*; FROM TOW BOY TO WORLD’S \
\- CHAMPION-=-\
\ A History of the Lif? of John L. Sullivan ^
* (By H c. Hamilton, Uni.e.l Press Staff Correspondent I m
J (Copyright. 1SMK, by United Press) v
CHAPTER 1
A history of the lift> of John L. Sul
livan must necessarily be a story of
great endeavor, of singularly applied
powers of concentration and achieve
ment, and of romance and pathos and
tragedy and comedy. For there never
was another like the famous old gladi
ator who died a few days ago in Mas
sachusetts. The rollicking days of the
old pirates, the adventurous songs of
the cavemen, the thrilling romance of
early days in American history, and
the absorbing human interest of a
Mark Twain—all are combined in the
illustrious life of the only man the
prize ring ever produced who could
lay claim to such popularity as John
L. Sullivan.
A battler of men he was, and a bat
tler of good and bad liquor. He
downed men in his best days and in
his turn was downed by one of them.
But his triumph over John Barleycorn
and his neighbor. Fred X. Hangover,
were complete and lasting. For four
teen years John I,, had not allowed
himself a taste of the grape that Omar
Khayyam and some others made fam
ous. He died wholly clean and free
Jrom the effects of his worst enemy.
There is not a question in the minds
of the older followers of pugilism but
that John L. would have retired an
undefeated champion had he trained
along the more faithful lines of some
of the present-day glove wlelders Sul
livan’s strength was so crushing, his
dashing energy so overpowering, that I
:oo man could stand up against him for
any length of time while he was in
his prime. And when the time finally
came for him to be counted out on the
muddy, soggy turf at Richburg. Miss.,
with the youthful and lithe James J
Corbett standing over him, it was not
because he had been beaten down. It
was because the shell of the once
powerful fighting man had droppe
from exhaustion Even in his losin
from exhaustion. Even in his losin
! speed, straight into the ripping an
! cutting left-hand jabs shot at him b
| Corbett. His legs finally collapsed. r
| fusing to function under such utter ei
haustion.
The story of this wonderful ol
fighter's life is an inspiration. It bring
an echo of endeavor that should rin
true to every youngster. To gaze ove
the history of Sullivan; to follow hi
struggles, first against poverty as
tinsmith, plumber's helper, tow-boj
then to fortune, fame, the black botth
and again to popularity and the retii
ing life of a gentleman farmer, i
enough to make any man know hov
he can win if he applies himself.
Sullivan, a demon in the ring, wa
so only because he had one object ii
view—victory. He was the champioi
and was frankly aware of it. The fac
meant one thing to him—that he mus
prove it when the opportunity offeree
itself, just as quickly as he could. He
knew nothing of present-day methods
of champions—to stand in a ring anc
defend himself against a knockout as
long as he could.
It was his honest, fair-play tactics
that endeared him to the hearts o:
American sports lovers. Wherever he
went he was greeted with cheers. Nc
sports champion before or since has
gained the following that mourned the
death of John L. Sullivan.
John L. Sullivan is dead, but he
leaves behind him the Marquis ol
Queensbery rules to govern champion
ship contests. He leaves the memory
of a true fighting man, who hated to
acknowledge Iris last defeat. He
sleeps in the Massachusetts cemetery
near where he was born, but his name
will ever blaze on the pages of pugil
istic history.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The de
partment of nursitig of the American
Red Cross, the mobilizing agency in
military service, is in urgent need of
recruits. The present average of en
rollment is 1,000 nurses a month. But
this enrollment, heavy as it is, will not
be sufficient to keep pace with the
military needs of the government.
It has been estimated by the sur
geon general's office that if the war
•continues, within a short time the Red
•Cross''will need between thirty and
forty thousand nurses for the needs of
qur army alone. The allies are also
depending upon us to supplement their
own nursing service.
There are between 80,000 and 90,000
registered nurses in the United States
at the present time. Approximately
10,500 of this number are enrolled Red
Cross nurses, the majority of whom
are in active service, ready for mobil
ization, or prepared tor specified serv
ice. It is the Red Cross enrollment
•which forms the reserve of the United
States army nurse corps and the Unit
ed States navy nurse corps.
According to Miss Jane Delano,
•chairman of the national committee
on Red Cross nursing service, the fact
that the recruiting of nurses Is not
keeping pace with military needs does
not indicate that the women of this
country are “slackers" In the nursing
service, but merely shows that the
sudden and extraordinarily heavy de
mand for nurses has not been thor
oughly realized by the women avail
able for nursing service.
"Already the nursing service of the
Red Cross has equipped and sent
abroad 1,790 nurses for service with
the army and navy nurses corps; has
provided about 2,500 nurses for home
service with the army and navy nurses
corps in camp and cantonment hospi
tals, and has more than 2,000 nurses
organized into units and practically
ready for mobilization.
In addition to the nurses serving
with the army and navy nurses corps
fifty-six Red Cross public health nurses
are on duty in the sanitary zones sur
rounding the cantonments; eighty
nine are serving directly under the
American Red Cross in Franco;
twelve in Rumania, three in Greece
and one in Serbia.
By careful adjustment the nursing
service has so far met the demands
of the government in furnishing units
«f nurses for military, naval and pub
lie health service, without seriously
disorganizing the ranks from whicl
they have been taken. But as these
demands grow daily, a serious prob
lem arises in home nursing for civilian
needs. It has been estimated by the
army nurses corps that more than 30,
000 nurses will be needed on the basis
of present estimates for an army of
1,000,000 men.
This situation is made doubly seri
ous because the conditions of war
which take wage-earners from the
homes and nurses from the civilian
hospitals produce an increased amount
of sickness and distress among the
civilian population, with decreased fa
cilities for guarding its health.
Since the entrance of the United
States into .the war the number of
pupil nurses entering nurses' training
schools has increased 20 per cent over
the%year before. Generally, too, the
superintendents of these training
schools have, by every means at their
command, enlarged their facilities for
training and housing a greatly in
creased number of pupil nurses. When
this last has been impossible their
committees, in several instances, have
put suitable accommodations at their
disposal; and a number of training
schools have so arranged their hours
that pupil nurses may take their
courses and still live at home.
In order to meet the increasing de
mands of the army and navy nurs<
corps, the Red Cross has modifiec
somewhat its former requirements for
enrollment. The age limit has beer
lowered to 21 years, and in specia
cases nurses over 40 may be accepted
Smaller schools for nurses have beer
placed on the accredited list, and ap
plicants are judged on their merits.
All Red Cross nurses assigned t<
duty in military hospitals automatic
ally become members of the army oi
navy nurse corps, and after their as
signment to duty are no longer undei
the supervision or direction of the Rec
Cross. These nurses, when on activi
duty, are entitled to the same govern
ment war risk insurance as army am
navy officers and enlisted "men.
Within the last few weeks the Rei
Cross nursing service has recruitei
and equipped a group of 100 nurses fo
the army nurse corps for service wit!
the British expeditionary forces a
the request of the British goverr
ment, and has mobilized severs
highly specialized groups of nurses fo
orthopedic, contagious, psychiatric am
facial surgery hospitals, as well a
mobile operating units and other ini
portant groups.
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The FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
----ESTABLISHED 1909—____ |
I CONDENSED STATEMENT . 1
Of the Financial Condition of the The First Bank of Cordova at the close I
of business February 14, 1918
RESOURCES LIABILITIES |
Loans and discounts.$209,499.39 Capital stock. $ 50 000 00
Bonds and warrants. 203,850.04 Undivided profits.’ * ’ l|234^82 lj
Banking house, furniture and fixtures... 22,987.13 Deposits 513|580.89
Cash on luuid and due from banks_ 131104 54 Certified checks . 425.73
. g ’ Cashiers’ checks. 2,199.66
,1 Total .$567,441.10 Total...|
‘ 1 RESERVE 1
Reserve required by law, $102,528.00
Actual reserve held by us
(Cash on hand and due from banks) $131,104.54
Secondary reserve
(Liberty Bonds, bonds of govern
U ments, county, municipal and high
-4 grade industrial bonds). 199,459.57
6 Total Actual and Secondary Reserve $330,564.11 !
The First Bank of Cordova j
SECURITY SERVICE SATISFACTION
MAJ. GEN. G. W. GOETHALS
MaJ. Gen. George W. Goethals, build
er of the Panama canal, hae been ap
pointed acting quartermaster general
of the United States army and is
counted on to do much In the way of
speeding up the production and dis
tribution of supplies.
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The Victoria undertaker who has
charge of the body of H. Bethour, whc
was frozen to death on the trail be
1 tween Dawson and Whitehorse thlf
winter, has refused to allow the buria
of the body until the wife of decease!
has been located. She is supposod tc
• be running a lodging house in Seattle
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• Postmaster Bradford of Juneau ha:
■ received orders to advertise for bid'
' for a boat to carry mail from Juneat
■ over the newly-established, route ti
“ Port Alexander, way ports and re
l turn.
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Bargain Notice—For sale one four
• foot fireproof safe, three National casl
^ registers. Adress Prospector, Valdez
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. Use less wheat and meat. Buy loca
t foods. Serve just enough. Use wha
^ is left.
i FISH OF ALL KINDS
r HALIBUT, CODFISH and
i RED SNAPPER
3 Ice Box for Perishables. Big Stocl
Always on Hand
1 CORDOVA FRUIT MARKE1]
NOTFCE. •
Owing to the danger rrona trains and
teams skiing and coasting is prohibit
ed sm all streets west e« the east mar
gin tine of First a venae;
J. J. MURRAY,
Chief oi Police.
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Your eyes fitted. Compound and
astigmatic ienses replaced. See On
borne.
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Madame Lydia, the palralst, *111 be
found in the Currier & M'K^elson
building on C. street. 16-tf
The Red Dragon
CORDOVA, ALASKA
Headquarters of Cordova
Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded in 1908
by Episcopal church. Open
from 1 p. m. to 10 p. m.
REV E. P. ZIEGLER
Supt.
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Springers and
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