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The New York herald., 1921-01-21
Binds the Promoters.

Attorneys for the pugilists expressed
the opinion that under this clause each
and every one of the promoters would
be obliged TO discharge their obligations
assumed In the contract. even though
certain clauses had been technically vio-
lated. should the arbiter rule that they
had been fulfilled,
Richard stated several times during
the day that he had no desire or inten-
tion to hold the other promoters to their
contract should they desire to withdraw
and that he stood ready to assume full
and individual responsibility for carry
ing out the match. Such a move would
compel Rickard TO post the full 800, 900
forfeit of the promoters and assume re-
sponsibility for a 100000 purse.
Richard added that there existed a
verbal agreement between the three pro-
moters TO the effect that IL one wished
to withdraw from the agreement he
would turn over his rights 70 the re-
naming promoters ready to continue
with the contract.
Rickard declared that he intended to
assert his rights under this private
agreement, and that II Brady or Coch-
ran were not ready TO continue he
would stage the bout himself. with. per-
haps, few changes in the terms of the
contract He added that he believed the
others were at least morally bound to
go through with the bout
Richard displayed interest in a state
ment made by i. J. Fuller, vice-presi- :
dent Of the Central Union Trust Com
pany. regarding deposits of the forfeit
money.
Fuller's statement was 20 the effect
tnat neither Dempsey nor Carpenter had
put up their money with the depository
mere Rickard said he was certain
Dempsey had made out a bond because
at one time he had seen II lying on his
desk In addition, Rickard said. that
the three promoters had agreed 10 grant
dempsey any additional time he might
need In case he did not have ready
rncr-y at the time set for posting. but
bat Dempsey had never made reauest
Tor suc1l leeway.
Richard expressed faith In Deunpscv's
good intent and also in that OF Carmen
tier. and said Carpenter waa. not to
blame IL the French Government refused
TO allow the money to be withdrawn
from the country.
Harry S. Hechheimer, attorney for
Dempsey and Carpenter. declared the
contestants had fulfilled their contrac-
tual obligations to the promoters and in
timated that suit for specific perform
ance of the contract would be Instituted
IL the promoters showed any inclination
to abandon their agreement.
Los ANGELES, Jan z0.--The contract
for heavyweight championship bout
betwcen Jack Dempsey and Georges
Carpenter has not necessarily been
violated IL Dempsey's forfeit Ia not OH
deposit with tho Central Union. Trust
Company OF Nov York, Robert Edgren,
named IN the contract as sole arbitcr,"
said here tonight:
"Tho contract provides the forfeit
shall be deposited with the bank or with
the promoters" Edgren said. 'Rickard,
promoter. wired me to-day Dempsey's
money was posted, and have no reason
TO debut his statement"
Bdgren said he did not consider the
situation one thrt called for action by
him az srbiter.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
FIVEIS
WINNER OVER YALE
intercollegiate Basketball
League Leader Triumphs
by Score Of % to 16.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
NEW HAVEN, Jan. 20.--Dartmouth. the
intercollegiate basketball league leaders.
played a strong game against Yale to-
night and kept the Els at the bottom
of the heat by beating them, 22 to 16.
The Green was in front all the time and
played a wonderful game against the
Blue.
Mllar. right forward for Dartmouth,
was the best player seen here this
season. He shot as many baskets as
the entire Yale team. His work on the
defence likewise was brilliant.
The Yale team was outc1assed and got
only two baskets in each half. Alder
man and Capt. Flynn. the two MAIN
stays, were away off form Alderman
was disqualified for making four fouls.
The first half ended IL to for Dart
mouth The lineup:
The New York herald., 1921-01-21

reasons advanced by Brady for with
craving are based on technical objec-
tons IT Is not unlikely the trio may be
to go through with the orig
inal agreement.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21

Two new faces will be seen at Madi-
son Square Garden next Wednesday
night. Young Montreal, a bantam OF re-
nown. wilI face Pal Moore and Boy Nc
Cormlck. light heavyweight champion OF
England. will meet Johnny Howard.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21

Patrons OF the Pioneer 3. c. will see
what should prove to be an interesting
bout Tonight. Roy Moore. the bantam
who checked the career OF Jack Sharkey.
will meet Packey Ogatty in fifteen
round bout.
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
Shareholders Status.

Another interesting angle OF the con-
troversy was the declaration that under
the terms of the contract Robert Edgren,
who was appointed stakeholder, is also
authorized to decide all disputes and the
parties to the agreement are irrevocably
bound by his rulings.
After the conference between Rickard
and Brady the former announced that
he had offered to take over Brady's. in
terest and bond in the proposed bout.
Rickard said that Brady refused to ac-
cept the offer until he had consulted
with Charles Cochran. the third joint
promoter in the project, who is at pres
ent in London.
Brady agreed. however, to communi-
cate with Cochran by cable and ascer-
tain whether the latter desired to con-
tinue in the project with Richard or
withdraw with Brady should he decide
TO accept Richards offer. According to
Rickard there is no direct evidence that
Cochran desired to abandon his share in
the match.
According to Rickard, Kearns and
others a bond for $50, 900 was made out
by the champion and his manager but
It cannot be found. Officials of the
Central Union Trust Company of this
city stated that the bond was not IN
their possession. as called for by the
contract entered into on November
8, 1920.
Kearns telegraphed to a local repre-
sentative here to break into his per-
sonal safe deposit box m order to ascer-
tain " tho bond had been placed there
by mistake. but the result of this search
Is unknown. The bonds of the three
promoters and the money put up in
France by Carpenter have been ac-
counted for apparently, and only Demp-
sey's forfeit IL missing.
The clause regarding Edgren's powers
follow: "The parties hereto agree that
Robert Edgren shall be the sole and
final arbiter of all questions relating to
any of the covenants and conditions OF
this agreement, and agree to be ire
vocably bound by the decision of the
said Robert Edgren."
The New York herald., 1921-01-21
'RICKARD TRIES TO
! BUY BRADY'S SHARE.
But Dissatisfied Member OF
Promoting Triumvirate
y Declines to Sell.
POWERS OF STAKEHOLDER
Action Is Threatened by Attor-
ney for Boxers to Compel
Staging of Bout.

The developments of yesterday IN the
Dempsey Carpenter championship fight
indicate that The match is not off, and
that it may have to be staged by the
original triumvirate that arranged Tor
tie bout The failure Of Carpenter TO
post his forfeit in this country and the
uncertainty as to the whereabouts Oh
the Dempsey bond are declared by legal
experts not to be violation of contract,
end that they do not constitute basis
for the cancellation of the obligations OF
any of the promoters.
OF the outstanding features of yester-
day. the most important was confer
ence between Tex Richard, who is will
ing to stage the fight without help from
any one, and William A. Brady, who
has withdrawn. Rickard made propo-
sitiJn to take over Brady's one-third in
terest in The undertaking. but the latter
declared he would have to communicate
with c. b. Cochran, who Is In London,
before giving definite answer. Rickard
called attention to the fact that Brady
Gid not consult with Cochran before
calling off The match, as the London pro-
snoter was unaware OF the action till the
cable informed him.
Second in Importance was the an
nouncement by the attorney for the
lighters that if the trio OF promoters re-
fused to stage the match according to
agreement they would be taken into
court
The New York herald., 1921-01-21

Goals from field--Dartmouth. Cullen (2).
Yueil O. Chamberlain %. Millar %, Heap
~, Copley %. Goals from foul--Cullen,
out Of o.: Mlllar, out of 3: Alderman. 7
tions-Copley for Sheldon, Sheldon for Cop
ley, w. Ohey for Alderman. Referee
Thomas Thorpe. New York Athletic Club.
Umpire-Ed. Thorpe New York Athletic
Club. Time of halves--20 minutes.
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there vas more talk. In which It
turned out that the young woman and
her cousin were to have been met at
Portal City by somebody she .called
"COusin BASIL" but there wouldn't be
any scare, because she had written
ahead to say that possibly they might
stop, over with some friends In one Of
the apple towns.
Then Mr.. Norcross said he wouldn't
miss anything by the drop-out but an
appointment he had with an old
friend, and he guessed that could wait.
listened. thinking maybe he would
mention the name of the friend, and
after while he did. The forwarded
Portal City telegram the boss had got
ten just before we went to dinner In
the dining-car was from "Uncle John"
Chadwick, the Chicago wheat king,
and that left me wondering what the
mischief Mr.. Chadwick was doing
away out in the wild and woolly west
ern country where they raise more
apples than they do wheat, and more
mining stock schemes than they do
either.
We had been marooned for nearly
an hour when l struck match and
looked at my watch. Mr.. Norcross
was doing his best to kill time for the
young woman, and he was just in the
exciting part of a railroad story, telling
about a right-of-way fight on the Mid
land, when the little girl grabbed my
arm and said: "Listen!"
I did, and broke in promptly. "Ex-
cuse me-" called to the other two,
"but think there's train coming"
The boss cut his story short and
we all listened. 1t seemed that was
wrong. The noise we heard was more
like an auto running with the cut-out
open than train rumbling.
"What do you make it. .Jimmie?"
came from the boss end of the tim
Der.
Motor car" l said, pointing in the
darkness toward the east.
My guess was right. In less than
a minute we saw the lights of the car.
1t stopped little way below the water
tank and about hundred yards north
Of the track, or maybe less, and four
men came tumbling out of it. If I
had been alone on the job should
probably have called to the men as
they came tramping over to vthe side
track. But Mr.. Norcross had q diff
ferent think coming.
"Out Of sight-Quick, Jimmie!" he
whispered, and in another second he
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CHAPTER 4!
Mr.. chadwiek's Special


OF course, as soon as the skip-6ut
Of the four hold-up men gave us a
free hand we knew it was up to us to
get busy and do something. It was
safe bet that the Alexa was carrying
her owner, and in that case Mr.. John
Chadwick and his train crew were
somewhere back in the hills, without
an engine, and with good prospect
Of staying put" until somebody should
go and hunt them up.
''We've got to find out what they've
done with Mr.. Chadwick" Mr.. Nor
cross broke out. And then: ut can't
be very for to where they have left
the engine, and If they haven't Grip
pied It" He stopped short and slung
question at the two women: "Will
you two stay here with Jimmie while
go and see what can find in that
gulch?"
They. both paid me the compliment
of saying that they'd stay with me,
but the young woman suggested that
it might be just as well If we should
all go up the gulch together. So we
piked out in the dark, the boss. help
ing Mrs. Sheila to hobo along over
the cross-ties of the spur, and the lit
tie girl stumbling on behind with me.
We had followed the spur track up
the gulch for maybe short quarter
Of mile when we came to the en-
CINE. As we had feared it might be.
the big machine was crippled There
was a key gone out of one Of the con-
necting-rod crank-pin straps; one
miserable little piece of steel, maybe
eight inches long and tapering one
way, and half an inch or so thick the
other; but that was a-plenty. We
couldn't make move without 1t.
thought we were done for, but Mr..
Norcross chased me up into the cab
for lantern. With the light we be-
gan to hunt around in the short grass.
had been sensible enough to show
the little girl the other connecting-rod
key. so she knew exactly what to look
for, and it did me a heap Of good
when 1t turned out that she was the
one who found the lost bit Of steel.
Continued Next Weekly
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still three or four car-lengths to 20
when the tank spout went up with q
clang and clatter OF chains and the
old 'Pacific type gave a couple of
Kisses and snort.
They're gOing." gritted the boss,
sort of between his teeth. and with
out. another word he grabbed those
two hobbled women folks up under
his arms, just as If they'd been a
couple Of sacks of meal, and broke
into run.
1t wasn't morsel of use, you know.
Old Hercules himself couldn't have
run very far or very fast with the
handicap the boss had taken on, and
In less than half minute the "Paci-
fic type" had caught her stride and
the red tail lights of the train were
vanishing to pin points in the night.
We were beautifully and artistically
left.
When he saw that it was no man.
ner Of use, the boss quit on the handi-
cap race and put his two armfuls
down while he still had breath enough
left to talk with.
WELL" he said, in his best rusty
hinge rasp, you've done it! Why, in
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that two Of the bandits had been left
behind. These two reset the switches
for the main track, leaving everything
as they had found 1t, aud then
crossed over to the auto.
was just thinking that all this
mystery and kidnapping and gun play
must be sort of hard on the young
woman and the girl. but, though my
half of the allotment was shivering
little and smuggling up just grain
closer to me, she proved that she
hadn't lost her nerve.
did you see the name on that car
when the engine went past to get in
behind it?" she asked.
no" said the boss; and l hadn't,
either.
II did" she asserted. showing that
her eyes, or her wits. were quicker
than ours. II had just one little
glimpse Of it. The name is 'A-l-e-x-a,'
spelling it out.
Mr.. Norcross started as If he had
been shot.
"The Alexa? That is Mr.. Chad
wick's private car-they've kidnapped
him" Then he whirled short on me.
Jimmie, are you man enough to go
with me and try a tackle on those
fellows over there in that apto?"
I said was; but ! didn't add what
! thought-that it would probably be
case 81 double suicide for us two to
go up against pair of armed thugs
with our bare hands. The young wo-
man put in her word,
"You mustn't think of doing such
thfng!" she protested; and she was
still telling him all the different rea-
sons why he mustn't, when we heard
the creak and grind of the stolen en-
CINE coming back down the old spur.
After that there was nothing to do
but to wait and see what was going
to happen next. What did happen was
as blind as all the rest. The engine
was stopped somewhere in the gulch
back of us and out of sight from our
hfding-place, and pretty soon the two
men who had gone with her came hur-
rying across out of the hill shadows,
making straight for the auto. A min
ute or two later they had climbed
into the machine, the motor had sput-
tered, and the car was gone.
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Sacks Of Meal.
the name of common sense. couldn't
you have let me go back after that
muff thing?"
1t was the young woman who an
swered the boss.
IL didn't stop to Think" she
f1uttered, taking the blame as if she
had been the one to head the process
sion. isn't there any way we can
stop that tramp f.t
The boss said there wasn't, and I
know the only reason why he didn't
say lot Of other things was because
ne was too much Of q gentleman to
say them in the presence of couple
of women.
So far as we could see, the SURE
roundings consisted of short side
track, spur running off into the hills,
and the water tank. The siding
switches had no lights. which argued
that there wasn't even pump-man at
the tank-as there was not, the tank
being filled automatically by a gravity
pipe line running back to a natural
reservoir in the mountains.
BY this time the boss was beginning
to get little better grip on himself
and he laughed.
"We've all earned the leather medal,
I guess" he chuckled. Its done now,
and it can't be helped"
"But isn't there anything we can
do?" said the young woman. "Can't
we walk somewhere to where there is
station or a town with people in
itT'
I saw Mr.. Norcross look down at
her skirts and then at the girls.
"You two couldn't walk very far
or very fast in those things you are
wearing" he grunted. Besides, we
are in one of the desert strips, and it
is probably miles to a night wire sta
ton in either direction"
We trailed of together up the track.
two and two. the boss walking with
the young woman. After we'd counted
few Of the cross-ties, the girl said:
''1s your name Jimmie Dodds?" And
when I admitted It: mine Is Maisie
Ann. I'm Sheila's cousin on her moth
er's side. think this is q great lark:
don't you?''c
Il can tell better after it's over" I
said. Maybe we'll have to stay here
all night"
II shouldn't mind" she came back
airily. II haven't been up all night
since ! was little kiddie and our
house burned down."
We reached the big water tank, and
the boss picked out one of the square
footing timbers for seat. 1t seemed
as If he were finding it a good bit
harder to get acquainted with his half
Of the combination than I was with
mine. but after little the young wo.
man thawed out bit and made him
talk-to help pass away the time, I
took it-and the little girl and l sat
and listened. When the young woman
finally got him started, the boss told
her all about himself, how he'd been
ra1lroading ever since he left college.
and lot of things that I'd never even
dreamed Of. It's curious how a pref
ty woman can make man turn him
self inside out that way, just for her
amusement.
The boss asked her If she were
warm enough, saying that If she were
not, he and I would scrape up some
sage-brush or something and make a
fire. She replied that she didn't care
for a fire, that the night wasn't at
all coldEwhich 1t wasn't. Then she
showed that she was human, clear
down to the tips Of her pretty fingers.
you may smoke II you want to-"
she told the boss. 7 sha'n't mind 1t
In the least" 4
4, The boss lighted bis cigar. Thsa
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had whipped the young woman over
the big footing timber to standing
place under the tank among the
braces, and I had done the same for
the girl.
What followed was as mysterious
as chapter out of an Anna Katherine
Green detective story. After doing
something to the switch Of the unused
spur track, the four men separated. One
Of them went back to the auto, and
the other three walked down the main
track to the lower switch Of the short
siding, which was on the same side Of
the main line as the spur. Here the
fourth man rejoined them, and the
girl at my elbow told US what he had
gone back to the car for.
HE has lighted a red lantern" she
whispered. Il saw it when he took
it out Of the auto"
guess it was pretty plain to all Of
US by this time that there was some
thing decidedly crooked on the cards,
but IL we had known what it was, we
couldn't very well have done anything
to prevent 1t. There were only two
Of US men to their four; and, besides,
there wasn't any time. The lantern
carrying man had barely reached the
lower switch when we heard the whis-
tie Of a locomotive. There was train
coming from the west, and few Sec
onds later an electric headlight showed
up on the long tangent beyond the
siding.
1t was a bandit hold-up, all right.
One of the men stood on the track
waving the red lantern; we could see
him plainly In the glare of the head
light. There wasn't much Of scrap.
There were two or three pistol shots.
and then, as near as we could make
out, the hold-up men, or some Of them.
climbed into the engine.
Before you could count ten they had
made flying switch with the single
car, kicking it in on the siding. Before
the car had come fully to stop. the
engine was switched in behind 1t, cou-
pied on, and the reversed train. with
the engine pushing the car, rattl ed
away on the old spur that led OF into
the hills; clattered away and was lost
to sight and hearing In less than a
minute.
1t was not until after the train was
switched and gone that we discovered
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FIVE U. S. SAILORS FIRED ON
Mysterious Attack In vladlvostok;
a Three Russians Held.

sUtO0 0uSSSauo Uot0s
Tokyo-Five American bluejackets
were fired at by unidentified persons
in Vladivostok, one Of them being
wounded, says tho Asahi Shimbun's
Vladivostok correspondent.
: The Americans, REINFORCED by Rus
sian policemen, arrested three Rus
IAN officers formerly under the late
General Kappel. once commander Of
the Western armies of the Omsk gov
eminent. the correspondent adds.
The impression in Vladivostok, au.
cording to the correspondent, is that
the attack was arranged by Com.
munists with the object Of straining
relations between japan and the Uni.
ted States.
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Meraer Of eovIet Leoatlon.

Merger OF SoVIst Legation.
! Reval. Esthonia-Maxim Litvino6
Russian soviet assistant commissary
Of foreign affairs. win leave soon fotl
Moscow. to assume the post Of chisl
q Ill the Soviet legations abroad.
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-09

ed, by unanimous vote, upon BIZ
monthly meetings instead of the
monthly meetings as have been held
before. A committee, with Mr.. Da-
Wis, our B. Y. P. U. president, as
chairman, was appointed to meet with
the State Sunday School Board in
Flat River on Dec. 18th. The COM
mittee will here get ideas and plans
for organizing and conducting a
School of Methods. These plans will
be submitted to the Association at it's
next meeting. This School Of Meth
DDS for the training of our young peo-
pie, if organized, will be located in
Flat River or some nearby town so as
to be in the center of the association.
After the business meeting was adj
journed, we were entertaind by Ell
wins with a very pleasing program.
We were then served with refresh
nents consisting of chocolate and pie,
after which we returned home.
B. Y. P. U. Press Reporter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-12-09
PENNINGTON b. Y.P. u.
LOSES TO ELVINS

Last Friday evening, twenty-five
of our Baptist young people attended
the Associational B. Y. p. U. meeting
at Elvins. We took with us the sill
yer contest cup, which we have held
since the efficiency contest began
three months ago, but we had to sur
render it to a union which was more
worthy. Elvins, who submitted no
report at the last meetings, won this
time with 1859 points to Farming
tons 58.77, Ironton 51.26, and Flat
River 47.49. This report shows the
remarkable zeal and perseverance on
the part of the Elvins union. When
asked how they acquired such a high
number of points they gave the Lord
the credit by singing the "DoXology."
We are planning to regain the cup
and we expect zeal, prayer, persever-
ance and untiring effort on the part
of each and every one of our young
people.
We are glad that Elvins won the
cup because they deserved it, and
Pennington will have to work harder
than she has heretofore to regain the
cup. ID,
In our business meeting, we decid