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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26
GOSSIP AND NEWS
OF THE FIGHTERS
Style Of Fighting Has Changed
In Recent Years.
BUT ARE THE MEN BETTER?
Hard to Believe That Present Day
Scrappers Are Equals of Fitzsim-
mons, Corbett or Sullvan-Freddy
Welsh Willing to Tackle All Light
weiehts-Johnny kilbane Heavier.


Since Jimmy Ciabby defeated George
Chip in California and thereby won
the right to claim the middeweight
championship his manager. Larney
Lichtenstein, has decided that Jeems
is the greatest fighter that eyer lived
that is, he is by far cleyerer than any
of his predecessors in the art of self
defense. Like his manager. Jimmy
believes that they do not so in TO be
beaten to pieces without trying 10
show some signs of real science. Writ
ing regarding the matter, Manager
LichtenStein says:
There is great difference in the
old and the present style of boxing.
In the old days it was generally agreed
that the place TO aim for in boxing
was the head. So rhe arms were held
up high, and. though some such blows
as the kidney punch were known, the
body Of an opponent was generally
neglected. The average boxer among
the old timers believed thar blow
which marked Jan opponents face was
much more telling rhan one winch
landed on the body and slowed him up,
The boxer of today pays atSleast
as much attention TO the body rs TO
the face or head Attempt TO box
with "a man like Clabby or Gibbons or
Welsh. and you'll find that he'll hit
You five times on the body to every
punch he lands on your face or head
The style has changed. The old fell
lows boxed straight up. The fighters
we now have dig in and strike from
every conceivable angle.
The only class that falls below the
standard is that of the heavyweights.
but that is only n temporary situation.
1t won't be long before we have white
fighters who could have whipped John
l.. Sullivan, jim Coroett, Bob E'itz-
simmons or even Jim Jcffries in the
days when Jim could really fight"
A lot of what Clabby and his man
ager say is true, but inst the same it
will take q lot of convincing to make
some sporting men believe that we
have in the making fighters OF Fitzsim-
mons weight who can do what Ruby
Robert did Fitz never weighed over
15G to 100 pounds when fighting. and
/ still he met men over 200 pounds and
slashed them to ribbons He held three
titles at one ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. light
heavy and Notwithstanding TO
be proud of. John l.. Sullivan was not
only rugged fighter, but clever one,
for with all his hard battles he has no
marks to show where he was battered
about the face nor bum ears, which 81
Jeffries-weIl, when Jim was himself
! probably there never lived man who
could defeat him, Jack Johnson includ
ed. jeff was not only a fighter. but 4
boxer, for when he fought Jim Corbett
the last time he outboXed the clever
Jim.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

paper for this letter and thanking you
II advance for your courtesy, | am
Very truly yours,
GEORGE w. BAILEY.
Claimant to heavyweight wrestling
championship of New England.
Brattleboro, Dec. 20. 1914.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

- I<2iNN atd Willie Hoppe touring the -on1tx.tn
a ne gam
" o
u one W bile the Engis hman
arepI aycl on
table the
o.ket
hall on played is
s +. is ont the in the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

Freddy Welsh. the worlds champion
lightweight, is being guided into Il lot
of coin by his manager. Harry Pollok.
and the chances are that when Freddy
begins to count his pile in the spring
he will go into the five figures strong
He must be given credit for one thing
he is not afraid to tackle any of the
lightweights and does not demand
much time for training Under these
conditions it is not surprising that
Welsh wants TO make his matches at
catchweights or at a point that will not
bring him down too low. If he kept
in hard training all the While and tried
TO make the lightweight limit he would
soon go stale. and that is what he
wants to avoid. There is little doubt
that Welsh can make the proper
weight when the occasion demands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

Fred Clarke. who has signed to man
age the Pittsburgh team for his four
tecnth consecutive year. has issued a
warning to the fans OF that city to re-
frain from boisterous criticism of the
young players who are to be tried out
next spring. Clarke contends that in
order to make the Pirates Il remnant
contender several positions will have
to he filed hy young men. He must
develop these, and he contends that if
the fans insist on roasting and abus-
ing these recruits his task will he an
impossible one.
Pittsburgh patrons, or n portion of
them at least, have been rather severe
in their Summing W of some of the
players work This has been partic-
ula@Iy true of the crowd which is with
in earshot Of the first bascman. and
as result Clarke haS had Il lot of
trouble getting "A competent man to
ill that position. Konetchy. who re-
Gently iumred to the Feds blamed his
inability To make good for the Pirates
to the crowd which sat near Grst base
ana made life miserable for him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

Johnny Kilbane. featherweight cham
pion. has entered the lightweight class
and has left the featherweight title TO
be fought for by several aspirants
Kilbane took on Joe Mandot as his first
opponent in the heavier division, and
the bout was regarded as u draw.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26
III. II: EITS OF
SPORTING CHIT
Three P8nRanlS Arc Limit In
Baseball.
TEAM3 3EGIA TO SLOW UP.

Trio OF Successive Victories All Any
Pilot Has AceompIished-Eddie Col
Inns Sold For Highest Price In Base
baIl--other Stars Who Brought Big
Figures.
The reason why Il manager cannot
win more than three successive pen
uauts under modern conditions of base
BAH mas always been the same and viii
probably always remain the same un
til that record smasher Of the future
comes along and shows us that these
conditions do Hot amount to anything.
I'm the urst place, Il team grows old
AMI slows up That is natureasand
against nature even the greatest man
ayers i'm baseball cannot successfully
contend, strange though that may
seem While one team is growing old
at tha business Of winning pennantS
yomaar HHms gce popping up on every
hand aua making The going harder
every aHF for the u.d boys.
1t might be argued that n manager
Of peuHaut winner might keep con
SANITY replacing his veterans with
Youngsters. but experience shows that
Youngsters OF sufficient ability cannot
be found or developed rapidly enough
to keep pace with the general momen-
um demanded OF pcanant winner.
III i# generally admitted that Connie
NacE haa one orthe greatest baseball
clubs LIut ever fools the field yet with
thar great team Connie Mack could not
tyt.s I..# E.Era.aft III, +Efa TfsttTtf.ffDu ON
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

Judge Monroe of Los Angeles says
small wages cause most divorces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

One of the oddities of the recent
baseball season arose in a Federal
league game between the ST. T.ouis and
Pittsburgh teams. Larue Kirby of St
Louis batted out Of turn. The bases
were filled. and Kirby cleared them
with Il long hit The opposing cap
tain was wise" and when he appealed
to the umpire the official called out the
man who should have batted, which
IS according to rule. The runners had
10 20 back aud Kirby had to bat over.
an lie did wd$ to make another solid
hit, drive in runs again and win tie
game
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

'In five years I've handled 80 fight
ers.'' says Dan Mor@an. I've had us
many as twenty-fours1ig at one
time. Last winter | had nineteen 90
ing. I've handled $40o5s6s5. being inter
ested in the gates of OYER 1900 fights
! never had a man inJngastau al! those
battles" go
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-26

>lusion that its about time for her nus
baud to quit fighting. The,opinion is
gaining support among those. who fol-
low the game. Adolnh has suffered
-four broken homes in the ring. and
tliat's. enough. The onlE unbre&kable
thing about Woleast appears to be his
pockethooll That is feecnforced by an
army Of iron men 100000 strong.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24

Ut. ueoFEe Z. EnrEsdaIe. FORMERLY IA nro
'"ssor In the University College Of Medi.
cine here. has been appointed by exainina
ton hrst Lieutenant IN the Reserve Medical
Corps; United states Army. and has duly re
ceiNcd his commission therein with rann
from April a. igii N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
-ipatetic hearings In June
HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC
AT PROVIDENCE FORGE
Sons OF Joye Enjoy Outing, With Many
Interesting Fcnturcs-Can-
diuntrs Initiated.

With thrty-fi satellites to be
Initiated into the mysteries Of the or
der, the ltichmond Jovian League held
Us annual rcjuvcnation and licnic ut
Providence Forge on Friday The
candidates We're put through their
PAGES with the usual stunts for the edi-
hcat!oh al the members. and Il folly
time was had by all.
the Jovians left here by special
al Providence Force. All varieties Of
there We're u" dull minutes \ mum
per OF Norfolk Jovians joiuvd the
LEGAL men. having Travelled by automo-
bilr. There We're u numbers OF con-
tests staged for tho cXcurs!onists and
prizes Were won as follows:
l'uSv 81 nSh on hook. w H. jerks.
smallest fish on hook. w H. Seay
iilGh score at quoits. w. II. jennings
fat mems race. $50 pounds or more.
t. Whitehurst. High jump. H. 4.
inr"ck norton High score rifle. J. -.
i'ibb: runs. l.. l.. Council The game
between The Jobhers and Central stu
ton was won By the Jobbers by "a
score Of TO 1.
The Jovians now have n nation
wide organization. with more than IL
opp mcmhcrS. There are liz mclnhrrs
Ia this city. In addition TO those Initial
tcn al the regeneration.
Ihe committee III charge OF the nm
nual picnic had as its chairman. II
TONER Wood. alternate Statesman az
Winirce and Edgar NJ Andrews W
y Chandler. Horace r. Rlbh and r. NJ
l'ashiel compose tho committees on
membership.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
LOVING CUP PRESENTED
TO JAMES e. DRlMARD
Resigns Position ms Foreman of Tie
Tfmcs-Dispntrh CompnsinE-booM
After Niue Years Service.

James c Drinard. for the past nine
years foreman OF the composing room
OF The Timcs-pispatcn, sewers his con-
nect!on with the paper with this issue.
TO engage In other business Nj,
Drinari entered the employment OF the
old Richmond Times in Noycmls.,
1881, ana has been with the paper
continuously since. lie was made foo
man of the composing room on June
26. 1905.
Friday afternoon the employees of
the mechanical and news departments
assembled IN the composing -room just
before the machines started Tor the
night, and presented To Mr.. Drinard u
handsome silver loving cup, suitably
inscribed The picsentation was Nude
by Wilton - Allen, the senior en-
ployo of the paper in point OF con-
tinuous service. In accepting tho cup,
Mr.. prinard referred TO tho years Of
pleasant association and hard work
put into the daily production OF a
well printed paper. and especially ac-
knowledged tho loyal support given
him by the composins-voom employees.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
TAX COMMISSION WILL
HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS
Adiourns TO Meet ut Old Point On June
A-Wili SIT Inter nj BiE
SINnc Inn.

Having mapped out a plan OF pro-
ccdurc ana effected permanent organ
!zaiion. the state Tax Commission,
winch has been sitting III the Capitol
ior several weeks, adjourned ycster-
day Ia meet again 1T old Point Com
fort on June and ., This meeting
III the Ttdewater viii inuugurate the
hrsi OF the public hearings 81 the COM
mission - he hcid in various sections
OF the state for The benefit OF all
Communities and interests.
Returning from the seashore to the
Capitol the commission will devote
some time 10 the digestion or the In
formation obtained there on Juno
IL and i. thcr. viii Dc public hear
!hsS or tho representatives OF the rail-
WAYS and public service corporations
white on June Is Insurance companies
"ln De heard, and on the following
VIII be asked 10 present their side
The commission VIII then go to Bie
stone Gap. ana the far southwest TO
conduct hearings q. the mining In
forests ana cattle industry. The Big
stone Gap hearing Is set for June 80
ana 70, ana sittinps at Wythcvillc
Roanoke and LSnchhurs Will follow
In rapid succession. The Wytheville
hearing Is set Tor june ~. Roanoke
Oh june 20. and Lynchburg on June
=. Representatives of commercial
t0hs have been notified and Invited
to attend.
From its poripate;ic hearings In June
the commission expects to gather sum
Client Information 10 add to the avail
able data aud statistics 10 begin Tho
formation OF It's report and recon-
mendd lions In July.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
NUMBER OF LICENSES
PASSES 10000 MARK
Revenue From Special Tax on Motor
Vehicles Exceeds Amount From
Tint Source Last Year.

For the nrst time In tho history OF
tho autoInible industry In Virginia
thcre are now moro than 10000 IL
censed motor vehicles In tho State.
The 10000 mark WAS passed yesterday
by Chief Clerk ]. NJ. Hayes. Jr.. who
mas charge of the license tax imposed
by tn. State through tho otNce OF
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth on
motor driven vehicles. Although the
.ear ia not yet half gone. the number
Of automobiles In Virginia on this date
ia far In excess of the total number
licensed In all of 1913.
When he closed hts Office yesterday
Mr.. HAYES had licensed for 1914 Just
l0.lO0 motor cars. which is exclusive
OF tho special license Issued to auto
mobile dealers. lie has already issued
tn dealers In the State liS licenses.
which are used on many moro than that
number OF cars. In 1919 there were IN
al 9.O22 automobiles licensed In Vir
Enia. Judging from past experiences.
IT Is CONSERVATIVES to expect 5000 more
machines 10 ne licensed before the e1
plration OF 1914.
The collection OF the automobile tnN
is I difficult matter. and there Is no
adequate machinery supplied for the
enforcement Of the license In rural
communities. Mr.. Hayes frankly nd
mits that there are many automobiles
IN out OIL -tnt-waS spots, WflCH are
operating under 1913 licenses. He is
planning. however. TO Institute Hhortiy
IL campaign against the dclinquents to
make them fall into line.
Already tho revenue from the auto
mobile license tax has gone beyond tho
revenue from tho same source In 1913.
10 date tho tax has nctted sS9.292, ne
against $4,000 during all OF last year.
II Is estimated that this revenue Will
approximate 100000 before tho end of
the current year.
The money taken in from the II
censinR OF motor vehicles goes under
state law to the Office of the State
Highway Commissioner to DO used ex-
clusively on the construction OF roads
Commissioner Coleman Ia making n
vigorous campaign to have this law
%mcnded so as to apply the revenue
from the automobile license tax eXclu-
n.Ecly TO tho maintenance OF Highways
already constructed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
OFFERS $1,000 REWARD
FOR MRS. EVELYN THAW
Man ut Pnrk Fnlls, Wis, Writes At
torncy-tcncrni Pollard for
Informal alton.
Where Is Evelyn?

Where Is Evelyn?
lf you know. and are willing TO i'm
part your Information to an official
In Park Falls. WIS. it IS worth $1,000
to YOU.
The assistance or the Attorney-Gen-
etal has been asked by the Wisconsin,
Individual In the search for Mrs Eve
Ign Nesbit Thaw. who, onl,, n short
time ago, was very much in evidences
In Richmond She Is wanted in WIS
consln ON serious charge" so the
letter says. and despite her recent
Worldwide notoricty has apparently
vanished. At least. that Is what Parlc
Falls. WIS. says.
SO. IL you know where Evelyn ~
ana are willing TO tell, YOU viii receive
$1,000 reward and mo questions asked"
This missive. which was received yes-
terday by Attorney General Pollard
Is self explanatory:
Dear Sir,--I would Hike to have Won
try and find Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
She was last heard OF In Richmond.
Va ! OFFER $1,000 reward for her and
no questions asked II git ahold of
her. I will pay $1,000 right away. "a
quick rs ] git my hands on her. ns 1
have serlous charge against her Now
Try and lind out where she ia When.
you ind her address where she ia
notable me at wonce, and when I Git
hold OF her will pay To reward at
~cnce. and you kin also have IL pun
:isied 10 Ind her. Please advise me
M quick AZ you can about this matter
ana also let me known how | can find
her or ir you Will fnd her for mo
Yours resp,
tsigned) EDGAR BEIIREANDT
Park Falls VIA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
EARNINGS SHOW DECREASE
seahonrd Issues statement Covering Second

Scaboard AIR Line Railway approximate
Eross earnings for the second week tn May
were st'3.121. decrease q; SgiS4i aa COM
pared with the same period last year. For
the period from July l. 1914 To May L.. 1914,
the approximate gross earnings have been
60, 2c2 DIS as compared with s:l525.i7S for the
same perlOd last yenr an Increase ~ Si26.a,0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
COMMITTEE NAMED
WIN Consider PInns for Proposed City Han
Annex md Court house.

AppoIntmcnts 90 The special Joint commit
tee on municipal building the Ford
Hotel site We're made yesterday by the re-
srecilve presidents OF the two branches OF
the city Council. President Il Loo Peters
OF the Common Council. appointed i. A. Sen
ton. G. &. Jones and Morgan Il Mills. Prcsl-
dent William III. Adams appointed Barton
IL. Grundy and Joseph T.. Powers. Under
tao terms of the resolution offered In the
Common Council by President Peters con-
CURED In by the Board OF Aldermen and
signed by the Mayor, the presidents Of both
branches Of the CITY Council are also mem
hers Of the special Joint committee
The Peters resolution provides for $500 90
bond Issue 10 pay for tho building. The
question OF Issuing bonds Viii go befor. the
FINANCE Committee soon as the spccla!
joint committee Announces it1 plans Tho
committee VIII probably meet early this
week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
PHYSICAL DIRECTOR RESIGNS
l.. +. Jones VIII Give Up His Work I'm
nuIllIc ScM0nla nj end OF Lcrlm.

Announcement that l.. T. Jones. for
the past three years director of physical
Cduca ton IN the public schools. had
ut the close of this term. was confirmed
last night 10y Dr. i. y. &. Chandler.
superintendent. II is understood that
MIR. Jones is giving up this work to
enter upon Il new field. but VIII prob
ably remain in Richmond.
DIR. Chandler spoke of Mr. Jones In
the most appreciative terms. and said
that he regretted tina, he had given
up his work In the schools. his efforts
having proven of much benefit.
position. but II Is not expected that
the School Board will go into tho cleo
ton OF successor until the matter
has been thoroughly considered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
Railroad Assembly Organized.

There was organized in Galcski Hall.
1877 East Main Street, Friday night. the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Assembly. No. Is. a branch OF
the American Anchor, Inc, Of Rich
mond. The following were elected Of
hcers: &, {. Cooper, president: T.. r..
Dickinson. vice president. NJ, ice Johns.
secretary, a. T. Womack. prolate;
Jacob Goldpin. warden. and Luther
lipscomb. guard. After the meeting n
smoker was enjoyed. and speeches were
made by the new officers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
William Jones Arrested.

william Jones, coiorcd. was arrest
ei last night by Policemen Smith and
Dugan on charge OF assnuItinr
olivia Muse. Olivin was sut In the
arm. and DR.. NJ l.. Boyle, Jr. city Hos
pi'al ambulance surgeon. was called
In To attend her.
Jones alleged that the woman stole
si2 from him. but no warrant against
her was sworn out
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
Irtlcy ueld for Assault.

Charged with assaultlng Maggie
Pagan. who lives at Alb North Eff
teenth Street. III T.. Utley. twenty
two wears old. as arraisned before
Justice Crutchncld yesterday morning
in Police Court, and on account OF
the condition OF his alleged victim
was ordered held over until May 2S
The Pagan woman fred at the man
several times when ne attempted to
enter her house. lie retaliated by
hitting her over the head with a stone
Nine stitches We're taken In her scalp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
Connect Committee s,h,,lu,c

SIX Council committee meetings are SEIZED
ulel for this week. The street Committee
Is called To meet tomorrow afternoon at Z
o'clock and the Finance Committee ,o-rnor-
row night NJ 5 o'clock The Committee on
Public Buildings. Properties and Utilities
also meets to morrow night at O'Clock The
Committee on Clntnts meets on Tuesday
afternoon nj o'clock, The COMMITTEES on
Ordinances meets Thursday afternoon AZ 6
O'Clock. ami the Committee on Advertising
night at y O'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
NcNniOn I,nAfnnned

notice was given yesterday that tho
reunion OF the Fifteenth Virginia
heEiment, originally the Third Ylr-
Giiiia Infantry Regiment, which was
scheduled to have been celebratad -
dtJ. has been postponed In order RI
nave the reunion coincide with the I'M
yelling OF the Hanover County moan
rnent TO the gallant Fifteenth. Tho
cato for the unwilling and the plana
later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
TtrsfSfetI ArreHf.

In resisting arrest yesterday morn
Ing Waverly Bates, colored, was struck
on the head by Policeman Rcrtucci.
and an ambulance physician had to sew
up wound in his scalp. Bates was
charged with trailicking in cocaine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24

and built up ono OF the largest
fortunes i'll the country.
You can start with a savings
account and build up a Compel
cnce, il not a fortune. We re-
quirc but 81 to open a savings
account in your name, and we
shall be glad to add your name
to the thousands on our books.
BY the way, Ebert Hubbard will
tell how Jim Hill got his start In
his Getting Together" talk Fri
day evening. May goth, at Jefferson
Hotel Auditorium.
Call ut the safest for Savings"
Bank" 110I East Main.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-10
SHOTS FIRED BY
COUPLE IN NIGHT
Bullet Lodged in Door Tells
Story but Husband De-
MES Implication.
SAID TOOK GUN FROM WIFE
Declares He Informed Her Not to
Shoot Him as She Had Done Once
on a Previous Occasion.

There was a family quarrel at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Miller, col
ored. who reside on Ninth street, last
night. Several shots were fired. Of
ficer Fred Gruby arrested Miller.
This morning when the prisoner was
arraigned at the bar before Justice
OF the Peace Carl ]. Kuehl. a question
arose as to whether Miller or his wife
did the shooting. He said he took the
gun a='ey from her. There was a bull
let lodged in the door of the room.
but he denied he was responsible for it.
II was between and o'clock when
Officer Gruby was accosted by several
boys who told him that Mr. and Mrs.
Miller had INDUCED in shooting
match at their home. Officer Gruby
rushed to the place and found the oou-
pie engaged in a quarrel. He found a
revolver in possession of Miller. He
took the gun away from the Colored
man and lodged him in the city Jail
Officer Gruby found a bullet lodged
in the door. J. f. Writer'S. another
colored man. residing nearby. stated
in court that he had heard shooting
Here's Miller's story as he told il to
Justice Kuehl just previous to having
been fined $25 and costs on a charge
OF discharging firearms:
Told Her Not to Shoot.
81 didn't have the gun. My wife
did took it away from her. l told
her to be careful with Il. reminding
her that once before she shot me. I
took the gun away from her. / didn't
fire it
Miller went to the county Jail for
FIVE days in default of cash.