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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13
Exclamation of 20. X

Here is the origin of the expression
20. H." according to Ado Hunnius Of
Leavehworth, Kan, a veteran of the
Civil war:
Among the supplies that the war
department used to buy" Mr.. Hunnius
says, were crackers made by the old
Orrins-Kendan Cracker company in
Chicago. The boxes in which these
crackers came were marked o. X. We
were always eager to get hold OF
these %. X crackers, because they
were always sure to be good, while
many other brands were likely to be
spoiled or worthy And gradually: O.,
X. came to be a-synonym among tho
soldiers for something that was above
9ar." .'~"..s - I<@~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13
Abe Attell.

only one that's left in the ring"
A little later he recollected that his
ring career had netted him something
more than 100000 He began as q
tough kid" in the San Francisco
streets. He is a bit proud of that
early record. too. >@ - .7~ a.. - 2.
So said Attell, "by and by kid
would come to my mothers store-or
mebbe he'd meet me in the street and
call me a Jew or we'd catch him in
the alley, and then I'd murder him."
The process of numbering kids
was helpful to his shoulder muscles,
but began to disturb the neighbors.
$50 my mother had me sent away
to a reform school, said Abe, ''and
stayed there for fifteen months. When
1 got back remember all the kids
around on the street yelling 'Abie's
home said I'd be good. But one
Of the kids I used to murder-his
name was Wires-had been fighting
preliminaries, and he had won twenty
nine straight fights. All the kids told
me to go in and clean him. Alex.
Greggains used to pay SIS for prelim
mary fights then.
by and by some of the kids went
to Greggains and told him they had
a kid who could lick any of his pre-
linn fighters One of EN- said he was
my manager, and Greggains made a
match right away with Eddie Lenny.
II won that fight without scratch
and gave the SIS to my ma. Every
time I won-and l won thirty-four
fights straight with a knockout
I gave her my dough-"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13
ATELL'S START AS FIGHTER
Streets Of San Franclsco-Made
100000 ~ Puqilist.

Abe Attell is down and out" in the
parlance of the prize ring, according
to those experts who witnessed his
last two decisive defeats. Judging
from his performances in these en-
counters. he can't come back in
the opinion of those same experts 1t
is said he is inclined to feel a little
that way himself
But Abe is a philosopher. if nothing
else. He reviewed his fourteen years
of fighting tho other day. Until he
was vanquished by Kilbane Abe was
featherweight champion of the world.
He has fought over ESQ times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13

Seventeen members OF the Michigan
football squad have been awarded
ms" by the university athletic COM
mittee. All but five of the members
are residents Of Michigan. The list
follows: Captain George c. Thomp-
son, Cadillac, Mich; Clement Quinn
and o. G. Carpell, Saginaw, Mich;
James R. Craig, r. H. Torbet, George
G. Paterson and James W. Raynesford,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13


He has fought more champions than
any other man now In the ring, and
has defended his title every time a
122-pound man could get the offer of a
purse and suggested his completely
He has fought perhaps 5000 rounds
In all.
He does not use tobacco in any
FORM, nor has he ever tipped the COB
let. He is twenty-eight years old.
Its been a pretty good game" he
said, refectively. ."Of course I'm kind
OF sore when think of all the money
I've let get away from me.
-Four of us began together in San
Francisco" he continued. There
were Jimmy Britt and Eddie Hanlon
and frankie Neil and myself. We
we're all kids together, fighting pre-
liminaries about the same time. The
others are all done for now. I'm the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-12-13

Detroit; Miller H. Pontius, Circle
vile, Ohio; H. H. Huebel and w. H
Collette, Menominee, Mich; Ernest
Almendinger, Ann Arbor, Mich;
Michael Boyle, Duluth, Mimi; Charles
Barton, Louisville, KY; Thomas Bush.
nell, Cleveland, Ohio; E. E. Hughitt,
Escanaba, Mich; James c. Musser
Akron, Ohio, and William Cole, Cedar
Springs. Mich.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26

Every day more data is coming
unsolicited to the Board of Trade
to aid in the fight against the West
ern Union Telegraph Company for
better service In this city Com
plants about present conditions are
heard from every side and when the
officials Of the local board confer
with the Western Union heads in
the latter's office In New York ON
Thursday some interesting facts will
be presented. The company claims
1t Is filling the present needs owing
to the fact that after the telegraph
Office closes at o'clock at night
anyone desirous of sending a mes
sage need only to take off tele-
phone receiver, asK for telegram
and be connected with tae nearest
out-of-town office. The company
Hcontends it is practically giving all
night service" as a telephone booth
has been opened in the central Of
fee In Smith street IN Saturday g
NEWS President / G. Moore of the
Board of Trade told of an incident
which shows how useless the night
station Is.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
PELTIER MAKES
GOOD CAPTURE
Alleged Assailant Of Girl at
Port Reading, Caught.

County Detective Richard A pel-
tier and Ferd a. David of David De-
teetive agency, made clever, but
perilous capture of Guiseppi Minotti,
an italian accused of committing an
assault upon five year old girl at
Port Reading, and who has been a
fugitive about two months. They
got him in an Italian camp at Wes-
tom near Bound Brook, Saturday af-
ternoon. BY means of ruse they
secured their man and hustled him
from the camp while an angry mob
OF more than loo italians threatened
to attack them. Minotti is now In
the county jail at New Brunswick,
where he will have to plead to as
saulting Imrakola Zula, FIVE wears
old, of Port Reading, few months
ago.
BY means OF Mr. .Peltier's efforts
he learned he was at Weston. Hc
found the man boarded at Mike
Lands house. Together with De-
teetiye David, MIR. Peltler went to
Weston Saturday afternoon. Mr..
PeIt3er approached the Land house
apparently alone and asked for Min
: 81 He was informed Minotti was
~ there. The detective said he was
? paymaster and had come to pay
Minotti for few days he had work
ed At Port Reading. Minasfs was
forthwith produced. When placed
under arrest he showed tight, but
this was soon taken out OF him.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
LOCK Up The
DOG CATCHER
Dlsregards Acting Mayors
0rder-- Makes Promise.

Defiance OF orders of Acting May
or Lawrence C. Dalton and the po-
lice got Dog Warden Albert Leon
ard in jail Saturday afternoon. He
refused to give UP dog until taken
in charge by the police, but it was
then too late. He was arraigned
before Recorder Henry w. Kehoe
yesterday Sentence was suspend
ed with the understanding that
Leonard give up the dog to its own
er, Mrs. Peter Peterson, of Ogden
Place, which he did.
Disregards Daiton's Orders.
Leonard was accused of taking a
valuable dog from the street, keep
ing it for anout a week and then re-
fusing to give it up when an order
for its release was given by F'tv
Clerk LaRoe and later by Acting
Mayor Dalton. According to el4e
testimony rendered, Leonard was in
the right and 1t was simply another
case of abuse for a much abused
person because of his distasteful
business. Nevertheless, the police
say, Leonard would have been given
every consideration and not been ar
rested had he acted in gentleman
ly manner Leonard declared the
dog was neither licensed nor muz-
zled and therefore he had right TO
kill it four days ago, but because Of
It's value he kept 1t.
Appeals to Police.
Mrs. Peterson missed her dog
and appealed to Officer Hartmann to
aid her In finding it. He located 1t
in Leonard's charge. The woman
paid a So release Zee and secured an
order for her dogs release from the
city clerk. Leonard refused to hon
or 1t, demanding twenty-five cents q
day board charges. The woman
then appealed to Mr.. Dalton and he
issued an order for the dog's re-
lease. The dog catcher defied the
city officials and said he knew his
business. 1t is declared he told
Hartmann he could not lock him up,
whereupon he was locked In a cell.
On the way to the cell department
Leonard said he was ready to give
up the dog, but his decision CAME
too late
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
Enters the Field
for Republican
Nomination.
HARD FIGHT ON
Declares Request of Cover
nors as to His Position tan
not Be Ignored -Favors
Election of Delegates
at Primaries.

New York, Feb. 28--aI will accept
the nomination for president IL 1t Is
rendered to me-" Colonel Roosevelt
tells the several governors whn-asked
him fortnight ago to be frank about
1t as soon as convenient. This is the
letter:
New York, Feb. 24
Gentlemen deeply appreciate your
letter. and realize to the full the
heavy responsibility It puts upon me.
expressing as 1t does the carefully con-
sidered convictions of the men elected
by popular vote to stand as the heads
Of government in their several states.
II absolutely agree with you that
this matter Is not one to be decided
with any reference to the personal
preferences or interests of any man,
but purely from the standpoint of the
interests OF the people as whole
will accept the nomination for presi-
dent ii 1t is rendered to me, and win
adhere to this decision until the con-
vention has expressed its preference.
One OF the chief principles for which
1AN' y Seoo0 anu 1Ol- W utIA L now
stand and which / have always en-
deavored and always shall endeavor
to reduce to action is the genuine rule,
Of the people, and therefore l hope
that 50 far as possible the people may
be given the chance through direct
primaries to express their preference
as to who shall be the. nominee of the
Republican presidential convention.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The governors to whom the reply Isl
made are William n. Glasscock of West
Virginia, Chester l.. Aldrich Of Nebras
ka, Robert r. Bass of New Hampshire
Joseph NJ. Carey Of Wyoming, Chase
8. Osborn OF Michigan, w II. Stubbs
of Kansas aud Herbert S. Hadley Of
Missouri
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
HARD TO ,PHONE
BRIEF TELEGRAM

Correspondent Tells Experience.
An experience Df local corre-
spondent for a New York morning
newspaper became known today and
gives clear idea of the impraeti-
eability OF telephoning a message to
an out of town telegraph office. The
correspondents story to an EVEN
ING NEWS reporter is as follows;
Last Monday night | received a
telegram from a New York morning
newspaper for an account of the
boxing bouts at the Permo A. A..
1t stated specifically that / must
send the story by telegraph, and as
early as possible, The boxing en-
tertainment WAS not over until about
1880 o'clock and | could not send
my story through the local office
as it had closed at o'clock. I went
to telephone and when the CEN
trail replied / said / want TO send a
telegram
'sThe girl repeated the word tel
egram and said wait a minute. /
waited and inei6s tally enjoyed the
usual buzzing in my ear. / heard
CONTINUED Oh pass 2.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
j. {. STRIKER
Is MENTIONED
Perth Amboy Lawyer Rumor-
ed as Next Prosecutor.


One Of the lawyers most prolmi-
nently mentioned az probable sllee
Z ~,rr.xss = .. PgQscesktox henslore d.
3 rJsT-s:..s = 1 Il - Z r. -
| suacess ana well EaDWn abb II "a
lthA legal field 4 nadarkod him as
1.-THE strongest hs the ben, scra dts
can recommend iaDp Governor Wood
row Wilson.
Governor Wilson Will be called
upon to appoint Prosecutor Boor-
aena'g successor The appointee will
serve until April 1914 which IS he
unexpired term Of the deceased Al-
though the appointment is only for
two years, the office pays the salary
of $4,000 per year. There are many
intimate friends of Mr. Stricken who
maintain that the local lawyer VIII
accept this opportunity to become
AFFILIATED with county work, while
others declare that his private prae4
tice would be a financial loss if
neglected at this time.
Mr. Stricker's intimacy with Sem
ator George S. Sllzer Is considered
Strengthening argument to the dec
laration going the rounds that the
Perth Amboy man viii be urged to
accept the appointment. Assistant
Prosecutor Russell e. Watson is
Republican, therefore he is preclud
ed by many as a probable successor
to his late chief
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
MUCH DAMAGE
BY SMALL FIRE
Defective Chimney $1,000
Damage in Frame House
at 81 Broad Street.
TOP FLOOR is euITED
Charles White Nearly Loses
Eye When Falling Brick
Strikes His Face.
T0P FLOOR IS GUTTED

The attic and second story & the
house at 80 Broad street was gutted
by fire shortly after / O'Clock this
afternoon and Charles White, a
member of Washington Hose and
Chemical Company, while fighting
the blaze, was painfully cut on his
right cheek by falling brick which
Just missed gouging out his right OPP
tic. The house is owned by the
Perth Amboy Dry Dock Company
and occupied by Charles Erickson
and family. The damage amounts
to $1,000 covered by insurance
The alarm was sounded from box
IS at Conn -erce and Front streets
by Nels Miltner. The fire depart
ment of the dry docks had stream
of water on the building when the
firemen arrived The volunteers
made excellent time IN responding
considering the conditions of the
roads. Members OF Protection Hook
and Ladder Company were forced
to push the truck down Commerce
street owing to the mud.
The firemen were greatly ham:
pered by the low supply OF water
and owing to this the fire gained
some headway. When the firemen
were lighting fire the chimney fell
down and sent them running in all
directions. Charles White was
caught by one of the bricks and the
missive inflicted an ugly cash in his
right cheek. He was attended by
DR.. G. w. Naulty, Jr. The fire was
caused by q defective chimney
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26

FOR ROOSEVELT
Active Campaign Marks Big
eest Split in Party's History
,eclal by United press Wire.

Special bg United Press Wire.
New York, Feb 26: Within
twenty-four hours after Colonel
Roosevelt followed his hat into the
ring, his friends here were at work
In an effort to corral delegates for
him. Headquarters were establish
ed Ia the metropolitan building, two
blocks from the Outlook office and
Oliver Clinton Carpenter, lawyer and
former aide of George b. Corteiyou
when the latter was chairman OF the
Republican National Committee, was
placed In charge
The opening of these offices marks
the first real split in the Republican
party since that made on President
Harrison in 1882. The fight, how
5vor, VIII bs tho biggest In the his-
tory Of the party, because never be-
fore has the incumbent been opposed
by his predecessor in office.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
HOW TAFT AND 7. r.. SPLIT.

Washington, Feb. 26--The newspa-
pers OF March B, 1900, recorded an inn
pressive scene that had taken place In
the senate chamber just after VIII
liam FL. Taft had been sworn in as
president Of the United States.
Then the ex-president,' says the
SUMS account Of the Inauguration,
started to leave the chamber with
Senator Knox as escort. AS he passed
around the rostrum Mr.. Taft was com
ing down. Mr.. Roosevelt ran up the
steps and grasped the president by the
shoulders. The president grasped his
predecessor In the same way. For q
second they Rugged each other and
then shook hands vigorously
This occurrence WAS recalled by hum
dreds in Washington when it became
known that Roosevelt has entered the
race for the 1912 nomination, and the
questions were asked:
what is the explanation? what
has brought about the change in the
relations between these two men7'
The Irritation on the colonel's part,
so his friends say, began even before
Mr. Taft had been installed at the
White House. When Mr.. Taft was
making up his cabinet Roosevelt is
understood to have made only one sug-
gestion, and that was that William
Loeb, Jr., who had served for years as
Roosevelt's secretary, should have a
place In the Taft cabinet The asser-
ton was being made that Roosevelt,
having nominated Taft and having
contributed largely TO his election,
would In considerable measure dictate
the affairs of the administration. 1t
was chiefly to put an end to these ru-
mors and, establish the Taft admins
tratfon ON its own basis that the presi-
dent turned Loeb down as cabinet
possibility. He offered Mr.. Rooseyelt's
secretary any other executive Office
within his gift. The president eventu-
ally took only one man from the
Roosevelt administration, George Il.
won Meyer, now secretary Of the navy
Roosevelt's friends themselves ac-
knowledge, however, that one OF the
ofrensest' which the colonel harbors
against Taft was the character Of a
letter which President Taft wrote TO
Colonel Roosevelt just before he sailed
for Africa.
~ owe more to Charles p. Taft and
you than to any other two men on
earth or substantially these wcrds.
appeared In that letter. Roosevelt's
friends have made no secret OF his an
ger over that letter. They tell you be
brandished it and cried:
Good Lord, SO he puts money above
brains, does her
With this refusal OF President Taft
% allow clifford PInchot. Roosevelts
friend, to dominate the affairs Of the
department Of agriculture. followed by
his dismissal from Office, the tale bear
ers and the trouble makers began to
get busy. Mr. Pinchot himself trav-
eled to Italy to get Roeseyelt's ear
Erst. Roosevelt returned 70 this com,
try after hts African bunting trip an.
daE khs anpsoastoa that Tart had bseu
f1oHflnued on pAEe z1
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
FORMER STATE
SENATOR DIES
William N. C. Jackson Sue
cumbs to Injury to Head
in New York.
HAD FRACTURED SKULL
Blown Against Tree by Wind
Last Week. Prominent in
Many Lodges.
HAD FRACTURED SKULL

Epecidl to tho EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Feb. 2e--Former
Senator William Howard Crosby
Jackson, forty-fve years old, OF 116
College avenue, city, died yesterday
at the residence of DR.. T. DARCY
+, Lucas, No. 253 West Seventy-first
street. New York City, from frac-
tured skull sustained in an accident
! last week on Broadway. The late
senator was one of the best known
Republican politicians In Middlesex
county. He was nominated and
elected by that party to the state
senate in 1904, defeating former
Mayor George A. viehmann, Of this
city, in one OF the hottest campaigns
ever waged In Middlesex.
Blown Against Iron Railing.
Mr. Jackson and his wife, Mrs.
Irene Jackson, went to New York
last Wednesday for a holiday visit
at the residence of the senator's
| friend. DIR. Lucas. On Thursday the
deceased left the house to get
shave, and In short time an auto
mobile drove up to the Lucas home.
Mr.. Jackson stepped out, supported
by two policemen, who said they had
| found him in semi-conscious con-
ditfon at Seventy-fourth street and
| Broadway On Friday Mr.. Jackson
rallied to a degree and told attend
ants that he had been blown against
an iron railing by the high winds.
Paralysis developed in his arms and
| legs and he expired In relapse yes
terday morning, with his wife at
1.-THE bedside.
1 Born in New Brunswick.
| Senator Jackson was born in this
city on January 26, 1867. Five years
ago he married Miss Irene Fayles,
daughter OF Rome, N. Y, lawyer.
They have a daughter three years
old. Mr.. Jackson was a thirty-sec-
ond degree Mason, a member OF
Union Lodge No. 10. F. & A. NJ;
Scott Chapter No. 4, r.. A. NJ; New
York Consistory, Thirty-second De-
gree A. A. s. r.; Scott Council No.
], r.. s. NJ; Mecca Temple, Al. A. O.
| M. M S.; past exalted ruler of New
Brunswick Lodge No. 324, B. P. O.
| E.; a member OF the New Brunswick
| Boat Club, and New Brunswick
Lodge No. 6, r. o. o. f.; the Union
| Club and the New Brunswick Golf
Club, and former president OF the
| Brunswick Club.
Former Member OF Assembly.
The senator was member Of the
assembly In 1902 and 1903, serving
on important committees. During
his term In the older house he was
chairman Of the Committee on Mis-
|cellaneous Business and State Home
| for Girls, and member Of the Com
mittees or Elections, Passed Bills
I and New Jersey Reformatory. Mr.
Jackson was elected senator by a
plurality Of 633 over Mr.. viehmann,
but was defeated in 1908 by present
Senator George s. SiIzer. In politics
he was close friend and warm sup
porter of former Senator Theodore
Strong. Since his retirement from
the active political field. Mr.. Jackson
became affiliated with the Board Of
Trade and Park Commission, Of this
city, and the Jackson-Snyder Con-
Istruction Company, OF which he was
president.
The funeral will be held at 2.45
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the First Presbyterian church, this
city. Dr.. w w. Knox, pastor offieiat-
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
BIDS ARE HIGH,
FOR THE BRIDGE
FreehoIders Get Figures for
Cheesequake Structure.
epeclal q the EYNNINe NEws.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Feb. 26.-The
Board of Freeholders held a special
meeting at IL O'Clock this morning
and received bids for the erection OF
a drawbridge over the Cheesquake's
creek at Morgan. The bids were as
follows: f. r. Lang Company, of
Hackensack, swing, $43, $780,
Strauss, $46,950; Schertzer, s4S,-
$50. Owego Bridge Company, of
Philadelphia, swing, $4,000
schertzer, s43.250. Director Hend-
ricks announced that the contract
will not be awarded at this time.
II was the second lot of bids re-
ceived for this work, the first lot be-
Ing refused because af too high q
figure. The proposals received today
are also considered higher than the
county deems necessary to spend for
this Improvement.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
TAFT Will. ACT
IN STRIKE CASE
President Thinks Constitu-
ton Violated at Lawrence.
acial bn United press .yIre.

Special BD United Press .Yire.
Washington, Feb. 20; Pro pt
response came from Washington to-
day to the cries of distress or women
and children in Lawrence. Presi-
dent Taft, believing that the conssi-
tuition was being Violated, told Rep
resentatiye Berger he will act, lie
will Immediately take up the matter
with Attorney General Wiekersham
1t is expected that government tnyes-
tigators viii probe the entire 8 stua-
tion Chairman Henry, OF the Rules
committee, said he will give bear
ing ON the Berger probe resolution
Before Berger left the White
House, Taft called in Wickersham
and the three went over the LAW
renee situation. Wickesham was or
dered to look up federal questions
involved to decide whether the De-
partment of Justice is usiified ~
interviewing, and what is 10 be done
and to report this afternoon.
In the senate Senator Poindexter.
who made personal Investigation
at Lawrence yesterday, came back
today. He was expected to press de-
mands for probe.
The EVENING NEWS has the
;.,.,.ss st.s..l.i IL s..x, Il. sI.-- ,s.sss.tfx
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-02-26
LOCAL BUTCHERS GUILTY
OF SELLING bob VEAL :"
speo,al t. the EVENING NEWS.

gpec1al to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Feb. 26.-Louis
Koplowitz, Perth Amboy butcher,
was fined $50 here this morning in
district court by Judge Freeman
woodbridge after being declared
guilty to the crime of selling bob"
veal In his shop in that city. The
case was brought by the State Board
of Health, represented by Josiah
striker. Two other Perth Amboy
dealers. Joseph Mintz and Abraham
Werthem. pleaded guilty to like
charges and were each fined soc.
Automobiles for rent Phone 1915
c. A. Stxion. 20 Smith street
ssss.,.. 47T6-2-24zG