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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
BY j. G. COUCkS

- W. TWINS
look into the future.
But not with the human eye,
| have visions of champion,
But not OF a colored dye;
For when Jeffries meets Johnson
You can certainly rely
That there'll be something doing
On the fourth day Of July.
He'll cover himself with glory,
With honor and with fame;
His deeds will outline the
monument
That will be erected to his name.
He'll step into the ring with
confidence,
Intending to do or die;
He'll break the ribs of Johnson
On the fourth day of July.
But Jack says he'll take home the
bacon
To his many and his wife,
If he does he'll fight the hardest
That he has fought in all his life;
For he will have to side step
Or he'll get one in the eye,
And his name it will be Dennis
On the fourth day of July.
He'll have to have his rabbits foot
And do some stalling too;
He'll know that he's been fighting
If he happens to pull through;
But his defeat it will be certain
If Jeff will only try,
And he'll start dead broke for
Texas
On the fourth day Of July.
For ] know James is no coward,
And never did lay down.
For a squarer man than .Ieffries
In this world can't be found;
He'll smash that nose of JohnsOn's,
And make the claret fly,
And bring honor to the white race
On the fourth day of July.
He'll send wollops to that colored
stiff
| Such as he never got before;
He'll drive him to his corner,
Yes. he'll drive him through the
floor
With collar pleXus punches
And straight right to the eye
There'll be nothing left of Johnson;
But Jack he flukes a lucky punch,
Which brightens up his hopes.
But Jeff comes with an uppercut
That drives him through the ropes
Two to one they yell on Jeffries,
For the handwriting in the sky
Says Jack Johnson is defeated
On the fourth day OF July.
For Jack has been four-flushing
And shot off hot air lot,
A four-flush won't beat four aces,
And Jeff will get the pot;
He won't last twelve rounds with
Jeffries,
To Jeff he'll be pie,
He might better be eating melons
On the fourth day of July,
In the eleventh round my vision
Sees Jack carried from the ring.
That famous smile has vanished,
OF his downfall let US sing;
For Jack will lose his money,
And he'll bid his friends goodbye,
To count the ties for Texas,
On the fourth day OF July.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
hhea neoh hsupt
E D l + E D B Y
James II. CasseN

almost impossible to secure a loca
opponent for him.
"Hackenschmidt," contemptuous
ly snorted the good natured Iowan
when the How about it" noise was
shot at him. We'll, you'll notice
that he gets farther away every
time he makes noise, and each
time the talk is louder. He's a big
buffer. He knows it and so does
the public.
"Ordman and Roller, well, these
two men are mighty evenly match
ed and l am not picking winners
The bout would certainly be g
classy one"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
M'GRAW'S MEN

One of the new Giants Is a col
legian. The McGraw recruit who
is highly educated is Pitcher Buck.
lngham, who was with Wilson, N.
c., last season, and who is now at.
tending Colgate university. Buck.
ingham is a star football player. as
well as being one of the most prom
inent ball tossers. He is a Michigan
boy, and was born in Adrian.
Pitcher Ralf Bell. a newcomer to
McGraws staff lives at Kohoka,
Mo-, and is a farmer. Collins,
drafted from Cedar Rapids. Ia, is a
clerk in the Rock Island office in
that city. Pitcher George Daily,
from Springfield, lives in Buffalo,
and Drucke, another finger. makes
his home in Waco. Tex. Another
inhabitant of the Lone Star state is
Pitcher Dickson, from the Birming-
ham club, whose home is in Green
vile. Iron Man" Klawitter is from
Havana. ILL.,; Frank Metz, a first
baseman, purchased from Spring
field, ILL.,, lives in Lafayette, Col,
and pitcher Scott. discovered in
Johnstown, Pa, is baggage hand
Ter in that city and is keeping in
condition by applying his muscle to
trunks. Other winter addresses of
new Giants are:
Chester Spencer, Portsmouth, O.:
Edward Temple, Sanford, N. c.; FL
mer Nacher. Buffalo, and Ed VIII
liDmS Opoido WIS williams u,bo
is an Indian, is. oddly enough, one
of the Oneida tribe.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03

son over a course" declared Jeff
IF he lands a couple of good ones
on that niger it would mean cur
tains for Johnson"
rs there good man about town
| can get to work out with me to-
night? queried Frank Gotch, the
husky lowan, who is easily the best
grappler in the world Il am anx
lous to try out some of your local
heavies." Gotch was much disap
pointed when informed that it was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
BY FRANK GOTCH.

One of the most important moves
in the Jeffries-Johnson fight will be
the selection of referee.
There are many men who think
they could fill this job. but ! know
from my experience that when it
comes to naming the third man in
the ring there won't be more than
five or six considered. Umpiring a
baseball game is hard work-ref-
erecting championship fight is 10
times harder. 1t takes a man with
nerve, excellent judgment and a
quick eye.
] think the one best bet for the
referee of the coming mill is Jack
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03

BERGER CORROBORATES
STATEMENT.
"Rickard did promise to let Glea-
son name the scene of the fight,
acknowledged Sam Berger, when
asked regarding Gleason's state
ment
Il was present at the meeting in
the lobby of the Knickerbocker
hotel and heard Richard make the
promise.
LAS far as we are concerned, the
fighters will have nothing to do
with the naming of the place until
it is evident that the promoters
cannot agree and that the breach
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
THAT JEFFRLES- JOHNSON FIGHT

You always drawed the color line,
But you stepped down to take our
part.
Drink health to James J. Jeffries,
For mine | will take rye,
And I'll see you at the ringside
On the fourth day of July.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03

II will name the of the fight within week or my
name is not Jack Gleason" declared the San Francisco
fight promoter this morning
Tex Richard promised me in New York in the presence
of Sam Berger that could name the place of the heavy
weight championship fight and within week shall have
meeting with Richard and the public will be informed of
the exact location of the great heavyweight struggle
II shall remain in Spokane with Harry Green for
couple of days and then leave for point agreeable my
self and Richard where will decide the much talked
of question will send wire to Richard this morning
asking for meeting.
II cannot say exactly where the fight will be held but it
will be within radius of thirty minutes ride of San Fran
cisco. am thinking seriously of building the
Berkeley side of the bay the Contra Costa county n
where hill affords excellent site for the structure
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-03
SP09RET SPICE
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
G A S S

Well the big fellow is with today.
wise and hand ability
send johnson home the chops
armory won't be
Dig bunch OF bugs who won't be able inside the
and consequently
other fellows noise for the low
There will be another who
oids position that
that Frank Goh The Iowan drawing and
h9lder struggle against Roller Burns.
Inen there is Sam Berger who furnishes
10 raclce on sam has been playing this
and is used to it. Off the is the publicity
tie there with the
ton and which exceedingly retiring
most taciturn
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
COL. ROOSEVELT
WILL NOT STAY
TURNED DOWN
Friends Say Temporary Chair
manship lndignity Shall
Be Resented.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-There was
marked calm today over the troubled
waters of the Republican political seas
following the storm yesterday when the
"Old Guard in the Republican State
committee voted down Theodore Roose-
velt's name for temporary chairman
of the coming State convention. No
n was prepared to say how things
would shape. themselves in. the days
preliminary to the State convention,
where the delegates, after all, win
finally determine who shall be the tenn
porary presiding officer.
New York County Chairman Griscom,
who presented Colonel Roosevelt's name
to the committee, says the fight will
be carried to the primaries and TO the
convention.
That Colonel Roosevelt intends, as a
delegate to the State convention from
Nassau county, to urge a progressive
platform and candidate for governor, Is
clearly indicated. politicians say this
morning, in that portion of h Colo
neI's statement, issued last night, which
says that a speech by him "would be
of such character that 1t might help
If the convention nominated the right
kind OF a man on a clean, progressive
platform, but that 1t would hurt If
neither the right kind of a man were
nominated nor the right kind of a plat
form adopted"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
WANTS DIVORCE FROM HIS
WIFE OF 800 POUNDS

LOS ANGELES, Aug. lion the
grounds that while she is only five feet
inches in height and weighs more
than 300 pounds, Mrs. Domenico An
drini appealed to the judge yesterday
by affidavit not to annoy her by forcing
her attendance at court to answer the
suit of her husband. Besides" she
says, my husband was only peevish
and did not realize what he was doing
when he brought the action.
Andrini. 62, a sedate business man
here, has petitioned the court to allow
him 500 for costs and $500 for counsel
fees in his suit for divorce. He also
wants permanent alimony granted him.
He says his wife claims as hers all the
$75 n week he earns, and gets it from
him by walloping him with q piece of
garden hose. He alleges she is so cruel
to him he is Obliged to bivouac out
in the back yard, and his health has
been ruined by her militant methods
Of managing him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
HUSBAND HUNTS WIFE'S
MURDERER WITH POSSE.
Joseph Umschied Swears to Kill
Slayer on Sight.

NOR--T BERGEN, Aug. 17.-Not a
trace has been found of Herbert L.
Pond since he shot and killed the wife
of his best friend. Joseph Umschied,
of 843 Doremus place, North Bergen,
but the man hunt in the neighboring
swamp land continues today under the
direction of Captain Leonard Marcy
and Sergeant Joseph Connell.
Scores of men have cut off every
avenue of a and IL the murderer
is in hiding he must soon come out or
starve to death.
The police say Pond has a pistol and
two. boxes of cartridges and expect him
to put up a desperate fight if cornered.
All freight trains are stopped al they
pass from the swamps, n scores of
tramps have been routed from the
brake beams.
Umschied, husband of the murdered
woman who was shot twice. it is al
legged, because she refused to elope with
Pond, says If he gets to Pond first he
won't wait for the law.
II expect he knows I will shoot him
on sight" he said, 'and he will shoot.
But I will shoot quicker thar he will.
] befriended him and he played the part
of a dog. ] will kill him like a dog. If
l met him and didn't have a gun I'd
tear him to pieces with my hands"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
9 POSSIBLES AND "A
90 in RIFLE TOURNEY.
This Was at End of 910-Yard
LeeCh Match.

CAMP PERRY, o., Aug. 17@I1here
was another crowded card today AIT the
National Rifle Associations tourna-
ment. The marine corps match rat SOC
and 1000 yards. for the cup given by
officers of the United States Marine
Corps. opened at s o'clock. onithe first
range Sergeant Hale, Of Georgia, and
Corporal Worshal, of the Marine Corps,
got possibles.
At the conclusion of the second GOO
YARDS stage Of the Leech cup match,
there are nine possible and twenty
Quartermaster Sergeant L. B. Jar
rett, Second Indiana, 70; c. 2. Steever,
18th U. S. Infantry. 20; Lieutenant M.
C. Bristol. 3rd U. S. Cavalry. 20; Ser
geant W. H. Spencer. First Missouri,
20; Sergeant H. W. Breidt, First ILL.,
nois, 20; Captain r. L. Shaw, First
Oklahoma, 20; Lieutenant T. H. Clarke,
74th New York, 20; Lieutenant &c. L.
S~turdevant, q. S. Engineers, 70; ]. w.
H~essian. N. R. A., SO.
The championship team match, be-
gun yesterday at 200 yards, was con-
cluded this afternoon at 900 yards. The
United States navy led in the first
stage with POI. the Fourth Company,
Naval Academy, being second at 221,
and Company L. First Colorado. third.
with 219.
The rapid-fre stage of the Presidents
match and four relays of the Evans
skirmisk match will start at 3 O'Clock.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
BRITISH CRUISER AT CEIBA
ASKS FOR DEATH.
Honduras to Pay for Slain Negro
and Punish SLAYER.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Aug. ia
special from Ceiba, Spanish Honduras,
under date of August ~. says: The
British cruiser Scylla, Captain Thesiger.
dropped anchor in the harbor here to-
day and local government officials are
said to experience great trepidation
over the outcome of the visit. The ar
rival of the Scylla is said to be due to a
call from the British ~vice-consuI fol-
lowing alleged persistent ill-treatment
of British subjects.
Captain Thesiger is reported to have
made peremptory demands for in
demnity for the killing of a Jamaican
negro. Alexander Thurston. a British
subject; for the punishment Of his
slayer, and for the punishment of Hon
duran, officials who are charged with
fn-treating British subjects since the
last visit of he oylla, when a warning
was given by the captain that full pro-
lection of the boat must be given.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
COMPRESSED AIR HURLS
MAN ACROSS A CANAL

OLYMPIA, Wash. Aug. 17.-Frank
Bryant, aged % years. OF 26S Chestnut
street, was blown through the air, a
distance of about twenty-five feet, by
compressed air on the barge canal work
west of this city. He was standing in
front of q valve in the compressed air
pipe and suddenly there was a report
like an explosion. He wal hurled from
the towpath across the canal into about
two feet of water. When picked up
he was badly cut about the face. arms
and body and was in a dazed condition.
He was removed to his home and DR..
]. A. Lewis was called. The physician
found the man to be in a serious con
dition. The cause of the explosion is
not known. The compressed air is used
for operating some OF the machinery
on the canal work. A 140-pound pres
sure was being used at the time of
the accident.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
RACES FOR HELP WITT
BURNING TOT in ARMS.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1z.+Screaming
with agony and their clothing afiame,
Mrs. Sarah Finkel, of 9O2 RiverdaIe
avenue, Brooklyn, raced with her g.
year-old daughter Elise in her arms to
a drug store. two blocks away. early
today.
Policeman Burton overlook the
woman and, pulling off his coat,
wrapped it around her and the child,
partly extinguishing the flames. He
beat the rest of the fire out with his
hands and was slightly burned. The
child was taken to st. Mary's Hos
pital, where it was said she would
probably die.
Mrs, Finkel was cooking OF an oil
stove when the little girl knocked
against 1t In her play. The stove was
upset and in an instant her clothing
was aire.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
HE LOVED HIS WIFE,
BUT OH, YOU KIDSi
Her Ten Plus His Four Were
Too Many.

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. Hired
erick Spring draws the line at marrying
an entire family and has asked for a
divorce from Otele Sprink, stating in
his petition that he is willing to sup
port his wife. but not her ten children,
by a former husband and her son-in-
law. Sprink had our children of his
own when he married a second time at
Port Clinton, o., in 1900.
His petition says at the time OF the
marriage 1t was agreed he would not
be called upon to support his wife's
ten children and son-in-law. He claims
the family spent his wages for groceries
and clothes to the extent that he was
unable to attend his mothers funeral.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
WOMAN COMPLETES TRIP
AROUND WORLD BY AUTO.

TRENTON. Aug. 17.-Absent less
than thirteen months, Mrs. Harriet
Clark Fisher. of this city. yesterday
ended at New Yorksa automobile our
of IS, 900 miles, circling the world. She
and the members of her party, includ-
ing her nephew, Harold Fisher Brooks,
a maid and a man servant, were all in
good health, and the car was in excel
lent condition.
The world girdiers took steamer from
New York for England, spent three
months in Europe, then went to India,
China and Japan, thence by boat to
San Francisco and across the continent
home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
AUTO CONTAINING 20 IN
CRASH; 4 ARE INJURED.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1z-Hurling six
OF it's passengers TO the ground. a large
sightseeing automobile on it's return
trip from Coney Island early today
crashed into a pillar of n elevated
structure in Sixth avenue. There were
about 20 passengers in the automobile
at the time.
When the ambulance arrived at the
scene of the smash-up several OF Those
who had been injured had boarded cars
and had gone home. Four of the pas
sengers. however, sustained minor in
juries. They we're Louis Feinhurst and
his wife, 3 West T~hirty-ninth street.
The former was bruised about the right
leg, while his wife had Commissions OF
the shoulders and hands. Charles Lev
inson, Q West Thirty-ninth street. sus-
tanned bruises OF the face, and n. Car
nicol. OF 70 First street. bruises OF the
hands and knees. After receiving med
ical attention they all refused to go
to the hospital and went home.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
COLLISION ON PENNsY
DELAYS COMMUTERS.
One Hurt in Wreck Which
Blocks Traffic Hours.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug IA
rear end collision of freight trains on
the mainline of the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Ardmore, eight miles west oil
here. yearly today spilled wreekage over
four tracks of h road and completely
blocked traffic for hours. One train
man sustained a broken arm.
The wreckage vas piled high and al
most immediately took fire making it
difficult for the wrecking crews to
quickly open the road for traffic.
All through trains from the west
were sent over the Trenton cutoff rail-
Dad and trains bound west were held
here until one track was cleared short
ly by 10 O'Clock. The wreck greatly
Inconvenience thousands OF sub
urbanites who were compelled to take
long trolley journeys to get into the
city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
SOLDIER WRITES NAME ON
HARDTACK; FINDS A BRIDE.

DERBY. Conn. Aug. 17.-Walter H.
Osborn, of Meriden, went to the war
maneuvers asst summer as a member
of Company 1 of the Connecticut Ma
tional Guard, and. as the train was
passing through Brockton, Mass, he
wrote his name and address on a piece
of bareback and tossed it from the car
window.
A pretty girl, who was at the station
to cheer the soldiers on their way to
the front at Boston, spied the army
meal when 1t struck the ground. She
picked it up.
The young oma sent a postal card
to the address given. Monday they
walked together down the aisle of a
Brockton church and said ST will"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
PREDICTS 100000 900
POPULATION FOR u. S.

NEW YORK, Aug. ia Columbia
University statistician has been COM
pairing the census figures thus far an
nounced at Washington with those of
the previous enumeration. He figures
that the average gain thus far shown
is 9.72 per cent.
If a similar percentage applies to the
rest of the country. the net gain for the
whole country will be about 1890, 900,
making the total population of the con-
tinental United States over SO, 800, 900.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
COL. ROOSEVELT WILL
NOT DISCUSS TURN-DOWN,

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 17.-Ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt refused this morning to
add anything to his statement of yes
terday relative to the refusal of the Re-
publican State Committee to recon-
mend for the temporary Craftsmanship
of the Saratoga convention. He was
not willing to say whether he would
take any steps to lead politics.
Colonel Roosevelt made 1t clear, how
ever, that under no circumstances
would he allow his name to be pre-
scented as a candidate for the Cover
norship nomination.
The impression here is that Colonel
Roosevelt will make a more vigorous
fight than ever for a platform which
will meet his views.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
CHICKENS MUST DIE
OR GIVE UP DIAMOND

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Poiceman
William Meyers, of Brooklyn, is some
what more than anxious to know what
has become Of a diamond worth $500,
which he lost on Monday in a chicken
yard at the rear of his home. 1t is his
firm belief that some one of his thirteen
chickens has swallowed the precious
diamond.
Though they hate to lose the fine
brood of poultry, 1t has been deter
mined between Policeman Meyers and
his wife thai for the ensuing thirteen
days. beginning yesterday, the Meyer
family will have nothing on its table
at meal time but chickens. boiled.
roasted. fricasseed or any style to be
desired.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
MOTHER ONAHAN PASSES AWAY.

DETROIT, Aug. 17-Mother onahan.
known to hundreds of women in the
larger cities between New York and
Denver, died today at Sacred Heart
Convent. Crosse Pointe farms. Mother
Onahan, who was a sister of William
J. Onahan, former controller of Chi
cago, taught man. young ONE dur
ing her thirty years as Mistress of
studies at Sacred Heart Convent in
New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, ST.
Louis and other cities.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
NEGRESS, 40 YEARS
OLD. DIES in NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-More than
one hundred and ten years old. Mrs.
Margaret johnson, believed to be the
oldest negro in this part Of
the country. died at her home in Bay
City today. The woman was hale and
hearty up to a few weeks ago. but
gradually failed.
Mrs. johnson was born on the south
shore of Long Island on May Is. 1890,
according to the death certificate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
M SKIN WORTH SIS
FOR THREE SQUARE INCHES.

BERLIN. Aug. 1L-Human skin, if
good and healthy, is valued at $1.66 2-S
cents a square inch, or SIS for three
square inches, for grating purposes,
by DR.. ]. p. Guerin. of Vancouver.
who desires over 500 square inches to
graft on a burn. suffered by Otto john
son, several weeks ago. The doctor Of
fers S. to each person who viii give
up three square inches OF his skin 70
be grated on Johnson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-06

and declares that President Roosevelt
of Office. This is true, but we desire
to point out that in going to Panama
the President is not outside of the
Jurisdiction of the United States CON
s%tructively speaking.
The territory through which the
Panama Canal is being cut is within
the jurisdiction OF the United States.
In making these trips, Presidents Taft
and Roosevelt have, 1t Is true, de-
parted from the United States proper,
but they were or an American battle
ship dying the flag of this country, and
are, therefore, still on American soil
In the eyes of the law. This same
question arose not long ago when
Presidents Taft, and Diaz, OF Mexico,
met at the boundary line which d.
vides Mexico from this nation.
The question first came up when
Mr.. Cleveland was President. He was
about to go In his yacht beyond the
jurisdiction of the United States, but
was advised by his Secretary of State
1t seems hardly more than a techni-
cality. but cases can be supposed where
the absence of tle President from his
Jurisdiction might involve affairs in
Washington and create legal tangles
difficult OF solution.