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The Washington times., 1914-03-09
King Alcohol Proves
The Craftiest Enemy
Even to the Boosters

Mysterious Billy Smith. Indeed, so
good was he considered that it was a
long time since any good man could be
induced to 60 against him. He had not
had real test since the fight in which
he had knocked out Joe Walcott.
Since that fight he had been consid-
cred by many a champion of two
weights, idolized and feted by sporting
Ilen the world over. He had been
warned not to drink so heavily. Why
not" he would reply, 1T doesn't cost
ANYTHING" 1t didn't cost him any
thing. Only his strength and his fight
ing ability and his championship.
When he was matched to fight Smith
in San Francisco he went out to the
coast and started hard training, doing
ten hours hard work day in the open
as was his custom. but drinking. report
said, whisky enough to float battle
ship.
When the two men climbed into the
ring, Lavigne looked as good as ever
he had. Blond, clean-limbed, ruddy and
powerful, he looked a picture of what
a fighting man ought to be. In the
other corner, Smith, dark. scowling,
savage. looked an odd contrast to his
handsome opponent and chewed ner-
vously at the lacings of his gloves, for
TIE result of that fight meant much to
Smith.
Lavigne started the fight with a rush
as was his wont. and for a few rounds
Smitl had stormy time blocking and
lodging the storm of blows the Sagi-
nav man shot at him. Then booze be-
gan to tell. Lavigne's rushes slacken-
ed, and his blows began to lose their
sting. l.avigne realized that he was
slowing up and could not understand
whv. He tried desperately to come
back to his normal speed and effective
ness, but years of steady daily poison
ing had taken the residence and elias
ticity out of his muscles and the reserve
force out of his nerves. Instead of the
iron. clean, matchless body that had
shed the terrible blows of Walcott, the
giant killer, as ducks back sheds
water, and had generated energy like
i hurap dynamo to keep his body ma
chinery buzzing at full speed through
many long hard fight. whisky had
left him with hollow, powerless shell.
Round and round the ring Suith bat
tered him, fighting a savage, cruel, ruth
less battle. Time and again Lnvigne
went down, but the whisky that had
ruined his body could not touch his
dauntlcss heart, and each time he dra g
gcd himself to his feet, put his head
down. and feebly tried to rush and
| slug rs he had rushed and slugged TO
victory when Walcott seemed 10 be
heating him literally to death. In the
last round Smith knocked him down
| half dozen times and the spectators
/ rose as IL man to demand that the fight
be stopped before lavigne should be
killed. Then his brother tossed Il towel
into the ring.
livery one breathed a sigh of relief
but Lavigne. They dragged him 10
! his corner still trying feebly to fight.
Lavignc always thought he was WIN
n;rg that fight when his brother double
crossed him and swindl"d him out of
victory He never foragve the brother.
but il was whisky, not his brother, that
heat him.
| Copyright. 1914. bv r \. Walker
| Tomorrow Article: "BEWARE OF
! THE FALSE ALARM"
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

restricted to a reasonable number Of
hours is so much more efficient than an
overworked woman that the employer
finds. to his surprise that he Is COM
pensated for the slight expense Of re-
adjustment
Therefore we greatly deplore the sort
Of misunderstandment that Is causing
the replacement of women by men now
In a few of the restaurants and laun-
dries. When women go on strike
see their places filed with strike break
ers. it is bad enough: and the man who
replaces a woman in Washington these
days, because of the operation Of this
new law, Is perilously near to being a
strike breaker.
And woman's wages in Washington.
a. we found from a careful study made
by the Bureau of Labor last year. are
very low. The man who Will work Tor
such wages is bound to be inenicient;
and I predict that the employers VIII
soon be thankful to set the women
back-even on the eight-hoUr schedule.
The question of wages Will be the
next task of the Consumers League
comparison with the cost Of living that
we shall need minimum wage COM
mission to adjust the matter?
This we hope to find out shortly.
Senator Kenyon has introduced reso-
luton. asking for an appropriation for
the Bureau Of Labor 20 make a study
of the cost of living here and complete
the study Of hours and wages, made
last yeE. The league viii urge Con-
gress to grant this modest sum- Now
that we know what prevailing wages
are. we need to know what those wages
will buy.
To make the demand for label goods
efYectiss and constant, and to push our
aInbitIous legislative program requires
support-the support of the intelligent
n,1tllc sentiment and money The league
is financed by the annual dues OF its
500 members. We have just opened
new office in the Nunsey Building. and
we are making an active campaign for
membership. We hope to have list of
1 eoo before the season closes
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

to be able to reason; and. second, be -
to be clean and honest in character.
The Bible is likewise concerned with
principles. 1t calls no man to a par
ticular form of service. II lays down
no arbitrary standards of holiness 1t
numbers among Its disciples humble
folk. dwelling in the obscure alleys Of
small provincial towns, as we'll as the
great ones found in the capital cities.
But the Bible does demand that 70
whatever form of service one is devoted
he shall bear thinking and thoughtful
ness, a sense of faithfulness and a good
will. Whatever else one may have. or
whatever one may lack, these offerings
and forces are absolutely essential
That these great intellectual and
moral principles shall be applied In
and fitted to every task and condition.
personal and public. is the demand
Of both the Bible and of modern edu-
cation.
Copyright. 1914, by Joseph B. Bowiesh
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

the nature does not. Alcohol is pow
crful stimulant, and used in excess is 4
disrupter and destroyer of animal tis-
sue That is its effect. There is no
dodgnc the issue. No man vino is
made of flesh and blood can nope to
escape the law or can say, whisky
does not affect me-" without making
himself joke in the eyes OF the wise.
Kid Lavigne>was a man of many fine
instincts and ideas on health and train
ing He loved the sting of the fresh,
cold air on his skin, and lived ont of
doors as much as possible, though he
lived before the gospel of fresh air had
been preached and accepted as it is to-
day. He rejoiced in hard WORK, too,
and voluntarily put himself through
training stunts that would make Il
modern pugilist's hair stanL Oh end.
As result he was incredibly strong
and rugged.
As III the case of many strong men,
his strength was his undoing. Gifted
with strong head and iron nerves. he
seldom became very drunk drspit" the
hlgc quantities of liquor he consumed.
1t was not that liquor affected him lit
tie, but that his own brain and nerves
were strong enough to control the ef-
fcct. Really this strength did not help
him. bat merely deprived him of the
warning drunkenness with its shameful
h2l,lcs .ness and terrible mOrning-aft"I
headache and nausea carry 10 a weak
rr man OF the poisoning that is g"Ing
forward.
LaVlgnc had been unbeatable ;or
many years when he was matched WIN
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
Will Read in Dialect for
Entertainment of Blind

w. Alfred Falconer. reader OF dialect
stories, will be the entertainer tonight
AZ the National Library for the Blind.
1929 r street northwest. He Will be as
sisted by Leroy Glider in folk songs,
with Herman l.. Amis, pianist.
Saturday afternoon, Miss Marth W.
Fairfield will give selected readings at
the Library.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Aviators banquet the German ambas-
sador Serve grape Juice. Dangerous
for an aviator to take a drop too much.
Man marries girl in order to avoid a
breach Of promise suit worth 00,oGO.
Fine economy. He will need all the
money he can Law his hands on for d.
vorce and allmony.
First thing you know they will be
ruling taxicabs to be coastwise vessels
and chauffeurs will ne compelled to
refuse to take club members living in
Chevy Chase homo via the Panama
canal
Gentleman says that a uniform
does not make a soldier. Still they're
handy in cold weather.
Couldn't England retaliate by raising
the Srez canal toll rates on our coast
wise shipping? And 1t might improve
the trolley service to Cherrydale II
the Straits of Magellan were thrown
open to pedestrians.
Nothing wise about our coastwise
HOW. tuc Ouly CodSlHlS
1t will do is downhilL
English papers think we fear japan.
Not chance. It will be years before
they will be able to hit like Cobb and
run like Milan.
Hope Colonel Goethals gets no more
medals. A landslide Of decorations,
badges and emblems into the canal
would be a serious inconvenience.
March comes in like a British lion,
and the toll rates go out like an Amer
lean lamb.
Citizens OF United States make
II. 900. 600 0c0 telephone calls a year.
which explains what becomes Of all
the Canadian dimes. obliterated nickels
and pewter quarters.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

1t does not seek 10
make lawyers. or
doctors, or clergy
men, or editors. or
architects. or man
ufac.urers. 1t does
seek to create and
to discipline powers
of intellect. Of will.
of cons c ! e n C e,
which may be ap-
piled in and i'd
justcd to whatever
special calling the
student NAV finally
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
Less Durum Wheat Grown

A decrease in the production of durun
wheat in 1918, as compared with the pre-
vious year, was reported today. by the
Department OF Agriculture. The yield
in the three states OF Minnesota. North
Dakota. and South Dakota, which pro-
duce a5 per cent of this crop, was
u 500 ,ocO bushels in 1913, as compared
with S4.561. 900 bushels in 1872, and Ia
Gi,00o In 1911.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

dtdi.
As a matter of
fact there is not
and cannot be
any man whom
whisky does not
affect. Of course,
it affects some
men more than
others, the weak
more than the
strong and the
nervous III or e
than the phleg-
matte, but though
the degree OF the
offacf NAV ,,.,rv,
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

select. 1t is not a professional school.
It is a preparation for a professional
school. 1t is both life and a prepara-
ton for life.
But there are two things waich.
among and above all others. the college
does emphasize: The student is, first
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
Truths By Women Who
T-@ The Scope and
Know Purpose of
The Consumers League

This is the first of the series Of articles which will be by Tho
Times under the general te Truths Women Who Know The
articles w embrace almost every field which has entered Thew
wH and economic condons-the work of
organizations societies effort better word conditions therein
BY CONSTANCE D. LEUPP,
President Consumer Leagas the District
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
AmusementS,

Maids OF Athens Sis p. IN.
Columbia Nearly Married" sis p. m.
Bclasco THE Pleasure seekers. n. III.
Polls -"kindiinr." 2:lJ and Sis p. IN.
Keith s-NaudevIllc. 2:I5 and N:l0 p. IN.
Cosmos-Vaudeville. continuous.
C.asiuo-Vaudeville afternoon and evening.
GsysY-BuylesQus 2:l5 and s.lS p. N.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

7\HAT the beauty series which The Times publishing attract
ing attention apparent the number letters received
from readers commenting upon the Uondefu showing made
One writes "Whe subscribe entirely the pdgaries
modern feminine possibly become tre critical OF
appearance the pmS
fashion, confess that have undergone decided
change following the daily publication of photographs Washington
girls The Times Think from the SERIES that Washington girls
mist have the beautiful faces of city earth'
This is but of many
Send the pictures and watch the SERIES
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
By TONY BIDDLE.
A LCOHOL does not affect me,
AZ said Kid Lavignc boastful.

n said Kid Lavigne boastful-
4 ly. Pm different from
other men; stronger l suppose. I can't
drink enough whisky to make me
drunk. As long as do ten hours work
DAY in the open air and 90 to bed
dead tired nothing else that | do can
hurt me. Hard, outdoor work is the
secret of health and strength. As. long
as ! do lot of that l can drink as l
please"
II is one of the commonest and sad
dest things in life to hear some husky
vainglorious lad boasting that liquor
has no effect on him. This is one of the
most persistent delusions affecting
strong, hardy men, and one OF the most
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Another reason why rolling stones
gather no moss is that there is no de-
mand for it.-Deseret News.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

When a house is on fire --esence o.
mind is often more valuable than a fire
escape-Albany Journal
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Very few quarrels or misurderstand-
ings are fixed UP satisfactorily by
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
The Silver
Lining
Edited By ARTHUR BAER.

Now We have a big Ice gorge In the
Potomac. Well. winter Is the time for
an ice gorge. Costs TOO much to gorge
on 1t in summer.
Brazil Is the proud possesser OF
civil war. Hope it's little more civil
than the one they are having In Mex
leo.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

1t isn't enough to say that a girl
sings like a bird" you gotta say
whether it's a canary or a crow.-Com-
mercial Appeal.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

The college seeks to train men in the
great principles. intellectual and moral.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Speaking about the aerial flight around
the world. our advice is to emulate
Jules Verne and do it with a type
writer.-Boston Transcript.
These are the days when men bluff
their creditors by staying away from
the office and leaving an income tax
blank on their desk.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
We note an advertisement for mice,
clean. soft rags. large and free from
buttons, hooks and eyes" The under
clothing of a bachelor ought to fill the
bill.-New Orleans States.
We have heard OF many men who
have boastei that they ARE the bosses
in their own families but we have yet
to find one who is.-Phtladelphta In
Quirer.
A writer In a birmingham paper as
sures the world that often "a pair OF
patched trousers covers an honest
heart" Queer trousers pattern. or
queerer anatomy the ymust have down
in acknowledgements Appeal.
Marconi has invented an apparat tus
with which he can light light by wire
less at a distance of six miles. but
could It be use' to turn off the bulb
In the cellar after you've gone TO bed
and suddenly remembered that you've
left it burning ?-Boston Transcript.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

It is always the man with the short
end that advocates eqIality.-New Or
leans Picayune.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
Back to the Bible

Bible north reading twenty times Tran othe
book reading once"-ABe S. Cook Ph D., ILL., d. profess
sor of English language literature Yale University
EDUCATION IN GREAT PRINCIPLES.
BY CHARLES F. THwING, Il.
president of Western University, Cleveand9
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
THE OLDEST INHAB SCI

Can t figure
whether this Is a
late spring or an
early winter"
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
Hits From Sharp Wits

Matrimony Is the surest cure for
giggling.-Toledo Blade
The Washington times., 1914-03-09
By CONSTANCE D. LEUPP,

President Consumers League sf the District Columbia
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Gentleman says that uniform
does not make a soldier. Still they're
handy in cold weather.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Aviators banquet the German ambas-
sador Serve grape Juice. Dangerous
for an aviator to take a drop too much.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

March comes in like British lion.
and the toll rates go out like an Amer
lean lamb.
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

effect may vary
The Washington times., 1914-03-09

Man marries girl in order to avoid a
breach of promise suit worth 5000
Fine economy. He will need all the
money he can Law his hands on for d.
vorce and alimony.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10
CITY STATISTICS
Deaths and Funerals.

MOORE-John F.. Moore, aged II,
died Monday night at his home, 7O9
South West A street after a three
months illness. He is survived by
three sons and a daughter. Willis f..
Moore of West Branch, Mich, Linneas
c. Moore of Richmond, Otis J. Moore
Of Knoxville, Tenn, and Matte Moore,
who made her home with her father,
are the surviving children. A brother,
Frank Moore of Noblesville, also sur
wives Mr. Moore was a we'll known
carpenter. He was a member Of the
had many friends there as we'll as in
his business. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
HANER-Mrs. Anna Haner, aged
60, widow of David Haner, died at the
home of her brother-in-law John
Schultz, 24O South Seventh street, to-
day Of cancer. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
DAFLER-The funeral of Mrs. Cath
crime Dafler, SO, who died Sunday, will
be held at the home tonight at 1870
be shipped to West Alexandria for
burial. She is survived by six sons,
L. P. Dafler of New Lebanon, w. w.
Dafler of Richmond, c. e. Dafler of
Farmersville, J. e. Dafler Of Brook
vile, C. w. Dafler of Farmersville and
u. A. Dafler Of Richmond. Three
daughters, Mrs. Rosanna Kepler OF
Columbus, Mrs. Elizabeth Dillon OF
Dayton and Mrs. William Toliver OF
Richmond, also survive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10
IF MEALS SOUR
AND TURN INTO
GAS, TAKE SODA


When everything we eat turns to
gas and we eructate sour food and
acrid fluids, it means there is an ex-
cess of hydrochloric acid in the stom-
ach, says noted authority. This ir-
ritating acid retards the process of
digestion and promotes food fermenta-
ton Our meals sour in the Stomach
like garbage sours in a can, forming
gases which initiate the stomach like
q toy balloon, causing a heavy, lumpy
misery in the chest, constant belching
Of gas, sour risings or heartburn,
fullness and often nausea.
He tells us to lay aside all digestive
aids and instead, get from any phar
macy package Of 10 grain Sodagen
tablets and take one tablet anytime
followed by a tumbler of water which
will instantly neutralize acidity, stop
food fermentation, absorb the gases
and sweeten the entire digestive sys-
TEN.
He further states that those troub-
led with chronic acidity should take
one tablet regularly, an hour after
meals for awhile, as this simple anita
cid ia entirely harmless, being COM
posed Of Soda. ,Magnesia and Calcium
Carbonate U. 8. P.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10

the scene, and he informed the mayor
that he (the sherif) was in charge Of
affairs and directed the city execu-
tive to step aside.
The sheriff remained in charge of
the precinct during the day. Mayor
Bunch attempted to show his author
ity by ordering the arrest of two dep
uty sheriffs. The deputies had arrest
ed a illegal voter and the mayor and
Police Commission Herbert Maddy at
tempted to place the deputy sheriffs
under arrest They contended that
the deputy sheriffs had no authority
because they had not filed their COM
missions with the clerk. When shown
their error the two city officials hur-
riedly departed ito consult their at
tOrneyS"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10
AVER EVANGELIST
HAS FORGED CHECKS

MANSFIELD, O., March 11-When
the Rev. Albert Holden, an evangelist
was brought to this city on a charge
of forgery he was identified by Cap
tain Mcclure and two business men
as the man who passed the spurious
checks to An amount aggregating $415.
He was holding revival services in
New Straltsvillc. (OD at the time of
his arrest and was being held on a
charge OF obtaining money under
false pretenses. 1t Is said that he
served three terms in the Ohio peni
tertiary having been convicted of
bigamy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10

age connection. whereby all surface
wells may be discontinued and the
throwing Of waste water on the ground
around dwellings may be prohibited.
They believe that the city should
make 1t possible, by ordinance, that
these plans be carried to completion.
Also that the city extend its water
mains and sewer connections so that
water may be piped into houses and
that sinks and proper drainage shall
be part of each home in the city.
This plan is not only to benefit the
tenants, but it Is a sanitary precaution
of benefit to every citizen"
Health Officer Smelser pledged the
immediate attention of his department
to the conditions described by Mrs
Randle and urged on all present that
they report at once any insanitary con
dftions brought to their attention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10
TRACK CANDIDATES
IN FIRST WORKOUT
Quaker Athletes Brave the
Chilly Atmosphere and
Team Looks Promising.

Spartans OF old had nothing on the
Earlham track candidates who. clad IN
nothing but track suits, braved the
wintry blasts sweeping Reid Field
yesterday afternoon. for the first reg
ular workout OF the season.
Ten stoics took the field and limo
cred up for the work that will foilo"
as the season advances. Thlstietn'
waite. Woodgate and Kinnamon heav-
ed the weights in promising form
while "Harv" Cox demonstrated the
way he intends to lead the team 10
victory in the I. c. A. l.. next May
Cox ran a fast mile just to show that
his pins are in the condition that car
ried him to victory in last year
meet Joe Roberts, was content TO
hold his workout in the corridors OF
Bundy hall. as the atmosphere OUTSIDE
did not appeal to the Quaker hurdler.
Johnston, Trueblood, Stanley, N. Cox
Darnell and other aspirants will join
the squad soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-10
AthenQeQ Club Seeks
Welfare of Tenants
rNHEeTv

At the meeting held in the CONNER
cial Club yesterday afternoon, to dis
cuss ways and means of fighting the
ny, Mrs. Robert Randle spoke on a
work which the Athenaea Literary So
ciety Is now undertaking. After call
ing the attention of Health Officer
Smelser to unsanitary conditions in
certain parts of the city. she read the
following as describing the plans
adopted by the society:
THE Athenaea Literary society,
through its civic representative, for
some time past has been arousing in
terest among the clubs of the city, and
other interests. to have a better sani-
tary system for tenants
"The Athenaea has planned that
each tenant family in the city be sup
piled with city water and with sewer