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VOL. L,X NO. 18,913
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 4,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TQHHHD0 KILLS 1;
$100,000 SEASHORE
HOME LOST IN FIRE
PALATIAL SHORE ACRES IS DE
STROYED BY BLAZE.
IPORTLAIMD TO HOLD
ALLIANCE INTENT
MARSHAL FOCH SENDS
JULY4 GREETINGS
BOY, 5, IS RUN DOWN
TEX RICKARD FIGURES
BATTLING POILU
WILL NOT RETIRE
NEAR HOME BY AUTO
NET PROFITS $550,000
loss is a
AMERICAN AID IS DECLARED
DECISrVE IX AVAR.
CLYDE JEXSEX, 3 7 S3 SEVENTY
FIRST AVENUE, VICTIM.
DEMPSEY'S INCOME $29,000 A
MLXCTE IX FIGHT.
SAYS JAPAN
V
K
Frederick, S. D., Nearly
Razed by Storm.
ABERDEEN ALSO IS STRUCK
Man Loses Life While Help
ing Family to Escape.
HOUSE IS TORN DOWN
Damage in One Town $100,000
and $350,000 in Another;
Wind Readies 80 Miles.
ABERDEEN', S. D., July 3. A tor
nado struck Frederick, S. D., last
night, killing; one man and causing
more than 1100,000 damage. Prac
tically every building; In the town
was demolished. Arne Anderson, son
of Mike Anderson, who was assisting
his family to the basement of their
home, was killed In his effort to es
cape when the house was torn from
its foundation.
The tornado broke at Aberdeen at
8:45 o'clock last night, accompanied
by an 80-mile-an-hour wind. Nine
injuries, not considered serious, were
reported here today over practically
demoralized lines of comunlcation.
Damage here was estimated at
350,000.
Starting- along: the Missouri river
near Pierre. the storm traveled
northeast and broke w l t h full
strength when it reached this city.
Kiin and hail followed the strong
wind.
REDFIELD. S. D., July 3. A heavy
storm of almost cyclonic proportions
caused heavy damage in Redfield and
vicinity Saturday night. Several farm
buildings were damaged, trees were
blown down and a Chautauqua tent
ripped and blown down after it had
been emptied.
Twelve automobiles were hurled
Into Cottonwood lake, four miles
south of here. Farm buildings in the
Ticinity of Tulare, Doland.. Frankfort,
Mansfield, Mellette, Ashton and War
ner were badly damaged.
The rain was exceedingly heavy.
TWO KILLED IN CRASH
Auto Driver's Fiancee and Another
Woman Die in Auto Plunge.
SPOKANE, Wash., July 3. When
an automobile driven by W. F. Calla
han of Wallace, Idaho, foreman of
the Callahan Zinc Lead Mining; com
pany of Interstate, plunged over an
8-foot embankment on the Apple
Way, 14 miles from Spokane, today,
his fiancee. Miss Ruth McDonald,
aged 24, end Mrs. Bertha Wilson,
aged 28, both of Spokane, were In
stantly killed. Miss Hazel McDonald.
Sister of the bride-to-be, also an oc
cupant of the car, received painful
injuries. Mr. Callahan was slightly
injured. .
The party was bound for Wallace
to spend the Fourth when the acci
dent occurred. The machine, accord
ing to Mr. Callahan, was going about
SO miles an hour and was near the
edge of the embankment when Ruth
McDonald, who was riding in front.
It was said, grabbed the arm of the
driver. The machine swerved and
plunged through a barbed wire fence
into the ditch.
GASOLINE BURNS MAN
Linnton Wood Contractor Is Badly
Injured by Explosion.
Harry Vening, wood contractor of
Linnton, was seriously Injured last
night by an explosion of gasoline in
the garage of the Western Oregon
Lumber company.
Vening was tinkering with his au
tomobile at the time of the accident.
He said that he did not know what
caused it. He was badly burned about
the face and the body. He was
taken to the Good Samaritan hos
pital. VANCOUVER MAN DROWNS
Life Lost - Hours After Job Is
Obtained at Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. July S.
(Special.) Within two hours after he
had taken a Job with the California
Oregon Power & Construction crew
on the Link river dam, William
Hauser was drowned in the Link
river rapids when a row boat cap
sized. He came here recently from
Vancouver, Wash., where his widow
resides.
BONUS STATEMENT DUE
President Expected to Advocate
Legislation for Veterans.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3. A
statement from President Harding
regarding the proposed soldiers'
bonus legislation is expected soon by
enate leaders.
Belief was expressed that the pres
ident would advocate passage of the
legislation . recently with Senator
McCumber, republican. North Dakota,
in charge of the bill and other sen
ate leaders, .
One Occupant Narrowly Escapes
Death When Rescued, Partly
Overcome by Smoke.
NORTH BEND, Or., July 3. (Spe
cial.) Shore Acres, Louis Simpson's
palatial country home at the sea
shore, burned to the ground this
morning between 1 and 2 o'clock.
The loss was estimated at $100,000.
The occupants of the building were
Mr. Simpson, his brother. Edtar
Simpson, and the ranch foreman and
wife. They were not aware of the
fire until awakened by the dense
smoke coming from the kitchen and
the adjoining portion of the house,
and escaped only in the clothing they
had discarded on retiring.
Nothing whatever was saved from
the home, which . was filled with
works of art, family heirlooms be
longing to Mr. Simpson's parents be
fore their death, and superb furnish
ings. Shore Acres was constructed 14
years ago under most, difficult cir
cumstances, such as scowing- lumber
to the locality and unloading it from
the ocean side 9t the property. This
method was followed also with most
of the other material which went into
it. The home had a Roman bath, a
fine bathing pool and a dance halL
The property was well insured, but
the loss is heavy in things which
cannot be replaced.
Mr. Simpson declared he had not
decided yet on whether to rebuild.
The home has been the scene of many
social entertainments and was the
first thing to be shown visitors here.
It Is expected the place will be re
built. I3dgar Simpson was asleep within
reach of the flames, unconscious of
the fire, and was saved, partially
overcome by smoke, by William Ede,
the ranch hand, who climbed to a
second-story window and roused him
One of Edgar Simpson's prize dogs
was burned to death.
SALEM LEGION AT FRONT
Capital City Represented on Two
of Important Committees.
SALEM, Or., July 3. (Special.)
Members of Capital Post. American
Legion, who attended the first annu
al convention of the state depart
ment at Eugene Friday and Saturday,
were well satisfied with the honors
bestowed upon them, according to
Adjutant General White who re
turned here today. Colonel White
was elected a member of the national
executive committee, while Dr. 1 B. F.
Pound was named to the state execu
tive committee.
Colonel White and Captail Allan
Bynon were chosen as delegates to
the national convention at Kansas
City.
PAVING MONEY PROVIDED
Yamhill Commissioners Transfer
$10,000 From General Fund.
McMINNVILLE. Or.. July 3. (Spe
cial.) For the paving of the stretch
of road between McMinnville and
Dayton, known as the "three-mile
lane." the people of Yamhill county
bonded the county in the election
held in May, 1920. for $80,000. From
the engineer's reports this money will
not be sufficient to complete the pav
ing and it was thought the work
would stop. However, the county
commissioners met and transferred
the sum of $10,000 from the general
fund to the funds for road work.
This money will complete the pav
ing of this road.
LABOR STATEMENT DUE
Railway Unions' Attitude on Pay
Cut Is to Be Set Forth. -
CHICAGO, July 3. A formal state
ment setting forth railway labor's
attitude toward the Impending abro
gation of national working agree
ments and the wage reduction put
into effect last week by the United
States railroad labor board was ex
pected tomorrow from the 1500 union
leaders in session here.
"I don't believe there will be a
strike." said an officer of one of the
big four brotherhoods tonight, "but
the men won't yield without a strug
gle what they have been years In
gaining."
NAVAL LAUNCH HAS FIRE
Craft With 150 Passengers Ignited
on San Francisco Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 Fire
broke out today aboard motor-sailor
No. 1, belonging to the battleship
Mississippi, while, toe craft waa car
rying 150 passengers to the warship,
which is anchored in San Francisco
bay. There was no panic among the
passengers. The launch, which had
gone about 200 yards from shore
when the blaze started, put back im
mediately. The fire was caused by ignition oi
gasoline from a leaky tank.
EATING FIREWORKS FATAL
Phosphorus Poisoning" Causes
Death or 3-Year-Old Girl.
SAN FRANCISCO. July S. As a re
sult of mistaking a firecracker for
candy, 3-year-old Velma Nelson died
late last night from the effects of
phosphorus poisoning. The child, ac
cording to her mother, ate one of the
firecrackers and became violently ill
soon afterward. Treatment at a lo
cal hospital was unavailing;.
Not Even Defense Against
America Contemplated.
ALL HOSTILITY IS DENIED
Formal Statement Issued on
Anglo-Japanese Pact.
RENEWALS ARE CITED
Negotiations Looking to Another
Agreement Are Declared Xot
Yet Inaugurated.
WASHINGTON, D. C July 3.
Baron Shidehafa, the Japanese am
bassador, in a formal statement to
day discussing the Anglo-Japanese
alliance, declared that "by no stretch
of the imagination can it honestly be
stated that the alliance was ever
designed or remotely intended as an
instrument of hostility or even de
fense against the United States."
"Negotiations looking to the re
newal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance
have not yet begun," said the state
ment. "In the meantime a campaign
seems to be actively at work mis
representing the possible effect of
the alliance upon the United States."
"The Anglo-Japanese alliance in
its history of nearly 20 years has
twice been renewed.
Peace in Far East Is Aim.
"In each case, the fundamental
policy underlying it has remained
unchanged. Its aims permanently to
preserve and to consolidate the gen
eral peace of the far east. The orig
inal agreement of 1902, in line with
that policy, was calculated to local
ize any war which might be forced
upon either contracting party in de
fense of its defined interests or vital
security.
"It was made when China was
under menace of foreign aggression,
and the United States showing the
utmost friendliness toward both par
ties tothe alliance, viewed the com
pact with sympathy and approval.
"In 1905, when the alliance was
renewed and revised to meet the
changed conditions that followed the
Russo-Japanese war, no thought oc
curred to the statesmen of either
country that the United States might
possibly become a potential enemy
of either, and for that reason, and
that alone, no provision was inserted
taking so remote a contingency into
consideration.
"The alliance was again revised
in 1911 and article IV of that agree
ment contains the following provi
sion: " 'Should either high contracting
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Commander-in-Chief of Allied
Armies Reviews Accomplish
ments in Battle.
PARIS, July 3. (By the Associated
Press.) Marshal Ferdinand Foch of
France, coramander-in-ohief of the
allied armies, sent today through the
Associated Press a message to the
American nation on the occasion of
the anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence.
The message was a tribute to the
American army.'paid by the man who
led to victory the allied forces with
whioh that army fought, and to the
people of the United States.
The message read:
"In celebrating America's "Inde
pendence day in union with the
United States, France does not only
commemorate the heroic days when
Lafayette with the best of her sons
brought help to the noble cause of
the liberty and independence of the
United States, but she commemorates
also the days more recent and not
less heroic, when the American na
tion stood up fully bent upon the de
fense of another great and noble
cause; the liberty of the world.
"Today before the world, on this
great anniversary, is for him who
had the terrible responsibility of
leading into battle the six million
soldiers to him committed by the
allied and associated governments,
one more opportunity, which he
eagerly embraces, to pay homage to
the American army, to its chiefs, to
its soldiers.
"What was the American share in
the strife for victory? Two sets of
figures will . give its measure. In
April, 1917, when the United States
declared war upon Germany, the
American army had 9500 officers and
350.000 men. Eighteen months later,
at the time of the armistice, she had
more than 180,000 officers and 3,500,
000 men.
"A prodigious effort of an entire
nation before which the enemy re
mained astounded, and which foiled
all' his plans.
"March 21, 1918, when the Germans
are hurling themselves on the British
front, the American army - has in
France only 300,000 men, their ar
rivals monthly being about 30,000
men.
"In the presence of the important
attacks of the enemy, it is vitally
necessary to quicken and. intensify
these arrivals.
"On April 25, General Foch asks
Generals . Bliss and. Pershing, who
were present at his headquarters at
Sarcus (northwest of Beauvais) in
order to guard against the crisis of
the effective forces which began to
be grievously felt by the Franco
British armies, that infantry and ma
chine gun units may be transported
to France, to the exclusion of any
others during the next three months.
"The 7th of May the matter is put
before the superior war council at
Abbeville and he lack of American
tonnage being the only obstacle, it is
decided that the British government
shall furnish the necessary ships to
transport from the United States 130,
000 men in May and 160,000 men in
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NOT SAFE AND SANE.
3 N'T T T" WE. "V C
SV-ttt A-U WIS, TAONtX
Lad Is Struck by Machine Driven
by T. J. Harrison, and In
jured About Head.
Clyde Jensen, 5 years old, 3733 Seventy-first
avenue Southeast, was
knocked to the pavement when he ran
Into the left front fender of the auto
mobile driven by T. J. Harrison near
East Sixty-seventh and Division
streets. In his report Harrison said
that he was going 20 miles an hour
and that he could not stop In time to
avoid the accident. The boy was
taken to Emanuel hospital, where he
was treated for injuries about the
head. It was thought possible' last
night that he might be Buffering from
a fractured skull.
Henry Light, a furniture dealer.
192 First street, was arrested last
night on a charge of driving with de
fective brakes following a collision
between his machine and one driven
by Henry C. Droste, 600 Franklin
street,-Vancouver. Light was driv
ing west on Hawthorne avenue when
Droste, who had been driving east
on the same avenue, endeavored to
turn north to Union avenue in front
of him. Police said that Droste's
machine was knocked 17 feet and 9
inches by the impact. No one was
hurt.
Andrew Heckman, 30 years old, 757
Commercial street, a truck driver,
suffered the loss of his left ear on
the Canyon road a mile the other side
of Beaverton. Heckman was riding
in a touring car as a passenger. The
foot throttle stuck down with gas
wide open, and while the occupants
were trying to loosen It the machine
went Into the ditch and turned over.
An auto piloted by Lester Cox, 16
years old, 9302 Fifty-eighth avenue
Southeast, was struck at the Lents
crossing by a Bull Run car of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company. Cox being cut about the
head. He was said to have told police
that he heard no whistle at the cross
ing before he attempted to cross over.
Cox was given attention at St. Vin
cent's hospital, but was not badly
hurt. t
K. Kuwahara and M. Knishikana,
Japanese employes of the Basin Creek
Logging company, were en route to
Stevenson on a handcar when it ran
away and landed them in a miscella
neous heap near the track. The two
were not dangerously injured and
were brought from Stevenson to Port
land and taken to the Good Samari
tan hospital.
MINISTER'S WIFE KILLED
Woman Dies Instantly as Auto
Plunges Over Enbankment.
COLFAX, Wash., July 3. Mrs. W.
A. Diggins, aged 61, wife of the Rev.
W. A. Diggins, was killed instantly
in an automobile accident at Jackson
station, near Pomeroy, this afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Diggins were driving
in a new car to Wall Walla, where
recently they had sold their home,
when the car swerved and plunged
over an embankment. Mrs. Diggins
suffered a crushed skull by striking
a rock. Mr. Diggins was slightly
injured.
!
GALA CELEBRATION
Veterans of Three Wars
to March in Parade.
DESTROYERS REACH HARBOR
Suburban Districts Prepare
for Athletic Stunts.
COUNTRY CALLS THRONGS
Many Residents of Nearby Towns
Come to City to Spend Sare
and Sane Fourth.
The promise of continued fair
weather, with the sun on the Job
early yesterday and hard at it
throughout the day, drew the pleas
ure seekers, week-enders and holiday
crowds into a general exodus from
the city toward the highways, hills,
mountains, river banks and beaches.
Another flood, although not as
heavy, swept into the city Saturday
night and all day yesterday from
nearby towns and the country to pass
a safe and sane Fourth.
Persona living along the highways
reported steady streams of automo
biles headed for recreation resorts
and camping places, toward other
cities in ai; directions from Portland,
and many machines coming toward
Portland. Saturday night and Sun
day the railroads and electric lines
hauled capacity loads on regular and
special excursion trains. The crowds
headed toward the ocean were so
large that two and three extra cars
were placed on trains operating on
the regular schedule.
Nature's Lure. Causes Exodus.
From ah appearances many more
people left Portland than came here
to spend the holidays, as the number
of automobiles and rail excursionists
indicated. The call of the mountains
and the water, with the opportunity
to evade the humdrum for two days
and the chance to visit friends in
country homes, was answered by ev
eryone who had the time, a vehicle
or the means of transportation.
Agitation for a patriotic Fourth of
July celebration in Portland was late
in being launched and for that rea
son the parade and programme
planned may not be as healthy or as
well attended as might have been.
but for those who must remain In the
city a wide variety of entertainment
is available, including the municipal
parade, programmes by a large num
ber of fraternal and other organiza
tions, public parks and playgrounds,
theaters and amusement resorts.
Tardiness in starting the arrange
ments may hamper the municipal pa
rade and outdoor programme to take
place in the park blocks. A request
for a platoon of Portland policemen
came too late, to be granted and the
same condition prevailed with the
national guard and Grand Army of
the Republic Some effort has been
made, however, by all three to com
ply with the request as far as pos
sible. Sailors to March In Parade.
Three destroyers entered the har
bor late Saturday night and the
sailors will march in the parade, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
L. D. Mahone. in charge of the me
morial ceremonies. The destroyers
are the Aaron Ward, Bruce and
Zeilin. They will remain at anchor
in the Willamette about ten days, it
was said.
The parade will be headed by a
platoon of motorcycle police, who
will start north on Fourth street
from the corner of Salmon. The na
tional guard, under the command of
Major J. F. Drake, will be next in
lice. Major Drake was not optimistic
about the turnout of his men because
a great many, both officers and sol
diers, . have been at the American
Legion convention at Eugene and
could not be notified to report. As
many as are available will be In line,
he said.
Sailors from the destroyers will
fall into line behind the soldiers be
tween Salmon and Main streets, and
next will come the Grand Army of
the Republic, whose point of assem
bly is in front of the courthouse.
After them will be the Spanish
American war veterans with the
auxiliary and women's relief corps.
Other organizations who send volun
teer delegations to march and" unor
ganized citizens will line up at
Fourth and Main streets.
Route of March Given.
The parade route, with the police
leading, is north from Salmon and
Fourth streets to Morrison street,
west on Morrison to Sixth, north on
Sixth to Ankeny, west to Broadway,
south, on Broadway to' Jefferson and
west on Jefferson to West Park
street.
The various organizations will
form at 1 o'clock and the parade is
scheduled to start promptly at 1:30.
Major C R- Hotchklss will be grand
marshal in charge.
At the pavilion in the park a pro
gramme of speaking will be carried
out as soon as the parade enda L. D.
Mahone will act as master of cere
monies and will call the assembly to
order. Dr. C. E. Cllne will read the
invocation, after which a number of
musical offerings will be given. The
Declaration of Independence will be
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Government Proceeds to Total
More Than $400,000, Rev
enue Officials Estimate.
NEW YORK, July 3. Tex Rickard
figured that his net profit from the
Dempsey-Carpentier fight yesterday
would be in the neighborhood of
3550,000.
He said that expenses of all kinds
would approximate 3950.000 and taxes
on his share $100,000, while the gross
gate receipts were expected to ex
ceed $1,600,000.
It is figured that Dempsey earned
in the neighborhood of 329,000 a min
ute for his ten minutes and 16 sec
onds or actual fighting. Carpenter's
profits as the loser in the contest
were approximately $19,400 a minute.
Government proceeds from the bout
will total more than 3400,000, revenue
officials estimate. The income tax
will take about 3160.000 of the 3300.
000 earned by Dempsey and 377.000
of Carpentler"s share. Federal reve
nue from the sale of tickets will
amount to about 3160,000.
Ticket sellers who resold the paste
boards are to be taxed 60 per cent
of their profits by the government.
The state of New Jersey, under pro
visions of the boxing law, also col
lects 10 per cent of the gate receipts.
Carpentier must pay his entire tax
':o the United States before sailing
and he is likely to face another
stringent income tax on arrival in
France.
By actual count there were 823 re-'
porters and telegraphers in the two
press sections of the arena. More than
100 wires. Including telegraph, cable
and telephone, were used to carry the
news to the world.. It is estimated
that the number of words filed about
Ihe fight, either in Jersey City or
New York, during the 16 hours be
tween 8 A. M. and midnight of July
2, ran close to a million.
"Dempsey won in the fourth round."
according to schedule, Teddy Hayes,
his trainer, declared tonight. "We
counted all along In a knockout in
the fourth. We knew that Dempsey
was too strong and heavy for Car
pentier. yet we did not want him to
rush the issue or take any, chances.
"You know that many a champion
who took chances and got careless
was whipped by a much inferior
boxer. Carpentier proved no better
and no worse than we had expected.
We knew that he was game and had
a fairly hard right; we did not fear
his speed or his cleverness. We ex
pected the Frenchman to go right out
and fight from the bell, because his
only chance was to rush Dempsey
and put over his right.
"The talk that Carpentier had
Dempsey wobbly is pure nonsense.
That punch which Carpentier. landed
in the' second was the one which
really beat him.
"It was another fight between a
good big man and a good little man,
and, as always, the big man won."
HOSPITAL CATCHES FIRE
Woman's Ward of State Institution
Damaged; All Inmates Escape.
SALEM, Or.. July 3. (Special.)
Fire caused apparently by a defective
flue today damaged the woman's
ward in the state hospital farm. The
loss was more than 32500. The fire
started on the root and for a time
made rapid headway. Attendants at
the hospital declared the building
was saved by the automatic sprin
kling system, which practically flood
ed the interior of the structure.
The Inmates were removed quickly
from the building. None was hurt.
Because of the fire a number of the
patients housed at the farm were
brought to Salem today and assigned
to quarters In the main hospital- A
large part of the roof was burned off
and the interior of the building was
badly damaged.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 71
degrees; minimum, 46 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Last five Fourths of July help, world little,
declares Tardleu. Page 2.
Marshal Foch greets United States. Page 1.
National.
President Harding to aid senatorial friends
in fight for re-election. Page 6.
Alliance intent good, Japan Informs Amer
ica. Page 1.
Domestic
Tornado kills one and does 3350.000 dam
age in South- Dakota. Page 1.
California grain fields swept for miles by
Flames. Fage 6.
Needed money declared hoarded In stock
ings. Page 2.
Piccolo and pistol seal doom of rats.
Pago 2.
Pacific Northwest.
Coast advertising convention opens at T&-
coma. Page 3.
Auto crash victim dies of injuries. Page 3.
Shore Acres, 3100,000 seashore home, de
stroyed by fire. Page 1.
Sports.
Pacific Coast league results: At Seattle
7-5, Portland a-4; at Salt Lake 12-21,
Sacramento 4-4; San Francisco tt-5, Ver
non 8-1; at Los Angeles 1-2, Oakland
6 -a. Page 7.
Ford and Hoover divide trap shoot honors.
Page 7.
Phil Neer advances notch in tennis
achievements. Page 7.
Tex Rickard figures net profits from fight
at 3550.000. Page 1.
Admiration shown for game Frenchman.
Page 6.
Carpentier not to retire from ring. Page L
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland to bold gala Fourth of July
celebration. Page i.
Legion convention marked by harmony.
Page 6.
Fruit harvest on all over valley. Pago 11.
Savings accounts of Portland rank high.
Page 11.
Fruitgrowers of six states to hold market
ing conference In Portland. Page 11.
True independence linked with fulfillment
of duty, says pastor. Fage 12.
-Waterfront looks for rush of work. Page 12.
Boy, 6, run down by auto. Page L
Carpentier to Fight Any
Man Except Champion.
BROKEN BONE IN HAND SET
Only Other Mark of Conse
quence Cut Under Eye,
FIGHT COMMENT PLEASING
Frenchman Delighted Witt Favor
able Mention High Praise
Is Accorded Dempsey,
MANHASSET, N. J., July J. (By,
the Associated Press.) Georges Car-
pentier will not retire from the ring.
He will fight any man in the world
except the champion, who. he admits.
Is his superior. So said Francois
Descamps, the Frencr.maa's manager,
today.
"I'll admit, too," added Descamps.
"that Jack Dempsey is the greatest
heavyweight who ever lived. But I'll
claim that Georges comes next.
Dempsey was too heavy and too pow
erful for Georges. He will not seek a
return match. What we want now is
a challenge for the world's light
heavyweight title which Georges
holds by virtue of his victory over
Levinsky."
The broken bone in Georges' right
hand was set today and he said it felt
much better. The only other mark of
any consequence is a cut under his
left eye, about two inches in length.
The physician said it would be healed
in several days. Georges said he was
very tired and that he would rest for
four or five days. He read several
newspaper accounts of the fight and
expressed his delight at the favorable
comment on his part of it.
Gameness Gladly Proven.
"I feel glorious, even in defeat."
he smiled, "to think that I did what
I wanted to do show 'em that I was
game."
-We would like to get a match with
Bill Brennan or Tom Gibbons." Des
caps said. "We may remain here in
Manhasset for a while. Georges will
keep in shape and will be ready if
challenged.
"It was, of course, an unfortunate
thing that Carpentier broke his hand.
However, the chances are the result
would have been the same, only it
would have come later in the fight.
"Georges suffered an injury to his
hand two weeks ago while boxing
with Joe Jeanette and it may have
been this that caused it to snap yes
terday. After the workout with Jean
ette that day he told us he had hurt
his hand but asked us to keep it
quiet. He said if the newspaper men
learned of it people would cay he was
preparing an alibi. It was for this
reason that he started secret train
ing." Grim Determination Voiced.
Carpentier, through his comrades,
told his story of the fight this after
noon while resting on the front
porch. He had been instructed by
Wilson and Descamps to be wary and
let Dempsey force the battle, but
just before the opening bell, he said
to them:
"The American people have been
told that I was a game and cour
ageous fighter. I must fight."
When he came to his corner after
the first round he told them that
every one of Dempsey's blows had
hurt.
"Then keep away. from, him," they
say they told him.
"Never, I must, fight with every
ounce of power," he replied, as he
rushed to the center of the ring.
During the second round Carpen
tier said he hit Dempsey with three
right hooks and three right upper
cuts and that all his power was be
hftid them.
Pain Felt In Hand.
"When he did not go down under
those blows, I knew I could not de
feat him," the Frenchman said. "It
was then a matter of going on and
fighting, trusting to luck t escape
the hardest punches.
"When I went at him in tt third I
felt the pain in my right hand, and
somehow I could not use it accu
rately or with power. Then Demp
sey's right hand caught me in the
back of the neck just at the crest
of the spinal column.
"My body was numb all over and
I thought I was gone, but managed
to last the round.
"I felt a little fresher when the
bell rang for the fourth, but at the
outset Dempsey got to my body and
the numb. feeling returned, so that
I did not feel the blow that floored
me. I gritted my teeth and man
aged to arise, but the next blow, I
believe it was a right to my chin, was
the end.
Contracts for Tours Offered.
"Dempsey fought cleanly and acted
the gentleman all the time. There
was not an untoward remark passed
during the four rounds. It was an
honor to have fought him. and be
lieve me, 1 don't think it is a dis
grace for any man to be defeated
by him. Hes a great fighter, and it
is my prediction that he will be
champion for many years."
After the knockout. Trainer Wil
son said Dempsey came to the chal
(Concluded on Fage 3, Column 2.)