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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
ro.thumou. Libel.

A correspondent of the London Times raises the point that, while libel upon a dead man may form the subject of a criminal prosecution, yet there is no redress whatever for libel by the dead upon the living. Thus a testator may so phrase his will as to libel legatee and injure him to an extent far in ex- cess of his legacy. The writer cites as an illustration the following beQuest from an ardent teetotaler to a moderate thinker: q give and bequeath to A. R. the sum of f5O upon condition that she signs the pledge" Such condition in- serted in will. he believes, might do the lady legatee an amount of damage for which f50 would be but poor com pensation, and he submits that in cases of posthumous libel the executors should be answerable in damages to the extent of the testator's estate.-Law Notes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
KANE COULDN'T. PITCH ORATORS COULDN'T HIT
 HARTFORD HAD CINCH

It was Bridgeport in Hartford yes- terday. and as usual "Hack' Schuman was sent in against them with the usual result, a. victory for the Sena- tors- Candy Kane made a bid to uphold the Oratorical end but made a poor showing. the Senators, who are sonsidered poor but timely hitters, gethering in all dozen hits, one a hit by Schuman which is about the first that the. imitation of a slowly moving freight has, made on the Hartford grounds The hit went into the fence. Hack trying to make third but was thrown out while sliding. or course it went for two bags. Eddie Justice. the fleet little shortstop of the Senators, led at bat with three hits put of as many times up. Two of his sslfeties were beat out bunts. N The Senators played errorless ball, while the Orators had two misplays. Hit booting Warmers offering in the third, and Ladd letting Warmers sin gle in the eighth get through his spin dles The game was called at the end 0f the eighth because of darkness. The score:
 Hartford. 2101 2 2-SEd2-0 Bridgeport. 001000 o o 0--1- 5-2 < Batteries: Schuman, Leverenz and Abrogast; Kane and Kocher.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
CHAUFFEUR NAILED
 ON THREE COUNTS
 IN NEW HAVEN
Special from United States.

New Haven. Aug. Exchanged on three counts with a violation of the automobile law. Howard J. Manson. chauffeur for Edmund Smith of Spring. field. Mass. who has been spending the summer on the Connecticut shore near here, was arrested here to-day and his case continued in the police court until September 3rd under a bond of $50 furnished by his employer. The most serious allegation is that Manson has been operating the ma chine through the state for the past 5 months with Connecticut license tag that belonged to another automobile. He is also charged with failure to properly display his Massa achusetts machine and chauffeur's licenses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
YOSTS vs. NEWFIELDS

The Union Typewriter team. the fastest aggregation of ball tossers ever produced in the Industrial league. which has made quite a name for it. self. not only in this city. but through out the state. because of the closeness of it's games and the number of crack ball players that it is producing. will this Saturday play it's first game since the team dropped the Industrial lea gue. the Newf1elds being their oppon- ents. Yost Field has been fitted up in better shape than it has ever been heretofore and a fast game no doubt will result. The management of the factory team. should returns at the game prove sufficient will bring some of the fastest teams throughout the state to compete. having already re- ceived a number of communications regarding games in this city. The bat teries will be: For the Yosts. Rohr- bach and Wilson: for the Newfields. Wells and Hoeschele.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

Guire of Atlantic street, and Kay
 Shaw of Hewitt street. this city. and Henry Munson, Harry Ford and George Charles Island to the Walnut Beacn nier. a distance of two and one-haif miles. lThe best time was made py Mcclure who went the distance in one hour flat. Munson and Shaw fin ished directly afterwards. Consider ing the fact that the young men are not reputed to be long distance swim mers. the mark recorded Is quite re- nerve with them, and issue a chal- lenee to some of the local nautical ex- nerts to any distance up to five miles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
BOXING

Jack Johnson has signed articles to fight ten rounds with Al Kaufman on
 September at Colma, Cal. The men
 have agreed that if both are on their
 will be no decision by the referee, Edward Smith,. Promoter Coffroth has
 bagged the match after much bick- ering and believes that the fight will
 draw big money. Kaufman was will ing to fight forty-hye rounds, but Johnson demurred. The big negro, who has been travelling at top speed not only in his automobile but also in other ways, refused to meet Kauf-
 man even in twenty round bout, giv- ing as a reason that he could not get into proper condition for such a
 mill. But as thomson is said to be
 'sbroke" and as Coffroth held out a1-
 turing Inducements, the colored cham pion finally proposed a ten round, no decision affair. which was anything
 but pleasing to Kaufman. Referee
 Smith, a we'll known Oakland sporting
 man, says that if either man appears to be staIling or faking he will declare the bout mo contest" and Coffroth will withdraw the purse.
 Joe Jeannette is a slight favorite | over Sandy Ferguson for their ten | New York tomorrow night Both men are anxious to secure a match with Jack Johnson, whom they have met on several occasions. Because of the | lill6uSS TlNdlTy DSIW6Gn J6dnn6Lt0 anu l Ferguson there is unusual interest in | the bout and the club members have | been grabbing up the choice seats like hot cakes.
 Patsy Brannigan, the million dollar kid from Pittsburg was polished off | to turn by Pal Moore of Philadel- | phia in the ten round wind-up before | the Sharkey A. q. New York, last night. Besides the severe drubbing Patsy carried off a caulif1ower ear a lacerated mouth and bruised nose. Moore is the youngest of three fight | ing brothers. He is but seventeen and looks the part of a coming champion. l He scored with his left at will and had Brannigan almost out during the last three rounds. Brannigan was so daz- ed that he didn't know when the fight was over. though he managed to stick
 out the limit.
 Hugh p, lfIntosh the Australian I fight promotef. sailed for England | yesterday. He came here for the sole I purpoee oE making an offer of a $50.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
ESDOrtS Of A DaX, -==- Told By The Farmers Experts -::::-

900 purse for the proposed Jeffries- Johnson battle. Mcintosh stated yes terday that he had spent ten days vainly trying to find out where bids for the fight would be received, the date on which bids would close, the amount of the forfeit required from promoters and with whom the money should be posted. He also declared that he had written a letter to Jef- fries asking flor the desired informa- ton and had authorized Steve T. King of New York to make a bid and post a forfeit in his absence. It was evident that theS Australian was pug Sled by the attitude of Jeffries in not clinching a match with Johnson with out so much tiresome delay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE

The Detroits are back in first placs ! the American League. They had 1t >slfp and tuck with the Athletics yes ferday. won again and broke the tie. The Bostons and White Sox played a lie game and the WashfnEtons actual fy won. the unusual happening taking place in Cleveland. All of the games were close and three were decided by margin of one run Two were ten Innings long. the Highlanders being in q ten inning clash in St. Louis and being shut out for the second time in two days. The results:
 St Louis. l; New York. O.
 Detroit 4; Philadelphia. 3.
 Boston. 4; Chicago. 4. '
 Washington. 6; Cleveland. 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
Connecticut League

There is still tie on in the Nutmes circuit as yesterday Hartford found BrfdEeport just to their liking. while Holvoke found the plugging hard to take contest from New Haven. Springdeld suffered double killing at the hands of Waterbury. It begins to look as if that record streak of the Lar1ks has been too much for them. as they are losing with daily regularity of late. yesterday falling flat before New Britain. The results:
 New Britain. II: Northampton. 2.
 Ho1yoke. 2: New Haven. G.
 Haftford 6; Bridgeport l.
 Waterbury 4. Springfield (first kame1: Waterbury 4. Springfield C Nsecond gama.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
I.ancoln,a Intexr1fx.

No man ever believed in his calling more thoroughly than Lincoln, and he had no patience with the much mouth ed charge that honesty was not com patfble with its practice.
 ''Let no young man choosing the law for a calling yield to that popular be lief" he wrote. Resolve to be honest at all events. If, in your judgment, you cannot be an honest lawyer. resolve to be honest without being lawyer Choose some other occupation rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be knave-n ? Frederick Trevor Hill in Century.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Giants made more trouble for 7 heNational League leaders yesterday. beating them by getting together with their bats in one inning. As the Chi caeos were beaten by the Phiilies the defeat wasn't the blow for the Pirates It might have been. The Cincfpnatis Whitewashed the Brcoklyns by the same score made the day before. The Bostons made a strong finish and land ed the Cardinals. The results:
 New York 8: Pittsburg. 2.
 Cincinnati. g: Brooklyn. O.
 Philadelphia. 4: Chicago. 2.
 Boston g; St. Louis. 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
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KING GEORGE TELLS POWERS
 HE'LL ABDICATE

Especial from United Press.)
 Constantinople, Aug. 26.-Omcial cir. cles heard today that King George or Greece had notified England, Russia, Italy and France, the protecting pow ers'' that he wished to abdicate. While the rumor has not been confirmed, 1t is generally accepted as true. The in sistence by Turkey on Cretan auto nony and the imminence of trouble in Greece if autonomy Is forced on Crete, has created a situation in Greece from which 1t is believed King George would be only too glad to escape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26


 Hack Schuman appears to take great delight in trouncing the lowly Orators. It is not much to his credit when his manager has to send him against the tail enders whenever they meet.
 Eccentric "Rube'' waddelI. who has been with the St. Louis Browns for the past two seasons has been relegated to the minors. the Louisville club of the American Association getting his services. Waddell has not shown the speed which made him famous with the Athletics three years ago. Recent ly he has been hit out of seven or eight games by men who could not get foul off him when he was at his best.
 Umpire Mason has sent in his resig- nation to President Tracy. and the same has been accepted. Mason in CT with one of the clubs in the Ohio State League. Mason is a left hand ed twirler. but fractured his hip a few years back tg
 For his refusal to report to Water bury. the Rochester club has placed Pitcher William Chappelle on the sus- pended list. The Cleveland Americans have pur- chased Pitchers Mitchell. Winchell and Abels and 1nf1elder Stark from the
 
 There are two positions in baseball definitely settled unless some other teams are struck by lightninE-the Americans are cellar champions with out rivals. It is now a question which team will first lose 100 games.
 According to an official of the Con necticut League Eddie Van Week can not pitch for Waterbury again unless he attaches his "John Henry" to a contract within three days. Van Vleck al as it will injure his standing as an amateur golfer.
 l Again Tad Jones. the former Yale star. is heard from This time. it is said. he has decided to desert the ranks of the amateurs as he Is to play Saturday with the Ayondale, cincin- desires him to keep out of baseball. while his wife is quite strong for the national pastime- s45 Manager Bone of New Haven has entered a protest with President Tracy i of the Holyoke-New Haven game yes terday because of a ruling by Umpire Sternberg.' It came in the fourth. with Waters on second, Herbst hit into left l field. Fielder Burke threw home to catch Waters at the plate. the throw stand wa kepf eoine te seeond on the throw in. and when the sphere went over the catcher's head on to third. He deliberated between second and third. and was tagged out. Ac- cording to the ground rules One and one" Herbst was entitled to third. but l his umps called him out. New Haven | lost a chance to score on the play. | It is an accepted fact that the Bos- ton and Brooklyn Nationals together with the Chicago. St. Louis and Wash ington Americans will have new man. agers next season. Jimmy Collins may I Jack O'Connor has been selected to succeed McA1eer as manager Of the Browns Fielder Jones looks like the | new Washington leader and George Davis is said to have an excellent chance to become manager of the White Sox. The Brooklyn club is will ing to give a leg or fan arm for Willie Keeler.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
Mcclure and Shaw
 Make Swimming Records

With the advent of a number of would-be swimmers around Bridgeport a number of young lads who make Walnut Beach their home during the summer months, most of the time of which is spent in the waters of the Sound, in @. statement to the Sport ing Editor Of the Farmer think they have it on their Bridgeport rivals. Yesterday afternoon a quintette of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
Youth "Cups" Goldfish
 Gets Fine and 10 Days

Osborn Henderson, a colored youth of 19 went into a restaurant at Bank and Water streets last night and or dered supper. When he had finished
 eating he pushed the dishes to one side with the result that one drop ped on the floor. When young Doinis Goldfish objected to this proceeding, Henderson threw a cup at him and hit him on the head This morning the colored boy got n and costs and Jn dnve in isf3s & &s \ sa s- sss .5ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
American Association Standing
TORPEDO TARPON
 FILLS ALL OF HER
 CONTRACT FINALS
Especial from United Press.

Quincy Mass, Aug. 26.-Officials of the Fore River Shipbuilding Company aunounced today that the submarine torpedo Tarpon, one of the seven sub- 1anrfnes under contract for the United E<ates navy, has just completed her contract trials in which the vessel has oEcoeded every contract requirement.. ono of the trials consisted of a 2s 8hour continuous run at full speed TIT matter Of fact this ve9eel ran for
 ol1rG full gpeed without atoppfnG.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

Games Today Boston at Chicago. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
connecticut League Standing

Games Today BrfdReport at Springfield. Hartford at New Britain. Northampton at Waterbury. Ho1yoke at New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

sss Games Today St Louis at Boston
 Riftsburg at New Yoxk- Chicago at. Philadelphia Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

Hugh D. Mcintosh the Australian fight promotef. sailed for England yesterday He came here for the sole purpoee oE making an ofrer of a $5o.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26
}LIVE BASE ! ] BALL TIPS}
In Springfield to-day.

First game of the double header to- morrow with Holyoke called at 2:15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

Artie Romer is due to pitch one of the games against his old teammates. The Orators however seem to have Arthur's number when he performs here. -I..-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

Hack Schuman appears to take great delight in trouncing the lowly Orators. It is not much to his credit when his manager has to send him against the tail enders whenever they meet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-26

The Cleveland Americans have pur- chased Pitchers Mitchell. WincheIl and Abels and 1nfielder Stark from the Memphis Southern league club.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-11
YOUTH CONFESS MURDER
Police Mystery of Two Years is IN
exPeetedly Cleared Up In
Cleveland.

Cleveland, o.-Th6 unexpected con-
fession of a 17-year-old boy cleared a
murder mystery that two years ago
baffled the police of Cleveland, as
well as detectives from all parts of
the country.
In 1907 Alexander Hoenig, 4 years
old, bright youngster the son Of
prominent parents, was suddenly re-
ported missing, and It was generally
supposed he had been kidnapped. Sew
eral days later his body was found
buried in an ash barrel not far from
the parents home. Every effort was
made to solve the mystery, but with
out avail.
Alvin Cohen, II years old. was be
fore Judge Adams on charge Of
stealing, and quite unexpectedly con
fessed that he had committed the
Hoenig murder.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-11
DRAMATIC APPEARANCE OF MAN
IN COURT WHO SAYS NINE.
STElNHEIL is INoCENT.
WAS DISGUISED As A WOMAN
New Witness Was Placed Under Ar
rest and Jury Warned That ICON.
fession" May be a Hoax--EIls
Accomplish Is Dead.

Paris, France.-The trial of Nine.
Steinheil was dramatically interrupt
ed by a man who swore that he had
participated in the murder Of Nine.
Steinheil's husband and her step
mother, of which she is accused, and
that the prisoner had no part in the
crime.
The new witness, who was i'm
mediately placed under arrest, said
he was disguised as a woman at the
time of the crime. He said his only
reason for confessing was to clear
his conscience.
The new witness was dramatically
introduced. NJ. Aubin, Nine. Steinheirs
attorney, first read a letter, signed
Jean lie Fevre, in which the writer
said he had taken part in the murder.
The writer, the attorney said, had
stated that he had been overcome by
remorse. Immediately after reading
the letter the attorney suddenly and
dramatically introduced the writer,
who in the meantime had made his
way through the crowd through the
courtroom from a place beside NJ.
Aubin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-11
DR.. COOK IN RETIREMENT
Returns to New York, and NH Devote
HE Entire Time In Arranging
His Records.

New York CIty-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook returned from his lecturing
tour. The travelling and lecturing have
told on the explorer. He fs thinner,
and his face is pale and haggard. He
said he hoped to be able to forward
his reports and papers to the
University of Copenhagen within the
next three or four days. He will de-
vote himself to this task, and no one
will be permitted to see him until his
charts and reports have been sent to
the board of examiners he has chosen
to pass upon them. Dr. Cooks secre-
tary, Walter Longsdale, said We'd
nesday:
Or. Cook asks to be permitted to
sink into oblivion, at least until he has
dispatched his papers and reports. He
will not lecture, attend entertainments
or do anything else until he has pre-
pared his material for examination.
"He declines at this time to say
anything further relative to the con-
troversy 1t has long since developed
to stage where 1t is simply case OF
one mans word against another's.
Probably within week he will make
definite statement as to whether o-
not he will soon start to reclimb
Mount Mckinley"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-11
FEARS TRAP BY MEXICO
Andrea VllareaI, Discharged From FL
Paso Store, Says She Is Shad-
owed-PIans a Revolution,

FL Paso, Texas. - Senorita An
drea VillareaI, called the Mexican
Joan of Arc, whose friends say she
was discharged fro malocal dry goods
store at the request Of the Mexican
consul, fears that trap is being laid
to deliver her into the hands Of the
Mexican government.
She says spies have been watching
her for several years and that the Sc
cret police of President Diaz Of Mex
leo have been shadowing her.
when the Mexican authorities ar
rested my sister Teresa at Torreon re-
Gently they thought they were arrest
ing me-" Andrea said. "They want me
because l speak and write against
Diaz. If it had been that they ar
rested the affair would not have end
ed so harmlessly. My father, my sis
ter and my brother, Antonio, who is
now in an Arizona prison for sending
sedltious literature through the mails,
have little right to expect leniency
from the Mexican government. shud-
der to think what would have hap
pened had l been captured"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-11
MISSOURI STATE NEWS
she,s MIssourps nest COW.

Princess Carlotta, a Holstein cow
in the dairy herd of the Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture, gives more milk
than any other cow in Missouri. In
the last year she gave 1906 pounds
Of milk, or thirteen hundred gallons.
From this 727 pounds Of butter was
made. a. ais COW shows the advantage
of using good stock in a dairy" c. H.
Eckles, professor of dairy husbandry
at the University of Missouri, said.
at the present price of milk in Col
umbia, seven and one-half cents a
quart, she would have brought her
owner $500 for this year. A COW with
a record like that is worth about
$500. Her feed cost $50. leaving a
profit of 500. This is more than 40
per cent income, looking at 1t as an
investment. Princess Carlotta pro-
duced as much milk as five ordinary
farm cows. The five COWS probably
would cose 5000 to feed. The same
advantage is gained as by using an
efficient machine instead of an ordin-
airy one. The upkeep is greater, but
the results are worth it.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-11-11
8 BABIES IN FIRE PERIL
Early Morning Blaze at Evansville
Threatens Lives Of Three
Families.

Evansville, Indiana. - The lives
Of three babies were endangered by
an early morning fire Saturday which
destroyed three cottages in the resi-
dence section Of the city.
Mrs. William Howell dropped
match in a closet in searching for
medicine for her baby. The family
did not awaken until the house was
falling in around them. All had mar
row escapes.
At the home Of John Pelz, Mrs. Pelz
forgot her baby in her anxiety to save
the piano and the infant was almost
sutfocated when rescued.
A baby at the home of John Nc
Krunkle also had a narrow escape.
The fire there was under Roadway
when discovered and the department
had difficulty in preventing wide.
spread loss.