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The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
BOB FITzSIMMONS WANTED
FAME AS SINGER, NOT PUG"
Private Ambitions of Fighters
More Amazing Than Those
of Growing Boys
E.gr
McGOVERN HAD WILD
DESIRE TO PLAY BALL
Coulon Would Rather Grow
Hair on Bald Spot Than
Regain Title A.

The ambitions OF 10-year-old boy
are amazing things. But they are
also ran affairs when compared 20
the castles in the air that are built
by knights OF the squared circle.
There was Bob Fitzsimmons, for In
stance. Thousands or men would
have given half their lives TO possess
a quarter OF his ability and his fame,
But Bob didn't care much about fight
ing as a fame getter He wanted 10
be known as that beautiful tenor,
Mr.. Fitzsimmons"
Kid Broad's name hasn't been seen
in print for many years. But he was
famous fighter in his time. a rush
ing, tearing, human bulldog Do you
know what his greatest ambition
was? He wanted 10 be a funny cir
Gus clown and make every one laugh
uproariously at his jokes. He never
went into circus, but he still prac-
tees the jokes
Johnny Coulon, who recently lost
the bantamweight title 10 Kid viii
liams, would like chance to fight
again and win II back But that has
oSNolhc ihclSly SSNoiluaiy ahpA'
ton.
Coulons hair has been routed and
has fed from the top OF his head
leaving that place OF thought nearly
as smooth and polished as a billiard
ball His present ambition is TO grow
another head OF hair. a great thick
mop like violinists. He'd prefer
that TO winning back his title. He
says so himself
And Bat Nelson. He's an ambitious
fellow. He's full of that fighting stun.
But this Is regarded merely as a step
ping stone TO something else. Nelson
thinks he has the making OF great
monologist Why" said Nelson one
time, when ! come ont in my little
dress suit and spiel that funny stun
knock EN- right OF their chairs"
He also has designs upon the repu-
tation OF numerous wellknown au-
thors.
Terry McGovern was the greatest
little fighter OF his time-greater than
any we have now. He won champion
ships as easily as Christy Mathewson
wins a game OF checkers. He had all
llt lallt IA NAlN WI lus i<NNAI NhNi =
he went people shook hands with him
and told him how proud they were TO
meet him-"Proud to meet you, Ter
ry"--just like that. And what did
McGovern have under his cap?
Why, Just wild desire TO be a reg
ular professional ball player. The
BALI players looked at Terry with pop
eyed admiration, and he looked upon
each and every ball player as the
most wonderful and admirable thing
on earth McGovern could make $40,
900 in an evening He would have
been willing 10 trade everything lie
knew about fighting for enough ball
playing skill 10 be allowed 70 sit on
the Giants bench as sub fielder.
Remember Stanley Ketchel? Poor
Ketchel was fghting marvel, but
his ambition wasn't in the ring He
wanted 10 be known as wild. dare
devil cow-puncher. He carried guns
wore high-heeled boots with spurs
and spoke the picturesque language
OF the plains-as IL used to be spoken
And II he could have known how
his end would come he. would have
been tickled plumb silly at the idea
or dying with his boots on" in reg.
ular dime novel western style.
Ambition is a funny thing.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Gibbons and clahhu7

u Is announced tabt Promoter Tom
Andrews. OF Milwaukee, has succeed.
ed In bringing Mike Gibbons and Jim
my Clabby together FOR fight az the
Wisconsin city the first of the year.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Shortening Of Field Insures Per-
manent Fame of Long-Dis-
lance Sprinters ,
COOLIDGE'S 1914 DASH
is HARVARD'S LONGEST
Dillon's 105-Yard Run With
Hidden Ball is Most Famous
of Lot -
BY HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

After glance at the things that
! have happened on American gridIrohs
in the fall OF 1914, II would seem that
there Is no record of consequence that
was not shattered and presented 10
! the Junk man during the season that
has Just become history.
With the exception OF balls rolling
along the ground and jumping over
4 cross bars for winning points at op-
perfume times, il would be almost safe
TO assert that everything was done
with a football this year that was
ever done. and a lot more things oe-
sides. Almost safe. but not quite, tor
there are az least nine graduates OF
i eleyenE of consequence who hoid
records that probably will never be
equaled. They are the boys with the
long distance ball.toting records hung
up In their dens.
It would seem that after Coolidge,
Barrett and half dozen other stars or
1914 had finished, there would be lit
tie left TO say concerning cross-coun-
try work with football. But in the
old days, grioirons were 10 yards
longer than they are In modern times,
and at least nine knights OF the mole
Eskin carried the ball in single sprints
more than 100 yards, which is the
present day limit Eight more play
iers In "four hundred" circles sprint
ed an even 100 yards, for touch
downs, which was not equaled this
year nor in any other since the short.
ened field was made official.
The all.time record is held by Nc
Caa, OF Lafayette, who In 1909,
sprinted 10 yards from scrimmage
for touchdown. This feat was also
remarkable in that il is one OF tAe
only two runs of 100 yards or more
in length ever made from scrimmage.
The rest were ali from fumbles, punts
or kicRoffs. The other was for an
even century dash, with Gus WEIGH,
of Carlisle, as the hero and Pennsyl-
yania as the victim. That happened
In 1911. Swarthmore was McCaa's
victim.
There are three of these dashes
that are historic. The most famous
was that pulled by Charley Dillon, OF
Carlisle, on Harvard in 1903. Dillon
caught the ball on the KICKOFF, stuck
il under his jersey and ran los yards
for touchdown. Eckersall's i06-yard
sprint from kick off against Wisconsin.
In. 1894 Is, Of course, well remember
ed In the west. Arthur Poe's 100-yard
jaunt through Yale in 1898 is memoir
able because Poe wrenched the ball
from bulldog players arms and got
away with the stunt. Poe. like all his
ancestors and brothers, was a Prince
ton man.
Ii Is interesting 10 note that while
runs for 100 yards or more have been
made through Harvard three times,
the Crimson has never succeeded in
pulling that stunt. In fact, Coolidge's
95-yard dash through Yale this fall Is
the longest run with the ball ever
credited TO Harvard
The heros of the bakcarrying
spirits that will never be repeated
tmore than 100 yardsl unless the grid
is heightened again are:
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01

Some ambitious deliver into stats
tics, excited by the frenzied picking
of all-star football teams all about
him, has dug up the hardest hitting
baseball nine in the American league.
Just why such mania should find
expression ait this time OF the year
can best be explained by Harry
Thaw's alienists, but the deed is done,
and the selection will have TO be
passed along.
The Detroit Tigers land two play
ers on this clouting team. Coveleskie
is TO be the pitcher, and Ty Cobb will
cavort in center field. The miner.
hurler and the Georgia Peach" are
both strong in the field, and the same
holds true with most of this fence
busting gang, which would really
make quite formidable aggre ga ton.
It's grand average of 1925 shosd drive
IN few>rpfls, even, IL base runners Of
the Cobb, walker and Collins style
were not there, and its defensive
strength IS genuinely stellar Here
De- h. NaV,.a Il. Il
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
For As Years. Plucky Rutgers
Has ALWAYS Put Eleven In Field

The
1874 Harvard
field Rutgers defeats in those As have exceeded her
with this that George Sanford will send
against the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
ARRESTED FOR Theft
OF HORSE AND BUGGY

Frank Smith, alias Clyde Shafer, a
former prisoner at the state peniten-
tiary, was arrested at noon today on
the charge of the theft of horse and
buggy from Thomas Bowler of this
city. 1t is alleged that Smith yesterday
Fafternoon hired horse and buggy
from Bowler and that he drove to the
Eagleson ranch on the bench, where
he offered the outfit for sale for $50
claiming that he had bought 1t for $105.
Failing to effect a sale there, 1t is al
legged that he returned to the city and
succeeded In trading the outfit for a
single horse, making the trade just at
the rear Of Bowler's barn near the Palo
Alto barns. From there he was traced
to the residence of Sadie Say where
he tried to buy saddle. Later he put
the horse in a barn on Idaho street and
disappeared about noon.
Meantime, Bowler and deputies from
the sheriff's office were on his trail,
narrowly missing him as he put the
horse up at the Idaho street barn. He
was finally located in the city and at
noon today arraigned before Judge G..
G. Adams upon the charge of embez-
zling a horse and buggy. While the
proceedings We're only preliminary and
he was not required to make any state
ment, he stoutly denied every charge
made against him and gave his true
name as Frank Smith. stating the
other was only an alias. He is being
held in the county Jail to await his
preliminary examination which has
bken set for Aug. 26.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
DATA IS GIVEN ON
EXPENDITURES OF
IDAHO COUNTIES
Figures From Five Counties
in Northern Idaho Are
Presented by the Big
Lumber Companies.

The increase in assessed valuations
of counties in this state has had ten
dency to increase the expenditures of
those counties, according to data in
table or chart form placed before the
state board of equalization during its
hearing, the data covering Ave north
ern counties The increase in every
instance is marked. 1t is claimed that
the five counties covered are but a
sample of what is true in every one of
the 33 counties in Idaho. In their fight
for a reduction of taxation valuations
of their holdings in the timber counties
of the north, the interested timber
companies compiled the data with ref
erence to the five northern counties and
placed 1t before the board.
The data in chart form, contains a
blocked scale together with the figures
showing comparison of total valua-
lions and expenditures covering a
period of years. The figures which
speak for themselves as taken from the
chart are as follows:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Estabrook have
returned from trip to Nome. Alaska.
DR.. o. H. Parker has returned from
an outing of several weeks in the hills.
Mrs. H. L Miller has returned from
Chicago and other points In the east.
Mrs. Frank Qualls and children have
gone to Weatherby, Oregon, to visit
relatives.
r. M. Davidson has gone to Payette
Lakes to spend the week end visiting
his family.
Mrs. Ernest A. Clark of North Fiji
teenth street, has returned from an ex-
tended visit in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Siler of Western
Mo-, are new arrivals in the city and
will make this their home.
Miss Julia E. Ryan left today on her
return trip to New York. She has
been visiting here for several weeks.
Mrs. Eoff. Mrs. F. M. Parsons and
Mrs. Georgia Pierce have left for
trip through the Yellowstone national
park.
Thomas Glassford, conductor on the
Salt Lake train, is enjoying a vacation
and has gone to the Yellowstone Ma
tional park for an outing.
Charles z. Brooks. assistant superin-
tendent of the Oregon Short Line. has
moved his family to Boise and they
have taken apartments at 722 North
Eighth street.
H. e. McElroy, progressive candi-
date for governor, left today for New
Meadows to look after his ranch pro-
perty. He took his fishing pole along
and expects to land few trout while
| in that section.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
BANK STATEMENT FOR
THE WEEK IS ISSUED

New York, Aug. 22.-The statement
of the average condition of clearing
house banks and trust companies for
the week shows that the cash reserve
decreased $5.272,3 $50. leaving a deficit
of S42,719.900 below the legal require
ments
The statement follows:
Average condition;
Loans. s2.12s. o2e.oo0; increase ST.
$4,000.
Specie ss12.ss1, 900; increase ss.4ss,-
900.
Legal tenders, 75.2ssooo; increase
STA 900.
Net deposits. 1891 $4,000; decrease,
$4,000.
Circulation, $ss,bss,Ooo; Increase s14,-
$4,000
Banks cash reserve in vault, sS21,-
$4,000.
Trust companies cash reserve in
vault, $66o1O,o0o.
Aggregate cash reserve, 1887. 594 900
Deficit cash reserve, s42,719,900; in
crease, $5,272,3 $50.
Trust companies reserve with clear
ing house members carrying rs per
cent reserve, $51, 95S,000.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans and investments, $572.064,-
800; decrease, $4,000.
Gold. $41,s99,1oO; decrease, s1,4s1.
500.
Currency and bank notes, 1885,
500; increase, SCI, 500.
Total deposits, 1894. 115,2oo increase
ST. 463, 400.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
IDAHO SUCARCROP
WASDISPOSEDOF
BEFORE THE WAR
Contract for Sale of the En-
tire Beet Sugar Produc-
tion of Western States
Was Signed.

The entire beet sugar output for the
state of Idaho this year and between 8
and per cent of next years crop to-
gether with the entire 1914 crop and
80 per cent OF the prospective Cali
fornia crop was disposed of to eastern
buyers before the European war, the
prices being paid ranging from $4.25
to $3.50 per 100 pounds, according to
admissions of the officers of the Anal
gamated and Lewiston Sugar compan-
les and an investigation is now on to
determine whether or not an attempt
is being made to corner the sugar mar
ket.
Sugar Men Anxious.
Before the war broke out sugar had
gradually dropped and. it is said. fear
ing the bottom would be reached the
combined sugar interests Of Idaho,
Utah, California and Colorado con-
tracted to dispose of this and part OF
next years output. When the war
broke out the prices shot up. Yester-
day was the only time there was the
slightest sign of a drop and there was
then a reduction of so cents per 100
pounds quoted. The sugar manufact-
urers are now endeavoring to remedy
the loss sustained through the early
contracts The facts have been placed
before federal officials as to the pos
sibility of a corner on sugar and an
! investigation is in progress.
Leroy Eccles, manager of the Anal
gamated and the Lewiston Sugar com
panies, on visit to Colorado, found
that all of the surplus Colorado pro-
duct and a part of the 1914 product
had been disposed Of by a Denver
brokerage company before the Euro
pean war started and at price that
| is approximately SO sack of 10C
pounds less than todays quotation for
the product. 1dentically the same sit
uation exists locally. the sugar HAVING
been sold by the Geoghegan Brokerage
company acting for the Amalgamated
Sugar company. the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company and the Lewiston Sugar COM
pany.
! During May, June and July, previous
to the beginning of the war in Europe
the Geoghegan company sold to job
bers in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri an6
Kansas all that remained of the 1915
sugar crop, approximately $4,000
sacks, at an average price of $40
Several eastern jobbers bought as mucf
as 10000 sacks each. At least one
concern doubled It's order on the same
day. And now, the sugar officials say
the eastern jobbers are demanding de-
livery.
4-<%-
Eat Drinks homemade bread; high
est quality at good grocers. Adv. ST
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

Eat Drinks homemade bread: high
est quality at good grocers. Adv. SIT
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
Majestic.

The Majestic theater has arranged
with the Mutual Film company for ex-
elusive film service for Boise. Key
stone comedies will be seen each
change and the balance of the pro-
gram will be made up of the best OF
the entire Mutual program. The fea-
ture picture for Monday will be THE
Romance of the Sawdust Ring" in
which wild and trained animals will
be seen. This picture should be es-
pecially interesting to the children.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

Any valuable thing you have
to sell Is WANTED BY SOME
ONE. No matter IL Ii is a store.
a house, something ION Wheels"
used furniture or fixtures-a
For Sale" ad persistently pub
lished, win find a buyer.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
Amusernents
The Isis.

The Isis.
The Man on the Box" the latest re-
lease of the Jesse l. Lasky Feature
Play company. comes to the Isis thea
ter on Monday. Max Fignan and Lo-
lita Robertson are again appearing in
the roles they popularized in the stage
production of this most popular vehi-
Gle. The screen production is in 312
scenes and requires a cast of $50 play
ers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

bhlSIOL HOTEL
TENTH AND GROVE.
European. New and modern. DIZZY
rates. 75c to $3.50. Weekly rates, $500
to $500. Monthly rates. $500 to $4,000.
Modern furnished housekeeping apart
ments. $500 to $4,000 per month. Ex-
cellent dining room in connection.
NJ. PARSONS. Manager.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

o . o . . q y
. FIRST NATL BANK OF iDAHos
. Transaets q General Banking
. Business. .
. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. y
Q . Q . Q . . o 4 . q
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

Eat Drinks homemade bread; high
est quality at good grocers. Adv. SIT
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22

per pound.
Poultry and meat--Hens, zoe; ducks
22c; spring frys. SOC to CSC; roasting
chickens, 22c; spring ducks, 22c per
pound; Jones' dairy farm bacon, Sbc;
cod, 15c per pound.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
Notice.

All good Kansas people are earnestly
requested to meet Monday the Gath
at O'clock p. m. at 81 Soma Bldg.
to discuss ways and means for an Ida
ho-K Kansas club picnic. Please come
and help crganize--Adv. A24c
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-22
BOARD TAKES UP
CONSIDERATIONS
TOWN PROPERTY
E. M. Heigho Asks Reduc-
tion in the Mileage Valua-
tion of Pacific & Idaho
Northern Railroad.

The state board of equalization took
up the business and residence lots
classification this morning and heard
other matters pertaining to land clas-
sifications and the assessments of COM
mon carriers. This afternoon E. M.
Heigho, general superintendent and
manager of the Pacific & Idaho Northern
Railway company, appeared before the
board to make showing for a reduc-
ton in the mileage valuation of that
road. A. H. Oversmith and Assessor
Martinson were before the board this
morning
Among other things Mr.. Oversmith
took up was the assessment of the 30
mile line of the Oregon Washington &
Montana railroad which operates in
Latah county. He made a plea for
higher assessed valuation claiming that
last year an injustice was done Latah
county by assessing this road but $4,000
a mile when the branch line of the
Northern Pacific was assessed $4,000
per mile In face of the fact, he claim
ed, that the Oregon Washington &
Montana was making more money than
the branch line, was a better road in
construction in that 1t contained heav-
Ter steel, better ties and better road
bed. He said he had been informed
the tax commission would recommend
a raise in the assessment of this road
this year to $4,000 mile but thought
the commissions figures should be
raised to $4,000 per mile.
Officials Defend Assessments.
Assessor Martinson defended the
classification of lands in his county,
claiming Latah county has the best
and most detailed classification Of any
county in the state. He repeated that
when the agent Of the tax commission
visited the county he only looked at
the records and made no effort to in
spect the land to see If it was pro-
perly classified.
John D. Robertson, secretary to the
tax commission, declared it was ply
sicial impossibility for three field agents
with the COMMISSION to inspect each
year the work of assessors and hun
dreds of deputies by going over the
lands and that the best they could do
was to go over the records. He re-
commended that the state have a
cruise made of every 40 acre tract in
the state declaring that until this is
done 1t will be impossible to arrive at
/ true valuations.
Figures Are Given.
The Potlatch Lumber company In
troduced a chart in support of its con-
tention that timber lands had been dis
eliminated against in that privately
owned timber lands were placed in the
grazing land classification in many in
stances. This chart contained the fol-
lowing comparative figures represent
| ing acres which is explanatory.
| Comparison of increase and decrease
of acreage In land classifcations in
/ Intah county assessments 1913.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-04
RAINBOW COMPANY SOON
TO BEGIN SINKING AT BUTTE
AND LONDON PROPERTY

Butte. Mont, June 4.-Unwatering
of the property of the Butte & London
is proceeding at the rate of 500 gallons
per minute and the belief is expressed
that the Rainbow Development com
pany will be able to commence sinking
earlier than expected.
W. W. Mcdowell. president of the
Butte q London has expressed the
opinion that he believed the Rainbow
company would he under way sinllins
by the middle of June.
The first days work of unwatering,"
said Mr. Mcdowell, served to lower
the water in the shaft 100 feet. Under
the terms of our contract the Rainbow
company will sink the shaft an addi-
tional 500 feet which will bring the
workings to "a depth Of 1890 feet and
form the station on the / 900 crosscuts
will be driven to the side lines OF the
Butte &c London property"
During the operation of the proper
~ by the Butte G. London three veins
were cut on the 1,000-foot level. none
Of which disclosed copper ore i'm ship
ping quantities, although the indica-
tons at that depth were regarded as
promising. As the Butte a. London
shaft passes through about 800 feet of
surface wash" the 1,OOO-foot level i'm
reality is only a depth of 700 feet i'm
the bedrock.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-04
BUIIE-BAllAKlAVA TO Be
PUT ON PAYING BASIS
SHAFT WILL BE SUNK TO 1900.
LEVEL TO INCREASE THE
PRODUCTION.

At the annual meeting of the Butte
Rallaklava Copper Mining company,
held yesterday afternoon, the presi-
dent !. Freimuth, in his report recon-
mended that arrangements be made
to sink the shaft to the ,S0O-level with
a view to increasing the output and
placing the property on dividend pay
ing basis. He pointed out, that ac-
cording to the consulting engineers,
DR.. w. II. Weed and j. c. Pyle. there
are excellent possibilities of opening
up and developing large ore bodies at
greater depth.
Referring to the settlement of the
suit with the Anaconda Copper com
pany, and the subsequent mining oper-
ations carried on, he said:
Immediately after the ratification
OF the agreement by the directors of
the two companies, Supt, Newton
received instructions To begin active
operations at the mine, and within
three days from the resumption of
mining the first car of ore went for
ward to the smelter. and since that
time dec. 4. 1880 the mine has been
steady producer. The ore was
mined principally from development
work on the l,2OO>and 1,400 levels, a
small amount coming from the 900
level