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The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
UNITED STATES TAKES FIRST
STEP IN ATTEMPT TO STAND
ARDlzE FIGHTERS.
CHANGES ARE EXTENSIVE
Revision Of Heft Of Battlers is Com
pIete and is Submitted to London
and Paris, With the Idea of Making
Code Universal

New York, Dec. lathe first steps
toward the establishment of universal
weights for boxers were taken the
other day when the State Athletic
commission announced that it had
drafted a letter to the National Sport
ing club of London and the French
Boxing federation, suggesting weights
which boxers the world over shall fol-
low.
Correspondence has been exchanged
between the French and English or
CARNATIONS and the State Athletic
commission in which it was stated
that such action would be advisable,
so, in order to get things going" as
the secretary, Charles ]. Harvey, put
it, the commission here has suggested
the compilation Of set of rules, in
corporated in which are the following
weights: 10S pounds, paperWeights;
115 pounds, bantam weights; 125
pounds, featherweights; 1876 pounds,
lightweights; 145 pounds, welter-
weights; 15S pounds, middleweights:
175 pounds, light heavyweights, and
more than 175 pounds, heavyweights.
Through the agency of w. c.. j.
Kelly, who is now in this country, and
Hugh Mcintosh, the Austrian pro-
moter, these suggestions, if agreed
upon by the other organizations, prob
ably will be adopted in Australia.
The weights are to be ringside seal
ing, although in England the custom
is to weigh in at 2 o'clock the day of
the contest, and in France from two
to four hours previous The ringside
weighing, however, is merely sug-
gestion, it was explained.
A request was received from Porto
Rico for a copy of the rules of the
commission, for it seems the Porto
Ricans are desirous Of putting boxing
under control. Requests also have
been received from Autralia, France
and many states for the rules so that
boxing may be conducted along the
same lines as in this state.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
SCIENCE NOTES.

A new English high explosive, said
to be twice as powerful as dynamite,
can be shot full Of holes, burned in a
fire or pounded with a hammer with
out danger.
Although New York's subways when
built We're designed to carry only
100000 passengers day, they carried
an average of $4,000 daily in the last
fiscal year.
A fluid secreted by certain fish
caught in Portugal is used by fisher
merf of that country to make their bait
luminous, thereby attracting other fish
at night.
Two Pennsylvanians have patented a
can opener in which the cutting blade
slides on the handle bar, making as
neat job with a rectangular can as
with a round one.
A French scientist has suggested an
international monetary standard which
he claims is adapted to all values now
in USE the value of the basic unit be-
ing five cents.
A Kansas college professor plans to
devote most of the remainder of his
life to recording Indian songs and
other music phonographically for the
benefit of posterty.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

dinal first sacker to strike at them all
Then in his first game in the Ameri-
can league he beat the renowned Ed
Walsh. which is some achievement.
His next start was a memorable 0 to Q
15-inning draw with Jimmy Scott.
This game put Scott on the hummer,
and he did not pitch any good ball
after it.
During the latter part of the sea-
son Baum pitched like real hurler.
He is hurting fairly well for one oper-
ating with a seventh position club
But then the club was gofng good un-
der George Stovall at that time. The
black mark came at the hands, of the
White Sox, because Ed Walsh got re-
venge on Baum for beating him earlier
in the season by banking the Browns.
He worked in 213 innings for the
Browns, and gave 204 bingles, less
than one per game. Baum came her
aided as a great strike-out artist, but
did not live up to this, tanning only
96, while 70 were given bases on balls.
In the 213 innings he worked just 81
runs were scored off him, which shows
that he pitched good ball, even
though he lost more than he won."
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
A BOAT M Ess.

Seattle, Dec. 15.-A telegram pro-
testing against the action of the CALI
fornia yacht clubs in refusing to af-
filiate with the Pacific International
Powerboat association and in joining
the American Powerboat association
instead, was sent to the San Fran
cisco yacht club the Pacific Motor
boat club, the Corinthian yacht club
and other California organizations by
officers of the Pacific International
association today, The protest asks
the southern clubs to reconsider their
action. Local yachtsmen assert that
the refusal of the California clubs to
affiliate with the Pacific International
PoWerboat association. which en-
braces all the yacht and motorboat
clubs in the northwest, makes it diff
ficult for the northern yachtsmen to
plan events at the regatta for torpedo
boats in connection with the Panama
exposition In 1915
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

st. Louis, Dec 15.-The season of
1912 brought little glory for the st.
Louis Browns. They won seventh
place by the skin Of their teeth. How
ever. there was one man on the team.
George Baumgartner by name, whose
good work attracted the attention of
baseball critics throughout the coun-
try. Baum did not create a furore by
winning many games in a row, but he
showed that he had the makings of
rattling good pitcher.
One of his friendly critics is Her.
man Wecke, who thus sums up
Baum's work in the ST. Louis Times:
Working for a club that finished
In seventh place, and that by none too
great margin, Baum won IL and lost
IL games, which is fair record when
1t Is taken into consideration that his
club won only SO and lost 101 contests,
Georges percentage of victories for
the season was .45S, while that of the
Browns was BAG. He eclipsed the
mark of his team by ia points.
Baumgartner first drew the eye of
Bobby Wallace, who was manager of
the team when George joined on the
spring training trip, when he slammed
eight straight strikes over the plate
while the Brownie manager looked on.
This was enough for Wallace and also
for Baumgartner. 1t kept him with
the Browns all season, and at the lat
ter part of the season he was going
great guns. ~'ta1'Nee- sssss~esssr
In the spring series Baum was sent
IN to relieve mate, and he Whitfield
Ed Honey four times, forcing the Car
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
SPECULATION MAKES
STOCKS COLLAPSE
UNFAvoRAsLE FACTORS NOT
so MUCH TO BLAME AS
NEEDED REIMBURSEMENT.

New York, Dec. 15.-The further yio-
lent collapse in stocks last week
showed the unsuspected volume of
speculative commitments in the stock
market. Long continued dullness in
trading had given hint of the extent
OF the involvement. In was current
supposition that there was. forced liqui-
dation of Important Individual accounts
which We're of such long standing as to
have become stale
Recent unfaVorable factors were
recognized as causes in the collapse,
but the movement was interpreted also
as a readjustment from an unwar.
ranted speculative basis of prices.
which had paralyzed healthy absorp
tive demands. Reports of investment
buying On the declines, both by indi-
viduals and by financial institutions,
showed the benefit of the corrective
process.
Y New York bankers in announcing
their participation in the purchase of
$25,O00,000 Austrian treasury notes.
said they had assurances there was no
reason for apprehending warlike, de-
=velopments.
The fall in Union Pacific shares
was clear evidence of the alarm felt
by shareholders over the effects of the
dissolution decree of the supreme court
of the United States. Speculative trepi-
dation could be discerned over the
proceedings of the house banking and
currency committee in it's delving into
the affairs of the New York ex-
change. Attention was given to re-
ports of the increase in copper stocks.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
Notice to Creditors.

State Of Montana, County of Mis-
soula-ss.
Estate of William q. Brearcliffe, de-
ceased.
Notice iss hereby given by the un-
dersigned administrative Of the estate
of William e. Brearcliffe, deceased, to
the creditors of, and all persons hav-
ing claims against, the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said Administrative at the office
of Woody and Woody, at Missoula
Montana, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said
estate in the county of Missoula.
ANNA l.. c. BREA RCLIFFE.
Administra trix of the Estate of Will
liam L. Brearcliffe,~ deceased
Dated December IA, 1912.
121623- 3O-1-6
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Official Nntica,


Helena, Montana, December IL, 1912.
At a meeting of the state board of
pardons held at its office on the
above date, the following order was
made:
In the matter of the communication
of sentence granted by the acting
governor to one William Alls.
Whereas, The acting governor of
! Montana has this day officially noti-
fled this board that he has granted a
Communication of sentence from 20
years to Is years. to one William Ais,
| a convict confined in the state prison,
who was convicted of the crime OF
murder committed in the county of
Missoula, in. the spring of 1906, and
on the 29th day of May, 1906. was
sentenced for a term of 20 years IN
the state prison, therefore 4
Be 1t Ordered, That January 3,
1913. be set apart for the considera-
| tton of said Communication of sentence,
so granted as aforesaid, and all per-
sons having an interest therein, de-
string to be heard either for or
against the granting of the commuta-
tion, are hereby notified to be pres
ent at 10 o'clock In the forenoon Of
sald day at the office OF the state
board Of pardons. at the Capitol OF
said state.
Further Ordered, That copy of
this order be printed and published in
The Missoulian, daily newspaper.
printed and published at Missoula,
county of Missoula, state of Montana,
once each week for two consecutive
weeks, viz, beginning December .16,
1912, and ending December 80, 1912
Adopted.
ALBERT j. GALEN, President
j. j. RYAN, Clerk.
12-16-2S.
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COLTS.

New York, Dec. 15.-1n harmony
with his promise, made at the sports
mems dinner last year, TO give num-
ber of Rock stallion colts to the Uni
fed states government for breeding
purpose, August Belmont, chairman
of the Jockey club, announced today
that he had shipped from Lexington,
KY, 10 the government farm In Front
Royal, Va, the brown colt Dandy
Rock by Rocksand- Donna Mia. Dandy
Rock is built compactly and well
suited to breed for cavalry mounts.
The French government has just paid
Mr. Belmont $4,000 francs (ahout s16,-
oo0) for the colt Amoureux, by Octa-
gon-Amicitia. This colt has won nu-
nerous important races on the French
turf.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
Notice of Annual Meeting Of tho
Stockholders Of the Kennedy Creek
- Gold Minino Company

Pursuant to the requirements of the
bylaws of the Kennedy Creek Gold
Mining company, the annual meeting
of the stockholders will be convened
at the offices of Henry c. Stiff, First
National Bank building. Missoula,
Montana, Tuesday, the 18th day of
December, 1912, at o'clock p. m, for
the purpose of electing five directors
to serve for the ensuing year, and un-
til their successors shall be elected
and qualified and for the transaction
Of such other business as may proper
~ be brought to the attention of said
meeting.
JOHN A.. SCOTT, President.
Attest: FRANK. THOMAS,
Secretary.
Missoula, Mont, Dec 2, 1912.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

say he can. If you don't think so,
listen to this:
"When I fought him in Cleveland
last July we We're mixing it when the
bell tapped. | pulled away, turned to
Jimmy Dunn, who was in kilbane's s
corner, and started to josh Dunn. l
was leaning on the ropes unguarded
and the first thing something clouted
me on the jaw 1t was a Kilbane
punch.
Il guess Johnny didn't hear the bell
because he was still swinging. Well,
do you know he didn't even knock
the words out of my mouth. kept
on talking and didn't take much rest
between the rounds.
yes, Kilbane can punch and I'm
going to be the next president of the
United States"
Dear AS 1t Looks: What is Sans
krit?-A. Buggoo.
Answer.--F'riend Buggoo: Sanskrit
is our idea of nothing to do. It's a
deceased lingo and looks like reverse
English chicken tracks. Ed A. I. l..
THEY'LL NEVER LOSE.
Billings Journal: Carl Wickstrom,
formerly member of the Triple B.
squad, will referee the contest to-
night. Wick will act as whistle bearer
in all the home games this season.
Anaconda Standard: In preparation
for novel wrestling contest Ernest
Miller, Aubert Cote and Jack Neville
are all training hard for the match,
which is expected to take place on
December 81. Miller, who claims the
lightweight championship of the world
at catch -as- catch can style, has
agreed to throw both Cote and Neville
once each in two hours A few weeks
ago Miller won in contest with Cote,
throwing the London Olympic cham
pion, winning the first fall in one
hour and five minutes and getting the
second fall in IL minutes.
Butte Inter Mountain Tally Johns
Is now in Butte hospital suffering
from blood poisoning. A few days
ago he pricked himself with pin and
paid no attention to it until his right
hand became badly swollen, and 1t
will be some time until the infected
parts are well again. The feather
weight champion of Montana is Ger
tainly running into more than his
share of hard luck and has not been
very fortunate for the last year.
Our idea of nothing to do is to spell
it Xmas"
Another wrestling champion has
dropped into Montana. This time it's
John Gordon, holder of the worlds
police wrestling championship and
wrestling champion of the northwest" :"
He's in Great Falls. If he comes here,
Wen show him to Severn Therriault.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
CHANGE FOR MIKE.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. 15.-Mike
Lynch, for the last two years, mana-
ger of the Tacoma baseball club in the
Northwestern league, announced to-
night that he would be the player
manager of the Victoria club in the
1913 pennant race. The announce
ment followed upon the heels of the
statement of President J. J. McGln-
nifty that he had traded Lynch to Vic
toria for Infielder Keller.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
STRONG FOR TROUBLE.

London. Dec. 15.-A dispatch from,
Constantinople to the Exchange Tele-
graph company reports that the mill
tary party is becoming so strong as to
threaten the overthrow of the Kaimil
ministry in favor of triumvirate
composed of Nazim Pasha, minister of
war; Izzet Pasha, chief of the general
staff, and Maumoud Schefket Pasha,
former commander of the revolution
airy army.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
TO NICARAGUA.

Wallace, Dec. 15-(Special.)-
w. Ruggles, well known in the Occur
d'Alenes through his prominent con-
nection with the federal and other
mining companies, accompanied by
Mrs. Ruggles, left yesterday for Blue
fields, Nicaragua. He is interested in
number of gold properties on the
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
Notice to Creditors.

State of Montana, County Of Mis-
soula--ss.
Estate of Prosper Paul, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned administrators of the estate
Of Prosper Paul, deceased to the cred
itors of, and all persons having claims
against, the said deceas sed, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
within four months after tho first
publication of this notice, to the said
administratrix, at the office of Gill
bert Heyfron, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business of
said estate in the county of Missoula
ELIZABETH PAUL,
Administrative of the estate of Pros
per Paul, deceased.
Dated December IA, 1912.
12-16-23-30-1-6
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MERCY.

Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. 15.-The athletic
committee in Sage college has decreed
that the women students in Cornell
cannot play basket ball against other
colleges. DR.. Esther Parker, the
Woman's medical adviser, said today
that the nervous strain is too great.
Basket ball is the most violent form
of exercise, next to rowing, in the
girls college, she says and she will
permit the game between local classes
only. +N
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
Notice to Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank Of
Missoula will be held on Tuesday, jan
uary ID, 1913, at the office of the di-
rectors in the First National Bank
building Missoula. Montana, between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. ny and 4
o'clock p. M, for the purpose of elect
Ing directors for the ensuing year and
transacting such other business as
may properly come before such meet
ing. EDGAR A. NEWTON
Cashier
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
MRS. MAcGlNNiss DEAD.

Butte, Dec. -(special.)-Mrs.
Mary MacGinniss, one of Butte's best
known women, mother of former may
or John MacGinniss and Of Mrs. w.
l.. Creden, prominent in society circles
of this city. died today in her apart
ments in the Thornton hotel after a
short illness of bronchial pneumonia.
She was "a years of age and was born
in Rrattleboro, Vermont.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
A ROYAL ILLNESS.

London. Dec 16.-The Chinese en-
peror, Hsun Tung, is suffering from
an attack of Whooping cough. accord
ing to Peking dispatch to the Daily
Mail. The emperor is six years old
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

Nicaraguan coast. and has secured
control of them by bonding from the
natives. Associated with him in the
enterprise is Charles cKinnis, man.
ager of the Caledonia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruggle:s expect to be away about
year.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
CONGRESS CLOSES.

Mexico City, Dec. 15.-The forma
closing of congress took place tonight
The permanent commission has made
a move to call a special session.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

HOLSTERS R. NJ. Tea makes you feel
fit as a fiddle" full of life; overloads
you with energy cleanses the system.
35c. George Freisheitner.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

If your motherin law gets too gay
give her HOLSTERS r. M. Tea, then
any one can live with her George
Freisheimer.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

Curved jaws that may be strapped
to the hand have been patented by a
Michigan inventor to enable man to
husk corn quickly.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
GRADY MOVES.

j. P. Grady, the plumber, has moved
his business er0m 119 West Cedar
street to the Penwell block.-Adv.l
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
AS 1T LOOKS

Anyway, Luther McCarty's idea of
nothing to do is to play polo.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16
Our idea of nothing to do is to spell
it Xmas"

Another wrestling champion has
dropped into Montana This time it's
John Gordon, holder of the worlds
police wrestling championship and
wrestling champion of the northwest"
He's in Great Falls. If he comes here,
Wen show him to Severn Therrault.
The Daily Missoulian., 1912-12-16

Great Falls Leader: AS soon as
john McCloslley comes west again we
Will have that annual meeting of the
Union association moguls. So saith
President Van de Putte. McCloskey
is now in Louisville, where, reports
have it, he is looking for y big league
BERTH
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
His Conquest.

He was n simon pure, edition de
luxe lady killer. The girl In the seat
opposite him was easy to look at
Further, she looked demure and shy
and impressionable 1t wasn't long
before he had things going right-he
thought. He had raised the window
for her and readjusted the blind; he
had fished her bag from under the
seat, where the porter had showed IT:
he had placed her pillow In better
position for her. he had handed her n
magazine: he had looked after her
comfort in every way he possibly
could, and she had been very sweet
about il besides He thought he was
coming along splendidly. She started
to get off the train before he expected
her to leave. but he carried her lug
gage to the platform for her. Then
she turned and handed him nickel
with a sweet smile and the remark.
81 think II is so nice OF the railway
company to furnish an assistant por-
ter. "-Argonaut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
Aunt poroas, Ran Garnet.

The children stand in a ring, holding
hands, with one in the center, who be-
gins the game by giving the name of
a different color TO each player and then
says: my Aunt Dorcas is making a
rag carpet. First she sewed red
stripe and brown stripe together"
At this the two children to whom the
colors red" and brown" were given
leave their places and try to run
around the outside of the circle and
regain their places before the one in
side can break through and catch either
of them. If they both succeed in get
ting back the one inside the ring goes
on with her story, saying, for instance.
Next she sewed a green and orange
stripe together" Without regard for
color effects. instantly green" and "or-
ange" leave their places and make the
same ATTEMPT as did the first two run
ners. SO the game goes on until one
is caught and takes the place in the
center.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
For Your Little Girl FOR THE CHILDREN
Soldiers and Sailors Game.

The players clasp hands, forming two
rings about fifteen feet apart. One ring
is composed of soldiers, while the 9th
er is made up of sailors. In the center
of the soldiers ring there are three
sailors standing as prisoners, while in
the middle of the sailors ring there are
three soldier captives. A soldier in the
soldiers ring throws soft rubber ball
over to one OF the imprisoned soldiers
in the sailors ring. If captive SOL
der catches it he returns it by throw
ing it back to the soldiers ring. Then
the soluiers try TO catch Ii rather than
let one of the imprisoned sailors get
the ball, for that keeps the power OF
the game in the hands of the soldiers.
who throw ii back TO one of their men
in the sailors ring. II an imprisoned
man of either side catches the ball
sidered, captured by his men, so may
join their ranks in their circle. This
catching the ball three times is very
hard, as the players in the ring into
which the ball is thrown all try to get
possession of the ball. They may drop
hands and break circle as soon as they
see the ball leave the pitchers hand.
If, however, they do not protect the
boundaries of their circle or allow a
prisoner to escape, he may join his
own men and be safe. The first circle
capturing Its men wins the game.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
How the katydid SINGS.

Everybody is familiar with the rasp.
ing notes known as the katydid's
song" II is the male only that Is ca.
pable of emitting the well known
sounds. and he does It In most pc
culiar manner. His vocal organs" are
at the base of his wings and consist OF
two fat excrescences of thin. dry mem
brane 1t is the rubbing of these two
membranous plates together which pro
duces the song" If your shoulder
blades were so loosely put together
that one could be slipped under the
other and the underside of one and
the upper side of the other were so
rough that the operation of slipping
them past each other would cause n
rasping sound you could initiate the
katydid's musical efforts very nicely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-09
The Johnson-Richardson Co.. Ltd, Burlington,
IJl''''2!Q ~
VALUE OF A PASSPORT.
The Odd Experience of Stranded
Tourist In Paris.

"until you 20 broke in foreig,
country you never can realize just
what useful thing n passport is.
said the returned traveller. 1T not
only enables you to get into a country
1t also helps you TO get out, sometimes
in a most unexpected way. Every
body abroad thinks well of pass
port, but nobody sets quite so high
value on 1t as a pawnbroker.
Owing to a delayed remittance l
had occasion TO visit one of those men
in Paris. The article / offered for Sc
curity was worth many times the loan
requested. but he refused an advance
on account OF unsa tisfactory refer.
enees. My temporary address In Paris
and my permanent address In Wash
ington were not sufficient guarantee of
my honesty.
Just as the case assumed desper-
ate complexion the broker suggested
a solution of the difficulty.
"Have you passport he asked.
al had. at the hotel
"Fetch It, he said. III that looks
all right. I'll let you have the money
up to that time my passport bad
been a useless piece Of luggage; then |
blessed the foresight that had hidden
me secure t."-Washington Star.