The Spanish American, 1910-07-23

I have always been fond of boxing, and have always believed in it as a vigorous, manly pastime, one of those pastimes which have a distinct moral and physical value, because they en- . courage such essential virtues as cour age, hardihood, endurance and self- control. Until within a few years, I used to box a good deal myself, and when I was young several times took part in contests of a public or seml seml-pubjic - pubjic seml-pubjic nature generally, I am bound to say with ill success. I think box boxing - ing boxing is a sport which should be encour- aged among boys and young men gen generally. - erally. generally. I have been glad to help it so far as J could in the army and navy, where, I believe it has been an excel excellent - lent excellent thing" for the enlisted men. When. I was Police Commissioner, I was struck by a statement made to me by Jacob Riis to the effect that the establishment of boxing clubs in ma-. ny ofthe poorer districts had resulted in good, In rather unexpected ways; that is, it had not only given the vig orous young fellows who otherwise would join "gangs" a legitimate out let for their activities, but had also ... markedly reduced the number of af- : frays In which the knife was used. The spirit produced by the boxing had told against knifefighting, and distinctly discouraged nfajr play. Therefore, from every standpoint, I believe In the encouragement bf box boxing - ing boxing as a sport. Moreover, boxing as a profession has Its good side also. Among the men whose friendship and regard I have really valued I could name a number of professional boxers Including several ring champions. The men to whom I refer I 'found Muaré, dec-emt men who showed themselves good citizens when their good citizen was tested.' I approved oí the movement, which In this state at the time that I was police com commissioner, - missioner, commissioner, resulted in the enattment of a law permitting, contests between professional boxers, under conditions which were meant tq safeguard the sport against brutality and the other -evils which have everywhere resulted sooner or later in the suppression of the prize-ring. I saw several of these public boxing contests, In which the Intent of the law was carried out In good faith. " Nevertheless, even under this law, abuses crept In, and finally, one or two fights occurred where the sur surrounding - rounding surrounding circumstances were so scan scandalous, - dalous, scandalous, that when I wa3 Governor, 1 was obliged to advocate, and finally to secure, the repeal of the law under which the cbntests took place, feeling convinced, together with the great -.rajcrity of the citizens of tho staie. üiat under it almost all that mart? I'iiKtí fighting objectionable and de demoralizing - moralizing demoralizing had gradually been ve-1 vived. . . Now this was ray experience, the . experience of a man who, so far from being prejudiced- against boxing, was and Is a warm advocate of It, and . who, at the outset, had not the slight est prejudice against professional box-. , ing, that is boxing for purses of money and who has numbered (Continued on last page column 1)

(Special to the Spanish American! New . York, July 16. J. Olieslae Olieslae-wers, - wers, Olieslae-wers, the Delgian aviator who re re-:ently - :ently re-:ently carried off speed and height prises at .the aviation mets at Helio Helio-polis, - polis, Helio-polis, Egypt, Nice and Boulogne, has entered the New York Chicago aero aeroplane - plane aeroplane race which starts from Chicago October eighth for a purse of $25,000. This makes the seventh formal en entry. - try. entry. Others are Charles K. Hamilton, Glenn H. Curtiss or representative, Captain Thomas A. Baldwin, J. C. Mars. Oscar P. Hellings and J. A. B. McCurdy. the latter on c ondition. Hubert Latham has cabled he may compele if he cari get a reliable machine for such a long cross-country race. M. Olieslagers will probably em employ - ploy employ a Bleriot monoplane In the Chicago-New York race. This makes the contest the first In the TJinted States, in which biplanes and monoplanes have contested Jn a cross-country race. Charles K. Hamilton when told of Olieslaegers entry, expressed pleas pleasure - ure pleasure .and said he believed there would be some surprises in store for theh for eieners an dthat the American people will find out that the aviators of this country are at least the equals of the best which the old world can fur fur-r's..' - r's..' fur-r's..' 'WIIIRE IS BROWN". -.-- - X - x .' (Special to the Spanish American) Philadelphia. July; 16.r Joseph Brown, a waiter in a prominent cafe, was bending over a table and pouring out drinks for three men and two women last night, when a man step ped up behind him. Placing one arm around Brown's neck, the stranger slashed his head with a razor, sever ing his wind pipe. Amid a-wild panic of the guests in the cafe, the police lushed in and arrested the assailant and took Brown to the hospital, where he died today. "That mam stole my wife in New York," said the murderei He was my friends and he ruined . , my home. or nine montns i . nave leen looking for them. But I did not want to murder him. I wanted to dis disfigure - figure disfigure his face. My hand must have slipped, while I was cutting his," He says his name is Harry Percival. 'He and Brown formerly worked as wait waiters - ers waiters 1 nthe same hotel in New York. COTTON GOING SKYWARD New York, Juyl. 15. There is every Indication today that the long, talked of squeeze In July cotton is now on. The market showed Increased excite ment today and prices showed a sen sational advance. July cotton is sell ing at 16.43 of fifty points above last night's closing figures, and full. five dollars .a bale above the price ruling before the covering movement began Wednesday. No' one seemed to have any cotton for sale except the bull leaders. At the high price this morning for July cotton, it stood nearly fifteen dollars a bale above the low level touched on during the big break last January. Bloomington, Ind., July 16. Heavy rains In this section last night com completely - pletely completely tied up the service on the "Mónon" route. The storm did great damage to crops and farm property.

(Special to the Spanish American) -New Orleans, July 16. That the United States intends taking over the nolicing of Colon and Panama, is. a rumor here, following the alleged bru brutal - tal brutal treatment of George Harrington, an- American citizen. Harrington, It In said, Is insane as the result of bru brutal - tal brutal treatment, while an inmate of the penal camp at Porto Bello, Panama, where se was sent after being arrest arrested - ed arrested on a charge of having refused to pay for a bottle of beer. A number of Americans on the Isthmus have de tnanded an investigation. FOREST PIRES IN MONTANA ARE BEYOND CONTROL (Special to the Spanish American) ; Missoula, Montana, July 15. Since last night the forest fires in the Mis Missoula, - soula, Missoula, Lolo and Bitter Root forests In this district, have assumed Im Immense - mense Immense proportions, and forestry of officials - ficials officials believe thát if rain does not come soon, this country will. experi experience - ence experience the most disastrous forest fires ever known. The conflagration seems now to be beyond control and every effort Is. being made to secure fire fighters. Another bad fire broke out I during the night at Stark. : DICKENSON ARRIVES , V.... ...... AT ANTIPODES Yokohama, July 15. J. M. Dicken Dickenson, - son, Dickenson, Secretary of War of the United States, and party; arrived here today on the steamer Siberia. ..Tokio, July 15. Lieutenant Gen General - eral General Visocunt TerauchI, left today for Seoul to assume the duties of Japa Japanese - nese Japanese resident general of Korea. He stated that Japan would not ues the "mailed fist" in Korea or antagonize the real Interests of Korea or those of foreign powers. Radical changes In the system of government would, how ever, be necessary. CAPTAIN LYON OF BROWN- - VILLE FAME GUILTY (Special to the Spar.ish American) New York, July 15. Captain Sam Samuel - uel Samuel K. Lyon, of, the Twentyy-Fifth In Infantry, - fantry, Infantry, U. S. A., recently tried for irregularities growing out of the Brownville, Texas matter, was found not guilty and honorably acquitted by the court, General Walter Howe, commander of the department of the Ehst, however, acting as the review reviewing - ing reviewing authority, today disapproved of the finding of the court General Howe says he has no doubt from the evidence that the exact condition of his amunition was known to Cap Captain - tain Captain Lyon and there was no reason why he should have been unable be fore the court of Inquiry to give full and exact information, except for his desire to cover up an error in his returns and certificates. Henderson, Ky., July 16. A cloud burst over several counties in west western - ern western Kentucky last night caused dam damage - age damage estimated at two million doliara Much livestock has been lost. The Il Illinois - linois Illinois Central railroad tracks are un under - der under water for two miles.

DIPLOMAT (Special to the Spanish American) Kansas City, Mo., July "15. Glf Glf-ford - ford Glf-ford Pinchot, who will be the guest of honor and principal , speaker at ihe dinner of the knife and fork clu'j here tonight, arrived here this morn morning. - ing. morning. In an interview he said "I should like to express with great em emphasis - phasis emphasis the debt of gratitude this coun country - try country owes to the insurgents for their influence iu securing good legisla legislation - tion legislation during the la3t session of cbn cbn-gress; - gress; cbn-gress; Some of the bills passed were exceedingly dangerous in the form in which they were introduced. Thus he railroad bill as prepared by Attorney .General Wlckersham, contained pro- 'a'ons, which, if adopted, would have proven a calamity to the country. The bill was hammered Into shape by the insurgents before it was finally tuloj ted." Asked if Colonel Roosevelt adhered to his original views on conservation, Vr. Pinchot said: "His acceptance of an invitation to be the principal speak before the" national conservaciin , ixuipres sthis year, is a sufficient m wf)' . ''.:. to Firm rafoADS LIABLE "?i r,.. . - ! v rOIi COTTON SHIPMENTS -Special to the Spai.:áh American) : Deis'on, Texas, July 15. Follow Following - ing Following receipt of news yesterday credit institutions In the east and Europe have declined to advance any more money on cotton bills cf lading.Jt was prated today that the Texas bankers Association .will importune Governor Campbell to recommend a special law making railroads directly responsible for acts of thei rabents. Another pro proposed - posed proposed remedy is to change the anti-trust state of Texas to enable sure surely - ly surely companies to combine for the pur purpose - pose purpose of writing insurance on bills of lading. . ' ; COTTON STILL CLIMBING (Special to the Spanish American) ,, New York, July 16. July cotton sold at 16.53 at the opening. this morning, making a new high record for the season and making the high highest - est highest price reached since the Sully year. A slight reaction occurred, ' but 1here was a continuance of the urgent covering demand, with buying more ceneral owing .to a five year wai;e agreement at Manchester and less favorable crop advice3 from , Texas. The o'd crop positions are still com com-V:etely - V:etely com-V:etely under the control of the bui.1 , leaders. " . ' OS HARTJE GETS DIVORCE (Special to the Spanish American) Pittsburg Pa, July 16. A decree cf absolute divorce to Mary Scott Hartje from her husband, Augustus Hartje, the millionaire paper manufacturer rr Pittsburg, was granted by Judge Spencer in the common pleas court