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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-05
Virginia League
Yesterdays RESULTS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Richmond, 4, Petersburg, (morn-
ing gnme; twelve innings).
Richmond. 4; Petersburg, @ latter
noon gnme).
Portsmouth. s, Norfolk, (morn-
Ing camel.
Portsmouth, o, Norfolk, (nftcr-
noon gamc).
Newport News, 1, Roanoke. 3
(morning gnme).
Newport News. 4, Roanoke, z
afternoon gnmc).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-05
HELP ESS AS A CHILD
IN HIS MATCH WITH JOHNSON
State Police Stop Battle in Ninth Round Declaring No Longer
Boxing Contest But Brutal Exhibition Fireman Foul
lactics Make Continuance Impossible, and Bored Crowd
Accepts Action Of Authorities With Relief

Las Vegas. y. NJ, July 4.-The Jack
Johnson-Jim Flynn. forty ive-round
night for the heavyweight Champion
ship was brought to close in the ninth
round to-day by the State police.
Captain Fornof. OF the State force,
personal representative at the ringside
OF Governor Mcdonald. declared that il
was no longer boxing contest; that 1t
was a brutal exhibition and that
flynn's foul tactics made It's oontinu-
ance impossible He jumped into the
rims with his deputies and drove the
fighters and officials who faced him to
the corners. Referee Ed. Smith then
announced that Johnson had won, and
the fight was over
Flynn displayed no ability through
out the night. He was cut about tho
face until blood ran down his breast In
a stream. He was utterly helpless from
the first round on. and by the sixth
was deliberately trying to butt the
champions chin with his head Time
after time. as johnson held him pow
less In the clinches. FLYNN jerkcd his
head upward. Smith warned him re-
pcatedly. but 1t did no good In the
seventh he began leaping upward every
time he could work his head under
Johnsons chin. Flynn's feet were both
or the floor time and again with the
energy he put into his bounds. Some
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times he seemed TO leap two feet into
the air in frantic plunges at the elusive
jaw above him.
Flynn Is Warned.
Referee Smith forced Flynn back to-
ward mis- corner half-dozen times.
Stop that butting,' he would say.
shaking his finger in Flynn's face;
stop 1t or will disquallfy you"
The - - Niger is holding me-
Flynn roared back. Hes holding me
oil the time He's holding mo IKE
this" He tried to illustrate by holding
Smith. Smith evaded tho bloody arms
held toward him. and waved tbs Zen
together again.
In the next ciinch--it was in the
eighth round-t'lynn flung himself up
ward again Smith jumped between
them ana warned him once moro.
Next time you do 1t 1 will disqualify
your he shouted at Flynn. but changed
his mind. for 1t happened again and
again in that round and repeatedly in
the ninth before the police took hand.
Through 1t all the champion was
smiling. He evaded Jlynn's attacks
with the utmos; case. whether the
Pueblo man led with his hands or his
head. Only once in the nine rounds
did he show any wish to end tho fight.
and yet ringside opinion was unani-
nous that no could have put Flynn out
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at any time he happened to fancy.
whether in the first or the ninth round.
The champion opened up only once
early In the fight. when Flynn landed
his only good blows. right and left
hooks to the Jaw, delivered during a
clinch. Johnson appeared nettled at
his own carelessness and smashed a
right uppercut through Flynn's guard,
which rocked tho white man on his feet.
Then the champion smiled again and
went back to delivering uppercuts in
the clinches. and covered Flynn's face
With blood
johnson Does Not Try.
Apparently Johnson did not attempt
TO hit hard. He contented himself
with a slow. scientific chopping. every
blow finding its way through the bar
ricade OF gloves and elbows behind
which Flynn crouched. II was a per-
feet exhibition of guarding and hitting
in the clinches as far as the champion
was concerned. Not a blow of Flynn's
reached Johnson with any force behind
It, Flynn's blows Were tossed aside
unless Johnson chose to allow him to
batter away NJ his stomach. Johnson
smiling the while over Flynns ehoul-
der.
When the fight was over there was
not a marie on Johnson beyond q cua
Continued an Fourth PaSaA
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Crowd Hears Returns

Seating Themselves comfortably
In the natural amphlthcatre made
by the slipping hills of Capitol
Square, several thousands fight
fms, interested In the outcome of
the Johnson-Flynn engagement mt
Las Vegas, N. NJ, listened to the
returns, direct from the ringside,
just as they happened, when they
happened. Hardly hnd the dusky
champion entered tho ring than the
mesnphone told the story to the
crowd From that moment on until
the fnrrr ntrrn round. when the
police declared the fight mt nm end
and the referee had named the
black mnn the winner, the news
came thick and fast. Some OF the
news was pleasant to hear. but
great part of II displeased many
who were ardent supporters OF the
Pueblo fireman. and who were hone
full that he might wrest the heavy
weight championship from his
sturdy opponent. Cheers after
cheers were sent mp ns some report,
lending faint hope that the white
man might win. was read. 1t was
quick service, md the people n.-
sembied were quick to voice their
appreciation.
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ARENA IN UPROAR
WHEN FIGHT ENDS
Wolgast Declared Winner, but
Thousands Dispute Ref
eree's Decision.
FOUL is CLAIMED BY RIVERS
Lightweights Battle Like Gaia
mounts for Twelve
Rounds.

Los Angeles. Cal. July 4.-For
twelve rounds Ad Wolgast and Joe
Rivers fought like catamounts in their
lightweight championship battle at
Vernon arena this afternoon. In the
thirteenth there came a blow which
landed low. and both boys in an in
slant were sprawling and writing
upon the floor. Wolgast was declared
the winner by Referee Jack Welch.
Then bedlam broke loose. There was
demonstration. lasting more than
half an hour. by 1900 excited spec
tators. but it We handled through
out by less than a dozen policemen
without violence of any sort
Tonight Referee Welch stands dis
puted by Rivers and by thousands of
spectators in his decision that VOL
CAST won by a knockout. The Mexi-
can tighter claimed foul. and In his
dressing room he displayed denied
aluminium protector to prove his
claim. Wolgast said he also was
fouled. but tonight in a conference
With Promoter Tom McCarey OF the
Pacific Athletic Club, Tom Jones, his
manager, said ne did not believe the
foul inflicted upon the champion was
intentional. Jones said Wolgast STUN
bled over the feet OF Rivers as the
latter lay PROSTATE and fell upon his
adversary's knee. Woigast tainted
and was carried to his dressing room.
WolGnst Is Jeered.
AS Wolgast was taken out the spec
tators teered and booed him while
they struggled In frantic efforts to
set into the ring whore Referee Jack
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-05
"EDYTHE" SHOWS
HEELS TO RIVALS
Wins Feature Event at Annual
Meet OF Richmond
Yacht Club.
<ATY NEARY DID
Which Means That "Kaydid"
Didn't Quite Measure Up
to Expectations.

The annual regatta OF the Rich
mond Yacht Club was held yester-
day on the stretch OF river in front
OF the clubs quarters. The historic
James was alive with holiday craft
OF all sizes and reverberant with the
''pop-pop" OF the motorboats that par
t!cipated IN the races ma those tnat
drifted aimlessly around with their
cargoes OF pleasure seekers The
clubhouse at the intersection OF the
river with Failing Creek was in fes-
tive dress. and music, dancing and
refreshments We're the order OF the
day.
The big event OF the day was the
handicap motor race over the course
to kingsland Creek light and
return. n distance of seven miles. The
winner was the "Edythe." seucy lit
tie boat owned by T. B Maher. which
skipped over the water in the fast
time Of forty-eight minutes thirty
seven seconds. with the Mary C" a
close Second. Until the last IL look ed
as II the "Katydid." With L I.
Kipps at the helm. would finish hrst.
but Katy Did didn't. and only man
eyed TO come in third.
The Six Trnilcrs.
Six others finished in the following
order; a motorboat with no name. Of
which +. Buckley was skipper. the
Maud Randolph" managed by c. Wat
kins; the "Dubrie." OF Roy Dunning-
ton. the Mary Lou" OF Captain e. l.
Cooke. which later won the two-miio
free-for-ali; the Skinner" a we'll
named racer of John Butler. and the
''Luella." a large boat owned by II.
waters surface. like an ancient tri-
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WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Petersburg Mt Richmond.
Roanoke nj Newport News
Portsmouth Mt NorfolIs
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STANDING or the Gums.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-21

ne learned Spanish while working and thus
was able to translate a new tariff into
Spanish ''o
here wes plain case OF taking advantage
oil an opportunity. Colonel Bliss. the ColIec.
tor OF customs. appreciated the help given
and sent Shuster check for $1,000
What DO you suppose Shuster did, He
handed the check back to Colonel Bliss
What's the matter with it?" demanded the
Colonel
Nothing IN particular" replied the young
man. except that 1t hasn't been fairI9
earned, I've done the translating mostly IN
office time, and have even neglected. NV
regular work to accomplish It"
IL is SAFE to say that not many youp Rsterz
OF Shuster's age would have refused tn taLe
the money on such grounds But. viewed
merely as matter of business policy, such
scrupulousnees pays. II paid In Shuster,s
case Colonel Bliss let the Administration M
washington know that his assistant was a
marvel OF reliability as well as efficiency. and
as the one best deserving to have Il.
me chance was the collectorship of chs
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bands bookkeeping and stcnographic
work. being at his office all dav, and
then hustle home in the evening Ia
prepare the meal, and after dinner do
my housework. Sometimes it is nearly
midnight before | go to bed, yet my
mother-in-law styles me an 'cxtrava-
CANT wife because | have wash.
woman every two weeks TO do the
washing and ironing, which she thinks
] should do. even though | am at bust
ness all day. When | am sick she
has no sympathy for my suffering, but
worries about the extra expense I am
causing her SON
Another woman writes that her
mother-in-law has simply taken nos
session Of her house, and runs il to
SUIT her own fancy, and that she has
no authority IN II. Still another, that
her mot law makes her life mis-
cradle bv her constant fault-finding
and abuse, aud that when mother.in,
law heaps all sorts OF insults unon
her, her husband stands supinely by
without taking her part
SO the stories go. and the burden Of
each lamentation is. ooh. how bappv
] could be ~ II were not for nv
motherln-law, and suppose that
with equal truth motber.iu-laws could
eHciaim: 'Oh, how happy | could be
n II were not for my daughter.in.
law. -
TO my mind. there is no other situa.
ton IN life more pathetic than that
engendered by the in-law proposition.
ior our OF II two perfectly good. con-
scientlous women can manufacture
more hearthurniug and suffcrinc in a
minute than malice can invent in n
week. Talk about jealousy. If YOU want
TO see the Green-Eycd Monster in his
most fearful aspect. watch a wife and
mother fighting over the poor unfor.
tunate man. who Is helplesslv irving 10
do his duty by both Of them.
You might think that some nitv for
him, some consideration for his hsnni.
ness. would STAY their hands. but NOT
so. IL is fight 10 the finish. in which
no quarter ~ gwen, and it never ends
thls side of the grave.
whose fault rs II that this pernetpaI
warfare goes on IN practically every
home where the mother-in.law and p
dsughteI-ln-law are brought into con.
tactt Both women are to blame Tbo
young wife Is 10 blame because sbo
enters into matrimony with n chin IN
ner shoulder instead of carrvirg on
olive branch in her hand. Sbcis o'.t
looking for trouble. aud she finds /,
4 a:plentY: She takes no pains to cor.
elliaic her husband s mother. or O.
mako friend Of her, but goes out of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-21
DON'T EXPERIMENT
You VIII Make No Mistake If You
Follow This Salt Lake City
Citizens Advice.
Never neglect your kidneys.

.N'Nfi nfpICCI your hlVnclS.
If you have pain in the back. urinary
disorders, dizziness and nervous ess
II s time to act and no time TO experi.
ment, These are common symptoms OF
kidney trouble, and you should seek a
remedy which is recommended for the
kidneys.
Doan s Kidney Pills is the remedy to
use No need to experiment Ii has
cured many stubborn cases in Salt Lake
City Follow the advice of a Salt Lake
City citizen.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell. 7l2 Fifth
Avenue, salt Lake City, Utah, saws:
For years I suffered from dropsy,
and though / doctored and tried every
remedy that was brought to my at
tcntion, did not get relief. NV limbs
were badly swollen and there were
puhy spots beneath my ewes. At last
Doan S Kidney Pills were recommended
70 me and | commenced their use, pro.
curing supply at the Schramm..Jo John.
son Drug Store. After / had taken
the contents of three boxes, the swell.
ing In my limbs subsided and I fel,
much better in every way. I willing.
~ recommend Doan's kidney pills in
return for the benefit they have
brought me- -
For sale at Schramm j ohusou IS Drug
store. salt Lake City. Utah, and bv ali
Dealers. Price, 90 cents. Foster.MiI.
burn Co.. Buffalo, New York. Sole
Agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doau ;s-and
take no other.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-21
New Books for Library

The following sixty-thrcc books vii,
De added 70 the Public library Monday.
January 10. 1912:
Miscelianeous-American Society Of
civil Engineers. Transactions, 1911: Aus.
TIN, Arrow Maker ldramal; Rcnpntt
ruth About an Author; Bennett. What
nc Public Wants (dramH): Blackweldor
Elements OF Geology Bradford, Comrnis-
BulilNant, Home Fun: CalfIn. Story OF
French Painting. Clappe, Wind hand
ana us instrumcpts: Dalton, Bridge and
nnctlon n Bridge: Hall What Tols,o
Electrical llumnants and Illumination
Moras. Anthology: Nadaillac. Prehisiorj..
america: Pancoast Vista of English
eerse' Yer Peabody, Singing Man (pocmsJ:
Ftck, itlHiOry OF Classical phiIopv. Sia
vens; Copper Handbook. l9l0-Ii: Twitch-
ell. Leading Facts OF New Mexican HIS
tory. Vol. T. 'i'N
Danish books-Assaard. Arboe and
Son; AaSaard, Fru Junos Salon: Aagaard,
haptein- Hetre; Aagaard, Martin Lige:
Lie Works. ~ Vols
German-Hclmholtz, PbysIolorIscb,,
Opiik Vols. '''
Flcllon-,.C;ourlandcr, Uncle Polpcrro:
Grundy, Third Miss Wenderbv: Janas
0utcry; Jepson, House on the Mali.
Pearson, Believing Years: EIn,bar,'
Amazing Adventures OF L.,tltja Car.
perry; Roland Jean Christophe In Paris
Childrcns books-Bsisdell Tomn,.
Tinker's Book; Curtis. C;randpas LINZ
Girls and Miss Abitha: tiapsood, Home
Games; Hill, On the Trail OF Grant and
Lee; JOB. Blue Goose Chase; Lansing,
BarDar'an f5ai and Noble; Malone. West
Rays: Monroe. Our Country and H., Poo-
pie; Perrault. Perraults Fairy TsIns.
roulson. In the Child's World: Tasgart
Si% Girls and Betty: TomlInson. BOYS Of
Bobby orde.
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woman who married a man between
whom aud his mother there existed a
peculiarly tender bond of devotion.
This wife at ooce assumed the same
attitude of affection to her mot her-in-
law that her husband occupied She
deferred to her, cultivated her society.
and even goes to the pains of making
little opportunities for mother and son
to be together alone so that they may
have heart heart talks ms they did
before she came into The family The
result of tins is that the mother.in law
never speaks to the daughter-in- la "
by any other title than "angel"
This plan viii work. aud com
mend it to other daughters.in. laws. The
best way to get along with your
mother-in-law is TO make friend of
her, and YOU can do it If YOU will try
because there is no woman so stupid
as not TO know that she will lose her
son unless she Is friendly with his
wife.
The daughter-in-law is not wholly to
blame. though, for the family ructIon.
She is not even the most blamablo, be.
cause the older woman having more
sense. and more experience in life,
should be the one TO handle the situa-
tion-and the only way to handle the
situation is to keep your hands off of
1t. AS an IrishmaD might say
grant that IT is hard thing for
thrlfty woman to stand hv in silence
and see an extravagant young woman
wasting her sons money, or for "A
woman who is good manager 10
watch Door, bungling, incompetent
girl keep house that looks like a pig.
sty.
il takes the fortitUde OF a martyr for
mother to keep her tongue between
her teeth while silly little fool tvran.
nizes over her sdored son. but il paws
10 do II. IL is better for a daughter.
in-law to waste the cold potatoes and
use her best china every day, and spond
more on clothes thau she should than
" IS to ALLEVIATE your son IS wife. And
that IS exactly what happens if a
mot her IN law offers even n suggestion.
much less a criticism.
Finally, ] would remind all concorned
that there Is only one way 10 settle this
problem, aud that is for the two ;n.laws
never 70 attempt 10 live under The same |
roof, 10 real mother the one import. |
ant thing IN the world is that her SON
should be happy, and the only wav She |
canN secure this is by firmly declining
10 go TO i've with him when he marries
ms involves terrible sacrifice If he is
All mat she has got. hut il is worth |
MAKING. Better an Old Ladies', Homo
thani to know that she is a perpetuaI
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Taft the Secretary of War In Washington.
A Secretary Of Public Instruction for the
Philippines is TO be appointed, and Taft is
recommending Shuster for the Job. 1t Is a
big position, carrying with 1t membership
OF the Philippines Commission (the ruling
power OF the i5lands) and salary OF $4,000
per annum
During leave of absence from the Philip
pines Shuster met Miss Pearl Trigg. Of Glas'
cow, Ky. She was a wonderful blonde. They
met on horseback and soon after she went
10 Manila as bride.
Covered with glory, ne returned to Wash
ington In 1909 to practise law. In April OF
last year the troubled land Of Persia. just
past the throes OF revolution, asked for an
American, as representative OF the only
country not selfshly Interested, who could
serve as TreasurerGeneral President Taft
named Mr.. Shuster as the best man avail
able for the post.
Shuster was appointed a. a salary OF
$4,000 year.
The Russians knew that the object OF Shus-
fers appointment was TO put Persia on her
feet and even before he left Washington they
had begun TO intrigue against him.
A Persian, who was employed In this coun-
try to secure Shuster, has told an astonishing
story Of how the Russians tried TO bully Shus-
ter and even threatened Mrs. Sbuster.
talking with friend when New York
banker, whose name Is known In every con-
tinental bank. called upon him." said this Per
sian, II have the bankers name and Will
make It public should occasion arise.
This banker seemed to be fully as conver-
san. with Persian financial affairs as the
members Of the embassy, He told Mr.. Shus-
ter that Persia was practically bankrupt, that
she could not meet her obligations. and that
she could not keep any contracts she might
make with him. Mr.. Shuster had signed
three-year contract as treasurer-general.
The banker having failed. Russias spies
tried another tack. They sought, through
Mrs, shuster. to prevent him from taking the
new post They sent to her the wife OF
widely known Washington minister. who told
her that iu Teheran she would be socially
almost an outcast as the wife OF the treasurer
general. She would rank with the wives Of
missionaries who are not received In polite
circles In Persia Mrs Shuster WAS told.
"This was absolutely untruc, but Mrs, Shus-
ter did not wait TO investigate 1t. She told
her visitor fatty that she would go where Mr.
Shuster went, even II she had no social pleas.
ures Her husband and her children were her
chief pleasure in life. anyhow, she said And.
again Russia failed"
AS mctter Of fact, the Shusters were re-
ceived everywhere In Teheran, and their
pretty children-Caroline six years old. and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-21

Russia hired spies to watch Mr.. Shuster's
actions In Teheran. and among them were
many desperate characters. who would not
have hesitated to assassinate the Treasurer u
tney could have caught him unawares
one day the Treasurer noticed that he vas
being followed by an ev;l-loopins man N his
residence The s!x.foot.thvee American
turned and looked his pursuer stesdlly In ths
eye ne man had already taken knife n
his hand. An.iS IN
Come and see at my office at O'Clock
tomorrow morning" said ohuster, l Will
give you better job, at better pay, than the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-21
I'm THE LIME-LIGHT.
By EBERT HUBBARD.

= OR the past few months no one has been
more : the spot than Mr.. w. Nor.
gan Shuster sometime successor of the
late XerIes, of Persia
Shuster WAS born at Washington, D. c.. IN
1877. so he is just out of his short trousers.
His 1ysr Job was as page in the Senate. Then
he became stenographer In tie War Depart
ment Naturally. IN 1899 he drifted to Cuba.
where he was made q cashier In the Customs
Service He was Collector OF Customs at
Manila from 1901 - 1906. After that he was
a member OF the Philippine Commission and
Secretary OF Public instruction.
He Is q bright. clever, rapid young Anert-
can with q great head for details. He Is
glutton for work. and a gazabo on finance
The Persian Government sent an appeal 10
President Taft requesting that he should
recommend some one to take charge OF the
Persian e1chequer. And Taft named Shus.
ecr. being willing to spare him for reasons
best known 10 himself
Pc s!a has had wonderful history
PeYioles. $50 B. c.. wrongfully made use Of
the treasure OF Delos, fund Of about three
million dollars that was raised for war pur-
poses in case the Persian hordes should come
marching IN the direction OF Greece.
Pertcles, with this money, built the finest
city the world has ever seen. No one COM
plains now on account OF the misapplication
Of funds
The motto of Per.cles was the slogan Of
Rev. DR.. Jovett-'Cet the thing done and let
them howl"
II was over a hundred years after the death
Of Pericles before the money wes badly
needed for the specific purpose for which II
was raised.
The Persian hordes were then coming. sure
enough. IN the direction OF Greece.
They reported a million empties going
West.
And Alexander, a youth OF twenty, was
made Captain-General OF Greece, with orders
10 repel this Coxeys Army. He did 30. and
thereby won for himself name. slightly
tarnished. but which is still In the text books.
So In 1911 Persia again is In the public
eve. and America supplies a youth 10 re-
arrange the Persian finances. He does this
10 the great satisfaction of his employers
Persia is bankrupt. Practically ". Morgan