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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-23
DUN'S REVIEW

NEW YORK. March ::.--Dun's to
morrow Will say:
Movements in business hav" cuntn-
u'd mainly III The right direction, wlth
steady a"c"lerHtirn OF manufacturing
and distribution and Il QuiCk"n'ns III re-
tail demands Gnd"r fIIurub!" weather
conditions. TIL" development If spring
trade. while l!r!:rd hy The various war
restrictions amd the economies Of the
period. - satisfactory in many instances
and fiuaEC!H! nhIiGai!uuS are mot more
promptly ~ shipments ga forward t
points 81 destination with less general
interruption. j. ~ Significant OF IN:
>kiliful management nt The banking 81
ualinn. that !lurricS In muu"E rates.
notwithstanding the magnitude. Of fed
rrul requirements. cvrrywh"r" remain
absent and there ~ a growing DISPOSE
ton to discourage speculative rAccSSr$
IN AL quarters. Official aC:iuM |" r"Gu-
late C"mm",:ity prices j. HlHV WIDENING
N rs scope and further downward rr-
i,$iuns ar" f"r"Shadowrd. although adj
.Hnc"S Sill prrdurnIuatc and there ar"
comparatively lew markets III whiC!!
s'.ll"rS are ~ a disadvantages.
Weekly bank clcarinEs $|,!=i,@i%.all.
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STOCKS SLUGGISH AS
GREAT BATTLE RACES

NEW YORK. March :c.--Ths sluggish
course OF today's stock market WAS
largely ic not wholly influenced BY de-
velopnsnts in The foreign war zone. In
terrst in that quarter sue"rdinated ali
nthe- considerations
Stocks wer. slightly irregular AZ the
outset. bur immediately rallied. only |"
4: lose NOR. than their Initial adrantaS.
before midday
: Rails. sh:ppings representatives m
ElrStrials and miscellaneous issues shar-
I'd in the gradual decline. which De
{1~Slc most pronounced In the tlnai
!nGr War shares. which should oene-
ct in tn. logical course OF events BY
the further enormous waStaSa OF arms
and ammunition now proceeding alons
the French front. "cre reactionaTy Will
~o-caltNd peace talk
In tn. case OF several equipment is
AUS reasons for comparative backward
r.">s w.,r., Will defined bethlehem Steel i
report for !?I7 rii>cl"scri' Il net decrease
-; m"r.. than $500. 00n
Allied in'ustri;.lS w-c" under inter
:uitt"nt restraint. p-rtti;s announcement
Of WaSh;nStrn'& rev pr:c" schedule and
obs. ais" subject :" 'a:lr pric" revision.
forfeited gains III IN preceding session
Ahip;j,S an,j t"htcvoS also diSp!ayc'!
CREATES, w,akE' ~ .. n" active cl"S''
Sales amounted - %2i."rh shares.
TIL, general b"ri lis; was slightly Ar
regular t,gi !.,h'r'y ISSUES again i"!i
back 4 further demonstration ~
strength .NGvin.'S fr"m Washington III
dtcH,.. Early :.l:'nurc ,,nsut al tn" t.'rn!S
Of the rex: i>S,I'.. inc u'!inc interest Tlt'
and ..;,. ~ u.t;uri;: Total sales (l;.r
valu.I ;.g:r..c.;.. So. M .""A.
United Stats b"ri t"l.i iS>u.-) w"r"
unchanged 4 81 LII.
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Let Us
Help
You
NORFOLK &. WESTERN
NETS BIG DECREASE
In Report Of Year 1917 Income Is
S2,S55, 1886 Less Than 1915.

The Norfolk & Western Hallway COM
pany, IN IFS report for the year ending
prccInh"r 81. laS!. gives its net income
as SlS.941.l%1. which Is decrease q!
81. >53"3G from l9l6.
Tn" report says: TIL" dc'r"'<e "i
1870 nOu III the amount Of ""nrcruh!"
bonds outstanding was due 20 the con
version into common stock 81 Sl.-'".u"u
OF convertible bonds. The decrease al
s. 100 .r0o IN thu amount "f "IuIrhHch'
tr!S, obligations resulted from IN" pay
rl,n; VI E.atur"d "'lr!pm"nt tru&t Ger
tiiica;cs I'll" additions To cost "t T"au
and equipment during tbs year were
s>.a7".>US.
owing t. tn" high price OF fuel coal
tho cumrnuy decided :" acquire lease
hold interests III coal mnIn: properties
in order 10 mine n substantial portion
of is sur,iy. Accordingly lcaS"A"!d IN
,cr"Nt4 III mines il Min=n county. W.
Va. ard Fix, county. Ky. known As IN"
Howard and Vulcan operations. nav"
kc.u ACQUIRED. Tines" operations IN
cI;,,Ir about $500 acres and il is "Stl'
mated that thy Will Furnish "ne-siN'h
or tho. cumpany'S fucl coal requirements
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COLERAIN

Mr.. ana Mrs. MIX sin@hans arc the
nr,,,J rIr..u,s If baby girl, born
Thursday. March Il. 49,,
Mrs, Edward Iiu and Mrs. Madill OF
Martins Ferry. were &; Co!ritn wed
'ncs,Iay and attended the fcd cross
meeting.
rev H. w. Peterson. wife and fam
,iv Of Michm"nd Ohio. are the guests
O.: Mr, and MIS-. Il. l.. Walker.
AIR Isaac Wicker % camp Sherman
is homr on 4 iurlouEh.
MISC Ethel Fucker has returned from
l-planl. where she has h""n VISITING
h"r unc!.. Mr. and Mrs. Hart Ru>N'r.
M. G. NJ Mitchell wis caller IN
Martins Ferry Wednesday.
Mr.. Elmo Vickrrs has returned from
r.ai-v,.w - IN" tome o: hi$ parents.
MIR, r. &. simpson WAS caller in
barton SUNDAY.
~ aud Mic. George Peabody were
r,Il.ry ~ Wn',! ling Friday.
Mr. Earl Simpson nf Wheeling spent
s,r,l,, win his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
IT.. +, T. h,iicy was caller in Mar
,.i- Ferry Friday.
Mr.. i q. Miller returned 70 h"r
nome IT ll.a$an: Grov" after a lew
day ,;*l, with her daughter Mrs J.
L. White.
Mr. .a,s Ko"h"r of Martins Ferry
,rn. calling on friends L: CoIcrain sun
dur
/. Mr.. II. +. White was business caller
in Wh,r.iin% Monday.
Nj. < l.. Yia,:rrs i 4 business F's'toF
n, FaIryi"w this w"r?i.
Mr.. john k'ur"3E -: !traSanl ''Fo'c
un.. , ;IlIrr ~ rn!.ra;I Wednesday,
,,.,d a N
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SAND HILL


Tho \. II. : ,'luh ne, ai the nome 81
Mis-" l."!'H '';'l'.'" ana - '''''., ,!,,,c
nhl" tim" WAS Sp"ni III E''H"S H''u i'!'1S'
yh,.,i ~ hour irr knitting ma rNP'''
Thn:" present w""": M'"S"S = 'm''i|'
Jones. Lire Winters. "rh'" sen .'.';
Elsie ard virginia CA!iW'H' i'"|'' az"
H,.ldn Winter. iiuIah laws '"'
,'arrh"ll.
Th,, " \. H!ll"r sal" 81 $50" ",''
farming .!lnr!. meets VIII u" h''d ~ '"E
r,..,,I...,.... in Viola. March %Sih.
Mrs e., Nc''.,r, i'an is Snrnh'E~ .hiS
w,,.i; with hr" d1':i.:!t"r. MIS-. III 10y
Ior. of IRISH Ridge.
Miss L"nl Trace WIS business WIS.,
tor in ,iuund&Eilir "n Tuesday
7 l.. iI.ut WIS Il business 'a!i'F III
Mninrsvill" on Monday.
Mrs {. X; i:Iri"...'' ara :I'SS lena
CucfIrld wrr" IL" gG''''S 81 NrS' H''ot'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-23
MAY HAVE
SECOND CANDIDATE

STEJBENV1JLE. Ohio. March a.
Jefferson county may have a second
candidate for the Republican nomina-
Frank Murphy. 4 prominent merchant OF
this city. has hccn asked to become a
candidate by many OF the party leaders
district. Afr. Murphy has the requests
under consideration and will announce
his intentions sh3rt!y. He is one OF the
leaders in business here. being quite
active In chamber Of commerce work.
of which body he was president for
some lime
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-23
CORN IS BULLED ON
HIGHER WHEAT PRICE

CIll'A'iD March 22.-Ac;:rn &c the
United states senate IN favor g!
higher guaranteed pie" for TIN 1918
wheat crop had Il h;iit%h effect today
on thr value III "u:,IS" grain. Chiefly
rs = result; corn itaISh'd .:.i":'d$ 't
= "a :. E n advance. w!ih Ma."n Si21 .
ard Ma! $40 oats gained e, 4" -. Ia
prOv!Sl"rS III" ",it""uIr varied !r"ia uii-
chUIE"d figures - Il d"clIn" If - cents.
II Was evident from tli- "utS''l that ~"
corn 'uarH,l ha! h,r'u h"cid"'!!! :iInI-
la:cd by passage "f II" tore +. SOLUTION
Ia l!C; IT," wheat iSuaran''" !" 500
from So" Ir.I,!"rT w'I" not slow
Ia .ar, IN ,h'""ry lhat # wheat Ma
worth thirty r.r.'+ Il h,>h'! Hsrrr, "i!"r
cereals Sh""li command 1 n"ab" /"
cr";iS"
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and Mac Wednesday. Fritz Summons and
Rnatnn Iazlc;t returned 20 their home
here.
Claude Miller has a iirht attack OF
measles.
Willard Plants IS confined TO his bed
with IN attack Of the measles.
Mrs jamie Winters spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Geo. Fox.
Miss Anna Luke spent Wednesday tina
guest Of Mrs Ethel McCrackcn Of Viola
Albert McCullcy sold two fine fresh
COWS and calves on Tuesday.
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GRAIN NOTES

TOLEDO. March oo-Wheat - Cash
No. | red. S2.@n.
rlovrr&"cd - Prime cash, $4,000:
March. $3.50.
AlSikc--lri.nc cash. sl5.25: March.
!I52:,
Ti:n";hy--PrIn" cash. old. s3.75: new.
S3.11: March. S3.7T. April. $50; S:ptcm-
her. fi%5
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Closing Stock Letter.

Prices sagr.d "ii ihiS afternoon M
i,rufit taking aud evening VI hE ;F;ti-
..re7 IA" market IS :" dull that many "t
l,r.n are taking saturday Of and Pre-
few 10 hc out VI the market. There was
nnil!uE IN war news from the western
front. Money was IL tr!fl" easier
HARRIS. WINTHROP d co.
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HIS FACILITIES.

''rha, petty marine officer certainly
can stay under water long time when
!.c dives"
oh. that Is easily explained: nc is 2
submarine"
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WOULD SHOW IT.

Maud" never Cnu!I Sick her nose in
7in"r peoples business without being
found out"
WHY so7"
SIS 20, too mech powder On IL"
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. March -, IS
Furnished III" IH'"!IlS:accr by 4. f.
MaS;.u Il Co. ;nrm;'":> y! the New York
S,.rN r.AciAugv. National Bank Build
AK. Wheeling ". Va. Louis +. Brand.
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New York Cotton Market

WHEELING. W. Va. March 90. rs
Furnished the lntelijg"accr ~ ~ l.
SInStcu X Co. members If the New York
Stnrk Excuuug". National Bank iiulld.
!ng, Wheeling ". Va. Louis r. Brand,
manager.
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Scrccant-Y You've fallen ont OF line
not less than fvc times. You should
NOT he in this regiment at all
Rccruit-Whcrr should l be?
SerGeant-ln the flying corps. and
you'd only have TO fall out once. -
London Opinion
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Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock

WHEELING. W. Va. March -. 1S.
Furnished tho In;ell:Ecnc"T ny \. z
At,Stcn A. Co, members OF ;hr New YORK.
Sirck Exchange. National Eauk Build.
ing, WhrcIing ". Va. Louis r. Brand
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II. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

W'HF:ET.IE,; W. Va. March -. rs.
Furnished t::c lut"l!isct.c"r hy y. T.
Ma~t.-u u Co.. members IT the New YORK.
St,rn Exchange. National Bank Build
inE. Wheeling w. Va. louis +. Brand
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Curb Mining Stocks.
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WUEELINti. ". Va. March -. rs.
Furnished the lrtcli!ccnccr by A. Z.
M.,S,.r !, r'o members 81 the New York
~,n,.K Exchange. National Bank Build
ius. Wuc,i:.s ". Va. Louis +. Brand.
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MONEY

NEW YORK. March 2a.-cal money
drn; high. AZ low, 81; ruling rate,
AZ: closing bid. ); offered at 81: last
loan, SIS.
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MARKET NOTES
Hr Private W-iro Ia The Finance 90.
Morning Stock Letter.

Market to-day may depend "1 rows
from, thr western front. tn" erect hriN"
i; M according :" the i""ruInE papers.
HARRIS, WINTHROP y 60.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-23

i,arN", fractj"mtlly IF on ''w" from
other side TRADERS ar" cautious ana
marked qnl"l Immediate. future 'Et'r"'
=. ,l,rcnd.ut ON western drive.
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PETROLEUM.

OIL CITY. Pa. March 22.-Credit bal
ances. 81. Runs. S3.592: average. S.
Dig; shipments. 7f.1IS: average. a0,Oi3.
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I4al}elle Iron WOrks ptd.-TrnnsInt
books close March 10. for 4 per cent
cash dividend. payable March 80.
Lalt"IlH lrna Works common-Trans-
fer books close Marca IL. f"r a regular
pr crlIr cash dividend and an extra "
pcr cent payable March 80.
Wheeling Stcci 4 Iron Co.-Transfer
books close March IL. fur . per cen!
cNSn dividend. payable ADTl :.
Whitaker GIeSSncr Co. common
Transfer BOOKS close March -. for 4
regular y per cent cash dividend hnG
Az extra 3t- per cent. i'ayahl" April =.
Wheeling Mold Il Fdy. prci.--Ir;lnS-
fer hooks clos. March -. for Il = per
cent cash dividend. payable April J.
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All told W. rXpcr' tn" market 10 %d-
just itself t. tn" western front news
situation IN quick order and inrIh"r
: point rally IA III" healing stocks ""u'u
mean Il substantial forward movement
regardless Of events. In Hnt event. r.
member We are nearer ;hc TIN" Wh'H
tho news Of an important Allied VIC
Iory could cause his market 1" boil.
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COFFEE

NEW YORK March o2.--Coffee-Rit
M. :. ?Mc; futures steady; May. s.I3
July. S.S2-
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. March -. rs
FURNISHED tho intcll!5"Hcrr hy 4: r
MaSten 4 90. members " me New rrA
S,I,,k t.NrhanEc. National Bank Build
fur Wheeling ". Va. Louis h brand
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FINANCIAL OPINIONS

Ey Private Wire Ia \. r. Masicn e Gu.
As soon rs "" learn the details Of the
Liberty loan The stock mnrk"t should
l.. ready 20 Iu"yr forward. Expressions
fail 10 hiring out l"rs stock IN! HhS"rr-
ton appears t. hc ct a good character.
We have nOl altered our opinion that
II" coal stocks are nnun. 'iI" :'luSt at
;r.ciIyc 20 hold. "" think tlvorabl!
81 IA" railway equipment companies and
.xpr.., ;lIctr stocks 1" reach higher
levels.
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. March -. ~.
Daily quotation lISt OF tn" Wheeling
Stock Exchange. compiled for lNtc!It-
-HnCnr.
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STOCKS. Rid I Ask. L. $.
Hloch Er"s Toh. nd. .'.....'lon &c
do common ........f.....il6" Ion
Central Glass Works. i.....' .....t ISIS
Conservative Life ms. .I.....! 10 IN.
German Fire ms. Co. -,...j...,..l1o
FoStcria Glass Co. 800. 49,. leH l"'
ITazel-Atlas Glass Co. i.... .!lSn $50
Imperial Glass Co. ..f.....l 9S -
:.aBcllc Iron N;ks. pfd., .....112 MS
do common ..'lo6'.uo7& lo7'2
Market Auditorium Co; 81 81 -
Sterling Prods. Nnc.) 49,. lT6 lI6
United Dairy Co.. ..... 49,. 20
u. s. Stamping Co.. zee. .l3n
Ward Taking Co. pCd. $500. IN ~
do common .........i ... ..... @5
Warwick China Co. ptd 49,. 800. 80
do common ......... 40 $500. i"
Wig & Eel. Bridge Co 81 ....' 81
Wig Bridge Co. ...... 49,. .....i 50
Wig Metal & Mfg. =. 49,. -. -
Wig. Mold Il Edy. Ca. $500. 81 e
do crn,nuu l, SIS IS
Wig. Steel & Iron Co. !52 tl1+ l'i
Wig. Steel lasting Co. 80. n0l
Wheeling Tile Co. 80. ..... ..... IFS
WhItakcr-Gi"ssnrr pI.tlo0 $500. III
do common .-....... .....'.... -
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Tho war finance corporation mrasur"
~ going to be Of great h"lp. an'! ~"
market ought To feel It hrt"r" Ions Z
u eases money rates.
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"" look for resumption Of III" uT-
ward movement whi"h started III tn" late
dealings yesterday and believe that tin:
equipment shares especially. VIII w"r.;
into much higher levels th;uu those no"
prevailing.
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D--kcGultr quarterly o!F'o'"'t ~
,a- .,,,. and SIC extra per share pay
able April l.
Total sales SsZ.1oo shares
Bonds SS.776.0o0.
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The growing intensity Of the military
situation on the western tr""t cont
in,rS to influence sentiment down iowa
as wei! aS all over ~" country and II -
not St-unge that concern over thi* 'fcnG-
ing shork should prev adc t'!" country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-23

The war situation Sc"1nS 1" h" exert
inC Il depressing iuflu"nr" IN IA" mar
kc; fruin all Indications. and = great
change may b. booked tor rs 4 result.
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WaehinE!"n-'rh" amount. aa;r Of ma
turliy and rate Of interest," It third Lib
nrty loan Will 10 mad" knn"wn to-day:
Secretary Meade" announced
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Open. High. Low. b
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23

pneumonia. Techs honor roll in full
is as follows:
190S-Wallace Dwyer, Stanley
Livingston, Ross McCleaster, Allan
Paget.
19O9-Howard Seitz.
19l0-Leeds Anwyll, John Miller,
Earl Fisher, William Wilson.
1911-J. Edwin Cough, Grant
Holtz, Robert Shaub, Charles Loom
is, Bryan Matter, Foster Sauers,
George Scheffer, Robert Scheffer,
Marcel Won Bereghy.*
1912-Clyde Dunlap, Philip Ger
man, Robert Johnson, Robert Kitch-
en- Clair Patterson, Edward Payne,
Jamison Lewis.
191S-William Anderson, Earl
Byron, Robert Payne, James Fitz-
patrick, Lloyd Garner, Lewis Schiff-
man.
1914-John Elscheid, Ray Snow,
John Lloyd, Ross Willis, Lewis
Scheffer, Luther Wurster.
1915-Stephen Anderson, Victor
Emanuel, Cornelius Menger, Norman
Stitler, Robert Andrews, David Hef-
felfinger, William Schetfer John
Todd, Clarence Beck, John Morgan,
Paul Shope, Ray Johnson"
l9l6-Bradley Haynes, William
Miller, Harry Zollinger, William
Hilton, Herman Nathan, Ralph
Evans, Eugene Davis,~ John MOTIF,
Fred Wyble, Charles Bremen.
l9l7-Eldred Burlington, George
Stark, HetzeI Davies, Martin MuIef,
Joe Todd, Carter Wear, George
Fitzpatrick, Oscar Sutch, Gordon
Werner, j. Walter Baker, Frank
Gippel, Donald Miller, Lynn Cook.
Nelson Harbison, James (Hankj
Mcfarland, "Snitz" Snyder, Elwood
Nell.
191S-Edgar Batten, Royal Beck
ley, George Bell, Bruce Longacre.
Alfred Osman, Herman Rhoads. .
Henry Cocklin, Raymond Hall, Dom
aid Heicher, Harold Moore, Willis
Patterson, Edgar Steward, Clarence
Hempt, Dwight Jerauld, Harry Nell.
Fred Ramey, Newton Heishley.
1913 - John Enders, George
Ulrich, George Moltz, Wilson Porter,
John Rauch, Ralph Sebourn, Earl
Martini Chalmers Moore, William
Gardner, Albert Michaels, Dewey
Lathe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23

/ lost to Jem Mace. who whipped the
best men in England and America be-
fore advancing years forced him tc
retire.
or the early American champions
both Tom" Hyer and John Morrissey
retired undefeated. Heenan also quit
the game without having been licked
Jim" Dunno retired after his first
big bout, in which he won the cham
pionship, refusing to defend 1t. Mike
who was in turn whipped by Joe
Goss. Paddy" Ryan then defeated
Joe" Goss, and was in turn defeated
by John L. Sullivan. Since then
every champion of the heavyweight
division has kept on fighting until
overtaken by defeat.
The experiences of American boxers
who tried to come, back is certainly
not assuring. Joe. Goss tried 1t, but
lost to Paddy" Ryfh, who then went
into retirement for two years. He
emerged and met John L. Sullivan,
which proved his waterloo. Sullivan
stalled along for three years before
he met Jim" Corbett and was dispos-
ed of. Corbett likewise went three
years without championship battle
before stopping a blow. to the solar
plexus at Carson City by Bob" Fitz-
simmons. "Fltz" narrowed his retire
ment a little, from March II to June
8. 1899, before he met Jim" Jeffries
in New York. and the title changed
hands again. Then after Jeffries
had stopped Jack" Monroe in San
Francisco. August 26. 1904. he retired
until he foolishly encountered Jack
johnson at Reno July 4, 1910. He met
defeat too Then Johnson, the new
champion, did more boxing than his
predecessor, but fast living reduced
his prowess and when he fought Will
lard in Havana, April 10, 1915. he was
easily defeated. Now Willard has had
but one fight since that time. March
25. 1916, with Frank Moran, ten
rounds no decision, in New York. The
dope shows little encouragement for
willard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23

Jess Willard has given final answer
tnat he Will not meet the devastating
Jack" Dempsey, who reminds us
more of John L. Sullivan than any
other pugilist. Hence, there is hardly
chance that he will enter the ring
again, and thus be one of the few
heavyweights who retired undefeated.
In ring judgment this is nothing to be
proud of, and old-timers point out
that Jack" Broughton. the first real
champion to have worthy rivals for
the honor, kept on fighting until he
was put to sleep by Jack" Slack.
The latter held on for ten years and
then was whipped by bill" Stevens.
The Mailer and his unworthy success
ors of the dark ages of pugilism were
all whipped.
tom" Johnson. the next great
English champ, lost his laurels to
Ben" Brain. The latter held the
title unGhalenged for three years,
when he died. Daniel Mendoza, the
first Jewish champion, lost to John
Jackson, who retired from the ring
and never defended his title. Jem
Belcher, who became champion when
a mere boy, retired undefeated when
he lost the sight of one eye, but later
sought to come back and was whipped.
Pearce was forced to retire because
of illness, and soon died. John Gully,
after winning the title, refused to de-
fend it and quit the game. tom"
Crib was the first man to retire with
his honors full upon him. tom"
Spring, his successor. also retired un-
defeated, and so did the next cham
pion, Jem Ward. Deaf" Burke was
whipped by Bendigo. Old "Blendy"
was whipped by ben" Gault, but re-
covered the title, and then quit while
the quitting was good. "BilP Perry,
the "Tipton Slasher." lost, to Harry
Broome, who was whipped by Tom"
Paddock. TON" Sayers was the next
champion, and retired undefeated, al
though he had a close call in the
C. Heenan, the American. Sam
Hurst was the next champion, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23
When Umpire Tim Hurst
Settle dthe Question

st. Louis, Dec. 23.-"Bobby" Wal
lace, veteran of veterans in major
league baseball, his activities as
player stopped only by the war aft
er some twenty-four years of dia-
mond service, celebrated his forty
fourth birthday recently here.
Bobby" is now connected with the
industrial branch of the Ordnance
Bureau of the War Department and
his duty is to give illustrated lee
lures to munitions workers in varl-
Gus plants on how to increase OUT
put. But, the ban on public gath
erings because of the influenza
gave him idle time and ne celebrat-
ed his birthday by gathering to-
gether a few cronies and telling
stories.
One that made quite a hit had
Tim Hurst as it's feature. 1t was
back in 1898, and the Spanish
American War was being fought.
Tim Hurst was umpiring. "Heinie"
Peitz was catching for Cincinnati
and Wallace was with Cleveland.
The game was in Cincinnati and
during its progress there developed
what seemed to be from the
stands and from the players
benches a fierce argument between
Hurst and Peitz. They waved
their arms, shook thei1 fists and
stuck their chins out at each other.
The Cincinnati crowd naturally
thought that Hurst was giving che
Reds a raw deal or 'Heinie" would
not be protesting so, and there was
a great uproar. Players on the
benches and in the field stopped
the game and waited, none daring
to approach the plate to help quell
the row. fearing Tim Hurst's tenn
per. Finally Wallace ventured out
as peacemaker.
Bobby" edged up and inquired
as softly as lie could what the
row was about. And this was
what he learned:
Hurst and Peitz had fallen out
and were about to fight over
whether Sampson or Schley should
be given the credit for the victory
in the naval battle off Santiago.
Wen leave it to Wallace" sug-
gested Peitz.
Wen leave 1t to no man. said
Hurst. Right 1 am. and If you
speak another word against Ad-
miral Schley out ye go from the
game"
And. according to Wallace,
"Heinie" Peitz shut up and surren-
dered.