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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11

at New Orleans, Richard K. Fox
gave him the Police Gazette dia-
mond studded belt. He told Cor
bett at that time if he won three
battles the belt would be his, but
il he lost before winning the three,
the belt should be returned to Mr..
Fox. Corbett then beat Charlie
Mitchell, making it two in a row.
He was matched to fight Fitzsim-
mons, and in the meantime, went
out on the road with show. He
had the diamond studded belt with
him, and in each town where he
showed, the belt was put in a local
jewelry store, and a man with q
big gun was hired to parade up
and down in front of it. 1t was
a good publicity gag.
The day that Corbett's show
landed at Davenport, Iowa, there
was no jewelry store on the main
street, so Corbett's manager put
it in a drug store window. The
usual guardian, with a big gat,
paraded up and down in front OF
it, and crowds gazed at it daily.
One evening, about 6 o'clock,
however. the guy with the gat
who was guarding it left his post
to get measured for some ham
and eggs, and forgot to tell the
drug store man that he was leav-
ing. Then the drug store man,
getting hungry, locked the store
and dashed madly for a lunch
wagon. Some one cut the glass
out of the drug store window and
copied the belt. The papers were
informed of the fact, but, think
ing it a publicity gag, only men
toned it with a two-line notice.
There was no excitement at all
about it. Neither Corbett nor his
manager has ever heard OF the
belt since.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
NOTABLE SWIMMERS IN
CANOE CLUB $50 SWIM

Quite a pretensive entry list has
been gotten together for the half
mile swim the Washington Canoe
Club is staging Sunday. Besides
the stars from the host club, there
will be many college boys just home
from school and they are planning
to race.
Jerome Shear won two OF the
three events in the club swims
He won the 50-yard free style and
the 100-yard free style, and was
second to Carl Ahlenfield in the
100-yard breast stroke.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
NJ T|GUE Ct 7 s
FIRST CRACK
At PAUL
BerIenbach Slated to Give
vanquished Champ Chance
at Comeback

NEW YORK, June 11.-Mike Nc
Tlgue, who lost his light-heavy-
weight boxing championship to the
youthful Paul Berlenbach IN a fiji
teen-found bout at the Yankee Sta
dunn, May 20, will be the first to
have a match with the new cham
pion, 1t was learned today.
Berlenbach and McTigue have
signed with Tex Richard for another
encounter at the stadium some time
in August, although it was under
stood that Jack Delaney, of Bridge
port.Conn., who knocked out Ber-
lerbach, would be given the first
chance at the crown
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
ROSS SCHOOL ATHLETES
WIN PLAZA DIVISION

When they ran up Z total Of STU
points. the youngsters from the
Ross School easily walked away
with the chief honors in the Plaza
division Of the play grounds. Mon
roe, Cook. John Eaton, ana Hub
bard finished in the order named.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
D()(kEARNS
NQJRED
PARTY
Ills Dignity Suffers More
Than Walkers Toe, Best
Minds Believe
By DAVIS j. WALSH,
international News Service

NEW YORK, June lit was
stated today on sound authority
that the hasty postponemenS of
the Mickey Walker-Harry Greb
worlds championship middleweight
fight goes much further than a
mere injury to Walkers big toe.
The writer's information is that
the injury goes all the way to
the dignity of Jack Kearns, man
ager of Walker, and inevitably,
the name of Jack Dempsey finds
its way into the immediate BUSH
ness.
The situation, according to the
best advices, is briefly this:
Kearns desires a managers
license from the New York State
Athletic Commission in order to
second Walker In the Greb match.
He cannot get 1t; that Is, not unless
he accepts Harry Wills challenge
to Dempsey for the heavyweight
title. He doesn't want to accept
the Wills def any more than he
wants to stop a taxieab with his
abdomen.
Walkers Interpretation, re-
ported variOusly rs . profound
injury to the big toe on his left
foot or right foot or both, is
said to have been q most well
come Intervention because IL gave
Kearns the chance to gaze be-
fore he gaIIOps.
He admitted sending a cable to
Dempsey in Berlin yesterday, but
declared that the message had to
do with the possibility Of Dempsey
meeting Gene Tunaey In a cham.
pionship bout. Broadway scoffed
openly at this idea today.
The commission has ordained that
Dempsey must meet Wills first, if
ever again he deigns to daily with |
the gloves. Therefore, any talk OF |
a meeting between Dempsey and ]
Tunney hereabouts is regarded as
idle chatter.
Kearns must be convinced Of
this himself, since he learned by
personal experience on Tuesday last
that the commission is not in a
conciIiatory mood. He paid the
board a social call, sending in his
visiting card and confidently await
ed an immediate reply. It was far
from immediate.
Half an hour later, an attendant
returned to inform Kearns that the
commission was busy, very busy.
Had Mr.. Kearns made an appoint
ment? No? That was too bad
Mr.. Kearns would have to call
again some time.
In brief, Kearns was far from
getting his license and the Walker
Greb fight was less than two weeks
In the offing. 1t left Kearns in
the position of making a decision
on the Dempsey-Wills matter by
tomorrow at the latest. AS it
happened, Walkers injury was just
the "breather' he needed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
More Big Men!


HE'S a big tea man from Tiffin,
II. Ohio.
He's a big gun from Winches-
ter, Mass.
He's a big wind mill man from
Bryan, Tex.
He's a big dentist from Tusca-
loosa, Ala.
He's a big auto auctioneer from
Biddeford, Me.
He's a big eye-glass man from
Seymour, Conn.
He's a big insanity expert from
Nutley, N. J.
He's big casting director from
Needham, Mass.
JOHN FINDBERG.
Canada Calls Cheerful Chirps.
MY bonnie lies over the ocean,
AVA My bonnie lies over the sea,
My bonnie lies to me cheerfully,
Wherever on earth we may be.
With Won Hindenburg's Access
sion to the German presidency, it
must be remembered that "The
Last Laugh" is a German picture:
The strains of "Sweet Adeline"
floating on the evening air as
Raglan and Dobbs were taking
their evening walk. 1t was sung
by a number of voices, bolster
Ously.
"Sounds to me like a quartet
does it not to your" asked Raglan.
"No-not like a quartet. More,
/ should say, like a quart drank"
replied Dobbs.
The high sign: Sky-writinG.
No, Egbert, because a ring con-
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test is sometimes called mixing
it." and the fighters are said to
put up their "dukes" is no reason
why it should be advertised as
another dukes mixture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
Better Off Now

At this time year ago the
Washington ball team was fourth
in. the American. League pennant
race and was started on the grand
rush thatr ended with capture of
a championship
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To- E!
u AND AFTER
BY ROSS CoNKLIN

His feat In tying for the low,
medal on the first day OF qualifica-
ton play in the Columbia Country
Club is not Erwin Hairs first
thrill in golf-not by whole lot.
Floyd Montgomery, press lrepresen-
taive of the Postoffice Department,
tells this one on Hair: The lad Che
just recently graduated from West
ernl, was playing one OF the short
holes at East Potomac He spank
ed q nice midiron shot down the
course and watched it trfckle
straight into the cup for an eagle
one. Seems as though Walter
Hagen and Erwin Hair are pretty
good golfers.
The Columbia play was Hairs
first bit of tournament experience.
He Is a quiet, serious,minde
chap, just the type to make a good
golfer. His achievement in shoot
ing a Is and tying for the lead Is
almost remarkable, considering his
lack Of experience.
Cy Cummings may not be able to-
play in the Columbia tournament.
but he is a busy man with paper
and pencil. Cy has been intrusted
with getting the proper material
for the Columbia golf dinner Fri
day night, and he has been signing
them up right and left Cy has
been forced to MAIN four men be-
fore they would agree to attend.
Harry Krauss' feat in coming
home in 80 after going out In 5S
IS one for the books. Al nifty ~
ON the second, and an equally
expressive s on the third tell
some OF his troubles. His 50.
III duplicated on the out journey,
would have placed him.
Bill Mcclure, seller Of auto
mobiles, had some nice things to
mutter to himself on the first three
holes. He was twelve over par at
that juncture. A ten on the first.
and an eight on the second turned
the trick. He tore up, though his
in nine was made in good figures.
Mcclure missed his first tee shot
because of the noise at the tee.
Freddy Mcleod tried in vain TO
keep the gallery quiet, and the con-
fusion was complained Of by many
OF the players. About fifty tore up
their cards, and others picked up
ON the first few holes. Reginald
Lotus. another good golfer, found
the course too difficult after a bad
start.
Nrman b. Frost, former conces-
sionaire at Rock Creek. has de
veIoped a strong game. He Is hit
ting up around the first sixteen. and
he went quite q way In the Town
and Country Club tournament. At
Columbia ne shot an 81. Frost. by
the way, while young man. has a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
EIiotts Reorganize

The Elliott A. G. has reOrganized
and seeks recruits. A meeting will
be held tonight at o'clock at
1926 Morse street northeast. Teams
desiring games should phone
Lincoln 5233 after 5 o'clock.
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Draws Big Gate

Though no title was at stake,
Philadelphians paid $40,391 to see
Lew Tender trim Jack Zivic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
Cost Connie a Lot

Connie Mack paid about $375, 900
Tor ballplayers that compose his
present winning team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
One Finger Broken
Five Times Back
OF Plate

Is catching q tough job?
Contrast the left and right hands
OF Ray Schalk, famous catcher
of the Chicago White Sox, and
you will have answered the ques-
ton in the affirmative.
Every finger on the right
hand has been broken one or
more times. The second finger
has suffered five breaks, the
third finger three, and the thumb
the same number of cracks.
serious vein. Among other things,
he 10 the legal councillor for Tad
Lincoln, sometimes known as Robert
4. Lincoln, whose father was Abe
Lincoln.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11

For three long, hot. sultry
months in eighteen States,
Clemens will not be allowed to
walk out Of any ring nor in
one.
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match he would never have lent
his name to the manly art Of
self retreat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
by the third,
he walked out.

N w he is
suspended for
three months
in eight e e n
States, which
is like locking
the barn door
after the horse
was corn d
beef.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11
I. SAYS SKILLET"
Finn, Esq.
Bearcat Clemens Discovers
the Manly Art OF
Self Retreat.
n~ YTpY MILLER
DEARCAT CLEMONS claims
X Young Stribling was using
- him for the cue ball in a
three-cushion match without any
cushions.
BY KIRK MILLER

The Bearcat expected to be
knocked out in the first round.
When his hopes weren't fulfilled
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After that he can get into
any arena he can stay in, pro-
vided he can find some boy
scout who is willing to soil mis-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11

Bearcat Clemens comes from
Logan, w. Va, which is mis-
homer, because General Logan
was a fighting man who never
walked when he could ride.
II Clemens had wanted to up
hold the reputation of his home
town the least he could 90
would have been to wait for the
ambulance.
Why walk out of a ring
huubly when you could just as
well be carried out in pomp::
The disappointment of not
being K. O.'d was more than
the mountaineer could stand.
When those West Virginians
want action, they don't care
which end Of it they are on.
He soon found he couldn't
floor Stribling and was just
stalling around, waiting to see
what would happen.
Nothing turned up, and BeaS-
cat decided that Stribling must
be mad with him, so he pivoted
on his heel and left.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11

If the Mar
quis of Queens
b ury could
have seen that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-11

Walkers Interpretation, re-
ported vaTi0usly rs q profound
injury to the big toe on his left
foot or right foot or both, is
said to have been q most well
come Intervention because It gave
Kearns the chance to gaze be-
fore he gallOps.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
VIM. r. Bowen
Tells Of Experience
With Boil Weevils
(By VIM. R. BOWEN)

N.Y. experience in fighting the boil
Weevil, having been requested by our
county agent and others interested. |
will say that l poisoned IS acres of
cotton tor the past two years with
calcium arsenate in dust form, and on
the same farm had fifty acres of cot
ton practically same grade of land and
same cultivation, did not poison, and
made the same number of bales of
cotton on the fifteen acres as l made
on the fifty acres. l used four appli-
cations of Calcium Arsenate on this
fifteen acres. | am convinced that it
does pay to poison cotton when prop
erly done with Calcium Arsenate. I
do not consider it safe business to try
to make cotton without using the poi
son. Upon information considered
good, am of the opinion we may look
TOR heavy infestation of boil weevil
this spring on account of the mild win
ter. | believe we should keep close
watch on our cotton fields and poison
when necessary, and we can to large
extent control the weevil and make
nearly, if not all together a normal
crop of cotton for 1925.
In making all the cotton we can, it
need not interfere with our other crops
which I urge and am heartily endors-
ing. We must make other money
crops for our section of the country,
such as tobacco, peanuts, corn, hay.
syrup, potatoes, live stock and poultry.
l especially urge and recommend the
consideration of the dairy cow and of
poultry as steady money makers and
cash income.
The "Cow, Hog and Hen" can be
made a paying part of the farm.
Let's go to it and bring our agri-
cultural section back to its own.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
Planters Warehouse
Urges Use Of F olson
For A Sure Crop

From our experience in the use of
Calcium Arsenate as means of con-
trolling the Boil Weevil we believe if
used when needed it will pay, but to
use it when there are no weevls is an
unnecessary expense. We expect to
keep close watch on our cotton fields
cover the weevils we will begin pois-
oning by either hopping or busting in
the most economical way. We will con
tinue to watch our fields and poison
when necessary, gradually increasing
the amount of calcium arsenate used
to about pounds per acre when the
stalk is of sufficient size to need that
much. We believe the Calcium Arsen-
ate should be blown on by machine
with sufficient force to make dust OF
the powder, as the dust being lighter
will stick to the cotton stalk better
than the powder and the dust is less
liable to do injury to cotton than the
calcium arSenate when put on in larg-
er quantities just after rain when the
sun happens to come up Immediately
afterwards which has tendency to
blister or scald the plant. From our
last years experience in trying to tight
the boil weevil, we find there is lot
to learn yet, although our results in
using poison last year were not Just as
satisfactory as we would have liked to
have them, we are not going to quit
and say the boil weevil can't be con
trolled. Last year was favorable
year for making cotton with or without
calcium arsenate, but our results were
more favorable where poison was used.
We now have poison on hand and will
keep some through out the season tor
those who want it.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
. oisoning With
Calcium Arsenate
Will Pay Well
By M. A. KNOX

Cotton Association Representative
There is perfect accord as touching
one point among all agencies whose
business it has been to study the boil
weevil, poisoning with Calcium Ar
senate pays. If the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, the Georgia State
Board of Entomology and the Agricul
tural Colleges in the cotton belt mean
anything to the farmers, why not give
their conclusions due weight? Is it
not time we were rising above the lev
ell of suspicion where we regard the
opinions of people as an effort to mis-
lead us, where we believe in nothing
except what we work out in our own
experience?
But if one lacks in field experience,
there is abundant evidence in the ex-
perience of others. In the bad year OF
1928, the sections of the state that US
ed poison most generally made the
most cotton. That year Captain Rice,
of Dublin, owner of many farms, used
Calcium Arsenate on 40 acres and made
10 bales, the imprisoned plots yielding
at the rae of bales to 20 acres. he
is convinced. Mr.. Cocroft, on the flat
lands near Hazelhurst, made 3 bales
on 5 acres the same year.
We must not forget that when we
have perfect seasons we don't need poi
son, but we never know when such
wear comes until it is passed. Poison
is insurance against crop failure. You
don't need insurance on your house un-
less it burns. When the long rainy
spell comes in July, the fellow who
has kept the weevil down by poison
ing according to authentic informa-
ton, will make twice as much as his
neighbor who has bet on dry sum
mer.
The Government banks prefer to
loan money to farmers who poison.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
WELL PLEASED WITH
CALCIUM ARSENATE
USED ON TEST PLOT

Mr.. c. T. Owens, County Agent,
Dear SIR
1t gives me much pleasure to adj
wise you that l was we'll pleased with
the results that l got on the test plot
that l used the 100 pounds of Cal
cium Arsenate on that was put out thru
the Chamber of Commerce had on
this plot heavy infestation of weevils
there but by hard fight was able to
get fair yield of cotton.
l would strongly advise the use OF
it when the weevil appears in the field
and continue to use it at regular inter
walls which can be done with normal
weather. 1 shall use Calcium Arsenate
this year.
Yours very truly,
H. H, JAMES.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
en- Hill Company
bays Poison Weevil
| for Normal Crop

We feel perfectly safe in making
IS statement after talking to large
anber of farmers who purchased cal
m arsenate from us last year. We
buld not advise the use of Calcium
senate only upon the appearance Of
] Dol! weevi1, but we do advise a
4 se watch of the cotton fields for
pictured squares, and to begin using
Hall applications of poison when the
81 punctured squares are found, and
the cotton grows increase the am
( ut of calcium arsenate to about five
unds per acre once week in case
! cotton is being damaged by the
tevil. From talking to number of
j best cotton farmers here and else
3 ere, w4, are of the opinion that 9TH
insects cause a lot of damage to
i cotton crop. We further believe
Il the use of low grade fertilizer,
Dirt staple varieties of cotton, field
mage and early ginning when the
ton is green is great detriment
the cotton industry in our county.
E trust our people won't think we
i advising the use of calcium arsen-
because we have small amount
sale, but we do think it best for
j farmers to be prepared for a fight
&h the weevil this year. From all in
nation given out by the State Col
te of Agriculture, the I. S. Bureau
Agriculture, the American Cotton
DIVERS Association and local investl
hons we are strongly of the opinion
1t there has been a very large mum
i of boil weevil gone through the
! nter, and will be ready for the first
bare formed.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
long as the cotton is being damaged

long as the cotton is being damaged
by the Boil Weevil.
We do not think it advisable to de.
pend upon hot dry weather to control
the boil weevil damage to our cotton:
as the weather Bureau man himself
cannot tell what kind of weather we
will have in June and July and for this
reason we think it advisable for our
farmers to be prepared to fight the
weevil when they begin DESTROYING the
cotton. Let's not be governed by our
success in making cotton with the boil
weevil last year, but think of l9zz-'Z3
as we'll and use the same business
judgement in fighting the boil weev1l
as the tobacco growers do in fighting
the tobacco worm, or that the Irish
Potato growers do in fighting the po-
tato bug.
J. H. Billiard. Supt.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
Re TO POISON THE BOIL WEEVILS!
First National Bank
Says Poison For
The Best Results

We are very anxious to see that our
farmer friends and customers poison
the cotton crop for this season for
weevils in order to get the best poss-
ible results, as we know that weevils
are here now in large numbers ready
to destroy the crop as fast as it is
put on and we earnestly urge all to
make sure of their cotton by poison
ing early and late as in our judgement
that is the only way to get results.
Yours very truly,
DREW w. PAULK, Cashier
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
Rem HILL COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
SAYS P OF S 0 N

This is to advise all interested that
the School Commissioners voted un-
animously at their monthly meeting in
March this wear to recommend system
atically watching the cotton tieids Tor
punctured squares and other appearan-
ces of the Boil Weevil, and to begin
poisoning just as soon as punctured
squares are found. and to continue as
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23

continue a limited acreage of cot
and that calcium Arsenate should
bought and used in the regular
pcess of making the crop the same
fertilizer. Experiment has shown
that this poison is an insurance for
crop and by all means should be
ID.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
No Safety There

There may he safety in numbers
Il on the other hand the more
ends a woman has the more dan
fous II Is to tell her a secret
Ashington Star.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-04-23
Every Man in Ben Hill County and
Territory Called to the Service
in the Fight Against the
Boil tVeevil

This is the opening gun in the big fight
South Georgia must make against the Boil
weevil to save the cotton crop this year. 1t
is call not merely to the farmers but to ev-
cry Farmer, Businessman, Banker and Pro
fessional man, because all forces must be
combined to rout the enemy. There is i'm
portant work for all to do. Enter the fray
with vim.
Where one boil Weevl came out last
spring to destroy the property of our section,
sixty two boil Weevils are in the battle line
against us this year. The boil Weevil men
ace is 81 times as great this year as it was
last year. It is 62 times as vital for the far
mers to poison their cotton with calcium ar
senate.
South Georgia must save her cotton crop
this year. South Georgia can save her cot
ton crop this year. Ben Hill County will
save her cotton crop this year, if every one
including you, answers this call ard does his
part in the fight.
The First National Bank
of Fitzgerald Georgia