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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
LITTLE MAN
VS.. GOOD BIG MAN

st. Louis, Mo-. March 15.-"A good
little mar can't heat IL good big man"
chirpcd Jack johnson. the heavy
weight champion. in his dressing room
at the Standard thcatcr the other day,
when asked how he sized up his COM
ing battle with Fireman Jim Flynn.
johnson picks himself to win. He
believes it will be via the knockout
route. although he, claims he can't
predict how far the contest will prog
ress. But while he admits that he
classes himself as a better raj than
the BROOKLYN fighter. he says Flynn
will probably put up a good argument.
Flynn. to my way of thinking. IS
the best of the present crop Of white
hopes" continued johnson. II be-
lieve he has 1t on Morris. Palzer. Wells
and Kennedy. That's because he has
had more experience than the other
men l have named.
McVey Is Best.
But the man who l regard as the
most dangerous in the entire field is
Sam McEey. McVey could wallop
class today. outside OF myself, l be-
lieve.
II have seen Morris. Palzer. Ken
nedy and Wells work. Morris and
Palzer may develop into dangerous
men In h heavyweight division. But
today they are in a crude state. It
will require lots Of experience TO make
them finished fighters and then l be-
lieve Morris too slow. Palzer. they
tell me-. isn't q quick thinker. which
is a big handicap for n frst-class
fighter. The trouble with most big
fighters. though is that when they get
tired and wobble. They are top heavy
and can't hold up. After you get them
in that condition a stiff wallop will
finish the bout"
Will he 81 March 81.
And because he rates himself far
above the present crop Of heavies.
johnson isn't fearing about his title
for several years to come. He has a
birthday this month, when he will be
"a. Jack say he is now in the prime
of life. never felt better and believes
he can hold his own for several more
years to come.
His present weight is $50 pounds.
He doesn't look to be carrying much
surplus flesh. although he. says he
plans to cut down to about 200
pounds when he enters the ring to
meet Flynn. The champion gives the
laugh to the tales that came from
France saying he was living a high
life and was fat as an alderman.
Should he climb through the ropes
weighing 200 pounds. johnson says he
will have only a weight advantage Of
about 15 or 20 pounds over Flynn. He
says that Jim is now a pretty big man.
that he is building himself up to the
heavyweight notch. and when they
mix Flynn will probably tip the beam
at about 1s6 pounds.
Must Get the Dough.
Just what he will do in the fighting
line after lie meets and defeats Flynn
johnson says he doesn't know. He's
in the fighting game because it gets
the money for him. and unleas he sees
a big purse he will not do battle.
He claims he wants to be a profess
sional automobile driver. He says
there's nothing like steering a buzz
buggy. It's his ambition to go to
work for some big automobile com.
pany and pilot their carr at q better
than a mile-a-minute gait.
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NEWS OF
One race was held off Larchmont and
there Dixie Ill defeated the Pioneer

One race was held off Larchmont and
there Dixie Ill defeated the Pioneer
because the latter had her intake
choked and caught fire. The Larch-
mont course did not give general salts
faction, and one criticism made was
that the racers had to travel in shoal
water for a part of the distance. Now
efforts are being made to hold the race
on some Other course. The. Atlantic
Yacht club would like to have 1t on
the lower bay, the Larchmont Yacht
club would like 1t again, and defects
of two years ago would be remedied.
Driftwood is Dangerous.
Some motor boat men think the
race should be in the vicinity of New
York. where all who wished could wit
ness It. The great trouble with a
course, e a the city is that there is
always so much driftwood IN the
Hudson river and the harbor that it is
very dangerous to run speed boats.
These boats are simply shells which
carry high-powered engines. and a
very small obstruction would knock a
hole in any hull. Last ycar at Hunt
ington tho Disturbcr hit a small wood
EN- box. a hole was knocked in her
side and the boat was beached Just in
time to save it from going down in
deep water.
According to the deed of gift gov
erning the British international trophy
the races must he held over q suit
able course in sheltered waters" This
course shall be not less than twenty
five nor more than thirty-fve natuti-
cal miles, and shall be arranged go as
to avoid any angle in the course of
less than 100 degrees. and there shall
be a distance of at least 100 yards be-
tween any two marks. The length of
each round shall not he less than five
nor more than eight nautical miles"
The only part of New York harbor
where the races could be held would
he in Gravesend bay, and eve then
the course would take the racers
across the channel in the way of ship
ping. That is the only our in shell
tered waters. On the other side of
Sea Gate the waters are not sheltered,
and while it might be possible to get
the water absolutely smooth. such
conditions do not often prevail. On
the Hudson river in the neighborhood
of Riverside drive an ideal sheltered
course could be had. but the driftwood
has caused SO many accidents with
racing boats that unless some method
of keeping the river free from it is
found 1t would be very risky to hold
the races there,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
GRAND FORKS TO
PLAY JAMESTOWN
State High School Cham
pionship Still in an I'm
settled Condition

The Grand Forks high school team
goes to Fargo tomorrow to play the
jamestown high school team for the
state championship honors. The
being played on a neutral floor.
The Grand Forks team has been
playing wonderfully good ball this
year. Last week they defeated Minot
and Kenmare, the west end contend
ers for championship honors. by bis
and convincing scores. Tho Grand
Forks team after these games laid
claim to the state championship in
basketball. but jamestown put In a
claim. Arrangements resulted III the
scheduling of the big game at Fargo
tomorrow.
jamestown has been playing spec
tacular ball this year. The quint has
defeated the fast Fargo team, An i'm.
menee crowd liz expected to be present
at the am in the gate city tomorrow.
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own way we had a nice league-the
year We won the penant: after that
the standard of play and the pay
streak OF interest. simply speaking Of
local condition. Will. fell off.
The other day one of those anony.
nous letter writer's zen US a postal
and asked some mean and sneering
questions about the future of baseball
this town. The hives and a straight
jacket should be the punishment
meted out to any MAJ who is mean
enough to write an anonymous epistle.
Maybe, that congressman who intro
duced the hill to investigate the base
ball trust had this town in mind. We
would like to get in somewhere. but
to date the question Is n without an
3 w We have suggested to the
contest editor that he start . contest
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
DULUTH PEOPLE
DEATH
(By Bruce.)

-
Duluth. March 15.-From all ap.
pearances the Minny league is through
In q sort Of q way the last will and
testament Is being made at the pres
ent time. Players of the various
teams are being sold and given away.
Chappelle. the hard hitting chap Of
the Eau Claire outfield. has been sold
to the Milwaukee team. while some OF
the other players have been disposed
of to some of the teams over the
country. So. George. even II the league
does make a try for the. Fourth of
July midsummer mark. there will be
an absence of the best players and
expenses will be reduced to the low
est ebb. which IL the comeback Of the
high tide Of finance of last season that
nearly wrecked the citizens of the lit
tie villages.
1t isn't in a spirit of mean and low
down cussedness that We thus review
the corpse and prepare for the OBJ
sequies. If we are not riding in the
hearse we are at least riding in the
funeral parade and are wearing
mourning for tia deceased. In tts
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
T BOAT
CLUBS IN RACE

New York. March 15.AThere are
several yacht clubs that would like to
have the international motor boat
races this year. An international race
is always a drawing card. and a motor
boat race is cry spectacular. The
governors Of the Motor Boat club Of
America have to decide where the
races shall be held and make an an
houncemcnt not later than one montl,
after the receipt of the first challenge.
The challenge Of the Royal Motor
Yacht club was received a week &
Saturday.
There have heen two races at Hunt.
inston. and the course there gave
great satisfaction to the challengers
as we'll as the challenged. The Dixie
IT and Dixie " were the winners:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15

with a prize for the best answer to
the question: "What: is the best way
to get into a baseball league?"
They have been stalling us and ex-
ecuting flank movements when pres
sed for an answer. Every day brings
a robin and a patent medicine sign:
street cleaners we are signing in vain.
II the players arc being sold by Pa
Davis and the rest of the high grass
regions those in this section of the
country hope that the price is lucra-
tive. We only had n player who
would fetch a high price and he was
sold in the middle OF the season. If
the league il going to turn it's toes to
the skies. let the hope be fulfilled that
there will be enough Of the coin Of the
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realm to pay for the expenses Of the
BLOCK IS A REAL PRESIDENT.

Morris Block. who presidents the
San Antonians, is some card. He Is
the most prominent as we'll as the best
known buddie in the town. and every
body who knows him has the glad
grasp for the boy all the while.
Morrie. in his Texan way. is some.
thing of a philosopher. He takes mat
tiers as they canter. and he is a fatalist
as regards the future.
Morrie shows several of the major
league magnates a good example by
kicking away from the managerial end
of the game He does the financial
stunt. and he permits George Deidy
to run tho team,
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Learn values.

Every husband and every wife ought
to read the real estate ads. whether
they are ready to buy a home" or
not: for some day when they are but
h%alf-ready. the OPPORTUNITY will
meet thin half way. Read the classi-
ned adj.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15

raining here for thu coming baseball an are in fine condition Mansr Frank chce has hda good
MS%es %%S" WIZ mn h T way to other po@s @che has seventeen pitchers and 1n six in m out
@fs ysr H nn s. I% Sa %t hssass s .n .a %Sw s m % smv s % Fs ma the dMs eft OH Gm nnmH% DOYLE r% sh sas
hadsab bout IT, Tep n M ms member .% of the nSS Cub team T ,@ Or ,mSMmssa Gnn.T Ss mh%.op
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-13
ANTIQUITY OF DOLLS.

While there is no question as to the
great antiquity of the doll. those which
We're in use among the children of the
ancient Egyptians were made of fab
RIGS that might easily be mistaken for
those of modern days Many of the
Egyptian dolls were of wood. but the
finest were the fabrics variety. They
were undoubtedly dressed by the Egyp-
tian youngsters pretty much as those
of the little girls of today. There
We're even some whose hands and feet
could be moved by means of strings.
Others, made of painted wood. We're
very imperfect forms and had strings
of beads instead of hair.
Among Greek and Roman antiquities
dolls are found of wood or clay and
others of wax and ivory, Dolls houses
with lead furniture were known to the
children of ancient Rome as they arc
to our own.
The women of Bagdad believe that a
doll may eventually come to life AM
harm their children, and they there
fore prohibit their use. The girls
play with cushions and pieces of wood
instead. In Siberia and Arctic Ameri-
ca ivory dolls clothed in furs of beau
tiful workmanship are found, in Peru
Wan graves dressed dolls OF clay, and
in Africa the girls play with wooder
or clay igures.-Harper's Weekly.
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OAKLAND.

Ralph w Sturtevant and Miss Lot
tie NJ. Bull were united in marriage
in Lewiston. Wednesday evening. by
the Rev. S. A Blaisdell. pastor of the
Pine Street Free Baptist church. They
We're attended by Mr.. and Mrs. A
3. Blair of Lewiston. Mr.. Sturtevant
is a fireman on the Somerset r. r.
They will reside in Oakland
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Publicover
have returned to Bridgeport, CT. aft
er 2-weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. and Mrs. A. r. Small. who have
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Witherell, have returned to their home
in Des Moines. Ia.
Dr.. and Mrs. Coffin of Lewiston are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Harry At
wood.
Camp Belgrade and Oakland played
an exciting game of ball. Friday aft
ernoon, on the formers grounds
Camp Belgrade won, II to s. The bat,
teries were: BIackington, w. Blake
and Langdon and Albion Blake. Wy,
man and Goodwin.
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TO- 900 i. S. National Guard
And Regulars to Be Engaged
Working Out GreatWar Game.

Washington, July 1Z,-The great At
lantic fleet, the pride of the Ameri-
can navy. is to be crushed. An over
sea expedition of many thousand men
is to be landed on the north side of
Long Island sound. The improvised
volunteer army, assisted by a few reg
ular troops, is to be swept like chaff
out of the way of the foreign foes.
The resistless wave of war is to
sweep up to the very gates of New
York City. which is to be left without
a water supply, blockaded by a for
eign fleet and besieged in the rear by
a foreign army. All these things are
to happen, according to the caIcula-
tions of the general staff the week
beginning August 8. when the Ma
tional Guard of New England. New
York and New Jersey are to combine
with the troops of the regular army
in the department of the east in work
ing out one of the great war games.
The joint operations are to be un-
der the supreme command of Gen.
Tasker II Bliss and the two armies,
the foreign attacking force composed
mostly of the New England militia
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AT LAST.
Loan Sharks and Money
Lenders TO Go. @
New York Legislature Law Sus-
tanned by The Courts of n. Y,
Agree 10 Collect Loans al Legal
Rate and Close Up Shop.

New York. July 12.--After MANY
years of agitation, the efforts of the
Russell Sage foundation and other
New York charitable societies to put
the loan shark money lenders out OF
business have apparently been crown
ed with success.
A law passed by the last Legisla
ture has been sustained by the courts
and the money lenders, after a for
NAL meeting to discuss the situation
have agreed TO close out all their loans
at the legal rate of interest and shut
up shop.
Desperate efforts were made by the
81 different companies represented. te
collect their outstanding loans at tbs
old rates before quitting. Arrests
came in such rapid succession. how
ever. that the efforts at collection wer5
quickly suspended.
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THIS PAPER HELPS
THE TEACHER


THE public schoolteacheI
that does not read the pa
pers fails in an important
particular to fit himself or herself
to Instructive young.
EDUCATION is NOT ALL GAIN
ED FROM BOOKS. MOST OF IT
Is GAINED FROM LIFE, AND
NEWSPAPERS ARE THE MIRRORS
OF LIFE.
Not only should teachers read
the papers, but pupils should be
caused to do so. In the case of
the children little persuasion is
needed. They are so eager to
learn that they read every paper
they get their hands on.
MANY SCHOOLS HAVE
CLASSES IN CURREN I
EVENTS. The pupils are re-
quired to tell or write the chief
happenings of the day. 1t is an
invaluable training.
EVERY teacher should TAKE
this paper.
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him for such interference. Both YOUNG
and Braun supposed the disqualifica
ton was due to interference with
Braun.
The victory of the Finn, Taiple. in
the discus event surprised the Ameri-
cans. for they had depended upon win
ming this, but had to be content with
second and third. The prowess of the
Finns.. particularly the phenomena
runner. Kolehmainen, was hardly an
ticipated
In the running broad Jump. Guttersor
was only a hairs breadth behind the
worlds record, but second place went tc
Canada and third to sweden. shattering
some of the Italian hopes AS the 100
meters hurdle race was a clean sweep
the day did not pass without thref
American flags going up together
Lieut. Patterns success in securing fifth
in the modern pentathion against Al 9th
er officers, the best of the European
armies. makes the American cavalry
lieutenant one of the popular parsonage
of Stockholm. The Swedish officers who
beat Patten had the great advantage OF
long training on the ground and the
American had to ride strange horse.
Great Britain and Australia swept the
iO0-meter swimming. Healy of Austria.
liza. did the worlds record. Great and
Australia also monopolzed the prizes fol
the ladies' 100-meters swim, while Swe-
den captured the high diving competf-
ton.
The American Marathon runners have
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for Crescent Beach, where she will WIS.,
it for week at the WEIGH cottage.
Mrs. Nellie Hopkins has returned to
her home in skowhegan, after a several
days visit In town. the guest of Mrs.
Preston Delano. Maple street
Mrs. f. N Shackley of Roslindale,
Mass, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Nellie Gilman.
Elwood Howe. Stanley Brown. Clyde
Chapman and Harold Weeks left. Fri
day. on canoe trip through Belgrade
lakes. They will be gone about four
days.
John Williams left Friday. for Allan
ia, Ga, where he will be employed for
the rest of the summer.
Miss Margaret Sullivan and Miss Nell
lie Young of Auburn are guests of Mrs.
David ning.
Mrs. Eugene Clarke is visiting relatives
and friends in Richmond and Dresden.
Mrs William Harding has been a
guest, this week, of relatives in He
bron.
Mrs. George Richardson has returned
from a several-weeks outing at China
lake.
Miss May Brown has returned from
several-days outing at Lake oobbos-
seecontec
Mrs. Fred Berdeen of Essex, CT, is the
guest of Mrs. Orrin Learned.
j. +. Still of Boston has returned to
his ON after a several-days visit In
town, the guest of William Simpson.
Mrs. Amy Wheeler was visiting friends
in town. Friday.
Miss Clara Mcdonald is passing her
vacation with her grandparents in Web
ster, Mass
Miss Irene Biekford of Belgrade is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Bert Latin
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. a. Savage and daugh-
ter Grace have gone to Couthport, where
they, Will enjoy a two-weeks outing.
William Fcrland has returned to North
Arson. after weeks visit in town with
relatives.
Miss Mary Murray left. Saturday. for
Castine. where she will attend the SUM
mer school.
Miss Margaret Davis has returned to
Bangor after enjoying a two-w weeks va
cation with relatives IN town.
/ Advertised letters-Geo f. Moody.
George Vingia, Eli Brown. Edward Gar
neau. Geona Merchant, James Doherty.
Edgar Emmons. George Maecorke1I,
Lawrence II. Ward. Mrs. Geo r. Cham
berlain, Mrs. Alice Learned. Miss Cen
evieve Petrie, Mrs. l.. e. Haines.
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The Summer Vacation Per
sonaI Is Now in Order.
Intentions Of Marriage on File
With The Town Clerk.
Leafned-Pooler Co.'S. Handsome New
Store to Be Opened, Today.

The Learned Pooler Co. will open its
store To the public, Saturday morning.
The store has been thoroughly remod
eled on the interior and fixtures of the
most modern style installed that show
up TIE goods to the public in the best
possible manner The windows are
plate glass with cabinet backs, pam
elled. They are finished in metallic green
and mission style and are as modern
and attractive as are found in the large
cities. Something new fer this town.
The store is also equipped with silent
statesmen show cases and racks for
the suits. There is also a glass front
bundle counter. The new firm will car
~ Il complete up-to-date line of men $
clothing, furnishings and shoes for
men and women. In the front half of
the store will be found the furnishings,
shoes and hats, while in the rear the
clothing trunks and bags will be To-
Gated. The new firm will carry lines
such as are found in the best city
shops For the past few years Mr..
Learned has been connected with the
l. H. Soper Co. while for FIVE years
Mr.. Pooler has been a travelling sales
man in the employ of the Hoods Rub
Der Go. They are both Fairfield young
men ard they enter ON their new field
of business with the best wishes of
success and prosperity from the towns
people. The firm has secured the SER
vices of Walter Adams of Madison,
who Twill do pressing, repairing, cleans
inc ind hushelling.
The marriage intentions of Richard
Phillips. Jr.. son of Richard Phillips
and Ellen Haddigan and Mary A. Ma
zoron. daughter of John Mcdonald
and Mary A. Appleton, are on file at
the town clerks office. Also intentions
of Lewis A. Dulae. son of George Du-
lac. and Annie DutelI and Lottie c.
Quincy. daughter of George Quincy
and Jennie Perry.
John Partridge has returned from
Castine. where he has been attending
the Teachers convention.
Mildred Williams has gone to Ban
Cor, where she Will be employed.
Mrs. Nellie Gilman has returned from
a two weeks stay at Falmouth Fore
side.
john Brown has returned from Gar
diner. where he has been visiting rel
atives.
Miss Annie Choate of wateryille is
visiting Siiss Christine zBrophy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merlin &. JOY of He
bron are visiting friends and relatives
on the Ridge road.
Elder G. Helmer of Dexter will
preach at 9,3e a ~. go and p. NJ,
Sunday. at the Union Mission.
Miss Lenora Clark of st. Adams is
visiting her brothers. Eugene and Al
bert Clark
Mrs. w w Nye. who has been III
far the last few weeks. is now able to
be ont
Mrs Marion Freeland is visiting Mrs,
Kate Ellis Ridge road.
Mrs. Eugene Herring left, Friday,
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ons of the United States team in Lon
don in 1908. Gutterson cleared "a
feet, Il inches and small fraction.
In the 3ee0-meters team race. the first
heat was won by the United States team
consisting of Abel r. Kiviat /. A. A. c.
Tel S. Berna, Cornell University; Nor
man S. Taber. Brown University Louis
Scott. South Paterson Y, NJ. C. A. and
George V. Bonhag, 1. A. A. c. But II.
Kolehmainon, Finland, came in first His
time was 8 minutes, 50 $40 seconds.
In the second heat. Germany won, out
distancing the Swedish team, which was
merely giving an exhibition. the FIVE
Swedes running breast to breast.
The British team ran alone in the third
heat. South Africa. Russia, Italy and
France had all entered teams but they
failed to start.
In the fifth heat of the semi-fnaIs of
the 400-metres fat race. Donald b.
Young, Boston A. A., finished first but
was disqualified on the ground of inter
ference with Hans Braun, Germany. who
was then placed first by the judges and
is entitled to compete in the finals.
Intense feeling was aroused by the dis
qualification. 1t is understood that the
American committee is likely to make
protest and some of the English sports
men here will probably support it.
In the fnal heat of the 110-meters
hurdle race Fred w. Kelley. University
of South California. Los Angeles. fin
ished three or four feet ahead of James
Wendell. n. Y. A. c.: Martin w. Haw-
kins, Multnomah A. c.. was third and
Kenneth Powell. England. was fourth
and John r. Case, University of Illi-
nois, fifth. John p. Nicholson. Univer-
sity of Missouri. fell at the hurdle be-
fore the last.
The final heat of the 4G0-meters swim
breast stroke-was won by Battle of
Germany, in 6 minutes So 3-5 seconds
and Courtman of England. third. a
yard or two behind. Battle led through
out.
The final heat of the 100-meter swim,
free style. was won by Miss Fanny Du-
rach of Australia. in | minute. % Is
seconds. Miss Wilhelmina Wylie. Aus
tralid, was second in l minutes 2-5