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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Editors note--This is the eigh-
teenth chapter of a series of articles
by Jim Corbett which deal with the
career of Bob Fitzsimmons. Few men
knew Fitz as Corbet knew him and
so these stories reveal some incl
dents in the life of Fitzsimmons that
never before have been printed. The
next chapter will appear tomorrow
The death of Con Riordan not only
involved Bob Fitzsimmons in legal
tolls, brought to him intense mcmillan
Euish, but 1t also cost him heavily in
financial way.
The morning following Riodran's
death Fitz was taken before County
Judge Northrop. in Syracuse, formerly
charged with manslaughter in the frst
degree. Bail was fixed at $4,000.
When the charge was read F'itz broke
into tears:
Con was one of my pals In my early
days in Australia and l wouldn't nave
harmed him Intentionally for all the
money in the world" he sohbed.
Despite the repeated assertions OF
PHYSICIANS, who had examined Riordan.
that death had come not from the
blow delivered by Fitzsimmons but
from the crash Of his head againstt the
chair, the charge of mensiaughter was
sustained. Friends Of LOB in Syracuse
came to his rescue quickly and Yank
Sullivan OF that city put up the w.
600 bond.
The following day, November Is
Cons body was placed in vault in
Oakwood cemetary and Fftz and nus
party left Syracuse to continue with
their theatrical program. But troubles
for Fitz began to multiply. Although
nT due TO an
accident upon this as an excuse for
haying pugilism with word and pen.
The business Of the theatrical com
rany. which had been tremendous dur
ing the outset OF Fits connection
with II, fell off appallingly and on top
of this Fitz had a quarrel with Captain
Ciori, his manager, which eliminated
In an open rupture and brought about
the retirement of Giori.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
Iheaters
GAY THANKSGIVING DAY
VAUDEVILLE AT LYRIC

zaArxIast hreGx.est- vaudeville
shoxx OF the season will open at-the
7 ,yrfo with the Thanksgiving day mat
tnee. Instead OF the usual single per-
formance In the afternoon there Will
he two, thu frat at p M--,and Inc
second at 4 The night performance
will be at the usual hour
on the big holiday bin ars several
Keith ''hie tirne'' features. These IN
rlude the Novelty Minstrels, the new
cat minstrel production given 10 the
vaudeville stage. The Ministries give
their performance in an unusuai set
.tinr and IL is a scream of mfrth from
start to- finish The performance -
"a distinct departure from the conven-
Itional minstrel show. IL Is passo upon
a novel idea and amusing surprises
abound. The singing and dahe@hs
nnss ners aye especially GOOD
! a classSr and dainty ferhtniE,s com
.ay ana singing act VIII be the offer
irg Of Louise Harlow and Her sextee
NJ singing Girls. They have d.
ysrsifed entertainment. The act ~
handsonelv costumed and the scenic
er,belIisament IN rich and coiortui
Tacl,is and Billie. the talking clown
h,rds win be ncen for tho first tune
an the big time. This unique acf wa
a vaudeville sensation In New ors
earlier in the year. me otros ar
~sai comedians The exchange OF
renartee between them is excrueiAe-
ugly conlical This is the only ao'
~ its kind yet given TO the hninss
ment stage.
Tcnn clark and his troupe OF Eng
~, acrobaftc pnntofninists VIII sup
niv another unusual feature nhe
-, give remarkable exhipi-
t,on OF their skin. strength endur-
anes and agility. alternating amusing
Win the new vaudeville show VIII
,avr seasonabte motion picture
SisnIavs. including the Hearst am .
aims, two amusing photo-taroes anu
the usual diversified screen m'se''-
lany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

Taken In its foundation "Everywo-
man. Is the dramatization of the
heartbeats OF woman-any woman
The story OF the play deals with
the quest OF the unattainable which
has been the heritage of every daugh-
ter since the birth of tinae--.he search
for love. which comes not with
searching. The progress of events in
the drama Is accomplished with every
device and climatic artfrfcr' WITH It
the play has not only a moral and
deep appeal, but has the throb. the
thrill and the enchantment OF musical
comedy.
Impressive Interpretation OF 'rNery-
woman" required a cast of unusual
cs liber. which Henry w Savage has
provided. In addition 10 Paula Stray
who has the title role, the leaders OF
this great company are: Percy Par
sons. Margaret Patterson, Elsa Reed.
Bertha Dom, Norman Lane, Martha
yoigt and Townsend Aheru, all of
whom are we'll known. Then there
are many pretty singing and dancing
girls and a large chorus OF trained
voices and interpreted by an orchestra
Of almost grand opera size.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
FRIENDS HELP FTTZ FIGHT
WAY OUT OF LEGAL TANGLE
BY JAMES j. CORBErT.
Copyright. 1917 by Kins Features Syndicate. Incl

February /. 1895. came around Bob
Fitzsimmons didn't heve the $4,000
which he was pledged to put as the
third instalment' of the $4,000 purse
for his fight with me. Had i wished
1t, ] could have seized upon that mis-
fortune of Bobs as an excuse to can
eel tho match. / merely mention this
fact for the benefit of some persons
who have claim ed--without founda-
tion--that I tried in every way to
back out of o. fight with the great
Australian. An opportunity to gather
in the $1,000 Bob already had put
UP and the ncancel the match was be-
fore me. Did l seize 1t? Well, here
is a direct quotation from little book
printed more than twenty years ago
which touches on the situation:
The time (February /, 1880 for
Fitzsimmons to make the thru de-
post OF $4,000 in his stake to fight
Jim Corbettf came and went and the
money was not forthcoming. Here was
a quandary, indeed, for Corbett, ac-
cording to the articles of agreement.
was justified in claiming all the money
which Fitz had deposited with Phil
Dwyer. But this Corbett magnaniTn-
ously declined TO do. He went farth-
er by agreeing to extend the time to
May and offered TO allow FitZ to use
the money which he already had De-
posted to aid him {Fitz) in getting
out OF the Syracuse trouble"
The trial of Fftz came up in July
1895. Powerful influences were lined
up against Bob, not because they dis
liked him personally but because they
hoped to bring about the conviction
and so give a further black eye to
prgilism. But friends of Fritz on
listed splendid legal aid in his behalf
and gave to him young lawyer, Fred
Il. House, now magistrate in New
York city. The climax OF the trial
was reached on July 3 when the jury
returned the verdict OF mot Guilty"
and Fitz walked out of the courtroom
a free man and with the stain of man
slaughter" entirely and 1ustifa bly,
wiped out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
MYSTICAL sCoRE OF
aEyERYWOM4AN" By GEofs ss,,.,r
WHfIEflEA1D

/ cAorsa Vhitefieid Chadwick dean
80 New england Conservatory OF
gusfc was inspired to write the mus j.
-, sore for tho splendid drarnatic
sra.,acle. "Everywoman. which VII,
~ saen at the Academy Monday ana
.T,,esday and Tuesday matinee, -
had a hard task before NM On tns
nna side was his serious traniIs, ~.
the other. the needs OF the cosIsa
.ne a,dience However, he pincned
va. ,arya nalette and set to Work.
~ is,a hands upon Georgian tones
"a the harmonic tricks OF the UP.
asta opera writer's, on meiooies oa
.i,,o.t oriental elusivenaU ana pri-
"a ~ the English schNol, ana tne
| 49,. &c a combination OF sxqu's1e
The most pretentious numbers ~
49, prelude, a waltz serving IN wy
10 no,,et scene and tho carniVsi Husio'
The prelude Is sonihre ana i"p.
The waltz Is brilliant ano ia,
10 the New Years Eve music lenus
80 sronderful effect to the whole scene
Making. 1t dashing and reahstlc.
.r.yarvwoman," Henry w. savage
an.s dramatic spectacle is moo
arnisad sir,piified, magnincentIy' Ino-
n.aat;,sd ai,egory. It Is an effective
! az ..s..,rass;ve serious and artistic yer
s,on of n human fable toid In iNihs
iepigram. 800 uarA than
a,.,1 In HIS staging and he mas
chosen well for his players sucn an
omfiay on financial venture a. :
.,aa Il this impatient age bespsaka
man courageous in his own convic-
TONS. And that 1t should De Q saS,
aan. !. . tribute to one producer VINO
| has faith in the receptiveness =,
Americans for something deeper .na.'
the tawdry tinkies when noMa o,,,s :
| are pasus for the most -
theatrical speculations. -.
,rha story IL a combination OF pref
~ truisms and great living truths
s.hieh the appearance. of .aeons. tne
observations of philosophers ana the
fancIful measures Of poets HAYS FOUND
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
HLONEi
P|ARLEllH|\E
eYTr

Visions OF today's turkey dinner
seemed to have dimmed the eyes of
some of the Giant players last night.
and as q result the Indians took two
out of three from the league leaders,
Captain Goodrich's boys are the first
to gain this singular honor, as the
other teams thus far have been I'M
able to take the larger percentage OF
the spoils.
The outstanding feature OF the
match was the 122 score by Good
rich, breaking the high score' mark
held for O short while by McCue,
which was 11e. That boy West seems
To have struck his stride again he
turned IN the best total for the losers,
with ESQ. Peggy Butler Knocked
down the most pins in the evening
entertainment, having 2eI to his
credit. Bentley Cosby. premier bowler
and sportsman, drank the bitter
drexs Of being low man. Bonnie is
generally among the toD-notchers.
Both Bowman and Goodrich turned In
good tickets.
The score by games:
Palace Duckpin League.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

game with Cornell. The team dist
pensed with scrimmage drill, but thAl
coach sent it through a hard workout
so as to run no chances of his ath-l
letes being out OF form for the Ref
and White squad. The entire eieven]
was on Franklin field for practice with
the exception of Captain Heine Miller
Huek wharton ana Roy Mercerl
were on the field aiding Foiwell In
grooming the men. Mercer devoted
his time to the Quaker backfiefda aTdS
showed Berry and his comrades sev-
eral finer points of football.
F'olwell lined up the scrubs to OPP
pose the varsity. The second string
players used the Cornell formations.
Only a shadow scrimmage took place.
the Penn coaches wishing to play safe
and run no risks of injuries before the
biggest game of the year, The rcgu-
lars had no troubls breaking UP the
attacks launched by the scrub conn
bination.
Captain Miller's damaged hand has
shown Improvement and Miller stated
The would be In the game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
FOOTBALL GAMES
TODAY
East.

East.
At hia-Pennsyivan!a VS.
Cornell.
At Observation-Disclosures VS.. Penn
State.
Z At New York-Mineola Aviation
Corps VS.. Pelham Bay Naval Reserves.
and Fort Hamilton vs. Fort Hancock.s
West.
At Lincoln--Syracuse VS.. Nebraska.
AT Columbia, Mo.-Kansas VS.. Mis-
souri,
At ST. Observation-Disclosures vs.. ST
Louis.
At CleveIand--Case VS.. Western Re-
serve.
At Milwaukee-wabash vs. Mar-
quette.
At Columbus. o.-Onio state VI.
Camp Sherman.
At Chicago-Great Lakes VS.. Camp
Sheridan officers.
At Camp Funston-Illino OILS VS.. Camp
Funston.
South.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Lea
VS.. Washington and Jefferson.
AT Hattiesburg. Miss,--Indiana W.
Camp Shelby
At phis-Mississipp Aggies vs..
Haskell.
AT Birminghan1-Alaban VI. Geor-
gia.
At Jackson. Miss,-Mississipp Va
Mississippi college.
At Nashville--Vanderb VS.. Unf-
versity of South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
capta,n coshy's Tigers and Fat Lob

CAPTAIN Coshy's Tigers and Fat Lob
mans Cubs will come together Fra :
day night for the championship OF
cellar A three-straight win for me
Tigers will shove the Indians INTO the
e,yeted rung of the ladder. But
there's one consoiation--when YOU
--re,>t-a +.--Aatae.s.,- .a4t-ean,t xo-any
lower. Both teams are eager for the
FRAY, and If the men show up IN any
form some hot battles arc expected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
Standing t,s Clubs.

yne Young Meas Shop aud Neis-
beraers meet on the battle-ground TO
night for n series OF tenpin games
Although the Weishergers are IN the
cellar. they have n good team. The
ynunr Mems shop will have their
hands fur taking care OF them,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
Pardon Refused.

Application for pardon of Richard
Ball, sent from Russell county for
murder for ten-year term in the
penitentiary. was refused yesterday by
the governor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29
PENN ERAsEs ROUGH EDGES

qualSers Put Finishing Touches On
Eleven for Cornell Game.
Philadelphia. Nov. 2s-Coach Bob
Folwell has put the finishing touches
on his Penn football aggregation for
the ail-important< Thanksgiving day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-29

they were adept in THE foEward flip.
and it was through this method of
attack they gained much of the
ground thar brought the winning
points. Richmond expects to see an
other air attack today. In addition TO
the straight football to which they
have been accustomed
Neither coach will make predic-
tlons as TO the outcome of the fracas
and most of those who y,ave followed
the game closely consider 1t a toss.
up. 1t Is generally conceded that the
washington and Jefferson team has
more stars in its lineup, and that
teir games has proven to be one of
the most aggressive in the East How
ever they have been playing a strenu-
GUS schedule, and the last two or
! three games has run the tension al
most to the breaking point The over
trained and crippled condition of this
team places the two elevens on even
terms. and the game should prove
interesting indeed to the spectators.
! The officials for the gam care: Re-
teree, Tufts of Brown, umpire Muir
phey OF Brown, and head ltnesman,
! cromwell of Swarthmore. To enable
| the spectators to better understand
the play and to distinguish the play
ers, each man will be numbered, and
score cards giving the names of the
players and their numbers can be Sc
/ cured at the grounds. The game is
called at 1880 sharp
How they IIne-un.
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TheWeather
funis-d states weather bureau.
Department Of Axrlcuiture.)

yirgiaia-Clear Thursday: rain at
night on Friday.
North Carolina-Fair Thursday, rain
at night on Friday
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Local Rainfall.

Local HntnfhIi.
Rainfall last twelve hours ,,-..'' us
Rainfall last tweuty-four hours ~
Excess in rainfall since March l. S-eo
Excess in rainfall since 9Ano'A
January ...,-".'-.'' ''''c '''' S'''
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
WAR COUNCIL NOTES

The last meeting of the Ladies'
War Council was held at the usual
place Tuesday, August 81. Mrs. Nc
Leod gave a very fine paper on
Cheaper Cuts of Meat"
One way to make the meats cheap
er LIS to save left overs, and such as
soup meats which many people think
are useless. To utilize all possible In
boils they should be put in cold wat
er first and the temperature slowly
raised. Save fuel by cooking hoils
and soups ON wash or ironing days,
Management is the chief factor in
economy. The fireiess cocker is econ
omical for when the meat is begun
and put in the fireless cooker it may
be left all day. Large pieces Of meat
may be cooked a long time and what
Is not used may be warmed over the
next day and made into very tempt
ing dishes.
Ignorance in buying means extrav-
agance. Mrs. Mcleod had a fine
chart from which much was learned
about the different cuts of meats.
Plenty of fat on meat is more econ
omical than a lean piece of meat.
Mrs. Patterson gave an interesting
paper on cornmeal and cereals.
Cereals are important in the line
OF foodstuffs. But they must have
something added to supply the lack
Of nutritious elements. Many fruits,
vegetables. ETC., are substituted Tor
cereals but they do not always prove
a very good substitute: ~
Whenf is scarce and the true house
wife in order to be patriotic should
find a substantial substitute for
wheat. Ccmmeal has been found to
be very good and is much used all
over Europe today.
Mrs. Patterson made some very
delicious sour milk cornmeal bread.
of which sample was given each
lady present.
The meeting adjo urned followed by
a meeting Of the Garden Committee.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
FATHER NAUGHToN
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION

To the citizens Of Gilpin county:
l take this opportunity of express
ing my sincerest appreciation to all
the citizens Catholic and non-Ca no.
lie alike. CT GilIin county for the
many past kindnesses and courtesies
extended to me during my six years
OF residence in your midst. / hope
and trust that the blessings Of the
Almighty will abundantly he shower
ed Mpon all here and the community,
both in a spiritual and tempo ral way
Glpin county and Its interests, ON
account of past ASSOCIATIONS ard fu-
tlre hopes will always be dear to me
and to each and nll / with to lid a
kind heartfelt goodbye.
Cordially yours,
REV. BERNARD T.. NAUGHTON.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
TWENTY MEN SELECTED IN
G|LP|N COUNTY FOR THE ARMY

while en- route. Another man will
also be selected to be second in COM
mand. Hotel Accommodations will be
furnished while the men are in Cen
trai for a period of "a hours before
the leaving time of their train. Any
man who wishes to spend the last
night at home may do SO by signing
q privilege card before the board.
The men notified to appear in Cen
traa for departure to the training
camps are in the service of the gov
ernment from the time they are no.
titled to appear, with the exception
OF the alternates. The alternates
will have to pay their own expenses
to Central and for their hotel accom-.
modations while here
The number accepted for military
service in the county represents
about % per cent of the number ex-
amined, which is considered good
average, compared with the number
accepted by o.her boards from among
the number examined. In the east
ern cities. where men live under con-
gested conditions that are not con-
ducive to good health, the percentage
accepted is very low, owing to phys
ical deficiency.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
WOULD INTERFERE WITH
CLEAR CREEKS MINING

Am organized movement Is on foot
in Golden to induce legislation which
wonad prevent the mills of Clear
Creek county from running their
waste into Clear creek. 1t is claim
ed that land in the valley is injured
and that the stream Is ruined fer
fishing.
To DISPOSE OF the mill tailings In
any o.her way would work great
hardship on The mining industry, and
II sush restrictions We're made 1t
wculd in many Instances result in
closing the mills.
The metal mining association Is
now becoming active in opposition to
the movement, and everybody who IS
interested tu the success OF the min
ing industry should enlist In the op.
pcsilion.-Idaho Springs Siftings.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
WORK ON PEARcE TO
BE PUSHED AHEAD

Encouraged by the promising indi-
cations CT the underground workings,
the men working in the properties of
the Pearce G. M. Co., near the Hamp
ten, are going in with the company
and bear one-fCur,h Of the expense
OF exploring and developing the I'm
Gle Sam and Success veins. The men
have arranged with F. S. Caldwell,
who is also I'm the pool. for lease
cn the War Dance Extension, adjcin-
ing the Pearce properties.
The Success vein In intersecting
wha'. is known as the Friday lode,
fa'llted aud split up. and w. NJ. Kirk
manager did so or IS feet of dead
W ''k in locating the Success after
IT. lsft the Friday to the east. Bo.h
breasts cu the Success and Friday
presented very promising showing
after the last round OF holes was
fired.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
JAPAN PROSPEROUS

While the war Is curse in Eur
ore, IN Jaran 1t is a financial and
economic blessing. Deposits in the
associated banks Of Osaka. Japan's
manufa curing center. had increased
112 per cent at the end Of February
1917 Uhe latest date fer which fig
ures are avaidable), as compared with
the figures for the end of July, 1914.
A comparison Of the figures for these
same dates shows that deposits in
Tokyo banks increased 1875 per cent,
and deposits In postal savings banks
increased 536 per cent.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Father Naughton finished his pas
torate in Central, for the present at
least, and left Tuesday morning for
Denver where he has been called to
ST. Philomena's church at 14th and
Detroit streets. He succeeds the Rev.
NJ. w. Donovan. chaplain of the Sec.
ord Colorado infantry. St. Philomenas s
Is one Of the largest parishes in Dem
YER and was formerly a part Of the
Cathedral pa ish. Father Naughton
is we'll pleased wi his new charge
and his great many friends In Gilrin
county are delighted with the signal
recognition that is accorded the
young priest in being assigned to so
important parish. That he will
make good there can be no question
as he is endowed with all the quail.
ihcations necessary to success. He
is a splendid orafor, an energetic
worker, congerial, and above all a
true friend. He spent six years in
Central and when he departed Tues
day morning had met every financial
Obligation OF the church. With the
proceeds Of the fair Friday and Sat
urday and generous contribution from
his own pocfet. he was enabled to
clear the church OF all debt. Con-
trary to reports, a resident priest will
be appointed for Central to succeed
Father Nanghton. This appointment
is expected wi hin n day or two.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Board OF County Commissioners CT
Gilpin County, will SIT as board Of
Equalization at xher office in the
Court House, begin ming Tuesday,
September 4, 1917, and will sit not
less than three days, nor mere than
ten days; for the purpose of equaliz-
ling and adjusting the assessment on
the taxable property in said County.
And will again meet on Tuesday.
September IS, 1917, for not less than
two days, nor more than ten days,
at which time amy parties may ap-
pear before surh Board to make COM
plants In regard to their assess
ment
(2t) FRANK G. MOODY,
County Clerk.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

The Denver-to Nederland state high
cliff toward Nederland, says the Boul-
der Miner. This read will be of the
finest quality. and will make a new
direct route to Estes Park from Dem
YER. which is bound To be ope Of the
the state. The distance from Neder-
land to Denver will be only little
mere than thirty miles by this new
rcnte. Fer long time the progress
of the road has been blocked by
legal interference I'm The right-of.way.
but all has now been practically set.
tied. and the work will be pushed as
speedily as possible.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23

Declaring that she mill cwrers of
the mining counties of Gnrin and
Clear Creek are up against hard
fight in the next Legislature, the
Idaho Springs Mining Gazette is arg
ing them to organize now to fight
against the movement started in JEFF
ferson county fer he publication OF
Clear creek. The paper says that at
the present it is impossible for the
milling companies to provide settling
tanks, but Gays IL ds only a question
of ime until the mill operators them
selves will ceace running waste water
into the creek If let alone until they
can work the problem out. However,
the reorle of Jefferson county will
take little stock in this statement,
as the mill owners have never shown
and disposition to take such action.
and the matter will surely go to the
legislature. jefferson county people
are in earnest in this matter.-Gold-
en- Transcript.
Gilpin observer., 1917-08-23
MILITANT sUFFRAoIsM

Pacific Echo (Women of Wood
crafD: If the militant suffragdsts,
who have been picketing the White
House, would go home and tackle the
high cost Of living and primary
course in good manners, they would
do very much more for the cause Of
woman suffrage than they are doing.
The women Of the West did not Be-
cure citizenship by making fools Of
themselves; and the women Of the
East could profitaibly take a leaf from
their western sisters notebook.