A lovely land afar,
Nfinxliue i'm a mighty tourney
With a costly motor car.
Now I spin and now / speed.
Now | struggle with the brake;
Nof I am n swell indeed
Then / wake!
Now and then I build castle
For my summer residence
Every servant in my vassai.
And the service is immense.
Now I am a nabob proud;
Now scorn the country jake
Now I'm turid. large and loud
Then ] wake.
Now and then the Lusitania
DO / board for Europe's shore
Alhlon's Isle. Paree. Htspania,
Rome and half a dozen more.
Now / smoothly sail the deep;
Now the common mob / shake;
Now, Of course. am asleep
Then l wake.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
DEATHS IN GEORGIA.

Triton. Ca. April est is said that Perry
c. Branch 80 years of age. living at Chula.
Ca a little town seven miles north Of Triton,
committed suicide at his home by SHOOTING
himself in the head with shot gun. He vas
mentally depressed and had not been in 5000
health fer some time. He was perhaps IRA
tional at the time OF the shooting.
He was of one of the most prominent fami-
lies in that section Of Tiff county. His father
Mr.. J. NJ. Branch, is considered one OF the
leading farmers in Tiff county
MACON. Ca, April 2s-Funeral SER
vices over the body of the late ]. r.
knight. who died in Macon Monday, will
be held this afternoon at his late resi-
dence on Cole street. Mr.. Knight had
been a member of the Macon police de-
partment for many years aond was one
of the jolliest members of the force. He
leaves a wife and one small daughter.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Live Stock Market

CHICAGO April 29-Cattle-Receipts esti-
mated at $500; market steady to strong.
beeves. 81 s9T6.9G; Texas steers, "a. 1905 30
western steers 81 5Od5.5O: stockers and feed
ers So. 40Q5. 80: cows and heifers 81. 2Oa6. o.;
calves 81 50065o.
Hugs-Receipts estimated at $4,000; market
steady Light. Sc .S5dl7 80; mixed 81 .0007 S5
heavy, 81 OO6I7 as; rough. s7.O017.I5' good TO
choice heavy. S7.15d7.45; pigs, So 1895 50; bulk
Of sales at s7.a5d7.S5.
Sheep-Receip estimated at 10000; MARKET
strong Native 50. Go66 10: western. So 6O9
els; yearling. s6.oo96.90; lambs, native. $S.15
as. 45 western. S5.T5=S.45
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Bank Director Is Placed on Trial


wAYCROSS. Ga. April E.-1nterest in
the second week of Ware superior court
centers around the trial of the directors
and officials of the defunct Bank of Way
cross. which closed it's doors about year
and a half ago. Judge Frank Parks is
presiding i'm these cases, Judge I. A.
Parker being disqualified. The prosecu-
ton is being conducted by Judge A. ID.
Gale. of Brunswick. and associated with
him is the solicitor general of the circuit,
Colonel J. II. Thomas OF Bailey.
When the cases came ND yesterday
morning. Hon. w. G. Brantley. one OF the
attorneys for the defense, filed a demur-
rer. which was argued before Judge
Parks. the demurrer being overruled. The
trial OF W. W. Sharpe. one of the direct
Ors. was begun yesterday afternoon.
II is expected that there will be Difficult
~ In securing a jury. The Jury box OF
AZ names contains many who are related
20 one or more Of the defendants in one
way or another.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30
Gov.-EIect Brown Announces Dates

Friday. May p. TO Blairsville, Union
county. arriving by or before noon. and
remaining in Blairsville the rest of the
day and night.
Saturday. May %, to Gaddistown.
Sunday, May %. to Dahlonega in the
afternoon.
Monday, May "A. in Dahlonega.
Tuesday. May %, to Jacksonville, arriv-
ing about 10 a. m, and remaining the rest
of the day.
Wednesday. May &c. to Gainesville
Leave Gainesville at 4:30 p. m. for Allan
Ia and Marietta