Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-23
Governor Gillett is Called Upon 20
Take Action.
TO TO STOP CONTEST
Whole Matter May Yet Come Before
President Taft.
ANOTHER MATTER OF INTEREST
Three Young Preachers of New
York Must Appear and Answer
TO the Charge of
Hercsy.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May Elf the
proposed prize fight between Jeffries and
johnson is held in san Francisco on
July T. 1t will be over the solemn pprotests
not only of the Presbyterian, but OF the
churches of the Whole country. This is the
consensus of the great sgtnerng of Pres
byterians from every recton of the coun-
try in attendance here AT the general as
sembly of that powerful religious body.
Much indignation Is expressed at the at.
utude of Governor Gliiett of California in
calling this fight boxing match" and
therefore not a violation OF the law against
prize fighting
/ IF the newspapers are 10 he beIIe,.oa "
declared one of the commissioners az tbis
meeting is not prize fight. then there IL
no such thing as prize fight To call IL
boxing match is a puerile and obvious
suptertuge unworthy OF a law abiding
man why these men tell how they expect
10 Knock each other out; the newspaper
accounts tel OF their training and specu-
iate now long either of them will last and
now they will batter and beat each other
Fortunes Stnked on Result,
"A fortune is at stake on this affair and
we are treated to the deadly doings Of these
Drulsers 1t is disgrace to our civilization
ana should not be permitted
resolution calling on Governor Gillett
oi Calitornia to prevent the fight was In
uouuceo Dy Rey. F. l.. Forbes of Semitic
wash and was referred to the committee
on bills and overtures. The resolution
reads:
governor James Nj. Gilett, Sacramento
SaL; he whole worlo is looking TO yun
" redeem your state, the Pacific coast and
ths Whole United States from the dlsxraea
the approaching fight between Jeffries and
Johnson VIII fasten upen you and the state
} you represent as welf as the country OF
which you are part.
} virtue decency and patriotism demand
ei.at you save your state and our nation S
sacred birthday from the filth, the vui-
eail'S ana the brutality of an Infamous
prize tight on the Fourth of July.
The morality, respect and education and
NOBILITY of the youth nj the land appeal
, to you to stop this contest The law is IN
your hands and the public at large has a
right to expect you to execute IT,"
t To BE Taken to Taft,
members OF the assembly who oppose the
, proposed night VIII attempt to have the
~fFNN' NNpiiOdlSu 10 PRESIDENT Tart, with
s request foI federal Interference in hold
y ing the fight on the Fourth Of July when
a tha matter comes up on Monday.
1 Rev j. Willis Baer OF California pra.
1 scented report received from the Fedora.
tlon club of San Francisco, In which was
an opinion from Nathan Newly. a CaIi.
lorna lawyer, to the effect that presen,
California laws would warrant police or
state Officers stopping the fight
rms about expresses the general opinion
The prize fight, however, is not the onl,
thing which interests the general assembly
Ihere Is likely to be a lively time mex
week over the heresy charges brought b,
a minority OF the New York Presbyter,
n against three young preachers, one of then
d brother OF Rev. Hugh Black of the Unior
> Theological seminary, who were licensed
n to preach, although It is claimed they faIlef
: to subscribe to some of the Fundamental
4 principles of the Presbyterian faith Tn,
e matter has been referred to the tudiciIa
a committee and 1t is said AM effort VII h,
J. able to keep 1t quiet. Opinion, however q
y that this Will be resented by the strict,
II orthodox element and there lie likely Z,
n be lengthy fight over IT. Another fieb
is brewing against Rev. w. H., Roberts
e stated clerk of the general assembly /
it claimed in some quarters that he is TO,
much Of ''pooh-bah," and IL he is not de
feated for reelection his powers will b.
- curtailed.
h The general assembly probably will h,
in session all next week