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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

A grappler, who really wants to work, can get bout every week or SO But the purse that he gets is based very largely upon the opponent he meets. In the wrestling game there never are more than three or four top notchers at the best. A champion can not meet those fellows every other week. Therefore, he must take on manyof the "small fry' and hts reward for such contests scales between s1,- GOO to sS.5OO at the most.
 $76,O0O PER YEAR
 Let's assume that wrestling champion battles every other week for year During that time he meets three top-notchers and twentythree second raters" If he got $10,000 for meeting each of the top-notchers and an average of $2.00o for the second raters" he would earn in year S76,- 900. And that s7e,o0o, mind you, would come as the result of toll twice month
 That's about the limit of a wrestiers earning power because, peculiarly enough. wrestling champion never lis regarded as a stellar attraction for a circus or for the stage. That is due, undoubtedly, to the fact that most wrestling matches are rather slow and uninteresting contests. Action is what a theatrical public demands Wrestlers can't supply it in thrilling quantities. So wrestlers aren't eagerly sought after from theatrical view point.
 heavyweight fighting champion does not work as hard as a wrestler. If he makes one ring appearance in a year. it is greater than the average But when he does fight he usually gets more for that one clash than a wrestler gets for a dozen or two dozen duels. Jess Willard got $100,000 for fighting Dempsey and Dempsey has been offered sS5O. 900 for a Carpenter match.
 Furthermore:
 Dempsey won the championship in July. Immediately afterward he be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

gan q theatrical tour which was fol- lowed by a circus engagement. Hardly had that concluded when he went into the moving pictures The profits from these ventures outside of the flstic arena probably have netted Dempsey as much in a years time as Stecher could earn on the mat in five years.
 So 1t wound seem that, judged from the financial viewpoint, 6 heavyweight fistic title is at least five times more valuable than that of king of wrest- ling--and the labor involved in earning the money fs fnfinitesimaI in comparf : son with what grappler must ex- pend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
Troop 21 Quintet
 Defeats the Boys Club

Troop z, B. $. A. basketball team, de- feated the Boys Club team in a slow game Saturday by score of 4s to IS. The Scouts took the lead in the first half of the game, and were never in dan ger of losing the contest
 Levy. forward of Troop 21, ran wild and
 scored total of as may points as the opposing team. The forwards were play ing fast game and held the "clubbers" harmless.
 T,ine-ups:
 Troop 2 (4s)-McCoy 6, and Levy us,. forwards; Aland d2 center; Wood C0 and Shields, guards. Substitutions--Mat-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
GREENvlr'E 2

1ieons iiie, ~F a1.~-ry ss,~ tsrr ,ai, .z== Cesrse uamairieis s Der.ousss il, nt d loes. inarnary af,sr n.lv.ng unders one an operation tor appendicitis.
 Mrs. John Lowis. formerly of this city, died in Birmingham yesterday moralng at II o'clock after an ilheaa or several weeks. She was Crst ;ahsa wiif jnfli.- enza. which developed Tn te ps,eu;-- oi, a, and tiioi another serious dirense eiss oarsi which Caused Ter den In Airs. Lewis Niti oc fefnemn-rcd h, Lreenyiils a.s Miss Ae,l Porter. and nuTiaa her young ladyL pod was menaer Of ons of tie mes lsfoanl- nens families of ,ais c.ty Shs is sur vived by number ef rs.a lives ;A cr=Sa- vills, iae,ud.ng her bro hsr. 0. R. Porter.
 Br. j, l.. Ersan has jass asReUaesd ,iiat the IT. j. .ndasi meeting Ehich was se have Go sarred a Brcshy creess in tas eos1,aern pars of the county eB FeSTusry g, has been postponed TRs reasan ter postponng ne meeting was the insusnsa situation throughoa; the csunty anu weather ssndi lions, Tine exact date for the met:ng has not been announced. but will be held some time during the middle of Msrcbi ro4 sAs .r, @s h..,. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
Services Rv Mnrmnns

The Mormons Qatter Day Saintsl an- nounce that they will hold services at Woodlawn in the city hall this afternoon al o'clock, and each Sunday afternoon thereafter at the same hour in Beggs Hall The doctrines of the Mormon church vii be explained, itiis announced, by elders who are now preaching in the Birmingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

At this stage of the game it is impos- sible to make any worth while predie- tions as to the performance of the "Thin Red Line on the diamond this year It does not look like at present that Ala bama will have the winning combination that she had last year. Coach E. L.. Noojin, who brought some three cham. pionships in row for the Tuscaloosa nine, will no longer have a guiding hand over the team.
 Big Jim Boone and Lena Styles. who formed battery for Alabama unex- celled in collegiate baseball, will no long CT wear the colors of the Crimson and White,i both having been swallowed up by the professionals. Styles will again be one of Philadelphia's main backstops, while Boone will grace the mound for the pennant-winning Atlanta Crackers. While Coach Lewis, who is expected to arrive Sunday. comes with big reputa- tion, it is problematical how his coach ing will stack up with that of Coach Noojin.
 SOME COMBINATION
 However. looking on the brighter side Alabama is glad to proclaim that she will have the winning combination around second base that caused so much wonder among opposing teams last year Joe Sewell, who is captain of the team Wli be seen again at second. and Steven son, all-round athlete and football star will play a leading role at the shortstop position. This Combination was only sur passed by the battery last year in bring ing home the bacon to Alabama
 Taking a sdelong glance at the outer pasture, it is found that Alabama has four letter men who are out for their old positions. Dean among this number is Red" Lenoir, all-southern baseball and football, who will more than likely take unto himself the center field again Besides being a swift man in sweeping up sizzlers in his general direction, Le- noir is a batting king The three other letter men are-Bickley. Brown and Stacy. Bickley and Brown were mem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

The five high individuals show Dubbs Of Philadelphia, 193; Huebner, Chicago and Nestergard of Iowa, 192; Lee of Birming- ham, 191; Hukalel, New York, and Crfs- jensen of Chicago 190. The league report stated that "Tackhole" Lee. the military position champion, scored 191 for .Bit- ningham, proving that even at the off, hand game he is no novice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
Baseball VIII Be Ushered
 h Al UniUersity Tomorrow
Crimson Nine of 1920 Expected to Be "Humdinger.' Gordon Lewis, New Coach May Arrive Today.
 Prospective Varsity Players
By GEORGE H. WATSON

University, February 28.-(Specia With the weather promising dish favorable brand of weather base ball practice will start earnest Monday at the University ot Alabama Pending the arrival of Coach Gordon Lewis of the University of Wisconsin, who to have charge of the Crimson team calls for practice Monday posted the bulletin boards Saturday by A. Boone acting athletic director Cap tain Joe Sewe made call the week for pitchers and catch CTS, but cold weather put the skids practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
Baseball Squads Begin Work Tomorrow
Boxing Title Pays More
 Than q WrestLer's CroUn
Limit of of Grappers Earninss Per Annum Is $160O0 While Some Heavyweight Kings Make More
 Than That in One Fight
By JAMES J. coRBETT.

long ago sporting experts decided that wrest ling championship valuable form the financial view point that a heavyweight ring title.
 My ideas differ.
 comparison of the and the incidental earnings of bling and sc champions would indicate that ring king in position infinitely money than the holder of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

Some Vienna theatres do without ueh- CTS by mounting electric lights in sucn posoitions that they illuminate the mum bers of seats as long as they are fn- occupied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

According ts experiments mace at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. an average Of about six quarts os aicohos can be ob- tained from each 100 pounds of seaweeS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29
.B. A. |. RIFLE TEAM
 F WISHES 12TH IN .OFF-HAND MATCHES
Local Shooters Do We'll, Considering That the Off Hand Game Is New
 to Them

The first annual indoor championship for rifle teams in the American offhand League were shot this week. The B. A. C. team, which has been so prominent in the National Rifle Association matches heretofore. entered this offhand team match just for the sport of it, inasmuch as none of the members make a practice of the standing offhand game.
 They came out twelfth place among the various entries, which is very credit able as the other teams entered have specialized for years on the old-style Schuetzen game. which calls for rifles of unlimited weight and fancy set tr1s- gers. Shooting at 25 yards on Renter ling measuring a half inch across.
 Scores of the B. A. C. team:
 Lee. IS, 49 45, 49-19l
 Carl, 4S, 48 47, A-1S4
 Moore, 45, 40, 37, 43-165.
 Frank Film, 42. 39, 34, 41--156.
 DeFuniak, 27, 42, 39, S7-156.
 Total S51.
 Standing of the teams:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10
Morning Session

Peanuts might act as an aid to d.
gestion. DR.. Frank N. Whittier said IN
answer to Attorney Pattangalls Cross
examination, being the first witness
en- the stand at the Tuesday morning
session.
In redirect examination the Bow
dom professor stated he had made
allowances in his estimates Of the time
that food had entered the stomach and
the digestion had been arrested, bear
ing in mind the conditions that might
come up.
Excitement and anger would also
affect the digestion. the witness ex-
planned in reference to various effects
on the process.
Attorney Pattangall asked Judge
Wilson II DR.. Boothby might be re-
called to the stand.
The position Of the right Log of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10
For a Sherry, SHERRY Christmas
LEONARD BROS.
HaIIOWeli
nov10d1t

descriptions of the wound in Burkes
leg. saying Dr. Boothby had already
given one. Mr.. Pattangall again in
ofoss-examination inquired if Burke
had not asked why he was connected
with the crime after Mr.. Gipson had
told him the object of their visit.
mo one brought Nelson 'Bartley's
name into the Sunday business be-
fore Jack did," asked Mr.. Pattan-
gall.
They did not" replied Tuscan.
Leonard Hall, age Is. who said he
lived at the bottom of Heman Hold
en- hill. testified as to his where
abouts on the night of Oct. Is. He
went up to the Hal. Colby place.
which is just south of the Sugar
Berth woods and on. the Canadian
road. He had gone up there to see
another boy. 1t was half past nine
when he got home. In the evening.
while at Colby's, he saw a Ford go
ing up towards the Sugar Berth
woods. After the Ford went up he
heard two shots. Then he saw a
Ford going south, travelling faster
than the north-bound car. The two
shots were nearer the car going Up.
1t was about half an hour before
he went home that the car went UP,
and it was Is or 20 minutes before
he went home that the car went
down. Leonard was alone when he
heard the shot. When his play
mate, Arthur Morency. came out,
Leonard told him about it. Attor-
ney Pattangall cross examined the
boy. Leonard said he came to
Skowhegan last Wednesday and had
been staying with Sheriff Mooers
since. The boy whom he was with
on the night of Oct. Is was IL years
old. The witness did not know
where he was now.
while you were there did you
look at any timer" asked Mr.. Pat
tangall.
mo, sir"
Mr.. Pattangall asked the witness
IL he had noticed Jim Murtha and
James Mason riding by. that night
and the boy replied in the negative
did you notice how many people
were in the car when it went up
mo. sir"
did you notice how many people
were in the car that went DOWN."
mo, sir
Il suppose you hxed the time the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10

cars went by the time you got
home"
The Hall boy. said he had been
with the Morency boy during the
summer but had not talked about
the autos.
How long after BARLEY was shot
did you hear about it?'
THAT Saturday night"
Then you. recalled the shot?"
YES"
Did you tell anyone?"
mo"
when did you tell about tt?''
THE third of last March to Mr..
Piper and Sheriff Mooers at Hal. Col
by's."
At that time, the boy said. he was
going home from school and they
called him into the house. He said
they had asked Arthur Morency about
that night, and he told them about
Leonard. Up to that time, the boy
said. he had not told a soul.
You hadn't told anybody what time
you got home that night?"
"No sir
ut was in October and nobody had
asked you anything about what time
you got home, until in March,"
mo sir"
you had no difficulty in telling
what time you got homer"
mo sir"
There was no incident to mark the
time you got home?"
mo sir"
The boy placed the time. that he
heard the shot at about seven or
eight minutes after the car went up,
upon cross Leonard said
he talked with the Morency boy after
Piper and Sheriff Mooers went away
for the first time after the night of
Oct. Is.
you know the State claimed Bart
ley drove to the wood with Burke and
that the car came back? You knew
Mr.. Moore heard a car go by his
house, and there was no time you said
to your father or mother I heard
these shots'?"
Il didn't want to come down and I
didn't say nothing about it,
THE fact the time the car went up
and the car went down had never
been asked you until March,"
mo sir"
Did you read about the car going
up?"
Il don't remember"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10
sions except the judge and his deputy.

sions except the judge and his deputy
A man stood in the door way, be-
coated and with his hat in his hand.
He looked casually about and then
turned to the left, walked down the
short flight of steps. leading from the
judges stand to the court room floor.
At first. a silence upon the part of
the spectators prevailed. Then a
ripple went the rounds as the humor-
Gus side presented itself.
The man walked nonchalantly down
the room and seated himself on the
left hand side, settled down and pro-
ceeded to take everything in. Later
he took a seat nearer the center of
interest within the bar But finally
he got settled for the remainder of
the afternoon on the other side of the
court room.
The odor Of moth balls permeated
the air, Monday afternoon, when the
clothes worn by Burke on the night of
Oct Is. 1919 and the clothes found on
the body of BARLEY, were brought in
to the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10

"Is there an electric light near
there?"
Yves sir"
Mrs. Kate Wilson of Jackman testi-
| fed at the Burke house a year ago
last July. When she got there John
Burke was out and her husband went
after him. AS Burke came into the
house she testified she saw him put a
silver or nickel plated revolver into
his desk.
Carleton E. Coogins of Greenville
lived. year ago last October. in a
cottage down the Boothm.an road. On
| the, stand he recalled being in Jack
man on the night of Oct. Is and eat
ing supper about $40 in the Moose
River House. He fixed the time be-
cause he was late and looked at the
clock in the front room of the hotel.
He saw BARLEY just leaving the table
as he entered the dining room. After
supper Googins went into the village
and called at the Jackson drug store
On his way over he met John Burke
very nearly in front of Frost Will
liams' house. Googins had on his
working clothes. which included a
,
Googins went to the Star Theatre.
then started for his camp. He Ge-
cided he wanted to telephone, went to
the telephone Office and found the Of
flee dark. On the way back to his
camp on the Boothman road, he heard
shot. He was just making his way
over tree that had fallen across the
/ road, when he heard the shot. He
| saw car at the head of the Booth
man road, headed towards the station
No sound of alterations was heard
by Googins before or after the shot
Cross examination by Mr.. Pattangall
appeared to be an endeavor to fix the
time. which Googins passed the drug
store. the theatre, going to the tele-
phone office and his arrival on the
Boothman road on his way home.
Court adjourned at $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10
BURKE MURDER TRIAL
fcentInuod from Pses 0ns)

= (eenklnued from Pses Ons)
ton his story vs. not shaken. Asked
why he had not told Of these anci-
dents prior 70 or during Burke's nrst
trial. he saad: II didn't want to 90
to Skowhsean and 70 kept It TO my
SELF"
Enospt for the testimony Of Per-
ley Crook no other witness has thus
far mentioned. hearing the shot that
may have snufHed ont the life OF the
Moose River house proprietor.
Prom tho lips Of babes and fools
come the truth" is a version OF the
old adage, and the testimony OF the
youngest witness called by the State
may assume immense proportions In
deciding the fate Of John A. Burke.
Before the boy had left the stand
a recess was called. There was
tenseness In the air which had not
been felt before. With recess de-
cIared, q hum Of voices arose and
grew in volume. The court room
was crowded Tuesday afternoon.
The witnesses for the day includ-
ed DR.. Frank N. Whittier, who re-
sumed his testimony of the previous
day; DR.. John NJ. Boothby of jack
man. who was called for a short
period of examination: George Nash,
a deputy sheriff at Jackman: w. F.
Merrill. brother of the county attor-
new. who witnessed the blow down
the Sunday after the body was
found: Rock Gilman of Jackman;
John e. Wilson: John B. Ulmer; the
three deputy sheriffs. Frank L. Clip
son of Bingham: Thomas H. Tuscan
of Scion and Maurice E. Croker OF
Canaan, who went to Burke's house
and notified him OF his intention;
Leonard Hall, the smallest witness,
who gave the biggest surprise; Mrs.
John Wilson. and Carleton E. Goog-
ms.
Sailed peanuts are an aid to diges-
ton DR.. Whittier stated on his
discrimination Tuesday morning.
Excitement also has an effect upon
digestion, was another point brought
out by cross examination. Much
stress was laid upon the part of the
defense as to whether or not the
legs of Bartley's body touched the
sides of the cave. DR.. Boothby.
when recalled to the stand Tuesday
morning, stated that when he saw
the body in the cave the legs did not
touch the sides and they did not
touch each other. George Nash said
he did not see a car at the Boothman
road at 10 minutes past nine on the
night of Oct. 10. when he had occas-
ion to pass by there.
John Bulmer placed the time of
hearing a shot that night at 10 min
utes past nine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10
Stray Shots

Skowhegan. Me-. Nov 9-Laughable
situations in court room scenes in
the Burke trial have not been very
plentiful. But on Monday afternoon
there occurred visitation on the part
Of spectator that caused a ripple to
go the rounds of the court room.
The door behind the judges chair
opened wide. 1t was during an alb
sorbing part Of DR. Whittier's testi
mony. No one has been seen to pass
through that door on official occa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10

The present proprietor Of the M00H
River House at Jackman, OF when u"
late Nelson w. BARLEY was once Nv
head, is now A. Loubier OF JacSlN~
Mr.. Loubier formerly conducted :
cafe in the town of Jackman. i"'
Moose River House is known V
sportsmen from all over the colhn'
who have hunted big game ID ''
Moose river section of Maine. !,
Little Richard, the foster sou y.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burke IS no' w. -,
in Skowhegan. as he was during w,
days of the last trial. The little '!'".
is now living with a relative o" :
farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10

The engagement Is announce
Rome. of Senator Lanciani. arcnd'"
gist. aged "A. to marry the FF'nI'.,
Teresa Caracciolo. aged IS. the wiz
OF Prince Marcantonio. The senateE :
a widower. his previous wife raw,
been Ellen Rhodes. Of Providence =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-10
Afternoon Session


Frank L. Gipson of Bingham testi.
fled to having gone to the Burke
house October IS. the morning the
body was found. Deputies Tuscan
Croker and Gipson went there to.
| gether. Gipson shook hands with
Burke and said that they were there
on unpleasant business. He told
Burke the body had been found and
that Burke. having been the last man
seen with BARLEY. was under suspi-
cicn. GIBSON testified he did not tell
'Surke where the body was found, be-
| cause ne did not knew.
Henry. Barley had told Gipson the
| body had been found. but did not say
| where, except. for up the road"
Upon cross-examination Mr.. Gipson
raid he might have told Burke that
/, the body might have been found up
! The road"
Maurice E. Croker of Canaan. an.
| other deputy, who called at the Burke
house. also testified that he did not
know at that time where the body
had been found Mrs. Burke took Mr.
| Gipson to do for being so blum. in
breaking the news to her husband.
| Burke had said. according to Crocker's
! testimony, Il don't know why you gel
1 tiemen connect me with the crime.
4. didn't have time enough l was at
home at o'clock"
The ex-deputy sheriff at that time
turned over his revolver to the depu-
| ties. telling them they had better have
t as they would want 1t anyway.
Deputy Croker identified the Is
| caliber Mauser as the one turned over
by Burke. He said all the cartridges
were in the revolver at the time. Pow
| der marks were found on Burke's leg
| around the wound. according to Crock
er's testimony.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Pattangall.
Croker said he did not know when
he called at the Burke house who was
alleged to have shot Burke. Burke's
story OF his movements on the night
OF the 18th had been told Croker by
burke voluntarily.
Thomas H. Tuscan of Scion, another
deputy sheriff. also testified to going
| to Burke's house on October is. He
knew Bartley's body had been found
but did not know where Mr.. Tus-
cans story was similar to that OF
Mr.. Croker ~
Il was shot at 10 minutes past 9
and left the hotel at o'clock.s
/ Burke Is quoted as saying when he
was told his name had been linked
with the murder. Burke had told ,Tus-
can he went up to the woods the Sun
day before to meet Bartlett He had
not been up to the Armstrong Bars
by daylight for long time.
Mr.. PRttanGall objected to lengthy
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-12
MAY PUBLISH P0PULATI0NOF
 CITIES IN MAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (by Associ ated Press) ).-Announcement of the population of practically all cities ot the country by May or June and the total population of the entire country in September or October is the ex- pectation of the director of the cen, sus, Sam L. Rogers.
 Population statistics of some of the cities probably will be completed by March or earlier. Washington, D. C.. is expected to be the first, as it was in the thirteenth census, in 1910. In that year it was taken April 15, and announced June "A. Rhode Island s population in 1910 was announced first of the states, on July 21. New York city's population was announced Sept 2, Boston's September IA, and Chi cago's September IS.
 The center of population, Blooming ton, Indiana, was announced July IT, and the country's total population was made public December 10.
 '"The enumeration is in progress throughout the entire country" said Mr. Rogers. "Advices from the SUI. pervisors indicate that during the first week of the work at least 10000 emu merators were started.
 We find that in some districts it will be necessary to postpone the emu meration because of weather condi,