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grew 20 know good many prize
fighters. and to most of those knew
1 grew genuinely attached. l have
never been abb" to sympathiZe with
tht cutlery against prize ishters. The
only objection have To- the prize ring
:. the CroniSriness that has attended
81 commercial development. OUTSIDE
of this / regard boxing. whether pro-
fessiunal oT amateur. as q nrSt-class
sport. and / do not regard II as bru-
taxing. or toIrSc matches can he
cor quoted und.r conditions that maze
Them hrutaliZing. But this Is true OF
football games ard most other rough
and vigorous sports. Most certainty
prize lighting IL not half a. hrutailz-
ius or 'moralizlng as many forms II
big business and ~ the legal Work
carried on IN connection with hl5
business. Powerful. vigorous men OF
strong animal development must have
SoTnc way in which their animal spir-
Its can nnd vent " hen I Was police
commission ! FOUND tand Jacob kiiS
Will back me up IA thisI that IN" cs-
tahlishn,ut of a boxing club in
tuueh nciEhborhood always tended to
do away with knitting and gun lighting
among Tho Nouns fellows who would
Otherwise have ht'n ia muri'rous
- nES Many 81 these young fellows
were not naturally criminals At all.
bbt they had tu have some outlet Tor
their activities. In thu same way !
have always regarded boxing a. rrst
class sport to encourage IN the Young
Mems christian asso, iation. 1 do not
lii. to- s,, young Christians with
shoulders that sluP" like champagne
bottle. ~ 'our-,- boxing should be
ENCOURAGED in the army and navy. l
Va. first drawn to Two naval chap
iaIns. Fathers Chldwick and Kaiucy,
H. al
BOUGHT half n dozen sets uf boxing
gloves and encouraged their crews IN
boxing
When I wss police COMMISSIONS.
hearth, approved the effort 10 get
uAiur ,iut- started IN \cw York on
90 .l,ar IasiS Later I was reluctantly
oil. sod fu come tu tho conclusion that
IT, prizc rims hai become IupeieSsiN
Co.. ..>.d and armurdllzcd. anG as gov
erupr I aided 90 ID" passage OF AMI
-i-u"d th" hil putting "a stop Q" pro-
f'--iousl boxing for money. This was
be- sIu-" som. ~ tn prize heht"rs
90. usclv'~ were rocked. whii" the
,tpWd of hanr,rs- ou who attended ard
Ii.tG, 49, and IrDftsd Dos tho matches
had placed th,. whole business uu a
basis 81 ,ommrr' iHiiSm and brutality
o. was lufnl.rttlr. I shall always
maintain that loNInE contests them
81. Itts make -nrd. healthy sport. 10 is
iil. Goo 'umfar" them with tuil-nrhi
tul tho torture and death ~ tho
vr.t.i.d hnr-.. 100 hull-tghting *
enough OF itself fu blast the port n'
matter nnu rf,tf tr. skill ana PROV
sss shown us 'i. uuil-uuhtst-. Any
sport 10 vni.r fi. death Ind torture
nr animal ie made tu furnish plcasur"
o.. fH. -ta..fIf.fe o. d"Ia~iur. There
should afwtt- br tho opportunity
T.HtIt 20 900 t glove FIGHT "r itr'.iiSt
flIf GOO sfnp % when ono competitor
g. hrp. f,..aIt 0rfffI1sscd 90 too haG'y
hammered iGf fha men Who fakc
rrrf 900 frr.o rrhte are hari 49, nails.
and lt g. nor worth Will" Co. feel stn-
tlfr,ufII tNnf their receiving punish
mont which It matter ~ f1o' th"y
du nor mind 1f course tho men who
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state. The principle Is made respon-
sible for the acts OF his agent and
equally guilty. That i. the manager
Of u company in Chicago or its presi-
dent in New York may be extradited
10 Missouri and sent to prison for the
acts OF his agent.
To say the least. the law seems to
be drastic. II indicates the difficulty
of drawing a line Between fair and
reasonable understandings and agree
ments, and between Illegal and unfair
restraint OF trade Undoubtedly there
Is much cause To complain against
tho insurance companies. These
companies combine among themselves.
fla rates arbitrarily and operate to
compel all business To pay them Ger
tain tribute. On the other hand II
is evident that no FIRE Insurance com
pany could DO business succcss.uiIy
without reasonable knowledge OF the
amount 81 hazard involved in certain
risks. and without tho Use 81 rate
books and OF other data informing its
managers and officials as to the dan
gers and conditions in certain terri
tory The insurance trust is as wide
spread and as comprehensive in its
operations as any other combination
OF capital in Oh" United States. If its
abuses are 90 be- corrected. however.
they are not likely To- be- corrected by
the Missouri method
In fact number of leading compan-
les have met the Missouri bill by The
announcement of their withdraw from
the state. Tho Attorney General Of
Missouri has undertaken to punish
these companies on charges az con-
spiracy. but in that Do O. not likely
10 be- successful Certainly no Mis-
souri, Jaw can require foreign cor
poration TO DO business within the
tate.
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aroused the antagonism OF ethical
physicians and laid himself open TO
suspicion
Regardless. however. of the Fried
mann methods. the failure of his treat
ment TO produce satisfactory results
Is public disappointment So much
has been written and published con
corning Fricdmann's cure that thous-
ands OF people clinGinG 10 hope and
willing TO accept any offer. gave them
encouraGement have cherished belief
In the eii,cary OF the friedman cure.
and This is the most pitiful feature
az Friedmanns failure II means
The disappointment 81 tho hopes OF
an innumcrable army OF sufferers. tho
dedth-knell to a multitude.
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rHs wEsr VIRGINIA SONG

The West Vlrrinia SON. both boo
words and music vas given 20 thc
public yesterday through tho medium
~ tao Whoclins Sunday papers u
De- planned to d.stributc piates repro.
ducinr 'h" song quite generally 10 tho
nov paper press ~ fla state The
Intelligence is inclined ~ believe
that fho music vi.l ~ lrl.' catch pop
uiar fancy and tho Wet Vlrrini1 song
may b. heard generally Tor some time
to come. u is not given ~ many
poems or songs f0 achieve immortal
its. No a'i rrov how quck'y tho
popular airs ~ % sea ann arc worn out
and forgotten Nor has tho West
virginia song many Of fhoso deeper
merits fha' give long iifr ~ such "a
nous hymn. o. "Tho Star spanriad
Banner and "iiaI columbia 40
can - least. however. have popular
air fo- our siafo's Jubilee. and as such
tho song md music mas f1 tho Bill
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trips-men like Major-GeneraI T.eo,.
ard Wood; or Maior-GeneraI Thomas
Henry Barry; or Presley Marion RIx.
or. Sarceon-General OF the Navy. o-
Robert Bacon, who was afterwards
Secretary OF State: or James GaraaId
who was Secretary Of the Interior. o-
HiHord Pinchot, who was chief Of the
FOREST Service-worp better mon pbvs.
lcaily than ] vas; hut could ride and
Walk well enough for MS all thoroughly
10 ENJOY u. Often. especially in the
winters and early springs. We would
arrange tor point 10 point walk. NOT
turning aside from anything-for in
s'dhce- swimming Rock Creek or
even me Potomac n IL came in our
way. OF course under such circum-
stances We had N arrange that our 70.
turn 10 Washington should be when N
WIS udrk so thaf our appearance
miSht scandaliza no ono. On several
occasions we thus swan Rock Creek
IN the early spring vhen the ice was
n'atinE thick upon it. " We swan tho
Potomac. We usually took on our
c'othrs. ] remember one such occas-
ION when the French Ambassador
JHsF' rama. v ho wis q member ~ tho
I'unis cabinet. WAS along. and. fus-
'- We we're about to gcf IN IN swim
-omohoudy said. MIR Nmbassador
Mr. Ambassador. you haven't taken OF
your gloves fo which ho promptly
responded. y think 7 viii leave them
on. "" might meet ladics,"
10 bc continued in neV- Mondays
IntClliccnccrl
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90 must not occur. that there must
not be- the disgrace 10 the family.
although he would be delighted 20
have the offender handled rough"
10 teach him needed lesson. he add
ed that he wished | would take him
and handle him myself. for he knew
that ] would see that he got all that
was coming to him Then n look ~
pathos came into his eyes. and he eX-
Planned: That boy ] jusu cannot IN
utfs'dnd. lie WAS my sisters favor
tie son. and ! always took a special
interest in him myself ! did my
best 10 bring him w the way no ouei;
20 20. Bui there was Just nothing
10 he done with him. III. tastes we're
naturally low. lie took to music
What form this dcbaslng taste for
music assumed did not inquire.
ana ] was able TO grant my friends
While In the White House 7 sIvavs
uled 10 get q couple n hours exer.
else in the afternoons-sor ton
MS. more often riding. or eIae a rough
V,l'osS-country walk. perhaps down
MOCK creek. which vas then as wild
a stream IN tho White Mountains or
on the virginia side along the po-
'omac. Ny companions ~ tennis or
on thcS" rides and walks NO. gradually
tr"W 10 style rho Tennis Cabinet. ana
lh'n We extended tho term nv t9k, ir
many of my old time Western friends
such rs Ron Daniels Seth rllIoct
Lu'f'r Kelly. and oth 'r- who had taxi
On part vi'h mo in moro ecrious ON,
door adventures than walking and rid
lnE Tor pleasure Most OF tho mon
Who were oftonest with m, on fboso.
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"BdTXME
WILSON

bet"'c, myself and a Tammany sena.
tor y no WAS very good fellow but
hos" ideas az temperance differed
radically from mine. and. as tho event
proved. from fhos Of the majority OF
the meeting Mike evidently regarded
himself as NY baker be was sitting
on The platform beside me and I
think fit as pleased and Interested
~ % the s-t-to had been physical in.
stead of merely verbal Afterwards
J grew 20 know him we'll both while I
was Governor and while was Presi-
dent. and many time he came on and
boxed with me.
Battling Nelson was another stanch
friend. and he and think alike on
mots questions of political and indus.
trial life. although hc once expressed
10 mo som" coWmiscrntion because
as president. I DID not Trf ANYTHING
liE" o." money return for my services
that hc aggregated during Tho same
term of years Boo the ring Fob FItz.
~immon- vas another good friend ~
mine 10 has never forgotten his
early skill as 70 hlacit. NTH. and among
the thing. chat q value and always
Keep 300 Co.," i- n pDuhoid.r made By
bob 0uf az horseshoe. with an In.
fcripuou saying fhlf 30 i- "Nado for
and pi'-.ufDd ~ President Theodore
tooeo 'It hy h'- lr..nd and admircr
Rol 'rf FitIeiwmon- I have for "A
long time had fha friendship of John
v. Su-ltan. than whom In his prime
20 hoiter man ever stepped into tho
ring Ilo i- now NaaaHchua ctts
farmer John used OCCASIONALLY 10
Visit On" 80 tho White ilosec. his ad-
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Romro q rprrn

II" ''."rrfphic disratch received
bS th" Intelligence 200 an carl, tour
SATURDAY mornire citirr au account
of fh" death Of General Romeo &C.
Frorr. save hia ar- o. ornf, nIl.
vrsre This nae clearly an error blf
tho late hour zoo which r aas received
prevented fh" Intelligence from max
inr fhc correction General Fre.r
vse born in 1855 making b.s ago SIS.
y six years af fhe time OF DIS death
IN the death OF General Frcsr West
NirfIn.t loses ono of hor most bril-
liant public mon a man - many
lovabi" quaHr"e aud wiGrI. popular
Throws shout fhr state
iu Do. prime Nnmco rrrsr Hfd no
equal. md frw rivals as an orator
u West ViFlnn .uI tHc number OF
rrr .r,' friend. vas umr.d only DBL
h.H .rquufauce.bIp
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A MISSOURI INSURANCE TuR.
MOI

Missouri has 600 sod law called
tn" orr Anti Insurance Trust Law
I' d. fraicn"d fD prohibit cpIuaion.
hfinr rates. and restraint Of cpmpefi
ton among Ore Insurance companics
AMONG other Things DO forblds tho use
c' any rate boot schedule. or other
cooperative means as aseorfaining
hro hazard pr any agreement or un
drrs'arding which affects rates or
l".sDus competition Violation ~ flo
"N is m'a" % f.ion. Punishable Dos
h'' years boo the ponitrntar,. $1,000
no hnc and forfeiture fo ine state OF
aI tHo company property In the
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Win the gloves. or without them.
th' mselNes; | have scant use for the
SPe OF sportsmanship which consists
som. one else.
Some as good citizens as know are
or were prize-hghters. Take Mike
Donovan, of New York. He and his
family represent a type OF American
citizenship of which we have A right
TO be proud. Mike Is a devoted tenn.
perance man. and can be- relied upon
every moment in the interest of good
citizenship. I was first intimately
thrown with him when / was Police
Commissioner. One evening he and
both in dress suits-att t1ded a
temperance meeting of Catholic societ-
les. II eliminated in a lively set-to
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Z&~<Vp NovzeeS
UNCLE WALT: The Poet Philosopher.


~ WORKS he ups and jerks. brand Of carer:
~ " CRIME IN prose rhyme. hcd have rarcr The
erN,rc, - daily sheet won't dare repeat warn Of Gran
'NN "ORhS or riot but print hint Of moral
things and quiet. u dare spring a qrisiv
ouEn greatly may need Co. that sheet prove hcrfui
oVC ou who Works would read OF ErWorth rules and
schools might print oil the picnic jaun in wood
aun aar from railway ~idingS And should run
uek and XII gross Of people the the bell
uouEh Tor the village Stcepc Tie sporting tic
m news OF Luth MCar and cream served
W ~ JmpNons party, This scheme Of Works
may guardian angels recd 70! Oh sheet would be foo
sweet but who N Troy would should hire
some clerks legislature bndled steers
reforming human nature Then tales Of perhaps time no
more VIII I've demanded and sheets that print crime
SotrcS will be branded ~
Copyright 1917 b. GeqIss sls.As- Adamss
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ter 10 acknowledge that had become
an elderly man and would have to
stop boxing. then took up jiu-itsu
Tor a year or two.
When ! was in the Legislature and
was working very hard. with little
chance OF getting out OF doors, all
the exercise ! got was boxing and
wrestling. A young fellow turned up
who was second-rate prize-fighter.
the son 80 cns of -. old box - teach
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err For several weeks 7 had him come
round 10 my rooms in the morning TO
put on the gloves with me for half an
hour Then he suddenly stopped,
ana some days later | received let
ter OF woe from him from the Jail. |
found that he was by profession a
burglar. and merely followed boxing
as the amusement Of his lighter
moments. or when business was slack.
NATURALLY being fond Of boxing. I
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What You
Want and
When You
WantIt

is really the
principal fac
tor that will
aid YOU in
choosing the
store where
you will buy
your Spring
Suit.
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1T DOES US GOOD.

a IL ye people who read the prints will recall Tom Pat
ersons paper the Denver News discovered mmortaizcd"
and practically elected Henry J. Arnold mayor of Denver
bret twevmonth last Likewise will be remembered that
the News called Robert w Sper the retiring
hundred kinds OF scoundre 1t pointed that he had
tue FUNDS OF Denver hat he promebreaker,
On the other hand Arnold held up all that good
capable, proniscpreserving,
Arnold elected
Here portion of red headline appearing Yesterday S
Denver News: 'Wanton Waste of Money in Arnold Admins
aton and here of the mdcst from the big
article that follows that headline mayor Arnold fond of tell
who will listen him. that he has kept every
promise and pledge he made the pcop He has reiterated this
precious of fiction often chat he really has come
to have some belief in its himself"
For weeks the Denver News has been ambasng the mayor
1t made has called him all the pet called Spcer
And does good the 1t does us good
to see Uncle Thomas NJ disappointed in his municipal manipua
TONS although guess rather understandable attitude
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WALTER WALKER EDITOR.
and respectively and stock broker gets still further
ton


At present about onehrd of the daily newspapers of the
country represented by membership the Associated Press
here number of concerns engaged in the collection and
sale OF general nonembers of the Associated Press and
another they supply their customers with what
declared to be satisfactory services.
In wise desiring become anything approaching
oily the Associated Press has avoided the appearance of
competitive price rivalry admitting additional members solely
the ground of benefit the members of cooperative
institution
IT, by occult reasoning, the Associated Press could be
held carrier these neweng organizations would
wiped and the Associated Press would if the end sought for
was accomplished become rea monopoly and the incentive for
cooperation longer existing would naturally drift into
Germ tor pecuna profit private ownership and subject
control.
No dangerous situation well be imagined than the
passing OF the control OF the greatest newsgaherng and news
disseminating of the world from the hands of cooperating
newspapers the control of individual interested in manp
uatng the newthe and the the newspapers
Because this danger would be grave will not but for
another reason oa basic There be
oily in news The day that becomes that monopoly
collecting and distributing exists, that day. way
by method individual newspapers groups of newspapers
Will take up the work OF establishing service for themselves in
dependent of outside control The of the world
HIM who will for It, Anyone willing expend the energy the
m service of be aes e n "s or %
its leased its offices. Its soul in the personal service of
to write and with brains understand of who proud
when they succeed Inundated when they fail and resent when
this service though the wire has brought the parts of
the world maeousy close These human entities ranging
the world to send word of its dong of its reocngs and
rowngs to satisfy the thirst of the people for intelligence of the
march of
he service of the Associated Press of the horror of
Martinique the ITSELF the personal service
OF who at the first hint of the disaster that had wiped
population took his orders chartered boat and Mar
Unique where no correspondent still lived and sory-hi
storof the tragedy wreckng his health by the effort
required To get this reporh newswas open anyone
TO get the members of the Associated Press than 500
addition to the human wastage and prodgious effort 1t
part of the days work.
And today devoted labor and that the
members OF the Associated Pesan organization that neither
owns nor prints lay before their readers fair
noby and die bravey that the world have dngs
sport and festival CT birth and DEATH of congress and parliament
Hague conference and program of battle and plague of ship
wreck and rescue. FRANK B. MOVES.
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While the Associated Press generally held in good esteem
would be understood indicating that has been exempt
from criticism and attack.
IT, in campaign all the candidates their managers or
press agents did the Associated Press of the
Interested those bearing the responsibilities OF the would
feel convinced that something radically wrong and would look
with suspicion the report themselves This but human
During the last Tor the presidential nominations
candidate either by proxy expressed his convc
that the Associated Press favorable somebody else
Mr. Wilson's press agent proCak
and the opinion of Speaker Clark had sold the Wilson
people Mr.. as managers felt that he being given
fair show, and Mr. Roosevelt firm his conviction that the
of information had been choked his disadvantage
OF later, know that Mr.. Wilson does share
the only disqualification of his press agent and Speaker Clark
emphatic his withdrawal his hast charges Mr. Iafs
realize that the Associated Press speeches
that he does make and Mr. Roosevelt humorous
side to the suggestion that has nterered with his getting
fairly adequate representation on the first page.
With all this, however, fundamental misunderstanding
of the functions of the Associated Press The individual
pondent reporter for given newspaper small group of
partanshp propaganda This absolutely to be
mited the Associated Press No bias of any be al
lowed Our function supply members with news,
ewswth news as happens not we may want to happen
Intensely its management may mpahze with any
propaganda its behalf be tolerated Very jeaous
deed does the membership guard their agency
side its allotted duties and agueyed the censorship of every
handler of our copy.
is not naturally to be claimed that no mistakes are made
They made and will be made But the very of the
business with the heart upon the sleeve detection very
swiftly follows and the mistakes few and far between
Another of frequent misrepresentation the general
tendency of newspaper readers attribute anything Seen in print
the Associated Press and constantly explain
that violently partisan inaccurate article the work
OF Special and not part of our service
The Associated Press wires-nany thousands Of miles
of hemrom the Western Union, the Postal the American Tel
cgraph Telephone Company and from several of the independent
telephone companies.
mile year in the daytime and mile year night. For
exactly the wire they charge Individual ncwpaper $40
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THE MAY DAY FESTIVAL.

SX/E sincerely hope that the spirit of the May Day festival will
encompass the whole city. It's big thng-a great thing
and there should be question of its success.
Let's all unite make the first May Day festival Grand
Junction has ever had brilliant, memorable success
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-29

The plumbers in charge of our re-
modelling and repairing departmen
are experts in this special line. j. E..
Mckenzie, the plumber.
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WHAT A LIGHT VOTE MEANS.

LIGHT vote in the coming school election means in our
OPINION the election of the three sociaist candidates for
school directors
therefore, behooves every citizen who not want to
see the socialists control of the schools of Junction.
to vote N The election and against the three socialist Candidates
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-29

II you are not satisfied with any
thing short of the best, am sure we
can please you. Mcdonnell Il Lowe.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-29

Just two more of those bargain
Disc Harrows left at McCary's.
4-12-1m
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FREE TICKETS for adults to the
Orpheum theater for Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday at the Mayer
Paint store. 4-2S-3t
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THE DAILY SENTINEL
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

HERE follow from the great article the As
ISOLATED Press written and released for publication Yesterday
by Frank b. Moves president the Associated Press The ar
Gle written for the North American Review
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-29
HOW WAS TODD ELECTED.

W HEN Thomas NJ. Todd for the office of commissioner
OF pubc affairs there candidates office and
1877 people voted the election Under the Grand Junction
preferential system OF voting each OF those ,S47 had
votes or total OF o235 If these had been equally
distributed the candidates. each candidate would
received 1889 10 votes Thomas NJ Todd however,
only of total o., votes or less than one
sixth of the total number of votes
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HousE.cLFANING TINE.

House-cleaniug time Is here. and
with il usually comes the need OF q
new rug or some odd piece OF furni-
ture; and don't forget that we are
better prom. rl than ever to Tit you
out in anything YOU might need in
anything IN the house furnishing
line.
BANNISTER BROS. 6 SiLCoX.
I4-22-lml 42i-42S Main st,
csc buys soc whip Saturday
Fred Mantey
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-29

The folly Ct poor ROOF must be
paid for day by day-a long atone
ment. Why not try Carey Roofing
and end your troubles. Jas. IL. Lane.
The daily sentinel., 1913-04-29

Get a soc whip for 25c Saturdays
Fred Mantey.