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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
SENTENCED FOR LIFE:
ADMITS MANY MURDERS
Prizefghter Confesses He Slew
Mildred Donovan, His Pal,
to Close Her Lips.

Boston, April 1T killed Mildred
Donovan. That was only one of many
murders that committed. That is all
L have to say What do you think OF
that"
This confession was uttered from the
dock in the Superior Criminal Court to-
day by William 3. Jennings, known in
the prize ring as Young Kid Carter"
just after he had been found guilty OF
killing William II. Macpherson, bar
tender, on New Years Day, and had
been sentenced 10 Imprisonment for
life.
In Boosting Of the success which he
had experienced in evading punishment
for his deeds the prisoner said:
1T was as late as 1910 that l bear
the cops at their own game in Jackson.
Mich. My pal, Bert Smith, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree
but | got out Of it. Leave it to me. !
was mixed up in lots Of other murders,
but they were in the Western part OF
the country, where they have no cleo
trio chair. and can safely say that no
man was hung for any Of the crimes I
committed.
II place the blame for all my troubles
with the police. When l was little
kid they locked me up without any
reason, put me in a cell and beat me.
They did it many times. II had been
used right when l was young | would
be right to-day
Mrs. Mildred Donovan. of Revere,
whom Jennings described in a state
ment made after court adjourned, as
"a pal who would do anything for me-
met her death on New Years Eve.
Jennings said to-day that he invited
her for a walk. and near Holy Cross
Cemetery, in the Linden section OF
Maiden. strangled her. Her body was
found there the next day. Il killed her
because | was afraid she would squeal
about some of my crimes" Jennings
declared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
HARLEM POLICE RAN
VICE AS BUSINESS
Continued from nrst page.

to change his business into disorder
~ house.
II can't pay 500 a month. I'm not
running that kind of a hotel. I'd have
TO go out of business" was TancredIs
argument TO the policeman.
why don't YOU run that kind OF
place. like others do. Put in five or SIX
girls and make money for yourself and
make money for us" was Robinson'S
response. Tancredi sworo.
Robinson's collections continued from
that time until December. 1872. Tan
credi said He complained bitterly 10
the policeman. he said. about the de-
mands upon him. and on one occasion
received this reply:
Il can't help it. II don't go into my
pocket. II goes 10 the boss"
Did you ask him who was the
boss" asked Assistant District At
torncy John Kirkland Clark. who cor
Quoted the states case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
Business of the Legislature IN
State of Chaos and Nobody
Knows When Adjourn
ment Can Be Had.
NO DISPOSITION TO WORK
Senate and Assembly Leaders
Unable to Hold Their Men
to Duty, and Most I'm
portant Legislation
Still Tied UP.
10y Telegraph 10 The Tribune }

Albany. April 11-With the business
Of the Legislature in so chaotic a state
that the date of final adjournment IS
entirely uncertain. the legislators
grabbed their travelling bags this at
ternoon and went home after another
weeks work" This was scheduled
10 be short, businesslike and
economical session-when it began.
About a month ago the leaders an
nounced that all business would be fin
ished and final adjournment taken by
The middle of April. Now they ADMIT
that the state will be lucky if the Leg
stature quits much before the middle
of May. The state Will suffer in need
less cost 20 the amount Of many thou
sands Of dollars.
There are two reasons for this-a
combination of ineXperience and inetfi-
cheney and a total dissemination 10
work. A large percentage Of this Dem
ocratic Legislature is composed of men
who never sat in Legislature before
and whose chief idea of legislative
duties is to introduce bills try TO get
their names in the newspapers and
draw their salaries. Committee work
and serious attention TO sessions of the
House are beyond their ability to com
prehend.
Senator Wagner and Speake, Sni;h
seem utterly unable 10 make their men
work. At this stage of a legislative
session a few years ago. when Johu
Raines was in charge of the Senate
and Speaker Wadsworth of the Assem-
bly,. the houses would meet at lC
o'clock in the morning. If the members
were not i'm their seats they were
brought to them by the sergeant-at-
arms. The houses worked steadily
and with no wind jamming until ! or
> o'clock. when there would be a re-
o,ss Of an hour. and then business
ooulG be resumed and be continued
until or ! o'clock p. m. Committee
hearings would have been disposed Of
or if some extra important one had to
be held il would be held at nignu
There probably would be a couple a
night sessions a week. at which mucl
work would be done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
Taking Things Easy.

The houses now hold sessions Mon
day nights. at which comparatively
few bills are passed. Tuesdays and
I Wednesdays are busy days for the
Democrats. but they don't attempt TO
start work until II o'clock, and actu-
ally don't get under way much before
noon. Then the machinery doesn't turn
out its product steadily Time is vast
ed in every conceivable way. The
members refuse TO stay at sessions
They go home Thursday afternoons.
The leaders of the two houses. by en-
forcing the rules strictly and bringing
4 few recalcitrants back under arrest.
could prevent this. but they don't.
This easygoing, slipshod Legislature
has turned out volume of wholly un
important work and a very small
amount of real important work up TO
date. There remains to be done most
of the important work on the schedule
Of the leaders. When it will be COM
pleted is entirely uncertain.
The situation is complicated by the
fact that the Governor in half heart
ed kind of notion of holding club over
the Legislature to insure the passage
of some of his pet bills. has refused TO
send in many important appointments
which must be confirmed by the Sem
ate or else be made as recess-that is,
neutrality-suspicious..
Pending in the Senate Finance Com
mittee is the appointment Of Judge
John B. Riley. of Clinton County, 10
he Superintendent Of Prisons. A care
ful scrutiny Of Rileys record is being
made. This has not been completed,
though il has been under way for sew
eral weeks. Indications are that Riley
nomination will be rejected. but the
committee is not ready TO take action
until IL has available material which
beyond a peradventure would show
him to be unfit for the place.
Sulzer is inclined TO insist on the
confirmation of his appointee. His
way of insisting up TO date has been
the refusal TO send in nominations for
q state Highway Commissioner, two
upstate Public Service commissioners
a Commissioner of Economy and Eff
c,ency-a brand new job at $4,000 a
v.ar-a Labor Commissioner. Health
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany, April 1.-THE Senate passed
to-day Assemblyman Larrimers bill
providing that no telephone call Of five
minutes between any two points in
New York City shall cost more than
five cents. The vote was 81 to IA. The
bill now goes to the Governor.
Senator Brown attacked the bill as a
scheme Ito curry favor with the I'M
thinking multitude and declared it
was manifestly unconstitutional. But
what's the constitution" he queried,
when you can feed the people with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
FIVE, MINUTES TALK
FOR FIVE CENTS FEE
Senate Passes Bill Extending Time and Cutting
Cost Of Telephone Conversations in New
York City Limits.

! something that tastes good so they win
vote for you next fall?" He suggested
that the duration Of the conversation
period be extended to half an hour in
stead of mere'y five minutes. so the
Governor can talk over the telephone
when he is down there"
Senator Wende, of Buffalo, tried to
amend the bill TO include all cities Of
more than 100000 population in its
benefits, but withdrew the amendment
when Senator Wagner, majority leader.
warned him that amendments at this
stage of the session endangered a bill
and were likely to beat it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
DEMAND 100000 RANSOM
Two Officers of American Cop
per Co. Held in Mexico.

FL Paso April III. S. Douglas and 5.
W. Applewhite. respectively president
and secretary Of the Cananea Consoli-
dated Copper Company. are held for ran
som in Mexico, say private advices re-
ceived here tonight. They are captves
Of either insurgent state troops or strik-
ING miners of Cananea. an American min
ing and smelling centre below the Ari-
IONA border The ransom demanded Is
said 20 be $4,000
Douglas recently was made president
and general manager OF the company. He
is a son OF Or. James Douglas. head OF
thePhelps- Dodge interests In Arizona.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18

FL Paso. Tex, April T.-Bodes hang
from nearly every telegraph pole along
fifty miles OF the Mexican Central Rail-
way below Chihuahua City, report refu-
gees arriving here tonight Both the
federals and insurgent state troops are
said to have executed prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
HUERTA'S HOLD ON
MEXICO WEAKENS
Continued from first page.
If Monterey were attacked. The State
Of Durango also is overrun by rebels.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. April l7-About four hum
drej Mexican federal and rebel soldiers
who fled across the international boun-
darv and have since been fed and shell
tered by the United States military
authorities will be sent back to Mexico
as a result of conference between the
Secretary Of State and the Secretary Of
war this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
important Bills Held Up.

Among the important bills yet 10 be
passed are the Tammany direct pri-
mary measure, passed in the Senate
but not in the Assembly; the constitu-
tional convention measure decreed by
Tammany. two forms Of which have
PASSED the House, but one Of which has
not passed both houses; the appropria-
ton bills, which have not yet started
on their annual journey from the AS
sembly Ways and Means Committee;
the workmens compensation measure,
set down as a special order for debate
by the Senate on Tuesday next; the
New York City police bills and some Of
the Wagner committees labor reform
bills.
The Stock Exchange incorporation
bill is locked up in the Senate Finance
Committee, with a majority of the
committee frankly against it. The call
money bill, a companion. is in the
same committee under the same con-
ditions Both measures will probably
die there unless il seems better policy
TO let them be beaten on the floor of the
Senate. The so-called hydro-electric
bill, to enable the state TO develop
power from surplus waters of the barge
canal at Crescent and Vischer Ferry
dams, has passed the Senate. but is
slowly dying in the Rules Committee of
the Assembly. This is one of the most
important bills Of the year, and a hard
fight will be made TO bring IL out for
passage. 1t is being opposed by all the
electric light interests Of the state,
which fear state competition.
IL the Legislature works il can get
through these measures and the neces-
sary small fry stuff by the end of this
month. If it continues as it has been
going along it will be about May - be-
fore il can quit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
Commissioner and two Supreme Court
justices in the 1st District.
To Dicker with Sulzer.

The logical outcome of this situa-
tion-one frankly discussed by all the
organiza ton mems a dicker between
the Governor and the Tammany ma
chine. only the Governor is having 1t
impressed on him daily that Re IS nos
in as good a position to exact terms
as is the machine. His advocacy Cf
statewide direct primary bin hasn't
scared the machine. His bill is 10 be
introduced next week in the Senate
by the Independence Lacquer Du-
hamel. 1t is scheduled for a prompt
and decisive beating on the floor. The
machine leaders figure That the Cover
nor. after that. won't dare call an ex-
ira session and impose that much ex-
pense on the people. If he does. they
will beat his bill again and adjodrn
inside of a week.
Nor has the Governors appointlve
power scared them CRAFTY. They are
prepared to resist his efforts to make
John n. Carlisle Superintendent of
Highways. They don't want Carlisle
there.
The machine will fight against nav
ing any professional labor union aslta-
tor made Labor Commissioner, as
seems to be the Governors desire.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
Has Battling Nelson Gone Through Years of the
Hardest Kind of Pummeing Only to Quit Broke?

Seventeen years is long time to
stay in a game which is the toughest
In the world to beat, clean up on
every deal and then at the end find
you have only been playing again 81
the checkrack.
Nelson Is a native OF Copenhagen.
Denmark: born June ;. 1892, making
his age little over 81 years. lie
didn't lose much time after he cleared
the gangplank at the pier in getting
busy with the "mts
His initial appearance was with
Kid Wallace at Hammond, Ind, Sept.
3. 1896. Wallace was the mascot
with the circus. and Bat. by stopping
him In one round laid the foundation
of his fortune. which was one large,
round silver dollar
Hf>has taken more punishment in
his time than ten ordinary boxers
could stand up under. and wound MP
each time with a grandstand finish
and good -natured grin
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
PRESIDENT and
4l,OOO WILL SEE
ARMY-NAVYB BOUT
Stage is All Set for the Final
Game for Both the Soldiers
and the Sailors
COACHES ARE SATISFIED
WITH TEAMS CONDITION
Light Work Without Scrimmage
is All the Players Get
Arrive in New York Today

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.--With the
Navy squad quartered at the Wander.
bilt hotel. and the Army eleven due
to arrive here early today, the stage
was practically set for the annual
Army Navy game tomorrow afternoon
at the Polo grounds. Only fine wealth
er Is needed To make the crowd rec
ord breaker.
Every one Of the IL 900 seats have
been sold. and the demand IL still un-
supplied. President Wilson and many
high government officials will attend.
Coaches and trainers expressed
themselves pleased with the 'condi-
ton Of the Navy players. They ex-
pected to send the regulars through
a light signal practice this morning
on the Polo grounds, SO the men could
get the lay Of the field. 1t IL expected
that the Army squad will be given =
similar drill this afternoon.
Neither team had any scrimmage
yesterday when practice was finished
IN their home grounds.
Reports from West Point say the
coaches are satisfied with the condi-
ton OF the Army regulars. Huston.
the big guard. and Hogson. the speedy
halfback, are expected to be able to
start the game.
The Army and Navy brigades OF
rooters will not come here until To-
morrow morning
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28

quickly to the bottom.
That Is what | have learned In the
fight game.
When first began putting on the
gloves, Id rake together enough
money to attend the regular Friday
night exhibitions at the old San Fran
cisco Athletic club. What fights they
were, What taunts and jeers at fail.
ures-sinking in deep on us smaller
boys. And what deep bellows OF
worship for the fellows that won, for
the lads who were climbing.
All the time that anchor in the pit
of my stomach was growing harder.
and muscles getting bigger ana
quicker.
| was going to be in the van. l
was improving rapidly with the
gloves. There were fewer laughs
now. was leaving behind the other
boys who loafed and smoked and
tasted all mems vices until their eyes
lost freshness and their fingers vel
lowed with nicotine.
used to look for that in my ad-
versaries. always felt had an easy
mark when | saw kids fingers with
the yellow stain. Short In the wind.
II said. And when his eyes were
yelled and heavy-out at night, not
enough sleep, no staying quality. no
punch. That was the story.
The older boys began watching me.
THAT kids conner they said.
II was better than cigarette smoke
to hear them say that; better than
booze. You see was climbing to-
ward the kingDins.
saw that men were like boys.
Strong Wills built strong bodies. The
others went fiabby they STONED and
sagged. wh'ned and cursed their
luck" Those who kept the rust
from the anchor laughed and held
good jobs.
I had discovered What made fight
er-what made the kin9-pins.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28

Is Battling Nelson broke? 1t is
hard matter to believe that the fight.
ing Dane" has come to the end OF
his string as boxer and gone broke
at the same time. but Ia his ring ca
reer OF IL years he has pulled down
more green persimmons than any
in the business.
There must be something to the re-
port. as Nelson let II out after his
bout with Wolgast. for which he got
something like $500 that he was
badly In need OF ready cash. Inis
appears plausible TO those who know
him. a. he has made several losing
Investments in rcal estate and min
lug propositions, besides a venture IN
New Mexico ranch and another IN
California. which ynned out to be
white elephant w.
Billy Nolan. his old manager, stated
that Bats money had been sunk In
several doubtful mining schemes
which had failed TO materialize on
anything but the paper.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28

1t was no lack OF spirit that caused
the upper peninsula champions to sue
cumb to the lower peninsula champs
by q score OF ~ to 0.
In the early moments of the first
quarter after the 500 had taken the
kick of, 1t looked as IL 1t would score
a touchdown before Central got set
But once Central realized II had to be
severe with It's guests, there was no
hope.
Except occasionally when the Cen.
trail line weakened at some spot and
q 500 man slipped through and
tackled a Central man before he got
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
Liql1t 500 Team Frightens Central
Into Plauinq Real Football to Win

started, Coach Stockings men were
almost unstopable. Brown. Clark.
Hyatt, and Duncan all carried the
ball we'll through the line and around
the ends, while the forward passes.
Clark to Whitmarsh, were the best
shown this year
For the 500, little Weston. half
back. was a wonder. while Sharpe.
quarterback was excellent both on or
tense and defense.
The game was the last Tor poth
teams. Central loses Clark. Duncan.
Keeton. Failing. Brown, while the 800
loses nearly all Of Its mainstays.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28

Showing an attack that was amaz-
IL gly powerful at times for such a
light line and backfield and showing
flashes Of brilliant tackling behind It's
opponents line, the 500 high school
surprised Detroit Central at the d.
A. c. field yesterday by actually
threatening Central's goal three
times.
Outweighed many pounds TO the
man, with an end who scaled at 12l
pounds and a guard who weighed 1873
pounds and the rest of the team light
the 500 put up game fight, scrap
ping every minute.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
RIVERS HAS BADLY
PUFFED HAND TODAY
That is the Only Mark He Re-
ceived in Getting Decision
Over Leach Cross

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 2S.--Joe Riv-
era, the crack Mexican lightweight,
was about today with a badly pulled
right hand, the only mark left as a
result OF his 20round fight at Vernon
yesterday with Leach Cross.
Rivers had the best OF IL OF the 20
rounds, fioored Cross for the count
OF nine In the fourth and twelfth SEES
sions. and declared today he would
have put the New York boy out had
he not broken or sprained the thumb
of his right hand In the eighth round
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
WASHINGTON & JEFF.
IS PENNSY CHAMP
Team on Which Detroit Boys
Play Find Bucknell an Easy
Victim, SO

WASHINGTON, Pa, Nov. 81
Washington and Jefferson stood the
undisputed champions OF PennsyE
vania today. following their sensa-
tional victory over Bucknell yester-
day. The score was 81 to 0. Fleming
and Spiegel tearing through the
Bucknell line time and time again
for touchdowns. 1t was the greatest
season for Washington and Jefferson
In its foot ball history, and an analysis
Of the game and sporting writer's to-
day united in placing the team among
the big four"
Spiegel, Paterson and Boville,
three of the stars Of the team, are
from Detroit. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
BATTLING TERRY GETS
BRIDE AND NEW HOME

NEW CASTLE, Pa. Nov. 28.-Eu-
gene Pelouso, better known to the
sporting world as Battling Terry, has
much to be thankful for, today. be
sides marrying the belle OF the Italian
colony, yesterday. Miss Mary Fair.
aged Is, the battler was handed an al
ready furnished home by his brother.
Frank. o The child-bride says she Will
make champion out of her fighting
husband
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
Wherein KetchQt11 is
Handed Something
BY HARRY NELLY.

cham Of Yale, when the
question of numbering the
players was brought to his atten-
ton, isn't played for the benefit
Of the newspapers. but for the uni
versities.''
Mr.. Ketcham said something
football is for the benefit Of the
universities" and that Is why dill
gent alumni associations hustle
out TO round up excellent athletes.
Football gives the big universi-
ties 'umsteen dollars worth OF
free advertising and fires the Am
ertcan youth with ambitions to be-
come collegiate and get his name
in the same despised newspapers
as town hero whenever he butts
over half dozen opponents to
make a long run for touchdown.
Some of our very best institu-
tons OF learning have added
nightly to their enrolment by
possessing regularity and habit
ually sterling football teams,
Eliminate football, cut II out or
the newspapers entirely. and the
business management OF the ave-
rage university will holler In
language 10 feet tall.
or course, when Mr.. Ketcham
grows older, when he starts a dry
goods emporium or shoe store,
he will discover that publicity rs
hard TO get. and is mighty bene-
fetal.
In the meantime, without the
numbers. the old grad returns
each autumn for the big game and
speaks Of the "runty bow-iegged
fellow" and the tall young man
with the red hair" or course
that's more dignified than toting
a number
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
FIRST ARTICLE.

When | think of the puny lad was
and my ambition TO be a prize-hghter'
along about the time | laced on my
first glove, have 10 smile. IL seemed
preposterous hope for little runt
TO cherish.
There | was, skinny kid with a
chicken-breast. taking myself serious
ly as future boxer 10 the amuse-
ment OF the entire neighborhood !
used TO look at that chicken breast in
the mirror and shake my head with
the feeling that | had been especially
singled out by black misfortune.
But ! had ambition.
And ! found that ambition can put
quick, thick muscles over bones az
we'll as accomplish other wonderful
things.
We had fight for breakfast, lunch
and dinner in our neighborhood. To
box we'll was to be kingpin in the old
Mission district. And 7 wanted to be
kingpin.
That was about the time Jimmy
Britt was the idol OF every boy In
San Francisco. There were other
great fighters beside Jimmy-Eddie
Hanlon, Abe Attell, frankie Neil and
such lesser lights as Harry Baker,
Johnny Murphy, Lew Powell and a
score OF others. Boys with wonderful
muscles; the envy of the skinny Kids
like me.
When they laughed at me good
naturally or with jeers. the older fell
lows. something way down deep I'M
der my ribs got busy making over
my body TO At the fight game, straight
ening out my breast II felt hard as
iron. that will. down there near the
solar plexus.
OFTEN when I'm fighting nowadays
I feel IL again like that-Iike an iron
anchor-when the blows are coming
The Detroit times., 1913-11-28
MAY REINSTATE WILLARD
AFTER HE REPAYS CLUB

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.--A special
meeting OF theo State Athletic COM
mission may be called today to con-
slider Jess Wizards suspension, due
to his failure to appear bor SEIZED
stood that one of the commissioners
will advise the Buffalo club to ac-
cept Wizards offer of s400 In settle
ment II this Is done, Willard will
be free to meet Carl Morris at the
Madison-sq. Garden A. c., next We'd
nesday night.