THE JJEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JAAUAKX 11. 1921.
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1921 A. B. Congress
Now On Its Wav
Buffalo Preparing' to Enter
taiti Annual International
Bowlers Tournament.
No set of sportsmen.' no devotees
of athletics were niort interested in
!.,. the swing from 1920 into the new
' veer -4hati the howlers, a great and
growing army in America, the coun--f'
try of world-wide fame a the home
of men partial to healthy exercise,
for, with the coming of I9J1 cornea
immediately talk of the annual tour
J"?" nanient of the -American bowling
congress, the Mecca of nil alley men,
Which. will soon be with us.
just The ,21st annual renewal of the
great congress is this year to be held
I 'fin i'.uflfalo. opciii'4,' on February 28th,
Z and closing un March 3lt. Already
'" great preparations are on foot in the
r tournament riiy. It is confidently
-. expected that the splendid record, oi
last season at Peoria, 111., will be
surpassed in the Bisoi' City, one of
the pioneers in fostering the game
made. famous by Rip van "W'tjiklc in
historic legend. .
i Will Strive for Record Kntry.
V The lort" tournafnsnt of 1920,"at
i."tracted an entry of 91)0 teams anl Buf
v olo l expected to no even better than
thl Kreat entry, because of tta odvan-
, taceoua loeatlon geoKraphtiKlly and ex
tensive horn Interest. H is consorva
: ' tivelf estimated that fully 1.000 team)
, will participate In the Buffalo tourna
ment, bringing together in the neljrh
V, borhood of .8, 000 and more athlete and
i. ; their friends. mal:liiK the A. B. C. meet
ing the greatest athletic assemblage of
the year.
Tne fact that railroad rale of a fare
and a half ia already promlned will do
QtlKh to help Attendance at the Buf
falo tournament, and President John T.
Multh is still working witn tne Home
Chamber of Commerce In the affort to
obtain still greatvr concessions tit' the
liancla of the railroads, with excellent
projects, he believes, of success. -
Bowlers will probably pay full faro
from their home town to the tournament,
and upon presentation of a certificate
hewing that they have bowKd in the
big meet, will receive the factional rati)
tviien homeward bound.
-h-' 1'resldent Smith Ia Optimistic.
. All sections of tho L'nlted State's ;tvlll
fc.w.ba found In the tournament entry. Many
,, i entries also will be received from Canada
i 'J and Mexico will be represented, as was
i : the case Isst year In Peoria.
J 'The Buffalo prtse list will run . well
, ever ItO.OOO and the winning five will
c m gather about f 1.000, as Its sfiare of tho
huge fund s wall as the diamond medals
:a J tu be awarded, emblematic of the bowl
( - 1"" championship of the world.
... Last year's five-man toam champions,
!:jW the Brucks of Chicago, who bowled the
world record score of 3,096 at Peoria, al
5 r.-ady have entered the tournament, as
E, r and Krems. as well as Joe Khaw.. the in
nave the two-man champions. ENcKsoa
,, f tllvldual champion, and Jimmy Bmlth, thy
.... jj' all-events champion of last season's proat
m tournament,
7 Pentathlon in
Swedish Army
pentathlc
pentathlon winch is
Li popular in the Swedisl
!5i' sists of pistol ' shooti
edish armv con
ing, fencing,
swimming, cross-country riding and
ifj.r. cross-country running. A man who
can do the above feats . R fionsid,-
ered as good as a sprinter or vyeighr
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Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire,
i t hlrago, Jan. i). Francis Dcsdiainps,
manager of Georges Oarpentler, said he
was not concerned over reports that tho
liiflr fight might be barred In the. ..United
Mates, on account of public reeling. "THe
l).t place is in London, a nil t understood
that Denipsey, on account of the situation
uti-ln America. Is now willing to waive all
v ur previous objections to holding the bout
. , In Kngland. All thnt concerns me, is that
,t If the fight Is to be on Decoration day, I
"4" must bo Informed by January 20. If it Is
to bo held on Independence day I must
i be netlfled by February 20."
Ciorcrnor Spronl of rennsslvanla has
notified the army, navy and civilian
board of boxing control that he has ap
pointed William H. Itockap, newspaper
man of Philadelphia, to represent Penn
sylvania at the national convention of tho
board to be held In New Yorlt.
,,Battllng Nelson, recently appointed n
Kew York slate referee, officiated ns the
third man In th ring the other day in
the contest between Benny Coster and
Packy O'Gatty In New York city. At tho
finish Nelson gave the verdict to Coster
when the two Jr.dces disagreed. Someone
i jumped into the ring and remonstrated
, with Bat, whereupon a few minutes later
: It was announced that Nelson had changed
his decision and decided upon O'Gatty as
the winner.
! George Fex, English" lightweight, has
J been signed for a battle with Bobby
' Waugh at Fort Worth, January 14, and
the week following with a tussle with
Tommy Carter at San Antonio in a IB
round bout to a decision. illJte Dundee
will meet Battling Barrere, New Orleans
bantam weight, at San Antonio Tuesday
night in the feattfro contest.
- Johnnv foulon. former bantamweight
champion, will probably ftght Jimmy Wilde
In London for the fly weight title, so he
ways. Coulon, writing from Paris, said the
-mstch is almost certain to be made
though; articles have not been signed. At
v present be is dotnif a short tour of the
. Parisian music halls. A ' njimbe of
matches are In prospect for Johnny with
, French and British boxers. t,
; Toong Denny, the veteran ew wrieans
welterweight, is hot after a decision match
with Champion Jac1 Britton. Inny has
been boxtng 4n brilliant, form for the last
year and his bouts were with some of tha
ioughtest boys in the game, Including
Johnny Tillman. Marty Cross, Frank Car
bone, Barney O-Ualr. Hud Lo" a.n.1
others. Britton Ic scheduled for a rtiMt
ing with Ted (Kid). Lewis at,. London,
February 1.
rromoter Bill Fraaer apparently Isn't
tsklne much of a chance In giving ciiar
leV WhTte . fiat for boxing JMy
Kreedman next-Friday In Kenosha, for the
advance demand for pasteboards Indicate
ha won't have room for ' the Chicago
crowd Freedman also stands to earn a
nles Piece of change. His contract calls
for an even split on everything above
!ooo The two lightweights are hard
at' work.
I hurley Welnert, Newark hcavyw!".
was declared winner in his bout at byra
cuse with Al Benedict of Brnoklvn Weln
ert won twlo in th third round. The
S t" , stopped by a boxinr commls
sdoner in favor of the Newark boy be
Sanse'of Benedict's fonlin. Th.-re was a
liotest and the men wore oro.rcd to bo
tl After a Kr minute delay Benedict re
umed h;s turtles and Rafereo Lynch sent
liim to his (,ornei
Frank Moran, who claims to be ton
Vfider for the heavyweight crow;, has
an idea that he Is the master of Jack
Lempsex. Frank Is at present in .ng
land, spending the. cash he received for
whaling Joe Beckett , to sleep in two
rounds.
Johnny RItrhin ll iMintamweight,
will clash With Kid liegan In an etghi--xound
bout at, St. Louis. I'"" 1.. -
Tho New Jersey boxing commission has
adopted rules requiring physical exami
nation of all contestants before bouts and
compelling a report of same to the com
mission. Youths under 18 years are for
bidden to box In authorised contests. Inflor
the rules boxers must weigh in before
S o'clock of the day of the botit.
' Jack O'Keefe. manager of several box
era. has added Jimmy Brady to his stable.
Urndy is considered the talleet light
weight in the game and stands a few
Inches higher than Packy Mitchell In his
locking feet.
' French and Belgian armv and navy
boxers will be unable to participate in
the proposed boxing carnival to be held
New York this winter. Unless some
ether countries accept Invitation, boxers
from the British army and navv and po.
Hoe departments will be tho only foreign
competitors:,
i Stockyards Tommy Murphy, winner of
many a hard catrte in- tne multileweignt
1 t 4!vtslAn im advancing into tha liahtheavv-
I-"' weight class. In the last few months he
S" baa taken on considerable weight. Tommy
'' will go after such top-notchers as Tommy
). Gibbons and Chuck Wiggins In his search
lfor bouts. Giving awsr a few pounds
' welfht la nothing for tha stockyards
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St. Louis, Mo., Jan.0. Lec Fohl
today signed a contract to manag.e
the St. Louis Americans. lie sue
c,eeds Jimmy Burke. Kohl managed
the Cleveland club from May, 1915,
to July. 1919. He has been in proies
sional base ball for a score of. years.
Ritchie Mitchell
Preparing for Bout
Milwaukee Lightweight Pol
ishing Up His Ring Tricks
Meets Leonard Friday!
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York, Jan. 10. Richie Mitch
ell, the Molwaukee lightweight, en
tertained a large crowd of boxing
enthusiasts at the Harlem Casino
gym Sunday, where he is training for
his bout with' Benny Leonard next
Friday night at Madison Square
Garden. Richie showed plenty of
speed and kept his sparring partners
on the jump.
Leonard is doing his training at the
Commonwealth . club and reports
from, Billy Gibson sayt that Benny
is in excellent shape and does not
believe that the championship will
change hands next Friday.
. Tex Rikard has a Tranced for two
f'.O-round bouts to precede the main
event. Bobby Michaels boxes Johnny
Keisler, while "Midget" Smith will
meet Billy Marlow.
Gold Cup for
Sculler Kelly
. The Schuylkill navy of Philadel
phia will present to John Kelly of
the. Vesper Boat -club, thai city, a
gold , trophy to be known as the
Philadelphia challenge cup, in recog
nition of his triumphs in senior sin
gle sculling races in America and
the Olympic regatta at Brussels,
The gold cup will be a perpetual
trophy and rules for its defense are
toeing drawn by a committee of the
association. v .
Grand Circuit Stewards
Open Annual Convention
Philadelphia. Jan. 10. Horsemen
from many parts of the United
States are assembled here for . the
annual convention of Grand circuit
stewards, which opened today and
will continue through tomorrow..
Optimistic predictions were made
for the 1921 light harness racing sea
son. The rules and schedule com
mittees met today, and- it was ex
pected the former would recommend
a few changes.
118-Pound Gibraltar.
Paris. Johnny Coulon, formerly
American bantamweight champion,
who tips the beam at a scant. 118
pounds, has the savants of Paj-is
standing on their . scientific heads
with demonstrations of his ability to
resist the efforts of professional
strong men to lift him off his feet.
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"Love Pirate" and His
"Soul Mate" Return
To Their Families
Chicago, Jan. 10. Pierre Paul
Auther, who eloped from Madison,
Wis., with Mrs. Philip Franzen, last
night returned home to Highland
Park 111.,, with his wife and baby,
while Mrs. Franzen left for Madi
son with her husband, the figures
in the "love quadrangle" having
made peace.' '
Franzen announced he would
withdraw his charges of larceny
against Auther, whom he charged
with hobbing him. of his wife and
forcing, him to write a 'check for
$100 to help pay for the, "honey
moon" Auther and Mrs. Franzen
planned.
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BASItETBALL
Greeley, Colo., SI t Kimball, 24. .
Kimball. Neb.. Jan'. 10. (Special.)
The Kimball high school lost to the Gree
ley. Cocw high school, champions of
Colorado, In a hard-fought game hero by
a score of 31- to 24. Kimball plays Al
liance here Saturday evening,
Alnsworth High Wins Games. "
(eordon. Neb., Jan. 10. (Special.) The
Alnsworth, Neb., high school basket ball
quintet opened Its season here by defeat
ing Rushvllle and the local team In the
Northwestern Nebraska Athletic associa
tion tournament. Alnsworth beat Rush
vllle, is to 16, and Gordon, to 7.
Beaver Crossing, 18; Waco, IS.
Beater iCrosslns;, Neb., Jan. 10 (Spe
cial.) In one of the fastest basket ball
games uver staged on tho local high
school floor. Beaver Crossing defeated the
Waco high .In a hard-fought, but clean
contest, by a score of 18 to 16. Neither
team has tasted defeat until this game.
German Paper Already Prints
Result of Dempsey-Carpentier
x .Bout; Say Frenchman "pinner"
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. Paris, Jan. 10. In Germany, at last, the result of the match between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier for the world's heavyweight cham
pionship is already known. An account of the fight is given in the Han-moversch-Tageblatt,
which says:. "The Frenchman, Georges Carpentiet,
beat the American, Dempsey, by knockout in the second round and. thus
secured the world's championship, all categories." '
French newspapers which reproduce this story add: "This is probably
what will happen.
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'PUTTING THE
NEXT ONI
OVER"
Another Chance.
Mexico staked our old
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irouoic
mate Villa to 1,000,000 pesos and a
plantation in order to keep Pancho
quiet during the revolutionary teeth
ing season. , A
This is the first time that the
fiddler ever paid the dancer. ;
No more will Pancho leap from
puddle to puddle in the mighty Rio
Grande and hurl his hobo vikings at
the northern gringoes. No more
vcill he lope back through the mes
quite and display his magnificent
contempt for danger by leading all
retreats in person. His foolhardy
coattails have played their last tune.
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j ite vvaii.ui i udcii Hum nit ton -
flict. Mother.' hang out the sell-
sacrifice flag, for the home guards
r.re back in tne anloniat. 1 reace
hangs soggily over the border; and
Texas goes back to its old monoto
nous routine of friendly homicide,
community race riots and justifiable
bigamy. . The swor"d has been
beaten into a Ford tractor. Anfl
the dogs of war into sausage. .
Villa, the Littlest Napoleon, is
now a Mexican commuter at the
mercy of the rain service, a subur
banite rendered helpless and silly
by countless repetition of the same
graphophone record on a rainy aft
ernoon. I lie man who rode his bat
tle steed like 'a centaur will now
Wrestling Matches
Will Feature at T.
Mat Performers and Indoor
Base Ball Players Coming in
For Share of Spotlight.
Amateur wrestling championship
tournaments and matches will be the
outstanding feature during the next
three months at' the local Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium.
However, swimming meets, gym
nastics, indoor base ball and basket
ball will also hold the limelight dur-
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ing xnis period. . .
Probably the most interesting and
feature event will', be the inter
city amateur heavyweight wrestling
match between Walker of the Coun
cil Bluffs Y. M. C. A., and Hasson,
mat artist of the local "Y," which
will be staged during the Merchant
Week entertainment at the Audi
torium on March 8.
A dual wrestling meet between the
Council Bluffs and Omaha Y. M.
C. A. will be held January 14 and
dual meet between the Nebraska
university and Omaha "Y",will !)e
held January 21. Both of these
matches will be held here Feb
ruary 10. The Y. M. C. A. wrestling
championships will be held at Lin
coln, and the state open wrestling
meet will be held here March, 29.
The state Y,' M. C. A. swimming
meet for men and boys will take
place at the local gym January 29,
while the state gymnastic meet for
men will be held in March and for
the boys at Ffemont April 9.
, Indoor base ball leagues will com
mence at the "Y" March IS and
closet April. 15 The boys' weight
division cage leagues will start the
middle of this month and continue
till the end of April.
Leagues will be divided in the
following classes: 195-pound di
vision, 120-pound division and un
limited weight division.. Games in
the Church, Commercial and Greater
Omaha leagues will be played in the
following order: Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday nights, until the
middle of March.
Much Mail for Babe Ruth
New York. Babe Ruth gets a lot
of mail, mash notes and other let
ters. He throws most of them away
without reading and answers almost
none at all. He was asked why he
didnt answer letters he got. "Gee
whiz," he said, "I ain't got no print
in' press." ,
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Rudolph for Detroit?
'Boston. Dick Rudolph, who was
one of the trio that pitched 'the
Braves to a pennant and world's
cnampionsnip, has been given au
thority to negotiate for his transfer1,
It. is understood he seeks to join the
Detroit Tigers.
Horse Racing in Michigan.
Detroit. The next legislature will
be asked by the Michigan Associa
tion of Fairs to legalize horse racing
in the state. The sport, 'f restoreg,
would be under a commission simi
lar to the boxing commission.
White After Lynch.
Jabcz White, the Albany bantani,
wants to meet Joe Lynch, the ran
tarn champion. Jabez claims he beat
Joseph the last time they met and
would like to duplicate the perform
ance.
Massachusetts Pugs
Barred From Wearing
U, S. Flags on Uniforms
Boston, Jan. 10. Wearing of the
American flag by boxers appearing
in bouts' in Massachusetts is prohib
ited in a ruling announced today by
the state boxing commission. The
ruling was made at the rtouest of
the American Legion. The commis
sion ' also requested that boxers re
frain from making religious signs
in the ,ring., , ' .
icrawl around with pianola feet, the
instalment stoop anu ouicr cut
demies of the suburbs.
The man who conquered a spade
ful of the greatest republic north of
the Rio and flung' it defiantly into
the faces of the Texas jack rabbits;
the man who rode like the wind and
Ttruck without warning, will now
have to synchronize his continent
girdling anger with the doodling
jerks of the Mexican 5:15.
The mighty have flopped. D'An-
nunzio, alter puttering around in
the garbage of the world war, has
retired with another broken heart
and is thinking of committing sui.
tide through the hasty - process of
jcitie tnrougrt tne nasty - process
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Gabriele could.. not bear tha
thought of all the world's beautiful
women wearing black and has de
cided to live, for the benefit of art,
science and the chance of another
flirtation. He fought long and val
iantly, '-and- among his captured bat
tle standards' are many perfumed
lace handkerchiefs. ;
Two great warriors have disap
peared from the Dtipont Old Home
Weeks.
Both of these men tried to die for
their country. And failed. '
Justice demands that- they be
given another chance.
Mike (yDowd Scores
Technical Knockout
" On New York Copper
f hlengo Tribune-Omaha Bee leased Wire.
"Newf;. York, Jan. 10. Mike
O'Dowd, former middleweight pugi
lif tic champion of The world, scored
a technical knockout, aided and abet
ted by Mr. Volstead's enemy, the
man on whorfi the count was taken
being a Brooklyn policeman. Mike
was arraigned in police court on a
charge of felonious assault and was
held in bail of $1,000 for hearing
Tuesdav. "
A stfeet fight was the cause of the
trouble early this morning, O'Dowd
said ,to the policeman: ' '
"Old man, I'm sorry. I see you're
Irish, one of my kind, and, what's
more, no match for me. I'm Mike
O'Dowd, the fighter. Come on, I'll
walk to the station with you.
This was after O'Dowd had pum
meled the .'policeman, who had
started to employ his nightstick.
Arraigned before Magistrate Fish
in the police court, O'Dowd was
recognized by the judge. He ad
mitted he had been drinking and that
he didn't know what he had been
'doing. The magistrate said:
k "Mike, save your wallops until you
get in the rinu again with Johnny
Wilson." ' , .
Carl Tremaine Will
Box "Kid" Williams
Cleveland, O., Jan. 10. Carl Tre
maine, Cleveland, bantamweight,
was matched to box "Kid" Williams,
former bantamweight champion,
eight rounds at Philadelphia Jan
uary 24. ....
Central Whist Players
r To Hold Meeting Here
Thle twenty-seventh annual meet
ing of the Central Wliist association
will be held at'the Fontenelle hotel,
February 10, 11 and 12, with a pre
liminary informal play on Wednes
day evening, February 9.
The meeting was scheduled to be
held at Sioux City,' but at the re
quest of the Sioux City players, the
board of directors voted to transfer
the meeting to this city.
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Fruzetti Meets Valgar.
Throughout New England they
think that Jimmy Fruzetti is the
coming bantamweight champion and
they are willing to-back their favor
ite against any of the topnotchers
Jimmy, will meet Benny Valgar, for
15 rounds at the Pioneers Sporting
club next Tuesflay night.
ADVERTISEMENT.
!T CERTAINLY
DOES THE WORK
STATES SMITH
A., T. & S, F. Railroad Man
'Says Tanlac Has Completely
: Overcome His' Troubles.
"I know for myself now why so
many people talk about 1 anlac, for I
have tried it, and it certainly does
the work,"- said S. L. Smith, 322
South - Twentieth street. Kansas
Citv, Mo., switchman for the A. T.
Si S.'.F. railroad..,.
"1 had stomach trouble so bad for
the past year that I-was 'miserable
nil the time. I had no appetite and
what I did manage to force down
gave me indigestion, the worst sort.
I got very little sleep and I was
almost a nervous wreck.. I was
so weak and run down I was afraid
I would have to throw upt my job.
"I don't know what the end would
have been if I hadn't listened to
mother's advice and tried Tanlac. It
suited my case exactly. First it
gave me an appetite and then it put
my stomach in such a good condi
tion I could digest everything. I
certainly enjoy my mealsnow, and
eat meats and vegetables I didn t
dare touch for a year. I sleep all
night long without a break and get
up in the (Horning feeling lull of
life and ency."
"In fact. 1 feel fine all the time.
Tanlac's the best in the world."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha at all
Sherman & McConnell Drug Com
pany's stores, Harvard Pharmacy
and West End Pharmacy. Also in
South Omaha and Benson Phar
macy, Benson; George Siert, Flor
ence, Xeb.; Saratoga Pharmacy, 24th
and Ames, North Omaha, Neb., and
the'leadig druggist in each city and
town throughout the state of Ne
braska. .
Schmader and Rector
J To Swap Punches Jan. 2 1
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Andy Schmader, Louisville heavy
weight scrapper, member of Jack
Lewis' stable of mitt. slingers, will
meet Roy .Rector of Columbus in a
10-round mill at Columbus, Jan
uary 21. ' -
Rector, who has. several victories
to his credit over Pacific coast
battlers, nearly wrecked Johnny
Sdenberg at Gplumbus a. month
ago.
Chicago Bowler Rolls His ,
Way to Fame With 300 Score
South Bend, Ind.Jan.10. Louis
Levi ne of Chicago, . rolled his way
into the bowling hall of fame during
the second day of the interstate
bowling tournament here last night
when, he produced - a perfect 300
score. , ,' , . , '.
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If this car of coal were given to us absolutely FREE at the
mines, the freight alone on the coal in the car would amount
to more than the coal and freight put together in 1915.
HERE'S
PROOF:
The increase in coal alone
; v The -freight, ratea were set by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. .There is talk' that they
may. be increased again. ..They. will. never go
down-to the 1915, level. ! ,
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The last change in our rates was in
, ' January, 1917.
AT THAT TIME THEY WERE REDUCED
25 PER
These rates were based on 1915 operat
ing costs. We all know what big strides
have been made by "Old Man Increase"
since 1915 and history has shown that prices
will never reach that level again. .
Despite the increase in business) our ex
penses have reached a point where their in
crease is more than the corresponding in
crease in earnings.
We are notjreceiving enough income to
pay our ' manufacturing costs; to replace
worn-out machinery, and to pay us a fair re
turn on a fair Value of our property.
LESS THAN 1 PER CENT HAS BEEN
RECEIVED ON TrIE LAST FIVE MIL
LION DOLLARS SPENT BY US IN EX
TENDING AND BETTERING OUR SERV
ICE TO YOU AND YOUfcS. J
Appreciation?
When the gaa rates were in
creased there was but little public
comment. ' The! board just an
nounced an Increase on every 1,004) ";
cubic feet;, "soaked on" a, few'
"sen-ice 'charges" and let it go at -that.
After obtaining:, the increase, as
you know, the pressure of the jrae
was lowered, giving the consumer
less gas for his money and the heat
ing units were decreased.
Our . sen-ice has always been
maintained on a 100 per cent basis.
We hope, we will get the relief we
ask .so that this sen'ice can be con
tinued. And we mil appreciate itt
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"Pattv" McGill and Fred Grublmier
Matched for Wrestling Bout Jan. 28
, Stanton, Neb., Jan. 10. (Speciul.)
"Pat" McGill, whom wrestling fans
in this section of the state will re
member had a tough two-hour draw
with Fred Grublmier here last fall,
will meet the latter in Wisner, Neb..
on Friday, Januarv 28, in a finish
match.
Last fall a farmcrfied looking chap
breezed into' the city of Wisner all
"dolled up" in old torn overalls with
very mtich'of a rustic life expression
upon his face. This stranger, who
later appeared to be none other than
Grublmier,' bounced into Wisner in
a product of the Henry Ford, plant
at Detroit. Posing as a .sort of "one
horse" wrestler, he started making
brags. about his ability to wrestle.
Now, W'sneHtes know of McGill's
r.bilitv to perform on the padded
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Coal coat us an-average of-$63 a ton during 1920. It cost us $2.78 a ton during 1915.
- Our average freight rate alone on coal now is over $3.00. Simple grade school arith
metic shows that coal during 1920 cost us $3.54 more a ton than it did in 1915. ,
Do you 'know what this means?
From -These Facts It Is Evident Thkt a Reduction
in the Cost of Coal Will Not Solve Our Problem
is a
CENT.
ask
surface and have as much, faiih in
their grappler while he is on the mat
as France has in Foch. Grublmier
journeyed to Wisner for the sole
purpose of placing $1,000 and his
Ford that he could defeat "Patty."
The Wisner fans, are real sports.
They soon "covered" Grublniier's
$1,000. and his Ford, and were willing
to wager their clothes aganist i the
torn overalls of the visitor that Mc
Gill would at least stay the limit and
stood a cold chance of , beating
Grublmier. ; The match was staged
before a large crowd and ended in a
two-hour draw. ''.
Interest in the coming match is
running sky-high and already several
of McGill's backers-are saving their
nickels and dimes to bejt.'-on the Wis
ner grappler. ,
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We use 150,000 tons of
V
amounts to $517,000.00
Coalis one of our greatest items of expense.
We spend more than $1,000,000 a year, or more
than one-third of all our earnings, for this one
commodity, v
"Living
Everyone knows that 1 per cent is not a
"living wage."
Because of this, we had to sign a mort
, gage on our property. We have to meet the
t payments demanded by the clauses of this
mortgage like you do if you have a mort
gage on your home or business.
We will not be able to do it unless we
get the increase in rates.
v All we ask is an addition of 2 cents to
our present rate which would give you the
same rate you were paying in 1915 when the
cost of doing business was much less than it
is now. ,
You know it costs you much more to run
your, home and your business now than it
did in 1915.
... ,; ;y
. We are not asking for excess profits.
AH we ask is a "living wage."
Isn't that
3Nebraska Power Co.c
National Boxing Body
Will Control Sport
"New York. Jan. 10. RepieM-iita-tives
from 17 stages, whero boxing
is legalized, met. here today to form
a national board of control over the
sport. x Sessions will continue
throughout Wednesday, during
which time boxing in all its rami
fications, will be discussed.
Some of the proposed rules and
regulations call for a maximum
price of $15 for admission to cham-
.pionship bouts and $10 to contests in
winch no titles are at stake; com
pulsion for champions to defend
their titles within reasonable inter
vals, and other reforms tending
towards uniformity of control
throughout the country.
Tentative plans for the national
body, provide for its composition of
one representative from each state
with powers of final decision on im
portant questions by majority vote.
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coal a year.
Wage"
fair?
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