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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
WILSON STARTS HIS TOUR
Will Cover ZEN Thousand Miles in His
Swing Around Country From
Coast to Coast.

indianapolis Ind.--President Wilson
delivered here the second of the adj
dresses he is to make to the people Of
the United States on his 10,0O0-mile
tour, which will embrace the country
from coast to coast.
James P. Goodrich, republican gov
srnor Of Indiana, in a brief address
welcomed the president. When he
mentioned that the meeting was to
hear the president, the crowd cheered
for several minutes, and the governor
could only stop them by presenting
Mr.. Wilson. 1t was ten minutes be-
fore the crowd was quoted and the
president proceeded
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
LIVING COST MUST DROP
Executive Heads of Unions Seek To
Avoid Strikes With This
Understanding.

Washington peace in the
United States depends on the results
the government can show in the next
80 days in its campaign to reduce the
cost of living,
That time limit was tacitly set to-
day by the executive council of the
railroad shop crafts in suggesting to
union locals throughout the country
that President Wilson's compromise
offer in response to their demand for
higher wages should be accepted pend
ing the outcome of the effort to restore
a normal price level.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
AVIATORS AGAIN FIRED UPON
Officer, While Flying Over American
Soil, is Wounded BY Shot From
Mexican Side.

Laredo, Tex.-Fired upon from the
Mexican side of the Rio Grande, Capt.
David w. McNabb, United States avia.
tion corps. was slightly wounded while
on aerial patrol duty along the inter,
national boundary northwest of here.
With Lieut. Won deb. Johnston, Capt.
McNabb was flying slowly up the river
close to the water when suddenly a
group Of Mexicans fired several vol.
leys Of shots at the airplane, wound.
ing McNabb near the ear, while sew,
eral shots pierced the planes wings.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
SOCIALISTS iNDORSE SOVIET
Delare in Favor of Russian Soviet and
International Socialist
Movement.

Chicago. The National Socialist
party, in declaration of principles,
nnQualifiedly endorsed the soviet re-
public Of Russia and the international
socialist movement and condemned the
league of nations. The delegates
jumped to their feet and cheered for
several minutes when the paragraph
was read approving the soviet republic
or Russia. The document compared
the Russian revolution with the Amer
dean revolution OF 1875.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
ENTER SUIT TO SEIZE MEATS
Prosecuting Attorney at Cleveland
Follows Up Ruling Made BY
the Supreme Court.

Cleveland. Suit to seize and sell all
meats alleged to have been held in
Sheriff street storage and market
house longer than the legal period
was filed in common pleas court by
County Prosecutor Samuel Doerfler.
The petition asks that an injunc-
tion be granted to prevent the Sheriff
Street market from disposing Of the
meats and that a receiver be appointed
to take charge of the meats and fix
prices.
Doerfler's action IS the result Of the
state supreme courts ruling holding
a similar seizure of meat in Columbus
legal
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
TO AUCTION NAVAL GRAF
Hundred Vessels, Including Yachts,
Gunboats, Etc, Will Go To
the Highest Bidders.

Neutrality-suspicious. rnan 100 naval
vessels of widely diversified types, in.
GLIDING seven old type gunboats, sew
eral converted yachts, one monitor, o
tug and about 80 standardized subma.
rine chasers of the 11O-foot type. will
be offered for sale to the highest bid
ders in the near future, the Navy De.
partment announced. Among the yes.
sells to be sold are several historic
ships of the old navy.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
PACKERS TO Be PROSECUTED
Proceedings Before Chicago Grand
Jury This Month-Special
Prosecutor Named.

Washington Proceedings under the
antitrust law against the five big Chi
cago packers will be presented to the
grand jury which will sit in Chicago
beginning Sept. Is. Attorney General
Palmer announced that John H. At
wood of Kansas City has been appoint
Cd special assistant to the attorney
general to cooperate with Isidor ].
Kresel Of New York and Charles B.
Morrison o. Chicago in prosecuting
the cases.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Radical sooIaIlsts ornanlzs.

Chicago.-Three hundred representa-
tives Of the left wing faction of the ma
tional socialist party, which recently
withdrew from the parent body, organ
lied the communist labor party OF
America and adopted the emblem OF
the Soviet republic of Russia, with the
motto: Workers of the World,
Unite"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Boost Postal Wages.

washington, Flat increase of $3.50
in the annual wages Of all postoffice
employees is provided by bill passed
By the House and sent to the Senate.
The increase is retroactive to July
last, and affects approximately 100000
employees.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Oil Measures sIIahted.

Mexico City.-The extraordinary
session Of the Mexican Congress call.
ed the first week in May to consider
urgent measures. among them amend.
ments to Article q Of the constitu
ton, concerning naturalization of oil
lands. adjourned with the petroleum
measures untouched.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Comet Ahead Of Schedule.

Cambridge. Mass.-The probability
that Brorsen's comet, discovered in
lS47, has come into the range of OBJ
servation three years before it was
again due has developed in connection
with observations of the first of two
comets recently reported from South
Hert VT, hy the Rev. Joel H. Met
calf.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Massacres MUST ston.

Washington.-In warning Turkey
that massacres of Armenians must
stop, Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol.
commander Of the United States naval
forces in Turkey, was acting under
instructions from the State Depart
ment
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Dodson DESTROYED FIeet.

London.-The Daily Express reveals
tho identity of the British naval Off
Ger responsible for the recent destruc-
ton of Lenine's Russian Bolshevist
fleet. He is Commander Dodson, D.
s. o., who captured a number Of guns
and 500 prisoners.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
U. s. Soldiers Leave Siberia.

Vladivostok.-The American trans
port Thomas, with 600 replacement
troops, arrived here and will sail Aug.
% with $40 American soldiers aboard
for Manila by way of Nagasah, arriv-
ing at San Francisco in about As days.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Irnea channa in procedure.

Washington. Reform in army court
martial procedure was urged before
the Senate military subcommittee by
William Bissell Thomas a Minneap
oils lawyer, who served two years in
the American expeditionary forces.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Rln Attandance Exneotsd.

Atlanta, Ga-More than 100000
people from every part of the nation
are expected to attend the twenty
fourth annual reunion Of United Con-
federate Veterans in Atlanta October
is. 8 and 10
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
reduce cabIe Rates.

fIew York. Reductions OF % ant
20 cents d word, respectively, is made
on commercial cable rates to and fror
all parts Of the United States and tn,
Philippines and China. the CONNER
cial Gable COMPANY announced.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Disaster Narrowly Averted.

Pana, Ill.-Three hundred miners
barely escaped death here today when
the powder house of the Springside
mine exploded and destroyed the tor
works of the mine. The men escaped
through a passage two miles long.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Criminal Action NAV Result.

Seattle, Criminal proceed
ings are contemplated by the Depart.
ment Of Justice in case growing out
of government shipbuilding in Wash.
ington, according to testimony given
by Howard G. Cosgrove, Seattle attor-
ney for the emergency fleet corpora
ton.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
National Guard corps.

Washington.-O Organization through
new system of universal military
training of great citizen army to be
known as the national guard corps
was proposed today by the National
Guard Association.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
oIe Hanson Realnns.

Seattle, Wash.-Ole Hanson, Seattle's
mayor, who gained nationwide fame
as result of his stand during the
general strike here last February, pre-
sented his resignation to the city coun-
ell. 1t was accepted Immediately.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Reduce FreIoht Rates.

New York.-Rcduction in freight
rates ranging from ten to two dollars
ton from American Atlantic and
gulf ports to Montevideo and Buenos
Aires were announced here by the
shipping board.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12

New York.-About $70OO,OO0 of the
$3O,OOO,0OO left by the late Andrew
Carnegie will find it's way to the
United States treasury as inheritance
taxes, according to an estimate made
by tax experts here.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Boer Hero Dead.

Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Gen. Louis Botha, premier and minis
ter of agriculture of the Union Of
South Africa, died suddenly early this
morning following an attack of influ
enza.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Financial Crisis Eeared.

London.-A crisis over the stagger
ing British national expenditure has
arrived and the overthrow of the pres
ent coalition government is among
the possibilities Of the near future.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Would Prohibit rls.uns.

Washington.-A law to prohibit
strikes or lockouts of railroad employ
es and thus protect the public from
transportation tieaps was advocated
by Senator Robinson, Of Arkansas.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Murdered BIZ YaquIs.

lIogales. Aria. r. Hennessey. an
American truck driver, and four Mex
lean federal soldiers acting as escort
we're killed ~ Yaquis Tuesday.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12
Storm On ocean.

Lorient, France.-The coast Of Brit
tany for miles north and south of here
was strewn with wreckage during
great storm.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-09-12

Observation-Disclosures county school
superintendent have been apportioned
their semi.annuals share in the $33, 500
which the state appropriates every
year to supplement the salaries paid by
the counties.
seass
Nashville.-Information received at
the state department of agriculture is
to the effect that the recent rains
have greatly benefited tobacco, late
corn and potatoes. 1t is estimated that
at least million pounds have been
added to the yield of tobacco in Ten.
49,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

NEW YORK. Jan because prac-
~ ticaly all major and minor play
ers were "unconditionally released
from their contracts early last Sep
TENDER. the impression prevails in
some quarters the clubs have lost title
to their services and that the players
are free to sign with the clubs Of
fering the highest salaries for the
season OF 1913.
Stories have been published re-
Gently that Ty Cobb, for instance
considers that he no longer Il the
property Of the Detroit club and
f. in n position to accept prlncely
salary from the Yankees. CObb's
100000 n year contract with the
Detroit club expired In October
but II Is said that Tyrus lost one
months pay and was released Ike
many other star players, who
ended the season On Labor day
Cobb's case can be taken TO Illus
trate the working OF the time hon
ored reserve rule which the magnates
again have put into effect IN place o
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
ARIZONA SHIVERS IN
COOLEST BLAST IN YEARS

Phoenix, Arizs Jan The New
Year has brought the coolest weather
known to Arizona for six winters.
Temperatures within the state have
their minimum at Flagstaff. where
the Thermometer registered p degrees
below zero. Within the salt river
valley the weather bureau report for
Phoenix has had a minimum OF II de-
greess while IN the orange groves a
minimum OF 19 degrees was fought
BY growers with smudge pots Most
OF the damage done IS to the new
growth OF the trees Practically all
the navel oranges have been gathered
and shipped, but still on the trees are
the Jaffa and Mediterranean. while
a large part OF the grape fruit crop
remains unpicked.
Curtiss a Co. buy Liberty Bonds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
HARD FIGHTS IN
CHURCH LEAGUE
Trinity and First Metho-
dists To Battle For Sec
ond Place Tonight.

Saturday night at the Y. II C A
gymnasium the First Presbyterians
VIII try to stop the victorious race
OF the Cathedral basketball team, now
leading the Church League quintets-
The First 1Iethodists viii play Trim
ity at o'clock The First Baptists
play the Mexican Methodists at $50.
The third game. Cathedrals vs.. Pres
byterians. VIII be called at o'clock.
For three weeks the teams OF the
Church league have been putting UP
a quality OF basketball well worth the
while OF fans TO patroniZe- At one
time five teams were tied for honors-
At present the First MethOdists and
Trinity Methodists are tied for sec
ond place at .667- For that reason the
game tonight promises to be excep-
tionally hard fought Players On each
team are determined 10 land in second
place, which one Of ronights Tictors
must do
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
GIBLETS :. BY ROY EM1K

TTTHLE & e generally conceded
w that The New Years day meeting
between Tommy Murphy and "Parson"
wedge was a slow affair, perhaps no
bout in years has caused so much az
Ter talk. At Fort Bliss and IN Fl Paso
The bout Is still the main topic OF con-
versation among patrons OF boxing.
There seems 20 hang about the mill
a mysterious something that the SUN
total OF discussion has failed 10 Who'll
y clear IN most bouts the things
=hlch casual onlookerH don't see dur
ing the battle are generally cleared
Up a few hours after the scrap, but IN
this case are as much a mystery now
or more so-than when the two fin
ished the ten rounds Some OF the
stories floating about are fine Cos
sip and not entirely free OF humor.
A few versions Of the bout as picked
up At Bliss and down town are repro
duced verbatim
story No. ]. born near fifth cavalry
Eeadquartars- WHAT Murphy can't
fiEhrz You're crazy with the heat.
T0u say you saw that bout but il
seems that there were a lot OF things
That you didn't see You know some
GUYS can sit and stare right ahead Of
them with wide open eyes and stu
be blind az a bat That's you- You
POOR fool. you don't think Murphy was
trying TO put out the poor cripple. do
-cul Guess you are not acquainted
with Tommy Murphy. Tommy IS a
fighter from the skin TO the marrow
So is WEDGE In that the two are
alike. But Tommy IS sound IN every
resuecL The old preacher has a bad
case CT the heaFes- Tommy knew II
What kind OF q fellow would he have
been TO take advantage OF q heavy
hnssz Some fellows would have done
it but not Tommy. I had money BET
on Tommy I was cussin' him IN the
rirth round when he came 20 his cor
uer because he didn't poke Wedge one
IN the wiudzack and end the affair.
slipped up 70 the ring ana SAID .Boke
MIN one IN the CUTS ana lets &c
home. Tommy replied: 7 would lose
the fight first That's Tommy Muir
ply. He has a heart big as a hay
stack Now what does he get for it,
What a EoodhearteG guy always gets
they say Tommy can't fight. that he
laid down and everything but the
Lis weight IN Wildcats OF hornets But
IN not for him when he fights Grip
pied preacher again"
Gossip No 2. liberated near the z
p & s W freight depot w ell. then,
u Eurph can fight. why didn't he put
The Parson' cut2 Had plenty oppor-
tunftv. didn't hef Hit Wedge hard as
he could. didn't her Truth IS Murphy
never beat on anything quite as tough
As Wedges COCO before He couldn't
have uut Freddie out II he had used
a Eledga hammer. Murphy IS fine
Toung boy but the truth Is Wedge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

JIMMY WILDE, the British flyweighi
champion, viii soon visit this coun-
try in quest Of honors In the ring.
and his portion Of the gate receipts
on this side
This Is interesting news coming in
the wake OF WHde's defeat in the
recent interallied boxing tournament
In London. at the hands Of Pal Moore
It will be interesting to watch for
the coming Of wilde. because It VIII
afford an opportunity to compare the
little British wonder with some Of
the most noted ringmen OF his class
in days gone by.
Compared to Barry.
Wilde, according to Charley Mitch
ell, veteran British heavyweight, who
was defeated many years ago BY the
late John L Sullivan. Is just such an
other boxer as was Jimmy Barry, OF
Chicago. when he. Barry was mon
arch OF all he surveyed IN the world
OF bantams- Barry weighed only los
pounds. but often gave his opponent
20 or 80 pounds IN weight and got
away with il at that
wilde has engaged In 200 battles IN
the six years he has been in the ring
and has been victor IN all excepting
one. This defeat was handed to him
by fancy Lee. a Scotch flyweight, and
the title changed hands on the result
Wilde had little TO say about
his defeat beyond that HIS health
was poor At the time He upset
the theory that q beaten champion
never comes back knocking Out
Lee in II rounds In their second
meeting and reEaininE the cham
plOnahlp.
Wilde has scored more than 1oo
knockouts IN the 200 times he has
been IN the ring
Although Wilde is small and ap-
parently frafl. he IS Wen constructed,
and Is provided with the long, pliable
muscles that are 80 essential for
speed and hitting In the pugilist.
Those who have seen him box de-
clare he Is a marvellous ring general.
and those who have felt his blows de-
clare he hits with the force OF a mid
dleEeight
Refused By Army
As he was rejected by the English
military authorities, owing to his
small size, there Is nothing to prevent
him from coming to America except
the money demanded by his manager.
Wilde Is earning $1,000 a week IN
England in exhibition work.
Wilde Is not the first little fellow
sent from England to try his skill
against the American feather and
Besides Wilde, among
other notable little men sent from the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

fooled him-fooled him with what he
carries inside that four-inch iron
skull. He made Murph waste five
rounds waiting for Wedges wind to
Murphy to do the trick. as hard as he
tried Whoever says he didn't try to
put Wedge out IS kidding himself. He
pounded on that old mug until his
fists were sore 10 the bone. Then he
pumped EN- IN TO the Parson's' wind
to his stomach-tried TO beat out
Wedges lung, but boy. he couldn't do
It Wedge Is al leather and you can't
whip leather man"
Fairy story No. s. Scene: Fifth
cavalry soft drink emporium: present
II fifth riders with drawn handker-
CHEFS; men OF war suspiciously sniff
fling Boys. I viii always think more
OF Tommy Murphy for sparing Wedge.
The public don't understand. but we
90 and respect Tommy for It You re-
member that Tommy almost had poor
old Wedge out when the gong rang
al the end OF the first round It would
never have gone another round only
when Tommy went to his corner he
happened to look down into the audi
little boy Tommy is a kindhearted
lad That was too much for him I
knew right then that Wedge would
never be whipped any harder than he
forced on himself BY pushing the
fight Put out a man as game IS the
cid minister. with his wife and son
right in plain sight7 Boys. we are
proud that Murph amt that kind
Here's TO Murph- And they raised
their coca colas and drank while briny
tears dropped into the suds
The work Of Jack Arnold New
Years day ar the Studorium was COM
mendable-such as patrons Of the
game expect OF Jack. There Is consid-
cradle talk among fans OF a bout be-
tween Arnold and RED" Hogan Jack
says ne can beat Hogan but there are
several hundred FL Paso fans who
VIII have TO see Il before believing.
For a bout OF action with no cessa-
tion OF biffs until somebody Is counted
cut. Young Dundee and Nick Gundy
would I'm the bin in al particulars
according 10 their past performances.
Both are cyclonic fighters Both have
acquired a decree Of cieverness with
IN the past year that adds TO their
natural go-getttng campaigns. Il is
safe 70 predict that It viii never be
said OF this pair that they put up a
SLOW bout II they meet here as both
wish to. II IS doubtful. however, If
the bout would ever 90 the ten round
limit
The career OF Berthe Coxhiu as a
boxer should BY No means be ended
because Of his recent defeat at the
hands OF Tommy Carter. All credit TO
Carter for the performance He IL q
conner. Yet It must be remembered !
that Coxhill gave away enough beef
to feed at least = dozen hungry men. /
In his own class Coxhiu should still /
be a formidable contender at Bliss
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
AID WO[GA5T IN
TRAINING AGAIN
Former Lightweight King
Hopes To Stage Come
back In Squared Circle.

Los Angeles. Calf. Jan IA few
weeks ago the boxing world was IN
formed that Ad Wolgast, the Michigan
Bearcat and former lightweight
champion, intended to return to the
squared circle. Fistic fans did not
take the threat seriously. However.
Ad IL busy preparing himself for the
comeback IN a gymnasium here. Not
only Is the once famous gladiator get
ting ready for future ring contests,
but he has even gone so far as to ap-
point 4 manager. Wolgast has Sc
lected Hobo" Dougherty to fill the
position once held by Tom Jones
Dougherty was recently discharged
from the submarine base at san Fran
cisco, where he has been holding
forth for a year. This Is the second
time that DOugherty has been inter-
eEted in Wolgasts affairs.
Wolgast is 81 years old and Il Il not
believed that he would have any
chance against fighters like Benny
Leonard or Ted Lewis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
.SPORTOGRAPHY By Crazy

the United States recall the strong
and athletic figure OF Joe Wormald.
once champion Of England, for he
spent his latter days on this side Of
the Atlantic and died in Quebec. To-
day IS the 18th anniversary OF the
battle by which Wormald became
champion. as he defeated Andrew
Marsden in a battle for the big title,
the belt and $1,000 at Horley. Eng, on
January 4, 1865
Wormald made his ring debut IN
1853, when he was matched with Jack
Smith. a protege Of Jem Mace, who
had Temporarily retired from the ring
Smith was known as 'Mace's Wolf"
and he lived up to the titls on that
occasion. for he fought WormaId 1Is
rounds, lasting four hours and a half,
until darkness interfered and resulted
in q draw. This ferocious contest
was for the large sum Of s125 a side
WOrmald then defeated George lies.
a famous fighter Of that day. When
Mace retired, Wormald and Harsden
we're the logical contenders for the
title. Andrew Marsden was six feet
two inches in height ana a game and
powerful fighter. He had defeated
Ned O'BaIdwin In a little over three
minutes They later fought a draw,
which was the decision given when
the contest ended in a row.
Then came the Wormald-1I arsden
battle, in which Joe knocked out his
opponent in the 18th round and be-
came the acknowledged champion Of
England. That aroused the warlike
spirit OF Jsm Mace. and he emerged
from his retirement to challenge the
new champion The match was made.
but 4 few days before the date set,
the promoters received = statement
from 4 hospital surgeon which de-
clared that Wormald was suffering
with periostitus Of the right humerus
It seems that he had strained the
muscles OF his right arm IN training,
but the trouble apparently spread to
his feet. rendering them geld and
making necessary = change OF cI-l
natA s. EoEnAld EaiIsd aEsg 70