Show t I THE CASE OF JACK DEMPSEY Federal indictments indictment against Jack Dempsey h heavyweight heavyweight heavy heavy- avy- avy weight champion of the world show a very co commendable commendable com com- attitude on the part of th the g government if vernm l t-If t has been singled it were not for the fact that fact that Dempsey ed out of a thousand American people like justice In the same spirit of dislike lis ik a man who vho does not love his country enough to fight for tor it pemp Dempsey ey evaded the draft Ia law e either th r intentional t or unintentional He knew a war val in which l IC his hist s. s country was involved was be being fought He k knew ew his t nation was calling for men H He knee l many I any of of the boys with whom he used to drink at t th the bar bai in Salt Lake were in the ranks and he lie must have known that he owed hi his country his his s services rv es If Jack Dempsey was vas was the only ll 1 ban in th the U United States who did not heed the draft v law l leave lve ve been strung up to a pole co controlled b by bythe t the e ey every y efficient efficient ef ef- ef Mr Burleson many months ago The American Amen Ameri have treated him hima d disgraced crim- crim can people would ave a cm- cm minal But the fact that our worlds worlds' em out champion seems to have h herded with a pack Of f contemptible con eon con conr r cowards seems to tp make his offense less noticeable He is only one in a thousand Predictions that the charges placed by the goy government government govern govern- ment wil not bel bey p pushed shed is based upon the time worn worn custom of pf this hs gl great at n nation ti h to to w give dive e justice justic to 9 all alike e. e If Dempsey is made madeS to pay the pe p penalty nalty of his offense while others go free it Till our our American American can Reds more fodder p l r for their their- lec recruiting it pg campaign c Tho Thousands sands of rich men n JOU found l sh shelter lt from the roaring c cannon in W s and pd we e now now h have hate ve representing us us In in the U. U 8 S enate nate a man beloved beloved be- be loved offspring is is s said J to have held el l. l a a position i in v Washington wh which wa va d not t to l lea leave v ethe the lad shell shocked wh when ri ripe pe peace was wa's declared So why make Dempsey a worse than the rIC rich h mansson m. m man y v an anso so soso so 11 7 or t r 4 r |