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Evening star., 1923-08-05

champ just can't modulate his meth
DDS nor refrain from putting full
steam into his punches. thereby US
ing up sparring material at an un-
precendented rate. 1t might be re-
membered, however, that such in
ability to restrain the fferceness of
his attack was in little evidence
against Gibbons.
Battle Should Be Short.
1t is probable that the September
II battle, however, will end far before
the allotted limit of fifteen rounds is
reached. Firpo has been built up
for this one big money killing by the
promoters and there seems little to
be gained by saving him up for an
other match. When he's licked he's
through, SO far as the big money is
concerned and the champ probably
will stow him away accordingly.
Length might be added TO the bat
tie by providing Firpo with pair of
spiked shoes and making cinder
track around the ring. In fault of
this equipment, however. Firpo prob
fiowered ear upon the canvas for the
necessary period soon after hostilities
commence. He has the ability TO take
a profitable beating and If he falter.
his handler will offer the necessary
encourag cement. 1t won't hurt him.
Only S25,' is the way the promot-
ers refer to the maximum charge for
seats. The prices scale down to SO,
but the inhabitants of the SO seats
probaly will be far away from the
scene of hostilities the crown
prince was from the front in France.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-05

I>l(hdIu u SiS1S dS announcer Gay IS QOll
Just SO long as Firpo is booked for
matches against the third and fourth
raters, Rickard will shiver for fear
the draft from some Vagrant wallop
will blow down the house of cards
he has built up to draw from the
pockets of fandom a million dollar
first round at the Polo Grounds.
September IA. few besides those SO
misguided as to bet on the pride of
the pampas will care what happens
to him. After that his memory prob
ably will be inferred unidentified in
the potter's field Of pugilistic hopes.
All Rickard cares Is to have Ftrpo
last until the money is through the
Polo Ground turnstiles
To Fight on UnIucky Day.
Meanwhile, however. he is in
danger and will be until Luis dis
poses of Charlie Weinert at Philadel-
phia on August 13. A rotton un-
lucky day is August 13.
Dempsey probably will devote some
of his off hours TO cultivating the
man" Is queer sentiment for any
fighter to subscribe to, but II un-
doubtedly would receive enthusiastic
Endorsement at the Dempsey camp.
After the array of artillery around
the ring at Shelby, the two Jacks.
Dempsey and Kearps, look with
beaming eyes on the blue-coated
guardians Of the peace who Will keep
order at the Polo Grounds
The usual plaint comes from the
Dempsey headquarters about the diff
ficulty in obtaining sparring partners.
The reason, it is averred, is that the
Evening star., 1923-08-05
ROD AND STREAM
BY Perry Miller

UST when the Potomac normacy the
gradually deposing anglers
returning match their skill with the big and small bass
indposion the applied by this column
back for another OF
who love for members of family will
themselves with fishing the places for
furnishing
Evening star., 1923-08-05
CRADLE OF U. S. GOLF.

Charleston. S. c.. is credited with
having been the first place where golf
was played on the American conti-
nent The game was regularly organ
tied in 1894. Officers. clubhouse and
greens were then established and con-
tinued annually for six years.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
HUGH IS GETTING ALONG.

Hugh Jennings, who is now with
the New York Giants, is fifty-three
years old. He first broke into the ma
jors At twenty-one. He holds the rec
ord for getting hit in one season, hAv.
anS been hsaned forty.nine times.
Evening star., 1923-08-05
FEARFUL LUIS MAY SPOIL
RICH BILL WITH DEMPSEY
Promoter Apprehensive Lest Some Stray Wallop
Mar Mlion-Dollar Gate Expected at Title
Bout in New York Next Month
BY SPARROW McGANN.

IEW YORK. August 4By the end of Dempey
dogs will begin ufie the of New York
punching bag his training will merry
themselves permits
All Firpo
and large bundle of dough-
Meanwhile
bushes Of ghdom nued and coded from f like
chldes mionairess,
Tex spends Watch step broadcasts Step
Attaboy Tuck the
Evening star., 1923-08-05
FIRPO PROVING FINANCIAL
GENIUS OF FISTIC WORLD
BY FAIR PLAY.

rs psychological twist but the we'll known culoid shry
the gmudded cuspdor might be awarded
explain why certain of the who shed crocodile
fighters who wasted their
something akin indignation because Luis Angel Frpo the Wd Bull
If The Pamna hang to his douah
Evening star., 1923-08-05
JEFFRIEs AN EVANGELIST.

James ]. Jeffries. formerly champion
heavyweight pugilist, is preparing to
spread certain knowledge he has
gained from Bible study. and to advo-
cate the unihcation OF the peoples of
the white race. His father was a
clergyman,
Evening star., 1923-08-05

John J. McGraw's salary as man.
ager of the New York Giants is esti-
mated at $4,000 a year.
The National Billiard Association
of the United States is now represent
ed by 16l,927 members.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09

About 40 lots in Wickenburg at bar
gain prices. Write the State Miner to
put you IN touch with the owner.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09
Notice of Forfeiture.
April 20. 1923.

April 20. 1923.
To ANNA B. GRAY;
To the heirs of William M. Gray, his
administrators, and
TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that Charles 0. Matthews has
expended the sum of Two Hundred
Dollars ($200 .00). lawful money of the
United States of America, in improve
ments upon those certain mines and
mining claims situated IN the Pierce
Mining District in the county of Yava-
pal, State of Arizona, named and de-
scribed as follows. viz:
Sunday No. One ~, the location no.
tice whereof is of record IN Book ITO
of Records of Mines at Pages 596-6Ol
of the official records in the office of
the County Recorder of the County of
Yavapai, State of Arizona.
Sunday No. Two (2), the location no.
tice whereof is of record in Book 10
of Records of Mines at Pages 500 COL
OF the official records in the office of
the County Recorder of the county of
Yavapai, State of Arizona; to which
records and the books and pages there
of reference is hereby made for care
full particularly of description for each
Of said mining claims.
That said expenditure was made in
order to hold said mining claims and
each and every one thereof under pro-
visions of Section 1924 Revised Statutes
! OF the United States of America and
amendments thereto and the mining
laws and regulations of the State of
Arizona, concerning annual labor upon
mining claims; said sum so expended
being the amount required to hold each
of said mining claims FOR the year end
ing July 1st, 1922; said sum of Two
Hundred Dollars (S2OO.OO) being the
aggregate of sums of One Hundred
Dollars ($l00.O0) expended upon each
of SAID mining claims for said year.
Now, therefore, if within ninety (9O)
days after the date of the service of
this notice upon you, you fail or refuse
to contribute to the undersigned, said
Charles 0. Matthews, your proportion
of such expenditure as co-owners, to-
wit. sixty-six per cent (66%) of said
sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($2OO. OO),
due to be paid by you as aforesaid,
your interest in each and every of said
mining claims will become the property
of the undersigned, said Charles O..
Matthews. who has made the required
expenditure under the terms of said
| Section 1924
| In witness whereof the undersigned
has set his hand the day and year first
above written.
CHARLES o. MATTHEWS.
First pub 4-28; last publication July %
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09
Notice To Timers and Settlers
In Western Arizona

Final proof on homestead entries thru
the U, S. Land Office are published in
the newspaper nearest the land. There
is only one newspaper in all Western
Arizona, between Phoenix and the Col
orado river north of Yuma and South
of Kingman. which is the ARIZONA
STATE MINER, published at Wicken-
burg, 1t is the medium for miners
patent notices, forfeiture and non re-
eponsibility notices and final proofs on
homestead and grazing lands.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09

Well, me and Bill Putt CANT
come to the Smoki dance after
all: Bill he goes inter Wicken-
burg for to git some snake med
icine, in case one of the Smoki
snakes got sick, and he got sum
at Bertram Dogsinger's. On his
way home Bill he decides that a
swallow of prevention is worth a
bottle of cure, so he sticks the
end of what the medicine was in
in his mouth and drunk quite a
swig of it. He staggered a little
right after and falls down in an
awful fix. We found him laying
by the path all horse de compact,
and brung him home. He's in
bed raving and paving the air,
and we don't know when he'll
git well, if ever. Pm nussing
him and givin' him all the hope
| can.-Yavapai Ike in the Pres
cott Courier.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09
independence Day.

Come wend your way to Wickenbur
And join the merry throng;
Just crank up your tin lizzie,
And bring the folks along
If you want to know the reason,
To you l will reply;
A great big celebration
On the Fourth day of July,
Races for the little folks
And for the grown-ups too;
Fireworks in the evening
And a big free barbecue.
Auto race and big parade
In which you all can join;
So bring the whole darn family,
And let them have some fun.
In the evening all will gather
Down at the Fuel Hall,
Where they trip the light fantastic
At a grand and glorious ball.
Bill Genung.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09

The Casa Grande Bulletin declares
the Greenback mine south of that city
is another gold field in the making and
the richest development of its kind.
Three immense veins are being tested
out
The Acheson Graphite Company at
Niagara Falls, N. Y, reported sales of
artificial graphite made by them amount
ing to Is, OBJ, 926 pounds in 1922, an in
crease of 121 per cent as compared
with 1921.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09
MINING NEWS

The Coeur d'Alene district, in north
ern Idaho, is by far the most produc
tive source of lead-silver ores in the
United States. the total value of the
metals produced there during the last
ten years having ranged from $40, 000,-
900 to over $50, 900 annually Be-
sides lead and silver, considerable zinc
and copper and some gold are pro.
duced. Discovery of new ore bodies
indicate greater production.
An authentic story from Parker in
dicates two rich ore bodies were dis
covered last week about six miles north
of Parker, on ground developed by the
Lionel Hill company. One vein is 20
feet wide, six feet of which runs $28
in gold and per cent copper. The
other is given at IL feet wide and ex-
ceeds $40 in gold and Is per cent cop
per.
Harry Standish of Bingham, Utah,
with wooden tank partly filed with
water, some scrap-iron and tin, has
been recovering copper from impreg-
mated solutions coming from mine
waters debouched from the Utah Cop
per Company's ground into an arroyo.
He filed on the running waters, and
now comes the Utah Copper company
and sues him for the value of the cop
per he has taken out.
A Copper Queen smelter foreman
was seriously stabbed in the neck last
week. His assailant was whisked away
by an automobile At last accounts he
was in critical condition.
Jones & Baker, wellknown stock brok.
ers of N. Y. have been suspended after
investigation by the N. Y Curb They
published the N. Y Investor & Trader.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09
Sale Army Shoes Sale

We haye just bought a tremendous
stock of Army Munson last shoes to be
sold to the public direct. Price So. rs.
These shoes are 1907 solid leather with
heavy double soles sewed and nailed
The uppers are of heavy tan chrome
leather with bellows tongue. thereby
making them waterproof. These shoes
are selling very fast and we advise you
to order at once to insure your order
being filled.
The sizes are to II all widths; pay
Postman on receipt of goods or send
money order. Money refunded if shoes
are not satisfactory.
THE u. S. STORES Co.,
1441 Broadway, New York City.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09

Thomas Lee Woolwine, noted
district attorney of Los Angeles
county, submitted his resignation
to the board of supervisors Wed
nesday, giving failing health as
the reason.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09
Hurt in Explosion.

Geo. Pearson of Jerome, work.
ing on the highway between here
and Phoenix, was badly cut up
and bruised on Thursday by a
discharge of black powder.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09

Have you noticed the req mark
penciled around your name on
the Miner? 1t means subscription
is due.
Arizona state miner., 1923-06-09

FOR SALE-Tenor banjo. See Tex
Martin or inquire at this office.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
FEAR MERCHANT
MET foul PLAY
Easton Man Disappears on
Motor Trip to Cambridge;
Car Believed Seen
REPORTED TO HAVE
ROLL OF MONEY

EAsToN. Nd. Jan. 1s.-There Is
much excitement at Easton over
the disappearance OF william J.
Hartnett. Easton business man. and
It Is feared he has been robbed and,
murdered.
Hartnett left Easton Sunday after
noon and motored TO Cambridge
That night Clifford Stafford. who
was also IN Cambridge, said when
coming home he saw a car like tho
one driven by Hartnett. parked along
deep ravine In the road between
Cambridge and Cabin Creek. Yes
terday when men went 10 Hartnett's
store to go 70 work they found the
door locked. as Hartneett had the
only key 20 tho building.
Father Walsh. at Cambridge, n
friend OF Hartnett. was called mp,
last evening. but he could not throw
any light upon his Disappearance .
James F. Matthews foreman In his
stove department, said he felt GER.
tain he would not have stayed away
all day from business. which Is
pressing now, unless something had
happened
Hartnett was known 70 have car
ried a roll OF money in his pocket.
Friends contemplate a search for
him between Easton and Cambridge.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
CHICKEN SHOW
TO OPEN TONIGHT

Judges this morning started the
task OF passing on the merits Of tn,
1923 chickens and pigeons on show
in the old City Hall. by the Diamond
state Poultry and Pigeon Assocla-
ton for their thirteenth annual ex-
Ribit. The judging will not be COM
pleted for several days however.
The management OF the show
William p. Langshaw. secretary.
will open the doors 20 the public
tonight when tho exhibit will DO for
mally opened by Mayor Harvey.
James ]. Barr. 3. s.. Cornell Uni
versity. an eminent authority, on the
breeding and care OF poultry. will de-
liver a lecture upon the subject
william D. Scott, aged years. OF
Harrington, Del, is the youngest ex-
hibitor at the exhibition. He IS
showing a number or excellent specl-
mems OF silver spangled Hamburgs.
a rare breed OF bird.
f. ID. Chandler. aged so years. OF
kennett Square Pa. r. the oldest ex-
hibitor. and Is showing several varie-
ties OF birds including some beauti-
full specimens OF Golden wyandottes.
The rarest variety OF birds at the
show Is a pen OF Silver Campines.
These birds have beautiful coats and
are marked superbly.
Mr.. Langshaw said yesterday that
the heaviest classes In tho Judging
will be Barred Rocks. Rhode Island
Reds. Anconas. Single Combed white
Leghorns. Minocras and White wy
andottes.
The exhibit IS free 10 the public.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
Sport TablOidS

NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Omitted
Press Bob McAilister. New York
copper and the national 100 yard
champion, equalled the worlds re-
cord for sixty yards indoor made IN
1882 by Lon Meyers when he beat
Loren Murchison. in 2-5 seconds
in tho feature event or the New
York municipal athletic league
games last night.
New York-Directors OF the
Briarcllff Country Club voted last
night TO refuse Gene Sarazen a leave
OF absence to compete in the British
open championship next spring.
Sarazen recently signed a two-year
contract as pro al the club.
Louisville. Ky.-Conflict between
the two big turf classics-the Ken
lucky Derby and the Preakness will
be avoided this year. The Ken
lucky Jockey Club has selected May
10 for the Derby and the Preakness
will be run on May II.
Philadelphia-Paul V. Costello.
will send a challenge today to Walter
Hoover, worlds champion 10 race
next season for the gold challenge
cup. he announced.
Trenton. n. IA bill TO legallze
boxing bouts OF twelve rounds to a
decision has been introduced in the
New Jersey Legislature. The pres
ent boxing bill does not provide for
decisions. The bill Is said TO be.
,o,Fr- tha NAV FOR tho nor1naet-
Willard bout next spring.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
camden CAGES
HUMBLELOCALS
Eastern League Champions
Hold Mt. Vernon at
Arms Length
.DOLIN DROPS
IN IS POINTS

Camden. champions OF the Eastern
League last season. and runners up
for the first half honors this year in
tho professional circuit. displayed
their wares in easy manner before
local fans at the Auditorium last
night when they defeated Mt. Yer
non. clean sweep winners OF the frst
half OF the CITY League in nonchal-
ant fashion. 81 to 10. The big leag-
uers toyed with tho locals AZ times.
Mt. Vernon displayed a game ef-
fort. considering that they we're
meeting one OF the leading profess
sionsl fives in the country. Camden
showed some fast passing at all
times and kept the locals on the de-
fensive. Dave Kerr. the Dig guard,
who performed on other local floors
when ne was breaking into big league
company showed his class IN the
various departments and got UP the
floor for a pair OF twortimers.
Eddie Dolin, center man OF the
Camden cagers. was top scorer OF tho
evening. securing SIX field and three
foul goals for total OF IS points
Campbell. leader OF the invaders
played a iiashy floor game at times
and showed some OF his expert
dribbling.
The Logsnites seemed TO be snit-
ten with stage fright right at the
start. butthey displayed Improvement
as the game progressed. Weitzel and
Kavanaugh led the city Leaguers
In scoring and Carpenter played a
strong game IN the second half.
Score:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
WOMEN TENANTS DRIVE
JANITOR TO TRY DEATH

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16-Rather
than continue listening 10 the COM
plants OF women tenants George
Graham, janitor OF a fashionable
apartment house. took poison yes
terday.
Graham is ss years old and a
bachelor.
Policemen found him on his bed in
agony.
What did you take7" a policeman
asked.
II took enough poison 10 kill 10
men" he replied. These women are
enough TO drive any man to suicide
I can't stand them any longer. one
rushes down and raises the devil be-
cause she says her apartment is cold.
The next minute another comes
down and claims hers is hot enough
to roast beef in"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
MKT0N SOLDIER
WAR GASSED, DIES

Special to The Evening journal ,s
ELKTON, Md. Jan. 16.-Article@
OF Incorporation for the MarylanA
Finishing Company have been. fled
ny Messrs. Alfred II. Osborn. Free
derrick c. Viele and J.-wilmer CroniIt.
who are named as directors. The
purpose OF the company Is 20 bleach.
dye. print and finish textiles and
fabrics. The mill will be located at
Aberdeen, and the capital is $780,
600.
Nelson Mccall. OF Charlestown.
while at work In one OF the largo
storage warehouses on the Goverri-
ment reservation at Perry Point.
near Perryvilie sustained fractur-
ed leg by large bale OF towels top
ping over and striking him.
The newly elected board OF direct
ors OF the Farmers and Merchants
Fire Insurance Company. OF Cecil
county. has elected William r.
Cameron. OF Pennington. president
and Edwin Z. Csrhart, OF Zion
secretary-treasurer for the ensuing
year. ~
Al n meeting OF representative
from oxford. Pa Woodlawn ana
Rising Sun Gun Clubs, held in Rising
sun. recently. Il was decided 20 or
gauize the Pen-Mar Thapshootinsc
League. and the following officers.
were chosen for the first year: IT..
". Duyckinck. president; c. q.
Armour. vice president: J. T. Rich-
ards. secretary and treasurer. II
was decided 20 hold the first shoot
at oxford on Saturday next. Jan.
20. Five other shoots were ar
ranged as follows; At Rising sun.
February 3 and March "a; at Wood~-
lawn, February % and April IA: at
oxford, March 10.
The funeral OF william Wardell.-
who died at Fort McHenry Hospi-.-
tai, Baltimore, from the effects OF.
being gassed during the World War
In France. was held from the home
Of his father-in-law. George Hopkins.
on East Main street, Ellcton. yester-
day afternoon and was largely at
tended. The members OF Companv-
p, First Maryland Regiment. attend
ed in body. Interment was made =
In BlktOn cemetery. The deceased Il
Miss Hopkins. OF Elkton.
who survives him. He was a son OF
J. NJ. Wardell, OF Perryville.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
DRANK MUCH VINE,
LIVES TO 10 YEARS

NEW YORK, Jan 16-Plenty Of
good wine. with the use OF as little
water as possible. has aided Jacob
Erdang, OF the Menorah Home for
the Aged, in reaching the tenth year
beyond the centenarian mark.
Erdang. who claims to be the old
est person in the borough. has a son
20 years old in Philadelphia, but he
fears his boy" will not come neac
his own mark because the youth"
uses too much water.
1T was never intended that people
should drink water when the Lord
has given men grapes and other
nourishing fruits for the stomach"
he said. 1T is so hard for people
to get good wines nowadays that
they will not live TO be old. Water
is very bad for the stomach"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
Wdd of Gum is
Collins Hobb,

Eddie Collins has a peculiar
superstition about hitting.
In the field Collins chews
gum. When he goes TO bat. he
removes the gum and places It
on the button on top OF his cap.
He permits the gum 10 re-
main there until he goes back
10 the field. provided ne hits
the ball before getting two
strikes on him.
The moment the pitcher gets
two strikes. Collins removes the
gum from the button and starts
chewing Il.
ITS Just a habit. not a SUI
perstitlon." says Collins in ex-
planning the habit, but ball
players know different.
However, the wad OF chew
ing gum IS an essential feature
OF Collins makeup. He would
no sooner think OF starting a
bail game without a wad OF
gum in his mouth than play
Ing the infield bare-hRnded.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
Umpire NaHin
is Dog Fancier

Dick Nallin, one of the best
umpires in the major leagues,
likes hunting as a sport next to
the national pastime.
Such being the case. II Is only
natural that as a side issue to his
baseball interest. Nallin should
boast one OF the finest kennels
OF pedigreed bird dogs in the
country.
During the summer months
Nallin has his kennels at Fred
eriek. Nd. while in the winter
he ships a number of his best
dogs south for the field trials.
During the past year Nallin
has sold a score OF classy bird
dogs for fancy prices. 1t is
said that his revenue from his
kennels is in keeping with his
salary as a major league UNI
pire.
Z Many Of Nallin's best dogs
have been prize winners all
over the country. with Dick
there are just two things. base
ball and dogs. He is always
discussing one or the other.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-16
INSTALL GRANGE OFFICERS

Special 20 The Evening Journal.
NEWPORT. Del, Jan. 16.-Ofh
GERS OF Delaware Grange were In
stalled last night by Worthy Pomona
Master, Frank f. Yearsley and Mrs
Yearsley, OF Hockessin. About so
members attended the installation.
A number OF tableaus were given
during the installation. Following
the installation the lecturer furnish
ed the following program:
Vocal solo. Miss Margery Bair. ac-
companied by Mrs. J. c. Slack; re-
marks by r. p. Robinson. the newly
elected State master; remarks in
reference to activities Of their
various Oranges by J. W. Banks. OF
Diamond state Grange; r. l.. Hewitt.
J. L. Joschen and Edward Meggin-
son. OF Rose Hill Grange; Joseph
Mitchell and william Peach, OF
Harmony Grange; Mr.. and Mrs.
Yearsley. OF Hockessin Grange.
Mrs. Yearsley was presented with
a silver berry spoon in behalf OF
Delaware Grange. in appreciation OF
her work in installing the officers.
Following the meeting refresh
ments were served. The lecturer an
nounced a program for next week.
including vocal and instrumental
selections and talks on grange work.
The Grange will hold a parcel post
sale on Monday evening, January 80.