THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1910. FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS PRINTED IN PORTLAND AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF THE JEFFRIES-JOHNSON FIGHT BEGOMEALDERMAN iThird Ward in Chicago, Con trolled by Negroes, Offers ' Political Future. RACE WOULQ BE EASY ONE JOHN ARTHUR winy n 1 -AV - & -"J 1 A v . . . - ',v - r :r- v 1 .-'c ' AH - ' W . M -1 Six Thousand of Race Ready to Col onize, if Necessary, to Insure Victory Champion to In vest in Big Garage. I CHICAGO. July 6. (Special.) "John ,'Arthur Johnson, the gentleman from the jThird," will "probably bo the way the jMayor will address the undisputed heavy jweight champion of the world after next April, for the big black has political am .bitlons and will. In all probability, enter the Aldermanlo field from the Third V"Ward. 1 There are now 3000 negroes In the ward . and 6000 more are ready to move In ac once If necessary to send their man to ithe City Hall. It la admitted by all poli ticians tonight that If Johnson decides to make the race from the Third Ward. : he will have a walkover, as no white man ; would be strorig enough to make a show ing against him. The negroes have al ,ways supported Milton J. Foreman for Alderman and he has simply swamped fall opponents, but he- would hesitate to pit his popularity against that of the champion. Johnson, contrary to some predictions, will not engage In the saloon business. 'Instead he will buy an immense garage -on the South Side and engage in the au : tomobile livery business. All his business . instincts tend in that direction and he has capital enough to go into the busl Iness on a large scale. ( He will probably make a trip to Europe 'and Eastern cities and clean up a big lot ,of money In theatrical ventures after he ,has established his automobile business and then return in time to lay ills wires for the Spring primaries. FAT MAX SEEKS FIGHT ,Big Bill McGowan Anxious to Meet f ; Johnson. 1 OL.TMPIA, Wash., July 6. (Special.) Big Eill McGowan, of Olympla, cham pion rough-and-tumble fighter of the Washington logging camps, has been backed for $10,000 and has challenged Jack Johnson for the championship, j Bill weighs 380 pounds, is 6 feet 7 inches Tall, but 30 years old, has had boxing and "wrestling experience and has plenty of t"sand." His favorite meal for years has been about five pounds of raw meat, with iminced onions. McGowan runs a saloon here. . Tonight the following telegram was sent: "Tex Rickard, Reno, Nev. Big Bill McGowan, of Olympla, challenges Jack Johnson, 16-foot ring, flght on New Year's day, JIO.OOO side bet. Age 30, weight 300, height 6 feet 7 inches. If challenge is not accepted will claim championship of world, heavyweight division. (Signed) -PETE M'GUIRE. "PAUL GOODWIN, "Promoters." The money is now in the hands of the promoters, who live in Seattle. If the challenge is accepted, McGowan will go Into training at once and will train down from 3S0, which he now weighs, to 300. He says that he can do this with little trouble. Until a few years ago, the big fellow .was working in the lumber camps and was the best rough-and-tumble fighter in the state. Although a monster in height and weight, he was quick as a cat. He thinks that he can get back into this con dition after a few months' work in a logging camp. Bill will flght in nothing but a 16-foot ring, as he says that if it were larger he would have to spend all of his time running after Johnson. IciIICAGO TO BAR PARADE I j"Xot Public Affair," Police Answer !to Johnson's Admirers. CHICAGO, July 6. "If a white man I wants to meet a black man in the prize ring and gets licked, why that's his busi ness. Anyway the permit you want is up Sto the Chief of Police." With these words Mayor Busse today ffrowned on a request for permission to J hold a welcoming parade for Jack John- SSon on his return here tomorrow. The delegation seeking the permit wanted a ibrass band and an escort of police. They "next appealed to Chief of Police Steward. S "TCothing doing." remarked the Chief. "I don't think such an affair should be (dignified by an escort and a band. If jyou want to have a few automobiles at hhe train it's all right. It isn't a public "occasion.' 3 As 'to the exhibition of motion pictures tof the fight, the Mayor said that what I other cities were doing would not influ ence him. ' "Anyway, we'll cross that bridge when we come to It," he added. JOHXSOX FORCES COMPROMISE Equal Division of Purse Refused by Colored Fighter. SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., July 6 Ac- cording to gossip retailed by fight fans iwho returned from Reno today, the new division of the purse announced before ( Jeffries and Johnson entered the ring (Was brought about by Johnson's insist I ence. i It is asserted that, although the pub 'lic was informed originally that the ! 'purse would be divided 75 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser, an equal division had in reality been ! agreed upon at a secret conference be 'tween fighters and promoters. I Johnson, it is said, refused to enter the ring until the terms of the original division were restored. Jeffries de jmurred and a split of 60 and 40 per cent i was accepted as a compromise. APPLEGR0WERS TO MEET , Willamette Valley Association Con 1 venes at Salem. I SALEM, Or., July 6. (Special.) The programme for the Willamette Valley Apple-Growers' Association, which will jconvene here at 2 o'clock tomorrow - jafternon has been arranged, as fol jlows: - Address of welcome. Mayor George F. IRogers; response. M. O. Lownsdale; "Prob jlems of Organisation." C. L. Lewis, O. A. "C-: "Pests. What to do to Combat Them." Professor A. B. Cordley; address, selected. Jrr. James WIthycombe; address, w. K. .Newell; address, H. C. A '.well; address, H. iM. WllliftTUjfc. -Jeffries Before Knockout, Braised and Hopeless. The Negro Unscathed and Confident. 2 Showing Jeffries on the Defensive and Unable to Eloclt Johnson's Attack. 3. The Knockout. L.eft to Right BJckard, Jeffries, Johnson and Ber- Kec Jeffries has Jnst been knocked onto the ropes. Berger Is cry I ok, "Don't hit him. Johnson.". 4. Jeffries landing: a left on Johnson. Jeffries landed. 5. Johnnon In his corner with his seconds and 'his srolden Delaney to the right of Johnson. FIGHT FiLMS FIND South Fears Race Troubles; New England Objects on Moral Grounds. NEW ORDINANCES PASSED Officials Hasten to Forestall Exhibi tions San Francisco Bars Them. Rickard Thinks Excitement Will Soon Abate. CHICAGO. July 6. Agitation looking- to prohibiting the exhibition of mov ing pictures of the Johnson-Jeffries prizefight already haa sprung up. All over the country, and although the au thorities are not all of one mind it is certain that many states and cities will bar them and that, whatever may .be the outcome in other's, the receipts from this department of the fight enter prise are certain to be curtailed. Reasons for the opposition are two fold. While In many of the Southern states it is believed that the exhibition of these pictures might cause race conflicts, and it is proposed to put up the bars chiefly on that account, there are other sections in which the ob jectors take a moral ground, and voice a protest that would be voiced 5ust the same if the pictures showed a fight be tween two white men. These people, however, -are aided to some extent by race feeling, and have gained cohorts by the fact that it was the negro who won. Both principals have lost their finan cial interest in the films, by sale, so they are not deeply concerned In the outcome. Endeavorers Are Organized. The most formidable organized op position has originated in Boston, where the officials of the United So cieties of Christian Endeavor began yesterday to send telegrams of protest all over the country, asking that the agitation be kept up. That this has had some effect was made evident when Mayor Fitzgerald, who. has the grant ing of all licenses for exhibitions here of this nature, said today that Boston ought to take the lead In banishing the pictures o such contests and that he positively would not allow them to be exhibited. Such a telegram was sent to Gover nor Deneen. of Illinois, among others. In the Governor's absence. Private Sec retary Whlttaker replied: "Your telegram received in Governor Deneen's absence. Speaking for him. I am sure he Is In- sympathy with the movement to prevent the exhibition of movjng pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight." Mayor Busse. of Chicago, contented himself with saying merely that the question was a bridge to be crossed when It was reached. A movement In opposition was begun by the Women's Christian Temperance Union today. Mayor Emll Seldel. of Milwaukee, sent word to all the managers In that city ad vising them against entering into con tracts for presentation of the Reno fight pictures. The Mayor gives as his reason that such an exhibition Is detrimental to public morals. New England Is Opposed. New England towns generally in which the question has come up have taken steps to prevent the showing of the pictures. Other towns have ordi nances fully covering the subject and will rely on them when the time comes, official sentiment being In favor of MUCH OPPOSITION One of the levr blows that III- vi "iTt a--v. X-1 II suppression. Maine has a which reads: "Whoever publicly exhibits any pho tographic or other reproduction of a prizefight shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 600." Provlden.ee, R. I., has an ordinance, which has been enforced rigidly the past three years, covering the same ground. Word came from Philadelphia that the moving-picture syndicate owning the Jeffries-Johnson fight films will resort to the courts of the several states to determine their right to pro duce the pictures, was Indicated in Philadelphia today when one of the best known moving picture men in the country, who has a big interest in the syndicate, said that the agitation would be fought. Mayor to Have Front Seat. Governor Marshall, of Indiana, said that he was opposed to the exhibition of the Johnson-Jeffries fight pictures in Indiana. "If there Is any law to prevent the exhibition it will be enforced," said the Governor. No effort will be made to prevent the exhibition of the pictures In this city. Mayor Shank said today he was anxious to see the pictures, and expected to have a seat down In the front row of the theater if the pictures were brought here. The pictures, it was further an nounced, would be placed on public view in New York, Boston, Philadel phia, Chicago and several other cities. Mayor Reyburn said today that there would be no interference with the pic tures in this city. The police of Pittsburg announced that the antl-flght picture agitation would have no effect in Pittsburg un less the pictures when shown proved to be the cause of race trouble. The Mayor of Harrlsburg, Pa., issued an order prohibiting the pictures. State law will bar them from Iowa. Missouri Exception in South. Missouri is one of few Southern states showing an Inclination to per mit the shows. Governor Hadley said only that if they caused race riots they would be suppressed as public nui sances. Kansas City officials said they would be permitted unless they caused trouble. Mayor Clayton, of St. Joseph, said he would not interfere. "I want to see them," he said, "and I want my boys to see them." The Mayors of Savannah, Ga.; Mobile. Ala,; New Orleans. Fort Worth. Tex., and Louisville, Ky., is sued prohibitory orders. The police of Lexington, Ky., issued a signed state ment declaring that moving pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight could not be exhibited there. The negro pop ulation of Lexington Is about as large as the white, but no trouble has been experienced so far. Governor Mann, of Virginia, said that he would request officials of every city and town in Virginia to prohibit the showing of the pictures. The Governor of Arkansas said ha would prevent the exhibitions anywhere In Arkansas, .if he could. Governor Crothers, of Maryland, an nounced tonight he would not permit the showing of the flght pictures In Mary land. Cardinal Gibbons Protests. Cardinal GJbbons today declared his op position to the exhibition, saying: "It would be wrong to show these hor rible pictures, first because the children have to be protected and It Is the chil dren who would be most seriously af fected If such an exhibition were allowed. The proper authorities should see to It that the young men and young women are given the protection that Is their due. "The showing of the pictures would have a bad effect upon the men and women of the community also, and would, I think, tend to Induce attacks upon the blacks. The resentment and Ill feeling induced by the result of the "fight have passed and should not be revived. A pictorial reproduction In Baltimore of the fight might cause rioting that could not but injure the good name of the city. The black people could not profit by seeelng the pictures and I am sure the whites would not." Phoenix, Ariz., bars the pictures. Montana has a law forbidding the por trayal of any felony on moving-picture machines and as prizefights come within that category in Montana, it is probable that the pictures will be barred in practically all counties in the state. The Denver Fire and Police Board mile. I I " W' f4t ' 1 ts - x -- w - ;: 4? ,: :. f: m denied the petition of Juvenile Court and Citizens' Union representatives to forbid the exhibition there. The . Commissioners of the District of Columbia, in refusing to permit the exhibition: said that to allow the pic tures to be shown would cause a repe tition of the riotous scenes of the night of July 4, when the police made 246 arrests and quelled many street dis turbances. Protest against the appearance In Wash ington of Jack Johnson was made today to the district commissioners, following a special meeting of the Pastors' Federa tion. Commissioner Rudolph informed the committee of ministers which called upon him that the character of an exhi bition at which the champion was to appear would be investigated carefully before it was permitted. Further than this, he said, he cold give no definite promise. MAYOR M'CARTHY IS OPPOSED Contest Turned Out to Be Prizefight, Says San Franciscan. 9 AN FRANCISCO, July 6. Mayor P. H. McCarty announced this afternoon that under no circumstances would the exhibi tion of the moving pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight be permitted in this city. He said: "Inasmuch as this contest resolved it self Into a prizefight, pure and simple, and was not a boxing match, the exhibi tion of the moving pictures would be as unlawful as the fight Itself. I will not permit them to be shown in San Fran cisco." The Mayor declared he would at once instruct the board of censors, which now passes on all moving-pictures ex hibited In this city, that if the pictures were submitted for inspection they must be condemned. Seattle Has Xo Objections. SEATTLE, Wash., July 6. Exhibition of the Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures in Seattle will not be interfered with by Mayor Hiram C. Gill nor the police de partment. This announcement was made by the Mayor today when his attention had been called to the reports from va rious cities that the fight pictures would be prohibited in commuinties where race wars might result. "Whenever I am con vinced that the city Is unable to handle any riot that may result from the exhibi tion of flght pictures in Seattle," the Mayor said, "I will immediately tender my resignation. The flght pictures will not be interfered with." Agitation Will Die, Says Rickard. RENO, July 6. RIckard's attention was called to widespread agitation against the pictures of the fight being shown, par ticularly In the Southern states. "I still hold a sixth interest In the pictures, and am naturally Interested; but I do not think this agitation will amount to any thing except to advertise the pictures. The feeling will die out in a few days." South Africa Fears Effect. CAPE TOWN, July 6. There Is a wide spread demand here for the- prohibition In South Africa of the pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson flght, owing to their ef fect on the natives. - Signs' already are evident among them of excitement on ac count of the victory of the negro. Articles of Incorporation. THE PACIFIC WESTERN COMPANY Incorporators, J. M. Long, Edwin L. Minar and Alva W. Person; capitalization, S100.OOO. OREGON REAL, ESTATE A IMPROVE MENT COMPANY Incorporators. J. S. Tal bott. U. S. Talbot and H. M. Talbot; capital isation. 5G0a 5 j -v.B.x. a. v.... Johnson, Retiring for Year, to Ignore Langford. REST EARNED, HE THINKS Champion to Fill European Engage ments In Vaudeville Xot Sur prised by News of Oppo sition to Pictures. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 6. "Just say for me that Langford hasn't got a chance," said Johnson tonight to the Associated Press correspondent while his train stopped here at 10 o'clock to night. "I'm not going to fight again for one year. I think I have been square with the American people and have done all I can be asked to do for a while. I have put up five fights in rapid succession. I believe, I am en titled to take some time before going into the ring again. "I am going to Europe to fill some of the contracts I have In vaudeville." "What about the pictures?" asked the champion, who had not received the news of the day. When informed of the action of authorities all over the country, he said: "Well, I am not surprised at It and especially not at Washington." Johnson showed no mark of his re cent battle. A crowd gathered at the station to get a glimpse of the Reno winner. There were repeated calls for Johnson but he did not show himself outside the car. LANGFORD MONEY IS READY Manager Accepts; Says Cash Will Be Posted In Chicago. SAN FRANCISCO, July 6. When Joe Woodman, manager of Sam Langford, was told tonight by the Associated Press that Jack Johnson had offered to fight his charge If he would put up a side bet of $20,000, he said that he would accept the offer. Mr. Woodman Is trying to 'arrange a 10-round bout between Langford and Kaufman. If thla cannot be done Wood man and Langford will leave Monday for Chicago, where they assert they will place the money for the side bet in the hands of a stakeholder. The only condition named by Woodman Is that the promoters of the Cheyenne plan must guarantee a suitable urse. JEFFRIES NOT COUNTED OUT Referee Feels Seconds Help Consti tuted' Disqualification. RENO, Nev., July 6. 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