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FRANK JAMES
(Written for The Times.)
The average youth who reads in dime
novels or "wild west" weeklies stones
of the desperate men who at on time
or another have held the public attention
for a brief period by their acts of
, daring or, in most cases, foolhardiness,
usually draws a mental picture of the
man "-about whom he is reading as a
desperate looking fellow, with a heavy
drooping moustasche and a lumpy brow,
tlwaya looking for trouble and ready at
moment's notice to draw a gun and
bump off" a fellow human being,
tch may be a faithful picture of many
the "bad men" who have been in the
otlight of criminality for a day, but
e picture is not a likeness of one of
e most desperate characters in his way
>e America of the Civil war period
oduced ?Frank James, younger brothr
of the even more notorious Jesse
Ames, for the apprehension of each of
horn large sums were offered by varijb
State governments.
Some years ago the writer of this lite
story was a visitor in a small city in
Central Western State. Standing one
ftemoon in front of the hotel at which
e was a guest, a young man of pleas.nt
address approached him and pointing
to another man. apparently 65 years
old, standing a few feet away, asked if
he had ever seen the man before or
knew who he was. Receiving n nfega- j
tive reply, the young man vouchsafed 1
wie miormauon mat t*>e man was none
other than FrankJamea, who had come
to town from hia Missouri home to asaiat
the local lodge of Elks in running a
"country store" at the county fair.
Frank James' personality immediately
became a matter of much interest for
the time being, it may be guessed, to
at least one man. There was nothing
unusual in his appearance. He was
of rather delicate physique, about six
feet tall, weighed perhaps less than
160 pounds, and had soft blue eyes that
harmonized very well indeed with hia
mild manners and pleasant voice. Pres<*
ently James and the man with whom
I he was talking were joined by a third
man, who chatted with the two for a
few minutes and then passed on.
James then asked his companion if he
had caught the man's name. "I want
to impress upon you," he said, "that
his surname is Henry and I hope you
won't forget it, for a man of his personal
courage is worth becoming acquainted
with and worth remembering.
He ia the bravest man I ever saw.
Did you notice that the index finger of
his right hand was gone? 'Well, I was
within three feet of him when he,lost
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that finger in a fight Quantrell's men
had with Kansas Jayhawkers. They
paid dearly, too, for the wound they
gave Henry, for, shifting his pistol from
his right to his left hand after he was
wounded, he killed a Jayhawker with
each of the five bullets left in the
chamber. I am not saying he would
not have killed the Jayhawkers anyway,
but that is speculative; what
actually happened is a fact."
Frank James died some years ago.a
respected citizen of Missouri; but it is
said of him that to the day of his death
he bemoaned the lack of opportunity
to end the earthly existence of the
man who Bhot' in the back and killed
his brother, Jesse James.
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w>ui|f?vj m tf uv iuius ngaiuai liiiu.
Maxine Dempsey, a wisp of a woman,
now appears as the government's chief
weapon in its attempt to brand Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion, aa a
slacker. She has seen her love for
Jack turn to hatred and insists she is
ready to go before a court and expose
her former pugilist-husband whenever
his case is called, whether it be in San
Francisco, or in any other city in the'
United States.
Dempsey now is under $2,000 bail after
entering a plea of not guilty to the
charge of conspiracy to evade the
selective draft act. Jack Kearns, his
manager, is under $1,000 bond on a
similar charge. Both will appear for
preliminary hearing before Judge Bean
in the United States district court in
San Francisco on April 3.
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Washington!!, March 31.?Coal prices
have been increased 00 per cent in
some localities, in anticipation of the
removal of government price regulation
tomorrow, according to Director Cushn..
a ti'l - 1
It, in tuc *\ im-inmi ?> uuicsaie V/Oai
association.
Effective tomorrow, steam coal, which
has been selling at $3 a ton, will be
advanced to $5 a ton in many cities.
Atlanta, Ga., March 31.?Reports
President Wilson's name had been
entered in the Georgia preferential primary
were confirmed today by Secretary
Hiram Gardner, who stated over long
distance telephone from his home at
Eatonton, (in., that he had telegraphed
the president to ascertain if he had
wired that his name be entered.
Washington, Marrh 31.?The resolution
to declare that a state of peace
exists between the United States and
Germany will be called up in the house
Friday, Chairman Campbell, of the
rules committee, and Chairman Porter,
of the committee on foreign affairs,
stated today.
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