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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25
BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW.

Like all sporting audiences it consists mostly per-
who manifcstly afford the price of adms
sion Ny has than 10 times what
have paid TO hear Parsifal at Baireuth or Beethov-
ems ninth Symphony" "A very special performance
opera Paris. Certainly there people who
spare 10 guineas or % easily enough honorables
honorables explorers sporting stockholders
eminent professional men, putOCrats Of all sorts men
with interest the display, like Robert
Lorraine Granville Barker Maurice Barring, Arnold
Bennett and myself
But the prevalent impression is the usual one of
majority of who have sacrificed months wages
be present and hope retrieve It by bets the
result. and there lady. Not any particular
who happens be sitting by is one next whom
might find myself in the stalls Of theater in
CHEERING FOR BECKETT
Then the cheering began rather localized because
from most the seats little could be except the
platform Even the Prince Of Wales had had some
difficulty procuring silence for his brief speech
he entered and several people believed for
time that had been made by Carpenter. AS il hap
pened l the gangway by which the cham
pions ne therefore that the
cheering was for Mr.. Joseph Beckett, who was aI-
preaching in an unpretentious dressing gown
Beckett though the descriptive reporters insisted
making him play Orson 70 his opponents Valentine IS
10y no nl-iookinE- His features Grecan.
but he be described exactly as q very sensible
locking man; and I may at that he behaved
all through and has behaved since nsioly
than most men could a very trying situation. I
liked Nr Beckett very well and did not change my
opinion later on as some of his hackers did lie
mounted the scaffold and went to his
A burst louder cheering made look around
again the cangway; and this time startled 10y
most amazing apparition; nothing less than Charles
XII. "tho madUan of the north striding along the
gangway in japanese silk dressing gown as calamity
as j he been killed almost 2o1 before.
have seldom received SO vivid an impression; and
know that this could hardly be Charles he
must DE either Carpenter the devil Genius
not more unmis,akable Being in that line myself
was under no illusion as to genius being invincible
knew THAI Mr. Beckett might turn out 20 be Peter
the Great and that Charles might be his Pol
but genius genius all the same, in victory
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25
George Bernard Shaw Writes About Prize Fight
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startling that the spectators nothing else
unmistakable line digs trench his
forehead once; his color changes stony gray;
he looks 10000 years Old his through stone
walls; and lis expression Of intensely concentrated
will frighens every the hall except his OppO-
who is far too busy to attend to sucn curosi
ties
There was no fight There was only superb e.,-
hibition SPAR with Beckett as what used be called
a chopping block. For a few moments he wisely stuck
hear II. but told OF it,, break away; and
Beckett then let the Frenchman get clear and faced
him for out1ghting. From that moment he lost
Carpenter simply did the classic thing; the long shot
with left; the leadoff getaway. The measure
exact to an inch. the speed dazzling, the i'm
pact like the kick of a thoroughbred horse
Beckett except lion-like shake of his
head took II ike stone wall but he was helpless
time A finger before Carpenter
back of his reach. He utterly outspeedad
Three times Carpenter did this eacs hit brilliant
If possible, than the
BECKETT DAzED BY ATTACK
Beckett for moment dazed by the astonish-
ing OF the attack; that moment Carpen-
tier spendidly clean and finished right the
often that perfect luck attends perfect
style in this world but Carpenter seemed able to
mysterious SPOT
that Is in all jaws and that seldom found by
the fist. There mistaking the drop with which
Beckett went prone to the boards In an odashloned
fight would have been carried by his seconds his
corner and brought TO the scratch in half min
ute quite well able 70 go on Under modern rules ne
had to lie unhelped, and the end Of 10 seconds
Carpenter declared the winner.
Carpenter had made the spar intensely interest
ing seconds it had occupied seemed like
To- and I could hardly believe had elapsed
between the moment when Beckett dropped 20 the
boards and the jubilant spring the with which
Carpenter announced that the decision had been
IN his favor He a unaffected III his delight
had been in his before Time
called, when he had asked his bottle-hOlder for
mouthful OF water and thereby confessed a dry
mouth. The usual orgy followed. Pugists sent-
mental feminine species much given kissing and
crying. Carpenter hosted w be cheered. drae
ged down to be kissed hung by the heels from The
scafold TO be fondled by lady every POSSIBLE
given Beckett.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25
defeat
EFFECT ON TWO MEN.

The effect OF the audience on the two men was very
noticeable Beckett TOO sensible be nervous. put
up with the crowd Of PEOPLE staring him a dis
comfort that all in the days work. Carpenter
rose at the would have 600 instead
OF four If he could H. at home with it; he dom
mated II; he picked out his friends kissed hands
TO them in his debonair way quite naturally without
swank or mock mOdesty. one born TO move assem-
Llies
The descriptive reporters began to scribble their
tale OF a fran French STRIPPING and massive British
colossus. Utter nonsense The physical
all against the Briton. Beckett who was trained, IL
anything a fine. has compact figure box
like chest stout sunlpv arms useful only for punch
ing and thcksh neck too short 70 take his head far
out harms way. Carpenter, long and 1.-the has
terrible pair arms very long. with the forearms
heavy Just where the weight should be- He has long
chest long reach. long flexible neck and last but
not least long head Nobody who knew the A. B. c.
of boxing could doubt for moment that unless Beck
EFT could wear him down and outstay him, and stand
a good deal during the process, he could not win at
the physical odds against him except by lucky knock
out.
TAUGHT BY y LADY?
When the men stood up, another curious asset OF
Carrenters the extraordinary whether
not been taught 20 box BY lady. Some
Mrs Diana Watts lady athlete who believed that she
had discovered the ancient Greek gymnastics
reproduced with her person the pose and acton
OF the Dscobolus and archer in the eracles ped
rnent in British museum, both OF which been
Up time considered physically impossible Her
hook on subject with its interesting photographs
the body on the the using heel
and to combine this with a technique the
diaphragm.
CARPENTERS TECHNIQUE.
Now the moment Time" was called and Carpenter
was on his feet in the ring II apparent he
had this technique. e man on springs;
the SPRINGS not in his heels but in the balls
OF his feet His diaphragm tenue ives perfect Whether
his lady instructor Mrs. Watts Dame Nature,
she has turned a complete Greek athlete. This
really very remarkable gymnasticaIy important
phenomenon has been overlooked partly because has
not been understood but partly also because the
change in Carpenters face when he sets to work Is
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25

Peters-JOe Plunkett as III now call him. It
a long tcUrngQ, hut task9d all the time and dis
AT LDBURG AGAIN.
We arrived in Lhnburg the foLCving morning at
o'clock, and were received by h and Father NichOl
who led the Alte Poste hotel.
ped. The next morning we donned uIif rms and
went up TO the Prisoners Of War camp The prisoners
were all out in the big field, playing football cricket
and trying 10 while away THE irksome hours best
they could AS we walked the path in our field
grey irish brigade uniforms. the fellows were absolute
" flabbergasted. Some smiled others scowed but the
most Of them bore looks of vindctive hatred their
faces We felt looked them that had a
tough JOB in front Of us and that took lives
hands when into barracks alone
However. weren't going thoughts any
thing else prevent from carrying out program
The sentries at the gate, surprise would not
for us. in spite Of passes which signed
by the Marshal Won Bibcrstein, commandant of the
The clerk in the German office had forgotten
TO put the Prussian eagle stamp BOehm
then sent for and he persuaded the senres to allow
us 10 pass X had arranged that the men from camp
should be marched up in patches empty barrack
and there lectured to and told the truth about the
h H. ana myself then took up position in the empty
rooms, and the remnants of the first Irish regiments
10 land in France were marched in TO
ANOTHER FAILURE.
The regarded mostly with curious gaze, few
OF them being hostile. We spoke different patches.
urging them to remember Ireland and the way the
English had treated their people before them, 10
member the shoOtinss in Dubln, fact spoke OF
things which should make mans blood boil but had
talked a crowd OF Frenchmen the results would
have been more gratifying, think. The Munster Fusi-
lers royal than the English soldiers.
Several Enslishmen volunteered TO join an irish
brigade but we couldn't enroll them Most of the
We infervferved money they'd get;
others wanted 10 know if they would have TO fight with
Germany Article III of the agreement made between
Sir Roger and the German government said that the
Irish brigade could be employed in Egypt to aid a
kindred the volunteered.
1t no use trying to get those fellows to believe
anything said they az inoculated the
English prejudice and hatred Of everything ana everyone
German. of the whole camp 50 joined up and
accommodated in barracks the French lines
Leaflets distributed in camp. and forms
be filled in BY tho men, in which they TO
state their opinions of English rule in Ireland
a weeks the usual recruiting
Sir began to that it of earthly
remain in LimbUrg The who had joined
having a il, plenty eat drink smoke,
and ocCasinal with Russians Frenchmen.
m got a crowd OF blackguards to-
geher any 20 regiments the British army could
boast Of We a decent fellows: or D, De.
G.. This the Irish brigade
Shades of Sarshedi
PRISONERS BECOME THREATENING.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25
PRIsoNERs BECoME TILREATENING.

The French and Russian prisoners Of began
adopt threatening attitude Irish brigade
men, and late in May shifted the to camp
called Wunsdorf Berlin. bur Sefore Private
:. had his leg broken by a fussar during tussle
The German officer BCehm had promised tho that
they would be housed German barracks, trained
and treated like German soldiers When the men ar
rived at Nunsdcrf they were without much ceremony
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25

tCoNTDuED or PAGE THHEE1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
BANK ROBBERS
In QUINCY?
Officials There Seem to Believe That
MedlI Bandits Were In City
Early Saturday
Evening.

That the Medill, Mo, bank robbers
who got away with S725 were in Quin-
cy Saturday night, Is the belief OF off
cials there, according to the Quincy
Herald. The Quincy authorities re-
ceive.i no notification OF the robbery
until midnight, 1t was said, but earlier
in the evening. two men flashing rolls
amounting to $500 were in a restau-
rant.
The Herald's account of Cashier
Isley's little sojourn in the vault Is
given here:
Coed fortune, or foresight, together
with cool head in a desperate emer-
gency, saved Albert Isley. cashier Of
the Farmers Bank at Medill. Mo, on
Saturday. Locked in the fire-proof
and more or less burgiar-proof vault
of the bank while no one who cared
to release him had knowledge of his
whereabouts. or had even missed him,
he worked his way out of the vault by
opening the combination lock from the
inside, with screwdriyer that fore
sight or good luck gave him access to-
He worked in absolute darkness,
guided only by his sense OF feeling and
as he felt for the Screw.f1eads, turned
out the screws and eventually threw
the tumblers and the bolts of the mas
iiye yet delicate lock- the scant sup
ply of fe-giying air in the narrow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
TWO PETITIONS
TO BE HEARD
Naturalization Requests Of Rudolph
DINNER and George GIeieh VIII
Be Acted Upon in Court
Tomorrow

Hearings will be held in the dis
trict court on the naturalization petit
tons of Rudolph DINNER and George
Gleich. Both of these men are apply
ing for citizenship in the United
States. Final disposition of the cases
will be made at this hearing tomor.
row, at which officials of the iinmi-
grafton and naturalization depart
ment will be present. Judge Ha,uil-
ton will hear the cases.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
Reduced Bates Denied

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. -
The farmers OF Missouri and their
wives and sons and daughters will
not be favored with special railroad
rates to and from farmers Week"
at the State university, commencing
January 10 and lasting all week. Gov
ernor Gardner received telegram
from Director General Hines of the
railroads saying that no special rates
would be granted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
MAsoMs ATTENTION.

Brother Mason, yourself, wife and
lady friend are invited by Gate City
Chapter to attend dance and social
at Masonic Ball Room Friday evening,
Jan 18th. Come and have good So
ciah1e time There will be no adj
mission charge, by committee. For
Masons only.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
Half Of Ten Dollar Bill.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
DETROIT. Mich, Jan 13.--"H you
want the other half. call on me" @. ).
Ting. Chinaman wrote Miss B, Baker.
enclosing half of a ten dollar bill.
Secret services called instead
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13

steel box became more and more sur
charged with the vapors of death and
the wonder is that he was not suffo-
Gated before his self-rescue was eff
fected
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
After Past History Now.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan 13.--Old Man
H. c. i. has walloped everybody in
this generation and threatens the fu-
ture-nOw he's after the past-history.
The state historical library is threat
ened with lack.of-funditis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13
Report is Denied.

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Jan, 13. The state
department today denied knowledge
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-13

of report that Japanese cruiser
had escorted large shipment Of
arms to Mexico.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
TO LOOK AFTER
CHILDREN FIRST
Chief Justice Holds Wei.
fare Most Important
in Divorce.

OKLAHOMA CtTY, juno 10
welfare Of the children is the para.
mount consideration In a contcn.
.tlon between divorced parents as "a
the possession Of the children, II
was held today by chief Justice
Hainev Of the supreme court IN tho
case Of George + Aufdcr Hcidc Ns
Anna ". kcsknddcn and Harry w
kcskaddon. appeoled from the dis
tTict court OF Tulsa county. The
Tuls1 court was upheld.
Mrs koskaddon was given a di-
vorcc from Aufder Heide In Mis-
7nuri iu January 1917, white he
was given TIE custody OF their two
children. by later agreement she re-
C"ivcd tho children. In July 1917,
she came To Tulsa and married. The
father asked for writ of habcos
corpus to- restore the children "a
Lin II vas denied.
The opinion today said:
~ JUDGMENT " a sist,r state IN n
divorce proceeding giving the father
right 10 tho cprc and custody "
minor children IL not, under the fun
faith and credit clause OF the fed
crnl constitution. binding IN a ha-
hcas corpus proceeding upon tho
courts In this case. To which tho
child and tho mother removed and
whore they have made their dom
cile.'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
MUST EXAMINE ALL EGGS
Ruline Issued Prohibiting Sale OF
Those UNFIT for Consumption.

By NHSUUINrtu FTtHH SIatt WTfe.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 15.-A
ruling making its a misdemeanor.
punishable by fine, to sell eggs in
oklahoma which are unfit for hu-
man consumption was issued today
by DIR. A. II. Lewis. state health
commissioner. The ruling was made
effective as OF June /.
The ruling provides that all eggs
offered for sale must be examined
and accompanied by certificate.
Dealers buying eggs outside the
state for resale in Oklahoma must
fquip and retain a room for hand
ling such eggs II not accompanied
hy a certificate, the ruling provides.
The ruling defines the various
classes of eggs which are not sale
eble
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
morrow evening at the pump station

morrow evening at the pump station
Mr. and Mts 4. ". Cownn and
daughter Miss Etncstinc towman,
ana three sons will leave the mttor
rart OF tn" week Tor Long teach.
Cal, where they VIII make their
homo with MIR. Cowdn's father.
Mrs Mabel lIassctt. county hu-
mano agent, went to Miami today
TO orgnui1r n humane society.
Mlss AuniN llutt ot sherman.
Texas and Mrs. ! W Meredith OF
seattle, Wash, are visiting IN the
homo Of Mir, ana Mrs q. T. HUT
A special program has been pre-
pared fnr the weekly meeting " the
Wumnn'a home Missionary society
ut the Methodist Episcopal church
The program win bo given AZ =
o'clock tomorrow afternoon In the
church parlors.
Frank rntrce OF g, Louis ig IN
the Cltv to-day ON business and visit
ing friends ----
Nls, Elizabeth Miller of tho
county humane office. left today fur
Butte. Mont, for three months
vacation
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
WHEAT GOES TO
MARKET IN RUSH
Making Room for Stor-
age of New Crop Is
Cause.
HARVEST IN PROGRESS
Official Goes to Capital to
Get Action of Furnishing
More Cars.

Special to The World.
PONCA CITY. June ib.--Through-
out this entire section OF the state,
particularly at the less important
shipping stations, MUCH OF the 1919
wheat crop still in the farmers
hands, Is being rushed TO market,
with the price at around s240 per
bushel. II has been estimated that
10 per cent OF the 1919 crop is still
/. ,ln -ihc farmers hands
Much wheat has been marketed
recently at Bliss. REQ Rock, Billings
and other stations. where evidently
the elevators have been in n better
condition to handle the supply. In
one days time at Billings, the past
week, l6S loads OF wheat went over
the scales, with ony one firm buy
ing. at s2.40 a bushel. amounting
to approximately $4,000 paid to the
farmers that day This was said to
b. tho biggest day that any one ele-
vator in Billings ever had
The rush to market with last
years crop is supposed to result
from the campaign. now being made,
TO store the 1920 crop on the farm
because Of the lack OF railway trans
portation facilities. II is estimated
that so per cent OF the 1919 wheat
crop had been marketed within 90
days aftercutting time. and that not
10 per cent will he marketed this
year year within the Same period.
Cutting the 120 crop began
broadcast throughout Kay county
yesterday and will continue all
week, with the oats crop coming on
within about two weeks.
Goes to Washington.
In connection with the campaign
20 store the 1920 crop on the farm.
the wheat growers association OF this
county has sent its secretary-treas-
urer. Frank ]. Goold OF Blackwell.
10 Washington. d. c., with creden-
tials from the National Wheat Grow
ers association, which held a big
meeting recently in Hutchinson,
Kan. His mission, with others from
different parts of the country. is to
try and impress upon those In au-
thority the important necessity OF
more cars wsh which to move a
portion of the 1919 wheat now held
and of that now being harvested
throughout the middle west.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
HOLD LAST SALE
OF INDIAN LAND
Final Auction of Choctaw
and Chickasaw Asphalt
and Coal Deposits.
snecIailn rhe wntla

Special 10 Tho world
M'ALESTER, okla, June ib,--
What Ia expected to be the last sale
OF Choctaw and Chickasnw coal and
asphalt dcposits opons here tomor-
row Tot two-day auction OF about
fl3.5O00O0 worth OF natural re
sources according TO government
appraisal Is to be disposed of.
Two previous sales at appraised
value or high hid have disposed OF
very little 'rhc third sale zane.
toned hv congress In ono hill IN AZ
no per cent ~ the appraised value
for minimum accepted hid.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
ATTENDED FIRST MAS, uE,ur.
'Athuiic 'icrg,mcn Return Iionc
AFTER Celebration az Rev. NCNuity

Catholic clergymcn who returned
10 their homes yesterday after at
lending the celebration of mass 10y
Father Tom McNulty In the Holy
Family catholic church ON Monday
wore. Rev Il. G. Fletcher. Union
city, okla, Very Rev o. Do Hahus.
que. Okmulgcc. Rev. II Van Ras-
hem, III Reno, Rev II. Hicks. Sand
Springs. ltcv =. MCCrccdY. Okaho.
ma CITY. Bishop 4 Mocrchcnrt Okla
homR Guy Rev T.. i Fontaino,
.fkmulgcc. l,cv Anthony lIumant
and four sominanriana from Ken.
drick college. a. Louis. Mo.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16

having been broken into and quite
a ut ot money and other Naluables
tHken. The police so far have been
unable To locate the vergs. and the
theory Is being advanced that tho
work Is being done by local talent,
possibly by boys in their teens.
CHEROKEE, June lb.--The per-
sunel assessed valuation OF Alfalfa
county WAS turned over to the board
Of equalization at recent meeting
by Assessor y. Il. Simon. ONLY thwe
changes were made by the board.
leaving the total at Si,Ssi.9ib.
OILTON, June lb.--S. J. Hawkins.
CHIEF of police, has resigned his place
and announced as candidate for
sheriff Of Creek county. lie has
been connected with the police dc
partment here ever since It's incor.
poration back in the wild and woody
days of the old oil town regime.
CHEROK EE, June 15-Under-
sheriff u, a. Hughey resigned the
latter part of last week and r w.
Graham was named to complete the
term by Sheriff McCrady Hughey
has been in the shoriffs OFFICE.
elther as principal or assistant. for
ten years. and also served In the OILS
Woods county office He intends
now 10 Stick to his tarm.
OlLTON, June l5.--Accordine to
the report OF the Santa Fe agent
this Is one OF the busiest stations be-
tween Gushing and Tulsa, there be-
ing from four to six cars OF freight
unloaded here every day Including
Sunday. The yards are always fun
OF teams, most of the stuff handled
being oil field material
TAHLEQUAII, June IA meet
ing OF farmers OF Cherokee county
was held yesterday at the court
house This was In response TO b
call sent out by the three banks of
Tahlequah, proposing campaign
for the saving of this years wheat
crop. quite a number OF grain rails.
ers attended.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-16
plnStcrcrY Return,

OKLAHOMA CITY. Juno 15.--A
hundred union plasterers who had
been on strike hero were returning
to work today. their demands for
increased wages having been grant e
ed At a conference last night ac-
cording to George Il. Johnson. pres.
ident OF the Oklahoma State Fedora
tion of Labor. Concrete flnishers who
struck In sympathy with the pas-
terers also were returning to work
fodav