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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
CARUSO'S INCOME TAX
FOR 1918 Is Sl53, 1913. 10

New York, March 13.-Enrico Car.
uso, the tenor, will pay an income
tax of $l53,933. for 1918, it was re.
vealed at the collectors office in the
Second New York district today. Caru-
so visited the office in person late yes.
terday and, taking advantage of the
installment payment system, present
ed check for $3S, ,49342. one fourth
of the total amount
Permission TO print the amount was
given by Caruso, as the law does not
permit tax collectors office voluntar.
lily to give out the information
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
And the Film Was Blanll
Iess Cnlls II a Crnde JoI,e.

Lawrence. Kan, March 13,-"Jack
Johnson simply needs the money and
Is trying to put over another match"
was the comment Of Jess Willard when
shown the statement received from Ha
vaua today i'm which johnson claimed
the championship bout with willard
four years ago was "a pre.arranged az
fair. "There is absolutely nothing 20
it," willard continued. II refuse to
dignity the statement with a denial, for
as far as ! am concerned, it is nothing
but a crude joke.
an view of the fact that there We're
sport writer's and critics from all over
the world i'm Havana when | won the
championship from Johnson, it is fool.
ish to suppose that a fake could have
been perpeuated even if | had been
so low, as to countenance such an ar.
rangement.
"Johnsons game Is almost childish
in it's simplicity and you may say for
me that | refuse to fall for it. 10
not intend to fight .r0rnson again or
any other colored ma.
Bunk" Says willard
When the Associated Press represen-
tative asked Willard If he wished to
make a formal denial of Johnson's
charges, Willard exclaimed rather i'm
patiently;
Certainly mott l have nothing to
deny. Is it not apparent that there is
no foundation for such bunk as this?
That guy just wants to force me into
another fight Willard added that
johnson was a long time getting
around to his story. 1t takes consider
Continued on page two)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
70 NEWSPAPER MEN
TO TRY FIRST AIR
COAST-COAST TRIP

New York, March ia score or
more of newspaper reporters, repre-
seuting some of the leading dailies of
the country will comprise the passen-
ger list of the first coast-to-coast pas
senger airplane flight now being ar
ranged.
The pilot will be "Daredeyil' Jack
Han, who has riskcd his life many
times in daredevil airplane stunts and
has been selected for this initial trip
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
unys nj oI.istening Post"

Chicago. March 13-Will NJ. Hays,
chairman of the republican national
committee, is here today TO establish
his listening post with the purpose
of getting line on the political sen.
timent of the nation. Conferences Of
party leaders will be held daily for the
next few days and before his departure
he will select a man to take charge Of
the Chicago headquarters.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
JUDGE JOHN +. PHILIPS
or KANSAS CITY DEAD

Hot Springs, Ark, March 13,-John
T.. Philips, former judge of the United
states court for the western district
of Missouri, died today at the home
Of Col S w. Fordyce, near this city
lie was 50 years old.
Judge Philips served in the Forty.
fourth and Forty.fifth congresses and
at one time was law partner Of Unit.
ed States Senator Vest of Missouri.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
Chile Hostile TO League

Washington, March 13.-The state
department was advised today that
Alejardro Alvarez, legal adviser to the
Chilean department of foreign affairs
had published statement to the eff.
feet that the league of nations would
be unfavorable 70 Chilean interests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14

Count stephen Tisza, who was assas.
sinated at Budapest on Nov. /, 1918,
was for many years one of the leading
figures i'm Austria-Huugary's political
life. To him was attributed the whole
Balkan policy of the dual monarchy,
and il was reported, after Francis Fer
dinand became the heir presumptive o
the throne of Francis Joseph, that he
was induced by Count Tis2a to urge
the scheme of tribunal monarchy
made of Germans, Magyars and Slavs,
TO replace the Austro-Hungarian en-
pirc. 1t was reported that this pro.
posed government should have its cen
ter at Budapest instead Of Vienna.
After the assassination Of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, it was Count Tisza
who took the initiative in the steps .ak-
en- against Serbia. II is said that tile
ultimatum sent to Serbia on July 3.
1914 was largely his work. He is re-
ported to have, in the meantime, com
municated with the German foreign Of
flee, this action resulting In the famous
concave of Emperor Williams military
family at Potsdam early in July, 1914,
where it is charged, plans for imme-
diate war were perfected.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14

Count Won Observation-Disclosures is "a
graduate of the German imperial di-
plomacy and has been foreign minis
ter since the resignation of DR., Solf
Dr David is member Of the Ger
man ministry without portfolio The
identity of Dr. Adolph Warburg is
uncertain.
Dr. Muller formerly was director of
the electric accumulator works at Ber.
lin and i'm July, 1915, received an hon
orary degree from the University of
Hanover for his work in developing the
efficiency of German submarines.
Professor Schuecking, late in 1914,
published a letter blaming Russia for
the European war. Herr Geirberg Is
a newcomer in the German govern
ment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
Hot Off the Wire

Washington, March 13.-Rcpresen'a.
tives of manufacturers Of news print
paper and publishers Of newspapers
and periodicals have been asked to APP
pear before the federal trade commls-
sion Friday March 2l, to discuss the
proposed reopening Of news print prices
on the application of the publishers
made i'm December.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14

New York, March 13.-German propa.
ganda in Egypt is blamed for recent
disturbances in Cairo, which resulted
in the arrest and deportation cf a
number Of political agitators. Tho state
department was advised today that the
disturbances had been suppressed with
a number of fatal casualties in lighting
between the military forces AMI mobs.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
IL JERSEY COUNTIES IN
STREET CAR TlE.UP AND
WAR LABOR BOARD TO ACT

Washington, March 13,-Ilearings
on the controversy between the New
jersey public service corporation and
its striking stret car employees will
begin here tomorrow morning before
the war labor board. Acceptance Of an
invitation to both sides TO submit thel
differences to the board was received
today from the public service corpora.
ton and it was decided to proceed with
arrangements for the hearings with.
out awaiting a reply from the men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14

Wcimar, Wednesday, March 12-
The German delegates to the peace
conference win be Count Won Brock
dorff Rantzau, foreign minister Dr.
Eduard David, majority socialist and
first president of the national assem-
bly,, Dr. Adolph Warbwg; Dr. Adolph
Muller, minister to Switzerland; Pro.
fcssor Walter NJ A. Schuecldng of
Marbmg University, and Herr Geir-
burg, minister Of posts and telegraph
i'm the Prussian ministry
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
Stone Wall of Tariffs.

Conspicuous among the American
products which find themselves against
what virtually amounts to stone wall
are motors, boots and typewritcrs. The
latter cost from 5000 to 5000 i'm Eng.
land today. II Is said n great British
company which has hitherto devoted its
plants TO the manufacture Of imple.
ments Of war is paying tribute to the
prospective league of nations by trans.
forming its works into factories for
the manufacture of typeWTiting ma.
chimes.
Sir Donald MacLean, liberal leader,
asked in the house of commons on
Monday whether the government had
not given guarantees to the soapmak.
ing industry. France is concerned with
that question because Marselles hith.
erto has been the worlds most i'm.
portant base for soap products and it
is reported that an English interest has
planned big works there
The selfgoverning dominions Of Great
Britain are exempt from the difficul.
ties the governments policy imposes
on foreign merchants.
The Associated Press attempts mere.
\ ly to describe the situation, because II
Is subject Of greatest interest to bus.
mess everywhere and a source of con.
troversy between different schools of
British economists. II is looked upon
as the beginning of an important chap.
ter in the after.the.war economic ad
justment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14

Newark, n. j.. March 13.-Street
car service in 10 northern New Jersey
counties was paralyzed again today,
although the public service corporation
attempted TO operate a few cars with
employees who refused to join the a..
500 striking motormen and conductors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
Santiago, chile, March 18.-Thc ChH

Santiago, Chile, March l3.-Thc Chll-
can government has received a report
to the effect that the allied war council
in Paris has decided that the German
ships mterned in Chile should be de-
livered to the United states. The gov.
ernment is awaiting a demand from
the United States for the delivery of
the vessels
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
Americans Oppose Barriers

England is swarming with American
business men who came over fully cX.
pecting to re.establsh their old CON
nections as soon as the vital factor Of
tonnage permitted. They realized that
while the war was being wagel the al
lied governments had the first call on
shipping, regardless Of private interests.
They have the tonnage now, but find
that official barriers have been erected
against their using it.
Some think they have ag rievance.
They kept up their British establish.
ments at a loss during the war ON the
expectation of doing business immcdi-
.ately after the close of the struggle
The process Of obtaining import licenses
il that each prospective importer must
present his case to the board Of trade
and to the controller Of imports. Each
case is dealt with on its merits, as the
controller judges it from the importers
Itandpoint, and the board of trades
first consideration is whether t3c goods
in question can be obtained from Eng
lish firms. If they can, the license is
refused. II the importer makes out a
particularly strong case for special con
sideration, he will be permitted to ship
nmited quantities.
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wants To right IN Havana.
Colonel dEstramncs has wired BAT"
Mastcrsou of New York. asking for the
addresses OF Dempsey and Fulton with
the idea of arranging match in rIa.
Naua between either of them ana John.
son. D'Estrumpcs says i'm his telegram
that johnson is "disposod to defend
the worlds championship" against eth.
en- of these men.
The statement by Johnson in part
follows.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
License System a Handicap.

From the viewpoints Of importers, ;"
license system handicaps them WI. all
the disadvantages Of protective tariff
without its stabiizing virtue of Ger
tainty. They say that with a protective
atariff Of thirty or fifty per cent or any
,fpecifc rate, they would know where
kthey stand and might adjust theic pri-
ces and do business in accordance with
well known conditions. At present they
do not know whether to plan TO do amy
business. because they cannot count n
being licensed to import any given luan-
tity Of products or ON being prohibited
altogether from making imports.
The government, however, is ahjo to
present strong reasons for special me as
ures British industries have been torn
10 pieces by the war. They h7yc been
compelled to give up all ordinary busi.
ness. transform their plants into mu.
milton factories and take orders from
the government. They have virtually
kubmerged themselves in the COVE n
fment machine and now claim that the
government is under obligations 20 give
them help and protection in the broad
est sense during breathing spell suf.
fcient for them to readiust themselves
ia neaca conditions.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
FREE-TRADE PRESS.
IN LONDON 81 APPS.
IMPORT POLICIES
PR0TECTIONIST FEATURES OF
GOVERNMENTS STAND ARE
SHARPLY ANTAGONIZED.
AMERICANS ARE WRATHY
They Find official Barriers Erected
Against Their Use of Liberated Tln-
rage Stone Wall of Tarin Raised
Against Motors, Boots and Typewr L
ers in Particular.

London, March 70 3-Freetrade news.
papers are sharply crticisng the gov
ernment's policy regarding importations
as disclosed by Sir Auckland Geddes,
minister for national service and re-
construction i'm the house Of commons
Monday. He said that all importations
of manufactures and emi-manufactIred
commodities which are permitted to en-
ter Great Britain will be controlled by
system Of special licenses until '- q.
l. when the question will be renewed" "
The newspapers denounce this proposal
as an attempt to introduce protection
without any mandate from the voters.
insist that a great majority of the voters
are opposed to a protective system and
declare that England still is a free
trade country at heart. They say that
"Great Britain gained her commercial
and financial supremacy through free
trade and can hold it only by free
trade"
One point on which newspapers Of al
Shades and views on the tariff "re
agreed is that after British manufac-
ulrers and merchants have enjoyed the
sort of protection afforded them by T.
cense systems, the vested interests VIII
h ave been upbuilt or at least foste"'d
Which will make it difficult to revert
10 a free-trade basis
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-14
We Can Help You Help Yourself

Not Too Small COR Large Business
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Not Too Large for Small Bushes,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
BELMONT

Gene belmont, Memphis lightweight
ne recently discharged soldier Of the
n ~ w. returned Tuesday after stop
M his brother, Louis Barrnsso,
belmont IL undecided az to his future
but VIII probably continue in the boxing
game, as he is in the best share ~
his career and has an eye on several
good matches.
Delmont was eliminated from tho
f. f. championship because Of his rr-
fusal to box Leo Patterson, a Memphis
smoke. In the army a private is a
private, regardless Of race, color or
creed, but when 1t came to meeting
dinges in the ring belmont couldn't
quite see 1t. When he baked he was
booted out Of the tourney. ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08

Vols and Chicks. Mercer Is an lnfIeIder
and usually plays at short or second
base. 1t IL more than likely that Bud
Will be used at short and that Lou
chrlstenbury will be returned to the
outfield, replacing Chief Cy Baruer,
who will again become a pitcher. cy
has been filling In at right field for the
past several games.
chrIstenbury has already convinced
ever fan In Memphis as we'll as the
Memphis officials that he Is not an In.
fielder, and when he Is In the lnfleld.
there Is always a gaping hole, as was
In evidence Monday, when Chattanooga
won two games from Memphis, the first
one entirely on errors by the Memphis
lnfleld.
The acquisition of Mercer Is expected
to prove valuable to the Tribe, and with
Chrlstenbury back In the outfleId and
with the club getting cy Baruer's
pitching, the local stock should take a
brace.
A message from Block stated that
Skin Griffin, another ball player sought
by Block on his trip to Paducah, has
just arrived In the United States from
overseas, and would probably Join the
Tribe as soon as he got his discharge.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
DROPPED
JESS SEVEN TIMES
IN FIRST ROUND
Moving Pictures Of Champion
ship Fight, Exhibited Pri-
vateIy to Richard and His
Friends, Settle Debate.

TOLEDO, @. July SAN doubt con-
corning the number Of knockdowns
Jack Dempsey scored in the first round
Of his heavyweight championship con-
test with Jess Willard, July 4. was re-
moved today when motion pictures ex-
hlbited privately to Promoter Tex Rick
ard and a party of friends revealed
that the dcthroned champion was sent
to the canvas seven times,
There were no knockdowns in the
remaining two rounds. but Willard
probably would have been floored II
the ropes of the ring had not supported
him.
Dempsey. the pictures revealed.
floored Willard with left hooks to the
chin for the first four knockdowns, He
upset the defeated champion for the
other three k~noCkdowns with right and
left swings. The first blow hal upset
willard was a short right swing to the
heart followed by u left hook TO the
chin.
Clerks are finishing the tasks OF
checking up the gate receipts and at
tendance Of the match and Richard
hopes to he able TO issue an official
statement today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
HACK SAYS JESS
WAS MOTT IN SHAPE
TO MEET DEMPSEY
Believes Willard Never Had a
Chance From the Start.
Bill Cleaned Up by Betting
on Dempsey.

bllN Hack. local promoter. returned
To- Memphis Tuesday from Toledo, o,
where he sat II at the crushing of
Jess willard by Jack Dempsey. the new
tttle holder Of the heavyweight dt-
vision.
In brief HACKS views Of the battle
are as follows Willard never had IL
peep in from the ome the match
was made. Dempsey should have won
IN the first round and most Of all the
hanSan was Tn very poor shape for Il
8ruelling battle AS a result Hack
pulled down just a bit over s 1900 in
cash
Tune up your ear to this. When l
iirst got into Toledo | went around with
Jimmy Dime, Billy Mccartney and some
other experts, every one Of whom ad-
Nlsed me to bet ON Dempsey They
based their opinion on the fact that
Wizards legs would never hold up uu-
uer the strain, SO | went to 1t, hook,
line and siDker
when Willard entered the ring his
skin Mas soft and spongy and in my
opinion he was in very ragged C0ndi-
ton and entirely unfit to face a ter
ritic hitter like dempsey, when in
structtons were being given by the
referee we could zee his heart beating
beneath the skin and | figured right
there that the big stiff was frightened
to the core.
"'lV was u SlthIN HuOlle on ms ltCV
so l shouted to Dempsey; Say when
you hit that big guy don't knock him
INTO my lap. and the smile disappeared.
Following the first real blow, when
Dempsey sunk Il left Il foot deep into
his stomach, | thought he wouldn't last
q and In my opinion he shouldn't
nave gone any further.
Il held a stop watch on Willard
for the first Touchdown and count
ed II seconds while Referee Pee
ord counted ten. He was dropped
Tor the seventh time ID seconds
before the end Of the round and
was still down when the bell rang.
Record awarded the fight to Demp-
sey and then helped carry Willard
70 his corner, Following this a
loud debate opened and they had
the deuce of u time getting things
patched up, Finally Dempsey was
brought back into the ring and the
fight started again.
When II was over and Willard hac
lost he was like a hoob-knocked en-.
tlreIy out OF his bean, Instead Of go.
lng TO MS dressing room he walket
OUT or the arena with a big gang n
nus heels calling him yellow Biz
SUR and Gutter lie was holding
nus lace In his hands and didn't know
whether ne was in Kansas, Ohio OF
Tennessee.
Il don't think Dempsey will be beat.
en- by any heavy in the game unles,
ne ~d'sslpateSi. lie has everything tC
make "A real champion Including IN,
spirit and desire to battle. You can
peat his combination. Memphis fan,
az the ring, including Jim Canale. All,
Lewis, COMMISSIONS Miller Ice Car
tonnes, Gene belmont. Louis Barrasst
and others, cleaned up on the fight
every one OF them being down OF
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
WILL FIGHT

Jack Dempsey, the new heavyweight
champion. says he will fight anybody,
regardless Of creed. color or previous
condition or s~ervitude. He bars nobody
anywhere, any time or under any cir.
cumstances. They don't grow too bio
or too rugged for the new champion,
according TO his own admission.
This is the variety Of man who now
wears the heavyweight crown. Quite
different from the one who only re.
Gently ~reiinquished II
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08

Memphis, the legitimate king OF the
hantamweights, n Jimmy Wilde,
be staged in London on Thursday,
July II.
Although the contest is to be staged
on the other side of the water, there
Is a tremendous interest in the United
States, and especially in the South, and
very naturally in Memphis, which IL
Moore's home, where he was born and
reared, and where he got his first start
toward the pugilistiC peak he now oc-
cupies. Moore and his manager, Nate
Lewis, arrived overseas some time ago,
and Pal has been in hard training since
that time In anticipation of his meet
ing with Wilde, who is recognized as
the premier flyweight OF Great Britain.
The winner of the approaching battle
will be matched with Pete Herman,
bantam champion, for the champion
ship of the world, providing Herman
wins over Earl Puryear in Tulsa, Okla,
on Labor day, when Puryear and Her
man will meet at John Reisler's club in
a 20-round engagement for the cham
pionship. A referees decision will be
given. In case Puryear wins over Her
man, he will draw the winner of the
Moore Wilde bout in London. Wilde is
planning to come to the United States
this fan and meet all of the leading
battlers of the baby brigade.
Moore the Favorlte.
That Pal Moore will enter the ring
against Wilde the favorite in the bet
ting among those who will wager their
money impartially and because they
| think he will win is a certainty, There
are several reasons why Moore should
be the favorite, chief Of which Is that
Pal won a referees decision over Wilde
during the allied boxing tournament in
London some time ago, deCisively win
ming over the Briton and receiving the
decision from a British referee. Moore
has met every bantam in the country
and he polished off Wilde with the
same neatness and dispatch that has
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
HOW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
DESCENDED TO DEMPSEY.
HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS.

Christenbury booted Lehman safely in
the third and Lehman eventually
scored. In the ninth Christenbury
heaved the ball over first base on Crit
fith's easy %grounder and Griffith regis
tered the winning run.
There were any number OF fans in
the stands Monday who said, Never
again" With such a brand of ball be-
ing played, 1t Is hard to blame them.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
WORSE AND WORSE

In the first Memphis Chattanooga
game the Tribe erred three times. Each
time an error was made a run resulted.
Three runs were sufficient to win the
ball game, as the Tribe could only get
to Paddy Lehman for two runs.
Carl Manda contributed a boot in
the second inning which cost a run. Lou
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08
GIANTS A G ON TOP.

The New York Giants went into the
tenth round to score its fifth consecu-
tive victory over the PhilIles. The
Giants won both ends Of a double.
header, taking the first 10 to 5 and the
second 7 to 2. Both games were slug
pinq matches. The Giants returned
to first place which was taken by Gin.
einnati Sunday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-08

SOUTHERN LEAGUE,
Memphis at Nashville.
Atlanta at New Orleans.
Birmingham at Mobile.
Chattanooga at Little Rock.
9
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
-
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at Boston.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at New York.