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The Washington times., 1923-06-06

AT that moment someone Sald,'
Here comes so and 80" (naming
the other fighter. The big Turk
that ! bet on went outside. If the
hall, and, meeting his opponent
for that night, put on the sweetest
smile you ever saw and said:
How are you, jim? (not his real
name). I'm glad to meet you, old
boy Well, you could have knocked
me for a goal with a fig leaf.
81 went right out and coppered
my bet.
"The big Turk was knocked
stiff in a few rounds.
eff there's anything / hate to
see it's a fighter who smiles and
shakes hands with an opponent.
When the fighter bet on shakes
hand want him to LOOK
TOUGH AT LEAST"
A Letter From Dear Old London.
r HAVE the following letter
from Tommy Burns, written
L at his Forth Hotel, Newcastle
on-Tyne:
IT saw Beckett beat Moran in
London and ! saw the Lewis Todd
go over twenty rounds.
Beckett fought a very game
fight against Moran; yo1th had to
be served. Roland Todd is, l be-
lieve, the greatest defensive boxer
/ ever saw, not even barring Jack
Johnson. He is a marvel on the
defense.
Cup to the end of the four
teenth round it was his contest by
a small margin without doubt, but
he stopped leading after this
round, mad in the last two it was
like horse stopping in the last
furlong-getting beaten. l think
Lewis just won. They are matched
again. l believe Todd stands a
good chance of winning, although
Lewis is a tricky chap"
Todd won the second contest
W. F. CO.
"The Siki-Carpentier contest no
doubt was a double cross. l was
going to box Carpenter in France
before he fought Dempsey,
for $4,000 my end, but the match
fell through. A strange French
man came to me whom | had
never met before. He wanted me
to do business. I said to him,
Why, / am an old man, and if
Carpenter can't beat me he is no
champion I also told him / never
got a dollar out of the boxing
game in my life without I fought
for it. Anyway, the match fell
through. I believe had / agreed
to their proposals, or the strange
'Frenchman's, it might have gone
through.
II saw Kid Lewis and the
Frenchman fight. / honestly be-
lieve had the referee been fair,
and not kept drawing Lewis at
tention away from his opponent,
he would have won, as he gave
the Frenchman something while
they were at it.
Il write stories of nearly all the
big fights. / wrote for the Liver
pool Courier about the Moran
Beckett fight. These articles | do
myself. scribble them with a
pencil first, then l read it off to
the typist. Where there is a will
there is . way"
SYDNEY REFEREE.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
Aberdeen Club Here.

The strong Aberdeen aggregation
from Aberdeen, Nd, is in the city
today and will meet the Washing
ton Barracks team at the Barracks
this afternoon at 8 o'clock. Both
teams are contenders for the Third
Corps Area championship and a
rafting good game is expected.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
WRESTLERS TO GRAPPLE
FRIDAY AT THE GARRICK

Joe Turner. local grappler. and
Cyclone Peterson, who claims the
European title at the middleweight
poundage, are booked to wrestle
best two in three falls to a finish
at the Garrick Theater next Friday
night.
Two preliminaries have been
carded in addition to the main bout
Paul Turner will meet Jack Leonord
and Abe Boshes will try conclusions
with Sailor Jim Smith.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
ASK WAIVERS
ON PITCHER MITCHELL

PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-An-
nouncement is made by the Phila-
deIphia National League Baseball
Club that waivers have been asked
on Clarence Mitchell, veteran south
paw pitcher,
Mitchell came to the Phillies from
Brooklyn last winter in a trade.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
Makes Four Hits.

McWilliamson, OF the Mikado
Juniors, had a perfect day at bat
with four hits, but wasn't given
enough help by his teammates TO
defeat the Piketowners, who won
by IL to 6.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
sHAMRocKs TO ENGAGE
FAST NAVY YARD TEAM

Action a plenty is promised to,
morrow afternoon wnen the Sham
rocks and Navy Yard aggregations
cross bats at Fifth and L streets
southeast. Bad blood exists between
the two outfits and q battle royal
Is promised those who take in the
game.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
A Versatile Lad,

Bill Felix, an outfielder of some
ability, is now being used at sec
ond base by Fred Mitchell, the
Braves manager. Felix is holding
his own, too.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
lads
IiI}Dff3
THAT WAS THE TIP OFF.

WELIKNOWN who frequents the dressing
the weighngin pao told Of interesting
= - incident happened time
big fellows fight They had met before but
Of maulers
bigger than the other and very promising gent
said the fight bug, "and went to
dressing While in there
that he took five big of whisky Now two
X. hop him, him tip
five of them right in row leery my
finally ready the
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
OPEN BETTING IN PILLS
PARK MAY CALL FOR
ACTION BY lands
By DAVIS J. WALSH.

NEW YORK June eff good Mountain Lands
afternoon to himself at the sacrtce OF
well quiet, transformations seat IN the
center Philadelphia National League park
something of interests in fact interesting VIII Oe
around him that is hardly possible the dge
difficulty keeping his attention on the Dali
game.
Nearly every afternoon for upward Of five knot Of gam
Of the Phlles
These men haven't slightest baseball SPORT only
first rails
40 het onenlv
The Washington times., 1923-06-06
-IRsT BLOOD FOR TIGERS
WASHINGTON.

SBatted for Russell in NINTH
tran for Hargrave In ninth
Detroit ........... OIL 1000 %
Washington. 90 0 0 o 0 0 %
Runs-Haney, Heilman and Cole Err
rors--Haney and Peckinpaugh (2) Two
base hits - Judge. Sacrifice hits -
Bassler, Rigney. Cobb. Cutshaw
Double plays - Evans to Harris
Detroit g.: Washington, IL. First
base on balls--off Zachary, 1; off Rus
sell. 2; off Cole. /. Struck out--By
Cole 2; by Zachary. 2; by Russell. /.
off Russell. l In "a inningA Losing
pitcher--Zachary Umpires-EYan0 and
Holmes. Time hours.
The Washington times., 1923-06-06

The second main event Is ex-
citing almost as much interest as
the Perry-McC arthy 60. Al Car
penter, the kayO artist from the
Fleet, stacks up against Jack.
Sharhey, Washington boy now
in the Naval Air Service. Car
penter made q great impression.
at SpOrtIand last year when he
stopped Mike Uraine In . punch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
TOWN IMPROVED BY zoNING
Secretary Hoover Is Recent Advo-
cate of Principle That Is
Growing in Strength.

Says the American Bar Association
Journal: "The growing Importance OF
zoning is well illustrated by the APP
pointment by Secretary Hoover of an
advisory committee on zoning in the
division of building and housing of
the Department of Commerce, to make
studies of state enabling acts and zon-
ing ordinances. The division in ques-
tion has just issued a 'Zoning Primer
prepared by the advisory committee,
which sets out in simple language ex-
actly what this undertaking is 1t de-
fines zoning as the application of COM
mon sense and fairness to the public
regulations governing the use Of pri-
vate real estate. 1t is a painstaking,
honest effort to provide each district
or neighborhood, as nearly as prac-
ticable, with such protection and just
such liberty as are sensible in that
particular district. 1t avoids the error
of trying to apply the same building
regulations to every part of city or
town, regardless of whether it is a
suburban residence section or fac
tory district or a business and f1nan-
cial center It fosters civic spirit by
creating confidence in the justice and
stability of the protection afforded.
Further paragraphs point out that zon-
ing protects property and health; re-
duces the cost of living by rendering
unnecessary the destruction of great
numbers of expensive buildings
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Indians and Trappers at Grand
Marais Get Programs Broad
cast by Wireless.
ALL BREEDS ARE REPRESENTED
Colony No Longer Shut Off From Out
side World by Winter-Rado
is Building Up the Com
munity Spirit.
Do you realize what a won
derfuIIy progressive age we are
living in2 See what the radio
is doing for these people.

Duluth, Minn-The wizardry of the
wireless now awes the Indian and de-
lights the trapper and those other
hardy souls of the winter Isolated
community of Grand Marais, MINI.
Originally a Hudson Bay trading
post, Grand Marais lived on after the
rich pelt harvest had seen its day; be-
came a logging community, and still
holds on-prineipally for the sake OF
housing men and their families, VINO
make 1t their summer business to take
out pulpWood butts and in winter, after
the big game season, to lay line OF
traps.
Naturally, in such a geographical To-
cation, neighborliness and community
spirit must prevail throughout the
long, bitterly cold, semi-dark winter.
Parties at homes, movies" and winter
sports had constituted almost the en-
tire means for entertainment for the
people of Grand Marais. Then came,
this fall, the strange thing.
Community Wireless.
A community wireless receiving set,
bought and paid for through general
subscription, it was said, has been In
stalled. Tall pine sticks spliced to
give them height, reach into the cold
sky. and from them swing the high
flung aerials. Below and in the larg-
est meeting hall in the town the double
amplifier set has been tested out and
found good.
Evening; a cold, gray day followed
by a blasting wind from off Lake Su-
perior: snow, snow, snow-tunnels
through the drifts, all leading to the
meeting place. The Scandinavian, the
Montenegrin, the Indian, the American,
the Canadian-all breeds that could be
found in larger cities or greater ports
foregather at the shrine of the wire
less. AS they come they bring their
log for fuel and they deposit 1t beside
the roaring fire in the open hearth.
Assembled, the company waits,
breathlessly, whispering their COM
ments. their expectations. Before the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

mysterious box the operator takes MS
place. Silence.
Then, out Of the sky-out OF the
great beyond, so it seems to many
a clear soprano voice begins to sing
beautifully, tremendously. French
men and their wives. Italians and their
wives, cross themselves, lower their
heads and literally drink in the sound.
Indian Is Skeptical.
Suddenly there is rush An Indian,
sophistry shining in his black eyes,
dashes out and behind the building
He has gone to catch, red-handed, the
woman who is singing from behind the
building! He comes back, crestfallen,
to receive spatter of laughing crltl-
cism. Yet he does not believe. He
asks to see what is back of the parti-
ton and stand where the radio set is
housed. He is given a look. He takes
his seat and watches, half believing
only.
The light-hearted Scandinayians,
Swedes, Norwegians, swing their red
dened hands in cadence with the voice
that comes from whence they know not,
nor care; they are enthralled, they are
happy. ''Nev' mind where she come
FROM said Frenchy, "she one fine
gall bet me-"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Loses His Clothing
in Battle With Bear

Harding, w. Va.-Eugene Zir-
kle of Mabie went looking for
bear recently and he found one,
weighing 40 pounds. Zirkle
came home minus nearly all OF
his clothes as result of hand
to-hand encounter with bruin.
Zirkle, Martin Wyatt of Hard
ing, and E. G. Fornash and
Eustin Swecker Of Mill Greek
met while hunting on the east
side of Little river. Their four
dogs rounded up a bear which
was chased toward Fornash and
Zirkle. The bear wounded two
of the dogs and plunged into
briars and laurel, followed by
Fornash and Zirkle. Zirkle fired
but missed the bear and con-
tinued crawling on hands and
knees through the underbrush,
losing his hat and coat. He
caught up to the bear and in
the struggle most of his trousers
were ripped off by the bears
claws. The bear was shot by
Fornash They had difficulty
dragging the carcass back to
camp.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
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TOWN
TEL |. PSI ]
INVESTING MONEY AT HOME
Faith in Ones Own Community Has
Been the Foundation of Many
Immense Fortunes

An investment is only as sound as
the permanence of its security. Land,
it is my contention, is the soundest of
all investments.
A case in point:
The land upon which the New York
stock exchange is constructed is prob
ably one of the most valuable plots
in the world. Almost with each tick
of the clock fortunes are made and
lost on the exchange floor.
Yet, through all depressions, pan
les and money stringencies that have
hit the market, the value of the land
upon which the exchange stands has
steadily increased.
Stocks may rise and stocks may fall
but the permanence in value of the
exchange site goes on forever. Cy-
clones, either of the financial or phys
zeal brand, cannot destroy the secGr-
ity of land investments, because the
land, as the basis Of all wealth, is it's
own surety.
Another line on the soundness of
land as an investment may be had by
anaIyzing the basis of many of New
York city's oldest family fortunes.
Those families that now stand high
est en- the social and financial calen-
dar are invariably the ones whose an
cestors invested in land, and succeed
ing generations followed the sensible
policy of their progenitors. There can
J. I
Of which, founded on investment in
New York city real estate, has been
dissipated by its being employed and
invested In other mediums by the
heirs. But there are many who stand
pre-eminently wealthy and distin-
guished today because their faith in
land never diminished from colonial
times to the present P. Day
in the New York Tribune.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
The Home Fires.

Mark Twain said that bed was
the most dangerous place to be, since
more persons died in bed than else
where. Recent surveys have devel-
oped that the whole house is dan
gerous place. A mans house is his
castle, perhaps, but 1856 of these
castles" are going up in smoke on
this one day in the United States, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by an
insurance company. That number of
homes burn on every working day of
the year. More than 65 per cent of
the fires in the United States originate
in residences, and 10000 of the $4,000
persons who lost their lives in fires
last year died in residence fires.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
NEW YORK JUSTICE
TAKES QUEER TWIST
SELF CONFESSED SLAYER NOW
WONDERS If PUBLIC WILL
FORCE HIM TO STAND
TRIAL FOR SHOOTING

Walter S. Ward, son of George S.
Ward, the millionaire bread king and
political boss of Westerchester Coun-
ty. N. Y, now has the privilege OF
wondering whether growing public
pressure will even yet drag him to
the bar of justice to answer for the
shooting of Clarence Peters, the unfor-
tunate penniless ex-gob he shot to
death more than six months ago on
lonely road in his fathers political
balliwick.
Up to date, though the young man
has confessed the killing, he has been
able to laugh at the law, and to smile
on the unfortunate mother of his vic
tim whose every effort to bring to
trial the slayer of her son has failed.
without money or influential friends
the unfortunate woman has been push
ed into the back ground until today
she stands as a mere incident in the
case.
Driven either by conscience or fear
of detection, young Ward gave him
self up three days after the killing and
confessed to the shooting. The roar
of public Indignation reflected through
the press resulted in his Indictment for
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Proverbs of MethusaIeh

Hearken unto me, my son, and be
wise-for a woman's last kiss does
seem better than her first.
Giveth a man enough rope-and YER
lily will he smoketh himself to death.
Like unto Dumb Dan is the absent
minded prof who, leaving his home
in the morning, doth throw his wife
out of the back door and kiss the
garbage can goodbye.
Verify I say unto thee, my son, when
amongst women, let not thy right
girl know what thy left" girl is doing
When a man tsLketh unto himself a
wife, verify he hath then better half
But We bachelors hath better quarters
Be wise, my son, be wise.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
LEASING and Character.

The most highly moral way for you
to live and for your children to grow
up is to own your own home. Nov
ing every year or every few years is
disorganizing, wasteful, demoralizing.
Work toward owning your own home
and no matter how simple it may be,
it will have dignity. A homestead
gives character, backbone, individual
ity. In it develop our strongest and
best impressions. It serves as many
different kinds of an anchor in peace
full times as well as in stormy ones.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
BRIGHT Guess.

"In $40 B. c." stated the professor
to the history class, "Nebuchadnezzar
captured Tyre. Now can any one of
you tell what reason he could have
had for doing this?'
There was no delay for reply.
HE probably wanted it for his
chariot" answered the bright young
man of the class.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Funeral Held in AirpIane.

Long Beach, Cal-William e. Dixon
liked Long Beach so well he often
said he hated to die and leave it and
he made funeral plans accordingly.
In compliance with his request, fol
lowing his death, his ashes were
taken in an airplane 1000 feet above
the business district and cast into the
dir
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

SUMMED UP THE CHRoNo-
LoGY OF THE WARD CASE
BEARS THE EAR MARKS OF A
SCANDAL OF SUFFICIENT
PROPORTION TO SHAKE THE
COUNTRY TO THE FoUNDA-
TON.
MAY is, 1s22-Peters was shot
through heart and killed.
MAY 10, 1s22-Walter Ward con-
fessed shooting, intimating black
mail and self-defence. Released
on $4,000 bail.
MAY 25, 1e22-PubIic indigna-
ton results in Wards re-arrest
Is sent to Jail without bail.
MAY 27, 1s22-ReIeased on $50
600 bail.
JUNE 6, 1s22-Grand Jury hears
details of killing.
JUNE 9, 1922-Ward's father call
ed by Grand Jury but is missing.
JUNE is, 1e22-WaIter Ward in
dicted by Grand Jury for alleged
murder in first degree.
JUNE &c, 1s22-Ward demands
immediate trial but district attor-
ney announces mot ready
Wards motion that Indictment be
dismissed is denied, Released on
$4,000 bail.
NOVEMBER %, 1e22-second
motion to dismiss Indictment is
denied.
JAN. 2, 1923-Indicment dismissed
on third appeal. Young Ward,
self-confessed slayer, is freed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
School Boys, in Secret
Society, Stole II Motors

A secret high school society of
automobile thieves was uncov-
cred in Springfield, Mass, in the
arrest Of five high school boys
who confessed to stealing IL
motors in the last two months.
The nature of the society was
discovered when one Of the boys
said he would be blackballed if
he gave the names of others i'm
plicated. Confessions were OBJ
tanned and police say they have
the names of nine alleged mem
hers of the band.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

murder in the first degree. When the
grand jury finally did return true
bill charging murder in the first de-
gree there was pubic sigh of relief
a feeling that after all justice would
come into her own.
Month upon month passed after the
killing without seeming effort on the
part of the district attorney to bring
the young man to trial.
The outstretching hand Of the elder
Ward and the weight of his political
domination however were not taken in
to account What part, if any, they
played in the eventual result may not
be known The fact is that six months
after the indictment the young slayer
was taken before Justice Seeger in
the N. Y. Supreme Court and there set
free without a trial. The court an
nounced no evidence had been produc-
er against the prisoner. He had con-
fessed killing his victim but that did
not appear to have much bearing on
the case.
1t now develops that while clever
lawyers and busy brains were hard
at work trying to save young Ward
from the shadow of the chair in a
legal way the elder Ward was plan.
ming an intensive newspaper adver-
Using campaign. Vitovim bread was
thrown on the market. Forty thousand
lines of display advertising were plac-
ed with a number of influential New
York newspapers of undoubted selling
power, and so the stricken mother of
Peters soon had the privilege Of read
ing in place of news of the killing of
her boy display advertisements an
nouncing that the inventive genius of
the elder Ward had resulted in the
producing of new giving bread.
There was an unfortunate side to
this campaign so far as Mrs. Peters
was concerned. Newspaper columns
are not elastic, and the Ward adver-
Using copy was very large, SO large
in fact that possibly it seemed to
crowd out of the news columns to a
large extent further intimate details
and Investigations in connection with
the Ward case.
Even when the young man was set
free without trial the incident did not
appear greatly to arouse the editorial
mind of the great New York dailies.
The mother? Her hope now rests in
Governor Smith of New York, who at
her urgent request has ordered an in
vestigation to find out if possible why
this gilded youth is still at liberty
why he never was taken before jury
of his peers to justify shooting the
Peters boy to death or to answer for
the crime of wanton murder.
Mrs. Peters still sits in her poverty
stricken home mourning the loss of
her boy.
Every mother in the United States
who reads these lines should sit down
and write Governor Smith at Albany,
N Y. insisting that his investigation
be most thorough and justice done.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
steal. Kill and Eat $500 Ram.

otSaI, MT s1'Iu - 80 -.
Bloemfontein, Orange River COL
ony.-Two hungry natives recently
stole ram, killed it and had feast.
The animal turned out to be a prize
winner, owned by the government and
valued at $4,000 Today the natives
are in prison and confront IS months
at hard labor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
aThe Farmers Worst Enemy-Rats.
The Farmers Best Friend
Rat-snap."

Tsese are the words of James Bax-
ter, n. j.: Ever since I tried RAT
SNAP l have always kept it in the
house. Never fails. Used about $500
worth of RAT-SNAP a year and fig
ure it saves me $500 in chicks, eggs
and feed. RAT-SNAP is convenient,
just break up cake, no mixing with
other food" Three sizes, 35c, Csc,
$125. Sold and guaranteed by
ADAMS BROTHERS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Japs Supreme in Lacquer Work.

While the art of lacquer work was
first known to the Chinese and taught
by them to the Japanese, this latter
nation has so far excelled all others
that authorities have said that lacquer
In all its uses and decorations is a
truly Japanese belonging.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
No Eoreiun EntannIements

Paris DEGREES longer skirts-but
American women refuse to wear them
Who says the Declaration of Indepen-
dence was written in vain?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
SIans

For Laundry Don't kill your wife
let us do the dirty work.
For a Restaurant-Don't divorce
your wife because she can't cook.
Eat here and keep her for pet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Alta Girl

Wife (reading paper Think Of
it, James, a couple got married after
courtship of fifty years.
Jim-Poor fellow, too feeble to hold
out any longer, guess.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
You Just know It

Said a flapper to fellow named Lee,
AS she sat herself down on his knee
If you kiss me, Of course,
You will have to use force
But I'll bet you are stronger than me-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01
Brow WrinkIer

What is the difference between a
young man an old man and a worm?
There is no difference-the chickens
get them all.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-02-01

Tommy-Play store with me, mann
ma?
Mother with headache)-All
right. But you must be quiet-very
quiet.
Tommy-Sure, Wen pretend | don't
advertise.