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Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

with Battling" Nelson, former light
weight champion of the world, in Mon
tana about four years ago after Nell
son had gone into exhibition work.
He went six rounds to draw with
Jimmie Woodhall of ST. Paul at Fer
gus Falls, MINI, and also pulled out
of a four round bout with Denny
O'Keefe in Chicago with even honors.
In fight here some time ago he de-
cisiyely defeated Roy Coulsey, Butte
welterweight, in six rounds.
Moody's training virtually was COM
pleted early last week. The latter part
Of the week he devoted to light prac-
tice, declaring himself to be in good
shape for the contest.
Goes In In Good Condition.
Il will go into the ring in as good
condition as I have ever been in for
any fight when l go against Wallace
on Monday said Moody. Il have
been training hard for the bout and
am going to give a mighty good ac-
count Of myself when the gong sounds.
If Wallace beats me he is going to
have to travel"
Moody will weigh about 135 on the
night of the fight, he said.
Wallace Began Last April.
Ray Wallace began his active fight
career when he fought eight rounds
to draw with frankie Reagan of
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

Previous to going on against Rea-
gan, Wallace did most of his boxing
for smokers staged by lodges in Butte
and other southern Montana cities.
Wallace is in tip-top condition for
the fight Monday. His rigid training
for the past several weeks has put
him in a shape that will make him a
formidable antagonist for Moody de-
spite the latter's greater ring expert
ence. Since coming here Friday
Wallace has done little heavy training
as he says he has been down to fight
ing trim for some time.
Been Three Years in Game.
"Kid" Leo, Great Falls, the 10
year-old colored lightweight who will
fight on the second preliminary, has
had about three years in the game.
most of his experience being around
Chicago, where he Eas given nine
decisions and one draw out of Is
battles. Leo has been training
regularly at the Ozark club with other
colored fighters of the city and has
made a showing of heady scrapping
that makes the legion officials opti-
mistic regarding the bout he will put
up Monday night.
Leo will match against another
colored lightweight who has had con-
siderable experience in the fight game
both in Montana and the middle west
when he meets Rough Reed" in the
six-round bout. 1t is believed that the
bout will be fast one as both boys
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

the pit to bring any desired one Of the
tracks into registration with any one
Of the. tracks A or c and then when
this position is reached, moses any one
of the levers for engaging the associ-
ated bolt within the adjacent socket
for locking the table against move
ment and consequently holding the
tracks in registration with the tracks
A and C. 1t is preferable IN actual
practice that the table be of sufficient
width to accommodate at least two
cars on each track. The car or cars
being showed on to the table, the lock
ing bolt is then released and the mo-
tor is then set In operation to move the
table lengthwise of the pit until the
track upon which the car or cars are
disposed registers with the desired
ones of tracks A and C. The locking
bolt is then engaged within the desired
socket and the proper levers are moved
to bring the desired pinion into mesh
with the proper gear. The motor dr1v-
ing the associated shaft is then set IN Il,
operation, whereupon the drums VIII
be rotated in opposite directions, one
winding and the other unwinding cable.
The loop or eye carried by the cable
is of course first engaged upon the
projection on the car to be moved. The
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

side of the table. These bolts have
connected levers by means of which
they may be moved in either direction.
"In order that cars may be picked
off of the tracks on the table, pro-
vide q pair of shafts extending longi-
tudinally of the table on the underside
and these shafts are driven by motors
driving train of gears connected with
the shafts. Journaled upon the under
side of the table beneath each. track
thereon, is pair of drums, which
carry intermeshing gears and these
drums have wound thereon the ends of
a cable which extends beneath the ta-
Bile, around grooved guide pulleys at
the sides thereof, and across the top
of the table. The cable has connected
Herewith short cable having suit
able eye or loop adapted to be engaged
upon projection formed on suitable
casting carried by the ends Of the cars
to be shifted.
'In order that the drums at any de-
sired one of the tracks may be oper-
ated, l provide pinions which may be
sldable upon the shafts, there being
one pinion for each gear. 1t is also
understood that the shafts have small
angular portions, preferably hexagonal
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13
GOVERNMENT PLANT
T0MAKE HEL|UM CAS-
WILL OPERATE SOON
Established in 1917 at Cost of
ssO0,O00; Will Supply Army
Balloons.

Fort Worth, Tex.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press. )-Finishing
touches are being put On the federal
governments $5,O00000 helium gas
plant six miles north Of Fort Worth,
and operations onxa large scale are
expected to begin soon.
This announcement is made ty
lieutenant Griffin. who is in charge,
as the representative of the navy de-
part,uent. The last of the machinery
was shipped to Fort Worth before the
first of the year.
Established in 1917 at cost of
SSoO.OOO, the plant has been an expert
ment station thus far. But the worth
of the gas and its economy for use
by the navy and army balloons have
been proved to the satisfaction Of
military experts.
In addition to the gas plant at Fort
Worth, the government also has con-
structed private pipe line from
Petrolia which brings natural gas
from the Lone Star company's wells
right into the plant. After the argon
qualities. from which helium Is OBJ
tanned, have been extracted, the gas is
returned to the mains and burned by
Fort Worth and other consumers IN
northern Texas.
The argon or helium plant was erect
ed in great secrecy, guard of sol
diers being constantly maintained
around it until after the armistice.
During war days, admission was denied
to the public and only picked work
men were employed.
The experiments at the station had
been SO successful before tho armis-
tice that it was predicted the use OF
the argon gas would speedily terminate
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

A device which, if installed in rail-
road terminals according to it's invent
or, will completely revolutionize switch
ing operations, saving labor, time and
equipment, has been patented by John
w. Smith of Great Falls. Though
patents were issued to Mr.. Smith less
than a month ago, he has received al
ready many flattering offers for manu-
featuring rights from firms dealing in
railroad supplies and other mechanical
devices. These rights Mr.. Smith does
not intend to sell until he has secured
foreign patents to his invention, and
then only when he has satisfied him
self as to the monetary value Of his
idea in practice. SO many inventors
have been cheated out of their rightful
share of the returns upon their inyen-
tions by selling too quickly and too
cheaply that Mr.. Smith is wary of the
offers being made to him at this time.
The Smith transfer and switching
table, the inventor claims. will reduce
the time of switching and making up
trains ia railroad terminals by at least
one third; will accomplish the work
with more ease and greater care, and
will release for other work many Of
the switch engines now used in the
railroad yards, thus conserving equip
mcnt. And Mr.. Smith, who conceived
all this, never was nor does he now
pretend to be, a railroad man.
He invented the transfer and switch
ing table because switch engines kept
him awake nights. About a year ago
he moved from his ranch located on
the Sun River bench, six miles south
west of Great Falls, to house ON the
West Side, near the Great Northern
yards. The constant putting of the
switch engines and the changing and
creaking of the cars being made up into
trains kept him awake, and like all
normal men he laid in bed and cusscd
the necessity for such noise. Then he
began to study why it should be nee
essary. From this study came the
idea! A switching table.
''The object Of my DEVICE says Mr..
Smith, lis to provide a transfer table
associated with plurality of tracks,
the table to move transversely and
carrying upon it tracks upon which
may be disposed cars whereby upon
the shifting Of the table the cars may
be distributed on to different tracks. it
being a feature that the device may
receive and distribute cars at the same
time that cars may be taken from or
added to a train by passing over the
table.
IAN important object is the proyi-
sion of meaxs carried by the transfer
table and power operated whereby cars
disposed upon the table may be moved
transverseiy and kicked off on to the
desired tracks. 1t is preferred that
the transfer table be slightly higher
than the tracks whereby to impart i'm
petus to the cars as they leave the
table.
1T is provided in my device that
the car or cars on any of the tracks
Of the table may be quickly and. easily
shifted, and the table may be locked
against any movement while the tracks
thereon are registered with the main
tracks claim that my device will be
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13
Afghans Speed Up;
Build Highways and
Import Automobiles

Bombay, Correspondence Of the
Associated Press)--Lfe in Afghanis-
tan is speeding up, writes a frontier
correspondent Of the Times Of India.
Three carloads Of motorcycles have
recently arrived at Jellalabab for
Prince Kasir Jan. the Director OF
Communications, who intends to or
ganize despatch rider service
throughout the country.
Orders have been issued by the
Amir's government for contracts to
construct macadamixed roads through
the country to the capital and for. the
importation Of automobile vehicles.
FIRMS are also invited to establish
woollen mills and sugar refineries at
Kabul, the capital.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13
to give Simonich fight for the money.
Former Army Scrapper.

S%t"y SOf OpPOis
Like his opponent, Quinn is for
mer army scrapper, having made very
creditable record for himself while
serving with Uncle Sans forces.
Interest in the eight round semi
windup bout between Kid Moody of
Great Falls and Ray Wallace Of Butte
in the lightweight class is almost as
keen as in the main event. Both boys
are spanny, clever scrappers with good
records behind them, Moody having
the edge on his opponent in experience.
Both have been training regularly,
Moody here at the central fire station,
and Wallace at the Butte 'Y."
Moody, who is "a years old, has had
so battles in his six years experience
in the fight game. starting in Fargo as
a lightweight in 1915. He has carried
away the decision in most of the so
fights.
Moody Defeats Knauf.
Twice he defeated Johnny knauf
former lightweight champion of North
Dakota. in six round bouts. In bat
tie with Battling" Farley Of Fergus
Falls, Mimi, and Hilsboro, n. D., on
January 10 this year Moody was given
the decision at the end of the sixth
round, the battle being called off then
to save Farley from additional grilling
by Moody for the remaining four
rounds Of the fight, which was sche-
duled to be 10 rounds. Moody also
fought a fourround exhibition match
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

other tracks disposed in alignment with
the tracks A but at the opposite side
of the pit. The series of tracks A may
be the tracks upon which trains are
made up and the tracks c may be the
tracks occupied by through, local or
idle trains, the track arrangement re-
ally forming no part of the present in
vention but these details are mentioned
for the sake of explaining the utility
of my device.
Located within the pit B are tracks
10, five in number, and these tracks
are of course transverse with respect
to the tracks A and c. Disposed
within the pit is table II formed Of
suitable steel girders, reinforcing bars,
and struts. The table of course in
cludes proper platform II which
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

Pueblo, Colo. on the main event Of
an American legion card at Butte last
April The result of the battle was
considered a coup for Wallace as his
opponent was considerably his super
ior in experience, being counted one
of the coming lightweights of the west.
Reagan had shown himself able to
cope with some of the clever Califor-
mia lightweights and was considered
an easy winner over the Butte lad be-
fore the legion fight.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

,Simonich began his fighting in the
army at Camp Lewis where he had
as tutor "sluggem" Sullivan of
Butte, well known Montana prizefigh-
err. Simonich was also pupil of
Willie Ritchie, former lightweight
champion of the world, who was a
boxing instructor at Camp Lewis
during the war.
The Butte lad first attracted the
attention Of prizefight fans when he
fought Trave Davis, Seattle, the
present Pacific coast welterweight
champion, to a draw in a four round
battle on American legion card in
November, 1920. Simonich's aggres-
siveness in the ring, his fast boxing
and toe action, at once won him a big
following among coast fans and
brought him the unstinted praise of
Seattle sporting writer's.
Billy Wright, Seattle nit shark, and
former welterweight champion of the
coast, also found Simonich a tough
antagonist in a 12-round battle in Ia
coma and the fight ended a draw.
Wright is now fighting on the coast in
the middleweight class. On January Is
this year the Butte whirlwind ad-
ministercd X. 0. to Roy Conley Of
Sheridan, Wyo., in 10-round bout at
Sheridan.
Beats Ketchel.
Simonich's last fight was at Helena
on the American legion card January
81 when he had Stanley ketchell Of
Tacoma backed to the ropes for the
better part of Is snappy rounds and
was easily winner of the decision.
. While in France with the 91st di
vision, in which he was second
lieutenant, Simonich was given the gold
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

winding of the cable upon the drum will
result in kicking off the car from the
track on to the desired one of the
tracks A or c.
From the foregoing description it
will be apparent that have thus pro-
vided a simply operated and yet highly
efficient device by means of which
cars may be readily shifted from one
place to another and deposited on to
different tracks, the device being par
ticularly useful in the making up of
trains or the shooting Of cars on to
idle tracks"
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

forms a top for the same and secured
upon this platform are tracks 13, any
one of which may be brought into reg
istration with any of the tracks A and
c. Disposed upon the underside of the
table II at the intersections of the
main girders are trucks IA which roll
upon the tracks 10 so that the table
may be moved as required. Any suit
able means may be employed for NOV
ing the table though an advantageous
system is stationary rack bar secured
within the pit and engaged by a gear
driven by an electric motor.
"In order that the table may be
locked with any of the tracks thereon
registering with any of the tracks A
and C, I provide sockets in each side
of the pit and bolts and pins upon each
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

medal for the welterweight champion
ship of the division.
Simonich will complete his training
today Sunday with road work and
bit of final boxing practice. He
already declares himself in the best
of shape to meet the Gunner" from
Minneapolis and he looks it. His
rigorous training which he started in
preparation for the bout with Ketchell
has been continued since the Helena
battle with the result that the Butte
scrapper is wonderful fighting ma
chine in his class. Since he came here
Wednesday night he has been working
out like a trooper at the central fire
station with Great Falls boxers.
Quinn Has Varied Career.
A decision over Johnny kilbane is
by Gunner" Joe Quinn, the Mime
Simonich. Quinn has had varied
fight career in the middlewest, being
one of the best Of Mike Collins string
of Twin Cities boxers.
Recently Quinn was given the de-
cision over Pat Sullivan, Twin Cities
welterweight in bout there. Quinn
also scored a knockout in a bout in
Des Moines a little more than a week
ago.
During his ring career Quinn has
had about 40 fights. most of them de-
cisive victories. He has been vic
torious in several fights with fighters
in the midleweight and light heavy
weight classes and is counted, there
fore, tower among middle west well
terweights Quinn has the unstinted
praise of Twin Cities sporting writer's
and the Great Falls fans count on him
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

in cross section. so that the pinions
will be non-rotatable thereon. Each
pinion carries collar having groove
within which is engaged fork carried
by lever pivoted upon the table. The
levers are arranged in pairs and con
nected by bar. The levers are SO
arranged and mounted that when either
one of any pair is moved to throw the
associated pinion into mesh with the
adjacent gear the other pinion will be
this arrangement being provided to
prevent any possibility Of having both
pinions meshing with both gears.
''The operation is as follows:
''The operator sets in operation the
motor for moving the entire table along
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

the conflict However, no opportunity
was ever given of testing it out In
battle.
The gas is non-inflammable and
non-combustible. Its value was dis
covered before the war but the process
of extracting it was then too costly
to make the gas practical. Govern.
ment agents have since perfected an
economical method.
The gas is shipped from Fort Worth
to Galveston and New Orleans in Cyl
inders and loaded there aboard navy
department vessels for transportation
to balloon fields
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

Butte fans are counting on Wallace
as conner in the lightweight class due
to the remarkable showing he has
made in his short career in the game
His showing against "Beadle" Kelly
Of Butte in boxing exhibition there
before his fight with frankie Reagan
and his decision over Jimmie Gleason
Of Denver has given the confidence of
his home town fans who will be PIN
ming their hopes on him in the bout
here.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

Mr. Smith was born at Bright, On
tario. Canada, in 1861, and came to
the United States when 20 years Of
age. He is married and has two sons
and two daughters. He was at one
time engaged in the bridge building
business, was later a druggist, but for
the last three years has been q rancher
on the Sun River bench southwest Of
Great Falls.
He believes that his invention will
give Great Falls considerable publicity.
and he is confident that the device viii
be manufactured and installed in many
of the railroad centers Of the country.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13
First Movies Shown
In California Town

Forest HILL Cal-(Correspondencs
of the Associated Press. )-Motion pic
lures, were displayed for the first dine
several days ago in Forest Hin when
the county agent arrived with . port
able motion picture outfit and gave 1
SHOW" In the audience were sev1ral
who never before had witnessed the
movies" Forest Hill II Z P4ncee
county foothill town.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

With the stage all set and the actors all Great Falls
fight fans waiting anxously tomorrow (Monday) night
when the American legion will the Grand theater the
first fight to be held in Great Falls under the provisions Of the
boxing passed at the last general election.
The Judges boutes selected by American Legion
Boxing association Dan Tracy, A. j. Trodck and Pete
Foley Dr. Lakey has been made physical examiner for
Harold Mady will be timekeeper and L. Moumby president
OF the American Legion Boxing association, announcer
Butte fans will be here nearly 200 strong their PRIDE
Joe Smonch step into the ring for his 12round battle with
Gunner Joe QUINN the Minneapolis weerweght the main
event of the card.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

The waters Of the Saguenay Fiye q
Canada are 80 deep and the banks 10
lofty that ships moor at rings fixed u
the predpitousI rocky walls
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

Smith says: referring to the draw
ings, the letter A designates the main
tracks, B designates pit formed of
reinforced concrete. and c. designates
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

comparatively easy to operate, highly
efficient and rapid in action"
In explaining the drawings which
The Tribune publishes herewith, Mr.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

DRAWING NO
section of the
tracks 1t also shows the kicking the
tracks either The table which
to register with whenever
ct off,
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13
DRAWING NO. I

DRAWING
From this general jdes Of the principle Of the Smith transfer and
the single track the Of the drawing the feeder tracks all
The
switching shutting
e1gn
Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-13

$3.50 - -m mm 1
THE CARD

Joe Simonch VS.. "Gunner Joe Quinn, welterweights.
"Kid" Moody Ray Wallace, ightweights
"Kid" Leo VS.. "Rough" Reed ightweights.
George Pepos vs. frankie La Duo, lightweights.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-15
wANDERER MUST HANG.
Yawns and Rubs Face as the Sentences
10 Read.

Chicago.--Carl Wanderer, triple muir.
derer, exhausted his last trick in his
efforts to dodge the gallows when the
jury that has been hearing his plea
of insanity decided in less than one
hour that he was sane and must be
hanged.
Two minutes after the decision had
been handed in Judge David set the
date of execution for Friday, July 20.
The sole hope now remaining for Wan
derer Is that Gov. Small will inter
vene, but this is an extremely remote
hope, as the governor has made 1t very
clear several times that he has no SYM
pathy with murderers or other GRIM
inals. Wanderer displayed little emo.
ton as the clerk read the verdict. He
scratched his ears and q wan smile lit
up his face for second as the Judge
fixed the date for the execution. As
the Judge pronounced the words and
he is sentenced to be hanged by the
neck until dead" Wanderer yawned
and rubbed his hand across his face.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-15
0BREGON PROMISES
"a nRp4 ~ PnAFA
To MEET PLEDGES
INUNDATED AT BEING ASKED
FOR WRITTEN GUARANTEES
OF HIS PLEDGES.
RECOGNITION IS NEEDED
Hearty Cooperation Desired Between
Peoples of Mexico and United
States, President Declares
In Interview.

Mexico City.-"Every pledge which
| have made on behalf of my govern
ment and that of the Mexican nation
means to me a solemn duty which
must be faithfully met" declared Pres
Ident Obregon to your correspondent.
1T is therefore humiliating that /
should be asked to give written guar
antees for the fulfilment of moral en-
gagements which have readily made
OF my own free will. The existence Of
the Mexican republic as a sovereign
state has not been questioned for more
than century. It's government should
therefore be recognized by other coun-
tries without any condition or eXaction
other than that It shall be legally con-
Btituted, and shall be able to meet its
international obligations.
aside, therefore, from the precepts
Of international law which might be In
voked. feel that recognition should
be extended to the Mexican govern
ment in such q manner as to strength.
en- its prestige and give 1t that moral
support which will make Its future re-
lations with the United States all the
closer, instead of being extended in a
manner calculated to make It difficult
to bring about that hearty co-opera-
ton which Is to be desired between
the peoples Of Mexico and the United
States"
Gen. P. Elias Gales, secretary Of the
interior; Adolfo De Lahuerta, secre-
tary of the treasury; Augustine Arroyo,
speaker Of the chamber Of deputies,
and Chief Justice Manuel Gonzales
Of the supreme court, emphatlcally de-
clared that they were in full aOeord
with the views expressed by Obregon.
Gen. Gales and former President De
La Huerta stated that every member
Of the cabinet shared the presidents
views. Speaker Arroyo and Justice
Gonzales assured the correspondent
that while they had no authority to
speak for the legislative and judicial
body, which they respectively head,
they felt confident that those bodies
would uphold Obregon's views, espe-
cially with regard to the non-retractiv.
ity of article u, when the question
shall be brought before them.