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The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
BOB FITZSI SIMMONS
 WONDERFUL HITTER.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.-"The man with the hardest punch in ring history" says Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, was, without doubt, Bob Fitzsimmons. He hit with the pow CT of steel crusher.
 T knocked Fitz out in thirteen rounds in Frisco on December 22 1905, and while my victory was de cisive, I felt the sting of Fitz's wallops before the fight ended.
 Tn one of the rounds Fitz came w.thin an ace of finishing me. We were close and Bob suddenly came I'D with a numbing left-hand upper cut I saw 1t coming and got away in time It hit me with abut half force, but Fitz's half-force punches rere terrible
 "It cut a gash of about two inch es under my chin, and do you know that I carried the marks of that punch for more than ten years? was always glad that 1t was hidden under my chin and never conspicu- ous. I have put on little weight in the last two years and the gash has almost disappeared
 Had that uppercut caught me full force it would have finished me. As it was, it made me careful and I gave Fitz no chance after that. I wore him down and stopped him. The next day I had numerous sore spots over my body attestine to the fact that Fitz's punches could still hurt, although he was getting old.
 T don't believe any fighter ever took more punishment than Jeffries did in his first fight with Fitz simmons Bob broke both Of his hands on Jeff He rained punches on Jeff that would have finished any other man in the world but Jeff didn't seem human He shook them off and came back for more When Fitzs hands were gone il was comparatively easy for Jeff to finish him and win the worlds championship.
 Going back to my fight will Fitz, I will say that he was game enough to want to box winner takt all. I wouldn't hear of it. I told Fftz that I could lick him, and that he would find a losers end nc burden to him, and he was after ward glad that he gave in. Fit; drew down about s250O for losins and my end was around sS000, no including s10O0 I won on bet.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
A GREAT SPEECH


 kId Williams. now champion ieata ,rweiEhf of the world was 9 r.r. boy on Baltimore newspaper fi.e years ago The Kid was peaceful ruut knee-h.eh 10 a toad. but nle installed copy boys on that new paper were d toueh and troubla-ow" lot The tow head had a hard timt till in desperation he punched Mickey O'TooIe in the eye which inspired him to decide that he would fgn, it out along these lines if it took all summer"
 For weeks afterward when tho editorial Lorelels called "Copy-Copy they found it necessary to go out into the alley to pry the Kid loos" from struggling mass before there was boy available
 To use up his energies, the news paper men got him a bout al & local club and the Kid whipped his man He whipped the next dozen in order Then his ambitious friends selected an older, heavier boy as an opponent The siXteen-year-olt Kid was not equal to the job
 When the bell sounded for the first round the Auditorium Wa packed; a large number of thu tensc spectators were youths whom the Kid had licked To be fair and mannerly-let us say it was a hos tile crowd The advice they gave to the Kids opponent was rich in epithet and red with the rage of revenge
 Soak him in the snoot,'
 Punch a hole in i'm"
 Break his jaw-r"
 These were the mild ones.
 For four rounds the Kid justj- fled his "Bearcat" cognomen. He tore in and lashed and struck Also, he received. The older boy with infinite patience retired before the rushes-and calmly measured every blow When the fifth round opened the Kid was bruised and bloody Both eyes were black and almost closed He started anothe" rush but his vision was boclouded. He flung headlong into a straiaht left and down he went mid pandc- monium The fight was over.
 With the assistance of ammonia and smelling salts and cold water he came to in a moment or so He wobbled to the front of the plat- form and for another minute leaned against the ropes and listened to a thousand cat-calls Then the noise compelled by the quiet of the Kid died down and ceased The little fellow lifted his battered face to the Gallery Gods and in a piping small-boy voice spoke-what was the most inspiring and potential speech ever heard:
 'T do the best I kin every time, '
 Just that. Not word more.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
B|G EXCURSION
 ID CHATAAIK
 BEING PLANNED
ANNUAL EXCURSION or MOOSE TAKES PLACE NEXT
 SUNDAY.

Plans have ugH a.aa .-l.... formulated 10, tae biz N.o.. .,Hr sion to Chatanika which Ia... a next Sunday. And it IS .sH....# that a good sized crowd of Ug9gI will take advantage Of the r1p-- tunity afforded them to r8E. a trip to the creek cit. on c- arslon rara such as have been provided 'f least the excursion is cons dnr.d an opportunity tor fine bu-GH..# H.r of Fairbanks and their families rg reciprocate for the many wn. t. Cnatanlkans have made 70 town and return the call.
 The celebration at ChGaasa tH. take the place of 3 Fougrf If l## celebration For tha e7.--.#H have consented to IaE a.0. t.. cares and duties of eya.e3a. 'l- and come to town this yea. ..r celebration instead uf ha..g. .v. themselves Therefore in .d that the Chatanikaua .as |.
 ed in celebratne t1. -.a proper manner several Iry n. the actual time to celebrate t.. local order of Moose has rr..E.. them a crowd Accor5me'f ta very low price of 225o for t.aGat has been named The@n tickets .. title the holder to ra-r1 H# a= tween Fairbanks and rta.- the dance which W.H h. ..If afternoon and eyaning A'- 1 the dance is to be furnished hy a three-piece orchestra
 The train which will take tho a, curstonists to the eua.E e.F ." get away from Fairbaaks ea . morning of the excursion a.g aE.n. Iy at S:45 p. m. If vii. la-r. #H. anika on the return triD at r. n
 Don't forget the data SeH1a.# June 25, and prepare Eaa n... accordingly
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
PRISONER WORE A BARREL

Clad in a sugar barrel a boudo.r cap set jauntily upon his head. and his feet shcl in brilliant cou. iH. pers, Curtis Mailey hobbled into d police court on a charge of drunk enness. He had got drunk disrobed and went to sleep in wagon in an alley. The wagon separated him and his clothing by driving off
 His wife appeared with a suit of clothing and the prisoner departed vowing never again.-Baltimore Sun
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
WHAT IS DOING IN
 THE OPHIR DISTRICT

IDITAROD, April 12.-W. c. Mitch ell, who arrived in Iditarod from tho Iditarod country, bringing confirma- tion of the strike on Mastodon creek gives the following budget of interesting mining news of the Innoko camp:
 On Cripple creek Bob Lafergue and partners have staked some ground that is said to be rich in antimony. The veins are about two feet wide. and seem to be free from quartz and foreign matter. Samples have been sent out to be assayed.
 The cabin of John Lund, on Grip pie creek, was totally destroyed by fire a few days ago. Everything he had in the way of personal eff fects as well as the clothing of Mrs. Lund and child, was lost It is mystery how the fire origi- mated, as the house was locked.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
Twenty-nine Wars
 Are Now Going On

The present war really consists of twenty nine different wars. There are fourteen nations or states fight ing each other. On one side are Germany Austria Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, and on the other Britain, Japan, France, Belgium, It. ally, Serbia, Montenegro, Monaco and San Marion The latter must be accounted a part of Italy for war purposes.
 Germany is at war with eight
 powers Qtaly eXcepteD -. 5 Austria Hungary with all of the
 allies ............... Bulgaria with Russia, Britain,
 France, Italy, Serbia and Mon
 tenegr0 ................. 0 Turkey with the same powers as
 Bulgaria .................... b Russia with Germany, Austria
 Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey i Britain with the central powers
 and their allies ............... i France with the same powers. 1 Belgium with Germany and Aus
 tria- Hungary ................ Italy with Austria-Hungary, Tur-
 key and Bulgaria ............ 3 Japan with Germany and Aus
 tria Hungary ............ Monaco with the same powers Serbia with Germany Austria
 Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey 1 Montenegro with the central
 powers, Turkey and Bulgaria
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
RICH ORE FOUND
 IN THE MABEL MINE.

ANCHORAGE, May 13-Report7 have been received from the Mabel mine, in. the Willow creek district, that rich ore shoot has been ell CUuntered which will make the pro- party valuable producer The mine is controlled by William Bartholf
 Latest reports from the placer strike on Lewis river indicate that sufficient values have been lined up to warrant a small camp.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
General Mining News

poets to be back in week or so, after which he will leave for the coast. He took out 1,7OO tons Of ore this winter, which is under stood sto be worth $50 to $200 a ton. Late advices by wire state that silver has jumped to 75 cents an ounce, and this will make a great increase in profits to the owners of the Silver King.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
CHAMPION JESS WILLARD
 AND FULTON MATCHED

NEW YORK, May 17-Jess Wll- lard worlds champion heavyweight, and Fred Fulton are matched to fight on Labor Day, according to an announcement made today by Tom Jones. Mike Collins is also matched to fight the champion cn a date yet to be fixed.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-19
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
! Q . Q . q q o . . . . q

The Frame boys, trail autom1- bile men, arrived in town from the coast early in the week. They had to leave their automobiles, the trail being at that time impossible for machines. They expect to leave, however in the next few days, with two machines and plan to establish a regular summer automobile ser vice.
 The citizens of Ruby recently raised a benefit fund of $50 for Leslie Bennett, according to word received here. MT. and Mrs. Ben nett resided at Ruby for a time and the fact that a sum of money was raised there for MT. Bennett is a small token Of the esteem in which they were held there.
 Vance Harris. the Brooks mail carrier and eXpressman, had the misfortune to lose one of his pack mules during his last weeks trip. The animal fell and snagged itself making it necessary that it be killed.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
Remodeling Room
In City Building

With Frank Jordan doing the heav-
lest part of the heavy work, the bust
ness OF remodeling the old jail room
in the city hall into commodious,
well-lighted office quarters for the
Commercial Club, was commenced
Monday morning. Mr.. Jordan got
back from his vacation just in time
to learn that his bid was the lowest
and hence most acceptable to the city
council, and has plunged into the re-
modelling work with vim which
promises early completion. The
room will be lighted through big
plate glass window, the aperture for
which is being chiseled out of the
brick. The interior will be plastered,
wainscoted, floored and finished in
tan and walnut stain. A lavatory
will be established at the rear. Mayor
Johnson is especially pleased over
the Inauguration of the work, which
he says will complete the remodel
ing of the city hall" which was first
commenced as the mayors pet
project about three years ago.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
Perfectly Good
Cane For Sale

Mr.. D. Looney called at the It'd
ings office this morning with a bot
tie of lithia water in his pocket, and
offered his cane for sale. He said:
81 don't need it any more. Until
about nine days ago was in bed
with rheumatism as bad as a man
could have it without it killing him.
Ponce de Leon started in the right
direction but didn't 60 far enough"
Mr.. Looney came from McMinnville
about ten days or two weeks ago and
is now able to walk all the time, al
though when he first arrived he
could hardly stand. He commenced
at once to drink lithia water ana
drinks lots of it. He says that "the
water or the climate or something"
is responsible for his improvement
and he wants to stay in southern
Oregon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
To Form Branch Of
Hughes Alliance

Walter L. Tooze, Sr., state organ
izer for the National Hughes Alli-
ance, arrived in Ashland yesterday
accompanied by number of the
prominent Hughes boosters of the
valley and spoke at an informal gath
ering of Hughes supporters held in
the Commercial Club rooms yester-
day afternoon. City Chairman
Thomas H. Simpson presided over
the meeting, at which plans were laid
for big Hughes rally to be held in
the Chautauqua building on Friday,
September 22, at which local
branch of the Hughes Alliance will
be organized. A committee consist
ing of E. d. Briggs, E. V. Carter and
o. F. Carson was appointed to ar
range a program for the rally and
are already arranging preliminary
plans which point toward a meeting
the like of which has seldom been
seen in Ashland. II is understood
that they are negotiating for several
prominent speakers, the Ashland
band and other features Every sup
porter of Hughes for president Is ex-
pected to take big part in making
the coming meeting a record breaker
and the Ashland branch of the
Hughes Alliance one of the biggest
in the state.
Mr.. Tooze will be here, as will a
number of other prominent men of
the state, on Friday evening Of next
week The state organizer expressed.
himself as most highly pleased with
the enthusiasm which he found in
Jackson county and predicts a big
Hughes majority.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
Ford Sees Park
While Train Waits

No hurrahs, no brass band, no
crowds. Just an ordinary quiet day
in Ashland-one of the perfect days
of which we have had so many in the
past two weeks. A man who is
ranked as one of Americas greatest;
mechanical and business genius, a
leader in world movements, many
times a millionaire, slipped quietly
into Ashland, unheralded and unan-
nounced. Henry Ford became en-
amored of the city from his private
car and was so anxious to see more
that in his slippers and bareheaded
he eagerly accepted an invitation to
ride through Ashland's Lithia park
and over the scenic drives of the city.
The train was held here for half an
hour while Mr.. Ford was taken over
the city. Ashland scored with him
and scored heavily. by George, If
it wasn't for my being in my slippers
/ would stay two weeks. ] hope we
miss the train" he exclaimed And
again later: Say, that water sure
is fine. I'll bet ] have drunk two
gallons. referring to the lithia wa
ter. Lithia park he described as
"the most wonderful beauty spot l
have run across on the entire trip"
While, on the invitation of F. L.
Camps, George Kramer and H. o.
Frohbach, Mr.. Ford was riding over
the city in a Ford runabout driven
by Mr.. Camps, his family and the
rest OF the party admired the view
from the depot platform, drank
lithia water and piled Mr.. Frohbaeh
with a rapid fire series of questions
concerning the city and adjacent
country. The party is taking it
easy" according to Mr.. Ford. He
says this is his vacation and that his
idea of vacation is to be left alone.
Hence the fact that the Ford party
stayed only two hours in Portland.
The children of the party wore bare
foot sandals and simple gingham
dresses, much unlike the daughters
of the ordinary rich eastern tourist.
Mr. Ford himself is a man who
would stand out in a crowd any
where. OF medium height and light
build, grayish hair, smooth shaven
and dressed in a gray suit, until the
observer sees his face no out of the
ordinary impressions are recorded.
But one look at that 'live" face, with
constant changes which dimly indi-
cate the rapid fire workings of his
brain, and the flashing eyes of genius
mark him as man who does things.
With all his prominence, and Mr..
Ford has perhaps become one of the
most sought after men of the age, he
is plain and unassuming, natural and
unaffected,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
Auto Campers
For One Week

The following are the names and
addresses of about one hundred
campers registered in the Lithia
Park camping kitchen from Septem-
ber to i9. both inclusive.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Giles, Calgary,
Canada; Mrs. w. NJ. Schwab, Marys-
vile, Cal; Mrs. o. Elliott and Or
vile Elliott, klamath Agency; r. B.
Brown and Allie Brown, Garden
Home; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wilson Davis,
Tigard, Ore; Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Johnson, Vivian Johnson, Evelyn and
Mildred Taggart and Mrs. G. A. Tag
gart, all of Grants Pass; Mrs. Floyd
Reiff and family, South Whitley,
Ind; John B. Griffin, Kerby, Ore, !,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Way and children
and Brick Rosenfeld Seattle; w. c.
Bailey and wife, Crescent City; Mrs.
l.. A. Petersen, Mrs. G. c. Klaner
and Helen NJ. Fraser, all of Yreka;
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. and Hazel Hack
ensmith and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wieder, all of Albany; Mr.. and Mrs.
F. DeWayne Sprague, Portland; H.
B. Fuller and H. B. Virgins, Sebas-
topol, Cal; Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mann,
San Diego; A. E. Jessup, Modesto,
CAL; Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Murray,
McCloud, CAL; Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
jefferson, Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Nelson, Arriba, Colo; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ. Glenn, Shafter. Texas
C. H. Gleim, Palo Alto, CAL; F. B.
N0yes, Oakland, CAL; Raymond R
Elliott Minneapolis; Mrs. L. E. Ire
land, Pasadena; Dean and Elston Ire
land, Hood River; j. H. Jackson, e.
Paso, Texas; Mrs. James Peters and
Miss Berthe Robinson, Portland; Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. Calderwood, Edward
George and Catheryne Calderwood
all of Adel, Ore. Mr.. and Mrs. o. w
Jacobs and Fred Jacobs, Adel, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Kidder and Rob
ert and Stanley Kidder, Roseburg
DR.. and Mrs. Ed Bywater, Grants
Pass; George w. Phillips, James Pc
ters, Paul Bryan, r. o. Baird, L. W
Decker and w. F. Wood, all of Port
land; A. F. Whitney and John A
Moore, Oatman, Ariz; NJ. ]. ant
Emma Whitney, Straw, Calf; Mr.
and Mrs. C. Bowman, Merrill, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Sedge, Dairy
Ore; Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hickerson
Dunsmuir; w. Sproule and W. R
Scott, San Francisco; George Cornor
and H. T. Thompson, San Francisco;
A. F. Linegar and wife, Coquille,
Ore; j. G. McClelland and wife and
George McClelland, North Bend
Ore; Mrs. Dot Stuck and j. F. Earl
and family, Portland, Ore.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
Bandmen Report
Great Outing

The last struggling member of the
Ashland band arrived from the wilds
of Curry county at midnight last Sat
urday. The trip to the coast, the
Chetco Cove Carnival, the entertain
ment provided for the band boys,
the beauties of the Chetco river
country, all contributed toward a
time" which will always be treas
ured in the memories of the band
men who made the trip. Owing to
the demands of their businesses only
about half of the local bandmen
were able to make the trip, and the
band was filled up to twenty pieces
by additions of the best musicians
from Medford, Central Point, Marsh
field and Crescent City. Dubbed
"Loveland's All Stars" by one of the
Medford players, the band was such
an organization as is seldom gath
cred except for long professional en-
gagements, and the music furnished
at the Chetco Carnival was of a class
seldom heard outside of the largest
cities. And the band boys who were
brought together all turned out to
be royal good fellows as well, and
Brookings was left behind with the
deepest regret.
At Brookings a group of forty men
staged the Chetco Cove Carnival at
an expense which totaled several
thousand dollars, the music alone
costing well over eight hundred. An
outdoor dance hall, which was as
near perfect as anything of the kind
could be, was erected at cost of
several hundred dollars. The town
of Brookings, which is laid out on
a metropolitan plan, anticipating the
city which will some day grow up
there, has race track and a ball
grounds, a tourist hotel which
large city would be proud of, and
every facility for entertaining the
hundreds who motored in from the
country and from points
hundreds of miles away. Excellent
races were staged. Ball games be-
tween Medford and Brookings were
as good baseball as is ever seen in
this valley. The crowd was a jolly
yet we'll behaved gathering and the
carnival a success. The Ashland
band was the hit of the affair and
nothing was too good for the band
boys. The carnival men plan to try
% get the Ashland band next year
Tor the carnival, which is to be made
IN annual event. Going even fur
her, the Brookings folks are active
y trying to induce number of the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
President Of
S. P. Visits Park

President William Sproule of the
Southern Pacific, and General Man
ager Scott of the same company, ar
rived in Ashland from San Francisco
Tuesday in a special train and spent
an hour Tuesday afternoon in. Lithia
park.
They walked through the park,
drank mineral water and enjoyed the
sunshine which they proclaimed a
great change from the. fogs of the
bay region.
Mr.. Sprolue expressed great amaze
ment at the wonderful growth and
increasing beauty Of the park, and
repeated time and again that there is
no question but that there will be
a great resort here.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-14
Prohi Special Will
Make Long Stay

For the first time in history the
nominees of the prohibition party are
touring the country in a special
train. This train left Chicago on
the 9Th and will reach Portland on
the 18th, where the speakers will ad-
dress the people at the Ice Palace,
where Billy Sunday and Justice
Hughes have already spoken in this
campaign.
The wives of the nominees will be
aboard the train, as will also Daniel
Polling, an Oregon boy, graduated at
Dallas College, and Oliver w. Stew
art, newspaper correspondents and
others. The train consists of two
Pullmans, a day coach and baggage
car.
One of the many speakers will ar
rive in Ashland ahead of the special
and will begin the speaking at the
Chautauqua Tabernacle at s p. m.
Mr.. Hanly says that he does not
expect to be the next president, but
he hopes to make national prohibi-
tion so prominent that it will soon
be realized in fact.
Ex-Governor Hanley was in Ash
land on a Chautauqua tour some
time ago, and has written a book,
"a Day in the Siskiyous," the scene
Of which is Ashland. He says that
when he retires he hopes to spend
his days at Ashland. isN N.0l
Hanly, Landrith, Polling mad Stew
art we're all through Oregon two
years ago on the flying squadron and
met with favor at every point.
The special train will remain here
until / O'Clock p. m. Sunday, and It
is not unlikely that either the mem