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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
JIM CORBETT GOES BACK
 AT MADDEN

"When Billy Madden criticised my story ir which I pointed out the dis advantages of a hat-footed fighter against a more Sprightly opponent, he made me feel slightly tired.'' In these few words, spoken in 8 sar castle vein, James J. Corbett took verbal wallop at the veteran handler of fighters.
 Tt is ridiculous for Billy" con- tinued Gentleman Jim, ito take up the cudgels with me on this point, for l am right. He hasn't had on a glove for nearly thirty years and is a mem- Der of the old school, I belong to the newer class and naturally know more of the fine points of the game as it is now conducted. In fact, without throwing out my chest, I can go. so far as to say that Jim Corbett revo- lutionized fighting.
 T mentioned in my article that Johnson would be at big disadvan- tage in his coming fight with Jeff be- cause he is fat-footed. And you can take a ticket for this. Where John- son suffers a handicap is that while being of the fat-footed class he lacks aggressiveness. There never was good fiat-footed fighter who did not have aggressiveness to back him up. Joe Cans, Nelson, Fitz and a few other stars were f1at-footed, but if you remember their battles they were al- ways ready to slug and swap punches.
 Johnson Always Waits.
 Johnson is of a different class. He always waits for an opponent to come to him. Now we will peer into the future and try and paint a word pie ture of the coming fight.
 "The two big fellows meet in the centre of the ring, shake hands, and the bell sounds. Jeff is there with his familiar crouch. The left is ex- tended with the right forming a bar rier for his body. Johnson tries to blows oft with his left. The big fel- low gradually crowds the black man. Does Johnson jump to either side to get out of harms way? No. Being fat footed he is compelled to back up. Where does that bring him? Slowly but surely he is backed up against the ropes. Jeff is after him Johnson to save himself is to either start in and indulge in a punching feat or clinch.
 "Can you now see where fat-foot- edness is disadvantage? Johnson's forced to swap punches with a man who has no equal when it comes down to hitting. Believe me, Johnson will have to be above the ordinary to stand the gruelling that will be com ing to him.
 Must Punch With Jeff.
 Now Johnson cannot slug. Take all his recent fights with little fellows like Burns and Ketchel; the colored man seemed to be afraid to swap punches With Jeff it will not be a case of whether he cares to swap blows or not. It will be imperative.
 ''Madden's claim that flat-footed men slug without raising themselves. Try and hit a hard blow. As you swing your hand, you involuntarily rend your body forward and raise on the ball of the rear foot. If a man is so fat-footed that it is an effort to balance himself on that ball you can see what disadvantage he is under. If Johnson could dance | around he would improve his chances with Jeff. But as he is 1at-footcd, and therefore he will be unable to get out If Jeffs way''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
CITIZENS THANK
 FIR. O'CONNOR
His Attitude on Barnum Avenue Trolley Extension Is Approved By Signers of Resolution.

Citizens of Stratford who favor the trolley extension over Barnum ave- nue, met Saturday, and passed reso- lution commenting Rev. Fr. O'Con- Tor, pastor of St. James, for his as- sistance given to the movement. The resolution follows:
 we, the undersigned residents of the town of Stratford as a repre- sentative body assembled, do here with respectfully and publicly express cur gratitude and thanks to you for your voluntary and manly efforts at the town meeting in advocating the extension of the Barnum avenue trol- ley lines, in the interests of Stratford Workingmen. And we earnestly, hope that your public spirited example and addresses may have such far reach ing effects that it will be continued to the growth of a higher moral force which will destroy class interest, and unjust discrimination productive of a cooperation, which will embrace Pro- testant, Catholic, Democrat, and Re- publican in united body for the physical and moral development of this good old town.
 Signed,
 ALFRED BEATTY, Hon. Secretary Barnum Ave. Trolley Extension Assn.
 ''WM. MQUILLAN,
 ''WM. E. BASSETT, ''CHAS. R. BASSETT,
 "J. A. JOHANSON,
 ''J. FLOOD"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
LARGE PROPERTY,
 BUT SMALL TAX

Although the Consolidated railroad brought suit for $275 900 against the city when the latter established har- Dor line. the Board of Assessors did not increase the value of the property to that amount and there are many people who think the Board of Relief should list the property at what the railroad says it is worth
 A member of the Board of Assessors said this morning that the mudflat property is considered part of the Naugatuck wharf property, which is valued at $23 GOO. He said that the board did not have time to go into the question of raising the valuation and it was up to the Board of Relief to consider the question.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
MELLEN'S ASSISTANT TO PURCHASE FOR 2
 RAILROAD SYSTEMS
Special from United Press.)

New Haven, Jan. 31.-A dual an- nouncement by President c. s. Mellen of the New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railway and President Lucius Futile of the Boston & Maine Rail- way, today, says that Harry A. Fa- bian, assistant to President Mellen, and well known in eastern railway circles is appointed manager of purchase and supplies for the Boston & Maine sys- tenn and the New York, New Haven & Hartford system, including all al- lied interests.
 This appointment gives MT. Fabian, Jurisdiction in his department over the following: Boston & Maine Railway, Boston Central Railroad, Washington County Railway Company, Somerset Railway Company, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway, Central New England Company, New England Navigation Company Connecticut com- pany, New York & Stamford Railway, Rhode Island Company and the Housa- tonic Power company.
 MT. Fabian will have his offices in Boston and assume his new duties March, l, 1910.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
Pete Foland's Cotillon
 To Be Classy Affair

MT. Peter w. Poland, popular young man about town, has come forth with a novel idea in the form of college cotillon, an invitation affair, which will be held at Slocum Gym nasium in the Court Exchange on Wednesday evening of this week. MT. Poland has an original scheme in the arranging of the dancing numbers, each being significant of some well known college, while the song of that college will be danced to as they ap- pear on the program. MT. Poland has selected as his aides for the evening the following young men: James Mahoney, Lester Burdick, Frank Lyle, William Hawkins. George Mccormick, Albert Borg, Fred Elliott, Oliver Os- borne, Albert Mclaughlin, Charles Kisner, Thomas Buckley and John Tierney.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
WALTER M'NALLY IS DYING OF
 WHITE PLAGUE
Brother of Jimmy" the Green Goods King, Has Been Inmate of Lakeview for Some Time.

But a shadow of his former self, a physical wreck as the heritage of the high life in the palmy days of the green goods gang, Walter Mc- Nally, brother of Jimmy" the king of the green goods men, was trans ferred in a destitute condition from police headquarters to the tuber- culosfs hospital at Lakeview home.
 Walter has been at Lakeview for some time, ccncealing his identity as much as possible from his former as- sociates, who, he says, have little use for him, now that he is down and out.
 He sad today that he had heard indirectly that Jimmy, who too had become physical wreck several years ago, is now prospering in California, but he has not heard from Jimmy personally for years.
 Walter and Jimmy McNally once lived the pace in Bridgeport, when Jimmy was raking in easy money from those who bit at his confidence games and was basking in the radi- ance of the old Alhambra, a music hall in Middle street which he con- trolled. He had a fine country place in Fairfield, and a seaside home in Seaview avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31

The remains of Mrs. Edward Davis were taken to Derby this morning for interment following services at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Charles E Roberts of Pleasant Street and thence to St. Charles church at o'clock where Rev. John F. Callahan sang high mass of requiem.
 The funeral of Special Officer Thos. Kelly, for the past few years Dog Warden of the city, and the last of the eight children of Mary c. and the late Mortimer Kelly was held this morning from his late home 3S Drew Place at 8:30 o'clock and thence to St. Mary's church where Rev. Thomas P. Mulcahy sang a high mass of requiem. There was an unusually large number of the friends of the deceased at the services for the late police officer was well known upon the East Side where he was born 3S years ago. The floral offerings were many The bearers were all members of the Bridgeport Police force, Sergeant O'Leary, and Patrolman Burke. Glennon, Flynn Campana and Dempsey. Interment was in St. MichaePS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
DORANDO AGAIN
 DEFEATS HAYES
Fourth Meeting of the Pair, the New Yorker Winning Only Once.

San Francisco, Jan. 31.-Pietro Do- rando defeated Johnny Hayes over the full Marathon course yesterday afternoon in a fashion that demon strated to the crowd the superiority of the Italian as a long distance run ner.
 Not fairly extended at the close and in far better condition than the Irish-American, Dorando proved his sprinting abilities by fairly running away from Hayes at the finish, beat ing him easily sixty yards. Until the twenty-ffth mile had been completed there was little excitement for the crowd of 5000 people that filled the seating space at Recreation Park. The pace was set for the most part by Hayes, although Dorando showed in front at times, and the two men followed each other around the ten- lap track with little or no advantage
 There were occasions when Hayes would attempt sprint that would take him away from the swarthy man at the rear, but each time Dorando quickened his pace, and reluctantly Hayes would drop back. After the sixteenth mile Hayes showed that he was tiring and far from in as good condition as the lad from across the seas. His stride was as regular as clock work.
 In front at the twenty-f five mile mark, Hayes made an intellectual ef- fort to 1engthen the distance between himself and Dorando, but failed. Ks the bulletin board showed the com pletion of twenty-six miles, Dorando made his move. He sprinted, and soon put thirty yards between him and Hayes. The New Yorker vainly tried tc close the gap. but couldn't.
 The time was ? hours, fl minutes, and 39 seconds. The time of the Marathon Derby, which was run in New York and won by St. Yves, was 2 hours, 40 minutes, 5O% seconds That race was run on a siX-lap track and the time made was considered much better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
men to drink at any time after they

men to drink at any time after they report.
 Other clubs do not hold their men to such strict account, although they all demand that man shall be perfectly sober when he plays. But Griffith says this is not enough.
 "A man who drinks is not good ball player said he today. They may play ninety-nine games almost perfect 1v. but on the one-hundredth they are liable to drop down and make f1zzle of many good trials. I shall, therefore, demand that all of my men abstain fully from the use of liquor, and if any of them do drink they will be sus- pended.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
Defective Sprinkler
 Ducks Girl Workers

The fire sprinkler in the hallway of Warner Bros factory on the Lafay- cite street side of the big plant. went off this morning while the employees were entering. a few minutes before 2 o'clock. So-reone thought there must be a fire somewhere in the building and sent in an alarm of fire. which brought out the department. There was no fire. Several of the female operatives who were passing up the stairway were given a ducking. The system was shut off before any seri- ou damage was done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
BARRETT'S BEST
 TIME VERY FAST
Big City Promoter May Book Bridgeport's Boy Roller Skate Wonder With Other Fast Ones.

William J. Moore, S47 1st Ave, a roller skater promoter of the big city, writes to the Farmer, asking informa- tion regarding the best time made by Dick Barrett, amateur champion of Connecticut. MT. Moore intends to book Barrett up with a number of New York phenoms Barrett states that he has done the 15 lap track at the Park City rink in 2:57 2-5. This is the fastest time ever made at the rink in a match race
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
CONGRESS TO PROBE INTO
 HIGH PRICES

Washington, Jan. 31.-The Ways and Means Committee of the House today decided to probe into the causes of the high cost of living.
 A subcommittee was appointed to report at the next meeting of the whole committee just how the investi- gation shall be carried on.
 It was stated this afternoon that the decision of the committee was the direct result of word conveyed from the White House by Representa- tive Longworth, (Republican, Ohio.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
GAS EXPLOSION
 INJURIES 21

Leroy. N. Y, Jan. 31.-Twenty-one persons were injured. one fatally. and some quite seriously by an explosion of gas in James De Riders house to- day. J. D. Larkin is expected to die from his injuries and the others were burned or suffering from bruises.
 A fire this morning destroyed the Genesee Hotel adjoining the De Rider home An injured fireman was car- ried into the De Rider home a crowd following. While the doctors worked over the injured man in some myster- ious manner a gas explosion took place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
BAKER BOYS SCARE FRIGHTENS BURGLARS
 AWAY FROM STORE

Burglars forced an entrance into the pharmacy of William B. Futile in Main street. Startfor6, about o'clock this morning, but were frightened away, before they could get away with any swag. A bakers boy in a nearby dough factory saw two men force the front door of the drug store, but was too frightened to make an outcry. The fright of the youngster scared the bad men away. A new lock will cover all the damage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
HOW MUCH TAXES DO TAX LEAGUE
 MEMBERS PAY?

The Taxpayers League wants to find out how much property all of it's members pay taxes on. For several days Attorney Harry F. Lyons, secre- tary of the league has been gong through the new tax books looking up the amounts the members pay taxes on.
 As there are no corporation members of the league the valuation of big fac tories will not be added to the list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
HOLDUP
 MAN ARRESTED
Especial from United Press.

New Haven. Jan. 31-Charged with burglary Simon Kuzyk, of 91 East street, was taken into custody by the police today. According to Samuel Sattler, who conducts a grocery store at TT South Front street. Kuzyk was one of two masked and armed men who at the point of revolvers last night forced him to give up $55 he had in his wallet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
MRS. TRUBEE LOSES
 VALUABLE MUFF

Mrs. William A. Trubee of 26s Vine street, has asked the police to help her locate a costly Siberian pony huff which she lost while shopping. She has inquired at all the stores she visit ed, and has failed to locate it. Be- ported her loss to the detective bu- reau.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
"BOCzELESS" BALL TEAM
 IS GRIFFITH'S IDEAL

Cincinnati, Jan 31-Next season the Reds are to be a bunch of boozeless young chaps, and practically the only such bunch in the National League, according to a statement made here by Manager Clark Griffith He does not say that any other team is com posed of "booze fighters but he does say that he will not permit any of his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
BOWL LING.

The official individual averages of the State Bowling League as issued by Secretary Ford today show that the Park City representatives are far from good form iii their work. Connie Lewis in eleventh place, leading the locals. Hartley of New Haven is the leader with an average of 194.36. The or,lr Cif1r Iict
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
THE PRETTIEST FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of- ten disfgured by an unsightly wart. It can easily be removed in a few days
 without pain by usfHg Cyrus Wart
 Remover, for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 196 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31

New Haven, Jan. 31.-James J. Kennedy, president of the Civil Ser vice Board, has been ordered by Mayor Rice to appear before him to- morrow to show why he should not be removed from the committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-31
Deaths and Funerals.

High single, Higby, 290; high three strings. Malsch and Higby, tie. 6S6.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14

The wise ones are needing the call
TO shop early
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14
SEE THE POULTRY SHOW

On exhibition in the Armory there
is collection of high grade poultry
that would be hard to surpass. The
exhibit is highly creditable to the Of
ficers of the show, the exhibitors and
u all others concerned.
Yet in spite of this fact and in spite
OF the fact that the orchestra renders
a fine program each evening the at
tendance at the show is disappoint-
ing. Only few people were out last
evening, where there should have
been hundreds. Perhaps some were
deferred from going by the fact that
the show this year is held a few blocks
out from the business center and is
upstairs. Yet that should not keep
people away. In other respects the
armory is better place for the show
than was the location last year.
Get out and look at the chickens.
They are worth seeing and besides
your attendance will encourage this
enterprise which is a very worthy
one.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14
A DOG THAT TALKS.

The scientific sensation Of the hour
in Germany is the talking dog Don,
a dark-brown setter belonging to a
royal gamekeeper named Ebers at
Thiershutte, near Hamburg. Don
promises to become as celebrated an
attraction as the horse Clever Hans,
which startled the geological savants
OF Europe eight years ago with his
alleged mathematical feats.
Karl Hagenbeck, the world-famed
animal dealer, has offered Don's
master s250O for the privilege Of ex-
hibiting the dog in the Hagenbeck
outdoor menagerie at Hamburg The
dogs vocabulary, 1t is said, already
embraces six words.
His alleged elocutionary powers
came to light early this week as the
result OF reports from the United
States that Prof Alexander Graham
Bell had succeeded in teaching a ter
rier to speak 1t was declared that
Germany not only possessed a dog
with similar gifts but a dog which
had been talking for five years-in
fact, ever since he was six months
old.
The story was first considered a
Joke, but Thiershutte all the week has
been the Mecca Of interested inquir-
ers. who have come away convinced
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14
, s~>>~~ ~~~e
TRANSITION.

The way of the world is a Curl =
Gus way .
, Sometimes il is night and some ,
times it is day; .
, Sometimes it is sunny. some .
times it is dark; .
, Sometimes it is sadness, some .
times it's a lark: .
, Sometimes it's a sob and some .
times it's song; .
, But whate'er it may be. it won't =
last very long. .
, One day it is laughter, the next .
it's tear; .
, The rose and the snowflake .
, take turns through the .
year. o
, The tree that stands trembling .
and gaunt in the blast .
, Will blossom again when the .
winter is past. .
y So weep when you must and be .
glad when you may, .
, For the way of the world is a =
, curious way. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14

There never yet was venturesomt
pioneer or engaging picaroon who
"loved his comfort"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14

Senator Cummins would do some
revising of the tariff this year. He
wants a schedule by schedule revis-
ion but does not want to open up a
general tariff debate. He is taking
a very sane and conservative course,
yet his plan is denounced as "revo-
lutionary and drastic" In many
quarters anything is revolutionary
and drastic" that aims at the promo
ton of the public welfare when such
course may mean an end to special
privileges enjoyed by few. The
hog hates to be driven from the
trough.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14

conservative or radical At present II
is trying to be both at once"
With equal truthfulness the same
may be said of another great political
party. If ever a political party was
divided into two distinct and hostile
camps the republican party presents
such a spectacle. There is the regular
element that stands for rockribbed
conservatism-which in this day and
age means rule by the financial pow
ers. Then there is the progressive
element 10 which element, led by
Roosevelt, ct al. the party owes its
continuance in power. There is a con-
servative-progressive president, who
wants to retain the popular
favor but does not want to be so pro-
gressive that Wall street will try to
kick him out and replace him with a
safe and sane" democrat. DIR. Cook
cannot be more unhappy than is
President Taft at the present time,
1t is the simple truth that just now
both political parties are sadly shat
tered. The present political align
ment does not represent at all the
political thought of this day. There
are discordant elements in both par
ties. What the final outcome will be
is surely hard to predict. The East
Oregonian desires to announce that
it does not know.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-14

that Don IS genuine canine wonder.
His callers included a number of
newspaper men, who went to Thier-
shuttle to interview the dog The
game keeper, Ebers, affirms that the
dog began talking in 1905 without
training of any kind. According to
his owner the animal sauntered up
one day to the table where the fam
lily We're eating and, when his master
asked, You want something. don't
you?" the dog stupified the family
by replying in a deep masculine tone,
"Haben, haben." ("Want, want.")
The tone was not a bark or growl, it
is declared, but distinct speech. and
increased in plainness from day to
day as his master took more interest
in the dogs newly discovered talent.
Shortly afterward, the story goes,
the dog learned to say hunger"
when asked what he had. Then he
was taught to say "Kuchen" (cakes) +,
and finny "Ja" and "Nein.' And it
is added that he is now able to string
several of these words together in
sensible rotation and will say Hun
ger, I want cakes" wnen an appro-
pirate question is addressed to him.
The New York Times correspond
ent has caused inquiries regarding
Don to be made through trustworthy
authorities at Hamburg. He is as
sured that the dog is an unqualified
scientific marvel.
Don's owner is overwhelmed with
applications from circus and music
hall managers, who are outbidding
one another for the privilege of exhib-
iting the dog.-Berlin Correspondence
New York Times. -. -. -. .....