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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-08-22
LIVE TOPICS
OF COUNTRY
AND TO W y

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instruments and receivers 10 collect
ineligible sounds and transmit them
around the world with the aid Of wires
or sound waves. But the human soul
alone can interpret the voice OF the
infinite.
Modern science should throw light
on the mystery of faith. The church
mas taught that God speaks and fills
eternity with his voice. But now
many hearR
While God is everywhere He Is not
Ineligible to the multitude, doubt
les because they have not the capacity
10 tune in and intercept His message.
Men will pay hundreds, yes thous-
antis of dollars, and will invest Tor
tunes TO master the art OF eommunica-
ton one with another; but they pay
little or no heed to the voice OF the
infinite mind who is the center and
soul of the universe.
1t should be the highest aspiration
of man to tune in on the INFINITE
voice. What is a message from Japan
as compared to a message from God
Judging from the interest taken IN
radio the divine message Is unlnter-
esting, scarcely worth the nearing, or
men would strive to learn how to IN
terpret His voice, and would make
this their goal of lifetime.
Science teaches US what faith has
always maintained: That the pure
soul is an instrument perfectly tuned
TO interpret the voice of the infinite.
The greatest thought in telegraphy,
radio, and the transmission of the
voice by wire is that divine intelli-
gence speaks. This is what faith has
taught. Ii is what science proves by
the strongest circumstantial evidence.
If the church is wise it will not
antagonize science, but utilize scien-
tific laws to prove its strongest con-
tention--that under proper conditions
the human soul may perfectly cognize
God and receive his message of for
giveness, warning and approval, the
heart and soul of religious experience.
Radio has developed the demand for
a common language. 1t is becoming
more and more apparent that the
world generation hence will need
an international language. This fact
is emphasized in report of the
American Radio Relay League in re-
cent convention in Hartford, Conn.
By an international language is
meant tongue that will be studied
by people of all races and nations
1t will not supercede, but will be used
to supplement English, French, Ger
man, Chinese and all other popular
tongues.
There has never been a more uni
flying agency than language, and once
adopted an International language
will go far in solving the problem of
arrangement now existing between
the races.
Specialists are now working on
code that may be used in radio trans
mission. This is the first step in what
will ultimately result in the adoption
of a universal language.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-08-22
LEGION PLANS
ARE COMPLETE
FOR CONVENTION

At meeting held at Legion head
quarters on Neil street last Monday
night plans were completed for en-
tertainment of the 10000 delegates
who are expected to visit Champaign
and Urbana from September l to 3.
The celebration will open Sunday
night, Aug. 81, at the University
auditorium with a concert by Miss
Kathryn Browne, of the Chicago
Civic Opera company, and an address
by the Chicago Tribune columnist
who edits the cline % Type or Two"
The committee appointed to secure
quparters for the delegates will list
rooms at the Legion club rooms on
North Neil street. Any who have
rooms to list may ABLY at the Le-
gion club.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-08-22

Germany's~ first trade union bank,
doing business in its own building in
business section of Berlin, reported
to be doing thriving business.
British Empire Steel Corporation,
of Sidney, N. s., announces wage le-
duction of from 10 to % per cent.
Chicago Federation of Labor and
Chicago Teachers Federation strong
ly condemn intelligence tests for
school children.
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fight to Mccoy. McDonald's sec
onds raised him to the seat in his
corner. He was there but moment
or two when he staggered to his feet
and started for the scratch. Hayes
tried to force him back to his seat
but with the strength of giant he
was carrying his trainer along with
him when his friends caught him and
put him back on his chair Even
then he wanted to continue the fight.
He declared he wasn't whipped and
insisted on being permitted to fight
it out. He was finally carried to an
adjoining building and the crowd
dispersed.
A benefit performance was given
at the Park theater the following
Wednesday night for Mcdonald, at
tended by Mccoy, who made a speech
saying Mcdonald was as game a man
as he had ever met and could stand
more punishment than any pugilist
he had ever fought. Mccoy left the
following day for Cleveland to re-
join the Sullivan combination.
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WHEN COLONEL SANDERS 0UTMERvED jack GALLAGHER ROAD
AGENT WITH GUN AT HEAD HE DREW PISTOL LAGHER QUIT

: morning and every night, Plummer
IpasSed our house.
! Ten years later, in February of
| 1873, my cousin. Colonel Sanders,
and |, were coming from the east
to Helena. We had left Utah and
with it the land of snow, and hav-
ing crossed the Montana line were
travelling in a "jerky" instead of
sledge. There was no snow, and a
gentle rain promised to hinder our
progress if it continued.
For companions we had two
men, evidently miners, who occu-
Ipied the front seat, and, for time
made no effort to converse with us
in the friendly western fashion. On
the contrary they regarded the tall,
slender man who sat opposite, with
the scarcely concealed contempt
Drawn usually feels for brain.
They recognized at once that Col.
Sanders was a professional man, if
he were not a clerk, and they nat
urally thought his conversation
would not interest them.
Narrative Wins Miners
They talked with one another
until weary or topics were exhaust
ed, when they turned to us in sheer
desperation. What we said anus
ed them, and they received it with
an air of suffering federation that
in turn amused us. / do not know
how it happened, but something
led Colonel Sanders to tell the fore
going story, in his own inimitable
Meanwhile I watched the
changing attitude toward him of
the miners while myself feeling the
charm of the narration, although
to me it was a twice-told tale-not
by Colonel Sanders, who rarely re-
oeated himself, but from others.
At first the men sat with super
,ilious smiles, as if to say, "You
amt fool us, old man; we're no
to be taken in by such
punk" But soon the smiles van
shed, and their faces took on earn
st, even strained expressions. and
hen they both leaned forward and
-egarded the speaker with undis-
yuised respect and admiration.
They believed what he said and ac-
:orded him the alteration they felt
or a brave man.
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Mr. Hauser told Governor
Edgerton he feared an attempt
would be made to rob him before
he could reach Horse Prairie
where he would join a train num-
bering enough men to serve as pro-
lection from any ordinary attack.
Later it was learned that Plum
mer, not finding Hauser, concluded
he had not left town, and returned
there to learn if this were true.
Reaching Bannack, and finding
that Hauser had left, Plummer
again set out to intercept him be-
fore he could reach Horse Prairie.
but was too late.
1t is a peculiar, and not altoge-
Their pleasant sensation one has on
seeing two or three times daily a
man known to be cold blooded
| understand this, for !
nave experienced it, when every
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By Martha Edgerton Plassna,1ra
Daughter of Governor Edgerton

mer. l am sure of il" he said, and
nothing could make him swerve
from this assertion. Mrs. Sanders,
like the rest of our family, soon
knew of Henry's experience, and
she thought, IF Plummer is out to
way-lay some one, knowing my
husband would follow him, there
is no telling whether Wilbur is
dead or alive" She could not rest
until Mr.. Gridley volunteered to
go in search of him.
Plummer After Hauser
Once again in Bannack, Colonel
Sanders heard Henry Tilden's
story, and became convinced that
the boy told the truth. This simply
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confirmed the worst we had heard
of Plummer, and from that day
none of us ever doubted his being
a desperate character, but we were
careful not to make public our
opinion of him. By putting two
and two, three and three, and nu-
merous other numbers together,
we were not long in coming to the
conclusion that the silver Plummer
went out to seek that November
day was carried on the person of
Samuel Hauser, afterwards COVER
nor of Montana, who left for the
east with a large amount of money,
on the evening of Henry Tilden's
adventure.
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/ upon the platform with Mcdonald
colors, stars and stripes, which he
!, tied at his principals corner. Al
IL o'clock Mccoy made his appear
ance, accompanied by Dan Rice, his
trainer, Jerry Mullin, helper, and E
Burke, bottle holder. AS Mccoy
Istepped upon the platform the vast
lcrowd made the air ring with cheers
which continued for some time. Rice
tied McCoy's colors, green sash,
to his corner. McCoy's corner faced
the sun and the champion raised a
parasol to shield his bare head from
its rays.
At 2:25 Mcdonald, preceded by
Frank Hayes, his trainer, Frank
Owens, helper and Bart Flowers, bot
tie holder, put in his appearance.
Again the crowd broke into wild
| yell and Justify cheered the young
Nova Scotian. At this point in the
proceedings Sheriff Irwin mounted
the platform and addressed the as
semblage. He said the officers were
not there to endorse prize fighting,
and while these contests were of
doubtful propriety, there was no law
to prohibit friendly meetings with
gloves. But he proposed this one
should be conducted in an orderly
manner.
All the preliminaries having been
completed N. B. Ringeling was then
agreed upon as referee. T. e. Julian
umpired for Mcdonald and Bill Mos
by performed the same office for Nc
Coy. Tommy Rogan and another
were appointed timekeepers. Time
was called and the contestants step
ped to the center of the ring, with
their seconds, and shook hands.
While in this position the group was
photographed by an enterprising ira
Yelling artist. Mccoy offered to bet
Mcdonald 5000 on the result of the
fight but Mcdonald said he had no
money and could not take the bet.
Time was called at 2:45.
In the first round Mccoy brought
first blood but he burst his right
glove and four minutes were lost in
him with another. In the
second round Mcdonald was floored
by Mccoy, and in the third he was
put to the floor twice.
In the sixth round McDonald's
gloves burst at the knuckles and Nc
Coy raised an objection, whereupon
three minutes were lost providing |
the challenger with new gloves.
In the seventh round Mccoy was
knocked down. Mcdonald injured
his right hand in this round and dur
ing the balance of the fight was COM 4
PEELED to do most of his work with 1
the left.
In the Eighth Mcdonald forced the
lighting and for several rounds Nc
Coy played safe by retreating from
he onslaughts.
In the 22d round Mccoy again was
knocked to the mat and was bleed
ng profusely at the close.
When time was called for the 31st
'ound the beauty of both men was
BADLY married. There were few i
of sparring when Mccoy let
20 his left and landed it upon Nc
)onald's neck. The latter fell like
log, his head striking the boards
With terrible force. In moment
fcDonald was trying to rise. He
lot partly up and fell again. Time
vas called, and Mcdonald failing to
the referee awarded the
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ny EARLY 40 years ago, in an opel
N air ring in front of the grand
| - stand at the old Butte rae
track and in the presence of Grove
of over 5000 persons, was tough
between Peter Mccoy, middleweigh
champion of America, and Dune
Mcdonald of Montana, probably the
greatest ring battle which ever tool
place in Montana, not even barring
the recent Dempsey-Gibbons fight a.
Shelby.
This battle was fought with hard
gloves, took two hours and l. min.
utes to finish and was ended in the
31st round when Mcdonald was
knocked out. 1t was practically the
first big fight Mcdonald participated
in in Montana but he was for years
prominent in sporting affairs in the
state thereafter and his last appear
ance in the ring was about two years
ago when he came from Seattle to
referee the Battling Ortego-Al Som
mers fight held in the Shrine Temple
| in Helena.
| Mcdonald is now engaged in the
hotel business in Seattle, where he
conducts the New Vendome.
At the time of his fight with Nc
Coy, Mcdonald was % years of age,
six feet in height and weighed 1924
pounds. He was a native of Nova
Scotia, and had come to Butte a year
before from Salt Lake, where he had
been a pupil of Jack Waite and held
a cup as the best athlete and boxer
in Salt Lake and one for being the
best catch-as-catch-can wrestler of
the Mormon metropolis.
Peter Mccoy, who held the middle
weight championship by default, was
a native of Ireland, 27 years of age,
five feet nine inches tall, and weigh
ing las pounds. He had IL ring bat
ties with hard gloves to his credit,
had whipped Dickie HARDWOOD, 1870
pounds, in three rounds; had knock
ed out Charlie Clark, middleweight
champion of Massachusetts in six
rounds; had fought a four-round
draw with Jake Kilrain when Kilrain
weighed $50 pounds and Mccoy only
$780, had whipped Mike Donovan, ex-
champion middleweight of America,
in four rounds, and had in turn been
knocked out in seven rounds by jim
my Riley, an 185-pounder of Liver
pool.
1t was while travelling through the
west with the John L. Sullivan COM
bination that Mccoy signed for a
fight in Butte with Mcdonald. The
stakes were $500 a side, the winner
to receive go per cent of the gate
receipts and the loser 10 per cent. |
The fight was to go under the Mar
quis of Queensbery rules and was
held in Butte on Sunday, May IS,
1884.
When the time arrived for the
fight, p. M, over 1900 persons
we're at the race track. The grand
stand, the roofs of all adjoining
buildings, and the ground immediate
y around the raised platform upon
which the gladiators were to meet,
we're densely packed with men. The
police regulations were perfect.
Ropes were stretched about 10 feet
rom the platform, the space inside
,eing occupied by the sheriff and his
deputies, the city marshal, city po-
icemen and special officers.
A little before 2 o'clock Frank
Hayes, McDonald's second, appeared =
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was Have you seen Plummer 2
and he received a negative reply
There was nothing to do then bu
wait the sheriff's arrival, so aftel
supper the colonel went to bed
About midnight there came a louc
knocking at the door which, after
due precautions, was opened anc
Jack Gallagher entered, swearing
fearfully. where's Plummer?'
he asked. 1--WE been hunting fol-
him all night"
Weakened by the noise, Colonel
Sanders partly rose exclaiming, 81
came to find Plummer, where is
he?"
In an instant Gallagher was at
the bedside, with revolver at the
head of the colonel, whom he
cursed, in common parlance, "up
hill and down."
Sanders and His Gun
The feeling of the cold steel
against his head was uncomfort-
able to say the least, and suddenly
jerking away from it, the colonel
leaped behind the nearby counter,
and grasping a gun he had seen
placed there, had his assailant COW
cred. The man in charge of the
ranch then took hand in the fray,
and urged Gallagher to calm down.
This he willingly consented to do,
as he saw Colonel Sanders had the
of him. He became con-
ciliatory and insisted on treating
the crowd.
On further questioning Gala
CHER, Colonel Sanders became CON
WINGED that Plummer was not out
in search of silver in its crude
state, and very sensibly went to
sleep again, until reused by a sec
ond knocking at the door, and on
its being opened, the visitors prov
ed to be Leonard Gridley and
George Brown, who had been sent
by Mrs. Sanders to find her hus-
band, she having become alarmed
1T his failure to return.
Mrs. Sanders had other and bet
:er reasons for anxiety. Henry
youth who had come
rom Ohio with our party, was
ent to Horse Prairie, south of
3annack, to bring in some cattle
We had left there. He returned on
he evening of the day Colonel
sanders left for the Rattlesnake,
nd told of his having been held UP
" Plummer and three other mask
d highwaymen. They turned his.
pockets inside out, but as they con
aimed nothing more valuable than
pocket comb, let him go, with a
EARNING that he must not tell of
is being waylaid
Almost wild with fright, he hast
ned to Bannack and to our house,
here he took my father, Governor
then Judge Edgerton-into his
onfidence, narrating the whole af-
air. Zone of those men was Plum
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-02-15
An Am1dzi1lg Fact

ITO many people it may seem in
i credible that habit so common
as coffee-drinking can be harmful. Yet
if your doctor were to enumerate the
common causes of indigestion, head
ache, and rundown condition, he
would be likely to mention coffee.
If you are troubled with insomnia,
nervousness, or are inclined to be
high-strung, try Postum in place of
coffee for thirty days, and note the diff
ference in the way you feel, and how
much better you sleep.
Postum is a pure cereal beverage,
absolutely free from caffeine, or any
harmful drug.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-02-15


ment in Bannack about two
months after we arrived Their,
in September, 1868, caused by tht
report that our sheriff, Henry
Plummer, had been sent for to ex
anime some newly discovered sill
yer mines, the first heard of in thai
vicinity. Silver was not then de-
preciated, and every man in towr
desired to locate claim as near as
possible to the discovery. Colonel
Wilbur F. Sanders, and Leonard
A. Gridley, both of whom crossed
the plains with us, shared the gen.
eral desire.
Sanders approached the sheriff
on the subject, announcing that he
would be on the spot when the
claims were staked. The sheriff
tried to dissuade him, but did not
deny that silver had been found,
nor that he expected to examine
the rock, his experience in Nevada
making him an expert in silver.
Sanders did not believe him, but
bided his time before acting.
The next day after this interview
with the sheriff, the latter began
to round UP his followers, who gen
orally accompanied him on his fire.
quent expeditions away from town.
He now denied the silver story,
saying he was called away in the
discharge of the duties of his of
flee, and soon it was known that
the sheriff had ridden away, with
George Ives, Buck Stinson, and
Ned Ray in his company.
They had gone north, presuma-
bly, to the Rattlesnake, and there
Colonel Sanders determined to fol-
low them. But he could not well
go afoot, and no horse was obtain
able. Mr.. Gridley and others made
a thorough search, and were at last
rewarded by finding dirninutive
mule that could be hired When
mounted on this the colonies long
legs almost touched the ground, |
but making virtue of necessity, |
he set out, Mr.. Gridley going with |
him to the top of the hill north of
the town to assist the mule in
making the ascent.
Once over the summit, Gridley |
returned to town and the colonel
urged forward his mount. For
awhile all went we'll, but soon the
tiny feet of the mule became pack
ed with snow and the colonel found
it safer to walk than to risk being
thrown. He walked eight or ten
miles, leading the mule, and ar
rived at the ranch on the Rattle
snake, where he purposed spending
the night, quite late and very
weary.
This ranch had bad reputation
as it was said to harbor horse
but it was choice between :
sleeping there, or in the snow, and
Colonel Sanders, who was no cow {
ard, thought the ranch preferable.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1924-02-15

Always ask for Diamond Dyes"
and if you don't see the name "Dia-
mond Dyes" on the package-refuse
it-hand it back!
Each 15-cent package of Diamond
Dyes contains directions so simple
any woman can dye or tint skirts,
dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings,
kimonas, coats, draperies, coverings
everything new, even If she has
never dyed before. Choose any color
at drug store. Refuse substitutes!
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Postum
for Health
"There's a Reason" r4

Your grocer sells Postum in
two forms: Instant Postum
lin tinsl prepared instantly in
the cup by the addition of
boiling water, Postum Cereal
lin packages] for those who
prefer the flavor brought out
by boiling fully 20 minutes
The cost of either form is
about one-half cent a cup.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-09-10
NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY

National Defense Day, September 12, is next Friday and our patriotic citizens will celebrate by appropriate ceremonies. This day is also the anniversary of the battle of St. Mi hiel, when the best blood of the na- tion was given to help our stricken neighbors overseas. No peace plan which will lead other nations to lav down their arms and beat the sword into the plowshare as guarantee of permanent peace has ever been suc- cessful No engine of war, however terrible, has prevented nations from crimsoning the fields of Mars with the life blood of it's physically per- feet.
 Frederick Palmer, writer for the American Legion, whose words have caused wave of patriotism to sweep the nation, has the following to say in regard to Defense Day. It is a sermon in prose:
 We slipped into unpreparedness af- ter the Revolution and when we need ed gun and needed it quick in 1872 tn British so far had the jump on us that they were able to burn Wash ington. After the Civil War we got slack again. Our Navy became ob-
Seward daily gateway., 1924-09-10

are not, we are not making a fair test of the American spirit. And the spirit is what counts.
 A brawling spirit would mean that we wanted to pick fight. Pershing is not brawler. The American peo- pie are not brawlers, and our ex-ser- vice men are not. Buddies know what war means, and on that day they and all the people will have, if they will make it so-and otherwise they have missed one of the big val ues of the test-a reminder in re- newed familiarity of the terrible pro- cesses of war as warning to keep out of needless war. It is often the forgetfulness of this which allows nations to be drawn unwittingly into war.
 Armies stand for material force. But so do the police. So do fremen who fight not men but fires. The po- liceman smiles on his beat, but we know he has gun anda club to use if need be. He does not go about 0icking quarrels and beating and shooting people because he had club and a gun. Public opinion com mands him. It also commands the soldier who makes war only under orders. It sets the spirit of the De- fense Test.
 When you pass a fire engine house you do not say: "This town must be fond of fires" School fire drills do not encourage fires, but awaken the children's imagination to the mean ing of fires and how to guard against them. Forest rangers, who are train ed to fight fires, also put up signs not to throw lighted matches about. But people continue to throw light ed matches about. Human nature is careless; it has many passions. Fires have way of breaking out and wars have.
 Defense Day presents no picture of the assembling and maneuvers of vast armed hosts of conscripts such as regaled the eyes of the European war-lords before the war. Our na- tion depends upon all our people if war does break out
 "Now I don't want to fight with you," said Western cowboy to a tenderfoot in the old days, land I do not want you to pick a fight with me- Before you do let me show you how I can shoot at a target and then let's speak fair and see if we can't settle our differences in friendly way. Take it from me, this shooting is no good unless you just have to do it."
 Compare this view with that of