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The Owosso times., 1921-07-29
WRITES FINS TO
CUFFEY'S CAREER
Wall Street Once More Puts Her
Quietus on Man Who Was
Too Ambitious.
HIS STORY IS SENSATIONAL
Nephew of Colonel Guffey, Who Made
and Lost Many Fortunes, Himself
Did Some Very Spectacular
Things With Oil Stocks.

New York.-When the directors re-
signed the other day and the Tide
water Oil company, Standard oh
subsidiary, thus got control OF the
Guffey-G Gillespie Oil company, insiders
knew Wall street once more had WRIT
ten "finis" to the career Of man who
chit off more than he could chew"
The victim was Joe Guffey, more
formally Joseph f. Guffey of Pitts
burgh, and fully described thus:
President of the Guffey-Gillespie Oil
company, with leases covering 22O,0OO
acres in the Mid-Continent and Texas
fields.
President of the Atlantic Gulf OIL
corporation, controlled by the Atlantic,
Gulf & West Indies Steamship lines
and operating around Tampico.
President of the Colombia syndicate,
controlled by Guffey-Gillespie and
"Agwi" and owning a million acres OF
oil lands along the Magdalena river in
South America.
Director of Reliance Life Insurance
company, and several Pittsburgh
banks.
Democratic national committeeman
from Pennsylvania, promoter and
"angel" of A. Mitchell Palmer's last
presidential boom.
Former director of sales for the
alien property custodian.
Uncle Lost Many Fortunes.
Back Of this announcement lies
story seldom equaled in American
business and political biography. 1t
parallels the story Of another Guffey OF
a preceding generation. For Joe Cuff
few is a nephew of old Col. James NJ.
Guffey, also Of Pittsburgh, said to have
made and lost more fortunes in oil
than any other person In the United
States.
By 1919, when the partnership was
reorganized as the Guffey-Gillespie OIL
company, 1t had become one Of the
largest in the midcOntinent field. In
addition, Gufrey & Gillespie, with 9TH
er Pittsburghers, acquired 125'OOO
acres of oil lands in Colombia, and the
Colombia syndicate was formed.
Then "Agwi" entered the Mexican
| field, organized the Atlantic Gulf OIL
company, and elected Guffey president.
Boosted Stock to $50.
Last summer Guffey found the bears
out cunning for Guffey- Gillespie stock,
although 1t had earned SO share the
year before. Guffey began the fight
which ended Tuesday in total defeat,
Putting in almost every dollar he had
and borrowing $2,0O0,000, he formed a
pool to "peg" the stock with New York
and Pittsburgh friends.
| Late in February Guffey's pool tried
! to rout the bears and boosted the stock
| from % to 80. The effort exhausted
| his strength, and the bears, buying In
| New York and selling by wire in Pitts
| burgh. flooded the latter market. Wher
| the price reached 20 the Pittsburgh
! banks called their loans.
| The Tidewater Oil company tool
| over the stock held as collateral ant
bought enough more to give 1t voting
control Guffey, Gillespie and the ole
directors attempted to fight for places
in the reorganized company. Tide
water asked for their designations, ant
called for receiver.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29

William b. Bosworth, director OF
sales for the government loan organ
ization of the Seventh Federal Re-
serve district, is veteran OF the gov
ernment's savings campaigns. Follow
ing a season In the offices of the saw
ings division at Washington, MIR. Bos-
worth came to Chicago and linked up
with the big work that is being car
ried on in the five states of the Sew
enth dlstrict-Illinois, Indiana, Wis
cOnsin, Iowa and Michigan.
Mr.. Bosworth seeks distribution as
well as total of sales of the savings
securities. for he believes that every
man, woman and child in the populous
district should own one or more OF
these securities.
"There Is no better investment than
the savings securities" said Mr.. Bos-
worth recently, land the various de-
nominations make IT possible for all
the people to be practical partners
with Uncle Sam, at the same time
helping themselves. The government
savings contests arranged by many
states-all the states In the Seventh
district are booked up'-should result
in much good to the great savings
movement conducted by -" 'nited
States government. Postmu.,,,.S who
are leading these contests may feel
sure that whatever the savings divi-
sion can do to help them win their
fights will be done gladly and earnest
ly. All they have to do is to write to
the Treasury Department Savings Di
vision, % East Jackson boulevard
Chicago, Illinois,"
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29
CLINIC PLANS ROUTES
FOR FALL AND WINTER
Local Organizations Urged to Make
Arrangements for Reserva-
tions ON Schedule.

Arrangement for Reserva-
tions on Schedule.
Lansing, July 27-Clinic schedules
and itineraries for the travelling ply
sical examination clinic of the Michi-
gan department of health are now
being arranged for the fall and winter
seasons Clinicians will finish their
first years work August /, starting on
the road again September l..
To complete the future schedule of
the clinic local women's clubs: Red
Cross Chapters, and other organiza'
tions under whose auspices clinics are
held, are urged to make arrangements
for reservation of dates immediately.
In the past the clinic has been forced
to turn down convenient routipgs
which were received too late to be in
cluded.
since September, 1920, the cliuic has
examined 7,474 persons in 33 counties
and turned away like number because
of lack of time. The department ex-
poets to cover the remainder of the state
during the coming year, in addition to
holding several return clinics.
Besides the two main units of the
clinic which specialize in examination
of adults for tuberculosis and examina.
ton of children for remedial defects,
the clinic holds special periods for
thorough examination Of ex'service
men. Local physicians have approved
the work of the clinic in every com
munity visited.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29

Excavation for the Corunna Ave.
pavement in Owosso is expected to
begin the middle of next week. Work
in moving dirt is progressing rapidly
in Corunna and the contractor hopes
to move his machinery to this end
next week. No assurance that paw
ing operations will be begun in Owos-
40 before anything is done on that
part of the road lying between the
two cities of Owosso and Corunna
has been given local officials.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29
Rrina Out hoarded Gold.

London.-The widespread destitu-
ton caused by unemployment here Is
bringing out the gold boarded by many
persons In more prosperous times.
There has been most noticeable In
crease In the number of sovereigns
and half-sovereigns In circulation In
the last few weeks. Previously II was
only on rare occasions that sovereign
or half-sovereign was rendered.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29

In the last year, according to the
Savings Division Of the U. S. Treas
ury Department, half billion dollars
has been lost to Americans through
fraudulent stock and oil deals. Think
Of Il! II this money had been diverted
to government savings securities, 1t
would have gone into the channels Of
legitimate trade and industry and
helped the population as whole.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29

The Dollar-a-Week Club, composed
Of purchasers Of Government 81 Saw
ings Stamps is growing apace, until now
1t extends to all parts Of the country 1t
is particularly strong In industrial
communities. stores and Offices. Mem
bers agree to buy one Of the Stamps
each week. Any Postmaster can
"initiate" a member by putting him
on the roll.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29
1T Looked Like a Battlefield in
Europe." said Mr.. G. Dunster.

WAS staying at a hotel In a small
Pennsylvania town. EARLY one morn
ing went to the stable to hire rig
and was shown a pile of dead rats killed
with RAT-SNAP the night before.
Looked like a battlefield in Europe" "
Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and
guaranteed by Sprague & Co. july
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

Depositing of rubbish in the streets
is strictly forbidden. If this practice
continues, the city will remove the
rubbish and asses the cost OF the WORK
against the property.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29

statesmen WANTED-To solicit
orders for Lubricating Oils. Greases
and Paints. Salary or commission.
Address, The Victor Oil Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.
The Owosso times., 1921-07-29

No umbrella ever manufactured can
measure up to Treasury Savings Ger
tifcates MS q "rainy day" safeguard
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
RECORD BROKEN IN RECEIPTS AT
 THE BIG BATTLE

NEW YORK. May I1.-The Demp- sey-Carpentier fight to be pulled off on July has already broken all box office records. Tex Rickard an nounced this morning that the re- ceipts so far have been $525,000.
 Official diagrams of the arena show that the boxing amphitheatre will seat 50,000 or more spectators. The plans provide for thirty-five rows of 50 seats and more than 100 meg zanine boxes
 Back of these boxes are to be erected four rows of $40 seats and similar nNmber of $35 rows. These in turn are followed by thirty rows of $25 seats, three rows of S20, twenty one rows of $15, twenty five rows of $10, and eleven rows of $5.50 seats.
 In the $50 section alone close to 1000 seats already have been re- served
 An order for fifty $50 coupons was received from London last week with the information that additional seats would probably be required as sev- eral large parties of English sports men were planning to cross the ocean for the bout. A cable also announced that a block order was on it's way from Paris.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
SCHOOL FOR COACHES
 WILL BE ESTABLISHED

STANFORD UNIVERSITY Cal. May 26.-Instruction in coaching in every line of intercollegiate sport wiwlwl be given at coaches school Ito be conducted at the Stanford University summer session which opens next month, The courses will be similar to those given at the Uni versity of California last summer.
 Coaches of the Stanford teams will be among the instructors at the school. Walter Powell. football coach, will give instruction in his work, Harry Maloney, physical di- rector, will tell of track and soccer football work. Ernie Brandsten will teach a class in swimming and Duffy Seay will tell of basketball work
 Among the courses are: Ethics of Athletics" Function of Interscho. lastic Athletics" "Promoton of Com munity Athletics "American Foot ball" Football Officiating Track and Field Events" Organization for Track Meets," "Ethics of College Baseball. . Promotion of Soccer as a High School Sport" How to Ar. range Schedules" and "How to Make Up An Athletic Budget"
 \ Coaches from high schools and smaller colleges are expected to at. tend.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
UTAH ATHLETES WILL FORM UNION; GO AFTER
 ALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 27. -Utah's desire to advertise to the world the speed and strength of her athletes led to the recent .reorgani- zation here of the Intermountain As sociation of the Amateur Athletic Union, which has charge of all anna teur athletics in the state.
 Greater athletic performances by Utah men and boys are to be en- outraged by the association All colleges, universities and clubs in this section are to be asked to join.
 As the Intermountain Association also has jurisdiction in Montana and Idaho, athletes of these two states are to be encouraged in their work, so that the association meets will be, in reality, for the tri-state cham pionships.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
JIM FLYNN TO AGAIN
 PUT ON THE GLOVES

SEATTLE, May 27-Jim Flynn the old battler who has been milling around Seattle for the past two years and who of late has been working al the Puget Sound Naval Station Bremerton, Wash. will be back at the old stamping grounds.
 The Pueblo fireman has been signed by the American Legion for threl fights in Colorado and his ticket re quires that he leave here for Mont rose, Colo, where, on July 4. he will box Willie Keeler, whom he met a year or So ago iii a Seattle ring Flynn will also box opponents yet to be selected at Grand Junction Colo. and at Montrose, before he takes on Keeler. Willie, it appears has knocked cut two opponents since he arrived in Montrose and is now anxious to meet Flynn Flynn is always in shape and it behooves Willie to be careful.
 q see where one of the papers said my old manager. Bon Daubert was in town" said Flynn. q don't see how they get that way. Daubert used to carry my water pail when was boxing at Vernon some years ago. If that's what you call man aging. I will say this, however: He is a daredevil auto driver and used to dash to and fro, in one of these auto rolo contests
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921.
VERNON TAXES LEAD EARLY IN
 CAME; KEEPS IT

VERNON, Cal, May 27.-Vernon secured a three run lead in the first inning against Seattle in yesterday s game and then held Seattle to two runs in the fifth The final score was five to two in favor of the local club.
 The batteries were as follows:
 Seattle Francis, Gcary and Adams
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
Vernon-Dell and Hannah, YESTERDAYS GAMES
 National Teop pue

NernO0-Dell anu l1dnlduy
 YESTERDAYS GAMES
 National League. At tsburgh-Cincinati 1, Pitts burgh 1. At Boston-Boston 4, New York 3; New York ,, Boston 3. At Philadelphia - Philadelphia g., Brooklyn 1.
 American League. At Detroit-Detroit II, Chicago 1; Chicago 6, Detroit 5, At St. Louis Cleveland 12, St. Louis 5.
 Pacific Coast League. At kernon-Vernon ,, Seattle 2. At Salt Lake-Salt Lake 8, Portland 6. At San Francisco-San Francisco z, Oakland 5. At Sacramento-Los Angeles 3, Sac ramento 2. (ten innings.)
 International League. At Vancouver-Yak akima 4, Nancou- yer l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
POLICE CHIEF
 AT KETCH|KAN
 FIGHTS FOURTH
Lonnie Mcintosh to Enter the Ring with Floyd Madsen
 of Seattle.

Arrangements are being made at Ketchikan for boxing exhibition tc be staged about July 4th at the Hip podrome between Lonnie Mcintosh Ketchikans police chief, and Floyd Madden, of Seattle, former light weight champion of the Northwest.
 The match will be staged for the benefit of the Ketchikan baseball club, still in the hole from las years activities. It should be one of the best matches staged in ket chikan. Mcintosh and Madden have met before, and their previous hghl resulted in a draw. Mcintosh Is in training to be in the best oi trim when he meets his man. Tner( will be few preliminaries, now being arranged.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
Pacific Coast League.
s P 0 R T B K l [ F 5


 CLEVELAND -- Tennis stars of France and Japan will meet here in one of the Davies cup prelimi- naries in August, according to an an nouncement by officers of the Cleve- land associated tennis clubs Ich- ava Kumagae will represent Japan. The name of the French representa- tives was not announced.
 PITTSBURGH H-Chief YellOwhorse, the Indian, who joined the pitching staff of the Pittsbug Natinals this season, will remain with the team as a regular. It was announced today that the Little Rock Club had been paid the purchase money for his re- lease.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
FRENCH DRIVERS COME
 MEMORIAL DAY RACE

NEW YORK, May 26.-Albert Guy ot and Louis Inghibert, racing auto mobiles drivers, have arrived from
 France and will enter the Memorial
 Day races at the Indianapolis Motor
 Speedway Both were in the event
 last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y-Vassar Col. leges varsity lawn tennis team has been scheduled to play at Bryn Mawr May 21, it was announced at the college last night
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27

EARLY MORNING AUTO 6 m. on Phone GA. Stand Alaska Grill. Service anywhere. Fine Buick car. Bob Turner. -adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
ZBSZEHO HANGS RIGHT ONTO HIS CHAMPIONSHIP

KANSAS CITY. May '27.-Stanis- laus Zbkszeko. the new world cham pion heavyweight wrestler. success fully defended his title against Joe Stetcher last night winning two straight falls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
NOTICE.

From this date l will not be re- sponsible for any debts contracted by my wife. Mrs. Peter Oswald.
 Dated at Juneau. Alaska. May IT.. 1921. PETER OSWALD --ady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27

Furniture moved and stored. Heavy hauling done. Juneau Trans fer Phone AS. adv
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25

Don't be short of help. We
reach 10000 people daily in our
Classified columns. There is al
ways someone who knows of a
person who wants a job.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
GEN. BUTLER AMES
INJURED IN AUTO CRASH

WOBURN, Mass, Jan. 25-Gencr-
al utler Ames, former Congressman
and for a time head of the state
guard, was severely injured in an au-
tomoble accident here today. Mrs..
Ames and three other occupants Of
the ear, all from Lowell, suffered only
minor cuts and bruises.
The party was bound from Lowell
to Boston with Mrs. Kcnnard, one
Of the occupants and the owner of
the automobile, driving. On the turn
into Lake Avenue from the Airing
ton road the car cut across the corn
er, climbed the sidewalk and struck
pole and stopped at the edge of q
steep gravel pit. Gen. Ames wa
thrown through the Windshield, sus-
taiHing decorations about the head
ard body. He was taken to Il hospital
where it was said that his injuries
while severe, were not considered Sc
lious. Other members Of the patly re-
oui Only slight treatment. The cal
Wa wrecked.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
TRUMPET ISLAND" DRAWS
CROWD AT PLEASED

Trumpet Island" proved a big
drawing card at the Please-U last
night, when this big 7-reel Vitagraph
supcrfeature, a screen version OF
Gouvelneur Morris wonderful story,
was presented in St. Johnsbury for
for the first time. Every available
seat was filed and it was a well sat
isfed audience. The picture was all
that it was advertised to bean eX-
centionally fine production.
The story is well protrayed and the
acting of Miss Marguerite De La
Motte and Wallace Macdonald, the
stars of the photoplay, was superb.
Both registered impressions. Al
though the film is replete with thrill
ing scenes, the spectacular fight of
the honeymoon airplane, which is
caught in the throes of terrific cleo
trical storm and its subsequent des-
truction by the elements is the feat
urc of the picture.
Trumpet Island is shown for the
last time tonight.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
LEAGUE TO INVESTIGATE
CONDITIONS IN EUROPE

PARIS, Jan 25-After rejecting
today a proposal to turn the Austrian
financial problem over to the League
OF Nations, the Allied Supreme Coun-
ell decided to appoint commission
to make thorough inquiry into the
entire question Of the economic stu
alton in Europe with particular REF
erence to Austria. The council took
this action in view OF the opinion OF
the conferees that as the Austrian
situation involves the entire Euro
pcan economic situation it was adj
visable to have this situation investi-
gated by the most competent rep
rcsentatives of the allied countries
obtainQble.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25

You won't be out of job over
night if you let your wants be
known in the Classified depart
ment Of this paper. We reach
10000 readers every day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN
SHOE MANUFACTURERS

lynn. Mass, Jan. 2j-Improvc-
ment in the shoe industry here,
which is concerned mostly with the
making of woman's footwear has
been marked for the past fortnight
To-Day virtually every factory in tho
Cit was under operation in whole Of
in part and union officials estimated
that IS per cent of the shoe opera
tives were at work. The percentage of
operation is greater than at any time
since last May. Employees are being
taken on daily at most plants. Wages
are at level of last fall as a result
of the withdrawal of the 20 per cent
bonus declared at that time.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
"SOme Girl" Has
Fine Dress Rehearsal

The dress rehearsal of "Some Girl
to be given tonight and tomorrow
night at the Colonial Theatre for the
benefit of st. Johnsbury Post, Amer-
can Legion, wentoff so smoothly last
night that an excellent performance
is expected tonight.
Collins Brodien, who had made a
hit as an amateur actor, takes the
part of Mr.. Bowser with pronounced
success. Miss Muriel Dow is clever
in a dancing speciality. There are
over 100 voices in the chorus and
with the aid of q 10-piece orchestra
those who enjoy music are sure to en-
ioV Il treat.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
LUXEMBOURG
Single Men Too Much for Benel1icts
az Basket Ball

Two exciting games Of basket ball
were played last week, the first on
Tuesday evening between the mar
RED and single men resulting in 4
ecnrn of 80 10 20 in favnr of the
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-01-25
OLIVE THOMAS IN EVERY
BODY'S SWEETHEART"

E'VeIyone Is 1tensely interested in
olive Thoma last picture and it's
called "Evtiybody's Sweetheart. -
Miss Tho mas was widely and dessrv-
eddy popular with the vast army of
picture lovers and "Evelybody's
Sweetheart" is certain to draw millions
of admirers anxious to get a parting
glimpse of their favorite star. The
film tells story alive with sympathy,
tenderness and pathos with an occas-
ional dash Of sparkling comedy and
registers as a high class attraction OF
extremely entertaining qualities
"Everybody's Sweetheart" bears a
message of good cheer"