The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-24

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IRON fIIE 81 RHInpRs or ti1E
kTlok Bill DiNes. y
ssgstsIlIisG IoNi I D. O., July "a. y
yrashington's rutj5erneci VA on mex
afe retailing q new story to their aGi
diences about the late Roscoe Conk
ling New Yorks famous senator. and,
his skill With the boxing gloves. The
stegy ii always spraag when the wagI
cns round l4th and II streets. &hsre
stands the building that used to bts
the residence OF TIE ate zach Chaadf
lei, who occupied . in the sen
ate at The same time that Colkling did.
appears that Chandler took great
8 PRIDE in giving stag dinners which
were ,RlWays followed by entertain
4 liIedts OF one sort or another. Coaky
lfiig was very often a guest and OH
these entertainments he would often
cal for the boxing gloves aud offer to
,mix II Up with anybody. that was will:
''sss'. .,s''' ~
Nov Chandler was no boxer al
though sShes tried cpnelpslons With
scenkling several times much to his
treEret Conkling. put all over him
and Chandler Cooked up ascheme to|
etFeyeRge.
Chandler gayesa dinner and invited
Y cohislin. The latter, at the conelu.
sion. called Tor the boxing gIoyes ahd
offered IL .'spar a bit" After md =
persuasion, a. guest who dlsclalmed Q;
knowiedge Of boxing offered to put
on the gloves with him. The guest
and confiing started In and conklfng1
landed rather heavily several times.
TEsn The guest started in to hammer
co4kling IKE q real professional and
conkling got suspicious.
thought you said you didn't know
thing about boxing" said conk
ling. -
The guest l1fodestly replied hi
didn't. and hostifities we're resumed
The hammefins Continued much IL
The discontinue OF Conkling.isi'
S335aI think / have had enough" the
Senator painted.
AL this stage Senator Chandler in!
tstsened, Addressing. Conkitng. he
said: Senator Conkling, let me intro,
tsuce You TO Joe Coburg, champion
fsmiddleweight boxer OF England"
;conkling saw that the joke was on
him and Joined I'd the general laugh
Z at his expense. Tx
EorlSssg Sspt LehIoann,on Payroll.
Former ssobllfeftot General Lehman,
OF the Department ~ Justice. is tell
Ing a st6t u slho% former Senator
LorimeE Rep} LetHhan On the govern
msnt payroig although The 1lllnulsan
could NOT Stly there himself" Fora
\ week ifter Eeh Nan aTesighed, Lorlmer
forced Lehman to hold his position
( md draw, his salary, although Lehman
was anxious 70 leaYe Washington
Ptptrastion of the Lorlmer Gaze HI
4 INC ssnate eaIsed Lehfnan's ftou.
hIss Lehman turned IN his fesigha:
ton Just about the time the Lorlihef
debate began liz the Senate. Pfesi!
dent Taft then appointed solieatos
General Built, OF Kentucky, to. fill
EShman,s place. BY that time, the
Lprimer debate was n, null Swing.
Lorimer himself took the floor for
three days. r e
While 9the L0r.mers case had the
right " way ID the Senate Bullitt'sT
nomination Gould not &c confirmed by
the Senate. For a solid week Leh.
man sat an5xlousty in the Senate gal.
lery, listenipg othe Lorimer debate,
and :.roqting" for Its finish. go that
Bullitt could be confirmed. 4
Following Switzerland.
In ordering the exclusion from the
United States of abslnthe, the green
devil, the Government is following
~ fl,a toad ~ SWttyarlnnd Whinh nh0uf