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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
CARD OF THANKS

wish to thank %all the kind
friends who 50 thoughtfully aided
during the illness Of my daughter
Mrs. J! F. Kirkpatrick and in the ILL
ness and at the death and burial Of
my son J H. Cotton. These things
will ever be remembered in CRATE
full appreciation and affection. .
adv. JOHN COTTON.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
ANOTHER SOLDIER HERE

r. w. Stevens, who has been In
training at Camp Lewis for several
months in the medical division, AZ
rived in Blackfoot Sunday wearing
q little red chevron on the sSleeye OF
his coat, which indicates that he has
been released from service.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04

A. J. Shot and Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Jonth Of Evanston, Wyo. were
in town on business the last Of the
week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
1 WILL SETTLE ACCOUNTS

All persons having unfinished bust
ness Of any kind with my son J. H.
Cotton who died recently, would do
me q favor to bring 1t to my atten-
ton promptly, as I am here temper
arely to attend to those matters.
JOHN COTTON,
,29a-2p >Blackfoot.
Mrs. Leonard Josephson of Pin
igree, was visitor here Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
RIA AND BIPLANE
MAKE FAST TIME
TOWARD MINEOLA
Handley Page Outdistances
Dirigible; Both Expected to
Land About Noon.

Mineola, N. Y, July 4.-Twc
great British aircraft, the giant
dirigible R-34, which started on q
trans Atlantic flight from East For.
tune, Scotland, last Wednesday
morning. and the .Handley-Page bi.
plane, which stayted from Harbor
Grace, N. F., at4:15 o'clock Friday
afternoon, were speeding through
the darkness over Nova Scotia al
midnight bound for Roosevelt field
here.
At $40 o'clock, New York time
the huge biplane, breezing along al
a clip of about 80 miles an hour
was reported abreast of the slower
moving dirigible about so miles of
Nova Scotia. At that hour they
were about $50 miles from Mineola
Two hours and five minutes later,
the speeding plane was reported
over Antigonis, N. S., more than
$50 miles from Sydney, far ahead
of the R-34, but apparently travel
ing somewhat slower than before.
I At this rate the Handley-P Page
should land here by 10 o'clock Sat-
urday morning.
Barring further trouble with fog,
which delayed the big dirigible over
New Found1and for several hours
Friday morning, the "blimp," it was
believed, might land Saturday after
noon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
THREE INJURED
WHEN PLANE AT
MANAWA DIVES
Commercial Airplane at Amuse.
ment Park Nose Dives
Into Lake.

Pilot Clyde Wilcox, tooling the
hydroplane at Lake Manawa, nose
dived into the lake late yesterday
afternoon with two passengers
aboard. J. Howard Burch suffered
a sprained leg and Miss Bessie Nc
Gee suffered cuts about the head
Both of the passengers were from
Morehead, Ia. The pilot suffered a
broken nose and slight cuts about
the head and arms.
The plane was circling over a
grove of trees near the lake about
200 feet high, preparing to land. In
banking to make the landing the
machine tipped on its side and nose
dived into the lake about 20 feet
from shore. The water was about
E feet deep.
A passing motor boat rescued the
pilot and passengers, who had
climbed ton a wing of the machine
which was sticking out of the water.
One wing of the machine was
broken.
The motor of the plane stopped
while the machine was banking,
which is believed to have caused the
dive. The plane will be repaired
and continue to make flights in a
few days.
Mr.. Burch and Miss McGee were
able to return to their homes last
night.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Ten Killed, Three Injured,
When Trains Strike Autos

Mansfield, O., July 4.-Five per-
sons were killed and three others
were injyxed, one of them fatally,
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck by special
Pennsylvania train loaded with fight
fans on their way from Pittsburgh
to Toledo, here this morning.
The dead are:
The Rev. H. A. Haddington,
Pittsburgh; Miss Alice Jones, Cleve-
land; Richard Otto, Cleveland; Mar
tin Myers, Mansfield, and Mrs. A. B.
Fosleson, Cleveland.
The automobile party were on
their way to a Bible students pic
mic, when run down by the train.
Champagne, ILL.,, Iuly 4.-Five
young persons from Chicago were
killed today when their automobile
was struck by a fast Illinois Cen
trail passenger train at Delray, Ill.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
HUGE CROWDS AWAIT
ARRIVAL OF FLYERS.

Mineoia, N. y, July "a great
crowd of motorists and spectators
on foot maintained an untiring vigil
throughout the day at Roosevelt
field, hopeful that the mammoth
British dirigible R-34 would make its
appearance in the cloudless sky.
From Far Rockaway to Montauk
Point seaplanes rocked on the
waves of their harbors ready to
take the air the moment the R-34
came within 50 miles of her desti-
nation. From both these points
and from the naval stations at Cape
May, N. J., and Chatham, Mass,
squadrons of seaplanes will fly to
meet the dirigible. forming what is
believed to be the greatest feet of
aircraft ever assembled on the At
lantic coast. In addition the diri-
gible ca will sail from Montauk
Point and may be accompanied by
q smaller blimp.
If the R-34 arrives>here after
o'clock in the morning it probably
will be kept in the air until late af-
ternoon so as to conserve her gas.
Brig. Gen. L. E. o. Charlton, Brit
ish naval attache from Washington,
announced.
IF it reaches here during the
night. unless it is especially urgent,
il will not land until after daylight y
be added.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
BY A. X. DONOVAN.

Five thousand Nebraska and
Iowa wrestling fans witnessed the
fastest bout ever staged in Omaha
with the possible exception of the
Stecher- -Caddock match, when Joe
Stccher twice pinned the shoulders
of Stranger" Lewis to the mat in
the auditorium yesterday
Stecher won the first fall after al
hour and AZ minutes of fast going
with body scissors and wrist lock.
The second fall was won with the
same hold in IA minutes.
The bout started at 3:l3 and after
seven minutes in which the two men
tried out their opponents, they went
to the mat with Lewis behind.
Lewis clamped on his famous head
lock after q minutes, but was
forced to release it by. Referee Earl
Caddock when it slipped into a
strangle hold.
Stecher got behind for the first
time in % minutes. He immediate
ly commenced trying for a body
scissors but was unsuccessful For
the next hour he did not attempt to
secure the hold which made him a
worlds champion but worked al
most entirely with his arms.
Arm Lock Painful.
Three times Stecher brought
gloans from Lewis with an arm
lock, but was unable to hold it long
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
FEW WORKMEN
ORDER FOR
MOONEY STRIKE
Labor Leaders Declare Move
ment Proved Disappoint-
ment to Bankers.

Chicago, July 4.-Comparatively
few workers in the Chicago district
obeyed the call for a peaceful five
day general strike as a protest
against the conviction of Thomas
Mooney and Warren Billings which
began Friday. Officials of the Chi
cago Mooney strike committee de-
clined to make an estimate of the
number on strike explaining that
the walkout was voluntary protest
and that many industrial plants
we're closed because of the holiday.
Labor leaders affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor,
which has opposed the strike, de-
clared that few workers had left
their places and that the movement
had proved a disappointment to its
hackers in this city.
The Chicago Mooney strike COM
mittee predicted that 100000 would
walk out in this district. Reports
received today indicated that the
number of men on strike is so small
that it will have no effect on indus
try.
Walters Walk Out.
Spokane! Wash, July 4.-Waiters
in practically every union restaurant
in the district frequented customar-
lily by lumber workers went on
strike for two hours on what was
said to be a Mooney sympathy
strike. No other Mooney strikes
were reported here.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
TROOPS FIREON
IMOLA RIOTERS.
KILLING FOUR
Mobs Sack Food Shops in Flor
ence and Fix Their
Own Prices.

Rome, July 4.-(Havas).-Four
persons were killed Friday when
troops fired on a crowd at Imola,
p miles from Bologna, as a result
of demonstrations against the high
cost of living. Newspaper dis
patches received here. report the agi-
tation to be particularly strong at
Bologna, Ravenna, Florence and
Forli. Stores have been pillaged.
Loot Stores in Florence.
Florence, July 4.-Serious riots
occurred here Friday in protest
against the high cost of living. Mobs
sacked several shops. At the gates
OF the city, rioters held up mer-
chants coming in with their produce
and fixed their own prices.
The mobs backed camions up to
the entrances of the stores and
loaded the vehicles with foodstuffs.
Then the camions were whirled to
strike headquarters, where the pro-
visions were distributed. Only food
stores were looted.
Durlng the afternoon crowds or
strikers congregated in the piazza
Victor Emmanuel, but were dis
persed by police and carabineers.
There were many spirited incidents.
1t was necessary for the carabineers
to charge the crowd several times
before the square was cleared and
many arrests were made.
Armed guards occupy strategic
points.
Military camions are still going
out from Florence to the regions
stricken by the earthquake, where
normal conditions now have almost
been restored. Saturday the mill
tary authorities intend to transport
from Florence portable barracks
which formerly were used by the
army in the field. These will re-
place the tents now in use in the
Mugello Valley.|
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Mrs, Willard. Glad Jess is
No Longer the Champion
Will Be Happy to Take Husband Back to Home and
Children; Loser Fails to Recover From Effects Of
Left Hook for Nearly An Hour After Fight Is Over.

Toledo, July 4.-There is one wo-
man in Toledo happy because jess
Willard is no longer worlds heavy
weight champion. She is the wife
of the vanquished title holder, and
mother Of his FIVE children. She
left, them at their home in Law
renee, Kar., came to Toledo unan-
nounced Thursday night and, with
Wizards attorney, occupied a seat
in the $50 section while her husband
was being battered to defeat. No
one in the huge crowd, except the
champion himself. knew she was
there.
, When the bruised and battered
giant of the ring was brought to
the home he had occupied in Tole-
dos exclusive residential district,
Mrs. Willard was there, eager to
care for his wounds. She put him
on a davenport and sat at his side,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Fall Of Champion Is
a PitifuE Spectacle;
Smiles as Hits Land
BY KID GRAVES.

Toledo, O., July 4.-The fall
of the former champion was as
pltiful as the rise of the new
king pin of the heavies was spec
tacular. Willard entered the
ring smiling and confident, with
no thought of the impending dis
aster. He stabbed light jab at
Jack and la&ded easily and
grinned. He tried light one.
Two punches had landed, caus-
ing another, grin, even though
Dempsey landed on the body.
TheAsmile was still on his face
when he was on the foar, his
eyes glazed. and his smile max
ing him look actually silly. The
blows of Dempsey were so fast
and hard that Willard was taken
by surprise of the greatest ma
> ture. Jacks hitting surprised
even his hackers. 1t was harder
by far than was ever anticipated.
A few days ago, Jack Kearns,
speaking for Dempsey, agreed to
meet Georges Carpenter in this
same arena within 90 days, or
any other heavyweight that Tex
Rickard can get to meet him. a
bout within that time for newly
crowned champion is a thing un.
heard of in pugilistic annals and
should the bout be arranged,
Jack will undoubtedly prove to
the boxing fans of the country
that he is real fighting cham-s
pion and one of the greatest H. /.
tleholders the heavyweight class
has ever had. --'... p
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
800 WILL GO DOWN BAY
TO GREET PRESIDENT :

New York, July 4.-President 4. Will
son will be greeted down the bay
by more than 800 persons when he
arrives from France next Tuesday
on the steamer George Washington
it was announced by Grover A. Wha-
len, secretary of the mayors COM
n1ittee on reception.
Mr.. Whalen announced two
steamers would be ready to take the
guests out to meet the presidential
steamer at noon.
The president will be greeted at
Carnegie halt by Governor Smith
and Mayor Hylan and is expected
to make brief response.
Members of the executive COM
mittee arranging the demonstration
Include -Rodman Wanamaker, chair
man; Grover A.. Whalen. secretary;
Mai. Gen. Thomas F. Barry, Ad-
miral James H. Glennon, Herbert S.
Houston, Ebert H. Gary and Abram
/. Elkus.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Educators Endorse State
Plan of Free Text Books

Milwaukee, July 4.-(Special Tele-
gram. Free text books from the
standpoint of economy to the COM
munity was discussed by Supt. J. H.
Beveridge of Omaha before the an
nual convention of National Educa-
tional association here at which
5000 educators are in attendance.
I'm no case" declared Mr.. Beve-
ridge, "is there movement looking
toward the repeal of the free text
book law which makes it easier to
provide the best books to all"
The Nebraska plan was endorsed
by the delegates as increasing school
efficiency and distributing school
expenditures.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
DE mPSEYW|NS CHAMPION!
Stecher Pins Lewis to the
Mat in Two Straight Falls
Dodge County Wonder Shows More Speed and New
Holds, Which Are Too Much for Larger Man From
California; Scissors Hold Does the Business

enough to force his opponent down
Lewis tried continually for a head
lock, but when he secured his favor
ite hold Stecher managed to wiggle
out. Twice he was ordered to break
the hold when it slipped into a
strangle.
The two men mixed practically
from the start and the match was
replete with thrills, although it was
evident from the start that Stecher
was the better man. Stecher showed
a wonderful improvement over his
last appearance here.
Stecher Shows Speed.
He has developed his speed
greatly and does not depend en-
tirely on one hold. He mixes them
up continually and on several oc-
casions had Lewis in dangerous
holds. The willy Californian man.
aged to crawl out of all holds except
the scissors.
Stecher was the aggEessor
throughout the match and the ef-
forts of his opponent to wear him
down failed utterly. As the match
progressed Joe seemed to gain
strength rather than show the ef-
fects of the gruelling but exception
ally clean event.
After the first fall Joe came back
a veritable whirlwind. With a speed
that was dazzling he rushed Lewis
to all parts of the ring and at times
CONTINUED on Page Five, Column Ski
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Ten to Is Persons Lost
When Excursion Boat
Hits Snag and Sinks

Sioux Falls, S. D.. July 4.-Be-
tween 10 and Is people are reported
to have drowned when an excursion
boat on Lake Madison, about &c
miles northwest of this city. struck
a snag and overturned late Friday
night.
Only meager reports have been
received here, due to poor wire
communications. The boat is said
to have turned completely over
twice and then sank.
Thirty people are said to have
been on the boat. The boat was
about 800 feet from land when the
accident occurred.
Fifteen people had been rescued
At midnight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Fire Destroys Fl Boats
in CHICAGO Yacht Basir

Chicago, July Am unidentified
man was missing after fire destroyed
q boats in yacht basin and threat
ened a crowded amusement park
Friday.
"Cap'n" George Wellington Street
er, the squatter who for many years
claimed several lake shore acres ad
joining the wealthiest residential dis
trict, now living in river house
boat, towed about IS boats to safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Betting Switches at Last Min
ute and New Champion En-
tiers Ring as II to 10 Fa-
vorite Over Kansas Man..
EX-CHAMPION SUSTAINS
BROKEN JAW IN FIRST
FIoored Five Times by Heavy
Blows to Face and Body
Before End Of First Three
Minutes Of Fighting
BY KID GRAVES.
Former Welterweight Champion.


Toledo, O., July 4-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Jack Dempsey stands as
the premier heavyweight of the uni
verse by virtue of his three-round
defeat of Jess Willard in the Bay
view arena here Friday afternoon.
For the first time in the history
of the boxing game the challenger
entered the ring the favorite in the
betting over the champion. The
betting switched at the last minute
and the new champion was made an
II to 10 favorite. Earlier in the
day Willard had been on the long
end OF the money, the odds stand
ing at 10 to J.
While ! predicted that Willard
would be the winner, l am free to
acknowledge that l made a mistake.
With the man of my choice losing
the title mill, I still claim to be some
little prognostigator in the boxing
game, for I also declared that
Dempsey might fool US and that the
man that landed the first good punch
would be the winner. The result
bears out my claim in this last. The
man that landed the first good
puhch won the fight.
Challenger Fooled Willard.
I thought Willard would prevent
Dempsey from scoring heavily long
enough for him to put one of his
own heavy wallops across, the chal-
lenger fooled Willard by slamming
at his body while the bigger man
was jabbing lightly to the face. Sud-,
denly he shot left hook to Jess's
jaw that was the first good punch
of the fight, and Willard sank to the
floor, badly ratified and almost out.
1t developes later that this blow had
broken his jaw.
Willard rose slowly-to his feet and
Jack jumped in with another left
swing to the jaw and Willard
dropped again. He staggered to his
feet and made a feeble attempt at
defense but, after a few blows.
Dempsey reached his jaw again, this
time with right, and Willard went
back to the ropes and fell to the
canvas.
He climbed up again and clinched
but Jack shook him off and planted
another left to the jaw and for the
fourth time he kissed the canvass.
He rose once more and while leaning
half over the ropes, Dempsey
slugged him once more and he went
down unable to arise, but the bell
came to his rescue and by aid Of the
ropes he climbed up and staggered
to his corner.
Dempsey Rushes Opponent.
When the bell rang for the open
ing of the second round, Dempsey
CONTINUED on Page Five. Column Fsur.,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Dakota Memorial
to Roosevelt Unveiled
With Eulogy, by Wood

Deadwood. S. D., July 4.-This
was Roosevelt day in the Black
Hills. Thousands of people from
all parts of the northwest and the
entire country, in fact, were here
and applauded Maj. Gen. Leonard
Woods eulogy of Theodore Roose-
welt at the unveiling of the memorial
to the former president placed on
the summit of the 1oftiest peak in
the Black Hills, formerly called
Sheep Mountain. This peak was
renamed to the cognomen of the
former president.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05

applying soothing iced cloths to his
closed eye.
Mrs. Willard left the sun-baked
arena after the towel was cast into
the ring at the start of the fourth
round, while the beaten champion
was taken to the Casino, his train
ing camp for a month, where he was
bathed, and first aid given his in
iuries.
Mrs. Willard Happy.
II am sorry that Jess was beaten,
but can truthfully say l am happy
that he's no longer champion" Mrs.
Willard said. 1T means now that
we shall be able to live in peace.
Jess will become private citizen
again. 1t was the second boxing
contest l had ever witnessed and l
do not want to witness any more.
CONTINUED on Page Five, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Black, Red and Gold Adopted
as German National C0lOrS

Copenhagen, July 4.-The~ Ger
man national assembly, according
to Weimar dispatches, adopted new
national colors and commercial
flag today by vote of 211 to 80,
on a compromise motion.
The national colors, by this ac-
ton, were made black, red4nd gold.
The commercial flag approved is
black, white and red with black,
red and gold jack in the upper left
hand corner.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Plane Crashes Into
Crowd, Killing Wife
Of Iurist and a Cir!

Mineot, N. D., July 4.-Mrs! C. ].
Fisk, wife of the former chief JUS
tice of the North Dakota supreme
court, was killed instantly and Ruth
Stahl of Mineot, aged IA, received
fatal injuries Friday when all air.
plane driven by 1t. Christer Jacob
son crashed into a crowd.
A farmer named Denker, of
Drake, received a fractured skull
and may die.
Lieutenant Jacobson, who was
not injured, said he tried to rise
again when he saw the crowd had
surged out over his landing place,
but the people and automobiles
were too close.
The exhibition was part of the
me-con1ing celebration.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
FRIDAY ONE OF HOTTEST
FOURTHS IN HISTORY.

Washington, July 4.--1hermome-
ter readings in five cities-Washing-
ton, Boston, Hartford, Conn; Phil
adelphia ad Harrisburg, Pa.-regis-
tered 100 degrees Friday, and wealth
ef bureau forecasters said the day
was one of the hottest Fourths of
July on record. The warm wave
extending over the east chiefly was
remarkable for the size of the area
covered, taking in everything from
the Mississippi valley east to the
Atlantic coast. At Chicago, the Of
fetal record was 96. Predictions
were for fall in temperature by
Saturday night and very general
thdndcr storms.
At Toledo, the official temperature
was 9s degrees, but the weather bu-
reau said that stories of much high
cr temperatures in the ring where
the Willard-Dempsey championship
fight was staged were to be believed
because arena conditions made for
building up unusual heat conditions.
Chicago, July "A temperature
of 95 degrees was recorded Friday,
with three deaths attributed to heat
by coroner's reports.