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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-11
GIBBONS JUST PLAYS
WITH M CONNORS

NEW YORK, June 11.-Mike Glib
bons only did his best in two rounds
In his bout with Tommy Connors. of
Scranton, last night at the Irving A.
c. But in them he so far outclassed
his opponent that he earned the de-
cision. In the tenth round Gibbons
landed two left-hand jabs and two
right uppercuts with such force that
the Scranton boy was dazed and
wobbly., The gong saved him from
being knocked out.
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CROSS AND REDMOND

Cleverness and ring strategy will be
the main factors in the ten-rounds be-
tween Leach Cross and Jack Redmond,
the clever Chicago lightweight, when they
meet tonight at the st. Nicholas rink.
Redmond is noted as one of the fastest
men hailing from the West and has de-
feated some of the best men in his divi-
sion. Cross needs no introduction. He
is fighting at the top of his form at
present, as was shown by the easy way
he defeated Knockout Brown and Tommy
Murphy.
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JOHNSON FEARS
HE'LL GROW STALE

LAS VEGAS, N. M, June 11.-Jack
Johnson, fearing that he will grow
stale before the time for his match
with Jim Flynn, announced last night
that he would not do any boxing for
several days. According to Tommy
Burns, the champions trainer, John
son has been OVERRIDING the boxing
end of his training and for the next
week will do nothing but road work.
John boxed several rounds with Mar
tia Cutler yesterday, four with Kid.
Calvin and two with George DeBray.
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REDS'S NEW PITCHER

CINCINNATI, o., June 11.-President
Hermann, of the Cincinnati National
League baseball club, announced yester-
day that he had secured Charles ii.
a promising young Southern
pitcher, for his team. Thompkins pitched
for the Arkansas University last year, and
year he has pitched for Washington
and Lee University.
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NEWARK ATHLETICS TO
PLAY COLORED GIANTS

Moorman's Colored Giants will be
guests of the Newark Athletics for
the second time this season Sunday
afternoon. The "darkies'' gave a great
exhibition in the previous contest,
only losing by 8 to 2.
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BABY RELIANCE RAISED

DETROIT, Mich. Jun 11.-Baby Keli-
ance H., the motorboat owned by John j.
Ryan, of Cincinnati, which was sunk last
Saturday during n race with Kitty Hawk
II. for the 26-foot motorboat champion
ship, was. raised last night and was found
to be practically unchanged.
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MELODY BEATEN

BALTIMORE, Nd, June 1.-THE
bout scheduled here last night be-
tween Knockout Brennan. of Buff
faIo, and Honey Melody, of Bos-
ton. did not materialize. Brennan APP
peared at the ringslde ready to enter.
but he carried a dly-damaged eye
from his recent fight with Mike Glib
bons and the police officials refused
to let the Buffalonian go in.
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M,MAHoN CHOSEN CAPTAIN

Jim" Mcmahon, star twirler Of the
East Side High School team this sea-
son, will lead that nine In the ca
pacity of captain next year. Nc
Mahon won every game he pitched
for the Down Neck institutions base
ball representatives, being victorious
In ten contests.
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READING BREAKS UP

READING, Pa, June 1t.-Manager Leo
Groom, Of the Reading United States
League team, resigned to accept a posi-
ton as scout for the st. Louis American
team. He left Reading on a southern
trip yesterday. The remaining members
of the Reading United States team also
left Reading, which means that the team
has disbanded.
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CELTIC MEET POSTPONED

Owing to its inability to get sufficient
entries of merit for it's games at Celtic
Park on Saturday, June 10, the Celtic A.
c. and the John H.. Nelden benefit COM
mlttee have decided to postpone the meet
until fall, when the American Olympic
athletes will be back.
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DILLON c N

NEW York; June 11.-Jack Dillon, OF
Philadelphia, knocked out Eddy Stanton,
of this city. in the fourth round last
night at the (Fordon A. c. Dillon out
classed his adversary, who was substitute
ed for Tim Buckley, and In the fourth
session a right-hand swing to the jaw
finished Stanton.
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TROPHY ON THE WAY

CHICAGO, June 11.-Word received last
night by the officials of the Aero Club OF
Illinois that the trophy for the Gordon
Bennett race would be shipped to Chicago
next week settled finally that the race
would be held here.
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Although the matter will not be
settled for several months there is
prospect that the next New Jersey
golf championship will go to the Up
per Montclair club, Jerome d. Trav-
ers's home organization. He did some
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HICKEY BEATEN

PHILADELPHIA, June 11.Joe Hirst,
the downtown lightweight defeated Young
Hickey, of New York, in the wind-up at
the National Athletic Club last night in a
one-sided contest. Hickey was a punch
Ing bag for Hirst in every round from
start to finish and he never had a look-in-
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LET OUT

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 11.-Uncondi-
tional release of the veteran First Base-
man, william Il. Bransfield, of the Louis
Vile American Association club, was an
nounced last night. Bransfeld soon Will
.eaye for his home in Worcester, Mass.
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VANDERBILT ENTRY WINS

PARIS, June lin the races at st.
Cloud yesterday Lahire, owned by w. Is.
Vanderbilt, won the Prix Vaux dor OF
10000 francs for 3-year-olds and upward
distance 1000 metres. Seven horses com
peted. Jockey o'Neill rode the winner.
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JEFFRIES MAY
REFEREE BOUT
Jim Will Decide Today Whether
He Will Take Johnson
Flynn Job.

Los ANGELES. Cal. June IL
James ]. Jeffries was yesterday asked
by managers of both fighters to
referee the Jack Johnson-Jim Flynn
bout. Jeffries said he would give his
answer some time today.
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NEWARK AGENTS CHOSEN

1t has been announced that the Stewart
Automobile Company have been appointed
agents for the Lambert detachable and
d~emountable automobile rim, with head
quarters at 23l West Fifty-fourth street,
New York city.
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DUNN GETS MARTIN

BALTIMORE, Md, Tune 11.-Pitcher
Martin. formerly of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, has been signed by Manager Jack
Dunn, of the Baltimore International
League club.
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HAFF MICHIGAN CAPTAIN

DETROIT, Mich, June 11.-carroll Half,
the quarter-miler, was elected to captain
next years University of Michigan track
team yesterday.
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TRI-sTATE LEAGUE

Harrisburg, II; Altoona. 2.
York, 10; Johnstown. ~.
Wilmington. 6; Lancaster, 8.
Trenton, S; Allentown, 0.
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AT BROWNS TONIGHT

At Browns tonight Tom Kennedy
of New York, will meet Andy Morris
of Boston.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
SPORT.

Public boxing and all sparring ex-
hibit!ons are prohibited by an ordi-
nance adopted by the city council OF
Ogden, Utah.
Packey Mcfarland and Eddie Muir
ply have signed articles for a ten
round fight at South Bend, Indiana,
on February 18th.
Receipts OF the 1911 football season
OF the University OF Wisconsin were
s2s.o7o, and expenses $17,255, leaving
net profit OF s11,S15.
Jack Curley, promoter of the John
son-Flynn match for the heavyweight
championship of the world, an
nounces that the fight will take place
at some point on the Western Pacific
railroad just across the Utah line in
Nevada
Sixteen clubs have been licensed to
hold four-round professional boxing
matches in San Francisco. Each club
will pay license of $3.50 a year for
the privilege of staging about three
fights in that period, only one pro
gramme each week being permitted.
1t tas been announced that Bonn
tardier Wells, heavyweight champion
Of England, will sail for the United
States March o Wells AYERS the trip
is merely pleasure jaunt, but it is
likely efforts will be made to match
him with Carl Morris, Jim Flynn and
Al Palzer, in the hope that, by de.
feating these 'hopes,'' he may secure
match with Jack Johnson.
Earl Puryear. champion bantam.
weight OF Colorado, knocked out Abe
Tohin in the fifth round of a sched-
uled ten-round bout in Longmont.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
W EST ERN.

The Prairie Oil G. Gas Company OF
independence, Kans, advanced the
price of crude oil three cents TO sixty
cents a barrel.
An inventory taken among the
guests OF the Hotel Helena. burned at
Helena. Mont, has brought the total
loss from the confragration to $780,
600.
Three members of the family OF Ole
ANDERSON at Yucatan. Mimi, are dead,
one was fatally injured and two seri-
ously burned as the result of fire in
Ambrosons house.
Six hundred union employees OF the
Rock Island arsenal at Davenport, Ia,
have voted unanimously to strike in
case the government installs the So
called Taylor scientific shop system
at the arsenal.
Marriage clubs have become a popu-
lar source OF amusement in the towns
of southern Utah. Gathering the idea
from town in Kansas. eighteen bach
elors Of Mercur, Utah, made an appeal
through the press for helpmeets.
ue Jul III tut SdSe VI WI
Burfield Hazard, accused of having
starved to death Miss Claire William
son, at the Hazard starvation sana-
torium." at Fort Orchard. Wash, re-
turned a verdict finding her guilty Of
manslaughter.
Thirteen persons were killed and
twenty-four injured during the Okla
homa hunting season, which has Just
closed. OF the injured ten were per-
manently disabled. Seven of the
deaths occurred in the kiamichi and
Wichita mountains. where hunting for
big game" predoninates.
When 200 angry consumers gath
cred at the office of the Leavenworth
Light, Heat & Gas Company in Lea
venworth. Kan. complaining because
a rate of 81 cents had been charged
for gas used in January. the company
ordered the rate cut TO % cents after
the crowd had voiced its objections
for two hours.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
Minor Mention.

A business block in Lamar recently
sold for $4,000.
During January Denver enjoyed 202
actual hours OF sunshine.
The Farmers Institute held three
days session IN Boulder.
Jennie Ross has been made post.
master al Cheyenne Wells.
There are 4.s5I pupils attending the
public schools in Colorado Springs.
The Colorado Good Roads Associa-
ton is making a fight for 5000 mem
bers.
George Heron, one of the most prom
inent miners in the Telluride district,
is dead.
Mesa county farmers held a three
Gays farmers institute at Grand
Junction.
Mrs. Sarah Thomas, aged seventy
nine, a pioneer of Rio Blanco county,
is dead.
The postal receipts for the City Of
Denver for the month OF January were
$109,9 800.
Up to January !, 1912, 34,700.000
had been spent on the Uncompahgre
reclamation project.
II is reported that deer are being
killed in large numbers in the noun
tains west OF Loveland.
The Union Pacific railroad will
spend half million dollars this year
advertising Colorado.
Fort Morgan high school defeated
Julesburg high in basketball game
by score of 81 to l5.
The farmers in the vicinity OF
Steamboat Springs have received t52,-
61Z for hay shipped this year.
The ladies Of Hudson are planning a
leap year ball and will invite the hus-
bands OF their friends as escorts.
The First National bank OF Pueblo
will erect a new building which will
cost between $25o,oo0 and 100000,
The residence of John A. Thatcher
of Pueblo. was entered by burglars
and diamonds valued at $4,000 taken.
DR.. A. l. Gresher has been arrest
ed at Fort Morgan on charge OF
rracticing medicine without license
Solomon Gonzales has been sent to
the penitentiary from Pueblo for ten
tc twelve years for assaulting a small
hoy.
Loyeland Is to have a municipal
light plant costing 100000 II the
present plans of the council are car
ried out.
Farmers in the vicinity of Fort
Lupton are naming their farms and
recording such names according to
the new law.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
Farmers Are Jubllant.

Longmont,-In the past three weeks
rather gloomy outlook for the farm
ers OF this section, and the entire St
Nrain valley, has changed to one Of
very bright prospects. That there is
to be a plenty OF irrigation water Is
now assured. The present winter. up
to three weeks ago, had been unusual
ly dry, and little snow had fallen,
either in the lower mountains or in
the valley. But in the past three
week, things have changed wonderful
ly
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
FOREIGN.

Another of the unfortunate Glass y
submarines of the British navy. two
of which had sunk previous. went to
the bottom of the sea at the entrance
of Spithead, with loss OF fourteen
lives.
The great fires in Osaka, Japaa, on
January 16 and II, which DESTROYED
5,06S buildings and made 10000 peo-
pie homeless, caused the death or in
jury of seventy persons and financial
loss of s13 100000, according to steam
er advices.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10

Fire destroyed three factory build
ings in the heart of Philadelphia, caus
ing loss of more than $1,0O0,00O.
A syndicate that will guarantee the
destruction Of property by fire at the
rate OF $3.50 fire, is said to exist in
New York City.
State Senator Thomas F. Grady of
New York, widely known in Democrat
| ic councils in state and nation and
familiarly called THE silver.tongued
orator of Tammany hail." is dead.
After being taken to the hospital at
Saratoga, N. Y. as a penniless OLD
woman, Mrs. Anna Minkler, who died
there. was found to be wealthy. She
had large sums Of money hidden about
her clothing.
Double suicide ended the sensation
al romance OF the former wife Of Wal.
ter L. Suydam Of New York and Fred
erick Noble, the young plumber for the
love Of whom Mrs. Suydam ran away
from her millionaire husband and
married
board Of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
railroad, and one Of the leading rail-
road magnates in this country, died
at his home In New York after an Ill.
ness Of several weeks. Heart failure
was the immediate cause.
CONSERVATION increased in labor
circles as q result OF the reputed action
Of the district attorney at Indianapo-
lis in preparing indictments against
Chicago labor leaders for alleged par.
ticipation in or knowledge Of the Nc
Namara bomb outrages.
The great ice bridge that mas
choked the river channel between the
cataract and the upper steel arch
bride, below the Niagara falls for the
last three weeks, broke from its shor-
ing and went down the river, taking
with it to their death q man and wom-
an said to be Mr.. and Mrs. Eldrides
Stanton of Toronto. Canada, and Bur.
rel Heacock, seventeen, Of Cleveland.
Ohio.
Rear Admiral Chas D. Sigsbee. u.
5. N, retired, in an address before
the Woman's Welfare department Of
the National Civic Association, de-
clared that the gunnery in the navy
is 1,200 times more efficient than dur.
ing the Spanish-American war.
A mysterious quadruple murder, in
which two men and two women were
killed, was revealed by the discovery
OF the bodies OF the victims in tone.
ment house in the heart Of the city
OF Lawrence Mass. There is no con.
nection between the murder and the
mill strike.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
kersey to Have Lighting Plant.

Kersey.-kersey will probably have
an electric lighting and power plant
within the next six months. This is
practically an assured fact. The
kersey Ice Company has prepared a
franchise which it will present to the
town board within the next thirty
days for this purpose. The local town
board has opposed the granting OF a
franchise for seven months. The
hoard has agreed to call an election
for the purpose of the taxpayers Of
the community deciding whether or
not the board shall grant the company
franchise
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
Fighting for Colorado Miners.

Washington.-Scn Guggenheim
is fighting the proposed reduction Of
tariff on Colorado ores and asks that
cities send representatives. to the
finance committees hearing opening
February 17th, when the bill will be
considered Tungsten, produced large
ly in Boulder county, is scheduled for
the free list, which would force com
PETITION with cheap Asatic labor and
probably destroy the home industry
Zinc ores are also placed on the free
list by this bill, abolishing the pres
cnt duty Of 4 cent to l cent pound.
This would seriously injure state IN
dustries A cut OF rs per cent. is pro
osed on lead ores and lead bullion.
The reduction would close many of
the Colorado mines. The senator be
lieves that the steel schedule reyis
ion OF the House bill would seriously
handicap Colorado mills.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
IoveIand to Hold Fair.

Loveland.-Loveland will have the
county fair this year and the com
mittee in charge Of the proposi.iun
reports encouragement on every side.
The old race track association has de-
Cided TO sell the land 1t owns to the
fair people and nearly all buildings
needed are on the grounds. The as
sociation will build required sheds,
etc. for sheltering stock at the fair,
raising $4,000, for which it will issue
stock at $40 a share. Farmers and
business men are subscribing liberally,
all considering it a good investment
Plenty of exhibits are promised.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10

1he proposal for a children's bu-
reau iE the Department Of Commerce
and Labor to Investigate and report in
all matters affecting the welfare of
children. was debated in the Senate
without action. and will be voted upon
later
The Borah bill reducing TO three
years the time required for proving
up on a homestead entry and permit
ting the entryman to take six months
leave of absence from his entry each
year, was passed without opposition
by the Senate
The House committee on expendi-
lures in the War Department has
agreed to report favorably the Mon
dell resolution calling for information
regarding the various Western posts
recommended for abandonment by the
secretary OF war.
Senator Dixon's resolution calling
upon the secretary OF the interior for
a detailed report OF lands withdrawn
from settlement in Montana was
adopted by the Senate after the reso-
luton was amended 30 as to include
all Of the public land states.
The House public lands committee
authorized a favorable report on the
Mondell bill extending the provisions
Of the act permitting agricultural en-
tries on coal lands to entries under
the reclamation act. the Carey desert
land act, lands selected by states un-
der grants by Congress and lands sold
as isolated tracts.
Senator Gore OF Oklahoma will ad-
vocate q federal appropriation of
from s12,000.000 to S16,o00.00O for the
next ten years to be expended upon
roads. In his BILL the senator makes
the proviso that the states to derive
any benefits OF good roads will nave
to appropriate double or triple the
amounts received from the govern
I2ent.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
GEN ERAI,

The price of eggs have reached the
highest price ever known in Chicago,
40 cents per dozen Wholesale.
Troops at several army posts are in
readiness to go on moments notice to
Mexican border by order of Gen.
Wood.
Charles Powell, a negro, who at
tackled and robbed young white
woman at Macon, Ca, was taken from
officers and lynched.
The proposed municipal dance halls
in Cincinnati will also be matrimonial
bureaus if conducted on the lines set
forth by Mayor Hunt.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
COLORADO STATE NEWS

The Longmont sugar factory Will be
called upon to handle the largest
amount of sugar beets ever grown in
that section.
Four boys have been sent to the re-
formatory from Colorado Springs for
stealing potatoes from farmers in east
ern Ell Paso county.
Judge Shackelford OF Grand juno
ton has issued an order calling a spe-
cial grand jury to investigate the sale
of liquor in Mesa county.
The Supreme Court has dismissed
the suit attacking the validity OF tho
$500, 900 bond issue of the Greeley
Poudre irrigation district.
Rev. Miss Rachel Dangerfield. tho
only woman preacher in northern Col
| orado, will begin a series Of revival
services at Delta soon.
The total assessed valuation OF the
property of the new county OF Crow
ley, according to the recent report OF
the assessor, is $2,1o2.551.
The three-year-old daughter Of
Former Sheriff C. c. Hobson. Of
Ouray. was probably fatally burned
while playing with other children.
Felix Martinez, the wealthy ranch
er of Trinidad, who had been missing
for some time. was found dead fifteen
miles from Aguilar and it is supposed
he Was murdered.
Farmers in the Johnstown vicinity
who are interested in the dairy busi-
ness will form an organization hav-
ing for its purpose the establishing OF
better herds OF milk cows.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
will have printed several thousand
circulars on How to cultivate arid
lands" and they will be distributed
to the farmers of the state.
Perry H. Brewington. formerly OF
Eaton, has been sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for fifteen months and must
pay fine Of 5000. at Reno. Nevada,
having been convicted Of bigamy.
With $4,000 acres pledged to beets
for the Eaton. Greeley and Windsor
factories, it is now claimed that 30,-
900 acres will be pledged. the largest
in the history of the industry.
A deal which will mean much to ir-
rigation and farming in Larimes
county was closed when the North
Poudre Irrigation Company consoli-
dated with the Mountain Supply and
Storage Company.
The Santa Fe Company has agreed
TO pay the expenses of keeping two
parks at the station at Rocky Ford II
that city will furnish the water. The
company also proposes to build pub
lie comfort station
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-02-10
THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

II is understood that immediate abb
dication OF the Chinese throne has
ben decided upon as result CT the
conference between the empress dow
ager, Prince Chun, the eX-regent, and
Prince Chin. the ex-premier, in accord
ance with conditions laid down by the
Repu Ulicans, namely, that the mpe-
rial family and princes are to retain
their empty titles, reside in Peking
or elsewhere at their pleasure. and
receive annual pensions aggregating
100000 and that the transfer OF
rover will be effected with as little
los OF dignity to the throne as pos
sible.