The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 12, 1919, Page 17

Will Dempsey Scrap Willie "Meehan Now? _ Brown Tells Story of Other Between Jack and Willie in South BY WARREN W. BROWN Willie Meehan’s claims to recogni in the first flight of the heavies, ‘by virtue of his several engagements ‘with Jack Dempsey, are provoking MS wuffaw here and there. True, Wil- is claims are being taken seriously . d Powell and Market sts., San ‘Francisco. But, unfortunately for “Willie, Powell and Market sts. run ‘No farther east than the city survey- "OF permits, _ Back where they permit real fights fans can't forget one or two ses- Willie had with Harry Greb of ; and Billy Miske. Nor do to go much further than Civic “Auditorium to get some of one between Fred Ful- the Minneapolis canary, and said » Of course, it was the expected ere'd be a drive for a Mee- ohenlaned match as soon as Jack with the Lawrence, Kansas, Silk Shirt Coin ‘Dempsey hasn't so many oppon: but that he could use a bout Willie Meehan to grab off some fare and silk shirt money for him- and Jack Kearns. The question ‘where could the bout be put on, that the pfess of the country ld give it the same reams of pub- ty other championship fights have iN ved? In the East they couldn't past the Greb and Miske affairs, Bae her they couldn't get by the laws. While Dempsey was com- Ang up the line, a challenger for the and boxing for charity's sake, Was all right for him to box Mee- four rounds. it now Jack is a champion. He @ title to guard. He would hard. nt to box the tough fellow Mee- friends say Willie is for char- sake. There might always be that one of Willie's wild slaps it TIGER STARS ight make an exceptionally loud when it landed and cause a de- pn to be given against the cham- _ Of the last Dempsey-Meehan affair, re have Eddie Graney's statement had Dempsey hit Meehan once in that second round, when he the fat boy with a right hand ch, the fight would have been ed then and there to prevent slaughter of a nice, good-na- tured, comical, singing fighter (or fighting singer, as you prefer). : ‘That Right Hand ‘As to that bad right hand of Demp- _ sey on the occasion of his bout with “Mechan, there are as many opiniens ' of that as there were spectators at the fight. Be at were'an established fact that jpsey’s right hand was bad, it account for his failure to put wer the next punch that Graney | gwaited, to make it a perfect evening. And, if Dempsey’s hand wasn't then we'll have to give Jack ns credit for being a bit more ghted than most of the local rperts” at any time have Bee@will- to concede. ‘ At all events, what 4 to Dempsey’s right hand, or Gidn’t happen to it, that night the Exposition Auditorium in San nat co, apparently paves the way another “championship” fight. that’ they have it, what are going to do about it? SLAIN WOMAN'S ETH CHARTED »s Sent Coast Pollfe; To Help Identify Her XMPIA, July 12—Pinning hopes of the discovery of the tity of the woman whose mur- body was found in a shallow “grave at the base of a tree on the T. "HH, Pitner,farm, at Plum station, sev- | en miles south of Olympia, late Wed- om , on the photographic charts "of the woman's teeth, which were led Saturday ed gestion | the “entire coast, city and county officials Pawere still investigating the grounds UP the scene of the murder. Other clews that have been picked ‘up by the investigators—a man's ; & pencil and corset cover, ‘ich were found in the ruins of the _ burned house — are regarded as worthless. NO-TREATING LAW WILL BE MODIFIED LONDON, July 12.—Owing to in- sistent demands by the public, the “No Treating Order” of the liquor control board is to be modified. One plan is that anyone shall be allowed to “treat” once and another that the présent rule shall be operative only on Friday and Saturday. Neither of these schemes {s acceptable to the liquor trade. = One big¢anning turned in four for the Ptrates and they added nother later for a 5 to 2 defeat of the Dodgers. AMUSEMENTS METROPOLITAN Last Time Tonight With Matinee Today Charles Frohman Presents OTIS SKINNER it “THE HONOR OF THE FAMILY” ? PRICES, SOc te $2.00 PALACE HIP Continuous D-* to 11 ke lint and. repatra for ail kinds of stoves, ranges and fur- sod “cole ut ip and connected. 608 PIKE ST. Main 875 ARE HITTING ONION HARD NEW YORK, July 12.—Roger Peck- ingpaugh, Yankee shortstop, still was leading the American League batters in averages published here today. His average is .382, with Bobby Veach, Detroit, and Joe Jackson, Chicago, tied for second honbrs at .349, Flag- stead, Detroit, is third with .345, and Cobb, Detroit, fourth with .338, giv- ing the Tigers an entire outfield of batting leaders. Cravath, Philly manager, topped the National Leaguers with .356. Hi Myers, Brooklyn, is second, with .336 and Young, New York, third, with 331. Chicago, Cleveland and New York range in the order named for club batting honors in the American League, with New York, Brooklyn and St. Louis the leaders in the Na- tional. PLUNGER WINS BIG FORTUNE ON HORSES NEW YORK, July 12—John A. Drake, famous as a turf plunger some years ago when he acted in co operation with John W. Gates, has made his return to the turf this sea- son @ particularly fimpressive one. From @ source that seems to be well informed comes a report that Drake has already won in the neighbor- hood of $250,000 as a result of his op- erations on the turf since the ing of the 1919 season hereabouts. e is being coached by Phil Chinn, and so far hds made mighty few cnis- takes in the placing of his wagers. The most recent killing in which Drake figured was engineered on the horse Nightstick at Aqueduct the other day. CANUGK STAR RETURNS TORONTO, Can., July 12.—Sergt. Emmett Smith of Halleybury, who starred in the Temiskaming Hockey league in 1914, is one of the latest veterans to return from France. He joined the Queen’s university artil- lery in 1915 and saw much service on the western battle front. OLO Jerr LOOKED Goop Yankee Orders Let Bandit Chief Escape, Says Expert BY JACK NEVILLE (CN. EL A. Staff Correspondent.) EL PASO, Tex., July 9.—The mys- tery of Villa's “escape” is a mystery no longer. That Villa, Feffpe Angeles and their 1,400 bandits were not anni- hilated is not due to poor American generalship, breakdown of cavairy horses, entanglement of Yank troops in a maze of irrigation ditches or any other special interposition of the Goddess of Chance. It is fair to assume that the shook of Villa's escape nearly- killed Villa. How did-it happen? The answer ts now known here, on high author ity, that Gen. De Rosey C. Cabell's orders were not to annihilate the Mexicans who were shooting across the border, but to disperse them and make them quit shooting. —~ Former rumors had attributed the miraculous escape to American artil- lery becoming entangled in Mexican irrigation ditches outside Juarez, American hors¢s being winded by the time the Villista camp was reached, and the flight of Villa by an un- known road. Officers have now admitted that the Americans had no intention of bagging the bandit army. It is even said that the 11 prisoners brought to this side by the Americans were only captured when it became @ question of bringing them in or shooting them in cold blood. Details of the battle now leak- ing out show that the Americans could have taken at least 600 Prisoners at one time, and could Practically have annihilated the remaining Villistas with shrap- nel or explosive shells. “Had we wanted the Villistas, we would not have attacked as we did,” a high army officer told me. “Our orders were to disperse them.” Eyewitnesses to the battle say that when 600 Villistas could have been surrounded, the Amer- {cans dismounted and opened fire at 1,000 yards, peppering the rebels with just enough bullets to put them to flight. gl a ea a dic capas incall baiipianatnintind If a Presidency Interferes With Business Cut It Out Fred Mitchell, of the Chicago Cubs, isn’t going to let a little thing like @ presidency interfere with the winning of the National champion- ship. He has cut the presidency of the Cubs and is now just a plain manager, driving forward to another pennant. The Cubs are in hailing distance and Mitchell believes the#'ll win again. Mitchell holding down has been both the presidency and the man- agership of the fast traveling Chi- cago Nationals, The bugs are crazy for another pennant and Mitchell wants to devote his entire time to directing his men on the diamond. The manager is the big gun of a major league team, anyhow. Office jobs and bench jobs are not one and the same. Hereafter the presidency of the Cubs will be held by William Veck, who Was vice president under Mitchell. 4 As the mounted rebels swung to the southwest of Juarez, the American artillery opened up, Planting shells in their rear, and continually kicking up the dust just behind the fugitives as they fled for miles. The Yank barrage didn't “Stop.” It said “Keep moving.” Gen. Cabell, in answer to a mes- |Sage from Gen. Felipe Angeles de- manding an explanation for” the American attack, sit word that he had-no reply to make, and couldn't talk with him. This snatches away the last hope of Villista sympathizers, who had depended on Angeles’ pres- ence among the rebels to enlist American sympathy, Villa hurried southward instead of swinging to the west and making for the Mormon colonies, where more than 700 American Mormons own farms. Carranzista troops have been Aspatched to guard the Americans. Angeles’ reason for declining the military leadership of the Villistas, and refusal to lead the bandits in the assault on Juarez, is also now appar- ent to those who have studied the situation. In a recent proclamation Angeles declared he stands for a civilian president in the event of the Success of his revolt. The fact that he did not accept a military com- mand would technically make him a “civillan,” and permit him to take the presidency in the event. of the overthrow of the Carranza govern- ment. One prohpecy that miscarried was that the Carranzista garrison would Rot resist, but would surrender or Join the rebels, Carranza’s soldiers evidently can be relied on to support the established government. Kilbane May Fight 10 Rounds in Ohio CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 12.—The featherweight champion, Johnny Kil- bane, and Ralph Brady, of Syracuse, will in all probability be matched up to meet in the star 10-round attrac- tion at the Cleveland Theatre, in this city, about the third week in July, These men boxed a 10-round go here about two months ago. Phil Lewis, who manages Brady, is also out with a defy for his protege to say meet Benny Valgar, the “French Flash,” for a $500 side bet. SHORT OF PENNIES; HERE’S WHERE THEY GO BELLEVUF, Ia, July 12—For some time the banks at Preston, near here, faced a shortage of pen nies, and they had to secure a sup- ply from other money centers. No one seemed to know where they all went. Finally the mystery was solved. Henry Hohlenhoff, of Preston, brought 5,000 to the bank and de- posited them, He had saved them since January thru the operation of his father’s milk wagons, They welghed an even 33 pounds. BOSTON WOMEN WEAR EM LONG AND NARROW BOSTON, July 12.—Roston women are going to wear ‘em longer and narrower despite the edict of the Chicago dressmaking convention that skirts are to be shorter and fuller. At Chicago it was declared that skirts were to be seven inches from the ground and much fuller in an effort to get away from the clinging styles. But Boston dressmakers are seemingly paying no attention to the edict. Their designs for the fall are along the narrow and _ silhouetty lines. GILLUM MEETS SOMMERS BOISE, Idaho, July 12.—Soldier Al Sommers and Harry Gillum will tneet in a 12-round bout here Mon- day night. Gillum is a local bat- tler of note, and Sommers has a good army boxing record. REAMER IS BRUISED When a reamer with which he was working broke, C. J. Burrow, em ployed at the Ames shipyard, was badly bruised about the legs late Fri- day, He was taken to the Seattle General hospital for treatment, | ers kium and any his Indian | hi 4 Pee oy a a The internationa: motorcycle road race championship will be decided at Marion, Indiana, on August 14, ‘The race will be driven over a five-mile course and will require 40 trips around, in all 200 miles, Invitations will be extended to the record hold. in t Britain, F °, Bel other countries that have top-noteh racers. This is one of the biggest racing events of the seaxon, and will be witnessed by an attendance of probably 30,000 people. eee “Hap” Scherer, of Tacoma, broke the “three flag” record, which re- ceived its name from the course it takes from Canada to Mexico, Scher- er traveled over 1,716 miles of all sorts of roads, including the fording of many streams and crossing five mountain ranges, He made a non- stop average of 26.4 miles per hour. Scherer was trying out the Harley- Davidson “sport model,” a new light- ‘weight twin-cylinder machine. He left Blaine, on the Canadian boundary line, at 8 a, m. June 18, and drove into Tia Juana, Mexico, 64 hours and 58 minutes afterward, cutting 5 hours and 2 minutes from the previous record, held by a big machine. eee There were 3,018 motorcycles, each one carrying a wounded soldier, safl- or or marine from a convalescent hos- pital in or near New York City in the sidecar, took part in thé®Victory Loan parade held in New York, Sun- day, May 4. After the parade the motorcycle drivers took their passen- gers to Van Cortlandt park, where a monster entertainment had been planned for them by the New York motorcycle dealers. ‘This was the largest single gathering of motorey- cle sidecars in the histe of the sport, and everyone of the convales- cents went home that night firmly convinced that there was nothing like a motorcycle and sidecar. eee One of the hobbies of E. G. “Can nonball” Baker is to hang the trans. continental motorcycle championship on his belt. Back in 1914 Baker and ted the sweets of this jonor, only to surrender the crown to Alan T. Bedell and a Henterson. But the fighting spirit of the old warrior would not let him rest with the honor resting in another camp, 80 he left the Atlantic coast-the same fall, attempting to regain the laurels, He made a hard try, but was forced to give up the attempt about 500 miles from the finish. Baker still had hope, saying he'd “get it yet.” On June 15 of this year he jumped out of New York City with colors fly. ing, determined to cut the trip to six days, Out in New Mexico he found his old “jinx” waiting. They joined hands and boarded a trans. continental train and rode the velvet cushions to the Ascot races at Los Angeles. But “Cannonball” Baker is game, and he may realize his ideal yet. eee One of the big events of the motor- cycle world each year is the topping of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These mountains are snow-capped at all times, and the easiest path over the top is rough and hazardous” at best. A keen rivalry exists améng the climbers to be the first over, This year the feat was accom- Dlished earlier than usual, and under more adverse circumstances. Car! Mankel did it on a Harley-Davidson machine, carrying Ben Schoenback- ler as a tandem passenger. ‘The elevation is 7,600 feet and the journey traveled from Sacramento to Lake Tahoo is 419 miles, Mankel traveled 15 miles of this journey thru snow from three to 15 feet deep. He had absolutely no mechanical trouble with his machine. . The 200-mile motorcycle classic held June 22, at Ascot park, Los An- geles, was one of the greatest speed events of the season, By the elimin- ation process all’ riders were com- pelled to make 70 miles per hour or better, before being permitted to en- ter, Only 16 were able to make this entrance, and only eight finished. The riders who completed the 200- mile journey, named in the order fin- ishing, are: First, Hepburn; second, Parkhurst; third, Weishaar; fourth, Burns; fifth, Roylance (all Harley- Davidson riders); sixth, Coleman (In- dian); seventh, Sullivan (Indian); eighth, Artley (Excelsior). Hepburn, the winner, in addition to first money, received the two lov: ing cups donated by the Firestone Tire Company and the Harley-David- son Motor Company. The racing club gave $1,500 in cash prizes, The event was a marked success from begin- ning to end, no accidents occurring to mar the day . . The second annual Indian pienic will be held tomorrow, Sunday, July 13, unless the weather man gets on @ rampage, when the event will be advanced to July 20. ‘The Mercer Cycle company are in viting every Indian motorcycle rider in the city to join with them on the plenic, which will be held at Deep Lake, 48 miles from Seattle. Games, races and events will fea ture the day, and a $50 Liberty Bond will be given away. Liberal prizes are offered in the races, and keen competition is expected. SHOOT NOW AT PLAIN TARGETS, After Four Years Sniping Men, Game Is Tame BISLEY CAMP, (United Press.)—After four years Boche shooting. Britain's crack riflemen resumed their annual war- fare against mechanical targets when the National Rifle associa tlon’s competition reopened here. The famous Bisley meeting is in- ternational if character and nor- mally attracts the world’s best rifle and revolver shots, altho most of the events are monopolized by army teame, This year demobilization progress considerably affected the entries, many eligible riflemen being frank- ly “fed up" with shooting, and find- ing target practice unexciting after the real thing. Nevertheless most of the British and Colonial cham- pions were present when the quall- fying rounds were shot off, Aug- tralian, Canadian, New Zealand, South African, Ceylon and Malay states teams competed with the pick of the mother country, there being keen rivalry for the Elcho Shield, for teams, and the king’s prize, for individual riflemen. ng, July 11.— POWDERED FACE SO WIFE GETS A DWORCE SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—Mary Elizabeth White was granted an in- terlocutory decree of divorce by Judge John J. Van Nostrand from John Stafford White on her cross. complaint to his suit for divorce filed September 11, 1916. Mrs. White ad: mitted the truth of her husband's charge that she had called him a “mollycoddie.”" She explained she was led to apply this term because he made @ practice of powdering his face, rouging his cheeks and using the lip stick and eyebrow pencil. LEAVES MILLIONS FOR MUSIC NEW YORK, July 12.—The “Juil- ard Musical Foundation,” to aid all worthy students of music in securing complete and adequate musical edu- cation, is created under the will of Augustus D. Juilliard, banker and merchant, which was made public here today. Mr. Juilliard died on April 25 and his residuary estate is bequeathed for the establishment of the foundation. The sum available probably will be considerably in ex- ceds of $5,000,000, x __-___--________q | NOT FAIRY STORIES, EITHER | oe, | Hewett—I understand that his wife speaks volumes. Jewett-—Well, if she does, he must have quite an interesti: collection. egret tcnceninememnniaatareenteslll 1 Ok ee ee lazy Clerk—I'm not getting enough sleep—so my) “doc” says. Employer—Well, you're here eight hours a day; does he think you need ten? BY RICHARD SPILLANE Staff Writer for The Star. olutionary change in Great Britain hav eived little attention on this side of the Atlantic, altho they may find reflection here in time. One of |them is in the matter of coal. Most | of the great coal beds of Britain are |owned by ducal or other old famili who got large grants of land cen turies ago because some soldier or courtier, or, possibly, female among |the ancestors of the present owners won the favor of a king. In the recent coal inquiry the com- mission called upon the dukes, the lords and others in whom title to the coal lands rests to bring forth the or- iginal grants and submit them to | scrutiny. Bome of the titled land owners work the mines, but the vast major- ity lease the privilege of operating them to individuals or companies, and receive a certain sum for every ton of coal produced on the prop- erties LANDOWNERS’ RIGHTS TO RECEIVE TOLL Various of the land owners have been asked their views as to their moral right to receive toll from the |people of today, and the right of their descendants in future genera- |now unborn for what {s in the earth |and what is necessary for the nation. | Some of the answers have been blunt |declarations that the land belonged to the king at the time of the grants, and the nation must protect the rights vested in the present owners by the royal gifts. Otherwise, they | declare, the whole structure of prop- lerty ownership would be imperiled. |Others have made it plain that they consider the question of the commis- ners impertinent, A very few have knowledged that there should be a limit to “grants in perpetuity” to what is buried in the earth and what @ necessity to a nation’s life. The coal commission report will recommend nationalization of th coal lands of the empire. The pres- ent owners will receive from the gov- ernment a certain award in consider- | ation of their surrender of their min- eral rights, What the award will be remains to be seen. Surely it will not be anything like what the dukes and lords desire or demand, but their pro- tests are not likely to be of much avail, for the testimony of conditions under which coal miners lived shock- ea-the” public, and the ideas of the British people in regard to “vested rights” have changed radically on ac- count of the war. One of the foul |things brought out in the investiga- tion was that in the war period, for every advance in the wage of the | miner, or every increase in cost of mining, or for every swelling of the income tax rate, the mine owners added enough to the charge for the privilege of taking coal out of the earth to net them more than they received before the war. In fact. they penalized the nation for its urgent coal needs in the time of na- tional peril, and fattened on the war as they never did before. Nationalization of coal is accepted as certain. Now comes another phase of the mineral question. INCLUDES OIL MONOPOLISTS, TOO The extraordinary rise in coal costs has led the British to seek oil in the British Isles. For the drilling opera- tions conducted by Lord Cowdray, the government advanced $5,000,000. When his lordship struck oil in Der- byshire, the whole empire rejoiced. The first reports were of an excellent flow of pertoleum and a promise of @ most important development. Since then little has come from official v tions to exact tribute from people) | |of the earth. | | | These Are Sad Days for Dukes; British People to _ Take Over Coal Control sources regarding the “strike,” Foremost American kconomist, and| ‘There's a reason. It is this: Lord Cowdray's confidence tn fim Two developments that mark a rev-| oil streams or an oil stream in the British Isles has been justified, noth= ing so far warrants the belief that: the “strike” is important. The quale ity of the oll is good, but the quam tity is disappointing. 4 One 200,000-gallon tank is to Be builf near the wells “brought in" How long it will take to fill that tank remains to be seen. His ship is drilling in other parts England and Scotland, and may with success, It is to be hoped. will, for otherwise Great Britain have a frightful handicap in to fuel. | MINERAL RIGHTS GO BACK TO PEOPLE Immediately upon the news of #1 oil “strike,” @ demand was upon the government for a st as to whether the owners of the on which wells were “brought would have vested rights in the The answer given was that the rangement made with the land ers on whose properties wells sunk was that they would be pensated. There has been no o definition of what comp means in this case, but unoffi it is announced that a certain will be made, and thereafter the in question and the mineral below the surface revert to the B tion. 4 If Great Britain goes to the alization of mineralized land, # undoubtedly will be a move in same direction in this country, Oklahoma Indians who never tt a hand toward bringing oil the earth are receiving many lions of dollars a year royalty fe privilege of bringing the buried under the earth to the It ts so in whites who own lands in Califi Indiana, Texas, Ohio, Penns} Kentucky, Wyoming and el on which coal or oil has been covered, The world is undergoing a tion in sentiment. Vested rigl far as copper, iron, coal, off other elements buried in the are not viewed as they used to Such natural wealth likely nationalized in every country if G Britain leads the way. WATCHING THE SCORE! Jess Barnes delivered a game for the Giants, New Yorkers tied with the The Cards lost, 2 to 0, Flack's homer had a big the victory of the Cubs Phils, 6 to 3 in the The White Sox lost thelr Pickings with the march of the Athletics but they took | final encounter, 7 to 1, Slim Love allowed the one run while the Tigers three for a victory. ‘ROUND COAST LEAGUE two tallies in the second, f pene. eeet gathering them and to 2. DECIDE TITLE CHICAGO, July 12.—Nati court tennis championships well-known players of the including those in the lawn tournament at Cincinnati. Permanent Positions or Telephone Men Permanent Positions Open for Telephone Men With or Without Previous Experience YOUNG MEN DESIRING TO-LEARN THIS BUS- INESS may enter as apprentices in switchboard, re- pair and installation departments, or in other branches of the service. Excellent opportunities for advancement. YOUTHFUL VETERAN IS | GIVEN EMERGENCY JOB SAN FRANCISCO, July 12.—F listed at 14, Henry Christiar twice decorated for bravery, severa times wounded and bearing honora- ble discharge papers from the Cana n army, the United States navy and the United States army, and not yet 19 years old, entered the War Camp Community serv- ice offices. here and asked for a Job, | William M. Curry, senior exam-! iner of the United States employ- ment service, called up L. W. Claybaugh of the Western Union. “We've got a lad down here who has served in two armies and one navy, and. who pulled a Frengh Heutenant colonel tn from No Man's Land one night and saved his life,” sald Curry. “Need that kind of a lad in the telegraph business in Los Angeles?” “You bet Claybaugh. ing we'll around.” Christianson started South. He originally served in the 22nd Cana- dian engineers, was discharged for wounds and got into the United States navy and later the United States army, despite his disabilities, | we do," answered “If there isn't an open- make one. Send him Wages $4.00 to $4.50-Per Day to Start EXPERIENCED MEN qualified to do switchboard, installation, line and repair work will be employed either for city or out of town work. Wages $6.00 Per Day Applications will be received at any central office in Seattle or room 333 Henry Building. Telephone Elliott 12000.