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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03

Washington. April I'm a. special
forecast late to-day the Weather Ru-
reau experts have predicted the foods
IN the lower Mississippi Valley would
bt the greatest In history IL the leyees
along the banks held
. Very heavy rains on the Tennessee.
Cumberland and lower Ohio water
sheds have caused the Mississippi 10
rise RAPIDLY ut Cairo, ILL.,, a. stage
day, with possibility of sc feet IN
four or five days.
At Memphis a stage OF A feet "a
predicted In i've or six days, with pos
sibly higher stage II the levees hold.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03

AT washing ,on--New York Nationals,
Washington Americans. ;.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03
ZOO PERSONS
ARE HOMELESS
Water Reaches Second Stories
in Houses at Hick-
man.

hiokman Ky. April with tho
M'ssissrpi River lcvccs broken on
both the Kentucky and Missouri shores
Tue stores here Hooded, factories inun-
dated. 1000 persons homeless ana ra,l
'oaa service STOPPED the questions OF
S"c'er and food are becoming serious.
mere Owing to tho lack OF train SER
vice mere and At Columbus, tents sent
py state authorities did not arrive to-
Jay and County Judge Naylor has no
lined Governor. Mccreary that prov.s-
IONS for the refugees will be short il, !,
lev lev days ~ The break in the railroad
ione a, west Hickman tonight was
~, aVo iect long, and water. which has
not yet reached It's maximum, is al.
ready up TO the second story OF some
dwellings In the lowlands 49,
y, Late last night the levee on the
.MlssourA side opposite Hickman gave
way, b,a the farmers had been warn
cd IN time and escaped to a. church
which stands on a hill There they
were discovered this morning and res
cusd In launches. Mona White, a Grip
ped girl was carried on the should ers
ot men 10 the church. She was brought
TO Hickman S''iN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03

At Due West, s. c.-Erskine College. 5:
Charleston College. 9.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03
Asking for Helm.

New Madrid, Mo-, just below the
prcak is inundated. The water han
reached a level of one to Ave feek
III the streets and is rising. citizens
nave applied to the State for assist
Rncc. 49,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03

Al Washtng,on-Cieorgct University. )
Columbia University, /.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-03

At Clinton. :. C,-Preshy teTlan College
of South Carolina, 8; Furman University, I.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
CARROLL
KNOCKED OUT BY
EDDIE 0KEEFE
Finish Comes in Sixth Round,
When Frisco Boy Is Knocked
Through the Ropes.

Eddie O'keefe. the crack feather.
weight fighter of Philadelphia. showed
himself to be another one OF the top
notchers In the feathcrweight Division
by practically knocking out Jimmy Car
roll OF IA Francisco in the sixth round
or the star bout at the olympic A. G.
carroll was completely outclassed by
o'kcefe. and after bo.ng noored for the
count OF seven In the sixth round with
A rich: hand swing on the jaw. got up
on his feet and staggered clear back
Into OKeefe's corner. where he slipped
through the ropes.
Seeing that he was all in and had no
further chance the referee grabbed Car-
roll before Okeefe could hit him again,
ana leading him to his corner stopped
the one-s'dcd affair. Carroll pleaded to
be allowed to go on. hut they did not go,
During the ume the bout last
Okeefc proved he Is some fighter.
sides hitting Carroll frequently ne o
sent In a one-.wo punch that seldom
missed the mark. As early as the third
round Carroll was in n dazed condition,
the bell saving him a few times. Carroll
managed to get In some jaDs On O'keefe,
but the punches had no force behind
them.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
Benny Selig TO Referee
Hogan and Murphy Battle

personalities on the relative anvil
powers of Murphy and Hogan In New
York, but little progress was made In
the selection OF a referee. Finally Buck
ley declared that lie would leave It to
the three newspaper men present.
When candidates for the Job were dis
cussed II was found that Benny Selig
was practically the only man open to be
named. 1t brought to light the fact that
there is a scarcity OF good ring officials
In these parts.
When the unanimous decision OF the
newspaper men recommending Selis was
conveyed to Boag and Buckley, the for
mer did not want to stand by his agree
ment. declaring that he had never heard
of Sellg. When ,offrOth vouched for the
integrity and ability OF Selig as n ref
cree. Boag accepted him and the ques-
ton was settled.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
National Amateur Champion
ship 1872 Balkline Tourney
Opens With Close Match.

IN the first ga m OF the 49, balkllne
tournament for the national amateur
championship a. the Hanover Club.
Brooklyn. Joseph Mayer OF Philadelphia
defeated Percy Collins OF Chicago by a
score OF I0 to sos. The game was highly
Interesting. the contestants taking turns
at obtaining the lead. which frequently
brought loud applause from the specta-
tors. With two points to 90 Collins left
the balls set up for Mayer. who. playing
admirable position. ran the game out.
In a came OF hockey at the st. Nicholas Rims,
the crescent A. G. team, succeeded IN defeating
the Westmount seven u Montreal. Can. BY .
rors Of 4 to 1. The victov werc enabled to
win through the addition Of four Of It's veteran
Wss'mount team played fast and besides made
NAM pretty shots. the 'nachine.lihe team work .:
the Cfscsnt 4. [. was too much for them.
Hank O'Dsy. the new manager Of the Reds,
has lust made the announcement In Cincinnati
that the first division Of the team, consisting Of
pitchers and %eatchers. will leave for the trai1inx
grounds a. Columbus. Ca. on Feb. 20. while
the second division will start on March I. Out
fielder Mike Mitchell signed . two-yca contract "
day.
Unless Doc Scanlon. the iwirler whom the
Philadelphia National IL igue club secured from
the brooklyn team for Eddie Stack. comes throuyn
with hi, sirnci. contract in a few dsys. Manager
Doom o. the P;illlies threatens 10 discipline him.
Downey, ~hom The phillies got from the Cincin
natl club. IL smother veteran PLAYER who Is Ikely
TO pay a itnslty for the same thing. DownCy u
The evening world., 1912-01-30

san Francisco. Ian. 30.
nENNY SELlG OF San Francisco was
selected after some little clubbing
- to referee the Hogan-Murphy bout.
which takes place tomorrow night here
The naming Of the referee was left to
three newspaper men. representatives OF
the morning papers. and came in the
form OF a compromise after Gil Boag'
for Hogan. and Jim =. Ickly. Tor Murphy
failed to agree.
Promoter Coffroth thought the AFFAIR
was settled to have Harry Foley for
referee, as Boag had tentatively agreed
shortly after arriving here from the
East, and Buckley was won over nut
Boag bucked when the time came 10
choose the third man.
Buckley and Boag engaged In some
The evening world., 1912-01-30
Mayer Defeats Collins
In Title Billiard Game
HEAD COACH BILL ROPER
QUITS PRINCETON ELEVEN

The Princeton football team will
have 10 look around for Il new
head coach next season as Bill
Roper announces he Is through
with the game forever. and when
his contract expires on Feb. 1
he doesn't Intend to renew II.
Roper has been director of ath-
letics and head coach OF the foot
bail team at Princeton for the
past two years, but he has be-
come 50 tired OF the strenuous
work that he has determined 10
retire from the gridiron. Roper
is u lawyer and he will devote
himself entirely to his law prac.
tice In Philadelphia. II was
Roper's 1911 team which defeated
both Harvard and Yale and was
generally conceded the best eleven
In the country.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
NO RECORD FOR MEYERS.

The mark Of 10 SO seconds FOR 100
metres made by A ~. Meyers last Sat.
ufday night doesn't 10. II has boon
>meially discovered tia the track on
which the mark wa made was SIX
metres short. There was no experience
Timer on hand either. II was thought
maj Charlie uiegcs had timed the race,
out although he NHs present AT the tl.qg
oe hadn't stared his watch on IA. dash.
v. w. Ruben. chairman OF the IA.
:ional Record Committee. made the IN
'esiigation that led to The nOn-acccni.
ince Of the record.
There has been considerable comment
On the time made by Avian T. Meyer.
and many nave been under the impress.
ZION that II II the fastest time ever
made for this distance. but according
20 the Athletic Almanac. edited by
James T.. sullivan. X. Lindberg, the
swsdish sprinter. negotiated 100 metres
II 0oteborg. sweden. Ia 10 3-S seconds,
and II was accepted as the Swedish
record.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
E venin9 WOrId'S
HeadPin Tourney
Last Nights Results.

City OF y. y. Insurance Co Mclaughlin. IS:
Mllleits ~: Hong. Us. Brady. so; Graham. -
Total. SEQ.
Cherry Owl -Munstetmann. 81: Ksmpf.r. o.,
W. Dumnic,er. q: u. Dummeyer. 81. Utt. los.
Total. 3i3.
Post ~ McCprd. Nc I-secbsck. co; rollmar.
40; Calder. ~: Perry. %; Lne-u. 80. To'ii. 81.
ha!celon tNewars) --Aunisausei. ~. Lawrence.
Is; Coisan. Il Willi;. 20: Dunbar. II Total. 40.
Post 4 McCord. NJ. 2-Malre. II: Ham. 10.
Walsh. 81; rat. 10; ronhey. 81. Total. y9e.
COLLEGIATE -i'rsks. 40. Taylor. 80. Smith. 90:
Hurt. ~; Heath. -. Total. 900.
Floral Park, No. l uons Islandl-H. wulctt..
81: wrisls. ~: J. Van Nastrand. ioa: II. Metncn
dof. 81; Goellsr, II. Total. Az.
Keller Five Patterson -Gerashty. iO6: Cunning.
IAN, 81: Bonietz. 10; Olrce. 81; Moran. 80.
Total. 4Os.
Bank or s~svinss-Roh.on. ~: Baxter. 7s, DIX.
tar. -; Robinson. 81: More. o.. Total. 342.
Gold Coin Jersey Cityl-Tsmbse-. Us. A. A.
Eckerson. ~; Osterinsn. IS. Sherman. %. A. J.
Ecksrsoa. 81. Total. 81.
Post 4 McCord. No. 3-Esrle. ~; Badger. ~:
siebbins. II: kinsman. 50, Honock,. 80. To,al.
80.
Frankfort Glendale. l.. I)-w. W. Roberta. 81;
brennan. IS; Mortx. 10; winkler. 10; Gampert.
"a. Total. 3S5.
Floral Park. No. 2 IL. I.)--Downins. IS; II.
Van Nostrsnd. IS: Kuhnle. SIS: schubert. II,
Grimm. 100. Total. 4o:.
Niewvile Nonsers, ". l.)-Hubbell. 81: Grc,e.
es; Dalton. So; Brady. 50; Patrick. S.. Total
Az.
Roll Of Honor.
I. ". @. Turner. Olympia Union IIiID..... III
I. Isdtc stratton. Tuxedo PATERSON ........ ios
j. Monroe ~. Long, Advertising IDs
Z. William II. Rear. Lincoln ............. los
3. T. IL. Cane. Aurania ................. los
High Team Scores.
I. Manhattan. Paterson Az
2. Tuxedo Vatersonl and Aurania tCity),,... 40.
Schedule for To.Ni1ht.
Onr Friends, Suburban 49,. Union Errh.ny.
National: East Orange. Etns go. Equal t3J, Gcr.
mania Hank. Morse Dry Dock ~. Maritime 49,.
Warriors 80. Regina Coeli. VIZ
The evening world., 1912-01-30
CLUB REFUSED TO PUT ON
BURNS-DElM0NT CONTEST,

NEW nANEN, Ian, 10 The main bcu, -,
Tho fnnklin a. q. Win h was a. ha,, len
between Frankie huns u Jersey ,ip aaI Al
ptimout Of boston. was .All~ OF alter NO
pr'liniusns, had l-en bowed. Ihr rluh
ieiiN $50 ap!o.- " bclmylt and buus. Il
rAi sIafanigrd 500 and nplnpn' Siuu n a.,
how'd lhetc Nrfr LOO sUtctatD.a lr.uf -
. small sad nn' iul'UN>i whpu il va, annouu I
that ths SET bout would not 10 i.nrl. Inn.
crowd. 20 show then ~ hat Msl no n f.,
ssre~rn-nt, ~ lmrni ALEC shouldrrd ~, wrv
through The his,ng aud rldns mob aud .ilflh. 4
into The nns. Ny sipl.asioo Of the real .ats
VI Alan Yts WAds " ShD uvwA
The evening world., 1912-01-30

Anybody knows that n mar can't enjoy perfect health and strength
without doing something to keep It. Exercise OF some sort Is absolutely
necessary: ~ are air and sunlight and good food and sleep But most Of
US arc inclined to neglect all Of the necessary things a long a W g can
slide along without getting sick abed.
Two known lots Of young fellows who thought they could work nj
day and stay M all night playing poker and drinking booze. Thev wore
inclined TO boast about their endurance They we're proud of H. I'm, 7
always notice that sometime or other. perhaps II year. or two or ,bro
years later. they suddenly stop talking about how they can got alan,
without sleep, and how they can drink whiskcy until A. NJ and 90, M
In time 10 got 10 work with q clear head.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
While VIII Meet
Rivers March II

CHICAGO, Jan. 3a.-Grint.ng every
concession demanded lay his rl.a.. JACK
White, She crack local felthcrwe!g1t.
knocked all obstacles out OF IN. way
OF nj proposed match with Joe Rivers.
the Mexican, ana the pair viii climb
through TIE ropes OF Tom Mc'arcy's
vernon Arena, Just outside 81 los An
seleA, on tho afternoon OF March !,
The evening world., 1912-01-30

Tho articles Tor The fIniAh wrestling match be.
tween Ibys1ko aud Raicevich. which Il u tax,
place at Madison square Garden on Monday .ss.
ming. Feb. IL, were finally signed yesterday wit
managers q the two men could not agree upou
the thru mau in the rng. s., this knO,ty quts
tinn was covered by the following paragraph, which
vas inserted in the articles VI agreeme:.t: In cas-,
a referee for tle match Is not mutually agr, ed
uron by Monday. Feb. :. Raicevich and Zb,sxkt
are each 10 choose a judge and these two t,da,
are to select Ito REF, rec. The decision 81 THIS
two iudsr~ a.. 20 who shall referee shall DO hind
Ing and Si.al"
The evening world., 1912-01-30
Packey Mcfarland to Stay
In the City for Some Time
BOXING SHOWS Tonight.

At Fairmont A. C.-Edd,e Nc
Goorty VS.. Walter Coffey, ten
rounds.
AT Brown Gymnasium A. A.
Young Brown Va. Battling Mantell,
ten rounds.
At Royale a. c.. Brooklyn-Young
Solsberg vs.. Kid Williams. ten
rounds.
At Mount Vernon Sporting Club
Johnny Moran vs.. Paddy Bediey. ten
rounds.
Matches Arranged.
Phil Cross vs.. "Cy' Smith. ten
rounds, at olympic a. C. next Mon
day night.
Johnny Carroll vs. Terry MItchen.
ten rounds, at American Boxing
Club. Brooklyn. on Thursday night.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

nc!uins up the ciub Tor more money thaa they arc
Willing tc give him.
Willie Hoppe. who IL puctiNins for his com
Inf champi0nship match with George Sutton o..
Chicago. sase smother great exhibition Of 49,
gains Albert Cutler Of Rustoa. Willie nsVci
gave the. Bo',on player. a chance to ct warmed
up. for he completed his string Of 900 points IN
~. The best the Boston player could make IN
he short contest was 70 points. with . high run
q 20.
Joe O'Brien. secretary Of the Giants. has r.
cei,cd signed contracts from two members Of last
stsr on John r. Brush's roster. The veterans To
get into line are Jack Murray, the authenticated
gardener. The juvenile With the big "rep" ia none
other than Arthur Bre'. the Home Run K,ns
ftom Seattle.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

<<T FIND that the trouble with most people" said
Mr.. Brown. "is that they never think OF tax.
Ing care OF their health until they get sick.
They have a notion that It Isn't necessary to live
nationally unless they are in immediate danger OF a
breakdown. In TACT, most OF them wait until the
breakdown Is well under way before they do ANYTHING
at all to prevent II. That's like waiting until the bullet
hits you before ducking under cover. The time to
duck Is before the bullet star,s-if you know its
coming,
The evening world., 1912-01-30

Jack Dillon. the middlewcight ~ Indisnapolis
who will soon sail for Paris. was matched TO-DAY
10 meet .iilly Berger. the Pittsburgh midilewelxh,
In a twf:'e round bout before the Youngstown TO.l
A. G. on Thursday might. Berger has fought some
hut 1t looks a. n Dillon has tlo much ,1psrencc
an cle,erness for him.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

Bob Vernon. the popular sporting man of thi,
city. TODAY received = telegram from til Hoag.
nisnaget OF One Round hs,n.. the California
hest u condition for his battle with Tommy Muir
ply Tomorrow night in San Francisco, and for
Inn y be- sure and have q bet on Hogan 10 win.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

la, Won a fight In Australia Ivy securing the
Isci,ion over Enl Lang, the former HEAVYWEIGHT
Mcintosh will sign him NJ to meet sam Langfpfl.
IN, cn'ored heavy weight, in a twenty round bout
AZ sydney Australia IN tie near future. Rar.y
The evening world., 1912-01-30

linn, Clalhy, the Milwaukee middleweight. has
von another battle In Australia, making the fifth
In rotation that he has captured since he has
len in that country. His victim this time was
isrI Howard. a miidl-weisht Of New south WAies.
Iin~arl waA M match for Clabby and was finAlb
snnrksi Gu, In the seventh round with y heavy
right hand sNing 10 the Jaw,
The evening world., 1912-01-30

and ~Langord nave fought a great many times,
Lansford putting away his man every time he
has n Crouch.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

Ihum.s White Elephant Bowi:rs Ai,e,,
and Rii''ard Parior. 3Ist At. \ BroadwN,
The evening world., 1912-01-30

holding up tine club for more money thsa they arc
Willing to give him.
The evening world., 1912-01-30

when Eddie Mct;oor,y was ass'd TO-DAY ~
h. ,S,u,ht he vonlL bea, Walter Coffey tonight
IA, sad Il have every confidence In my ahliitS
10 driea, cotieS aud If anu successful no,niils
unull plca-, me better than to take ON Mine
CiiI,nus and then tackle b,nning. hops Billy
C,p-pn gets me Jack Dillon OF Frank Klaus. ..
/ think ! would draw . big house with either c'
these two men,
The evening world., 1912-01-30

A BE ATTELL Is stu nursing his
~ bruised thumb" Abe may be
= looking for sympathy.
The evening world., 1912-01-30
Clever Chicago Lad Matched
to Meet Kid Burns Next
Tuesday Night.
JOHN

DACKEY M'FARLAND. the great
Chicago fighter, Is going to stay
here for some time and take on
all the good lightwcights or light well
terwcights that are willing TO exchange
punches with him In ten-round bouts.
Billy Gibson to-day matched Packey to
meet Kid Burns. the west side light
weight, In "a ten-round bout at a local
club one week from tonight. II Is Ike
~ that Mcfarland may be induced 10
take on Mike Gibbons or Jack Dennins'
the local fighter. In the near future'
Mcfarland has started training AT
Woodlawn Inn for his bout with Burns
and also with Young Erne before the
National a. e. of Philadelphia on
Feb. Z.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-30

when she does things with those
snaky arms, but every time she
unlimbers the Funny kick
everybody yells in glee. You don't
know why, but you just have to.
Miss Greenwood is one of the
features of the new show at the
Winter Garden. Besides possess
ing The Kick, she can sing a little
and dance little. There is lots
more singing and dancing in this
show, the first new one New York
has had set before it since the hot
spell came along. One dance is
very odd. tbs done by the furhi-
ture.
The orchestra plays Every
body's Doing It." A girl comes
in and dusts the chairs, tables,
piano and pictures. Each article,
as soon as she touches Il, begins
to dance. The pictures merely
jerk about on the walls, but the
other things gyrate around the
room. There are people inside Of
them. ct is possible you may
have guessed this. }
There are at least a million
other things in this Passing
Show of 1912 which is a most
elaborate production of the
revue" type.
There is a tank, and a dozen
girls in pink Union suits to jump
into it, and climb oat, and stand
there, and jump in again. Their
grace and agility are fascinating,
especially to the t1ier Men are
regular Connoisseurs of grace and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-30

Prof. Dalziel of Edinburgh al
ways pronounced his name Dal-
zell, and in later years he dropped
the "i'' when signing his name.
When challenged about it he re-
piled: why not? If an & offend
thee, pluck it out p
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-30

LUCKY PANAMA.
Uncle SAM, having gone into
the restaurant business down in
Panama, is serving good, tiourish-
ing meals for 9 cents, and regular
banquets for so cents, and makes
little profit on it. He rt1ns 19 big
hotels and serves something like
10000 meals month.
Travelling men accustomed to
American hotel service and prices
are amazed at the quality, guam
tity and eheapness. Of meals at
these Stars and Stripes hostelries.
There's nothing at home in the
states to compare with them. And
this in spite Of the fact that every
thing has to. be transported to
Panama and kept cool in that
blazing climate, while most Amer
lean hotels finder better climatic
conditions have a bountiful sup
ply of food easily accessible.
Talk about the cost of living!
Uncle Sam has knocked it in the
head down there, where he has
had full swing, and could shake
off the grip Of the American food
trust and avoid the incompetency
and greed of private manage
f11ent.
And if Uncle can do so we'll
right off the bat, in the adverse
conditions of the tropics, what
couldn't he do if he really got
busy here at home to make meals
cheaper for everybody?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-30

A very good furniture polish is
made by using equal parts of lin
seed oil and turpentine.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-18
ANACOSTIA.

Before an audience that tested the
capacity Of the parish hall OF the Ana
costa Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev.
Samuel W. Grafhin, pastor OF that church.
delivered a lecture last evening entitled
"A Bunch OF Keys Mr.. Grafiin Is
well known for his ability TO interest
audiences. Mr.. GrafiIn Will talk before
the Mems Social Club OF Emmanuel
Episcopal Church on the evening OF JAM
uary -
1t has been necessary to engage an
extra force OF plumbers at the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane during the
past week In order that the heating
system and water supply at that place
might be kept in operation.
Capt. Anderson, of the Eleventh pre-
cinct, has instructed his men to prohibit
coasting on Maple View avenue, because
of the railroad tracks at the foot OF this
hill, where serious accidents might re-
suit. The accident 10 Karl wfnterwerp.
while coasting on W street hill Tuesday
evening, has also caused the police to
issue restrictions to those fond or this
sport. Young Winterwerp is improving
rapidly.
H. H. Whipple, who resided at 1915 Mn
nesota avenue up to a short time ago,
will leave tomorrow for LauderdaIe, Fla.,
where he and Mrs. WhippIe Will make
their future home.
The body OF Thomas J. Stewart. the
aged colored resident of Anacostia who
dropped dead near his home, 22I2 Chester
street, on Tuesday afternoon, will be
sent to Marietta, Ohio, tonight, where
interment will be made.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-18

Tae Quality OF Jno. G. Meinberrsa
Bread Is uniformly high. Always safisfae-
tory 10 the most exactly. Any grocer's.