THE WEATHEB: FAIR CITIZEN WANT AD3 BRING RESULTS VOL. XXVII., NO. 256 I "ASHEVILLE, N. TUESDAY ilOUNINO, JULY 4, 1911 PRICE FIVE CENTS SWELTERING DAY EXPECTED III ALL OF ITS JATIOfJ Q. ost Oppressive for Decade for Celebration of Coun try's Anniversary THUNDERSTORMS MAY HELP SOME Intense Heat Seems to be Quite ... General Extending From Coast to Coast WASHINGTON, July S. A Pofcrth of July more oppressive and swelter Ing than any for a decade put la. the forecast made ty the weather offi cial tonight after a careful study of the weather map.- With report of - 104 degree temperatures In , four widely separated cities, together with a score of other cities broiling In a temperature of lj0 or higher, no hope ror relief could be .discovered. Lo cal thunder showers may alleviate suffering m seme sections but they 'Will be showers by blest chance, for tie indication! of rain are anywhere to be seen. The heat Is taking a heavy toll pf death, according to reports, and the suffering Is increased by drought that practically has been unbroken except in the South Atlantic and East Gulf states,', where the temperatures are moderate. :.' ' At the weather bureau here today the mercury reached the 99 mark at i o'clock, while two hours; later the . Bureau thermometer on the ' street level showed a temperature of 107. There were two fatalities, the first from ' the heat this' year. Nineteen persona' who Were overcome re ceived treatment in hospitals and numbers of others were given private attention., Louisville, Ky.J St. Joseph, Mo, Pavenport, la., and Turns. Art., were the four cities in which the 104 mark was reached. Boston , attained 4 record' of 101, the highest ever reached there, a like temperature be ta g also recorded In Albany, N. T.; Kansaa' City, Concordia, Kan.; Co- Oumbua, O.: Parkersburg, W. Va.; Du Inque. Ia.; De Moines, la., and Fres e, CaL ' -J r-v-js JFor ' Mwv siaiu. in u history . Hertford. Con nl. scored 100, that Brec on! -feeing also equaled at such di , verxent points as Fort Wayne, Ind.: 1. . , . 1 tS. T .. . . 1 T II apoIls, .'Toledq r' O.!-; Oklahoma City, (Cootlnned on Page Four) E.G. McCONNELL SH O T YESTERDAY BY NEGRO TOUGH Patrolman Had Arrested Man and .... .. ;. Was Taking Him to JailPosses ScouredSurroundingCountry Last Niht--McCnlteH May Recover Patrolman E. C McConnell was shot yesterday morning shorty be fore 11 o'clock by a negro whom, he had arrested a few minutes before on a charge of larceny- of cattle, as he was conducting the prisoner to the city Jail in the automobile of Gilll- land BMkeleather. and as a result . of the wound, lies at the Mission hos pital in a serious condition, although Dr. E. B. Glenn, one of the physicians who attended him, stated to a Cltlsen reporter last night that his chances for . recovery are good unless com VI cations set In. The shooting occurred on South Main street at the Inter section of McDowell .street and when the -fact became, known, posses went on the trait of. the negro who made his escape, although at an early hour this morning he had not been found- Excitement Is running high and If the negro Is caught violence Is feared. Wanted for Larceny ' - The negro who shot the policeman was John Huff, alias George Waldrop, alias Hill. Local authorities were) notified yesterday morning that the man was wanted In Henderson county for the, larceny of two - cows and It was reported that when last seen the negro was en route to Asheville. Patrolman McConnell was detailed on the case and had located a roan to whom one of the eows had been sold when, he saw the negro leading an other one in the direction of Ashe' ville, Just opposite the Webb Store on South Main street The man was arrested, searched and eleven dollars and a watch were taken from him, when he was placed in the automo bile of Mr.' Stikeleather; who consent ed to oonvey the men to the city hall. Just' as the machine reached the Intersection of McDowell street, the negro pulled a gun from his clothes and pointed It in the face of Mr. McConnell who threw his arm over the negro's arm in an eftsrt to throw the pistol from his pris oner's hand. - As he knocked the arm of the negro downward the prison er pulled the trigger, the bullet a thirty-eight caliber, striking jhe feo flceman tn the right 'chest' between the- fourth and fifth rib, about two and one-half inches from the median line. .It passed backward and slight ly downward, penetrating the' right lung and the outeV side of the -right shoulder blade. The negro euner lumped or wa knocked from the ma- chine, Mr. McConnell being unable to detain him on account of his condl tlon and the paralysis of his right side. The injured man was rushed to the Mission hospital where Dr. Eugene B. Qlenn, Dr. L. B. ' Mc Brayer and Dr. J. T. Bevlar removed the bullet When the shot was fired the negro was sitting on the left side of Mr. McConnell, who exclaim ed to Mr. Btikeieather, "I'm shot! rm shot!" He never lost conscious ness, although he was very weak. Crowds Gather Within a few - minutes after the shooting, Pack square was the scene of a moving mass of humanity bent upon the capture of the negro. Men carried pistols, shotguns and rifles and a Posse of about fifty men, which was augmented to about ISO in the afternoon went In the direction of Swannanoa, the negro having gone in that .direction, aoroas Beaucatcher mountain. The posses followed him closely and hounds were placed, n bis track, .until the rain yesterday after noon Interefered with . tracking the hunted man. However, aooornr 1 .11 reports, -It seems that hit route Wi across Beaucatcher mountain, up the Swannanoa, which he crossed at Hemphill's ford, 1 across the little mountain near Bales' place on Gash's creek, where he turned in the direc tion of George Worley's place, going from there towards Busbee, -from there he went back to Henna Vista where he was seen yesterday after. noon shortly before T o'clock, which was the last sight that has been got ten of him. As the news pf the shooting spread throughout the county, men from all directions bearing on their shoulders shot guns and rifles Joined the posses and a systematic search ia be ing made for the would-be slayer. The railroad track Is well ; guarded, all railway officials and authorities - In near-oy towns nave oeerj sent a de soription . of the negro .ami It la j lieved that he will be captured within the next twenty four hours. At the time of the arrest JtelMWm-M' Sink striped Shirt, black trousers, overalls. a Stetson derby, and a pair of shoes which had been split However, he dropped the hat as he sprung from the. automobile and it was reported to one of the posses which is search IPPIflutSTIIIKE COMES TO AN END WITHOUT TROUBLE Developed to Very Serious Character lu Great BrltgirC Affecting Commerce STRIKERS DIDNT GET ALL THEIR DEMANDS But Obtained Substantial Vic torles Including Recognition of Their Union ' LONDON, July l.--Tonlhf saw the practical end of the shipping strike which, so fee as ;,. Its International character was -concerned, was a fail ure from the first r " Nevertheless, ia Great Britain It developed very serious character, . disturbing com merce and trade in' many directions, and came near Involving hundreds of thousands of dock laborers and rail way men and the transportation In dustry generally. X'.y The strikers have '-not gained all their demands but have obtained sub stantial victories, including the recog nition of their unions, which proved the chief obstacle to. a settlement in Liverpool, Gissgsw and . other ports, and led to the holding up of numerous Atlantio liners. These steamers have now obtained crews which wilt ena ble them to sail at an early data. In Hull, where the struggle was the most bitter and the striker we're obdurate and . riotous, a third conference be tween the board of trade representa tive, George Aakwtth, and th repre sentatives of the disputing parties was held today and proved successful. A meeting of the strikers tonight unanimously confirmed - the v agree ment, .. (Continued on Tgc His) WILL NOT BE SATISFIED IT Senator Bristow Says the , Amendments Proposed Will Not Hurt Bill MANY CONFERENCES WASHINGTON, July S. That the Insurgent republican senators will not be satisfied with the passage of only the wool revision and free list bills, after the-final disposition of the Can adian reciprocity bill, but will de mand other tariff legislation, was In dicated ' today In a statement by Sen ator Bristow, of Kansas. Mr. Bris tow . has had a number of confer ences with the other Insurants j his party regarding their program. He said he would- never consent to the adjournment of congress until do ties are reduced on "trust" controlled produot. naming cot bona, woolens. sugar, lead, rubber manufactures, etc. Amendments making such 're ductions he would attach to the re ciprocity bin. Falling that, he serv ed notice that "some of us will in sist that a kill or bills be passed re ducing the duties on these articles before the adjournment of ' the pre sent session." "Bills making these redactions." e eaaea, "win pass If the demo- rats will rote for them. The amend ments we propose would not endang. er . the passage ; of the reciprocity bill while-to. refuse It probably would result la passing the reciprocity mea sure and- then the failure of the tar iff bills thai follow, "The reciprocity bill, which 1 do not consider- effective as a revision of the tariff, -will pass possibly by Au- 1." . TWO PEOPLE ARE KILLED SEVENTEEN INJURED. BY SIDES WIPING. OF MIS Railroad Officials Say Acci dent Was Due to Brake man's Mistake. BRAKEMAN ARRESTED AMICABLE SETTLEMENT. ' WASHINGTON. July . The dls put between the Southern railway ana us trainmen over ine applica tion of the rules 'governing the In crease of pay granted in June. 11, has-been amicably settled by the gov ernment .mediators. Commissioner of Iber Neill and Judge Knapp, of the Commerea court, after three weeks of conference, stovers! exceptions were made by both aides durlnsr the eon- ferenoesv.. These, however, will be taken ap by the railway and Its men PHILADELPHIA, July 8. Two persons were killed and seventeen others Injured when' the .40 a. m, train on the Pennsylvania railroad from Broad station for Atlantic City side-swiped the Atco "local north bound at Lucaston, a little station It miles below Camden, N. J., at 10.10 o'clock, p'clook this morning. . One of the killed was . Forest B. Henry, ef Berlin, N. J., near here. - The other person ' killed was Thomas Ogden, of Llndwood, N. J. - The local train had orders to go on a siding at Lucaston to ' permit the express, which ts one of the fastest trains on the road, to pass. Railroad Officials say the accident' was due to the mistake of the brakeman of the Atco train, who threw the cross-over switch Instead of the siding switch. Two -coaches, of the- local train-were derailed and partly wrecked and the killed and Injured were in these ears, rennsyl' sii'ii railroad . officers say Ht was almost a miracle that a more serious wreck did not occur. L. A. Harris, of Balem, N. J., the brakeman .whose error in throwing the wrong switch Is alleged to have been responsible for the disaster, was arrested in Camden late today and arraigned before Justice , Frank? fc Garrison, charged with manslaughter. He was . committed to prison. , , The' Pennsylvania has determined to eon duct in exhaustive investigation Into te cause of the accident. ' REMARK CACBES' FIGHT.- ' gne&sman George W. Taylor, of the tint Alabama district, had a fight on the streets Sunday morn tag with Mr. L A. George In which ho was struck on fhe head and Mr. George knoeked down. It is alleged that they had Just left a meeting of the vestry of Trinity Episcopal church and a remark made by one of them, was mhesenstrned and precipitated the fight Beth were ar rested and their eases continued. la the mayor's eoart thll morning, i C' .' ' t ; POSTMASTER GENERAL HOLDING DOWN- LID OF eOVEBNMENT ILL ALONE ' ; : f ' w .-' - " . - All Other Members of Offi cial Family, Spending . " Fourth Elsewhere NOT MUCH TO DO. Washington. July 3.1 Postmas. ter General Hitchcock will hold down the government "Ud" tomorrow, Pres ldent Taft being away on his Indiana trip and all of the other members of the official family spending the fourth out pt the capital. . Vice President and Mrs. Sherman are at their summer home In Uttca, N. t., for the Fourth; ;8ecretary of State and Mrs. Knex are at their home in Valley Forge, Pa..; ;Secre tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac- Veagh have gone to Dublin, N. H., Secretary ef Navy Meyer is on the New England coast and Attorney General Wlckersham Is spending a few daya with is family at Cedar-hurst. Secretary of War Stlmson, who sails Thursday for Panama to in spect the canal work, left today for his summer home at Huntington. L. V Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. win spenn ine noitoay witn rrlends In the country. ' At the navy department Bear Ad miral Nathan C. Twtninlg. chief of ordnance bureau. Is acting as secre tary for tne nrst time, all of the offi cer ranking him being temporarily absent. , FTKEHAL OF GrW, 1WAKS. ATLANTA, Oa., June The fu neral of Gen. Clement A- Bvans, for mer commander of the ITnlted Confed- erate veterans, whe . 414 -yesterday afternoon, will be li!d Wednesday with honors due a pint romfnander of PRESIDENT COVERS MANY SUBJECTS IN COURSE OF A DAY Spoke Some of War But More of Peace to Old SoldiersTo Bank ers and Editors He Tells of Aid rich Plan of Revision the Ceafe4oiiwsstAwJwTf M i5re(rtTf wr-vls The body will IteMn Mate at the Georgia, capltol. from 11.0 until 1. 10 o'clock aftr which it. will be taken to, the First Methoijlst church1, where funeral services wi(! be conducted by Bishop Candle?' and Chaplain General R. Linn Cave, of the United Confed erate veteran. Upon request of the Ladles Memorial .association the body will be burled in the lot belonging to that organisation in Oakland cemetery near the Confederate cemetery in this city. MARION, Ind., July . With the temperature in his private ear up above the 100 mark far hours at a time. President Taft hurried through Ohio and Indiana today. He began speaking from the rear platform of Ala car at Cleveland Just after break fast and did not get through until o'clock. The president ended a strenuous ana sticky day with two addresses at the national home for disabled volun teer soldiers In ' Marlon. He spoke some of war but mors of peace and arbitration to the veterans. To the bankers and editors" of Ue . Eleventh congressional district be talked about the Aldrloh plan of currency, To morrow at Indtanspolls he expects to talk of the "third , most . Important measure" of the administration, name iy reciprocity with Canada., i On the way over from Cleveland, In sptte of the heat and the dust, the president made nine platform talks. Sometimes he talked about the heat, and at others he argued for a "safe and sane" Fourth, Pnea In while he turned to prosperity and Canadian reciprocity.; which, he snJd would would bring more prosperity, ' , - in tne speecn to tne oia soiaiers the president dsclared that all of the foreign wars .waged by this country. except the revolution and possibly the civil war, could have been settled without bloodshed through arbitra tion. No fewer than five times, said the president, had the I'nlted State Intervened between South and Cen tral American countries that felt bel ligerent, and by peaceful persuasion averted war. I am' not wild enthusiast er a blind optimist," said the president. "I do not look forward to a complete restoration of peace - which cannot he disturbed In the world even If these treaties (of arbitration) are adopted. Morality of nation improve only step hy step, and so ths making and con firming of these treaties must be re tarded only st step, but as a very long step toward ths serurtnt nf jpfefe In th wond.7. , ... v ways been excluded from arbitrable controversies, .to wit; "Questions of a nation's honor and of its vital Interest." continued the president. "Of course I cannot say with posltlveness that these treaties will all be made and confirmed. I can only' say that the prospect of an agreement with the executive of on of the countries Is reasonably sure, and w have every hope as to the other two, and these three treaties Will be followed by many of the same tenor with other countries It the original three are agreed upon and confirmed, A willingness of great countries Ilk England, France, Germany and the United States, ' however, to submit all Ihetr' differences, even honor, to an Impartial tribunal will be a step for ward In the cause of pence for the world that ran hardly be overesti mated." . The president told the banker that the Aldrloh plan could not be regard ed sa a political measure and should have the support of men of all polltl eal parties, lie ald In part; ' "I earnestly commend not only te banker but to newspaper men and in telllgent laboring men, : to business men and to farmers, a close consider tlon of the plan, and I am very eer tain that ftr they have sufficiently digested Us comparatively ; simple problems they will see that Its oper atlon will tend to the encouragement ef a banking equilibrium to the main tsnanc of normal business .conditions, to the constant meeting of the pay roll fend to the diminution as far a possible of the eost of the disposition of th farmers oropa," . , :. :. RETIRED OFFICERS Plucking" Board Designates Fourteen Officers tor Com pulsory Retirement , NORTH CAROLINA , ' MAN AMONG THEM It Marion after hi assumption of of fice and thousand of person turned out to see him. ' : ''''';;.:" '' -'v. "For the further securing of peae and a an example to all the world of the possibilities of the us of arbitra tion we have invited England. Franc and Germany to make a treaty for the arbitrament of all 'difference of an International character that In their nature can he adjudicated, anil we have left out In this treaty those ex ception which have heretofore al- MAN OF SIXTY-FIVE SHOT BY HIB SON COLUMBIA, 8. C July I. MrHay ; Klrkland, agsd tt, ws shot an killed today by Willie Klrkland, hi son sged II. The killing occurred At the hoaf-j. ef a. farmer In Kershaw county, twenty miles from her. The youssisp.lUrslswn,. t tsUllvktUd hig father to save his mother,' The elder Klrkland, It I sold, drove hi wife from home last night and h took retug at the house of a neigh bor. This morning Klrkland drove to the neighbor's house and, seising, hi wue, tnrew ner into nis ouggy. menacing ths bystanders with 4 klfe Willie Klrkland demanded that his father release the woman. t The elder man paid no attention to hi son and the latter then fired once, th bullet taking effect In the father head. W. ttfi HAS TAKEN OUT CHARTER $25,000 Capital Ia Anthor iied; $10,000 Has Already Been Subscribed RALEIGH, N. C. July I The Western North. Carolina Fair associa tion, incorporated, Asheville,, whs chartered today with 1B, 000 capital authorised and 110 000 subecribed by one hundred citizens of Asheville in shares .of 110 each, many taking more than one- share, . D. Harris anJ R. I. Fttxpatrick were among the In- cort.rators. The association will maintain annual fairs at Asheville to i exploit western carotins, resources and progress. Another notable charter Is the King Lime and Fertiliser Co., Brevard, cap ltal 12(0,000 authorised, and 152.000 subscribed by Thomas S. Bhlpman, Ft. Masee Cleveland and others. IN PRACTICE SPIN FREY MAY BE FATALLY INJURED Five Thousand People . at . Brighton Beach ThriDed by Speed Hade STEEET CAB MEN . IN MEXICO STBIEE MEXICO CTTT, July . fitreet car service tn the capital was tied ud at noon today by a strike of conductors. mojertnen and Inspectors, -j Tonight, with the exception of an occasional ear on suburban line not a wheel Is turning and the men appear confident lhat.by lomorrowver; car will be stopped. -. The walkout followed a refusal by the tramway company to secede an advance tn wages, the right of em ployees to purchase uniforms where they choose, indemnity in ease of ir Jury fan ; lmmnnity from discharge wlthrtut good cease. . - - , - Between 1)00 and 1,104. me nare out Th company made-wv effort to-. day to operate ear tn rqartr. BODY FOTL'Xf) IX -SWAMP. DAWSON, Ga., July t, The bullet- riddled body and wagon of Ltnnle Maury, fe rural mall carrier of Edison, who haa been ..jniMing since Saturday, was found late yesterdayJriLiiswmp several mile out of town and lust off the public road. With the body s found a note to the dead man's wife written In a clumsy attempt to make the crime appear as suicide.. The mall pouch was found near the body. It la not known whether it had been tampered with. Posse are scouring the country with dog In an effort to capture the elayer of the carrier. - WASHINGTON, 'July" Forecast: North Carolina Qenerally fair except probably local thundrer ihewen Tues- th buslnss day and Wednesday; light,, variable winds NEW YORK, July 9. tn the first half of a two days' automobile race meeting at the Brighton Beach mo- tordome today five thousand specta tors were thrilled by the speed of many of the drivers, of whom E. It. Frey was probably fatally Injured while making ' a practice spin. In avoiding a car which stoppsd dead ahead of him, he went through the paddock fence. The machine turned turtle, pinning Frey underneath while the mechanician escaped with a few bruises. Frey was taken to a narby hospital, where he was found to be suffering from a dislocation of a shoulder and serious Internal Injuries. Later on Louis Dlsbrow bad nar row escape from a similar accident at the same place, when a front wheel tire blew up in the fifty-seventh mfle of a sixty-mil event He and Ralph I)e Palma held the lead until the ac cident put Llebrow out. De Palma wrcasy wtonwy hK-tlmg farsttty miles being 59.J1.J7, Bob Burman made a new one-mile record for this track from a standing start of ii.it. Later from a flying start Burman went around In tt.ii. - ROGKKILL COTTON MILLS CLOSED DOWH FOB WEEK Operators Claim Shnt Down Is Sort of Fourth of July Celebration. , ROCK II1IJ S. C. July I. All but on of the cotton mills of Rock Hill closed down today to remain shut for the week. Th only exeep tlon was ths Carhart min, which will resume operations after the Fourth of July. The closing down, it , Is stated. Is not so much for the pur pose of curtailment, a to give the operatives a holiday In honor of th Fourth of July. DENIES REPORTS OF ENGAGING AMERICANS NEW ORLEANS, July I Absolute denials of reports that he 1 engaging Amerrn soldiers of fortune fox Nic aragua were made by general Victor Gordon, well known to all Americans Irt Central American n4 at on tlm a soldier of fortune In Nicaragua, who passed through here this morn-. Ing enroute to New York with his wife' and child. General Gordon said 1 all of Nicaragua was under the in fluence of General Luis Mens, minist er Of war and that the 10.000 trained troops were sbsolutely loyal. There is nothing in the rumor that General Mena will use his troops to seise the government," said he, "I do hot thinly he want the presidency. He is a much president now as he want to be and I believe he will nam the next president, , t TEN MORE DEAD FROM HEAT IN NEW YORK NEW YORK. July I. Th siege of oppressive hot weather oontlnues throughout New York state. To the maximum of (4.1 degrees which the heat wave officially reached here yes terday three and a half degress were added by today's maximum of re corded at noon. To th list of ten live which succumbed here In yester day's torrid tide as many more were added-today, while the prostration officially reported ran upward of a core. tip state point reported similar woe. At the Cornell weather station In Ithaca, a temperature of 101 de grees, the highest since th station was established thirty years a so, wss officially reported, At o'clock to night -the efflclal thermometer In New York City registered it, and there was still no relief in sight "Fair and continued warra"-wa th early fore cast, but whether It would be worse for the holiday the officials could hot venture to predict While It Wa the hottest July I recorded here since !, when " was registered, it falls two degrees short of a September day In llfl when the city record was established at 100 degrees. HEAT TAKES HEAVY TOLL. ' BALTIMORE, Md July I .Th hot weather tooK heavy toll her to day, although- the official maximum temperature of tS degree wa two degree lower than that of yesterday. Four deaths, : one of them a suicide, two attempt at suicide and twelve prostrations war reported a re sult of th Wt '. Retirements Made In Accord ance With Naval Personnel Act for Promotion J WABHINdTON, July - I. Tht name of fourteen , officer pf th United State navy selected for com pulsory retirement qy the "Plucking" board appointed by Secretary Meyer, were announcer! today and th sus pense, which for. several wk tins ripped th personnel of the service from lieutenant te captain, was dis pelled. By the; conclusion of the board, which have- been approved by th president, four officer of each of the grade of cap ts Ins, comnisnd r ' and lieutenant ootnamnder anf two . lieutenants, wsr transferred to tn retired list from Jun 10. Th officer affected, most of whom are Spanish-American war veterans, ares Captain Jame T., Smith, of Nortii Carolina, commanding the . rerniv Ing ship Hancock; John T. Newton, of Ohio, until reoently In com mand 'of the battleship Ne braska; Ilobert F. Lopes, of Ten nessee, senior member -oi the Iw ! surveying vessel on the Pacllo mmc; and Harry Phelps, of New Jersey, serving on general court marial duty t th Nw York navy ynrd. ? Commander Patrick' W, I'ourlgsn, of New York, commanilihx im nvni training stations at Newport, It. ' j Harold X. Kinea, of Kentucky, cm mending th supply ship Ouacler; l.-l-ward T. Wltherspoon, of New York, commanding th transport TriUrle; John R, Eddie, of th District of C,.. lumbla, executive officer on the but tleehlp New Hampshire. Lloutenant Cominander John i If. ftowen, of Pennsylvania, executiv Officer ef tn taHle.hl MKlne; Al fred A. Pratt, of. - Illinois, - n sw leave; Erteet JfEcfchiu-df, of vi. oonsin. txecuUve officer4 of th re ceiving hip Independence; Henry T. uaxer, or Ohio, on duty at naval sta. tlon at Cavlte and Ologspo. Phlilo. pin island. v Ltsutensnt Bemmrai Read, nf w.,i Vlrglnla,on lck leave! Roland ft. Rlggs, of Nsw Jreeey, on sick leave. lh reureraents are mad in ac. cordano with th provisions fcf the naval personnel act for the PurDo.n of creating vacancies in the line of th ns,vy In order to permit of promo-; tlon. The vacancle during th lt fiscal year caused by dsatb, retlre ment' or resignation were fourteen- ttiao th number prescribed b law. Each of the officers retired will be advanced -one grade in rank. IIGHTMIT 0BL7I3 BELT GOES JO VICTC.1 DDLEISTEOOT- Fl. Twenty-Round Fight Be. tween Two Fastest Kpn In Entire World . , AT SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FRANCISCO, July l-Fetf the first tlm in nearly thirty years, an international tight for the light weight boxing championship of th world wilt be staged tomorrow when Champion Ad. Welgast of Cadillac. Mich., and ' Owen , Moran. of Blr : mtngham,' England, meet her In- s 10 round bout - , ' " On th eve of the fight both men are in as nearly perfect; condition as It ; Toarbl; for - them to e, ac cording to, their trainer. Both, are wot! ""under the tit-pwti limit nd neither ha euffered any loss of . strength or speed in reducing to this figure. Champion Wolgast has been made a ten to sit favorite over the Briton and ring experts predict that he wilt enter the ring at t to 1, Big bettor are taking the Wolrast end while Moran ha a large following among the habitual, "short end play ers." - Tom Jones, manager of the champion, has wagered heavily on hi protege. . Odd of 10 to I are offered that Wolgast will not score a knock out Both fighter are bubbling over with enthusiasm and seafldsnc and- ring- side "fans' are expecting a slash ing battle. Admirers of Wolgaet be--lleve that he will succeed In wearing down hi - clever - antagonist : before the J round route ha been tra versed.; Moran'e backers on the oth er hand, argue that th Englishman's great eklll in boxing will enable him to cbck the ruehe of . god ; : chanrplon and pr 1 . t throughout the comt h? i '! three blow to Wo! . .Ech...,famp . er '

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