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The Washington times., 1924-01-14

fractured two of Dan O'Dowd's ribs
in their battle in Philadelphia on
Christmas Day.
Accounts Of that scrap sent from
the ringside made it appear that
Eddie Mead, O'Dowd's manager,
surrendered in the eighth round,
when O'Dowd might have gone the
limit. 1t now develops that Mead
acted wisely and that if he had
not thrown in towel O'Dowd
might have been seriously injured.
The Boston light heavyweight
trial horse" has met the best men
in his class and while he may not
be clever, he seldom gets mussed
up as badly as he was when Stone
pounded him,
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

According to some accounts,
Jerome should not have been al
lowed to enter the ring on Friday
night. His personal friends, en-.
deavoring to account for his knock
out at the hands of Taylor in the
twelfth round declared that he had
been suffering from a severe attack
OF indigestion since 8 o'clock that
afternoon and had eaten no supper.
The official physician, appointed by
the Boxing Commission to Madison
Square Garden bouts to examine all
fighters before entering the ring,
gave jerome a clean bill of health,
1t is assumed.
Ing from Taylor but by no means
q necessarily fatal one. I'm fact he
mad rallied in the eighth, ninth and
tenth rounds and was carrying the
tight to Taylor when he was
knocked down with a right hand
punch to the jaw. He arose to
nine but the bell rang, ending the
round, before Taylor could strike
another blow.
Jerome could barely reach his
corner to gain the minutes
respite between rounds, vet he
was sent Keeling out by his sec.
ONlC1s, only to collapse under u
tusiIIade of blows. Most of them
landing on his shoulders and
back, Jerome retaining the fight.
er'S instinct to cover UP.
Clutching the ropes, he pulled
himself to his feet at the count Of
nine and reeled toward his an.
tagonist. The referee, Jack O'Sul.
livan, interviewed and stopped the
bout, however. Jerome was car.
ried to his corner, unconscious, and
first-aid methods failed to rouse
him. He was carried to his dress.
ing room. and, failing to respond
to treatment there, was taken to
Bellevue Hospital.
There his case was diagnosed as
physical overtaxation and ex.
haustion," and it was believed that
a few days confinement at the in
Stitution would result in the fighter
recovering his strength and health.
Jerome, whose real name was
Frank Doherty suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage late Saturday night,
and his condition, steadily becoming
worse, an unsuccessful operation
was performed by DR.. John. Stewart,
brain specialist. Jerome did not
recover consciousness after the
operation. and died at II o'clock.
His mother, his wife, and Billy Glib.
son, his former manager, were with
the fighter at the end.
An autopsy will be performed
this morning to determine the exact
cause Of death.
No arrests have been made up
10 the present. Taylor and his
manager, Eddie. Kane, left for
the West ON Saturday morning
having been assured after an
anxious inquest Jerome twas all
right"
Just what action may be taken
by the New York athletic COM
mission is one Of the developments
that remain to be cleared up to.
day. William Mccormick, chair.
man Of the license commission and
tacit head of the commission, could
not be reached for a statement, but
1t is likely that special meeting
of the commission will be called
to consider the case.
Tex Richard in whose erena the
fatal fight was held, deplored the
death Of the boxer, after calling
personally upon Mrs. Doherty to
condole with her. Richard said
that 1t was the first fight held
under his auspices in which a fight
or had been seriously injured.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
CIRCLES PLAY LIBERTY
BASKETERS IN BIG GAME

Two smart rivals will oppose
when the Circle and Liberty basket
ball teams meet tonight In the
Immaculate Conception gym at 8
o'clock. The Circles have lost only
one game and the Libertys have a
splendid record.
The following Circles are to re-
port at 1880 o'clock: M. Keppel,
Mitchell, Goodwin, Wright, Baker,
Terrett, Smith and Babbington.
Manager Gardner of the Circles,
phone North 4430, branch 90, is
anxious to fill out the Circles
schedule.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Mullins Wants Cut On
Gate For Wills To
Meet Firpo

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Pad-
dy Mullins, manager Of Harry
Wills, today reiterated his
statement that he would hold
out for a percentage of the
receipts of a bout with Luis
Firpo under the auspices Of
Tex Richard.
The latter offered Mullins a
fiat guarantee of 100000 for
Wills to meet Firpo here in
July with the understanding
that the winner was to receive
a bout with Jack Dempsey,
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

big game goes on Immediately
action from s p. m. on.
Greene points out the fact that as
his club is digging deeply into the
exchequor to guarantee the Roches.
tiers a sizeable sum here he expects
the fans to do their share Of sup
porting the contest.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
RIVAL GIRL BASKETERS
IN BIG GAME TONIGHT

The Princess and Capital girl
basketball teams will clash tonight
in the Wilson Normal gym in one
Of the most important engagements
Of the season. Both teams have
put in hard work for he contest,
and are anxious for the fray. A
capacity attendance is expected.
Action will start at SI5 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
DO You Remember

Andy Gleason's, on the pres
ent site of the Government
Printing Office?
The day Jules Juvenile
placed the capstone, on the
Washington Monument?
When Charming Pollock,
well-known playwright, was
dramatic editor of The Wash
ington Times?
"Three Feathers?"
Gilmore and Mack, the "wire
battery of the old Washing
ton club?
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

1t would be just as difficult, per-
haps, to get champions to risk
their titles in such competition,
but all three cities have produced
high class boxers in every popular
division, and these boys are will
ing to work.
Philadelphia is developing some
good youngsters, notably Ad Stone,
light heavyweight, and Nat Gold
man, lightweight. Many others
could be mentioned. Few Phila-
delphia preliminary boys of class
have appeared in New York rings
and the local youngsters do not
receive many calls from Quaker
City promoters.
Tex Rickard is reported to be
angling for the Arena, Phila-
delphia's big indoor boxing club.
and IL he gets it he undoubtedly
will promote some intercity bouts.
Goldman made a big stride to-
ward his championship goal when
he recently defeated Lew Tender.
Although Tender suffers from brit.
tie hands and has done little fight.
ing in the last year, Benny Leonard
was the only lightweight to defeat
him decisively until Goldman turn
ed the trick, and even Benny could
not stop the Quacker City left.
handler.
In New York there are several
htweights-maybe not all of them
natives but claiming this city as
their home-who are clamoring for
shots at Pal Moran. Almost any
one of them might be matched with
Goldman. Jack Zivic, q clever per-
former in this division, can qualify
as a member of a Pennsylvania
team. He is from Pittsburgh. His
brother Pete is q featherweight Of
promise.
In the Junior lightweight division
Philadelphia puts forward a first
class man in Eddie Wagner, who
stopped Sid Terris recently. Alex
Hart and Bobby Barrett are good
lightweights. Tender could come
in as q lightweight or welterweight.
Harry Greb is another Pennsyl'
anian In the light heavyweight
class there are Stone and Tommy
Loughran.
Many good cards could be ar
ranged with New York boys meet
ing these slammers from the Key
stone State.
Ad Stone improves with every
fight. He goes along shaping
'em down in such impressive fash.
ion that It seems almost certain
that he will be boxing for the
light heavyweight championship
within q few months unless he
grows out Of the division. The
former IL now being aimed
Mt the big slow heavyweight
marine with the idea Of develop
ing his punch.
Young Stribling is great pros.
pect, but he should be kept away
from fellows like Stone. The Ma.
con schoolboy has not learned how
to concentrate his strength In a
punch. Proof Of Stones walloping
ability II found In the fact that he
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
CutshaW Is Brainy.

George Cutshaw, released uncon.
ditionally by the Detroit Tigers, is
expected to become a successful
minor league manager. Few major
league players have more brains
or knowledge OF the game than
Cutshaw and his career WIN BE- fol.
lowed closely.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
JEROME DEATH FROM
RING INJURY BLOW TO
WALKER LAW
By DAVIS J. WALSH.
International News s ervice Sports Editor.


NEW YORK, 14Foowers of boxing experienced cOnsd
cradle of the Walker boxing law in this
State the result the death of frankie Jerome late last night
result of received bout Friday night with Bud
Taylor of Haute succumbed from the effects
Of blood cot the brain after operation to relieve the
proved unsuccessful
Young Mcdonald, Albany
from blow Toddy Hicks also of Albany
1917 that the boxing law repealed and is feared that
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
NEW YORK TITLEHOLDERS
HERE ON WEDNESDAY

The Rochester Cenra the New York State
which here to play the Palace Laundry Wednesday night
has played to date eighteen winning all but of their
engagements
The Centras have defeat Cec
York. and the Kngsons New York In all other contests they
have been winners by fairly wide margin and defeated such
aggegation the Bnghamttn Big Five the ASyacuse
the Trentons Buffalo Hewitt the Secondtory Mrey of Pitts
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Signs Goose Egg"

Oakland, in the Pacific Coast
League. has signed George "Goose
Egg Foster, former Red Sox pitch
er, for the coming season. Last
year ne pitched for, Vernon after
several years away from the dia-
mond.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Tall Tee Should Cure
Topping Drives,
Golfer Thinks

A golfer in England uses a tee
nine inches tall. He has come to
the conclusion that if the tee
does not correct his fault Of top.
ping his drives he will give up
the game and retire.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Twin Oaks Triumph.

The Twin Oaks smothered the
st. Adams quint, So to 8, in the
st. Stephens gym. st. Adams
rarely had the ball. Brown scored
st. Adams three points. Simmons
shot eight baskets, McGinty seven
and Cordova seven.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Fort Humphreys Victor.

Mcbride, with eight field goals,
was Fort Humphreys star in it's
3E-to-25 victory over the Washing.
ton Comets.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Southworth to STAY.

Johnny McGraw says that Billy
Southworth will play in the Giants
outfield this season, and will not
be traded or sold.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
SEEK HIGH
TOURNEY BOXERS
By SID MERCER.

NEW YORK. JAN 4-The possibilities of intecy boxing bouts
between crack professionals in various classes intriguing
New York. Philadelphia Pittsburgh
the shortage of good Cards due the exant demands
Of titleholders.
Now that decisions given in Pennsylvania certain
contemplate the York
Philadelphia
New York.
Amateur mterCty
here and it is believed that stimulating rivalry between
WaV. the idea is trial
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Veach Will Report.

Despite his loud yelps. Bobby
Veach will report to the Red Sox.
He claims the Detroit club has
given him a rotten DEAL" but the
lied sox know nothing about that
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Bill Wood Stars.

Bill Wood, former Johns Hopkins
athlete who went to weal Point, IL
staring with the basketball team
there Just a. he did ON the eleven.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

RADIO-Perhaps there Is a
hnk in your antenna.
COOLIDGE - AS we are
neither a gypsy nor claim occult
powers, you will have to wait
until November a; or, if the
race is close, the morning of
November 5.
Observation-Disclosures" is on
island in the Mediterranean sea.
PENNY ANTE-If a PLAYER
cannot borrow or buy more
chips he is entitled to partici-
pate in the pot to the amount
of the chips he has-this is
called "a sight"
FLIVVER-We have heard of
motorist blistering hands crank
ing a car, but never heard of
blistering heel on self-starter.
1t may be so, however.
LIBBEY Edward S.
Schmid's present address is
208 Alton road, Mama Beach.
FAIRPLAY-When a mans
fifth consecutive wife sues him
for divorce the plaintiff can be
assumed to be in the right.
HARMONY - There have
been many notable one. man
bands, but the two most famous
were attributed to "Whistling
Rufus" and alexander" in the
order named.
MISUNDERSTANDING there
is any doubt whether you have
the right Of way over a five
ton brick truck, think of your
family and friends at all times.
Note: These answers are quar-
Gmteed to stand the test of time
cup to and s0itkin thirtv ddvs of
their publication.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

IdAE green
paint off ermine
coats. (! w h e n
you see signs
on a park
bench touc h
with finger be-
fore sitting
down.
GRIDIRON
He was the best
halfback in the
East, but failed
the all-Ameri-
can because he
didn't get any
bones broken.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
Nav Hit Golfers.

A movement is now under way to
bar the golf player.writer from
amateur competition.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

DISTRESSED-We know of
that will tako 0raar
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

FRUMENTI - The usual
price for a prescription is about
50, and the remaining cost de-
ponds on where you have it
filled.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

DOUBTFUL-If you have
gone through this much of the
winter without an overcoat you
should be able to stick-it-out
until spring.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14
"a "SKILLET" FINN'S
Not Responsible for These
Solutions Beyond Gus
tomary Limit Of
Thirty Days.
BY KIRK MILLER

A NXIOUS Your husband
n was last heard of in
"A Sing Sing, from which
place he was expelled for in
corrigibility.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

The nose is made Of gristle.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

RADIO-Perhaps there is a
kink in your antenna.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

DININNA-"Maritimo" is on
island in the Mediterranean sea.
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

Young Stribling Is a great pros.
pect, but he should be kept away
from fellows like Stone. The Ma.
con schoolboy has not learned how
to concentrate his strength in a
punch. Proof of Stones walloping
ability IL found In the fact that he
The Washington times., 1924-01-14

Jerome could barely reach his
corner to gain the minutes
respite between rounds, yet he
was sent reeling out by his sec.
OnC1s, only to collapse under u
tusfllade of blows. Most of them
landing on his shoulders and
back, Jerome retaining the fight.
er'S instinct to cover UP.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18

should 90 to the road construction in
Montana. Unfortunately, under the
desperate financial situation confront
ing the states revenues. the Legisla-
lure thought it best to divert 40 per
cent OF the money into the general
fund.
In all fairness to the automobile
owners, who are vitality interested in
good roads, this system is wrong.
Nhen the metals mines tax becomes
a law in November, one-half of the
proceeds, about S250,O00 per year. will
go to the public school fund 70 help
llft the burden of taxation from homes
and farms and business property. the
other one-half into the general FUND
OF the state. This S25O,OOO will offset
me present 40 per cent receipts from
the gasoline tax, so that all OF if can
go directly to the building of roads and
permitting the state TO match the fed
eral road money that will otherwise be
lost to Montana's road program. Tn
less this is done at the coming legisla-
i've session, Montana will surely lose
in the future more than n million a
year Of the federal road money which
must be matched dollar for dollar in
order to be available.
State Within Income
In conclusion, permit me to say that
Notwithstanding all these deliberately
unfair and untruthful newspaper state
ments and political advertisements.
signed by democratic candidates. but
paid for by the Anaconda. the state
treasury last year, for the first time
since 1918 closed the books with a
credit balance of S22,9S7 to the good
between income and expenditures.
The preliminary battle of the 1924
republican state campaign was won
last week in the face perhaps of the
greatest expenditure of money and men
made by The Anaconda for the
control of both party organizations in
this state. The newspaper and poster
advertising campaign alone put on for
their two picked candidates for Gov
ernOr cost not less than $4,000. 1t is
Known to all men that the employees
1t The Anaconda Smelter and the
Butte mines were called in and given
heir political orders. Every local
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18
Our Washington Letter
Refuge in Silence

Mrs. Scrubs, whose highly coloreo
Imagination was well known in heI
ne%ighborhood, was called as a witness
in a damage suit.
"The evidence which you will give to
the court shall be the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth" said
the clerk.
Eyes" quavered Mrs. Scrubs, now
thoroughly frightened and unable to
think Of one word of the story she had
resolved to tell-a story in which she
was the heroine.
"Well," asked the judge, what have
you got to say about the caseY'
"Well, judge" she replied, with the
limitations I've just had put on me, l
don't think I've anything at all to
say!"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18

From now until November fourth,
with such strength as is given me, I
intend to wage battle for the cause
that | know to be right.
For right is right, since God is God,
And right the day must win.
To doubt would be %disloyalty;
To falter would be SIM
When Louis Kossuth led the embat-
tied Hungarian p%easantry against the
trained armies and paid soldiers of the
Austrian Empire, in the revolutionary
uprising Of 1S4S, he said to them:
81 have nothing to offer YOU save
hard marches, privations, cold and
hunger"
Here in Montana the battle with he
nonresident owners of our natural
wealth, who have heretofore moved
the special privilege of exemption from
an equal portion of the burden of gov
eminent. is on.
Under which flag will you fight?
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18

-
manager of the great Power Company,
which today through court injunction
is Withholding S4S9,O0O in just taxes
due the state, was laid off for 80 days
prior to the recent primary with an
unlimited political cash account for
use in the primary election. The local
managers of the Anaconda lumber
camps and affiliated mercantile inter-
ests in western Montana called in their
employees under similar orders.
Nearly every newspaper, big and little,
in the state carried big paid political
advertisements of their picked guber-
Material candidates, filled with DELHI
crate untruthful statements regarding
state finances. These paid advertise
e were prepared by and paid for
by the agents of The Anaconda and
Montana Power Companies.
While the grand assault nus deliv-
cred by the cohorts of special privilege
did succeed in cap uring the major pos
itiOns in the democratic primaries. the
republican line held firm and beat
back the a%ssaulting columns in route
and disastrous retreat.
In conclusion, and speaking person
ally. l think it is only fair TO say that
solely because l have tried to point out
to the people of Montana the present
unjust, inequitable and vicious dual
system of taxation that has been main
tanned all these years. through the
political control Of legislatures and
government, it has fallen to my
lot to bear the daily assaults by these
paid agents of special privilege.
While these things have at times not
been easy to bear, I have not know
turned aside from what I at
least believed to be the plain path of
public duty. A full and abiding faith
is given me to believe that when the
of passion shall have passed,
the sober, final judgment of the people
Of Montana will sustain me in the
course that | have pursued. If these
wounds received in battle for a Just
cause shall leave final scars, l shall
larry them into the closing e of
life as the badges of honor won
n a worthy contest for the people of
ny state, who temporarily entrusted to
ne the great honor of having been the
Governor of Montana.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18

now nav ont in trying to control news
naners primary elections, legislatures,
courts. the m%aintainence of lobies and
Maid political agents, and the further
inc Of political propaganda, and use
If in the payment of their own fair
share Of tie burden of taxation. they
wonld AVE money left over for an in
crease of legitimate dividends to their
nonresident stockholders. And we
would have peace here AT home.
Popular Government Triumphs
While if is true that in the recent
democratic primaries the big copper
mining companies. by the expenditure
of tens of thousands of dollars. are 10Y
boaSting that they have nominated a
democratic state ticket of their own
choosing from Governor down, it is
likewise true that in their attempt to
capture the republican state primary
nominations they were disastrously de-
feated by more than 5000 majority.
All honor 10 the republican voters
of Montana who thus repealed the as
sault upon their lines by the combined
forces of these great foreign corpora
ate interests-The Anaconda and its
twin brother. The Montana Power Com
pany. The fact that the latter SS0.000,-
600 corporation now is Withholding by
Injunction proceedings in 81 counties
$4,000 Of the 1922 and 1923 taxes
rave added zest to their recent primary
activities.
Notwithstanding the fact that whole
brigades Of democratic troops were
over into the republican column
n the recent primary, in their attempt
o control the republican rs they did
he democratic nominations, the repub-
lean colors still float in Montana
lndefiled by corporate control, and
he overwhelming majority of the rank
md file who are fighting under that
,anner now calmly await the last des-
,arate assault of The Anaconda on
4th. militant and unafraid.
Two and four years ago, l pointed
ut to the Legislature that the people
rhO used the roads should pay for the
uilding and maintainence of them.
hat this could only be done by the
doption Of the . cent gasoline tax.
very dollar of this gasoline revenue
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-09-18

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England after two years of disil-
lusioning residence in Soviet Russia.
The people there are silenced and OPP
pressed as they never were under
the Gar. she states. When she comes
back to the. United States 1T will be
ION my own terms" she declared.
One of the results Of tbs French
recognition of Russia is that the
Soviet is demanding the return of the
Russian feet interned in the port Of
Bizerta, Tunis, after the beginning Of
the war. France is embarrassed be-
cause Of the alarm which would be
caused in Rumania and other small
neighbors of Russia over the Soviet's
possession Of new fleet.
Great Britain and Mexico are begin
to sound each other out on the posi-
bility Of resuming diplomatic rela-
tons. A dispatch last week from
Great Britain Indicated one Of the
first acts of the new government
there would be to bring about a re-
sumption of relations. A British
newspaper, however, who Queried
Gen. Gales, president-elect Of Mexico,
on his attitude, received his reply
that Mexicos dignity would prevent
her from taking first steps in the
matter. although he would view with
approval diplomatic efforts In that di-
rection which might be inaugurate d
Dy'Great Britain