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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04

the teachers, it seems absurd to think
that enough action could be COM
pressed into that 24-foot space to keep
such horde of people interested, even
for a minute.
Measured within the ropes with their
padded corners, the ring is just "A feet
square From edge to edge in each di-
rection the raised platform is q feet,
allowing 1S inches beyond the ropes all
around. This space is left for the con-
venience of the seconds, who must
spring into the ring between rounds to
fan and wash and encourage their war
ing chieftains.
The Arrangements of the Seats.
Below the edge of the platform runs
a narrow bench upon which are located
the telegraph instruments which click
the story of the battle around the
world. Here also are the telephones
through which the thousands on the
outside hear of the progress Of the fight
via the bulletin boards. Back of this
bench are several others, providing in
all for 100 newspaper men.
From this level around the ring the
sections radiate outward and upward
like spokes of a wagon wheel. There
are eight of these wedge-shaped Sec
tions, and each row Of seats is five
inches higher than the one in front, the
last row rising IS feet from the ground
level The seats do not run one behind
the other soldier-fashion, but alternate
SO that the man behind looks down on
the ring and between the heads of the
two directly in front of him. BY this
arrangement the ring is f1anked by =
sloping wall of faces and staring eyes,
circling the fighters on all sides to a.
height of 80 feet. There are no spaces
and lines between them, just solid
wall of faces glazing down at the white
square.
Between the press seats and the
bleachers there is a gentle slope upon
which approximately 5000 chairs are
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DESERT city. they have been brought
from as far east as Chicago. A car
load of modern equipment was sent on
from the east and set up. Tourist
sleepers were parked for the accom-
mediation of these men. Extra precau-
lions have been taken along the line
to safeguard the wires and the COM
pany has increased its force in all prin-
cipal offices and repeater stations from
coast to coast
One wire official said that outside of
the San Francisco disaster of 1906, no
greater volume of matter has been
handled for single event in the his
tory of biography.
On the eve of the biggest thing in
ms HE Jack johnson sat with party
OF friends yesterday afternoon and
talked jokingly of his career.
johnson Saved From Suicide.
Tonight" he said, Il am thinking of
the hard road that I've Travelled since
lett home when l was IL years old.
ran away as a kid, slowed away on a
cotton steamer and landed in New
York.
uockeu, went on deck and standing
IN the center of crowd of passengers
WITH my longest face and saddest eyes,
announced that worthless colored
boy, without friends, family or money,
was about to jump overheard. walked
eAAA0 IOlu SNSTyDOQy To KEEP
away from me. My old cap 1 had al
lowed to fall on the deck AS 1 turned
around about to try my bluff at the
iatal plunge. woman threw a dollar
II. my cap. A shower of money follow
ca and first meal in the big city was
chicken.
Since that time for 20 years, 1 have
travelled over most of the world and
nave had my ups and downs But my
ambition has been realized. 1 have ia
Ken my olo mother out of that Calves
Lon snanty. where l was raised from a
Ddoy and I've put her in the best house
could find in Chicago. She's got ev-
erythlng she wants and I'm happy
Inc women of Jeffries' household have
Leeh finding four leaf clovers and the
men nave been bringing in old horse
noes, out TO the fighters mind the best
lndication of good luck that has come
dog. '--O
While the members of the family were
al the dining table last night, waiting
ior Jeffrles and Frank Gotch to come
IN a vagabond dog wandered in and
oraWled under Jeffries' vacant chair.
attempts to drive the visitor out were
useless
Jeftrles returned at dark. A large
steak had been prepared for him. As
ne entered the room he saw the dog.
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MRS. JACK JOHNSON WIFE O F THE HEAVYWEIGHT PUG

pinches, because I think my superior
ity over Mr.. Jeffries eliminates the
need of any thought of such things.
There will be no tagging. The fight, in
all probability will be fast through
every round, no matter how far it goes.
am prepared for long contest if thu
fight is not quickly ended and it goes
without saying that short fight would
be playing into my hands.
Every fighter on the eve of his fight
declares that he hopes the best man
wins. l am quite sincere when / say
that 1 do. If Mr.. Jeffries knocks me
out or gains a decision over me I will
go to his corner and congratulate him
as soon as I am able. My congratula-
Jeffries has it in him to defeat me 1
think can modestly say he is entitled
to all the congratulations he may re-
ceive.
Let me say in conclusion that be-
lieve the meeting between Mr.. Jeffries
and myself will be a great test Of
strength, skill and endurance The tap
of the gong will be music to me-
Prayers in Negro Churches.
Washington, July 4.-Prayer tina.
Johnson might be the victor in today's
ored churches here last night. Rev.
w. A. Gibbons, at the Mount Carmel
Baptist church, asked ''That in case
Johnson was the victor the public
would accept the verdict and do JUS
tice to him regardless of color or pre-
vious conditions and that he might be
returned to his aged mother and spared
to do much for the cause and upllftlng
of our race.
In several of the white churches SER
mons were preached denouncing the
fight
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grouped. Here the aristocrats sit at
their ease-men to whom a $50 seat for
an afternoons sport is little out Of the
ordinary. The 5000 will be on lower
level than the fighters.
The Cost of the Seats.
Through the bleacher section wire
fences were run, marking off the zones
of financial standing. First behind
the chairs come rows of seats held at
$40, $25 and $40 each. Then come
the SIS seats. the $40 rows in great
number, and finally the gallery gods,
perched high above the ground at IS
per perch.
Behind these highest seats a broad
walk surrounds the arena. 1t leads to
the exits. and these are so placed that
the flow of the crowd will be we'll dis
tributed. There is no central point of
egress at which crowding thousands
aim enhancing the danger common to
all crowds OF panic ard STAMPEDE.
Beneath the bleachers are the quar-
tiers of the fighters. the dressing rooms
in which they will don or rather ex-
pose, their fighting toys. The two
camps were separated by the width of
the arena and short aisle. kept clear
of other traffic. was reserved for each
man and his followers to the battle
ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04

as dollar. I think I will surely beat
Johnson. I would not have signed to
fight at all unless I was reasonably
certain of victory. 1t is impossible for
me to say just how will fight this
colored man. My method of fighting
will develop as the actual scrapping is
on. Neither can 1 say whether the
bout will be long or short. Suffice it 70
say that any time hit that other fell
low I'm going to hurt him and that 1
will win just as quickly as a can.
BY JACK JOHNSON:
When / go into the ring on the
Fourth of July to fight Mr.. Jeffries l
Will do So with full confidence that 1
am able to defeat him at the game of
give and take. I honestly believe that
in pugilism 1 am Jeffries' master and
it is my purpose to demonstrate this in
the most decisive way possible think
I know Jeffries thoroughly as fighter
and with this knowledge reassuring me
I am more than willing to defend the
title of champion against him.
I have trained faithfully for this
fight There cannot be the slightest
doubt that my physical condition is
such that it could not be improved.
The conditions under which I have
trained and the routine have followed
have brought me to state in which
will be able to exert every ounce of
my strength and bring into play every
point about boxing that 1 know My
original intentions regarding my tram
ing have been carefully carried out and
1 could not ask for better results.
Every one, critics and all who have
seen me agree that am conditioned to
the notch where 1 could enter the ring
at a moments notice. 1t has never
been my policy before battle to dis
cuss the method I will employ during
my fight. In this fight more than in
any other it is impossible to tell in de-
tail just how things will go. 1 am go
ing to win. I will be there fighting at
every turn. don't look Harvard to tight
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promptly and to get out of town to-
morrow.
The gong for the first round is
scheduled to ring at 1870 O'Clock Pa
enc coast time, but with the introduce
tions and the fuss of the moving mic
ture game it probably will be a balf
hour later before time is called. II is
probable that the arena, seating II
OOO VIII be comfortably filed. Ear1v
TINS morning a long line of purchasers
lined up at the ticket office. There
mas been no difficulty so far over the
seating arrangements and no scalping
mas been carried on openly.
Struggle for Food.
Inc main struggle this morning was
10 get something to eat before going
TO the arena. The restaurants last
Hls1I almost gave up the attempt to
1eed the hungry multitude. Manv
places were sold out of every scra1
OF eataoles before morning. Hundreds
VINO came on the late specials last
night walked until the ywere weary
hunting place to eat and sleep. some
gave II up as bad job and remained
up all night 1t was a weird thronp
tuet started on its way to the arena as
the CLOCK moved toward noon. In the
crowd We're the pugilists. the snortS
VINO followed the pugilists and ba+ on
tnem, the men who write Of the 40
ings of the fighters-more v,ri+aD.
than ever reported a fight before No
men and boys, thieves and gamblers
oeggars and detectives and all the cas-,
ual rihraff that follows big snortine,
events. They were burned by one faIt9
er, sped by one desire, made ono ~ -
common goal. ~ d
During the morning MANY autor,o-
pile parties sped out to the cemns on
the edge of the city seeking a last ~
from the wise ones. The pool rooms
were busy taking bets. During +bo
early hours the odds remained tbe
same as last night-Jeffries tba e.
vorite at 10 to s X. They were nns,e5
down to at one time. bv a he+ of
xiO'oOO on Jeffries, made bv n
Erazee OF Chicago, who will Nance
fJenries' round the world tour Z
Considine's Big Wager.
George Considine. of New vor,,
$4,000 on Jeffries at odds of 10 r. 81
and announced he had more at tbe So
Larger betting is looked for a. a..
ring side with possible change Of odds
II: FAVOR or johnson. E. f. Sma+bers
OF New York. said he would het son ono
on Jeffries later S-0'oou
me latest news from the camns l.
tnat Doth men will wait until the lac
minute before motoring to the ri l9sl
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WHAT THEY WILL RECEIVE.
Fortunes Both Jcffries and johnson
Will Receive.

Reno, New, July 4.-Instead of
fighting for a purse of SOL, 900, as an
nounced, it, is said there will be offered
at the ringside today bonus of $10,-
600 to each participant in addition to
the original sum. With rs per cent
of the purse as the winners share and
rs per cent for the losers portion. here
is what victory will mean in dollars
and cents: To Jeffries it will mean
$75,750 purse money and $4,000
bonus, which added to $66,666, the
sum for which he has sold his inter-
est in the pictures, will bring him a
total of $152,416, if he proves the bet
ter man.
In that case Johnson, who sold his
picture rights for $4,000. will receive
in addition to that sum s25,250 as his
share of the purse, plus $40, 900 bonus;
or a total of s85.250. Johnson and
Jeffries, already have made the cost OF
their training expenses from prelimi-
nary exhibitions
Should the Texan overwhelm his an
tagonist he will net the sum of $145,-
$50, while Jeffries will receive $101,-
s16. though he lose today's fight.
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LAST WORDS OF THE FIGHTERS
Statements Given to Associated Press
on Eve of Battle.

Reno, July 4.-James J. Jeffries and
John A johnson, through the Asso-
ciated Press last night, delivered their
last messages as to their confidence
and fitness that they will give before
they shake hands in the ring this
afternoon.
BY JAMES J. JEFFRIES.
When the gloves are knotted on my
hands tomorrow afternoon and 1 stand
ready to defend what is really my title,
it will be with the request of the pub
lie which forced me out retirement. [
realize full well just what depends on
me and 1 am not going to disappoint
the public. AS to my condition and
just how 1 feel on this eve of the battle
there's no use going into detail. That
portion of the white race which has
been looking to me to defend its ath-
letic supremacy may feel assured that
I am fit to do my very best. 1 want
those who fancy my chances to know
this much:
If had as much as a slight pain. a
sore finger or the most trivial thing
imaginable that might annoy me L
would Immediately insist on post
ponement- Fortunately I'm as sound
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04
THE ARENA AT RENO.
Seats Cost From Fifty Dollars Each
Down to Five Dollars.

Reno, New, July 4.-The Reno arena
is located a mile and a half from the
center of the city. The plan is almost
identical with that of the arena in San
Francisco, which had to be abandoned
when the state interviewed and caused
the shift to Nevada 1t is about three
hundred feet square, and seats 10000
approximately, and its cost was ex-
pected to exceed 81, 500.
A forest of lumber has gone into the
construction of the great octagonal
amphitheater. It is so designed that
everyone of the spectators is insured a
full view of the ring in which the bat
tie will be fought. Looking down from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04

Jeffries went through Kansas City
and with Sam Berger appeared in four
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side They will dress at their camps.
even to putting the bandages On their
hands.
Both men arose early and went out
for short spins on the road to timber
W.
On the way to the arena Jeffries will
take his wife to a newspaper office.
where she will wait until the fate of
her husband has been decided. getting
the returns round by round. Mrs. JEFF
fries hates prize fights She is sure,
however. that her Jim" will win.
When the fight starts it will be more
than a battle between the two princi-
pals Jeffries' chief second will be
James ;. Corbett, who was champion
until whipped by Fitzsimmons john
sons chief second and sole adviser dur
ing the fight will be Billy Delaney.
Delaney trained and fathered both Cor
bett and Jeffries when they were young
fighters. He is Jeffries' enemy now and
johnson depends upon him to tell him
the weak points of his opponent and to
advise him Just when to sail in to win.
Flood of Telegraph.
To fight experts, this situation pre-
sents one of the most dramatic touches
which could be imagined. It will be a
test of the best generalship this age has
produced. Besides Delaney in John
sons corner, will be Sig Hart. AL Kauf-
man, Doc Finney, Prof. Burns and
Stanley Ketchel, middleweight cham
pion of the world who will act as time
keeper for Johnson.
The telegraph companies estimate
10000 words of press matter will go out
over the wires if Johnson wins If
Jeffries wins they estimate about 200-
OOO words. Added to what has been
written during the last year and the
history OF the two men who will face
each other this afternoon would fill as
many volumes as that about any king
or president that ever lived.
A force of 100 expert telegraph oper-
ators has been gathered in this little
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He laughed and said: "Well, here's
yellow dog with good luck to me.
Wen just make him the mascot. He's
welcome to stav."
And cutting the steak in two, JEFF
fries tossed half of it to his new friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04
Rickard VIII OTiciate.

The morning of the fight brings no
change in the details that will make
up the setting of the stage. To down
the rumor that he would not act as
referee Tex Richard offers this morn
ing to bet $1,000 he would officiate.
The night passed peacefully at both
camps and early this morning the
trainers and handlers and managers
were busy completing their arrange
ments to appear at the ringside
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-04

Lewis Single Binder &c cigar equals
In quality most loo cigars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25

On Friday evening, May n, there will
be birthday party at the Congrega
tional church. to which the public Is
cordially invited Light refreshments
viii be served. aud one-aet comedy,
The Kleptomaniac" win Be presented.
The cast Of characters viii be rs followss
Mrs. John Burton Mrs @. r. Scott Mrs
Valera Chase, Blanche Houston Mrs
Preston Ashley, Gladys Gale; Miss freida
Dixon, Grace Dillon; Miss Evelyn Evans,
Mrs. George Bond Katie Ellen Hoar.
Program at Sis sharp. Admission, q
penny for each year Of your age
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Liuen-colored skirts, s10o up, at The
Vaughan Store
There win Be meeting Of the Burns
club in Woodmen's hall, Bolster block,
Thursday evening, May 20 at 1880
o'clock
A special meeting Of Green Mountain
nest Order Of Owls will be held in
Foresters' hall Wednesday evening, May
IS, at 1880 o'clock Important. A. Nj
smith, secretary.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
mission study class Of the Church Of the
Good Shepherd will be held at the home
of Mrs. Waldron Shields. l East street
Thursday evening May 20, at7:So. Mrs.
Denny Of Montpelier, vice president Of
this district, will be present "A cordial
invitation is extended 70 all members
The Barre male chorus viii meet for
rehearsal Wednesday evening al o'elock
ia the Congregational church vestry. At
s O'Clock the Barre choral union meets
in the same place u is very important
that ell singers attend these few rehears,
ais, Al tile concert y to be given soon.
it Is our desire 10 make this chorus
permanent and this is the FIRST step.
Earl NJ. Lewis, secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Gloves and neckwear, the latest, at
Vaughan's
Read the advertisement Of Moore 4
Owens on page 2.
Get P. n. corset-for desirability and
style. at Psrrys.
Public dance in K. Of c. hall Wednes-
day evening. Riley's orchestra.
Just received, another Tot Of those
pretty eolored dresses. Vaughan's.
Plumbing. heating and steam fitting
done right by the n, p Phelps company
sanio vacuum cleaner to let for SIP
a half day. OF $500 for one day. Orders
taken at Veale & KNIGHTS store.
Mrs Edward @ Downey went to Can.
ton, IN ", today, where she was calico
By the sudden death Of her sister
We lead: others may follow. slat.
four boxes for 25c, Tuesday Wednesday
and Thursday, at the y. D. Phelps Co.
A party. consisting Of T.. A Prindle,
Al d. Morse, II. wv Jackson John Aver.
It'll II. B. Holton and Daniel Shurtleti,
left to day on a fishing trip to Phillips.
burg Que
Miss Eva Smith and Miss Evelyn
Phelps, students at Boston university
returned to this city last evening, where
they will pass the summer vacation at
their respective homes.
The ladies' auxiliary Of the A Q. FL
viii hold a public dance in the y. Of G.
hail Wednesday evening, May % az y
o'clock. Riley's orchestra Of four pieces
viii furnish music. Admission 25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25
THE BARRE DANNY HINES
WEDNESDAY. W. 5. lglo.


showers and cooler. Moderate variable
westerly winds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-25

The FarYiew Casualty company Is In.
vestiug is money in Barre real estate
When yon are taking out your accident
and health insurance. why not let a rep.
resentaiive OF this company show yoe
tie contract it ssuesf Represented by
Place 6 Paige general agents, Carrie s.
Mute, special agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-17
GRAVES STABBED SWEETHEART.
Negro Police Character Has Strange
Way of Making Love.

Following a quarrel this morning
between Fred Graves and his sweet
heart, Lii Jordan, Graves cut the Jor-
dan woman several times with a knife.
The trouble was in the brick fiat at
the corner of Crane and Monroe
streets.
Graves who has a reputation as a
bad negro, has been keeping company
with the Jordan woman for several
months. When trouble ensued this
morning, Graves drew a knife and
threatened to engrave Roman figures
on Lill Jordans features. Officers
Palmer, Duncan and Wonderly inter
fered before the woman was seriously
injured.
LilI refused to make complaint.
Graves served a term in the peniten-
tiary a few years ago for cutting a ne
gro in a billiard hall quarrel on lower
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-17
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.
Railroad Employees Plead Guilty to
Malicious Mischief.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. Up. E.
Sweeney and W. G. Owens, who were en-
ployed in the Missouri Pacific shops at
Sedalia, machinists until the machinists'
strike was declared May 2, pleaded guilty
in the criminal court here today to the
charge of malicious mischief, confessing
they had been in a plot to destroy the
property of the railway company. They
were sentenced to six months in jail.
In the confession the men said they
were to go to work under false names as
nonunion men and then to seek to wreck
the company's property. This they did
Sweeney and Owens said, in Argentina,
Ark.
They said they placed a chisel and
capsules filled with steel chips and emery
dust in the great lathes used 70 turn out
locomotive and car wheels. Each machine
is valued at $4,000, but their attempt to
ruin them, they said, was discovered be-
fore much damage was done.
The men came here recently and were
employed in the local shops of the COM
pany. A detective who had been follow
ing them since they left Argentina ar
rested them here.
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when he heard two shots in the vesti-
bule. He ran out the door and Brown
and the drunken white man bumped
into him coming in.
Snare leaned against the jam of the
vestibule arch between the cars and
saw Smart drop into the south side
of the veStibule of the chair car di-
fired three shots at the falling negro.
Three shots took effect as testified
to by DR.. H. H. Keith, coroner. One
produced death by severing the right
carotid artery. Another bullet went
wild and one shattered the lantern of
McWilliams.
Did Negro Throw Bottle?
1t will remain for Babb to tell what
TRANSFERRED while Snare was waiting for
drink of water at the tank. The
story in the preliminary hearing was
that Smart came back looking for the
man who wouldn't drink with him and
that upon seeing Babb hurled the
whisky bottle at him and courted
death.
L. H. Gilbert, the police officer who
took Babb off the train, said that Babb
had not been drinking. He had SMELL
ed his breath at the defendants re-
quest and could detect no alcoholic
odor.
The jury finally agreed upon yester-
day afternoon was filled by special
venire after an additional venire of "a
had been exhausted. There are no
colored men in the box which is filled
by: J. P. Zimmerman, retired coal
and implement dealer; J. L. Eddy, con-
tractor; r. l.. Gamble, state architects
force; John Curry, farmer; L. E. jack
son; motorman; L. H. Guest, retired
farmer; F. L. Alderman, grocer; Geo.
B. Brown, grocer; L. j. Darr, carpen-
ter; Charles A. Kline, farmer; F. A.
STANLEY. farmer: J. G, Cooper, retired,