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The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Dawson and Kidney Punch.

There has always been dispute as to
the identity of the fighter who originated
the kidney punch, which now is barred
by nearly all boxing rules. According
TO w. F. Corbett of Sydney George Daw-
son was the fret to use the blow. Cor
bett says:
There was no secret and nothing
peculiar about it. 1t was the usual right
drive TO the body. which might be
stopped or evaded In the usual way.
Dawson won some fame as the In
ventor of the kidney punch. This was
neither moro nor less than a right to
the body. Its attack upon the kidney
was provoked, i'm Dawson's battle with
Ironbark Jim Burge. who stood so much
left side on to an adversary that his left
kidney presented a wide open target for
a clever opponent.
Dawson slammed at that part as
often as he could, just as he would ham
mer home the ordinary right to the body.
He probably never dreamed of weak
ening or In any way disturbing the kid
ney. and as far as outward and visible
signs indicated, the punch did not have
that effect. Burge took those right
drives with as little apparent concern as
n duck allows water to run down its
back.
IL cannot understand Snowy Baker
sons right hand body punch than by n
similar delivery from any other clever
boxer, beyond that much of the science
Of boxing OF Dawsons time Is nova
days a lost art"
Tracey Used the Blow.
Dawson may have been the inventor
OF the kidney blow, but Tom Tracey, n
welter from Australia, and a half
Irothnr 1f
OF the art in so delivering it as 20
weaken an opponent. Tracey was IN
this city In 1897 and on April 81 he met
n rugged chap named Harry Fisher IN
a. bout In the car barns nc Seventh ave-
nue. and Eorty-second street. Fisher
was strong fellow, without much box
ing skill. and he outweighed Tracey
several pounds. Fishers plan OF battle
was to rush, swing with both hands and
then clinch. This was exactly what
Tracey wanted. for every time that
Fisher clinched. which brought him 20
a STOPPING position. Tracey leaned for
ward and hammered his opponent over
the kidney with sharp blows. Tracey
kept up this mode OF attack until In the
fourteenth round Fisher was compelled
20 quit owing 60 his weakened condition.
Others who have used the blow have
demonstrated its danger, and it has
Justly been abolished Dawson Is now
a boxing Instructor In Chicago. IL has
been charged that Tommy Ryan avoided
u match with Dawson.
No sooner had George Cook. Carpen-
tiers latest victim. left his native land
than tho Australian boxing officials sent
another champion over to England. He
IS Frank Burns, middleweight champion
OF Australia. and he IS anxious TO meet
Carpenter. Beckett or any OF the lead
crs. It Is claimed that Burns is o more
effective fighter than either George
Cook or Alberty Lloyd, both OF whom
have held the heavy title OF Australia
Lloyd Is the best boxer OF the trio. but
ne, as well as Cook, lacks the punching
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Oak Park Football Coach
Is Signed by Northwestern

CeI3(7s. Jan. 21.--5lenn f. Thistle
waithe, for nine years athletic director at
Oak Park High School, tonight signed
five year contract as coach of the
football teams at Northwestern Univer-
sity.
He was graduated from Earlham Col
iege and captained Earlham's eleven in
1Q0T
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
ROLAND, ALIAS GARDNER
A True Deteotive story, Copyrighted

A True Detective Story, Copyrighted
 When Hyman and Hess, dealers in cloaks and suits on State street. Albany, N. Y, sent a check for S38T7 to Refs and Blum, garment manufacturers in New York city, they didn't have the slightest idea that they were starting a chain of evidence which would land one of the cleverest crooks in America behind the bars.
 4 few days later, before the New York firm had had time to report the norl-ar- rival of the check and thus permit Human and Hess to look into the matter, a young man came into the National Com mercial bany in Albany and presented check for $3S0, made out to Bearer ? The date on the check, filled in with a rubber stamp, corresponded to the day on which it was presented, and the man who handed it to the paying teller men tioned casually that the check was to cover an option and that he had to hur- ry back to New York in order to com plete the transaction. The paying teller feeling certain that the signature was genuine, cashed the check and the man who had presented it walked out of the bank with $3S0 in his pocket.
 When Lyman and Hess had their ac- counts balanced they found that they were exactly s3S0 short-for the original check had never reached It's New York destination, but had been lifted out Of a mail box by one of a gang of clever criminals, the body of the check erased with an ink eradicator and the date and amount filled in on top of the original signature.
 "Only one man in the country could have done that and gotten away with it, . growled George A. Fuller, assistant sup erintendent of the Pinkerton Detective agency, when the bank called the de- tails of the case to his attention. "It's Boland's work !''
 Yes, Boland," replied Fuller. "Or Gardner, as he sometimes calls himself He's got a regular organization for this sort of thing. Trains boys to loot the mail boxes, washes the checks with an acid preparation of his own invention writes in a higher amount, makes them payable to Bearer, and then another oi his tools cashes them.'
 "If you know so much about the man, asked the amazed banker, why hasn't he been arrested long before this?' Its easy enough to arrest a man,
 was Fuller's reuly, "but it is sometimes very difficult to convict him. So far al the actual check-raising goes, Bolant 1 plays lone hand Whats more, he pays 1 his men we'll, and takes care of then ! if they happen to get caught. So far none of 'em has turned states evidence
 and until they door until we catch Bo
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
THE NATIONS HEADER.

When President Harding writes to the chairman of the senate appropriation committee and urges that the size of the army as fixed by the upper body of be retained. he spoke to the conferees upon that bffl in behalf of the nations defense. There have been matters upon which the opinion of the president has been sought in advance. He has from time to time been asked to indicate what his attitude would be toward certain legislation, but in this .n- stance he feels called upon to let it be known that the national defense system should not be impaired, and that is what is to be inferred he believes would happen should there be a reduction to the figures approved in the house.
 There has been demand that the president show that he was the leader of the nation. He has been averse to taking the position of driver of congress because of the opposition that has been manifested to such a policy, but the manner in which congress has founder ed about wasted time, disregarded in certain ways the nations needs and dis played bad leadership has shown the necessity for the president to get 1t into line stop it's petty bickerings and get it down to that action which he pointed out many months ago was necessary for the welfare of the country. More atten- ton to the business before it instead oi to politics wo;'ld prove beneficial.
 There is a responsibility which goes with the presidency. The president has not been disposed to overlook 1t but he gives indication of the fact that he in. tends to make 1t manifest in a different manner than he has hitherto. While ht didn't believe that the action of con. gress should be dependent upon the say so of the president he has been brought by the attitude of congress to the view that there must be exercised that lead ership which will hold congress to tht
 fixed course and see that it accom- plishes those things which the admins tration set out to do and which ough not to be allowed to suffer from neg feet. Experience has taught, however that advantage was being taken of hi! attitude and henceforth a different at titude seer>s to be indicated.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
IN THE DAYS NEWS
BELyoIR

"Belvoir, Virginia, where George Washington danced, where Martha Washington was entertained at week. end parties, and where Lord Fairfax rested after his fox hunting. now is popularly known among Washingtoni- ans as destination of interest for the motorist and a luncheon place for the motor boat enthusiast" says a bulletin from the Washington, D. C.. headquarters of the National Geogra- phic Society.
 Though today there is just a small pile of bricks made in England and foundation which is almost imagi- nary to tell where the historic man sion stood, the very spot itself speaks of the romance of which early Vir- ginia history is redolent. Not paint ing nor authentic plan remains to tell what the old house looked like, but its location on a high green bank where the Potomac bends gently southward just below Mount Vernon and within sight of Gunston Hall, the home of George Mason, the father of the Vir- ginia Declaration of Rights, was en- | ough to inspire it's preservation by transferring it to the United States Army. It is now posted as an animal reservation and picnic ground.
 'The estate stretched in the old | days for ten miles along the river, and the house site is a high point which juts out into one of the deepest places in the river channel
 From Washington, it is easly ac- cessible by boat down the Potomac or by an excellent military road lead | ing to Camp Humphreys, built during 1 the World War as a station for en- l gineers.
 | +These stately gentlemen of Vir- l ginia had, from their front windows or front yard. a magnificent view of the curving banks of the river, and of the soft blue hills on the Maryland | shore. Through the two or three hun dred yards of land that stretched off 1 on the right toward the intake from 1 the river are now oVergrown with trees and brush they must have been 1 cleared out then so the planters might have good view of the vessels from England that put in at their wharves l ''The house was built, evidently in 1 the early eighteenth century, by Will | liam Fairfax, the cousin and colonial agent of the owner of the land, Lord 1 Fairfax, who at that time having i graduated at Oxford was basking ir l the sunshine of courtly favor and la | dies smiles in England, contributing as fancy pleased him, to Addison'f | Spectator, and moving in the inspir. ing and intellectual atmosphere ol
 London society.
 When his Lordsfip was tilted al
 the-altar for a suttor with higher title, he decided to seek surcease iron his chagrin by visiting his cousin Wil. liam who seemel to be enjoying lift on his vast holdings in the Colonies
 So pleased was he with what one ear.
 ly writer terms beautiful prospecti
 and sylvan scenes, transparent rivers
 and majestic woods that he after
 wards took up his residence on par
 of his estate in the Shenandoah Val
 ley.
 Tt was at BeIvoir that Washington
 came under the influence of the polisl
 of an elegant English household. Mos
 of his sterling virtues and simple nor
 rality he. had learned under his no ther's care, but in the Fairfax hom : and his long hunting trips with LOT,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07

land ed-handed--there's nothing to do but be careful. We've got our eyes on him. He can't move without our knowing it.
 Warned by Hyman and Hess check that the Roland outfit was once more conduct ing operations in New York state, Pink erton men kept close watch on all per sons suspected of belonging to the organ izations, with the result that three men were arrested and sentenced to terms in prison. But all of them steadfastly re- fused to duplicate the ''nan higher up.'
 Finally Roland and three of his associ- atAs were arrested in Boston, after Full CT had shadowed a boy whom he suspect ed of robbing mail box. Dano, the boy and Devine, another of the organization, drew short terms for petty larceny, but Roland escaped on account of a technicali- ty, and moved to New York where he tried to continue his operations But the New York police and particularly Com
 missioner George S. Dougherty. made things so difficult that he was soon re- duced to the expedient of securing checks wherever he could--a necessity which led to the fatal slip which Fuller had pre- dicted
 Out of the mail box of an uptown apartment house, one of Boland's appren- tices secured a check for $50, made out l to a real estate company in payment of 1 the rental of one of the apartments. It was child's play for Roland, to wash off l the original name and amount and to
 write in the words Bearer and '"rwo
 hundred and Eleven Dollars" Once that
 was done, he had a perfectly good check l (apparently3 and he sent one of his men down to the bank on which the check was drcwn, with minute instructions as to the cashing of the check. But the cashier, being suspicious of a check oi
 that size being made out to Bearer particularly as he knew that the woman whose signature appeared upon it was very careful in her financial dealings declined to cash 1t, and Boland's man re turned with a story of having been watch ed was very fearful to approach the pay 1 ing window. Roland, in a spirit of ora
 vado, again altered the check, this timt
 making it out in the name of ''Willian i Hath" and set forth to cash the checl himself, something which he had neval l before attempted. One glance at the odt 1 amount-$211-and the recollection tha a check of similar size had been pre-
 sented that morning payable to Bearer
 was enough to convince the paying telle that something was wrong. The Pinker tons were immediately notified and Bo land was caught red-handed.
 Fifteen minutes after his case came Il,
 in the county court in Brooklyn, Bols1 was on his way to Sing Sing.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
NO rNWRIrrEN JAW.

There are perhaps some places where a is quite as much needed as in the city 1f New York. but there can be no ques- don but what the emphasis which Judge Roaaisly laid upon the fact that there s no such thing as the unwritten law ras timely and to the point.
 Gases calling for capital punishment nave time and again featured the un- Fritten law. just as if those who delib- frateiy took fife had a right to do so aecauss of the naturs Of the crime or inenze which prompted the act. The New York judge well declares that no ins has the right to take the law into iis own hands. and that Tho man has a light to determine whose life should be rared, whose life should be taken CT rho should be subjected to any more culency than Is intended by the law"
 The judge was not forgetful of the act that there are repeated instances where justice has been swayed because f the claimed existence of the unwrit- en hw. He was speaking in connec- ion with a case in his own court where } was being brought to the frcnt and rhere he believed it was necessary 70 st t be clearly understood that dellb- r4te murder must be regarded as such
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
pr. Roberts Rep.v.

MT. Editor: Permit me to express my gratitude to MT. William Capen. Chris tan Science Committee on Publication for Connecticut, for his friendly help in making clear my point with reference to the popular method of solving ones intellectual difficulties by banishing one set of facts. I simply made the state ment that Christian Science gets rid of matter in that way, not as criticism Of the system, but as a simple matter of fact. It is nothing to me if they do that. l gave no illustration. MT. Capell has done that in his letter in your issue of Tuesday. He proves my statement by quotation and exposition so fully that I am his debtor to that extent.
 You will allow me word on that in- teresting definition of matter which Mr
 Capell gives. He says Matter Is "a false sense of substance" That is, a
 mere impression wifl no reality be-
 hind it. Yet the physical world. the moral body, the food we eat the clothes we wear, the granite hills, and rolling seas-all the visible works of God and man are nothing but "a false sense Of substance" They are not even real for
 experience. Why eat so false and unreal thing to live? Why dress in such airy
 nothing? Surely this mere impression ana falSe al that - IS a marvellous thing. This is theory of matter more fantastic than "the eminent natural sci ents' ever imagined. And 1t is a theory. remember. just as the others.
 According to this definition a persons
 hrain is simply "a false sense or sub stance" and has no reality. The defini. ton lends support to the theory. The mind is simply "a counterfeit of the Divine Mind" Put a counterfeit mind and "a false-sense-of-substan brain 1 together and you have a source from which anything may be expected.
 l MT. Capell says natural scientists have 1 only succeeded in producing theories oi
 matter in their efforts to understand and l explain it. He carries the assumptiA, that 1t can have no reality on that ac. count Well, who has yet explained spirits on which he lays so much stress, For that matter who has explained life Yet have these no reality because 1T 1 seeking to understand or explain then 1 we have only produced theories? Mat.
 ter with all it's mystery ks surely as wei
 understood and as clearlry explained al
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING JUNE s1, 1922
 11,506
A sANn PoLTnY.

Everything indicates that steps in the right direction are being taken to eiimi- nate the objectionable featuras in the moving pictures Conditions became such that there were demands for cen- ssEship. This was not pleasing to the uaotion picture industry and it was agreed that the more sensible way was to undertake a housecleaning them selves Insist upon the production of films that would pass inspection and thus avoid censorship
 That was what prompted the organ ized producers to place VIII H. Hays at The head of their organization. He was obtained to direct the censorship from within. so to speak, and from tfe orders which he has already given and the banning of certain movie stars is mak- ing a favorable impression. If business is going to suffer unless such action is .aken tho producers realize the value of directing the houseeieaning ana getting Inc confidence Of the movie fans. The tendency to the objectionable needs to so stopped. and when Director Hays tells the members of the motion picture producers and distributors association. which includes three-qua-ters of the concerns fn the husiness, that there must De a clean up In the films 1t Is reasonable to suppose that results will bs obtained
 Having been put "a ofacs for the pur- pose of directing anairs for the welfars of the business it is to be expected that there win be a 100 per cent response by the organization members. They cannot disregard this reform and es- cape the much objected to censorship commissions. By following the guidance of the clean up director they will win hat much desired favorable impression among the patrons of the movie thea ters and prove that they are anxious tc eater Co tho best tastes rather than tc that small percentage of patrons that calls for the objectionable
 Director Hays Is indicating the way to obtain the confidence and support ot the puhiic 1t is a policy which. if fol- lowed. bids fair to be of lasting benefit lo the motion picture business.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Gen. Felix Diaz, who Is reported to be planning a new revolt in Mexico, IS nephew of the late Porfrio Ddaz, the iron man of Mexico, who was over thrown by Madero and forced to seek an asylum in Europe. He was faycrtte of his famous uncle. who overlooked no opportunity to advance the interests Of his nephew. Felix was trained at the military academy of Chapultepe.. and was commissioned a lieutenant of eng!- neers in 1889. He was elected to con- gress from Vera Cruz and by 1902 had become a formidable political figure Following the overthrow oe his uncle he became a leader of the diss9ntented men in the regular army and organized revolt against the Madero regime. As result he was forced to spend some time in exile in Cuba, returning later to again attempt revolution this time against the Carranza government AS a revolutionist it must be said that Felix Diaz has never been even fairly success full His name is associated principally with fasco and failure
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07
HE rrRK1sH ATROCITIES.

Interests of various kinds are pos resscd by Americans In Asia Minor where not a few Of them are located in .heir efforts to help humanity. Thus when tales continue To pile up regard nr the atrocities that are being com nitfed there and the information is -i~sn that the Turks are determined to -in- about The removal rs au Chris .r-r t- ors ~r-n- or another 't is no
 r ttrr et. that e sit, er1e-etaad- rr araf he Bad rF th- conditions.
 re country fas rsf-alref from dip-
 r. r-'fic1I affairs 'u that usrt If rr wf but i' cannot remain disin- sr.sted when such a policy Is attributed The Turks and a moro systematic silurhte- of Christians in that part of lhs wori1 IS threatened than ever oc- surred before.
 rho inquiry which N to be made will 1o participated Tn by Great Britain. France and Italy. besides this country The aim as pointed out by Secretary Hurhss for this government is to get at tho real facts. There doesn't ap- pear Co be any reason Co doubt the stor- 'rs that are coming from the near east Tor there isn't anything that IS too hor-  -ihle for the butchers of Turkey to per- petrate but e is well that there should os an establishment of the actual facts.
 It is Co be realized that there are countries which will participate in the 'nqulrv which are directly concerned in tsia Minor and that subjects of all ra na''onz are involved in the sweep 1r d-c'a-e''an of tha Kemalist Turks sr- an cli-i-tians must go. Whether his means the first line trenches. the 'iaurhteT house or bsnishuent the inius- Ice of such treatment Is sufficient to lwaksn not only an energetic search for Inc facts but the serving Of notice upon rurkey that such treatment of human I-y wiu not he tolerated.
 There is no question but what the Christians are in the minority. but that furnishes no excuse for their extermi- nation. although the Turks in the past pave regarded Christians ao obstacles ;ailinE for the inhiction of the most hor- rihie treatment when no reason at all ixisted.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-07

Fairfax and in his fireside talks with this veteran of experience who could tell him the opinions of the learned men at Oxford and Of the gayety of English society he gleaned much that stood him in good stead in later years.
 Lawrence Washington, Georges ol- der brother had married Anne Fair fax, the older daughter of William Fairfax and it was for her that Mount Vernon was originally built. Lstu when the house was being remodeled for the coming of the bride of George, it was William Fairfax who went over every day to be sure that the carpen- ters were getting everything in apple pie order
 Situated as Belvoir was, so close to Mount Vernon and to Gunston Hall, it was the center of great social ac- tivitg. Often whole parties would move from one large colonial mansion to another in a continual round of fes- tivities. One amusing and delightful indication of the affection existing be- tween the Fairfax family at Belvoir and George Washington is a note written by William Fairfax to Wash ington after the campaign against the French at Fort Duquesne begging him to come over on the next Sunday, 'o1 else the Lady's will try to get horses to equip our Chair or attempt theil strength on Foot to Salute you !"