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New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
SPORTS At COLUMBIA.
Seuen Meetings arranged for the
GgmnaStic Team.

The schedule of the Columbia gymnastic team.
which was announced yesterday by A. T. Hop
ping consists of seven meets, OF which FIVE will
be competitions and The other two exhibitions
The only contest which is to take place in the
Columbia gymnasium is the intercollegiate
championship meet on March 26. The schedule
is s follows:
February 13. exhibition with Rutgers College
at New Brunswick. IN. J.; February 49, dual
meet with Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia: Feb
ruary 90 exhibition with Johns Hopkins. at Bal
timore: February 81, dual meet with Annapolis
at Annapolis: March g. dual meet with Lehgh,
at South Bethlehem: March 19. dual meet with
New York University. at University Heights
March &c intercollegiate championships at Co
lumbia.
Applications for membership in the Intercolle-
giate Gymnastic Association have been received
from Lehigh and the College of the City of New
York and will be acted upon at a meeting of
the association to be held in Earl Hall. Columbia
University. on February Is.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
DOBBINS HELD IN a5ooo
HIS Wife and Lampkins DISCHARGED
IN Night Court.

On short affidavit charging him with bs,,,
fugitive from justice and wanted In Connects,
with the theft OF 10000 in cash and S.
John r DObbins Of No. 10 West 9sth strees -.
arraigned before Magistrate KrOteI in the ro--s.
court yesterday morning and held IN S5 ooa -,
until Tuesday DObbins's wife and man wba -
in their apartment at the time Of the arrss+ -
been discharged in the night court
On Friday Inspector McCanerty got a telsv-
from Princeton. Mo-. asking that Dobbfns -
rested Detectives Hughes and Hyams vent !,
the address in West SSth street late Saturda,
ternoOn and were threatened. they saw bv NJ
Dobbins, who pointed revolver at them r.
husband dissusded her from firing and then = -
who subsequently gave his name as James -.
kins entered the room and got the revolver -
from the woman All three were arrested &C.
they had been locked up at Headquarters 49,
was. received from Princeton. No. that Dobb,r,,
wife and Lampkins were not wanted
Dobbns. IL IS alleged. buncoed T " PAIL.
banker in Princeton. No. out OF the rnonay a.
having induced him to bet a horserace.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
A MARATHON IN EGYPT.

The following is from THE Pail Mall Gazette.
of London
Great preparations going forward in Cairo for
the coming Egyptian Marathon race, to be de
cided Saturday. February 13- The will
be along the eastern bank of the Nile, starting
from the western end of the Nile bridge. Is
Cairo, and finishing the aff-mile Athletic Race
track on the Helouan racecourse-
The distance be travelled is % 635 kilometres
dsIs milesl. and not IS miles in other recent
competitions
ceived. but the qualifying requirement is resi-
Jdence in Egypt the Soudan since December f3,
the Soudan.
An English correspondent. resident in Egypt,
points OUT that members of the Amateur Athletic
Association cannot compete. as. though they can
accent the cup offered by his highness the Khe-
dive. a member would rank s a professional in
the event Of his winning the race and accepting a
money prize
The other conditions OF the similar 10
those which obtained In this country.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
MOURNERS WATCH FIRE
Funeral of Rabbi Blocks Streets
about Blazing Tenement Honsr

The hundreds Of East SidArs gathered 81 ~.
funeral Of Rabbi AdoIph Rsdin. in East B-oa5v-.~
yesterday than forty men worne, -
children brought to places of safety BY polfcer,s,
during a fire which broke out in the tenement az
No. 2S2 East Broadway.
Patrolmen Brown. McCann. Mccarthy. Csrbonau
and CfambardeIla Of the Mulberry street sta,fo, !.
Pstroman June. of the Madison street station and
Pstrolmen Roberts Ross and CoyIe. Of the r,s
1ancey street station. pushed through the excited
crowd into the building They found the tenants
rushing hepessly through the halls into vbic5
the smoke pouring in volumes The uoi,cer,aa
directed of the tenants 70 the and others
were guided through the smoke TO the street Bsr-
tha Levisohn a young girl when brought to ths
roof started 70 jump into the street. bur was ~
strained after a struggle with Patrclman Ganbsr.
della on the roofs edge
The crowd in the street delayed the Fire Deus-t.
n1ent, and the FIRE gained headvsy- The damage y
estimated AZ $3.50
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS
Ne50ark Bay Increases It's Lead
4rp0d Boosts His AUerage.

The beginning Of another week in the Athletic
Bowling League finds the Newark Bay club more
firmly intrenched in first place This the re
suit Of the series with the New York Athletic Club
team the formers alleys the other night, when
the Bayonne combination the odd. AS the
matter now stands, Newark Bay has nineteen
and lost eight games. three better each way than
New York the second team
Roseville's double victory over Elizabeth last
week places the former in third place only game
behind New York. Elizabeth is a close fourth.
with fourteen and thirteen lost. standing
also claimed by Aontcair Although last. the Pas
sale five has made decided brace and seems
in a fair way to pass North End.
Individually, Joe Arnold, of New York. has tight
ened his hold the lead in the average contest.
His mark of 1874 is nearly six points better than
the second man, Dwyer, of Newark Bay. Pierson.
Of Rosevie, a former high average bowler, has
crawled up TO third place. There eighteen with
marks better than 1So-
This weeks rolling will begin tomorrow night.
with a series between Elizabeth and Jersey City
the latter's alleys On the following evening
Columbia will 90 to North End and Newark Bay
TO Passac. The last series Of the week finds Mont
clair al New York Thursday night
The standing of the clubs and individual averages
are as follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
NO AUTO RACING FIGHT.
Manufacturers and A. Il. 4. to
York Together for Control.

The proposed new organization Of manufacturers
and importers TO control racing in this country IS
expected to be formed at a meeting to oe hed IN
Chicago on Wednesday night The American AUTO
mobile Association has been asked to cooperate
in the work Of the new organization. which VIII
be known as the Msnufacturers Contest Assocle-
ton II Is planned to make rules that will be
agreeable to the three bodies This will obviate the
possfbilty Of new war for the control Of the
sport
The committee unanimously adopted the recon-
rnendations which are to be submitted at the gen
eral meeting on Wednesday night, and there Is
every Indication that the recommendations will
also be approved at the general meeting. when a
definite plan for future work and cooperation
with the American Automobile Association will be
drawn up and submitted 20 the executive com
rnit+eA of the American Automobile Association. II
is proposed divide the country into districts with
a r1euter Of the contest board in charge of each
district. The contest board will have an advisory
COMMITTEES Of three members-one each from the
American Motor Car Manufacturers Association
the Association OF Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers and the Importers Automobile Salon
the three men to be selected by the Manufacturers
Contest Association
The members OF the conference COMMITTEES who
drew up the proposed agreement were H o. Smith.
Premier and William E Metzger. EMF. both
members Of the executive committee OF the Auto
mobile Association OF America; Alfred Reeves gen
eraI manager Of the American Motor Car Manu-
facturers' Association; E Rand Hollander, Fiat
who represented the Importers Automobile Asso-
citation. z. P. Chalfant. general manager Of the
Association OF Licensed Automobile Manufacturers;
A R. Pardngton. second vice-president and gen
eral manager OF the Long Island Motor Parkway;
Howard E. CONN, Chalmers Detroit. H. A Lozier,
Lozier; Paul Lacrox. -Renault; George H Strout,
Apperson. and Charles B Shanks. stearns who
were appointed the committee 10 draw UP a
plan OF action at the meeting held in the Victoria
Hotel IN this city during the Garden show. and
Fred J. Wagner OF the Wagner-Field company.
secretary Of the BriarcIin race committee
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
FORAN LEADS BIG FIELD.
Finish of 'Cross-Country Run Harred
BIZ Jostkng Crozcd.

F Foran, the fast 'cross-country runner Of the
Mott Haven Athletic Club. the clubs open six
and half mile 'cross-country It's course IN
The Bronx yesterday. Foran who started out with
the fifty who on the limit handicap
mark Of ! minutes 45 seconds completed the dis
tanc4 IN the good time 80 minutes 40 seconds
The race really belonged Charles Rutland another
time limit runner. OF the Mohegan Athletic Club.
who stopped one block short OF the finish by mis-
take. Before he could get into his long stride
again. Foran came sprinting along, and, in a hun
yard dash between the boys. sted the tape
i've Yards in the wake of rutland. J. P Eccle. Of
the Mercury Athletic Club. OF Yonkers. the
third 20 finish, hundred and ffty yards
in the rear.
The finish Of the race was marred by a crowd
Of several thousand persons who thronged the I'm
ish line Morris avenue and greatly interfered
with the officials In checking UP the athletes The
winners had to force their way through the crowd,
many of them running in the opposite sidewalk
10 the one where the stood, and others
making their way across the line IN the street
Many OF the runners minus their numbers
when they reached the finish and some seventy ath-
letes passed the finish without being checked in.
A half dozen policemen tried TO form lane for
the runners but could not cope with the situation
large field OF III runners, which is the biggest
entry yet for 'cross-country run, started and the
different checkers different points said that all
veteran Marathon runner of the Mohawks; Joe
Malone. clubmate and Phil Lorz were the scratch
men, and the second named the time prize,
completing course in the fast time Of 32 minutes
Il seconds. Besides taking the prize for first
place Forau also the novice prize. The Mo
hawk Athletic Club carried off the cup for the team
prize getting home in fourth, eighth, ninth.
eleventh and twelfth places for total Of A. The
Mott Haven Athletic Club second with 81.
The first fifty to finish were:
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08

There remain only vacant spaces for
NAvys rlx.s second annual automobile show, which
will be held in the Essex Troop arnory from Feb
r,Iarv 90 TO 27 All Of the alIotments were made
last Friday night when all except four spaces were
spplied for and since that time two more have
gone There are still several requests, and by the
end OF the week every vacant spot will, IN all prob
ability. be gone There will be twenty-four differ
ent makes of cars in vievv and the show will be a
raDresentatiye one Thirty-ffve accessory exhibit
tions will assure representative OF every kind
Of automobile appliance. Represented in this ag-
Cregation is nearly every accessory dealer in New
ark as well as several from New York and other
cities.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
CRIToHLEY WINS ACORN RUN.

The Acorn Athletic Association held its usual
monthly cross country handicap yesterday. and
.. Crtchley, with handicap of four minutes and
thirty seconds was the first home, In So minutes
seconds William Kramer. the fast distance runner
of the club. who started from scratch. went the
course in the good time of "a minutes 90 seconds
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08

George s Runk. owner of the auxiliary schooner
yacht Margaret; E Remington Nichols, who owns
the cruising power yacht Glenda; Charles Martin
Of the power yacht Unoue. and Charles Il
Palliser. owner Of the auxiliary yawl Lotus. are
under the personal tuition of Captain Howard Pat
terson st the New York Nautical College where
they are preparing for the government exanlins-
ton for licensed masters Of steam vessels.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08
YACHTING NEWS AND NOTES.

The annual meeting Of the Atlantic Yacht Club
which Will be preceded by club dinner will be
held at the Hotel Astor this evening at 9 O'Clock
the dinner being served at Z. General James S
Ciarkson. Surveyor of the Port. and Commodore
Henry Morrell. L. s N. retired. among those
proposed for membership in the club
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08

Steady advancement has marked the career Of the
F1ainheld Country Club during the last few years
Since its organization the membership list has
grown TO nearly eight hundred with income Of
than S14.0n0. Al eventful happening last
the vote Of the members-1bs TO 7S-to open
the club Sunday afternoons after / O'Clock
During the year much work done on the put
ting greens, ten being enlarged and the slope in
front Of the sixteenth graded, so as to make the
approach more accurate The disbursements Of the
clubs greens committee for the year were as fol
lows:
Labor, including golf professionals salary s25l5;
hay and feed, s435 small tools ard hardware Sq7:
repairs to implements $40; boots for horses s4s
and tee plates, S25. sand. $50: miscellaneous
including labor and material for blasting stumps
s377; total expenditures. 1885.
The amateur championship tournament Of the
Western Golf Association will be held over the links
of the Homewood Country Club, July 2s to 81 Al
though golfers hereabouts anxiousIy waiting
nothing official has yet been given out with re-
gard 10 the dates for the national open and orens
championships. So far s is known no course has
been selected for the mems metropolitan champion
ship tournament.
This years intervarsity golf match between
Oxford and Cambridge viii be decided over the
Royal St Georges Club. Sandwich on wednes-
day. April 2. Up 70 1903 Sandwich had for several
years been chosen the scene Of the contest In
1904 Woking visited, and since then the match
has been held at Sunningdale and HoyIake At
sunningdale last year Cambridge gained its fourth
consecutive victory by points to 3
At the annual meeting OF the PlainfeId Country
Club. held on Tuesday evening. Leighton Calkfns
was reelected president and the following other
officers were chosen: Vice-president J. NJ SbeIIa-
barger; secretary, J. p. Murray: treasurer g
Duren Lounsberry; greens committee chairman. G
r. Schoonrnaker; golf committee. chairman r.
Rowland: lawn tennis committee chairman G. <
Klng house committee chairman. Willard Wads-
worth
The meeting vas largely attended and the MEM
bers voted unanimously To increase the dues of
both active and nonresident members and to raise
the initiation fee to provide more income for
oPerauo- he club has membership of TO and
its income last year exclusive of rasto,,-ant 49,
ceipts, $4,000
New-York tribune., 1909-02-08

The ruleA for the automobile race for the Briar-
siin trophy appear 20 be in q sadly muddled oopdi-
uoa- The members Of the manufacturers commit
tee which took over the management OF the con-
test appear 10 Be hopeessly al odds over the proper
restrictions as 10 cylinder bore, ETC. and the end is
rot yet z is high time that they came TO some
agreement. else the prospects OF this spring
VIII cvtnoie away 20 nothing In my opinion there
S entirely much business and too little snort
when the manufacturers attempt te handle the
esntesr themselves. All races. hin climbs and tour
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
THE MAN WHO DOES NOT

Advertise In names which stick Tn tho public mind. ars thoss sf the advsrtissrs---thoss wha lst their nghs am&mM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
DIAMONDS
 AND WATCHES
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 Remember you are not buying dia- monds or watches in a shoe or cloth ing store, but you are dealing with us. Our experience iu the jewelry and op- tical line in this city for the last fifteen years gives you the benefit of the lat est and most up-to-date goods at low prices
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 Everything conducted on a strictly confidential basis
 Fine watch and jewelry repairing a speciality.
 Business address. 20e-211 Meigs Bldg. Take elevator to second floor. Telephone 1011-3.
 Open Monday and Saturday even- ings.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
DETECTIVE AGENCY

RogrNsoN's LICENSED DETEc- TIVE BUREAU-Civii and criminal investigations in any city or town. Room B12 Carney Building. fS Ire mont St., Boston. Nathaniel C.. Robinson, manager. Telephone Hay 1900. Hess
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
RAILRoADs
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 s Trains Leave Bridgeport as Follows:

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 FOR wAsHINGTON, via. Harle1n River-s11:so tdaily) A. M; .1:1s
 FOR NEW HAvEN-s12:s2. s1:41. s.5o.7:se. ss:21, SIPS. s1e:4S. s11.13 A. M.-i2s1s. s11:so. 1:5o.- s3:2s. :s:as. .a;as, ..;,s; .s.i, s:sI. ts. sis sse: n sUNDAYs-.12:s2. .1:41, SIS. ss:ts. sio:4s, s11:ss A M.-sz:ze. s<:2t. .s:3a. +e:54. 7;1s. s7:s2. s-47, s1esez P. M.
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 FOR TWISTED and Internedi,ss ~a-s5. s5:51. TAO P. M.--SUNDAXs l-s:3O A. M.-s.4s P. A. FOR WATERBURY,. ANsoNIAs DERRY and Intermediate sta<tone- 500, zoo, 500, s:3s. 11szo A, A- s.ss I5.b4. TAO F. M@SUNDAYS- s.sS ie:so A. M.--s:45, s:se P. M.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
LAUNDRIEs

OPEN AIR DRYfNo-Famaly wash- ing. ironing taken by week. Park Ave. Tsisphons 1sts-k
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
THE THIRD DEGREE

When Mr. Klein Wrote 'The Lion and The Mouse,' I Was Said He Had Reached the s7th Degree of Sue cess, But The Third Degree Carried Him Farther
 Up the Ladder of Fame and It Is Conceded
 that He Has Reached, at Last the North ] 1 Pole of Drsmatics
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PERSONAL

MADAM cARLyN. Great EnElisi Clairvoyant and Palmist. tells ai
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
HOTELS
SWELL CAFES

LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS with you. weep and you weep alone. Stop af the Eagies' Nest for . smile Cor. East Wsshtngton Ave. ana No Main ot-. 2. 2. IA leigh. Prop
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
SHOES

NEW AND sHcoND HAND nhss fuu
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
GLEDHILL & CO.

Dealers in second hand iron and woodworking machinery. engfneA boilers. motors. dynamos. lathes. plan- err. drills, anvils. band saws. viseA elevators, office fixtures. safes. deskA etc'. etc Telephone call 773-s-
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THE CONNECTICUT S SATIONaI BANK. of Bridgeport. corner Main and Wall streets. s. w. Baldwin. President; H. S. Shelton. Vice Pres ident: L. B. Powe. Cashier; T c Cumming. Assistant Cashier; Cap- ftal. Sa32.1oo: Surplus and ProntA xsoo.oo0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18
INSTRUCTION
AUCTION SALE

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Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-21
Mrs. Bruce Dead.

Mrs. Katherine Bruce, aged 60
years, died at Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, last Friday and the body was
brought to Mexico for burial.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church, conducted by
Rev. G. M. Bishop.
Mrs. Bruce's death was the re-
suit Of stroke of paralysis which
she recently suffered. She former
ly lived in the vicinity Of Skinner
this county. She is survived by 8
sons, Claiborne Bruce of Windsor,
Mo-, and Marion and Richard
Bruce of Kansas City.
The pail bearers at the funeral
were: Judge Baker Barnes, Chas.
Householder, A. D. jackson, G..
NJ. Fox, G. F. Clark and G. w.
Lewis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-21
HIGH HILL DISTRICT.

Heavy rains and quite an
electric storm both Saturday and
Sunday night.
Lee Mays is soon to leave his
farm and occupy his new property
in Centralia.
Joe Rediger lost a good mare
last week.
B. f. Pulls is building a con-
crete cellar. The farmers are
finding out that it pays to put up
substantial buildings.
Miss Grace Smith visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday. She
reports favorably concerning her
school.
Eliza Pulls sold COW to Bart
Cox of Centralia, for $50. He also
sold a mule colt to Jim Brown
of near Youngers.
Earl Miller is home from Col
'tlmbia to spend a few days.
Elmer Pulls of Hallsville was in
this vicinity last week, looking
for calves to buy.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Fowler were
called to Hallsville recently to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Fowler
sister, Mrs. DR.. j, B. Clark.
Jno. BOtkin, who short time
ago lost his house by fire, is plan.
ming to rebuild.
We are glad to state that j. II
Turner is much improved d
health.
Jim Cox lost mule By
lightning Saturday night,
A large barn on Chas. Farley,
farm, known as the Hit farm
burned Sunday night, supposed
to have been set on fire 5y
lightning.
Rev. w. d. Pulls and family o.
Centralia, who have been VISITING
relatives near Benton City, Mex
leo and Cant, have been delayed
in their return home on accoun
of sickness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1909-10-21
Mark Stephenson Dead.

Mark Stephenson, II years old,
who used to reside on a farm
southeast of Mexico, died at the
home Of his son, Garrett Steph-
ensOn, at Slater, last Thursday,
of heart trouble. The death was
sudden and unexpected. Mr..
Stephenson was an old confeder-
ate soldier and attended the re.
union in Mexico three weeks ago
and seemed in his usual good
health.
The body was brought to Mex
leo Saturday for burial funeral
services held at the home of j. M.
BurhOp.
Rev. A. A. Wallace conducted
funeral services. The pail bearers
were S. E. Kendall, Caleb Berry,
DR.. j, B. Hawkins. r. S. McKin.
ney, David Ford, j. T. Williams
and Richard Worsham.