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The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
TO RESCUE IN A STEAM ENGINE
Wife Saved and Burglars Routed by
Chicago Engineer After a
Fast Run.

Chicago, Ill.-Running his locomo-
tive at a high rate of speed for sew
eral miles, James Powers, engineer
Of switch engine, raced to his home
in response to a telephone call from
his wife that burglars had locked her
in room. He arrived in time to re-
lease his wife and chase the intruders,
but they escaped.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Washington, d. C.-Prohibition of
prosecution of labor unions and farm
ers' organizations under the Sherman
Antitrust law by the Department of
Justice has been written into the Sun.
dry Civil Appropriation bill by the
House
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Naval Bill Reported,

Washington, d. C.-The Naval Ap-
preparation bill, carrying 146 million
dollars and authorizing two battle
ships, one transport, one supply ship,
six torpedo boat destroyers and four
submarines, has been reported in the
House.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
PIttsburq the Meanest TOWN.

Pittsburg. Kan.-It is believed that
Pittsburg stands a good show of taxi
ng the prize for having the meanes'
1eighborhood. w. r. Smith, a blind
man, complained to the police that
mis- neighbors cleaned up their places
and then threw the trash into his
back yard.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Turks sIav 100 chris.ians7

Sofia, Bulgaria.-One hundred Chris
tians were massacred by Turkish
.roops in the village of Kenaminio,
according to a dispatch received by
The Bulgarian government. Similar
massacres and other atrocities are re-
ported throughout the Tchatalja dis
irict
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

lie Due de Mal-a-Merte, who is also
lie Comte Carli di Mombercalli. was
halted by federal examiners because
o: swollen face. After he had dis.
gorged his names he was allowed
to enter the country.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
-Four Children Die in Fire.

Brookville, Ky.-Four children of Jo-
seph Hatfield were burned to death
when their home at Santa Fe, near
here, was destroyed by fire. The
mother had gone to a neighbor's home
for water and locked the children in
the house.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Seven Children Burn in Home.

Harrisburg, Pa. - Seven children,
ranging in age from 1 to IL years.
were burned to death when the home
of their father, George Smith, at
Ebenezer. near here, was destroyed by
fire. The parents were absent from
home at the time.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Comedy Actors Suicide.

Chicago.-"Old Bob" Irving and
Charles Dickerson, old time comedy
actors and each one the others only
friend in Chicago, we're found dead to-
gether in a North Side lodging house
here. The room was filled with gas.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Mime. Bernhardt is an artist" re-
marks one critic. "and can play any
role except Falstaff." 1t would be
mighty interesting to see her doing lit
tie Eva. wouldn't It?
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Moving picture theaters are proving
immensely popular in Mexico. Prob
ably those western and Mexican films
manufactured on Long island are
shown to the surprise of the natives.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Police Graft s25o.ooo a Year.

New York. N. Y.-District Attorney
Whitman estimates that the alleged
graft payments to the police in the
district commanded by Captain Walsh
amounted to a quarter million dollars
a year.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

The Chinese have adopted our calen-
dar. 1t would not be at all surprising
in the oriental rush for occidental re-
forms to hear OF the Celestials falling
eager victims to the trading-stamp
habit
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
paid s1.25o for an Old Letter.

London.-A letter written by George
Washington at Mount Vernon, Febru-
ary 8, 1929, and referring to the elec-
tion of the representatives of the First
United States Congress, was sold at
auction here fer $3.50.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
A St. joseph Railway Head Dead.

ST. Joseph, Mo.-Frank P. Rogers,
assistant superintendent of the St.
Joseph & Grand Island railway, is
dead in Brookline, Mass. His health
had been bad and he was taken to a
specialist in Brookline.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Sent whisky by Parcel Pos:.

Minneapolis, Minn.-A Minneapolis
liquor dealer faces a $1,000 fine and
ive years in Leavenworth prison for
sending whisky by parcel post to the
Try state of North Dakota.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Automobiles killed 142 persons in
New York during 1912. while wagons
killed l72 people. Which only goes to
show that New Workers are more ex.
pert dodging automobiles.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Kansas State college has a course
10 teach 1000 girl students how to
be good wives. Positions are not guar.
anteed graduates. however
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Gentlemen and ladies who acquire
chilblains through exclusive devotion
TO semi-transparent silk hose have
themselves to thank for subsequent
discomfortS.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
A snomstorm in Rome.

Rome-It showed in Rome the
other day for the first time in so years.
Snow also fell on Mount Etna. The
winter has been the severest that
most Italians can remember.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Pittsburgh criminal got out of
prison with no other aid than a but
ton hook. woman could have done
It with a hairpin.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Texas undertaken has contracted
to bury the county paupers at II cent
each. Doing the work at paupers
prices
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Chicago violinist attacked burglar.
rendered him unconscious, and turned
him over to the police. Wonder what
he played?
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A French scientist says men get
bald because they eat too much. Then
why is 1t that a dyspeptic usually Is
bald?
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Nevada divorce Law Changed.

Carson City, Nev.-Governor Oddie
has signed the Barnes amendment to
the divorce law. II becomes efiec-
tive January /. 1914.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A San Francisco doctor replaced a
dogs knee joint with silver. diamond
studded hinge. Now watch the dog
catchers get busy.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Pittsburg burglar fleeing with plum
der was captured by apsmall boy with
toy pistol. It's the little things that
count.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Paris husband who suspected his
wife OF infidelity, cut off her nose. To
keep her from nosing around, no
doubt.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Inventing cure" for tuberculosis
seems to be a heap easier than con-
vincing other specialists you have
done it
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Mississippi man has named all
his daughters after flowers. Be all
right II they don't fade before they
are married
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A $4,000 prize offered In England
for the best mine lamp has been d.
vided between nine inventors Sounds
like q joke.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A naturalist says that Holsters are
becoming extinct. But, then, of course
naturalists do not hang out along
Broadway.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Danish professor says that tears are
antiseptic and destroy microbes An
answer to: Tears. idle tears. know
not what they mean"
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A New Jersey man claims to have
Invented a seamless coat as the result
of a dream. 1t sounds like one.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Hereafter, when dinner Is late
don't be too quick to blame wife or
cook. Perhaps 1t was the postman.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Chicago thief was kicked sense
less by woman the other day. She
must have been q ballet dancer
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A st. Louis newspaperman bought
twelve engagement rings In one year.
Perhaps he believed in advertising.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A professor of music says that there
are 100000 melodies. But of these,
how many are original?
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

England is In acute need of elastic
window glass.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Man needs a few more soft spots
In his heart. says western preacher
And q few less in his head.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Vienna astronomer says 21S,000,-
600 tons of cosmic dust falls on the
earth every day.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Pennsylvania man has contracted
smallpox from a roll of bank notes
But who's afraid?
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

A Peruvian aviator proposes to fly
over the Alps. In a Peruvian bark.
probably.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

However. as for hobble skirted wom-
en-, how can she expect to win in
walk?"
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

"Bashi-bazoukesses" may fit the
crime. but it's altogether too hard to
pronounce.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
GERMANY SEEKS
BIG DUAL MEET
American Coach of Kaiser's
Athletes Plans Novel Meth
cd Of Selecting Stars.
BY Farren

New York. Dec. 23.-Alvin Kraenz.
Ie1n. the American coach, who is pre-
pairing the Germans for the next
Olympic games. had caught on with
considerable success in preliminary
work. He has secured the different
cities Of Germany for talent, and his
seven assistants have been laboring
diligently along the same lines.
kraenzlein is stationed in the stadi-
UNI at Berlin where he receives re-
ports from his helpers. The athletic;
authorities think so much Of Kraenz-
lein's deep endeavors to date that ne
is allowed to do anything he pleases.
He has no boss.
Only last week those higher UP in
Kaiser Wilhelm's land approved Of an
idea submitted by Kraenzlein that
should work wonders. The former
Penn champion suggested that dual
meets between Germany and other
European countries be staged in the
summer Of next year.
A challenge vas forwarded to Swe-
den o a starter, and Ernie Hiert-
berg lost no time in accepting. Hjert-
berg informed Kraenzlein that he
would take forty or fifty Of his best
men to compete against the Teutons.
The games will be held in the stadi-
UNI proper. The first days sports oc-
or July IA. 1t is possible that
this particular meet, will Last. over n
week and a half.
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bows wor:s'ne UP and down like
churns, inflicting both fair and foul
punishment on his adversaries. Hence
the name Elbows"
He was a rea fighter was Elbows"
Size or color made no difference to
him. Although only at the heaviest a
lightweight, he fought such big and
tough men az Walcott, IIangford. Mike
(Twin) Sullivan and Jimmy Gardner.
Around the walls in McFadden's
gymnasium, at 81 East Ffty-ninth
street. which. by the way. is the best
private gym we have see in New
York. are hung grim and blood-stain-
ed emblems Of victory in the form of
boxing gloves. Each pair is numbered,
and on the wall below hangs a card of
explanation. 1t shows who WIS the
victim of each soggy pair hat in
years gone by encaSed the fists Of Nc
Fadden when he landed the knockout
blow.
I. Joe Cans. K. o.. 90 rounds.
2. Kid Mcfarland, K.O.. 16 rounds.
3. New York Jack O'E;rien, X. o.. I"
rounds.
:. lid Lavigne. Il. Co.. ~ rounds
5. Dial Hawkins. X. o.. I rounds.
6. Jack DAILY. X. o.. S rounds.
:. Martin F'lsherty. k.O.. 5 rounds.
you know all the men l ever
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on his stolid battle-scarred counte.
nance. 1t Is not with a favorable I'M.
preston and you will be surprised
when o learn that he is noted for
his religious scruples, and Ia In utter
stranger to drink. vulgarity and pro-
family.
(Which was the hardest Of these? o.
we asked as we looked owe the pla-
card on the wall.
"Iavigne!" he replied promptly.
",%T.avigne. because he could hit. Cans
could never hurt me. and the rest of
'em could never hit me except on the
elbows.
II met Luvigne just after he had
been o%utpolnted OF his title by Erne.
1t was on Oct. q. 1899, and we fought
Mt the old Broadway A. G. in New
York. The Kid was the favorite both
with the crowd and their betting. but
after the first few rounds the betting
switched my way. and NC did the tide
of the battle. But say. how that Kid
could hit! Why. he walloped me or
tho elbow 40 hard in the fourth round
that my whole arm was paralyzed for
two rounds after. And again. [ re-
member II very we'll, you can bet.
blocked one with my Jaw that made
me, feel as " ] was walking on air
about two feet from the floor.
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CROSS ENJOYS HIS
STUNTS

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 23.-Leach
Cross. who IL matched to box Bud
Anderson at Vernon ON New Years,
ts having the time Of his life at Cata-
lima Island.
Word comes that the fighting den
tist'' is catching So many fish at Ava
Ion that he does not know what to do
with them. When not angling for the
sportive white sea bass. Leach is
rowing about the bay. Or horseback
riding over the hills in the interior,
always accompanied by his manager
brother. Sam WalIach. The boys will
return 10 Los Angeles Saturday after
moor n Leach will begin training
on Sunday.
While Cross is at Catalina, Bud An
derson is chasing jack rabbits over
the Santa. Monica mountains with his
pet greyhounds for pastime and to
improve his stamina. Anderson will
Also start training Sunday.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
CHANCE AND YANKS
WILL BE u

New York. Dec. 23.-Frank Chance
and his Yanks are going to be con-
siderably astonisa1ed by the big recep-
They promise to be the best drawing
card that has struck the Lone star
state in years. and many a big league
club has been going down there to
train during the past decade.
The Yanks have the advantage of
being brand new-as a club-to. Tex
as. and along most of the route they
will follow OF their homeward Jour
ney, and with any kind Of weather.
their exhibition games should go a
penses. Chance made no mistake in
picking Texas for training purposes.
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l.NNeNE cor Up pAzED I swvNe nAeD
AND TIE sane k,p TOOK TIE COUNT
Con THE FIRST AND ONLY Tune IN MS 2

A friend If mine vino WAS In Cans
dressing roo,n Immediately after that
memorable forty-two round battle at
Goldtield. New. made the remark that
Nelson was about the toughest fellow
that the colOred boy had ever faced.
mo. sob; o is WRONG" replied
Joe.
Bat is tough. but met a tougher
fellah than he Island that fellah was
George McFadden."
Today the same "fcllah"-George
(~"Elbows") McF'adden. probably the
%cleverest rough fighter and greatest
blocker the ring has ever known, re-
sides almost forgotten in New York.
Funny, isn't It? And McFadden
was the nearest to a champion that
New York has ever had. too.
He was a powerfully builr fellow
with = fighting way all his own. He
Invented tricks that no one else had
Yer used before. and many that have
never been attempted. since. He was
a sort Of combination Nelson-W oIgss,
when in the ring. He advanced with
hrs head shielded by All itn%prognable
arm guard until at close quarters,
when he cut loose with furx-his ell
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
BOXING


Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. 2s.-Teams
from Chicago. Milwaukee, Columbus
and Minneapolis probably will parti-
cipate in the Amateur. Athletic Union
boxing tournament which will be held
at the Cleveland Athletic club here on
the nights of January 3 and 16.
Six classes will be contested at 1oS,
IFS. 125. 145 and 15S pounds and
heavyweights. which includes all
above 1853 pounds. The Middle West
championships will be determined the
winners to be entered in the national
tournament. which will be held at
Boston in April.
Boxers from Ohio. Indiana. Illinois.
Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Iowa are free to enter the contests
here.
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wero sick" said McFadden

fought were sick" said ;McFadden
sarcasticslly.
"But you can bet your life they
wasn't sick until / licked EN-" As
you glance over that list You note that
there arc some mighty good men en-
rolled. The knockout OF Joe Cans was
the most finished and decisive the col
ored wonder ever suffered. True, Bat
thing Nelson wore him down and
Knocked him out twice when Cans was
about through: but McI'adden beat
him at his best and knocked him cold
with q punch. Cans and McFadden
fought no less than seven times, Cans
| getting two decisions, n the other
four We're draws.
IL was in the ring twenty years"
continued the old battlcr.
II fought 392 battles u only lost
| eight times; and of these eight defeats
only two l will admit-the other six
questionable. Out Of all those
fights I only received n bloody nose
and hut two black eyes"
And still ono hears but very little
OF this valiant old ringster nowadays.
But J Gucss George himself is to
bIa Although he knew every trick
Of the fight game. he probably never
learned - single pass of the game Of
publicity. Then. too, when II looks
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crown SAFE N
R|TCH|E'S HANDS
Result of the Recent Battles
Boosts Champions Off,
cial Standing.

New York, Dec. 23.-The result Of
recent lightweight bouts seems to in
dictate that Champion Willie Ritchie's
clutch on the crown is not likely to be
torn loose for a long time to come.
The victory Of Rivers owe Cross puts
the Mexican back in the front rank
again. but as Richie has already dis
posed Of him in the most decisive
style, the champion has little to fear
from that quarter.
Richie himself does not think that
Murphy is in his class. Although it
was to his advantage TO speak Well
of his next opponent, Richie admit
ted while here that he did not figure
the veteran Murphy TO be his most
dangerous rival by any
Richie made nc attempt to belittle
Welsh, merely remarking that he was
sure he could reverse the decision held
over him by the clever Englishman.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23

ut was the funniest sensation I ev-
! or felt. My head was like a balloon
and l imagined that L was floating
around the room. But I must have
come to earth after a time. for I sud-
denly woke up about the seventeenth
round and began beating him. In the
nineteenth round I went right to him
and a right swing to the head put him
to.the floor, where he lay six seconds.
He got up and went down no less
than five times. giving one of the gam
est performances hat I ever saw. But
the fifth knockdown was too much for
the Kid, for when Lavigne got up he
was dazed-l swung hard n the
game Kid tool the count for the first
and only time in his life.
THAT vas my toughest bnttle!"
McFadden il now forty-two years
old and looks in remarkably good
condition. He says that he feels 80
good that he ia seriously contemplat-
ing a come back" He wants Nc
Farland first.
He is II strange contrast To tho
great majority Of the game set Of hat
tiers that strobe tho rosincd floor
some eighteen years ago, and roIiick-
ingly spent their money in dissipation
| after each battle.
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HEAVYWE|CHTS
Tire N. Y. FANS
Gotham Fight Devotees Anx-
ious to See Gibbons, Nc
Farland and Others.

New York. dec. 2S.--ltcaNNwcishts
having proved So Disappointing. it is
about time that the lighter men are
given IL chance at local clubs. The
little men have been sidetracked to Il
great extent nf late when it came to
arranging matches for amy big pre-
tensions.
Now that Gunhoat Smith is absent,
none of the remaining hopes is inter-
estinS enough L" he worth while, but
there are several good matches pos
sihle among the lighter men. Recent
history has shown that only "A small
percentage of white hope bouts turn
out. tn be a success. no matter how
shrewdly the men are paired Off. With
the lighter classes there is less chance
of going wrong.
One Of tho most promising matches
possible just now is " between
Packey Mcfarland and Mike Glover.
Ever since Glover outpointed Jack
Britton he has been trying to induce
Billy Gibson to arrange it for the
next open date at the Garden. Glover
declares that if Mcfarland will con
Sent he Il practically name his "
terms. On form Glover should be able
ito extend the Chicago Wizard to the
iNmit.
Glovcr's victory over Britton was
.lnore decisive than that of McFar-
land. Packey wat unable to do so
much AS raise a flush on Britton's
pale ~countenancc. while Glover came
FWithin an ace of scoring q knockout.
Packcy Not After Gibbons.
II Mcfarland is ever to he seen in
cry advantage from the start this
fseems to be his chance. Apparently
fthere is no hoping that he will meet
mike Gibbons, and next to Gibbons
Glover is the most clever of those who
scale around 40 pounds. For the
fBrittcn match Glover weighed 13s
Iringside, SO wen with him Packey
would enjoy something Of his usual
advantage in the weights.
1t would be hard to think Of q. legi-
innate reason why Mcfarland should
avoid meeting Glover. So far he has
not attempted one. pursuing a policy
of absolute silence to all challenges
of the Bostonian.
Kid Williams is another boxer
whom New Workers would like to see
in action again. The difficulty seems
to be that there is no one to give the
Baltimore blond a real fight. 1t seems
absurd that a contender for a title
should he placed i'll such a situation.
OF all the champions. Coulon. is the
only one to allow such Il thing to hap
pen in the case of a mar he. as the
title holder, is supposed TO outrank.
While In Chicago Manager Sam
IIarris took occasion to renew his Of
fer of $1,000 bonus to Coulon if he
would make a twenty-round match.
To this Coulon made no response. al
though he gave ear to al, offer for a
mo-decision bout al Milwaukee to DO
held M time in the future. 1t
should be an easy matter for New
York to outbid tho Milwaukee club If
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
O. MILLER
IS RAISE

Indianapolis. Dec. 23.-While here
Wilbert Robinson. Brooklyn's new
manager. conferred with Otto Miller.
a catcher for the Brooklyn team, who
is reported to have been asked to play
with the Federal league next year.
Miller said after the conference that
he had been offered an advance of
$500 over the salary he received last
year. To sign a contract to play with
the Brooklyn team.
He said he was unable TO do So be-
cause of the agreement made hy
members of the players fraternity not
TO sign contracts until after next Jan.
uaFy J..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
YALE HAS EIGHT
GAMES

New Haven. Conn.,. Dec. 23.-While
the Yale football schedule will not be
formally announced until after New
Years, it vas learned that all the
games but one have been decided up
on tentatively. The schedule includes:
University of Maine. Lehigh. Wash
ington and Jefferson, University of
Virginia. Colgate. Brown, Princeton
here. The only game undecided. it is
understood, is the one to start The sea-
son.
Virginia takes the place of Lafayet-
te, which was originally on the sched-
ule.
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MUST
DEFEND MORE CUPS

New York. Dec. 2s.-Two more
International competitions appear like
ly to he added to the 1914 schedule of
sport and in both cases United States
yachtsmcn will appear in the role Of
cup defenders. Unofficial announce
ment from foreign sources stated that
challenges soon will be forwarded for
both the sender and trophies
which were successfully defended
during the last season.
The canoe cup challenge is expect
ed from the Gananoaue motor-ooat
and canoe club of Ontario and Ralph
Britton. who sailed the challenger in
C;ravesend bay last summer, probably
will handle the new sailing canoe.
The sender challenge will come from
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-23
PITCHER PACKARD SHOOTS
HOT SHOT At Demon RUN
FROM KANSAS CITY PULPIT

Kansas City. Dec. 2%.--"Well. boys.
I'm not used to pitching out of a box
like this" Eugene Packard. left
handed pitcher for the Cincinnati
National league baseball club, said
when he substituted for the pastor at
the Oakhurst NJ. l.. church. here.
Packard, who lives in Kansas City oc-
cupied the pulpit ut a gathering to
interest young men in an anti-saloon
campaign.
You boys may have some ideal in
BASEBALL" Packard said in his talk.
II know I did. You boys may never
be major leaguers, but if you have an
ideal in life and determination to
leave liquor and cigarettes alone,
you'll be a success in some business"