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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
MIDDLE WEST OF
COUNTRY HIT BY
BAD BLlZZARDS
Cold Weather General
Over Wide Area East OF
Rockies.

CHICAGO, Nov. 90. U.P)-Bliz-
Of the United States and Canada,
dropping thick blanket of snow
over most of the area between the
Rocky Mountains and the Illinois
Indiana line and sending tempera-
tures to sub-zero levels.
In places where the icy blasts had
exhausted their burden of snow,
they hurled up drifts and packed
roads and streets with solid bar
ricrs.
Three deaths had been reported
over the Canadian line, where the
storm had beaten with more fury.
\ Winnipeg fisherman, JACOB
Schmidt, died of exposure, after the
blizzard caught him while mending
nets, and two other fishermen were
frozen to death in a camp on the
shore of Lake Winnipeg.
Three other fishermen, John Han
son, Harold Johnson and man
/ known only as "Old Peek" were be-
iieved lost on Lake Superior. They
left bayfield,, Wis, in a small boat
during heavy snow storm several
days ago, bound for Manitou Island
and had not been heard from
Searchers said there was little hope
they were alive if they were on the
lake.
Stock in Danger
Wyoming stockmen were battling
the worst blizzard of the year, fear
full of further heavy inroads IL
herds and flocks. The mercury wa:
lowering around the zero mark IL
many parts of the state.
Colorado awoke to find the 12tf
snowfall of the season, after a milo
Thanksgiving. Temperatures drop
ped as much as % degrees in few
! hours. Snow from two to six in
ches deep lay over most of Ne
braska, Kansas and Missouri. st
Louis had six inches of snow ant
: almost as much had fallen at Co
lumbia and jefferson City, Nc
There was no fall at Kansas City
ice lay on top of the snow in man,
Nebraska areas, disrupting traffic
Snow was expected in the Panhan
die of Texas.
The Dakotas were lashed by biz
yards and a gale swept Iowa. FresI
winds increased suffering in tn
Great Lakes region. Although Chi
cago had little snow, other parts o
Illinois had from one to four inches
Duluth, Mimi, was the coldes
spot in the United States yesterday
with ii degrees below zero, while i
was "a below at White River, Ont
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29

postulated, the prince cast sew.
eral glances in the direction Of
the critic.
Shaw then refused emphatic
ally, and the audience centered
its attention on him. They saw
the prince looking andously
toward the gathering around
Shaw and drew their own con-
cluson that Shaw had refused
to meet the heir to Britain's
throne. The kissing began and
grew steadily In volume.
The arrival Of a substitute
finally detracted attention from
the audience, and the show con-
tinued.
Shaw later explained his ac-
tion to newspapermen. He said:
"As the prince was present it
was hardly correct for mo to
present the prizes. Besides, the
boxers wanted to receive the
prizes from the prince"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
To Act Speedily
On Tax Slashing

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S. tU.H-
Secretary of Treasury Melons $780,
100000 tax reduction program will
be approved by the house before the
erd of next week, Chairman Hawley
Of the house ways and means COM
mittee predicted today.
The legislative drafting service is
preparing a bill to carry the pro-
gram into effect, Hawley said, and
it will be ready tomorrow or Mon
day.
Hawley will introduce the bill
Monday, expects his committee to
report it favorably by Wednesday,
and anticipates final action by the
house by Thursday or Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
Valley Chambers
Meeting Tonight

Dairying in Imperial Valley, and
the necessity of stimulating and in
treasing dairy activities here, will
form the principal discussion at the
monthly meeting of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of Imperial
Valley at Planters hotel, Brawley,
tonight.
Several dairy leaders with state
wide prominence have been asked to
bC present at tn. meeting and ad-
dress the gathering on various
phases of their work.
The meeting will be preceded by a
dinner served at z o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
SHIPS CREW SAVED

SPEZIA, Italy, Nov. %. (U.H-
Eight members of the crew of a
navy submarine chaser We're res.
cued today by the steamer Regina
Italia after the two vessels had col
lided outside the harbor.
The Raggina Italia was carrying
500 passengers, rr.-st of them ship
yard workers. The submarine chaser
sank.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
JAPANESE SHIP SINKS

TOXIC, Nov. 80. W.H-Twelve
passengers and % members Of the
crew of the coastwise vessel Tsur.
ashi Mamaru were drowned off the
City of Ehimc last night when the
$50 ton ship grounded and sank i'm
mediately.
Thirty-two passengers were res
cucd by motor launch and taken
to Ehime. All of the crew drowned.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
PEACE BEFORE DEATH

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 80. UR)
Charles Maigne, army officer, war
correspondent and film director, and
his wife, Annie Cornwall, screen
actress, became reeonciled yesterday
just before Maigne died, friends re-
ported today. Mrs. Maigne came
from Hollywood in haste and was at
his bedside when he died.
The Oliver Heights Citrus Asso.
citation, Orange county, shipped OH
cars of citrus fruits this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Boxing, 8, El Centre arena.
Troop 25, B. S. A., 7:30, NC
Cabe school.
Troop 16, B. S. A, 7:30, Scout
hut.
Troop 81, E. S. A., 7:30, M.
E. social hall.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "Side
Street."
TOMORROW
Story hour. 1880, city IL
brary.
Junior matinee, 2:15, Fox I'M
Derial Theatre.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29

Santa Barbara harvested 40 tons
of walnuts this year and nearby
Carpenteria 206 tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-29

Continued on Page Six)
The Washington times., 1929-09-11

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The Washington times., 1929-09-11
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Listen for naturaness when whose voice you
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The Washington times., 1929-09-11

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The Washington times., 1929-09-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
DISPUTED MAT TITLE
is TAKEN BY FISHER

CHICAGO, January GP.-A dis
puted world middleweight wrestling
championship was held today by Char
ley Midget" Fisher, Butternut. Wis,
lumberjack.
On Fishers shoulders rested the
somewhat questionable toga that had
been worn by Johnny Meyers, Chicago,
defeated by Fisher last night at the
Broadway Armory.
Although Meyers claimed the title
and had obtained court injunction
restraining the Illinois State Athletic
Commission from awarding the crown
to any one else, the commission recog-
n!zed Gus Kallio, Louisville, as cham
pion.
Fishers claim to the crown was gain
ed via the decision route. Both men
had won fall when the decision was
awarded the Wisconsin lumberjack
after 36 more minutes Of wrestling.
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How Richard Ranked
Boxers i'm Last Year
HEAVYWEIGHTS.

|
| Glass IL, Gene Tunney, New York; 3
| Jack Dempsey, Los Angeles.
! Glass Jack Sharkey, Boston; Youns
| Strihling, Atlanta, Cal Pauline UEcudon'
Glass S-Tom Heeney, New Zealand, Jimmy
Maloney, Roston; Johnny Risko, Cleveland;
Loushran, Philadelphia Phil Scott, Eng
land.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS.
Glass III, Tommy LOughran, Phiia delphia
2, Les LOmski, Aberdeen, Wash; 3, James
BraddsssGi Jersey City, n J' a. Jimmy Stat
Glass s-Jaek DELANEY; Bridgeport &, Conn a. ;
Iowa; Maxey RosenbloOm, New York.
MIDDLEwEIGHTs.
Glass Ii, Mickey Walker elizabeth, n;
De Vos Belgium.
Class Pays sSade Nsy E Fp k SsSsss
WELTERWEIGHTs.
Glass Joe Dundee, Baltimore; 2, Jackie
Fields. Los Angeles; 3. Young Jack Thomp-
Class Jack Hood, England; Gorilla
Jones. Akron, Ohio; AL MelIo. Boston; Young
CoIbett, Sd, San Francisco; Sergt. Sammy
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTs.
Class. IL, Jimmy McLarnin; Vancouver
Joe Cans Los Angeles.
Glass RUBY GOldstein, New York;
Jackie Brady; Syracuse; Stanislaus L0ayza,
Chile; Bruce Flowers, New York.
LIGHTwEIGHTs.
Glass il, sammy Mandeii, Rockford
HIS; 2. RAY Miller, Chicago; 8, Joe Click,
Class GBiIly PetroIIe. Fargo. N. OAK;
Billy Wallace, Cleveland; Manuel Quintere,
Spain; Joe Medil, Chicago; King Tut. Min
neapolisi Tommy Groean. Omaha; Louis Kid
Kaplan, Meriden. Conn.
JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS.
Class II. Tod Morgan, Seattle; 2, Honey
bow Finnegan, Boston.
Glass al Foreman, England, Eddie Mar
tin, New York; wildcat Carter, Seattlei
Wyoming; Sammy Fuller, Boston.
FEATHERWEIGHTS.
Class Ii, Andre Routis, Francei 2,
Benny Bass. Philadelphia; 8, Tony Can
ZOneri, New York; 4, Harry Biltman, Phila-
deiphia; 5. Al Singer, New York; g. Kid
Glass bud Taylor. Terre Haute; Pete
Neb0, Tampa; Santiago Gorilla, Panama.
joey. Sanger, Milwaukee, Leo Kid Roy
Montreal.
BANTAMWEIGHTS.
Glass IL, FideI La Barba, Les Angeles;
2, Al Brown, New York; 3, Bushy Graham,
Utica, N. Y; 4, Kid Chocolate, Havana D,
Teddy BaldOck, England.
FLYWEIGHTs.
Glass Ii, Emile Pladner, France; 2,
Johnny Hill. England; 3. Icy Schwartz, New
York; 4, frankie GenarO, New York.
(Copyright, 1929, by the Ring, Inc)
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They wanted to see Carpenter. The
affair had an international tinge.
don't see how anybody could have
failed to see from the very start that
Dempsey and Carpenter would be a
great attraction. The gossip had head
ed that way and there was no way OF
stopping it, even if we had tried.
Why, we tried for two years to get
Carpenter over here before he finally
came. When the French government
put its foot down on the proposition
toward the end of the war, even that
did not kill the interest.
Newspapers Do 1t All.
AS I say, the newspapers do 1t ALL
A man in any line of business can find
chance for success in the newspapers
every day if he will only read them with
care and with common sense. Gossip
is the clue to public desire, and in a
city the newspapers furnish the only
way we have of getting at it.
In the Klondike and along the Yukon
all the big gold strikes were the re-
suit of gossip.
What did you hear up North?" We
would ask Of strangers those days, and
we went by what We heard-if it was
straight talk.
what did you see in the newspa-
pers?" we ask today.
The wise man pays attention. The
unwiSe one simply reads and forgets
was taught to think straight in q
hard school, as I will show.
(Tomorrow-One Terrible Night.
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and, coming back, I looked around for

and, coming back, looked around for
Richard. I saw him.
That st. Louis station has booths In
1t which are fronted by showcases. In
one of these showcases was q large
doll. A tiny girl stood with her nose
fiattened against the glass, in her eyes
the expression of an outcast peri look
ing through the gates into paradise. 1t
was even wonderful to know that there
were dolls like that in the world. Her
brother, little older, held her duti-
fully by the hand. He wasn't interested
in dolls.
Suddenly saw Richard walk over
and speak to the owner of the booth.
The doll was removed from the case
and Tex stopped and laid 1t In the
childs arms. She didn't say a word
She just opened her arms and gathered
that doll in as Tex walked hastily out
of the station door. The little girls
father and mother had been sitting on
a bench nearby. And as walked over
the man rose hastily and said to me:
"A tall fella that just went out Of
here bought my kid that doll. It's ex-
pensive, and I'm afraid she asked him
for it,"
mo, she didn't" said. ct watched
him buy it and your little girl never said
a word"
ut was mighty kind of him." he
said. IT wish knew who he was"
/ told him who 1t was, and he was
as excited as the child was over the
doll. That was only one of a thousand
kind things have seen Rickard do in
the Is years I have known him.
The boy who started from Kansas
City. to journey through Texas, and
Alaska, and Africa, and South America
to New York found in Miami the end
of the road. 1t was as romantic and
colorful highway as almost any man
ever trod. Rickard had reached the
point where he told me that he was
going to take things little easier. He
had all the money and fame he desired.
He had a wife and child and host
OF friends in humble and high places.
He had the yacht he bought from
Walter Chrysler, of which he was proud,
and he had the home in Miami Beach,
which he loved. He meant to rest
little more, but that active mind Of his
would never let him rest entirely while
ne lived. He talked with me of dozen
plans for enterprises in Florida.
Now he has reached the end of the
long trail, but you can say this for
George Lewis Richard:
He gave tremendous lot to life and
he got a tremendous lot out of it. Tex
Richards was no colorless existence.
He lived and died great dreamer, a
great adventurer and q great sports
man.
There was only one Tex Rickard. No
one can take his place.
loopyright. 1929, by North American
Newspaper Alliance.
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Spider Pladner of France of the leader
less hyweights.
The promoter gaW Jimmy McLarnin
the palm among the junior welter-
weights in preference to Mushy Gala
han, considered the champion OF this
unorthodox division, but recognized all
other title holders as the leaders OF
their classes during 1928.
Richard divided the heavyweight d.
vision into five classes. In the second
division he placed Sharkey, Stribling
and Uzcudun. Tom Heeney and Johnny
Risko, outstanding last year. fall into
the third division with Tommy Lough-
ran, 175-pound king; Jimmy Maloney.
George Godfrey and Phil Scott OF
England.
Lomski Rated Second.
Leo Lomski, James j. Braddock and
Jimy Slattery are ranked behind
Loughran in that order in the light
heavyweight class. Mickey Walker,
middleweight ruler, Is placed in the
second division along with Jack De-
laney, Pete Latzo, Tuffy Griffiths and
Maxey RoSenbloon. Ace Hudkirs and
Rene De VoS are rated second and third
to Walker among the middleweights.
Jackie Fields and Young Jack Thomp-
son, both Californians, are Joe Dondee's
chief welterWeight challengers, although
Thompson knocked out the Baltimore
italian in non-title fight and Fields
whipped Thompson.
Rickard ignored the claims of Icy
Schwartz, New York State champion,
and frankie Genaro, National Boxing
Association title holder, among the fly
weights, placing Pladner first and
Johnny Hill, British champion, second.
Similarly, Bushy Graham, New York
champion, and Al Brown, N. B. A.
title holder. ranked behind La Barba
among the bantams.
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Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.-Sid ferris, New York,
outpointed Jackie Pilkington, New York
QO). Jimmy Mcnamara, New York.
outpointed Jose Gonzales, Mexico City
90.
BUFFALO, N. Y.-I.ope Ternorio,
Philippines, outpointed Jimmy Good
rich, Buffalo Qe). Osk Till, Buffalo,
knocked out lilly Kid Herman, Butte,
Mont, (6).
ST. LOUIS.-Joey Rivers, Kansas
City, outpointed Eddie Anderson, Cas-
per, Wyo., 00). Dave Knost, st. Louis,
outpointed Arthur Sailor" Maley, Chi
cago Q0).
observation-disclosures Keller, Toledo,
outpointed jimmy McDermott, Terre
Haute, Ind, (0J. AL Dundee, Toledo,
outpointed Joe Lynn, Terre Haute (6).
TULSA-Babe Hunt, Ponca City,
and Big Boy Peterson, New Orleans,
drew C0).
PEORIA, Ill.-"Spug" Myers, Chi
eago, outpointed AL Mccoy, st. Louis
(10). Johnny Melton, Indianapolis
negro. knocked out Eddie Walsh, Chi
eago ~.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Sanlmy Price,
Benton Harbor, Mich, knocked out
Jackie Reynolds, Terre Haute, Ind, t6).
Frank Nancy. Pittsburgh, outpointed
Howard Jones, New Albany (8).
GAINESVILLE. .Wis.-Frarkie Cam
den, Virginia, Mimi, outpointed sgd
Thomas, Pittsburgh (10). Mike Clam
cicoolo, Milwaukee, and George Mavis,
Chicago, drew co..
MIAMI, Fla.-Maxie Pelz, Portland,
Greg, won on a foul from Red Riley,
Troy, N. Y.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark-Milton Man.
guno, New Orleans, outpointed Dutch"
Easter, Pacific Coast (10).
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Richards Body Lies in State
At Garden; Funeral Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
n 7 EW YORK, January 8.-Madi-
son Square Garden, tangible
vi evidence of his promotorial
l. genius, will shelter Tex Rick
ards body until it is taken to
Woodlawn Cemetery for burial tomor-
row.
The scene of some of his greatest
triumphs the huge sports arena his
, brain built, will Experience a contrast.
Instead of cheering thousands the Gar
den has known so often, there will be
funeral silence, row on row of empty
seats, hushed thousands some to pass in
solemn file before the bier of a dead
king OF Sportdom in the center of the
arena.
One hundred policemen were assigned
for duty this morning along the route
from the Pennsylvania Station to the
Garden during the removal of the
bronze coffin from the train that brought
it from Miami
Plans were for only the promoters
widow and his closest friends to visit
the Garden today. At 1890 tomorrow
morning the public viii be permitted
to pay Its last respects to the greatest
promoter the boxing game has ever
known. Services are to be held at 1 80
pm. Burial at Q pm, is to be in the
cemetery where the promoters first
wife and daughter lie.
Originally 1t had been planned to take
the promoters body to private funeral
parlors, but Garden officials pointed
out that they would be utterly made
quate in view of the fact that thou
sands desired to pay a last tribute to
the genius who revolutionized the box
Ing sport. Officials of the Garden de-
sired that services be conducted by
clergymen OF various denomination be-
cause of what they described as the
cosmopolitan attitude Richard held
toward life, but this and other details
awaited Mrs. Richards decision.
Hammond Now Garden Head.
With the appointment of Col. John
>: Hammond as acting general manager
or the Garden corporation there was a
lull in speculation as to who Richards
permanent successor will be. There was
stu some guessing as to this question,
with the names of Hammond John M.
Chapman, czar of the six-day bicycle
race game; Jess Mcmahon, match
maker at the Garden; Jack Dempsey
and Gene Tunney figuring most promi-
nently.
Col. Hammonds first announcement
as general manager was to the effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
With the BO,vIers

Northeast Temple alleys big holiday
bowling tournament ended last night,
with Frank Miller winner of the singles,
Henry Hiser and Francis Holloran vic
tors in the doubles and the Anchor
Athletic Club taking the major team
prize.
Miller's fiye-game total in the singles
was 642. In this division of the tourney
Phil Heffelfinger, with 628 rolled last
night, finished second and Sam Ben
son, with 622, took third honors.
|. The winning doubles team of Hiser
and Holloran hit for 1929 in five
games. Roy Houck and Joe Landlord
were second. with Ito, while Frank
Mischou and Tommy Nolan teamed last
night to topple 1855 pins and finish
third
Whitley Appel, Mike Vitale, Paul
James, Houck and Langford, shooting
as the Anchor Athletic Club team, won.
with a three-game total of 1884. Sec
ond place among the teams went to
PARKWAY Filling Station, with 1875, and
tnlrd place to Plumbing Industry, with
1869.
The tournament ATTRACTED rs five
man teams, 85 doubles and 100 singles
contestants. The winners in each di-
vision are TO go to Richmond to COM
pete with star bowlers of that city.
ThereIi be no One-game roll-off be-
tween j. +. Doyle and Oscar Oehler to
oetermine who will get the tenth place
among the prize winners in The Eve
tilng star individual duckpin champion
snip tournament that ended last week
on Inc Lucky Strike drives. These men
linlsheo IN tenth-place deadlock, with
total OF oo2 each for five games. To-
oay Doyie graclously consented to con-
cede tenth position to Oehler. He said
Il do not play golf and so would have
no particular use for the tenth prize
sports set, including sweater and golf
hose-but can wear a belt" And a
beltogram set goes to the eleventh FIN
Usher in the meRb section Of the tourney,
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SPORTS LOSES GREATEST
OF ALL IT'S PROMOTERS
WITH DEATH OF RICHARD
Courageous, Honest and Big Is Tribute Paid to Man
Who Had Ability to Cash In on His Dreams.
Crossed 1924, 5O2,2 75 from 289 Boxing Bouts.

this connection Richard pointed out to
me that whereas the tax paid by the
Garden corporation in 1927 had been
$533,405, that in 1928, under the new
IS per cent tax law, it had only
amounted to $275 ,46O He felt that the
new tax law had cost the Government
about $250000.
The first fight which Richard pro-
moted-the Gans-Nelson bout-drew
$67,7l5.
The Tunney- Dempsey fight in Chi
| cago drew $2,658,253.72. This was the
biggest bout in point of receipts that
| Richard ever promoted, although there
were more spectators at the Tunney-
Dempsey bout in Philadelphia, which
crossed $1,895, 733.40.
Richards third biggest gate was the
Dempsey Carpenter bout at Boyle'S
Thirty Acres, which crossed $685.
238. The Dempsey Firpo bout at the
Polo Grounds crossed 81, 188, 602.80.
Dempsey Attracted $9,164,S61.
Richard always said that Jack Demp-
sey was "the greatest drawing card in
this here world" and this fact was ca
pable OF demonstration. In seven bouts
which Rickard promoted Jack Dempsey
drew gross of 50, 1854, 861.82.
| Richard and Dempsey always were
close friends, outside of their business
relations. Jack was one of the few
boxers made wealthy by Richard who
ever showed a sense of gratitude. No
one ever was more appreciative than
Richard Of any kindness or considera-
ton shown him.
Richard was many-sided person,
and there were things about him which
few persons knew. He adored his little
daughter, Maxine. For months after
she was born he would hurry home at
10 o'clock from wherever he might be.
because that was the time she was fed.
He was fond of children, was with
Richard, Roy Howard and Bernarr Nc
Fadden in the station at St. Louis last
| JULY. We SAnaratnd for q fauy ,,oor,an+.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-08
LIFE STORY OF TEX
RICHARD ATHRILLER

At 10, Tex Richard was a Texas
cowboy. Last Sunday, at SO, he died
millionaire, figure known through
out the world.
The swift years in between offer
a rich and romantic chronicle of
hardship and adventure, of adversely,
daring and success.
And the dramatic tale Is told in
Tex's own words, his autobiography,
which he was about to put into
book.
1t tells of the tragedy and drama
of his youth, of his vivid experiences
on the plains, in mining camps and
gambling houses.
1t deals with the notorious Jesse
James and his bandit followers, whom
Tex observed at close range.
Richards experiences as Texas
town marshal are related, his early
day with Rex Beach, his adventures
in the Yukon, with fortunes won
and lost.
How Tex got into the fight bust
ness and how and why he picked his
fighting men are told.
The low-down on famous fights is
given, with surprising sidelights on
both fights and fighters.
Tex Richards autobiography starts
today In an adjoining column.