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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
ONE HUSBAND GONE.
TAKES ANOTHER
Mrs. McGinness WEEDS Again,
After Being Freed by
Divorce.

Norfolk Va. December ee-1frs
Ellen NJ. McGinness on Saturday even
ing became the bride of Rev. r. H.
Jones. pastor of the First Christian
Church, of Eagle Lake, Texas. Tie
| ceremony was performed by Rev. c.
81 Watson, pastor Of the First Chris
tian Church (Disciples), of which the
bride had long been Il member. and in
which she had been an active worker.
The wedding took place at the home
of the bride, GA Thirty-iirst Street.
Park Place Mrs. McGinness had for
some time been the gymnasium teacher
! In the Maury High School. Rev. and
Mrs. Jones left for a Northern trip,
and will reside In Eaglo Lake, Texas.
| The wedding recalls the very
| strange disappearance number of
years ago of the brides first husband,
| j. +. McGinncss. The couple were
| living OH the suburbs, and McGinness
one day left home and was never again
heard from. IT Is supposed he Is dead
| The wife made every effort to locate
him, but failed. Several bodies found
! in this vicinity after McGinnisss dis
appearance were supposed to be those
| of the missing man. but careful in
vestigation showed each clue to give
no Information as to the fate OF Nc
GinneSs
McGinness wss for number of
years a clerk with the Old Bay Line
He was very religious, and both he
and his bride were active In religious
Efforts at The time OF their marriage,
some twelve years or more ago.
With every effort to find trace of
AlcGinness exhausted. there remained
| nothing for the wife to do but to es-
tablisn In the courts her legal status
1t could not be proven that McGin-
ness was actually dead, though every
body believed him to be dead Then
the wife had no course lert nut to sue
for a legal divorce on the ground of
wilful abandonment and desertion.
This she did some months ago In the
Norfolk City Circuit Court When the
case matured. Judge McLemore prompt
ny granted her divorce. The decree
| in the case was recently signed
The case is one of the most peculiar
of the kind that Norfolk has ever
known
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30

ACCOMMODATION TRAiNS-WEE KDAYS.
Leave Byrd 81. SITS. 400 p. ID. for Fredericksburg.
Leave Eiba Sta. 40 A. H., 80 p. n. fer Ashlsnx.
Arrive Byrd 81. Sta. .2B Am. from Frederieksb'E.
Arrive Eba Sta. ESQ 4. ,B.x2 p n. from Ashland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
CHILD DISCOVERS
MOTHER DYING
Norfolk Woman, Victim of Lau-
danum, Believed to Be
Suicide,
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatoh.l

Especial to Tho Times-Dispatoh.1
Norfolk. Va. December 2s.-While it
is thought that Mrs. Bette Hamilton
ended her life by her own hand, it Ia
said by those who have known her that
she had been used to taking laud-
anum. and that 1t Is not improbable
that she swallowed an overdose that
caused her death at the st. Vincents
Hospital early this morning. Her
body has been viewed by tho city
coroner. but IL has not yet been de-
cided whether or not an inquest Will
be hold. The coroner is making an
investigation.
1t was yesterday afternoon that Mrs.
Hamilton was found unconscious on
the bed In her room, at 1896 Hamilton
Avenue and 1t was her thirteen-year-
old daughter, Louise. who made the
unhappy discovery. Tho little girl
had just returned from Sunday school.
whero she had received present Off
the Christmas tree. and was hurryinR
TO show nor mother what she had.
Tripping up tho stairs and followed
by her smaller sister. Leila, she called.
Mamma, look what gov at Sunday
school Failing 10 get an answer she
pushed open tho bedroom door, and
the ashen Wilderness on her mothers
face as she lay across the bed fright
ened the child. who ran to the homo
VI hiIH' Lena Jones, lll2 East Main
street, friend OF the dead woman
Mrs Jones summoned DR.. E. .. Hunter.
and the patient was sent to the st.
Vincent Hospital after the physician
had tried for two hours to revive her.
She died early this morning without
regaining consciousness.
Mrs. Hamilton was the wife o: Jack
Hamilton. chief engineer OF the sea-
going tug Bohemia. which is now OF
ha
effort VIII be made TO reach him ar
the earliest opportunitv
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
FINALLY CAPTURED.
Wanted for Murder. Strupe Is Found
In Oklahoma.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.1

Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.J
Bristol, Va. December 29.-Raymond
Strupe, wanted here for nearly six
years for the murder of Policeman
William i. Campbell and for whom
tho city kept standing a reward Of
5000. was captured IN Oklahoma City,
Okla. to-day and is being brought
here by Chief of Police Jones, of that
city. Strupe waived requisition. He
shot and killed officer Campbell in
April, 1905. when the officer sought his
arrest on charge of attempted mur-
der. Chief Keller, OF Bristol. kept up
a constant inquiry, sending pictures or
Strupe throughout the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
Trains Leave Richmond.
N. B.--Following schedule 1gurcs published
as Information and not guaranteed:
For tho South-Daily: $40 A.. M.-LocaL
1870 "A. NM.-Express. 600 r. M.-ESpress,
with Electric Lighted Sleeping Cara for At
lnnta and Birmingham. 1l;45 p. M.-ExprosA.
Week Days: 500 p. M.-Locai.
Yokx RIVER LINE
$50 p. M.-Steamer. train (parior carl. ex.
cept Sunday, no local stops: and $3.50 p. NJ
Daily, locaI--ConneetinS tor Baltimore, daily.
except Sunday. 500 A.. M.-exoept Sunday.
Trains Arrive Richmond.
From the South; $50 A. NJ. and $50 A. NJ
$500 r. NJ, 8.o6 r. Nj, daily: 1855 Ex Sun.
From Wont Point: $3.50 A. N. tsteamer train),
daily, except Monday; s:sa A. NJ. daily; 4;25
y ~ a. l.. BISHOP, D. p. A.,
sa7 -. AsII Rt, Phone Madison 21r,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
Richmond and ChesaI

Richmond and Chesapeake bay railway.
30. 1912: Leave Richmond. Laurel and Broad
streets: b's:oS A.. M. '7:io A. NJ. bs:lo 4.
p. NJ. z:io p. NJ. $40 p. n. b4:l0 r. NJ. SIN
r. NJ. G:9 P. NJ. 7:1o p. NJ. bs:l0 r. M,
1910 p. NJ. 1i:t5 p. n. Leave hshiand, Eng
land and Maple Streets: 1855 A. NJ, b1:oo 4.
NJ. 500 4. ~. bs:oo NJ. 1000 A. M, ell 20
A. M. tts;0o NJ, ssi:oo p. M. 400 p. NJ, 400
p. NJ. 400 p. NJ. bs: 800 pm. 500 p. NJ. 7:os
p. ID. s0eP. NJ. bs:So p. IL. li;oo r. M.
spaily except SUNDAY. ''sundsy only.
z hEnrrtsl hRKRhGe. n. VIVA l..l, . =. !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30

sDaily. Weekdays. 3sundays only.
All trains to or from Byrd Street Staten
stop at Elbs. Time o 4 arrivals and departures
hot guaranteed. Read the sigus.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
sEABOARD AIR LINE.
Atlantic Coast Line
The Standard Railroad OF the South,
EFFECTIVE JUNE 9 1919

EFFECTIVE JUNE 8. 1913
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY
For Florida and South: o:l5 A. II. and 5:1s
Z. M, 100 A. NJ.
For Norfolk: 500 A. NJ. 500 p. H., 4:lo p.
NJ, 500 p. NJ. $3.50 =. NJ.
For Petersburg: 800 4. NJ. e:I5 A. n.
s:i6 A. NJ. 900 A. NJ, $3.50 A. NJ, 800 F. M
4:lo p. NJ. 6:e5 P. NJ. s:s5 p. M. $40 p. NJ.
1i:{5 p. NJ.
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: .4lt p. NJ.
1915 A. NJ. $3.50 A. NJ .s:s1 A. NJ, ''1o:i6 a.
NJ. 11:+o a. NJ. 'a:1o p. NJ, ''1:t0 p. NJ. sos
p. NJ. 6:s5 p. 81. $500 P. M. 900 p. n. Ii 80
2. NJ.
Except Sunday. ''sunday only.
lions not guaranteed.
c. S. CAMPBELL. d. p. A.. sas Main St
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

700 A.-Locai--Daiy--Newp News.
200 A.-Local-Daliy-Ch'v EI. Sun.
Thurmond.
1900 A.-Exprcss--D ally-Norfolk. Old Point
1880 A.--Local-Daily- Lchb'g. Lex. G. Forge
'l2 90 Noon Express - Daily - Norfolk. Old
Point
fs:oo P.-Express-Daily-N Norfolk. Old Point.
600 P.-Local-Datiy-N. News Old Potat.
s:l6 P.-Local-Ex Sun. Charlottesville.
b:l6 P.-Local--Week days. to Warren.
'2:I0 P.--ESpress-Daily-Cln Lville
'6:!o P.-Lfmited-Daily-Cin Ch'go. st. l..
I'll go P.-Express - Daily - Gin. Louisville.
'sleepers. tParlor Cars
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND-Local from
East: 1920 A. NJ. $40 Il. NJ. Through from
East: II 80 A. NJ. zoos P. NJ. $3.50 P. NJ Local
from West: $3.50 a. NJ. ''lO 80 a. NJ. and $500
7. II. Through: $3.50 A. NJ. ll:s5 a. 81. aud
2:50 Z. NJ.
James River Line. s's:s5 a. M. S:ss p. NJ.
Daily.
s'Daily except Sunday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
Tuesday, pecember go. 1ela.

Richmond: Kind
ly give mo n little
advice through tho
paper. 1 have en-
Joycd your talks
with the farmers,
and h vo heard
o : h crs say that
y ur letters arc
tho most valuable
r @ n d | n G in Tho
s-Dispatch. My
garden IL a slim
loan with red CLAY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30
KatIrnaoa
Richmond & Petersburg Electric RaiIwa

niCnm0nd q feterSDufg ELECTRIC hallway
Cars leave south Richmond. Seventh and
20. 80. %. 10, u. IL A. ~. !, ,. s. { s.
"5:t5 IS. z, s. %. 10 p. NJ.
Hoo p. NJ. for cheater. l3:oa midnight for
Petersburg.
Cars leave Petersburg foot OF Sycamore
Street. for South Richinond:
t5:i5 s:s6. $3.50 '7:a5. S:Ss s:as. slo:s5. HISS
a. NJ. 1855. .1:a5, a:Ss. ass. ass. ;a5. t;sa
"a 700. ..7:a5. s:s5. 1856. 'ioao. il:ao p. NJ.
sCarriee baggage and express.
''Limited, except Sundays and holidays.
All cars from Petersburg conniot with care
for Richmond.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
sHERlFF's SALE.
IDAIIE c. DEvILLIERs
VS..
GLIDE G. JEWELLERS

No. 1888. 18th Judicial District Court
Parish of st. Landry. La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
Grand Coteau Notes.

Grand Coteau, La. May 8.-The
elocution contest at st. Charles
College was held Wednesday
before a good crowd. Leo Fa-
bacher of New Orleans won the
gold medal in the junior division.
Next in merit: ~first-CharIes
Barry; second, Clarence O'Shee;
of Plaquemine won the gold
medal in the senior division.
Next in merit: first, Lucien Mou-
ton; second, Alphonse Arcenaux;
third, Clovis Dardeau.
The interesting program rend-
cred was as follows: March
National Spirit-College Orches-
ira; Junior Division. The Wreck
of the Hesperus-Longfellow, G..
Barry; Little Joe-Anonymous-
L. Fabacher; Little Orphan An
nie-Riley-A. Grace; Castle in
the A~ir-Anonymous--C King
man; The Railroad Crossing
Strong-H. Olivier; The Night
Wind-Anonymous-C. O,Shee;
Intermezzo-Wong Ting Sing
College Orchestra; Senior Divi-
sion. The Willis-X.
Mouton; The Battle-Schiller-
Lyton-A. Arcenaux; Peace and
Reconciliation Patrick Henry
A Danos; The Fireman -Anony-
mouse. Dardeau; The Revenge
of Hamish-Lanier-R. McLea-
ish; The Gamblers Wife-Coates,
Il. Mouton. Humoreske -Dvorak,
Trio-Violin, G. G.. and NJ. Bill
leaud; Cello, w. Billeaud; Piano,
Prof. H-emmerscach; Reading of
monthly notes; Distribution of
cards; March-The President
College Brass Band. The Judges
were Rev. Eugene Livoreil, Hon.
Gilbert st. Julien, Hon. John R,
Hunter, DR.. Eric Guilbeau and
Joseph e. Burleigh. After
the contest Mr.. Hunter address
ed the students and congratulate
them on the fine showing they
He said the decision was
&&%4EEEG&A
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT
Spectacle Peddlers.


Every month brings to our
notice instances of brazen and
generally Successful swindling
of the public by alleged opticians
of the itinerant variety, whose
glibness of tongue and glittering
stock impress the unwary.
Sometimes these swindlers as
sumo the name of some repu-
table optician or optometrist,
and often they introduce them
selves as the representative of
some real or fictitious city con-
Germ. Of course, they have a
wealth of aliases and cover up
their tracks so thoroughly that
they generally escape capture.
Many opticians have found it
necessary to advertise, warning
the public against these spurious
eye specialists, who first alarm
their victims as to the condition
of their eyes and then practically
frighten them into buying.
If you have headaches. blurred
vision, burning sensation or any
affection bring the trouble to
R. Mornhinveg & Son, the Main
Street jewelers. and opticians.
Mr.. Mornhinveg has his diploma
as a graduate optician a n d
further has the enyiable reputa-
ton of melting out fair play and
honest dealings to all those with
whom he come in contact.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

two, (3321.
Total value of property eligible to be
voted in said election, $19774.00 Nine
teen Thousand Seven Hundred Seven
ty-four Dollars.
We further declare and promulgate
that an examination made by us of the
assessment rolls, the list of registered
voters, the list of persons who have
paid their poll taxes for the years 1911
and 1912, and the list of women prop
erty holders residing in said village
and qualified to vote, shows that the
26 votes cast in favor of said PROPOSE
ton represent a majority of all the
qualified voters who might have par
ticipated in said election under the
constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana, and that likewise the Six
teen Thousand One Hundred andNtne-
ty-Three Dollars of assessed valuation
of property voted in favor of said prop
osition represent an amount in excess
of one half of the assessed value of
property that might have been voted
at said election under the constitution
and laws of the state of Louisiana.
Therefore, a majority OF the proper
ty tax payers in number entitled to
vote at said election under the pro-
visions of the constitution and laws of
the state of Louisiana, and a majority
in amount of the assessed value of
property entitled to be voted at said
election under the constitution and
laws of the state of Louisiana, having
voted in favor of said proposition SUBJ
mitted as hereinabove tset forth, We
hereby declare that said election car
ried and the tax accordingly imposed.
In witness whereof, we the mem
bers of the Board of Supervisors of
the Parish of St.Landry, have set our
hands to this process verbal, made in
triplicate, in the presence of Messrs.
Clement Smith, V. H. Sibille and A. j..
Brinkhaus, three competent witnesses,
who also signed these presents, and
who have been present and witnessed
the Sd day of May, A. D., Nineteen
one copy with the Clerk of Court, one
Aldermen of the Village Of Sunset, and
the remaining copy this body has re-
tanned.
Witnesses:
Clement Smith,
v. II. Slb1lle,
A. j. Brinkhaus,
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
L. A. GOSSELIN,
C.. P. DUNBAR,
Board Of Supervisors, st. Landry.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Landry.
Before me, Archie Dunbar, a notary
public duly commissioned and quail
fled in and for said parish and state,
personally came and appeared Messrs.
Henry Lastrapes, L. A. Gosselin C..
P. Dunbar, who being by me first duly
sworn, according to law, depose and
say:
That affiants are the duly appointed
and qualified Supervisors OF Election
in and for the parish of St. Landry,
State of Louisiana, and that the above
and foregoing PRONUNCIATION of the
special tax election held in and for the
Village of Sunset parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, on the thirtieth day
of April; A. D., 1915, is true and cor
rect.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
+. A. GOSSELIN,
C. P. DUNBAR,
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this May Sd, A. D., 1913.
ARCHIE DUNBAR,
Notary Public.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

No. 1888, 18th Judicial District Court.
Parish of st. LANDRY. La.
BY virtue OF a Writ of fieri facias i-
sued out of the Honorable Sixteenth Judi
cfal District Court in and for the parish of
st. Landry in the above entitled and num-
bered suit, and to me directed, Ihaye seized
n Will offer for sale, for cash, at public
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at
the front door of the Court House of st.
Landry Parish. at o~pelousas, La. on
Saturday, June ~, 1918,
at II O'Clock a. M. the following described
property, to-witt
A certain tract or parcel of land with
buildings and improvements thereon, con-
tanning five aTpents. more or less, situated
within the corporate limits of the town of
O~pelousas, La. Bounded OF the North and
West by lands of Mrs. Ozeme F~ontenot,
South by public road, ana East by the road
bed or track or the M. Lid r. X. r. & s. s..
Co. Being the same property which Glide
g. Devillfers acquired from W. g. Satter-
field. March 10, 1907. as appears recorded
In Conveyance BOO y. No. 4, page 3I1,
Clerks ONCE. ST. Landry.
T-ERMS-Cash.
lost 81. E. SWORDS. Sheriff.
H&
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Jacobs
News Depot Co., will be held at
the office of the company on Sat-
urday, May 10th, 1918, between
the hours of A and 5 p. M, for
the purpose of electing a Board
of Directors to serve the ensu-
year.
AARON JACOBS,
President.
]. F. DEzAUCHE,s ec'y.
NAV 8 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

SITUATION WANTED-By
a good all-round printer, Cylinde
pressman, and makeup. Ad-
dress st. Landry Clarion, {. r.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
LeonyiIIe. La, NAV 6, 1918.

OF the village OF of LeonV1lle.
Gentlemen: / respectfully submit to
you this report, as per your request,
showing the gross receipts ana dis
bursements of the village funds from
/. Feb. 7, 1911 to May 6, 1913:
RECEIPTS,
Amount received from
licenses and Mayors
funds from Feb. 7, 1911
to Dec. 81, Gill;. 5 352 10
Amount received from
special liquor licenses
year 19l1.............. 1900 90
Amount received from
licenses and Mayors
fines from Jan. ], 1912
to Dec. 81, 19I2....... llO75
Amount received from
special liquor license
year 19l2..,s.s...... 1900 90
Amount received from
licenses and mayors
fines from Jan. l, 1918
to May s, 1918 ... IS 90
Amount received from
special liquor license
year 1913 a..sa...t4..4 600 90
Total amt. ree'yd all
sources from Feb. Z
1911 to May 6, 1918 -. 1857 So
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount forwarded. $3527 So
| Amount dis bursed u
of the general fund
during year Ill.,. $ 2I2 Is
Amount disbursed out
ofspecial license fund
year 1911..... ...... 9o2 81
Amount disbursed out
% general iuhu yeai o,o 90
Amount disbursed out
of speciallicense fund
year l9l2 97 62
amount out
Amount disbursed out
OF special license fund
Total $2433 81 3527 S5
Balance on hand to date
May 6, l9I3.... $1094 %
Respectfully submitted.
f. OCTAVE PAVY, Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Divide Robin duly
seconded and carried the following bills
were approved and ordered paid -
Bill of Ii. BodemuIler for print
ing ballots, tally sheets, etc......$ 225
Bill of g. Il. Dnpre for legal adj
vice Is 90
Bill of Commission and clerk of
election u 90
Mrs. D.Ouebedeaux for use of old
store building for holding cleo
ton, 2 90
furnished Des Richard and Pavy
for the vaccinating School
children % so
The Mayor reported having col
lected SIS 90 on fines, and turned same
over to the Treasurer.
There being no further business be-
fore the Board. Same adjourned.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10
a hard one and wished there was
a medal for each boy for they Al

a hard one and wished there Was
a medal for each boy for they All
recited well.
Tie village council consisting
of Mayor E. V. Barry, Marshal
F. G. Smith; Aldermen Sanl
Guilbeau, Armand Petetin and
A. d. Smith organized TUESDAY
night. The following ofilers
We're elected by the council: Saul
Guilbeau, first Mayor Pro-teur
Armand Petetin, second Mayo
Protein; A. D. Smith, road cor
missioner; e. S. Barry. CLERK
G. Brinkhaus, treasurer; 4
Garland, attorney; DR.. Z
Tarlton, F. G. Brinkhaus aie
Armand Petetin members Of tae
board of health.
DR.. Oscar Bowling lectured IS
st. Charles College Sunday g
over one hundred persons. Moa
ing pictures on the care Of las
teeth, care of the baby, the as
and the mosquito were show
Music was rendered by the eor
lege band. Monday mornlng
the doctor lectured at the Sacfees
Heart Academy. His represeI
tatives inspected the groceIsS
stores, bakery and bufcIss
shops. They were well pleases
with their visit here.
The ST. Charles College Iealla
will play Loyola Uniyerslty y
New Orleans next Sunday, Ply
Lafayette Industrial on Sata1
day, May 18th. The team & y
fine trim and expects Wi1nAnss
both games. The OpelousS
team is expected here soon.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

FOR SALE. Country propeas
ties in ST. Landry, Lafay
and ST. Martin Parishes.
Apply TO
feb 8tf Opelousas. 49,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-05-10

Whereas, there was held in the vii
lage of Sunset, in the Parish of st. Lam
dry, on the thirtieth day of April, A. D.,
1918, an election to take the sense of
the property tax payers of the said
Village of Sunset, on a proposition to
levy a special tax of three and one half
mills on the dollar per annum, to be
imposed, levied and collected in aid of
a railway enterprise, and in favor of,
for the benefit of end in aid of the Lou
isiana Traction and Power Company,
its successors or assigns, said tax to be
imposed, levied and collected for a pc
riod of ten years, beginning with the
year 1913, and extending to and inelud-
ing the year 1922, so as to realize the
sum of twenty eight hundred dollars,
provided that in case the sum of tWenty
eight hundred dollars be collected and
turned owe to the said Company be-
fore the expiration of the ten years,
the said tax shall cease as soon as
this sum is collected and turned over
the said Louisiana Traction and Pow
er Company, its successors or assigns;
and
Whereas, this Board of Aldermen has
on this date examined and canvassed
the returns made by the commissioners
and clerk of election and the proelama-
hon of the Board of Supervisors, and
formally declared the result of the cleo
ion to be in favor of the proposition
submitted, as is shown by the process
The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-22
JESS WILLARD HELD.
Court Denied Motion to Set Aside the
Information

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 22.-Jess
Willard, heavyweight prize fighter,
and ten others of the twelve concern
ed in the bout in which John w.
Young was fatally injured at Vernon
arena August %, must stand trial for
alleged violation of the state law pro-
hibiting prize fighting.
Judge Gavin Craig, of the criminal
department of the superior court,
overruled the demurrer the defend
ants had entered to the complaint
filed against them and denied their
motion to set aside the informations
yesterday.
w. J. Ford, assistant district attor-
ney, then asked that the information
against Eddie Webster, second at the
fight, be dismissed, on the ground that
Webster had not figured prominently
in the affair.
When the judge had discharged
Webster he called upon Willard and
the other ten, who included T. J. Nc
Carey and AL Greenwood, promoters,
and Charles F. Eyton, referee, to plead
Each man answered mot guilty"
Their trials were set for January Z,
1914.
In overruling the demurrer, Judge
Craig gave a definition of a sparring
match. He said a sparring match is
one in which two persons attempt,
through skill and science, to strike
each other and to avoid being struck,
but in which there is no attempt to in
flict serious injury and in which the
incentive to win is not through a
knockout but through skill in box
ing.