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The Washington times., 1921-09-14

James Bata, forty years old. wife OF
James Bata. of Coalburg. Ohio. and
two children, Charles, eleven, and
Mary. five, are dead today following
an explosion of an oil stove last
night, when the three were terribly
burned. Mrs. Bata tried to fill the
stove with a lighted lamp.
The clothing of all three was sat
urated with oil which caught fire.
They died within a few hours.
The Washington times., 1921-09-14
DEATHS.

FAGAN. The funeral Of Private FRED ..
at Chs<eau Thierry. will be held from,
the National Guard Armory, tIi L street
northwest, on Tuesday morning At q
o'clock. thspoe to st. Joseph's Church
Second and c streets northeast. wher.
mass will be said at 10 o'clock, He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Catherine
No. I 8 street northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-09-14
WILLS 3-YEAR TENANTS
THANKSGIVING TURKEYS

BOSTON, Sept. lI.-Fres Thanks
givfng. turkeys for al tenants who
have lived In his houses or apartments
for three years are provided in the
will OF Alfred ". LINCOLN. . former
real estate man. filed for probate here
yesterday.
The win provides $500 to be used
with. q similar sum given by Mr..
Lincoln's father for q yearly spelling
bee at Andover.
The evening world., 1921-02-26

minute, in that first round, johnson
was helpless, was beaten down. was
counted out. He never had "a chance
to start a blow after he rumpled
Benny's hair and grinned at him.
Leonard boxed many bouts for va
rious war funds during the war; and
a few for himself On the night he
knocked out Welsh he announced that
he intended to volunteer for army
service the following week. This he
would have done If he hadn't been
instructed a day or two later by the
War Department to report for assign
ment as boxing instructor at one of
the army camps. He was sent to
Camp Upton, where he did splendid
work and taught boxing methods to
thousands of soldiers and officers un-
til the war was over.
While Leonard has fought several
good fights since the war, knocking
out, among others of note, our old
friend Willie Richie, former cham
pion and boxing instructor at Camp
Lewis, and fighting no-decision bouts
with Welter Champion Jack Brttton
and former Welter Champion Ted
Lewis, his most notable performance
has been the recent knockout OF
Richie Mitchell.
Leonard was in exactly the position
of Joe Cans in his second and third
fights with Dal Hawkins. In each of
these fights Dal knocked Cans down
and nearly out with a left hook on
the chin in the first round. Each
time Cans deliberately took nine
second count got up and fought de-
fensively until he recovered, and then
knocked out Hawkins.
Leonard rose to his knee, turned
toward his corner and nodded to his
brother Charlie and Billy Gibson TO
show that he was still in the fight,
took nine seconds and. getting up de-
liberately, used his skill and speed in
defense until he recovered, when he
went to the front again and knocked
Mitchell ont,
The evening world., 1921-02-26
Woodland Wonder Tales
BY Cousin Eleanor
No. IS-POIIytiH Misses Billy
BTighteVes.
Conducted by I

THE snow was so thick on the
moor OF the forest that PollydOin
the little blond girl had not
kept her tryst with Billy Brlghteyes
for several days. Pollyxin was not
afraid OF the snow, you must not
think So, but her mamma thought she
might lose her way. There were no
paths in the forest; tine snow had
covered them up. But to-day Polly
was just so lonesome for a sight OF
Billy Brighteyes that she had to go
With some nuts in her pocket she
started for the tree where Billy
Brighteyes loved to frolic.
There were all the other squirrels
running back and forth in search OF
food and fun; but Billy Brlghteyes
was not there. Polly made a funny
little sound with her tongue. Billy
always answered to this sound, but
this time he did not come. She took
two OF the biggest walnuts she had
and clicked them together. Surely
this would bring Billy. with the snow
so deep food was scarce. II was even
dangerous to 20 to their own store
house. At any time sly marten or
Mr.. Tip Tail Fox, in a hungry mood
might be lying in wait to make a
dinner Of some unwary squirrel per-
son. ''Surely the noise OF the nuts
will reach Billy" thought Pollykin.
When still Billy Brighteyes did not
come, Pollykin was worried. There
was no denying that Billy Brlghteyes
was bold. He was as proud OF his
reputation as any young brave could
be; this made him foolhardy at times.
Had he ventured forth one early
morning or twilight time, and been
caught by a hungry forest foe? The
possibility made Polly tremble.
Among the Grays in the trees,
things seemed TO be going on as
usual No one seemed TO miss Billy.
Mrs. Brighteyes and Jennie went
about their daily duties as always
only every now and then Mrs. Bright
eyes would stop to peer down the
The evening world., 1921-02-26
Chicago Skaters
Ready to LeGUe
For Meet Here

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.
The nineteen schooTboys, repre-
senting Chicago, were prepared to
leave to-day. Two days training at
Cleveland, a day at Pittsburgh and
day at Philadelphia are arranged
in their schedule, and they will be
accompanied by Mayor William Hale
Thompson and other city officials.
Work and try to win, but above
all be fair and good sportsmen," the
Mayor told the lads yesterday when
they were introduced to the City
Council in their skating suits of ma
roon-colored jerseys and tights and
red and white caps.
Besides the school teams. little
Johnny Thompson, ten years old, rep
resenting the city Fairgrounds, will
meet New York's youngest skater
in a special match race.
The evening world., 1921-02-26
Leonard Studies.

Like Cans, Leonard is a student of
boxing. Cans learned much OF his
great skill by following Robert Fftz-
simmons around the country and
watching all Of his exhibitions. Cans
always said Fitzsimmons was the
greatest of all boxers in his time.
Leonard has studied anatomy to
learn he effect OF blows, and has
picked ip and tried all the best com
binations used by other boxers. He
practises the delivery of a blow thou
sands OF times, until he perfects 1t
in every detail.
Cans could hit equally hard with
either hand. So can Leonard. But
Benny has even a better lett than
Cans had. He either lands the knock
out or starts his man going with left
hand body punches. This was the
way he whipped Welsh, robbing him
of his speed of foot by hammerng
lefts to his body, and then polishing
him off with rights.
In one thing Leonard is a greater
fighter than Cans was, and entirely
different in style. He is endlessly
aggressive. Cans was as great a coun-
ter-hitter as Fitzsimmons, and was
usually satisfied TO stand back with
both hands raised in guarding po-
sition to block or slap aside blows
and then use his short and deadly
counter strokes. Cans didn't move
around much. Leonard has the hashy
footwork Of bantamweight.
Just how Leonard would compare
with Battling Nelson, when the Dane
was champion, is a question The
Danes iron endurance wore down
many great fighters and might have
offset Benny's flashing skill
Leonard's private life Is ideal. He
is a model for any boy He lives
quietly at home with his mother
trains consctentiOusly, avoids all
forms OF dissipation, is modest, de-
cent and as creditable a champion
in every way as ever put on q glove
tUsEyuSAi, ia2l, by hobsH EdsFsR.l
The evening world., 1921-02-26
EVENING WORLDS
own SPORT HISTORY

Uncle Sans cadets from West Point
came down to the city last night to
meet Yale in the Anal game OF the
Riding Clubs indoor polo tournament
last night for the Earl Hopping Cup
and the intercollegiate champion ship.
The embryonic soldiers won by a score
OF 9h to 8 goals in a speedy clever
game that was keenly contested by the
losers right up to the Anal whistle.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 26.--Yale's
relay swimming team once again broke
the worlds record for 200 yards in a
dual meet with Pennsylvania. The four
men covered the distance in I'm.
3S lbs, Oreone and three -tifths seconds
faster than the old mark.
Cornell defeated Columbia by score
OF 20 to II last night at the Morningside
Heights gymnasium in game adver-
tised as basketball, but which developed
into something OF a rough and tumble
fracas. 1t was the toughest game that
has taken place in the gym this season.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-AIiss Gene
Loughran Of New York won the wom-
ems Junior school figure and free skat-
national tournament at the Philadel-
phia Palace.
Emil Won Filing, coach OF the var
sity track team at New York UniVer-
slty, will be trainer In all sports at the
Heights, according to plans announced
by Prof. Henry p. Hathaway, Director
of Athletics at N. Y. y. II was also
announced that Coachers Club will
be formed, of which the coaches in all
major sports at the University and their
assistants will be members, The Fac
ulty Board Of Control will also have
membership in this club.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb, 26.-The
hrst/New York cIants TO arrive in camp
had their first work at League Park
yesterday morning under the leader
ship OF Scout Dick Klnsella. Five
pitchers went through light practice.
| These were slim" Salleo. Claude
| Olin Voight,
The evening world., 1921-02-26
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
B0WLERS IN MATCH GAME

The American Bowling Congress
teams of the knights OF Columbus
and Alex Dunbars Standard eight
are to meet in a match series this
evening at o'clock at Dunbars St.
Nicholas alleys, Harlem. Both teams
have been showing remarkable form
in practice games, which means that
high scores are to be looked for. Billie
Schwab will captain the "Caseys," :"
while Alex Dunbar will look out for
the Standard eight.
Leo MsrinO Of the Bronx Park Central AIleys,
Bronx. has Issued challenge on behAn Of Joe
Falcato 20 roll Charley Trucks Of Philadelphla
home and home match for $500 aside. the New
York half Of the match 10 b. rolled at the BrunI
Park Casino alleys. Bronx. and the Phladelphla
end At the Casino alleys, Philadelphia. Manno
Is d the opinion that FalnaU can put Trucks
away something that many Of the Now York bowl.
ers have failed 70 do
The evening world., 1921-02-26

The New York schoolboys are
training hard for the intercity school
boy skating races which they will
contest with the Chicago pupils at
thS Brooklyn Ice Palace. March 8, for
The evening world., 1921-02-26
FEBRUARY CONTEST.


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given the ten Klddie K1ub
members, aged from ak to hf-
teen, inclusive. who write the hes,
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The essays must not be copied and
the contestant must not accept helr
from elders.
A note from the parent or teacher
OF the sender saying the composition
Is original must accompany each
essay.
Write NAME, AGE, ADDRESS
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The evening world., 1921-02-26

seph Goldenberg. Stuyvesant II. s.;
stanley Waldron, Stuyvesant II. s.:
AllOn Fox. Commercial: Kari New
ton, Evander Childs II. s.; William
Adler, George Washington II. s., and
Bert Mayer, EYander Chllds II. S.
The evening world., 1921-02-26
Winter.

Winter.
Winter days are here,
And everything Is white:
The stars are shining brightly.
Through the still and quiet night
RICHARD VICITAI, New York
City.
The evening world., 1921-02-26
CHAMPION BENNY
more AGGRESSIVE
U. THAN OLD-TIMER
Present. Lightweight Title
Holder Reminder of Clever
Negro but Has Entirely DIFF
erent Style. Cans Depend
ed on Countering to Win
His Fights and Lacked
FlaShy Footwork in Ring.
By Robert Edren.

no'@ N ANY new-timers, and some
I've old-timers, have asked me
whether or not l would
consider Benny Leonard in Joe
80 Ganss class as a lightweight cham
,s pion. Right there is room for end
90 less argument Except in those ath-
So letic events where distances and
,r.C time show exactly what perform
ances are, it's almost impossible to
compare present champions with
former title holders. I'll say that
Leonard has shown himself easily
master Of rivals in his class to-day
and a great lightweight. In many
points he is very much like Cans,
'rsf4who is conceded the master boxer
'''H OF all the great old-ttme light
'Hn''* Weights.
a, .. Joe Cans started as a knockout
~, artist when he was a small boy work.
~ ing in the fish market at Baltimore.
bne He won his first eight fights with
soi3 knockouts. He had been fighting over
two years when he had his first re-
rsflVerse, being beaten by Dal Hawkins
.. r--u6ClSlOn-ln IlILeen rOunQS. his
~ ~ winning streak started again imme-
'atately and went along smoothly un-
I'll he was knocked out by George
-, y 'fdcFadden in 1899. Soon after that
Re lost to Frank Erne in twelve
'.t' rounds. the fight being stopped be-
o, cause Cans had a badly cut eye and
VI. couldn't see.
a., Terry McGovern knocked Cans out
IS loin two rounds and years later he lost
49,, ffteen-round decision to Sam
yesa Langford, then a lightweight He
won fights again until 1908, when
~ Battling Nelson fought him twice,
-srtqtnocking him out in seventeen and
fwenty-one rounds. At that time
iFp'rCSans was in the decline that ended in
his death from tuberculosis year or
x SO later. OF course, Cans fought
hundreds of ring engagements. but
..r,s Leonard isn't at the end Of his fight
s,nc.ing career and may have as long a
record II he doesn't retire,
Benny Leonard has been knocked
"a out too. Benny began boxing at
80 Billy Gibson's old Fairmont A. G. in
-p.a the Bronx when he was only sixteen
-iS and showed such speed that Gibson
--tT' became his manager and matched
mol mo him up to the championship in five
The evening world., 1921-02-26
Time.

Time seems to pass very quickly,
In fact It seems to hy;
II waits for neither small nor groot
But simply goes right by.
No matter how important.
Our business, 1t may be;
Time goes on just as before,
Waiting not for you nor me.
BY JOHN GRAY, aged fourteen.
The evening world., 1921-02-26
Stronu on K. O.'s.

70 won a lot of fights with knOckouts.
90 He was knocked out himself by Joe
- s,hugrue in four rounds. Shugrue
was a very fast and clever light
weight. In his second year Benny
won only three fights with knOckouts,
fought many with no decision, and
was knocked out by Frankie Flem-
/. slhg, a first class little Canadian. Two
- Years later Benny stopped being
y Ssfeather duster boxer and began
studying the science Of winning with
AA'na clean X. o., and among the good
., ones he knocked out were Joe Mandot
i9ttof New Orleans and Ever Hammer.
q ~ In 1917 Leonard started a whirl-
bI wind knockout campaign that won
IiUh4m the lightweight championship,
which he still holds. Within ten
weeks Leonard knocked out Packey
:. Hommey g rounds), Richie Mitchell
'"@ Il rounds), Charlie Thomas (6
H' rounds), Eddie Shannon (6 rounds)
t. and Lightweight Champion Freddy
SO" Welsh % rounds).
About this time people began to
talk about Benny Leonard as "an-
other Joe Cans" With the conf
dence OF a real champion he went
right along knocking out opponents
and not picking soft ones" He
knocked out Johnny Nelson and
Featherweight Champion Johnny Kill
=. Dduts hll LoAOOlAAb 4AAAAG 1COAoNg anu
About this time Leo Johnson, a
-- 3splendidly built colored boy and a
sleyer boxer, was called black light
- weight champion and many thought
,tsi he could beat Leonard. Benny an
that unless he could whip
l.L.All opponents regardless OF color ne
~ didn't care to call himself champion.
',-o' He fought Leo in New York less
I'D than four months after beating
soooWelsh. AS TO the two faced each
!, a., other, I'll admit that ], for one, WON
dered If Benny was up against it. The
colored boy was better built for fight
~ Ging--an almost perfect double for
Cans himself, easy and smooth in ac-
v, ton, wide shouldered, strong, quick
ana and with the easy, gliding grace OF
~ a born boxer. He had the cat-lke
action so often seen in black fighters,
Mod tfho seem bred for the sport. Benny
- oiooked a little clumsy in comparison
&. as they SPARED for the first opening.
Benny'S PlaStered Hair.
Benny Leonard always has his hair
smoothly brushed, and at that time
Gibson boasted that no boxer had
ever been able to 'muss' Benny's hair
in the ring-not even the clever
Welsh. So the crowd gasped when
Leo calmly reached out in the first
miXup and deliberately roughed Ben
hys down -plastered locks with his
80 open hand, grinning as he did so. II
was evidently mean TO get Benny's
goat
1t was Leo's fatal mistake. with
= sudden fare of fury Benny leaped
nat Leo like a wildcat, He swarIned
all over the black champion, beating
down his guard and hammering him
hack TO the ropes. Crashing blows
landed faster than the eve could fol 70
low the nyinG gloves, and within =
The evening world., 1921-02-26

vista that led TO CraIbby's farm.
Perhaps 81 and Teddy have been
feeding the Brighteyes family lately"
said Pollykin to herself.
1t never occurred TO Pollylin that
81 had kidnapped Billy Brighteyes
and was holding him a prisoner in a
cage; she did not know that Blllys
mother was wishing and waiting for
him to come back over the trees TO
his home in the hemlock But you
and do know all this and more be-
sides.
The Next Storyi PolIykin Meets q
Strange Fellow.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
Thomas LeSieur Dies
Prominent in Indian
Government Affairs

Thomas LiSieur, the superinten-
dent of livestock for the Ft. Hall
reservation, died Monday at a hos
pital at Pocatello, and the funeral
was held at Fort Hall on Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. LeSieur was sixty-five years
of age and was born in Placerville,
New. He came to Idaho from Cali
fornia forty-one years ago and has
been living on the Fort Hall reserva-
tion and Pocatello during that time.
Mr.. LeSieur was a man we'll versed
in Indian affairs and government
business and had been in this part
of the country since the early days
He had served in many different po-
sitions, knew the Indian ways, spoke
their language and was a power for
peace and harmony. When differ
ences arose between Indians and
white men or between Indians, Les
seur was the man to go out and hear
both sides and smooth out all the
difficulties, leaving both sides sat
isfied. He also served as chief of the
Indian police on the reservation and
federal officer.
Mr.. LeSieur was a member of the
K. of P. lodge Of Blackfoot, and is
survived by wife and several child
rem.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
Express Employee
Acc used Of Theft
f,f Jewelry Trunk

POCATELLO, Idaho.--Hans Kes-
sler, former employe of the Short
Line baggage department, was ar
rested last week on the charge of
grand larceny and given a prelimin-
ary hearing before Justice of the
Peace j.. A. Tupper.
Evidence produced by the state
tends to show that trunk Of jewelry
was checked by I. Swartz to Idaho
Falls, but that the check was changed
to Blackfoot. From Blackfoot the
trunk was taken to Basalt by auto
mobile and placed in the chicken
coop on the farm of L. P. Walker,
father-in-law Of Kessler.
Albert G.. Hall, a Blackfoot trans
fer man, testified to moving the trunk
under orders of a man resembling
Kessler, and Mr.. Phelps, a garage
man, testified that he had taken the
trunk and Kessler to the Walker
farm. The trunk has been removed
from the Walker farm.
The state will try to prove that
Kessler was around the baggage
room the night the trunk was
checked, as he was former employe
and that he changed the checks. The
value of the jewelry is given at $15,-
900.
Albert c. Hall, Lee Phelps and w.
M. Cox were calledto Pocatello to go
on the witness stand in this case Sat
urday.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The prisoner was bound over to
the district court at the hearing.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
fire IN ELEVATOR
4. SATURDAY NIGHT
Origin of Fire is Mys-
terry to Fire
t Department

The Blackfoot elevator situated
Just south of the power plant, took
fire in the top story Saturday night
at 11.30. When the alarm was
sounded, the firemen responded
quickly and were in the building with
chemicals in q few minutes and hose
and water followed promptly. The
fire had evidently been burning for
some time, but had not much draft
to fan it and it was extinguished in
q few minutes.
Credit for discovery of the fire be-
longs to William Knox, who was COM
ing out of the Eccles barber shop
and noticed the light in the top
window of the elevator. AS he walked
down the street he remembered that
all those windows were usually drak.
Then he detected the flicker that
never comes from an electric bulb
and he ran to Manager Hubbell's
house and beat upon the door. Mr..
Hubbell took one look at the window
and rang for service. He hastily
jerked on some clothes and his shoes
and ran out and unlocked the doors
and started to getting the truck out
when the fire company arrived. Ross
Glassburn, who was one of the fire.
men, knew the building and the To-
cation of the little one-man elevator,
and he rushed the hose to that and
went up to the top at once, nozzle in
hand and ready to throw water. In
the meantime Mr.. Hubbell and a fire.
man with tank of pyrene had
reached the seat of the fire and at
tackled it with chemicals and salt
water, there being barrel of salt
water on each floor. 1t was hot and
smoky, but the fire was out when
the hose arrived. The firemen made
a thoro investigation trying to find
the origin of the fire, but could find
nothing excepting the dust that al
ways gathers in an elevator or a
mill, and this did not seem to ac-
count for the fire by spontaneous
combustion. There were no electric
wires in that part of the building
and no oils and gases or anything
en- which to, hang a suspicion.
Fire Chief Fred Simons was on
the scene early and searched and he
and his men remained couple of
hours studying the conditions with
out locating the cause of the fire.
Mr.. Hubbell is profuse in his
praise for the volunteer fire depart
ment on account of their promptness |
and the despatch with which they
moved and made connections from
The time the siren screamed until the |
fire was out
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
Supreme Court of
Washington Passes
on Cases of |. w. Ws.

OLYMPIA, Wash.-The state su-
preme court here recently handed
down a decision upholding the con-
viction of seven alleged I. w. w.
members, convicted of second-degree
murder in connection with the
Centralia Armistice day massacre,
and refusing to grant the men new
trial.
The decision will result in trans
ferring the convicted men from the
county Jail at Montesano, WASH.
where they were convicted, to the
state penitentiary, to begin serving
their sentences of from twenty-five
to forty years.
Britt Smith, 0. c. Bland, Ray
Becker, James McInerney, Eugene
Barnett, Bert Bland and John Lamb
were the men convicted of killing
Warren o. Grimm, who was shot to
death on the streets of Centralia
along with Dale Hubbard, Ben Cas-
sagandra and Arthur McElfresh, on
Armistice day in 1919.
John Davis and Ole Hanson, also
charged with the murders, have
never been apprehended-Salt
Lake Tribune.