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CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE NOW ASSURED
Reparation
Issue Still
Unsettled
France’s Reply to Great Brit
ain's Note Offers No Solu
tion of Problem—Dis
cussion to Continue.
Belgium ks France
By Associated Press.
London, July 3.—France'* long
awaited response to the British mem
orandum on reparations was present
ed to Foreign Secretary Marquis Cur
zt>n this afternoon, but it offers no
solution of the seemingly indetermi
nable indemnities problem.
Count Be Saint .^llire, the French
ambassador, in an earnest talk with
Lord Curzon. set forth France's views
on various phases of the Ruhr ques
tion but failed to define specifically
country's position on some of the
pinpoints raised in Lord Curzon's recent
questionnaire.
The genera! verdict of those in a
position to know what took place at
the conference is that it was "unsatis
factory and Inconclusive."
These authorities were quick to add
however, that way was left open for
further discussion. This is taken to
mean that the exchange of views will
continue for another week and per
haps longer.
Belgium Supporting France.
Count Be Saint Aulire's conversa
tion with Lord Curzon occurred soon
after the foreign secretary bad given
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian am
bassador, nearly an hour. It is under
stood Baron Moncheur's talk showed
Belgium to be in general unanimity,
with France on the principal issues
of the reparation controversy. There
was undisguised disappointment in
British circles that neither of the al
lies showed a disposition to recede on
their previously expressed demands.
At tha same time talk of a rupture
la dismissed and the suggestion of in
dependent action by Great Britain is
but lightly accepted.
An effectives olution of the prob
lems can be found only in the united
action of all the allies,” said one
British official tonight. "If we acted
separately, what assurance cuold we
give Germany that It would he safe
from interference by France?"
UThis official likened independent ac
tion by Great Britain to that of a per1
son taking a lease on a house where
there was no security and where a
stream of lava might destroy the
structure at any time.
Cabinet to Discuss Case.
The whole reparations problem will
be discussed at Wednesday's cabinet
meeting in the light of today s confer
ence with the French and Belgium
envoys.
Meanwhile the foreign office an
nounces that nothing will be given
nut. for publication until the confer
ences have disclosed a more conclu
sive decision. No date has been set
for resumption of the negotiations
with Count I>e Saint Aullre and
Baron Moneheur.
The general feeling In London Is
that a settlement of the problem
which Is paralyzing the whole eco
nomic and .industrial life of Kurope is
no further advanced than it was a
month ago, and that no basis for a
real ngrement can be reached until
the premiers and foreign ministers of
all the allied powers have a full and
frank heart-to-heart talk at a general
conference.
Secretary Work in Sympathy
W ith Irrigation Project
Spokane, July 3.—Secretary of In
terior Work appealed to the people
of the northwest to view the Columbia
basin project in s "practical” way
and remember that before the fed
eral government could loan the money
^^■pcessary to reclaim the 2,000,000
.-ores in the basin, congress would
have to pass legislation to make the
funds available.
"I am willing to spend the money,"
Mr. Work said, addressing members
of the Columbia Basin Irrigation
league, "but before X can do that
jour legislatures must vote it.”
Mr. Work referred to President
Harding, with whom he is traveling
to Alaska "as the great reclamatlon
lst In history” and said the chief
executive was in most cordial sym
pathy with the development of the
west.”
Verdict Returned in Favor
of Mrs. Croker Is Upheld
kj Associated Cress.
Dublin, July 3.—Thero will he no
rctriul of the suit brought by Richard
Croker, Jr., contesting the will of his
father, one time Tammany hall chief
tain. The time for serving notice of
an appeal or for an application for
a new trial expired at 5 tills after
noon. Up to tliis time no such notice
or appllcalon had been served.
Thus the verdict recently returned
jn favor of Mrs. Bula Croker, the
widow, is upheld.
Control «f Railroad
Company Changes Hands
New York. July 3.—Control of I lie
International and flreat Northern
^^Itnilway company passed Into the
hands of a group represented by
Hwartxout Appenxcllar, brokers, to
day, through tlie purchase of 23.000
voting certificate* for $(130.non The
group now holds 38.000 of the 75,000
certificates, it was said
Sheriff Alike Kndres lias ordered
all liis deputies to read ail editorial
recently appearing in The Omaha
Bee entitled "The Hair Trigger
Deputy.”
The editorial deals with the slay
ing of one of two school buys in.
an automobile by a deputy sheriff,
who fired on them when they drove
off at liis approach.
The Omaha Bee
Will Have Float
in Fall Festival
Patrick Henry to Be Charac
terized in Pageant as
Sponsor of Free
Press.
The Omaha Bee is to have a float
in the patriotic pageant written by
John l-ce Webster ami to be held!
during, the Ak-Sar-Ben festival.
The float should be a most inter-1
esting one. for it will ‘concern itself
not only witli one of the most ani
mated and picturesque characters in
American history, but also with one
of the most important pillars in th"
structure of our country.
"Freedom of the Press” is to be
the title of the float. It will depict
Patrick Henry, the great American
statesman, pleading with hisVfiery
oratory before the Richmond conten
tion for the adoption of what later
became article 1 of the bill of rights
—the article which assures the free
dom of the press and of speech and
religion.
Few if any there are who will deny
that this article is the foundation
on which American liberty has been
based and maintained.
This article, which is the first of
the 10 amendments, was proposed
and adopted with the other nine at
the first session of the first congress
Held in New Jork city in 1789.
If reads; "Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exer
cise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech or of the press; or the
right of the people peacably to assem
ble and io petition the government
for a redress of grievances."
Patrick Henry is Inspirational In
himself, for his rise to greatness was
quite unforeseen. He showed no par
ticular aptitude for his studies, failed
in his first luslneaa and at almost
every other thing he attempted, in
cluding farming. As a last resort
he attempted law, and was condition
ally admitted to practice. He im
mediately leaped into prominence.
B. Brewer, general manager of The
Omaha Bee, signed a contract for
the float yesterday.
Driver Injured When
Train Strikes Truck
Special Dispatch to Tb« Omaha Bee.
Nebraska City. Xeb„ July 3.—
George Bradd. Shenandoah. Is,
truck driver, was quite severely In
jured here late yesterday when the
truck lie was driving was struck by n
Burlington train on the east side of
the river, while passing over a rail
road crossing. The car was a total
wreck.
Bradd had delivered hogs to the
packing plant here and was on his
return home.
He was badly bruised about the
head and shoulders and had received
a deep cut on one leg. He was able
to return home.
Certain ^ ardage Charge?
at Omaha Discriminatory
Washington, July 3.—Certain re
weighing and yardage eharges in the
buying and selling of lirestock on the
Omaha and Chicago markets were de
clared discriminatory today by Secre
tary Wallace. The Union Stockyards
Company of Omaha. r,td„ and the
I nion Stockyards and Transit com
pany. Chicago, were ordered to dis
continue the eharges after July 10.
Doth companies were charged by
the secretary- with "exacting a serv
ice and weighing charge equal to one
half the regular yardage charge on
ail livestock weighed over their
scales the second and successive
times, with, however, certain excep
tions in which no extra charge was
made.”
These exceptions were the basis of
tho opinion that the charges In quei
lion are discriminatory.
Embargo on Livestock
From England Continued
Washington, July 3 -TC»ntainuu
Hon of tlie ban on the Importation
of livestock from Kngland. hecansi
of the persistence of tho hoof and
month disease there, was announced
by the Department of Agriculture. A
new outbreak of the disease on June
31, it was stnted, has caused abandon
ment of plans for lifting the embargo.
‘Canned Heat’ Costa Sight
Winnipeg, Man.. July 3.—Joseph
Johnson today went blind and Della
Taylor, David Mowutl and Mabel Mc
I.eod were taken to a hospital In
a serious condition from eating
"canned heat'' for Its aleoholic con
tent. Three persons died here recent
ly from canned bent poisoning
Text of I’lesblenl Harding's sd
dress on "The Oregon 'flail,” de
li inert Tuesday at Meacham, Ore.,
is on page It.
Political
Bodies Plan
Solid Frc*i'
V'
Representatives of Agricul
tural and Industrial Groups '
Meet With Farmer
Labor Party.
Would Abolish Court
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 3.—Delegates repre
senting labor, agricultural, economical
and industrial groups will meet in
c onference Wednesday with delegates
to the national convention of the
farmer lalior party in an endeavor to
perfect a unified political front in
next year's election.
Over the protests of many farmer
labor representatives, the convention
today voted to seat in the convention,
delegates from all units which had
received the call for the convention
and adjourned as a convention, to
meet in conference Wednesday to
draft a program of harmony. What
ever action is decided on in the con
ference will be brought before the
delegates Thursday in reconvened
convention.
The purpose of the convention-con
ference, as outlined in the call. Is
not to combine all the groups into a
single political party, but to co-ordi
nate theiu efforts into a political
machine that will achieve for the
producing classes rights which speak
ers declared were denied tinder the
reign of the two present political
parties.
A standard under which these
groups could unite psobably will he
chosen, said Jay G. Brown, national
secretary of the farmer-labor party,
but the adoption of a platform and
the selection of candidates would re
main for the convention to he held
next rear
Objects Outlined.
What such a political unity expects
to do was believed to have been ex
pressed in addresses of former Sena
tor n. F. Pettigrew of South Dakota,
Lieut, Gov. George F. Comings of
Wisconsin, Jojin Fitzpatrick of Chi
cago, president of the Chicago Feder
ation of Labor, and F. A. Pika of
St. Paul, chairman of the Minnesota
farmer-labor party. Senator elect
Henrik Shlpstead of Minnesota was
not present at today * convention,
hut i* expected be her* Wednes
day and outline his platform before
the conference.
Control of the government by the
working i lasses. abolishment of
United States' courts, limiting the
powers of the supreme court, gov
ernment ownership of the railroads,
elaboiale measures looking toward
the stabilization of agriculture, labor
and the currency and revision of
taxes in many forms were directly
or indirectly urged in speeches made
by the foregoing speakers or dele
gates upon the floor.
William Foster Delegate.
Reading of th* report of the ci
dentials committee disclosed that
William 55. Foster, recently tried un
der the Michigan anti syndicalist laws
for alleged communistic activities,
was a delegate to the conference from
a carmen's local of Chicago, while
a Louisiana unit had accredited as a
delegate Kate Richards O'Hare. De
spite intimations thnt overtures would
he made with the socialist party, in
viting them to come within the plat
form of the conference, Mr. Brown
said lie did not expect any such ac
tion to he taken.
Inquiry among delegates as to their
consideration of Henry Ford as a
probable standard hearer develops!
that opinion was about equally di
vided.
I pwards of 800 delegates had signed
with the committee late today, rep
resenting local, central and slate
union industrial organizations, the
Von part lean league, progressive farm
ers of the Pm ifii northwest, women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom, national women's party, co
operative agricultural and mining
societies and labor and railroad Inca's
fioni more than to state-.
kansa* Hartal Hands
Attacked by Bandits
Ilf Intrrnntlonsl Nrni Ser.lre
Sterling. Kan.. July 3—Two har
vest hands are believed to have been
wounded fatally and others to have
sustained injuries In a fight today be
tween r group of harvest workers
and two bandits who tried to hold up
the party on a train near here.
The wounded are: Tom Bard. For
est, Ore. and Frank Conley. Musko
gee, Ok!.
The bandits came suddenly upon
Hr- iin n mi a flat car siul ordered
Ib< party to bold up their hands. In
the resulting battle several of the
workers fell before the bandits' bul
lets.
Nebraska Delegation of
kdueators Organize*
l>i»i»nt<h In Thu Omih* Hf«,
Oakland. Cal.. July 3 Th« Nebraa
i ka delegation of the National ftduca*
tJon aaaoolaUoti baa orgnnlxed harp
I with 1C', erett M. )logman bp pfnte df
rprtoi*, tu t lif* nbaehre of C. liny
Untfp; i:. Ituth Pyrtle. arri’etary; FI.
1* (J^d^od. Oiimbfi. member nf tha
nut mhI ri it limit tee on rrrneiltlnlp
ML* I i»\, firiind iMlanil. member of
i ho •i*‘i nim'v com id If t or; M C. Leflfr,
Lincoln, member of tha rraolutloriP
committee, m il Ituth I'yrlle, moml»er
of tha rnrnlnntlng rommlttcfe
Long-Haired Youth
Incurs 1 *dge's Wrath;
barber Gets Job
*V ^ ..in. i.
, July 3.—Herbert
PT dine into municipal
-A .crday to face a charge of
i * *cy wearing long hair and
' <■ burns. He was convicted,
whereupon Judge Ekwal sentenced
liim to 90 days on the rock pile.
“And," supplemented the court. "It
is further ordered that your hair
be rut immediately."
The jail barber executed the lat
ter sentence immediately, cutting
Orley’s hair close to the scalp with
a pair of clippers.
Four Burlington
Employes Confess
to Box Car Thefts
Quartet Held at Cre6ton
Thought Members of Gang
Responsible for Whole
sale Robberies.
Special Iliapatc-h to The Omolia Bee.
Creston, la., July S—Four young
men, Alfred Hamilton, Harry Bliss.
L. F. Taylor and Xell Dickey of Cres
ton, are under arrest here following a
raid conducted by four Burlington
railroad officials co-operating with
county and city officers.
The young men, all employes of the
Burlington, were arrested on charges
of breaking and entering box cars
and stealing large quantities of mer
chandise.
Officers had been working on the
case quietly for some time and
brought it to a climax when they
learned that the young men had gone
to Osceola, broken the seal on a
freight car and dumped a large quan
tity of merchandise along the right
of way just east of Creston, later
carting the merchandise away In au
tomobile trucks.
t'pon being arrested the four men
made signed confessions alleging their
guilt. Officers located several hun
dred dollars worth of stolen mer
chandise hidden under the flooring
of a vacant residence on the Bliss
farm several miles south of Creston.
Articles of merchandise. Identified as
stolen, were also found In the homes
of the men.
The prisoners were arraigned be
fore Justice Adam Pickett. They
waived preliminary hearing and were
bound over to await grand Jury action
in August, it has been stMgj! that
the four men probably w ill enter
pleas of guilty on a county attor
ney’s information and reoebe their
sentences frmo a diatrict co._,- ,u,ige
It lias not been definitely deter
mined whether others were implicated
In the wholesale robberies which had
been in progress for some time.
The stolen merchandise, which
ranged from bolts of dress goods to
automobile tires and parts, fs now
in possession of the sheriff end will
lie delivered to Us owners as soon
as the stolen articles can be properly
Checked over.
Hail Wipes Out Acres of
Corn, Spuds, Small Grain
Special IH'iiatrlt la Th# Omaha Bee
Norfolk, Neb.. July 3.—Hurricane*
and hail storms in northern Nebraska
and southern South Dakota, played
havoc with enormous sections of
fnrrn land*, Hundreds of acres of
corn, small grain and potatoes have
been wiped out entirely by h.all stones.
W Indatnrma have done damage to
farm buddings, orchard* and trees
around Honest eel, r. n, Lynch and
Spencer, Xcb. From AA'laner west for
a distance of four miles, the entire
district has been cleaned out by hall
Nonunion Worker Beaten
to Death at Kansae City
H,» International »*rs Hcrvirc.
Kansas City, Mo„ July S,—J. A
Hose, nonunion electrics! worker, was
beaten to death by four men, who
attacked him while he was at work
on a new house here today. t.\ C.
Olden a coworker of nose*, was
an trely Injured. The four men drove
up to the house In an automobile,
entered and asked th# two workmen
whether they had union card*, ac
cording to Olden. They had not, and
till visitors attacked them. Follow
ing the killing th* attackers drove
off.
First Wheat Cutting
Shenandoah. !a., July 3 The first
wheat to he harvested in southwest
ern lows i* on the farm of A. A.
Hllkkcr\rr. a deaf and dumb farmer.
Ilev. Fred AA'eiss I* the first on* to
report ripe tomatoes on his vines. He
has several hundred plants.
-1
Now for Land Sake Everybody Do Be Careful
v,v;
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Transport Set
for Harding
Brilliant in Fmdi Paint ami
Gliotening Brass for Board
ing Thursday.
H* Aai«ri«lP(l I'rrM.
Bremerton. Wash,, July 3--Bril
liant w^tH fresh paint, glistening
brass and new uniforms, the army
transport Henderaon was to leave
here this morning for Tacoma, where
she will be boarded Thursday by]
President Harding and his party fori
s trip to Alaska and leiurn to Seat
tle.
Above the bridge of the Henderson!
has been built an observation deck I
luxuriously equipped and enclosed in
glass. Her# the president may watch
the mountains and glaciers of the
north Pacific. The president is to •»
cupy the room designed for the col
onel of marines, and Mrs. Harding Is
to have an adjoining room.
The Henderaon will carry a com
plement of 19 officers and 460 men.
Including 30 pieces of the I'niicl!
States navy hand of Washington.!
D. C\ Waiting constantly upon the]
president and Mrs. Harding will be a
marine guard of two officers and TI
men commanded by Capt. F. T. Steele i
The commander of the Henderaon
ie Capt. Allen Buchanatn recently on]
the staff of the naval war eolleg--.
who commanded a destroyer division
In the world war and was awarded a
congressional medal of honor. The
executive officer is Ueut Com s I.
Henderson, recently captain of the
Port of Balboa. Canal Zone.
Part of F.mlp'zzlt'il Fund*
Restored to Marks Bros.
Anna Crowley and her aged mother,
whom she supported, disappeared
without leaving any address, fol
lowing the return of 69.000 of the 611.
000 of which she defrauded Marks
Bros. Saddlery company. It la be
lieved they have left Omaha.
The money was returned through
(leorge W. Pratt, attorney. by
friends sml members of Miss ('row
ley’s family.
.Mls« Crowley and her mol Iter left
no address, but It is believed that
they hate gone to the home of Miss
• 'row-ley s brother In Sioux City, la
Brandeis Stores Sold
Golf Balls for 25c Saturday
They didn't make one dollar profit par 1,000 halls.
Tat 3,000 people rama to Brandeis Htorea to by Uolf Mills,
Hundreds of these people bought underwear, shirt*, golf pants,
shoes and club*, not to speak of other departments of the store that
profited from this army of visitor*.
In Omaha there are 10,000 golf players. • • • 7.000 people
did not profit from this sale. Brandeis Stores would have beep
pleased to have welcomed and served the entire 10.OOP- and to
the consumer s advantage. Some, of course, didn't need golf balls
otbar* "forgot" about H but for lb# moat part golfers nerd to
learn that In advertising lies the secret of economical buying
July will he profit season f»u !:•»» nd\crt istog readers
\ outh Is Killed
bv Lightning on
South Side Farm
_
James Mayetcek, IT. Struck
a* He F nhitches Team—
Horsr Also Dead
From Bolt.
James Mayetcek. IS, Forty fifth and
Z streets. South Omaha, employed on
the farm of Clyde Skinner. Sixtieth
and T streets, was struck by light
ning during ih* thunder storm yes
terday afternoon and Instantly killed.
According to other employes on
the Skinner place. Mayetcek had
been driving a team to a hay rake
In the hay field and seeing the ap
pro:!- hing storm, drove to the barn.
While unharnessing the team be was
struck by lightning. One of the
hones was knocked down by the Ik.It
and got up and went to his stall,
where h» fell dead.
Bnaii lias Plan for World
Peace Through Farmers
tty Isternslional Nfsi servire.
Washington, July 3.—The achieve
tnent of universal peace by getting
the agriculture classes of all nations
pledged to the principle of world dis
armament is the plan of William
Jennings Bryan in his capacity as
chairman of a commission which will
represent the southern commercial
congress in the centennial exposition
at Gothenburg, it was revealed her*
today. While Bryan will not accom
pany the commission to Scandinavia,
he will serve as its chairman, and the
members will report back to him
when they return to the—I'nited
States He has prepared an address
to be read si the opening of the ex
position.
Sou of Omaha Capitalist
Seeks to \nnul Marriage
Robert Arthur, son of K W. Arthur,
Omaha capitalist, filed petition In dis
trict court Tuesday against hi* wife,
Helen Arthur, seeking annullment
of ihelr marriage of June 14, 1919.
Th* jiellUon alleges that at the
time of the marriage Mrs. Arthur
was not legally divorced front a for
mer husband Flrncst J. Willett of
St. Joseph, Mo The |>e(ltion de
flares that no vaUd service ever waa
had on Willett, and that Mra
Arthur made a false affidavit relative
to his military* sci vice. ^
Divorce suit brought by Mra
Arthur against her husband, charg
ing < ruelty. already la pending In
court.
Dauglitrr of F.x-Prrsidrnt
Kntrrs Business (,mrrr
New York. July S —Mies Margaret
Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the
former president yesterday entered
upon a business career. Site associated
herself with the Blow company, a na
Bonnl advertising agency, and sold
•I large contract during the day Mias
Wilson, who prepared list self for th"
I advertising business by 12 months of
j study, vv111 be engaged In a selling
| and consulting capacity
Doctor Victim
of “Poison Pen”!
Chicago Physician Target of
Threats Slander and Even
Real Brick.
_
R; rrw».
Chicago. July 3.—Dr. Burton W. j
Mack declared today he would take
the law in hie own hands if he found
the person guilty of "poison pen" let
ters and annoying telephone calls
with which he and his wife have been
bombarded within the last three years
before the authorities do.
The latest menace to the Mack
household came last Saturday after
the birth of a haby at the Mack |
home. Some on* telephoned thei
newspapers a spurious notice of the
deal It of Ur. Mack snd it was pub-1
lished.
The physician who said he had i
complained to police and federal an- j
thorium, pUnned to retain an attor
ney and call personally on State s At- ]
tomey Crowe today.
Mrs Mack nearly collapsed Satur j
day when some one telephoned the j
house asking a'oout the report that:
l)r. Mack was dead.
I-ast March a letter which the ph\-l
sician believes was written by a!
wonian threatened to kill the Mack i
bahy girl. Patricia, on the 39th of'
ths month.
On the night of March 39 Dr. Mack
said a brhk was thrown through a
window of his home narrowly rais
ing Patricia and another child in the
house.
Other letters, some of them hand
written In ink. and. many of them
typewritten. aise hare flooded Mrs.
Mack's mail, intimating that the phy
skian was familiar with another
roman.
Dr. Mack, who is married the sec
ond time declared the attacks upon
him are. In his opinion, an attempt
to destroy his domestic life.
R i ml storm Wreck# Barn#
special DUeeirk la The Omaha Be*.
tIrani! Island. Neb., July 3.—A de
structive windstorm accompanied by
hail is reported in Bose vale. Valley
county. Damage was Indicted In ter
ritory one mile wide and six long.
Darn* and outbuildings were wrecked
on the John Zurek and Joel HoUcck
farms. No deaths or injuries are re
ported.
The Weather
.*4; lowrat (4; m*an. 71: nor
mal. *4. I>atal axraaa aitica January I,
RrtalUl Humidity, l>rr*n«<kff+.
7 a. m., 41: noon. <4; 7 p m., 71
rml|»ltall%n, tnrfcv* ami HnnHrrdtha
Total. 54. Total attc% January 1. U.27;
dtfuifnpy. .17.
Hauriy Temperature*
% a nv ,4% 1 p. tn.
« a, in 2 p m 74
7 a w •* 4 s p nv .... 7 ?
% * «n 7 4’ 4 v *%».. *..*•**•» 7*
* a in s7 7 > P. m 71
4 4 a nt. * p 11
11 a r»» . ,., y V • p. m .,,,,«... 7 T
4? noon . % % i* m . . 71
IItt hr«t TMr*«ia#,
t hey unite .,74 Pu<*t»i« . • **
ItftVOttpmt % BapM « *lt v . 7%
iwnvti . **..74 Salt tdaKn v»
if'e* Mo.i • » 7« H*nt* *\ ,'*
I'.ular tliy ..... 4% tthtndan .... »«
!^»n«S*r . ,**..44 Hlpuv t’rt) ... 7i
North r^*|tf» . . 44 Valentine v?
Big Fight
Taken Over
by Kearns
Dempsey’s Manager Assumes
Practically All Responsibil
ity for Bout—Will Prob
ably Have to Pay Referee.
Gibbons to Get Nothing
BY FREII 8. HUNTER.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Shelby, Mont.. July S.—A huge
bowl like arena with a seating capac
ity ef lO.OOo, looms against the hori
zon on the outskirts of wind swept
Shelby tonight.,
"Wednesday afternoon 10.000. pos
sibly 13-000 of those seats will be oc
cupied at pnces ranging frdln 520 to
533. The rest will be empty.
And Jack Dempsey and Tommy
Gibbons will fight it out for the cham
pionship of the world before the small
est crowd that has witnessed a hea'y
weight championship go is years.
For his part in the battle. Dempsey
will rec-ehe IZIO.OOO and whatever
else his manager. Jack Kearns can
get, ^which probably won t be a great
dea!.
Gibbous end on his percentage con
tract won’t amount to more than a
iiag of peanuts.
Kearns Takes Over Show.
Jack Kearns practically took over
the show- today. The Montana pro
moters who undertook a great deal
more than they were capable of
handling, were conspicuous today by
their absence. They apparently were
content to stay under cover and let
the grief pile up on Kearns.
Kearns arrived in Shelby at noon
today, to take charge of the ticket
sale under the compromise agree
ment reached In Great Falls at 2:13
this morning H* found that he h3<l
to take charge of pretty much of
everything else.
It alio looks as though Kearns w:T
have to pay out a considerable po,
tion of the money he’ll take tn et
the gate, for it looks as though
Kearns will be the only one able to
pay the referee and the preliminary
fighters for their services.
Gets First SIM.M*.
Kearns, under the new agreement.
J-s to receive the first 5100.000 that
I comes in at the gate. It seems un
I likely that the ticket sal*, since
| Kearns took over the gate, will resell
| even that sum. And from when s
I might come the 520,000 or so nece'
jsary to compensate the referee end
the preliminary fighters? Kearns w;,!
be the only man in Shelby with that
much money.
On the tram coming up from Great
Falls this morning. Kearns admitted
he realized payment would be up to
him to save the show.
*'I’ve been the goat so far. so why
not continue?' he laughed. I sup
pose I'll have to foot the bill so the
people who have bought tickets will
get a run for their money."
*1.009 in Bov Ofrite.
"'lieu Kurns arrived in Shelby |,e
found $4,000 in the hoi office. That a
hi* start on the *100.00* he s shy.
Dempsey did not accompany Kearns
to Shelby, lie remains in Great Vail*
until Wednesday morning Then be
will come down for the fight In a
private car That * another *11* for {
Kearns to pay.
Shelby * o crowded today w a
visitors here for the fight. Kach in
Cuming train carried Us quota Many
Pullmans have been sidetracked in J
the yard* to accommodate those v. ■■ \
nblo to find rooms in town. Shelby
,s spoiled with big canvas tents con
taining from Si io 40* cots each, liver
tile Shelby high school has been
burnad into a rooming house.
Price* Out of Wight
Pi in s have gone out of Right hast
Saturday a noon moat in Shelby *
leading restaurant we Jl.i*. Today
a !<-** ample meal brought a check
for *
Tlic wind blows conatnatly. There
sn t a paved street in the town and
the dust clouds almost strangle tha
throngs which mill up and'<f!>wn the
quarter of a mil* that constitute*
the main street of the town
Dempsey and Gibbons both rested
today. Neither turned a hand.
Some concern is eipressed by Gib
bon* camp followers over tha mental
strain upon tha challenger.
Probably never before ha* a chal
lenger entered the ring agiunst a
champion with tha psychological as
pect of the affair so much against
him.
Gibbons will go in the ring know
ing that he will Rbt collect a red
cent And Gibbon* is not tha type
of bixer who lights for the leva
of the game It a "b business propo
sition with him. *
Fear* Serv oosneas.
That * why Tommy* supporters
fear that he may develop a nervous
ness that will ha fatal to ht«
chance* for victory.
Outwardly he ha* beer as calm and
unworried as a debutante. Me laughs
and yokes and manifest* the great -
ret colWdenoe In his ability to giva
Dempae.e the trimming of ha lifc
Rut Inwardly the mental strain
1 must l<e great and at any moment
i i he break-down *v> greatly feared
1 may «'otne but no matter what nvav
| !>e Gibbon* mental condition when
- bv « er* the ring little bop* is held
J out for iballrm bv those who hav*
i *een the rival Radiator* in training
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