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The evening world., 1909-01-25
EDITED BY
ROBERT EDGREN
CORBETT KNOCKS
OUT FERNS IN
FAST BATTLE.
fsn.,,,, 10 m. Evening wor<aA

Special TO Tho Evening wostdA
NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. 1,-'YounSI
Corbett' returned to the eligible eiass
of fighters yesterday afternoon BY put
ting Harry Ferns. Of Now York, to sleep
in the eleventh round OF scheduled
twenty fve-round bout before the West
Side Athletic Club. Four thousand pa.
sons cheered the victor when, with .
right hook to the Jaw and LEFT TO the
body, he scored 3 clean knockout ever
his opponent.
Corbett was troubled In only one
round, the fourth. when Ferns, BY I'd.
mtnistering repeated body blows, rushed
him to the ropes and foored him with .
right and left to the face.
Corbett was up and at It again In .
pair OF seconds, and thereafter WORT
Ferns down.
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DRY DOCK STAG TONIGHT.

The Dry Dock A. C. will hold stag
in It's clubhouse on East Tenth street.
near Avenue G. Tonight. The principals
In the main bout will be Joe Sleger, OF
Denver. the game lightweight. and Joe
Stein, OF this city, who recently defeat cd
Al. Schumacher H. TIC semi final Kid
Rihbs Nll tackle jim Burke for six
rounds. Three other bouts will also be
pu, On
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Lost Confidence in Officials.

was losing confidence In the hon
esty Of officials and | decided to quit
that part OF the country entirely and
seek a new field.
1t was during the early part OF July.
IfO2. when packed Up my fighting
toys. bundled UP my hghtng shoes,
and. after bidding the folks good
BY az home, trekked over to the
freight yards and In few minutes was
cczIly settled beneath the body OF a
big freight car which was tagged for
New Orleans. | had heard many yarns
about the hot sports Of Ho; Springs
and thought there was good chance
for me to get on In a few bouts dur
ing the big season. Then. the cura-
tive properties Of the water I figured.
would do much 10 build me up and
make me strong.
After several days NJ hunger and
cher hardshIps I found myself rudey
thrown out from under the car. and
there mas AZ last, safe and sound. N
the Springs OF oil A-kan'as,
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Calls Bluff When Man Offers to Bet
$40 to $4, and Takes Down the
Money in Shortest Fight
CHAPTER VII.
The Life Battles Battling Nelson the Lightweight CT
Copyright, by Battling NeisonJ
BY BATTLING NELSON.

rule do gamble fights, but occasionally make eX
~ cepio and have always been exceedingly fortunate in pick
ing winners This due largely to the fact that in the fights
which Battling Nelson has participated have always bet on myself
As beginner however didn't have enough money risk on the re-
suit of the ring battles and very we'll satisfied get the purse
The greater part my earnings was sent to my mother and had very
little pocket money that could afford to lose
The evening world., 1909-01-25
BY John POLLOCK.

TOE JEANETTE. the colored light
heavy weight Of this country, made
good In hi, first fight In Paris on
Saturday night BY knocking out Ben
Taylor, the English heavy weight, In
III. third round OF what was to have
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Burns. and found that he was a c!,i.
zen OF Hesewisch and worked at the
car shops.
Go and get some money" told him,
and then we'll talk"
lie reached right down " his poke,
and came out with a roll
There was nothing to IT, | had an.
other fight on my hands.
In two hours the whole town was
talking about the coming bout, and we
arranged TO lave the mill In an empty
store not far from my home.
This fellow Pudden Burns wanted
to show me UP right in my home town,
and always have had sneak.ng idea
that the S"edes put him up to L. They
didn't want TO see a Dane winning all
the glory
That fellow gave me tougt ngh.
OF It, however, and stayed the full SIX
rounds, though | mauIed him all over
the ring At the end Of the last round
the referee gave me tie decision AID
Pudden didn't kick. He said he thought
that had won. got 80 f,- turning
this trick, and that entitled me to stay
few more days a. home.
BY this time my father had given
UP all idea OF making me stop the
fighting game and very privately one
day he said: Go ahead. vecn de
championship" With that 70 urge me
on / finally made good.
As a matter Of fact think my start
for the championship began that week.
went over into Indiana again and was
jrbbed out OF decision when | me-.
Billy Hurley at Hammond. The referee
called the bout draw and The affair
came near winding up In free for all
fight.
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crawl ont of the bet any moment. But
the stakeholder forced him to keep his
coin up,
Now that the bet was made and the
money posted It was up to me TO figure
out ways and means 10 win that fight
In a gallop.
| Immediately made up my mind to
get that one-round money II I never
fought again. l notified my hackers
that l would show the Harvey sports
three minutes OF the fastest lighting
they ever saw in their lives.
Having that forty dollars In view all
the while made Up my mind that l
woulin; allow lin to &c; start.
When we were called to the centre Of
the ring FOR Instructions had the
scheme figured ont. Instead o. retiring
10 my corner. as is customary, de-.
c.ded to take step toward his corner.
Worked like a Charm.
The trick worked like a charm. AS the
timekeerer rans the bell Rosser raised
out OF his chair and he was jus; within
nice hitting distance. The bell had not
ceased ringing before I shot a terrific
right hand swing flush on his Jaw. He
,ot.sred a step forward and fell In the
centre ~ tie ring R0sser tried hard
% get W and made two futile efforts
"a rise, bu, only got to arms length.
srJ 30 tho ff,4n to -.Far.a had .o'rol
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600 ATHLETES WILL STRIVE FOR
HONORS AT PAS77lME A. C.. MEET

rers will win the first prize, and will
have no trouble in defeating tho Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania flyers The
knowing ones in athletics feel confident
that new indoor record Will be Gre
nted for this distance. This race will
take place early in the evening SO that
the college men who live out OF town
can return TO their various institutions
in dine time
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story No. y of the life Of Battling
Nelson will he printed In The Eve
ming World Of Wednesday.
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Fifty Enter Marathon.

The craze for long distance running Is
reflected in the entry FOR the ten mile
Marathon race, no less than fifty men
being entered. which Is the largest entry
ever received for an event OF It's kind,
New Workers will watch with interest
no less than four red men from the
Carlisle Indian School, the favor!;e be-
ing Louis Tewanina, who made such a
remarkable showing in the Olympic
Marathon In London last summer Be-
sides Tewanina there will be Tom Nor
rlssey and Nike Ryan, two members Of
the American team, as we'll as many
other local cracks who will keep these
stars going all the time to win first
prize.
The athletic cluo relay race between
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BATTLING NELSON KNOCKED OUT ROSSER
IN TWO SECONDS AND WON A $40 BET

Malacty Hogan, who OBLIGATED as
referee in the famous Martin Flaherty-
Dal Hawkins fight at Carson City, New.
March II, 1884, which lasted less than a
minute, also offic!ated In our fight. He
makes AFFIDAVIT to the effect that our
contest was the shorter OF the two,
l received for tho Job $50, or an aver
age Of sos a second
Presented with Gold Watch.
The following day was presented
with a nice solid gold stop watch by
Billy McLatchey for my two-second
Knockout q Rosser.
Ny brothSr Art" was q spectator, al
though a mere kid. It being very late
In the evening when the fight took place
he FELL asleep on me benches and some
OF the crowd suggested to him that he
stand UP so lie could see the fight NO"
he said sleepily, Il had better sit down
so that I can't fall of the bench in
case Bat gets hurt"
Art to-day is not sure that he saw
the punch that put Rosser out. although
he saw him fall to the floor.
The following da collected my bet
Of 81 won from Noisy Reiger." He is
to this day being chided by the bunch
around Hegewi2ch because OF the bet he
made when he thought he had cinch.
That was by far the most satisfactory
bet that ! ever wor.
At this time began to look as II
those Pullman fellows were never going
to get enough. had hardly got
through talking about the quick victory
over Rosser when young fellow named
Danny Mcmahon, OF Philadelphia,
wanted to take up Pullmans fight ana l
had to hustle over there and meet him.
The fight enIed In a draw and that was
the closest | ever came TO losing de.
c.sion in the town which loves my native
HcgewIsch Ike Battling Nelson loves the
smallpox
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-17
STRIKERS TO RETURN.
Men at Ludlow Will Resume Work at
Reduced Wages.

Ludlow, Mass, Dec. 16.-The 1900 Po-
landers who have been on strike at the
bagging mills of the Ludlow Manufac-
turing Associates for several weeks are
expected to return to the mills tomor-
row. A conference was held here to-
day between Agent Sidney Stevens of
the company, Richard P. Barry and
BERNARD ]. Supple of the state board
of arbitration and Cancellation and a
representative of the strikers. Although
no final settlement of the labor diff
culties was reached, arrangements
were made whereby the strikers will
return to work at once.
The final adjustment. it is under
stood, is now in the hands of the state
board of arbitration. No official state
ment regarding the probable terms of
settlement was Forthcoming today but
it is believed that the strikers are to
receive for the present the reduced
wages which led to the strike.
The general belief about the town
is that those of the strikers who were
evicted from the tenements owned by
the company will be allowed to return
to their former homes Whether the
strike breakers now here will be dis
charged could not be learned today.
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CAREFUL INVESTIGATION
OF DR.. Cooks Polar Records Being
Made at Copenhagen.

Copenhagen, Mass, Dec 16.-Although
the members of the committee which is
investigating DR.. Frederick A. Cook s
polar records are sworn to secrecy con-
corning everything connected with the ex-
animation until decision has been sub
mitted to the university, it is understood
that work is we'll advanced. Meetings
are taking place daily in the university
observatory
The method of procedure indicates a
most painstaking investigation. DR..
Cooks records and diaries are first read
aloud. They are then submitted in sec
tons to the various members of the COM
mittee, each writing a report. A general
discussion will be held at the conclusion
of the sittings, and a common report will
be signed by the whole committee and
finally sent to the university.
1t was reported today that the repre-
sentative Of the New York Times has re-
ceived the sworn statements of Dunk1e
and Loose, but he denies this. The COM
mittee has expressed willingness to in
vestigate statements if they arrive.
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train MYSTERY,
Nine G0uin Found Muir.
deredi Car Near Paris,
Signs Of Terrific Struggle ii
Her Compartment.
Her Jewels Missing and Robbery
Was Probably the Motive.

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE mangled body Of
Nine. GOuin, whose husband was the
late Jules EdOuard Gouin. governor of
the Bank of Franco, was found under
train near Paris today. The door of
the compartment in which she was
travelling was almost torn from it's
hinges and there was a pool of blood
on the floor.
The relatives of Nine. Gouin first be-
lieved that her death resulted from an
accident. because she was subject to
hemorrhages and attacks of dizziness,
and it was supposed that she was over
come as the train was approaching the
station and that while trying to emerge
her dress became entangled in the
door. throwing her under the wheels.
Now, however the police believe
they have found evidence of a crime.
Rings and other jewelry are missing
from her reticule. which was turned
inside out and the curtain of the door
of the compartment, covered with
bloody finger marks, was found half
mile from the body.
The affair has created sensation on
account of the prominence of the
woman, but no arrest has yet been
made.
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building to be erected at the corner Of

building to be erected at the corner of
New York-It is understood that the
new cement merger, recently former in
Ottawa, to fight the Canadian Cement
Corporation organized last summer
VIII be composed of those plants that
use what is known as the white pro-
cess" in the manufacture of cement
This is more expensive process than
that used by the other plants and con +
sequantly production is smaller.
Roston-The negotiation between thed
Cole-Ryan interests and the General
Development Co.-Lewisohn interest&
have not thus far resulted in purl3
chase of the 100000 shares of Miami az
S25 per share, which Mr. Lewiston has
offered Mr.. Ryan.
New York;. p. Morgan, Jr., who
yesterday returned from abroad, says
of his proposed new house on Long Is
land: II am not going to erect any
costly mansion, but only modest
house ito be used as country resi-
dence''
Chicago-James A. Patten says: 81
believe there is much wheat back in
the country that will eventually come
forward. The bullish fever in corn is
running high and must run its course,
but there is not ard there will be no
scarcity of corn. We are unable to sell
corn East, but are making contract
corn and selling the May against it."
Globe-At the Inspiration property
the west drift from the 400-foot level
OF the Zoe Bush shaft, running toward
the SCORPION shaft, is now 1870 feet in
the ore body and the average of the en-
tire drift is 8 per cent. copper the last
Is feet averaging per cent. copper.
New York-The average price OF ~
active stocks at the close "Wednesday
was 1905, an advance of 80 compared
with Tuesdays close. A year ago the
average was 11643.
Chicago-Local and eastern specuia-
tors who made a killing" in cotton
have bought corn with remarkable con-
fidence. There is still a heavy short in
terest. The corn business is the big
gest in years with all commission
houses. Country spectators obtained
the cream of the recent advances.
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Orono, Me-, Dec. 16.-At the meeting of
the executive committee of the athletic
board of the University of Maine the M
was awarded to the following football
men: II. J. Cook 10 of Watervile, V. r.
Ray 10 of sabattus. II. W. Wright 10 of
Reading, Mass, c. o. Pratt 10 of Revere
Mass. F. l. Conologue 10 of Houlton, F.
r. Bigney 10 of Greenvlle, G. L. Hosmer
II of Rockland. w. f. Parker ~ of Har-
rington, Charles A. Batty ~ of Worces-
ter, Mass. l.. NJ. Smiley u of Skowhegan,
c. A. Cleaves 10 of Bar Harbor r. W.
Buck IL of Monticello, E. T. Bigelow II
Of Pressure Isle, F. A. Eales 10 of Vance
boro, A. F. Sawyer '13 of Milbridge and to
Manager Chester c. Johnson 10 of Port
land.
Philip S. Strout II was elected manager
for next year. 1t was voted to engage
an assistant track team coach to handle
the weight men. A proposition for dual
track meet with M. 1. T. was referred to
the subcommittee on track. 1t was voted
to engage basketball coach. George A.
Phillips IL of Westbrook and w. A.
Gooch II of Alfred We're elected assistant
basketball managers.
No football coach has been engaged,
but Schildmiller will probably be asked
to return.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE MAGNATES
DEADL0CKED 0VERPRES|DENT.
Four Clubs Vote for Ward-==Heydler's
Name Not Presented-==National Commits
sion Will Reopen That Bribery Case
Lou Criger Traded to New York Giants.

Der. 1908 when the Chicago and New YORK
teams played the game which decided the
championship of the National League,
that body will reopen the case.
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals has apologiZed to KLEIN for a
statement given out in Chicago last fall
that the arbitrator showed spite towards
the Chicago team and purposely gave it
the worst of decisions. This apology to
KLEIN was insisted upon by President
Heydler
The one big trade of the day was ne
gotiated between the New York and St.
Louis American League clubs. The local
team got Lou Criger, the veteran catcher,
and small cash consideration for Pitch
e. Joe Lake and Outfelder Ray Demmitt.
The Philadelphia Americans sold Gus
Hetling, a third baseman who was with
Kansas City last season, to the St. Louis
American League club. The general i'm
preston is that St. Louis would turn
Hetling over to Louisville. John Can
eel, manager of the Rochester club, sold
Pitcher Beecher to Denver and practical
ly arranged to get Pitcher Lafitte from
Detroit and Outfielder Crisis from St.
Louis.
Jack Warner, the old catcher of the
New York National League club, whose
last engagement in the big league was
with Washington. will manage club in
the South Michigan League next season.
William Byron, one of the Eastern
League umpires last season, was resign
ed today by President Powers.
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FEELING IS STRONG.
British Peers Have No Easy Time
Making Campaign Speeches.

London, Dec 1e-The prominent fea-
ture of the election campaign con-
tinues to be the strong feeling dis
played against the Peers and the
amount of disturbance and disorder
to which even the meetings addressed
by prominent Unionists are subjected
Austen Chamberlain, eX-chancelor
of the eXchequer, at 4 meeting OF Ills
own constituents at Broms Grove TO-
night was compelled to resume his seat
before he had half finished his speeci'
on account of constant and NOISY III
terrurtions. Fer 20 minutes ne Valiis
essaycd to resume and was then op'
lieed to desist. The meeting broke up
in disorder Similar heckling, 1eerlns
ord disorder are the common eXpe-
,,;o,,oo If the ITnionist Peers who ven-
ture TO address meetings.
chancellor Lloyd-George ADDRESSED =
great Free Church demonstration ~
Queens hall, London, tonlght WIZ
tho utmost enthusiasm prevailed. TIC
complained that non-conformty nav
- free access to. or a champion H.
tho Hous, of Lords. On arriving at .no
hall the chancellor had remarKao'0
exnerience. Two suffragettes approaon-
ed his car. One jumped in ana tne
other locked the door and stood OH Wv
footboard, while the car proceeoeu
the side entrance of the building NV
woman within uphraided and shook VI.
chancellor, who merely smiled. Nv
crowd resented this action. ana rous"
Nv handled the two women. -,
The United Irish League OF Ut III.
Britain has issued an election ma"
festo, practically in the terms OIL J..sh
Redmond's speech in which the ii n,.
leader called upon the, party 10 WV
for the Liberals ,,, has
Joseph Chamberlain, who asan me
,een selected as a candidate Tor -.
House of Commons by his Birrnlns !,
constituency, has written the preiae. =,
a political pamphlet in which ne s',O. Il
SUPPORTS the position of the HOUSE a..
Lords in rejecting the budget. ne 4
clares that, uncontrolled, the HOUSE
Commons would be great puoiic oa"
and he advocates tariff reform a.
,opIv alternative of the budget. AS
election cry Mr.. Chamberlain in the ~
face adopts the following: Apoh'..r
cobdenism, not of the House Oh ho'''
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DAVIS Financial
News and Gossip
December is, 1909.


Boston-The United States Smelt-
ing, Refining & Mining Co. has pur-
chased the entire holdings Of the Arl-
IONA Mexican Mining & Smelling Co.,
which consists of copper and lead
smelter at Needles, Ariz., with num-
Der of developed and semi-developed
mines tributary thereto.
ladelphia-General Superintend-
ent A. T. Dice, of Reading has been
made general manager.
New York-Toledo, st. Louis &
Western is again being named as
probable new dividend payer in the
near future. 1t is now paying the
per cent which the preferred is en-
titled, but has never distributed any
thing on it's $10,0OO.00O common.
New York-Cuba has 1,750,OOO tons
Of sugar cane to cut and grind within
six weeks or more, and the labor sup
ply is none too abundant. The sugar
yield this year will be one of the larg-
est, if not the largest on record.
Boston-After several months of
negotiation, the Boston Stock Ex-
change has executed a 20-year lease
with the State Street Exchange for
the occupancy of the new exchange
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New York Produce Market.
New York. Dec. 16.

New OK, Dec. To.
FLOUR-Firmly held. with a quiet local
trade; receipts 27,96S; shipments $3.50.
WHEAT-Spot irregular; No. red 126
sales elevator domestic and 125a nominal
o b atioat; No. l northern Duluth 1853
and No. hard winter 1868 nominal o b
afloat
CORN-Spot steady; No. ney 704 ele-
vator domestic, Il delivered and 6S b
afloat nominal.
OATS-Spot steady; mixed 26632 lbs. 46l
natural white 26@32 lbs. 47M50: clipped
white 34M42 lbs. 1882.
PORk-Quet; mess 2525G 25.15.
BEEF-Firm.
SUGAR-Raw steady; muscovado SO test
367; centrifugal SO test All; molasses sugar
SO test 49,; refined steady.
BUTTER-Strong: receipts 1899; cream
cry special $685.; extras 34d343; thirds to
first 2SGp32al.
EGGS-Steady, unchanged: receipts S019.
POTATOES-Dull Maine per bag 1.506
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SNEAD LOCATED
In St. GATHERINGS, Ont.-Says His Wife
Was Not Murdered.

st. GATHERINGS, Ont, Dec. 1G.-A man
believed to be Fletcher w. Snead was
found here tonight. He is engaged as a
dishwasher at a hotel.
What do you think of the suicide
note?" Snead was asked.
IT think nothing of it can't think
of it,
DO you believe your wife committed
rye"
1T was not murder"
why did you leave New York?'
The question was repeated three times
before he answered:
For strictly private reasons"
He refused to answer when asked if he
had any connection with the life insur-
ance on Mrs. Snead's life.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Kennebec, IS.

NcuIcbcC, 30
Taken this 10th day of December A. d.
1909, on execution dated December first A
d. 1909, on a Judgment rendered by tn !,
Superior Court of the County of Kennebec
at the term thereof began and held on the.
second Tuesday of November A. d. 1909
to wit: on the first day of December 1909
in favor of N. c. Martin of Oakfield in
the County of Aroostook and State of
Maine. against Andrew ]. Tarr, of Itch.
field in the County of kennebec, for the,
sum of twenty dollars and eighty cents
damage, and eleven dollars and sixty-one,
cents, costs of suit. and will be sold at.
public auction at the said farm in said.
l.itchfield to the highest bidder. on Satur-
day the twenty second day of January A
ID. 1910. at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
the following described real estate and ali
the right. title and interest which the
said Andrew ]. Tarr has in and to the
same or had on the twenty-first day of
August A. d. 1909, at nine o'clock and
forty-hve minutes in the forenoon the
time when the same was attached on tn,
writ In the same suit, to wit: certain.
lot or parcel of land with the buildings.
thereon situated in Litchfield in the Coun-.
~ of kennebec and State of Maine and.
southeast corner of land of Oramandel
Smith on the west side of the road lead.
ing from VIM. G. Williams to John Pur--
ington's: thence westerly to land of An.
road leading from Litchfield Corners to.
NJ. w. Adams land: thence easterly ON
the north line of said Adams land and
land owned by Lawrence V. Adams to.
land of NJ. w. Adams; thence northerly-
on the west of said Adams land and the
road above mentioned to the first men,
toned bounds. containing fifty-six acres
more or less. go
Said real estate is subject to mort
gage given by Horace fitzpatrick to Ora
mandel Smith recorded in the kennebec
Registry of Deeds Book 399 Page ass ON
which is said to be due about sixty dollars
$4,000. Also one other mortgage given
by Matte L. Tarr to Wilbor Tarr and
recorded IN the Kennebec Registry of
Deeds Book ass Page 200 on which is said
D be due about seventy-five dollars (s75-
-. meaning the same premises conveyed
Matte L. Tarr to Wilbor Tarr by deed
ated Oct. 49, 1908 and recorded in Kenne-
i eS RsgistESX ct Deeds Beck As. Page 5i4
SO =
Deputy Sheriff