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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
old BOB FITzSIMMONS IS GOING
TO GET A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT

final scene in the famous battle at
Carson City, New, on st. Pat
rick's day, 1897, in which battle
Fitz annexed the title of world
heavyweight champion from
James j. Corbett In the fourteenth
round.
This painting has something OF
history. For these II long
years since the lanky one became
champion he has been trying az
old and sundry times to obtain
possession of it. but always the
price has stood in the way. 1t is
violation of no condolences to
say that Fitzsimmons wasn't flush
enough to buy many oil paintings.
When the match was madA w.
A. Hall, a well-known painter,
was invited to witness the engage
ment by Fitzsimmons, who gave
him a commission to paint a pic
ture of the finish in case he won
the battle.
Naturally, after Fitz won Hall
got busy with the job, and several
months after advised Bob the
painting was finished. Bob's ideas
Of prices were sadly at sea, and
when the painter murmurel
something about $1,000" Bob
took figurative count, but he
didn't take the picture.
The artist later sold 1t to a
Chicago picture dealer. who in
turn disposed of 1t to Sylvester
]. Simon. who has had 1t ever
since Now Simon is going to
give II to Fitz AZ = ChristIaas
present.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
VERNON MAY
COME BACK

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. =.
1t is now possible that Venice will
lose her franchise in the Pacific
Coast league. Following tn.
transfer of the Sacramento fran
chise to Salt Lake City, rumors
were current last night that the
Venice team would go to Vernon
next season and represent that
city. Vernon has two new street
car lines with Los Angeles now,
and is much better adapted for
baseball than ever before.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

Connie Mack, very wisely and
with great business sense, 10
breaking up one of the two great
est baseball Gibbs ever put to-
getler. He says frankly that the
Athletics could not hope to win
next season; therefore he is try
ing to get team that will win
or at least will try hard to win.
Before the season was half over
| was told that the Athletics were
done for; that they were quar-
reiing and badly disrupted.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Lee Ma
gee, former st. Louis National
league player. Is the latest prize
Of the Federals. II was announc-
ed this morning that Magee had
been signed to manage the Brook
lynn Federals next season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

The Tacoma Athletic club,
which jumped into the foot
hall breach In Tacoma this
season and went into tho
hole, financially, is planning
a smoker for the middle OF
January. They're liable to
run up against the snag Of
"Organized boxing" In Taco
ma, but here's hoping they
succeed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

City and Sam Robideau OF
Philadelphia, lightweights,
boxed Is fast rounds nj
bridgeport, Conn.,, last night
and RObideau was given y
shade the best of it by news.
paper writer's.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
/ BIG SPECIAL
FEATURES
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS


u FAIR PLAYF'
That's what Tacoma boxing fans demand.
THEY DIDN'T BEE FAIR PLAY IN THE
JUDGES DECISION OF THE JOE BONDS
Al NORTON MATCH THURSDAY NIGHT AT
GLIDE RINK
And today they're wondering why it is that The
Times Sporting Editor was the only sport writer in
Tacoma who came out with denunciation of
the decision, and declared that Bonds only en-
titled to a draw.
The answer is simple. There are three other sport
writers in Tacoma Two of them acted as ringside
Judges at the bout They each voted for Bonds, and
they're the busiest men in Tacoma today trying to
explain their decision. Naturally they cannot come
out in their papers and admit their mistake judg
ment
The third sport writer is reputed creditably to be
manager of Bonds. He could hardly denounce his
own man, regardless of what he thought concerning
the battle.
It's safe prediction that many fans who attended
Thursday nights smoker will not attend succeed
ing smokers in Tacoma this winter unless
other system of Judging goes into effect George
Shanklin, matchmaker for the Eagles, frankly ad-
mits that he is through with the rngside judging
system.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
Thanks Partner!

Tacoma Times, fi"'t
Dear SIR In behalf of few of the Tacoma boxing
myself, wish to extend hearty
unbiased and criticism the
"A that has the courage his
with both local and outside
admire, and that's the stuff like read You
deserve the and of all clean
sport. "A FAM"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

A daylight boxing match will
be given by the Moose lodge. Il
will be staged on the afternoon
of New Years day. Joe Bonds
will probably not be on the pro-
gram. Bonds has appeared in
every smoker this season, and the
fans are anxious to see some 9TH
err aspirant for heavyweight hon.
ors in the ring besides the big
Tacoma boy. None of the matches
have been selected as yet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
BY HAL SHERIDAN.

Written for the United Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-They
all wear out If used continuously.
This Is true of any kind, shape
or form of machine, be It army,
automobile. boat, football or base
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

The Eagles lodge made a net
profit of between $500 and $500
at their charity smoker this week.
Az soon as the bills are paid, the
net sum will be turned over to
Mayor Fawcett for distribution
among the city's poor,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

Bob Fitzsimmons Is going to re-
ceive q Christmas present he
doesn't In the least expect. But It
will be joyful gift just the same.
1t is handsome painting Of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

IL Bud Anderson hadn't
changed his mind about COM
ing to Tacoma, he might
have starred here New
Years day with George In
gle, the classy lad who out
pointed Frenchy Vase Thurs
daylight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

1t is probable that an effort
will be made to bring Willie
Richie here, and that Ingle might
be matched with him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
(By j. A. Smith, Expert OF the
Corby-Hoye Alleys, Tacons
Building.)

No. 4.-When the 2, and 10
pins are standing the bali should
take the 2-pin thin ON the left
side. The ball will get the 7-pln
and the 2-pin will take the To-
pin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

Read tho Classified "A. On
Page Sig.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19
WILLIE RITCHIE TURNS TO
RAISING CHAMPION BULL PUPS

" Now that his ring activities are
NOT taking up all of his attention.
Willie Richie, former lightweight
champion Of the world, Is devot-
ing good deal Of his time to
grooming his bull terrier put, "Sir
Presto" for future dog shows. In
the first show that "Sir Presto"
appeared at San Mateo, he cap
tured three blue ribbons and a
trophy. Which indicates that II
Willie never wins championship
back, his dog will win enough to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-12-19

John Shugrue of Jersey
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
LET THE BOARD DECIDE.

Lois denends upon whose COX is gored." Not so
very long ago the school expert on Sunday puoh-
cation pored certain members of the Board of Edu-
cation for voting for the promotion of Professor Will
lam Wiener They didn't know much and couldn't
possibly have the slightest conception of the eternal
fitness of things They mere laymen, common
ordinary mortals Now, some of the identical mem
bers of the education board once so deficient IN per-
cepton are being placed in inches in the Sunday pup
cation's school experts hall of fame as the only
commissioners who know blessed thing or ever dld
know thing
solution: Their views jibe with the predictions
of the school expert on this occasion Looks like
case of you tickle and I'll tickle you
Apart from all personal feeling in the matter, and
personal feeling should never be permitted TO enter
into anything involving public schools or puphc eou-
cation it would not appear to be the reverse OF Wis
dom permit the nine members OF the board OIL Euu
cation to adjust the assistant superintendent PROPOSE
ton. pending, according to their own pest 1uoe
ment and without outside interference
The commissioners should know what is best for
educational advancement; they are in position TO
know and doubtless do know. They cannot delegate
their powers and responsibilities to subordinates'
That they will serve the schools best interest may be
accepted foregone conclusion, and that is all the
people care for
Recent events tend to indicate that suggestions
for beterment of conditions emanated in the Board of
Education not from any subordinate off1cer OF the
board Dr. Poland followed instructions in one case
and will probably do so in others.
To convey to a school expert, connected with a
newspaper individual preferences to promotions or
to receive suggestions from the expert as the case
may be- and have prospective selections proclaimed
weeks before the Board of Education had any report
on the subject is one method of procedure.
The members of the Board of Education may nave
an entirely different method 1t would be but ordl-
nary courtesy to permit the commissioners to nave
a final say in the matter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
4 Banking Revolution.

From the Financial Chronicle.
THE shot that was heard around
the world" fired at Lexington, April
10, 1776, by the farmers of Massa-
chusetts. seems to have found a sec
ond, after century and a half. in the
new Federal bank bill, if we may
trust the attention the bill has re
ceived abroad We lave at hand an
elaborate Gerrna nreview of the bill
by Dr. Richard Hauser, of the Deut-
sche Bank of Berlin, of which we are
glad 20 give the substance.
DIR. Hauser calls attention to the
fact that the American undertaking is
one of the greatest that has ever been
attempted in the realm of banking.
The English reform Of Sir Robert
Peel in 1874 was limited to the ques-
ton of currency. and the German re-
form OF 1876 sought only an extension
Of the business of the Prussian Bank
over the whole country. In no in
stance has such an aggregation OF
capital had open to it such new forms
of opportunity; in none have such
ia deal changes been made IN the Or
ganization and practise OF many thou-
sands of credit banks as in this Amer
lean legislation. The wide-reachins
financial scope given to the new re-
serve banks cannot fail at once to eX'
ereise indirectly a great influence OF
the business world.
From all this it will appear tina
our new American legisla tion, thougf
II Is mainly concerned with the situa
lion at home, is recognized as belnt
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
Didn't Need Books.

Governor Miller of Delaware. re-
marked not long ago that even book
agents sometimes fail of achievement
through unforeseen misunderstanding
"An affable agent of this sort ap-
preached a Texan whose record he
had previously acquainted himself
with.
Colonel, said he, those are mighty
fine boys of yours
The finest ever, stranger ac-
auiesced the colonel. The finest in
Texas
"I reckon you buy them anything
they want
"'Why, sure, stranger: I buy them
anything they need, whether they
want it or not
"'Then, colonel, let me sell you q
cyclopedia for them There's nothing
else that will benefit them so much
1.-The colonel looked at the agent II
establishment.
why stranger said he, then
bows of mine don't need no cyclopedia
They ride mules '-Lippincott's.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
ErNNY. BUT NOT MEANT TO BE.

Amusement and entertainment can generally be
found at motion picture shows and in vaudeville
Patrons of such places expect to be humorousy enter
tanned and the performers are paid to please the
people on these lines. But when the Commission
Government Leaguers and their press agents try to
be serious they become funner than pictures in the
comic papers An example of righteousness is given
the assertion that the eaguers are looking up the
five per signature petition canvassers obtained
via the Bureau of Associated Charities from the
Municipal Employment Bureau, to see if they, the
leaguers were not victims of frame-up
That is coming close to the limit The leaguers,
or at least the executive head of the charity bureau
through one Lay now absent and being sought, pro-
cured the services of half dozen men from the munc-
ipal bureau and turned them to the commission
league. Lay was praised for his work and keen OBJ
servaton in the selection of the canvassers In tact
he was almost canonized by his chief, and the can
vassers were lrlmented good and efficient per-
sons. The executive head of the commission league
was likewise lavish in encomums as to the canvassers
All this happened after disclosures concerning Hregu
larities in petition signing
Where does the 'frame-up' fit in? Did the
leaguers "frame-up" themselves? Still, if you would
go to the stationers to book entitled limo
cents Abroad" the dealer would have the audacity to
ask you to pay for it. And there cases on record
where courts appoint guardians for persons.
Again we find a Commission Government League
newspaper that had editorally heaped panegypcs on
the head of City Clerk James F. Connolly for his
splendid Judgment planning method for verifying
signatures on the job-lot commission rule petition
Now that Mr.. Connelly's judgment has been yindi
Gated this newspaper the Evening News, to be ex
plicit about it. goes into editorial commissions anc
displays mild form of distemper. Wants things
different.
1t would seem that when 'son of the SOIL other
wise Newarker, familiar with laws and conditions
he of
manifested When carpet Dagger" slightly re
moved gets on the job the worst is to come Thu
editorials take on the aspect of letters dictated blu
not reread.'
Is it possible that DR. Douglas has returned Il
Newark and that the police don't know of it?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Man Who Was Thrice Offered Cabinet Position
pecially attracted President Grant to

pecially attracted President Grant to
him.
when Grant first asked Boutwell,
to accept the treasury portfolio the
latter peremptorily declined. Grant
was greatly disappointed, so much so
that he again offered the treasury
department to Boutwell,. who again
declined it, giving as his rea-
son that he thought that 1t
was his duty to remain IN
the House of representatives.
Grant. however, did not accept that
declination, for in spite of it he sent
Boutwell's name to the Senate for
confirmation as secretary of the
treasury, and the Senate's action was
so prompt, and displayed such cor
dial spirit that Boutwell, was COM
PEELED to accept
although he was greatly occupied
with important Treasury Depart
ment matters, still he always yearned
secretly for legislative life. There-
fore, when Henry Wilson became
Vice. President and Massachusetts
elected Boutwell, as senator to serve
out his term. he was only too gao
tn accept the honor. l have been
told that it came to him without the
slightest solicitation on his part.
"After William Window retired
from Arthur's Cabinet to return to
the United States Senate as his own
successor-for there had been no
election by Minnesota of anyone to
fill the vacancy caused by Window
resignation as Senator to enter Cen
Garfield's cabinet--the first Republi-
can that President Arthur thought
of was George S. Boutwell,. Arthur
had always been q great admirer OF
Boutwell,. He therefore caused Mr..
Boutwell, to be approached informal
Nv with the intimaton that if he were
Lwilling to accept the offer the Presi-
dent would gladly nominate him for
Secretary of the Treasury. Bout
wells instant reply was that under
mo circumstances could he be In
duced to return to administrative
life in Washington"
I am satisfied that there is no other
case in our entire history of a man
having been three times offered the
post of secretary of the treasury.
copyright, 1914, by e. ]. Edwards
All rights reserved)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10
Noted Women Whose Birthday Is Yours
JUNE 10
Clara Anastasia Novelo
BY MARY MARSHALL.
Clara Anastasia NoVeIIo :
Copyrighted 1914.

When Clara Noyello, the famous
oratorio and operate prima donna,
was twenty-five years old some
bungling on the part OF her managers
resulted in an engagement for her to
sing on the same days in Rome and
in Genoa Obviously Miss Novello
could not keep these engagements.
She was in the territory of Rome and
the Roman authorities refused to al
low her to leave 1t until the question
had been referred to the English au-
thorities. In the meantime they put
her under arrest at Fermo, In the
custodianship of the governor, Count
Gigliucci. The stern jailer fell in love
with the fair prisoner before the
trouble was adjusted, and before
Clara was released from Fermn she
had promised to marry the count as
soon as she could fill her outstanding
professional engagements. rev
months later they were married In the
parish church of Paddington, Eng
land. and Miss Novello gave up her
professional career.
To be sure, she did sing now and
again in public When her nus
bands property was confiscated in
the troublous days of 184S, she went
on the operate stage and she was al
ways ready to sing at festivals and
carnivals. In 1854 she sang wonder
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10

Shortly after Chief Justice Charles
j, F'olger, of the Court of Appeals of
New York State, became secretary of
the treasury, at Washington, in the
administration of President Arthur, I
was one of little company that met
by chance one evening in Washington
and we were occupied for the better
part of an hour in discussing the
character and professional achieve
ments OF Judge Folger and in trying
to guess what the reason was that led
President Arthur to summon Judge
Folger from the exalted position he
held in New York to the office of
secretary of the treasury
cannot now recall all who took
part in this discussion, but l remem-
Der that ex-senator Spencer of Ala
bama, was one, and it is my impress
sion that ex-senator Dorsey, of Ar
kansas, was another member of that
group.
Both of these senators had served in
the Senate with George S. Boutwell,,
of Massachusetts, who was elected
United States senator to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the assump-
tion by Henry Wilson-who had been
for many years United States senator
of the office of Vice-President, in
A1dTCllt 1910.
Ex-senator Spencer said: 81 have
been creditably informed that Bout
well was three times offered the posi-
ton of secretary of the treasury,
and was. in fact, nominated by Prcsi-
dent Grant for that Office, although
he had previously said to President
Grant that he felt that in justice to
himself he ought to decline the offer
of the treasury department which
President Grant had made to him.
Boutwell, was distinguished
member of the lower House of Con-
gress. He came to Congress with a
peculiar and highly honorable record.
He was the youngest man ever elect
ed Governor of Massachusetts being
only thirty-three years of age, and
he was elected by a coalition which
foreshadowed the organization of the
Republican party.
IT think Boutwell, was the most
honest man that I ever knew. | mean
bv that that he was honest not mere
" in the money sense, but intel
lectually, and I have always thought
that it was this quality that es-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-10

"Nere I a physician ! could pre-
scribe nothing but Recipe: ccclxV
drach. Londin per annum 1910
doses of London year,. Thus wrote
a noted Londoner, Horace Walpole'
eff few days in London does your
neurasthenic patient no good his case
NAV well be helpless and hopeless.
These. the words of DIR. Clippingdale,
addressing the balneologic and china
tologic section of the Royal Society
of Medicine a few weeks ago on Lon
don as a health resort and as
sanitary city. Those who are accus-
toned to go to the mountains, the
fashionable spa, the seashore or the
"health resort" may ask whether TINS
| is merely subtle humor or il-con-
cealed sarcasm at the expense or
what has been called the healthiest,
and With the exception of Madrid, the
ugliest city in the world" Or are
physicians unduly obliVious of the
suitability of large city for certain
maladies, chiefly of a psychopathic
of homeopathic nature. asks the Jour
nal of the American Medical Associa-
ton.
There are not a few persons who
have dread of open spaces, for ex-
ample, the country. 1t Is to such
that a very large city, on account of
it's size and the almost infinite num-
Der of diversions it permits, appeals
most remarkably. The London life Is
to such persons the material on which
they live. There are persons who
prefer looking on men and art1hcial
things. The loneliness of the woods
and green fields appalls them. Many
a patient sent to the monotony of the
seashore to recuperate finds his first
real Joy and comfort in the return to
the motley throng of some great city.
In this spirit Charles Lamb once
wrote 81 am naturally inclined to
hypochondria; but in London il
vanshes, as do other ills. The man
/ must have rare receipt for melan-
| choly who can feel dull in Fleet
street"
| Despite the numerous epithets OF
| antiquity which have been recorded
i against the great English metropolis
: despite the alleged lack of esthetiC
attributes, Clippingdale stoutly de
tends it's suitability for persons suffer
ing from certain nervous disorders
cases of simple depression from tn,
normal; cases of hypochondria
melancholia, insomnia and neuralgif
of non-organic origin, the drug anC
alcoholic habits and morbid introspec
| ton; cases, in fact, requiring the very
opposite of a 'rest-cure." He insist:
that many means for rational psych
otherapy are provided by the diver
sions of great city. ''Its historic
artistic and literary associations,
writes Clippingdale Its many pic
ture-galleries and museums, it
numerous places of amusement, tn
business activity, the Attic regions o
Belgravia. and the Alsatian retreats
CT East End all combine to produc
state of exhilaration not met will
elsewhere In fact, 1t has been jocose
ly remarked that if Londoners them
selves fell into a state OF letharg
nothing would arouse them from
unless it were two Parliamentar
elections in one year, together wit
an earthquake in the Strand" Their
is, of course, an underlying germ q
truth in all of this. Not every ma
can be rescued from depression b
the soothing environment of a sana
torium OF the joys of the outdoor lif'