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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-31

officers of the Dacotah Curling club
are making final preparations for the
bonspiel which is to be held. in this
City next Wednesday. Hensel. CRYSTAL,
Drayton and Bowesmont each will
ser three Kinks to the city and and
the local club will be represented by
% The bonspiel is being held for
the purpose Of selecting Kinks to rep
resent the district at the big WINNIPEG
spiel.
The local bonspiel will begin We'd
nesday morning. and, it possible, will
be concluded that night. 1t probably
will take a great part ST the follow.
ing day, however. i Il
The membership list OF the Dacotah
club has been closed.
Following is the complete list of
those on the club roster: ~.
DR.. G. NJ. Williamson, II. HI Greene,
y. v. Kent, NJ. McKinnon, Andrew
Vcitch. J.. G. Sheppard, Kline Van
Alstine. d. v. Moore, D. w. Mckenzie,
u. s.. Blair. II. N Wells. Finlay Cam
eron. Thos. Porte, Theo.. Thompson,
Carl Gowran. Thos. Griffith. b. f.
B~rockllof, NJ. NJ. Merrill, A.. NJ. Bond,
Gordon Gray. j. w. Gray, J. r. Brem-
ner, +. L.. Goodman, P. S. Peterson.
NJ. c. Racheller, w. E. Fuller, N. b.
Black. c. e: Garvin, CD. Murphy. N.
g. Olson. j. E. Bulge, A. S. Dinnie,
VIM. Drybers, Walter Hawkins. J. D.
Bacon, L. q. Haislett, IT.. D. Turner,
NJ. o. Murphy, w. w. Fegan, Chas. 8.
Doll. r. J. Lander. F. r. Burchrad, H.
p. Paulson, H. p. Finch, AT. Hirsch-
berger. T. r. Bangs, Dir. E.'F.; Raver,
w. p. Davies, Dr. S. Fl. Irwin, Nor.
man Black, Jr.,. Scott Rex, Robt.
Hughes. John Bathgate, G.. r. Jacob,
G. Gilbertson, ]. E. Turner. DR.. Gill
bert Moskau. f. r. Feetham,' DIR. w.
G. Wilson, p. ]. Kavanaugh, w. ].
Maher, w. r.: v~anderhoof. Paul Girl
ard, Eugene Lovejoy, B. n. Abraham
son, joe F. Dorgeloh, +. r. Fletcher.
$. a. Saunderson. Geo. Sherman, Col
lin Mcpherson. DIR. r. d. Campbell,
r. T.. Lincoln, L. H. Raymond, Adam
Common, j. II. Ruettell. A. O.. De-
Trate, j. w. Wilkerson, F. j.. McVey,
w. H. Brown and T. Clifford.
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Don't pick me out to ask why a
fighter never knows when he is
through Here's Tommy Burns. Of
whom we were just about to say was
lone of the smartest pugilists that
ever sat in a corner" attempting a
comeback
Such Inconsistency, Thomas!
We happened TO be at the: ringside
New Years day when Burns.so earn
estly and vehemently challenged the
Gunner That celebrated twelve
inch she'll Of Gunboat's had just col
lided with Arthur Pelky's chin and
canvas at Cofroth's. arena. 1t was
an awful wailop. 1t Knocked out
Pelky, but 1T hurt Tommy Burns more.
Tommy had been boosting .Pelky to
the skies and. thought that Pelky was
indeed a champion, and when Gum
boat rudelS rocked him to slsep 1t so
angered Burns that he challenged
Smith to the utmost then and there.
But when we were talking to ,Tom-
my a few days afterward he had
thought better of his declaration.
I'm the first; place" he said, 81 don't
need the money; in the second place.
l have nothing to gain, and in.the last
place, ] am reasonably. proud of my
defeats-wfthout a knockout-and I
would not like to spoil it-considering
that i am not as good as / was and
that the Gunner sure has some wall
lop." :,
But now Tommy is on again. or
should we say off again?" II he gets
along all right with, the dub that he is
matched with he intends going after
the Gunboat. R~-r-revenge! All, ha-ah!
Creepy music please.) zx.
Possibly the old Tommy Burns may
have been able to exact revenge. We
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sixth rounds. " must of had some
one in there helping him. \ ran into
a nest Of boxing sloves-and wasn't
! stuns!!" and 1ommN's belt buckle
bounced up and down as. he laugh
ingly recalled it.
We'll, about the eighth round my
sccond advised me to go out and
iight-somethins | had been trying to
do for the last seven rounds. I know
but II emark seemed to change
my luck, or he got tired or something.
round.
The ninth round was better still,
for ! scored a Touchdown. and in the
tenth and last round | kicked him ali
over the ring.
But after the fight, o-o-oooh.'
sighed Tommy.
l. Why. l c"uld hardly move from the
punishment ] had received. hated
to let on to the fellows how badly
hurt j Was. so | Went With them to !;
cafe after the battle and tried to act
cheerful. succeeded in getting away
with il We'll enough until it came
time to leave-then ! was stuck. 1
couldn't get up from my chair! was
in such pain around the body that i
ould not arise. SD ! called one of
my pals over and Whispered to him
10 turn out the lights II then help
me up. lie iokingly did as | asked,
and then 1ook me home and put me
to hed-and ] was in bed "a week. 100.
"Toush?-don't talk hard battles
TO me-i had one of 'em that time,
believe me-"
Oh: SAY, did ! tell YOU. Referee
O.Neil gave me the decision. Think
OF IT, laughed Tommy-''I got the
' d~ecision!"
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don't know; but We do know that the
present Tommy Burns hasn't IL
chance. Burns is as fat as &. barrel
resembles Jim Buckley: except for the
moustache. 1t would be- almost. an
|impossibility. for him to get down to
put up a decent exhibition. We Judged
from the vast wealth that Tommy has
acquired that he was Il smart man.
And he is-except. If. Burns goes
through with his intention he is in
for a tough battle when he meets
Smith-maybe tougher than the one
he told lis about out in Frisco town
not so very long ago.
No. it wasn't with Johnson" was
the first words he uttered on. that
subject And he didn't knock me
out. either. a lot Of professional
gamblers seated about the ringside,
and who had wagered on the big
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-31

DESPITE the protests of my friends and
advisers. They were all saying Poo,
Tommy when L climbed through the
ropes to battle him the first time, and
YOU can imagine the surprise when |
got him in | minute and 35 seconds.
"Of course such. startling reversal
of dope only brought cries OF
luke. lucky punch!' and the like to
the lips of every one. And l began
to think so myself about the middle
of II second contest.
That We were rematched was only
natural. and. oddly enough. u almost
knocked him out in the first round
again. But by taking advantage OF
my ~ineNperience he managed to stick
through the curtain-raiser, and Their
the show turned on me.
Say! he hit me with everything
but the chair. kissed the fioor jus;
nine times in the fourth, fifth and
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which had matched Fitzsimmons and
Kearns. TO cancel the match. Bob
went to court asking sfor. "a writ to
compel the commission to rescind it's
action.
The commission has based its order
on the fear tina l'itzsimmons. aged
fiftN-tWo. might he injured in the
ring. His stamina was not great
enough. the members feared, to with
stand few hard swings OF Kearns.
whom, fifteen. years ago, he might
have whipped in y round. But the
question raised in court Was not on
N'tzsilnmons' age, but rather the
power of the commission to make
such AN order. SO the court in at
sHrming the order of the Commission
did, net decide that latxsimmons was
too old tn fight asainss
Hut HIS condition ia plainly shown
IN the photographs. In 1875 he was
slim, aet;He and tast.YtHe didn't carry
n superluous :'eshM. Power and
speed were indicated IN arcry nov
ment. Tho pictures 81 him Is hr is
today show Il mansiiluch heavier,
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{ ne Is ToDAYf

Cinder, kept shouting to stop it
Burns has no chance etc.. until the
fool police did. OF course johnson.
had the best oft as far as it went
but | was unharmed. Why. I've had
many battles harder thar that"
Tel one to me- sang.
And Tommy did.
Like most of the hard battles one
gets in life it came while. he was
making his start in the game.
1T was the fourth fight | ever had
and the toughest" started rotund
Tommy. ~
II had fought the same fellow-Ed
Sholtreau-and knocked him out in a
round on my, previous performance.
My, what a shock tina, victory was!
Slrollreau was far more cx~perienced--
and a good, clever fighter-better than
Il was: But / was rough. game. and
willing. and gladly tackled him
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-31
A r
FARGO

The Grand Forks. Y. NJ. G.. A.
basketball team completely outclass-
ed the Fargo. association .quint last
night and Won A to 10. The team
work Of the locals was beyond 'criti-
clsm. and .throughont the contest the
g: IA. Fafs6 hns'p Pa. arg zeore'
Henderson - :rf....... Stevenson
Sasbit. .-s. , ,ys,s.. s..... zipoy
kiaird =. $50. -. ,..c... -. $500. Wells
Peterson. .....rg....... Rohedder
chittieR
shittick for Stevenson Belly for
summary-4-Field goals. zipoy. 5,
Stevenson. 8. Wells 4, Rohedder 5.
chittick. 5, Nesbit J.. Henderson 9,
Shaw ]. Belly: j. free throws, Chit
lick 9, Nesbit@ 1t,r Henderson g
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FOOTBALL STARS
ENTER POLITICS
Z scollege. Game Appears to be
Developer Of Number Of
Public Men.

New York, Jan. 31.-That. college
football with its rigorous training, ne.
cessity Tor self control and ability tt
surrnount repeated setbacks on the
part Of it's players, is particularly fit,
ting for a successful political career
later in life would appear to be indi.
Gated by the number Of famous play.
ers who have achieved positions OF
prominence in both state and nation
tance in which. some football player
is not elevated to public life by the
voters of one or another political par.
tX. These former knights Of the grid
iron are selected or appointed to all
manner of political positions and al
most without exception discharge the
duties OF their Offices In an extremely
satisfactory manner
The recent election Of Blair Lee as
United States senator from MARYLAND
recalls to mind the long list of former
players who have won public recogni-
tion: Of similar nature. Lee. who. was
a famous forward" at Princeton in
the late, seventies. playing the posi-
ton. of ,".next-to-end."" now known az
tackle, followed the footsteps of many
other. PRINCETON. Harvard and Yale
players. e
Ambassador a Harvard Captain.
- robert Bacon; late ambassador 70
France. was a old Harvard captain
and halfback:S1 James 6. Harlan OF the
United States interstate commerce
commission as an old Princeton for-
ward. Lee McClung. late treasurer
Of the United States. n former cap.
tain and. halfback at Yale: William
Fl. Lewis. recently assistant attorney
general. of the United States. an old
Harvard center: s. II. Thompson. the
present first assistant attorney general
OF the. United States, and William w,
Roper, the. present surveyor Of the
port Of Philadelphia. both Princeton
ends: cx-Congressrnan Lucius N. Lit
taure, a Hnesrnan for the Crimson;
Clifford N ,Pinchott. late chief fores-
ter, once: a varsity man at Yale, and
his successor, the present incumbent
Mt Washington: Chief Forester Har-
mon s. Graves, q former. back for
the. Blue. The late Governor George
r.. Carter of Hawaii, once a guard
at Yale: Everett y. Lake. the great
Harvard halfback, lieutenant governor
of Connecticut,, and the famous w. H
.sCorbin, affectionately known as 'Pa,H
tAs%pressnt commissioners of taxes, for
sE%onnecticut, once q center TOR Yale,
ssJohn%C. Bull the great Pennsylvania
,sshaAfbacke 10 attorney general OF the
state 81 Pennsylvania. 4
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sity VS.. Huron, S. %. Wrestling.

Sutcr VS.. Curtis. Il.
Grand Forks sport devoteesa will ne
kept busy next week. There. are a
number of 'importRnt events sched-
uled. among whichtis the big ;bonspiel
which viii. be .held$Nednesday.
The week's> sport program will he
opened Monday Hsghs when the
fast sHallocK. MsH4.. team. The same
night the university and Y. NJ. G. A.
basketball teams will compete for the
third time this. season. - p.
Wednesday morning the curling
bonspiel will open. This probably will
be continued Thursday.
Thursday afternoon, the university
basketball team will play the Huron.
s. D.. college quint. This will be one
Of the best games of the local season.
Thursday night. wrestling fans will be
treated to an exceptionally interest
match, when Suler and Curtis will get
together in a finish go.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-31
DRAYTON CURRIERS' ARE
LOUD IN PRAISE FOR
The GRAND FORKS CLUB

Drayton. y. d.. Jan. 3l.-This
city will send three Kinks to the
district bonspicl at Grand Forks
"Wednesday. The local Kinks will
compete witt, the other teams for
the honor Of representing the dis
trict at the big Winnipeg spiel.
The DraytOn Echo says OF the
recent visit OF the curriers' to
Grand Forks:
The curriers' from this city who
took In the bOMspicl arc loud in
their praise of the royal good
time given them at Grand Forks.
Their money was absolutely no
good. VIC would he glad to have
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-31

the curriers' come " from Grand
Forks and enjoy u few games at
our pink. nmd when tile time
comes for another spiel mt our
nci2Ilbor city they will find Dray-
ION ready to help in any way we
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NEW YORK STATE BAR

New York, Jan. 3o.-Thet hirty-<ev-
enth annual meeting Of the New York
State Bar association was opened i'm
this city today with a large attend
ance of we'll known ~jlrists and law
Ners from various parts of the state.
The meeting Will conclude tomorrow
night with Il banquet in honor of for
mer Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen Of the
court of appeals. Governor Glynn
and other men of prominence Will
speak at the banquet.
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GARDINER DEFEATS COL TEAM.
Gardner; II. b., Jan. 51.LGardnes
baskethal5team: defeated the fast Co.
IL team az HillsborO Yesterday BY the
ct0fGpS6fsrSsf To f3..-, Rinonssand 4fgr-
Horth of Gardner were the stars OF
the I'm collecting ~ Of the points
scored ny the locals between them.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-31

Between The ages Of seventeen and
twenty Il girl meets the only man she
ever loved about twice Il montll--and
it is always Il different man.
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SPORTS card FOR
week NEAR[YFULL
Many Events Scheduled
Basketball, Wrestling, and
Hockey and Curling.

Mondax-Hockey game. Grand
Forks vs.. Hallock. Basketball.
University VS.. Y. NJ. G.. \. 49,
Observation-Disclosures at curl
ing rink.
Observation-Disclosures. Univcr.
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Continued from First PaRe)
cefved the women in the Speakers ONCE
at 1880 o'clock. The committee included:
Democrats. Taylor of Colorado, Raker
Of California, Smith of New York, Fitz-
Henry Foster and OHair of Illinois and
Hardy of Texas: republicans. Campbell of
Kansas and Mondell of Wyoming: pro-
gressives, Murdoch of Kansas, BRYAN OF
Washington. Walters of Pennsylvania and
Chandler of New York.
The suffrage delegation was received
at IL o'clock in the office of the Vice
President
Non-Partisan Demonstration.
Today's demonstration was notable in
being strictly non-partisan The petit
tons were uniformly confined to ask
ing Congress for legislation which
Will Insure to women equal political
rights with men," but did not advocate
the adoption of any particular pending
measure. This fact was emphasized
by the officers OF the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association, who
wish 1t clearly Understood that they
are opposed to militant methods, and
are not fighting any party but are seek
ing aid for the suffrage cause from in
dividuals of every political faith.
ficers reached Washington last evening.
coming from New York. where they had
been attending q meeting Of the execu-
tive committee Of the national associa-
ton. They are the guests at the Dresden
of Mrs. Medill Mccormick and Mrs. An
toinette Funk. They plan to remain in
Washington until Tuesday to participate
in the demonstration Of clubwomen, who
will march to the White House to inter-
view thu President
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JOSEPH B. Church DIES
AT AGE OF S|XTY-0NE
Funeral Services Held Today, With
Burial in Rock Greek
Cemetery.

Joseph Benjamin Church, sixty-one
years old. for many years prominently
connected with the patent Office, and
a member with his brother. Melville
Church. of the law firm Of Church &
Church, died at his home. 1928 Q street
northwest yesterday. Funeral serv-
ices were held this afternoon at 8
o'clock at st. Thomas Church. 18th
and Church streets northwest Inter-
ment was in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Church was born in Utica, N. Y.
in 1858. He was educated in Alex
andria, Va, and was graduated from ST.
Johns Academy. He was appointed as
sistant examiner in the patent Office
in 1872. and served under DR.. Jayne
in the class of metallurgy. He became
primary examiner July 10. 1877. and
had charge of the class Of harvesting
machinery.
He was law clerk under the elder Com
missioner Duell, and later became exam
liner of interferences. While holding that
post he decided. among other important
cases, the great telephone interference.
writing therein a decision which became
a classic.
Resigned in 1883.
He resigned in 1888 and Joined his
brother, Melville Church, in the practice
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NOW MAY SELL BATTLESHIPs.
Authority Conferred on President to
Dispose of Vessels.

Authority to sell the battleships
Idaho and Mississippi finally was con-
ferred on President Wilson today by
the adoption of the completed confer
ence report on the naval appropriation
bill in the Senate. The report had al
ready been agreed to by the House
and now goes to the President for his
signature. Arrangements have been
practically completed for the sale of
the two battleships to the government
Of Greece. Under the new law the pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the construc-
ton of a new dreadnought.
The bill carries appropriation for two
other battleships under the head Of in
crease of the navy. and appropriates
some $140.000,000 for the support of
the navy.
In the final conference on the meas
ure an appropriation of 100000 for a
breakwater at Key West naval station.
and an initial appropriation for 3d.
100000 dry dock at the Norfolk yard
were stricken out.
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WATER STILL COVERS TOWN.
Many Residents of Mandan, N. D.
Seek Places of Safety.

MANDAN. N. D.. June 27.-Although
the water which rushed down on this
city as a result OF a cloudburst in the
hills ten miles away had somewhat re-
coded today. many residents, fearing a
greater column of water. moved to
pla ces OF safety.
Tho business district was today COW
cred with water in many places three
feet deep. Heart river. swollen by re-
cent rams, placed the town. which is
located or what once was the channel
tf the Missouri river, in danger Of a
greater food.
Damage to crops and farm buildings
Is telies ed to be heavy.
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SENATE To INVESTIGATE
SECRET SESSION LEAK
Full Reports Of Hearings on Pend
ing Treaties Published in
Newspapers.

Investigation of how the testimony
of witnesses before the Senate foreign
relations committee about the Mica
raguan and Colombian treaties got to
the newspapers was decided upon to-
day by that committee. Chairman
Stone was authorized to bring the matter
up on the floor Of the Senate and get au-
thority to investigate its own members
and examine newspa permen to determine
where the leaks were.
The committee meetings on these treat
les have been executive, but full reports
Of the happenings have appeared in news
papers and many senators understood to
favor the treaties have expressed their
indignation.
Bryan Pays Two Visits.
Senators Stone. Shively. Williams,
Salisbury. Pomerene. democrats, and
Smith Of Michigan, republican. were
present at today's meeting. Secretary
Bryan paid two visits to the committee
room. but was understood not to have
been present when the investigation
was determined upon.
Charles A. Conant of New York, who
went to Nicaragua in 1911 to aid in re-
forming the currency of that republic,
was a witness today before the COM
mittee.
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JAPANESE ARE ''R|LED'
Attitude of u. S. in Anti-Alien Land
Controversy Is Strongly
Censured.

TOXIC. Japan. June 1.-THE japanese
press generally expresses indignation to-
day at the attitude of the United States
in the California anti-alien land contro-
versy as outlined in the correspondence
between the two governments recently
published. Several of the newspapers tn
sist that remedy must be found for the
insulting" situation.
The Nichi Nichi is especially violent IN
its utterances. 1t condemns what it calls
Japan's flattery of America by participa-
ton In the exposition at San Francisco.
and says that instead of doing this Jaran
should, in view of the United States gov
consider the wisdom of taking action
against California In order to obtain sat-
isfaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-27

The Naumkeag company and some Of the
other larger firms burned out announced
that they would begin the work Of recon-
struction of new and better plants as
quickly as possible. In the meantime the
unemployed will be given work in the re-
Mobilization of the city or will be provided
with Jobs in nearby places.
Property holders, answering inquiries
Of friends. announced their losses in
most instances with a smile and a
shrug and began to talk Of rebuilding.
Miss Boardman Arrives.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, national re-
lief secretary of the American Red Cross
Society. arrived yesterday and offered
the services of the organization she rep
resents.
So many maternity cases were report
ed that a number of women prominent
in the wealthy north shore summer col
ony organized a hospital for them In
the North Church.
The list of dead as direct result OF
the fire was placed last night at four.
The identified dead were Mrs. Jennie
Cunningham and Samuel P. Whitney.
Grand Army veteran. Another body was
so badly burned that Its sex could not
be determined. The fourth body was
that Of child.
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Missing Steamer Located.

BATAVIA. Java. juno 27.-The British
steamer K1ntuck OF the China Mutual
Steam Navigation Company. reported
overdue yesterday. after a violent earth
Quake in Sumatra, was found today by
steamer sent out to search for her.
She had been driven ashore in the straiA-
OF Sunda between Java and Sumatra by
heavy seas caused by a submarine dis
turbance. The Kintuck was crowded
with native emigrants. -. Sc
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of patent law under the firm name Of
Church & Church.
The Patent Law Association of Wash
ington. in resolutions of respect drawn
up this morning, paid tribute to the abil-
ity Of Mr.. Church as an official in the
patent office and as a lawyer, and ex-
tended to his wife sincerest sympathy.
Mr.. Church leaves his wife. Mrs. Laura
Church: one daughter, Miss Ruth
Church; sister. Mrs. w. D. Hawley of
Boston, and two brothers, Melville
Church of this city and Frederick F.
Church of Rochester, N. Y.
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Whale Hundred Feet Long.

candy HOOK, n. J., June 27.-Capt.
aq3tnas Keys of the tug Lamont report
q. today that a school OF whales was in
tha vicinity of the Scotland lightship of
the Hook One whale. he said. was a
hundred feet in length and came up
.spouting close alongside the Lamont Sell
dom afe. whales seen SO close to New
York hSSbor.