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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
CHALL LLENCER FORCES BIC.
FELLOW TO TOSS UP The.
SPONGE AT END OF THIRD.
Jess, Knocked Down Repeatedly, Saved Once By
Gong at Close of First, Takes Terrible Punish
nent in Second and Third.

Jack Dempsey in three bloody rounds during
which the issue in doubt attained the
worlds premier fstic encounter by defeating Jess
Willard. The first round, Dempsey sent home body
blow which the big fellow recovered from. The
gong alone saved him from defeat in this round for
with swollen cheeks, right eye closed Dempsey
knocked him down threw him helpless against the
when the gong sounded and had to be brought into
the ring. Willard, who lowered over his antagonist
Nie lighthouse tug, acted like sick man. He
was beaten and knew it.
He swung wildly and feebly while his relentless
antagonist pounded home blows like a great riveting
machine. There cries of ''Stop it" "Stop it,,
Its murder"
Jess managed to last out the third round and
sank into his where he given dose of spir-
its of ammonia. He tried to smile and then his Sec
onds swrended the match.
WHAT WILLARD SAID.
Willard said: "In the first round when Dempsey
hit with left hook tried hard to continue but
was rapidly losing my strength. My eye was closed
at the end of the third round and realized that it
would be useless for to continue could hardly
1t is hard to admit defeat, but Dempsey is the
hardest Puncher | ever faced
Jack Kearns manager for the new champion,
said
sJacl is real champion. He knocked Willard
out twice They gave the fight in the first round,
then brought back with the bell and Jack got him
again in the third round. Dempsey will be popular
champion"
Dempsey said: 81 told you would knock him out
he first round and to all intens and purposes that
is what did. He took lot of punishment in the next
rounds, but feeble that hated to have to
hit him"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04

The first actual sign that the big
event of the day impended came
when workmen tossed a new mat
into the rnig to replace the one
somewhat damaged by the prelim-
inaries and by an exhibition of bay
onet, pistol and knife practice by
soldier experts, with Major An
thony J. DreXel-Biddle who was
also one of the judges of thee ham
pionship match.
The thermometer stood at 115 de-
grees but puffy breeze gave oc-
casional slight relief.
James L. Mclaughlin of San
Francisco. who constructed the
arena. superintended workmen
who went about the ring testing
and Tightening the ropes, smooth
ening the mat and sprinkling resin
over its surface.
The crowd practica cilly to a man
moved into the nearer seats
vacant leaving practical
DNtwo tiers of bIeachers around
thesSppitheater vacant.
Dempsey First to Enter.
Dempsey was the first to enter
the ring. 1t was just three min
utes to 4. He chose the corner
with the sun at his back. Big Bill
Tate, the sparring partner, kept the
sun off the challenger with an UNI
brelIa.
Willard came into the ring
minute later The champion was
also protected from the blazing by
a big umbrella.
Willard was seconded by Walter
Mouahan, Ike O'NeilI, Jack Hempel
and Ray o. Archer, his business
manager.
Manager Jack Kearns was in
charge in Dempsey's corner. He
was assisted by Jock Malone, Ja-
maica Kid, Denver" Jack Dyer,
Bill Tate and Trainer Jimmie De
Forest. Archer examined the ban
dages on Dempsey's hands and
watched Manager Kearns tie on the
gloves. DeForest went to WilIard's
corner to inspect the bandages and
watched the gloves being tied on
his hands.
The officials were announced at
4:O5 D. m. Ollie Pecord of Toledo.
the referee, was attired in sleeve
less shirt, blue trousers and a cap.
nc ASHNOuSlS GuGWSu gum WuLtS
waittag for the boxers to get ready.
shey were called into the center
OF the ring at 4:07 p. m. to face a
battery of photographers
After the pictures were made
Pecord discussed the rules with
them and they shook hands and
returned to their corners.
Time was called at 4:091s.
Take Picture.
A photographer with revolving
camera which was mounted in the
ring, and an announcer displayed
what is characterized as the Ulti-
mate in optimism. The announcer
tried TO megaphone the names of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
GRIPPED
BY REVOLUTION
Revolt Breaks Out in E-rly Morn
ing at Capital-President and
Cabinet Seized.

lima, Peru, July "A revolution
broke out here at O'Clock this
morning President Pardo and the
members Of his cabinet were i'm
prisoned.
General a. A. Cacercs. former
president, was in charge of the rev
olutiou coup. Later in the morn
ing he turned over control of ar
fairs to Augusta b. Leguia, the
president-elect,
The revolutionary movement was
accomplished without bioodshed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04

: persons for whom he had Tele-
! grams, but the camera man es-
sayed even more; he tried to keep
/ 10000 or 10000 persons immovable
while he photographed them.
Dempsey reached his dressing
room at 2:50 p. NJ. He was smiling
and apparently confident
At the same time the semi-final
| leading up TO the championship
bout was announced. 1t was at
eight rounds between Frankie
Mason of Fort Wayne. and Carl
Tremain of Detroit at lit pounds.
Pessimistic predictions as to the
size of the crowd had not changed
and hundreds of spectators in the
far bleachers observing vacant
seats near the ring moved forward
as if by common consent. Guards
and ushers made no effort to stop
them.
h. O.s in Prelims.
The second preliminary, just be-
fore noon, scheduled to go six
rounds, hetwene "Wop1' English,
and Battling Wendt, both of Toledo,
ended in the first round, English
winning by a knockout. The crowd
is now rapidly gathering and the
arena is about one-third filed
Among the thousands of coatless
and cOllarless spectators was a
good sprinkling of women.
The third preliminary, as sched-
uled six-round contest between
Tommy Long of Detroit and
Johnny Lewis of Toledo, ended in
the third round with a knockout
victory for Lewis.
Thermometer 112 Degrees.
AT 12:45 p. m. the thermometer
at the ringside showed 112 degrees.
BY noon the vertical sun was
serving up the attendance en- cas-
serole. The breeze continued but
confined it's efforts to fluttering the
flags on the perimenter of the
arena, it did not dip into the bowl
of the ampitheatre.
The seats were filing steadily
with a crowd which to a man had
discarded coats and, largely. col
larless. Many covered their heads
with handkerchiefs surmounted
with their hats.
The temperature in the press
seats was 112 degrees in the sun
under which everybody sat. There
was no shade in which to take a
more conservative reading.
a small blaze was started at the
ringside by a cigaret stump. It
was extinguished with a pail of
drinking water which happened to
be at hand.
Sweat and Slug.
Up in the squared circle, as in on
a sacrifcial altar, the performers
in the preliminaries slugged and
slipped, painted and bled. exposed
to the full fury of the sun. The
sweat poured off them in rivulets
as they sought to engage the atten-
tion Of an almost obliYious crowd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
LAPS LATNCH 11 SHIPS.

Tokio.-Eleven steamers Of over
1000 tons each, totaling 1892 tons,
were launched in Japan during
April. The total launchings this
years up to the end of April. num-
Der as, totaling 1921 tons. Ship
builders plan to launch a total of
about 100000 tons this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
WHOLE NATION
ON GUARD FOR
RED OUTRAGE
Every Precaution Taken
to Prevent Outburst
By Anarchists.

Washington, July 4.-Every pre-
caution was taken in Washington
today to prevent possible anarchis-
tic outrages. All public buildings
and the homes of public officials
were guarded and individuals sus-
peCted of anarchistic tendencies
were under close surveillance.
William ]. Flynn, director of in
vestigations of the department Of
justice, stated last night that while
the department had no information
that a nationwide plot contemplat-
ed Outrages on independence day,
nothing had been left undone to
prevent a possible outbreak.
The city police. cooperating with
the federal authorities and aug
mented by members of the Home
Defense league. planned to insti-
tute automobile patrols throughout
the residential district.
Authorities Optimistic.
Chicago. July 4-While officials
of the government and state and
city were optimistic that today
would pass uneventfully. precau-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
MExICANs KILL AMERICAN.

Washington, July a. = Leroy
Moye, an American citizen, was
killed by Mexican bandits in the
Mexican oil fields Tuesday, ac-
cordinK to reports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
WILL
/ FIGHT EFFORT
TO GET KAISER
Expected to Oppose Sur
render-Trial to Be
Held in Autumn.

London, July 4. - The for
mer German emperor will be
brought to England in an Eug-
lish ship and imprisoned in
the Tower of London, accord
ing to the Daily Mail The
death penalty will not be
sought, the paper points out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-04
Take Picture.

A photographer with a revolving
camera which was mounted in the
ring. and an announcer displayed
what is characterized as the ulti-
mate in optimism. The announcer
tried TO megaphone the names of
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
office Of
JAMES m GARDNER
GcOlogiSt and Petroleum Engineer.
02B Kennedy Building

Editor TuIsn World.
S1'of viii solcigddn
any person or organization whatever wish state why
am democrat In politics suhribct uf the Democrat
ls ana read both papers regularly member o the Tusl
oHk wf" iltrn home wide
awake and husng city lived children
arr natives o nus city nnd during th" priod o residence have
srn Tulsa rapidly and
NV
ply and quality concerned falls Within the
have NrI
shell creek
kansas
with It's watershed lying s"minrd II bc damned
make lake which
hot dead body ~ such body
would have to c boiled to be safe Tor drinking purposes In certain
small untttllulnr hncn which
and typhoid fever not "Nnls filtered nut II Killed by chemical
shell crcck npoundol would b cuon
pension lh, M would nN" to be- thrown down nv
the treated
We ond have good neiurri Tulsa reached
" mine who who In
but VIII" Operates north and south Tulsa
would Ike Oucw his bu.
the
Iuln water Is too rotten THIS John \
known {" lul~t ils s - many
s clean
that heads Arkansas ~ mountains Il
fc by
not c"bodn water II docs hold silt suspension
s..i rowing from h' sily dry
has formed crcn Granite oucr,ppne
on other behind this of
ing stream That passed through the year around
i Pn'hN ana quality ~ the would be-
ru" OF rich is
we can NOT possibly Et goo" water here without borrowing
same for all ns|s of Tulsa would
rr ro' Tor the real thing than have present
fc ccrNb, the
which =" i've and hcp the children of the guaon that r6rovng
16s>lA '''' ''"'' JAMES IL cAnDsdsn
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
SiXty-One Cents a Month
That Is the Price Spavinaw Water Would CostJus About
the Tax on 81, 900 Home.

possible time public any
water carries on july prc
S @ & %C % S S I s ara @ ., Ib % ] Unfair %' n% IN nor brir % 9rrn @
untrue that may be well to turn aside carly in lh" Discussions aud
ton open until the official neurcs are svSIb nm oo, ~
their idea Of our population Gay eoOoo and cn state their results
OF nc sss 80 each and child Tulsa Then they
h" sn" w ns to lend I" The "n"son that each man woman and child
would be aGrrd to nn o1 annual ,nn OF sss ~ for ] Of 20
Of sssas there would be $4,000 600 collected each
Understand gentlemen do they iugFc
R w 6 IL s' arc c%srG % ANY, .%c % lack W" oI nn ' is mo rp
hcnsbc and should leave all Of e, statement; open to suspicion They
blc instead doing their duty trying mNhc the public under
beyond dispute the years Of
period,
u ON The basis q" 90 600 popuIat"m =" IL de n system ,br
udue ropuao ~ 10000 each would pay 81
within and each person proportion how much prop
Lewis nc & the county c,cra & :s%S5Gs :d mat co , the oio
pus 81 $1,000 each Of the
thine, s'o would IL @ % S % S & n%@ as % aG@ o, & Ss ]
1a at 81 M O % You "SH9 sa pay ] "n1I @ S nmo,c your oc
truth aud tina, what he purple the faCc about in
cost the owner a none,
nn to water gardens flowers soap less wear
and tear tn Tahl%E % G c And ~ m % Sn ] ] or % % w%Tn @ on ,"%m
bankruptcy Of the 96orins man lhcc gcncmcn nr "r har
w",. We have related in bringing
New ra,torts
nv "a" win dcnI ha, question why gen
icmcn are hard to CONVINCE the poc should
oe1.' ms ] n"" ot n,1on and Third , wv mi. s onl o OF
several valuable p- % @ @" p,oT % owned & Dy M M n r. T. PRc %
Why should he worry Ih@ .o ps Daniel sndns Is a,'ed
pay $500 Of t, water bond Ihs account
cn,, tho bond. carried Tulsa proud Of 'c fact thar
most Of Its Ugn g@1I ] % I~ % sTc % T%F IN m to ', @ C ' % Sn
'TII' u ans,os 9esn to be q these nF viii
gladly make the cor7"'on
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
Cars 10 Take You
10 SpdUiHdW RiUer
Wednesday, Morning

seeing Is believing" and .the un-
believers ln the water controversy
are going 20 have a chance 20 500.
AUTOMOBILES bound FOR the spa,
lnaw bills Will leave tho bond ram-
pnIgn headquarters Iu me Kcu-
ned. building g % or'0rk tomorrow
morning There viii r~ room FOR
every one who wishes 10 make
the Trip. and reservations can us
made by teIephuniug Q6o2
Here ls an opportunity FOR tho
duHN'W.lF.. INCLINED r0 SOC f0r
.hrmscIyoF Here ls a chance f0r
those who have been deceived hy
the lies. missliuwc0ta. and ctap-
gUrHuaua OF Page organs. in their
efforts 'l defeat thu bond issue.
t0 he their own Judge ne 90 the
purity and quantity uf Spa,naw
water Bent heart and soul on
selling Shr. creek. 20 the city.
Pages uuuIhrirgr la resutl0g 'r
every available means io mislo1d
the public For u.l who have heeu
do.ulod thi8 is rho time 90 get
right on tho water question
Citizens who have not Inves'l-
gated Tho question. or nave nor
made uu their minds which way
Iu wul..fnr trip 'n SnHyiulw and
see lug what the ci'y builders
contemplate As voters they owe o.
fu themselves and 'u rho lIg to
become informed 00 'hn mos. im-
pormut proposition that ever c0n-
fr0utcd I1ls4
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
SAPULPA CROWDS
HOLD UP SERVICE
Operation Of Cars IL Stopped
When Union Sympathizers
Attack Guards.
ELECTRIC POWER SHUT OFF
lnterurban Runs to Red Fork
But Creek County End Is
Still in Tie-uP
CITY MAY OPERATE CARS
Officials Opposed to Armed
Men Seek Right to Take
City Line Over.
ELECTRIC POWER SHUT OFF
CITY MAY OPERATE CARS

Operation ~ the oklahoma Union
Railway was further paralyzed last
night when several hundred sapulpa
citizens stopped me traffic OF the
Sapulpa street Railway company's
cars, forcing armed guards to aban-
don their posts
Ihe company attempted 10 oper-
ate the cars after receipt q word
from the corporation. commission at
oklahoma City that service should
he resumed win armed guards
on each car service was unintcrrupt-
ed unuH late In tho evening. when
union men and syupnthizers
throngcd the streets. one car wa,
stopped and two Of the guards forced
20 leave their posts When this
showing of strength OF strikers was
made the other cars were returned
10 the company sheds At midnight.
the crowds In the streets Of sapulpa
htd dispersed only one arrest. tha,
OF an alleged strike breaker was
reported
Win the fresh outbreak et ss.
pulpa the lntcrurbHn service was
discontinued about 10 o'clock Ia1
night Cars were run only TO Rod
Fork. Armed guards we're stationed
~ me inicrurhan depot. Fourth and
boulder meeting all cars
Fred O Fowler. Commissioner o,
public affairs at Sapulpa. returned
from Oklahoma city yesterday
whore he had been in conferences
WIN memberH ~ tho corporation
com misHlon. To-day the comn,is.iop
VIII advise Sapulpa officials through
me attorney generals office. whether
the city has a legal right 10 operRte
me cars. II IN understood that CITY
officials have taken the position that
armed guards will not be allowed
on the cars one official was quoted
as saving "lf the highest official OF
Lhc q. u H. line comes 10 Sapulpl
Nith a gun he will "a arrested and
thrown In iail
J. + Grow, president OF the COM
.parN said that he had not received
N'Nniio Information regarding tho
Nouhlo az Sapulpa
y am satisfied that evorvthIng
WI hc amirahly settled. and that
stvico Will bo resumed soon You
IN " snN Tor me that believe tho
goid citizens of Snpulpa and tho cor
pWh ilnn commission Will not uphold
ann Nbo,Shcvik methods"
When afsrd DO conference he
'WrH 'he striking car men and com
plnt Officials would hc sought. Mr..
crow sth there would absolutely
nor T. amy conference. We viii, deal
with kho strikers"
WI tho strike is on union labor
in ltSo 5is standing soldly behind
ne ~ men, refusing To patronize
The htpcot'ed company ,JiineyS or
Grating between Tulsa and west
TuI.a aily are carrying hundreds Of
Workntn 20 ana from the rcflnerles
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
OfficialAnnouncement
Is Made by Premier
Clemenceau.
NOTE SENT BY ENEMY
Foe Tells Decision to Ac-
cept Treaty Terms
Internationally.
STILL MAKING PROTESTS
yield to Superior Force
Without Renouncing
Injustices.'
NO CHANGE MADE BY ALLIES
Provision for Emperor's
Trial and War Respon-
sibility Remain.
STILL MAKING PROTESTS
NO CHANGE MADE BY ALLIES


PARIS, June Z3.~-The signing OF
the peace treaty iH not likely to take
place before Thursday, possibly not
until Friday This announcement
was made tonight by Premier Glenn
enceau and Secretary Dutasta
In declaring lie intention 10 ac-
cept and sign the peace terms. the
government OF the German republic
has sont the following note TO NJ.
.Clomonceau, president OF the peace
conference, through Dr. Haniel Won
Hahn hausen.
The minister OF Foreign affairs
has instructed me TO communicates
70 your eNcellency the following!
"'it appears to the government
OF the German republic In con-
sternation nj tho last communi-
cation of the allied and associated
governments that these govern
ments have decided Co wrcst from
Germany by force. acceptance OF
the pcaco conditions oven those
which, without presenting any ma
tcriai significance. aim nj dlvcst-
ing the German pcople OF their
honor.
NO act of violence can touch
tho honor Of the German people.
Tho Gernnn people. after fright
fui suffering IN these last years.
have no means OF defending them
selves by external action
yielding to superior force
and without rcnouncinE In the
meantime It's own views of the un-
heard Of inIusticc Of the peace con-
dltions. the government OF the
German republic declares thAt Il
iz ready To acCcpt and HRn the
peace conditions imposcsfs.
"Plensc accept, Mr.. President.
assurances of my highest erisid-
Grafton.
tSiEncdl "Non HnnieI."
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
WWVdke 1900 Enemy
AHefs Back to Germany

SALT LAKE CITY. June "a
Under q tard NJ United states troops.
-ht 'nct hy aliens from the war
prison n htrracks az Fort Douglas.
near hep, started fOr Charleston.
= G., II a special train tonight
Upon al sal az the Atlantic port
'hoy will hmbark on specially char
tered sh b and star, ON their vysy
10 'rrm1by The ship. II ls under
stood hrrN Will carry CLOSE to 1000
enemy t'ltns who are being de-
ported
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
GERMAN REQUESTS
ARE REJECTED

nv The Associated Press
Germany ia 10 sign. uncondition-
ally. the peace conditions OF the al.
lied and associated powers
Although the Germans had plead
cd that the treaty provisions ac-
kuowledgiug Gcrmnny's responsible
ity FOR the war and calling for the
trial Of former Emperor William Tor
'R supreme offcnse against morality
and tho Hanctity OF treaties be
that these remain In the document
is tu prevail
Likewise "a request Tor an cNtcn-
sion of time allowed for acknowl-
"dgmcnt by the Germans OF their
willingness no meet the allies terms
was pcrcmptorily refused
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24

from me creek showed that it was
the source ~ he disease that camo
near snufflng out the life of some
OF our coming great citizens
Any city without q cafe. sure and
adequate waNor supply suffers from
nightmare
In their dreams the good citizens
see the sllmy form OF an awful
death-like monster
THE FEAR or An EpIpEM1Cf
Thank God. Tulsa has been spared
a visit from this stalking, blood
thirsty creature, hut
We are not immune
n cold. hard insistcnt facts do not
appeal 70 you, maybe there IN a
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24

latent spark in your breast that can
he fanuo1A Into the flame OF love
for your Yellow heinga This is n
disaHsceablc subject 10 discuss but
II Is potent
The lives ~ children, now living
nnd yet unborn, surely mean more
aa us fhpr taxoa Even IN tho lies
OF tho opponents were true and
taxes would bc raised by the bond
Issue ~ an cxhorhitnnt. impossible
amount. we would san he confronted
by our Nightmares 10y the appear
uuco In our dreams Of This awful
u H's'Hr M destruction.
THE pLAGuTl
I.I luIH thought sink TN
And pass 10 on.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-24
City Government Last Year
Cost 1874 Mills; Next
Year to Cost Ia
CITY'S WEALTH HAS GROWN
Last Year Valuation Was
$39,5O0,000; Figure Has p
Shown 500 Increase.
ALOlUerRdte for 1919

Let's get down to "h,ass taxes d"
Let's figure out what tho taxes ara
going to be next year with the Spav-
inaw project provided FOR The
above table shows tho present tax
and the probable tax under the new
assessments The figures are those
OF Lewis Cline, county clerk. who
has the qualifications to speak upon
tax maiterH
How do you arrive at the conclu-
sion that taxes are going TO be re-.
duced from A3I mills today to 80 8
mills next Year, Is II matter Of
figures or Is IL guess
The World Is going into the fig
ures. II Is going TO men Qualified to
speak upon the matters upon which
they are quoted. II Is going to take
up each tax item In the table above
and demonstrate by analysis that the
rates are going TO be reduced to ap-
proNimatcly the rates given In the
right hand column.
The only assumption Is that the
valuation has increased This is not
a guess W s. Hooker, county as
SCISSOR, says the 1919 valuation ~
Tulsa will he f6O. 900 900 at the tow
est In 1917 and 1918 the valuation
was only Sa9.5QO. 900 and the IN.
crease In valuation ~ more than 90
per cent To what is this valuation
due7 Does II mean that b0 per cent
has been added to the valuation ~
every piece % property In the city ?
II does not The increase comes
from the growth of the city Every
bH OF building work not completed
Januarv 1917 IA not Included In
the assessment
Fully . 600 homes have. beSQ built
In Tulsa since January 1871. Thcso
have not heretofore been assrSScd
A. least $4,000 600 worth OF New
buildings have been completed shine
CONTINUED ON FACE FIFTEEN \