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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

Eldora A. Gragg, esd, was one
of twelve students of Mrs. Eddy's
chosen by her to form The Moth
er Church. She was also the
first woman Reader in the church.
The report of the Treasurer
for the fiscal year ending April
30, 1912, showed that the financ-
es of The Mother Church were in
sound condition, that aside from
current bills and accrued taxes
there was no Indebtedness.
Other reports made to the
meeting stressed the theme of
greater opportunity in the emer-
gency to base the future peace of
the world upon a higher plat
form of human rights, one die
tated by recourse to divine rath-
er than to human intelligence.
.,Jt DUNDS AND CLAMPS
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11
Pythian Memorial
Thursday, June lS

A joint Memorial service will
be held in the Pythian Castle hall
Thursday, June 18 at 8 p. m.
A committee from the two sub
ordinate lodges and Pythian Sis
ters are cooperating to make this
and outstanding event.
DR.. c. E. Turley, pastor OF the
First Methodist church, has been
secured as speaker.
A large turnout Of the mem
bership is desired in memory OF
those who have passed on during
the last year.
The services are open to the
public.
BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11
Christian Science
Church Meeting

Mrs. Dwyer Reid of Millers-
port, and Ralph Rohrer, Newark,
are attending the annual meeting
of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, being held in Boston,
Mass, this week. The meeting
started June 8 and will continue
throughout this week.
"The great task now confront
ing liberated America, which
more than three quarters of a
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

John Penick of the BARRIERS
union, is the new president of
the Newark Federation Of Labor,
being elected Wednesday night
to fill the vacancy, as Ross Ay-
ers, former president, is no long
er a delegate to the central body.
Mr.. Penick has long been ac
tive in the Newark labor move
ment.
Edgar Taylor of the Stove
Mounters' organization, was
named vice president of the Fed
Grafton, and John H. Sharritt of
the BARRIERS union was elected to
the executive board.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

Boston, Massachusetts
century ago fought a four-years
war to free the slaves, is to aid
in working out the freedom of
the whole world from slavery"
the Christian Science Board of
Directors told several thousand
Christian Scientists gathered in
annual meeting in Boston this
week.
The Directors statement was
the high light of the Annual
meeting of the Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Scien
tist, in Boston, Mass, which an
nually draws thousands of visi-
tors to the Hub City from all
parts of the world. This year,
however, the audience was more
localized due to unprecedented
world conditions that keynoted
most of the reports to the meet
ing. The Directors emphasized
the worldwide emergency as
presaging a more universal turn
ing to spiritual enlightenment as
the pathway to future world
peace.
The new President OF the Moth
er church, is the daughter of Is
aac Paul Gragg, who served
throughout the Civil War and was
given the rank of Captain by
Brevet for gallant and meritor-
ious services. Her mother, Mrs.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11
CALENDAR OF
LOCAL UNIONS

NEWARK FEDERATION OF LAB
OR-Meets second and fourth
Wednesday evenings at 80 p. m.
at Labor Hall. 712 East ChurGh
Street Ross Ayres, president; H.
Z. Baker, secretary; Forest Muhle-
man treasurer.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11
FARMERS GOVERNED
BY DEFENSE ORDER

Farmers who distribute milk to
city customers are covered by the
Defense Transportation order re-
quiring a 25 per cent reduction
in mileage, and forbidding spec
ial deliveries and second calls IN
a single day, members of the
Ohio Dairy Products Association
were notified today by Russell
Fifer, association secretary.
BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

FOUNDRY EMPLOYEES Local No;
So, affiliated with International
Brotherhood of Foundry Employees;
meets first and third Friday at z
%. m., Labor Hall, on East Church
street; president, Chas. Pritchard
As Pearl street; secretary, Carl
Watson. SO DeCrow avenue; treas
urer, VIM. Fl. Jones, 1873 wildwood
avenue.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

STOVE MOUNTERS Local No. 16,
affiliated with Stove Mounters
International Union; meets second
and fourth Friday, p. M, Labor
Hall; president, Matt Clark, Front
Williams at
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Fancy B. C. Stout, De-
ceased. Notice is hereby given
that Sadie p. Loughman, Vanatta,
Ohio. has been duly appointed as
Administrator of the Estate of
Fancy B. c. Stout, deceased, late of
Licking County, Ohio. Dated this
9th day of June, 1912.
HENRY G. ASHCRAFT,
Judge of the Probate Court,
J ll-1S25 Licking County, Ohio
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

LAUNDRY WORKERS AND DRY
CLEANERS Local No. 61, affil-
lated with the international Laun-
dry Workers, Cleaners and Dyers;
meets every third Wednesday in
Labor Hall, 1880 p. m. President,
Chester Hanes, Western avenue;
sec'y-treas., David Braden, 400 N.
10th street.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

CARPENTERS LOCAL No. 1876. af-
filiated with United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners Of Amer
lea; meets second and fourth Fri
day, I p. M. Labor Hall; president
w A. Mosher. 8S Union street
phone 28SS4; recording secretary
+ M Bell. 303 West Church street,
nhone 2S293; financial secretary,
B. b. Hughes, 172 North Tenth
street, phone 2S1S4; business agent,
Willis Brown, S75 Idlewild avenue.
phone 2S221.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

RUBBER WORKERS Local 21, af-
Workers of America; meets first
and third Friday, p. m., 10 N
Fifth ST.; president, Willard Hill,
Jacksontown, O., phone 41577;
sec'y, Frank l. .(Bud) Stare, Jr. 81
S. Pine ST., phone 3S312; fin. sec'y,
George Schaub, 1914 Maholm St..
phone AHA.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

FLINT GLASS WORKERS Local
No. 525. affiliated with American
Flint Glass Workers Union; meets
third Saturday. 2 p. m, Labor
Hall; president, James Driscoll,
ia Boylston avenue; cor. sec'y,
Paul Chapman, 506h East Main
street; fin. sec'y, Lorna McPher-
SON. 512 Hudson avenue, phone
46162.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

PLUMBERS AND STEAM FIT
TIERS Local No. 271, affiliated
with United Association of Jour
neymen Plumbers and Steam Fit
ters; meets first and third We'd
nesday, 1880 p, M, Labor Hall;
Irwin Huggins. LOG Penny avenue,
phone 53594 rec. sec'y, Francis
Funk, 394 Andover street, phone
53S21.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

CITATION Local No. 1872. affiIiat-
ed with American Federation of
Musicians; meets fourth Thursday,
p. m., Labor Hall; president, F.
r. Lawrence, 33 N. Williams ST.;
secretary Ed. A. Barber. Johns
town r. d. 2.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

ENAMELERS Local No. "A. affili-
ated with international Broth
erhood of Foundry Employees;
meets first and third Saturdays, 10
a. M, Labor Hall; president,
William Fitzpatrick, rear 81 Gill
bert street, phone 21661; secre-
tary, John w. Parker, 1887 Wood
lawn avenue. phone 48851.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1942-06-11

PAINTERS. DECORATORS AND
PAPERHANGERS Local No. 356,
meets every second and fourth
Friday evenings at Trades Assem-
bly, Hall; president, d. G. Powell,
Grant street; rec. sec'y, l.. r. Nc
Gruder, 10 Weiant; fin. sec'y treas,
John O. Palmer So Dewey avenue !;
business agent, Chas. Miller SO S.
33rd street.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-12-09

Blat fir 8erfolgung bon. @eligion
unb Stride" alio poiitin aussebriidt
Ge1t fit ale! " j:
8enn Der 9apIt beute ais anipalt
|. fir Die Seiligfeit ,,no l1nberleslid=
feit Ser sefabroeten Menidenredte
a,tftritt, 70 TIT er es in eineln anoe'
rem Sinne als bie Nebol,ttion bon
1889. Mnbers als ser 2iberalisn,l,s
es getan bat. Die ioge,t. Nenidenz
re1te bon 1889 tparen int auselnei-
men rebolutionar, ,egatib nnb oeitrllf=
tib. Man berItan6 6ar,.nter bor al
leln .oie Sreibeit Der emancipation
bon Glaube llno @eborlant gegen
Got 11n6 Stride. Die Menldenredte,
tpie Ser Yapit iie peritebt, iinb oem
geseniiber tpeientlidb poiitip. @s fino
@ehte, 10 at iein, at oenfen, Su reoen,
at f9reibe,t au Dan6eln, tpie es Der
-etpiee @elebgeber 1T Sic gtat.r uno
in bas gpatgelium bineineelegt bat.
l1nbefiimmert barum, Oh man iprad'
Iid, politiib o6er rafiiid] sur Mebr>
beit ooer 0fDnoerbeit geb0rt. Sie al
Iererlte uno ureisenfte Mufsabe oes
Staates lit alio nidt oie, @eiddfts-
fiibrer, Sbulmeilter ltnb 8erfebrsleis
ter 81. iein, ionbern bie, Sdiiter ser
Menidenredte 5u iein. Des gfedtes
fir alle.
Der Bapit bat idon einnaI, an
Yf;nelten 1941, bonn 9te6t aufs 8rot
als auge,neines Meni6enredt gelpro,
den. Sn 6er 8eibnadtsaniprade
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-12-09

3ipung, bie refine Matbtoronung, iiber
sic Sron,nnesmdbte bi,ltpeg, lpelde
bie sottgesebenea natiirliden ,,no
iibernatiirIiben 8eaiebnngen oes
&ebtes uno Der 2iebe fir oie @i1t5el>
men 1,no sic @e,neinidaften anrid>
ter.'' Ser Weg ser mooernen fapita-
NATURALIZATION grpaniion lit bar>
Inn iiberidt nit ben 2ei6en nno
Sriinbern ber Bolfer, ipelhe 6as In.
sliid baben ipeniser Menidenpoten>
tial, ipe1ieer Booeniddse at baben,
nm ftd ourd5uieben.
Der 8apit perltebt uu6 beereift es,
ipean bie @roBen ,lno Die Starfen
audi oetnentipredeno groberen nnb
ftdrferen @influB babe11. @r4 ipeib,
bob es ,lnberneioli6 lit, bob Sic
iiberragenoe 2eiitungsfdbiefeit >unb
Mabt bon @robltaaten Der ipirtibaft>
liden @ruppenbiloung apiiden if
nen ielbIt uno ben fleineren uno
ibn1heren 5taaten oie @ege tpei1t. :"
Das alles fino Selbitberitdnoli
ten. aber ber Nadfolger- 6esieniser,
fir oen emit Ser iiioiid)e fapitaliiti>
ide ,,no rationale grpanitonismus 1T
8etblebem nnb in Seruialem feitten
Blat gebabt bat 1no Ser ielber allau
oft in oer @eidihte ber Stride 6as
Opfer oes politiiden grpanlionisnlts
getporben lit, betrahtet es in elmer
5tunbe, no man i'm 8egriffe iit, oie
8eltfarte neu 81, MAIDEN, ais feline
@eipiiienspflidt, aa erflaren. oab
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fommt er auf ben @eoanfen 6uriid in
elmer anoeren Sornl. oSm &abmen
elmer iittlid besriinoeten neuen Orb
nung lit fein Blas fir ense Iclblt-
iiidtise 8erednuneen, oie a,.f cine
oerartige @ueisnu1g Ser gemeiuniit-
sisen tuirti6aftliben Silfsqueuen uno
@obItoffe ab5ielen, oob bie bon Der
Natur tpeniser beaiinitigten NatloneK
Sapon al,seeibloiien bleiben." Gos
8rot lit aud 1T bieiem Sinne tur
aIle.
I'm mas es id) banbclt, oas lit ei-
ne ltmpertune oes liberalen gisen.
tanlsbegriffes i'm Sinn bon 9sotltr.
redt unb Gbriltentllm. 0as Sripot'
eisentan unterlie9t eetpib fenem
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Dbis @aifenfrena6

audi sic &leinitaaten nno aleinpol-
ter oas unantaitbare &edt auf poIle
Souberanitat nnb l1nubbaneigfeit
baben. Glas fir ale bat sic @rSe.
Ser Sapit fabrt neiter: usSs,n Stab
men elmer iittlib besriinoeten neuen
Sronltng lit fein Blas fir bie offene
ooer getarnte nnteroriidung Ser oen
nationalen Minoerbeiten suItebenben
flltltrellen l,nb ipradliheu gieenart.
Sir gerbinoerung ober @inihrdn>
f,ns ibrer tuirtldaftliden 8irti6afts-
m0slidfeiten, fiir Sic 8eibrdnf,tng
ooer Serbinoeruns ibrer natiirliben
Sru6tbarfeit." l1n6 Ser gapit fiiet
binsu: vSm Gabmen elmer itttlid be-
griinbeten ne,ten Srbnung lit fein
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-12-09

3ueifel. Mber oaS Yripateieentum 1T
nid)t nur ettpas 8eri0nli6es, ionoern
audi ettpas Soaiales. @s itebt i'm
DienIt ser Menidbeit. gs iit 1T se.
tpiiiem Gimme fir alle. Das gilt be-
ionbers audi fit Sic mirti6aftliben
Hobprooufte. l1m tie ser aagelnein.
belt bienitbar uno n,lbbar az MAIDEN.
bra,1bt es aber, iuie Ser Yapit be-
font, feinen totalen &rieg un6 feline
bernmunssloIe @ufriiitung. gs brardt
einfad) ei,t raoifales tpirtidaftlibes
umlernen bon &apitalismus si,m
praftii6en Gbrijtentum ober ipenia.
itens gum Moturrebt. Das Brot -
iln ,peiteitem Sinne 1es @ortes -
lit fir allel Sn Dem Moment, NO mir
entfapitaliiiert itnb, iper6en mir aud
entmilitariitert ieir. gs gibt feinen
8eltfriee nlebr. !
Sd ipieberbole nit bem Bapit. Der
@ieoeraufbau ser @elt ift ei1 8ert
Ser geiitigen l1mitelung. Bir miiiien
gott wieoer eebeu, mas @otteS lit.
,,m Damn audi be,n Weniden pieoer
alt geben, mas bes Weni6en lit:
Blas, 9tedt uno 8rot! Blat fit ole.
sHedt fit alle, 8rot fir alle. Ser
8ieoeraufbau ser @elt ift auerit cine
Sabe Ser @ieberberIteuung Ser Got
tesre6te unb baburb erit a,ld Ser
Wenidenredte. 9as lit ser &eg 5um
Sin,nel auf gr6en, Ioipeit man bon
einem Sirnmel aitf grben re6en ann.
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Shit es aud einem 9immel anf Grben?
Bon gralat gaobert 0iaoer (sdiIotpabe)

fidt auf sic NoraI''. Sn Ser Wirt,
@roB- ,,no 9fieienbetriebe". SIM 60
idaft lit es ,oas Borberri6en Der
5iaIlebeu has 3uianmenballen l1ttge-
adblter Golfsflaiien IN ben @rob-
lt6oten uno in ben Wirtibaftsrepie-
rem ber Snouitrie un6 bes Sanoels. !"
l1eberan aber lit es Sic @rpaniion ser
Wafie l1no Der Madt nod nod mebr
2ebensraum uno NIT Der Grpaniion
oas 3uriidorangen oes Gleinen unb
oes S6paben bon. Ser Come in ben
Sdatten. ,,Mit fortidreitenoer Sent
ntl1nesloiiefeit eebt ber aubere
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MittSsd, Sen 9. Dtsember 1912

ten mobernen Menihenredte profla<
1niert. 9ie Menldenre6te obne @ott
1in6 eeaen @ott. Dieie MenIdenrebte
biloen 0ie @rnrolage bes 19. sSabr-
bunberts. sic iinb in ben liberalen
Berfalluneen beranfert. 9ie Sc
i6i6te Ser mooernen MenI6enredte
fblieBt NIT bent 8anfrott ser bon
@ott gegebene1t Menibenredte. 0ie
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bes Yaptes iaet:
n3nm bernidtenoen Sdaben oer So
belt ,tno ser @iirbe Der meni6Iihen
8erI0nlibfeit itno ser ein5elnen @e-
ntei1tIdaften iett ftd INNER mebr Ser
@ebanfe, oaB oie Mabt es iit, Die
bas Gebt fdafft.''' ssS,1 einieen 2an-
oern bat cine gottloie ooer 6riitl1s-
feinoli6e Staatsauffaiiung nit III
rem ,tpeitberaipeigten Sangarlnen au
elmer berartieen aufiaueltng bes
gin5elmeniden eefiibrt, bab bon Ell
ner Selbitanoiefeit im prioaten iuie
int offentliden 2eben falum n1ebr Die
JteOe lellt Iul11. r..-.
Die @eibnadtsboti6aft Sius' oes
3nolften bon 194t ipar int @egell-
fat aur Iiberale11 Yroflaniernng Der
Meni6enredte obne @ottesre6te sic
Hroflanlierlng ser Menidenredte
a,lf 8runo Ser @ottesrebte. 9ie He-
nolution sins EMIT bon ser Goraus=
febung aus, baB oie @ottesredte Die
@efabr, ia Ser 500 Der Meniden>
red)te lei ,tno oaB mani Oarunt, Inn Die
Sreibeit au retten, @ott abidaffen
1niiIie. 9ie Gebol,ttipn ipar 1tid)ts a,t-
6eres ais elm angebli6 int Sntereiie
oes Observation-Disclosures poll5ogener
fo5iale 8ottesmorb. Iber @ott ldbt
iid ni6t llnseitraft moroen. Seoer
gerlud) zines @ottesmoroes bnrd Die
Menf6beit muB nit Der 3eit 5nn
SelbItnorb bes MenI6engel6lehtes
fiibretl. Nadoem man @ott ermorbet,
mill man nun, ingebenn1t, 5u ti1n,
tpas man tpiIl, aud) oie @enidenred)te
moroen. llnt bas gebt es beute inn
n1er mebr. Inn bie 3erlt0rnng beiiem
1pas ben Meniden aunt Meni6en
mabt, oer Serionlibfeit.
Die Menidenredte, 6ie Der Saplt
i'm S,tereiie Der Menidbeit als SUM
oanle,ltalgrunoiate elmer ne,1en Sro-
,,lna for6ert, laiIen fid)s al,riidfiibren
auf orei: Blat fir aael @eht fur
allel 8rot fir ale!
ISM Nabnen elmer iittlide be-
ariinbeten 1,e,,en Dronung lit fein
Blas fir oie MntaItung Der Sreibeit,
1tnberleslibfeit uno Siderbeit anoe=
ser geationen, gleidbiel pel6er Mus>
oebnnns ober Webrbaftisfeit iie iein
.mose,t. @s ,nub aud fir oie fleine=
rem Staaten 1,nbeltritten bleiben 4oas
Meht aHf bie Mdt,,ns nor ibrer poli-
tiiden Greibeit, bas @ebt anf bic
,pirfiame Bobrung iener Nentralitat,
Die ibnen nod Natur uno 8olferreht
BET politiiden 8er,pidlungen 5uItebt,
oas Nedt auf BEN Sdut ibrer tpirt-
,f6aftIiden gntpidlung. Denn nnr
10 ,peroen fie bas @emeintpobl oem
1naterieaen unb geiitig-Itttliden
WobIitano ibres eigenen 8olfes ent~
.fprehenb erreiben fonneit." Slas
fir ole bat oie grbe.
Ser pGpItlihe STUFF mad Blab fir |
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

~
- Eddie Mead, Broadway's fabulous Lord
Bountiful, was satisfied to let the cash
go--after a brief stay in his pocket.
He was in the big money twice in his life,
as the manager Of a couple of top-notch
fighters, Joe Lynch and Henry Armstrong
But each time the outflow just a little
faster than the income for the size and ten
derness Of his heart was always his main
weakness,
Big Eddie raked in the mazuma with one
hand and dshed 1t right out again with the
other-to anyone who came to him with a
hard luck beef. The smart money boys called
him dope, but there wasn't better loved
guy on Broadway.
Low in health, spirits and finances Eddie
turned off the Main Stem into Seth Street on
a recent afternoon and collided head-on with
race track friend who gave him a sure-thing.
Eddie, who had squandered two fortunes
being good guy to everyone and finding out
that there's nothing in life quite so uncertain
as a sure thing had exactly $500 in his pocket
and his bookmaker had an office a block
away. In the intervening block, Eddie met a
half dozen friends and, with Characteristic
generosity, stopped to pass along his tip.
When he finally reached the bookmaker's
cubbyhole a half hour later and handed him
$500 10 bet on Liquid Lunch in the first at
Belmont Park, the bookie looked at him Pc
cularly and asked Are you ribbing me,
Eddie The first has been run off and Liquid
Lunch won at S161O."
Struggling his shoulders at this latest tough
break. Eddie walked to the corner of It'll Ave.
and seth Street and toppled over dead.
Heart trouble, the doctor said-and he had
no idea just TO what extent he spoke the
truth.
Heart trouble was Eddies trouble all his
life. His heart was too big for even his large
frame and he was constantly losing it. And
so, although he had made hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars managing prize ring cham
pions. all he left when his big ticker stopped
beating were number Of sorrowing friends.
two estranged wives and a lot Of debts.
But he had a fine funeral-which was how
he would have liked TO have it. 1t sort of
evened things up
Knowing his own failings, Eddie got to the
point where he considered coming out even
a lucky break.
He was the fellow who after being warned
that the crap game he was about TO join was
crooked, shrugged and said: We'll, it's the
only one in town, isn't it?"
Entering the Empire City track one Sum-
mer afternoon, he unconscously epitomized
his philosophy of gambling when he said in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

gether while both were growing up in the
West Side section of New York City known
as Hell's Kitchen They came roaring into
the lmelight side by side, Joe with the title
and Eddie, his manager with a fistful of
banknotes, which he promptly used to make
Broadway Mead-conscious.
Eddie and Joe made $500 600 in a few
years. Then Joe began 10 slip. The day after
he lost the title for the second time, Mead
broke he had TO make a meal Of a
mnch-waEon hamburger.
Touches, touts and tootsie-wootsies had
taken his pile.
Eddies heart was always getting him in
trouble. Back in Hell's Kitchen he had man
aged fighter named Tommy Houck Tommy
was married to one of the neighborhood bellies.
Kitty Gilbert and they had two fine young
boys
Eddie and Kitty met fell in love and
wound up as man and wife after the legal
obstacles had been cleared. Eddie raised the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

one of his transient guests hadn't ex-
planned what his mission in Cleveland
had been.
And to think Of the hours l snoozed on
that couch with all that safe soup right under
my hip shuddered Eddie, as he related the
story What if it ever had gone OFF,"
You might think that when he was back
in the chips again with Armstrong. only man
in the history of pugilism ever to hold three
titles simultaneously Mea would have
profited from the memory Of his experiences
with Lynch. But he wasn't interested in
profit, just in coming out even in the end.
SO now he proceeded to go through big
ger fortune little faster than before
Eddie was invited to bring Armstrong TO
England in the Spring of 1889 by Brigadier
General Alfred c. Critchley, the dog-racng
magnate. Critchlcy had a business that really
enabled him 10 toss around the Kings bloomin'
quid as carelessly as Mead did but without
missing it even slightly.
Brigader General Crtchley cabled Mead
an offer of S47 500 for Armstrong 10 defend
his welterSeight title against Ernie Roderick
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-02

two boys with al the
devotion of a true
father and they grew
up TO idolize him and
Co regard him as their
real sire.
Mead's friends came
from every stratum of
society. While he had
headquarters in Cleve-
land for a number of
years, his Office was a
haven for all his cro-
MES from the West
Side who were down
on their luck. Many
spent the night, or a
series of nights, on his
Office couch. One day,
Eddie was giving his
Office it's biennial clean
ing and when he moved
a couch, exposed a set
of safe-cracker's tools
and enough nitro-gly-
cerine to blow him 10
Jupiter. II seems that
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all StIlnuSltSS, NICtt
l hope / break even to-
day. / need the dough-"
Even more inuminat-
ing, for it illustrates
not only his even
Stephen obscssion but
also his attitude toward
money in general, is
the story of how he ac-
quired his biggest as
set, Henry Armstrong.
Joe Lynch had come
and gone and with him
Eddie's previous fan
fare Of prosperity.
Searching for his sue
cessor, [ h c manager
found that first-class
fighters come few and
far between and that,
while looking for them,
meals were likely to
show the same ten
dency.
One night, stiI in
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but he didn't want to collect it at the cost of
Armstrong; eyesght. Finally prevailing upon
Henry to quit the ring, he himself went back
to the minor leagues to grub bucks the hard
way with second rate fighters.
Months passed-lean months when Eddie,
to keep up appearance, more than once bor-
rowed from Peter to loan to Paul.
And finally Eddies big heart broke.
Lord Bountiful of Helrs Kitchen and
Broadway would have enjoyed his own funeral
immensely 1t was a sellout house and they
had TO turn em away, just as in the happy
days when Joe Lynch and Henry Armstrong
and Eddie Mead were perched on top of the
heap.
Tommy Houck was there. So was his son.
Tommy who had learned to call Eddie Pop"
Gloria, in mourning clothes, wept Historically
Kitty sent a beautiful floral piece from the
Coast that matched Gloria's shower of red
roses, tied with a ribbon labelled "All of My
Love" Fighting may have been Edde's live
lihood but as he made his final exit 1t was
proved convincingly that friendship was his
creed.
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Haven't you made a mistake? There's
only $4,000 here"
That's what you said you'd sell him for"
True enough" replied Ross, but I see
by the papers you lacked up the price to S1O.-
600, so who am TO make a liar out of Eddie
Mead ?"
Without a word. Mead left the office
called on George Raft for $4,000 more and
returned with the money to clinch the deal
II Wirth thought he had made a shrewd
bargain, he was soon disillusioned. For soon
after they came together Mead and Arm
strong went skyrocketng into the upper
brackets
During the lean years Eddie had bor-
rowed over 100000 in sums ranging from s.
10 the two blocks Of So 900 with which he had
bought his wonder-fighter He had recorded
every one of these loans in a little red book
Now he started paying off, with interest
until one day he was able to throw away the
book and shout:
Boys, it's a grand and glorious feeling!
I'm even again.
Eddie and his first big meal ticket, Joe
Lynch, the famous bantamweight, came to-