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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
FATAL AUTO CRASHES
Col. Reuben Fox and Manu- facturer Medlar Both Killed by Their Own Cars.

Newburg. N. Y., Sept. 8.-Col. Reu- ben l.. Fox, a former secretary of the Republican State Committee, was kill ed by being thrown from his automo- bile at Vails Gate. Orange County, late last evening. MT. Fox was returning from his Summer home at Oneonta, where he passed the holiday with his family, and was on his way back to New York with his chauffeur.
 Near the point where the accident occurred. MT. Fox stood up in his ma chine The car was passing another going in the same direction. The car struck a stone or some other object in the bushes at the side of the road and Mr.F was thrown to the ground, striking on his head.
 Harry l.. Medlar. a member of the A. J. Medlar Biscuit Company of Phila- delphia. was instantly killed last eve ming when the automobile in which he was riding skidded and dashed into large pine tree, breaking his neck.
 Red Bank, N. J., Sept. 8.-Traveling at high speed up the Middletown turn pike toward his Middletown home yes- terday afternoon in a new car. Henry L. Munro, son of the late Norman L: Munro, and his nephew, Pierson Good speed. were thrown from the car when a rear tire burst. The car skidded in- to a ditch at Headden's Corner and the two were seriously injured. Ed ward Sanger. the chauffeur who was driving, escaped injury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
"SAM" CRANE
 ON "TY" COBB
Noted Sporting Writer Talks Turkey to Sore Heads Who are Jealous of
 The Great Player.

Says Sam Crane in the New York Journal in regard to the recent articles appearing in many papers relative to the alleged dirty playing of Ty Cobb of the Detroit Americans:
 a 'fCobb's detractors make me think of a lot of CUTS snarling at the heels of a big mastif that is too noble-minded to notice such attacks. We can ex- cuse the partisan rivalry between the neighboring cities of Cleveland and Detroit, for that is natural but it should be healthy. It appears to me as if the attacks against Cobb are made through pure jealousy. I have never seen him do anything on any ball field that could possibly warrant his being called anything but an hon. est, fair-Ininded and ambitious ball player. He is so much superior to many of those players who I have heard have made yellow squeals against him that there is no compari- son.
 s'Now. the Boston's war correspond ents, travelling with the team. have become a bit imbued with the feeNng that Cobb is murderously inclined player. and would spike any opposing player Intentionally and with malice aforethought if any opponent should be so foolish as to get in his way The Boston correspondents have been led astray by the yowl that arose from some one close to the, Athletics over the Baker incident. But, bless their dear little puritanical hearts, Cobb is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
VIEWPOINT

A very enjoyable whist party was given at the Inn Saturday evening under the direction of Mrs. ". H. Gardiner, 13 tables being occupied. The game was played for about two hours with the following result: Mrs. Anna Munson, 40, Thermos bottle; MT. Osbourne. 3S, gilded clock; Mrs. John Young. Brooklyn, 36, black silk hose; Miss Marjorie Munson. 34. fancy hat pin; Mrs. Osbourne, B, box cigars Mrs. F1ansbourgh. 32. pack fancy cards: Miss Dorette Gordon. 31 pack decorated cards; Mrs. J. w. Gordon, 30 bottle violet cologne water; Dr. H. Nichols. 27. safety razor. A dance was enjoyed later. Refreshments of lem onade and wafers were served through out the evening.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Youngs of Brook 1yn. have been guests for a few days of MT. and Mrs. Henry RuDf.
 George F. Duncombe and l. J. Tuck of Bridgeport, spent Labor Day at the formers home in town.
 Mrs. Wallace N Mitchell is enter taining Miss Elizabeth Powell of Cox sackie. N. Y.
 Master Frederick Leiss is enjoying a visit with his Grandnarents. Mr. and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Mrs. Frederick cksLeiss of Bridgeport.

Mrs. Frederick 1Leiss of Bridgeport.
 Among those who went to Brook game of ball between the Mems Fed eration of that place and the Mems Federation of Newtowp, were Misses Ruth and Marjorie Munson, Mildred Sandford. MT. and Mrs. John R. Peck, James Peck, Arthur J. Smith, pr. F. J. Gale. H. N. Tieman. ST.. Herman Tieman. IT,, Master Robert Tieman and Gordon Gale Newtown came home victorious. the score being 5-2
 Miss Ethel Peck returned Monday from a two weeks visit in Stamford.
 Miss Esther McQuade of the S. N. B. Telephone Office. has returned from a weeks visit with friends in New York city.
 friends enjoyed their annual outing at D. c. Bacon's iGrove. The menu con- sisted of roast corn. clans, sweet pota- toes. and many other fine refresh nents. furnished by the ladies. Those who enjoyed the occasion were: Misses S.. J and Elizabeth Scudder, Etta Martin. Julia Duncombe, Mr. and Mrs. s. Howell Wright. Arthur T. Nettle- ton, MT. and Mrs. Levi c. Morris and family. MT. and Mrs. Arthur J. Smith Steele and family, MT. and Mrs. W. N. Reynolds. MT. and Mrs. w. H. Hub bell, MT. and Mrs. c. B. Taylor, Misses Jessie and Mabel Taylor. MT. and Mrs.
 
 Trinity Notes.-Text St. John 7th chapter. 9th verse. Subject Delay of Repentance. Bishop of the Diocese will visit the parish Sunday, Nov. fifth for confirma ton.
 St. Roses Notes.-The parochial schools reopened yesterday.
 Misses Mary and Resina Leavy are guests of friends in Milford.
 Miss Dorette L. Gordon is enjoying a few days visit in the Park City and New York.
 S. L. Mills of the Mitchell Touring Car Agency of Bridgeport. was in town last week demonstrating for Bas- sett and Hawley.
 Misses Jessie and Mabel Taylor are entertaining Miss Ruth c. Snow, of NorthS Montpelier. Vt.
 Miss% Anna Carmody is enjoying visit with friends in Wallingford.
 Misses Margaret Donohue and Mar garet Keane have returned from a few days visit in Danbury.
 Miss Julia Duncombe is entertaining Miss Ada Tuck of Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
JOHNSON FAVORITE OVER KAUFMAN IN
 FIGHT TOMORROW
Special from United A,ress.)

Especial from United Press.)
 San Francisco, Sept. S.-A great bat tie Of heavyweights is expected to- morrow afternoon when Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight champion meets Al Kaufman in a ten round con- test. Johnson expects to weigh 209 when he crawls through the ropes while Kaufman declares his weight will be slightly over 200.
 Both fighters put in a. hard day yes- terday. but today they are doing only little road works Johnson's seconds will be George Little, Bob Armstrong Barney Fury, Young Peter Jackson, and Dave Mills. Kaufman's seconds will be Mark Shaughnessy, Jack. Cor de1l. and Lew Taylor.
 The betting is now ten to four that Johnson will win and two to one that Kaufman stays the whole ten rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
BOXING

Boston. Sept. 8.-A draw was the decision given by Referee Moffiitt Fla herty, at the conclusion of the twelve round contest between Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee and Matty Baldwin of Charleston at the Armory A. A. last night and Wolgast was robbed of a we'll earned victory by it. After Vol gast had outscored Baldwin in about every round one of the judges, Ito the great surprise of the members, de- other marked for the Milwaukee box CT. That put it up to the referee to make a decision and surprise number two was sprung when he made his decision.
 That Baldwin lasted through the twelve rounds was somewhat of a surprise, and had not Wolgast loafed as much as he~did he would probably have won in manner that a; draw decision could not have been given. Wolgast boxes much after the style of Nelson. but he has not got two good hands like the champion. He is cool, does not mind a. punch, being so strong and rugged that he can stand them.
 In the ninth round Baldwin was forced to take tue count after going to the floor from a succession of rights and lefts to the wind.
 Frankie Burns won the verdict in the estimation of a majority of the spectators in his ten-round fight against Packey Hommey at Browns Club, New York, last night. The bat tie was furious from start to finish and in the ninth round Burns, who is much bigger and stronger than his opponent had Hommey nearly out, but he didn't have the punch to finish him. In the second round Hommey had Burns bleeding from the nose and mouth and also had raised puff over his left eye. but this didn't feaze the more experienced Burns.
 Leach Cross has been practically matched to box Fighting Dick Nelson oh Thursday, September 23 at the Bedford. A. C., Brooklyn. Manager Jim Shortell and brother Sam got to- gether last night. and with the excep- tion of few minor details. agreed up- on the meeting. Nelson has always wanted to fight Leach. and it should be a great card. Both are hard hit, ters and hard workers, and both men are at their best when mixing with a Slugger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
MISS WANAMAKER
 TO MARRY COUNT
Especial from United Press)

T SS.J y Paris, Sept. S.-The marriage of Miss Fernando Wanamaker, daughter of Rodman Wanamaker and grand daughter of John Wanamaker, and Arthur de Heeren, son of the Count of Paris, will take place at the Paris home of Rodman Wanamaker, on the Champs Elysee on Oct. 4. The an- nouncement was made to-day.
 The announcement of the engage ment was not made until the marriage on July 26 of Rodman Wananaker the brides father, and Miss Violet Heeren is a nennher of the Spanish mo- hiIitv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Games Today ,j
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE

The pennant race for 1909 was set ded for once and all yesterday when he Senators and Holyokes mixed it up in a double header in the Paper City The Senators won the first and tied he second contest. They can now lose every day and still win out. In | slugging affair at Savim Rock, New Haven outslugged Northampton and won The Waterbury-New Britain and the Bridgeport Springfield games have been played. The results:
 At New Haven = New Haven g, Northampton z.
 At Holyoke-Hartford 6, Holyoke 5, first game); Hartford 6, Holyoke 6, Esecond game, called end of 9th, dark aess.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
RANK DECISION WOlgast Should Have Been Given Award
 Over Baldwin.
(special from United Press !

Boston. Sept. 8.-"Robbery' is to-day the cry of Ad Wolgast and nine-tenths of those who last night saw his bout here with Matty Baldwin at the Ar mory A. A. A decision of draw was given. The little Milwaukee scrapper who wants to fight Nelson for the championship simply battered Baldwin at will{ The latter's gameness and staninf enabled him to travel the dis tance. but he was badly used up scrapper when the final gong rang. Six times in the battle he went to the floor and took the count of nine for the second time in his career.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
,rican Association Standing
NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Giants beat the Bostons yester- lay, taking two games out of the se- lies of three with the tailenders. The Brooklyns lost to the Phillies. who look two out of three at Washington Park. The P1ttsburgs were too much Eor the Cubs, the champions losing with poor grace. Judging from the way the Cubs are being put out of the ganne, they find it difficult to take heir medicine like sportsmen. The results:
 New York 3, Boston 1. :; Philadelphia ', Brooklyn 2.
 Pittsburg 6, Chicago 2.
 At St. Louis-Rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
CALL FOR NATIONAL
 BANK STATEMENTS

Especial from United Press.)
 Washington, Sept. S.-The Comptrol- Ter of the Currency to-day issued a call for statements of the condition of national banks at the close of business Wednesday,. Sept- l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Games Today

Holyoke at Bridgeport. Springfield at Waterbury. New Britain at Hartford. Northampton at New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Having raised the deuce with what lew pennant prospects the Bostons had eft the Highlanders tackled the Ath- cities yesterday and jared that teams Championship chances. While the New Yorlzs were overpowering the Athletics the Detroit champions were knocking the Clevelands down and btrengthening their position material IH. The washingtons varied the mo- notory of their career by beating the Bostons. The results:
 New York 8, Philadelphia 6. Detroit 6, Cleveland 4.
 Washington II, Boston 6.
 Games Today
 Boston at Washington.
 New York at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Detroit.
 Chicago at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Games Today,

Philadelphia at Boston. Brooklayn at New York. Chicago at Pittsburg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

These pictures from John R. Brad ley's arctic hunting trip show the Cook party killing game to be used as meat on the trip to the pole. MT. Bradley points out that one of the lit tie snapshots shows a picture of one of the young Eskimos who accompan- jed Dr. Cook on his amazing dash across the frozen polar sea and saw the stars and stripes planted at the top Of the world. The man is indi- cated by an arrow in one of the pie lures. The others show some of the big game killed, one a polar bear and the other a twalrus. The meat of these animals was dried :, and 17OO pounds of 1t loaded on the sledges for dog food. Dr. Cook sent these photo graphs to MT. Bradley by Rudolph Franeke, the last white man to see nm before the polar, dash
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

But one more home game this sea- son, that on Friday when Mild Mike Doherty's Authors pay their farewell visit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

energy for the game in Hartford on Saturday. Freddie was the first to
 take a home game from the Senators
 this year and intends to be the last. It will be remembered that that con- test was the league record for 1909, ori- ly one hit being made off Gibbs, the score being 1 to 0 in favor of Bridge port.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

According to the estimate of Garry Hermann, chairman of the National Baseball commission who has the only look at the real figures paid for every player in the major leagues, Owner Comiskey of the White Sox has paid out over $200,00O for players for 1910 to put the Sox again on the baseball map. The youngsters on the Bostons and Athletics tell the story.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

Has President Tracy lifted the sus- pension on Mike McCabe of the Paper makers? Yesterday Mac played in both games against the Senators Mac was last week suspended for the rest of the season for spiking Umpire Lincoln.
Evening journal., 1909-11-23

Read THE EVENING JOURNAL
Evening journal., 1909-11-23

Methodists and Baptists in particular
to hold camp meetings for the Indian
tribes, among whom they have been
doing missionary work. The Kiowas
and Ccmanches are especially favor
able TO these open air gatherings and
attend in great numbers each summer.
The Catholics hold first place IN do
ing missionary warlS among the In
dians Of the Southwest, with the Meth
odists and Baptists close together for
second place and the Presbyterians
and Episcopalians in third position.
Recent Congressional action has given
all these denominations the control
and ownership of the church and
school lands. which they have Inn
proved by the erection Of buildings
thereon Each of these denomina-
tions has numerous schools and
churches for the red men throughout
the new state, and occasionally may
be found buildings belonging to one OF
the many other denominations.
Edwin Miller, a full blooded Della
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
THEIR HOME
IN ETINCT VOLCANO

The West Indies Is one Of the most
extraordinary places in the world. BY
courtesy II is called an island. but Is
really nothing more than the summit
of an extinct volcano sticking up out
of the sea. Inside the crater live the
only inhabitants OF Saba. They live
there because there Is nowhere else
for them to live, the outside slopes be-
ing nearly as steep as the sides Of a
house.
The place belongs 10 Holland. and
the people are all Dutch. Nevertheless.
they speak English as their native
tongue. They call their crater town
Bottom, because it is situated on the
top Of a mountain.
Although surrounded on all sides by
the sea, they often spend weeks with
out seeing it. for that involves a long
climb up to the rim OF the crater. Stin
less frequent do they touch salt wa
ter because to do so they must I'm ad-
dition climb downward for a distance
of 1900 feet by a precipitous. rock hewn
path, known as the Ladder.
1t is however. in regard to their
staple industry that the Dutch people
who speak English and live aloft In
a volcano In a summit city called Bot
tom. reach the extreme Of topsyturvey-
dom.
One might imagine them making
balloons or kites. or. in fact. anything
but what they do make, which is ships.
Not ocean-going ships. of course. but
good, serviceable schooners and luggers
whose repute is great all over the
Windward Islands. These ships, when
finished, have TO be hauled up to the
rim of the crater and then lowered
over the precipice into the sea.
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
TIeER AND some oRcHlpe.

Bringing a South American tiger,
two months old; two Wild turkeys and
about thirty-hvo hundred orchid bulbs.
George Freeman and John Murphy,
both OF Holyoke, Mass. returned yes
terday on the Altai. OF the Hamburg
American lines Atlas service. from
three months trip in Colombia and
Venezuela.
The tiger. about the size OF a do
nestle cat. was imprisoned in small
wooden box. the top and front OF
which We're open except for a wire
screen. He was not very amiable when
taken from the steamer yesterday
morning. the members Of the crew hav-
ing amused themselves during the voy-
age by polSing the little fellow with
sticks IN order 20 make him take no.
tice OF them. The striped beauty did
not like TO be poked. and iu his anger
would push his claw through tho wro
netting in his endeaVor to get at the
amused ones. Ie did get one Of them
and scratched the man, inhicting a
painful cash.
Mr.. Murphy said, however. tho ani-
NAL was quite playful II handled right,
and that he and Mr.. Freeman had pur-
chased the cub for a friend in Massa-
chusetts who wanted something new
for his children. While they were on
the pier at savevllle, Mr.. Freeman
laughingly remarked, the youngster
broke the wire screen and. after run
ming along the pier. jumped into the
river Two natives went into the watt
er. They succeeded in catching hold
OF wire that was attached TO the coll
lar around the tigers neck and pulled
him ashore
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
ALASKA HAS
GREAT RESOURCES

To the average citizen, whose sources
of information are not over exact and |
who takes news OF the world on the |
wing. II will undoubtedly come as
shock TO learn that Alaska IS not only
a farming country. but one OF the
greatest fertility; that the stories OF
mining towns and gun play are seen
only on tho New York stage and in
the metropolitan novel. that tho old
adage about there not being laws Of
God or man North OF Fifty-three are
not de r'gor ia Alaska is as high as
that OF any state in the Union; that
bad men are not tolerated, and that
Alaslsans are determined 10 secure
the National Government as a reward
OF their virtues, a home legislature
that shall pass Alaskan laws for the
Alaskans.
All OF the above complex az 1t is,
and more. ID. II. Jones, brother OF Ma
than Jonas, recently told a reporter
Mr.. Jonas Is an Alaskans and spoke
most highly OF Alaskan citizenship.
Il want 60 tsate very emphatically."
he said, that Alaska has established
record for iaw-abiding citizenship
I'm frontier state. Bad men are not
wanted and get short shrift in the
communities. We have them OCCASION
ally, as every outpost state must, but
they are quickly informed Alaska has
no place for them.
1T Is because the Alaskans arc true
blue Americans. because there is none
OF the blood mixture and diversity OF
nationality you will find In Uncle Sans
insular possessions that Alaskans re-
fuse to consider themselves a people
OF an insular possession and demand
territorial rights and privileges, and are
demanding and are determined TO Sc
cure home government such as the
other territories possess
Mr.. Jonas went to Alaska ten years
ago. At that time there was little or
no development. To-day, he explained
the state is awake. on the coast are
rich copper and coal fields, Inland are
gold fields and fertile agricultural
country. The copper mines are being
worked. the coal fields merely await
the termination OF the Ballinger- PIN
chot controversy. gold in abundance Il
In sight. and Is being taken out OF the
ground and the farm lands are pro-
ducing approximately all that the
state consumes In the line OF veget-
ables. The two great coal fields, the
Kattala and the Matanuska. the speak
er said, contain more virgin coal than
the States OF Ohio and Pennsylvania
the richest fields I'm tho Union. He
thinks also that the copper deposits
will prove 10 be the richest in IN,
country. While there Is only a moder-
ate rainfall in the agricultural regior
the season Is four months long and th'
soil very rich. Although the latitude
OF the Tanana Valley Is sixty-flve de-
grees. about two degrees south Of th'
Arctic circle, IL has an extreme tenn
perature OF about so degrees during tn
months when the vegetables are grow
ing, and is generally warm and faiI
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

J. Arthur o'Brien. Of the "Bere OF
Brittany" company was married Sunday.
october 81, in New York 10 Emily Louise
Fraser.
That eBatrice Craven. who plays Jane
Deetle in '"rhe Lion and the Mouse" is
the granddaughter of the last governor
OF the English penal settlement in Aus
tralia.
That Ralph Stuart who plays Adolph
Lauman in support OF Elsie Ferguson in
such a Little Queen" made his New
York debut in a detective play, ''Green
Lights"
That Miriam Nesbitt, Of the Western
company OF 1.-THE Travelling Salesman. Z"
made her American debut on the stage
in support Of James X. Hackett in ''The
Prisoner Of Zenda-"
That Lillian Thatcher, of ''rhe Next OF
kim company, was born in Cleveland. O..
and made her debut on the stage with
Charles Dalton IN ''rhe Helmet Of Ma
varre" at the Criterion Theatre.
Evening journal., 1909-11-23
INDIANS EAGER in
CHURCH WORK

1t has been only a few decades since
the self-same Indians who now are
taking an active interest in the rellg-
ious life of Oklahoma were terrorizing
the Southwest with their deeds Of
cruelty. During this month the an
nual Comanche revival will be held
west of Cache. Last year fifty con-
verts were taken in through the influ-
ence of the camp meeting, says the
Kansas City Star.
The Indian. when converted, is deep
ly religious and enjoys more than the
average white man the privilege OF
holding and attending religious meet
ings. His preference is for camp
meetings. as this form more closely
resembles the conventions held by the
tribes before their conversion 10 Chris
tianity. 1t is the custom for the