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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30
$50 PERISH IN NEW YORK
FIRE.
BODIES OF 125 GIRLS LIE IN
STREET AFTER LEAP. FROM
WINDOWS.
Life Net Stretched Below Too Frail to
Save Victims After 9.Story Fall

Life Net Stretched Below Too Frail {.
Save Victims After 9-Story Fall.
New York, March 25.-One hun.
dred and fifty persons, l25 of them
girls and young women, employed az
shirtwaist makers, persisted this after
noon in disastrous fire which swept
the upper floors of ten-story build.
ing at Nos. $3.50 Washington place,
and in an incredibly short time trans
formed quiet byway Of commerce
into q blackened canyon Of death.
Il was the replica Of the Newark
horror enlarged sevenfold, and this
city has had nothing comparable with
Il since the burning Of the steamAs
Slocum strewed the gates q the
6osind with more than 4 thousand
DID.
- cause = 70 - found somewheru
aths f1imsy fabric o. which some J
- psfsons were 1t work, sithsr
I'm ! BIT d detective Insulation, 1 !
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

OF fattening hogs. Where large gains
are desired fattening hogs should not
have to exceed one pound Of alfalfa
hay to four pounds Of grain, and. the
best quality of alfalfa should be BRO
vided for this purpose the leafy last
cutting, if it can be secured. Farm
er and Breeder.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-03-30

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spark from forbidden cigarette.
Such a catastrophe, according t,
the view of Edward F. Croker, Chic
of the Fire, Department, was du,
solely to the ineffective laws which
do not make mandatory the placins
Of fire escapes on the front Of struc
lures used as factories. This, then,
is the beginning of a long investipa.
ton, while the blood Of scores Of
victims cries aloud from the pave.
ments to which they hurled them.
selves to death.
The building where the fire started
is on the northwest corner Of Wash.
ington place and Green street.
tits occupied by manufacturers Of
clothing and fur garments of various
kinds the upper three Of the ten
stories being given to the Triangle
Shirtwaist Company, which has on its
pay roll 500 persons, consisting Of
CATERS and filters and various oper-
ativea the majority being young
wolaen ahd girls Of tender age.
M66t q, the women were on the
ninth floor beck Of Z wooden perti-
lon with many doors communicative
+ - s.e. =
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Dixon. Some even tried to climb over
the ropes. but were thrown back by
the referee. II got go bad that Dixon
did not dare to go within four feet OF
any side of the ring. But he kept right
on hghting. Through Il all the house
was in a deafcning uproar. The Murphy
contingent then tried to shut off the gas
and had nearly succeeded in doing so
when the knockout came.
After this fight Dixon went on a tour
down around Washington and Balti-
more. In the latter city he won over
Jack Allen at a theatre on Nov. 8 In two
rounds. lie bested the Virginia Rose
bud In three rounds at the sama hall n
Nov. 7. On Nov. II he knocked out Lee
Andrews. a colorod lightweight, IN four
rounds at a theatre In Washington, and
two nights later knocked out another
colored fighter, R!llv Dyson. At the same
place, In two rounds. On Dec. 3. al
Miners Theatre on the Bowery, Dixon
won over Nick Collins. a ~l2j-pcund man.
IN four rounds.
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As the players wadcd through tins
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Veteran YOunq,s
Showing in Hub
Tops O'TOole;S

Willis Marty O'Toole. the S7,5W
pitcher. made a most successful debut
BY pitching a winning game for the
Pirates In the nrs, game OF the doubie-
header between the Pittsburgh and Bos-
ton teams. his showing did not compare
with that OF Cy Young, the Boston
pitcher. In the second game. Although
Young has been pitching for twenty-five
years and Is 1t present close to forty
toui years ~ age, ne not only siut
them out hut only allowed them Ave
safe hits. Young was compelled to
use his head to keep the Pirates from
landing safely. while O"Toole used all
the speed he could muster. The Ros-
tons only got five hits on O'Toole. two
o. them being OF the funk kind, How
ever. O'Toolc gave ten bases on bal s.
wlile ICY" only gave two.
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Pace Told on Mu,phu.

The fight was one OF the hardest evcr
held IN New England. The boys mixed
1t from the very start. and the fast pace
left them both pulling at the end of the
irst round. For five rounds this furious
pace was kept up, and then the Boston
boy began TO slow up. During the next
four rounds he took a terrible beating,
and how he managed to weather
through It was IA mystery. To the sur
prise of every one Murphy came ur
strong in the tenth round and went
through nearly thirty more rounds OF
furious lighting. He proved himself a
veritable glutton for punishment. and II
vas not until the fortieth round thal
Dixon was able to put him down and
out.
The last five rounds OF this battle were
fought under d!Sgraceful circumstance
for which. however. not the slightest
blame should he attached to Murphy
\ crowd OF men who had bet heavily
on murphy, seeing that their man coul,
not win. started TO break up the affair
They crowded around the ring and
reaching through the ropes. tried to hi
Dixon with canes and clubs. Some o
them attempted TO cut the ropes, uni
the referee announced that the mOm"r
a rope was cut he would instantly dis
qualify Murphy and give the fight Il
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Rain May Haze Important
Bearing on Penndnt Race

20 happened last season that nothing Of
this kind arose. In fact, II has never
happened like this before.
Tn Brooklyn club has two games
transferred 70 Chicago. n II IL said
that the Phillies have moved over two
Of their games. All. o. this IL working
to the advantage OF the Cubs.
So far the Giants ave escaped a
transfer. but II the rain should continue
this afternoon II will he up to President
Lynch to decide whether or not these
| games will have TO be played In st.
Louis on the next trip. The rule on
the question appears to be . little
vague.
The double header will he played this
afternoon regardless OF the condition
Of the grounds so long as the rain IL
not falling when they start. McGraw
proposes 10 let nothing stand In the way
OF getting them off the schedule.
II NAV be necessary toward the END
ot the season to play more than Two
games on one day 20 settle the pen
nant. There Is a precedent for such
action, though such n situation mas NOT
ar sen IN the National league FOR many
Years. While McGraw was playing on
the Baltimore team II became neces-
sary FOR Baltimore and Louisville 10
play three games In one day.. and II wa
done. Baltimore won all three Of the
games and the p%ennant. Tit hrst game
was played at 10 o'clock In the morning
and a double header began at . O'CLOCK
In the afternoon.
Playing OF more than two games II
one day In not at all uncommon In th'
minor leagues. II was done at indian
apolis several years ago. and II hal
been done at other places. The mos
remarkable incident Of this kind In IN
history Of tho game. however. occurred
at Manchester. ~. H., when six games
ere played In one day with the Fal
River club. The Manchester team VOL
Ave OF the games and copied the nag
An awful holler wens up all over tn
circuit. but the championship went 4
Manchester Just the same.
As the players waded through ths
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T Copyrsht, 1911, hy the Press publi.hing -.
Tile New Work Mordl.
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Dixon Wasn'f2O Years Old.

Later Dixon challenged any bantam
or teath"rw"'ght N I'm sltr1, nat no
one accepted. lie then made a our
% England, giving exhibitions with
wallace. When he won this worlds title
Dixon was not quite twenty years old.
After his exhibition tour Dixon and his
party returned 70 America.
George was met at the dock in New
YORK By a large crowd OF prominent
New York and Boston sports and re-
ceiNed an ~uproicIUus .;cCme. HIS
hrst light aN',r returning 10 Tho l'nitel
states vas win hhnnic Iur1hy. TIE
Harvard featherweight. Murphy was a
protcge Of Jake Kilrain. and was al
most as great a favorlte in Boston as
John L. sullivan. By many he was
considered lnvinCible. There certainly
IL no doubling his c~,everncss and game
ness.
Murphy and Dixon fought before the
Gladstone A.. c, at Providence on Oct.
% 1879. The club hung up a purse OF
N,Ioo. Two-ounce gloves were used.
Murphy weighed ia pounds and Dixon
" 10. The match was for the feather
weight championship OF the world. The
clubhouse was TANNED that night.
sports coming In great numbers from
New York, Philadelphia. Washington,
Baltimore and Boston. IT was distinctly
E" ~ 'Ir NA'Nb "'b At't pNAllIls was
very heavy. Dixon was the favorite at
10 to :. The New York sports backed
the colored boy. wh!'e the Bostonians
lined up to a man with Murphy. An
hour before the men we're to 60 on the
street In front OF the clubhouse was
one mass OF struggling, pushing hu-
mainly trying vainly to get past the
police lines into the already Eighty
packed building.
When Dixon arrived he was unable
to get through, and 1t took nearly half
an hour before he finally. with the aid
OF the police, managed TO get into the
building. The feeling was highly an
tagonlstic 20 the little colored man, and
rrmors were plentiful that he would no,
be allowed to win. Murphy was or
hand at $50. and when Dixon had not
appeared at that hour his hackers tried
to claim the colored boys appearance
forfeit. \ little later one OF the officers
or the club declared the money would
ne forfeited u Dixon did not appear In.
stantly. The colored boy finally showed
NJ. and the men entered the ring. Muir.
phY was seconded by Damn Gil! and
Johnhy Powers and Dixon by o'Rourk,
and HOWE liodgklnsI Handsome Oar
Murphy was one of the timekeeuers ant
paH CoaNlcy was the referee.
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mud for practice yesterday the one
thing on their minds was the pitching
OF Marty O'Toole. the s22.5o bird. at
Bopton. While the Giants were anxious
to see Pittsburgh beaten. at heart they
were pulling for O'Toole to win. be-
cause II was his nrst start. Accordlng
10 reports. he must have pitched n won
dsrful game. as he allowed but four
hits. All the runs made by Boston
were the result Of errors. Kelly. the
battery partner OF O'Toole. caught the
nrst part OF the Mr. ans tnis mite
Tho young fellow feel perfectly ~ home
In the boy.
II O'Tcois shows NJ k,nr ~ torn
In the rest Of his games. tho Plra.cs
have an excellent chance or giving the
Giants and the Cubs "A severe bump
before the end OF the scayo1.
Most OF the bali players attended
hc BIC scr. los. night. ard ;rrrc
given enthusiastic shouts Of toei-
come rs they forced their ,rnu
through the biz cro,rd. Matfv ra
the grand posscssor Of q $40 seat,
but the best McGraU could do mds
one for $3.50, as he had given MutfU
the tcn-borr ~ by mtstdkc. The
substitute players tOrtc quito ,celi
satisfied ruth 81 for ~stondin0 room.
Needless 10 sdv. they ,pere all nuH-
ing for Knockout Brotrn.
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Giants May Have to Transfer
Two Games to st. Louis if
They Don't Play Toll Day.
BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.

GtAW gave that ain an awfuI
MI battle before he would finally
@vo withdraw his warriors and admit
defeat. lie had promised himself and
the players to get rid of that third con-
ties: II they nae TO play in mud up 10
their ankles. and they were IN the field
ready to start when a heavy shower
began to fall and kept up for the rest
OF the afternoon.
This anxiety to get in the games On
the part of McGraw has more behind It
thar the mere raking in OF a few shekels
at the box office,
The rain, which came as a pleasant
surprise r week ago, has now heat down
upon the pastlmc so necessarily tina,
II threatens TO nav an important bear.
ing upon the National League cham.
plonship.
All OF the games that are not played
with the Western to- ms now will hav,
TO be transferred to other cities, ant
that Is what McGraw Is trying to avoid
| Chicago already has thirty-one games
to play at home. and II these postpone
ments continue to pile up they will sooi
approach the forty mark. In that even
| the Western clubs will have all thu
| as they will be playing a
home, where they can get ready for tn,
| long grind while the Fasteners will b,
on the road.
/, incidentally. q question has arlson tina
has never caused any concern in IN,
major leagues before. Is a club forced
to play games on the road that are post
| poncd on account of rain at home? II
Veg are not McGraw will decline to tiC
hi..Iself up with double headers In III,
West on the coming trip. In the pas
II has been customary to let games e.
by default that can not be played at tn,
place scheduled unless they have al
Important bearing on the pennant. /
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Dixon Won International Horsrs
by Seating NunC Wallace in
England and on Returning
Beating Johnny Murphy Of
Boston in a Memorable Battle.
GeoyQe Dixon.

tCopyrtht. 1911, r, the Pres, Publ.h'ns ~.
tTle New York No1dl.
-, EORGE DIXON and his parvt ar
- rived In England on May II. l,s0.
They Immediately entered negot!a-
fions with tho Pelican club. and that or
ranizatlon offered a purse OF $3.50 FOR
the battle and :Xcd the date for June q.
Ry his modeUty and Xentlemsnly ways
l.tt!e Dixon made a very favorable
Impression. But he looked so small
that many OF the Britishers concluded
his reputation had been greatly eyag-
rers,ed. Lord Lonsdale. the leading
spirit OF the club. and one ~ Eng'and's
noted sporting persona@es. took a
great rkIng to Dixon and offered him
tho use of his country estate not far
from London - use as training quar-
te-s. Dixcn accepted II was in
stalled in the commodious hunting
lodge at the peers country estate.
The prominent sportsmen OF England
were anxious TO get a line on DIXON
ability and requested O'Rourke u ~
the little colored man box n private
exhibition bout at his quarters wit.
iIiiiy Wills, the man whor, Wallace
had defeated for the championship OF
England. O'Rourke and Dixon were
willln., and the bout took place on,
afternoon about two weeks before the
date of the match. The scored boy
was really too good. lie tore Int
willis, who was regarded as enc ~
England's cleverest fighters. and
knocked him cold in three rounds. Tn
English sportsmen We're a~stounded an
readily conceded that Dixon stood AZ
excellent chance OF winning the iiGh
With Wallace. So good did they con
slider that chance that most OF then
quietly wagered AZ much as they coui'
on Dixon. The result of the bout wa
kent secret in order TO take advi0ta"'
of the big odds on Wallace. The bet
ting WAS very heavy. sometimes run
ming as high as 3 to ! or wallace.
Every member OF the American co..
ouy In London and a large number o
American actors plunged OF Dixon 70
every cent they could borrow. T'os
OF the titled sportsmen who nae wit
messed the AFFAIR between DlNon an
Willis also bet heavily, Lore Ions
dale making one wager Of F2',of. Bu
the rank and file 81 the Eng'lsr sport
Ing puollc backed Wallace strongly
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Inside MeRix,v
~ wifi ne -
I fighters
Chdr7ey HkIk

10 their shoulders. marched around the
arena singing For Hes a Jolly Good
Fellow" amid great cheering from the
Ensllshmen. 1t vas universally con-
coded that Dixon was the greatest lit
tie fighter who had ever been seen In
I ENGLAND
The evening world., 1911-08-31
Dixon Forced the Pace,

Dixon forced the fighting rom Ne
1rst tap OF the gong, md had tho adj
vantage In the nrst round. Tho second
vas more lively. but about even In
the third round the American boy Forged
ahead. In this round he hurt tho thumb
OF his lef, hand, lie continued to force
the pace ard outclassad wallace by a
big margin. The latter fought back
vIclously and once Knocked Dixon "
The American fighter dealt ont terrific
punishment to Wallace ana a nm
holding HARD during the ninth ana
tenth rounds. In the latter, the Eng
lishman was knocked down, but was
saved by the bell, From then on until
tho finish Dixon o his uTe ana
fought very coolly and very clearly
In the seventeenth round, after wal
lace had been punched and driven all
around the ring. his seconds saw that
their man could not win and threw IN
the sponge. So the referee proclaimed
Dixon winner OF the hght and OF the
lantamweight championship or the
world. When he announced this tho
Americans in the hall broke through
the ropes and hosting little Dixon On
The evening world., 1911-08-31
Club Full OF NOt0bleS.

on the night OF the hght the Pelican
club was crowded with a very classy
audience. one could scarcely u
around without humping INTO Duk"
such-and-S Such or Lord ~So-and-So ana
Earl What's-lIls-Name. As for nero
harons and the like, the whole place
was cluttered up with them. Americans
were there in large numbers. Every
Yankee residing permanently or tenn
norarlly on Johnny Bulls tight little
island who could possibly get to that
night was present 10 cheer the colored
o Tom O'Rouri;c and Tom Nc.
Geough seconded Dixon. Wallace had
Jack Baldock. considered tho best Sec
ond in all England; All Greenfield and
Dick Roberts. The referee was George
Vlzc. Dixon's symmetrical, greyhound
Ike appearance was In great contras'
10 that of Wallace, who was storNy
and heavily built, Tho articles called
for four-ounce gloves and stated ina
tho match was for the bantamweiIh'
championship Of tho world D.Nor
weighed ll2 pounds ard wallace ll''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
CHAPTER XIV.
Suspicion and Discord.

Every one was nasty the next morn
ing. Aunt Selma declared that her
feet were frost-bitten and kept Bella
rubbing them with ice water all morn
ing And Jim was impossible He re
fused to speak to any of us, and he
watched Bella furtively, as if he sus-
pected her of trying to get him out of
the house.
When luncheon time came around
and he had shown no indication of 60
ing to the telephone and ordering it,
we had a conclave, and Max was
chosen to remind him of the hour.
jim was shut in the studio, and we
waited together in the hall while
Max went up. When he came down
he was somewhat ruff1ed
HE wouldn't open the door," he
reported, land when I told him it
was meal time, he said he wasn't nun
CRY, and he didn't give a whoop about
the rest of us. He had asked US here
to dinner; he hadn't proposed to
adopt us
So we finally ordered luncheon our
selves, and about two o'clock Jim
came downstairs, sheepishly, and ate
what was left Anne declared that
Bella had been scolding him in the
upper hall, but l doubted it. She was
never seen to speak to him unneces-
sarily
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
WILL PROTECT DEPOSITORS
Banking Bill Providing for More FIRE.
quent Examinations Reported for
Passage in the Assembly.

Madison.-The last of the PROPOSE
tions recommended by the special
committee on banking of the last
legislature, has been reported for
passage in the assembly by the COM
mittee on finance. For many years
the bankers of the state have advo-
Gated more frequent examinations of
banks on the part of the state bank
ing department and the bill recon-
mended comes as result of the prop
osition made by the bankers to pay
the additional cost imposed by such
an increase Of examiners as will as
complish this result. 1t has always
been the policy of the state to re-
quire the banks examined to contrib
ute to the expense of the department,
and under the present law the banks
pay annually in fees about $1,000 for
this purpose. Under the bill report
ed for passage the banks will increase
their contribution to this amount,
paying in fact more than $4,000 an
nuaIly with the understanding that
there will be two examinations per
year instead of one as now provided.
The bill also increases the number of
bank examiners from three to seven
At the last session of the Wiscon-
sin Bankers association a resolution
was passed advocating the adoption of
this policy on the part of the legis-
lature
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
Dy his friends. Jimmy was rOtund ana
looked shorter than he really was his
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do 50, ms
art Is considered a huge joke, except 10
himself. if he asked people to dinner eV-
eryone expected a frohc. Jimmy InaL MARES
Bella Knowles; they live together q year
and are divorced. JimmY's FRIENDS ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce. The party is in fun swing
when Jimmy receives a telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who will arrive in four hours
70 visit him and his wife. He neglectS 70
zen 1er OF ms dlForce, Jimmy Idke2 R ~
into his confidence. He suggests that KIT
play the hostess for one night, be mrs
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives ana
the deception works out as planned
Jim's Jap servant is taken i'll Bella
Jimmy's divorced wife, enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taken away in
the ambulance? Belle insists ii is Jim
Kit tells her Jim IS well and Is IN the
house. HARRISON steps out on the porch
and discovers a man lacking a card on
the door. He demands an explanation.
The man points TO the placard and Har-
bison sees the word Smallpox printed
on it. He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine IS
lifted. After the lifting Of the quarantine
several letters are found in the mall boX
undelivered one is addressed to Henry
lleWellyn, 1quique. Chile, Wnlch was
written by HARRISON. He describes MI nj
nutely of their Incarceration, also OF his
infatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
is taken i'll with la grippe. Betty acts as
nurse HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
roof. She tells him that Jim has been
treating her OutrageOusly. Kit starts
downstairs, when suddenly she is Srasped
in the arms of man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that Harrison
did ii and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles of jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty of the theft. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings, but she persists in suspecung
Betty Of the theft Of her valuables
HARRISON demands an explanation from
Kit as to her conduct towards him. she
tells him Of the incident on the roof. he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation.
One Of the guests devises a way to escape
frnr1 10
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-05-04
STEPHENSON FORCES RALLY
File Notice in Legislature That They
VIII Fight to iead Off Inquiry
Into Senator's Election.

Madison.-Supporters of Senator
Stephenson in the Wisconsin legisla-
ture have given notice of their in
tention of fighting the senate ju-
dietary committee resolution charg-
ing the Marinette millionaire with
having bought his seat in the United
States senate, and requesting that
body to investigate such charges.
This notice was given through
Senator Bodenstab of Milwaukee, a
member of the judiciary committee,
who got permission from the senate
to file minority report and tp offer
a substitute resolution.
This substitute resolutiga, Mr..
Bodenstab said later, woula not ac-
cuse Senator Stephenson Gs anything
more serious than the fxtravagant
use Of money in his campaign. 1t
would not charge him with bribing
voters at the primary election Or
with criminal conduct Ia connection
with the sudden withdrawal of three
democratic members from the joint
assembly in order to gsve him a ma
jority of the votes