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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
JACK DEMPSEY
|. STAKES TITLE
INBOUT TODAY
Champion is Fayerite, But
With Every Prospect OF
Hard Encounter.

BENTON HARBOR. Mich Sept. n.
Jack Dempsey. heavyweight cham
pion Of the world, staked the crown
won from Jess willard fourteen
mcnths ago at Toledo On hi hard hit
ting prowess in a ten round no de-
cision bout with Billy Miska. g. Paul
claimant Of premier fiztir honor5.
The champion was guaranteed
minimum Of $4,000.
Dempsey was the fatorite but with
every prospect Of hard fight
Miske's supporters bet freely that
the blows that sent the giant Willard
to the floor seven times in the first
round could not stop the challenger
and that he would " on his feet
fighting when the bell rang.
Dempsey apparently IL in perfect
condition and the fourteen months ~
idleness has produced no visible III
effects. Miske i likewise I'M excel
lent form
While Miske has not the champions
fleetness Of foot. friends pointed out
that NJ u the only man who ever
fought Dempsey ten rounds without
being knocked off his feet Like
Dempsey. Miske has had long rest
from the ring. having had but one
fight in the last fourteen months
With All seats sold the fight Re
ceipts would approximate from $l75.-
900 to 100000. Dempsey " guar
anteed fifty per cent OF the receipts
if they are enough to exceed his $780,
O00. and Miske twenty-five per cent
With no decision 20 be rendered be-
cause the Michigan laws prohibits Il.
the worlds heavyweight title can
change hands only IL Miske should
score knockout or Dempsey be dis
qualified for violation VI the rules
Should Niske stick ten rounds and
win a newspaper decision on points.
X would not be sufficient to give him
the title.
The fighters are not due 70 step
into the ring much before $3.50 cen
tral standard time
Jim Dougherty j. the choice Of Jack
Kearns. Dempsey's manager, fer
referee.
Both men in age and weight and
reach are fairly well matched DamD-
sey il 90 years ola and Miske 27.
Both expect 10 enter the ring az
about 100 pounds. Dempsey is slx
feet. one and one-quarter inches tall.
The challenger u a quarter Of an inch
less. The champion has reach IN
rs inches. compared with Miske's IT,
Promoter Fitzsimmons expected III
uf the $4,000 arena seats would W.
sold. The big circle was 65 per cent
sold yesterday and unreserved seats
are not on sale until today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
TO REPAIR HOSPITAL

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Sept. g.
The United States Public Health
Service hospital here. badly damaged
in the storm Of a year ago, Is to be
repaired Immediately. according 10 "A
telegram from Carlos Bee. congress
man from the 14th district Of Texas.
Immediately after the storm build
ing was inspected and found 10 be An
good condition except where the
brick veneerinr had been torn away
Nv storm waters. An appropriation
of $4,000 was made in the urgent
deficiency bill passed by the last con-
gress, for doing the repair work.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
|ONE-TENTH OF U.
|S.POPULATIONIS IS
in THREE CITIES
New York, Chicago and Phil
adelphia Have a Popu-
lation Of lO,l45,521.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept. g.
About one-tenth Of the people of the
United States live in the cities of New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia, while
more than one-quarter live in 67 cit
les having a poulation of 100000 OF
more, final statistics of the four
teenth census are expected TO show.
The three cities with populations
of 100000 or more-New York,
Chicago and PhladeIphia-have n
combined population of 10.145,521,
showing an increase Of 1.644,347, or
about 1875 per cent, in the ten years
since 1910.
Cities having 100000 to 1000
900 have increased from in 1910 to
Q this year, Detroit, Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Buffalo having ad-
vanced into this class.
There was a net increase Of 2 in the
cities Of the 250,000 to 100000 class
with total of 13. although 6 cities
advanced into this classification. They
are Kansas City, Mo-; Seattle. Indian
apolis. Rochester, Portland. Ore, and
Denver.
There are Az cities Of from 100, 900
to 100000 this year, a net increase
of IL although Is have shown in
creases bringing them into this class.
The list OF cities having a popula-
tion of 100000 or more. some Of
which have been revised since first
announced, is given below in their Or
der of rank, with the designation Of
the 1910 rank and their 1920 popula-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
LOCKRIDGE GOES ON A.
& Nj. COLLEGE STAFF

MERCEDES. Tex. Sept. e.. L.
Lockridge. who has been in charge
of the government experimental work
at Mercedes for the past three years,
has been appointed to the civil engin-
eering staff Of the Texas Agricultur-
al and Mechanical College at College
Station. Texas The local station will
be closed. the work which it was en-
gagged in having been finished.
Mr.. Lockridge has made many
friends here during his residence and
they predict for him great measure
of success in his new field.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
MANY HOMES BEING
BUILT AT MERCEDES

MERCEDES. Tex, Sept. 6.--Sev-
eraI homes are in the course of con-
struction in Mercedes and property
has been secured and plans drawn for
a number Of business houses.
+. j. Pennell has started beauti-
full home on his tract just south of
town. Adjoining the Pennell prop
erty, DIR. w. A. Neal is going to build
q pretty home, while +. A. McDon-
aid will build next to the Neal prop
erty. The house being built by G. c.
Fittz on Missouri Ave. will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
HARDING TO VISIT OKLAHOMA

ARDMORE, Okla. Sept. 6.-Sen-
ator Harding, republican nominee for
the presidency, will speak at the Ok
lahoma state fair at Oklahoma City in
October, according to announcement
here by Jake Hamon. republican nat
ional committeeman from Oklahoma.
who returned from a conference with
the senator at Marion. The date the
nominee will speak is not announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
CORK'SLORD MAYOR is
ALIVE, BUT SUFFERING

LONDON, Sept. 6.-Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork. spent a
restless night in Brixton prison. con-
tinuing his hunger strike since Aug
uts | 2 in protest against arrest by the
British authorities. II was announced
at noon that the showed signs az
much greater weakness, although he
was still conscious and his mind ac-
tive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
GERMAN FLAG Is AGAIN
DISPLAYED AT COBLENZ

COBLENZ. Germany. Sept 6-The
German flag may again be displayed
from public buildings and carried in
parades, on special occasions, In all
the Rhineland except the American
area. Under the high commissions
order Germans must obtain n permit
for each such display.
Major General Henry IT. Allen has
not approved the order for the
American area because the armistice
status still exists there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06

DALLAS. Tex. Seps. 6.-The fea-
ture Of Labor Day here was a sixty
mile airplane race staring in Love
Field in which five army planes. in-
cIuding German Fokker used dur
ing the war. were TO participate. The
racers we're scheduled to fly to Fort
Worth. circle q tower at Taliaferro
field and return to Dallas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF DEMOCRATS MEETS

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept g.
The executive committee Of the Tex
as democrats began its preconvention
session here. It is presided over by
Chairman Wolfe Of Dallas. 1t took
up first the canvass of the recent run
off primary. to lc f
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
NON-UNION MINER KILLED.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Sept. g.
Sam Lynn. non-union miner. was shot
to death. p. VI. Traywick, a union
miner was wounded. and several 9th
ers suffered slight injuries in a clash
growing out Of the coal strike at
Gintown, in jefferson county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
PLASTERERS RECEIVE
S12 UNDER NEW SCALE

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. O.
A new wage scale by which plaster
ers will receive $i2 day and cement
finishers Sill, effective December 4,
Is announced. This is q raise Of 81
for each.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
HOBBY And NEFF TO TALK.

FORT WORTH. Tex. Sept. g.
Governor Hobby and Democratic
Nominee Pat vi. Neff and n. NJ.
Thomson are here to address to-
nights jubilee Of women voters IN
honor OF equal suffrage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06

ler, James Forester of Duquesne. ILL.,,
or Rice Miller Of Hillsboro. ILL.,"
The governor stated that ''some
democrats were in the meeting and
they demurrcd. He asserted that sis
just one group that is assessed.
thought would just leave a lead with
the committee
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
AIR And auto RACE
WITNESSED BY MANY
FROM Pixies PEAK

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. Sept.
6.-Thousands .. Of sightseers will jour
ney up Pixies Peak early this morning
to witness the finish of the automo-
bile and airplane races 10 the sum
NIT. Eighteen cars and four planes
are to take part in the races.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
OBSERVING LABOR DAY.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Sept. g.
Government offices were closed and
business generally suspended here for
the observance of Labor Day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06
KIWANIS CLUBS MEETING.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Sept. 6.-Ap-
proximateIy 800 members Of the Ok
Iahoma and Texas international XII
wants clubs met here in third annual
convention today. An address by o.
f. Cummings Of Chicago, internation-
al secretary Of the organization, was
the main event on today's program.
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Says Interests of Both Will Be
Served by Success Of the
League OF Nations.

MINNESOTA STATE + A | r
GROUNDS, Sept. 6.-Labor and ar
riculture were the timely subjects dis
cussed here today ny Governor Cox.
He declared that the interests Of both
would be served by the success of the
league of nations. Measures to in
crease farm production, acreage and
labor supply, were advocated by the
democratic presidential nominee. He
declared himself for collective bar
gaining by labor. He pledged him-
self specially to increase salaries Of
postal employees. The governor de-
clared the interests of labor and ag-
riculture were intertwined and inter
dependent.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06


CHICAGO. Sept. 6.-While spend
ing Sunday here on his western tour,
Governor Cox interested himself in
the senate committee investigation of
republican campaign funds and last
evening gave out statement intend
ed TO furnish the committee with leads
to substantiate his charge that $l5,-
100000 fund Il being raised by the
republican committee to 'buy the
presidency"
In his statement, made after con-
ferences with +. III. Moore, of
Youngstown, Ohio, his Pre-conven-
tion manager and personal represen-
tative at the senate committee hear
ing. and other party leaders. Gov
ernor Cox charged that attempts had
been made To levy a quota of $4,000
on Chicago coal dealers and suggest
cd the names Of persons whom the
committee might call to substantiate
his charge.
"Inasmuch as | could not stay TO
furnish the information" the govern
or said. Il thought I would leave a
few leads for the committee"
The governors statement was in
the form Of a question directed to
Chairman Will II. Hays Of the repub-
lican national committee, in which he
asked Mr.. Hays whether he knows
anything Of quota or assessment
on Chicago coal men for $4,000 at
meeting on the ninth floor Of the
congress hotel, early in the summer.
AT this meeting, announcement of
the quota was made by J. ID. Deering
and supplemented by c. NJ. Moderer.
If the circumstance is not fresh in
Mr. Hays mind. he might call in Geo.
McArtor, f. F.. Fyke. Robert III. Zol-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-06

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept Gov
ernor Cox reached his northwestern
campaign tour in behalf Of his candi-
dacy for president. Three speeches
in the Twin Cities are on today's pro-
gram.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
NEW RAIL RATES
WILL BE RUSHED
Experts Begin Working
on Blanket Schedules on
Percentage Basis.
STOP TREASURY DRAIN
. Roads Have Cost Government
About a Billion and a
Half Dollars.

=
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2..--The new
passenger fares will probably be-
come effective August 90 and the ad =
vsnced freight rates August 25. ac-
g. cording TO program outlined to-
night by Alfred +. Thorn, general
counsel for the Association Of Rail-
road executives.
simultaneously with the effective
ness of passenger fares, the increases
in tho charges for Pullman travel
and the new rates on excess bag
sage and milk also will he put in
force.
Railroad rate experts have begun
the preparation Of blanket rate
] 5Schedules increasing the transporta-
tion costs Non percentage basis.
These will be presented to tho inter-
state commrce commission five days
prior to the proposed effective dates
BY putting the increased rates into
effect prior to September /, the drain
on the treasury under the guarantee
provisions OF the transportation net
likely will he ended before expira-
ton of the governments guarantee
Of earnings TO the roads. Officials
estimated today that by September
!. the guarantee provisions would
have cost the government approx
mately s650.000.00O for the six
months since the passage Of tho
present railroad law.
with the amount gained the car
riers this year and the claims OF the
lines for compensation under their
contracts with the railroad admins
kration. the roads have cost the gov
ernment approximately billion and
half dollars since tho president
took over the properties December
IS. 1917.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03

Get Want Ad house cleaner this
year and you will find the house
cleaning will be n real pleasure.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
HOLD CHURCH PlCNICS
Social Tingc VIII Mark Weekly
E,cn's - cl.urc.: Circles W.,h
Friendship Lodge Gathering.

A social ungc will mark week .da,
activities OF local churches during
the present week
Members Of the Epworth league
OF tho First Methodist Episcopal
church will meet at thr Sand Springs
railway station at $50 o'clock thla
evening for picnic trip to sand
Springs park
The meeting Of tho young peoples
missionary circle OF the First Chris
tian church at O'Clock thn eve
ming in the home OF Mrs. Richard W.
Burkhart viii be followed by social
hour
There will he socia, hour IN the
church rdrlors with Ice cream served
as refreshments, following tho
prayer meeting services at the hos.
ton Avenue NJ. E. church on Wed.
nesday evening, There will bo a
special song service led by Artcls
Dickson. and devotionals by Rev.
Harold G.. cooke. 4 social hour and
the serving of lemonade will follow
the service on sunday evening dur
ing the remainder OF tho month.
The ladies Of the Fidclls class OF
the First Baptist church will go 80
tho Y. W g. A. camp at 1890
o'clock Thursday morning for din
nor in Friendship Lodge and an
afternoon OF recreation on tho camp
grounds About 30 women are ex.
pected, according TO Mrs. A. Ray
Wiley, past president OF the class,
who II In charge In the absence OF
the present executive.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
ADVANCE IN FRISCO WAGES
Employees Not Embraced In Federal
Award VIII Get increase.

ST LOUIS Aug, 2.-Employes Of
the Frisco lines not embraced in
the WACO award recently granted by
tire federal railway labor board will
receive the same average increase
as granted members of the various
railroad brotherhoods II was an
nounced at the general offices Of
the road her today. These employees
II was explained, included such
quasi officials as divisional freight
and passenger agents. The increas-
cs. II was said, vii add about $4,000
600 to the annual payroll OF the
road.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
SPEAKS TO KlWANIANS
A. A. Small, Candidate for Repubii-
can Nomination for L. S. Senator,
Tells Value OF Manhood,

Using as his subject the greater
value of true manhood over great
wealth and lack of manhood, A. a.
Small, candidate for the republican
nomination for United States sena-
tor. talked for fifteen minutes to
Kiwanians at their weekly luncheon
yesterday noon in the Y. w. c. A.
gymnasium.
Mr.. Small declared that the time Is
fast approaching when the power OF
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03

wealth will no longer figure SO
greatly in national, state or local af-
fairs, that people generally. especi-
ally since the war. have come to re-
morals and habits as the true Ameri-
can, rather than the multi-milllon~
afro who may not possess better
morals and who may use money
more than brains to accomplish his
ends.
n. G. Hcnthorne, president,
thanked Mr.. Small on behalf OF the
club for his address. hich he de-
clared. was based on the funda-
mentals OF Kiwanis.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
Had Corn Whisky

Alcn2o Wilson. a negro arrested
10y federal officers in sand Springs
entered % plea OF guilty At his ar
rnignmcnt yesterday before G. l..
Nauccy, United states commissioner,
and was held under bond ~ $3.50,
which he is attempting 60 make
for action by the federal grand Jury
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
Wheat and Flour Decline.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. p
Wheat was sold in oklahoma City
markets today for $500 a bushel, the
closing price Saturday, mill opera
tors reported. Predicted breaks In
the price of flour, which were ex-
pocted by the milling companies
when the grain market lost saturday.
were felt during the selling today.
Flour opened at $3.50 a barrel this
morning. but had dropped to Si2.4O
late today.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03

Immediately procure bondsmen for
release on the grand larceny charge.
lie disappeared somc time later aud
a bench warrant was issued for him
ment
Officers NJ tho Gccbrity state bank
OF this city preferred tho forgery
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
Free Treatment for Cancer

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.--trcc ra-
dlum treatment Tor sufferers from
cancer win be administered begin.
Ming october 10. by the state In
stitutiun Tor the study OF malig
naut dlgcoscs at buffalo. It was nm
uOunCCd hCrc today.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
Noted Pastor Moves

ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Aug. 2-Dr.
william Ray Dobyns, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church hero for
more than 25 years has accepted
call to the pulpit OF South High
lands Presbyterian church. Brming
ham, Ala. lie will make the change
October I
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03
ACCUSED OF FORGERY


q, A, Sexton. charged I'm an IN
formation In tho court OF Justice "
J. Gray and awaiting trial on tho
charge OF stealing cement. is In tho
county Jail awaiting lrraignmcut,
the defendant having been arrested
In this city upon warrant issued
last week Sexton was released two
months ago by Justice Gray upon
the promise that hereafter no would
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-03

charge aFainst Sexton. claiming a
check oashed nj an east side grocery
aligned with the name y. sexton. a
depositor at tho bank. was forged by
q. A. Sexton. Tho check was written
for SgT 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31

and a occasional eagle 10 spot, why
you'd be surprised. when he would
get on the green in and you asst him
how many he lied. he would think a
minute and then say:
Lets see. Caddy. how many shots
have ! had?'
Well. when a man asks their caddy
how many shots have have had. keep
your hand on your watch. And IL the
caddy says six" instead of five or
four they'll be anorher caddy holding
the bag the next time out.
AS for him being ernest and gen
erous. well / have seen this party
hook into a few acres of alfalfa and
of us helped hunt for the ball and
every 2 or 8 minutes he would say:
81 will drop another ball." expecting
US to say:
rOh no let's look for this vile
longer" but We didn't never say il be-
cause we knowed he didn't have no in
tentions OF dropping another ball and
when We would get home a hr. and l.
late for dinner and tell our Mrs. that ii
was this guys fault as he kept us look
ing for his ball all pm. why she would
probably say:
well you didn't half TO wait for him.
did YOU" The dickens you didn't.
The sweet flavor OF the disposish last
ed az long as he got his 'hrassys up i'm
the air, but leave him top a couple OF
them and il would all OF sudden turn
sour and the caddy would be a dirty. low
life. no good bum with ancestors that
wasn't human.
As for the NEEDLES that this bird win
at college they couldn't OF none of them
been for mathematics as he hadn't never
learned to count over nine even with us
all trying to help him. and further and
more a man that makes a name for him
self as student has got to have a
pretty fair memory where as this guy
was the champion forgotten in our club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31

/ to see; the Bonnie Lassie had taken
me along to make up that first party.l
Having done the honors, Julien dropped
| into the background and presently was
curled un over drawing board. sketch
| ing eagerly while the Bonnie Lassie and
| ] held the doer of good deeds In talk.
| Now the shrewd and able tribe Of ad-
vertising managers do not pay the prices
which ~. T." with an arrow transfix-
! ing the initials, gets to any one who is
not a master craftsman, and Julien was
deft and rapid as he was skillful. Soon
approaching what was in progress. the
visitor graciously sat quite still. At the
conclusion she held out her hand for
cardboard.
To be a patron of art does not neces-
sarily imply that one is an adequate
critic. Miss Holland contemplated what
was veritable little gem in black and
white with cool appreciation.
, Quite clever" she was pleased to
say. Would you care to sell it?''
| 81 don't think it would be exactly
/ A stern glance from the Bonnie Lassie
cut short the refusal. He swallowed the
rest Of the sentence.
/ would ten dollars be too little?" she
asked with bright benefcence.
/ "Too much" he murmured. (The
Bonnie Lassie says that with a little
jcrayoning and retouching he could have
sold it for at least twenty-five times
lthat) =-
The patroness delicately dropped tAe
bill on the table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-31
A PATRONESS OF ART

duty to the lower orders She came
to US through the bonnie lassie. guardian
of the gateway from the upper strata
to our humber domain, who-pagan
that she is.-indiscriminately accepts
all things beautiful simply for their
beauty.
Having arrived, Miss Holland pro-
ceeded to organize us with all the energy
of high blooded sweet-and-twenty and
all the imperiousnesS of confident wealth
and beauty. She organized evening sew
Ing circles for women whose eyelids
would not stay open after their long
days work. She organized cultural i'm
provement classes for such as Leon
Coventry, the printer, who knows half
the literatures of the world. and Mac
Lachan. the tailor, to whom Carlyle is
by way of being light reading. She de-
livered some edifying exhortations upon
the subject of America nism to Polyglot
Elsa of the Elite Restaurant, who had
taken upon her sturdy young shoulders